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presents

JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS

and

DAVE MASONFriday, March 20, 2009, 8:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHIESOne of the pioneers of the British Blues-Rock

revolution, JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS has amassed critical acclaim for a career that encompasses more than 56 albums. His discography includes the Gold-selling album The Turning Point, which featured the Rock classic hit Room to Move; Behind the Iron Curtain; and the Grammy-nominated CD Wake Up Call.

While Mayall developed a passion for Chicago-style Blues during his childhood, it wasn’t until he was in his 30s that the musician started to perform publicly, fronting for popular bands in England. With the British Blues boom of the late 1960s, Mayall’s rise to fame was swift. His band’s partnership with Eric Clapton garnered widespread attention, more fans, and applause from critics. Mayall earned a reputation in the recording industry for his ability to discover new talents, which included Peter Green, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood – the three eventually formed Fleetwood Mac. Andy Fraser (who started the award-winning band Free) and Mick Taylor (who eventually joined the Rolling Stones) also got their start with Mayall. The Bluesbreakers’ signature sound gripped Europe and America, prompting Mayall to relocate to the United States.

In the 1990s, Mayall set new standards in Blues-Rock with the albums Chicago Line, A Sense of Place, and Spinning Coin. He followed with the modern classics Blues for the Lost

Days and Padlock on the Blues. The compilations garnered critical and popular acclaim. In recent years, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers released Road Dogs, Back to the Roots, and Dreaming About the Blues.

Singer-songwriter and guitarist DAVE MASON, best known for his role with the British psychedelic Rock innovator Traffic, permanently etched his name into music history when he penned Feelin’ Alright, a song that he composed at age 19. The Rock anthem has been recorded by more than 48 musicians, including English Blues-Rock singer Joe Cocker. Mason struck Gold with the classic Rock album Alone Together and went Platinum with Let It Flow, which featured the Top 10 hit We Just Disagree.

In 1993, Mason joined the legendary group Fleetwood Mac and toured with the group for two years. The band’s Time album features Mason on lead vocals in the songs Blow by Blow and I Wonder Why. He also performed on the Rolling Stones’ Beggars Banquet, George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass, Paul McCartney’s Listen to What the Man Said, and Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland. In 2004, Traffic was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which called Mason “a fluid guitarist and superb songwriter.”

In 2008, Mason released the 26 Letters - 12 Notes album, a soulful blend of his signature Blues-Rock vocals and guitar handiwork. n

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BIOGRAPHYJOE BONAMASSA, called “a bold talent” by Billboard,

has been hailed by The Washington Post for his “wicked guitar thrills.” The guitarist has earned widespread critical acclaim for his fusion of Blues and Rock in Cradle Rock; Miss You, Hate You; and You & Me.

At age 10, Bonamassa’s guitar prowess caught Blues icon B.B. King’s attention. King invited Bonamassa to tour with him when the lad was only 12 years old. That oppor-tunity unlocked doors in the music industry for the young guitarist, who went on to perform opening acts for Foreigner, Robert Cray, Joe Cocker, and Gregg Allman.

Bonamassa’s solo debut was 2000’s Top 10 album A New Day Yesterday. He followed it up in 2002 with his first No. One album So, It’s Like That, which included the popular

song Pain and Sorrow. He paid tribute to the Blues in 2003 with the soulful CD Blues Deluxe and 2004’s Had to Cry To-day. The guitarist’s 2007 Sloe Gin debuted at No. One on the Billboard Blues chart.

Bonamassa was voted “Artist of the Year” in 2004, 2005, and 2008 by readers of the online newsletter BluesWax. In 2007, he was deemed the “Best Blues Guitarist” by the readers of Guitar Player magazine. The music man is the lead spokesperson for the Blues in the Schools program. n

presents

JOE BONAMASSA

Saturday, March 21, 2009, 8:00 PM

This performance will not include an intermission.The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

Due to illness, Etta James will no longerbe performing this evening. Joe Bonamassa

will be appearing for the entire show.

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Opus 3 Artistspresents

ESTONIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

ERI KLAS, CONDUCTORand

Friday, March 27, 2009, 8:00 PM


Please hold your applause until after all movements of a work have been performed, and do not applaud between movements. Thank you for your cooperation.

As a courtesy to the performers and your fellow patrons, please mute all cellular phones, pagers, and watch alarms prior to the start of the performance.

PROGRAM Summa Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)

Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor, Op. 18 Sergei Rachmaninoff Moderato (1873-1943) Adagio sostenuto Allegro scherzando

INTERMISSION

Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 Antonín Dvořák Allegro con brio (1841-1904) Adagio Allegretto grazioso Allegro ma non troppo

JOYCE YANG, PIANO

The Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the Estonian Ministry of Culture, the Estonian Cultural Foundation,and the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their support of the Orchestra’s 2009 North American tour.

Steinway PianoExclusive Tour Management: Opus 3 Artists, 470 Park Avenue South, 9th Floor North, New York, NY, www.opus3artists.com

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BIOGRAPHIESThe ESTONIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY OR-

CHESTRA (ENSO) originated as a small radio orchestra in 1926, and has recently increased its international scope. ENSO’s recordings have been recognized by many music magazines and have won several awards, including a Grammy Award for Sibelius: Cantatas (Ellerhein Girls’ Choir, Estonian National Male Choir, ENSO, and conductor Paavo Järvi). In 2005, The New York Times called ENSO’s Peer Gynt recording “a surprise highlight of the year” and in 2006, the orchestra won the BBC Music Magazine award for “Best Orchestral Album.” In 2007, ENSO released Tüür: Magma (conductor Järvi), which was chosen as “Album of the Month” by BBC Music Magazine. In addition to close cooperation between ENSO and Virgin Classics, the orchestra has recorded music for Alba Records, BIS, Antes Edition, Ondine, Finlandia Re-cords, Consonant Works, and Melodija, and records regularly for Estonian radio.

In 2003, ENSO toured Italy giving 17 concerts and in 2006, the orchestra performed in the Turin Cathedral with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conducted by Olari Elts. The concert was dedicated to the music of Arvo Pärt and was a part of the cultural program of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The orchestra has toured Romania, Bulgaria, Kuwait, Germany, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, and Russia. Its current tour includes 18 concerts and is the orchestra’s first visit to the United States. ENSO has performed in numerous music festivals at home and abroad, including Il Settembre dell’Accademia 2008 in Verona, Baltic Sea Festival in 2005 and 2006 in Stockholm, Yehudi Menuhin Festival Gstaad Musiksommer in Switzerland, and Europamusicale in Munich.

ENSO’s principal conductors have included Olav Roots, Roman Matsov, Neeme Järvi, Peeter Lilje, Leo Krämer, and Arvo Volmer. Since 2001, Nikolai Alexeev has been the principal conductor and art director. During the 2002-2003 season, Järvi was the orchestra’s artistic adviser and for the 2007-2008 season, Olari Elts was the principal guest conductor. The orchestra has also performed with many world-renowned conductors, including Valery Gergiev, Mariss Jansons, Aram Khachaturian, Sir Neville Marriner, Kurt Masur, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Leonard Slatkin, Igor Stravinsky, Evgeny Svetlanov, and Yuri Temirkanov.

In addition to Estonian soloists, ENSO has performed

with many world-famous guest soloists, including Pierre-Lau-rent Aimard, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Paul Badura-Skoda, Lazar Berman, Bella Davidovich, Peter Donohoe, Emil Gilels, Olli Mustonen, Sviatoslav Richter, Kolja Blacher, Sarah Chang, Ida Haendel, Gidon Kremer, Viktoria Mullova, David Oistrakh, Vladimir Spivakov, Juri Bashmet, David Gerin-gas, Natalia Gutman, Arto Noras, Mstislav Rostropovitch, Patrick Gallois, Aurèle Nicolet, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Patricia Rozario, Andrea Bocelli, José Carreras, Peter Schreier, Håkan Hagegård, Sergei Leiferkus, and Matti Salminen. ENSO’s repertoire includes music from the Baroque period to modern works’ premiere performances. The orchestra was the first to perform symphonic pieces from mainly Estonian composers, including Pärt, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Eduard Tubin, Lepo Sumera, Eino Tamberg, Tõnu Kõrvits, Helena Tulve, and Toivo Tulev. ENSO consists of 100 musi-cians and averages 60 to 65 concerts per season, with three to four new programs each month.

