Performances Magazine | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, June 2026

June 2026

June 2–14, 2026 Broadway • Segerstrom

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Welcome

Dear Patrons,

Summer has arrived at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, bringing an energizing season of innovation, culture, and community. We are delighted to welcome you to a month filled with inspiring artistic experiences throughout our June programming.

The month begins with the timeless charm of The Sound of Music, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s beloved classic musical of courage, music, and following one’s heart.

After more than a decade, the Judy Morr Theater is transformed by Circa: Eternity, a rare opportunity to experience immersive performance in setting unlike any other. This acrobatic theater work invites audience into an up close, deeply resonant world of soaring lifts, suspended bodies, and moments of profound stillness, a poetic exploration of the human condition elevated to spiritual reflection. In celebration of Black Music Month and Juneteenth, the South Side Symphony presents Anime Juke Jam, a vibrant fusion of live orchestra, hip-hop, and anime soundtracks honoring Black voices and cultural expression.

Our resident company, Pacific Symphony, also returns with Windborne’s Music of Journey, an electrifying symphonic rock experience.

And on warm summer Friday nights, gather with family and friends at the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza for the 6th annual Summer Sounds, our free outdoor concert series celebrating the colorful music scene of Southern California.

Thank you for being part of the Center’s vibrant artistic community.

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Board of Directors

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Jesse Bagley

Marta S. Bhathal

Louise Bryson

Mark Chan

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John Ginger

Jackie Glass

Carole Haes Landon

Wendy Hales

Betty Huang

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Shanaz Langson

Kate Levering-Jahangiri

Jim Mazzo

William F. Meehan

Ethan F. Morgan

Rick Muth

Walter Parsadayan

Mark C. Perry

Maria Rigatti

Holly Breaux Schwartz

Elizabeth Segerstrom

Ginger Siedschlag

Connie Spenuzza

John E. Stratman Jr.

Samuel Tang

Kelly Thomson

Laura Vanderhook

Gaddi H. Vasquez

Jaynine Warner

Jane Fujishige Yada

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Directors Emeritus

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Lawrence M. Higby

Pat L. Poss*

Timothy L. Strader

David H. Troob

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* in memoriam

Resident Companies

Arthur Ong, Chairman, Pacific Symphony

Elaine Neuss, Chair & CEO, Philharmonic Society

Julie Virjee, Chair, Pacific Chorale

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Ann Moorhead, President, Angels of the Arts

Maurice Murray, Chair, Arts & Business Leadership Council

Gail Daniels, President, The Center Stars

Kate Levering-Jahangiri, President, Ave. to the Arts

Cindy Ramirez, Chair, The Center Docents

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Calendar of events

July 2026

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

July 11–25

Movie Mondays: The Parent Trap

July 6

Tuesday Night Dance: Bollywood

July 7, 14

Summer Sounds: Mevina

July 10

Movie Mondays: Men in Black

July 13

August 2026

Movie Mondays: Pirates of the Caribbean Curse of the Black Pearl

August 3

Tuesday Night Dance: Hip Hop

August 4, 11

The Phantom of the Opera

August 12–30

Pacific Chorale’s Choral Festival

August 16

Tuesday Night Dance: Latin Rhythms

August 18, 25

Summer Sounds: Undecided Future

July 17

Movie Mondays: How to Train Your Dragon

July 20

Tuesday Night Dance: Hula

July 21, 28

Summer Sounds: Manny Cepeda

July 24

Movie Mondays: The Lizzie McGuire Movie

July 27

Legend:

Segerstrom Hall

Renée and Henry Segerstrom

Concert Hall

Samueli Theater

Julianne and George Argyros Plaza

Artists, events and dates subject to change; visit scfta.org for up-to-date details and times.

The Phantom of the Opera

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A new generation of wizards continue the Harry Potter story

Die-hard Harry Potter fans will probably already have their tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The winner of six Tony® Awards including Best Play, it’s coming to the Center in July. But this play is not just for Harry Potter fans.

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child isn’t just for Potterheads; it’s for anyone who loves a good story, compelling characters, and an awe-inspiring production,” says Broadwayinbound.com. “This play is not just a milestone but a magical experience waiting to be explored.”

But what if you never read the books or didn’t see any of the movies? (Yes, there are still a few of us who can make that claim.) It can be confusing, especially if you didn’t spend your formative years at a traditional British boarding school. Not to worry. We have provided a QR code (in the purple circle, far right) that will tell you everything you need to catch up on the story. And, no doubt, you have many friends who would be happy to chip in with a fact or two. They will tell you about the different houses, provide you with the Hogwarts school necktie (worn by both boys and girls!) sign you up for their Quidditch team, and give you a glass of refreshing butterbeer. Then they will accompany you to (fictional) Platform 9¾ at London’s (real) King’s Cross station for the train to school.

The story (the short version)

It’s a gripping storyline and emotional journey. The original series of novels follows Harry Potter, an orphan who discovers on his 11th birthday that he is a wizard and has been accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

At Hogwarts, Harry meets his new best friends—Ron and Hermione—and makes an enemy in his antagonistic classmate Draco Malfoy. Harry learns to wave a wand, ride a broom, and play the popular wizarding sport Quidditch. The story unfolds over seven books covering Harry’s journey from childhood to adulthood and explores themes of friendship, bravery, love, and the battle between good and evil.

The last chapter of the final book takes place 19 years later. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Draco are now parents, embarking on a new journey as their children begin their own stories at Hogwarts.

But when Harry Potter’s headstrong son Albus befriends the son of his fiercest rival, Draco Malfoy, it sparks an unbelievable new journey for them all, with the power to change the past and future forever. Prepare for a mind-blowing race through time, spectacular spells, and an epic battle, all brought to life with the most astonishing theatrical magic ever seen on stage.

Photos: Manuel Harlan

The onstage magic

“Since our starting point was about exploring the emotional lives of these characters, we didn’t want to high-tech it,” says Colin Callender, one of the show’s producers. “To be honest, we wanted sort of good, old-fashioned, as I call it, Victorian magic. Victorian theater tricks. Very simple, actually.”

Skylar Fox is an illusion and magic associate for the show. He explains they were very serious about getting the magic right. “We introduced the actors to this new skill set—to become magicians at the level of the top in the field, like David Copperfield. It’s not high tech. We’re doing tricks that have been around for a few hundred years.

“Much of it is done with rapid costume changes, trap doors, hidden wires, clever lighting, and guiding the audience’s focus with integrated sound and lighting cues. There are no video screens. We are delivering on the imagination of the viewers,” says Fox.

The cast also had to learn a new level of movement, including yoga and some martial arts, to perform things like all-out fights, .

“When I watched Harry and Draco rehearse their duel across the kitchen table, blasting each other with spells, flipping and flying through the air, the effect was startling—even in a brightly lit rehearsal room,” says an NPR reporter.

“It’s a Japanese theatrical form originally,” says movement director Steven Hoggett, who designed all the acrobatics the actors do on stage. “We call them ninjas, where there are performers that you can’t see in the space. We use this to create a battle that would seem impossible on a normal human body.”

The critics are raving

“Anyone still ready to dismiss Harry Potter and the Cursed Child as a cynical brand extension, or a theme-park ride on stage clearly hasn’t experienced the thrilling theatricality, the pulse-pounding storytelling vitality, and the unexpected emotional richness of this unmissable production, says the Hollywood Reporter. “The ecstatic hype … is amply justified.”

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a fantastic show in both meanings of the word,” says the Los Angeles Times. “It’s pure, satisfying spectacle of a kind rarely seen onstage these days, a feat of theatrical wizardry that truly dazzles.” It continues, “Such beguiling amazements as these don’t arrive very often, and I encourage anyone who is looking for an infusion of theatrical magic to secure themselves a ticket as soon as possible.”

Variety is a big fan. “This is no time for bogus expressions of sophistication,” it says. “So, let’s just say: Hooray! With Harry Potter and the Cursed Child [for] bringing enchantment to a world that could really use a little magic right now.”

Before a performance, the NPR reporter spoke to a ticket holder who he said he had no idea what to expect on stage. “I intentionally did not research this at all, so I could be surprised.”

That may be the best way to watch the show.

Segerstrom Hall July 11–25

Everything you need to know before seeing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child!

Artist in residence sets the tone for new jazz season

This season the Center is celebrating Latin jazz with our first artist in residence, Arturo O’Farrill. Born in Mexico, he’s a six-time GRAMMY® and two-time Latin GRAMMY® winner and celebrated jazz and Afro-Caribbean musician whose sounds reflect the cultural richness of our region. Orange County has one of the most diverse populations in California, and our jazz series reflects the cultural abundance that is all around us. O’Farrill will be involved not just on our stages but also in the community and throughout the county.

He brings his Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra to the Renée and Henry Concert Hall to kick off the season with music that reflects both reverence and innovation. This 19-piece band merges AfroCuban rhythms, pan-Latin flavors and modern jazz accents for a dramatic concert. The orchestra has had a weekly standing engagement at the iconic New York City jazz club Birdland for more than 35 years, and at those shows the music “unleashes Latin grooves … with horns expanded and contracted,” says Jazz Times.

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Coltrane with a program that channels the transcendent power of the great American maverick. “He has established himself as an heir apparent to the post-Coltrane sax tradition,” says The New York Times. Twenty-six-year-old Collier is a musical virtuoso in the truest sense of the phrase. He began playing saxophone at age 11, and his intuitive proficiency earned him attention early on. Ever since, his band Isaiah Collier and The Chosen Few has been turning ears.

There’s a regal, elegant manner to Isaiah’s stage presence. When not playing, he’s patiently waiting, listening to the musicians who accompany him. Isaiah explains that he’s never really hearing himself, he’s hearing others play: some people have fire, others have air. “That’s how I hear. There has to be a balance.”

Collier’s sound is a dynamic flurry of metaphors, yet he can hold back when necessary. He plays his influences, which he describes as a “sonic time machine; you can’t really put a time or destination on it.” As far as where he plans to take his music, Collier says, “I reach backwards, and forwards simultaneously when creating art and what is ahead of me is the past.”

Arturo O’Farrill

Photo: Jen Rosenstein

Isaiah Collier

Photo: Johanna Brinckman

Experience the timeless genius of Duke Ellington’s music with Jason Moran Presents Duke Ellington: My Heart Sings featuring Pacific Symphony. Brilliantly reimagined by pianist Moran, this is a celebration of the composer’s enduring legacy. The Los Angeles Times calls Moran, “A startlingly gifted pianist with a relentless thirst for experimentation,” while Bocamag.com says, “Most important is what Moran means to the piano. He has some really bold and brave ideas.”

Moran says of Ellington, “His scale is so expansive that there is not one aspect of my career that he has not influenced.” Both Ellington and Moran made the piano their favored instrument, and Moran likes to add his own personal artistry to Ellington’s pieces. “I am a student of Thelonious Monk, who was a student of Ellington,” says Moran. “Monk and Ellington were incredible stylists. I tailor the songs to fit the themes and modes of today.”

Following sold-out shows in Samueli Theater last season, vocalist Caity Gyorgy returns to the Center, this time with a new evening-length project created in collaboration with ETHEL string quartet. Together they bring warmth, clarity, and modern sensibility to the American Songbook. Known for her impeccable phrasing and playful approach to classic repertoire, Gyorgy bridges eras with ease—honoring the great jazz singers while crafting a sound distinctly her own.

Gyorgy writes most of her own songs. “They are seriously sophisticated, true jazz songs that have all the hallmarks of becoming standards,” says jazzwax.com. “When you add her confident fluid voice, you realize that Caity’s many musical talents and high taste level are truly remarkable.”

The GRAMMY®-winning, fearless string quartet ETHEL fuses virtuosic playing and innovation. Called “indefatigable and eclectic” by The New York Times, it has collaborated with an astonishingly diverse range of illustrious artists. The Ethel Quartet has performed at the Center several times, including with jazz pianist Fred Hersch two years ago.

This performance celebrates jazz as a shared experience—one rooted in connection and joy.

The season continues with another performance by Arturo—Copacabana Nights and this one is a bit different from his opening! Joined by a horn and rhythm section of local musicians, he will turn Samueli Theater into a 1950s nightclub in the manner and glamour of the Tropicana or Copacabana. The music will be electric and the dance floor will be on fire, whether you’re dancing the salsa, mambo, rumba or samba!

Lucia Gutierrez Rebolloso (who performs simply as LUCÍA) once said that she was “way too shy to be able to move on stage,” but watching Sarah Vaughan helped her beat her nerves. So it’s fitting that in 2022 she won the 11th annual Sarah

Jason Moran

Photo: Clay Patrick McBride

Caity Gyorgy

Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, or the SASSY Award for short (after Vaughan’s nickname). In the final round of the competition, she chose to sing “What a Difference a Day Makes.” It’s a famous jazz song popularized by Dinah Washington but was written in 1934 by Mexican composer Maria Grever. Lucía sang half the song in English and half in Spanish, creating a full circle of her heritage.

At her relatively young age of 26, her sound is mature, smooth and rich: you expect it to come from a singer with years of nightclubs behind her. She grew up listening to her parents’ records—a collection that ranged from salsa to Aretha Franklin—and says that at age 8 she was “obsessed with Nina Simone and Sarah Vaughan.” She earned a degree in jazz studies from the University of Veracruz and embarked on her career.

Lucía recorded her debut album a few years later and included a mix of American jazz and Spanish folk songs. While she adores jazz, she wants to share her Latin side. “On my debut album I wanted to fuse jazz with my own roots,” she says. “I wanted to generate a musical project that would paint an accurate picture of who I really am.” She will bring that sound to Samueli Theater.

In April Cuban Grammy-nominated pianist, composer, and producer Alfredo Rodriguez will share the stage with his fellow Cuban, percussionist Pedrito Martinez, for an evening of Afro-Cuban jazz. At school, Rodriguez was told by teachers that he had no talent. What did they know? When he was just 21 he was chosen to play at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. The late Quincy Jones was impressed with him

and became Rodriguez’s producer and mentor.

And just look at Rodriguez now. His shows are full of energy and he says he wants everyone up and dancing. “Conga, rumba and cha-cha are Cuban styles of music that have been around forever and we are melding it with funk and pop.” Driven by passion, cultural pride and a deep connection to his audience, Rodriguez continues to redefine what modern Afro-Cuban jazz can be. Percussion legend Pedrito Martinez will join Rodriguez for this exciting evening celebrating Afro-Cuban music. He won first prize in the prestigious Thelonius Monk Competition and featured in a film about Cuban music. Today, he plays with the big names in rock and jazz, including Wynton Marsalis, Paquito D’Rivera, Stefon Harris, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, and Eric Clapton. Don’t miss this pair who defy stylistic boundaries and captivate the soul.

Arturo O’Farrill returns with a special commission from the Center: Rumba Para Monk Revisited. This is his own tribute to Jerry González, who, with his band the Fort Apache Band, made the original recording of Rumba Para Monk in 1989 and changed the Latin jazz sound. They had a definite Afro-Cuban sound that blended salsa staples and a big helping of Thelonius Monk’s genius. O’Farrill and his ensemble will spotlight how González had the vision to expand the sound of modern jazz.

This exciting season showcases jazz music in so many ways and is reflective of is of the vibrant communities we serve. Whether you want sultry singing, instrumental riffs or celebrations of jazz greats, this is a season for everyone.

LUCÍA

Photo: Shervin Lainez

Alfredo Rodriguez Band

Movie Mondays are back!

