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David C. Bohnett
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Susan Strauss
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Arnon Adar
Ahsan Aijaz
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MeraLee Goldman
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Carol Goldsmith
Halle Hammond
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Donald P. Kivowitz
Agnes Lew
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Weingarten
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Jerry Magnin
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Thanks to a generous gift from Gregory Annenberg Weingarten and Family, our campus includes a wing dedicated to sharing the arts with learners of all ages. Arts learning is integral to all that we do at The Wallis: connecting audiences with the very best in the performing arts; using the power of the arts to build community and address pressing social issues; and responding to critical needs in the greater community through arts leadership, collaboration, and partnership. Our GRoW programs serve youth, serious young artists, and older adults, in classrooms, online, and inside of our theaters.
GRoW @ The Wallis embraces the value of creative aging. We offer programs for those ages 55 and older: Staged Stories, Beyond Words, Scripting, dance workshops, and more, designed to help students tap into their artistry and find new ways to share their personal stories.
The Wallis’ School Partners Program welcomes thousands of Los Angeles area 1st through 12th grade students each year to special student matinee performances with local, national, and international artists in music, dance, and theater. GRoW @ The Wallis also offers master classes with visiting artists who provide
exceptional opportunities for young people to learn from some of the greatest artists of our time such as Suzanne Farrell, Judith Jamison, Patti LuPone, and Arturo Sandoval.
As a new school year begins and students return to in-person learning, access to the arts is more important than ever. GRoW @ The Wallis is pleased to offer In-School Residencies to help bring joy, creativity, and relevance to students across Los Angeles County. Driven by the needs and priorities of the participating teachers, expert teaching artists design and lead participatory arts workshops for students of all ages.
REZA ASLAN (Author), a leading expert in world religions, is also an internationally renowned writer, professor, and an Emmyand Peabody-nominated producer. His books have been translated into dozens of languages around the world. He is a recipient of the prestigious James Joyce Award. His producing credits include the acclaimed HBO series, “The Leftovers” and the CBS comedy “United States of Al.” Aslan is also the host and Executive Producer of two other original television programs: “Rough Draft with Reza Aslan” on Topic and CNN’s documentary series “Believer.” He served as an Executive Producer on the ABC drama “Of Kings and Prophets” and on the Emmy-nominated documentary series “The Secret Life of Muslims.” In 2006, Aslan co-founded BoomGen Studios—the premiere entertainment brand for creative content from and about the Middle East—which has provided an array of targeted services ranging from strategic messaging to grassroots marketing to publicity and social media outreach, to producers, studios, and filmmakers.
Aslan’s first book, international bestseller No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, has been translated into seventeen languages and was named one of the 100 most important books of the last decade by Blackwell Publishers. He is also the author of Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in a Globalized Age (originally titled How to Win a Cosmic War) and God: A Human History, as well as editor of two volumes: Tablet and Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East, and Muslims and Jews in America: Commonalties, Contentions, and Complexities. Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth has been translated into twenty-seven languages worldwide and is soon to be a major motion picture with a script co-written by Aslan and Oscar- screenwriter James Schamus.
Aslan’s degrees include a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from Santa Clara University (Major focus: New Testament; Minor: Greek), a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard University (Major focus: History of Religions), a PhD in the Sociology of Religions from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa, where he was named the Truman Capote Fellow in Fiction. Aslan is a tenured Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside, and serves on the board of trustees for the Chicago Theological Seminary and The Yale Humanist Community, which supports atheists, agnostics, and humanists at home and abroad. He is a member of the American Academy of Religion, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the International Qur’anic Studies Association. Born in Iran, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife, author and entrepreneur Jessica Jackley, and their four children.
MAZ JOBRANI (MC) is a comedian, actor, and host of his own podcast, Back to School with Maz Jobrani on the All Things Comedy Network. His new standup comedy special Pandemic Warrior is now available for streaming on PeacockTV. As an actor, he was most recently seen playing the loveable “Fawz” on the CBS comedy “Superior Donuts.” He has made many appearances on television’s most popular shows including “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Better Off Ted,” “Last Man Standing,” and “Shameless.” He has also been a regular guest on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” Maz starred as the title character in the award-winning indie comedy, Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero, a feature which he co-wrote and co-produced. He has co-starred in many additional films, including Sydney Pollack’s The Interpreter, Disney’s Descendants and Ice Cube’s Friday After Next. Maz’s other standup comedy specials include Immigrant, which was filmed at the prestigious Kennedy Center and is a Netflix original, as well as three additional solo specials on Showtime: Brown and Friendly, I Come in Peace, and I’m not a Terrorist, but I’ve Played One on TV. In the Spring of 2016 he performed at the White House where he had the privilege of introducing Michelle Obama. As a UC Berkeley alum, Maz gave the keynote speech to the graduating class of 2017. Maz served as the host for the 45th International Emmy’s in New York. He was a founding member of The Axis of Evil comedy tour, which aired on Comedy Central. He is a regular panelist on NPR’s “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me,” and has given two TED Talks. His LA Times Best Selling Book, I’m Not a Terrorist, but I’ve Played One on TV, was published by Simon & Schuster. Maz executive produced Everything Must Change, a documentary about his sister’s battle with breast cancer which is currently available on iTunes.