ERI KLAS (Conductor), a native of Estonia, guest conducts frequently in the United States. In 1991, Klas made his U.S. debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. In 1995, he debuted with the Cleveland Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra following appearances at the Blossom and Ravinia festivals. Klas has appeared with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Cincin-nati Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, and the Minnesota Orches-tra. In 2006, he was named chief conductor of The Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre of Moscow. Currently, Klas is the artistic director of the Tallinn Philharmoonia, principal guest conductor of the Finnish National Opera, and conductor laureate of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra and the Estonian National Opera. He has been a guest conductor with the Berlin, Munich, and Rotterdam Philharmonic orchestras, and appears regularly with the Swedish and Finnish Radio Symphony orchestras, the BBC Philharmonic, Royal Stock-holm Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Helsinki Philhar-monic. He has conducted more than 100 orchestras in 45 countries and the world premiere of Alfred Schnittke’s Peer Gynt at the Hamburg Opera and the Royal Opera House in Stockholm. Klas has conducted world premieres of Estonia composers Pärt, Eino Tamberg, Veljo Tormis, Eduard Tubin,

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and Heino Eller. In addition, Klas conducted the premiere of Henryk Górecki’s flute concerto in Amsterdam and in the United States with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Klas’ discography includes Schnittke’s Symphony No. 3, Ballet music from Peer Gynt, four violin concerti, and his recently released CD of orchestral works by John Corigliano with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra.

Klas studied at the Tallinn Conservatory and, upon graduation, worked with Nikolai Rabinovich in St. Peters-burg. In 1964, Klas made his debut at the Estonian National Theatre in Tallinn, conducting Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story. In 1969, Klas was appointed assistant conductor at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and for the next 12 years conducted Opera, Ballets, and orchestral productions with the Bolshoi Orchestra and tours throughout Europe. In 1975, he was the music director of the Estonian National Opera, where he served for 20 years before becoming conductor laureate. From 1985 to 1990, Klas was the music director at the Stockholm Royal Opera Theatre; from 1990 to 1996, the chief conductor of the Århus Symphony Orchestra; from 1996 to 2003, the chief conductor of the Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra; and from 1995 to 2003, he was the artistic director of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. Klas has conducted the Estonian Youth Orchestra and the Sibelius Academy Orchestra, which included a tour to China. Klas has worked with the Irish Youth Orchestra and led the Asian Youth Orchestra on tours throughout Asia and Europe with soloist Gidon Kremer. Klas was a professor of conducting at the Sibelius Academy from 1993 to1997 and since 1998, he has held the guest professor position with the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. He was awarded the “Order of Nordstjernen” from His Majesty King Carl Gustav of Sweden, the “Order of the Lion of Finnish,” and an honorary doctorate degree from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.

JOYCE YANG (Piano) was born in Seoul, Korea, and began piano lessons at age 4. When she was 10 years old, she entered the Korean National Conservatory and made several concerto and recital appearances in Seoul and Taejon. In 1997, Yang moved to the United States to begin studies at the pre-college division at the Juilliard School of Music. During her first year, she won the Pre-College Divi-sion Concerto Competition. In 1999, Yang performed with the Juilliard Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin. She is featured in the documentary In the Heart of Music, a film

about the 2005 Van Cliburn International Piano Competi-tion. Yang’s debut album includes live performances of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Liszt, and the Australian composer Carl Vine. In 2005, the 19-year-old was awarded the silver medal at the12th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. She was also the recipient of the Steven De Groote Memorial Award for “Best Performance of Chamber Music” and the Beverly Taylor Smith Award for “Best Performance of a New Work.” In 2006, Yang appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mann Center, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival, the Aspen Chamber Symphony, and the National Symphony Orchestra at The Kennedy Center. Yang’s 2008-2009 appear-ances include a New York recital debut at the Metropolitan Museum, the Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and a performance with conductor James Conlon at the Hollywood Bowl. Yang currently resides in New York City where she attends the Juilliard School as Dr. Yoheven Kaplinsky’s student. n

ENSO AdministrationAndres Siitan, Managing Director; Marko Metsaru, Orchestra Manager; and Marika Malksoo, Librarian

Opus 3 ArtistsDavid V. Foster, President and CEO; Byron Gustafson, Managing Partner; Leonard Stein, Senior Vice President, Director, and Tour

Administration; Robert Berretta, Manager, Artists and Attractions; John C. Gilliland III, Associate and Tour

Administration; E. John Pendleton, Company Manager; Nadia Mokhoff, Company Manager; Richmond Davis, Stage Manager

SEASON2009-2010The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts is pleased to announce that the 2009-2010 Season Brochures will be mailed in May 2009. Watch for your brochure containing an unforgettable new season of stellar performances by your favorite entertainers. The 2009-2010 E-Catalog will be online in May 2009.

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presents

TAIKO x2: ŌN ENSEMBLEAND KENNY ENDO

Saturday, March 28, 2009, 8:00 PM


Since inception, Ōn Ensemble has been inspired by the work of Kenny Endo, a key pioneer of contemporary Taiko. Ōn Ensemble mem-

bers have studied extensively with Endo in Hawaii, recording, touring, and teaching at his school, the Taiko Center of the Pacific. Ōn Ensemble is

heavily influenced by Endo’s musical approach to the drums, his dedication to the art form, and his tireless hard work.

With exciting collaborators Kaoru Watanabe, Brad Dutz, and Ysanne Spevack, this evening’s performance attempts to fuse a wide

range of instruments and sounds, connected by the powerful tone and rhythms of the Taiko. - Ōn Ensemble

Thank you for attending tonight’s concert. The blossoming Taiko art in the past 50 years has been an exciting worldwide cultural event.

From its traditional base to its many new contexts and configurations, the art is continuing to evolve at a steady pace. My emphasis has always

been to develop Taiko as a musical instrument and to expand its infinite possibilities as a performing art. It’s a great pleasure to share the stage

with Ōn Ensemble, who is also pushing Taiko beyond its conventional expectations. My Aloha goes out to my teachers, my family, and to my

fellow musicians onstage tonight. We hope you enjoy the collaboration.

- Kenny Endo

PROGRAM

HarukazeNoon CyclesSpirit of Rice

Yume no PahuSunflower

Symmetrical SoundscapesJugoya

INTERMISSION

Little ManGengakkiYamasongWaitingTurns

HisashiAfter Rain

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BIOGRAPHIESWith powerful Japanese drums at its foundation, ŌN

ENSEMBLE uses ancient Taiko instruments in modern compositions with diverse influences. Infusing ensemble Japanese drumming with elements of Hip-Hop, electronica, Rock, Jazz, and Tuvan throat singing, Ōn Ensemble’s sound is critically praised as “completely original and brilliantly con-ceived.” The various drums of Japan, collectively known as Taiko, have existed for centuries in Japanese music, cultural traditions, and religious ceremony. It wasn’t until the 1950s, however, that Taiko became a focal musical element, and ensemble Japanese drumming developed. The new musi-cal form drew heavily from its traditional roots, borrowing rhythms and playing styles from Gagaku, Kabuki, Noh, and festival music, and arranging the elements for a contempo-rary performance setting. Each of Ōn Ensemble’s four mem-bers – Masato Baba, Kristofer Bergstrom, Shoji Kameda, and Kelvin Underwood – have studied traditional Japanese music in Japan and have a deep love and respect for Japan’s tradi-tional arts. Having grown up in the United States, however, the members have an equal affinity for Contemporary music. Ōn Ensemble seeks to create music that reflects the whole of its members – music that embraces a modern, complicated society. Ōn Ensemble and Kenny Endo are generously sup-ported by Miyamoto Unosuke Shoten, instrument maker to the Emperor of Japan.

