Performances Magazine La Mirada Theatre June 2019

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

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⁄⁄⁄⁄ JUNE 2019

CONTENTS 14 THE SHOW MUST GO ON ... OR NOT? Resourceful cast, stage managers and crew do their best when mishaps strike a performance.

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Tech entrepreneur-turnedphilanthropist David Bohnett supports the arts and social causes.

P1 PROGRAM

Cast, who’s who, director’s notes, chairman’s letter and donors.

Outdoor summer seasons at the Hollywood Bowl, Ford Theatres and Theatricum Botanicum.

10 DATELINE Glenda Jackson as King Lear in New York; John Malkovich in David Mamet’s Bitter Wheat in London.

56 56 SHOPPING

60 DINING

58 HOME

64 BACK PAGE

Deeply emotional works by Santa Monica-based artist Renae Barnard are popular with interior designers.

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EVENTS ⁄⁄⁄⁄ EXHIBITS ⁄⁄⁄⁄ PERFORMANCES

INTHEWINGS

IGNITE @ THE FORD, a series that began in 2017, broadens the scope of performances at the Ford Theatres by presenting compelling artists from around the world. Highlights this season include Armenian songs by the Element Band with Miqayel Voskanyan on June 23; visionary vocalist and bassist Meshell Ndegeocello July 13; Rennie Harris Funkedified street dance July 20; and Mexican electronica curated by radio/TV host Nic Harcourt and starring electronic-funk-rock band Kinky July 28. As it has for a quarter of a century, the Ford’s Artists Partnership Series continues to offer the best in local performing artists. The SAG-AFTRA Foundation brings film and television Game Changers June 27-30. The Brockus Project’s Women Rising: Choreography From a Female Perspective, Aug. 16, features JazzAntiqua, Heidi Duckler Dance and Rosanna Gamson/World Wide. 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood, 323.461.3673, fordtheatres.org

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The Brockus Project, Women Rising: Choreography From a Female Perspective

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MUSIC, COURTESY L.A. PHIL. ART, PHOTO MICHAEL BODYCOMB / COURTESY THE FRICK COLLECTION

THE LOS ANGELES Philharmonic MUSIC continues its centennial year with its 98th summer season at the Hollywood Bowl. The calendar includes jazz, rock, world-music and pops concerts.

Thomas Wilkins leads the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra at the fireworks opener and finale, featuring, respectively, John Legend June 15 and Earth, Wind and Fire Sept. 13-14. Hugh Jackman performs songs from his Broadway and film careers

with live orchestra, July 19-20.

Into the Woods, July 26-28, is this year’s staged Broadway musical.

L.A. Phil music and artistic director Gustavo Dudamel leads Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet— danced by L.A. Dance Project, choreography by Benjamin Millepied—on July 16, and Yuja Wang in the centennial commission Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?, by L.A. Phil creative chair John Adams, July 25. The Budapest Festival Orchestra and conduct0r Iván Fischer visit July 30. 2301 N. Highland Ave., L.A., 323.850.2050, hollywoodbowl.com

Jean-Siméon Chardin, Lady with a Bird-Organ, 1753

Earth, Wind and Fire

AS PART OF AN exchange program, the Norton Simon ART Museum presents The Sweetness of Life: Three 18th-Century French Paintings From the Frick Collection beginning June 14.

Visions of contemporary life and fashion as depicted by François Boucher, Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin and JeanBaptiste Greuze provide viewers with an intimate look at the lives of middle-class French women of the 1740s and 1750s. The paintings are in the venue’s 18th-century Rococo gallery, among the museum’s own works by Chardin and Boucher and paintings by Jean-Antoine Watteau and Jean-Honoré Fragonard. This installation marks the first time that the Boucher and Chardin paintings have been to California and that the three have been on loan together. Jules and Edmond de Goncourt, eminent 19th-century historians of French art and society, deemed the 1700s the “century of women.” 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 626.449.6840, nortonsimon.org PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 7

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EVENTS ⁄⁄⁄⁄ EXHIBITS ⁄⁄⁄⁄ PERFORMANCES

Kathrine James and Alan Blumenfeld in The Gin Game

Shakespeare productions: June 1 brings Twelfth Night, a comedy of mistaken identities, love unrequited and love triumphant, and June 2

Early to mid 20th century deer

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, set in an enchanted forest. 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.3723, theatricum.com

AN EXHIBITION of 80 carved MUSEUM wooden faces depicting animals as well as folk and historic figures—at UCLA’s Fowler Museum—evokes the dramatic confluence of indigenous Mayan and colonial Spanish cultures and masquerade traditions. The objects featured at Guatemalan Masks: Selections From the Jim and Jeanne Pieper Collection are worn at spectacular masquerades performed by communities throughout Guatemala during indig-

enous festivals, Catholic feast days and secular events.

Many of the often highly scripted dance-dramas— bailes or danzas—date back to the colonial era (1523-1821).

The eyes of masqueraders become those of sacred deer and jaguars, saints and serpents, Spanish conquistadors and Mayan warriors, cowboys and bulls, and mischievous monkeys. The show also includes handwritten scripts as well as photographs taken by the Piepers during research trips. 308 Charles E. Young Drive N., L.A., 310.825.4361, fowler.ucla.edu

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THE OUTDOOR summer season at Will Geer’s THEATER Theatricum Botanicum includes six plays performed in repertory through Sept. 29. Moby Dick—Rehearsed, opening June 8, is a seldom-produced tale by Orson Welles in which an acting troupe works between performances to create a play from Herman Melville’s epic novel about the fanatical Captain Ahab.

Beginning June 22, Ellen Geer transfers Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People to a town in South Carolina in the 1980s. Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth and D.L. Coburn’s The Gin Game, launching July 13 and Aug. 17, respectively, are both Pulitzer Prize winners. Among the company’s

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⁄⁄⁄⁄ SHOWS ELSEWHERE

DATELINE

From left, Bertie Carvel, Bill Buell, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Stanton and Eden Marryshow in Ink.

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“PEOPLE LIKE STORIES,” media mogul Rupert Murdoch says in James Graham’s Ink, at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. And the real-life story the play tells—of NEW YORK the rise of The Sun newspaper in 1969 London from the bottom of the tabloid heap to the top—is as riveting as any on Broadway. Driving her own narrative is actress Glenda Jackson, whose gender-defying performance as one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragic heroes in one of his greatest family sagas, King Lear, holds court at—where else but?—the Cort Theatre. Lower down the social ladder are the cook and waitress at the heart of the revival of Terrence McNally’s Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune at the Broadhurst Theatre. Audiences love love stories, and this one has a hopeful ending.

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⁄⁄⁄⁄ SHOWS ELSEWHERE

life in On Your Feet!, June 14Aug. 31 at the London Coliseum.

The musical charts the couple’s romance and success from their humble origins in Cuba to global stardom; it arrives direct from Broadway. Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, presents the Bolshoi Ballet July 29-Aug. 17—beginning with Yuri Grigorovich’s spectacular staging of Spartacus—and Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen June 22-July 20.

Carmen at the Royal Opera House

Mark Morris Dance Company, Pepperland

PEPPERLAND IS choreographer Mark Morris’ tribute THE WEST to the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ landmark album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Created at the request of the City of Liverpool to launch its Sgt. Pepper at 50 Festival in 2017, the eveninglength work features an original score by composer Ethan Iverson that intersperses arrangements of Beatles songs with six original pieces that are both Pepper- and classically inspired. Pepperland, June 14-15 at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, resounds with the ingenuity, musicality, wit and humanity for which the company is known. Also upcoming at the center: Four-time Grammy Award winner Anne-Sophie Mutter and Chamber Orchestra Vienna-Berlin present three Mozart violin concertos June 25; and Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic musical Phantom of the Opera runs July 10-21.

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HOLLYWOOD IS a hellhole, and LONDON everything is for sale except the awards—which are for rent.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet presents the world premiere of his Bitter Wheat at the West End’s Garrick Theatre June 7-Sept. 21.

John Malkovich, not seen on a London stage for more than 30 years, plays a depraved Hollywood mogul who falls from power to shame. Sound familiar? Emilio and Gloria Estefan’s love story comes to

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THE SHOW MUST GO ON ...

OR NOT? RESOURCEFUL CAST, STAGE MANAGERS AND CREW DO THEIR BEST WHEN MISHAPS STRIKE.

by LIBBY SLATE

ting for the title song—became entangled with cables in the wings and couldn’t be moved to the stage.

“If you keep an audience sitting for more than 30 seconds, they wonder what’s going on,” she explains. “It had to take longer than that to fix, so I stopped the show.”

Gold had stopped a tour performance of Les Misérables many years earlier, when the barricade turntable got stuck—sending the actress playing Madame Thénardier flying into the orchestra pit.

“I saw her disappear from the monitor,” recounts Gold, who was calling cues at the time. “The production stage manager ran to the pit to make sure she was OK. She landed on the drum kit and into the lap of the drummer! The kit had to be reassembled. She made her entrance into Paris five minutes later.”

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Lauren Cuthbertson, left, a principal with London’s Royal Ballet, and Thiago Soares in Mayerling. She will dance the lead in the company’s production at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

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NE SATURDAY IN APRIL, THE BROADWAY matinee of the musical King Kong had to be canceled after Act 1, when the equipment operating the 2,000-pound puppet that portrays the titular ape malfunctioned and couldn’t be easily fixed. As the show’s production stage manager reportedly told the audience, “We can't do King Kong without King Kong, right?"

While most mishaps—equipment malfunctions, prop failures and performer errors among them—don’t bring performances to a halt, the nature of live performing means that things can and do go wrong. And when they do, the best approach is, as the British pre-World War II slogan says, to “keep calm and carry on.”

Stage manager Jill Gold, a veteran of more than 150 shows, most of them in Southern California, can empathize with her King Kong colleague.

