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The City of Cerritos gratefully thanks

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Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.

2011–2012 SEASON SPONSORS

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ENCOREBryan A. Stirrat & AssociatesJose Iturbi FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsEleanor and David St. Clair

HEADLINERThe Capital Group Companies Charitable FoundationChamber Music Society of DetroitThe Gettys FamilyLos Cerritos CenterPreserved TreeScapes International, Dennis E. GabrickMarilynn and Art SegalTriangle Distributing CompanyUnited Parcel ServiceYamaha

OPENING ACTDr. Judy Akin Palmer and Dr. Jacques PalmerNancy and Nick BakerBoeingMary and Robert Buell Family TrustMarilynn and James CostantinoFrancesca and Douglas DeaverJanet GrayDr. HP Kan and Mrs. Della KanDr. and Mrs. Philip I. KressLand Rover Jaguar CerritosCelia and Clarence MasuoNew England Foundation for the ArtsBev and George Ray Charitable FundKirsten and Craig M. Springer, Ph.D.Masaye StaffordWave Broadband

FANMaureen AhlerCheryl AlcornJoseph AldamaSharlene and Ronald AlliceAmerican Honda Motor Co., Inc.

Beth AndersonHedy Harrison-Anduha and Larry AnduhaSusan and Clifford AsaiLarry BaggsMarilyn BakerTerry BalesSallie BarnettAlan BarryCynthia BatesDennis BeckerBarbara S. BehrensAldenise BelcerYvette BelcherPeggy BellMorris BernsteinNorman BlancoJames BlevinsMichael BleyKathleen BlomoKaren BloomMarilyn BogenschutzLinda and Sergio BonettiPatricia BongeornoGloria and Lester Boston, Jr.Ilana and Allen BrackettPaula BriggsScott N. BrinkerhoffDarrell BrookeMary BroughJoyce and Russ BrownKathy and Mark BrownDr. and Mrs. Tony R. BrownCheryl and Kerry BryanFlorence P. BuchananG. BuhlerJan BurnettIna BurtonLinda and Larry BurtonSusan and Tom ButteraEdison CabacunganRobert CampbellMichael CanupRichard E. CarlburgDavid CarverMichelle CaseyPhillip CastilloEileen CastleYvonne and Dennis CattellRodolfo ChaconJoann and George Chambers

Rodolfo ChavezLiming ChenWanda ChenMargie and Ned CherryFrances and Philip ChinnNancy and Lance ChontosPatricia ChristieRichard ChristyRozanne and James ChurchillNeal ClydeMark CochraneMichael CohnClaire ColemanMr. and Mrs. Joseph Consani IIPatricia CookusChristina and Robert CopellaNancy CorralejoVirginia CorreaRon CowanPatricia CozziniPamela and John CrawleyEugenia CreasonTab CrooksVirginia CzarneckiAngel De SevillaCharmaine and Nick De SimoneRobert DeanLee DeBordMr. and Mrs. Chuck DeckardBetty DeGarmoSusanne and John DeHardtErin DelliquadriEsther DelurgioSandra and Bruce DickinsonRosemarie and Joseph Di GiulioRosemarie diLorenzoAleisha DinisiAmy and George DominguezMrs. Abiatha DossLinda DowellRobert DressendorferGloria DumaisStanley DzieminskiMr. and Mrs. Curtis R. EakinDee EatonSusie Edber and Allen GroganGary EdwardJill and Steve EdwardsKasey EgelusCarla EllisRobert Ellis

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THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CCPA) thanks the following CCPA Associates who have contributed to the CCPA’s Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fund was established in 1994 under the visionary leadership of the Cerritos City Council to ensure that the CCPA would remain a welcoming, accessible, and affordable venue in which patrons can experience the joy of entertainment and cultural enrichment. For more information about the Endowment Fund or to make a contribution, please contact the CCPA Administrative Offices at (562) 916-8510.


SEASONDr. Richard HochbergKay and Wyn HolmesCindy HoritaJon HowertonChristina and Michael HughesMelvin HughesMarianne and Bob Hughlett, Ed.D.Mrs. Susan HunsingerJay HurtadoRobert M. IritaniMark ItzkowitzGrace and Tom IzuharaSharon JacobyDavid JaynesJoan JeffersonDr. Warren D. JohnstonCathy and Rich JonesCathy and James JulianiMary Ann and Steve KahanicLuanne KamiyaGloria and Sherman KappeMr. and Mrs. George KatanjianMarylou and Allan KennedyRoland KerbyDr. Aaron KernFay and Lawrence KerneenThe Kerr FamilyJoseph KienleCarol KindlerJames KingJacky and Jack KleyhShirley and Kenneth KlipperKaren KnechtLee M. Kochems and Vincent J. PattiJerry KohlDawn Marie KotsonisShirley KotsonisAnn KoughBette and Ken KuriharaLinda and Harry KusudaSue and Mati KuuskmaePatrice and Kevin KyleCathy LaBareCarl LaconicoKathy and Derrick LaiNelson LaneJill and Rick LarsonDavid LatterEarnestine LavergneJune and Harold LeachMr. Edward Le BlancDr. T. LeClair and Mr. R. BradleyPaolo LedesmaKeith LeePeter J. LeetsHelen LeonardJack LewisMarcia Lewis and John McGuirk

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Eric EltingeTeri EspositoKim EvansRichard FalbRenee FallahaDr. Stuart L. FarberHeather M. FerberSteven FischerThe Fish CompanyElizabeth and Terry FiskinSue and Mike FitzsimonsLouise Fleming and Tak FujisakiJesus FojoAnne FormanDr. Susan Fox and Frank FrimodigSharon FrankTeresa Freeborn and Douglas RegeloutRoberta and Wayne FujitaniElaine FultonSamuel GabrielJoAnn and Art GallucciTherese GalvanArthur GapasinGayle and Michael GarrityJan GaschenMichael GautreauFranz GerichKaren and Larry GibsonRoxanne and Alan GoldinThe Goldsmith FamilyMargarita GomezRaejean GoodrichWilliam GoodwinShirelle Gordon-ThompsonBeryl and Graham GoslingTimothy GowerMarguerite and Werner GrafA. Graham and M. MarionAlvena and Richard GrahamSusan and Dr. Robert GreenNorma and Gary GreeneKenneth GreenleafGuerra FamilyRosemary Escalera GutierrezRobert C. HaefeleRoger HaleJo and Paul HansonMark HardingLois and Thomas HarrisValarie and Mike HarrisJulie and Costa HaseHoward HerdmanSaul HernandezCharles HessMolly HickmanCharles E. HirschPing Ho

Vanessa LewisSue and Paul LilesJeffrey J. LimJudith and Dr. Henry LouriaNancy and Stephen LutzPeter and Muysean MaddenLaura and Sergio MadrigalJohnny MagsbyMary MajorsMr. and Mrs. Fernando ManalangStephen MaoEleanor MarlowDr. and Mrs. Max B. MartinezSissy and Rich MartinezMary and Donald MartiniJanice Kay MatthewsPansy and Robert MattoxCecilia and Ronald MausCindy and Doug MaxwellJanet McCartyThe McCune FamilyAliene McgrewFarley McKinneyDr. and Mrs. Donald McMillanTerry and Dave McMurtreyDavid MedellinMaureen and Mike MekjianUrsula and Lawrence MelvinBarbara and Edwin MendenhallDiana MerrymanTodd MeyerLuzviminda MiguelHassan MilaniGary MillerKathleen MillerDr. Marjorie MitchellEllie and Jim MonroeAnthony R. MonteroPatricia MooreBecky MoralesToni and Tom MorganDavid MoromisatoKris MoskowitzCortland MyersChidori NakamuraStan NakamuraNaz The CatJean and Ardell NeaseAlan NegosianA.J. NeimanWendy and Mike NelsonNelson-Dunn, Inc.Ronald NicholsJill and Michael NishidaToby NishidaLinda NomuraDiane NorrisMargene and Chuck NortonCathryn O’Brien-Smith


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Olivette ShannonKristi ShawDrs. Mary and Steven ShermanRon ShestokesThe Douglas Lane Shulby, Sr. FamilyKathleen SidarisSteven SiefertNeil SiegelMaureen and A.J. SiegristDorothy SimmonsEric SimpsonBenjamin SingerLoren SlaferSylvia SligarCarol and Rob SmallwoodNancy Sur SmithToula SmithKevin SpeaksKerry SpearsDan StangeKris and Robert SteedmanGale SteinDonna StevensMr. and Mrs. Dexter StrawtherRichard StrayerWilliam R. StringerA.J. TaenSusan and Scott TakahashiNora and Winford TeasleyKen ThompsonKaren TilsonJoann TommySharon TouchstoneLillian K. TriggsJean TuohinoMaria TupazAlex UrbachJune and Sonny Van DusenDorothy and Robert Van NiceTim VanEckMr. and Mrs. L. Van PeltMaria Von SadovszkyDiane and Fred VunakCharles WadmanLaura WalkerDonna and Robert WaltersAngela and Sinclair WangKaren and Robert WebbCarol Webster and Chris EnterlineDarlene WeidnerMarijke and Tim WeightmanAnita and David WeinsteinLynne and Ken WelltySandee and Mike WelshHelen Williams