KENNY ENDO is the vanguard of the Taiko genre, continually paving new paths in his 30-year career. Original-ly trained as a Jazz musician in the Asian American cultural renaissance of 1970s California, Endo began his Taiko career first with Los Angeles’ groundbreaking Kinnara Taiko, and then with the renowned San Francisco Taiko Dojo. In 1980, he embarked on a decade-long odyssey in Japan, studying and performing with the masters of ancient Classical drumming, traditional Tokyo festival music, and ensemble drumming. Endo has the honor of being the first non-Japanese national to have received a natori (stage name and masters degree) in hogaku hayashi (Classical drumming). Endo’s substantial accomplishments in the Taiko genre extend to composition, recording, television, film, and innovative collaborations. He has recorded five CDs of original Taiko compositions and received commissions to create and tour new work from the American Composers Forum, the McKnight Foundation, and the Freeman Foundation. He was featured on the PBS special Spirit of Taiko, has opened for The Who, performed a duet

with singer Bobby McFerrin, and is featured on the sound-tracks for Kayo Hatta’s film Picture Bride and Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now.

KAORU WATANABE (Flute/Fue) was born to St. Louis Symphony musician parents. He began playing Clas-sical flute and Taiko in early middle school and set upon an exciting journey of musical exploration. He graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan before moving to New York City to study Jazz Performance at the Manhattan School of Music. He then moved to Tokyo to study Noh Kan (flute used in Noh and Kabuki theater) and the fue (bamboo flute) music of Edo Matsuri Bayashi. In 1998, Watanabe moved to Sado Island to begin an intense two-year appren-ticeship before joining the world-renowned group Kodo. In 2006, Watanabe returned to New York City to continue performing, recording, and teaching. He is artistic director of the annual Kodo Earth Celebration festival, and founded the Kaoru Watanabe Taiko Center, a resource for fundamental playing technique and appreciating the culture of Taiko.

BRAD DUTZ (Vibraphones and Percussion), a master of mallets and hand percussion, has recorded 13 solo CDs, more than 200 other albums, and has worked on countless films and television shows. His latest solo albums, Whimsical Excursion Boats and The Other Three, were released in 2008 to great acclaim. He has recorded with Alanis Morrisette, Kiss, Willie Nelson, David Benoit, LeAnn Rimes, and Rickie Lee Jones. Dutz has played on the soundtracks for the movies The Bucket List; Speed Racer; Hildago; Ocean’s Eleven; Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy; Hollywood Homicide; Rush Hour 3; and I Spy. His television credits include King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad. Dutz is a part-time faculty member at California State University, Long Beach.

YSANNE SPEVACK (Violin, Musical Saw, and Vocals) trained at the Royal College of Music, traveled the world exploring music, visited India to learn sitar and Eastern Classical music, and eventually relocated to Los Angeles. She is a string arranger, composer, singer, violinist, and musi-cal saw player. She records for film, television, multimedia, and dance projects, having recently played and recorded with the Smashing Pumpkins and Dub Gabriel featuring Michael Stipe from the band R.E.M. Spevack is currently composing the soundtrack to Aaron Eckhart’s upcoming full-length fea-ture film To Be Friends. Spevack’s current album, Soundzero, was released in the United States and Europe. n

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PACIFIC SYMPHONYTHE MAGIC FLUTE FAMILY CONCERT

CARL ST. CLAIR, MUSIC DIRECTORMAXIM ESHKENAZY, CONDUCTOR

DYLAN F. THOMAS, DIRECTOR

Sunday, March 29, 2009, 3:00 PM


PROGRAM The Magic Flute (excerpts) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

CASTPamina ……………………………………………………………. SHIRA RENEE THOMASTamino ………………………………………………………………... CHAD BERLINGHIERIPapageno ………………………………………………………………… DAVID STONEMANPapagena …………………………………………………………….. CORINN KOPCZYNSKIQueen of the Night ………………………………………. MARIA CRISTINA NAVARRO

Special thanks to Farmers and Merchants Bank for their contributions to Pacific Symphony’s Family Musical Mornings and to Lighting Director Don Cohen.

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HISTORYThe original playbill for THE MAGIC FLUTE

premiered in Vienna in 1791 at the Freihaus Theater auf der Wieden. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart conducted the orchestra; actor, playwright, and singer Emanuel Schikaneder played Papageno; and Mozart’s sister-in-law, Josepha Hofer, sang the role of Queen of the Night. The Opera garnered a lukewarm reception, but slowly gained popularity and celebrated its 100th performance in 1792. Mozart was not able to witness this milestone, having passed on two months after the premiere.

The Magic Flute is an Opera in two acts and is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included singing and spoken dialogue. It is noted for its prominent Masonic elements. Mozart and Schikaneder were Masons and lodge brothers. The Opera is also influenced by Enlightenment philosophy and can be regarded as an allegory espousing enlightened absolutism.

BIOGRAPHYLed by Music Director CARL ST.CLAIR and the

largest orchestra formed in the United States in the last 40 years, PACIFIC SYMPHONY celebrates its 30th anniver-sary in 2008-2009. In 2005-2006, the Symphony embarked on its first European tour. The orchestra received 22 rave reviews, which served to expand its reach to an international level. For the 2006-2007 season, the orchestra moved into the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. In 2008, the Symphony debuted the hall’s stunning new 4,322-pipe Wil-liam J. Gillespie concert organ.

The Pacific Symphony offers moving musical experi-ences with a repertoire ranging from the great orchestral masterworks to music from today’s most prominent compos-ers, highlighted by the annual American Composers Festival. In addition to the symphony’s Classics Concerts, the organi-zation features a Pops, Chamber, and family concerts series, as well as award-winning education programs. The orchestra’s Class Act residency program has been honored as one of nine exemplary orchestra educational programs in the nation by the National Endowment for the Arts and the League of American Orchestras. In 2007-2008, the Symphony added Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble and Pacific Sym-phony Santiago Strings to its program of educational en-sembles. n

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LUNA NEGRA DANCE THEATERFounder and Artistic Director

EDUARDO VILARO

The CompanyBOBBY BRISCOE, ELISE DREW, RICARDO J. GARCIA,

LOUIS JAMES JACKSON, REBECCA LEMME, HAMILTON NIEH, SARAH RODRIGUEZ ROBERTS, KIRSTEN SHELTON, JP TENUTA,

VANESSA VALECILLOS, and JESSICA ALEJANDRA WYATT

Seasonal DancerJAVIER AMAYA

Rehearsal DirectorMICHELLE MANZANALES

Lighting Designer and Technical Director Production Stage Manager JOSH PRESTON KAY LEA MEYERS

Wardrobe SupervisorDIANA RUETTIGER

Saturday, April 4, 2009, 8:00 PM

There will be two intermissions.The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

Luna Negra Dance Theater 10th Anniversary Touring Sponsors

There Is a Time was made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts’ American Masterpieces:Dance initiative, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts.