As production stage manager for La Mirada’s recent production of Singin’ in the Rain, she halted the show during a performance when the rain deck—the set14 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

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LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS and

McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT present

Music by ALAN MENKEN

Lyrics by Book By HOWARD ASHMAN & TIM RICE LINDA WOOLVERTON Originally Directed by

ROBERT JESS ROTH Originally Produced by

DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS Orchestrations by Danny Troob Vocal Arrangements by David Friedman Incidental Music by Michael Kosarin Dance Arrangements by Glen Kelly

Starring

LAURIE VELDHEER

TODD ADAMSON

MATTHEW RAGAS

JUSTIN COWDEN JOEY D’AURIA CHELLE DENTON MICHAEL STONE FORREST SARA KING KAINE KOLTONIUK ALEXANDRA MELROSE PHILLIP TARATULA QUINTAN CRAIG CHAZ FEUERSTINE ANTHONY GABRIEL VERONICA GUTIERREZ CARLY HAIG JULIE HACKETT BRANDON HALVORSEN ANTOINE LEE ADRIANNA ROSE LYONS TAYLER METTRA DYLAN PASS MACKENZIE PERPICH ANTONIA VIVINO with JOSH GRISETTI as Lumiere

Scenic Design

FRONT ROW THEATRICAL Projection Design

JONATHAN INFANTE General Manager

PATTI McCOY JACOB

Costume Design

MAINE STATE MUSIC THEATRE

Lighting Design

JEAN-YVES TESSIER

Make-up Design

Wig Design

KATIE MCCOY

DENICE PAXTON

Production Management

Sound Design

JOSH BESSOM

Casting Director

JULIA FLORES

Production Stage Manager

Properties Design

KEVIN WILLIAMS

Technical Director

CHRIS CONRAD

Assistant Stage Manager

Publicist

ANA LARA, LINDSAY BROOKS, JILL GOLD LISA PALMIRE DAVID ELZER/ DAVID NESTOR DEMAND PR Musical Direction by

DARRYL ARCHIBALD Choreographed by

ROBBIE ROBY Directed by

MICHAEL HEITZMAN DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited

OPENING NIGHT MAY 31, 2019

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

www.LaMiradaTheatre.com

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THE COMPANY

Laurie Veldheer

Todd Adamson

Matthew Ragas

Justin Cowden

Joey D’Auria

Chelle Denton

Michael Stone Forrest

Josh Grisetti

Sara King

Kaine Koltoniuk

Alexandra Melrose

Phillip Taratula

Chaz Feuerstine

Quintan Craig

Anthony Gabriel

Veronica Gutierrez

Carly Haig

Julie Hackett

Brandon Halvorsen

Antoine Lee

Adrianna Rose Lyons

Tayler Mettra

Dylan Pass

Mackenzie Perpich

Antonia Vivino

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CAST OF CHARACTERS Belle...........................................................................................................................LAURIE VELDHEER* Beast.................................................................................................................TODD ADAMSON* Gaston.......................................................................................................................MATTHEW RAGAS* Lefou............................................................................................................................JUSTIN COWDEN Maurice...................................................................................................................JOEY D’AURIA* Madame de la Grande Bouche................................................................................CHELLE DENTON Monsieur D’Arque................................................................................... MICHAEL STONE FORREST* Lumiere..............................................................................................................JOSH GRISETTI* Babette..................................................................................................................................SARA KING* Chip...................................................................................................................KAINE KOLTONIUK Mrs. Potts.........................................................................................................ALEXANDRA MELROSE* Cogsworth................................................................................................................PHILLIP TARATULA* Three Silly Girls...................................................CARLY HAIG, TAYLER METTRA, ANTONIA VIVINO Ensemble..........................................................................QUINTAN CRAIG*, CHAZ FEUERSTINE*, MICHAEL STONE FORREST*, ANTHONY GABRIEL*, VERONICA GUTIERREZ, CARLY HAIG, JULIE HACKETT, BRANDON HALVORSEN, ANTOINE LEE, ADRIANNA ROSE LYONS*, TAYLER METTRA, DYLAN PASS, MACKENZIE PERPICH*, ANTONIA VIVINO

Production Stage Manager..................................................................................................JILL GOLD* Assistant Stage Manager............................................................................................... LISA PALMIRE* Dance Captain.............................................................................................ADRIANNA ROSE LYONS* Fight Captain........................................................................................................................DYLAN PASS

There will be one 15-minute intermission during this performance. *Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

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MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT ONE Overture.............................................................................................................................................................. Orchestra Prologue.............................................................................................................................................................. Orchestra “Belle” ..............................................................................................Belle, Gaston, Lefou, Silly Girls, Townspeople “No Matter What”....................................................................................................................................... Maurice, Belle “No Matter What” (Reprise)................................................................................................................................. Maurice “Me”............................................................................................................................ Gaston, Belle “Belle” (Reprise)...............................................................................................................................................Belle “Is This Home?”. . ................................................................................................................................ Belle “Is This Home?” (Reprise)...................................................................................................................................Mrs. Potts “Gaston”..................................................................................................Lefou, Gaston, Silly Girls, Tavern Patrons “Gaston” (Reprise)....................................................................................................................................... Gaston, Lefou “How Long Must This Go On?”.......................................................................................................................Beast “Be Our Guest”...................................................................................................... Lumiere, Chip, Mrs. Potts, Ensemble “If I Can’t Love Her”....................................................................................................................................................Beast

ACT TWO

Entr’acte/Wolf Chase......................................................................................................................................... Orchestra “Something There”..................................................................................Belle, Beast, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts “Human Again”................................................................................................................................................... Ensemble “Maison des Lunes”...................................................................................................Gaston, Lefou, Monsieur D’Arque “Beauty and the Beast”.......................................................................................................................................Mrs. Potts “If I Can’t Love Her” (Reprise)...................................................................................................................................Beast “A Change In Me”........................................................................................................................................................Belle “The Mob Song”...................................................................................................................................Gaston, Ensemble “Is This Home?” (Reprise)...........................................................................................................................................Belle “Transformation/Finale”.............................................................................................................. Beast, Belle, Ensemble

ORCHESTRA

Conductor......................................................................... Darryl Archibald Associate Conductor/Keyboard 1.......................John Gentry Tennyson Flute/Piccolo/Alto Flute/Recorder........................................Julie Burkert Oboe/English Horn.................................................... Victoria Sabonjohn Bass Clarinet/Clarinet/Flute.....................................................Sean Franz Trumpet 1/Piccolo Trumpet................................................... Aaron Smith Trumpet 2/Piccolo Trumpet...................................................... Anne King Trombone/Tuba........................................................................ Denis Jiron Keyboard 2............................................................................... Jen Oikawa Keyboard 3.............................................................................. Ron Colvard Bass ......................................................................................David Hughes Drums....................................................................................Gordan Peeke Percussion...................................................................................Nick Stone Orchestra Contractor................................................................ Eric Heinly P4 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S NOTES HOW A BEAUTY CHANGED BROADWAY It was a simple fairy tale – a tale as old as time, in fact – but it proved to be a significant game-changer in Hollywood and on Broadway.

Movie musicals had run aground by the 1980s; it was hard to get audiences to buy the idea of actors singing to each other onscreen. However, the clever lyricist Howard Ashman saw an opportunity. Ashman was best known for writing the book and lyrics for the quirky OffBroadway hit LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1982), but he saw animated features as the best way to present musicals on screen. The fact that cartoon creatures (as opposed to actors) would be bursting into song seemed to offer an acceptable way for audiences to suspend disbelief. Ashman’s first experiment, Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID (1989) proved to be a surprise hit, and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST followed in 1991.

The music for LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, THE LITTLE MERMAID and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST was written by Ashman’s long-time collaborator Alan Menken. Menken Lyricist Howard Ashman (left) with composer Alan Menken (right) is the first to credit Ashman’s genius as a storyteller – not to mention a witty and literate lyricist – for the success of the revival of the Disney animated musical film which had started decades earlier with classics like SNOW WHITE and CINDERELLA, but had been discontinued in favor of live-action films like HERBIE THE LOVE BUG. Now, thanks largely to Ashman and Menken, it was back. But Broadway was beckoning.

The New York Times called the animated BEAUTY AND THE BEAST the “best Broadway musical of the year” – even though it was a film. Soon, a one-hour stage version had been created for the Disney theme parks, but the team behind that edition convinced Disney chief, Michael Eisner, that it should be done on Broadway. So, arriving in New York with considerable skepticism from the theatre community, an expanded full-blown Broadway version of the movie opened in the Spring of 1994. While it lost the Tony award for Best Musical to Stephen Sondheim’s PASSION, the two shows had very different futures. PASSION closed after 9 months; BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ran for 12 years. It was a sign that Broadway was changing, and that Disney had arrived.

Taking its cue from the surprise success of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Disney started an entire theatrical division that took Broadway by storm with its next show, THE LION KING (1997) and subsequent productions of Elton John’s AIDA, MARY POPPINS, NEWSIES and ALADDIN, among others.

Sadly, visionary Howard Ashman never lived to see the full breadth of his success. He died from complications due to AIDS in 1991, while writing the lyrics for the animated ALADDIN. For the Broadway edition of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, famous lyricist Tim Rice (EVITA) contributed lyrics for the additional songs. However, one brilliant song written for the film by Ashman – but cut prior to its release – was reinstated for the stage version: “Human Again.” Its sentiment of celebrating and savoring the joy of living is a fitting tribute – and farewell – to a true genius of the American musical, on screen and on stage.

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WHO’S WHO

TODD ADAMSON (Beast) is beyond thrilled and honored to be making his La Mirada/McCoy Rigby debut in a dream role! He is an LA Ovation Award-winning actor for his leading role as Huey in Memphis. He originated the role of 1st Confederate Soldier in Frank Wildhorn’s new musical Freedom’s Song, directed by Tony-nominated director, Jeff Calhoun. Todd has sung back-up for numerous artists such as Boyz II Men, Martina McBride, and Joss Stone and currently tours internationally with his one-man concert, Rise Like a Phoenix. 1st National Tours: We Will Rock You (Galileo u/s, Khashoggi u/s, Brit u/s), Junie B. Jones (Herb).

Regional: Memphis (Huey-CMT), The Little Mermaid (Prince Eric-DFT), Legally Blonde (Warner-MGR), The Wedding Singer (Robbie-RMT), Altar Boyz (Matthew-MGR). Many thanks to Julia, Tom and Cathy, and KMR. HUGE thanks to family and friends for their endless love and support. Dedicated to Joe for making me believe again.

JUSTIN COWDEN (Lefou) is delighted to be returning to La Mirada/McCoy Rigby, after this year’s smash Singin’ in the Rain (Rod) and last year’s South Pacific! Recent credits: A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder at 3-D Theatricals (Magistrate), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at 5-Star Theatricals with Susan Egan (Lefou), Music Theatre West’s Carousel (Enoch Snow), Memphis (Perry Como/Huey u/s) 5-Star Theatricals, and Sweeney Todd (Pirelli) with the Ensemble Theatre Company. Justin’s voiceover work in animation and video game projects include: The Walking Dead video game (Willy), Guaka in the Disney animated series “The Emperor’s New School” and Hayner in the hit video game Kingdom Hearts 2. Thank you to Tom and Cathy, Julia, Michael, Darryl and Robbie for the honor to collaborate.

Love to Anthony Boyer, and to my beautiful and Saintly wife Lexi and kiddos Layni Rose and Ethan Justus! Dedicated to my second Dad Kent Marman - Here’s to G-d’s Victory!

Instagram: @justincowden_official.

JOEY D’AURIA (Maurice) is delighted to be a member of McCoy Rigby Entertainment’s production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. A graduate of New York’s American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Joey appeared on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” in 1982, was WGN-TV Chicago’s “Bozo the Clown” from 1984 to 2001, earning five Emmy Awards, and was Max Prince in the Midwest premiere of Neil Simon’s Laughter on the 23rd Floor. For legendary producer Chris Beard in Santa Barbara, Joey was George Burns to Betty White’s Gracie Allen, with Jonathan Winters, Adrienne Barbeau, and Gary Owens in a theatrical production of oldtime radio comedy. Joey has performed with L.A.’s Russian

American Theater Alliance, the Hollywood Fringe Festival, the Odyssey Theatre, the Beverly Hills Playhouse, Musical Theatre West, 3-D Theatricals, and Plan B Entertainment, including productions for the Anchorage Center for Performing Arts in Alaska, and Reno Nevada’s El Dorado Theatre. He is also a busy voice actor for animation and video games.

