Performances Magazine San Diego | The Old Globe, December 2025
P1 Program
Cast, performances, who’s who, director’s notes, donors and more.
6 In the Wings
Bach Collegium San Diego, SIX The Musical, Canadian Brass, Lightscape (pictured) at San Diego Botanic Garden, 2 Pianos 4 Hands, and more.
10 Feature: Spotlight on Holiday Shows
A roundup of our favorite holiday concerts, ballets and theater productions. (Pictured: Christopher Sieber and Josh Breckenridge in Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show at The Old Globe.)
18 Dining
Where to satisfy your sweet tooth this winter, including Cellar Hand (their pavlova is pictured), Mastro’s Ocean Club, Wildflour and more
32 Parting Thought
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5,000 Years of Civilization Reborn
CHINA BEFORE COMMUNISM
SPREADING BENEVOLENCE, BEAUTY, AND HOPE
“I love Shen Yun.
A story of incredible hope and incredible spirit! Everyone around the world should see it.”
— Rita Cosby, Emmy Award-winning journalist
“These beautiful, gifted people are expressing something that’s both pure and good.”
—Philadelphia Weekly
“Go see it to believe it, because otherwise, you are going to miss the most important thing in your life.”
—Joe Heard, former White House photographer
Why is Beijing so afraid of Shen Yun?
Because Shen Yun reveals the beauty and spirit of China before communism. It also portrays the regime’s persecution of faith—truths Beijing works hard to silence.
How is Beijing trying to silence Shen Yun in America? Through spies, threats, and disinformation spread by paid social-media influencers and biased media. Baseless lawsuits and fake news stories have been traced to a coordinated campaign from Beijing.
Why see Shen Yun?
More than dazzling your senses, it uplifts your spirit. Built from nothing—without government grants or corporate sponsors—Shen Yun is an American success story of vision, courage, and perseverance. Every soldout show is a triumph of freedom, faith, and truth.
IN THE WINGS
FROM CIRQUE TO SIX
GET INTO THE holiday spirit at Coronado’s Lamb’s Players Theatre, which brings us its popular Festival of Christmas, Dec. 3-28, but in a brand-new production by Kerry Meads for 2025. Prepare to be dazzled by a talented ensemble of singers and musicians. lambsplayers.org Two December productions presented by Broadway San Diego await at the Civic Theatre downtown. In A Magical Cirque Christmas, Dec. 28, Cirque performers from all over the world will dance, sing and showcase jaw-dropping stunts and acrobatics in a spellbinding staging—all set to a soundtrack of Christmas classics. The Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation SIX The Musical returns Dec. 30-Jan. 4. Presented in the form of a pop concert, the British musical comedy—with music, book and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss—introduces us to the six wives of Henry VIII. In a modern retelling (spanning 500 years), each wife tells her story to see who suffered the most at the hands of the notorious King of England. broadwaysd.com
From top: Leila Noone defies gravity in A Magical Cirque Christmas; Festival of Christmas at Lamb’s Players Theatre.
STAGE
Bach, Brass & Billy Joel
HANDEL’S EPIC oratorio Messiah comes to life, courtesy of Bach Collegium San Diego, led by Artistic Director Ruben Valenzuela. Take your pick of two special performances by an exceptional cast of musicians and operatic soloists: The Conrad in La Jolla on Dec. 6; and First United Methodist Church in Mission Valley, Dec. 7. bachcollegiumsd.org Internationally acclaimed brass quintet Canadian Brass visits The Conrad on Dec. 11, performing a joyful arrangement of holiday hits from “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” to “Jingle Bell Rock,” presented by La Jolla Music Society. theconrad.org
Looking for a few laughs to carry you through the holiday season? Hilarious duo (and incredibly
accomplished pianists) Richard Todd Adams and Max Roll take the stage at North Coast Rep in Solana Beach for their musical comedy show: 2 Pianos 4 Hands (back by
popular demand!) Dec. 11-31, performing everything from Billy Joel to Bach as they lament on their wouldbe careers as concert pianists. Tom Frey directs. northcoastrep.org
Clockwise from top: Bach Collegium San Diego; Ruben Valenzuela; the Canadian Brass quintet.
LIGHTSCAPE TO ILAN-LAEL
THE HOLIDAY SPECTACLE
Lightscape returns to San Diego Botanic Garden for its fourth annual installment, running through Jan. 4. Wear comfy shoes for a festive evening stroll along a 1-mile, inclined trail filled with illuminated, colorful installations by international artists—from the popular Tunnel of Lights to the glowing California Poppies to several brand-new installations this year; plus seasonal libations and treats available for purchase along the route. sdbg.org Sparks Gallery presents The Power
of Place, Inspirations from Ilan-Lael, on view through Dec. 31. The exhibit showcases eight visiting artists from the Ilan-Lael Foundation, whose creative processes were inspired by their time at the Ilan-Lael compound
near Julian (the home and studio of renowned artist and architect James T. Hubbell, 1931-2024). Works span photography, plein air paintings, woodworking, stained glass and mixed media. sparksgallery.com
ART
Floraison at Lightscape at San Diego Botanic Garden; the Ilan-Lael Foundation Center
A Festive Feast of Ballet, Theater and Concerts Await to Celebrate the Holidays by STEPHANIE SAAD
WHEN IT’S TIME to celebrate the end-of-year holidays, the hardest part is choosing which performing arts events to attend. As in the past, this year brings a plethora of festive choices—from classical ballet to heavenly choirs, the Grinch, Dickens, movies and more.
City Ballet of San Diego‘s staging of The Nutcracker features elaborate scenery and gorgeous costumes to bring Clara’s enchanting journey with her Nutcracker Prince to life. Tchaikovsky’s timeless score is performed live by the City Ballet Orchestra, conducted by John Nettles. Elizabeth Wistrich’s choreography is based on
City Ballet of San Diego’s staging of The Nutcracker
the classic designs of Rudolph Nureyev, Lev Ivanov, Vassily Vainonen and William Christensen. City Ballet performs The Nutcracker at California Center for the Arts, Escondido, Dec. 20-23. cityballet.org
Again presenting The Nutcracker this year is
Golden State Ballet, featuring the choreography of Artistic Director Raúl Salamanca, with live accompaniment by the San Diego Symphony. Golden State’s Nutcracker has become known for filling the massive Civic stage with dancers in wonderful costumes and large sets. Performances are at the Civic Theatre downtown, Dec. 12-21. goldenstateballet.org
The San Diego Ballet dances into The Magnolia theater in El Cajon for its staging of The Nutcracker, Dec. 20-21, featuring exquisitely costumed dancers. sandiegoballet.org
At The Old Globe theater in Balboa Park, holiday revels are doubled, with ticket buyers choosing from two options.
Back for its 28th year, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, the whimsical musical based upon the classic Dr. Seuss book, has become a beloved holiday tradition for families. With a book and lyrics by Timothy Mason and additional lyrics by Theodor S. Geisel (Dr. Seuss himself), the show features music by Mel Marvin and an original production conceived and directed by Jack O’Brien. The family favorite features the songs “Santa for a Day,” “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” and “Welcome, Christmas,” from the popular animated version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage will be once again transformed into the
snow-covered Whoville, to the delight of kids and their parents. Children under age 3 are welcome at 10:30 a.m. all-ages performances, with free tickets available for infants sitting on adult laps. There is an ASL-interpreted performance on Dec. 12, a sensory-friendly performance on Dec. 13, and an open-caption performance on Dec. 19. The Grinch runs through Dec. 31.
A more recent addition to The Old Globe’s holiday fare is Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show, running through Dec. 28 at the “in the round” Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre. Written by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen and based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, this is a theatrical reimagining of one of the most beloved holiday stories ever
Clockwise from left: Scrooge (2023) and Grinch (L-R: Andrew Polec and Tommy Martinez) at The Old Globe; David McBean in A Christmas Carol
told. All the traditional elements of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol are still intact—including the iconic ghosts of Christ-mases Past, Present and Future— but with a laugh-out-loud, comic local twist, set in “wintery” San Diego. theoldglobe.org
If the ballet companies have their Nutcrackers and the Globe has the Grinch, Cygnet Theatre has become known for presenting its own telling of A Christmas Carol. The recent move to Cygnet’s new home at Arts District Liberty Station, The Joan, allows the outfit to present the classic Dickens tale in its full glory in a musical version—adapted and with lyrics by Artistic Director Sean Murray; with an original score by
by Ted Dykstra & Richard Greenblatt directed by Tom Frey featuring Richard Todd Adams and Max Roll
JAN 14-FEB 8, 2026 by Joanna
McClelland Glass directed
by David Ellenstein
FEATURE
Billy Thompson. Directed by Murray and with music direction by Patrick Marion, A Christmas Carol features Patrick McBride as Scrooge—teaching lessons about mortality, pride, greed, and the true meaning of the holidays that are as relevant today as they have ever been. The show takes the stage at the Joseph Clayes III Theater through Dec. 28.
The move to The Joan allows Cygnet Theatre for the first time to mount two shows at once, and they are taking advantage by putting on a holiday special in the smaller Dottie Studio Theater.
Cygnet’s A Magical Holiday: Christmas at The Joan runs Dec. 10-28. Created and directed by Carlos Mendoza, with choreography by Mendoza and Kristel Nichols, this all-singing, all-dancing revue features musical arrangements by Justin Gray and music direction
by Lyndon Pugeda of classics like “All I Want for Christmas is You,” “We Need a Little Christmas” and “Feliz Navidad.” They promise a show that is reminiscent of the iconic Rockettes Christmas Spectacular, suitable for all ages. cygnettheatre.org
For more than a decade, the eclectic choral group Sacra/ Profana has been bringing San Diegans carefully curated concerts showing off their members’ vocal chops and director Juan Carlos Acosta’s programming of a wide selection of both traditional and contemporary works. Their holiday album, A Longing for Christmas, was released in 2021. This year, they bring us “Immeasurably Bright,” a holiday concert designed to “warm and uplift the soul” during the darkest time of the year, when—even in San
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Sacra/Profana
Welcome to The Old Globe and this production of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Our goal is to serve all of San Diego and beyond through the art of theatre. Below are the mission and values that drive our work. We thank you for being a crucial part of what we do.
OUR MISSION
The mission of The Old Globe is to preserve, strengthen, and advance American theatre by: Creating theatrical experiences of the highest professional standards; Producing and presenting works of exceptional merit, designed to reach current and future audiences; Ensuring diversity and balance in programming; Providing an environment for the growth and education of theatre professionals, audiences, and the community at large.
OUR VALUES
The Old Globe believes that theatre matters. Our commitment is to make it matter to more people. The values that shape this commitment are:
TRANSFORMATION
Theatre cultivates imagination and empathy, enriching our humanity and connecting us to each other by bringing us entertaining experiences, new ideas, and a wide range of stories told from many perspectives.
INCLUSION
The communities of San Diego, in their diversity and their commonality, are welcome and reflected at the Globe. Access for all to our stages and programs expands when we engage audiences in many ways and in many places.
EXCELLENCE
Our dedication to creating exceptional work demands a high standard of achievement in everything we do, on and off the stage.
STABILITY
Our priority every day is to steward a vital, nurturing, and financially secure institution that will thrive for generations.
IMPACT
Our prominence nationally and locally brings with it a responsibility to listen, collaborate, and act with integrity in order to serve.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We are making theatre matter to more people on the ancestral home and unceded lands of the Kumeyaay, also known as Tipai-Ipai, a tribe of Indigenous peoples who live at the northern border of Baja California in Mexico and the southern border of California in the United States. The Kumeyaay have stewarded through generations the lands and waterways of what is now known as San Diego.
SOCIAL JUSTICE ROADMAP
The Old Globe has embarked on a series of steps to intensify and accelerate change at all levels of our institution. Learn more about this work by visiting TheOldGlobe.org/Roadmap
THEATRE THAT LIVES BEYOND THE STAGE
Beyond the stage is where our work begins. Learn more at TheOldGlobe.org/Beyond.