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PROGRAMThere is a Time

First performed in 1956 at the Juilliard School of Music by the José Limón Dance Company

Choreography: José Limón Music: Meditations on Ecclesiastes by Norman Dello Joio* Direction and Reconstruction: Sarah Stackhouse Costume Design: Pauline Lawrence Lighting: Josh Preston Dancers: The Company

To every thing there is a season, The Company and a time to every purpose under heaven A time to be born, and a time to die Hamilton Nieh A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted Louis James Jackson, Ricardo J. Garcia, and Hamilton Nieh A time to kill Bobby Briscoe And a time to heal Kirsten Shelton and Ricardo J. Garcia A time to break down, and a time to build up The Company A time to mourn;… and a time to weep Rebecca Lemme, Vanessa Valecillos, and Jessica Alejandra Wyatt A time to laugh… a time to dance Elise Drew A time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing Vanessa Valecillos and JP Tenuta A time to hate, a time of war Kirsten Shelton and The Company A time to love… a time of peace Elise Drew and The Company

This piece is choreographically and musically a theme with variations. The choreographer used a large circle in the opening that fills the stage and moves majestically as if to evoke the interminable passage of time. This circle is seen repeatedly in many

guises, rhythms, and dramatic shapes, always making allusion to the text from Ecclesiastes, chapter three, and its evocation of human experience. *Meditations on Ecclesiastes, commissioned for José Limón by the Juilliard Music Foundation and its Festival of American

Music, April, 1956. Recording used with permission of Carl Fischer, Inc., copyright 1959.

INTERMISSION

Flabbergast – 2002

Choreography: Gustavo Ramirez Sansano Choreographic Assistant: Mario Alberto Zambrano Music: Juan Garcia Esquivel Text from the movie Hay que educar a papa Lighting Design: Margaret Nelson Costume and Set Design: Gustavo Ramirez Sansano Costume Construction: Dia Penning Dancers: The Company

Inspired by the choreographer’s first visit to America, Flabbergast depicts in a wonderfully funnyand exuberant way how surprising and bewildering it can be to encounter a foreign culture.

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PAUSE

Nube Blanco (White Cloud) – 2009

Choreography: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Music: Maria Dolores Pradera Lighting Design: Josh Preston Costume Design: Diana Ruettiger Dancers: The Company

Inspired by the choreographer’s childhood memories of Maria Dolores Pradera’s songs,Annabelle Lopez Ochoa integrates the Spanish zapateado technique or footwork that is found in

Flamenco dance and gives it a contemporary twist.

INTERMISSION

Batucada Fantastica – 1977

Choreography: Vicente Nebrada Music: Luciano Perrone Costumes: Diana Ruettiger Lighting: Clifton Taylor, Roger Morgan Dancers: Variation 1: Bobby Briscoe Variation 2: Elise Drew Variation 3: Jessica Alejandra Wyatt Variation 4: Vanessa Valecillos Variation 5: Rebecca Lemme Variation 6: Ricardo J. Garcia Variation 7: Hamilton Nieh Variation 8: Kirsten Shelton Coda: The Company

Batucada Fantastica is a series of eight solos that culminate in a riot of ensemble dancing. This piece captures the energy of Brazil’s Carnival set to Luciano Perrone’s music featuring

the sound of steel drums, whistles, and other traditional Brazilian instruments.

dance. The Company prides itself in presenting works by La-tino master choreographers Vicente Nebrada and José Limón as well as contemporary choreographers Septime Webre, Ed-gar Zendejas, and Michelle Manzanales. Luna Negra Dance Theater has collaborated with Peruvian singer Susan Baca, Chicago Sinfonietta, Tiempo Libre, and the Ravinia Festival. The company takes its educational Dance Reach program to more than 10,000 students in Chicago each year. For more information, visit www.lunanegra.org. n

BIOGRAPHYIn 10 years, LUNA NEGRA DANCE THEATER

has established itself as a significant and vital component of Chicago’s arts and cultural community. Since Eduardo Vilaro founded the company in 1999, it has served as a springboard for Latino contemporary choreographers to give expression to their stories and bring new life to the cultures of their com-munities.

Luna Negra Dance Theater’s distinctive style blends the discipline of Ballet with the dynamic movements of Contemporary dance, infused with Latin and Afro-Caribbean

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People Like You and Me

Moonlight Cocktail

Little Brown Jug

Serenade in Blue

A String of Pearls

Anvil Chorus

Chattanooga Choo Choo

Come Rain or Come Shine

PEnnsylvania 6-5000

For All We Know

I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem

I Know Why

Caribbean Clipper

Skylark

Swing Low Sweet Chariot

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

Too Little Time

Sunrise Serenade

At Last

Tuxedo Junction

American Patrol

In the Mood

Runnin’ Wild

Pavanne

presents

GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRASunday, April 5, 2009, 3:00 PM


THE WORLD FAMOUS

Adios

Rhapsody in Blue

Begin the Beguine

Tangerine

Sun Valley Jump

The Nearness of You

That’s Sabotage

Moonlight Serenade

St. Louis Blues March

Danny Boy

Stardust

Elmer’s Tune

Bugle Call Rag

I’ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo

Juke Box Saturday Night

Song of the Volga Boatmen

Perfidia

A Sentimental Journey

Tail End Charlie

Here We Go Again

Everybody Loves My Baby

Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree

Body and Soul

PROGRAMToday’s performance will include some of the following selections from the Glenn Miller Orchestra Library.

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BIOGRAPHYIn 1939, the GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA began

a stint at the Glen Island Casino, a Swing music venue in New York. The orchestra’s signature style set Miller apart from other musicians of the era and instantly connected with the dance crowds on the East Coast. The group shot up the music charts with hits such as Stairway to the Stars, When You Wish Upon a Star, Over the Rainbow, and Chattanooga Choo Choo. The band’s popularity and universal appeal endures today, more than 60 years after Miller’s death.

At the root of this timelessness is Miller’s unique sound, produced with the clarinet holding the melodic line as the tenor saxophone plays the same note while being supported harmonically by three other saxophones. With this success-ful musical formula, Miller dominated radio airwaves and music charts with an illustrious set of hits, including String of Pearls, Song of the Volga Boatmen, Sunrise Serenade, and Blue Orchid. Tuxedo Junction and In the Mood were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

At the height of his popularity, Miller reported for Army duty in 1942. While in the service, he hosted a weekly radio series and organized the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band, whose mission was to entertain the troops. In the span of about a year, the group delivered 800 performances to wide acclaim. When the ensemble was scheduled to embark on a six-week European tour in 1944, Miller boarded an airplane for France and disappeared somewhere over the English Channel, never to be seen again.

Today the Glenn Miller Orchestra keeps the band leader’s legacy alive with iconic tunes such as Careless, Imagination, Fools Rush in (Where Angels Fear to Tread), and Blueberry Hill. Miller posthumously received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. For more informa-tion, visit www.glennmillerorchestra.com. n

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BIOGRAPHYIn 1981, MANHATTAN TRANSFER made history

when it became the first group to win Grammy Awards in two different categories in the same year: the Jazz-flavored Doo-Wop single Boy From New York City received the “Best Pop Vocal Performance,” and Until I Met You (Corner Pocket) was honored for “Best Jazz Vocal Performance.” Throughout the band’s illustrious career, it has collected an impressive string of Grammy Awards – for hits such as Birdland, Route 66, Why Not!, Brasil, Sassy, and Vocalese – further cementing its icon status in the national and international music landscape.

The group’s flexibility and expertise have enabled Manhattan Transfer to perform an exciting and diverse discography that encompasses 1940s Swing to 1990s Rap, with Bebop, Doo-Wop, and Rock tossed in. Manhattan Transfer climbed to No. 22 on the Pop charts with Operator, and the group’s Chanson d’Amour soared to No. One in Europe. Other Manhattan Transfer triumphs include Blee

presents

MANHATTAN TRANSFER

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 8:00 PM


Blop Blues and Tuxedo Junction. Variety magazine declared that the foursome’s “ability to electrify Jazz’s past with such scrupulous attention to detail remains a national resource.”