QUINTAN CRAIG (Ensemble) is elated to make his McCoy Rigby Entertainment debut! Recent regional credits include: 42nd Street (Billy Lawlor/3-D Theatricals), Elf (Ensemble/ Musical Theatre West), Yankee Doodle Dandy (Young Lou/ Musical Theatre West), Grease (Sonny/Studio Tenn). He can also often be seen as everyone’s favorite reindeer in Frozen - Live at the Hyperion at the Disneyland Resort. Quintan is a graduate of the Musical Theatre BFA program at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. His voice can be heard on Music Theatre International’s recordings of Newsies (Romeo, Jack cover), Footloose (Willard), and Chicago (Billy Flynn). Many thanks to Tom, Cathy, Michael, Darryl, and Robbie for this amazing opportunity! SO much love to Mom, Dad, Mollie Rae, Ryan and Wyatt! quintancraig.com CHELLE DENTON (Madame de la Grand Bouche) is thrilled to be making her McCoy Rigby debut! Recent credits include A Year Without a Santana Claus (Troubadour Theater Company), Parade (3-D Theatricals), Spamalot (3-D Theatricals). Other regional credits include Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (3-D Theatricals), The Baker’s Wife (Actor’s Co-Op), Sister Act (Musical Theatre West). Chelle graduated from Cal State Fullerton with her BFA in Musical Theater. When she’s not on stage, she can be found teaching/directing theater in Fullerton’s elementary school classrooms. A special thanks to the MRE creatives for this amazing opportunity as well as her wonderful team at KMR. Love always to Mom and Dad, Meg, Ruben, and Bubba.

CHAZ FEUERSTINE (Ensemble) is beyond words of excitement to return with McCoy Rigby Entertainment after last being seen in Singin’ in the Rain! He’s also been seen in Red Car News Boys at the Disneyland Resort and as an improv performer at the LEGOLAND California park. New York: Bobby, u/s Emcee in Cabaret, NY Premier of Flashdance (Gateway Playhouse). Regional: Joe Hardy in Damn Yankees (San Diego Musical Theatre) Noah Claypole in Oliver! (Music Theatre West), Riff in West Side Story (Candlelight Pavilion), Phil Davis in White Christmas (Sierra Rep.), Ren in Footloose (Glendale Center Theatre), Lucky in Dames At Sea (42nd Street Moon), Smudge in Plaid Tidings (Welk Resorts Theatre), The Rum Tum Tugger in CATS (Broadway at the Gardens), Wally/

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Doucet in Animal Crackers (Cygnet), Titanic, Shrek (Moonlight Amphitheatre). A Huge thanks to McCoy Rigby and the rest of the Creative team! Super Grateful for the constant support from family, friends, and to the KMR team! Love to all. @cfeuerstine8 MICHAEL STONE FORREST (Monsieur D’Arque/Bookseller/ Ensemble) is making his third appearance at La Mirada, having been seen as the Bishop in Les Misérables, and John Dickinson in 1776. Regional credits include Kennedy Center: Mame with Christine Baranski, Sweeney Todd with Brian Stokes Mitchell, Sunday in the Park with Raul Esparza, and Passion with Michael Cerveris and Judy Kuhn. Arena Stage: Camelot, Damn Yankees, South Pacific, Of Thee I Sing, A Wonderful Life, and The Fantasticks. Michael was a long-time performer and contributing writer with D.C. ‘s political satire troupe The Capitol Steps, performing Off-Broadway, touring internationally, and performing at the White House. Television fans may remember him as Detective Frank Barlow on “The Wire.” Other screen credits include Syriana, The Invasion, and National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Many thanks to the love of his life, Debbie.

(Ovation Award & Garland Award winner), Spamalot (Las Vegas). TV: “Like Magic,” “The Gates,” “Nurse Jackie,” “The Knights of Prosperity.” Film: The Immigrant, The Namesake and others. For Drew, and Erick. @joshgrisetti VERONICA GUTIERREZ (Ensemble) is thrilled to be jumping into Disney’s Beauty and the Beast after wrapping up Singin’ in the Rain. Veronica grew up training and now teaches at Los Angeles Ballet Academy. She then continued as a trainee at the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago. She loves to choreograph as much as she loves to perform and is a Certified Yoga Instructor. Recent credits include The National tour of Evita, Elf, Guys and Dolls, Carousel (Music Theatre West), Zorba (Music Theatre Guild), Singin’ in the Rain Debbie Reynolds tap tribute (El Portal), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Peter Pan (5-Star Theatricals), Young Frankenstein (3-D Theatricals), “American Horror Story: Cult” Promo, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Cary Players), and MTV’s “Video Music Awards.” Thanks to agent Steven Dry at Connor Ankrum and Associates, and to my friends and family for their continued support. IG: VRG101.

ANTHONY GABRIEL (Ensemble) is a graduate of Larkin Dance Studio, whose higher education includes studying dance at the University of Iowa as well as business and economics at the University of Minnesota where he graduated with a created degree combining all three disciplines. Highlights of Anthony’s professional experience lists: Rasta Thomas’ Bad Boys of Dance, “America’s Got Talent,” Newsies, LA Philharmonic, Paula Abdul, Jennifer Lopez, Silentó “Whip/Nae Nae,” Tori Kelly, Omi, The Band Perry, Official Prince Tribute Concert, BCEFA Easter Bonnet, WE Day, YouTube, Microsoft, MAC Cosmetics, DirecTV, Aveda, and Sephora. Equivalent in importance to his professional work, Anthony is a passionate educator. His teaching experience is four continents strong, including the professional studios of Steps and Peridance in Manhattan, Millennium in LA, as well as the touring conventions of Artistic Dance Exchange and Intrigue Dance Intensive. Anthony encourages students to defy normalcy, embrace intuition, and accept all movement as valid. Also a music artist, catch Anthony’s music across all major platforms as @anthonyjgabriel.

JULIE HACKETT (Ensemble) is delighted to make her La Mirada debut in Beauty and the Beast! She appeared in Cabrillo/5-Star Theatrical’s A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Tintinabula). She has also performed at Ventura County’s Conejo Players Theatre and High Street Arts Center, danced with Revelations Dance Company, and was a soloist for Oregon Dance Performance under Carol Soleau.

Many thanks to the staff/cast/crew, La Mirada, Julia Flores, Seth, my family, and my mentors!

JOSH GRISETTI (Lumiere) Broadway: Something Rotten!, It Shoulda Been You (Clarence Derwent Award winner, Drama Desk & OCC nominations), Neil Simon’s Broadway Bound. National Tour: Something Rotten! Off-Broadway: Enter Laughing (Theatre World Award winner, Drama Desk, OCC, Drama League and Lortel nominations), RENT, Peter and the Starcatcher, Red Eye of Love, Candida, After the Ball. Favorite Regional: Prince of Broadway (Tokyo), My Paris (Long Wharf), Diner (Signature Theatre), Camelot (Kennedy Center), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

BRANDON HALVORSEN (Ensemble) is thrilled to be returning to McCoy Rigby La Mirada Theatre after playing Specs last year in Newsies! Later this summer he will be heading to Kentucky to perform in The Lexington Theatre Company’s productions of West Side Story and Newsies. A native of Palos Verdes, Brandon is a senior at Elon University where he is a BFA Music Theatre Major/Dance Minor.

Regional: The Muny St. Louis, Hairspray (Ensemble), PCPA/ Solvang Theaterfest, Newsies (Finch). LA: Norris Theatre, CATS (Tumblebrutus), Singin’ in the Rain (Young Don), A

CARLY HAIG (Silly Girl/Ensemble) is absolutely delighted to be part of such a magical show! After receiving a degree in dance from Goucher College, Carly most recently performed in Grease and Columbus the Musical on board Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas. She’s grateful and excited to be making her “on-land” professional debut. Big thanks to the casting and creative team for this wonderful opportunity, and to her family, friends, and teachers for all of their support!

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Christmas Carol (Young Scrooge/Jonathan). Brandon would like to thank his family and friends for their love and support, as well as Cathy, Tom, Michael, Julia, and the creative team for this amazing opportunity! Follow his journey @brandostar!

SARA KING (Babette) is thrilled to join this cast after her recent run as Lina Lamont in La Mirada’s last show, Singin’ in the Rain! Broadway: Original Broadway cast of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Cynthia Weil, originated the role of Marilyn Wald/ Original Cast Recording), Hair (Ensemble, u/s Sheila). National Tours: Broadway’s Hair (Sheila), The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Pippi). Favorites: RENT (Maureen), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator), Footloose (Ariel) and multiple NYC workshops, readings and recordings. TV: “Boardwalk Empire,” “Mr. Robot,” “Smash,” and “High Maintenance.” Love always to my LA and NYC tribe and a special thanks to Mark at KMR. Instagram: @saraeking.

KAINE KOLTONIUK (Chip) is thrilled to be back with McCoy Rigby Entertainment. Kaine last appeared as Young Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain. He was part of Fagin’s Gang (Nipper) in Musical Theater West’s production of Oliver!

Kaine appeared in The Perfect Christmas (Kenny Martin) with The Candlelight Pavilion where he showcased his Kung Fu skills. Recently he performed in Crown of Blood (Billy Bad) with ALFC. 11-year-old Kaine enjoys tap, voice, gymnastics, basketball and baseball. Kaine performs on the Shaolin Kung Fu Performance Team and has earned many medals. Kaine would like to thank his family for their continued support and special thanks to John, Michael, and Julia. Kaine would like to express his gratitude to McCoy Rigby for another wonderful opportunity. IG: @kainekoltoniuk.

ANTOINE LEE (Ensemble) is grateful to be making his La Mirada debut and thrilled you’ve decided to come to the theatre. Regional: Oliver! and The Little Mermaid at Musical Theatre West, Mary Poppins, West Side Story, The Watsons Go to Birmingham. Antoine has also worked with Dallas Black Dance Theatre and the Merce Cunningham Repertory Understudy Group. Thank you for supporting live theatre. IG: @AntoineIsHereForYou. ADRIANNA ROSE LYONS (Ensemble/Dance Captain) is honored to be sharing the La Mirada stage once more.

Previous credits for La Mirada Theatre include American Idiot and Helga the Kit Kat Girl in Cabaret. Other local credits include Hair, Spamalot and Mamma Mia! at the famous Hollywood Bowl, the Shimmy Girl in Smokey Joe’s Cafe with the Pasadena Playhouse and Anytime Annie with 3-D Theatricals production of 42nd Street. She just finished traveling with the National Tour of Million Dollar Quartet, playing Dyanne. She’s had the honor of playing this role all

over the United States, and overseas with Norwegian Cruise Lines, Escape and Getaway. TW/IG: @adrianna___rose.

ALEXANDRA MELROSE (Mrs. Potts) La Mirada: Debut!