Christian Buckley† INCOMING CHAIR
DIRECTORS
Jules Arthur†
Terry Atkinson†
Valerie A. Attisha
Richard M. Brenner
Eleanor Y. Charlton
Nicole A. Clay†°
Elaine Bennett
Darwin†°
Ann Davies†°
George S. Davis†
Mark Delfino
Pamela A. Farr†
Harold W. Fuson Jr.†°
Jennifer Greenfield†
Nishma Held†
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
George C. Guerra† CHAIR
Paula Powers† SECRETARY
Susan Hoehn
Dana Hosseini
Jeff Hughes
Daphne H. Jameson
Evelyn Olson Lamden†°
Noelle Norton, Ph.D.
David Jay Ohanian
Deirdra Price, Ph.D.
Jeffrey J. Redondo
Sue Sanderson†
Karen L. Sedgwick†
Jean Shekhter
Nancy A. Spector
DeAnne Steele
Steven J. Stuckey
Karen Tanz†
Keiko Green
Shelley Butler
Aaron Coleman
Inda Craig-Galvan
Bernardo Cubria
Justin Emeka
Nathan Englander
Fiasco Theatre
Keelay Gipson
Debra Turner
Alison Valentine
Vladimir Victorio
Pamela J. Wagner
Cassandra Weinlein
Sheryl White†°
Margarita Wilkinson
Karin Winner
Vicki L. Zeiger†°
Kathie Zortman
Anthony S. Thornley† TREASURER
HONORARY DIRECTORS
Mrs. Richard C. Adams*
Clair Burgener*
Mrs. John H. Fox*
Audrey S. Geisel*
Paul Harter*
Gordon Luce*
Dolly Poet*
Sandra Redman
Deborah Szekely
Hon. Pete Wilson
EMERITUS DIRECTORS
Garet B. Clark
J. Dallas Clark*
Donald L. Cohn°*
Bea Epsten*
Sally Furay, R.S.C.J.°*
Kathryn Hattox°*
Bernard Lipinsky*
Delza Martin*
Conrad Prebys*
Darlene Marcos Shiley
Patsy Shumway
Harvey P. White
Carolyn YorstonWellcome*
Chair *In memoriam
RESIDENT ARTISTS
Lawrence E. Moten III
COMMISSIONED ARTISTS
Keiko Green
Dea Hurston*
Tony Meneses
Richard Nelson
Katya Ojeda and Luis Gerardo Villegas
Marisela Treviño Orta
Joel Perez
Kemp Powers
Heather Raffo
Tori Sampson
Eddie Torres
Daniel J. Watts
Sam White
ASSOCIATE ARTISTS
Eddie Torres
Whitney White
Laura Winters
Craig Wright
Powers Playwriting Fellows
Mathilde Dratwa
Nimisha Ladva
Seayoung Yim
In recognition of their unique contribution to the growth of The Old Globe and their special talent, we take great pride and pleasure in acknowledging as Associate Artists the following individuals who have repeatedly demonstrated, by their active presence on our stages and in our shops, that wherever else they may work, they remain the heart and soul of the Globe.
William Anton
Gregg Barnes
Jacqueline Brookes*
Lewis Brown*
Victor Buono*
Wayland Capwell*
Kandis Chappell
Eric Christmas*
Patricia Conolly
George Deloy
Tim Donoghue
Richard Easton*
Tovah Feldshuh
Monique Fowler
Robert Foxworth
Ralph Funicello
Lillian Garrett-Groag
Harry Groener
A.R. Gurney*
Joseph Hardy*
Mark Harelik
Bob James
Charles Janasz
Peggy Kellner*
Tom Lacy*
Diana Maddox
Nicholas Martin*
Dakin Matthews
Deborah May
Katherine McGrath*
John McLain
Jonathan McMurtry*
Stephen Metcalfe
Robert Morgan
Patrick Page
Ellis Rabb*
Steve Rankin
William Roesch*
Robin Pearson Rose
Marion Ross
Steven Rubin
Ken Ruta*
Douglas W. Schmidt
Seret Scott
Richard Seer
David F. Segal
Richard Seger*
Diane Sinor*
Don Sparks
David Ogden Stiers*
Conrad Susa*
Deborah Taylor
Irene Tedrow*
Sada Thompson*
Paxton Whitehead*
James Winker
Robert Wojewodski
G. Wood*
*In memoriam
FROM BARRY
This year Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! celebrates its 28th holiday season at The Old Globe. That’s an astonishing run by any measure: presidents and potentates have come and gone, but The Grinch endures. Children who were featured in our company nearly three decades ago are now adults with kids of their own. And new generations of theatregoers continue to settle into our seats for their first dose of Seussian sweetness and magic.
All of us at The Old Globe are doing a lot of thinking about this amazing show’s run. We think about how much the world has changed since its first year, and how much The Grinch has given us an anchor of constancy and love throughout. We think about how the Globe has grown since the beginning in 1998: three sizes, just like the Grinch’s heart, and thanks in no small part to him! Mostly, though, we think about the impact this show has made on hundreds of thousands of San Diegans. This sweet story has become central to how our city celebrates the holiday season, and we are simultaneously astonished and delighted that this is so.
But it’s been Dr. Seuss who has conferred magic on all of us through this story, and we think about him most of all. His beautiful imagination, as interpreted by the creators of this musical, is what has been so meaningful for so many over such a long period of time. The Old Globe has merely been the conduit through which his artistry has flowed. This year we expand Dr. Seuss’s reach, with a pioneering initiative aimed at bringing the joys of this musical to larger audiences than ever before. We live in a region with a huge Spanishspeaking population, and we’re determined to be of service to that community. We’ve commissioned a Spanish-language version of the show—¡Cómo el Grinch robó la Navidad!—and during this year’s run of the English-language production, that new version will make its public debut. The appetite for
this work is strong, and it’s our hope that before long, a fully-staged Spanish-language production will run here in tandem with the one you’re seeing tonight. We’ve developed this project in close collaboration with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, and we’re grateful to its visionary CEO and president Susan Brandt for building on our always productive and happy partnership with this really exciting project.
The Grinch is on our stage thanks to the generosity of Audrey Geisel, one of the Globe’s most valued friends. I had the special privilege of getting to know Audrey in the last years of her life. I’d visit her office in La Jolla, which was the very room in which her late husband Theodor Geisel, Dr. Seuss himself, wrote and drew the books that have become cherished by children worldwide. It was a true thrill to be there, and a special delight to be able to thank Audrey in person for her ongoing support. Now it is an honor to memorialize her here by noting that her ongoing largess will sustain and stabilize this institution for generations to come.
I’m blessed that my work at the Globe puts me in yearly contact with this happy and spectacular (and big and green and hairy) tradition. In The Grinch I see the ways that the art form of theatre really does its work. Theatre brings strangers together to create one audience, one community. It shows us great and moving stories like this one: a classic fable about healing and family and love and the balm that is the holiday spirit. And, magically, it makes us feel better.
On behalf of the Board, artists, and staff of The Old Globe, I wish you a joyous holiday season. And I thank you for helping us deliver to San Diego 28 extraordinary years of theatre magic.
Thanks for coming. Enjoy the show.
Barry Edelstein is the Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director of The Old Globe. Any feedback on tonight’s show or any of the Globe’s work? Email Barry at HiBarry@TheOldGlobe.org and he’ll get back to you!
Barry Edelstein
ERNA FINCI VITERBI ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
PRESENTS
Timothy J. Shields
AUDREY S. GEISEL MANAGING DIRECTOR
BOOK AND LYRICS BY
TIMOTHY MASON
John Lee Beatty SCENIC DESIGN
Robert Morgan† COSTUME DESIGN
Anita Ruth ORCHESTRATOR Joshua Rosenblum VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS AND INCIDENTAL MUSIC
Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage Old Globe Theatre Conrad Prebys Theatre Center
November 5 – December 31, 2025
†Associate Artist of The Old Globe.
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Big and small, short and tall—it takes a lot to put on the show! Learn all about how we create Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! every year with these fun festive factoids.
There are six full Grinch costumes that can be worn at alternate performances (including understudies!), and each Grinch suit has four pounds of green hair.
It takes the big meanie-greenie 35 minutes to get into wig, makeup, and full costume. We’ve recently switched to more eco-friendly makeup remover, and we use only one reusable makeup towel during the run of the show.
Nine quick-changes are done during the show, and the fastest is only 45 seconds! It takes nine wardrobe and wig crew members backstage to make it all happen seamlessly.
After each performance, four loads of laundry are done. Which makes sense because there are 15 pairs of gloves, six pairs of bloomers, and even oven mitts used in the show.
There are three red rocking horses, and the Mt. Crumpit set piece weighs over 1,000 pounds!
Overall, there have been 1,865 performances of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! at the Globe between 1998 and 2025.
It’s been 68 years since The Grinch was first published. It took only four months for Geisel to write and submit it for publication. (He said it was the easiest book of his career to write.) There are 1,363 words and 69 pages in the original story, and it has been translated into nine languages - but as we all know, there’s still only one Grinch in existence!
(Grown-Up Who Ensemble) The Old Globe: The Comedy of Errors, All’s Well That Ends Well, Henry 6. The Old Globe/USD Shiley
M.F.A. Program: Henry VIII, The Two Gentleman of Verona. Off Broadway: The Office! A Musical Parody (The Theater Center). Touring: Million Dollar Quartet (Apex Touring). Regional: Ozark Actors Theatre, Arts of Coastal Carolina, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, North Shore Music Theatre, Little Theatre on the Square, Cortland Rep, Texas Shakespeare Festival, Peterborough Players, Rocky Mountain Rep, Ivoryton Playhouse. Education: M.F.A. University of San Diego/The Old Globe. @dannyeadams on Instagram. BLM.
SIENNA ARIANNEJAD
(Little Who Ensemble, Red Team) is so excited for her debut performance at the Globe. She has recently performed in Alice in Wonderland and Finding Nemo (Junior Actors Company), Dare to Dream and Moana Jr. (JCompany). Sienna enjoys singing lessons with Patricia Freund and Ben Goniea, and piano at Wagner School of Music. She loves dancing at West Coast Dance Complex, where she takes jazz and lyrical. When not performing, Sienna enjoys spending time with her younger brothers and cousins. She loves drawing, making crafts, and choreographing dances to her favorite songs. She wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas!
SOFIA BARREDO
(Cindy-Lou Who, Red Team) is ecstatic to return to The Old Globe in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! as Cindy-Lou Who once again! She is 9-years-old and a fifth grader at Calvary Christian Academy. Sofia is in love with musical theatre and when she’s not on stage, she enjoys working as a voiceover artist. Credits: Bielke in Fiddler on the Roof, Little Anastasia/Alexei u/s in Anastasia (Moonlight Stage). Represented by DDO Talent Agency. Sofia is grateful to God, her loving parents, family and friends, and her vocal coach, Jackie Maraya Griffin. Special thanks to The Old Globe for this amazing opportunity! @iamsofiabarredo.
SUMMER BROYHILL
(Grown-Up Who Ensemble) The Old Globe: Lady Montague in Romeo and Juliet, Amiens in As You Like It. Globe/USD Shiley M.F.A. Program: Feste in Twelfth Night, Calphurnia in Julius Caesar. Broadway: Hairspray. National tours: Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Hairspray. Off Broadway: The Independents (Soho Playhouse). Regional: The Last Five Years (Virginia Stage Company, Weathervane), Jane in Tarzan (Tuacahn), Lilli/Katharine in Kiss Me, Kate opposite Davis Gaines (concert), Sandy in Tootsie (Moonlight Stage), June’s Standby in …Johnny and June (LJP). Education: M.F.A. from Globe/USD Shiley Graduate Theatre Program. Playwright for Playground-LA. Summerbroyhill.com, @summerbroyhill on Instagram.