One of today’s most enduring and active Jazz-Pop bands, Manhattan Transfer, which takes its name from a John Dos Passos novel about life in 1920s New York City, has demonstrated successfully throughout the years a penchant for exploring various styles of music. The ensemble’s staying power in the music industry is further underlined with millions in worldwide fans and sales, a long and impressive list of awards and honors, and more than 40 solo and collective albums. The Los Angeles Times credits Manhattan Transfer’s enduring popularity to the group’s “uniquely entertaining blend of collective and individual skills that have sustained their long, productive ensemble career.” Manhattan Transfer consists of Tim Hauser, Janis Siegel, Alan Paul, and Cheryl Bentyne. n

MariMo’ Music, Inc.presents

Marion J. Caffey’s

3 MO’ DIVASA New Concert Smashing Musical Barriers

Musical Supervision, Orchestrations, and Arrangements by JOSEPH JOUBERTCostume Design by TONI-LESLIE JAMES

Hair and Wig Design by BETTIE O. ROGERSAdditional Arrangements by E’MARCUS HARPER AND DANNY HOLGATE

StarringLAURICE LANIER • N’KENGE • JAMET PITTMAN

OrchestraJoseph Joubert - Conductor and Pianist

Sipho Kuene - DrumsJohn Coffey - Keyboard 2Etienne Lytle - Keyboard 3

Carl Carter - BassMarkeith Black - Guitar

Production StaffCurtis V. Hodge - Production Manager and Technical Director

Diane R. Dispo - Tour Manager and Executive AssistantLynne Hinman - Wardrobe and Hair Supervisor

Melanie Gaskins - Assistant to the Director

Created, Directed, and Choreographed byMARION J. CAFFEY

The 3 Mo’ Divas world premiere was produced by San Diego Repertory Theatre; Sam Woodhouse, Artistic Director; and Karen Wood, Managing Director

CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray now awailable on www.amazon.com

www.3modivas.com

Friday, April 10, 2009, 8:00 PMSaturday, April 11, 2009, 8:00 PM


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MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT I

Due to the extraordinary vocal demand of the show, the singers rotate the Operatic program.

Quando M’en Vo (Opera)

Io Son L’umile Ancella (Opera)

Mon Coeur s’ouvre a’ ta voix (Opera)

Style (Broadway)

Let the Good Times Roll (R&B and Broadway)

BROADWAY AND FILM MEDLEY

Lullaby of Broadway (Broadway and Film)

Seasons of Love (Broadway and Film)

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (Film)

Little Shop of Horrors (Broadway and Film)

Your Daddy’s Son (Broadway)

Defying Gravity (Broadway)

God Bless the Child (Blues and Broadway)

Feeling Good (Broadway and Jazz)

INTERMISSION

ACT II

Lady Sings the Blues (Jazz and Blues)

Harlem Nocturne (Jazz and Television)

Moody’s Mood for Love (Jazz)

Solitude (Jazz)

Minnie the Moocher (Jazz)

Strange Fruit (Blues)/Lament (Classical)

Everything Must Change (R&B)

Downhearted Blues (Blues)

Come Rain or Come Shine (Broadway and Jazz)

I’m Every Woman (R&B)

Get Ready (Soul)

MEDLEY OF MEMORIES

It’s in His Kiss (R&B)

My Boyfriend’s Back (R&B)

Something He Can Feel (Soul)

Best of My Love (Soul)

It’s Raining Men (Disco)

It’s Got to be Real (Disco)

Proud Mary (Rock ‘n’ Roll)

His Eye Is on the Sparrow (Spiritual)

Sweeping Through the City (Gospel)

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BIOGRAPHIESLAURICE LANIER, originally from Jackson, Ten-

nessee, is a graduate of the Juilliard School. She was vocally trained by Edith Bers. Lanier has performed the role of Dido in Juilliard’s Dido & Aeneas. Her other roles include Ma in The Tender Land, Anna Hope in The Mother of Us All, and the Third Lady in The Magic Flute. Lanier’s solo performances include Messiah, Alto Rhapsody, El Amor Brujo, and the Spiri-tual Concert Series for the Gaby Leib Producoes Culturais in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She has performed at Carnegie Hall as a Leontyne Price Showcase Winner, the Bach Christmas Oratorio with the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church; the Holiday Pops Concert with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra; and the Black History Opera View with Opera Memphis. She received the “Outstanding Musician” Award at the Interlochen Arts Camp and the “Most Out-standing Musician” Award at the Hartwick College Summer Music Festival and Institute. Lanier received a scholarship to attend Opera Works Intensive Study at the University of California, Northridge, and a full scholarship to The Music Academy of the West. She was selected to represent New York in the Hans Gabor Belvedere Competition in Vienna, Austria, and was selected as one of 14 finalists. Lanier has performed worldwide in some of the largest Opera houses. She is a member of the prominent Tennessee women’s group, the Hatchie Bottom Diva Society. To our sister diva “Super-Nova” Payton, we congratulate you on your new arrival. See you in June.

N’KENGE is from New York and graduated from the Juilliard School and the Manhattan School of Music. She has performed internationally in Opera, recital, musical theater, Jazz, and Pop. N’Kenge also performed in the 3 Mo’ Divas world premiere cast in San Diego. She received the prestigious Helen Hayes nomination for “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical” when 3 Mo’ Divas performed at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. N’Kenge began the 2009 season with a solo performance for the Commander-in-Chief’s Inaugural Ball hosted by President Barrack Obama. In 2008, N’Kenge performed for the Children’s Defense Fund at The Kennedy Center. She will make her Carnegie Hall de-but later this year with the New York Pops Orchestra starring Michael Feinstein and Ann Hampton Callaway and featur-ing the works of Johnny Mercer. She made her London debut in The Genius of Ray Charles. Her other credits include Aida

(Arizoni Theater Awards nomination for “Best Actress”), Naughty Marietta, and Being Alive. N’Kenge won the Lena Horne Competition, the ASCAP Lieber & Stoller Award, and the Leontyne Price Competition. N’Kenge has been a soloist with the New Jersey, Phoenix, and Detroit symphony orchestras, and the Ranana Philharmonic in Israel. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/nkengeonline and www.nkenge.net.

JAMET PITTMAN is a Washington, D.C. native. She majored in Piano Performance at Oberlin Conservatory, but changed majors after she attended her first Opera. Later, she received a master of music degree in vocal performance, Opera concentration, from the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at the Catholic University of America. At age 23, she won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions for the Washington area (Northeast Region). A judge invited her to study at the Manhattan School of Music. She per-formed in the Opera The Two Widows, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, B-Minor Mass, and Messiah. She sang with the New York Choral Artists at Avery Fisher Hall with the New York Philharmonic, Loren Maazel, Zubin Mehta, and Riccardo Muti. Pittman sang the role of Bess in the Porgy and Bess Suite with the Washington Army Band and Chorus at the Gershwin Centennial Birthday Celebration with the world’s leading Porgy, Alvy Powell. Later, she sang Porgy and Bess in the Live From Lincoln Center telecast with the New York City Opera. Pittman is an original 3 Mo’ Divas cast member. n

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ELVIS SCHOENBERG’S ORCHESTRE SURREAL

ELVIS SCHOENBERG - COMPOSER, ARRANGER, and CONDUCTORANGELA CAROLE BROWN, JASON PAIGE, and APRIL FISSELL - VOCALISTS

PHIL FEATHER, TERRY LANDRY, and MIKE NELSON - WOODWINDSJEAN MARINELLI and TAWNEE LILLO - FRENCH HORNS

LARRY WILLIAMS and JASON GAMER - TRUMPETSJOHN GRAB - TROMBONE

JOHN VAN HOUTEN - TUBADAVID ARANA - KEYBOARDS

KEN ROSSER - GUITAR, PIPA, and ELECTRIC SITARDAVID HUGHES - BASST.J. TROY - PERCUSSIONCHRIS WABICH - DRUMS

TOM VOS and JACKY SUZUKI - VIOLINSMARDA TODD - VIOLA

MATT COOKER - CELLO

Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 7:30 PM


20 daring musicians who mix, match, and mingle various genres to produce what the Los Angeles Times called a “sonic sauciness” of sounds. The orchestra has recorded three CDs: Air Surreal, It’s Alive, and its latest release Manic Voodoo Lady.