Edward OgleAnn and Clarence OharaKaren OhtaSylvia L. OsborneKathy and John OwsinskiP.P. Mfg. Co. Inc., Ronald BurrGeorge PalominoBonnie Jo PanagosD ParsonsMary Ellen PascucciMinna and Frank PattersonAngela and Devy PaulMarilyn and James PetersJohn PetersonPettersen FamilyFrancisco PhilibertFrances PianelliJudith PickupJackie and Joe PloenMerrill PlouForrest PoormanElizabeth and Greg PrevostGwen and Gerry PruittCrista Qi and Vincent ChungSusan RagoneDr. Marjorie and Frank RamirezKaren RandallRobin RaymondEllyn and Alan RebackKathy ReidRosalie RelleveNikki and Dennis ReppBetty and Nash RiveraSharon V. RobinsonRockwell CollinsHarriet and William RodigerRick and Audrey RodriguezLaura and Gary RoseLynn RosePatricia RoseJean RothaermelVivian and Tom RothwellShirley RundellTom SakiyamaSteve Salas and Steven P. TimmonsChristine and Dennis SaltsMonica SanchezSheri SandsJaned and Richard SaxRoberta and Gary SchaefferMary and Robert ScherbarthMildred ScholnickMabel and Dennis SchoonoverJerome SchultzCindy ScottoMary SerlesWilliam Shakespeare

Laura H. and John D. WilliamsLee WilliamsonMerrillyn WilsonCaron and Jeff WinstonPornwit WipanuratDavid WolpeCharles WongRobert WorleyCandy and Jim YeeEunee and Frank YeeJeanette YeeBasha YonisRuthann YuhasBarbara YunkerXavier ZavatskyJohn W. Zlatic

IN MEMORIAMIn Memory of Voneta Aday and Edward BowlenIn Loving Memory of Carol M. BehanIn Memory of Mrs. Edna KuwaharaIn Loving Memory of Ethel LeeIn Memory of Mr. Leon F. Lee


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presents

Artistic DirectorFRANK CHAVES

The Company HANNA BRICTSON, KELLY MICHAEL BRUNK, MICHAEL GROSS,

LAUREN KIAS, ETHAN KIRSCHBAUM, TUCKER KNOX,MELANIE MANALE-HORTIN, HAYLEY MEIER, CASSANDRA PORTER,

AHMAD SIMMONS, JAMES WALTERS, JOSHUA WARK, and JESSICA WOLFRUM

Assistant to the Artistic DirectorSARA BIBIK

Rehearsal DirectorMARI JO IRBE

Ballet MistressesCLAIRE BATAILLE and LAURA WADE

Executive DirectorGAIL KALVER

Business ManagerSALENA WATKINS

Production Stage Manager/Lighting Director/Technical DirectorJOSHUA PAUL WECKESSER

Friday, January 13, 2012, 8:00 PM

There will be one 20-minute intermission.The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

Marketing AssistantNICO RODRIGUEZ

Education ManagerDIANA ANTON

Wardrobe Supervisor LIZ RENCH

InternsKATHLEEN HANSEN

LISA KUDO


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Evolution of a Dream(2009)

Choreography: Sherry ZunkerMusic: Dave Stewart and His Rock Fabulous Orchestra*

Editing and additional sound score: John Mennella/idMusicCostume design: Jackson Lowell

Lighting design: Todd ClarkDancers: The Company

*Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart. All rights owned or administered by Universal Music-MGB Songs on behalf of

Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd (ASCAP). Used by permission.

This piece was generously underwritten by Pam Crutchfield, Mark and Rachel Dow, Terri and Stephen Geifman, Phil Lumpkin Charitable Trust, and the Metzner Family

Foundation, and was partially underwritten by the Jane Beber Abramson Creative Fund.

In honor of the company’s 20th anniversary, co-artistic director emerita Sherry Zunker returned to RNDC to re-envision its classic signature piece, Reality of a Dreamer, which premiered in 1992. Set to the track Sweet Dreams, this rendition celebrates the company

today and looks toward realizing future dreams.

Beat(2001)

Structured improvisation shaped by: Ashley RolandMusic: Original music by Evan Solot

Costume design: Ashley RolandLighting design: Ashley Roland/Recreated by Stephen Arnold

Dancer: Ahmad Simmons

This piece was generously underwritten by Richard and Diane Weinberg/Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg Family Foundation and Thomas O. Weeks and Jillisa Brittan.

Beat is a percussive, spirited solo born out of and shaped by Roland’s own improvisation. It is structured, combining the dancer’s own movement with

segments shaped or choreographed by Roland (co-artistic director of BodyVox).


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Sentir em Nós (Even for Us)(2009)

Choreography: Frank ChavesMusic: Andrea Bocelli and Dulce Pontes

Costume design: Jordan RossLighting design: Christopher Ash

Dancers: Michael Gross and Melanie Manale-Hortin

This piece is dedicated in loving memory of Jan Beber Abramson. Her profound love for the art of dance and her support for RNDC have always been,

and will continue to be, truly inspirational.

This piece was generously underwritten by the Bill and Orli Staley Foundation/William D. and Orli Staley.

Simply Miles, Simply US(2011)

Conceived, directed, and choreographed by Frank ChavesAssistant choreographers: Christian Denice and Ricky Ruiz

Music: Composed and performed by Miles Davis*Costume design: Jordan Ross

Lighting design: Joshua Paul Weckesser

Dancers:So What - The Company

Bitches Brew - The CompanyBlue in Green - Hanna Brictson and Michael Gross

Half Nelson - The Company

*Used with permission by EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Columbia Records, and Concord Music Group.

Simply Miles, Simply Us premiered April 16, 2011 at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University as part of the Miles Davis Festival. It was a month-long celebration of the 85th anniversary of Miles Davis’ birth.

This engagement marked the company’s debut at this Chicago landmark theater.

This piece is co-commissioned by the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois, and the Wharton Center for Performing Arts of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. It includes

additional support from William D. and Orli Staley/Bill and Orli Staley Foundation, Sara Colleran and Kevin Eichorst, Scott Hughes, and Reed Smith LLP. Artistic assistance by Christian Denice and Ricky Ruiz was

underwritten by the Lauren G. Robishaw Creative Fund.

A special thank you to the dancers for their support, understanding, contributions, and talent during this creative process.


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INTERMISSION

Train(2008)

Choreography: Robert BattleMusic: Les Tambours du BronxCostume design: Jeff Hancock

Lighting design: Christopher AshDancers: Hanna Brictson, Lauren Kias, Hayley Meier,

Cassandra Porter, Ahmad Simmons, and Jessica Wolfrum

Train was generously underwritten by Mary and Bob Borden and partially underwritten by The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation.

Fixé(1994)

Choreography: Frank ChavesMusic: Cirque du Soleil soundtrack, Nouvelle Expérience

Costume design: Barry DossLighting design: Todd L. Clark

Dancers: Melanie Manale-Hortin and Joshua Wark

Fixé was Chaves’ first duet for RNDC and it embodies his love for the romantic duet. It remains timeless in the company repertoire.

Habaneras, the Music of Cuba(2005)

Choreography: Frank ChavesEditing and additional sound score by John Mennella/idMusic

Costume design: Jordan RossLighting design: Christopher Ash


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I. La Comparsa Music: Ernesto Lecuona Music performed by: Morton Gould and His Orchestra Dancers: The Company

II. Gitanerías Music: Ernesto Lecuona Music performed by: Morton Gould and His Orchestra Dancers: Hanna Brictson, Michael Gross, Ethan Kirschbaum, Tucker Knox, Melanie Manale-Hortin, and Hayley Meier III. Hasta Siempre Music: Carlos Puebla Dancers: Michael Gross, Ethan Kirschbaum, Tucker Knox, Ahmad Simmons, James Walters, and Joshua Wark

IV. La Era Está Pariendo Un Corazón Music: Silvio Rodríguez Music performed by: Omara Portuondo Dancers: Hanna Brictson, Lauren Kias, Melanie Manale-Hortin, Hayley Meier, Cassandra Porter, and Jessica Wolfrum V. Andalucía Music: Ernesto Lecuona Music performed by: Morton Gould and His Orchestra Dancers: Michael Gross, Lauren Kias, Melanie Manale-Hortin, Cassandra Porter, Ahmad Simmons, James Walters, Joshua Wark, and Jessica Wolfrum

VI. El Manisero Music: L. Wolfe Gilbert, Marion Sunshine, and Moisés Simons Music performed by: Percy Faith and His Orchestra Dancers: The Company

I would like to dedicate this piece to my father, for introducing my sisters and me to the arts and to the many joys and fulfillment that music can bring to the soul. – Frank Chaves

Habaneras, the Music of Cuba was commissioned by the Wharton Center

for Performing Arts of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. The choreography was generously underwritten by Marva Ryskiewicz and Mark Metzner.

The women’s costumes were underwritten by Dr. Jane Abramson. Additional support was provided by Tita and Gene Zeffren.


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for “Service to the Field,” the Arts & Business Council of Chicago’s 2003 ABBY Award for “Arts Management Excellence,” and the 2007 Ruth Page Award for “Lifetime Service.” Kalver was recognized by Today’s Chicago Woman as one of 100 women making a difference in Chicago. In 2011, she served as co-chair of the Chicago Host Commit-tee for the Dance/USA Annual Conference and the 2011 Dance for Life Chicago 20th-anniversary celebration. Kalver is delighted to be reunited with Chaves after many exciting years together at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.

SARA BIBIK (Assistant to the Artistic Director – Manitowoc, Wisconsin) is a founding member of RNDC and has spent 10 years as a performer with the company. In 1996, she received a prestigious Ruth Page Award for “A Season of Outstanding Dancing” with RNDC. In addition to teaching, coaching, and rehearsing the company, Bibik is passionate about training future generations of dancers as the workshop coordinator. She also teaches weekly classes at Inspire School of Dance (Naperville, Illinois) and the Irina Makkai Classical Ballet and Dance School (Highland Park, Illinois). Bibik is privileged to guest teach and work with Company d of Memphis, Tennessee, a nationally recognized dance company of adults with Downs Syndrome. She has been a faculty member at the Gus Giordano Dance Center and the Lou Conte Dance Studio. She has served as guest faculty for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Chicago Nation-al Association of Dance Masters, and the Virginia School of the Arts where she was honored to be the 1998 commence-ment speaker. There is an abundance of laughter and love in her life, thanks to her husband Jeff, daughter Zoe, and son Jake.