Theatre credits include Factory Girl/Mme. Thénardier cover in the Les Misérables 25th Anniversary National Tour, and a number of regional theatre productions, playing Rosie in Mamma Mia! (Totem Pole Playhouse), Sharon Graham in Master Class (Northern Stage), Nancy in Oliver! (Arundel Barn), and Jenny in Caraboo (Goodspeed). NYC productions include Woman #2 in Songs For a New World, Lady Margaret in Escape from Pterodactyl Island, and Production Singer for Sinatra - His Voice, His World, His Way (Radio City Music Hall). Alexandra is a Groundlings-trained improv performer, works occasionally as a stand-up, and was on the artistic advisory board of The Moonshine Project (NYC-based theatre company). Her formal training includes Samuel Beckett Theatre Center in Dublin, Ireland, and a BFA from NYU/Tisch School of the Arts. “Special thanks to Julia Flores, my family, and KMR. Love to Ron. Enjoy the show!” Twitter/ Instagram: @lexmelrose. Website: AlexandraMelrose.com.

TAYLER METTRA (Silly Girl/Ensemble) is thrilled to returning to the La Mirada Theatre having just closed Singin’ in the Rain!

Currently, Tayler can be seen performing at the Disneyland Resort in Mickey and the Magical Map and Frozen - Live at the Hyperion. Regional: Polly Baker (Crazy for You; SDMT), Olive Ostrovsky (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; PVPA), Marisa (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, MTG), Princess Jasmine (Disney’s Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular, Disney California Adventure). BFA in Musical Theatre, Elon University, NC. Thanks to DDO, MRE, Julia, everyone involved in this amazing production, her family for their endless support, her loving husband, and God. Psalm 37:4.

DYLAN PASS (Ensemble/Fight Captain) couldn’t be more grateful to be making his McCoy Rigby debut in such an enchanting production. Fresh off the road from the recent National Tour of Evita, Dylan just closed a production of Bright Star at the Candlelight Pavilion as Daryl Ames. Other favorite credits include: Cabaret (Starring NKOTB’s Joey McIntyre), the Southern California regional premiere of Legally Blonde and Mary Poppins (Moonlight Amphitheatre), La Cage Aux Folles (Virginia Musical Theatre), Crazy for You (Sam), Funny Girl (3-D Theatricals), The Addams Family (Starring Broadway’s Rachel York and Bronson Pinchot), Oklahoma!, Chicago, Gypsy and more. Thanks to the casting and creative team for this opportunity, his agent, and to his family and friends for their unending support! @madeofdylan

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MACKENZIE PERPICH (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her La Mirada debut! National Tour: Annie. Off-Broadway: Ben, Virginia, and Me at NYMF. Regional: Musical Theatre West, The North American premiere of Tim Rice’s From Here to Eternity at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse. The Atlanta Workshop Players, and The Alliance Theatre. Some favorite credits include: Footloose, Steel Magnolias, and Legally Blonde. CTG. Marymount Manhattan Alumni. @Mackperp MATTHEW RAGAS (Gaston) is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana where he started his musical theater career 30 years ago playing a pumpkin in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. He was later seen on the national tours of Hairspray (Link Larkin), Legally Blonde (Warner), Rock of Ages (Stacee Jaxx), and The Wedding Singer (swing). Regional: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Gaston) at Maine State Music Theatre, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (The Pharaoh) at Ogunquit Playhouse, Grease (Danny Zuko) at Walnut Street Playhouse, Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Michael) at Arkansas Rep. Matthew thanks his loving fiancé for supporting his crazy dreams!

PHILLIP TARATULA (Cogsworth) New York credits include: Empire Travel Agency (Woodshed Collective), Taylor Mac’s The Lily’s Revenge (HERE Arts Center), Two Gentlemen of Verona (Urban Stages), The Deepest Play Ever (New Ohio Theater). Regional theatre credits include: Noises Off (Two River Theater), Riddle of the Trilobites (Flint Rep), Wellesley Girl (Humana Festival), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (North Shore Music Theatre), Hound of the Baskervilles, Scapino, Leading Ladies (Gulfshore Playhouse), The King Stag (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Out of Sterno (Portland Stage Co.), Samsara (O’Neill Playwrights Conference), The George Place (Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater). Opera: Frosch u/s in Die Fledermaus at the Metropolitan Opera, Devil in The Soldier’s Tale at the Castleton Festival. He is co-author of the musical Bloody Bloody Jessica Fletcher, an unauthorized parody of “Murder, She Wrote,” which is currently in development. Film/TV: Sell By, “Younger,” “FBI,” “The Outs.” BFA, Boston University School of Theatre.

IG: @ptaratula.

LAURIE VELDHEER (Belle) is ecstatic to finally be playing this beautiful, smart, strong, and feisty Disney princess! La Mirada debut! Broadway: Mamma Mia! (Sophie Sheridan), Newsies original Broadway cast (Hannah/Smalls, u/s Katherine). Tours: Fiasco Theater’s Production of Into the Woods (Cinderella/Granny), Hairspray (Brenda, u/s Penny and Tracy). Select Regional: Steel Magnolias at The Cape Playhouse (Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie), Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie at Pittsburgh CLO, the Paper Mill Playhouse, and Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Newsies at Sacramento Music Circus (Katherine), Newsies at the Paper Mill Playhouse

(Hannah/Smalls, u/s Katherine), A Little Night Music at American Conservatory Theater (Anne Egerman), Next to Normal at the Milwaukee Rep (Natalie). TV: “Little America.“ Short Film: Double Exposure (Julie), Spilled Milk (Sophie). BFA in Musical Theatre from Penn State University. Originally from Grand Rapids, MI! All glory to God, special thanks to the team of BATB and everyone at La Mirada, DGRW, and love and gratitude to my incredible family and friends! IG: @laurieveldheer.

ANTONIA VIVINO (Silly Girl/Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her La Mirada debut! Before graduating high school, Antonia received the NYA Award for Artist of the Year in 2017 and was a top three finalist for Best Actress in the 5th Annual Jerry Herman Awards for her portrayal of Wednesday Addams. Since graduating she has continued to strengthen her craft in all fields. Previous credits include Age of Power (Angelina Tesla), Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer: The Musical National Tour (Elf/Misfit Elephant/Rudolph u/s), Showsearch 2018, The Little Mermaid (Ariel), and more! You may catch Antonia making magic weekly at Disneyland in Frozen - Live at the Hyperion and Redcar Newsboys. Much love and thanks to my friends, family, and DDO! Enjoy the show! IG:@antoniavivino.

ALAN MENKEN (Composer) Legendary composer Alan Menken has created some of the most beloved songs and musical scores of our time. Alan’s stage musicals include God Bless You Mr. Rosewater, Patch Patch Patch, Atina: Evil Queen of the Galaxy, Real Life Funnies, Little Shop of Horrors, The Dream on Royal Street, Kicks, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Beauty and the Beast, A Christmas Carol, Weird Romance, King David, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Leap of Faith, and Newsies. He has also contributed to such revues as Personals, Diamonds, and On the Record. His film musicals include Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Home on the Range, Enchanted, and Tangled. His dramatic underscores for films include Life With Mikey, Noel, The Shaggy Dog, and Mirror Mirror. He has contributed songs to such films as Rocky V, Home Alone 2 - Lost in New York, Life With Mikey, and Captain America - The First Avenger. Alan won the 2012 Tony and Drama Desk Awards for his score to Newsies. He currently has more Academy Awards than any other living individual, including four for Best Score (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and Pocahontas) and four for Best Song (“Under the Sea,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “A Whole New World” and “Colors of the Wind”). He has earned eleven Grammy Awards (including Song of the Year for “A Whole New World”), seven Golden Globes, London’s Evening Standard Award, the Olivier Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Drama Desk Award.

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HOWARD ASHMAN (Lyrics) Best known as a pivotal creative mind behind the renaissance of Disney animation and his work on The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Beauty and The Beast (which is dedicated to, “Our friend, Howard Ashman, who gave a Mermaid her voice and a Beast his soul...”)

Ashman’s first love was theater. Ashman was a founder of OffOff Broadway’s renowned WPA Theater, where he conceived, wrote and directed God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, as well as the classic musical, Little Shop of Horrors (both music by Alan Menken). In 1986, he wrote and directed the Broadway musical Smile (music by Marvin Hamlisch). Lamented as a lost treasure of the 1980›s theater scene, Smile remains popular on High School and College campuses throughout the country. Howard Ashman died in 1991 from complications of AIDS. For more information, please visit howardashman.com.

TIM RICE (Lyrics) has worked in music, theater, and film since 1965, when he met Andrew Lloyd Webber, a fellow struggling songwriter. Rather than pursue Tim’s ambitions to write rock or pop songs, they turned their attention to Andrew’s obsession - musical theater. Their first collaboration, The Likes Of Us (lyrics by Tim, music by Andrew), was an unsuccessful show based on the life of Dr. Barnardo, the Victorian philanthropist. Their next three works together were much more successful: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita. Tim has also worked with other distinguished popular composers such as Elton John (The Lion King, Aida), Alan Menken (Aladdin, King David, Beauty and the Beast), and Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson (Chess). From Here to Eternity, with music by newcomer Stuart Brayson, coproduced with Lee Menzies, directed by Tamara Harvey, and with book by Bill Oakes, premiered in the West End at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2013.

He formed his own cricket team in 1973 and was president of the MCC in 2002. In 2013, he wrote and presented a 52-part series for BBC Radio 2, American Pie, a trawl through the music and musicians of every American State. He has won several awards, mainly for the wrong thing or for simply turning up.

LINDA WOOLVERTON (Book) Writing credits include credits include the screenplay for the animated feature film Beauty and the Beast (Golden Globe winner and Academy Award Best Picture nominee); the screenplay (shared) for Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey; screenplay (shared) for the animated feature film The Lion King; the book for the Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast (Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical, winner 1998 Olivier Award Best New Musical); and book (shared) for Elton John and Tim Rice’s Broadway musical Aida. Also she has written two young-adult novels, Star-Wind and Running Before the Wind. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts from California State University Long Beach and a Master’s degree in Theatre from California State University Fullerton. Linda is

currently involved in writing and producing film projects for Miramax and Revolution studios. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Lee Flicker and daughter Keaton.

MICHAEL HEITZMAN (Director) Upcoming: 42nd Street, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Recent: 42nd Street, Drury Lane Theatre in Chicago (Jeff Award nominee, Best Director), Newsies, Big River and Legally Blonde, Sacramento Music Circus, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, SHREK and The Little Mermaid, North Shore Music Theater (IRNE Award nominee, Best Director). In addition, he has directed The Lucille Lortel Awards in New York City for the past ten years, which celebrates excellence Off-Broadway. He is the director and co-writer of VICES (Jeff Award nominee, Best Director). A Dramatists Guild Fellow, he co-wrote the song “Throw That Girl Around” from the Broadway musical Swing!