KAIA BUGLER
(Grown-Up Who Ensemble) The Old Globe debut! National Tour: Aviator Elf and others in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ‘24 (Right Angle Entertainment). Regional: Jin in Jin vs. The Beach (La Jolla Playhouse POP Tour), Nicky in Noel Noel (San Diego Symphony), Ensemble in Follies (Cygnet), Kevin in The Prom, Stanley/Dance Ensemble in Hello, Dolly!, Kiki/Dance Captain in Legally Blonde (San Diego Musical Theatre), Rod/Cosmo u/s in Singin’ in the Rain (New Village Arts). Instagram: @kaiabugler.
MAXWELL BUTLER
(Little Who Ensemble, Red Team) is excited to celebrate his first Christmas season in Whoville! Recent credits include Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Kavod Charter School), Ensemble in Something Rotten and Disney’s Moana Jr. (JCompany), and the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland (Kavod Charter School). After watching the show with his family for many years, Maxwell is thrilled to be part of this Who-liday adventure. Wishing everyone a joyful and magical season in Who-ville!
JACOB CALTRIDER
(Swing) The Old Globe: Regency Girls, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Rocky Horror. Other performances: Oklahoma, Rocky Horror, Spring Awakening, Assassins, Parade, Little Shop
of Horrors, Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, A Christmas Carol, The History Boys (Cygnet Theatre), Camelot (Laguna Playhouse), House of Dreams, Manifest Destinitis, Violet (San Diego Rep), West Side Story (San Diego Musical Theatre), Homos, or Everyone in America; Marry Me a Little, Harmony, Kansas, Twist, Yank!, The Daddy Machine (Diversionary Theatre), …Spelling Bee, A Christmas Carol (North Coast Rep), An American Christmas, Les Misérables, Twelfth Night, The Festival of Christmas (Lamb’s Players).
RILEY CAMPEN
(Betty-Lou Who, Red Team) is excited to spend her first holiday season in Who-ville! Recent credits: Marta in The Sound of Music (Young Actors’ Theatre), Girl Scout/Sky u/s in Beetlejuice Jr. (Young Actors’ Theatre), Dory in Finding Nemo Jr. (Kroc Center Theatre). Riley is a fifth grader at the Language Academy studying French and enjoys ballet, tap, cheer, art, and playing games with her friends. Riley wants to thank the Globe for this opportunity. Merry Grinchmas and enjoy the show!
ELIANA DEINES
(Little Who Ensemble, Pink Team) is thrilled to make her professional debut in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! A lifelong lover of musical theatre, Eliana loves singing, acting, ballet, and lyrical dance. Her previous performances include The Nutcracker as a Lemon Drop, Sentry, and Lamb (San Elijo Dance & Music Academy). Offstage, she loves playing the piano, reading, drawing, creative writing, and traveling with her family. She wishes everyone a very Happy Who-liday season!
ADRIENNE GABRIEL
(Little Who Ensemble, Red Team) is ecstatic to be making her professional theatre debut in Whoville at The Old Globe. Previous credits include: Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins Jr. (Scripps Ranch Theatre), Patty Simcox in Grease (Roustabouts), Pinocchio in Shrek Jr., Crookston in Peter Pan, Grand Pabbie in Frozen Jr. (Kids on Stage Productions), Train Conductor/Mythical Creature Ensemble in The Lightning Thief, Ensemble in Moana Jr. (JCompany). When not on stage, you will find her with a book in her hand or a dog or cat by her side. Thank you to Becky Cherlin Baird for her support and continued encouragement and The Old Globe for this incredible opportunity.
Wishing everyone a very Merry Grinchmas!
JAZLEY GENOVESE (Mama Who) The Old Globe debut! San Diego: Oklahoma! (Ado Annie; Cygnet), Escape to Margaritaville (Tammy; Moonlight), The Winter Wonderettes (Betty Jean; SDMT), Kinky Boots (Moonlight). Regional: Oklahoma! (Gertie; Weston Playhouse), Mary & Max (Drew & Dane Productions), Snow Child (SubCulture), Vincent (Spark Theatre Festival). Educator with Disney Theatrical Group on Broadway. Education: B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Pace University. @jazleyg11 on Instagram.
REESE GOETZINGER
(Little Who Ensemble, Pink Team) is 11 years old and her heart belongs to the stage! She has dreamed of spending her holidays in Who-ville since she was 8 years old. When she isn’t showcasing her dramatic flair at home, she is immersing herself in Spanish language at The Language Academy and traveling abroad. Reese embraces every opportunity to express herself and hopes to star in movies, TV shows, and under the bright lights of Broadway someday! Recent credits: Jojo in Seussical Jr. (Kroc Junior Theatre), Sky in Beetlejuice Jr. (Kidz Edition), and a Hare in The Firebird (SDCYB).
AIDEN GRANUM
(Little Who Understudy) is happy to return to Whoville. Recent credits include Michael Banks in Mary Poppins (TACFA), Theo in Pippin (Star Theatre), Nemo in Finding Nemo, Jr. (SDMT), Boo Who in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (The Old Globe), Troy Bolton in High School Musical, JoJo in Seussical Jr., Oz Guard in The Wizard of Oz, and Tweedle Dee in Alice in Wonderland Jr. (STA). Aiden enjoys acting lessons with Shauna Markey and vocal instruction with Karen Lammers. Aiden is a 6th grader, and he loves playing baseball, building Legos and spending time with family and friends. IG: @aidengranum.
BROOKE HENDERSON
(Grown-Up Who Ensemble) The Old Globe: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (20122017). Regional: Ensemble/ Gloria u/s in Damn Yankees (Marriott Theatre Lincolnshire),
ARTISTS
Sarah in Ragtime, Ti Moune in Once on This Island, Little Red in Into the Woods, Lil Eva in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Moonlight), Lorraine in All Shook Up (San Diego Musical Theatre). TV/film: Anchorman 2, PSA commercials. @dccbrookie on Instagram.
CHRISTINE HEWITT
(Grandma Who) The Old Globe: Murder on the Orient Express, Cabaret. Broadway national tour: Sunset Boulevard (The Really Useful Group) Notable regional: Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (CCAE), Spamalot (Cygnet Theatre, Moonlight Stage), Young Frankenstein (SDMT), 33 1/3 – House of Dreams (world premiere; SD Rep), Woman in Tomfoolery (NCRT), For Whom the Southern Bell Tolls (replacement; Roustabouts Theatre), A Little Night Music (Cygnet Theatre), La Cage aux Folles (SDMT), All Shook Up (Moonlight Stage), Eleanor – An American Love Story (Ford’s Theatre, Washington D.C.), Nunsense (Actors Theatre of Louisville), Singin’ in the Rain (North Carolina Theatre). Itschristinehewitt.com.
DAVID HIBBARD
(Old Max) recently completed the national tour of Mrs. Doubtfire (Mr. Jolly/Judge/ Doctor) following its Broadway run. Other Broadway: Something Rotten! (Francis Flute, u/s Nick Bottom/Nostradamus), Billy Elliot (u/s Mr. Braithwaite/George), Elf the Musical (Matthews), Spamalot (Patsy), A Class Act (Bobby/Michael Bennett), Once Upon a Mattress (Jester, SJP revival), and Cats (Rum Tum Tugger – 2,197 performances). Tons of Off Broadway, regional theatre, and has voiced numerous television, radio, and documentary narrations. A graduate of The Ohio State University with a degree in Music Education, David also spent 27 years teaching Vocal Performance and Audition Technique at NYU’s CAP21 Studios and Molloy University.
JAXON IPAPO-GLASS
(Little Who Ensemble, Pink Team) is thrilled to be making his professional debut at The Old Globe in Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Recent credits include: March Hare in Alice Jr. (Junior Actors Company), Charlie Brown in You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Kidz Act Up), Gavroche in Les Mis (Junior Actors Company), and Young Simba in Lion King Jr. (Kidz Act Up). He enjoys building Legos, playing soccer with his
FC Balboa teammates, traveling, and adventuring with his friends and family. Wishing everyone a Happy Who-Holiday Season!
ARDEN JOHNSON
(Cindy-Lou Who, Pink Team) is a bright young performer returning for her third appearance as CindyLou Who. From a very young age, Arden has loved singing, dancing, and bringing characters to life on stage. Other memorable roles: Young Miriam in The Prince of Egypt (Moonlight Stage) Amanda in Matilda (San Diego Musical Theatre), Grace in Junie B. Jones (San Diego Musical Theatre), Matilda in Matilda Jr. (Trinity Theatre Company), and more. Arden is honored to play a part in this heartwarming story. Endless love to all the Whos of Who-ville, and special thanks to her Old Globe family for their support. IG: @ardenjohnsonofficial.
CHRISTOPHER KALE JONES
(Papa Who) is thrilled to be making his Old Globe debut. Previously, Chris toured San Diego as Frankie Valli in the hit musical Jersey Boys. A graduate of Northwestern University’s Acting and Music Theater programs, Chris has worked at Chicago’s famed Steppenwolf, Goodman, Chicago Shakespeare, and Marriott Theatre (where he had the good fortune to work with director James Vasquez for the first time). He is a founding member of the PBS retro-rock sensation Under The Streetlamp. Follow along with him @chriskalejones on Insta. Dedicated to his own Mama Who and Cindy Lou – Jenna and Presley.
TAYLOR KOELBL
(Betty-Lou Who, Pink Team) is excited to be spending the holiday season in Who-ville at The Old Globe!! Her recent credits include Alice in Alice in Wonderland Jr., Pilar in Legally Blonde Jr., Duchess in Aristocats Kids, all with Junior Actors Company. Outside of the theatre, Taylor enjoys dancing at West Coast Dance Complex and hanging out with her friends. She would like to thank her acting, singing, and dance coaches as well as her teachers, family, and friends for all their love and support.
CHARLOTTE LAIDLAW
(Little Who Ensemble, Red Team) is delighted to make her professional debut at The Old Globe. Charlotte is an inspired fifth grade student who loves
learning, reading, tennis, and roller skating! She trains at Scripps Performing Arts Academy and is passionate about ballet and musical theatre, finding joy in every performance. She is incredibly grateful for her supportive family, teachers, and friends, and for this magical opportunity! Aspiring to become a heart surgeon, Charlotte can’t wait for her first “operation” this year in Whoville, helping the Grinch’s heart grow three sizes while singing with holiday cheer!
LILIANA LOPEZ
(Annie Who, Pink Team) is delighted to return to Whoville for another holiday season! Previous credits include Flotsam in The Little Mermaid, Annie Who in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Annie in Annie, and Anne in The Greatest Showman. Outside of the theatre, she enjoys singing, playing piano, aerial silks, skiing, and traveling with her family. She is so grateful to The Old Globe for this amazing opportunity, to her family for their endless support, and to her voice coach, Amber Bartlett, for her guidance.
IRIS MANTER
(Annie Who, Red Team) is overjoyed to return for a third year to Whoville, her happiest place on Earth! Favorite credits include Matilda in Matilda (SDMT); Young Hebrew Girl in Prince of Egypt (Moonlight); Ivanka in Once (Lamb’s Players); Cindy-Lou and Annie Who in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (The Old Globe); Bobbi Jean Piper in Junie B. Jones Jr. (SDMT Academy); Young Cosette in Les MisSchool Ed. (Junior Actors Company). Warm thanks to family, friends, teachers, and the Globe team for all their love and support. Wholiday cheer to all!
TOMMY MARTINEZ
(Young Max) Thrilled to be back at The Old Globe—life is a dream here! Broadway: Newsies; world premiere of Summer Stock (Goodspeed Musicals); NBC’s Hairspray Live!. Hollywood Bowl/ national tour/Off Broadway/Canada: Kinky Boots, Katy Perry, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Baa Baa the Sheep in Little Baby Bum Live! Thanks to Nimmy, Mom, Nana, Dad, Cricket, James, and everyone at the Globe. @atleastimfunny on Instagram, @iwasbornperfect on TikTok, Tommy Martinez on YouTube.