The Parent Trap—July 6

Take a trip down memory lane or bring your children to experience some of your favorite movies on the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza. We’ve got five classics that will have you saying, “I loved that movie!” Pack your picnic and lawn chairs and get a good seat for all the fun.

The Parent Trap stars Lindsay Lohan in her film debut in a dual role of identical twins who have been separated at birth after their parents’ divorce. They have an unexpected meeting by chance at summer camp and decide to work together to reunite their parents. Children are so resourceful! The two girls switch themselves, going back home with the other parent, who have no idea what has happened until the twins finally spill the beans. Will they all reunite and live happily ever after? Not if their father’s fiancée has anything to do with it! The film was directed by Nancy Meyers, in her feature directorial debut.

Men in Black—July 13

Working for a highly funded yet unofficial government agency, K and J are the Men in Black, providers of immigration services and regulators of all things alien on Earth. Adapted from a Marvel comic, Earth is named a safe space for alien refugees who want to live in secret. A hostile alien named Bug has landed on earth with evil plans to destroy all the aliens, including a prince. Between a cat, a coroner, and alien weapons, can our Men in Black save their world?

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Coming soon to Broadway at the Center:

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

July 11–25

The Phantom of the Opera

August 12–30

And don’t miss our upcoming 2026–27 Broadway Series!

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

The Outsiders

Water for Elephants

The Book of Mormon Jersey Boys

The Who’s Tommy Buena Vista Social Club™

Waitress

The Great Gatsby Maybe Happy Ending Death Becomes Her

Learn more at scfta.org/broadway

June 2–14, 2026 Segerstrom Hall

Saturday, June 13 at 2 pm

Accessibility Performance:

ASL interpretation provided by: D. MacDougall Interpreting Services; Open captioning by: c2; Audio description by: Audio Description Los Angeles

The Sound of Music is presented with generous support from

S.L. & Betty Huang / Huang Family Foundation

PeopleSpace / Jesse & Amy Bagley

The Center applauds

Photo: Jeremy Daniel

CONCORD THEATRICALS and NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS present

Music by RICHARD RODGERS

Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II

Book by HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE

Suggested by The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp

with CAYLEIGH CAPALDI KEVIN EARLEY

NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ KATE LOPREST ARIANA FERCH IAN COURSEY

TORBEN MULARSKI SKYLAR MATTHEWS REECE BOYLE HADDIE MAC BERKELEY WALUK EVERLY BEESON BRADY CARVILLE RORY L. PRICHARD TESSA MAE PUNDSACK

JOHN ADKISON COREY GREENAN JENNIFER MALENKE DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN

BLAIRE EILENE BAKER SYDNEY K. BORCHERS DYLAN BRADFORD STEVEN GRANT DOUGLAS

ALLI ECHELMEYER HUGH ENTREKIN CHARLOTTE JENKINS MEREDITH LUSTIG MARK BRADLEY MILLER TESS PRIMACK RUTHIE SANGSTER LISA ROSETTA STRUM and

CHRISTIANE NOLL as Mother Abbess

Scenic Design

DOUGLAS W. SCHMIDT

Associate Director MATT LENZ

Costume Design JANE GREENWOOD

Lighting Design NATASHA KATZ

Associate Choreographer MARK MYARS

Orchestrations

ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT

Tour Booking THE ROAD COMPANY

General Management

GENTRY & ASSOCIATES STEVEN VARON-MOORE

Sound Design KAI HARADA

Music Director JONATHAN MARRO

Casting THE TELSEY OFFICE

Hair Design TOM WATSON

Music Coordinator JOHN MILLER

Dance & Vocal Arrangements TRUDE RITTMANN

RACHEL HOFFMAN, CSA

RASHAD NAYLOR, CSA

Company Manager JAMEY JENNINGS

Executive Producer SEAN PATRICK FLAHAVEN for Concord Theatricals

Production Stage Manager BRIGHAM JOHNSON

Tour Press & Marketing KENT MCINGVALE & COMPANY

Production Management NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS AIMEÉ MANGUAL PAGÁN

Executive Producer TRINITY WHEELER for NETworks Presentations

Music Supervision and Additional Orchestrator ANDY EINHORN

Choreography by DANNY MEFFORD

Directed by JACK O’BRIEN

Produced by Special Arrangement with Concord Theatricals, Crouse Literary Properties Company LLC and The Howard Lindsay Trust www.SoundofMusicOnTour.com

(in order of appearance)

Mother Abbess CHRISTIANE NOLL

Maria Rainer, a Postulant at Nonnberg Abbey .

CAYLEIGH CAPALDI

Sister Berthe, Mistress of Novices. LISA ROSETTA STRUM

Sister Margaretta, Mistress of Postulants ..................................... TESS PRIMACK

Sister Sophia

.MEREDITH LUSTIG

Captain Georg von Trapp ..................................................... KEVIN EARLEY

Franz, the butler JOHN ADKISON

Frau Schmidt, the housekeeper ........................................ JENNIFER MALENKE

Liesl ARIANA FERCH

Friedrich TORBEN MULARSKI

Louisa SKYLAR MATTHEWS

Kurt REECE BOYLE

Children of Captain Georg von Trapp

Brigitta HADDIE MAC

Marta BERKELEY WALUK

Gretl EVERLY BEESON

Rolf Gruber IAN COURSEY

Elsa Schraeder ................................................................ KATE LOPREST

Ursula SYDNEY K. BORCHERS

Max Detweiler ....................................................... NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ

Herr Zeller DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN

Baron Elberfeld .................................................... MARK BRADLEY MILLER

Baroness Elberfeld LISA ROSETTA STRUM

A New Postulant ..................................................... SYDNEY K. BORCHERS

Admiral von Schreiber COREY GREENAN

Neighbors of Captain Georg von Trapp, Nuns, Novices, Postulants

and Contestants at the Festival Concert JOHN ADKISON, BLAIRE EILENE BAKER, SYDNEY K. BORCHERS, DYLAN BRADFORD, ALLI ECHELMEYER, COREY GREENAN, HUGH ENTREKIN, CHARLOTTE JENKINS, MEREDITH LUSTIG, JENNIFER MALENKE, MARK BRADLEY MILLER, TESS PRIMACK, LISA ROSETTA STRUM, DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN

SWINGS

STEVEN GRANT DOUGLAS, RUTHIE SANGSTER

UNDERSTUDIES

Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific posting or announcement is made at the time of the performance.

For Maria Rainer–SYDNEY K. BORCHERS, CHARLOTTE JENKINS; for Mother Abbess–BLAIRE EILENE BAKER, MEREDITH LUSTIG; for Captain Georg von Trapp–COREY GREENAN, DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN; for Liesl–SYDNEY K. BORCHERS, ALLI ECHELMEYER; for Friedrich–BRADY CARVILLE; for Louisa–ALLI ECHELMEYER, TESSA MAE PUNDSACK; for Kurt–BRADY CARVILLE; for Brigitta–RORY L. PRICHARD, TESSA MAE PUNDSACK; for Marta–RORY L. PRICHARD; for Gretl–BERKELEY WALUK; for Rolf Gruber–DYLAN BRADFORD, HUGH ENTREKIN; for Max Detweiler–JOHN ADKISON, MARK BRADLEY MILLER; for Elsa Schraeder–JENNIFER MALENKE, TESS PRIMACK; for Franz–STEVEN GRANT DOUGLAS, MARK BRADLEY MILLER; for Frau Schmidt–BLAIRE EILENE BAKER, RUTHIE SANGSTER; for Admiral von Schreiber–STEVEN GRANT DOUGLAS, MARK BRADLEY MILLER; for Herr Zeller–STEVEN GRANT DOUGLAS, HUGH ENTREKIN; for Sister Berthe–BLAIRE EILENE BAKER, RUTHIE SANGSTER; for Sister Margaretta–CHARLOTTE JENKINS, RUTHIE SANGSTER; for Sister Sophia–RUTHIE SANGSTER.

Dance Captain: ALLI ECHELMEYER

ORCHESTRA

Music Director/Conductor: JONATHAN MARRO; Associate Conductor/Keyboards: ANNE VAN STEENWINKEL; Keyboards: GRIFFIN STROUT; Trumpet: KYLE KNEPPER; Violin/Concertmaster: SARAH FAZENDIN; Flute/Piccolo/Bb Clarinet: JEFF DRISKILL; Oboe/English Horn: JONATHAN DAVIS; Bassoon: ALEX GARCIA; French Horn 1: DANIELLE ONDARZA; Trumpet 2: CHRIS EBLE; Trombone: CHARLES MORILLAS; Violin 2: ELIZABETH JOHNSON; Cello: ERIN BREENE; Bass: TIM CHRISTENSEN; Percussion: DANNY TAYLOR; Keyboard sub: RYAN WHYMAN; Local Contractor: JAY MASON • 714.357.2991 • saxflyr@cox.net

ELECTRONIC MUSIC DESIGN: HIRO IIDA AND ETHAN DEPPE FOR STRANGE CRANIUM MUSIC SUPERVISOR ANDY EINHORN

To view the cast list for this performance, scan the following QR code:

CAYLEIGH CAPALDI

KEVIN EARLEY

CHRISTIANE NOLL

NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ KATE LOPREST

ARIANA FERCH

IAN COURSEY

TORBEN MULARSKI SKYLAR MATTHEWS

REECE BOYLE HADDIE MAC

BERKELEY WALUK

EVERLY BEESON

BRADY CARVILLE

RORY L. PRICHARD

TESSA MAE PUNDSACK

JOHN ADKISON

COREY GREENAN

JENNIFER MALENKE

DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN

BLAIRE EILENE BAKER

SYDNEY K. BORCHERS

DYLAN BRADFORD

STEVEN GRANT DOUGLAS

ALLI ECHELMEYER

HUGH ENTREKIN

CHARLOTTE JENKINS

MEREDITH LUSTIG

MARK BRADLEY MILLER

TESS PRIMACK

RUTHIE SANGSTER

LISA ROSETTA STRUM

Scenes & Musical Numbers

Scene 1: The Nonnberg Abbey

Preludium

Scene 2: A Mountainside Near the Abbey

ACT I

The Nuns of the Nonnberg Abbey

The Sound of Music Maria

Scene 3: The Office of the Mother Abbess, the next morning

Maria ...................... Sisters Berthe, Sophia, Margaretta and Mother Abbess

My Favorite Things Maria and Mother Abbess

Scene 4: A Corridor in the Abbey

Reprise: My Favorite Things ................................................... Maria

Scene 5: The Living Room of the Trapp Villa, that afternoon

Do-Re-Mi Maria and the Children

Scene 6: Outside the Villa, that evening

Sixteen Going On Seventeen.......................................... Rolf and Liesl

Scene 7: Maria’s Bedroom, later that evening

The Lonely Goatherd Maria and the Children

Scene 8: The Terrace of the Villa, six weeks later

How Can Love Survive?

Reprise: The Sound of Music

Scene 9: The Living Room, one week later

So Long, Farewell

Scene 10: A Corridor in the Abbey

Max, Elsa and Captain Georg von Trapp

The Children and Captain Georg von Trapp

The Children

Morning Hymn ............................................................ The Nuns

Scene 11: The Office of the Mother Abbess, three days later

Climb Ev’ry Mountain Mother Abbess and the Nuns

ACT II

Scene 1: The Terrace, the same day

Reprise: My Favorite Things

The Children and Maria No Way To Stop It ......................... Elsa, Max and Captain Georg von Trapp

Something Good

Maria and Captain Georg von Trapp

Scene 2: The Office of the Mother Abbess, two weeks later

Gadeamus Domino ....................................................... The Nuns

Scene 3: The Cathedral at Nonnberg Abbey, immediately following

Reprise: Maria The Nuns

Confitemini Domino ...................................................... The Nuns

Reprise: Something Good

Scene 4: The Living Room, one month later

Maria and Captain Georg von Trapp

Reprise: Sixteen Going On Seventeen .............................. Maria and Liesl

Scene 5: The Concert Hall Stage, Kaltzberg, three days later

Reprise: Do-Re-Mi Maria, Captain Georg von Trapp and the Children

Edelweiss

Captain Georg von Trapp, Maria and the Children

Reprise: So Long, Farewell ...... Maria, the Children and Captain Georg von Trapp

Scene 6: The Garden of the Abbey, that night

Finale Ultimo

There will be one 20-minute intermission

The Company

Who’s Who

CAYLEIGH CAPALDI (Maria Rainer) is honored to be making her Broadway National Tour debut bringing this iconic and vital story to life. OffBroadway & West End: Titanique (Rose, Céline Dion). West End: Figaro (Sienna). Regional: Frozen (Elsa, US regional premiere), Putting it Together (The Younger Woman), Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins), Into the Woods (Cinderella), and Little Women (Jo March). TV/Film: “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” “Mrs. Fletcher.” As an influencer and creator, she has garnered over 300K followers and 100M views across socials. Recent honors graduate of Columbia University and Berklee College of Music, Londonerturned-New Yorker, and fluent Mandarin speaker. Gratitude to M+D+N+G, Kimberly, her Stewart team, Dave, Telsey and Beanie for being one of my favorite things. @cayleigh.capaldi CayleighCapaldi.com

KEVIN EARLEY (Captain Georg von Trapp). Broadway: Old Friends, Les Misérables, Thoroughly Modern Millie and A Tale of Two Cities. Off-Broadway: Death in Death Takes a Holiday (Drama Desk Nom). Recent Regional: Pierre in Natasha Pierre and…, Dysart in Equus, Andrews in Titanic, Hart in 9 to 5, and Archibald in The Secret Garden. Awards: Joseph Jefferson Award, Drama Critics Circle Award and 4 Ovation Award noms. Albums: Death Takes a Holiday, A Tale of Two Cities, Secondhand Lions, Ripper, Rarities and “Earley Standards.” kevinearley.com

CHRISTIANE NOLL (Mother Abbess). Broadway/ Tour: Dear Evan Hansen, Ragtime (Tony/Drama Desk Nomination), Elf, Chaplin (Drama Desk Nomination), Urinetown, Mambo King’s, Ain’t Nothin But The Blues, Jekyll and Hyde, Grease, Miss Saigon, City of Angels. Television/Film: “The Equalizer,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” “Ruth,” “Evil,” “Madame Secretary,” “L&O: SVU,” “The Good Fight,” “L&O: Organized Crime,” “The Bite,” The Sound of Music Live!, The King and I (Singing Anna). Other: Partnership, God of Carnage, Fun Home, Next to Normal, Follies, Encores! 1776, Closer Than Ever (Off Broadway Alliance Award). Symphony Soloist—100 0rchestras worldwide. @christiane.noll

NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ (Max Detweiler). GRAMMY nominee. Broadway: Company, Tarzan. Tour: The Sound of Music (Captain Georg von Trapp), The Eyes of the World (PBS). Off-Broadway: Toxic Avenger, Almost Heaven. Symphonic Soloist, including Carnegie Hall, Boston Pops, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, White House. Film: Sex and the City 2 (soundtrack). TV: One Life to Live (GLAAD Award), Madam Secretary, Tommy. Regional: Arena Stage (Helen Hayes Awards), George St., MUNY, Bucks County, ZACH, Barrington Stage. Artistic Director: Broadway Dreams. Album: The First Time... www.thenickrod.com @thenickrod