The ensemble, whose name was chosen to highlight the musical extremes represented by Pop icon Elvis Presley and modern Classical music icon Arnold Schoenberg, won Los Angeles Music Award’s “Best Orchestral Arranger” and “Best Rock Opera of the Year” in 2003. The Orchestre Surreal’s innovativeness has attracted big names in the music industry, and the band members have played with Barbra Streisand, Céline Dion, Stevie Wonder, the Hollywood Bowl Orches-tra, and the Tonight Show Band. n

BIOGRAPHYELVIS SCHOENBERG’S ORCHESTRE SUR-

REAL blends Rock, Hip-Hop, and Classical tunes with singing and costumes for an entertaining evening of satire and avant-garde musical comedy. The band’s mission is to create an exhilarating theatrical spectacle that strips away the barriers of cultural, generational, and artistic prejudices while promoting a message of open-mindedness about music and performance art.

The troupe, formed in 1997 and led by award-winning Jazz bassist-composer Ross Wright (a.k.a. Elvis Schoenberg), is known for its unique musical cacophony, which features influences of Spike Jones, Frank Zappa, Igor Stravinsky, Kiss, and more. The group’s albums, including It’s Alive! and Air Surreal, have been recognized for originality.

Elvis Schoenberg’s Orchestre Surreal consists of about

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Drayton Entertainmentpresents

Book by Music and Lyrics by JEFFREY LANE DAVID YAZBEK

Based on the film Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsWritten by

DALE LAUNER and STANLEY SHAPIRO & PAUL HENNING

StarringBRIAN McKAY, STEPHEN PATTERSON, HEATHER McGUIGAN, PATRICK BROWN, KAREN K. EDISSI, and CHRISTY ADAMSON

Featuring MICHELLE DIGIOACCHINO, MICHAEL DONALD,

MICHAEL FALCUCCI, SARAH HARRIES, JESSICA HORN, KEELY HUTTON, GALEN JOHNSON, DUFF MacDONALD,

ALLISON McCAUGHEY, CHAD McFADDEN, MELANIE McINENLY, MIKE TRACZ, and GABRIEL WOLINSKY

Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound DesignDAVID ROCKWELL GREGG BARNES JEFF JOHNSTON COLLINS CRAIG GODDARD

Friday, April 24, 2009, 8:00 PMSaturday, April 25, 2009, 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM

Sunday, April 26, 2009, 3:00 PM

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

OrchestrationsHAROLD WHEELER

Vocal ArrangementsTED SPERLING, DAVID YAZBEK

and KEITH LEVENSON

Musical Director STEVE THOMAS

Music Supervisor/AdditionalDance Arrangements and Orchestrations

KEITH LEVENSONProduction ManagerBRIDGET WELTY

Stage ManagerPAUL PEMBLETON

Executive ProducerALDO SCROFANI

General Manager/ Theater Management Associates

PAUL M. RAMBACHER

Assistan Stage ManagerSADIE WANNAMAKER

Directed byALEX MUSTAKAS

Choreographed byJACKIE MUSTAKAS

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Originally produced on Broadway by Marty Bell, David Brown, Aldo Scrofani, Roy Furman, Dede Harris, Amanda Lipitz, Greg Smith, Ruth Hendel, Chase Mishkin, Barry

and Susan Tatelman, Debra Black, Sharon Karmazin, Joyce Schweickert, Bernie Abrams/Michael Speyer, David Belasco, Barbara Whitman, Weissberger Theater Group/Jay Harris,

Cheryl Wiesenfeld/Jean Cheever, Florenz Ziegfeld, Clear Channel Entertainment, and Harvey Weinstein.

World premiere at the Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CaliforniaArtistic Director: Jack O’Brien/Executive Director: Louis G. Spisto

CAST(in order of appearance)

Lawrence Jameson…………………………………………………......….BRIAN McKAYAndre Thibault…………………………………………..………...…PATRICK BROWNMuriel Eubanks…………………………………………………......…KAREN K. EDISSIFreddy Benson……………………………………………..……STEPHEN PATTERSONJolene Oakes………………………………………....……..…….CHRISTY ADAMSONChristine Colgate…………………………………….....………HEATHER McGUIGAN

The EnsembleMICHELLE DIGIOACCHINO, MICHAEL DONALD, MICHAEL FALCUCCI, SARAH HARRIES, JESSICA HORN, KEELY HUTTON, GALEN JOHNSON,

DUFF MacDONALD, ALLISON McCAUGHEY, CHAD McFADDEN, MELANIE McINENLY, MIKE TRACZ, and GABRIEL WOLINSKY

Understudies(Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement

for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.)

For Lawrence Jameson……….………..………….…….…….........…PATRICK BROWNFor Freddy Benson…………………..………………….…..….....…DUFF MacDONALDFor Christine Colgate………….……………………….………………KEELY HUTTONFor Andre Thibault…………………………….…………….......…DUFF MacDONALDFor Muriel Eubanks…………..……………………....…………..CHRISTY ADAMSONFor Jolene Oakes.………………………………………..…......… MELANIE McINENLY

Dance CaptainCHRISTY ADAMSON

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is presented through special arrangement with and authorized performance materials are supplied by Music Theatre International - www.mtishows.com.

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MUSICAL NUMBERSACT I

Overture …………………………………..…….....…………… Orchestra and EnsembleThe Only Game in Town ……………………….....…… Lawrence, Andre, and EnsembleWhat Was a Woman to Do? …………..………………….......……… Muriel and WomenGreat Big Stuff ……………………………………………….....…. Freddy and EnsembleChimp in a Suit ……………………………………………….....………………… AndreOklahoma? …………………………………………...... Jolene, Lawrence, and EnsembleAll About Ruprecht …………………………………….. Lawrence, Ruprecht, and JoleneWhat Was a Woman to Do? (Reprise) ………………….………………………… MurielHere I Am …………………………………………………….... Christine and EnsembleNothing Is Too Wonderful to Be True ………….………………..….. Christine and FreddyThe Miracle (Act I Finale) …………………………………….………………. Company

INTERMISSIONACT II

Entr’Acte ……………………………………………….….…... Orchestra and EnsembleRüffhousin’ Mit Shüffhausen ……………………. Freddy, Christine, and Dr. ShüffhausenLike Zis/Like Zat ………………………………………………………. Andre and MurielThe More We Dance ………………………...……... Lawrence, Christine, and EnsembleLove Is My Legs ……………………………………….. Freddy, Christine, and EnsembleLove Sneaks in …………………………………………………………………. LawrenceSon of Great Big Stuff ………………………………………...…… Freddy and ChristineThe Reckoning ……………………………………...…….. Lawrence, Freddy, and AndreDirty Rotten Number ……………………………………...…….… Lawrence and FreddyFinale ………………………………………………….…………….....……… Company

OrchestraConductor and Keyboards – Steve Thomas

Keyboard 2 – Meaghan HopeBass – Ben Miller

Percussion – Howard GaulKeyboard 3 – Jeffrey Campos

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BIOGRAPHIESBRIAN McKAY (Lawrence Jameson) has performed

in more than 250 productions in Canada and the United States from the Stratford Shakespeare Festival to Broadway for director Hal Prince. McKay was nominated for national broadcasting awards as a writer and a performer. He is a former associate professor at Dalhousie University and was artistic director at two Canadian theaters.

STEPHEN PATTERSON’s (Freddy Benson) credits include White Christmas; the Broadway tour of Little Women; Marius in the Broadway and touring companies of Les Mis-érables; Bobby Strong in Urinetown; Miss Saigon; Man of La Mancha; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; and South Pacific. Patter-son’s debut CD is titled Tonight at Eight. For more informa-tion, visit www.stephenpatterson.tv.