For 26 years, Writers Bloc has been fostering the significance and importance of literature as an art form as well as enhancing the public knowledge and awareness of contemporary writers and thinkers who have made a significant impact on the cultural and literary landscape. The Wallis is proud to partner once again with Writers Bloc for a Fall series of conversations that will give you deeper insight into the literary process.
LILLIAS WHITE (Performer) Described by The New York Times as a “one-of-a-kind performer who combines the sass of a classic blues mama with the skill of a Broadway star,” Lillias White is world-renowned for her “glorious” voice and “slightly superhuman” ability to communicate the heart of a song (The New York Times). Her performance in Cy Coleman’s Broadway musical, The Life, won her the TONY® Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She was nominated for a second TONY® Award for her brilliant work in Fela! Additional Broadway credits include Barnum, Dreamgirls, Cats, Carrie, Once on This Island, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Chicago. Other Off-Broadway and Regional Credits include The Public Theater’s Romance in Hard Times, for which she won the OBIE® Award; Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (directed by Phylicia Rashad), for which she won the NAACP Award; Tariq Trotter’s Black No More; and the Carnegie Hall Concert version of South Pacific, starring Reba McEntire, which was also broadcast on PBS’ Great Performances.
In addition to receiving Broadway acclaim, Lillias is internationally recognized for her TV and film work.
Lillias received the DAYTIME EMMY® Award for her role as Lillian Edwards for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series on “Sesame Street” in 1992 and is beloved by audiences around the world for voicing the lead muse Calliope in Disney’s animated feature Hercules. Film credits include Pieces of April (starring Katie Holmes) and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (starring Jim Carrey). Recent TV credits include the Baz Luhrmann-directed NETFLIX series “The Get Down,” as well as “Russian Doll,” and “Search Party.” She has appeared in cabarets and concert halls around the world, including The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Sydney Opera House.
She can be heard on several Broadway cast albums, in addition to her critically acclaimed albums Get Yourself Some Happy! and From Brooklyn to Broadway
She is currently starring as Hermes in Hadestown on Broadway.
SETH RUDETSKY (Host/Pianist) When Broadway shut down in March 2020, Seth and his husband James Wesley started hosting the livestream “Stars In The House” to raise money for The Actors Fund (now called The Entertainment Community Fund). They had reunions of Broadway shows like A Chorus Line, Cats and The Producers (with Nathan, Matthew and Mel!) and TV shows like “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Taxi,” and “E.R.” (with George Clooney). So far they’ve raised over $1.1 million dollars and they’re still doing the livestream which you can watch at StarsInTheHouse.com. Before that, Seth spent many years on Broadway as a pianist and/or conductor on shows such as Les Miz, Ragtime, and Phantom Of The Opera (of course!), as well as two years as a comedy writer on “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” (three Emmy nominations with his co-writers), which led to him writing two opening numbers for the
Tony Awards. He is now the afternoon deejay on the SiriusXM Broadway channel as well as the host of “Seth Speaks.” He’s performed his show, Deconstructing Broadway in London, Boston (Irne award) and L.A. (with Barbra Streisand in the audience!). He co-wrote and co-starred in Disaster! (New York Times critics’ pick) on Broadway which was licensed by Music Theater International and is being performed around the country. He’s written the books Seth’s Broadway Diary Volume 1 and 2 (Dress Circle publishing) and has also authored two young adult novels, My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan and The Rise And Fall Of A Theater Geek (Random House), and the soon-to-be released Musical Theatre For Dummies. Seth and James co-produced the “What The World Needs Now Is Love” recording with Broadway Records (number one on iTunes), featuring Idina Menzel, Audra MacDonald, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and many more, to help the victims and families of the Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting. He and James also produce and host the yearly “Voices For The Voiceless” concert to benefit You Gotta Believe, an organization that helps older foster kids find families (stars have included Tina Fey and Jessie Mueller). They also produce/host the 13 Concert For America benefits, which benefit non-profits like National Immigration Law Center and NAACP (stars have included Audra McDonald and Chita Rivera). James and Seth run “Seth’s Big Fat Broadway Cruise” which brings Broadway stars and Broadway lovers together to travel to fabulous destinations! And every Sunday night, Seth livestreams a concert you can watch in your comfy home! You can learn about Seth’s concerts, Broadway cruises, and watch his videos at SethRudetsky.com.
MARK CORATLE (Producer) recently celebrated his eleventh season as Producing Artistic Director of The Art House in Provincetown, MA where he has presented artists that include Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Chita Rivera, Sutton Foster, Kristin Chenoweth, Megan Mullally and Christine Ebersole. He recently co-produced the Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel nominated OffBroadway musical Midnight At The Never Get. Mark founded the international Broadway @ Concert Series featuring Seth Rudetsky as music director and host in Provincetown in 2011 and has presented these concerts at theatres that include the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, The Broward Center, The Wallis, The Kimmel Center, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Huntington Theatre Company, the Leicester Square Theatre in London and The Sydney Theatre in Australia. Mark also founded the singing string quartet Well-Strung which debuted at Ars Nova in 2012. He also founded the developmental theatre lab New Works Provincetown. In conjunction with producing partners Jonathan Murray and Harvey Reese, New Works Provincetown has commissioned four new full scale musicals to date including: Maiden Voyage with book and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein and music by Carmel Dean and Beautiful Little Fool with music and lyrics by Hannah Corneau, directed by Michael Greif.