KATE LOPREST (Elsa Schraeder). Broadway: First Date (Allison), Hairspray (Amber), Xanadu, Wonderland, Drowsy Chaperone. Tour: Wicked (Glinda, u/s Nessa), Little House on the Prairie (Nellie Oleson, 1st Nat’l). Regional: The Guthrie, Asolo Rep, Barrington Stage, Ogunquit Playhouse, Washington National and Dallas Opera Theatre and more. Select TV: ADA Heidi Russell on “Law & Order: SVU,” “FBI,” “Boardwalk Empire” (Corrine). For Juliette and James: Auntie’s “favorite things”. KateLoprest.com

ARIANA FERCH (Liesl). National Tour debut! Regional: Little Women (Beth), Mamma Mia! (Ali), Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins). Recent graduate of Oklahoma City University with a BM in Musical Theatre and Vocal Performance. Immense gratitude to ATB Talent, Jack O’Brien, Chuck Koslowske, her glorious family, and her two sisters who taught her the joy of music. She dedicates this to her beloved papa Fred in heaven. @ari_ferch Jeremiah 31:3

IAN COURSEY (Rolf Gruber) is a Maryland native and a proud graduate of the University of Michigan Musical Theatre program. He was recently seen on the 1st National Tour of Dear Evan Hansen. He would like to think his family, his team at HCKR, John, Rolando, and Danmian. iancoursey.com

TORBEN MULARSKI (Friedrich) is thrilled to join the cast of The Sound of Music for his

second national tour! Recently toured with A Christmas Story: The Musical (Ralphie Parker) and is excited to be back on the road. A 6th grader from Barrington, IL, Torben studies dance, theatre, and piano at The Cary-Grove Performing Arts Centre and loves playing football, basketball, and trombone. Many thanks to his family for generously supporting his dreams! Proudly represented by Gray Talent Group. IG: @torbenmularski

SKYLAR MATTHEWS (Louisa) is thrilled to join the SOM National Tour! Recently seen in the world premiere of Wonder the musical (Charlotte, ART), Annie (Pepper/Annie US, National Tour), and Fun Home (Small Alison, TheaterWorks, Hartford). TV/Film/VO highlights: Baby Girl (Feature Film), “FBI” (CBS), Scoot & Missy (Short Film), and “SoundTrekkers” Audio Series (YOTO). Special thanks to Skylar’s professional team and local community for the continued support! Instagram: @skymatthews3 skylarmatthews.com

REECE BOYLE (Kurt) is thrilled to make his Broadway National Tour debut! Credits: Finding Neverland (Michael, White Plains Performing Arts Center), Wakeman (Robert, NAMT Annual Festival of New Musicals), Matilda Jr. (Bruce), The Addams Family Jr. (Pugsley), Peter Pan Jr. (Peter), Willy Wonka Jr. (Charlie). Reece lives in Westchester County, NY and loves singing, acting, drawing, writing, animating, playing tennis and spending time with friends, family and his Bernedoodle, Nora. Special thanks to Mara Entertainment, Zuri Agency, Tristian Wyant, Emily Kitchin, and his family. IG: @reece_boyle_1

HADDIE MAC (Brigitta) is over the moon to be on stage! She toured Asia as Marta (u/s Gretl) in the 23/24 International tour of The Sound of Music. Recently she was on set filming Netflix’s The Hunting Wives and is very excited for the season to air later this year. Offstage, she’s chasing sparkles, bouldering mountains, befriending animals, and developing her wanderlust. Known to friends as Haddie Mac n’ Cheese, she’s thankful for her teachers, mentors, professional team, and family who make her dreams possible! @haddiemac

BERKELEY WALUK (Marta, u/s Gretl). Thrilled to be making her professional/Broadway National debut with this incredible team! Credits: Annie Jr (Annie), The Sound of Music (Gretl). A member of Humboldt County, CA, Main Stage Young Performers Company. Endlessly grateful to Darby Vincent, Alyson Isbrandtsen, Krista Curry, Bercy Talent, Daphne Endert, Main Stage Humboldt and The Sound of Music team. Much love to her family and friends. @berkeley_annew

EVERLY BEESON (Gretl) is delighted to make her national tour debut with this beautiful show! Regional: Disney’s Frozen (Young Anna). Some of her favorite hobbies include walking dogs and eating ice cream – even better when done at the same time! Sending love and gratitude to Mom, Dad and Georgia, Free Flight Talent Management, Stewart Talent, Julia Meadows, Christina Holien, Julian LeBlanc and team, the Telsey Office, and everyone who has supported her dreams along the way. @alldayeverly

BRADY CARVILLE (u/s Kurt, u/s Friedrich) is thrilled to be making his National Tour debut in The Sound of Music. Credits include Oliver! Jr. (Oliver Twist), Beetlejuice Jr. (Beetlejuice), Shrek the Musical Jr. (Donkey), and Matilda the Musical Jr. (Bruce). Born in Santa Monica, CA, he moved to Houston, TX at age nine, continuing his pursuit of performing and singing. Huge thanks to his family; Vibe Performing Arts, Purple Box Theater, Broadway Kids Auditions; coaches Jeanette Gant (vocal), Janine Molinari (choreography); and his agent, Barry Kolker. @brady_carville

RORY L. PRICHARD (u/s Marta, u/s Brigitta) is thrilled to make her National Tour debut! Rory loves to laugh hard, sing loud, and always keep her toes pointed. Select prior roles include Gracie Shinn (The Music Man, Pittsburgh CLO), Jojo u/s (Seussical, Pittsburgh CLO), and Little Girl (The Nutcracker, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre). Special thanks to Barry Kolker, Jason Bercy, Amy Stabnau, and Kurt Domoney, and her mom, dad,sister Kit, nana, and loving friends and family! Instagram: @rory.prichard

TESSA MAE PUNDSACK (u/s Louisa, u/s Brigitta) is beyond excited to be making her national tour debut! Recent credits: Susan Waverly (White Christmas, Paramount), Small Alison (Fun Home, Porchlight), Annie (Annie, BNT), Baby June (Gypsy, Devonshire). Tessa adores dance, traveling, musical theatre, and her yorkie Pico. Endless gratitude to her coaches, friends, and family. Special thanks to Christina Ramirez and Sarah Schroeder for always believing in her! Rep: Stewart Talent; Free Flight Talent. @tessamaeonstage

JOHN ADKISON (Franz, u/s Max Detweiler). Tours: My Fair Lady directed by Bartlett Sher (Colonel Pickering), The Addams Family, Elf, The Music Man (Harold Hill). Regional: Laguna Playhouse, Sierra Repertory Theatre, Ocean State Theatre Co. People’s Light and Theatre Company. Stock: Little Theatre on the Square, Theatre by the Sea and Barn Theatre. More at johnadkison.com

COREY GREENAN (Admiral von Schreiber, u/s Captain Georg von Trapp). Broadway: Mamma Mia! (Sky), Scandalous (Ensemble). National Tours: Jersey Boys (Tommy DeVito), Mamma Mia! (Sky), If/Then (Ensemble). International Tours: The Sound of Music (Captain Georg von Trapp), Evita (Che). Regional: Mamma Mia! (Sam Carmichael), Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), Anything Goes (Billy Crocker).

JENNIFER MALENKE (Ensemble, Frau Schmidt, u/s Elsa Schraeder). Broadway/Tour: Into the Woods, Charlie/Chocolate Factory. Elsewhere: The Last Five Years, I Love You, You’re Perfect…, Pirates of Penzance. Member, Broadway Inspirational Voices: Carnegie Hall, Met Gala, White House, Tonys. Film/TV: The Power of Music with Josh Groban. Owner, Broadway Babysitters. Thanks Arbender, Rachel. Love to all, especially Otis. :)

DANIEL ROBERT SULLIVAN (Herr Zeller, u/s Captain Georg von Trapp). Tours: Dear Evan Hansen, Jersey Boys, Motown. Creator of country music project Danny Ellsworth & the Cattle Drivers, award-winning play Prospect High: Brooklyn, hip-hop musical Star-Crossed: A Genre-Defying R&J Remix, and true-adventure

book Braving the Bronx River. Series Regular: “Salty Pirate” (Prime Video). MFA Acting & Directing, UMKC. @DanielRobertSullivan

BLAIRE EILENE BAKER (Ensemble, u/s Mother Abbess, u/s Frau Schmidt, u/s Sister Berthe). National Tours: Beauty and the Beast, Bullets Over Broadway. Regional: Tuacahn, Theatre Under The Stars, Ogunquit Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse. BFA, University of Arizona. Thank YOU for supporting live theatre-–telling these stories is more important now than ever. Find more about BB at blairebaker.com and @thequeenbeebs.

SYDNEY K. BORCHERS (Ensemble, u/s Maria, u/s Liesl). Broadway National Tour debut! Grateful for the unbelievable The Sound of Music team, Telsey casting, and all the incredible theatres and teachers that have poured into her. All glory to her Heavenly Father! Sending love to Mom, Dad and her BFF, Kylie. Psalm 34:1 @sydneykborchers #rosterproud

DYLAN BRADFORD (Ensemble, u/s Rolf Gruber). Honored to be making his National Tour debut! Previous Credits: Rent (Collins), A Chorus Line (Male Swing), & 2023 Jimmy Awards. Much love to Mom & Dad, NOCO, Hudson Artists & Sophia. @dylan.b.t

STEVEN GRANT DOUGLAS (Swing). National Tours: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (Bruce Sudano), Ghost The Musical (Sam Wheat). Regional: Waitress (Dr. Pomatter), Jersey Boys (Bob Gaudio), Once (Guy), Cabaret (Cliff Bradshaw). Love to all my friends and family! B.F.A. University of Minnesota Duluth. @stevengdouglas

ALLI ECHELMEYER (Ensemble, u/s Liesl, u/s Louisa, Dance Captain) is thrilled to be making her professional debut in The Sound of Music From Jefferson City, Missouri, she has recently completed her first year at OCU (BM). Endless thanks to God, her amazing family, Emmie, and Cindy.

HUGH ENTREKIN (Ensemble, u/s Rolf Gruber, u/s Herr Zeller). National Tour debut! Tours: Disney on Classic (Japan). Select Regional:

Paper Mill Playhouse, Broadway at Music Circus, Stages St. Louis, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, The Hippodrome. Film: Rob Peace. Concerts: Phish NYE at Madison Square Garden, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Transcendence Theatre. Sending all of my love and thanks to Sherry, Nancy, and Tara. @hughentrekin

CHARLOTTE JENKINS (Ensemble, u/s Maria, u/s Sister Margaretta) is beyond thrilled to be making her Tational Tour debut! Favorite credits: Into The Woods (Cinderella), 25th Annual…Spelling Bee (Olive Ostrovsky). B.F.A. Shenandoah Conservatory. Much love to my incredible family, friends, and agents! @charlotteajenks

MEREDITH LUSTIG (Ensemble, Sister Sophia, u/s Mother Abbess) has enjoyed a diverse international career in opera, theater, and television. Proud Juilliard alumna and Circle in the Square Theatre vocal faculty. Gratitude to KOJO & Telsey. All my love to M&C. @meredithlustig

MARK BRADLEY MILLER (Ensemble, Baron Elberfeld, u/s Max Detweiler, u/s Franz, u/s Admiral von Schreiber). Bridges of Madison County (Robert), Next To Normal (Dan), Beetlejuice (Charles), Newsies! (Pulitzer), Mamma Mia! (Sam), My Fair Lady (Higgins), Carousel (Billy), Nice Work, Kinky Boots, Phantom (Phantom). Tours: The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Beauty and the Beast, Best of ALW. markbradleymiller.com

TESS PRIMACK (Ensemble, Sister Margaretta, u/s Elsa Schraeder). Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof. Regional: Jekyll & Hyde (Emma, NSMT), Einstein’s Dreams (Prospect Theatre), The Enlightenment of Percival Von Schmootz (Adirondack Theatre. Broadway Guest Artist, Disney Cruise Line. Tess is a sought-after acting and singing teacher: www.tessprimack.com/ teaching. For Mom, Dad & Nona. BFA: Carnegie Mellon University, School of Drama.

RUTHIE SANGSTER (Swing, u/s Frau Schmidt, u/s Sister Berthe, u/s Sister Margaretta, u/s Sister Sophia) is thrilled to make her National Tour debut sharing this beloved story! Regional

Highlights: Ragtime (Mother), The Music Man (Marian), The Sound of Music (Maria, Ensemble, u/s Elsa). Love to Mom, Dad, and Mimi! Special thanks to Jaime and RJ at Baker Mgmt! God Bless! @ruthielizabeth_

LISA ROSETTA STRUM (Baroness Elberfeld, Sister Berthe). National Tour debut! Broadway: Death of a Salesman (u/s Linda), Regional: The Sound of Music (Mother Abbess), King Lear (Goneril), FLEX (Coach Pace). TV: “Dying for Sex,” “FBI,” “L&O: SVU” (recurring), “The Blacklist”. Special Thanks to Telsey & HCKR! lisarosettastrum.com

RICHARD RODGERS and OSCAR

HAMMERSTEIN II (Music and Lyrics). After long and highly distinguished careers with other collaborators, Richard Rodgers (composer, 1902–1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (librettist/ lyricist, 1895–1960) joined forces in 1943 to create the most successful partnership in the American musical theater. Prior to his work with Hammerstein, Rodgers collaborated with lyricist Lorenz Hart on a series of musical comedies that epitomized the wit and sophistication of Broadway in its heyday. Among their greatest successes were Pal Joey, On Your Toes, and Babes In Arms. Throughout the same era, Hammerstein brought new life to the operetta, culminating in the masterpiece Show Boat (music by Jerome Kern). Oklahoma!, the first Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, was also the first of a new genre, the musical play, blending Rodgers’s musical comedy style with Hammerstein’s innovations in operetta. Oklahoma! was followed by Carousel, State Fair (film 1945, 1962; Broadway 1996), Allegro, South Pacific, The King and I, Me and Juliet, Pipe Dream, Cinderella (television 1957, 1965, 1997; Broadway 2013), Flower Drum Song, and The Sound of Music. Collectively, the Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals have earned Tonys, Oscars, GRAMMYs, Emmys, Pulitzers, and Olivier Awards.