CHARLOTTE MCCLASKEY
(Little Who Understudy) is delighted to spend Christmas in Who-ville, once again! She is a creative, inquisitive, and observant sixth grader, with a passion for all things musical theatre. She enjoys guitar, tap/ballet, piano, drawing, and writing stories with her friends. Previous credits: Betty Lou in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (The Old Globe), JoJo in Seussical, Lavender in Matilda, Kate in Annie, Addams Family, Shrek, Wizard of Oz (CYT), Noel Noel at the Rady Shell (San Diego Symphony). Heartfelt gratitude to everyone at The Old Globe for this amazing opportunity and experience, and to her family, friends, and coaches for their continuous love, support, and encouragement.
HARRISON NODINE
(Danny Who, Pink Team) is ecstatic to be making his Old Globe debut in Whoville! Recent credits: Young Aaron in The Prince of Egypt (Moonlight Stage), Winthrop in The Music Man (Star Theatre Company), Marlin in Finding Nemo Jr., Gad in Joseph…, Jojo in Seussical (MYT), and Michael in Peter Pan (Ovation Theatre). Special thanks to the talented creative team at The Old Globe for this opportunity! Much thanks to his vocal coach Debbie Nicastro. So blessed to have the love and support of his parents, brother Chase, grandparents, and family. Merry Grinchmas to all! IG: @harrisonnodine.
ALINA MARI PANGANIBAN
(Teen Who, Red Team) is excited to return to The Old Globe in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Credits: 4S Dance Academy Ballet: Swan Lake, Journey to Neverland, Sleeping Beauty, Mermaid’s Tale, and The Nutcracker. 4S Dance Academy Musical Theater: A Little Bit Wicked The Old Globe: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Little Who Ensemble - Gymslip and Phyllis). Alina enjoys dancing in the genres of contemporary, modern, ballet, and hip hop. She loves singing, doing voice overs, reading, and rollerblading. Alina loves learning new things and has recently taken up crocheting and sewing. She appreciates spending time with family and friends, which is why she is so thankful to the Globe and all in Who-ville for the opportunity to once again spread joy and cheer. Wishing everyone a Happy Who-liday Season!
CAITLIN PEARCE
(Little Who Ensemble, Pink Team) is so excited to be part of Who-ville this season. This will be her 11th production, and first at The Old Globe. Her favorite roles include Gretl von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Sky in BeetleJuice Jr. (Young Actors’ Theatre). Caitlin is in sixth grade and when she is not on stage, she loves being part of the No Place for Hate club at her school. She’s learning to play the piano and enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
ISABELLE SIMONE PIZZURRO
(Grown-Up Who Ensemble)
The Old Globe: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Annie Who). University credits: Dance Nation (Amina/ Asst. Choreographer), Bad Jews (Daphna), The Ferryman (Aunt Maggie Faraway/ Choreographer), Pericles (Dance Captain/Bawd/ Lychorida), Medea (Chorus/Fight Captain), James I: The Key Will Keep The Lock (Alisdair/ Fight Captain), James III: The True Mirror, 35MM: A Musical Exhibition. Additional credits: Henry V (Royal Shakespeare Company Education), Allegory (La Jolla Playhouse WOW Festival), Il Trovatore (University Opera Theatre), Directing Intern for Witnesses (CCAE Theatricals). University of Minnesota Guthrie Theater B.F.A. Actor Training Program, B.A. History. Isabellesimonepizzurro.com, @isabellepizzurro on Instagram.
ANDREW POLEC
(The Grinch) Grinch “Five-Timers Club!” Other Globe: Berger in Hair, Crime and Punishment, A Comedy. West End: Strat in Bat Out of Hell (Joe Allen Best West End Debut Award). Off Broadway: The Beautiful Lady (La MaMa), The Fantasticks (Theatre Center). Recent Regional: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (NCRT, Laguna Playhouse), Moonlight Stage, Two River Theater, Bucks County Playhouse. TV/film: “Katy Keene,” “Prodigal Son,” “Wheel of Fortune.” Music: Disillusioned Funk, Bat Unplugged. Other: Lotte Lenya Competition (First Prize). Education: B.A.s from the University of Rochester, M.F.A. Brown University. Love to Noelle! In memory of Michael Marion. Socials: @andrewpolec.
BETHANY
SLOMKA (Swing) is beyond grateful to be back for her sixth year in Whoville! She was recently awarded the 2025 Craig Noel Award for Best Featured Performance in a Musical for her work as Paulette Bonafonte in San Diego Musical Theatre’s Legally Blonde. The Old Globe: Hair, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! New York: Toughest Girl Alive (Fringe). Select regional: Tarzan, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, regional premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Tuacahn), Hairspray (SD Rep, Welk, SDMT; Craig Noel Award nomination), Sister Act (Moonlight Stage, SDMT), world premiere of 33 1/3 – House of Dreams (SD Rep), Every Brilliant Thing, Sunday in the Park with George (CCAE Theatricals), Rent, Grease, How to Succeed… (Welk), Sunset Boulevard (Moonlight Stage), Suds (NVA), Joseph…, Legally Blonde, 9 to 5, Ragtime, Man of La Mancha (SDMT). TV: “Encore!” on Disney+. @beeslom on Instagram.
LANCE ARTHUR SMITH (Grown-Up Who Ensemble) (he/ him), The Old Globe: Huzzah!, Life After, October Sky. San Diego: Jersey Boys (CCAE Theatricals); Redwood (La Jolla Playhouse); Spamalot, The Bodyguard, Mamma Mia!, My Fair Lady (Welk); Million Dollar Quartet, Around the World in 80 Days (Lamb’s Players); La Cage aux Folles, Bed and Sofa (Cygnet); Victor/ Victoria, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mamma Mia!, Guys and Dolls (Moonlight); Intimate Apparel (San Diego Rep); Tomfoolery, Romance/Romance (North Coast Rep); A Piece of My Heart (Mo`olelo); Tuesdays with Morrie (Vista’s Broadway Theater). Regional: Julius Caesar (Kingsmen Shakespeare); The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Merchant of Venice, Return to the Forbidden Planet (ARK); The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Carousel, Grease (PCPA). A thousand fa-whos to Colleen, Scottie, and Pepper.
CHRISTOPHER SMYRES (Boo Who, Red Team) is so excited to return to The Old Globe! Select credits: Ainsley in Appropriate (The Old Globe), Boo Who in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (The Old Globe), Tommy in Matilda (San Diego Musical Theatre), Little Guido in Nine (Coronado Playhouse). He is grateful to The Old Globe for this amazing opportunity, and to his coaches, friends and family for their love and support. Merry Grinchmas! @christophersmyres on Instagram.
DANIEL SMYRES
(Danny Who, Red Team) is grateful to return to The Old Globe and thrilled to spend another year in Whoville! Select credits: Ainsley in Appropriate (The Old Globe), Little Who Ensemble in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (The Old Globe), Little Guido in Nine (Coronado Playhouse), James in James and the Giant Peach (San Diego Junior Theatre). Thanks to his coaches, family and friends for all of their encouragement and support, and especially to The Old Globe for this incredible opportunity! Wishing everyone a Merry Grinchmas! @danielsmyres on Instagram.
AMANI SOLORIO
(Teen Who, Pink Team) Credits: Teen Ensemble in Into the Woods (Moonlight Stage), Betty Lou and Swing in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (The Old Globe), Young Gloria in On Your Feet! (SWC Theatre); Yellow-Brick Road u/s Munchkin,Citizen of Oz in The Wiz (SDSCPA); Mean Girls (San Diego Junior Theatre), Junie B. in Junie B. Jones the Musical, Chip in Beauty and the Beast. Also: 13, Matilda, Jingle All the Way (YAT), and proud Sketch Performer u/s for Teatro Izcalli of San Diego. Thrilled and honored to return to The Old Globe. Thankful for this wonderful opportunity, to all who made it possible, and to her family, friends, and teachers for their support!
DHANI SOLORIO
(Boo Who, Pink Team) Credits: Rafael in El Milagro del Recuerdo (San Diego Opera), Eric in Matilda (SDMT), Ladybug in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (The Old Globe), Young Emilio and Nayib in On Your Feet! (SWC Theatre), Nemo in Finding Nemo, Jr. Also: Junie B. Jones the Musical, Jingle All the Way (YAT), and various performances at school and church. Honored to return to Whoville at The Old Globe for a second year. Grateful to all who make this production possible, and to his family, friends, and teachers for their support!
E.Y. WASHINGTON
(Grandpa Who) The Old Globe debut. Regional: Jethro in The Prince of Egypt, Jamal in Escape from Margaritaville, Simon in Jesus Christ Superstar, Andy Lee in 42nd Street, Minstrel in
Something Rotten (Moonlight), Sheldon in The Prom (SDMT), Ja’Keith in Rock of Ages (Cygnet), more Education: B.F.A. in Music Theater from San Diego State University. Eywashington.com, @eywashington on Instagram.
TIMOTHY MASON
(Book and Lyrics) (1950–2023) The Old Globe: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Broadway: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Circle Repertory: Levitation, Only You, Babylon Gardens, The Fiery Furnace. Actors Theatre of Louisville: In a Northern Landscape. American Conservatory Theater’s Young Conservatory: Ascension Day, The Less Than Human Club, Time on Fire, Mullen’s Alley, My Life in the Silents, The Life to Come. Other titles: South Coast Repertory, Seattle Rep, Victory Gardens, Jungle Theatre, Royal National Theatre. Novel: The Darwin Affair, The Nightingale Affair (Algonquin Books).
MEL MARVIN
(Composer) The Old Globe: Tintypes, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Broadway: Yentl, A History of the American Film, Tintypes (Tony nomination), Fascinating Rhythm, The Grinch, Cymbeline. Theatre: 11 Off Broadway shows, dozens of scores, from Shakespeare to Kushner, for America’s best-known regional theatres, including Lincoln Center, Arena Stage, Guthrie Theater, A.R.T., ACT, La Jolla Playhouse, Mark Taper Forum (where he wrote the original music for the world premiere of Angels in America). Opera: Guest from the Future, Buwalsky, Truth and Reconciliation, Isolation. Other: Head Faculty Composer, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.
JACK O’BRIEN
(Conceived and Directed Original Production) The Old Globe: Artistic Director, 1981–2007. Broadway: Shucked, All My Sons, Carousel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Front Page, It’s Only a Play, Macbeth, The Nance, Catch Me If You Can, The Coast of Utopia, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Henry IV, Hairspray, The Invention of Love, The Full Monty, more. Other work: national tours, West End, Metropolitan Opera, San Diego Opera, PBS’s “American Playhouse.” Awards: three Tony Awards, six additional nominations, 2008 Theatre Hall of Fame inductee. Books: Jack in the Box, Jack Be Nimble: The Accidental Education of an Unintentional Director
JAMES VÁSQUEZ
(Director) The Old Globe: Resident Artist; Under a Baseball Sky, American Mariachi (world premieres); Hurricane Diane, Tiny Beautiful Things, Rich Girl
(West Coast premieres); The Comedy of Errors, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt 2B, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Hair, The Rocky Horror Show, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! National credits: Signature Theatre, Goodspeed Musicals, Denver Center Theatre Company, Cleveland Play House, Dallas Theater Center, Children’s Theatre Company, Marriott Theatre, Two River Theater; developmental workshops with South Coast Repertory, La Jolla Playhouse, Lively McCabe Entertainment. Education: The Juilliard School. Jamesvasquez.com.
JOHN DELUCA
(Original Choreography) Film: The Little Mermaid (2023), Mary Poppins Returns, Into the Woods, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Nine, Memoirs of a Geisha, Chicago, The Terminal. Television: Tony Bennett: An American Classic, “The 75th Annual Academy Awards,” “The Kennedy Center Honors.” Awards: two Emmys, three Golden Globe Best Film nominations, three AFI Top Ten Best Films, three National Board of Review Top Ten Films, four Critic’s Choice Best Film nominations, BAFTA nomination, Choreography Media Honors, two American Choreography, Hamilton Behind the Camera, Humanitas Writing, Chita Rivera Award. Theatre director/choreographer: Broadway, Off Broadway, City Center’s Encores!, The Public Theater, regionally.