KHAMARY ROSE* ROMEO KAY SIBAL* JULIET SHARON LEAL*
MADAME CAPULET DIONNE GIPSON* MADAME MONTAGUE BRENNIN HUNT*
PARIS ARI NOTARTOMASO* BENVOLIO JULIA HARRIMAN* NURA JON PATRICK WALKER* FRIAR AARON ALCARAZ*
.MERCUTIO/ENSEMBLE/ROMEO UNDERSTUDY JOSH STROBL* TYBALT/ENSEMBLE/ROMEO UNDERSTUDY STEVEN AGDEPPA* ENSEMBLE/FRIAR UNDERSTUDY GILLIAN BOZAJIAN*
ENSEMBLE CAMERON FIELD* ENSEMBLE SOPHIA HALL*
ENSEMBLE NADJA HAYES* ENSEMBLE ERIC MYRICK* ENSEMBLE/MERCUTIO AND TYBALT UNDERSTUDY IAN JOSEPH PAGET* ENSEMBLE LYRIC RACHAE
ENSEMBLE/JULIET AND NURA UNDERSTUDY KRYSTLE SIMMONS* ENSEMBLE/MADAME MONTAGUE AND MADAME CAPULET UNDERSTUDY KELSEY LEE SMITH* ENSEMBLE/BENVELIO UNDERSTUDY/JULIET UNDERSTUDY IAN WARD* ENSEMBLE/BENVELIO AND JULIET UNDERSTUDY KENDYL YOKOYAMA* ENSEMBLE/NURA UNDERSTUDY
All Fired Up
PARIS, SAMPSON, GREGORY, TYBALT, VERONIANS Invincible
BENVOLIO, ROMEO, TYBALT, MERCUTIO, JULIET, MONTAGUES, CAPULETS
Let’s Stay Together
MADAME MONTAGUE
Everybody Lay Down MERCUTIO, BENVOLIO, ROMEO
Let’s Stay Together (REPRISE) MADAME MONTAGUE
Looking for a Stranger NURA, JULIET
Red Vision/Everybody Lay Down
CAPULETS, ROMEO, MERCUTIO, BENVOLIO, JULIET This MADAME CAPULET, JULIET
Treat Me Right/I Won’t PARIS, JULIET, CAPULETS
In the Heat of the Night
CAPULETS, ROMEO, JULIET, PARIS Heartbreaker ROMEO, JULIET
I Feel Lucky ROMEO Kingdom Key TYBALT, PARIS
We Live for Love ROMEO, JULIET
Don’t Let it Show NURA, JULIET
Shadows of the Night JULIET, ROMEO, NURA, FRIAR
Hell is for Children VERONIANS, MADAME MONTAGUE Invincible (REPRISE)/You Better Run
ROMEO, GREGORY, SAMPSON, BENVOLIO, TYBALT, VERONIANS
One Love
BENVOLIO
Promises in the Dark JULIET, ROMEO
Disconnected/Queen Mab
VERONIANS, BENVOLIO, MADAME MONTAGUE
Love is a Battlefield JULIET, ROMEO, VERONIANS
I Won’t (REPRISE) JULIET
FRIAR, MADAME MONTAGUE, MADAME CAPULET Brave JULIET
We Live for Love (REPRISE) VERONIANS, JULIET
After the Fall MADAME CAPULET
Disconnected/Invincible/ Red Vision (REPRISE)
VERONIANS, SAMPSON
We Belong ROMEO, JULIET
PAT BENATAR and NEIL GIRALDO (2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, Musicians, Songwriters) (she/her and he/him)
In a pop culture world defined by its perpetual changes, the partnership of singer songwriter Pat Benatar and producermusician Neil Giraldo has been a potent, steadfast union that has soared to the top of the charts and into fans’ hearts on their own terms. Her staggering vocals and take-no-prisoners attitude, along with his trailblazing artistry as a guitarist, producer, and songwriter, forged the undeniable chemistry and unique sound that created eternal rock hits including “We Belong,” “Invincible,” “Love Is A Battlefield,” “Promises In The Dark,” “We Live For Love,” “Heartbreaker,” and “Hell Is For Children”. Their stunning achievements are a testament to their vision. Together, Benatar and Giraldo have created two multi-platinum, five platinum and three gold albums, as well as 19 “Top 40” hits. They have sold over 36 million records worldwide and have won an unprecedented four consecutive GRAMMY® awards. They have also been feted with three American Music Awards, a People’s Choice Award, and a 2008 induction into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. This November Benatar and Giraldo will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
On top of his six-string and songwriting skills showcased with Benatar, Giraldo has also written, produced, arranged and recorded for multiple artists including John Waite (the Ignition album), Kenny Loggins (the GRAMMY®-nominated Top 20 hit “Don’t Fight It”), and Rick Springfield (his #1, Grammy-winning classic “Jessie’s Girl” and Top 10 hit “I’ve Done Everything For You”). Starting with the 1979 debut In The Heat Of The Night, Benatar’s powerful vocals and fierce stage presence created a successful template for hard rocking women in the 1980s while also appealing to pop fans. The video for “You Better Run” was the second clip ever to be shown on MTV; she was the first female artist and Neil the first guitarist to be featured on the channel. Their videos dominated the first decade of MTV. Their 1991 release True Love, a collection of jump blues and swing tunes, anticipated the swing revival of the late ‘90s. Throughout their 43-year musical partnership, Benatar and Giraldo have always shirked trends and explored a wide variety of musical styles. Over four decades into their hit-laden, genre-blending repertoire, Benatar and Giraldo continue to play to sold out crowds on their annual tours. Their artistic journey is on-going with many exciting possibilities to come.