HOWARD LINDSAY and RUSSEL CROUSE (Book). Lindsay and Crouse had one of the longest and most storied playwriting collaborations in theatrical history, lasting 32 years. Howard Lindsay was born in 1889 and

died in 1968. He became an actor at 19 and went on to become a successful Broadway playwright and director. Russel Crouse was born in 1893 and died in 1966. After serving in the Navy, he worked on New York newspapers, gaining his first renown through a signed column in the Post. In 1932 he became head of the publicity department for the Theatre Guild and in 1933 wrote his first Broadway show, collaborating with Corey Ford on the musical comedy Hold Your Horses. From 1934 on Crouse wrote only with Lindsay. Their hits include The Sound of Music (with a score by Rodgers & Hammerstein); Anything Goes and Red, Hot, and Blue (with scores by Cole Porter); Call Me Madam (score by Irving Berlin); the long-running play Life With Father (which originally starred Lindsay); the Pulitzer Prize-winning State of the Union; and The Great Sebastians, written for Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, the pre-eminent acting team of the day. Their producing credits included The Hasty Heart, Detective Story, and Arsenic and Old Lace

JACK O’BRIEN (Director) recently received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award, and directed The Roommate on Broadway with Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone followed by a production of Ibsens Ghosts (Lincoln Center Theatre) and the musical Shucked (The Regents Park, London). He directed his first Broadway production in 1969 and has collected three Tonys since then (Henry IV, Hairspray and The Coast of Utopia). He’s done operas (Il Trittico, Great Soctt, Porgy and Bess, etc.) musicals (The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Carousel, etc.), television (“American Playhouse,” “Great Performances,” etc.), ran the Old Globe Theatre for 25 years, written two books published by Farrar Straus & Giroux (Jack Be Nimble and Jack in the Box), and two night club performances at 54 Below. If he’s slowing down, he hasn’t noticed it yet. And check out Notes With Jack wherever you listen to podcasts. @noteswithjack_

MATT LENZ (Associate Director). Credits include - Broadway: Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Velocity of Autumn (Associate Director), Beauty and the Beast (Resident Director). Off-Broadway: Pageant (Drama Desk nomination), The Irish

Curse, Idaho!, The Great Daisy Theory, Fingers and Toes, Tense Guy. Tours: The Music Man (upcoming), Hairspray, Charlie, The Sound of Music, A Christmas Story, Cheers, Catch Me, The Who’s Tommy. Regional: Paper Mill, Ahmanson, MUNY, Ogunquit, George Street, Cape, NCT, Maltz Jupiter, La Mirada, Zach, and more. Matt is a member of the SDC, a Broadway Dreams teaching artist, and Founding Artistic Director of In The Works ~ In The Woods Festival mattlenzdirector.com

DANNY MEFFORD (Choreographer) has choreographed three Tony Award winners for Best Musical: Kimberly Akimbo, Dear Evan Hansen (also Olivier, Best Musical) and Fun Home. Direction: a National Tour of Shrek and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Kennedy Center and in NYC starting fall ‘25. Upcoming direction: The Gorgeous Nothings and The Fitzgeralds of St. Paul Choreography highlights: Love’s Labour’s Lost, February House, Miss You Like Hell, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, and Good Person of Szechwan. TV: theatrical sequences for “Rise” (NBC), “Dickinson” (AppleTV+), and “Fleishman is in Trouble” (FX). Currently choreographing Richard Linklater’s film version of Merrily We Roll Along, a twenty year project. MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep.

MARK MYARS (Associate Choreographer). Resident Director/Choreographer: Death Becomes Her (Broadway). Broadway Associate Choreographer: Dear Evan Hansen (Tour, London), The Cher Show, My Fair Lady (Tour, London), Spongebob Squarepants, War Paint, If/Then (Tour). International Dance Supervisor: Wicked. markmyars.com

ANDY EINHORN (Music Supervisor and Additional Orchestrator). Gypsy (Audra McDonald, OBCR), Hello, Dolly! (Bette Midler, OBCR Grammy nom), Carousel (Renée Fleming, OBCR Grammy nom), Holiday Inn, Woody Allen’s Bullets Over Broadway, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Brief Encounter, Sondheim on Sondheim. Music director and conductor for Audra McDonald since 2011 including two albums. Touring Music Supervisor: Peter Pan, The Sound of Music. Regional:

George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Goodspeed Opera House. TV: HBO’s “Six by Sondheim,” PBS “Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy,” Academy Awards 2019, “Eat Sh*t Bob” for HBO’s “Last Week Tonight starring John Oliver”. Conducting engagements: The Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony and Kansas City Symphony. Faculty: Juilliard, Aspen Music Festival, Brevard Music Festival. Rice University, summa cum laude. For Samantha W.

DOUGLAS W. SCHMIDT (Scenic Designer) with over 200 productions spanning five decades, his work has earned critical acclaim and numerous awards. He received New York Drama Desk Awards for Over Here and Veronica’s Room, the original production of Grease, Smile, They’re Playing Our Song, and the legendary Frankenstein which closed on opening night. His 1983 design of Porgy and Bess at Radio City Music Hall (dir. Jack O’Brien) toured the U.S. and Europe. Broadway credits include the 2001 revival of 42nd Street, Into the Woods (2002), and The Front Page—all earning Tony nominations. The Sound of Music and The Front Page mark his 18th and 19th collaborations with director Jack O’Brien.

JANE GREENWOOD (Costume Designer). Originally from Liverpool, England, Ms. Greenwood was educated at the Central School of Arts. She has designed over 125 Broadway productions since Ballad of the Sad Café in 1963. Recent credits: Bright Star, Saint Joan, Mother of the Maid (with Glenn Close), The Little Foxes (Tony Award), The Assembled Parties, The Sound of Music (National Tour), You Can’t Take It With You, Act One, Harvey and Driving Miss Daisy. Awards: Irene Sharaff Award, 19 Tony nominations and the 2014 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement. She is in the Theater Hall of Fame. Professor of Design at Yale School of Drama since 1976.

NATASHA KATZ (Lighting Design) has designed extensively for theatre, opera, dance, concerts and permanent lighting installations around the world. She is an eight-time Tony Award® winner whose recent Broadway credits include Hell’s Kitchen; Sweeney Todd; Here We Are;

Grey House; MJ; Some Like It Hot; Springsteen on Broadway; and Hello, Dolly! Recent dance designs include Like Water for Chocolate at the Met. She is a TDF Wendy Wasserstein Project Mentor and was recently inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame.

KAI HARADA (Sound Designer). Broadway: Dead Outlaw; A Wonderful World; Once Upon a Mattress; The Days of Wine and Roses; Merrily We Roll Along (Tony Nomination); New York, New York (Tony Nomination); Kimberly Akimbo; The Old Man and the Pool; Mister Saturday Night; Head Over Heels; The Band’s Visit (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award); Amélie; Sunday in the Park With George; Allegiance; Gigi; Fun Home; On the Town; First Date; Follies (Tony, Drama Desk Nominations); and Million Dollar Quartet. Many other musicals at City Center, the Kennedy Center, off-Broadway, and beyond.

TOM WATSON (Hair, Wig and Makeup Design). Originally from Northern Ireland, he headed the wig/makeup department at the Metropolitan Opera for 17 years. He has designed more than 100 Broadway productions, including Wicked, Rock of Ages, The King & I, Fiddler on the Roof, Oslo, Falsettos, The Little Foxes, Junk, My Fair Lady, King Kong, All My Songs, The Great Society, Plaza Suite, Parade, and Floyd Collins

JOHN MILLER (Musical Coordinator) Over 140 Broadway shows, including: The Great Gatsby; The Who’s Tommy; A Beautiful Noise; Shucked; MJ: The Musical; Mrs. Doubtfire; Ain’t Too Proud; Tina; Waitress; Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; Jersey Boys. Studio musician (bass) for Leonard Cohen, Eric Clapton, BB King, Portishead, Bob Dylan and Michael Jackson. johnmillerbass.com

JONATHAN MARRO (Music Director/ Conductor) is thrilled to join NETworks and Concord with this incredible group of artists for The Sound of Music! He is a proud alum of the University of Southern Maine, where he received his music and theatre training. Other NETworks’ productions: Peter Pan, Fiddler on the Roof 1st National, Shrek The Musical (International), Elf the Musical, and Dirty Dancing Many thanks to Andy for his brilliant and loving mentorship, as

well as the entire music staff and Giacomo for all their endless support.

ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT (Orchestrations).

In a career spanning more than five decades, Robert Russell Bennett (1894–1981) arranged more than 300 Broadway musical scores. In musical comedy’s golden era of the 1920s, he orchestrated up to 22 shows a season. Among his credits were Show Boat; Roberta; Sunny; Rose-Marie; No, No, Nanette; Girl Crazy; Of Thee I Sing; Face The Music; Carmen Jones; Finian’s Rainbow; Kiss Me, Kate; My Fair Lady and Camelot. He orchestrated seven of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musicals including Oklahoma!, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music. His arrangements for the 1955 film version of Oklahoma! earned him an Academy Award. He also orchestrated and arranged Rodgers’s 13 television documentary score for Victory At Sea. A classically trained composer, Bennett’s prolific output of original compositions includes symphonies, sonatas, a ballet, a concerto and an opera. He is the posthumous recipient of a 2008 Special Tony Award in recognition of his historic contribution to American musical theater.

TRUDE RITTMANN (Dance and Vocal Arrangements) has more than 50 Broadway credits as a choral and dance arranger including The Sound of Music, The King and I, South Pacific, My Fair Lady, Carousel, Finian’s Rainbow, Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon and Peter Pan A composer in her own right, she has provided music for such shows as Omnibus and Seven Lively Arts.

LEIGH ZIMMERMAN (Intimacy Director) is an Olivier Award-winning entertainment professional with 30+ years of experience in live theater, film, and TV in the US and UK. Leigh specializes in consent-based, trauma-informed practices for staged intimacy and as an Artistic Mental Health Practitioner to support the wellbeing of all artists. leighzimmerman.com

THE TELSEY OFFICE (Casting). With offices in both New York and Los Angeles, The Telsey Office casts for theater, film, television, and commercials. The Telsey Office is dedicated

to creating safe, equitable, and anti-racist spaces through collaboration, artistry, heart, accountability, and advocacy. Please visit thetelseyoffice.com for our credits.

THE ROAD COMPANY (Tour Booking). Founded in 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota. In addition to The Sound of Music, current representation includes Wicked, The Outsiders, Back To The Future, Death Becomes Her, Redwood, The Great Gatsby, Kimberly Akimbo, Beetlejuice, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Dirty Dancing, and more.

GENTRY & ASSOCIATES (General Manager) has managed nearly 250 National and International Touring theatrical productions over the past 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Boop! The Musical, Buena Vista Social Club, The Great Gatsby, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Mark Twain Tonight!, Cameron Mackintosh presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants and The Wiz.

KENT McINGVALE & COMPANY (Tour Press & Marketing) currently leads the marketing and press campaigns for the National Tours of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music, Mark Twain Tonight!, A Magical Cirque Christmas, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, and Dog Man: The Musical!. Recent projects include marketing and press campaigns for the National Tours of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Hairspray, Jersey Boys (14 seasons on tour), Beautiful – the Carole King Musical (6 seasons on tour), and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. kentmco.com

JAMEY JENNINGS (Company Manager) is excited to be part of this classic musical! Select projects: Oklahoma! (2019 revival), Once on this Island, Les Misérables, Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage, We Will Rock You, Mary Poppins, and Hairspray. Proud native of Paducah, Ky and an honored alumnus of Murray State University.

ELLE AGHABALA (Associate Company Manager). National Tours: Annie, To Kill a

Mockingbird, Les Misérables. Regional: Hairspray, Avenue Q, Phantom, Blue Man Group, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Eclipsed, A Raisin in the Sun, November, Harmony, The Revisionist.

BRIGHAM JOHNSON (Production Stage Manager). Tours: Annie (North America, China), Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Christmas in Killarney. Norwegian Cruise Line. Regional credits: The Rev Theatre Co., Arizona Theatre Company, Skylight Music Theatre, Musical Theatre West, The Gateway, Florida Repertory, Triad Stage, and Connecticut Repertory. Brigham is a proud graduate of Western Carolina University. Special thanks to his family and friends.

KALI ASHURST (Stage Manager). National Tours: A Beautiful Noise, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. NYC: UC-CCM Honors Alumnus Stephen Flaherty at Carnegie Hall. Regional: San Francisco Opera, Weston Theater Company. MFA: Stage Management, UC-CCM. Thanks to her family and friends for all their love and support! @kali.ashurst kaliashurstsm.com

MEGAN BELGAM (Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be joining The Sound of Music Team! National Tours: Peter Pan, Hairspray, Waitress (Lulu), To Kill a Mockingbird. Regional: Escape to Margaritaville (Ogunquit), Frozen Jr. (Ogunquit), Winter Wonderland (American Music Theatre). Proud graduate of Penn State University. Thanks for supporting the arts!

SEAN PATRICK FLAHAVEN (Executive Producer) is a 3x GRAMMY® Award and 3x Tony Award-winning theatre and music producer and Chief Theatricals Executive of Concord. He was previously founding worldwide CEO of The Musical Company and SVP of Theatre & Catalog Development for Warner Chappell. He has been a producer on dozens of albums, 16 of which were nominated for Grammys, including winners Hamilton, Into the Woods, and Some Like It Hot. He has produced many shows and won Tony Awards as a co-producer of Hadestown, Company, and Stereophonic. He is a National Trustee of the Recording Academy and on the Variety500 for 6 years.

TRINITY WHEELER (Executive Producer) has been with NETworks Presentations for over 20 years. Broadway: 1776 (dirs. Diane Paulus and Jeffrey Page), Les Misérables. National Tours: The Great Gatsby, The Sound of Music (dir. Jack O’Brien), 1776, Les Misérables, Peter Pan (dir. Lonny Price), A Beautiful Noise, Hairspray, Once on This Island, Waitress, The SpongeBob Musical, Chicago, Finding Neverland, Dirty Dancing, Bullets Over Broadway, Elf the Musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Royal National Theatre production of Oklahoma!, The Wedding Singer, The Producers, The Wizard of Oz, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, Young Frankenstein (dir. Susan Stroman) and Rent starring Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp. Love to Alan for everything. @trinityonbroadway

CONCORD THEATRICALS (Producer) is the world’s most significant theatrical company: R&H, Tams-Witmark, Samuel French, ALW Collection, Dramatists Play Service and Playscripts. Our roster includes the work of the finest classic and contemporary authors. We are the only firm providing truly comprehensive services to creators and producers of plays and musicals, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and first-class producing. Recent Broadway: Hadestown (Tony), Company (Tony), Stereophonic (Tony), SIX, Into the Woods (Grammy), Some Like It Hot (Grammy), Gypsy, Operation Mincemeat concordtheatricals.com

NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS (Producer). Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Boop! The Musical, Buena Vista Social Club, The Great Gatsby, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Mark Twain Tonight!, Cameron Mackintosh presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants and The Wiz. networkstours.com

OPENING NIGHT SEPTEMBER 9, 2025

STAFF FOR THE SOUND OF MUSIC

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS

Sean Patrick Flahaven and Trinity Wheeler

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

GENTRY & ASSOCIATES

Gregory Vander Ploeg

Steven Varon-Moore Shira Wolf

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS

Jason Juenker

Aimeé Mangual Pagán

COMPANY MANAGER

Jamey Jennings

Associate Company Manager Elle Aghabala

TOUR BOOKING THE ROAD COMPANY

Stephen Lindsay Brett Sirota

Shawn Willett Gracie Lewis Rosa Taylor

Shane Parksmith AnaBella Kalish Marissa Brotz trc.nyc

TOUR PRESS & MARKETING

Kent McIngvale & Company

Kent McIngvale www.kentmco.com

CASTING THE TELSEY OFFICE

Rachel Hoffman, CSA

Rashad Naylor, CSA

Priya Ghosh Domonnique Aviles

Production Stage Manager

Stage Manager

Assistant Stage Manager

Assistant Director

Intimacy Director

Brigham Johnson

Kali Ashurst

Megan Belgam

Anthony C. Daniel

Leigh Zimmerman

Associate Scenic Designer Chen-Wei Liao

Associate Costume Designer Dan Urlie

Assistant Costume Designers

Costume Assistant

Costume Coordinator

Associate Lighting Designer

Assistant Lighting Designer

Moving Light Programmer

Associate Sound Designer

Kristin Isola, Tess Sarno

Hope Johnson

Sam Fleming

Abby May

Kelly Martin

Henry Wilen

Bella Curry

Associate Hair Designer Will Vicari

Production Audio

Colin Braeger

Production Electrician.........................................Olivia R. Doniphan

Head Carpenter.........................................................LaVoid McKibbin

Assistant Carpenter Joe Brennan, Matthew Urquhart

Automation Carpenter

Flyman

Head Electrician

Assistant Electrician

Head Audio

Mike Russell

Sean Jenkins

Dallas LaFon

Jack T. Sears

Rebecca Roeill

Assistant Audio Mila Luna

Head Props

Marklan Fleshman

Head Wardrobe Sarah Lord

Wardrobe Assistant.