MARI JO IRBE (Rehearsal Director – La Grange, Illinois) is an accomplished performer, choreographer, and teacher who has called Chicago home during much of her career. She was a featured performer with RNDC under the direction of Zunker and Chaves for 15 years and currently serves as the company’s rehearsal director. Irbe also danced with the Lyric Opera of Chicago and toured the United States and Mexico with Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theatre under the direction of Randy Duncan. In addition to Irbe’s extensive Modern and Jazz background, she has been a guest artist with Especially Tap Co., toured nation-ally with the DIFFA Fashion Show of Collection Rouge,

BIOGRAPHIESFRANK CHAVES (Artistic Director – Miami,

Florida) joined River North Dance Chicago (RNDC) in 1993 as associate director, became co-artistic director with Sherry Zunker in 1994, and, in 2001, assumed sole artistic directorship of RNDC. Since then, he has created more than 20 works in the company’s repertoire. An international choreographer and teacher, Chaves has also created numer-ous works for other companies, including Spectrum Dance Theatre, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Point Park College for the Performing Arts, Barat Repertory Dance Company, Kaleidoscope Dancers, Pori Dance Company (Finland), and the National Choreographers Initiative (twice invited). Chaves’ theatrical commissions include work for Steppen-wolf Theatre and the Cleveland Playhouse. As a performer, Chaves has danced with Ballet Concerto of Miami, New York’s Ballet Hispanico, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. In 2000, Chaves received a Ruth Page Dance Achievement Award for Mission, which he co-created with Zunker, co-artistic director emerita of RNDC, in honor of the company’s 10th anniversary. Chaves was recognized with a 2008 Choo-San Goh Award for “Choreography” from the Choo-San Goh & H. Robert Magee Foundation for Tuscan Rift. Chaves is an adjunct professor of dance for Western Michigan University.

GAIL KALVER (Executive Director – Chicago, Illi-nois) joined the company in 2009. This year marks her 40th

working in the Chicago arts community. Previously, she was an arts management consultant and project manager whose client roster included the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University; Chicago Human Rhythm Project; Concert Dance, Inc.; Dance Affiliates of Philadelphia; Ensemble Español; The Grant Park Music Festival; and the 2007 Chi-cago Dancing Festival. She has served as executive director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (1984-2007) and associ-ate manager of the Ravinia Festival (1976-1983), and was an active free-lance clarinetist prior to her arts management work. Kalver serves on the boards of Audience Architects (home of SeeChicagoDance.com and TakeChicagoDance.com), Chicago Dancers United (Dance for Life Chicago), and Northshore Concert Band. Kalver also served on the advisory boards of Chicago Human Rhythm Project, Child’s Play Touring Company, Ensemble Español, and Project Ban-daloop. She is the recipient of the 1988 Ruth Page Award


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co-workers who continue to inspire her with their endless talent and love.

KELLY MICHAEL BRUNK (Dancer – Kansas City, Missouri) trained at Priscilla and Dana’s School of Dance and the Kansas City Ballet. He is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and is a former student of the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance in Austria. He has worked for GroundWorks Dance Theater (Cleve-land), Doug Elkins and Friends (New York), and Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance (New York). He has performed in indus-trials in Las Vegas, AIDS benefits in New York, pageants throughout the Midwest, independent films, and motion capture for dance video games for the Xbox Connect and Wii. Brunk has choreographed for GroundWorks Dance Theater, Second Avenue Dance Company (New York), films, pageants, and professional indoor-football cheer. He thanks his parents and family for their tremendous love and support. Brunk is in his second season with RNDC.

MICHAEL GROSS (Dancer – Colorado Springs, Colorado) received much of his training from Colorado Jazz Dance Company in Colorado Springs and attended summer intensives at the American Academy of Ballet. Gross gradu-ated from the University of Arizona with a bachelor of fine arts degree in dance under the direction of Jory Hancock. Gross has appeared as a guest performer with Mid-Atlantic Ballet and Elements Contemporary Ballet, and performed in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Christmas show Wel-come Yule! He would like to thank his family and friends for their unconditional support. Gross is in his fourth season with RNDC.

LAUREN KIAS (Dancer – Greenwood, Indiana) began her training at the Dance Refinery in Indianapolis, Indiana. While attending Center Grove High School, Kias was invited to participate in Butler University’s early admissions program for gifted and talented students. Upon graduation, Kias continued her education at the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music. Two years later, she transferred to Butler University and joined Butler Ballet. She has performed as a soloist and in the corps de bal-let in various productions and was featured in Indianapolis Opera’s Rigoletto. In Chicago, Kias worked with Civic Ballet of Chicago, Ballet Legere, and Inaside Dance Chicago. In 2005, Kias was an ensemble member in the Radio City Rockettes’ Radio City Christmas Spectacular. After two years

and performed with Sam Watson’s Wats On Dance group. In 2001, Irbe received the Ruth Page Chicago and Music Alliance Dance Achievement Award. From 2001 to 2002, Irbe danced for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and now auditions dancers and is the rehearsal choreographer. Irbe serves as a volunteer, dancer, and committee chairperson for Dance for Life Chicago and does various commercial and industrial works throughout the city. She received her train-ing at the Academy of Movement and Music, Jo’s Footwork Dance Studio, Salt Creek School of Ballet, and Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theatre. Irbe is on faculty at Loyola University of Chicago and dances with the Mature Dance Project under the direction of Zunker. Irbe is thrilled to be a certified BeMoved instructor.

JOSHUA PAUL WECKESSER (Production Stage Manager, Lighting Director, and Technical Director) joined RNDC in 2009. Working primarily in the circles of dance, Weckesser’s designs have been seen worldwide. He works closely with Molly Shanahan of Mad Shak Dance Company as a lighting designer and core collaborator on such projects as Eye Cycle, My Name Is a Blackbird, and the critically ac-claimed Sharks Before Drowning. Weckesser lit Sidra Bell’s Risoluta for RNDC and Chaves’ Simply Miles, Simply US, which premiered at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in 2011. Weckesser is production manager and lighting director for the annual Dance Chicago Festival, production manager and lighting designer for the Chicago Human Rhythm Project, and lighting designer for the Be the Groove and the Leopold Group. Weckesser has worked closely with other Chicago-based companies, such as DanszLoop Chicago, Elements Contemporary Ballet, and Inaside Chicago Dance. With Lauren Girard, Weckesser founded Bread & Roses Productions, a company dedicated to providing production support to dance-filled stages.

HANNA BRICTSON (Dancer – Elgin, Illinois) is a graduate of the Larkin High School Visual and Performing Arts Academy. She is the recipient of many scholarships, including ones from Point Park University, Western Michi-gan University, and San Francisco’s ODC intensive. She has trained extensively in the Chicago area and has worked under some of the most influential people of her life. Brict-son is grateful to be a part of RNDC, which she has called home since 2004. She would like to thank her parents for letting her follow her dream, and her incredible friends and


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North Shore. This is Manale-Hortin’s ninth season with RNDC.

HAYLEY MEIER (Dancer – Rochester, New York) received her early training from the Draper Center for Dance Education in New York. In 2005, Meier accepted an invitation to participate in the 14th Annual International Festival of Ballet in Peru. Meier earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in dance on full scholarship from the University of Arizona, where she worked with many renowned teachers and choreographers. After graduating in 2009, she joined the Rochester City Ballet for two seasons under the direc-tion of Jamey Leverett. During that time, Meier performed in numerous works, including George Balanchine’s Serenade, Gerald Arpino’s Valentine, and Patrick Corbin’s premiere work, Shady III. This is Meier’s first season with RNDC.

CASSANDRA PORTER (Dancer – Aurora, Illinois) began dance training at Bonnie Ardelean’s Dance Studio in Aurora, Illinois. Porter also trained with Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago’s second company, Giordano II. Her profes-sional credits include three contracts with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line where she performed in works by choreogra-phers Chaves, Zunker, Harrison McEldowney, and Jeremy Plummer, and was a featured aerialist in the first grand-scale illusion show at sea. Since 2003, Porter has danced in Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s annual Christmas show Welcome Yule! In 2007, Porter was one of 12 girls to appear on the CW network television show The Pussycat Dolls Presents: Girlicious. Porter continues to teach throughout the Chicago area. This is her third season with RNDC.

AHMAD SIMMONS (Dancer – Fort Worth, Texas) began his training at the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts. While in Texas, Simmons trained extensively with the Dallas Black Dance Theater, the Debbie Allen Dance Institute, and the Dian Clough West Dance Center. Sim-mons earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in dance from Point Park University. He has performed in works by Bill T. Jones, Robert Battle, David Parsons, Daniel Ezralow, Martha Graham, Heidi Latsky, and Kate Skarpatowska. Simmons has performed with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera in many shows, including Cats, West Side Story, Oklahoma! with Shirley Jones, Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby, Hairspray, The Producers, and Oliver! Simmons danced with the Eisen-hower Dance Ensemble last season and is honored to dance with RNDC this season. Simmons is a proud member of the

as an apprentice with RNDC, Kias is thrilled to be in her fifth season as a company member.

ETHAN KIRSCHBAUM (Dancer – Oakland, California) began his dance training under Pamm Drake’s Dance/10 Performing Arts Center, the San Francisco Bal-let School, and Savage Jazz Dance Company. Kirschbaum received scholarships to train during summer programs at Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet and the Juilliard School. Kirschbaum attended the Ailey School/Fordham University bachelor of fine arts program. In 2008, he joined Hubbard Street 2, dancing and teaching workshops around the globe while completing his degree. Upon graduating summa cum laude with departmental honors in dance performance, Kirschbaum moved to Saarbrücken, Germany, to dance with Donlon Dance Company at the Saarländisches Staatsthe-ater under the direction of Marguerite Donlon. Kirschbaum has performed with the Santa Fe Opera, worked with Nacho Duato, danced in the Holland Dance Festival, and per-formed at New York City Center and the Apollo Theater. He has been on faculty at The Ailey School and the Joffrey Academy of Dance. This is his first season with RNDC.