(she/her) is the resident director of Hamilton: An American Musical (Philip Tour). Next up, Tiffany will direct the off-Broadway premiere of Steph Del Rosso’s 53% Of (Second Stage).
Recent credits include the world premiere of Vichet Chum’s High School Play: A Nostalgia Fest (Alley Theatre); Christina Ham’s Nina Simone: Four Women (Arizona Theatre Company); the world premiere of Deneen Reynolds-Knott’s Shoebox Picnic: Route One (Alabama Shakespeare Festival); Adrienne Kennedy’s Ohio State Murders (Goodman Theatre); and the world premiere of Something Grim(m) (Dallas Theater Center), which she also created. Digital credits include the world premieres of Lydia Diamond’s Whiterly Negotiations and Lynn Nottage’s What are the Things I Need to Remember? for Octopus Theatricals (NYT Critic’s Pick); Stacey Rose’s As Is: Conversations with Big Black Women in Confined Spaces (Manhattan Theatre Club); Alice Childress’ Wine in the Wilderness (Portland Center Stage); and Battle Cry by Bianca Sams (Cleveland Play House). Tiffany is the Associate Artistic Director of Dallas Theater Center and holds an MFA from Brown University/ Trinity Rep. www.tiffanynicholegreene.com.
BRADLEY BREDEWEG (Book) (he/him) is known for creating the critically acclaimed Freeform family drama “The Fosters,” which garnered awards including Outstanding Drama Series at the GLAAD Awards, the Emmys’ Television Academy Honors Award for Excellence in Television, the Television Critics Award for Outstanding Drama Series, and the Teen Choice Awards Best Drama Series. Executive Produced by Bredeweg, Peter Paige and Jennifer Lopez, the series ran for five season and resulted in the highly acclaimed spin-off “Good Trouble,” now entering its fourth season on Hulu and Freeform. He currently has a blind script deal with Skydance Studios and has sold pilots to Showtime, Amazon, Netflix, The CW, ABC and USA. In partnership with Google, he wrote, produced and directed the new musical Headless, a re-imagining of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, which starred Hadestown’s Reeve Carney. Bredeweg also wrote, produced, and directed the musical smash-hit Scissorhands, a re-working of the classic Tim Burton tale as a modern queer love story. Other theatrical credits in LA include SCISSORHANDS The Musical and The Last Breakfast Club. He also continues to be an active producer and investor in the Broadway and West End scenes. Shows include the critically acclaimed revival of Side Show, Green Day’s American Idiot, the smash hit Dear Evan Hansen, as well as the latest Broadway sensation, Moulin Rouge. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram: @BradleyBredeweg
JESSE VARGAS (Orchestrations, Arrangements, Music Direction and Vocal Arrangements) (he/him) has worked internationally as a music director, arranger, orchestrator and music producer. Broadway: Glory Days (Arrangements & Orchestrations); The Ritz (Orchestrations). Off-Broadway: bare-A Pop Opera (MD & Vocal Arrangements); Rooms-A Rock Romance (Arrangements & Orchestrations); Shida; and Saved. National Tours: Xanadu; Barry Manilow’s Copacabana. Other as Arranger/ Orchestrator: A Little More Alive; DCM; White Noise; One Hit Wonder; Peep Show; What A Wonderful World; Asphalt Beach; Bright Lights, Big City; Hair In Concert (Grammy Nominated Album); Pippin (2006 Tour). Jesse served as music director/ conductor/orchestrator for Clay Aiken from 2004-2008. He was also the MD/arranger for the bands Nick Blaemire and The Hustle and The Midtown Men. He’s produced, arranged and orchestrated albums for Scott Alan, Kooman & Dimond, Daniel Reichard, Michael Longoria, and more. For the past six years, Jesse has been the Music Supervisor for the Los Angeles entertainment company FOR THE RECORD LIVE. He’s arranged, and orchestrated FTR productions of Baz-Star Crossed Love; The Brat Pack; ScorseseAmerican Crime Requiem; Tarantino Live; and the critically acclaimed Love Actually-Live at The Wallis. TV credits include Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Orchestrations) and Good Trouble (Songwriter & Music Producer). @shouthollermusic
GALEN HOOKS (Choreographer) (she/her) is a VMA-nominated choreographer, performer, and director who has worked with over 70 artists, including Camila Cabello, Justin Bieber, The Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Usher, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Banks, Grimes, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and John Legend. Previous theater work includes Associate Co-Choreographer for the Broadway revival of Dreamgirls. Producing credits include America’s Got Talent (Associate Consulting Producer), “The Voice” (Associate Performance Producer), Disney Channel Presents: Radio Disney’s Family VIP Birthday (Executive Producer and Creative Director), and YouTube’s “Masterclass“ (Consulting Producer and Host). An industry darling with 30 years of experience, she has won multiple World Choreography Awards with one of the most impressive dance and choreography careers of her generation, performing everywhere from The Oscars, The Guggenheim, the Super Bowl and in iconic music videos. Galen now shares invaluable knowledge through her life-changing intensives, THE GALEN
HOOKS METHOD. From A-List celebrities to mothers who want to reconnect with their bodies, Galen is able to use dance to transform students of any background and ability with her unparalleled method. Her Youtube videos have become a viral sensation with over 300 million views across social media. From the strength, power and sensuality of River (+42 Million views) to the skilled ability to put a fresh twist on beloved classics like West Side Story, dancers and non-dancers alike are impacted globally by her work. Most impressively, Galen is a true visionary in her filmmaking. Whether she is choreographing, performing, directing, songwriting or producing (or wearing all of these hats at once as in the awardwinning short film Wait For Me and her monumental 20-minute musical There Once Was A Woman, she has an eye for detail and storytelling that she breathes into every project.