HEATHER McGUIGAN’s (Christine Colgate) cred-its include nine Canadian musical premieres, roles in Anne of Green Gables, On the Town, and The Spitfire Grill. McGuigan is the co-founder of a charity and is publishing her first novel.

PATRICK BROWN’s (Andre Thibault and U/S: Law-rence) credits include Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, The World Goes ’Round, and Dial M for Murder. His other credits include seven seasons with the Shaw Festival and appear-ances in Caesar and Cleopatra, The Man Who Came to Dinner, and She Loves Me. Brown’s additional credits include Fran-kenfurter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Stage West Calgary (Betty nomination for “Outstanding Performance”); Bach at Leipzig; and Oh, Coward! For more information, visit www.yourlifeyourway.org.

KAREN K. EDISSI’s (Muriel Eubanks) credits include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Crazy for You, Nunsense, Beauty and the Beast, and Okla-homa! Her other credits include four seasons at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Therese in the Canadian premiere of Napolean, and guest soloist with symphony orchestras in Canada, the United States, and Europe. For 21 years, Edissi lived and performed in New York City and has performed for 23 seasons with the Maine State Music Theatre in Bruns-wick, Maine.

CHRISTY ADAMSON’s (Jolene Oakes, U/S: Muriel and Dance Captain) credits include Dirty Rotten Scoun-drels (Jolene and dance captain), Crazy for You (Tess), and Cats (Bomballurina, Demeter, assistant director, and dance

captain). Adamson’s other favorite productions include Kiss Me Kate (Bianca and assistant director); A Chorus Line (U/S: Diana, Val, and Judy); Twist and Shout: The British Invasion; and Cats. Her film and televisions credits include Canadian Idol and the Gemini Awards.

MICHELLE DIGIOACCHINO’s (Ensemble) theater credits include Legends; My Fair Lady (Drayton Entertain-ment); and Twist and Shout: The British Invasion (Grand Theatre). Her film and television credits include Honey (Universal Pictures) and Music Hall II.

MICHAEL DONALD’s (Ensemble) Broadway and national tour credits include Walt Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. His other credits include Cabaret (Emcee), Cats (Mungojerrie), Crazy for You (Wyatt), and Singin’ in the Rain (Cosmo Brown).

MICHAEL FALCUCCI’s (Ensemble) credits include Fiddler on the Roof (Manitoba Theatre Centre); Crazy for You; Legends; Oklahoma!; Twist and Shout: The British Inva-sion (Drayton Entertainment); Guys and Dolls; Anything Goes; Gigi; and Hello, Dolly! For more information, visit www.2ndsoul.com.

SARAH HARRIES (Ensemble) is thrilled to be on the road with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Her recent credits include Crazy for You and Oklahoma!

JESSICA HORN (Ensemble) is ecstatic to be on her first national tour. Her recent credits include Swing! and Sweet Charity. Horn’s film credits include Repo! The Genetic Opera and Killing Zelda Sparks. XO2FFF.

KEELY HUTTON (Ensemble and U/S: Christine) is excited to be touring the United States with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ wonderful cast and crew. Her credits include Peter Pan and Les Feux Follets.

GALEN JOHNSON (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part of this production. Johnson’s recent credits include Anne and Gilbert (Ontario Tour), We Will Rock You (Mirvish Pro-ductions), Beauty and the Beast, Victor Victoria, and Houdini.

DUFF MacDONALD’s (Ensemble, U/S: Freddy, and Andre) credits include My Fair Lady, The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged); Les Miserables; Legends; Twist and Shout: The British Invasion; Fiddler on the Roof; Little Shop of Horrors; Forever Plaid; Batboy; Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave; Godspell; and Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story. For more information, visit www.duffmacdonald.com.

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ALLISON McCAUGHEY (Ensemble) is excited to be performing in her first U.S. national tour with Dirty Rot-ten Scoundrels. Her recent credits include The Producers and Crazy for You.

CHAD McFADDEN’s (Ensemble) recent theater credits include Oklahoma!; My One and Only; Hello, Dolly!; Into the Woods; Guys and Dolls; Anything Goes; and The King and I (Stratford Shakespeare Festival). McFadden’s film cred-its include Hairspray and Bollywood/Hollywood.

MELANIE McINENLY (Ensemble and U/S: Jolene) is on her first U.S. national tour. Her recent credits include We Will Rock You (Canadian premiere); Victor Victoria; Twist and Shout: The British Invasion; and Chicago (Paris premiere).

MIKE TRACZ’s(Ensemble) credits include Crazy for You (Billy and dance captain); Guys and Dolls; Hello, Dolly!; West Side Story; Cats (Macavity); The King and I; War and Peace; and Anything Goes.

GABRIEL WOLINSKY’s (Ensemble) theater credits include We Will Rock You (Mirvish Productions); Beauty and the Beast (Neptune Theatre); South Pacific; Hello, Dolly!; and Oliver! (Stratford Shakespeare Festival). Wolinsky’s televi-sion credit includes Star Trek: The Next Generation.

JEFFREY LANE (Book) received a Tony Award nomination for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in 2005. He is best known for his work on the television programs Mad About You, Ryan’s Hope, Lou Grant, the AFI Life Achievement Awards, the Tony Awards, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, and the miniseries The Murder of Mary Phagan. Lane has won five Emmy Awards, three Writers Guild Awards, two Peabody Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and the Christopher Award.

DAVID YAZBEK’s (Composer and Lyricist) album The Laughing Man won the 1997 National Association of In-dependent Record Distributors Award for “Best Pop Album.” His other albums include Tock and Damascus. Yazbek won a Drama Desk Award for The Full Monty. For theater, he com-posed original music for Boy’s Life at Lincoln Center Theater, Mojo at Atlantic Theatre, and The Pope’s Nose at Promenade Theatre. He won an Emmy Award for Late Night With David Letterman and co-created The Puzzle Place for PBS. He has composed scores for HBO, NBC, FOX, and Nickelodeon, and composed the theme song Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? Yazbek has worked with XTC, Tito Peunte, Space Hog, The Verve Pipe, Ruben Blades, Rockapella, and the Persuasions.

ALEX MUSTAKAS (Director) is the founding ar-

tistic director and CEO (Chief “Entertainment” Officer) of Drayton Entertainment. His 20-year directing career includes more than 100 productions throughout Canada and the Canadian premiere of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Mustakas holds a master’s degree in arts administration from City University of London and an honorary doctorate degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.

JACKIE MUSTAKAS (Choreographer) is thrilled to have choreographed Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ Canadian pre-miere. Her other choreography credits for Drayton Entertain-ment include Caught in the Act, 42nd Street, Anything Goes, The Music Man, Little Me, Vaudeville!, The Mikado, Bye Bye Broadway, and Patience.

JEFF JOHNSTON COLLINS (Lighting Designer and Technical Director) graduated from Queen’s University in 1992. He has created more than 200 lighting and set designs throughout Canada. After much traveling, Collins has found a home as the production manager with Drayton Entertain-ment. He returned to his hometown Hamilton, Ontario.

CRAIG GODDARD’s (Sound Designer) Drayton Entertainment credits include Forever Plaid; Legends; Man of La Mancha; Miss Saigon; Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story; and Twist and Shout: The British Invasion. Goddard’s other theater credits include Twist and Shout: The British Invasion (The Grand Theatre) and Bat Boy (Bathurst Street Theatre).

STEVE THOMAS (Music Director) is an award-win-ning graduate of Humber College’s music program. Thomas has been in musical theater for nearly 20 years. As a compos-er, arranger, and musical director, he has worked throughout Canada and the United States. His musical direction credits include Blood Brothers, Oklahoma!, and The Sound of Music for Theatre Aquarius; Anything That Moves; The Mikado; and Brigadoon. Thomas has also collaborated with award-winning Canadian playwright Norm Foster, writing the scores for Jasper Station, Race Day, Sitting Pretty, and One Moment.