TUCKER KNOX (Dancer – Franklin, Tennessee) began his dance training at DC Dance Factory in Franklin, Tennessee, while simultaneously training for the Olympics as a gymnast. Knox moved to Virginia Beach at age 17 to study under Denise Wall. Knox attended the Juilliard School where he trained in Classical Ballet, Modern, and Contemporary techniques. While at Juilliard, Knox per-formed in works from the José Limón Dance Company and worked with artistic director/choreographer Andrea Miller with the Gallim Dance Company. This is Knox’s first season with RNDC.

MELANIE MANALE-HORTIN (Dancer – Oswego, New York) attended SUNY Buffalo where she received her bachelor of arts degree. While there, Manale-Hortin was a member of the Zodiaque Dance Company and trained with the José Limón Dance Company. Her professional credits include performances with Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago as well as performing for Disney on stage and screen in the movie Just Visiting featuring Christina Applegate. Manale-Hortin has taught for Dance Masters and Giordano Jazz Dance Center and currently teaches throughout the Chi-cago area. She is a certified Pilates instructor on faculty at Chicago Ballet Arts and teaches at the Pilates Center of the


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frum’s 10th season with RNDC.RIVER NORTH DANCE CHICAGO (RNDC),

specializing in a Jazz-based Contemporary style, presents dynamic works that combine athletic prowess and artistic perspective with bold, theatrical flair. RNDC was founded in 1989 and has since become an internationally acclaimed company that embodies a true flavor of “Americana” in its versatile repertoire. Under the artistic direction of Frank Chaves, RNDC demonstrates depth and sophistication with a commitment to creating an accessible, enriching experi-ence for a variety of audiences. Chaves aims for audiences to feel the complete spectrum of human emotions in a single evening, and leaves them feeling joyful and exhilarated at the end of each program. The Chicago Sun Times claimed, “This is one sleek, confident, athletic, daring, versatile company.”

RNDC has a varied, eclectic, and powerful Jazz-based Contemporary repertoire. Core works by Chaves are augmented with an array of pieces by nationally and internationally renowned choreographers. The company has acquired and commissioned original works by Robert Battle, Lauri Stallings, Sidra Bell, Sabrina and Ruben Veliz, Daniel Ezralow, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Ashley Roland, Randy Dun-can, Julia Rhoads, Harrison McEldowney, Kevin Iega Jeff, and former co-artistic director Zunker. RNDC has toured extensively in Illinois, throughout the United States and, in 2008, embarked on its first European tour. The company participated in the 2011 Busan International Dance Festival in Korea then returned to Germany and Switzerland for a three-week, 11-city tour. n

River North Dance ChicagoIn residence at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts1016 N. DearbornChicago, IL 60610Rivernorthchicago.com

Actors’ Equity Association. JAMES WALTERS (Dancer – Rochester, New York)

began his dance training at the Little Red Dancing School under the direction of Lisa Allain and Sarah Madurski. He received his Classical training from Sarah Rothrock-Rickle and Brad Parquette. Walters graduated magna cum laude from the University at Buffalo with a bachelor of fine arts degree in dance. He performed with the Zodiaque Dance Company and the Lockport Classical Ballet, under the tutelage of William Gentes and Susannah Dwyer-Gentes, where he premiered the role of Demetrius in Lockport’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Walters was a guest performer with Buffalo City Ballet, Greater Buffalo Youth Ballet, and the Youth Ballet of Johnson City. He would like to thank his family, friends, and mentors for helping him realize his dreams. Walters is very excited to begin his first season with RNDC.

JOSHUA WARK (Dancer – Chicago, Illinois) began his training at Sally Doerr Dance Academy in Cass City, Michigan. He later attended The Chicago Academy for the Arts under the direction of Randy Duncan and Anna Paskevska. Wark also studied at the Joel Hall Center for Dance and the Lou Conte Dance Studio. Wark appeared with the Joffrey Ballet in The Nutcracker and The Taming of the Shrew. In 2004, Wark moved to New York to attend the Juilliard School where he worked with several chore-ographers, including Adam Hougland, Bennyroyce Royon, Austin MCormick, and Janis Brenner. Wark performed and toured with the company Ron de Jesús Dance and appeared in the Dance for Life Chicago 20th anniversary celebration.

JESSICA WOLFRUM (Dancer – Buffalo, New York) received her early training from the David DeMarie Dance Studio, the Royal Academy of Ballet, and the Buffalo Inner City Ballet School. In 2002, Wolfrum graduated from the University at Buffalo with dual bachelor degrees in dance and psychology. She was a member of the Zodiaque Dance Company, a principal dancer with the Buffalo City Ballet Company for six years, and a choreographer for the pre-miere of Dracula. Wolfrum has been a guest dancer in The Nutcracker in Chicago, Wisconsin, New York, and Iowa. She is on faculty at the Lou Conte Dance Studio where she teaches various levels of Ballet and Jazz. Wolfrum would like to thank her family, friends, teachers, and the RNDC family for all of their guidance, love, and support. This is Wol-


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SECOND GENERATION STARS Featuring

DEANA MARTINand

STEVE MARCH TORMÉWith Spcial Guests

MATTHEW & GUNNAR NELSONIn a Tribute to Their Father Ricky Nelson

Hosted by

MARY ANN MOBLEY

Sunday, January 15, 2012, 3:00 PM


BIOGRAPHIESThe performers in SECOND GENERATION STARS

include Dean Martin’s singer-actress daughter DEANA MARTIN, whose works include the Top 10 album Memories Are Made of This and 2009’s Volare. Her Girl of the Month Club single was a radio favorite, topping the music charts. She has appeared on numerous television programs, including shows hosted by Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, and Mike Douglas. She was also on the popular series The Monkees. The songstress was featured in the Western drama Young Billy Young, which starred Robert Mitchum and Angie Dickinson; Strangers at Sunrise with George Montgomery; and A Voice in the Night with Vito Scotti.

“With a full, rich voice that’s been described as ‘seductive’ and ‘effortless’ and a natural ability to connect with audiences, STEVE MARCH TORMÉ is forging his own lasting path in the world of music,” cheers the Los Angeles Times. His colorful repertoire encompasses original works, Broadway songs, Beatles and Gershwin tunes, and the music of his legendary father, Mel Tormé. The Chicago Tribune hailed, “[He] has a terrific set of ears and a nearly infallible sense of pitch. … Tormé commands

a visceral understanding of Swing rhythm. … [He] knows how to sing a ballad openly, warmly and with a minimum of affecta-tion.”

In a tribute to their father, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Ricky Nelson, who died in a 1985 plane crash, twin brothers MATTHEW AND GUNNAR NELSON perform his leg-endary hits, including Travelin’ Man, Poor Little Fool, Lonesome Town, and Hello Mary Lou. Together, the siblings have rocked the Billboard charts with an endless string of hits, including the No. One songs Love and Affection, After the Rain, More Than Ever, Only Time Will Tell, and (You Got Me) All Shook Up.

Former Miss America and television personality MARY ANN MOBLEY emcees the afternoon. Awarded the “Out-standing Young Woman of the Year Award” in 1966 by Lady Bird Johnson, Mobley has appeared in the Elvis Presley movies Girl Happy and Harum Scarum. She was also on the popular television shows Fantasy Island, Diff’rent Strokes, Falcon Crest, and The Love Boat. n


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CHRISTOPHER O’RILEYand

MATT HAIMOVITZSHUFFLE.PLAY.LISTEN

Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 7:30 PM


BIOGRAPHIESIn the first and only Los Angeles performance of

SHUFFLE.PLAY.LISTEN, pianist Christopher O’Riley and cellist Matt Haimovitz explore the lyrical and virtuosic properties of their instruments with works by Johann Sebas-tian Bach, Radiohead, Astor Piazzolla, Frédéric Chopin, and Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky.

From his groundbreaking transcriptions of music by Rock group Radiohead to his unforgettable interpretations of new and old repertoire, pianist CHRISTOPHER O’RILEY has redefined the possibilities of Classical music. The New York Times cited him for his “rhythmic concentration, vir-tuosity and high-speed finger work and beauty of tone.” The paper said that O’Riley “showed not only that he is a pianist and musician of skill, intelligence and stylistic awareness but also that he has strong convictions about the pieces he plays and the ability to project them to his listeners.” Rolling Stone magazine hailed O’Riley’s piano mastery as “daydream beautiful.”

The host of National Public Radio’s popular From the Top (a show that spotlights young musical talents), O’Riley turned heads in the music world when he tackled the English Alternative-Rock band Radiohead’s True Love

Waits. O’Riley – who has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Minnesota Orchestra, and the Pittsburgh Symphony – is a recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Andrew Wolf Memorial Chamber Music Prize.

In 1984, cellist MATT HAIMOVITZ made his debut, at age 13, as a soloist with Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic. By age 17, he completed his first recording with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Since then, he has performed with the Berlin Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic, the English Chamber Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. The Sacramento Bee called him and his repertoire “daring.”

An Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, Haimovitz received the “Concert Music Award” for his advocacy of living composers and pioneering spirit from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. He also won the American Music Center’s “Trailblazer Award” for his far-reaching contributions to American music. In 1999, the Israeli native became the first cellist in history to receive the prestigious Premio Internazionale “Accademia Musicale Chigiana” distinction. n


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NEW SHANGHAI CIRCUS

Performers

JIAN SHEN, XINGYONG TANG, JINGHONG LI, JING MENG, RONGHAI LIANG, YAO HUANG, CHENGYANG LIN, QIAOQIAO MIAO,

QINGQING HE, SHIYI LONG, YINGYING LIU, QIAO DENG,LURONG JIAO, PEI LIU, LEI GUO, HONG WANG, QIAOLING YANG, YANLING WANG,

JIE CHEN, XILIN TAO, XIAOQIAN NI, GANG WANG, JUNNAN GUO, CHENGCHEN YANG,YUANYUAN YI, WENLING RAO, YIJIE WANG,

HUAN XU, and SILU XIANG

ProducerLIZHI ZHAO

Company Manager and Lighting DesignerZIQIAN TAN

Art DirectorYING XU

Assistant Company and Stage ManagerZIYAN ZHAO

TranslatorZHAO GENG

Saturday, January 21, 2012, 8:00 PMSunday, January 22, 2012, 3:00 PM


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From a relatively unknown show, New Shanghai Circus has evolved throughout the years into one of the most popular family-friendly productions in the United States and abroad. The production has thrilled scores of fans and critics, winning an award for “Best Show of 1999” in Branson, Missouri. The Tokyo Daily News praised the show as a “thrilling presentation of the classical Chinese physical art on the modern stage.” New Shanghai Circus also was recognized with the “Branson Peace Award” and the “Best Foreign Production on Broadway” honor in 1999.

LIZHI ZHAO (Producer) dreamed of a career in the performing arts when he was a young child. He began with music lessons, becoming a Chinese long flute soloist at age 8. Zhao graduated from the Shanghai Theatrical University, which is the largest College of Arts in China.

In 1973, Zhao took his first job with the Cultural

BIOGRAPHIESNEW SHANGHAI CIRCUS is a feast for the eyes,

boasting astonishing acrobats, surprising theatrical illusions, beautiful costumes, and wonderful special effects in a Lunar New Year celebration for everyone. The colors, culture, and traditions of the Orient come to life in an exhilarating perfor-mance that showcases elegant Eastern dances, stirring music, and awe-inspiring acrobatic stunts that include the lion dance, jar-juggling, hoop-diving, trapeze tricks, and aerial Ballet.

The breathtaking stunts pushing the envelope on endurance, strength, balance, contortion, and flexibility are executed with keen precision and graceful agility by per-formers who have earned Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals in national competitions. The New York Times calls the troupe “youthful, handsome and graceful,” hailing its en-thralling “feats of circus art that reach literally breathtaking heights of skill.”

PROGRAM(Program will be chosen from the following list of acts and is subject to change.)

Prelude

Plates Spinning

Hoop Diving

Slack Wire

Strap Climbing

Face Off

Pagoda of Bowls

Chinese Yo-Yo

INTERMISSION

Jar Juggling

Foot Juggling

Human Strength

Rolling Cups

Silk Hanging

Ballet on Shoulder

Aerial Ballet

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Bureau. He was sent to the Shanghai Magic Troupe as secretary to the director in 1983 and three years later, Zhao became the director of the troupe. He recruited the best young performers in Shanghai from gymnastics schools and dance academies. Zhao contacted companies in the United States, Europe, and other parts of Asia to tour his troupe. He studied the western style of performance so that his show would combine traditional Chinese acrobatics with the most contemporary staging. Zhao formed the New Shang-hai Circus as the touring company of the Shanghai Magic Troupe.

In 1998, Zhao traveled with his troupe to the United States where they became involved with the “Branson Proj-ect” in Branson, Missouri. The Chinese artistic community had several destination goals: the United States, Broadway, and Las Vegas. In 1999, the New Shanghai Circus was the first Chinese acrobatic troupe to be invited to perform for six weeks on Broadway. Although the troupe tours nation-ally every year, the New Shanghai Circus has had nine suc-cessful years in Branson, Missouri, where it is considered to be home-away-from-home. In 2007, Zhao expanded to the Smokey Mountain area with a new show called The Legends of China, a Chinese variety show encompassing Folk dance, Kung Fu, high flying acrobatics, and the thunder drum ensemble.

William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri, awarded Zhao with an honorary doctorial degree for his cul-tural endeavors and for the success of the “Branson Project.” In 2006, Zhao earned the Lifetime Achievement Award in Arts for his contributions to Chinese artistries, making him one of the youngest awardees in Chinese history. CHINESE ACROBATS TUMBLING THROUGH HISTORY The Chinese acrobatic tradition dates back to 700 B.C.; more than 2,000 years of tumbling, balancing, and juggling. Ancient stone carvings, earthen pottery, and early written work trace the ancestry of today’s spectacular acts. Relics tell the tales of famous acrobats like Confucius’ father, who is believed to have lifted a pair of 1,000-pound city gates to let an army storm through. The art of Chinese acrobatics developed out of the Lunar New Year harvest celebrations, where the village’s peasants and craftsmen would hold a kind of Chinese Thanksgiving. Ac-robats would use household tools and common items found around the farm and workshop as part of their exciting

feats. Performers passed their skills down from generation to generation and great acrobatic families of China entertained everyone from city rulers to village people, performing at ceremonial carnivals and public theaters across the country.

Over the years, as China plunged into economic and social upheaval, many fine arts were lost and acrobats found themselves on the verge of extinction. Since the Revolution in 1949, the government has made great efforts to foster and develop traditional arts and culture in China, and acrobatics has enjoyed a new life.

Today only a few descendants of the old and famous acrobatics families remain. These individuals have organized China’s traditional entertainers into professional acrobatic troupes with formal academies for training young, promis-ing entertainers and internationally renowned companies. Modern-day Chinese acrobatics reflect the industry, re-sourcefulness and courage of the Chinese people. At pres-ent, there are more than 120 professional acrobatic troupes across China, and more than 12,000 performers. n


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ROB KAPILOW’SWHAT MAKES IT GREAT?

Ludwig van BeethovenWaldstein Sonata

ROB KAPILOW, COMMENTATORWith

CONRAD TAO, PIANO

Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 7:30 PM


PROGRAM

Waldstein Sonata Ludwig van Beethoven Allegro con brio (1770-1827) Introduzione: Adagio molto – attacca Rondo, Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo


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BIOGRAPHIESFor nearly 20 years, ROB KAPILOW has brought

the joy and wonders of Classical music – and unraveled some of its mysteries – to audiences of all ages and back-grounds. Characterized by his unique ability to create an “aha” moment for his audiences and collaborators, what-ever their level of musical sophistication or naiveté, Kap-ilow’s work brings music into people’s lives – opening new ears to musical experiences and helping people to listen actively rather than just hear. The Boston Globe said, “It’s a cheering thought that this kind of missionary enterprise did not pass from this earth with Leonard Bernstein. Rob Kapilow is awfully good at what he does. We need him.”

Kapilow’s range of activities is impressively broad, in-cluding his What Makes It Great? presentations, his family compositions and FamilyMusik events, and his Citypieces. The reach of his interactive events and activities is wide, both geographically and culturally – from native American tribal communities in Montana and inner-city high school students in Louisiana to wine tasters in the Napa Valley. From tots barely out of diapers to musicologists hailed from Ivy League programs, his audiences are diverse and unexpected, but invariably rapt and keen to come back for more.

Kapilow’s popularity and appeal are reflected in notable invitations and achievements. He appeared on NBC’s Today Show in conversation with then-host Katie Couric; he presented a special What Makes It Great? event for broadcast on PBS’ Live From Lincoln Center in Janu-ary 2008; and he has written two highly popular books published by Wiley/Lincoln Center: All You Have to do Is Listen (2008), which won the PSP Prose Award for “Best Book in Music and the Performing Arts,” and What Makes It Great (2011), the first book of its kind to be especially designed for the iPad with embedded musical examples.

A documentary film – Summer Sun, Winter Moon, named after Kapilow’s choral and symphonic work of the same title – aired nationwide on PBS last year. Kapilow is working on a sequel to his first book, which is scheduled to be published this year. He is also writing a symphony for San Francisco’s Marin Symphony that will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge in 2012.

Kapilow’s career has been marked by numerous major awards and grants. He won first place in the Fontainebleau

Casadesus Piano Competition and was the second-place winner of the Antal Dorati Conductor’s Competition with the Detroit Symphony. Kapilow was featured on Chicago Public Radio’s prestigious Composers in America series and is a recipient of an Exxon “Meet-the-Composer” grant and numerous ASCAP awards.

Kapilow has conducted many of North America’s finest orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra; the National symphony; the St. Louis, Atlanta, Toronto, and Detroit symphonies; and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. He is an exclusive Schirmer composer and his composi-tions have been performed by almost every major Ameri-can orchestra as well as ensembles in Europe, Asia, and Australia.

CONRAD TAO, says The Washington Post, is “un-questionably a prodigious talent on display.” Tao gave his first piano recital at age 4 and, by the time he was 8 years old, the wunderkind made his concert debut with the Utah Chamber Music Festival Orchestra.

At age 10, Tao became the youngest winner of the prestigious BMI Carlos Surinach Prize for young composers in the Western Hemisphere. An eight-time consecutive winner of the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award, he has been featured on the national radio pro-gram From the Top as both pianist and composer. Tao, now 16 years old, won the Juilliard Pre-College’s Gina Bachau-er Piano Competition and the 2006 Prokofiev Concerto Competition.

Tao appeared as soloist with the Philadelphia Or-chestra, the Russian National Orchestra, the San Francis-co Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, and the Nether-lands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. He has collaborated with renowned maestros such as Christoph Eschenbach, John Giordano, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Mikhail Pletnev, Leonard Slatkin, Xian Zhang, and Jaap van Zweden. n


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CASTIN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

Buskers……………………….............................……………Scott Hamilton, Kevin Robert Kelly, Hilary WerthmannEliza Doolittle..........................................................................................................................................Aurora FlorenceMrs. Eynsford-Hill.............................................................................................................................................Kate ScottFreddy Eynsford-Hill.............................................................................................................................Daniel CardenasColonel Pickering.......................................................................................................................................Richard SpringleHenry Higgins……………………………………………………………....…………………………….Chris CarstenGeorge the Bartender/Chauffeur…………….......……………..……………………………….Jeffrey H. DickamoreHarry.....................................................................................................................................................Andrew HaserlatJamie....................................................................................................................................................Kevin Robert KellyAlfred P. Doolittle...........................................................................................................................................Arthur WiseMrs. Pearce.................................................................................................................................................Jesse GrahamMrs. Hopkins………………………………....……………………………….………………………….Ariana ValdesServants............................................ ……..............................Josh Giles Alexander, Nicole Benoit, Kevin Robert Kelly,

Lauren Lukacek, Deborah McCasland, Kate ScottMrs. Higgins........................................................................................................................................Joyce Gilbert BohusLord Boxington…………………………………………………………………………….........….Kevin Robert KellyLady Boxington…………………………………………………...………………………..........…..Hilary WerthmannFlower Girl……………………….……………………………………………………........……..Deborah McCaslandBartender....................................................................................................................................................Tommy J. DoseMrs. Higgins’ Maid……………………………………………………………………........……….…Lauren LukacekEnsemble.............................................................................Josh Giles Alexander, Nicole Benoit, Jeffrey H. Dickamore,

Tommy J. Dose, Mary Joe Duggan, John Galas, Scott Hamilton, Andrew Haserlat, Kevin Robert Kelly, Lauren Lukacek, Deborah McCasland,

Kate Scott, Ariana Valdes, Hilary Werthmann

UnderstudiesUnderstudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for

the appearance is made at the time of the performance.

For Freddy Eynsford-Hill: ANDREW HASERLAT; For Alfred P. Doolittle & Colonel Pickering:TOMMY J. DOSE; For Eliza Doolittle: DEBORAH MCCASLAND; For Mrs. Pearce &

Mrs. Higgins: KATE SCOTT;

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SETTINGLondon 1912

ACT 1Overture.......................................................................................................................................OrchestraWhy Can’t the English.....................................................................................................................HigginsWouldn’t It Be Loverly?..............................................................................................Eliza and EnsembleWith a Little Bit of Luck....................................................................................Doolittle, Harry, and JamieI’m An Ordinary Man......................................................................................................................HigginsWith a Little Bit of Luck (Reprise).............................. ..........................................Doolittle and EnsembleJust You Wait............................................................................................................................................ElizaThe Servants’ Chorus.......................................................................................................................ServantsThe Rain in Spain.........................................................................................Higgins, Eliza, and PickeringI Could Have Danced all Night......................................................................Eliza, Mrs. Pearce, and MaidsAscot Gavotte.......................................................................................................................Full EnsembleOn the Street Where You Live..............................................................................................................Freddy

THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION

ACT 2Entr’acte.......................................................................................................................................OrchestraYou Did It............................................................................Higgins, Pickering, Mrs. Pearce, and ServantsJust You Wait (Reprise)............................................................................................................................ElizaOn the Street Where You Live (Reprise)..............................................................................................FreddyShow Me..............................................................................................................................Eliza and FreddyWouldn’t It Be Loverly? (Reprise).........................................................................Eliza and Cockney MenGet Me To the Church On Time...........................................................................Doolittle and EnsembleHymn To Him..................................................................................................................................HigginsWithout You......................................................................................................................Higgins and ElizaI’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face............................................................................................Higgins

MUSICAL NUMBERS

ORCHESTRA

John Tarbet (Musical Director/Keyboard), John Conway (Associate Musical Director/Keyboard), Midori Yamamoto (Violin), Josh Johnson (Reeds 1), John Olejnik (Reeds 2)Alison Mari (Reeds 3), Jessica Ashcraft (Trumpet), Tao Guthrie (Trombone)

Ryan Draper (Drums), Kelly McCarty (Bass)

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WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTCHRIS CARSTEN (Henry Higgins) is overjoyedto be joining MY FAIR LADY. This marks hisseventh stint with BIG LEAGUE, and taking onHenry Higgins is one of his most challenging rolesto date. Recently Mr. Carsten appeared in produc-tions of Sugar Babies, The Crucible and Stalag 17and performed in a world tour of West Side Story.Some his favorite roles include John Adams in1776, Andrews in Titanic, and Captain Hook inPeter Pan. As always, Chris would like to dedicatehis performance to his wonderful wife Amalie andtwo daughters, Maisie and Evangeline!AuRORA FlORENCE (Eliza) Having just grad-uated in musical theater at BYU, Aurora is thrilledto be making her debut into the ‘real world’ asEliza! Favorite Shows: Hairspray (Penny), Thor-oughly Modern Millie (Dorothy), Tartuffe (Dorine),and Puck and Beatrice with California’s TNT.“Thanks and love to so many, especially my hus-band and the big man upstairs.”RICHARd SPRINGlE (Colonel Pickering)Richard is a 30-year veteran of stage, TV and Film.He has performed Nationally and Internationallyin all 48 Continental States, Canada and the FarEast in multiple tours of 42nd Street as JulianMarsh, My Fair Lady as Colonel Pickering andwith Bill W. and Dr. Bob as Dr. Bob Smith. He hasappeared in over 30 feature films and is featured inthe upcoming television documentary “One Day AtA Time.” You may recognize Richard from hiscommercial appearances in NY Life Insurance,Tylenol Arthritis Pain, Sam Adams Light Beer andas the Dr. for Flonase Nasal Spray and currentlyrepresenting Medicare. Richard just completedPass It On: An Evening With Bill W. & Dr. Bob. Asalways Richard dedicates his performance to aHigher Power.JOYCE GIlBERT BOHuS (Mrs. Higgins) is de-lighted to be once again appearing as Mrs. Higginsin the international tour of “My Fair Lady.” Hermany credits include: The Sound of Music (MotherAbbess), The King And I (Anna), Brighton BeachMemoirs (Kate), and Broadway Bound. Joyce re-sides in Florida with husband Emil.dANIEl CARdENAS (Freddy Eynsford-Hill)Originally from Milwaukee, WI, Daniel is thrilledto be in My Fair Lady for his first US NationalTour. He graduated from Arizona State Universityin 2010 and has performed in Phoenix for the pastfive years. Thanks to Lisa, Mom, Dad, Alicia andMina for their love and support!JESSE GRAHAM (Mrs. Pearce) NY theatre: The

Rover (New York Classical), Hey God? (TimesSquare Equity Showcase). Regional: YouthInk!(McCarter Theatre), Comedy of Errors (Playhouseon Park), A Funny Thing... (Monomony Theatre).Tours: A Christmas Carol (Troupe America). Film:Trailerpark, Death of the Cool. MFA: Ohio Uni-versity. Heartfelt thanks to all my mentors and ad-vocates, and warm open arms to Bud’s Chele!ARTHuR WISE (Alfred Doolittle) is thrilled tobe part of the Big League Production tour of MyFair Lady. Regional Credits include Chess(Molokov, Playhouse Square), Mystery of EdwinDrood (u/s Chairman, GLTF) Amadeus (NorthernStage). Thanks to the Luedtke Agency, DBA,Vicky & Scott, and Baldwin Wallace family. Loveto his supportive friends and family!JOSH GIlES AlExANdER (Ensemble) isthrilled to make his national tour premiere. Re-gional: Crazy for You (Mingo - Cohoes, NY),RENT (Mark - Company Carolina, Chapel Hill,NC).NICOlE BENOIT (Ensemble) is tremendouslygrateful to be performing in her favorite childhoodmusical. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Musical-Fare, Artpark, Infringement Fest. BFA MusicalTheatre, BA Dance. JEFFREY H. dICKAMORE (Ensemble/Swing)Grateful to be traveling with his very own FairLady, Jeff's favorite roles include Mr. Frank inDiary of Anne Frank, Paul in Born Yesterday, andJoseph Smith in Nauvoo.TOMMY J. dOSE (Ensemble) National TourDebut! NYC: HUSH (NYCFringe) Regional:Sweeney Todd, Phantom, My Fair Lady, Oliver,Urinetown, Into the Woods, Assassins, Oklahoma!Special thanks to everyone involved in this produc-tion.MARY JOE duGGAN (Ensemble) Kansas Citynative, has performed in multiple theatre venuesregionally. Most recently, The MGR Playhouse'sHairspray and The Arvada Center's All Shook Up.Special thanks to family and friends, you are al-ways with me!JOHN GAlAS (Ensemble) National Tours: TheMusic Man (Oliver Hix). Regional: The Mikado(Pooh-Bah), Fiddler on the Roof (Avram), SweeneyTodd (Judge Turpin). Love to friends and family.SCOTT HAMIlTON (Ensemble/Dance Captain)International tours: Dancing Queen, The Spirit ofChristmas. Regional: Damn Yankees (Mickey).Film/TV: “Oprah's Farewell Spectacular,” "OWNUpfront," “Oxygen Network Upfront,” “White