STEVE RANKIN (Fight Director) (he/him) Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud, Carousel (Drama Desk Award Best Fight Choreography), Summer, Jersey Boys, Memphis, Henry IV, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, The Who’s Tommy, Guys and Dolls, Dr. Zhivago, The Farnsworth Invention, Two Shakespearean Actors, Dracula, The Real Inspector Hound, Getting Away with Murder, Anna Christie, All My Sons. Off Broadway: Coriolanus (Public Shakespeare in the Park), The Third Story, Below the Belt, The Night Hank Williams Died. Met Opera: Faust, Rodelinda, Boris Godenov, Iphigenia at Tauride. Stratford Shakespeare Festival: Romeo and Juliet, The Who’s Tommy, Caesar and Cleopatra, Macbeth. Regional: La Jolla Playhouse, Old Globe, Actors Theater, Kennedy Center, Tuacahn Theater, Mark Taper Forum, Geffen Playhouse, Center Stage, GEVA, Virginia Stage Company, et al. Steve plays mandolin and guitar with the Americana artist Susie Glaze and the New Folk Ensemble. Most recently: Hunchback of Notre Dame Vienna Austria. Upcoming: Ain’t Too Proud London, The Who’s Tommy revival/National Tour. He is a proud member of SDC.
MORGAN ZUPANSKI (Assistant Stage Manager) (she/her), is excited to be back at the Wallis working on the world premiere of Invincible The Musical. She is a union member of DGA, AEA, and AGMA. Morgan has worked as a stage manager in various genres of entertainment - Everything ranging from an interactive haunted mansion with Neil Patrick Harris to branded immersive experiences at San Diego Comic-Con to mainstage opera productions at LA Opera to commercial venture musicals in 1800 seat roadhouses and the Hollywood Bowl to 99 seat theatre all over the Los Angeles area to competition tv shows, live televised musicals, various corporate gala’s, award shows, conferences, and special televised events like The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Morgan also has her MFA in Stage Management from UC San Diego.
ARNEL SANCIANCO (Scenic Designer) (he/him) Arnel is an award-winning set designer and a professor of scenic design at Arizona State University. He is a graduate of Northwestern University where he received his MFA in stage design. Arnel has designed all around the United States. Credits include Once on This Island (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), The Color Purple (The Muny), The Lifespan of a Fact (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), Acoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Boogie (Kennedy Center), Ain’t No Mo (Woolly Mammoth), Put Your House in Order (La Jolla Playhouse), Lottery Day (Goodman Theatre), Choir Boy, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, We Are Proud to Present, (Steppenwolf), Athena, A Doll’s House (Writers Theatre), Nina Simone: Four Women (Arizona Theatre Company), The Mousetrap, Photograph 51, The Belle of Amherst (Court Theatre), Twelfth Night (American Players Theatre), The Nerd, The All Night Strut! (Milwaukee Rep). ArnelDesigns.com
CRICKET S. MYERS (Sound Design) (she/her) On Broadway, Cricket earned a Tony Nomination and a Drama Desk Award for her design of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. Off Broadway designs include The Marvelous Wonderettes. She has also designed regionally at La Jolla Playhouse, The Geffen Playhouse, The Ahmanson, The Mark Taper Forum, Kansas City Rep, South Coast Rep, The Kirk Douglas Theater, Pasadena Playhouse, Denver Centerand Milwaukee Rep. Other selected L.A. Theaters include The Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts, East West Players, Ghost Road Theater Company, and The Celebration Theater. She has earned 24 Ovation Nominations, as well as winning The Ruth Morley Award from the League of Professional Theater Women, The Kinetic Award for Outstanding Achievements in Theatrical Design, an LADCC and a Garland Award. Cricket is a proud member of Local USA 829 and the TSDCA. cricketsmyers.com
ELIZABETH HARPER (Lighting Designer) (she/her) Between Two Knees (Yale Rep, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The McCarter Center for the Performing Arts and Seattle Rep) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Blues for an Alabama Sky directed by Phylicia Rashad. (Mark Taper Forum) Indecent and Rattlesnake Kate (Denver Center for the Performing Arts) Office Hour starring Sandra Oh (South Coast Repertory Theatre); The Cake (La Jolla Playhouse); Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf starring Calista Flockhart and Zachary Quinto, Sell/ Buy/Date, Play Dead directed by Teller (The Geffen Playhouse), Rock of Ages (5th Avenue Theatre). Elizabeth is the assistant professor of lighting design at the University of Southern California.