KEITH LEVENSON’s (Music Supervisor, Additional Arrangements, and Orchestrations) Broadway credits include Annie, Grease, Dreamgirls, The Flowering Peach, She Loves Me, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. His national tour credits include Jesus Christ Superstar, Big River, Chess, Peter Pan, Wonderful Town, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and The Who’s Tommy. Levenson has been the musical director for Meat Loaf, Roger Daltrey and The Who, Kiss, Peter Frampton, The British Rock Symphony, The Wizard of Oz with Jewel, Nathan Lane, Jackson Browne, Joel Grey, Debra Winger,

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Natalie Cole, and The New York Philharmonic. He com-posed the music to Winchell with Martin Charnin and the book and lyrics to Starcrossed. He is currently the composer and arranger of Shlomo: The New Musical and is the music supervisor and arranger for Circus McGurkus. Levenson is a partner in Broadway Arts Technology, a music production company in New York City.

PAUL PEMBLETON (Stage Manager) is excited to be on his first national tour with this Dirty Rotten Scoundrels production. His stage management credits include eight sea-sons with Drayton Entertainment, including the productions The Mousetrap and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.

SADIE WANNAMAKER (Assistant Stage Man-ager) is glad to be on her first national tour with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Her credits include Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, Jasper Station, Man of La Mancha, and Legends (Dray-ton Entertainment).

THEATRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES (TMA)/PAUL M. RAMBACHER (General Manager) is under the leadership of Aldo Scrofani who provides man-agement services for live theatrical productions worldwide. Prior to forming TMA, Scrofani served 19 years as COO of Columbia Artists Theatricals and was formerly executive vice president of Jujamcyn Theatres. He has managed and produced more than 100 productions, including Gone With the Wind; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life; Lovemusik; STOMP; Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk; Sunset Boulevard; Tap Dogs; Carousel; Jelly’s Last Jam; The World Goes Round; Grand Hotel; Gypsy; City of Angels; M. Butterfly; My One and Only; The Piano Lesson; Into the Woods; and Dracula. For Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, TMA is rep-resented by Paul M. Rambacher whose credits include Love, Janis; Wonderful Town; Nobody Don’t Like Yogi; Stand by Your Man; the U.S. debut tours of the international Shakespeare’s Globe’s Measure for Measure and Twelfth Night; Elaine Stritch at Liberty; Savion Glover’s Classical Savion, Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk, and Footnotes; The Presidents; The Belle of Amherst; Tap Dogs; Copenhagen; AEROS; and the 1996 Sum-mer Olympics in Atlanta.

DRAYTON ENTERTAINMENT (Producer), in its 19-year award-winning history, has become widely regarded as Canada’s most successful theater company. Drayton Enter-tainment takes pride in its tradition offering the finest in the-atrical entertainment at six historic theaters in four unique Ontario communities: the original Drayton Festival Theatre

in Drayton, Huron Country Playhouse and Playhouse II in Grand Bend, King’s Wharf Theatre in Penetanguishene, and the Schoolhouse Theatre and St. Jacobs Country Playhouse. For more information, visit www.draytonentertainment.com.

MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (MTI) is one of the world’s leading dramatic licensing agencies, protecting the rights and legacy of composers, lyricists, and book writers supplying scripts, musical materials, and other resources to theaters around the world. With more than 250 titles in its catalog, MTI has been a driving force in extend-ing the production life of great musicals such as Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, Damn Yankees, Fiddler on the Roof, Annie, The Music Man, and Ragtime. MTI is the proud home of many musicals for youth, including the Broadway Junior Collection (www.broadwayjr.com) – 70-minute adaptations of Broadway musicals geared for performances by young peo-ple. MTI shows have been performed by more than 45,000 amateur and professional theatrical organizations throughout the United States and in more than 60 countries. For more information, visit www.mtishows.com. n

Staff for Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsGeneral Management................. Theatre Management Associates/ Paul M. Rambacher Company Manager ………………..….......……………Tyler Soltis Production Manager ………………...……..……… Bridget Welty Technical Director/Head Carpenter ……...... Jeff Johnston Collins Head Electrician ……………….....…….….……..… Alec Harmer Head Sound …………....…………….………..………Rob Havard Assistant Electrics ……………………..………… Justin Simmons Assistant Sound ……………………….…………… Dan Sprenger Flyman …….…………………………………….. Kathryn Phillips Head Wardrobe …........……………….……………. Sara Pasmore Assistant Wardrobe …..……….…………………. Michael GrevesPress and Marketing …………………………....… Tara Troutman

Trucking by Stage Call Specialized Transportation; Housing by Road Rebel Entertainment;

Buses by Star Coaches; Air Travel by Big Star Travel; Additional Arrangements and Orchestral Enhancement by

NOTION Music, Inc.

Tour Direction: Columbia Artists Theatricals

www.columbiaartiststheatricals.com

Drayton Entertainment wishes to thank Canadian Actors’ Equity Association and the American Federation of Musicians for their

assistance and support of this tour.

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Friends of Arts Education at the Cerritos Center

Fab Four “Concert Only” Tickets $23, Best Available!

Can’t join us for the full Gala, but you still want to enjoy the Fab Four?

Reserve your Fab Four Concert Only Tickets on the web at www.cerritoscenter.com or by calling the CCPA Box Office at 800.300.4345

It’s for the Kids!

Nick & Nancy Baker

Kay & Harvey Stover

BP America Bev & George Ray/ LeFiell Mfg.

Please contact the Friends for more information, to make a donation or to get involved!

The Friends of Arts Education is a non-profit 501(c)3 ● 562-467-8844 ● www.friendsofaecc.com ●

Special Thanks to Our 2009 Gala Sponsors

Sponsorships Still Available!

City of Cerritos Supervisor, Don Knabe Fourth District

Join us for a FAB-ulous Evening!

Friends of Arts Education’s 16th Annual Gala

Benefiting Youth Arts Education

April 18, 2009 Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

Embark on a musical journey with acclaimed tribute band The Fab Four as they recreate George, Paul, John & Ringo’s most memorable music & moments!

Hosted Reception! Silent Auction! Dinner in the Theater! Menu by Patina Catering! Live Auction featuring Guest Auctioneer, LA County Supervisor Don Knabe! The ultimate Beatles tribute band, The Fab Four!

► Orchestra Seat $185 ► Table of Eight $1,480 ► Premium Box Party for Four $900

Reserve your Gala tickets by visiting www.friendsofaecc.com or by calling The Friends at 562-916-1293

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BRONZE CIRCLE [$1,250 - $2,499] Anonymous • John & Jo Bakulich • John Baley • Brian & Pat Beck • Larry & Linda Burton/The Hada Family • George & Laura Canales/GC Construction Co., Inc. • Ralph & Genevieve Choy • Lucy & Kingsbury Conner In Memory of Dana Patrick Conner • John Da-ley • Joy Darling • Larry & Jane Dicus • Shirley Dohrman • Connie & Jim Edwards • Ronald & Delores Eveland • Manny & Cecilia Gal-lardo • Jeffrey Hess & Sheila Williams • Edward & Esther Ho • Bob & Marianne Hughlett • Robert & Barbara Jerome • Jim & Karen King • Jack & Jacky Kleyh • Gregory & Sheri Kling • Keith & Sharon Kuroyama • Maynard & Patricia Law • Ray & Kathleen Lovell • Mainly Seconds Pottery, Plants & Things • John F. Martin, CPA & Assoc., Inc. • Sidney & Sondra Melnick • Don & Delores Munro • Roya & Bob Phillips • Jane & Paul Pratt • Ron & Suzanne Rector • Rick & Diane Renaker • Joseph D. Sears • William Sedlak • Wanda M. Slade • Soroptomist International of Artesia -Cerritos • Bob & Ann Stoffel • Michi & Ron Tanimoto • Michele Vice-Maslin • Gary Whitener/Trim-Lok, Inc. • Woman’s Club of Artesia-Cerritos

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