He and writing partner, Ilene Reid, are currently writing the musical adaptation of the novel Genius by Patrick Dennis and their original musical Solana will receive a workshop at AMTP in spring of 2020. www.michaelheitzman.com ROBBIE ROBY (Choreographer) is delighted to be returning to La Mirada, having previously set the choreography for The Little Mermaid. Select choreography credits: Broadway Backwards (New Amsterdam Theatre, NYC), Little Shop of Horrors (Sacramento Music Circus), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Pittsburgh CLO), The Little Mermaid (The 5th Avenue Theatre), Hairspray (Sugar Loaf PAC). Select associate credits: The Flamingo Kid (world premiere, Hartford Stage), The Tempest (Shakespeare in the Park, NYC), Beaches (world premiere, Signature Theatre), Carnegie Hall Family Holiday Concert: NY City Pops. Upcoming: Shrek (Sacramento Music Circus, Walnut Street Theatre), Chasing Rainbows (Papermill Playhouse). As a performer, Robbie was the dance captain for the Broadway productions of Hairspray and Billy Elliot.

DARRYL ARCHIBALD (Musical Director/Conductor) The Color Purple (2015 revival tour and Paper Mill Playhouse), Motown The Musical (Broadway 2016 and national tours), Wicked at the Pantages Theater (substitute conductor), Memphis (Broadway tour), Disney’s The Lion King (Broadway tour - vocal coach/assistant conductor), Ragtime (Pasadena Playhouse), Dear World with Tyne Daly (VPAC), Jonathan Dove’s Innocence (Banff Centre and Manhattan Theatre Club). Next to Normal (McCoy Rigby), In The Heights (TUTS), Two By Two with Jason Alexander, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying with John O’Hurley, The Fantasticks with Eric McCormack, Once on This Island with Ledisi, Li’l Abner with Cathy Rigby and Fred Willard (Reprise), Great Expectations, My Fair Lady, 1776, Camelot, and Forever Plaid (Utah Shakespearean Festival).

Orchestrations include: Great Expectations (USF), The Wiz (The Muny), A Hollywood Holiday Celebration (ABC), The Fountain Show and Christmas Trolley Show (The Grove Los Angeles).

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JULIA FLORES (Casting Director) Twenty-five amazing seasons with McCoy Rigby Entertainment and La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. MRE productions include touring productions of The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby, Camelot starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Jesus Christ Superstar starring Carl Anderson. Onstage Series productions include American Idiot, Spring Awakening and Floyd Collins. Additional credits include productions for Boston Court Theatre, Syracuse Stage, TheatreWorks, Denver Center Theatre, Ensemble Theatre Company, A Noise Within, The Pasadena Playhouse, Portland Center Stage, B Street Theatre, Universal Studios, and LA Philharmonic. Dedicated with love to my daughters: Gracie (13 years of being your Mommy…what a beautiful gift you are to me!) and Paige (may your upcoming wedding be the start of an amazing new chapter for you my love!).

JEAN-YVES TESSIER (Lighting Designer) is a primate with a single opposable thumb. He hails from the cold reaches of Canada and once had a sexy French accent. He has since lost it. If found, please take good care of it. Past McCoy Rigby Entertainment productions include Boeing-Boeing, CATS, and Ring of Fire.

JOSH BESSOM (Sound Designer) Sound designs for McCoy Rigby include A Night with Janis Joplin, End of the Rainbow, Cabaret, Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, RENT, Mary Poppins, Billy Elliot, Les Misérables, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Ovation Nomination), Next to Normal, Rabbit Hole, Little Shop of Horrors, The Buddy Holly Story, Ring of Fire, as well as associate designs for Carrie: The Musical, Miss Saigon and the national tour of Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan. Other designs include the LA Theatre Works national tour of The Graduate, and La Mirada Theatre’s ONSTAGE series productions of American Idiot, Floyd Collins, and Spring Awakening. He is the Audio Engineer at La Mirada Theatre and in his spare time runs the independent record label, Organik Records, and plays bass in the band Lazy Preacher. Josh would like to thank Julie Ferrin and his gal Jane for their encouragement and support. www.joshuabessom.com KEVIN WILLIAMS (Properties Designer) has spent the majority of his career working as a designer, fabricator and consultant for companies such as Disney, The HUB Network, Red 5 Studios and Twentieth Century Fox, among others. In 2014 Kevin joined the interactive theater company, Delusion, as Production Designer for the shows Lies Within (2014), followed by His Crimson Queen (2016,) the Lies Within VR series (2017) produced by Robert Kirkman and David Alpert›s Skybound Entertainment and then most recently, The Blue Blade (2018). Kevin currently sits as the Prop Department Supervisor for UCLA’s School of Theater, Film & Television and lives in Orange County with his wife, Sylvia, and their two amazing daughters. Proud S.P.A.M. member.

JONATHAN INFANTE (Projection Designer) is excited to be designing for the MRE once again. Jonathan has designed for broadcast television, professional theatre, the Walt Disney Company and countless live events and concert tours.

Jonathan would like to thank his wife Amber for always being supportive of his dreams. Most recent design credits: Newsies (Moonlight Amphitheatre) Prince of Egypt (Tuachan) Matilda (Tuachan) Sister Act (Sacramento Music Circus) Damn Yankees (Sacramento Music Circus) The Little Mermaid (Moonlight Amphitheatre) Mary Poppins (Musical Theatre West) Titanic the Musical (Moonlight Amphitheatre), American Idiot (La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts), RENT (McCoy Rigby Entertainment), Big Fish (Moonlight Amphitheatre, Winner of the Craig Noel Award for Best Projection Design), Disney’s When You Wish (Disney Theatricals), “General Hospital” (ABC), Sister Act (Tuacahn Center for the Performing Arts), Tarzan (3-D Theatricals), Mary Poppins (McCoy Rigby Entertainment), Disney Jr. - Live on Stage (The Disneyland Resort), Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer: The Musical National Tour (McCoy Rigby Entertainment).

KATIE McCOY (Wig Designer) is thrilled to be back designing at La Mirada and McCoy Rigby Entertainment. Recent credits include: Mannequin Man by Day, Tenor by Night, 2nd national tour of Jersey Boys, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, West Side Story, and Man of La Mancha. Katie would like to thank her friends and family for all their support and love!

DENICE PAXTON (Makeup Designer) is excited to work with McCoy Rigby for the first time on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast! Notable projects: Shrek The Musical (Sacramento Music Circus, 5-Star Theatricals, Mayo Performing Arts Center, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Pittsburgh, Wisconsin’s CWETA, Pittsburgh CLO, Moonlight Amphitheatre & 3-D Theatricals), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (5-Star Theatricals, 3-D Theatricals & Musical Theatre West), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Moonlight Amphitheatre, Vista), Young Frankenstein (San Diego Musical Theatre, 3-D Theatricals & Performance Riverside), Secret Garden, Spamalot, Into the Woods, The Addams Family, Side Show (3-D Theatricals). Lead Makeup Designer at Knott’s Scary Farm 2007-2012. Love & gratitude to my family & friends for their unwavering support. PURSUE YOUR PASSION! www.denicepaxton.com JILL GOLD (Production Stage Manager) counts Beauty and the Beast as her 30th show as a stage manager for McCoy Rigby Entertainment! When not in La Mirada you can find her at the Pasadena Playhouse (38 shows), Reprise Theatre Company (22 shows), Geffen Playhouse (14 shows), and Sacramento Music Circus (12 shows) among others. On the road she toured the US with Wicked, Les Misérables, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Not the Messiah, La Cage Aux Folles and City of Angels, and played Germany and Austria with PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P11

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LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS The Tony-nominated theatre has been hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “one of the best Broadway-style houses in Southern California.” This beautiful state-of-the-art theatre has been producing quality productions since 1977. The theatre has produced several national tours and is the recipient of many accolades, including Tony, Emmy and Ovation Award nominations. For its 2012-13 season, it won the LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award “Best Season of the Year.”

LA MIRADA THEATRE IS A PROFESSIONAL THEATRE EMPLOYING MEMBERS OF ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION. THE UNION OF PROFESSIONAL ACTORS AND STAGE MANAGERS IN THE UNITED STATES.

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Productions include Justin Love (Best Production – LA Drama Critics Circle Award and Best Performance – LA Weekly Award) which he conceived, commissioned and co-wrote, The Color Purple, the multi-Ovation-nominated, critically acclaimed world premiere musical Having it All, and the world premiere play Girls Talk. He also produced the record-breaking, 19-month run of The Marvelous Wonderettes and Winter Wonderettes at the El Portal Forum Theatre and the smash-hit production of Life Could Be a Dream, which ran for a year at the Hudson Mainstage in Hollywood. He also produced the Drama League-nominated Off-Broadway and Laguna Playhouse production of The Marvelous Wonderettes. Many thanks to Tom, Cathy, BT and Jane for having me along for the ride and thank you for supporting La Mirada Theatre! www.demandpr.com

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org

Frank Wildhorn’s Jekyll and Hyde starring American Idol contender and Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis along with Grammy Award nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox; Jesus Christ Superstar starring Carl Anderson and Sebastian Bach; Camelot starring Michael York and Lou Diamond Phillips and Happy Days written by Gary Marshall and Paul Williams. Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby has made four stops on Broadway and received four Tony Award nominations including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical. The A&E TV network premiere of “Peter Pan,” starring Cathy Rigby, received one Emmy Award and four Emmy Award nominations. MRE’s other credits include numerous award-winning documentaries and stadium events.

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McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT (Tom McCoy & Cathy Rigby McCoy, Executive Producers) Celebrating its 25th Anniversary season at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, McCoy Rigby Entertainment (MRE), is one of the world’s premier theatrical production companies. Headed by Executive Producers, Tom McCoy and Cathy Rigby, MRE has produced over one hundred musicals, plays, and concerts featuring some of the biggest stars in the industry today. In addition, MRE has launched several Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated Broadway, international, and national touring productions including: Peter Pan, Seussical the Musical, and Annie Get Your Gun, all starring Cathy Rigby; P12 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