LENA SANDS (Costume Design) (she/her) is an award-winning costume designer for live performance, installation, and film. Using a variety of materials and methods to create bold and distinctive visuals, Lena collaborates with ensembles and communities to investigate bodies, histories, and the divine. Her most recent projects include Four Larks’ Hymns, a visual album of contemporary tellings of Homer’s hymns, and New York Times critic’s pick Everything Rises which showed in the 2022 Next Wave Festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Her costumes have previously been on The Wallis’ stage for Four Larks Frankenstein, for which she won an Ovation Award.
Favorite collaborators include companies SITI Company, Critical Mass Performance Group, Four Larks, Cornerstone Theater, Naked Empire Buffon, and directors Alexander Gedeon, Stephanie Havey and Deena Selenow. Her designs for Venus by Suzan-Lori Parks were displayed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow as part of the exhibition “Innovative Costume of the 21st Century: The Next Generation.” Lena was a 2021 CTG Sherwood Award finalist. She has an MFA in Design for Performance from California Institute of the Arts. www.lenasands.com
CHRISTINE CATTI (Production Stage Manager) Productions include: Radio City Music Hall: Christmas Spectacular. Broadway: Judgment at Nuremberg. Off-Broadway: Becoming Dr. Ruth, In & Of Itself, Gigantic, Atomic, Love and Information, Nothing to Hide, among many others. At the Bay Street Theater she has worked on Ragtime, Windfall, and Camelot. She has worked internationally and on tour.
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.
ROOSTER PRODUCTIONS (Set Fabrication) is a small, employee-owned scene shop located in Richmond, California. Rooster provides each of its clients with hands-on experience, dedicated service, creative & effective technical solutions to ensure complete realization of design, production and staffing needs. Rooster’s team consists of experienced, multi-disciplinary project managers, scenic carpenters, welders, sculptors, scenic artists and theatre technicians. Rooster’s approach to scenic construction provides innovative solutions that are budget-sensitive, spectacular, and can be delivered as envisioned. Over the years, Rooster’s theatrical client roster has rapidly grown to include many companies ranging such as Des Moines Metro Opera, Center Repertory Theatre, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Festival Opera, Livermore Valley, and the hit productions of Opera San Jose’s Cinderella, being revived in 2022.
ABOUT THE WALLIS Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is a dynamic cultural hub and community resource where local, national and international artists share their artistry with ever-expanding audiences. The campus, located in the heart of Beverly Hills, CA, is committed to robust and distinctive presentations and education programs curated with both creativity and social impact in mind. Distinguished by its eclectic programming that mirrors the diverse landscape of Los Angeles and its location in the entertainment capital of the world, The Wallis has produced and presented more than 350 theater, dance, music, film, cabaret, conversation, and family entertainment programs since its doors opened in October 2013. Hailed as “au courant” (LaLa Magazine), The Wallis was lauded by Culture Vulture, which proclaims, “If you love expecting the unexpected in the performing arts, you have to love The Wallis.” Its programming has been nominated for 79 Ovation Awards and nine L.A. Drama Critic’s Circle Awards. The campus itself, a breathtaking 70,000- square-foot facility, celebrating the classic and the modern, has garnered six architectural awards. Designed by acclaimed architect Zoltan E. Pali (SPF:architects), the restored building features the original 1933 Beverly Hills Post Office (on the National Register of Historic Places), which serves as the theater’s dramatic yet welcoming lobby, and includes the contemporary 500-seat, state-of-the-art Bram Goldsmith Theater; the 150-seat Lovelace Studio Theater; an inviting open-air plaza for family, community and other performances; and GRoW @ The Wallis: A Space for Arts Education, where learning opportunities for all ages and backgrounds abound. Together, these elements embrace the city’s history and its future, creating a performing arts destination for L.A.-area visitors and residents alike. Michael Nemeroff is Chairman of The Wallis’ Board of Directors.
For more information about The Wallis, please visit: TheWallis.org. Like The Wallis on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram: @thewallisbh
SPECIAL THANKS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT TO: Joseph Schmaderer, Eric Rudney, Marianne & Ron Dreisbach, Bradley Bredeweg, Bridged Garrison, Dan Coffie, Chiara Rudzin, Kathleen Schmaderer, Beverly Huber, Phyllis Chase, Madeleine Holland, Christine Sacani, LaRonce Henderson, Jeff Wickline, Maria Meigel, Jonathan & Hillary Reinis, Annette Austin, Joshua Robers, Leonard Sullivan, Randy Weiss & Jason Adesman, Brian & Micki Hodous, Louis Mont, Matt Buckler & Karis Campbell, Joy Zimmerman, Joan Dorazio Forte, Marco Fargnoli, Renee Geller
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
Monday–Friday 10am–6pm @ 310.246.3800
9390 N. Santa Monica Boulevard Beverly Hills, CA 90210 TheWallis.org
TICKET SERVICES
Monday–Friday 11:30am–6:30pm @ 310.746.4000
During performance dates, Ticket Services will be open two hours before performance time and a half hour after the performance begins. Please note that Ticket Services is unable to process exchanges and future sales one hour prior to curtain time on performance dates.