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WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTCollar.” WMU graduate and proud Michigander!Thanks family and friends!ANdREW HASERlAT (Ensemble/Harry) isthrilled to join the MFL family after touring NorthAmerica as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. RecentRegional: Oklahoma!, Les Miserables, The Produc-ers, and Jesus Christ Superstar. TV/Film: “L&O:CI,” “Gossip Girl,” and “Disney's The Surrogates.”Love to family and friends!www.andrewhaserlat.comKEvIN ROBERT KEllY (Ensemble) is proudto be in this company! Favorite Regional: Guys andDolls, Anything Goes, Jekyll and Hyde. BFA Mu-sical Theatre from the University of South Dakota.Love to my Family.lAuREN luKACEK (Ensemble) New York:Genesius, The Musical. Regional: North ShoreMusic Theatre, John W. Engeman Theatre, BardSummerScape. BFA Boston Conservatory. Love toMom, Dad and Casey.dEBORAH MCCASlANd (Ensemble) Nationaltour debut! Recently performed all around theSouth Pacific with Princess Cruises. Some past fa-vorites: Footloose (Ariel), Guys and Dolls, HotMikado, Anything Goes. Love to the family andJustin. KATE SCOTT (Ensemble/Mrs. Eynsford-Hill)Regional: My Fair Lady, Rocky Horror Show, Wiz-ard of Oz, Christmas Carol, Hudson VagabondPuppets. Concert dance: Forces of Nature, Inci-dents Physical Theater. BFA, SUNY Purchase.ARIANA vAldES (Ensemble) Regional: My FairLady, Guys & Dolls, Jerry Springer: The Opera,Gypsy, Showboat, Little Shop of Horrors, Com-pany, Kiss Me Kate. BM Vocal Performance OperaEmphasis, The Boston Conservatory.HIlARY WERTHMANN (Ensemble) First na-tional tour! Regional: Boston’s Lyric Stage andSpeakEasy Company. Boston Conservatory BFA inmusical theatre. Love to Mom, Dad, Meme, Brit-tany, and Chandler!AlAN JAY lERNER (Book and Lyrics) &FREdERICK lOEWE (Music) Alan Jay Lernergot his beginnings writing musicals as a sophomoreat Harvard for the Hasty Pudding Club. His firstmusical, a 1938 collaboration with NathanielBenchley and Benjamin Welles, was a satiricalsalute to Hitler and Mussolini, So Proudly We Hail.The son of a Viennese actor-singer and a pianoprodigy himself by the age of four, FrederickLoewe was exposed to music all his life. At thir-teen, he debuted with the Berlin Symphony Orches-

tra and continued to perform in many concert hallsafter coming to the United States in 1930. Lernerapproached Loewe at the Lambs Club in New Yorkin 1942, and the composer/lyricist team was born.Lerner's first Broadway collaboration with Loewewas the production of What's Up? which ran for amodest eight weeks. In 1947, their labors paid offwith the creation of the fantastical Brigadoon, win-ner of the New York Critics' Circle award as theBest Musical of the Year. In 1948, Lerner wrotethe book and lyrics to Love Life, with the music byKurt Weill. He was then commissioned by Holly-wood to write a libretto for "An American in Paris,"which became the first film musical to win anOscar. While Lerner and Loewe were working ontheir 1951 stage musical Paint Your Wagon, thewriting of My Fair Lady began. Two years afterits tremendous Broadway success, the pair collab-orated once again on a musical film version of"Gigi," which won nine Oscars. In 1960, four anda half years after My Fair Lady topped Broadwaycharts, Camelot was brought to the stage. WithJulie Andrews and Richard Burton heading thecast, it had a very successful run of 25 months onBroadway, totaling 873 performances. After thesuccess of Camelot, Loewe retired to the FrenchRiviera and Lerner continued to write. DespiteLoewe's retirement, they collaborated on two moreventures in the early 1970s: The Little Prince andthe transference to the stage of Gigi, the film thatthey had produced years earlier.JEFFREY B. MOSS (Director) is an award-win-ning director of live theatre - both in America andaround the globe – whose work includes new playsand musicals such as Passin’ It On By, by LarryAtlas and Terry Cashman and Charles Strouse’sReal Men as well as the staging of many nationaland international tours including Peter Pan, TheBest Little Whorehouse In Texas, Music Of TheNight, 42nd Street, Annie Get Your Gun, MAME,Hello, Dolly!, A Funny Thing Happened On TheWay To The Forum, Man Of La Mancha, and TheSunshine Boys. Also, he directed the criticallypraised new production of RAGS for The CoconutGrove Playhouse and Paper Mill Playhouse and iscurrently in pre-production for a new Broadwaystaging of The Rothschild. Martin, a new musicalby Charles Strouse and Leslie Lee will open inNew York City in November 2011.dENIS JONES (Choreographer) Recent produc-tions include Piece of My Heart (NYSF), A FunnyThing Happened on the Way to the Forum, She



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WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTLoves Me! (Williamstown), Liberty Smith (FordsTheater), Pirates (Huntington Theater), and Cora-line (MCC). Also, The Kennedy Center Honors,“Rosie Live” and “Oprah's Surprise Spectacular.”Denis is proud to have directed Broadway Bares(2004-8), benefitting Broadway Cares.KENNETH FOY (Scenic Design) Credits In-clude: Potholes, Candida, Macbeth, The Rise ofDavid Levinsky, Gypsy, Oh, Kay!, The Apple Does-n’t Fall..., Annie, A Good Swift Kick, Romeo andJuliet, Dame Edna: The Royal Tour, Red, Hot andBlue!, The King and I, Doctor Doolittle, and HighSchool Musical.CHARlIE MORRISON (Lighting Design) Char-lie Morrison's lighting for theatre, national and in-ternational tours, architecture and events, has beenseen worldwide on four continents and in everystate in the U.S. National and International toursinclude: Guys and Dolls; Groovaloo (Off B'way,LA and US Tour); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; Aida(U.S. and China); The 25th Annual Putnam CountySpelling Bee; Gypsy; 42nd Street (U.S. and Japan);Miss Saigon; Smokey Joe’s Café; The Who’sTommy (Japan and Europe); Titanic; The MusicMan; and many others. Charlie has worked at manyof the nation's regional theatres including PapermillPlayhouse; The Shakespeare Theatre Company(DC); Goodspeed Musicals; Theatre Under theStars; Playmaker's Rep; Fulton Theatre; OlneyTheatre Center; and many others. Charlie is the re-cipient of the 2006 and 2007 Helen Hayes Awardsfor Outstanding Lighting Design, and has beennominated for seven Helen Hayes awards over thepast five years. For more information, please visitwww.cmlighting.com.ANNE MARIE COuTO (Costume Design) hasbeen designing and executing costumes for movies,television and theatre for over thirty years, and isthe resident designer for Salve Regina Universityin Newport RI. Some of Ms. Couto's credits in-clude: A&E's “America's Castles;” The HistoryChannel's “Fall River Outrage,” starring AnthonyQuinn; PBS’ “Romeo and Juliet,” Mikhail Barysh-nikov, artistic director; PBS’ “The American Expe-rience;” and A Chorus Line, national andinternational tours. American Musical TheatreFilms include: Amistad; Passionada; An Old Fash-ioned Christmas. Ms. Couto has won the KennedyCenter for the Arts Award, New England Designerof the Year, the ARTA, and most recently wasnamed Motif Theatre Magazine's designer of theyear 2010. She has costumed over 500 productions,

and is proud to add Big League Productions to thisprestigious list. Ms. Couto wishes to thank Chad,her amazing staff and her wonderful husband Ray.CHAd JASON (Hair Design/Costume Coordina-tor) is thrilled to be working on this wonderful pro-duction of My Fair Lady. His credits span fromBroadway to Regional Theatre. Broadway: TheLion King, White Christmas, Wicked, In TheHeights, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, DamnYankees. National Tours: Sweet Charity, Annie,Oklahoma!, Cinderella, Ragtime, Funny Girl, HowThe Grinch Stole Christmas and Les Miz. He re-cently directed and designed You're a Good ManCharlie Brown. He would like to thank Tony, Anne,and Momi, for their hard work & dedication on thisproject.CHERIE ROSEN (Musical Supervisor) Currentmusical home is in the jungle pit at the MinskoffTheater in NYC where she is the Associate Con-ductor for the Broadway production of The LionKing. Her other Broadway conducting credits in-clude Man of La Mancha (starring Brian StokesMitchell), The King and I, Jekyll and Hyde andAnnie Get Your Gun. Cherie’s musical career hastaken her from Anchorage, Alaska to Palermo,Italy, conducting and/or playing the piano and gui-tar for numerous touring musicals such as WestSide Story, The Who’s Tommy, A Chorus Line, Manof La Mancha, 42nd Street and many more. Cheriehas conducted orchestras behind Brian StokesMitchell, Raul Julia, Bernadette Peters, Marie Os-mond, Faith Prince and Lou Diamond Phillips. Shehas also served as an accompanist for Donna Mur-phy, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Tae Won Kimamong others. She makes her home in New YorkCity with her husband and two sons.JOHN ANdREW TARBET (Music Director/Conductor) Other credits include Peter Pan (na-tional tour), Broadway All-Stars (NorwegianCruise Lines), numerous shows and cabarets in theNew York City area as well as numerous schoolproductions. John is also a composer and has writ-ten music for the stage, church and concert hall.He is a graduate of the Musical Theatre WritingProgram at New York University. Thanks to sucha wonderful cast and crew and also to his parents,siblings (6 brothers, 1 sister) and friends for alltheir love and support.www.JohnAndrewTarbet.comMATT dENNÉ (Sound Design) started his audio ca-reer as a luthier in high school. Denné’s passion for audioled him to attend William Paterson University as a Music