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LA MIRADA CITY COUNCIL STEVE DE RUSE, D. MIN........................................................................................................................................Mayor JOHN LEWIS............................................................................................................................................Mayor Pro Tem ED ENG................................................................................................................................................. Councilmember LAWRENCE P. MOWLES .................................................................................................................... Councilmember ANDREW SAREGA............................................................................................................................... Councilmember JEFF BOYNTON........................................................................................................................................ City Manager SPECIAL THANKS City of La Mirada, Friends of the La Mirada Theatre, Myllie Taylor LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS STAFF BT McNICHOLL...................................................................................................................Producing Artistic Director DEVIS ANDRADE..................................................................................................................................House Manager JANE LYNCH....................................................................................................... Theatre Operations Supervisor HELENE DUARTE........................................................................................................................... Contracts Associate ELIZABETH CARLOCK..................................................................................... Audience Development Coordinator DAVID ANIS................................................................................... Assistant Audience Development Coordinator BILL BELL...............................................................................................................................Interim Technical Director ROBERT FELIX....................................................................................................................................Master Electrician JOSH BESSOM...................................................................................................................................... Audio Engineer STEVE BEARD, JAMES BOOK, FLAVIO DIAZ, BIANCA DOMINGUEZ, JONATHON GUERRERO, CORDELL HAGMANN, RYAN NORTON, ZACH ORTIZ, SKYLAR PARKINSON, ANDREW RIVAS, ROBERT SCHROEDER............................................................Stagehands JENNIFER REILLY............................................................................................................... Administration Assistant ADRIENNE MEDRANO.................................................................................................................Graphic Designer DAVID ELZER...................................................................................................................................................... Publicist JESSICA ANDRADE, CASIE GALLARDO, NICHOLAS GONZALES, BEVERLY KIRTON, ADRIANA MORALES, SARAH PETHER-HAMILL, MADISON QUIROZ, CATHERINE VARTAN.........................................................................................Box Office Staff AUSTIN BARAN................................................................................................................Assistant House Manager JUDY BUUCK, DIANE MARKWELL, TIFFANY REVILLA, PAT WRIGHT................................................................................................................ Lead Ushers CHLOE AVILA, MERCY BLUMBERG, ALEXANDRA BRACCIO, HAZEL BUSCAINO, NATALIE CEBALLOS, JENNIFER DE LEON, NORRIE FAULKNER, SONJA JOHNSON, BREANNA LOLMAUGH, MADISON MAGLIETTO, DANA MARTIN, SAMUEL MAURER, CHARLES NEWMAN, AMANDA PETROWSKI, BRELLE POIRIER.....................................................................Ushers DONNA THEECK.................................................................................................................. Customer Relations JIMMY FLORES, JEREMY HUME, KYLE DURAN, AARON GARCIA, ANTHONY GONZALES, RAY ROMERO................................................................................. Theatre Maintenance McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION STAFF & VENDORS

TOM McCOY AND CATHY RIGBY.......................................................................................Executive Producers ANA LARA................................................................................................................................... Office Manager PATTI McCOY JACOB.............................................................................................................. General Manager DAVID NESTOR.............................................................................................................Company Manager KELLEY DORNEY, EMMA FASSLER. . .................................................................................Casting Assistants EMMA FASSLER......................................................................................................................... Director’s Assistant DONNA MacNAUGHTON..........................................................................................................Head Wardrobe KATIE McCOY.................................................................................................................... Wig Running Head KRISTY BRADVICA............................................................................................................. Make-up Running Head FRONT ROW THEATRICAL RENTAL..................................................................................................Scenic Rental MAINE STATE MUSIC THEATRE.................................................................................................... Costume Rental 3-D THEATRICALS, BROADWAY SACRAMENTO................................................................................ Prop Rental BRANDON BANDA, NATHAN SHUBE.............................................................................. Production Assistants ROSE PELL.........................................................................................................................................Child Wrangler ELISSA SZIEFF..............................................................................................................Production Accountant KATE KING, PAUL ZELHART................................................................................................. Accountant Assistants LINDSAY BROOKS............................................................ Social Media and Marketing/Special Events Director Visit www.LaMiradaTheatre.com or call us at 562/944-9801 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P13

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SUPPORTERS OF OUR 2018-2019 SEASON $1,000 & Above Ms. Carole Fukuroku Ms. Carol Gardner Mr. Ed Levine and Ms. Carol Lazetera Megan Tagliaferri $500 & Above Ms. Norma Jean All Ms. Jan Burnett Mrs. Leslie L. Damewood Mr. James Kenzik Ms. Joan M. Lewis $250 & Above Mr. William G. Braden, Jr. Ms. Linda Christian Mr. Keith Kato Ms. Kathleen LeClair Jeanne & Larry Reddel Ms. Diane Schultheis $100 & Above James and Candice Abbott Mr. Lawrence Allred Eric and Betsy Azariah Arthur and Katie Balazs Robert and Linda Barreda Frank and Susan Beigbeder Mrs. Lois Beyer Bryon Brown David & Julie Cole Lawrence and Sandra Collier Jim and Marilynn Costantino Ivan and Eleanor Cranston John and Florence Demman Ms. Joan Dengrove Gary and Mary Des Rochers John and Patricia Desler Mr. Robert Embree Mr. Everett Gantz Don and Janice Glaser Georgina Guardado Mark and Doris Hayes Ronald and Grace Hinders Barry and Cathi Hofstetter Jim and Marjorie Howard Mrs. Kristie Hughes Michael and Mina Iachelli David and Emily Johnson Ken & Jody Johnson George and Lindi Judd Mr. John Kendall Daryl and Marilyn Korns Ms. Margaret Krankewicz Steve and Judy Kroll Mr. Larry W. Lamb Mr. Russell Maguire Herbert & Shirley Martian Raymond and Susie Martinez Mrs. Helen Michaels Frank and Sandy Micheletti Ms. Joalyn Mushin Mr. Paul David K Naval Mr. Patrick J. O’Neal Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ornelas Mr. Glenn Osborne Lee and Bonnie Panagos Peter and Ursula Piotrowski Mrs Bonnie Poff

Mr. Frank Ramirez Fausto and Cindy Rowlan Mrs. Patricia Schmoll Tom and Melissa Schulman Robert and Kandice Sherwood Mrs. Jean Sigler Ms. JoAnne Sims Mr. and Mrs. David Smith Ron and Cathleen Stearns Frederic and Karen Steinke Bob Stevens Jodi Stine John and Jeanette Svet Maurice Tiernan Ron and Jeannette Tozaki Mrs. Jean Tsunekawa Mrs. Elia Moreno Valenzuela Art and Linda Van Epps Ms. Alice Van Klaveren Nam Hoang Vo James and Barbara Williams Ms. Carol Wiseman Ms. Gwen V. Woirhaye Ms. Shirley Wong Steven Wren and Andrea Morales $50 & Above Mr. Richard Abram Gayelea Allison Ms. Ellen Ardman Ms. Betty Baker John and Sharon Beauman Mr. G. C. Brafford Mrs. Sharon H. Brown Mrs. Trudy A. Brunk Ms. Rosa Carrillo-Coronado Mr. Gregory Chandler Ms. Suzanne Chung Ms. Rhonda D. Cohen Ms. Claudia Cook Tom and Sue Copsey Dr. Karen S. Dalton Ms. Stephanie Davis Ken and Alma Desowitz Ms. Jacqueline Di Pinto Brian Diamond Vivian Dufresne Ms. Eileen Ernest Natalie Fennel Leo and Cheryl Gallagher Dr. David Garver Mrs. Christine Harker Mallory Harris Grant and Ann Hill Ms. Marilyn A. Hills Gary and Claire Jackson Timothy and Pamela Jackson Harry and Linda Kusuda Ms. Dorothy Lauterborn Janice Lysiak Mrs. Marcie Matassa Ronald and Cecilia Maus Mrs. Lois McKinney John and Rowena McMillin Ms. Judy L. Menefee Ms. Clarice Elaine Miller Pablo Montalvan Alan and Karen Morrison Lawrence and Paula Mowles

Mr. David Nagy Ms. Karen F. Ohta Mr. William Oneida Thomas Osborn Mrs. Claire Page Mr. Joseph Edward Palus John Patten Ms. Andrea Pennino Dr. P.J. Plauger Ms. Sameerah Rasheed Richard and Joan Redmayne Mr. Daniel G. Riddle Ms. Alexis Ruiz-Alessi Ms. Linda Ruth Anthony and Shelli Santos Ruth and Peter Schnipper Ms. Stefanie W. Seach Ms. Helen Shimada Ms. Kathy Songer Robert and Nancy Stambaugh Richard and Cynthia Stoecklein Michael and Hilda Sugarman Richard and Lori Swenson Gina Washington James Weber James and Lynnette Weiss Robert and Maralys Wills $26 & Above Mr. Jerrold W. Arnold Jennifer Burton Ms. Judy Buuck Mr. Eugene Fryling Giving Assistant, Inc. Mrs. Jodell Gray Tommie Kozlov Ms. Marilyn Mc Nulty Chuck and Lynne Merkel Dominic and Sandy Niccoli Charles and Cathleen Niederman David Perry Greg and Michelle Peters Joy Pierce Ms. Christine Pomerleau Ms. Phyllis Pope Roy and Nancy Reaser Mrs. Frances Robinson Joan Rudner Grace Savadjan Stephen and Fran Sherman Robert and Patricia Shuff Mr. Samuel Sianturi Mr. John Singer Stephen and Daphne Smith Ms. Luz Solares Mrs. Linda C. Spence Bill and Patricia Spratling Mr. Richard Van Wasshnova Mr. Ray Ward Mr. Jer Yu Up To $25 Keith and Paula Abbott Prof. John J. Accornero Christine Acosta-Fuller Ms. Lupe Aguayo Kathy Aikin Yaneisy Alboniga Mrs. Eleana Alfonso

Mr. Thomas Allen Mr. Daniel Alvarado Mr. James Anderson Mrs. Samantha Anderson-Mekhail Mr. Charlie Andrade Mrs. Diane Ankney Ms. Linda Aponte Ms. Alicia Archunde Ms. Erica Arrieta Valerie Arriola Mr. Anthony Avila Mario and Linda Avila Ms. Marilyn J Bailey Mark and Janie Bailey Janet Bair Diana Baisa Mr. Marc Baja Elinor Elise Baldwin Ms. Iliana Baltazar Ms. Lisa Barela Mrs. Olga Sandoval Barnes Mr. Barton Adrian Bean Nolina Beauchamp Judy Bensinger Luis Berriozabal Mr. Andrew M Betancourt Mr. Hagop Bilemjian Mr. Alexander Bisikalov Vance Bjorklund Lori Blackwell Connie Bode Amanda Boniface Ms. Pat Bowen Mrs. Ijeva Bozanic Mr. Barry J. Brann Melinda Branstetter Lindsey and Susan Brewer Rose Brignoni Mr. Timothy Bundy Staci Burgess-Allen Marcelo Burgos Mr. Douglas Roy Burt Marilyn Butner Joan Cadwallader J T Calditaran Crystal Camarena Thomas Campbell Mr. Vidal Canizales Rhonda Cano Joel Caravantes Prof. Linda L Carpenter Melissa Casas James and Betty Cauley James Cavanaugh Norma Cervantes Daniel Chagoya William & Janie Chambers Reynold Chang Mr. Randy Chase Mrs. Denise Chavez Manuel Chavez Mrs. Meitsu Y Chen Alice Cheng Jennifer Cheng Mr. Walter Clark Peter Coakley Ms. Sandra Cohick Edward and Sandra Collett Mrs. Joyce Collins

