2014–2015 SEASON SPONSORS The City of Cerritos gratefully thanks our 2014–2015 Season Sponsors for their generous support of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. YOUR FAVORITE ENTERTAINERS, YOUR FAVORITE THEATER If your company would like to become a Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts sponsor, please contact the CCPA Administrative Offices at 562-916-8510. THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CCPA) thanks the following current CCPA Associates donors 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 where 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. MARQUEE Sandra and Bruce Dickinson Diana and Rick Needham Eleanor and David St. Clair Mr. and Mrs. Curtis R. Eakin A.J. Neiman Judy and Robert Fisher Wendy and Mike Nelson Sharon Kei Frank Jill and Michael Nishida ENCORE Eugenie Gargiulo Margene and Chuck Norton The Gettys Family Gayle Garrity In Memory of Michael Garrity Ann and Clarence Ohara Art Segal In Memory Of Marilynn Segal Franz Gerich Bonnie Jo Panagos Triangle Distributing Company Margarita and Robert Gomez Minna and Frank Patterson Yamaha Corporation of America Raejean C. Goodrich Carl B. Pearlston Beryl and Graham Gosling Marilyn and Jim Peters HEADLINER Timothy Gower Gwen and Gerry Pruitt Nancy and Nick Baker Alvena and Richard Graham Mr. and Mrs. Alex J. Ragone Janet Gray Norma and Gary Greene Robin Raymond Pegleg Entertainment, Inc. Roger Hale Joan and Dick Redmayne Masaye Stafford Julie and Costa Hase R.C. Reichelderfer Ronald Hinders Anastacio and Nash Rivera Donna and Carl Hinds Joan G. Robinson OPENING ACT Patricia Hines Laura and Gary Rose Mary and Robert Buell Family Trust Dr. Richard Hochberg Pam and Bruce Rose Marilynn and James Costantino Donald Hucker Katherine Rupley Virginia Czarnecki Marianne and Bob Hughlett, Ed.D. Naif Salman Susanne and John DeHardt The Hunter Family Mary and Jeff Scherbarth William Goodwin Chuck and Shirley Mabel and Dennis Schoonover Hedy Harrison-Anduha and J.S. Igarashi Mr. and Mrs. John D. Schulte Larry Anduha Grace and Tom Izuhara Kathleen Sidaris Muysean and Peter Madden Kent-Paranal Family Steven Siefert Sissy and Rich Martinez Kneeland Dr. Vina Spiehler Celia and Clarence Masuo Terry L. Koepke The Stapel Family Sylvia L. Osborne Michael Koher William R. Stringer Seal Methods, Inc. Steven Kosakura Gloria and Mike Sullivan Carol Webster and Chris Enterline Shirley Kotsonis L Scott Takahashi and Susan Markee The Kuhn Family Eunice and Jesse Thompson FAN Bette and Ken Kurihara Barbara A Truitt Cheryl Alcorn Linda and Harry Kusuda Amy Tsubokawa Joseph Aldama Kathy and Derrick Lai Angela and Sinclair Wang Carmen V. Ayroso Mr. and Mrs. Edward Le Blanc Julia Q. Weiman Barbara S. Behrens Dr. Trudy Le Clair and Mr. Ray Bradley Mary and Edgar Wellbaum Jayne and Louis Bellanca June and Harold Leach Tracy and James Winkler Mary Brough Judy and Jim Lewis Caron and Jeff Winston Kathy and Mark Brown Sue and Paul Liles Cheryl and Kerry Bryan Barbara and Jim Lockwood IN MEMORIAM Florence P. Buchanan Joyce and Barry Lovinger In Memory of Ellen King Jan Burnett Mr. and Mrs. George Mabuni In Memory of Patrick Kim Yoon Edison Cabacungan Jojo Isaac Madrid Yvonne and Dennis Cattell Dr. and Mrs. Donald McMillan Drs. Frances and Philip Chinn Ellie and Jim Monroe James Clancy Toni and Tom Morgan Betty DeGarmo Jean and Ardell Nease Giving level designations are based on the cumulative giving of the named contributor. Lists are updated in July and January. To request a change to your listing, please call (562) 916-8510 or send an e-mail to [email protected]. 2 presents Friday, November 7, 2014, 8:00 PM There will be one 20-minute intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited. BIOGRAPHIES BROADWAY SWINGS! is a two-act musical evening Whitfield began singing at home in Santa Maria, California. that brings to life the best Broadway music of the ’30s, ’40s, Greensill studied piano in England. Destiny brought both and ’50s. An evening-long salute to the music of Rodgers and to San Francisco, where they met. They have worked with Hammerstein, Cole Porter, The Gershwins, Lerner and Loewe, major symphonies, orchestras, bands, and solo perform- Harold Arlen and Irving Berlin, the production features a ers, including Michael Feinstein, Marian McPartland, and 17-piece Big Band led by pianist Mike Greensill, who provided Joe Wilder. The duo has performed in the Tribute to Frank the all-new Jazz and Swing instrumental arrangements. Brian Sinatra and in tributes to Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, and Cassier is the music coordinator-orchestra contractor. Judy Garland. The pair was invited to perform at the White The blending of Broadway song with Jazz and Swing is a House for Hillary Clinton in 1996. As an arranger, Greensill marriage made