BOB RICHARD
(Additional Choreography) Broadway/Tour: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! for the past 18 years. Off Broadway: Directed/choreographed Inventing Mary Martin: The Revue of a Lifetime (Joseph A. Callaway Award nomination), The Road to Qatar! As Director: North Shore Music Theatre, Ordway Center, Theatre By The Sea, 5th Avenue Theatre, Theatre Under The Stars, Pioneer Theatre Company. International: Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo, London, Christchurch, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. National tours: Legally Blonde, Guys and Dolls, Hello Dolly, An American in Paris, South Pacific. Awards: Footlight Award, Gypsy Lee Award, Ivey Award, Ernie Award, San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award.
ELAN MCMAHAN
(Music Director) The Old Globe: Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, As You Like It, Inherit the Wind, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Regional: Ragtime, In the Heights, West Side Story, Titanic, Big Fish, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, 50 more productions (Moonlight Stage Productions), Sunday in the Park with George (CCAE), Forbidden Broadway (North Coast Rep), Into the Woods (New Village Arts). Education:
B.Mus. in Piano Performance from Brigham Young University, M.Mus. in Piano Performance from St. Louis Conservatory of Music. Awards: San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Musical Direction (2012, 2015, 2017, 2023). Other work: associate faculty at MiraCosta College.
JOHN LEE BEATTY
(Scenic Design) The Old Globe: The Underpants, Much Ado About Nothing, Richard II, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Redwood Curtain Broadway: 118 productions; Plaza Suite, Sweat, Disgraced, The Nance, Good People, Venus in Fur, Other Desert Cities, The Royal Family, The Color Purple, Rabbit Hole, Doubt, Chicago, Proof, A Delicate Balance, The Heiress, The Sisters Rosensweig, The Most Happy Fella, Burn This, Ain’t Misbehavin’,Talley’s Folly, Fifth of July, Crimes of the Heart. Off Broadway: The Whipping Man, Sylvia, The Substance of Fire, A Life in the Theater, Lips Together…, MTC, Circle Rep, Encores! Awards: Tonys, Obies, Drama Desks, Outer Critics Circles, Theater Hall of Fame. Education: Brown, Yale School of Drama.
ROBERT MORGAN
(Costume Design) The Old Globe: Associate Artist. Broadway: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, The Full Monty, Imaginary Friends, I’m Not Rappaport, Sherlock’s Last Case. Off Broadway: Pride’s Crossing, Saturn Returns (Lincoln Center), The Loves of Anatol (Circle in the Square). Television: American Playhouse’s The Skin of Our Teeth, A Christmas Carol. West End: The Full Monty. Regional: Ahmanson, American Conservatory Theater, American Players Theatre, Denver Center, Guthrie, Huntington, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, McCarter, Milwaukee Rep, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Portland Center Stage, Seattle Rep, Studio Arena Theater, Williamstown. Awards: two Drama Desk nominations, 12 Drama-Logue Awards.
THE ESTATE OF PAT COLLINS
(Lighting Design) (1932–2021) The Old Globe: Camp David, Twelfth Night, Cymbeline. Broadway: Orphans, Good People, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Doubt (Tony nomination), Sight Unseen, Proof, A Moon for the Misbegotten, A Delicate Balance, The Sisters Rosensweig, Conversations with My Father, The Heidi Chronicles, I’m Not Rappaport (Tony Award), Execution of Justice (Drama Desk Award), Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Threepenny Opera (Tony nomination), Once Upon a Mattress, An American Daughter. Other work: Off Broadway, Lincoln Center, Mark Taper Forum, McCarter, Berkeley Rep, Seattle Rep, Hartford Stage, Alley, Center Stage, Long Wharf, Guthrie, Goodman,
ART, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, over 100 international opera productions.
MELANIE CHEN COLE
(Sound Design) (she/her) The Old Globe: The Comedy of Errors, The Janeiad, All’s Well That Ends Well, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2024, 2023), Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt 2B, Henry 6 One and Two, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Noura, Tiny Beautiful Things, The Imaginary Invalid. Regional: Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Alley Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cleveland Playhouse, Dallas Theater Center, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Geffen Playhouse, Goodman Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, Indiana Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, McCarter, Milwaukee Rep, Northern Stage, PlayMakers Rep, South Coast Rep, Studio Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival. Education: M.F.A. in Theatre and Dance from UC San Diego. Melaniesound.com, @melaniechencole.
ANITA RUTH
(Orchestrator) As orchestrator/arranger/musical director: over 150 musicals in the last 30 years. As musical director: Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (1968–1988). As freelance music director/ orchestrator: Children’s Theatre Company, Bloomington Civic Theatre, Theatre Mu, others. Guthrie Theater: three Shakespeare productions (as arranger/music director), A Christmas Carol for many years (as music director). Other work: orchestrated two operas composed by Mel Marvin: one presented in Holland, one at Bard College (2004).
JOSHUA ROSENBLUM
(Vocal Arrangements and Incidental Music) Broadway: Miss Saigon, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Wonderful Town, The Music Man, Falsettos, Anything Goes. Off Broadway, as composer/lyricist: BUSH IS BAD, Fermat’s Last Tango, Einstein’s Dreams (Drama Desk nomination). Guest conductor: Brooklyn Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony, American Repertory Ballet. Pianist: New York Pops (Carnegie Hall), City Center Encores! Faculty member: NYU (conducting), Yale University (composition). Music director: Pit Stop Players. Education: B.A. in Music, Yale (summa cum laude), M.Mus. in Piano, Yale School of Music. Author: Closer Than Ever: The Unique Six-Decade Songwriting Partnership of Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire. Wonderful family: Joanne, Julian, Phoebe.
DAVID KRANE
(Dance Music Arranger) (he/him/his) Film/ television: Best Picture Oscar winner Chicago, Nine, Into the Woods with Meryl Streep, My Week with Marilyn with Michelle Williams, Mrs. Santa Claus with Angela Lansbury, Cinderella with Whitney Houston, Annie with Kathy Bates, Mary Poppins Returns with Emily Blunt and the new liveaction The Little Mermaid with Melissa McCarthy. Broadway: 35 shows including Cabaret with Alan Cumming, Kiss of the Spider Woman with Chita Rivera, Victor/Victoria with Julie Andrews, She Loves Me with Laura Benanti. Original shows: Aspire, The Road to Qatar!; Davidkrane.com, @davidkranemusic on Twitter and Instagram.
CAPARELLIOTIS CASTING
(Casting) The Old Globe: Deceived, The Janeiad, One of the Good Ones, Empty Ride, Appropriate, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - Apt 2B, Fat Ham, Stir, King James, English, The Age of Innocence, Exotic Deadly, Under a Baseball Sky, What We Talk About…, Dial M for Murder, Mala, Shutter Sisters, Hurricane Diane, others. Select Broadway: Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Grey House, Ohio State Murders, Macbeth, The Minutes, King Lear, Hillary and Clinton, Ink, The Waverly Gallery, Meteor Shower, A Doll’s House, Part 2, Jitney, Blackbird, Disgraced. Additional theatre: MTC, Signature, Atlantic. Television: “New Amsterdam” (NBC), “American Odyssey” (NBC).
JESS SLOCUM
(Production Stage Manager) The Old Globe: All’s Well That Ends Well, Henry 6, The Age of Innocence, Under a Baseball Sky, Dial M for Murder, El Borracho, Noura, They Promised Her the Moon, The Imaginary Invalid, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, tokyo fish story, In Your Arms, Bright Star, Water by the Spoonful, Pygmalion, over 40 more. Regional: The Heart, The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical; Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord; Indecent; Side Show; Ruined; The Third Story; Memphis (La Jolla Playhouse), Noura (Shakespeare Theatre Company). Education: Vanderbilt University.
KARLA GARCIA
(Assistant Stage Manager) The Old Globe: The Comedy of Errors, One of the Good Ones, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Measure for Measure. As Production Assistant: Henry 6, Stir, King James, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Cabaret, Exotic Deadly, Mala. La Jolla Playhouse: The Heart. Education: M.A. in Theatre Arts from University of California, Santa Cruz.
ARTISTS
AMANDA SALMONS
(Assistant Stage Manager) The Old Globe: Henry 6, Ride, Come Fall in Love, Life After, The Blameless, October Sky, Rain, The Metromaniacs, The White Snake, Inherit the Wind, over 40 more productions. Regional: The Heart, Blueprints to Freedom: An Ode to Bayard Rustin (La Jolla Playhouse), Kiss Me, Kate (Hartford Stage), The Foreigner, See How They Run, The Rivalry (Lamb’s Players Theatre). Education: UC San Diego.
KENDRA STOCKTON
(Assistant Stage Manager) The Old Globe: Noises Off, Regency Girls, Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Henry 6, The Age of Innocence, The XIXth, Come Fall in Love, The Taming of the Shrew, Trouble in Mind, Hair, Almost Famous, As You Like It, The Gods of Comedy, Familiar, Looking for Christmas, Much Ado About Nothing, Benny & Joon, October Sky, Bright Star, Dog and Pony, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Regional: House of Joy (San Diego Rep), Home of the Brave, #SuperShinySara, Guards at the Taj, The Orphan of Zhao, The Who & The What (La Jolla Playhouse), The Loneliest Girl in the World (Diversionary), miXtape (Lamb’s Players), White Christmas (San Diego Musical Theatre).
BARRY EDELSTEIN
(Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director) is a stage director, producer, author, and educator. His Globe directing credits include The Winter’s Tale, Othello, The Twenty-Seventh Man, the world premiere of Rain, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Hamlet, the world premiere of The Wanderers, the American premiere of Life After, Romeo and Juliet, the world premiere of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, the two-part epic Henry 6, and, during the pandemic, Hamlet: On the Radio. He also directed All’s Well That Ends Well as the inaugural production of the Globe for All community tour, and he oversees the Globe’s Classical Directing Fellowship program. In addition to his recent Globe credits, he directed The Tempest with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2018 and The Wanderers Off Broadway with Roundabout Theatre Company in 2023. As Director of the Shakespeare Initiative at The Public Theater (2008–2012), Edelstein oversaw all of the company’s Shakespearean productions as well as its educational, community outreach, and artisttraining programs. At The Public, he staged the world premiere of The Twenty-Seventh Man, Julius Caesar, The Merchant of Venice, Timon of Athens, and Steve Martin’s WASP and Other Plays. He was also Associate Producer of The Public’s Broadway
production of The Merchant of Venice starring Al Pacino. From 1998 to 2003 he was Artistic Director of Classic Stage Company. His book Thinking Shakespeare is the standard text on American Shakespearean acting. He is also the author of Bardisms: Shakespeare for All Occasions. His podcast “Where There’s a Will: Finding Shakespeare” was produced by the Globe and Pushkin Industries. He is a graduate of Tufts University and the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.
TIMOTHY J. SHIELDS
(Audrey S. Geisel Managing Director) joined The Old Globe as Managing Director in 2017, bringing with him a wealth of theatrical experience and a deep commitment to community service. Since his appointment, he has been actively involved in the San Diego community, currently serving as an executive committee member of the board of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership; as a member of the City of San Diego’s Balboa Park Committee; and as an advisory board member of the San Diego Downtown Partnership, following his term as a board member of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce’s LEAD program. In his over four decades of service to non-profit theatres, Shields has held several prominent positions. He was the Managing Director of Princeton, New Jersey’s McCarter Theatre Center from 2009 to 2017, and held the same role at Milwaukee Repertory Theater from 1998 to 2009, and at Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, New York, from 1992 to 1998. Additionally, he has held administrative roles at the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis; the Denver Center Theatre Company; and earlier at McCarter Theatre Center. He has been a significant figure in the non-profit theatre field, serving as President of the League of Resident Theatres and as Vice President of the board at Theatre Communications Group, and as a grant panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts. Other notable roles include being the co-founder and President of Theatre Wisconsin; a member of Milwaukee’s Latino Arts Board; the Chair of the ArtPride NJ board; and being a board member of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee. Tim holds a B.F.A. in Drama Production from Carnegie Mellon University in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and remains to this day a die-hard fan of the Steelers and Pirates.