Bailee Booser

Wig/Hair Supervisor.............................................Madison Medrano

Crew Swing Chandler Gray

Keyboard and Synthesizer Programming Hiro Iida, Ethan Deppe

Rehearsal Pianist Evelyn Tamaro

Tutoring Services On Location Education

Tutor/Child Wrangler Christine Tureta

Production Assistants Mikaela Acton, Jenna Coffey, Ava Moyle, McKenna Vargas

Physical Therapy NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc.

Safety Consultant Bryan Huneycutt

Production Photography Jeremy Daniel

Video Services Pinecrest Creative, HMS Media

Creative Services AKA NYC, Kellyanne Hanrahan

Social and Website Services Super Awesome Friends

Merchandise The Araca Group

Merchandise Manager Lindsey Baldak

Accounting NETworks Presentations LLC

Legal Services F. Richard Pappas, Esq.

HR Services K+K Reset, LLC

Housing Road Concierge

Travel Agency Kessler & Co. / Direct Travel

Trucking Clark Transfer

For Concord Theatricals

Lead Producer, Chief Theatricals Executive Sean Patrick Flahaven

EVP Marketing & Communications Imogen Lloyd Webber

Senior Director Brand Marketing & Communications Kinsley Suer

EVP Business & Legal Affairs Caroline Barnard

Business & Legal Affairs Consultant Victoria Traube

President Worldwide Bill Gaden

CFO Ali Roselle

VP First Class & Tour Licensing Katherine Stout

Senior Manager Production Ali Tesluk Case

Brand & Digital Marketing Manager Ricky Smith

For NETworks Presentations

Chief Executive Officer. Orin Wolf

President/Chief Production Officer Seth Wenig

Chief Operating Officer Margaret Daniel

Chief Financial Officer Scott Levine

Business Affairs Scott W. Jackson

Executive Producers Mimi Intagliata, Hannah Rosenthal, Trinity Wheeler

Producing Associate Isabella Schiavon

Sr. Director/Finance John Kinna

Controller Jennifer Gifford

Director of Tour Accounting Laura S. Carey

Tax Director Pat Guerieri

Senior Tax Accountant.....................................Matthew Peerbolte

Tax Assistant Deborah Brown

Accounts Payables & Receivables Clerk Lisa Loveless

Sr. Director, Booking & Engagements Amanda Laird

Directors, Booking & Engagements Stacey Burns, Colin Byrne

Booking Assistant Lily Flippen

Director of Sales Zach Stevenson

Director of Marketing Heather Hess

Sr. Director/General Management Gregory Vander Ploeg

General Managers Madeline McCluskey, Rebecca Shubart, Steven Varon-Moore

Associate General Manager Amanda Lenti, Shira Wolf

Asst. General Manager/Operations Manager Hillary Smith

Sr. Director/Production Management Jason Juenker

Sr. Production Manager Hector Guivas

Lead Production Manager................................Savannah Gunton

Production Manager Alex Williams

Associate Production Manager Aimeé Mangual Pagán

Technical Director pesci

Production Coordinator Gina Boccolucci

NETworks Asset Manager...........................................Richard Haug

Warehouse Assistants..........Dave DeJac, Alison Weinberger

Director of Operations

Pearce Landry-Wegener

Workers Compensation Coordinator Kayla Rooplal

People Operations/Payroll Manager Sara Clayton Office Manager...............................................................Deandra Harris

Adminstrative Assistant Aidan Herman

Music Coordinator John Mezzio

Credits

Scenery provided by Production Resource Group and Proof Productions; Audio equipment provided by Masque Audio; Lighting provided by Production Resource Group; Rigging provided by Christie; Properties by BrenBri Properties, LLC; Costume Shops: Eric Winterling LLC, Arel Studio.

Rehearsed at Gibney Dance Rehearsal Studios in New York.

Special Thanks to Broadway Theatre League of Utica and Daniella Padula, Executive Director

“Something Good”

Lyrics by Richard Rodgers

Additional Lyrics by Jack O’Brien

Financial Services and banking arrangements by Customers Bank

Insurance Broker Services

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Exclusive stage performing rights are represented by Concord Theatricals www.concordtheatricals.com

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Learn more about the first-of-its-kind collaboration between the Library of Congress and The Sound of Music

The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cell phones and pagers prior to the beginning of the performance.

The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States.

The Press Agents, Company and House Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.

Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.)

The musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians

The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

United Scenic Artists Local USA 829 represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.

This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.

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How to Train Your Dragon—July 20

Who knew the Vikings had problems with dragons? One young Viking man named Hiccup befriends a dragon he names Toothless, who teaches him about dragon behavior. While Hiccup was previously ridiculed during dragon-fighting lessons, now he can subdue the captive training dragons and impress the villagers. When a gigantic dragon, called Red Death, threatens everyone, Hiccup and Toothless must work together to destroy the enemy dragon while also showing the villagers that the other dragons are actually quite friendly.

The Lizzie McGuire Movie—July 27

Lizzie McGuire has just graduated from junior high school and Lizzie and her classmates are celebrating with a trip to Rome. In a whirlwind of comic events, Lizzie visits the Trevi Fountain and is mistaken for Italy’s biggest pop diva, Isabella. She meets Paolo, Isabella’s handsome singing partner, at the fountain. Paolo and Isabella have broken up, and Paolo asks Lizzie to sing in a televised contest with him, thinking he can get revenge on his ex-singing partner. But Isabella and Lizzie’s best friend have other plans! Will Lizzie return home to be a regular student or will she stay in Rome and join Isabella to become a pop star sensation?

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse

of the Black Pearl—Aug 3

When Eizabeth Swann, the Governor’s daughter, is kidnapped by a band of pirates, young blacksmith Will Turner goes to her rescue. However, he needs help to get on board the pirates’ ship, The Black Pearl, so he enlists Captain Jack Sparrow, who was the ship’s captain until it was stolen from him. But they’re up against more than just sword-swinging pirates; the crew of the Black Pearl are cursed to spend their time between the living and the dead and only the blood of Elizabeth can break the curse with a magic medallion.

Bring your own lawn chairs, blankets, and sweaters to stay comfortable throughout the evening. Enjoy a variety of food and drink options on-site including local food trucks and George’s Café. Patrons are also welcome to bring their own picnics and non-alcoholic drinks. To ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all guests, alcohol, glass containers, tables or large furniture, barbeques, or cooking equipment are not permitted on the plaza.

What’s hiding behind that mask?

What’s the most iconic piece of stagecraft in The Phantom of the Opera? Yes, the chandelier is amazing, but it really has to be the Phantom’s face mask.

At a recent episode of Antiques Roadshow in Britain, a woman showed up with a Phantom mask. She said her late husband has been in the original Phantom cast when it opened in 1986 in London’s West End. When he left the show, Michael Crawford, the original Phantom himself, gifted her husband one of his own masks. He also received a crew jacket and a script.

Stephen Lane, the expert looking at the mask, was amazed. It certainly did look worn. “There is some build-up of make-up,” he said, “so we can see this has been used for many, many shows.” He said that there would need to

be some sort of proof that Crawford actually wore it, rather than an understudy or stand-in. Without that proof, the mask was still worth around $15,000. With proof, they were looking at up to double that amount. A quick note from Michael would probably help! * * *

The Phantom is back to thrill audiences once again with a new, revitalized production. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical was rapturously received by London critics when it reopened in 2021, and the production has been getting rave reviews.

“This new tour doesn’t just restage Phantom—it reignites it,” says

The Phantom of the Opera North American tour; photos by Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman

dctheaterarts.org. It’s pure theatrical magic.”

“The musical’s new touring production has brought back the stunning original design with a better-than-ever cast,” says theatermania.com. “This staging is overall what Broadway offered, but with refreshed, rejuvenated performances that make one feel like they are hearing ‘Music of the Night’ for the very first time.”

The show tells the tale of a disfigured musical genius known only as the Phantom who haunts the depths of the Paris Opera House. Mesmerized by the talents and beauty of a young soprano, Christine, the Phantom lures her as his protégé and falls fiercely in love with her. Unaware of Christine’s love for Raoul, the Phantom’s obsession sets the scene for a dramatic turn of events where jealousy,

madness, and passions collide.

Phantom is widely considered one of the most beautiful and spectacular productions in history, playing to more than 160 million people in 47 territories and 195 cities in 21 languages. Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s romantic, haunting, and soaring score includes “The Music of the Night,” “All I Ask of You,” “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again,” “Masquerade,” and the iconic title song.

This is the production that everyone remembers and loves. See it for the first time, or see it again, this is a show you don’t want to miss.

Segerstrom Hall August 12–30

Segerstrom Center is looking back on a highly successful 10th anniversary of the American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School. Here, we celebrate this special year with highlights of what the school has been able to accomplish and implement over the past decade. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Susan Brooker, we take a leap towards toward many more years of high-quality dance instruction and unparalleled performance opportunities for Southern California’s aspiring young dancers.

June 2025: Enrollment for year-long training program

Each June, anticipation builds as dancers and their families prepare for auditions for the school’s year-long training program. In 2025, students ages 8 and older once again had the opportunity to demonstrate their potential either in person or through video submissions. These auditions are more than just an entry point. They are a chance for faculty to identify the next generation of talent, marking the beginning of a transformative journey in a student’s dance education.

by Jacqui Pash

September 2025: Commitment to dancer health with physical therapy implementation

Recognizing the physical demands of ballet training, the school took an important step forward by implementing twice-annual physical therapy screenings in partnership with DancePrehab. Through personalized assessments, students receive tailored exercises designed to address their individual strengths and areas for improvement. This proactive approach helps dancers build resilience, improve alignment, and safely sustain their training, reinforcing the school’s commitment to supporting each student’s overall well-being.

October 2025: Students performed in San Francisco Ballet’s Frankenstein

The ABT Gillespie School’s performance opportunities extend to productions in the Center’s dance series when supernumeraries are needed. In October, students performed in San Francisco Ballet’s Frankenstein, a thrilling adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 19th-century novel. Our students played the roles of young Victor Frankenstein and Elizabeth, helping advance the story of Frankenstein’s upbringing while taking part in one of the most innovative pieces of dance today. It was a defining moment that

deepened their understanding of performance and inspired aspirations for their future.

December 2025: Students performed in the 10th anniversary of ABT’s The Nutcracker Alexei Ratmansky’s The Nutcracker would not be the same without the little mouse, Mother Ginger’s Polichinelles, and the other children’s roles that bring joy and heart to Orange County’s favorite holiday tradition. December 2025 marked a double celebration as 49 students shared the stage with American Ballet Theatre’s renowned dancers for the production’s 10th year at the Center.

December 2025: Two sold-out Nutcracker for Kids performances with Pacific Symphony

Designed specifically for younger audiences and first-time balletgoers, this narrated adaptation of The Nutcracker in collaboration with Pacific Symphony offered an engaging and accessible introduction to the art form. These shows featured ABT Gillespie students who have grown out of participating in American Ballet Theatre’s mainstage production, providing them with a meaningful performance opportunity during the holiday season. The sold-out success of both performances underscored the school’s

commitment to community outreach and arts education during this milestone anniversary year.

February 2026: Sunday master class series returns

The school’s beloved Sunday master class series returned this year, taught by an array of the ABT Gillespie School’s foundational figures. These master instructors such as Alaine Haubert, Kevin McKenzie, and Franco De Vita played key roles in shaping the school’s original vision. They came back to not only teach the students but to witness how far the school has come in the past 10 years.

March 2026: Peter and the Wolf announcement

In March we announced a new endeavor for the ABT Gillespie School. In May of 2027, our pre-professional students will put on the school’s first ever full-length production. The chosen work, Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev, will be reimagined as a narrative ballet tailored for family audiences. From rehearsals to performance, students will gain insight into storytelling, character development, and ensemble work on a much larger scale than typical student showcases.

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April 2026: Future of Dance

On April 12, the Samueli Theater stage bustled with our Performance Ensemble groups and Pre-professional level students for their annual “Future of Dance” showcase. Featuring original choreography as well as technically demanding works developed over months of rigorous training, the show allows students to explore their artistic voices while gaining confidence in a professional theater setting. The result was an inspiring display of emerging talent, where audience members witnessed not only polished performances but also the individuality of these young dancers.

May 2026: Final showcase

Many ABT Gillespie students have gone on to dance professionally both nationally and internationally. Recently promoted to Apprentice at Nevada Ballet Theater, Gillespie alumni Mallory Sweeney joined the first cohort of students at the ABT Gillespie School back in 2015 and trained through her junior year of high school. She returned home to perform in the school’s end-of-year showcase on May 30, inspiring current students to envision their own futures and possibilities after graduation. The final showcase not only honored the accomplishments of the current student body but also reinforced the school’s growing legacy of producing dancers who go on to professional careers.

June

2026:

Summer camps and classes return

The summer of 2026 promises to be another dynamic season as the school hosts the ABT Young Dancer Summer Workshop. Drawing approximately 100 students from across the United States, the program offers an immersive training experience led by Gillespie faculty. In addition, themed summer camps such as The Firebird and The Nutcracker provide younger dancers with engaging, story-driven introduction to ballet. These programs not only strengthen technical skills but also foster creativity, friendship, and, above all, a love of dance.

With a decade of success behind it and a future filled with new possibilities, the American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School continues to set the standard for excellence in dance education, offering young artists the tools, experiences, and support they need to succeed on any stage.

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Former ABT Gillespie School student Mallory Sweeney

A new era begins at Pacific Symphony

The 2026–27 Classical Series at Pacific Symphony will be one for the ages. Announced on February 4 at a special event for subscribers and donors, Alexander Shelley revealed the highly anticipated plans for his inaugural season as Pacific Symphony’s new artistic and music director.

In addition to marking both the 20th anniversary of the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and the 40th anniversary of Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Pacific Symphony’s 2026–27 Classical season commemorates America at 250 and the artists who have shaped America’s legacy; surveys some of classical music’s most beloved works; and features high-impact music, global superstars, and numerous “firsts.”

The Opening Night Celebration (September 24) features superstar violinist Joshua Bell as soloist with Shelley and the orchestra in a program inspired by America, with works by composers living today and others who chose to make their homes in the U.S.

Subscription concerts begin with Shelley

leading Mahler’s monumental Second Symphony with Pacific Chorale, soprano Miah Persson, and mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly, signaling new beginnings and a new era for Pacific Symphony. (October 1–3)

“It is a profound honor to begin this chapter with Pacific Symphony, an orchestra of exceptional artistry and boundless spirit,” says Shelley. “I am deeply inspired by the milestones that frame our first full season: America’s 250th anniversary and the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s death. We’ll examine the humanist ideals that galvanized Beethoven, shaped the Declaration of Independence, and defined America as we know it. We’ll celebrate the artists who continue to propel America’s classical evolution.”

At the heart of the season is an exploration of America 250—including music by Bernstein, Stravinsky, Copland, and others—both from the émigré perspective and that of U.S.-born composers, as well as a look at global influences on America’s musical tapestry.