SAFETY
For the wallis’ current Health & Safety protocols visit TheWallis.org/Safety
ACCESS
The Wallis is committed to accommodating and ensuring a pleasant experience for all of our patrons with special needs or disabilities. Please contact Ticket Services, our House Manager or an usher to discuss your needs.
LATE SEATING
Should you arrive late for any performance or need to leave your seat during the performance, please expect to be held in the lobby until an appropriate moment or pause. To minimize any disturbance to other patrons, you may be seated in the first available locations by our staff even if different than your assigned seat locations. Please also be advised that some performances or circumstances may not allow for late seating or return seating.
The Front of House Staff is happy to provide programs with larger print to patrons upon request.
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Camille Adar
Laura Alpert
Judy Beckmen
Barbara Belzberg
Dan Clivner
Eunice David DeeDee Dorskind
Jill Erman
Mimi Alpert Feldman
Judy Flesh Sonia and Robert Freedman
Anita Dann Friedman
Donna Ellman Garber
Bruce Goldsmith
Carol Goldsmith
Laurie Gordon Peggy Grauman Evelyn Heyward
Laurie Konheim
Sandra Krause Susan and Rick Kurtzman
Deborah Laub
Judi Lawenda Marlene Leitner
Kathy Liberman Karen and Walter Loewenstern Marlene Louchheim
Barbara Marcus Joanne Mogy
Diane Morton Ilene Nathan Harriet Nichols
Suzanne Papaian Arline and Buddy Pepp
Sandra Karole Peters Gail D. Peterson
Jane Rascoff
Laurie Rodsky
Barbara Ruben Wendy and Ken Ruby
Joan Selwyn
Marc Selwyn Lee Silver
Lisa Sockolov
I. H. Sutnick
Karen Sulzberger and Eric Lax
Andrea Van de Kamp
Stephanie Vahn Rayni Williams
May Ziman
PLATINUM CIRCLE Annenberg Foundation/ Wallis Annenberg & Kris Levine Dan Clivner
The Seattle Foundation/Katharyn A. Gerlich
The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Bruce Goldsmith Peggy Parker Grauman Los Angeles County Dept. of Arts & Culture Anahita and Jim Lovelace Meeghan and Michael Nemeroff Arline and Buddy Pepp Dwight Stuart Youth Fund Vanity Fair GRoW @ Annenberg Foundation/ Gregory Annenberg Weingarten & Family Luanne Wells
The Ahmanson Foundation
GOLD CIRCLE
Camille and Arnon Adar Ahsan Aijaz Jacqueline* and Clarence Avant Leon Lowenstein Foundation/ John M. Bendheim Thomas J. Blumenthal David C. Bohnett Colburn Foundation Carol Goldsmith Chad Hummel and Tara Church Stacey and Donald Kivowitz Agnes Lew Cathy and Mark Louchheim Peter Lowy Nigel Lythgoe OBE Matt Construction Daphna Nazarian Neiman Marcus Linda May and Jack Suzar The Estate of Ted and Hedy Orden Halle and Oliver Hammond Vicki Reynolds and Murray Pepper Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Rosenstein Ruby Family Foundation/ Wendy and Ken Ruby Stephanie and Howard Sherwood
The Simms/Mann Family Foundation Susan and Peter Strauss Linda May and Jack Suzar Leon and Stephanie Vahn Jonathan A. Victor May and Richard Ziman
SILVER CIRCLE Anonymous City of Beverly Hills Lynn and Les Bider Family Foundation Anoosheh Bostani
Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Louise and Brad Edgerton Hon. MeraLee Goldman
Betty Hayman
Morris and Shîla Hazan Charitable Fund Elisabeth and Jeffrey Lipsman
National Endowment for the Arts Gloria and Richard Pink Koni and Geoffrey Rich Karen Sulzberger and Eric Lax Bob Tuttle and Maria Hummer-Tuttle Catherine and Grant Withers
DIRECTORS CIRCLE
Beverly Hills Rotary Community Foundation Dale Cochran Bonnie and Ronald Fein
The Feintech Family Foundation Sonia and Robert Freedman
Helene and Louis Galen Family Foundation Kiki and David Gindler
Debra Holstein Ronnie and Barbara Kahn David Lee Foundation
Anu Leemann Karen and Walter Loewenstern Virginia and Francis S. Maas Michal Amir Salkin and Kenneth H. Salkin Ronald and Carole Sasiela Moshe and Helen Sassover
The Selwyn/Wyatt Families The Younes & Soraya Nazarian Family Foundation
ARTISTS CIRCLE
Laura and Harvey Alpert Judith and Thomas Beckmen Martha and Barry Berkett Robert and Elissa Bregman Consulate General of Israel Eunice David Mrs. Diane Deshong Honorable Donna Ellman Garber Mimi Alpert Feldman
Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald Judy O. and Robert T. Flesh Friars Charitable Foundation Anita Dann Friedman
Benita and Bert Ginsberg Lou and Kelly Gonda Vera and Paul Guerin
Bucky Hazan & Eva Aaronson Dr. Ariella D. Herman
Susan Howard Mark and Freya Ivener
Jewish Community Foundation Laurie and Lyn Konheim Ronald and Stephanie Kramer Pamela and Bob Krupka Tamara and David Lachoff
