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Letter from the Executive Director Stay warm this holiday season with singers, songwriters, canine acrobats, Jim Belushi photojournalists, and comedians that and the will leave you in stitches! Board of Comedy Jan 31st 2019 Get “Hooked on a Feeling” with 6:00pm & 8:30pm five-time Grammy Award winner BJ Thomas, back by popular demand Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Resturant Tour, comedians Kathleen Madigan, Lewis Black and Jim Belushi and the Board of Comedy, Grammy-nominated pianist Joyce Yang, staple of the New York jazz scene Aaron Diehl, bona fide guitar hero Al Di Meola, 15-time Grammy Award winner Ricky Skaggs and his Kentucky Thunder, Devon Allman with special guest Duane Betts, and Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root. Features And who said an old dog can’t learn new tricks? From dogs on tightwire 3 Letter from the Executive Director and high flying Frisbee dogs, Mutts Gone Nuts features some of the most 4 Board of Directors & Staff, talented rescue dogs in show business. Our Family Fun continues with Season Sponsors an interactive magic experience as Bill Blagg defies reality with his mind- 7 Boogie, Belugas & Belushi blowing illusions. From teleportation to the world’s only working hover board – quite simply, you won’t believe your eyes! 8 Historical Timeline 10 National Geographic Live Speaker Series We are very excited to present the National Geographic Live Speaker Series. Ocean Soul, with Photographer Brian Skerry, celebrates the sea and her 16 Family Fun Series creatures in magnificent images collected during more than 10,000 hours 17 Arts & Education underwater spanning 30 years. As a passionate spokesman for the oceans 25 Rent The Lyric he loves to photograph, Skerry’s riveting presentations inspire reverence for the marine realm and offer hope for protecting the vitality of the world’s 26 2018-19 Season Lineup oceans. Standing at the Water’s Edge with Cristina Mittermeier centers on 28 2018-19 Director’s Circle & Contributors the delicate balance between human well-being and healthy ecosystems. As a marine biologist and photojournalist for 25 years, Mittermeier knows the 33 Volunteer Bartenders & Ushers power of water: the power to give life when it is respected, and the power to 34 Theatre Box Office & destroy when it is misused (page 10). General Information 34 Seating Chart Calling all Student Youth Performers for the 2019 Youth Arts Celebration! The Lyric League wants YOU – Singers, Dancers, Actors, Musicians, 38 Discovery Series for Young Audiences Comedians, Jugglers, Magicians, Poets, Tumblers and any other talents 42 What Role Will You Play you can amaze us with! Auditions for 1st – 12th grade student performers will be held on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 and Monday, March 18, 2019 43 Youth Arts Celebration Auditions from 3pm-8pm at the Lyric Theatre (page 43). 47 Win Tix Contest! Sincerest THANK YOU to our members and donors, volunteers and 47 Become a Member Today! patrons, sponsors and business partners, schools and area not-for-profits, 50 Group Sales and our own staff and Board of Directors. Your support is essential for our long term stability and vitality. Together, we are making performing arts On the accessible and affordable for everyone. cover: Warmest Regards, Illusionist Bill Blagg will take your entire family on a magical journey with his one-of-a-kind illusions in The Magic of Bill Blagg, The Lyric Theatre’s Mission Live! coming to The Lyric “To provide the community with a home for stage Sunday, February the performing arts that entertains, educates, 24th at 7:00pm and stimulates the growth of artistic integrity and experience for everyone.” TheThe FriendsFriends ofof thethe Lyric,Lyric, Inc.Inc. isis aa 501(c)(3)501(c)(3) not-for-profitnot-for-profit organizationorganization TheThe LyricLyric TheatreTheatre BoxBox OfficeOffice (772)(772) 286-7827286-7827 www.LyricTheatre.comwww.LyricTheatre.com 3 A LUXURIOUS BEACH ESCAPE... Shore Smiles All Around. Season Board of Directors President Directors Patty Downing Priscilla Baldwin Frank M. Byers, Jr. Sponsors 1st Vice President Stephen Fry Paul Shirley