The annual semi-staged opera is a key part of America 250, with Shelley leading John Adams’ iconic opera Nixon in China. With stage direction by Elkhanah Pulitzer, three performances feature full costumes, props, dynamic digital imagery, and innovative set design that brings audiences inside history with a work that examines power, ambition, ceremony, and the intimate human moments behind historic headlines through Adams’ richly layered score. (April 8, 10 & 13, 2027)

The two-week Beethoven Revolution Festival (January 28–30, February 4–7 & 9, 2027) offers audiences the unique opportunity to experience all nine of this iconic composer’s symphonies chronologically. This bucket-list item is not to be missed, as the opportunity to play these is a landmark moment for the orchestra and Shelley, too.

“I find the Beethoven cycle of symphonies to be all the more important in this celebratory year

Alexander Shelley

Photo: Curtis Perry

for America. As a child of the Enlightenment, Beethoven advanced humanist and democratic ideals, with a hopeful, forward-looking vision. His music is the music of the time of the Declaration of Independence,” says Shelley. “For the orchestra, it’s a challenge of epic proportions that will deepen our connection together and push us to our full artistic and technical capacity. For listeners, it offers a profound, life-changing encounter with the composer’s heart and mind through his music.”

Shelley has curated a roster of exceptional guest conductors and soloists for 2026-27, with a number making their Pacific Symphony debuts. Pianists Nobuyuki Tsujii (November 19–21), Aristo Sham (April 29–May 1, 2027), and Serena Wang (February 25–27, 2027), and violinist Inmo Yang (March 18–20, 2027) will appear with the orchestra as soloists, as will saxophonist Jess Gillam, who performs music by John Williams (May 20–22, 2207), and soprano Miah Persson and mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly in Mahler’s Second Symphony. Guest conductors Ruth Reinhardt (December 3–5), Joana Carniero (April 29–May 2, 2027), and Long Yu (February 25–27, 2027) make their Pacific Symphony debuts as well.

Returning favorites include pianist Emanuel Ax (January 16, 2027) in a one-night-only special concert, as well as violinist James Ehnes (October 22–24), soprano Karen Slack

(June 10–12, 2027), and pianist Joyce Yang (March 18–20, 2027).

The wide-ranging repertoire featured in 2026–27 includes symphonic masterworks by Dvořák, Dukas, Grieg, Mozart, Price, Ravel, and more—including 15 pieces never before played by Pacific Symphony—as well as modern masterpieces by composers living today, including Jennifer Higdon, James Newton Howard, Jessie Montgomery, Kevin Puts, and many others.

Shelley closes the classical season with the West Coast premiere of the orchestral version of African Queens. This powerful new work shares the stories of seven great queens and warrior women from the African continent through arias composed by seven Black contemporary composers: Jasmine Barnes, Damien Geter, Jessie Montgomery, Shawn Okpebholo, Dave Ragland, Carlos Simon, and Joel Thompson. (June 10-12, 2027)

Annual events include celebrations of Lunar New Year (February 13, 2027) and Nowruz (March 27, 2027), and performances of Messiah (December 6) and a holiday organ special (December 22) round out the classical programming for 2026–27. For more information or to subscribe, visit pacificsymphony.org.

Don’t miss Alexander Shelley’s return this season to conduct America 250, May 28–30, featuring pianist Conrad Tao as soloist.

Corporate and Foundation Support

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is pleased to thank the following corporations and foundations for providing annual contributions to the Center in support of our artistic and community education programs and our special event and performance sponsorships throughout the year.*

LEAD PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION SPONSORS

THE SEGERSTROM FAMILY FOUNDATION

2025 CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SUPPORTERS

The Albertsons Companies Foundation

Anonymous

Automobile Club of Southern California

Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners

Barbara Steele Williams Designated Agency Endowment

Bloomingdale’s South Coast Plaza

BNY Mellon Wealth Management

Canterbury Consulting

Capital Group Companies

Cartier

Crean Foundation

E Nakamichi Foundation

Enterprise Mobility

Gucci

Haynes and Boone, LLP

Mesa Water District

Northern Trust

Orange County Community Foundation

Oscar de la Renta

Pacific Life Foundation

Schools First Federal Credit Union

SPECIAL THANKS

KJAZZ 88.1

Läderach

Total Wine & More

United Airlines

To learn more about the Center’s corporate and foundation partnership opportunities and the benefits available, please contact CorpSupport@scfta.org or 714.942.6326.

ARTS AND BUSINESS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Segerstrom Center applauds the following business and community leaders

Maurice Murray, Chairman

Jesse D. Bagley

Katheryn Baker

Lupe Erwin

Cory Glass

John P. Glowacki

Mara J. James

Fiona LeCong-Ly

Monika Lopez

Jill Meznarich

Vanessa Moore

Tammy Octavio

Patrick Strader

Yvonne Tsao

Jaynine Warner

William Meehan, Founding Chairman

* as of May 11, 2026

Family Owned Since 1946 BLOCK & HARDSCAPE

ELIZABETH SEGERSTROM FOUNDATION

Donors

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is enormously grateful for the support from the donors listed on the following pages. Your generosity empowers the Center to provide dynamic performances and artistic education programs for all of Orange County. You allow us to continue our promise to become an inclusive cultural resource for our entire community. Thank you!

CUMULATIVE GIVING

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is deeply grateful to the following donors who have provided extraordinary support during their lifetime:

$20,000,000 +

Julia and George Argyros / Argyros Family Foundation

Audrey Steele Burnand*

William J. Gillespie*

Elizabeth and Henry T.* Segerstrom

$10,000,000 + Anonymous

Toby Andrews Angels of the Arts

Sandy Segerstrom Daniels

Mr. and Mrs. David Wayne Grant

The Guilds of the Center

Richard C. and Virginia A. Hunsaker*

Mr. Donald E. and Lacy Moriarty

Eugene and Ruth Ann Moriarty*

Jean Moriarty*

Richard A. and Marilyn Kayla Moriarty

Reverend and Mrs. Steven Perry

Samueli Foundation

Sally E. Segerstrom

Jennifer and Anton Segerstrom

Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation

Ruth Segerstrom*

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Segerstrom

Mr. Toren H. Segerstrom

Veronica P. Segerstrom

Mrs. Yvonne Segerstrom*

South Coast Plaza

Mrs. Richard Steele*

Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Williams

$5,000,000 +

Bank of America / Bank of America Foundation

Jane and Jim Driscoll

Steve* and Cindy Fry / Fry Family Foundation

The James Irvine Foundation

Ralph and Eleanor Leatherby Family Foundation

General* and Mrs. William Lyon

Phil and Mary Lyons

Harry and Grace Steele Foundation

Swenson Family Foundation

$3,000,000 +

The Boeing Company

Broadway Across America

Freedom Communications, Inc.

Michael and Eleanor* Gordon

Roger and Tracy Kirwan

Times Mirror Foundation and Los Angeles Times

Rick Muth Family/ORCO Block & Hardscape

Dr. Henry Nicholas III

Ms. Stacey Nicholas

Bill and Pat Podlich

Michelle Rohé

$2,000,000 + Anonymous

Zee M. Allred,* Dean C. Allred, Carol Ann Allred Starr

Mrs. D. James Bentley*

Benjamin and Carmela Du

Edison International

The First American Corporation

Fluor Corporation / The Fluor Foundation

John and Toni Ginger

Mark Chapin Johnson

W. M. Keck Foundation

Kia Motors America, Inc.

Kling Family Foundation

Sharon D. Lund Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. George Schreyer

Tara and David Troob

Jean and Tim Weiss

$1,500,000 +

Ginger and Tony Allen

Mr.* and Mrs. James P. Baldwin

The Beall Family

Deborah and Larry J. Bridges

Kevin and Denise Cassin

Eileen J. Cirillo

Cox Communications / Cox Media

Randy and Sally Crockett

Mr. and Mrs. Moti Ferder, Lugano Diamonds

Paul F. and Daranne Folino

Lawrence and Dolores Higby

The Irvine Company

Margaret G. and Thomas E. Larkin*

Paul and Lilly Merage

Mercedes-Benz USA

Mrs. Marjorie T. Rawlins*

Rutan & Tucker, LLP

Spectrum Reach

Elizabeth Colyear Vincent*

Cecil C. and Kathryn H. Wright*

$1,000,000 +

Anonymous

Howard and Roberta Ahmanson

Bette and Wylie Aitken

Automobile Club of Southern California

Dr. Michael M.* and Patricia A. Berns

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bettingen*

Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bettingen*

Marta and Raj Bhathal

California Bank & Trust

Callero Family Foundation

Ellen and Clarence* Conzelman

Delta Air Lines

Carole and Robert* Follman

Leo Freedman Foundation

June M. Fry

Jackie Glass / Kling Family Foundation

Rondell B. and Joyce P. Hanson

Nora and Charles Hester* and the Hester Family Foundation

George Hoag Family Foundation

S.L. and Betty Huang / Huang Family Foundation

Kaiser Permanente

KJAZZ 88.1

Shanaz and Jack Langson

Corey and Leslie Leyton

Mrs. Colleen Manchester

David and Kathryn Moore

Mrs. Mary E. Moore

Pam and Jim Muzzy

Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. O’Bryan

Pacific Life

Mr. and Mrs. William Roberts

Donna Shannon-O’Bryan

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Simon

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Smith

The Sommerville Trust

Georgia Hull Spooner*

Diane and David Steffy

Dorothy Stillwell*

Susan M. and Timothy L. Strader Family

The Warner Family

Wells Fargo / Wells Fargo Foundation

Mrs. Constance T. Whitney*

Carol* and Kent Wilken

$750,000 + Mary and Richard* Cramer

James* and Catherine Emmi

Maralou and Jerry* Harrington

Dr.* and Mrs. Randall R. McCardle

Mrs. Mary M. Muth*

Trish and John* O’Donnell

Charles and Patricia Poss*

Rockwell International

Bev and Bob Sandelman

Karalyn and Joseph* Schuchert

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Owen Shea

Janice and Ted Smith

The Reinhold Foundation

Mr.* and Mrs. Joseph M. Thomas

Mr. and Mrs. William Thompson

Thomas and Elizabeth Tierney

Thomas and Joyce Tucker Family

$500,000 +

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Allen

The Allergan Foundation

Doug and Jaimee Baker

Pamela and Al Baldwin

Dr. and Mrs. Arnold O. Beckman*

Mr.* and Mrs. Benton Bejach

Katherine and Howard Bland

Cartier

Victoria* and David Collins

The John L. Curci Family

Patricia Fredricks-Dolson*

Mr. and Mrs. David Emmes II

Andy and Joan Fimiano

Carol Frobish*

Frome Family Foundation

Harriett F. Grant*

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Heinz*

Valerie and Hans Imhof

The Joseph Family

JPMorgan Chase & Co. / JPMorgan Chase & Co. Foundation

Barbara* and Robert Kleist

K-MOZART 105.1 FM

Varla E. Newbury Knauss and Curtis A. Knauss

KOCE

Eve A. Kornyei

Classical KUSC

Robert D.* and Patricia B. MacDonald

Marcia L. Millen, in memory of James and Leath Millen

NORDSTROM

The Peter Ochs Family

Jackie Singer and John Pope

Ralphs / Food 4 Less

Carlene Rona*

Estate of Karen Ann Roos

Michael* and Stacy Schlinger

H. Michael and Holly Schwartz

Nick and Heidi Shahrestany

The Shanbrom Family

Shea Homes Foundation

Justice Sheila Prell Sonenshine (Ret.) and Mr. Ygal Sonenshine

Connie and Dr. Peter Spenuzza / Spenuzza Velastegui Family Foundation

John* and Elizabeth Stahr

Valeant Pharmaceuticals

Mrs. Valaree Wahler

Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Warmington

Wilfred M. and Janet A. Roof Foundation *in memoriam

CENTER FUND

The Center Fund provides general operating support on an annual basis for Segerstrom Center for the Arts and its programs. We are honored to recognize the following individuals, corporations and foundations for their gifts made between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. Your generosity makes all we do possible—and we thank you! To learn more about the Center Fund and the benefits of giving, please contact us at 714.556.2122 x4009 or Give@scfta.org.

$1,000,000+

Argyros Family Foundation

Lisa Argyros

Stephanie Argyros

Wendy and Mark Hales

$500,000+

Kevin and Denise Cassin

Phil and Mary Lyons

$250,000+

Sandy Segerstrom Daniels

Elizabeth and Henry T.* Segerstrom

Sally E. Segerstrom

$100,000+

Anonymous

Bart and Elizabeth Asner

Estate of Roberta Bouillon

Randy and Sally Crockett

Jane and Jim Driscoll

Elizabeth Segerstrom Trust

Michael and Debra Garnreiter

John and Toni Ginger

Jackie Glass / Kling Family Foundation

The Guilds of the Center

Valerie and Hans Imhof

J.S. Frank Foundation

Kong Family

Karla Kraft and Anderee Berengian

Dale Landon and Carole Haes Landon

The McCardle Family

Jennifer and Brian Niccol

Reverend and Mrs. Steven Perry

John and Sherry Phelan

Pat and Bill Podlich

Michael* and Stacy Schlinger

Mr.* and Mrs. George Schreyer

H. Michael and Holly Schwartz

Tammy and Samuel Tang

$50,000+

Anonymous

Howard and Roberta Ahmanson

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Best

John* and Louise Bryson

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Chan

Eileen J. Cirillo

The John L. Curci Family

David and Molly Pyott Foundation

Dean Family Charitable Fund

Ben and Carmela Du Family Foundation Fund

Anthony and Carie Ferry

Andy and Joan Fimiano

Andra Greene Ellingson and Tom Ellingson

Linda and Gavin Harris

Mr. Matthew M. Jadali

Reza Jahangiri and Kate Levering-Jahangiri

James P. Previti Charitable Fund

Burt and Molly Jolly

The Jonathan and Nicole Cronstedt Foundation

Roger and Tracy Kirwan

Kling Family Foundation

Ms. MaryLois Kuhn

Paul and Bonnie Lubock

Mr. Ethan Morgan

Rick Muth Family/ORCO Block & Hardscape

Lana and Walter Parsadayan

PeopleSpace / Jesse & Amy Bagley

Carolyn Zarate-Ramsey and Robert Ramsey

Ms. Maria Rigatti

Michelle Rohé

Ms. Christy A. Rosen

Ginger Siedschlag

Stewart R. Smith and Robin A. Ferracone

Connie and Dr. Peter Spenuzza / Spenuzza Velastegui Family Foundation

Diane and David Steffy

Swenson Family Foundation

Dr. Michelle and Mr. David Tabb

The Tappan Foundation

Laura and Tim Vanderhook

Jaynine and Dave Warner

Estate of Frances A. Williams

$35,000+

Anonymous

Aronoff Family

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Bergman

Chelsea and Mark Chiaramonte

David and Barbara Cline

Jordan Floriani

Cory Glass

Mrs. Vicki Gumm / Kling Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. James Hsu

Jeanne and Doug Jackson

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce W. Kuluris

Britt and Robert Meyer

Marcia L. Millen, in memory of James and Leath Millen

Maryam Parman

The Schreiber Family

Charlie and Ling Zhang

$25,000+

Dr. Janna Bersi

Marta and Raj Bhathal

Katherine and Howard Bland

Deborah and Larry J. Bridges

Maria A. Cadigan

Charles “Chip” Caldwell

California Educational Consultant Group, Inc., Dr. Allan H. Lifson & Isaac Torres