This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
The Directors are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, an independent national labor union.
This Theatre operates under an Agreement with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local No. 122.
The Scenic, Costume, Lighting and Sound Designers in LORT Theatres are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829, IATSE.
The musicians are represented by the American Federation of Musicians, Local 325 San Diego.
PATRON INFORMATION
For more information about ticket policies and patron services, please visit TheOldGlobe.org.
CASTING
CAPARELLIOTIS CASTING
Joseph Gery
Elena Sgouros
TAKING PHOTOS IN THE THEATRE
Audience members may take photos in the theatre before and after the performance and during intermission. If you post photos on social media or elsewhere, you must credit the production’s designers by including the names below.
Please note: Photos are strictly prohibited during the performance. Photos of the stage are not permitted if an actor is present. Video recording is not permitted at any time in the theatre.
Si desea una sinopsis de esta obra en Español o en Inglés, favor de pedírsela al acomodador que le entregó este programa. If you would like a synopsis of this production in English or Spanish, please request it from an usher.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
“Welcome Christmas” (“Fah Who Doraze”) Who Chorale
“Who Likes Christmas?” ................................................................. Who Family, Grown-Up Whos, Little Whos
“This Time of Year” ....................................................................................................................... Old Max, Young Max
“I Hate Christmas Eve”..............................The Grinch, Young Max, Papa Who, Mama Who, Grandpa Who, Grandma Who, Cindy-Lou Who, Danny Who, Annie Who, Betty-Lou Who, Boo Who
“Whatchama-who” .................................................................................................................. The Grinch, Little Whos
“Welcome Christmas” (Reprise) Who Chorale
“I Hate Christmas Eve” (Reprise) ................................................................................................................ The Grinch
“It’s the Thought That Counts”............................... Papa Who, Mama Who, Grandpa Who, Grandma Who, Who Family, Who Shoppers and Who Merchants, Little Whos
“This Time of Year” (Reprise) Old Max, Young Max
“One of a Kind” .................................................................................................................................................. The Grinch
“Now’s the Time” Papa Who, Mama Who, Grandma Who, Grandpa Who “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”................................................................... Young Max, Old Max, The Grinch “Santa for a Day” ...................................................................................................................................... Cindy-Lou Who
“You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” (Reprise) ................................................... Young Max, Old Max, Audience
“Who Likes Christmas?” (Reprise) Who Chorale
“One of a Kind” (Reprise) .................................................................... The Grinch, Young Max, Cindy-Lou Who
“This Time of Year” (Reprise) ............................................................................................................................ Old Max
“Welcome Christmas” (Reprise) Who Family, Grown-Up Whos, Little Whos Finale
The Grinch, Cindy-Lou Who, and Whos Everywhere
WHO-CHESTRA
Music Director, Conductor Elan McMahan
Associate Music Director, Keyboard ..................................................... Randi Rudolph
The Old Globe wishes to acknowledge and thank the following generous sponsors of the Children’s Initiatives for Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, including free student matinees for young children enrolled in Title I schools and a sensory-friendly performance for families.
BANK OF AMERICA
BENJAMIN AND KIMBERLY LEE VIASAT
¡CÓMO EL GRINCH ROBÓ LA NAVIDAD!
¡Cómo el Grinch robó la Navidad! fue desarrollado con el apoyo de Ann Davies, George C. Guerra, y Paula y Brian Powers, con apoyo adicional de Wendy Gillespie y Sue y Edward “Duff” Sanderson
¡Cómo el Grinch robó la Navidad! was developed with support from Ann Davies, George C. Guerra, and Paula and Brian Powers, with additional support from Wendy Gillespie and Sue and Edward “Duff” Sanderson.
CELEBRATING 90 YEARS AT THE OLD GLOBE
BY KATIE RODRIGUEZ
In honor of The Old Globe’s 90th anniversary, each program will highlight milestones and memories that have shaped our history. In this final installment we take a look at the 2010s and 2020s, an era of exciting new artistic leadership, powerful community programming, and unparalleled resilience and recovery in the face of global shutdown.
Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein joined The Old Globe in fall of 2012, having previously served as the Artistic Director of New York’s Classic Stage Company and Director of the Shakespeare Initiative at The Public Theater. Overseeing both the Globe’s Classical Directing Fellowship and new play development initiatives such as the Powers New Voices Festival, Edelstein has made a mark on the institution as a mentor for the next generation of artistic leaders in the works of Shakespeare and beyond.
Under Edelstein’s leadership, several Globe productions went on to Broadway success, including Allegiance, Bright Star, Meteor Shower, and the Tony Award-winning A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Managing director Tim Shields joined him in 2017, following his tenure at New Jersey’s McCarter Theatre Center, and together the duo have stewarded the Globe through nearly nine seasons of impactful programming.
ARTS ENGAGEMENT
Leading the field in arts education and outreach initiatives, The Old Globe’s Arts Engagement department has come to gain national renown. Edelstein passionately championed the department from its inception, directing the inaugural Globe for All Tour production of All’s Well That Ends Well in 2014. The tour, which takes a free Shakespeare production out to community venues across the county every year, has become a cornerstone of our annual programming.
Schools, veterans’ organizations, libraries, correctional facilities, and community gathering venues across San Diego county and Tijuana now serve as the grounds for powerful community engagement. Our programs include Reflecting Shakespeare, an initiative for incarcerated and justice-involved individuals that uses Shakespeare as a springboard for self-exploration and teambuilding, free AXIS events that celebrate community and cultural milestones, and the Pam Farr Summer Shakespeare Studio, which develops the creative muscles of young artists-in-training, to name only a few.
The cast of the inaugural Globe for All production of All’s Well That Ends Well, 2014. Photo by Sergio Bastidas.
THE SHUTDOWN CURTAINS UP!
In March 2020, The Old Globe, along with the rest of the world, shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Never to be deterred in even the bleakest of circumstances (after all, we were shut down before for six years during World War II), the Globe persevered and found a new stage, this time online. We brought Grinch and Hamlet to the radio, examined the works of the American theatre with the podcast Cocktails With The Canon, and gathered Globe friends past and present for songs, scenes, and story sharing with the Act Breaks and Flashbacks series. Our YouTube channel flourished with near-daily uploads of skits and seminars from the devoted Arts Engagement team, bringing a little bit of Old Globe magic directly to our homes.
Nearly 15 months later, as restrictions lifted, The Old Globe slowly began to reactivate the campus with a series of outdoor concerts, films, and community events on the plaza. The celebratory return to the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre with the fall production of Hair marked a long-awaited shift back to live performance. Audiences returned in droves, masked and ready to rejoice in the community of art they had so deeply missed. Refortified in our social justice commitments and passion to tell powerful, evocative stories, the Globe was ready to once again fire on all cylinders. (top left) Ron Cephas Jones and Patricia McGregor in rehearsal for Krapp’s Last Tape, 2021. Photo by Reggie Green. (top right) The cast of Hair, 2021. Photo by Jim Cox.
BROADWAY AND BEYOND
The 2022 season, the first full season upon reopening, hit the ground running with not one but two exciting musicals – Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ and Come Fall in Love - The DDLJ Musical. The smash-hit of 2019, Almost Famous, moved to Broadway that fall, followed by a spring Broadway transfer of Dancin’ in 2023. The Heart of Rock and Roll, another Globe favorite from the 2018 season, then made its Broadway bow in spring of 2024.
COMPLETING THE CANON
Shakespeare has always been at the center of The Old Globe, inextricably entwined with our institutional identity. In 2024, we completed the canon of Shakespeare’s work with Barry Edelstein’s historic two-part adaptation of Henry VI Parts I, II, and III. Thanks to a generous gift from the Roy Cockrum Foundation, Edelstein was able to mount the epic Henry 6, on a scale never before seen on our outdoor stage. The production engaged over 1,000 community members in the creative process through technical workshops, video recordings, and walk-on roles played by San Diegans at every performance. In completing the Henry VI trilogy, the Globe added its name to an elite list of theatres throughout the country that have presented all of the plays in Shakespeare’s canon.
“WHAT’S PAST IS PROLOGUE...”
As we celebrate the tremendous achievement of making it to 90 years, we come to the closing of one chapter and the beginning of another. As Antonio remarks in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, “What’s past is prologue, what to come, in yours and my discharge.” A mighty responsibility and a wonderful honor for all who will shepherd the Globe through the decades to come. Whether this is your first time visiting or your 50th season with us, from all of us at The Old Globe, thank you for your unwavering loyalty, devoted support, and steadfast love. Cheers to the next 90 years!
RICH SOUBLET II
A LOOK BACK AT 2025
BY ADENA VARNER, DIRECTOR OF ARTS ENGAGEMENT
As the end of another year draws nigh, we at The Old Globe are filled with gratitude for the relationships that make our work possible. This year has been a powerful reminder that our mission thrives by way of collaboration and partnership.
Together, we’ve reached milestones in our mission and served approximately 30,000 people.
This year, we were thrilled to begin a new relationship with Kumeyaay Nation, the first people of this land, through our AXIS program, which honors the richness of local artistry and celebrates our beautiful diversity of culture in San Diego.
AXIS Celebration of Spring Event. Photos by Rich Soublet II.
Breaking Bread Family and Wellness Events brought neighbors together around shared meals, conversation, and care. One focusing on giving families an intimate up close and personal encounter with artists, the other focusing on using theatre as a means to support health practitioners deepen their sense of empathy with patients.
At the Technical Center Renaming Ceremony, we honored a local hero, Ms. Rosemary Pope, whose legacy of service inspires us to continue opening doors for those who have been traditional underserved. We pledged to sustain vibrant programming in this space,ensuring it remains a hub of creativity and opportunity.
Our expanding partnership with TERI Campus of Life marked an important step forward as we commit to serving members of the neurodivergent community. As one of our Arts Engagement satellite locations, our partnership with TERI will allow us to bring Globe programming into new communities, expanding access and impact in our region.
Our dedication to young people remains at the heart of our work. We served over 9,000 students through student matinees, summer camps, and in-school residences, workshops, and other special events.
Each of these moments reflect a simple truth: when we come together to break bread with a collective goal to uplift and impact, partnering across sectors for the public good, we don’t only create art, we create community.
Thank you for standing with us and for making these partnerships possible. Thank you to our partners, donors, and sponsors who believe in the work of Arts Engagement. We look forward to continuing this journey with you in 2026 and beyond.
Photo by Sandy Huffaker.
Camp Studio. Photo by Rich Soublet II.
OUR THANKS
Please join The Old Globe’s generous family of donors and help create theatre that lives beyond the stage. For more information on how to get involved with the Friends of The Old Globe, contact (619) 684-4140 or donate@TheOldGlobe.org. To get involved as a Circle Patron with a gift of $3,000 or above, contact Bridget Cantu Wear at (619) 684-4144 or CirclePatrons@TheOldGlobe.org. Make a gift at any level online at TheOldGlobe.org/Donate. In appreciation of your generosity and impact, all donors receive special benefits and behind-the-scenes experiences that bring you closer to the theatre you love.
THE ARTS ENGAGEMENT GIVING CIRCLE
Thank you to members of The Arts Engagement Giving Circle for ensuring the continued vibrancy and accessibility of the arts by supporting programs that engage, inspire, and make a lasting impact on youth, young adults, and families throughout San Diego and beyond.