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SUPPORTERS OF OUR 2018-2019 SEASON Mr. Charles Couey Dale and Mishael Croft Ms. Marjorie Crook Ms. Lucy Crumrine Luciano Curuchet Pamela Dabela Mr. Bill D’Amore Mrs. Ann Davila Louis Davila Robert and Irma Day Dana Deere Mrs. Karen Del Pozo Richard DeLong Larry Deman Joseph T. Dermody Wendy Dessero John Anthony Diaz Ani Dikranian Mrs. Jennifer DiLeva Mr. Alfred Duarte Mrs. Barbara Duncan Brianne Dyer Mr. Gary Earls Luz Marina Echavarria Mr. Eric Lloyd Einhorn Jim and Sherry Einwalter Ms. Jeanne Ellison Wayne Emigh David Erlitz Monica Esquivel Darrius Estigoy Angela Eve Ms. Zenthia Everett Alayne Faraone Eira Fausto Ms. Cassie Felix Miss Judith Fenton Craig Fineshriber Ms. Carrie L. Fischer Mr. Nicholas Fleming Mrs. Laura Fredman Robert Fuhrmann Diana Fujimoto Linda Gaitan Mr. David Gamboa Ms. Berta Garcia Starr Garcia Jasmine Gardea Ms. Lori Gardea Bob and Brenda Gaumer Mrs. Barbara G Gibson Edsel and Lynne Glasgow Mr. Alvaro Gonzales Lila Gordon Richard Graham Joseph Grewe Audra Guettler Chelsea Hansen Tamara Hardy Mr. Robert Dale Harper Kerry Harr Ms. Roberta Haught Lanny and Pat Hawkinson Mrs. Grace V. Heggie Mrs. Diane A Hernandez Mrs. Helen Higgins Mr. Steven Highland Mr. James R. Hill Michael Hilton

Richard and Michele Hoff Adele Holland Mrs. Stephanie Holt-Surmon Rachel Hoo Andrew Hopwood Shaunna Huynh Mrs. Sandra Hyder Ms. Patricia Ilharreguy Antoinette Irving Ms. Lolita Jackson Charles Janneck Ms. Sylvia Jarvi Sara Jenkins Mr. Ken Jolly Evelyn Jones Ms. Carolyn Joseph Ms. Mary Juarez Gloria Kam Ms. Kathryn Katz Thomas Kearl Ms. Sylvia Kenmuir Fnu Kiatono Mr. Gale Eugene Kiersey Michelle B. King Autumn Kinloch Erika Hope Kozak Peter and Carol La Rock Ms. Ulla Marie Laing Ms. Jana Lamarca Ms. Marian Lamb Ms. Cynthia Latulip Mr. Robert Laxton Christopher Lee Mrs. Sandra Lee Ms. Karin Leffler Mary Ley Al Lim Thomas Lizardi Mr. Ed Long Alfred Lopez Mrs. Jamie Gray Lopez Remedios Loresca Diana Loya Sandra Luitjens Ms. Karina Lule Vilma Luna Mr. Raymond Maggi Mr. Anthony J. Magliocco, Jr. John Makinson Kim Manzanarez Jamie March Charlene Marchbank Ms. Joan A. Marks Patricia Marsters Ms. Evangeline Martinez Patrick Martinez Summer Martinez Guido T. Marx Tim Masloski Ms. Linda Matute Mr. Michael Matyus Gail McFarlane-Sosa Mr. Frederic McGill Megan McGregor Ms. Natalie McIntosh Kathleen McKay Peter McKeever Valerie McKinnon Heather Jillian Mecham

Mr. Jose E. Mendes Brianna Mendez Mr. Miguel Mendez Jorge Menendez Brett Mercer Mrs. Josephine Milan David Miller Kim Renee Mills Ms. Joan Minamide Mr. Jim E. Mir Mr. Arthur Mitchell Carrie L. Monroe Mr. Gregory Alan Moore Anne Morisaki Sara Mouzakis Mike and Donna Muleady Ruth Murga Mrs. Barbara J. Napier Gerald Nash Ms. Barbara Navarro Nancy Neil Linda Ogas Chieko Ohnishi David Okada Sue Olinger Grace O’Neil Peggy Ann Oquist Mr. John Ortega Josefina Ortiz Julie Otis Troy Ulises Ozuna Monique Pasillas Ms. Kathy Peale Dave Perl Robert and Carmen Pesiri Paul Phiboolsook Carrie Pierson Scott Pitzer Tim Plains Elizabeth Plavdjian Lorraine Potter Mr. William Prater Sheila Quach Ms. Allyce Ramadan Mr. Roman Ramirez, Jr. Mr. Tom Rathman Ms. Sandra Rego Mr. Kent Alan Reiff Mary Lou Riddlebarger Bob and Cheryl Riley Anonymous Laura Rivera Robyn Roach Douglas Robbins Jane Rodriguez Leny Rolle Paul and Gail Ross David Rosson Ann Rothstein Katie Rubly Ms. Lois Rueckart Ms. Lorena Andrea Ruiz Stacy Sagowitz Mrs. Joanne Salio Jesylee Anne San Gabriel Ms. Sherry Schwanke Pamela Self Monica Sepulveda Mrs. Angela M. Shaffer

Laine Shapiro Ms. Anne L. Shaw Ms. Shelli R. Sheppler Joseph and Gail Shine Mr. Daniel R. Shiosaka Lisa Shirley Mrs. Mindy Shiroma Mrs. Yvonne Shultz Ms. Thea Siegel Mr. Larry D. Silvia Marcelo Simoes Ms. Cindy Singer Mrs. Louise Siwik Carolyn Ann Small Daniel and Joyce Smith Kelly Smith Marci Smith Robert Smith Amy Sommer David and Linda Srulevitch Harward and Barbara Stearns Ms. Kathy Stevens Rhonda Stevenson Ms. Jill Stover Brian Studler Mr. Anthony Sulaiman Cecil and Shirley Sutherland Patricia Sweet Ray Tae Ms. Kathy Takeda Jennifer Thayer Nathaniel Thompson Veronica Thousand Mr. George Tom Neil Torres George Umbreit Mrs. Deidre Vail Florence Van Smaalen Ms. Mallory Kay Vega Nicholas Vega Albert Michael Wade Mrs. Dana Waite Mr. Vincent T. Washicko Mr. Tom Watts Bob and Susan Weaver Mr. James Weber Ann Weiss Lisa Welcher Terry Welsh Allien and Ethel Whitsett Jennifer Wilkerson Barry and Joan Willett Charles Williams Mrs. Laurie Williams Mr. John Wong James and Connie Woods Mrs. Eugenia Yesthal

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Michael Starr in Singin’ in the Rain at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.

Right: Lauren Cuthbertson of the Royal Ballet

president of artistic planning for L.A. Opera, remembers a similar “show-must-go-on” performer mishap when he was a stage manager at Florida Grand Opera.

“In the early 2000s, the star soprano crushed her hand in a door 30 seconds before she needed to go out on stage and was swelling and bleeding like crazy,” he says. “She looked at me with wide eyes for help, and within seconds, we made a splint and bound her up with gaffer tape.

"She walked out on stage—on time —sang her aria and [nailed] it. We cleaned the wound and patched it up at the next break, and she went to the hospital after the performance. The audience never knew.”

Theater stars such as Betty Buckley in Cats, Richard Harris in Camelot and Lauren Bacall in Applause managed to avoid serious injury, or worse, when pieces of heavy equipment almost fell on or hit them.

Some performers haven’t been as fortunate: A falling steel curtain at the outdoor Muny in St. Louis almost crushed the head of late actress-dancer Ann Miller. She couldn’t walk unassisted for two years due to vertigo.

Even as ethereal an art as ballet isn’t immune to mishaps, though, says Lauren Cuthbertson, a principal with London’s Royal Ballet, “I don’t think there are that many—a fall, or a tiara gets stuck to a man’s costume.”

About the latter, she says, “there are so many jewels, you can be tangled in each other. There’s nothing you can do but yank the tiara away.”

Cuthbertson, who dances the lead in the company’s Mayerling at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion downtown (July 5-7), had her own wardrobe malfunction when the elastic drawstring on a ballet shoe slipped out. “I didn’t know how I was going to get through it, but my wonderful dresser Elizabeth, who has an aura of such calm, sewed something and worked it out."

Performers, no matter how well rehearsed, can make mistakes. In Romeo and Juliet, there were similar settings in two scenes. In the first, Cuthbertson as Juliet danced with Romeo, and in the second, they remained apart; her partner once stayed away for the first scene.

“I do an arabesque the first time, and Romeo is supposed to be there to catch me,” Cuthbertson says.

“I decided to do the arabesque, hoping it would jog his memory. It did.”

Sometimes the misadventure has nothing to do with the performance. An audience member might become ill; heavy traffic might delay a performer’s arrival at the theater.

Whatever the scenario, Gold keeps her wits about her. “You don’t want to scare the audience, and you don’t want your company to think no one’s in control,” she says.

As for those onstage, Cuthbertson says, “you have to be resourceful—and you have to keep the element of performance. The front of your head, your face, is what everyone sees. The back of your head is you thinking what you’re going to do, sorting everything out.”

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BEST OF THE YEAR “Seldom has theater’s soul-nourishing quality been more stirringly evoked than in the ALTOGETHER EXQUISITE INDECENT.’’ —The Boston Globe

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around. That’s hope, and that’s what hope can do.”

Turning things around and offering hope are two elements of what has become Bohnett’s life mission.

A Chicago native, he came to L.A. to attend the University of Souther California.

In 1994 he co-founded GeoCities.com, an immensely popular website that was something of a forerunner to Facebook in that it allowed people to share online their passion for and knowledge of mutual interests.

When Yahoo bought GeoCities in January 1999, Bohnett personally reaped $300 million. He established his foundation three months later.

“From the very beginning I wanted to pick program areas that I was personally passionate about and that further the causes of social justice, social activism, social equity, social services,” Bohnett says.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the foundation now focuses on six core areas: the LGBTQ community (Bohnett is openly gay); CyberCenters, which connect the LGBTQ community to computers in more than 60 locations nationwide; the Fund for Los Angeles, which includes the arts and Food Forward; gun violence prevention; animal language, to improve animal welfare; and leadership initiatives.

David C. Bohnett is chairman of the executive committee on the board of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.

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AVID BOHNETT IS A FORMER FIVE-YEAR chairman of the Los Angeles Philharmonic board and its current vice chair, chairman of the executive committee on the board of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills and a trustee of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.—among other positions.

But it’s an encounter with oranges that perhaps best sums him up.

Back in 2011, Bohnett was bicycling in Franklin Canyon Park in Los Angeles when he came across a group of people picking fruit in an orange grove. They were volunteers from Food Forward, a nonprofit that gleans surplus fresh produce and donates it to hungerrelief agencies in Southern California. But not all the trees were healthy, they told him, which reduced the potential yield.

Bohnett decided to support Food Forward’s endeavor on the spot. He connected the landowner—the Department of Water and Power—with the Los Angeles Parks Foundation, resulting in a 20-year, $20 lease for the grove. Through his David Bohnett Foundation, he has donated funds to L.A. Parks for the grove’s rehabilitation, replacing dying trees and helping with other improvements and maintenance.

“I’d ride my bike around the neighborhood and see this sad-looking, neglected grove,” recalls Bohnett at his foundation’s light-filled office in Beverly Hills.

“When I first moved to California in the early ’70s, there were orange groves everywhere,” he says. “I felt it was an important part of our history. So I said, ‘I’m going to do something about this.’ It took years to put together, finding the right people to make it happen, but where there’s a will, there’s a way. Things can turn 52 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

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Bohnett had been a clarinet player as a youth and regularly attended Hollywood Bowl and other concerts; ironically, the arts were not initially part of the program. But when the Walt Disney Concert Hall was about to open in 2003, he felt a responsibility to give back to his adopted hometown, which he loved and where he’d forged his career.