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Cancellieri

Mr. and Mrs. Edward and Tiffany Chen

Victoria* and David Collins

Bobbi Cox

Mary Cramer

Janet L. Curci

Dottie and Bill Feeney

Diane and Joyce* Froot

GOAL Foundation

Rita and Ira Goldberg

Maralou Harrington

Kathryn Harris

S.L. and Betty Huang / Huang Family Foundation

Mark Chapin Johnson

Lee Graff Foundation

Deborah H. and Jeffrey H. Margolis

Dr. Richard Gates and Dr. Gail Mattson-Gates

Carole McDonald

Haydee Mollura

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Moorhead

Vanessa Moore

Scott and Breanne Myers

Cheryl Hill Oakes

Mr. John R. Patterson

Mary Phillipp and David Johnson

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Pitts

Bev and Bob Sandelman

Melinda and Steven Sanders

Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting

Honorable H. Warren and Janet Siegel

Stephanie and Cory Sukert

Brian and Tracie Sullivan

Ms. Diana Martin and Mr. Mark Tomaino

Wilfred M. and Janet A. Roof Foundation

Carol* and Kent Wilken

$15,000+

Elizabeth An and Gordon Clune

Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Anderson

Katheryn Baker

Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners

Toni Berlinger

The Cameron Family Foundation

Marty Chao and Jean Chung

Mr. and Mrs. D. Robinson Cluck

Mr. Joseph Connor

Mr. and Dr. Debons

Judi Dutton

Mr. and Mrs. W. James Edwards III

Dr. and Mrs. David Eggleston

Ms. Lupe Erwin

Allan* and Sandy Fainbarg

Pat Felbinger

Mrs. Donna Foulger

Frome Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. T. Fukunaga*/

Kay K. Fukunaga

Ms. Yolanda Galloway

The Doug* and Julie Garn Family

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Garrett

Kim and Scott Harris-Weiner

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hess

Gay and Rob Johnson

Mike and Lynn Joseph Junebug Fund

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Klein

Mr. and Mrs. C. Ronald Livingston*

The Louise Merage Family Foundation

Brad and Becky Lund

Mr. and Mrs.* Robert J. Mairena

Twyla Martin-Parsky and Gerald Parsky

Mr. and Mrs. James V. Mazzo

Lauri McIntosh and John Bottjer

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. McKay

Rebecca and Carl McLarand

Rutan & Tucker, LLP

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Meiling

Mr. Marshall Miller

Pam and Jim Muzzy

Mr. Vianh Nguyen

Nguyen Financial Group, Chien Nguyen and Danny Nguyen

Mr. Rienaldy Nupen

Dr. Kevin O’Grady and Mrs. Nella Webster

Mark and Carol Perry

Purely Storage, Inc.

Ms. Karen Rabe

Joan and Alan Sellers

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Selva

Mr. and Mrs. Ron Simon

Marca and Brian Singer

Mr. and Mrs. Evan Slavik

SREH Properties LLC

Mindy and Glenn Stearns

Dr. and Mrs. Charles Steinmann

Warren Felson and Lucy Sun

Mr. Lee R. Sutherland

Katie and Peter Szyman

Donna and Ray Thagard, Jr.

Tsao Family Foundation

Stacey and Paul Von Berg

The Robert* and Valaree Wahler Family

Mr. George Wall

Paige West

The Whitcher Family

$10,000+

Anonymous (2)

Mrs. Olivia Abel

The Beall Family

Anoosheh Bostani

Mr. and Mrs.* David C. Brown

Mrs. Frances Buchanan

Kimberly Burge

David and Suzanne Chonette

The Crean Foundation

Gail and Jim Daniels

Mr. Jason Dirocco

Michael Dreyer & Hannah An

Mr. Michael Dreyer

Ms. Rhonda Ducote

Robert and LaDorna Eichenberg*

The Eisman Family

The Ernest G. Herman Foundation

Ashley and Zach Fischer

Ms. Mary Gilly Graham

Bill* and Harriet Harris

Hoelscher-Bell-Elliott Foundation

Dr. and Mrs. Gary T. Jenkins

Varla E. Newbury Knauss and Curtis A. Knauss

Mr. Peter Krieger

Dr.* and Mrs. Paul K. Lam

Ms. Fiona LeCong-Ly and Dr. Vietnam Ly

Mr. and Mrs. Randall W. Lewis

Monika Lopez

Douglas (Tad) Lowrey and Gayle Lowrey

Jim and Gale Luce

Patricia Ann and Robert M. Marshall

Ray Melissa and Elena Bedford

Mrs. Elizabeth S. Middleton

Mara and Keith Murray

Bob and Christie Narver

Tamara Octavio

Mr. and Mrs. William Pierce

Helga Pralle

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Primm

Charlie and Kristi Proctor

Jan Vitti Rubel

Trish and Steve Scarborough

SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union

Emmanuel Sharef and Emilia Yin

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Owen Shea

Richard and Patricia Shinto

Bill and Ronna Shipman

Tony and Jessy Smith

Kimberly and Joshua Snyder

Arlo and Marci Sorensen

Nancy and Geoffrey Stack

Sue and Ralph Stern

The Suire Family

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Tsao

Adam and Artemis Tuliper

Walk By Faith Foundation

Mr.* and Mrs. Laurence M. Watson

In memory of Barbara Steele Williams*

$5,000+

Anonymous (3)

Mr.* and Mrs. Byron Allumbaugh

Dr. and Mrs. Cyrus Arman

Dr. Fernando H. Austin

Dr. and Mrs. Leslie A. Bain

Pamela and Al Baldwin

Sally Bender

Dr. Michael M.* and Patricia A. Berns

Mr. and Mrs. Colin Best

Dr.* and Mrs. John R. Betson

Mary and John Carrington

Estate of Cinda Shipman Colombana

Mr. William Gordon and Dr. Susan M. Condrey

Greg and Donna Crandall

Mr. William G. Daly

Susan and Robert Ehrlich

Mr. Alexander Eliseev and Mrs. Ilmira Museeva

Mr. and Mrs. David Emmes II

Shari and Harry Esayian

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Estabrooks

Danika Felty and Victor Ronchetti

Christy and Rich Flanagan

Jeanne Elizabeth Flood

Carole and Robert* Follman

Ms. Gwendolyn Forquer

Mrs. Maria E. Francis

Iris Frankel

Gleicher / Chen Family Foundation

Dina L. Gray

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Grody

Marlene and Sam* Hamontree

Karen Hardin-Swickard

Ms. Kerry L. Hedley

Lawrence and Dolores Higby

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Himes

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hinkle

David L. Horowitz Family

Ms. Victoria Hutton

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Jaffee

Donna Janes

Barbara Hiller Johnson

Jessica and James Johnson

Janice M. and Roger* W. Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy M. Jones

Nicole and Steve Joseph

Dr. Tatiana Kain and Dr. Zeev Kain

Don and Soogie Kang

Barbara Bluhm-Kaul and Don Kaul

Randy and Linda Kearns

Teri Kennady

Eve A. Kornyei

Lisa Kwon

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Edward LeVasseur, Jr.

Corey and Leslie Leyton

Liz Shea Designs

M.Y. Family Fund

Mrs. Colleen Manchester

Mr. and Mrs. Don W. Martens

Ms. Caren Mason

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Matheson

Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Meltzer

Lisa and Richard Merage

Michelle Merage

Paul and Lilly Merage

John and Karen Meston

Drs. Michael and Terri Morris

Mr. Maurice Murray and Dr. Jennifer Ballinger Murray

Ms. Sheri Nazaroff

Rey O’Day

Trish and John O’Donnell*

Evelyn and Pete Parrella

Mr. and Mrs. William O. Passo

Marcia Kay and Ron Radelet

Mr. Michael Reimer

Marilyn Hester Robbins and William Robbins

Mr. and Mrs. Loren Rojek

Charles and Kathy Rosenberger

Kathryn Rousek Smith

David and Orva Schramm

Mary Shebell and Merle McCormick

Justice Sheila Prell Sonenshine (Ret.) and Mr. Ygal Sonenshine

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Spanos

Dr. and Mrs. Barry D. Steele

Ronald and June Stein

Mr. John Stevens

Susan M. and Timothy L. Strader Family

Kristin Taylor

Peter and Mary Tennyson

Mr. and Mrs. R. David Threshie, Jr.

Thomas and Elizabeth Tierney

Amy and Jeffrey Vieth

Ms. Elizabeth Wahler

Dr. Christina Wainwright and Mr. Shep Wainwright

Paul and Cheryl Wyrick

Darren and Christina Xanthos

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Yourman

$2,500+

Anonymous

Laurie and Jonathan Abelove

Ms. Kathy R. Akashi

Juanita Albro

American College of Perioperative (ACPM)

Mr. Paul Anderson and Ms. Jessica Parris

Bethany Ayala

Emmons-Babilo Family

Dr. Thomas Bailey

Sharon Barrett

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Bein

Mr. and Mrs. Joel Benkie

Barbara J. Benson

David Bixler and Kristine Kaneko

Mark and Marilyn Bleak

Mrs. Kimberly and Dr. Stephen Bowen

Bill and Judy Brady

Elisabeth and Dr. Frank Brow

Mr. Joseph Busch

Mike Anderson and Darryl Button

Ms. Constance Callan

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Callard

Jean Campbell

Luisa Cano

Mr. and Mrs. Allen R. Carter

Cartier

Chadwick Family

Mrs. Stella Mae Charton

Dr. and Mrs. Shigeru Chino

Robert and Diana Clemmer

Ronna and Donald Coe

Mr. Jeff Cowan

Michael and Anne Crawford

Ms. Toby Curry

Victoria Cushey

Gabriel Davis

Noël Davis

Mr. Michael R. DeKovner

Jim and Mary Deleo

Lisa Denmark

Dr. Daniel P. Dennies

Mrs. Sandra DiSario

Emmerick Doan

Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Evarts

Robert Farnsworth and Lori Grayson

Ms. Roberta Feuerstein

In Memory of Joseph and Marsha

Fischer

Dr. and Mrs. Gordon R. Fishman

Mrs. Bridget Ford

Lynn and Douglas K. Freeman

Ms. Nicole Fusaro

Mike and Sharon Galassi

Mrs. Jerra L. Garrett

Lionel and Stephanie Gayron

Ms. Rhona W. Gewelber

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Ms. Bridget Gormly

Don and Nancy Gormly

Mr. Paul J. Grogan

Mr. Gustav and Ms. Anyanka

Bruce and Eileen Harrigan

Mark and Kristine Howlett

Mark Ike

Jackson Tidus

Kristin Jackson

Mrs. Susie Jaqua

Ms. Cynthia L. Jennings

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Keith

Keller Family Fund

Dr. Joe Baker and Dr. Elliott Kornhauser

Richard and Lynne Kramer

Mr. Sean Lair

Randy and Sarah Lake

Latham & Watkins

Ms. Michelle Lee

Dr. and Mrs. Milton Legome

Steven and Rose Lesser

Mr. Charles W. Letzgus

Jeanne Lewand

Mark and Felicia LeWinter

Paula Lingelbach

Mr. and Mrs. Phong Luu

Peggy Lynch

In Memory of Victorio Adan Maestas

Dr. Goran S. Matijasevic

Mr. and Mrs. William K. Mawhorter

George and Sarah McDaniel

Ms. Sarah McElroy

Susan Mears

Mr. and Mrs. David V. Melilli

Willis L. and Dorothy M. Miller and Family

Miss Ariana Miramontes

Moises Montoya

Newmeyer & Dillion

The Minoru Nitta Family

Mr. James Ojinaga

Annette and Joseph Oltmans II

Palm Foundation

Ms. Carla Pellicano

Sandra and Dan Perlmutter

Ms. Diane Peterson

Pharris Group

Mr. Willard Pierce

Pirzadeh & Associates, Inc.

Mrs. Tricia Pratto

Patricia Price and Craig Behrens

Devashankar Purkayastha

Psm Rmp Solutions

Dev Purkayastha

Dallas and Dannie Raines, in honor of Jane Yada

John Rallis and Mary Lynn BergmanRallis

Suzanne C. and Jim H. Reinhardt

Mr. Rick Reischman

David* and Linda Roberson Family

The Ronnenberg Family

Dr. Judy Fluor Runels, in memory of Gregory Osborne

Lisa Rutherford

Ms. Adrienne Salyer

Sandy and Harriet Sandhu

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Schneider

Craig L. Sengstock

Ms. Shari Simmons

Lance and Deborah Slimmer

Dr. John J. Smith and Mr. Edward R. Escoto

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Soderling

Mr. and Mrs. Morris Stark

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Stein

Susan and Richard Stuelke

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Sweeney

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Swift

Michael and Suzanne Tague

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thacker

Mary Tolar

Dr. David L. Tsoong and Dr. Betty K. Tu

Ms. Patricia Turney

Ann Van Ausdeln

S. Vander Wal and S. Vincent

Ambassador and Mrs. Gaddi H. Vasquez

Ms. Isabelle Villaseñor

Mrs. Joanne Vuylsteke

Megan and John Waldeck

In Memory of Robert D. Walters

Geofrey Wickett and Normand Lessard

S. Gayle Widyolar, M.D.

Mrs. Bobbitt Williams

D and G Winzey

Wayne Wolfe

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Zadjmool

Dr. Reza Zarghami

Mr. and Mrs. Dean J. Zipser

*in memoriam

ENDOWMENT

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

thanks the following donors who have generously provided support to the Center’s Endowment Funds. Gifts to the Endowment provide financial support for our artistic and education programs every year. Funds exist in perpetuity as investments whose earnings make the arts accessible for future generations.

$1,000,000 +

Audrey Steele Burnand*

Estate of Edra E. Brophy / William J. Gillespie Foundation

Nora and Charles Hester* and the Hester Family Foundation

W. M. Keck Foundation

Barbara Steele Williams Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Steele*

Harry and Grace Steele Foundation

Swenson Family Foundation

The James Irvine Foundation

The Segerstrom Foundation

$500,000 +

Dr. Michael M.* and Mrs. Patricia A. Berns

Fluor Corporation

The Fluor Foundation

Carol Frobish*

Times Mirror Foundation and Los Angeles Times

Rockwell

Estate of Karen Ann Roos

Mrs. Constance T. Whitney*

$250,000 +

Bank of America

Nancy Marie Biram*

The First American Corporation

Patricia Fredricks-Dolson

Edison International

Isidore C. and Penny W.* Myers

$100,000 +

Daniel C.* and Janet S. Bonbright and Sons

Estate of Ford A. and Wilma J. Dickerhoff

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Engman

Helen B. Fait

Elizabeth E. Fleming*

William Randolph Hearst Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Heinz

Richard C. and Virginia A. Hunsaker*

Peter G. and Mary M. Muth* and Family

Estate of Michael D. and Lorraine C. Nadler

Nestle USA, Inc.