Dede Alpert
Terry Atkinson
Beth and Rich Brenner
Julia Carrington Hall
Nikki and Ben Clay
Dale Connelly
David C. Copley Foundation
Cox Communications
Elizabeth Cushman
Elaine Bennett Darwin
Ann Davies
Steve and Susan Davis
Pamela Farr and Buford Alexander
Elaine Galinson and Herb Solomon
Robert and Dorothy Ganz
George C. Guerra
The Hearst Foundations
Jill Holmes
Marguerite Jackson Dill
Jerri-Ann and Gary Jacobs
The Jules and Gwen Knapp Charitable Foundation
Michael Kossman
Drs. Janice and Matt Kurth
Benjamin and Kimberly Lee
Peggy and Robert Matthews Foundation
Marcia A. Mattson
National Alliance for Musical Theatre
The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Michael and Christine Pack
Susan Parker
Patrons of the Prado
Barbara J. Petersen
David and Mary Ann Petree
PNC Bank
Price Philanthropies Qualcomm
Julia and Alexa Querin
ResMed Foundation
Russ and Marty Ries
Nancy J. Robertson
Sue and Duff Sanderson
Sing Your Song, Inc.
Kathleen and Al Steele
University of San Diego U.S. Bank
The Donna Van Eekeren Foundation Viasat
Chris and Pat Weil
Jennifer Jackson Werner
Laura Williams
Anonymous (2)
Financial support is provided by The City of San Diego. The Theodor and Audrey Geisel Fund provides leadership support for The Old Globe’s year-round activities.
EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP
Since the founding of The Old Globe in 1935, heroic leadership has made the theatre a cultural icon in San Diego and a leader in the American theatre. The following individuals and organizations, recognized for their tremendous cumulative giving, comprise a special group of friends who have played leading “behind-the-scenes” roles, helping to create productions on our three stages and our programs in the community.
— $25 million and higher —
The Theodor and Audrey Geisel Fund
Donald* and Darlene Shiley
— $11 million and higher — Conrad Prebys*
City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture
— $10 million and higher —
Karen and Donald* Cohn
—
$9 million and higher —
Sheryl and Harvey White
—
$7 million and higher — Kathryn Hattox*
Viterbi Family and The Erna Finci
Viterbi Artistic Director Fund
—
$4 million and higher — The James Irvine Foundation
Paula and Brian Powers
The Shubert Foundation
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$3 million and higher — David C. Copley Foundation County of San Diego
— $1 million and higher —
Mary Beth Adderley
Terry Atkinson Bank of America
Bentivoglio Family Fund
Diane and John* Berol
Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation, Inc.
California Arts Council, A State Agency
California Bank & Trust
California Cultural & Historical Endowment
J. Dallas and Mary Clark*
The Roy Cockrum Foundation
Joseph Cohen and Martha Farish
Peter Cooper and Erik Matwijkow
Valerie and Harry Cooper
Elaine and Dave* Darwin
Ann Davies
Una Davis and Jack McGrory
Silvija* and Brian Devine
Helen Edison*
Pamela Farr and Buford Alexander
Hal and Pam Fuson
Globe Guilders
HM Electronics, Inc.
Joan* and Irwin Jacobs
The Kresge Foundation
The Lipinsky Family
Estate of Beatrice Lynds*
Peggy and Robert
Matthews Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Victor H.* and Jane Ottenstein
The Parker Foundation
(Gerald T. and Inez Grant Parker)
Prebys Foundation
Price Philanthropies
Estate of Dorothy S. Prough*
Qualcomm
Jeannie and Arthur Rivkin*
Jean and Gary Shekhter
Karen and Stuart Tanz Theatre Forward
Gillian and Tony Thornley
Evelyn Mack Truitt*
United U.S. Bank
Pamela J. Wagner and Hans Tegebo
Wells Fargo
Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome*
The Henry Donald Wolpert and Barbara Wolpert Family Trust
Vicki and Carl Zeiger
Anonymous (1)
*In memoriam
OUR THANKS
The Old Globe is deeply grateful to our Artistic Angels and Benefactors, whose vital support of the Annual Fund helps us make theatre matter to more people. For additional information on how to support the Globe at these extraordinary levels, please contact Lauren Bergquist at (619) 684-4141 or lbergquist@TheOldGlobe.org.
Artistic Angels ($200,000 and higher annually)
Benefactors ($100,000 to $199,999)
TERRY ATKINSON THE KAREN AND DONALD* COHN† FUND FOR EMERGING ARTISTS
THE BERNARD J. EGGERTSEN, M.D. FUND
THE THEODOR AND AUDREY GEISEL FUND
GEORGE C. GUERRA
THE KATHRYN HATTOX CHARITABLE TRUST PAULA AND BRIAN POWERS
THE JEANNIE POLINSKY RIVKIN ARTISTIC FUND
THE ERNA FINCI VITERBI ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FUND In memory of Erna Finci Viterbi
THE ESTATE OF CAROLYN YORSTON-WELLCOME
ELAINE BENNETT DARWIN ANN DAVIES
PAMELA FARR AND BUFORD ALEXANDER
HAL AND PAM FUSONJOAN* AND IRWIN JACOBS FUND OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
JEAN AND GARY SHEKHTER
DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY† In memory of Donald Shiley
KAREN AND STUART TANZ
GILLIAN AND TONY THORNLEY EVELYN MACK TRUITT* TRUST SHERYL AND HARVEY WHITE FOUNDATION
THE JO BOBBIE MACCONNELL TRUST
THE ESTATE OF DAVID J. NOVICK AND CAROL L. NOVICK
THE DONNA VAN EEKEREN FOUNDATION
THE HENRY DONALD WOLPERT AND BARBARA WOLPERT FAMILY TRUST
In order to make theatre matter in the lives of more people, The Old Globe—a not-for-profit theatre—relies on the support of our community. We thank our Circle Patrons and Friends of The Old Globe members for these generous annual fund gifts that help us deliver great theatre and life-changing arts engagement programs.
Artistic Angels ($200,000 and higher annually)
Terry Atkinson
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
City of San Diego Cultural Affairs
The Karen and Donald* Cohn Fund for Emerging Artists
The Estate of Bernard J. Eggertsen, M.D.
The Theodor and Audrey Geisel Fund
George C. Guerra
Kathryn Hattox
Charitable Trust
HM Electronics, Inc.
Benefactors ($100,000 to $199,999)
Elaine Bennett Darwin
Ann Davies ♥
Pamela Farr and Buford
Alexander ♥
Hal and Pam Fuson ♥
The Hearst Foundations
Joan* and Irwin Jacobs Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
The Jo Bobbie MacConnell Trust
Jean and Gary Shekhter ♥
Ovation Circle ($75,000 to $99,999)
Diane Berol in memory of John Berol
Elizabeth Cushman
Leonard Hirsch, in memory of Elaine Hirsch
Producer Circle ($50,000 to $74,999)
Jules and Michele Arthur
The Geno Barcone and Ed Hastings Fund for Artistic Excellence
Beth and Richard Brenner
Ric and Eleanor Charlton
Nikki and Ben Clay ♥
The Joseph Cohen and Martha Farish New Play Development Fund ♥
George Davis
Richard and Jennifer Greenfield
Carol and George Lattimer
Artist Circle ($25,000 to $49,999)
Alicia and Jonathan Atun
Break-Away Tours
Bright Event Rentals
Christian and Bridget Buckley
California Bank & Trust
City National Bank
Cox Communications
Brian K. Devine, The Devine Family Fund in memory of Silvija Devine
Elaine Galinson and
Herb Solomon
Deborah A. and David* A. Hawkins
Hervey Family NonEndowment Fund at The San Diego Foundation
Thao and Jeff Hughes
Gail and Doug Hutcheson
Hutchins Family Foundation
Sonia and Andy* Israel
Jerri-Ann and Gary Jacobs
Dr. William and Evelyn Lamden
Peter and Michelle Landin
The Estate of David J. Novick and Carol L. Novick
Paula and Brian Powers ♥
Prebys Foundation
Price Philanthropies
The Jeannie Polinsky Rivkin
Artistic Fund
The Shubert Foundation
The Donna Van Eekeren Foundation
The Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Fund ♥
The Henry Donald Wolpert and Barbara Wolpert Family Trust
The Estate of Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome
Darlene Marcos Shiley, in memory of Donald Shiley
Karen and Stuart Tanz ♥
Gillian and Tony Thornley
The Estate of Evelyn Mack Truitt
U.S. Bank
Sheryl and Harvey White Foundation
Vicki and Carl Zeiger ♥ Anonymous
Qualcomm United
Patrons of the Prado
Sue and Duff Sanderson
Show Imaging
Les J. Silver and Andrea Rothschild-Silver
Debra Turner
Urban Kitchen Catering
Pamela J. Wagner and Hans Tegebo
Wilkinson Family Charitable Fund
Brent Woods and Laurie Mitchell
Anonymous
Laurents / Hatcher Foundation
Pamela Hamilton Lester in memory of Jim Lester
Sandy and Arthur* Levinson
Lilac Grove Entertainment
The Lodge at Torrey Pines
Lolly & Duck
Oscar de la Renta
Michael and Christine Pack
Barbara J. Petersen
Tom and Lisa Pierce
The Prado at Balboa Park
The Allison and Robert Price Family Foundation
Richard and Shari Sapp
Sempra
Stan Siegel
Viasat
Kathie and Jim Zortman
Anonymous (2)
Director Circle ($12,500 to $24,999)
Karen and Jim Austin ♥
Alex and Zsuzsanna Balazs
Jan and Rich Baldwin
Bank of America
Melissa Garfield Bartell and Michael Bartell
Joan and Jeremy Berg
The Sheri and Les Biller
Family Foundation
The Bjorg Family
Robert D. Blanton
Elizabeth Bluhm
Robert and Pamela Brooks
George and Karen Bullette
Joanie and Pete Camana ♥
Creative Partners Productions
Carlo and Nadine Daleo
DAOU Vineyards
Darlene G. Davies*, in memory of Lowell Davies
Mark and Catherine Delfino
Marguerite Jackson Dill, in memory of George Dill ♥
Nina and Robert* Doede
Robert Dotson
Douglas Druley and Judee Sedler
Leon Embry
James Emerson
Dan and Phyllis Epstein
Susanna and Michael Flaster
Focus Partners Wealth
Richard Forsyth and Kate Leonard
Joyce Gattas and Jay Jeffcoat
Carol L. Githens
Kimberly Godwin and Tom Wilcox
William D. Gore
The Gruber Family Trust
Nishma and John Held
Laurie Sefton Henson
Kate Herring ♥
In memory of
James Jessop Hervey
Teresa and Harry Hixson, Jr.
Susan and Bill Hoehn
Dana Hosseini and Stacie Young
Arlene Inch
Robert Kilian, in memory of Kathleen M. Slayton
John Kirby, in loving memory of Anthony Toia
Jules and Gwen Knapp
Charitable Foundation
Curt and Nancy Koch
Brooke Koehler
Drs. Janice and Matt Kurth
Laura Kyle, in memory of Bob
Kyle ♥
James and Jan LaGrone ♥
Verónica and Miguel Leff
Sheila and Jeffrey Lipinsky
Marshall Littman
Founder Circle ($5,000 to $12,499)
Peggy and Robert Matthews Foundation
Marcia A. Mattson
Thomas and Randi McKenzie
Don and Judy McMorrow ♥
Christopher Menkov and Jennifer Fisher in memory of Elizabeth Meyer
Mister A’s Restaurant
Judith Morgan
Neiman Marcus San Diego
Ron and Joyce Nelson
Darrell Netherton and Robert Wheeler
Caroline and Nicolas Nierenberg
Polly and Greg Noel
Dr. and Mrs.
Jerrold M. Olefsky
Susan Parker
David and Mary Ann Petree
PNC Bank
John and Marcia Price
Family Foundation
Joan and Richard Qualls
Gerry and Jeannie Ranglas
Tom and Jen Ranglas
ResMed Foundation
Vivian Reznik, M.D. and Andrew Ries, M.D.
Kalpana and James Rhodes
Jim and Carron Riedman
Nancy J. Robertson
Robert Rosenberg
Joan G. Salb & Jack B. Salb Trust
San Diego Municipal Employees Association
Joseph Schuman
Drs. Joseph and Gloria Shurman
Dee E. Silver, M.D.