Deborah Laub and Eddie Israel Lawry’s The Prime Rib Barbara and Joel Marcus Cookie Miller Joanne Mogy
The Estate of Leah and William Molle Ann Mulally Lawrence Murphy Ilene and Jeff Nathan Suzanne Papaian Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts Jane Rascoff
Ron Rosen and Judi Lawenda Barbara Ruben Thomas Safran Marc Selwyn Fine Arts Joan and Paul Selwyn In memory of Gail Silver Lisa Sockolov
Melissa Rosenberg and Lev L. Spiro Elaine and Ronald Stein I.H. Sutnick Elizabeth Topkis Andrea Van de Kamp Rayni Williams
Robert and Jeanie Anderson Caherine Glynn Benkaim David Brecher
Robert and Elissa Bregman
Judy Briskin Barbara Bruser Linda Burrow Rosette Varda Delug Laura Donnelly Patricia Feldman Diane Futterman Howard Gleicher Richard and Harriet Gold Dr. Phillip Green and Dr. Neerad Varshney Marty and Eden Halfon Carolyn and Bernard Hamilton Bruce Heymont Steven Jones Deborah Bach Kallick Sally Karbelnig Patricia Keating and Bruce Hayes Elodie Keene and Bruce Fortune Joanne C. Kozberg Stewart and Grace Krakover Susan and George Krouse Renee Kumetz Pearle Rae & Mark Levey Cornelius and Andrea Littlejohn Marlene Louchheim Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
Jeannette Mandelbaum
The Marks Family Foundation Jeanne and Leonard Marks Frank and Virginia Maas Charles and Dori Mostov Mahnaz and David Newman Phylis Nicolayevsky
Lee Ramer Herbert and Felice Reston Dan Ricketts Brandi Roth and Bruce Clemens Ann Sunshine Joel Wachs Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Wallace Janice and Daniel Wallace Les Weinstein Richard and Patricia Wilson Keenan Wolens Hailey Yoo Marc Zachary Victoria Zalben Walter Zifkin
Kurt J. Swanson
ACTING CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Christine Bernardi Weil DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Joel Hile
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Erin Mahan
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Coy Middlebrook
ACTING CREATIVE ARTISTIC OFFICER
Manuel Prieto
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
Christopher Reardon DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
David Truly
DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
Michelle Wiesel GENERAL MANAGER
Thomas Yamamoto CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
ARTISTIC Camille Jenkins PROGRAMMING MANAGER
DEVELOPMENT
Summer Grubaugh
DONOR RELATIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR
Loren Hayes INSTITUTIONAL GIVING COORDINATOR
Minh Yin
INDIVIDUAL GIVING COORDINATOR
EDUCATION / GROW @ THE WALLIS
Debra Pasquerette DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE AGING PROGRAMS
Rachel Kilroy
EDUCATION PROGRAM MANAGER
Madeleine Dahm ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
Victoria Kemsley
TEACHING ARTIST, CREATIVE AGING PROGRAM Michelle Rearick
GRAUMAN FELLOWSHIP ADVISOR
Annalise Englert
EDUCATION INTERN
Chandra Jackson
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Hannah Burnett DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER
Libby Huebner
Laura Stegman PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANTS Nikki DiLoreto
MARKETING INTERN
PRODUCTION
Samantha Else PRODUCTION MANAGER
Ojin Kwon
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Lauren Wemischner* LIGHTING SUPERVISOR
Joe Skowronski* LIGHTING COORDINATOR
Joyce Maddox PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATOR
Bryant Heatherly PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Vanessa Mejia
PAYROLL & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MANAGER
Emily Bisno
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO
Roland Henriquez
FACILITIES MANAGER
Jacob Houser
ASSISTANT TICKET SERVICES MANAGER
Tori Long
TICKET OPERATIONS SPECIALIST
Eric Latham
Kevin Pass
SENIOR TICKET SERVICES ASSOCIATES
Bryan Puckett
AUDIENCE SERVICES MANAGER
Piatrice Shekerjian HOUSE MANAGER
Diana Borja
Timm Carney
Jacqui Creekmore
Judith Halle
Rashaida Hill
Nick Johnson
Ruby Layne
Adam Linde
Laura Long
Ann McDowell
Itzhak Matos
Rachael Neinast
Charlie Pinel
James Poulin
Jade Robinson
Deb Steckler
* The noted staff employed by The Wallis are members of the IATSE union.
WARNING: The photographic or sound recording of any performance or the possession of any device for such photographic or sound recording inside the theater, without the written permission of the management, is prohibited by law. Violators may be punishable by ejection and violations may render the offender liable for money damages.
The City of Beverly Hills collects both waste refuse and recyclables in the same container.