The Orange County Register

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Smith

Ronald E. Soderling

Virginia Valentine

Nancy B. Veitch and Chris and Irene Veitch

Estate of Jane D. Zimmerman

Dr. and Mrs. David E. Zinke, Brandon, Heidi & Benjamin

$50,000 +

The Birtcher Family

Founders Plus

Evelyn and Richard Francuz

Sonia and Earle Ike

Barbara Hiller Johnson

Mark Chapin Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Macklin

Palley-Needelman Asset Management

Dr. and Mrs. James E. Pierog, Jessica and Margaux

Ralphs / Food 4 Less

Estate of Howard G. and Margaret C. Richardson

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Salyer

Al and Susan Shankle

Mr. Stewart R. Smith

Ms. Anita Sparrow*

Wells Fargo

In memory of Barbara Steele Williams

$25,000 +

The Beall Family

Victor H. Boyd

Dr. and Mrs. Darrell J. Burnett

Chris and Lee Ann Canaday

The Carl and Patricia Neisser Family Trust

Dr. and Mrs. Shigeru Chino

David and Victoria* Collins, Jennifer, Nicole and David

Bjorn and Gloria Dahlberg and Family

Ruth Ding, in memory of Thomas and Mary Lee

James* and Catherine Emmi

Dr. Dennis R. Fratt

The Baker Frenzel Family

Mr.* and Mrs. H. F. Hamann

Nat S. and April D. Harty

Las Campanas of Orange County

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Lucas

Charles W. and Candace J. McBrayer

Dr. and Mrs. Seymour J. Melnik

Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Mungo

Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Nelson

Joseph and Mary Norton Family

Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Harold Miller*

O’Neil Moving Systems, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony H. Osterkamp Jr.

Nicholas S. Patin

Stanley R. Robb Family

In honor of Mary Isabelle Sandberg

Robert J. Searles

In memory of Renée Segerstrom

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Shaver and Family

Thomas and Joyce Tucker Family

In memory of Faye Wilkinson

Dr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Wilson

$10,000 +

Mrs. Donald V. Bassler

The William A. Baxter Family

George and Jacqueline Birdsong

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Birtcher

Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Bowie

Susan Boyd

Mr. Lawrence H. Butler Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Callahan

The Clubhouse

Con Gusto Chapter of The Guilds of the Center

Mr. and Mrs. Edmond M. Connor

Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Dean, Jr.

Ms. Julie Brinkerhof Edwards

Mr. Aaron Egigian

Alan* and Sandy Fainbarg Family

John and Carolyn Garrett

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald H. McQuarrie

GoodSmith & Co., Inc.

William K. and Maxine Gresswell*

Dr. and Mrs. G. Stanley Hall

Gayford and Mary Hinton

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Hoshaw

Mr. and Mrs. Jay D. Jaeger

Ronald E. and Debra P.* Jagner

Hunter B. Keck

Mrs. Suzanne Kline

Dr. Elliott Kornhauser

Mrs. Susan Lambrose

Ronald C., Vincencia M., Elisabeth L. and Heather D. Lazof

Mr. and Mrs. George Leeper

Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Mallory

Mr. and Mrs. Brad McCroskey

R. Patrick* and Jeannette L. McDaniel

Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. McHolm

Estate of Ralph and Rose Meyer

Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley Mullin, Jr. Newmeyer & Dillion

Jerry Nourse

Cheryl Hill Oakes

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Paone

Mr. and Mrs. Chris F. Pauls

Mr. Charles Peyton, II

Betty Mower Potalivo

Ted and Jean Robinson and Family

Mrs. Betty Scheidt

Douglas F. Schneider and Family

Rudolph C. Schweitzer*

In memory of Hartley M. Sears

Renée and Henry T. Segerstrom*

Mr. and Mrs. William Shryock and Family

Linda and Harvey A. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Soderling

Steven-Thomas Antiques

The Stone Family

Dr. Max Swancutt Jr.

Mr. Stewart C. Woodard

Mr. and Mrs. Rob Ukropina

Ms. Lucia Van Ruiten

Mr. Edward H. Wale

Margaret and Maurie Watman

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Wilson

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel K. Winton

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Orrin Wright

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Yellin*

LEGACY SOCIETY

Segerstrom Center for the Arts thanks the following donors who have included the Center in their estate plans. These gifts help ensure that we allow access to the arts for the entire community. For more information on how to include the Center in your estate plans

please contact Elizabeth Kurila, CSPG, Associate Vice President, Development, 714.942.6275

Anonymous (3)

Edna and Julio Aljure

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Allen

Bart and Elizabeth Asner

Doug and Jaimee Baker

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barnett

John and Betty Barr

Dorothy and Donald* Bendetti

Dr. Michael M.* and Patricia A. Berns

Estate of Bernice M. Bishop

Katherine and Howard Bland

Estate of Roberta Bouillon

Barbara and Alex Bowie

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Brown, Jr.

Charles “Chip” Caldwell

Dr.* and Mrs. James H. Casey

Eileen J. Cirillo Trust

Elizabeth and David* Cole

David and Victoria* Collins, Jennifer, Nicole and David

Estate of Cinda Shipman Colombana

John and Jennifer Condas

Randy and Sally Crockett

Mr. and Ms. Ed Danoff

Mr. and Mrs. William K. Davis

Ms. Virginia Dey

Mr. Joe DiCorpo and Ms. Mia MacDougall

Annette Doreng-Sterns

Mary Jane McArthur Edalatpour and Nasrola Edalatpour

Mr. and Mrs. David Emmes, II

Shari and Harry Esayian

Mr. Harold W. Faber

Ms. Linda S. Ford

Dr. Dennis R. Fratt

Mrs. Sandra M. French

Mr. and Mrs. T. Fukunaga*/ Kay K. Fukunaga

Michael and Debra Garnreiter

John and Carolyn Garrett

Jackie Glass

Dr. Susan M. Condrey and William Gordon

Jean and Fred* Hamann

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Hammond

Howard and Carol Hay

Steve Heit

Lawrence and Dolores Higby

Higgins Family Trust

David L. Horowitz Family

Mark and Kristine Howlett

S.L. and Betty Huang / Huang Family Foundation

Traute Huycke

Ken Jillson and Al Roberts*

Suzanne Jones

Estate of Frances A. Williams

Varla E. Newbury Knauss and Curtis A. Knauss

Mr. Gary A. Kreitz and Ms. Joyce Singman

Elizabeth Kurila and Michael Mindlin

Dale Landon and Carole Haes Landon

Richard and Gerrie Leeds

Michael and Lee Ann Litterst

Phillip N. and Mary A. Lyons

James, Charlene and Katherine MacDonald

Estate of Robert D. and Patricia B. MacDonald

The McLarand Family Trust

Marcia L. Millen

Mr. Robin B. Miner

Ethan Morgan

Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Mungo

Rick Muth

Thomas H. and Marilyn* Nielsen

Cheryl Hill Oakes

O’Neill Moving Systems, Inc. / Carolyn O’Neill

Mrs. Charlotte R. Paluzzi

Lenore and Carl* Pearlston

Mark and Carol Perry

Jackie Singer and John Pope

Jeffrey A. Punim, M.D.

Mr. Burton Reis

David* and Linda Roberson Family

Ted and Jean Robinson and Family

Mr. Richard K. Rosenberg

Dr. Judy Fluor Runels, in memory of Gregory Osborne

Bev and Bob Sandelman

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schoellerman

Mr.* and Mrs. George Schreyer

In Memory of Allen O. Smith

Steven M. Sorenson, M.D.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Sparks

Diane and David Steffy

Richard R. and Phoebe Stenton

Dr. Arthur Strick

Mr. Lee R. Sutherland

Tammy and Samuel Tang

Ms. Nancy B. Tepper

Don L. Thompson

Thomas and Joyce Tucker Family

Gary and Jeri Turner

Ms. Lucia Van Ruiten

Christopher O. Veitch

Stacey and Paul Von Berg

The Robert* and Valaree Wahler Family

Ms. Jill H. Watkins

Kent J. and Carol L. Wilken Family

Dr. David and Audrey Zinke, Brandon, Heidi & Benjamin

*in memoriam

Center Staff

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Casey Reitz, President & CEO

Angelica Camarillo, Executive Assistant & Board Liaison

OPERATIONS

Brian Finck, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer•

Finance

Seila Heng, Controller•

MeiMei Chiang, Senior Accountant

Andrew Hudson, Assistant Controller

Monica Drescher, Generalist, Accounting•

Rita Mai, Staff Accountant

Information Technology

Dean Yarborough, Chief Information Officer

David Frederick, Director, Information Technology•

Samwel Basweti, Engineer, Network

Mario Hortizuela, Specialist, Systems Support

Erik Lomack, Generalist, IT Support

Dee Bierschenk, Analyst, Databases

Richard Todd, Manager, Ticketing Functional Support•

Ashley Gaddis, Functional Support, Ticketing•

Campus Operations & Facilities

David Leavenworth, Vice President, Campus Operations & Facilities•

Brian Keating, Senior Director, Facilities and Engineering•

Max Stossier, Director, Campus Operations•

Mary Arkfeld, Manager, Operations, Event Operations

Lindy Luong, Manager, Facility Rentals

Jordan Smyth, Manager, Special Projects

Aidan Daguro, Assistant Manager, Production, Event Operations

Brennan Roach, Supervisor, Event Operations•

Denise Cruz, Coordinator, Production, Event Operations

Dawson McDonald, Coordinator, Campus Operations

Engineering

Bryan Vojtko, Senior Building Engineer•

Richard Whitfield, Senior Building Engineer•

Bryan Murphy, Building Engineer II

Gus Aleman, Building Engineer

Jade Baer, Building Engineer

Sean Robertson, Building Engineer

Amber Secor, Building Engineer

Security

Kris Caiati, Director, Security and Public Safety

Anthony Bordon, Manager, Security Operations

Tyler Cole, Manager, Public Safety and Training•

Jaime Paz, Assistant Manager, Security

Alvin Camacho, Supervisor, Security

Austin Foster, Supervisor, Security

Shey Leir, Supervisor, Security

John Standokes, Supervisor, Security

Lee Yepez, Supervisor, Security•

HUMAN

RESOURCES

Marvin Lee, Vice President, Human Resources

Maile Sagiao, Director, Human Resources

Stefani Taylor, Manager, Recruitment

Karen Duncan, Generalist, Human Resources•

Jon Gibson, HRIS Specialist

Indicates years of service:

PROGRAMMING & PRODUCTION

Limor Tomer, Vice President, Programming and Production

Chris Smith, Director, Production

Stacey Myers, Manager, Attorney/Contracts•

Priscilla Reyes, Manager, Community Programming

Kelly Ornelas, Executive Assistant & Programming Coordinator•

Education & Engagement

Lisa Morabito Petersen, Vice President, Education & Engagement

Emily Neely, Director, Engagement

Cristal Ochoa, Director, Education Programs

Alexis Johnson, Senior Manager, Education Partnerships•

Chloe Saalsaa, Senior Manager, Studio D

Bethany Umbach, Senior Manager, Education Programs•

Luke Spicer, Manager, Education & Engagement Operations

Michael Mariano, Associate Manager, Education Partnerships•

Katie Nguyen, Senior Coordinator, Education Partnerships

Adriana Alvarez, Coordinator, Studio D

Joanna Huang, Coordinator, Ed. Programs

Emma Marting, Coordinator, Ed. Programs

Talia Hirsch, Associate, Ed. Partnerships

Jordyn Williams, Associate, Ed. Operations

Production

John Oliphant, Senior Director, Production and Technical•

Glenn Powell, Manager, Production, Event Operations

Segerstrom Hall

Willy J Pate, Production Carpenter

Sara Broadhead, Head Electrician•

James Wilcox, Head Audio Engineer

Chris Alva, Assistant In-Charge Multicraft•

Tim Ligatti, Assistant In-Charge Carpenter•

Matthew Cadenhead, Assistant In-Charge Electrician

Michael Clifford, Assistant Carpenter

Sean Roach, Assistant Multicraft

Ariel Mouzo, Assistant Multicraft

Alexis Vasquez Riggs, Wardrobe Supervisor

Kim Robinson, Hair & Makeup Supervisor

Renée and Henry Segerstrom

Concert Hall & Samueli Theater

John Vasquez, Production Carpenter

Gregg Snider, Head Electrician•

John Downey, Head Audio Engineer•

Phil Harris, Assistant Multicraft

Eileen Jeanette, Tönmeister

Mark Cook, Assistant Electrician•

Timothy Schmidt, Assistant Audio Engineer

American Ballet Theatre

William J. Gillespie School

Susan Brooker, Artistic Director, ABT

Sarah Jones, Associate Director, ABT

Mary Dunne, Coordinator, ABT

DEVELOPMENT

Abigail Buell Sherlock, Vice President, Development

Elizabeth Kurila, Associate Vice President, Development

Courtney Dudman-Donley, Senior Director, Special Events & Donor Experience

Lindsey Jacobs, Director, Gift Planning Strategies

Kay Linan Clark, Associate Director, Individual Giving

Emily Hunn, Senior Manager, Support Groups

Abigail Jimenez, Senior Manager, Board Relations

Bernadette Ramos, Senior Manager, Donor Relations

Jamie Roff, Senior Manager, Development Systems•

April Kunowski, Manager, Planned and Major Gifts

Danielle McMahan, Manager, Special Events

Samuel Nordrum, Manager, Annual Giving

Shimin Zheng, Manager, Support Groups

Marisa Rambaran, Prospect Researcher and Development Operations

Katie Lockie, Assistant Manager, Donor Stewardship

Emily Pearce, Assistant Manager, Support Groups

Camille Slusher, Assistant Manager, Annual Giving

Sierra Detar, Special Events Officer

Erika Reed, Specialist, Development Systems

Olivia Vezner, Specialist, Special Events

Reina Pelky, Coordinator, Donor Relations

Audrey Burton, Executive Assistant, Development

MARKETING & GUEST SERVICES

Lisa Middleton, Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Carla Cruz, Senior Director, Communications

Emyli Gudmundson, Senior Director, Program Marketing

Jonathan Vietze, Senior Director, Series Marketing• Christopher Alvarez, Director, Creative Services•

Karen Drum, Director, Publications•

Anne McNiff-Gaeta, Director, Group Services•

Jennifer Burroughs, Manager, Digital Marketing

Joesan Diche, Manager, eCommerce Marketing•

Emily Doughty, Manager, Social Media

Karla Torres, Manager, Marketing Operations•

Ken Catino, Graphic Designer IV•

Marianne Luwiharto, Graphic Designer III

Jennifer Siglin, Graphic Designer III•

Susie Lopez, Specialist, Communications

William Olivieri, Specialist, Marketing & Advertising

Jacquelyn Pash, Specialist, Communications

Diana Torres, Assistant, Group Sales•

Lily Figueroa, Coordinator, Marketing

MJ Salanga, Copywriter

Ticketing

Ruth Mason, Director, Ticket Services

Karen Diche, Manager, Season Tickets•

Richard Ong, Manager, Calling Center•

Nicki Wilmot, Manager, Box Office

Evan Silveria, Assistant Manager, Box Office•

Amelia Lindqvist, Supervisor, Contact Center

Ray Madrid, Supervisor, Box Office

Sam Preshaw, Supervisor, Box Office

Hannah Schill, Supervisor, Ticket Services

Amanda Snell, Supervisor, Ticket Services

Charlotte Kenney, Lead, Ticket Services

Hailey Guerrero, Lead, Ticket Services

Ashley Isidoro, Specialist, Customer Services

Vanessa Resendiz, Specialist, Customer Services

Marcie Bernal, Receptionist•

Alberto Ponce, Coordinator, Office Services•

Audience Services

Norm Major III, Director, Audience Services•

Sue Laird, Senior Manager, Audience Services

Ashleigh Hector, Manager, Audience Services•

Alex Lum, Asst. Manager, Audience Services•

Regine Rutherfurd, Administrative Assistant, Audience Services Full-time staff as of May 11, 2026

Suzanne Gregory, Associate Director, Development Operations

Johnny Eberhardt, Senior Manager, Institutional Giving

Tanya Siddiqi, M.D., Medical Director, Lymphoma, City of Hope Orange County

Kathy W., Grateful Patient