Kathleen and Al Steele
The Harold and Mimi
Steinberg Charitable Trust
Bill and Diane Stumph
Greta and Stephen Treadgold
University of San Diego
Chris and Pat Weil
Shirli Weiss and Sons
Stephen and Joy Weiss ♥
Dr. Steve and Lynne Wheeler
James E. and Kathryn A. Whistler
Karin Winner
Chester Yamaga and Jean Samuels ♥
Anonymous (2)
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OUR THANKS
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FINANCE
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Jeff Sims · Assistant General Manager
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Deanna Trethewey · Lighting Assistant
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Jessica Dean · Head Electrician, SHW
Michael Anderson · Head Electrician, LDF
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Evan Eason · Assistant Sound Director
Jennifer Lopez · Head Sound Technician, OGT
Matt Lescault-Wood · Head Sound Technician, SHW
Brandon Ali Boomizad · Head Sound Technician, LDF and Audio Swing
Marilynn Do · Deck Audio, OGT
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Nicole Ries · Program Coordinator
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Jack O’Brien · Artistic Director Emeritus
Craig Noel · Founding Director
SHW = Sheryl and Harvey
Sweet Somethings
Decadent Desserts, Breakfast Delights & Exquisite Bites Await This Winter. by
SARAH DAOUST
Craving a little something sweet this winter? You’ve come to the right place. (In San Diego, you can indulge now, and work off any extra calories on our worldclass beaches, bike paths and hiking trails later.) From brunch hubs to quaint bakeries to restaurants whose desserts are as delicious as their dinner entrees, these outposts across San Diego County really hit the sweet spot.
INVITING YOU TO start the day with a little fun (and sugar on top), 6th & G Breakfast Co. is the East Village go-to for all things brunch. The restaurant boasts whimsical, mood-boosting decor and plenty of savory fare, too—from omelets to Benedicts to hearty breakfast burritos. Those with a sweet tooth will love their Sunny Side Lemon Meringue French Toast and Strawberry Rhubarb Pancakes. MENU MUSTS: the Buttermilk
From left: Au Chocolat cake at Extraordinary Desserts; brunch at Cellar Hand.
A delicious new play about the early life of the endlessly fascinating Julia Child.
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Waffle Pops, which come in flavors from maplebacon to s’mores; and the Espresso Martini with white chocolate and toasted marshmallow.
In La Mesa Village, Casa Gabriela is a
contemporary restaurant and bar known for its traditional Mexican dishes (seafood enchiladas, birria tacos and crispy carnitas) and spacious outdoor garden. Just save room for desserts such as roasted coconut flan and boysenberry-cheesecake flautas. MENU MUSTS: the Buñuelos Tower with cinnamon-sugar-dusted, deep-fried tortillas, spicy piloncillo and vanilla ice cream; and the Ancho Chocolate Bread Pudding. You’ll find local coastal
California fare, infused with Mediterranean flavors, at Cellar Hand (the first full-service restaurant by the same family behind Pali Wine Co.) in Hillcrest. Think: rockfish crudo, house-made labneh and Thompson Heritage Ranch pork chops for dinner; and the bluefin schnitzel and “Brunchy Burger” with Flannery Farms brisket for weekend brunch. MENU MUSTS: the pavlova (baked meringue) with fresh fruit after dinner; and the dark-
chocolate toasted babka with vanilla labne and burnt pita sugar on the weekend brunch menu.
In San Marcos, the new Christophe Rull Patisserie is the first namesake bakery by renowned pastry chef Christophe Rull (the Michelin-trained winner of several Food Network competitions). Indulge in his signature French pastries, macarons, croissants, muffins, breakfast items, and coffee and espresso drinks. MENU MUSTS: the scratch-made
Dessert platter at Mastro’s Ocean Club; pastry chef Christophe Rull.
cinnamon rolls and heavenly eclairs.
With locations in Bankers Hill and Little Italy, Extraordinary Desserts needs no introduction among San Diego locals. Owner Karen Krasne has been sweetening up the city for more than three
decades. In addition to savory fare such as paninis, charcuterie and cheese boards, soups and salads, the dessert selection—whole cakes, cupcakes, tarts, pastries, Napoleons and more—is truly extraordinary. MENU MUSTS: any of the
“petit desserts,” from cheesecakes to lemon bars to mini brownies to fruit pavlovas; and the chocolate-croissant bread pudding.
With three levels of elegant ocean-view dining, George’s at the Cove is a La Jolla
institution, known for its impeccable California cuisine by renowned chef Trey Foshee—from local swordfish to lamb chops to rock-crab spaghetti to truly next-level desserts.
MENU MUSTS: the Sticky Toffee Cake with saltedvanilla-brown butter ice
The Yodel at Juniper and Ivy; Extraordinary Desserts in Bankers Hill; mango-stickyrice ice cream at Stella Jean’s.
cream, caramel sauce and pretzel crumble; and the dark chocolate mousse accompanied by vanilla cake, strawberry jam and Chantilly.
Serving refined Cali-
American fare and craft cocktails in Little Italy, spacious restaurant and bar Juniper and Ivy is one of our favorite date-night destinations. The menu changes seasonally but
expect dishes such as swordfish yakitori, miso black cod, Berkshire pork cheeks, and linguine with prawns. MENU MUSTS: the famous “Yodel” dessert, which comes in seasonal
iterations; and the Sticky Buns with salted honey ice cream, toffee sauce, apples and pecans.
Normal Heights’ beloved brunch/lunch haunt, Madi, has a new sister
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DINING
located just steps from the sand in Pacific Beach, Madi PB. Both casual spots serve fun takes on breakfast and lunch fare, creative coffee drinks and cocktails. Menu stars include the Mediterranean Breakfast with poached eggs, hummus, avocado, grilled pita and tangy cucumber salad; the G.O.A.T. breakfast sandwich; and savory build-your-own bowls. Their “Griddle Game” (an actual menu category) is also strong, with a sweet selection of pancakes and French toast. MENU MUSTS: the blackberry-goat-cheese
The chocolate buckwheat tart at Wildland; baked goods at Wildflour.
pancakes at Madi; and the coconut pancakes at Madi PB.
Plunked directly across from San Diego Bay downtown, swanky Mastro’s Ocean Club is known for its fine-dining service, ambiance and cuisine—serving extravagant seafood towers, caviar-topped oysters, herb-roasted branzino, Prime steaks and Japanese A5 wagyu. Desserts are just as decadent, including classic key lime pie and chocolate cake. MENU MUSTS: the legendary Butter Cake, which is topped in seasonal flavors such as lemon-blueberry and cinnamon-pecan, and worth every calorie.
The Sweet and Savory Collective’s two local chains, Pop Pie Co. and Stella Jean’s, offer multiple locations around town, but their dual station in South Park is our new favorite. At Pop Pie Co., order savory
DINING
chicken pie, salted-caramel-apple-crumble pie, hand pies, cookies, whole quiches, sausage rolls, and much more. At smallbatch ice cream shop Stella Jean’s, the scoops are seasonal; recent flavors include salted-maplebanana-bread and goatcheese-cranberry. MENU MUSTS: the purple-hued ube-coconut custard pie at Pop Pie Co.; and the mango-sticky-rice ice cream at Stella Jean’s (pending availability).
At Arts District Liberty Station, Wildflour is chef and restaurateur Phillip Esteban’s eatery, bakery, delicatessen and coffee shop all under one roof. We especially adore the brunch menu, which boasts buckwheat pancakes with black-sesame custard, almond-coconut crumble and fresh raspberries; washed down with the Maple Latte. MENU MUSTS: the
Interior of Madi PB; Buñuelos Tower at Casa Gabriela
FROM TOP: DIANA ROSE PHOTOGRAPHY; COURTESY OF CASA GABRIELA
seasonal French toast on brioche; and any of the daily pastries.
Housed inside the original Morey Boogie Boards factory in Carlsbad Village, Wildland is an all-day restaurant, bar and bakery serving up wood-fired eggs and pastries for breakfast; pizzas, rotisserie chicken and house-made pastas for lunch and dinner; and classic tiramisu for a sweet finish. MENU MUSTS: the latest tart dreamt up by Wildland’s in-house bakery, with flavors such as chocolate-buckwheat and pistachio-blackberry. Consider your sweet tooth satisfied.
Diego—the nights are long and the air is relatively chilly. Listen for the soaring harmonies and pure vocal lines that are the hallmark of this talented group’s performances. “Immeasurably Bright” takes place Dec. 12 at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Clairemont. sacraprofana.org
When it comes to the holidays, nobody does it up quite like San Diego Symphony. This year is no exception, with four different programs that appeal to audiences ranging from kids and movie buffs to classical and choral fans. Kicking off the holiday season at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park will be The Holiday in Concert on Dec. 12. This will be a whole new way to enjoy the film The Holiday, the 2006 film by director Nancy Meyers which has become a new classic. It will be presented live in concert,
the film’s musical score per-
Witness the poetic beauty of Sol Invictus by Compagnie Hervé Koubi at the Balboa Theatre on January 30, 2026. This theatrical production combines contemporary and urban dance movements with powerful imagery and thrilling choreography.
DONNA ORBITS THE MOON by Ian
August directed by Kandace Crystal
selections including “Say Hello (From Your Head to Your Toes),” “Sleigh Ride,” “Jingle Bells,” “Dreidel Song,” and more holiday favorites. These kids’ concerts are just 30 minutes long and sensory-friendly, designed with the little ones in mind—featuring sing-alongs, rhymes, dances, and musical games that introduce them to the instruments of the orchestra.
It’s back to The Rady Shell on Dec. 13 for another holiday movie classic: Home Alone in Concert. Thiago Tiberio leads the San Diego Symphony Orchestra and the San Diego Master Chorale in a score by renowned composer John Williams, performed live to picture. Macaulay Culkin stars as Kevin McCallister, an 8-year-old boy who’s accidentally left behind when his family leaves for Christmas vacation and
Noel Noel at The Rady Shell; Christopher Dragon
finds himself defending his home against two dimwitted thieves.
Finally, it’s time for the return of Noel Noel, the Symphony’s annual holiday concert at The Rady Shell, that this year brings together the Orchestra, the San Diego Master Chorale, San Diego Musical Theatre Academy, San Diego Children’s Choir, vocalist Devin DeSantis, and Lena Palke as Noel the Elf. Christopher Dragon conducts. The Shell will be gorgeously lit for this popular show featuring Christmas classics and sing-alongs. Noel Noel runs Dec. 19-21. Dresss warmly for an evening by the bay. sandiegosymphony.org
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REPROGRAMMED!
Performances Magazine unveils a digital program platform for shows and concerts
DROP DOWN MENU Table of app contents.
REGISTER
Stay arts-engaged, access past programs.
THE ESSENTIALS
Acts, scenes, synopses, repertory and notes.
CONTRIBUTORS
Donors and sponsors who make it all possible—you!
NO RUSTLING PAGES, no killing trees . . . the digital Performances program platform has proved to be one of the more enduring recent theater innovations.
The touchless platform provides the programs for 20 Southern California performing-arts organizations, from the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Ahmanson Theatre to San Diego Opera, where the app made its debut.
Among a variety of features, it provides cast and player bios, donor and season updates, and numerous
other arts-centric features.
Audiences receive a link and a code word that instantly activate the app; QR codes are posted, too.
Screens go dark when curtains go up and return when house lights come back on.
Updates—such as repertory changes, understudy substitutions and significant new donations —can be made right up to showtime, no inserts necessary.
Other plusses include video and audio streams, translations and expanded biographies.
SEARCH
Find whatever it is you want to know—easily.
SIGN IN
Link to your performing-arts companies and venues.
THE PLAYERS
Bios and background for cast, crew and creators.
WHAT’S ON
What’s coming at a glance and ticket information.
For those who consider printed programs to be keepsakes, a limited number, as well as commemorative issues for special events, continue to be produced. Collectibles!
Meanwhile, there is less deforestation, consumption of petroleum inks and programs headed for landfills.
For the ecologically minded, the platform gets a standing ovation.
The digital Performances is but one more reason for audience excitement. Activate your link and enjoy the shows. CALEB WACHS