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WHO’S WHO IN THE CASTStudies major with a concentration in Audio Recording.Denné co-founded the Audio Association and aided theschool in getting its Audio Engineering Society chapterestablished. While at college, Denné realized his desireof live sound over studio work. He took a job at MasqueSound and Recording, the premier Broadway audio rentalhouse at the time, in January of 2000. Denné, after a shortperiod became part of the prestigious technical depart-ment. Since 2003, Denné has owned Millstone AudioGroup LLC, a custom audio hardware developmentcompany. Millstone Audio Group has developed someof the first and best computer playback systems yet foruse on Broadway. The resulting show-control hardwareand switchover systems can be found on nearly all Broad-way shows and tours. Denné designed rock and roll toursfor such varied artists from Van Halen to Lil Wayne ashead technical engineer for Masque Live. Denné wasaudio head for New Jersey Nets Basketball from 2006 to2009. Denné is now Audio Department Head for Pro-duction Resource Group focusing on company-widetechnical standards and customer relations. Starting inmid-2011, Denné has been consulting with A1 Entertain-ment, forming a new company, A1 Sound Farm.COllE T. BuSTIN (Sound Design) has beenworking in the field of Audio engineering and de-sign since his first exploration into theatre, mostlately as production sound engineer for LegallyBlonde, Fiddler on the Roof and Grease for their2010 national tours. Working on productions acrossthe globe in more then 10 countries spread acrossthree continents his production credits include:Reel to Real in Beijing and at Edinburgh Fringe,101 Dalmatians The Musical, Chicago, 42ndStreet, The King and I, Sweet Charity to name afew. Colle has designed sound for regional theatressuch as Gateway Playhouse and Revelation The-atre for shows that included Evita, The Full Monty,Sugar, Gypsy, Fosse, and Lovelace The Musical.Colle’s passion for sound is still growing and hopesthat every audience member enjoys this show as heenjoyed developing it. AlISON FRANCK/lIZ lEWIS CASTING(Casting Director) was the Resident Casting Direc-tor for Paper Mill Playhouse for 10 years, whereshe cast over 50 productions, including the Broad-way transfer of I’m Not Rappaport, starring JuddHirsch and Ben Vereen, directed by Daniel Sulli-van. Regional: Pirates! (Goodspeed - Paper Mill),Hairspray, and Les Misérables (North Shore) and2007’s mini-tour of Seven Brides for Seven Broth-ers (TUTS/Paper Mill Playhouse/NorthShore/TOTS). Recent: National Tour of Guys and

and is proud to add Big League Productions to thisprestigious list. Ms. Couto wishes to thank Chad,her amazing staff and her wonderful husband Ray.CHAd JASON (Hair Design/Costume Coordina-tor) is thrilled to be working on this wonderful pro-duction of My Fair Lady. His credits span fromBroadway to Regional Theatre. Broadway: TheLion King, White Christmas, Wicked, In TheHeights, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, DamnYankees. National Tours: Sweet Charity, Annie,Oklahoma!, Cinderella, Ragtime, Funny Girl, HowThe Grinch Stole Christmas and Les Miz. He re-cently directed and designed You're a Good ManCharlie Brown. He would like to thank Tony, Anne,and Momi, for their hard work & dedication on thisproject.CHERIE ROSEN (Musical Supervisor) Currentmusical home is in the jungle pit at the MinskoffTheater in NYC where she is the Associate Con-ductor for the Broadway production of The LionKing. Her other Broadway conducting credits in-clude Man of La Mancha (starring Brian StokesMitchell), The King and I, Jekyll and Hyde andAnnie Get Your Gun. Cherie’s musical career hastaken her from Anchorage, Alaska to Palermo,Italy, conducting and/or playing the piano and gui-tar for numerous touring musicals such as WestSide Story, The Who’s Tommy, A Chorus Line, Manof La Mancha, 42nd Street and many more. Cheriehas conducted orchestras behind Brian StokesMitchell, Raul Julia, Bernadette Peters, Marie Os-mond, Faith Prince and Lou Diamond Phillips. Shehas also served as an accompanist for Donna Mur-phy, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Tae Won Kimamong others. She makes her home in New YorkCity with her husband and two sons.JOHN ANdREW TARBET (Music Director/Conductor) Other credits include Peter Pan (na-tional tour), Broadway All-Stars (NorwegianCruise Lines), numerous shows and cabarets in theNew York City area as well as numerous schoolproductions. John is also a composer and has writ-ten music for the stage, church and concert hall.He is a graduate of the Musical Theatre WritingProgram at New York University. Thanks to sucha wonderful cast and crew and also to his parents,siblings (6 brothers, 1 sister) and friends for alltheir love and support.www.JohnAndrewTarbet.comMATT dENNÉ (Sound Design) started his audio ca-reer as a luthier in high school. Denné’s passion for audioled him to attend William Paterson University as a Music

Dolls and the premiere National Tour of ChittyChitty Bang Bang. Alison has recently joined thestaff of Liz Lewis Casting Partners:www.lizlewis.comWENdY J. CONNOR (Owner/President, TRUEMarketing) serves as President of TRUE Market-ing, a full-service entertainment marketing firmbased in Orlando, FL. TRUE Marketing boasts afull Marketing and Public Relations ConsultingTeam, Graphic Design Department, Social Market-ing Strategy Team and In-House Video ProductionTeam with capabilities in HD Field Production,Real-Time Green Screen Compositing, VoiceoverRecording and Pre-and Post-Production Editing.TRUE Marketing is also co-owner of downtownOrlando's newest and most coveted events spaces,The MEZZ and The AbbeyBIG lEAGuE PROduCTIONS/dANIElSHER (Executive Producer) Led by Daniel Sheras owner and executive producer, Big League iscelebrating its 22nd season of producing, generalmanaging and booking Broadway musicals andspecial attractions for touring throughout NorthAmerica. Big League collaborated with DisneyTheatricals in creating its new production of EltonJohn and Tim Rice’s Aida which toured in NorthAmerica and China. Among Big League’s otherhighlights was a new touring production of MissSaigon developed in collaboration with CameronMackintosh, which toured the U.S. and Canada forfour years. Other noteworthy productions were theJapanese and North American touring productionsof 42nd Street with the creative team from the TonyAward®-winning Broadway revival as well as athree-year tour of Meredith Willson’s The MusicMan as newly conceived by Susan Stroman. Othershave included Footloose (Las Vegas, Atlantic City,North American tour), tours of Titanic, 1776, PeterPan, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to theForum starring Rip Taylor and the unique spectac-ular Blast! Big League’s renowned production ofThe Who’s Tommy has been seen throughout NorthAmerica, South America, and Europe, and most re-cently in Tokyo. In recent seasons, Big League pro-duced the 30th Anniversary national tour of theTony Award®-winning musical Ain’t Misbehavin’starring “American Idol” winner Ruben Studdardand the first national tour of Chitty Chitty BangBang which proved to be the company’s most tech-nically dynamic production to date. The bookingdepartment at Big League, helmed by Vice Presi-dent John Starr, is among the most respected in the



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KEVIN JOHNSON

Sunday, February 26, 2012, 3:00 PM$30 Adults/$25 Children (12 and younger)

Four or more tickets to a single performance: $20

Kevin Johnson returns to the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts to generate laughs with the help of his bickering friends Matilda and Clyde, cockatoo and buzzard puppets. Kids and adults alike are sure to enjoy this family-friendly event, filled with clean comedy and punchy puppet gags. Johnson has appeared on America’s Got Talent and Late Show With David Letterman.

To order tickets, call 562-916-8500 or go to www.cerritoscenter.com.

“Very, very impressive. I’ve never seen anything like that.”

- David Letterman


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THE TICKET OFFICE is open 10 AM to 6 PM Monday through Friday and 12 Noon to 4 PM on Saturday. Hours are extended until one-half hour past curtain on performance days.

TICKETS can be charged to Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express by phoning (800) 300-4345 or (562) 916-8500, or online at www.cerritoscenter.com. Mail orders are processed as they are received. Tickets cannot be reserved without payment.

LOST TICKET AND TICKET EXCHANGE policies vary; however, there are no refunds. Call (800) 300-4345 for information.

GROUPS of 20 or more may purchase tickets at a 10% discount. Call (800) 300-4345.

CHILDREN’S PRICES apply to children twelve (12) years of age and under. Regardless of age, everyone must have a ticket, sit in a seat, and be able to sit quietly throughout the performance. We do not recommend children under the age of six (6) attend unless an event is specifically described as suited to that age.

FREE PUBLIC TOURS are conducted by appointment only. Special tours can be arranged by calling (562) 916-8530.

PARKING is always free in the spacious lots adjacent to the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.

FULL-SERVICE BARS are located in the Grand Lobby on the Orchestra level and at the Gold Circle level. Refreshments are not allowed in the Auditorium.

SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED in any City facility.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL technicians are on duty at all performances. If you need first aid, contact an usher for assistance.

RESTROOMS are located behind the Grand Staircase on the Orchestra level and at the Grand Staircase Landing on the Gold Circle level.

Out of courtesy to the performers and fellow patrons, CELLULAR PHONES, PAGERS, AND ALARM WATCHES should be disconnected before the start of the performance.

DOCTORS AND PARENTS should leave their seating locations with exchanges or sitters and have them call (562) 916-8508 in case of an emergency.

THE COAT ROOM is located behind the Grand Staircase.

CAMERAS AND RECORDING EQUIPMENT ARE NOT PERMITTED in the Auditorium and must be checked at the Coat Room.

LOST ARTICLES can be claimed by calling (562) 916-8510.

ELEVATORS are located near the Grand Staircase and access each level of the Lobby.

PAY PHONES are located on the Orchestra level behind the Grand Staircase and near the restrooms on the Gold Circle level.

PHONIC EAR LIGHTWEIGHT WIRELESS HEADSETS for the hearing impaired are available in the Coat Room at no cost. To obtain a headset, a driver’s license or major credit card is required and is returned upon receipt of the equipment at the close of the performance.

WHEELCHAIR locations are available in various areas of the Auditorium. Please contact the Ticket Office at (800) 300-4345.

LATECOMERS will be seated at the discretion of the house staff at an appropriate pause in the program.

CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION VIEWING is available in the Lobby of each seating level and at the Lobby bar.

THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS’ Auditorium and Sierra Room are available for special events on a rental basis. For more information, please call Special Event Services at (562) 916-8510, ext. 2827.

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