Sharon Holt The Friends of the Lyric, Inc. would like Hope Jochem 2nd Vice President Steve McGovern to thank these sponsors who have Frank Tidikis Joan McGowan generously helped to underwrite the Eileen D. Morris costs of our 2018-19 Season. Treasurer Rachel Scott Todd Laycock Olene Stuart Michael Tenzyk Secretary Harold W. Walsh Diane Lawrence Linda Weiksnar Artistic Director Emeritus John Loesser President Emerita Ethel Christin FLORIDA RESIDENTS SAVE UP TO 30%! Advisory Board 3793 NE OCEAN BLVD., JENSEN BEACH 877.502.4653 | HutchinsonShores.com Daisy Carter Pat Pendergast Marianne Hartnett May Smyth Elisabeth Lahti Gloria Wolfe Natalie MacDonald Executive Director Kia Fontaine Lyric Theatre Staff Enjoy our Controller Accounting & Lyric Patio Dining! Monica Soricelli Magazine Sales Kellie Jocoy Director of Development Linda Prange Box Office Services Engel & Völkers is one of the world’s leading service companies specialising in the sale and rental of premium residential property, Sheila DeRigo, commercial real estate, yachts and aircrafts. Based in over 700 locations in total, Engel & Völkers oers both private and institutional Membership Director clients a professionally tailored range of services. Leasing, sales, consultancy and valuations form the core competences of the sta Wendy Lucas, of more than 8,500 employees. The company is currently operating in 32 countries on four continents. & Volunteer Coordinator, Sharon Horton At the Lyric for a show? Join us for Dinner! Please visit our brand new shop in Downtown Stuart! Manager of Bar Services and Michael Soricelli 600 SE Ocean Boulevard l Stuart FL 34994 l 772.494.6999 l stuart.evusa.com Heather Long Right across the street! House Managers Technical Director Camille Bowers, Also join us anytime for... Chip Vaughan Ron Colangelo, Director of Operations Linda Lambrecht, Crostinis MON thru FRI Moises Miguel Fran Rago and Phyl Weaver Small Plat Entrs 3:00PM to 6:30PM Box Office Manager Meagan Ebright Security & Tapas Tom Wiegerink Arts & Education Coordinator Copywriter Sue Nauss & Creative Services Shelley Koppel & 9AM to 2PM Art Director Michael Renfro Legal Advisors EVERY WEEK Terence P. McCarthy and Owen Schultz the LYRIC Magazine publishes four times a year: NEW 61 SW OSCEOLA STREET SPRITZCITYBISTRO.COM June, September, December and February. Written • 772.320.9100 • and produced by The Lyric Theatre. To advertise, go to Win Tix Contest! lyrictheatre.com/advertise or contact See page 47 for details. [email protected]. 4 For tickets and information, call The Lyric Theatre Box Office at772-286-7827 or visit www.LyricTheatre.com. All shows and times are subject to change. The Friends of the Lyric, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization The Lyric Theatre Box Office (772) 286-7827 www.LyricTheatre.com 5 Boogie, BelugaS & Belushi tay warm this holiday season with a little help from The Lyric Theatre as we Spresent some of the hottest singers, songwriters, and comedians working today. and pieces that beginners study, but he was Migliazza eventually had the opportunity Arthur Migliazza fortunate that his teacher exposed him to to study with teachers and mentors Henry Boogie Woogie Piano many different kinds of music. “One of the Butler, Ann Rabson and Mr. B. Born. He (January 4, 2019 7:00pm) When Arthur things my first teachers exposed me to was lived in Arizona for many years and felt Migliazza, the Boogie Woogie Piano Man, the blues,” he said in an interview. “I had that Tucson had a pretty good blues scene. performed at The Lyric Theatre this past a kid’s book of blues and jazz and it was They admired him, as well, and in 2014, spring, he brought down the house. The kind of Boogie Woogie, with the left hand he was inducted into the Arizona Blues award-winning blues and Boogie repeating the bass and the right Hall of Fame. He was also celebrated in Woogie pianist returns with hand the chords. I really liked Washington State, where he lived for several more of the music that that. I had old recordings years, giving him the 2014 Best of the Blues leaves you tapping your and the emotion and Award for Best Keyboardist in the state. 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