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This doesn’t happen very often, when you open such a major civic monument, a cultural monument in the making,’ ” he relates. He signed up for the top-level sponsorship for each of three openingnight galas.

As his name became better known, he was approached to join the L.A. Phil board. Unsure at first because of his commitment to social-justice causes, he says, he realized that “if I can join that board and then other arts boards and help make an impact for these organizations to reach out into the broader community, be a catalyst for that, I will have merged my support for the arts and my support for underserved communities and social justice. And I think I've been helpful with that.”

Indeed. Bohnett helped recruit Gustavo Dudamel as music and artistic director of the L.A. Phil. He helped develop Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, traveling to Venezuela to observe the model system that nurtured Dudamel and attending committee meetings back home to help identify potential partnerships and communities to serve.

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that he’s so much about music as a tool for social change, for equity and for empowering people and their lives,” he says. “That’s just so harmonious with my values and the L.A. Phil’s values.”

Bohnett has also worked on tech advances such as virtual reality for the L.A. Phil and created a fund for diversity and innovation to ensure adventuresome programming, new audience development and social responsibility.

His involvement with the Wallis began in part on a personal level: The building had previously been the Beverly Hills post office— Bohnett’s post office, as a resident of the city. He followed the yearslong process of fundraising and design and donated money for the Founders Room.

Once open, the center got off to a rocky start, affecting programming and outreach.

“Board members approached me, asking, ‘Can you come in and just help focus and kind of right the ship?’ ” he says. He did so, helping to recruit Wallis executive director and CEO Rachel Fine.

In addition to chairing his foundation, Bohnett remains involved in technology as founder of Baroda Ventures, a venture-capital firm that funds early-stage technology.

No matter whom he’s helping, Bohnett is passionate about doing so. But, as it turns out, when it pertains to his own actions, hope isn’t enough.

“What’s really sort of the message with this whole thing is: If you want to create a better world ... you can’t just hope for it,” he says. “You have to do what you can to create that better world.”

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A FASHION LABEL INSPIRED BY the rich culture of Bali, Bel Kazan clothing is designed in Los Angeles and manufactured with traditional techniques in a Balinese factory.

The mystique of the island that so captivated founder Belinda Kazanci has been translated into a contemporary line showcased in her intimate Echo Park boutique. “Bel Kazan garments are designed to transport you,” says Kazanci.

“My first trip to Bali was lifealtering,” recalls Kazanci. Citing the streetside flower offerings, vibrant textiles and joyful spirits, she says, “I felt an unparalleled sense of inspiration among the Balinese people.” The entrepreneur, who was

born in Istanbul to a family in the textile business, now splits her time between her production facility in Bali and her studio/shop in Echo Park. “I’m always striving to find a balance between East-meets-West.

I’m committed to giving back to the culture and people that gave me a renewed sense of purpose.

“I love seeing the progression in Echo Park, and I’m happy Bel Kazan is part of that,” Kazanci says of the neighborhood’s sense of community. The boutique is in a vintage brick building on a stretch of Sunset Boulevard between Echo Park and Dodger Stadium. Functional clothing racks line the perimeter of the retail space, divided from Kazanci’s

studio by a floor-to-ceiling Balineseprint curtain.

“Since our pieces are made up of bold, colorful prints, I wanted the shop to be very clean and white so that the clothes would be the highlight,” Kazanci says. “I love vintage finds and was thrilled to score the most perfect lamp for the aesthetic I tried to achieve.”

With its white-on-black geometric pattern, the kimono-inspired Jana duster ($168) is perfect for dressing up a pair of jeans or sheltering oneself from an evening breeze. The V-neck Mari maxi-dress ($215) with cape-like flutter sleeves and black-and-gray Shibori batik print works equally well for the office or weekend brunch.

The sleeveless dark-blue Harper dress ($194) is a summer classic that is as versatile as it is flirty. The surprisingly elegant Noah pants ($164), in a lively ginger aralia leaf print, are essentially a faux skirt that pairs nicely with a tucked-in black Zuma tank top ($84).

“I love key classic pieces in my wardrobe that stand the test of time, pieces I want to live in because they’re made well and I feel amazing wearing them,” Kazanci says. That philosophy is reflected in her new collection Here I Am, inspired by her experience of finding Bali—and through Bali herself. “I love the colors, the geometric prints, the florals, and the linen fabrication that feels so dreamy when you wear it."

The simple Lucia dress ($218) features a mustard zigzag print; details such as coconut buttons up the side

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SANTA MONICA-BASED ARTIST Renae Barnard has created a diverse portfolio of photographs, paintings and sculptures that challenge society’s mores, expressed through an intriguing tactility and engaging palettes.

There is a deep well of emotion and an urgency for social justice that fuel her pieces, which only serves to make them more compelling.

“My process and the end result of my work are intertwined and grapple with issues and concepts that are challenging or uncomfortable to speak about,” says Barnard, whose creations are popular with interior designers and progressive galleries. “I’m intrigued by the

ways identity is crafted and regulated by repetitive language and how realities are shaped through social ideologies.” Her works wrestle with established concepts of femininity and investigate issues of anxiety, fear, vulnerability and seduction.

“Many of my sculptures are worked within inches of collapse and reflect my attraction to the imperfect and the aged,” she says.

“Hazing Period is an exploration of the complicated history of female coming-of-age rituals and the methods by which we eroticize virtue,” Barnard says of an ephemeral work crafted from uncolored tracing paper in 2014—only to be destroyed three years later and the materials

repurposed for a subsequent piece, Propagate Progress. “Each of my projects act as a study for the next one. My process is generally exploratory, allowing room for discovery along the path and at the finish.”

Barnard attempts to affect her own vision for progress through creating and exhibiting artwork about relevant issues.

Propagate Progress is a purpledyed paper canopy resulting from a participatory community-building event at Santa Monica’s Bergamot Station. The public art installation, which explored the community’s diverse visions for future progress, was also designed to deteriorate with time and weather. “In the same way ‘progress’ today becomes ‘history’ tomorrow, this sculpture is about transformation and change,” explains the artist.

Mauveine State is a paper wall sculpture, meticulously dip-dyed by hand to reveal the delicacy of each layer, a stunning yet somber study in graduating shades of purple. “I often push the limits of materials in my own works to reveal their delicacy and transience,” Barnard says. “This approach delights in the tactility and decadence of making in a way that immediately draws viewers.”

In her abstract paintings Waiting on a Song and Forever Is Gone, Barnard blended natural compounds such as salt with highly manufactured materials such as polyurethane and acrylic paint. As the salt drew moisture from the pigment, a crystalline-textured surface formed. The pieces’ bold

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color palettes were inspired by nature. Barnard suggests that their sculptural valleys and crests, combined with their crystalline texture, appear unnatural yet vaguely reminiscent of aerial landscape photography.

According to the artist, she requires silence and solitude to work, eschewing music, visitors or clutter. “There’s an undercurrent of chaos that I’m always wrestling with,” she explains, adding that the artistic results are not a literal display of the problem or an offering of a solution but a record of the struggle. “I’m interested in examining our situations and moving beyond the place where we stand now,” she says.

“In solitude I allow myself the sensitivity to make work that reveals both wounds and strengths, wrangling material out of an emotional response to feelings of tension,” Barnard explains.

“My reason for making art, for making objects, is so that they might speak in my place, referencing issues that are uncomfortable and difficult to express in words.”

Beyond the interpretative value of Barnard’s art and the profound messages she seeks to convey, many of the pieces can be enjoyed on a more casual level, though that superficiality would likely disappoint the artist. Her pieces work particularly well in modern, minimalist environments, where their colors, textures and emotion warm, perhaps even shake up, the surrounding spaces.

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in Venice and Valley outposts including Black Market Liquor Bar and the Local Peasant. Dama shares a courtyard with popular Italian restaurant Rossoblu.

Dama’s tropical decor suggests an exotic escape, hinting of places such as Old Havana and Casablanca, with a square bar anchoring the space and cushy leather couches framed by potted palm and banana trees. Three sides of the restaurant feature a veranda above the courtyard; steps below is additional alfresco dining at marble tables surrounded by booths with throw pillows.

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Among salads, consider a riff on a Caesar composed of shaved celery stems, leaves and seeds with soft quail eggs, lemon and Parmesan.

Alternatively, a cucumber salad with pumpkin seeds, green onions and mint is enlivened with a generous splash of apple cider vinegar; Espelette pepper provides some subtle heat.

The classic Mexican street food elote, charred corn rubbed with cilantro aioli, is dusted with cotija and queso fresco and drizzled with crema. Aguachile (a spicy ceviche) consists of kanpachi with radish, lime and red pearl onions. The small ground-beef empanadas at Dama are accompanied not with chimichurri but a delightful Brazilian hot vinegar.

It is hard to imagine that a starter labeled simply “bread” could be among the most rewarding dishes on the menu, but Dama’s version of Spain’s ubiquitous pan con tomate—bread rubbed with garlic, drizzled with quality olive oil and topped with grated tomatoes— is inspired. Here, crusty grilled bread arrives in a pool of Portuguese olive oil, piled with sliced cherry tomatoes and thin wafers of blanched garlic.

Those who enjoy the squash blossoms at Scopa Italian Roots will gravitate to those at Dama, which are stuffed with farmer’s and goat cheeses; whipped heirloom white beans are surprisingly sensual. A topping of shredded pork that is crispy but unnecessarily chewy only slightly distracts from the velvety pureed

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Large plates include rotisserie chicken with fries, sherry-cilantro aioli and tomatillo salsa, and 1:15 PM linguiça sausages topped with frisée, manchego, pickled shishitos and sherry vinaigrette. A Dama standout is the pan-fried red snapper, presented whole and deboned, served escabeche-style with pineapple, cilantro and razorthin slices of variously colored carrots. The moist, succulent fish, treated with a red chile paste and accompanied by tomatillo salsa, mildly spicy aioli and serrano chile sauce, is a great dish to share.

The wine list is particularly intriguing, with selections from the Canary Islands, Corsica, Sicily, Galicia, Switzerland, Lebanon and the Azores in Portugal, along with more familiar regions. It is the kind of fun, approachable list that suits the setting and the multiethnic Latin-inspired cuisine, but the cocktails also deserve atten-

tion. A well-crafted daiquiri suits the scene; a cachaça-laced Batida de Banana provides a Brazilian twist. The Sandia y Mezcal demonstrates just how well the “other agave spirit” works in cocktails, in this case blended with watermelon juice, accented with citrus, salt and pepper.

Desserts at Dama are worth sticking around for at Dama, particularly the churros with arequipe (Colombia’s dulce de leche) dipping sauce and the rice pudding sundae with Straus Family soft-serve vanilla ice cream, bourbon-soaked raisins, passion fruit and sesame brittle.

These sweet notes complete what should be another happy occasion to venture downtown.

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