in heaven. The definitive versions of Broadway has written for big bands and symphony orchestras, including songs have almost always come from Pop singers or from Jazz the Boston Pops and the San Francisco Symphony. He has musicians rather than from the original cast recordings. Jazz worked with Rita Moreno, Broadway talents Lillias White musicians have, in turn, brought much to Broadway. Broadway and Franc D’Ambrosio, and Jazz singers Madeline Eastman, Swings! combines the best of Broadway and Jazz, letting audi- Ann Hampton Callaway, and Denise Perrier. ences hear their favorite songs in a whole new way. LA TANYA HALL has collaborated with some of HILARY KOLE co-created and originated the lead fe- music’s most celebrated performers, including Diana Ross, male roles in the award-winning Off-Broadway musicals Our Bobby McFerrin, Harry Belafonte, Burt Bacharach, Quincy Sinatra and Singing Astaire. Kole began her professional career Jones, Aretha Franklin, and Patti LaBelle. She has appeared as at the legendary Rainbow Room and made her concert hall a soloist with the American Composer’s Orchestra, the Colo- debut at Lincoln Center as part of the American Songbook Se- rado Symphony, and the St. Louis Symphony. Hall, who has ries with Jonathan Schwartz. She appeared at Carnegie Hall toured with the musical Dreamgirls and with legends Ross and in a Tribute to Oscar Peterson and was the headliner in New Franklin, also appeared on the television show Blue Bloods. York City at the Town Hall (Nightlife Awards). LIGETI ARTISTS LLC/THESHOWSTORE.COM, MICHAEL CIVISCA had lead roles in Las Vegas and PRODUCER provides live entertainment and support services Broadway stage productions and has released five albums. For for theaters, performing arts centers, music festivals, associations, his Love Is Like a Breeze album, Civisca worked with veteran charities, and private and corporate event planners throughout arranger-producer Charlie Calello. Civisca is also a voice ac- the world. The Show Store services include personal shopping tor for commercials, animation, and movie soundtracks. support and custom-designed entertainment media proposals WESLA WHITFIELD and MIKE GREENSILL: delivered electronically to entertainment buyers. n 3 presents CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO AND MONTREAL GUITAR TRIO Saturday, November 8, 2014, 8:00 PM There will be one 20-minute intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited. BIOGRAPHIES Combining more than 40 years of experience into of Rock, Jazz, World, Surf, and Classical music, with its a unique six-guitar format, the virtuoso guitarists of the tunes being played as wake-up music in outer space for the California Guitar Trio and Montreal Guitar Trio play in- crew of NASA’s Space Shuttle Endeavour. The trio – whose dependently and together in an electrifying set, delivering members include Bert Lams of Belgium, Hideyo Moriya an evening of original compositions as well as new works. of Japan, and Paul Richards of the United States – have They perform arrangements of each other’s material, as well worked with music industry greats such as King Crimson, as innovative takes on Rock standards. Inspired in 2009 by John McLaughlin, and David Sylvian. an impromptu studio session in Montreal, the trios’ joint The MONTREAL GUITAR TRIO, which won the ventures yielded the concert recording +Live, which was 2011 Opus Prize for “Concert of the Year” in the Jazz/World released to wide critical acclaim. Music category, consists of members Marc Morin, Sébas- One of the most eclectic guitar groups on the music tien Dufour, and Glenn Lévesque. The ensemble has firmly scene today, the CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO fuses established itself with a reputation for cross-pollinating a colorful spectrum of genres, inventing its own unique various musical forms, releasing the universally embraced sounds that have captivated audiences worldwide since its albums Cambria, Garam Maram Masala, and Der Prinz. 1991 founding. Guitar Player Magazine cheers the California Described by the CBC as the “hottest” guitar ensem- Guitar Trio for its “fearless multi-genre explorations,” which ble in Canada, the Montreal Guitar Trio has performed in have driven 14 albums and nearly 1,500 performances in a prestigious venues worldwide, including the BB King Blues career that has spanned more than two decades. Club in New York, the Rundetårn in Copenhagen, and the Founded in 1991, the group has crisscrossed the realms legendary Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. n 4 presents Sunday, November 9, 2014, 3:00 PM There will be one 20-minute intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited. BIOGRAPHY The POPOVICH COMEDY PET THEATER is a and the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus.