2013–2014 SEASON SPONSORS
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ENCORE Mr. and Mrs. Curtis R. Eakin Marilyn and Jim Peters The Capital Group Companies Richard Ertzman and Mary Mitchell Barbara Pinette Charitable Foundation Pat and Joe Esquivel Gwen and Gerry Pruitt The Gettys Family Judy and Robert Fisher Robin Raymond Eleanor and David St. Clair Sharon Frank Joan and Dick Redmayne Triangle Distributing Company Gayle Garrity In Memory of Michael Garrity R.C. Reichelderfer Yamaha Margarita Gomez Rosalie Relleve Raejean C. Goodrich Joan G. Robinson HEADLINER William Goodwin Laura and Gary Rose Janet Gray Beryl and Graham Gosling Pam and Bruce Rose Dr. HP Kan and Mrs. Della Kan Timothy Gower Naif Salman Art Segal in Memory of Marilynn Segal Alvena and Richard Graham Christiane and Dennis Salts Masaye Stafford Norma and Gary Greene Sheri Sands Roger Hale Mario A. Sapitula OPENING ACT Julie and Costa Hase Janed and Richard Sax Hedy Harrison-Anduha and Donna and Carl Hinds Mary and Jeff Scherbarth Larry Anduha Patricia Hines Mabel and Dennis Schoonover Nancy and Nick Baker Dr. Richard Hochberg Mr. and Mrs. John D. Schulte Mary and Robert Buell Family Trust Marianne and Bob Hughlett, Ed.D. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Sciotto Virginia Czarnecki James Isbell Jonas Scott Jill and Rick Larson Terry L. Koepke Kathleen Sidaris Celia and Clarence Masuo Shirley Kotsonis Steven Siefert Pegleg Entertainment Bette and Ken Kurihara Susie and Neil Siegel Seal Methods, Inc. Linda and Harry Kusuda Toula Smith Kathy and Derrick Lai Philip Solomita Emelita Latreille The Spears FAN Mr. and Mrs. Edward Le Blanc L Scott Takahashi and Susan Markee Rebecca and Michael Aguilar Dr. Trudy Le Clair and Mr. Ray Bradley Eunice and Jesse Thompson Cheryl Alcorn June and Harold Leach Charles Veals Joseph Aldama Sue and Paul Liles Angela and Sinclair Wang Jennifer and Donna Andicochea Barbara and Jim Lockwood Elizabeth and Raymond Ward Carmen V. Ayroso Joyce and Barry Lovinger Carol Webster and Chris Enterline Barbara S. Behrens Mr. and Mrs. George Mabuni Julia Q. Weiman Earl Blackmon Muysean and Peter Madden Sandee and Mike Welsh Mary Brough Gary Marlis Tracy and James Winkler Kathy and Mark Brown Dr. and Mrs. Donald McMillan Caron and Jeff Winston Cheryl and Kerry Bryan Lilas McPherson Evelyn and Fred Wright Florence P. Buchanan Ellie and Jim Monroe Worldwide Jan Burnett Toni and Tom Morgan Candy and Jim Yee Edison Cabacungan James Murakami Richard Yeh Yvonne and Dennis Cattell Jean and Ardell Nease Annie and Tom Young Drs. Frances and Philip Chinn Wendy and Mike Nelson Nancy and Lance Chontos Jill and Michael Nishida James Clancy IN MEMORIAM Ann and Clarence Ohara Claire E. Coleman In Memory of Juanita Elizabeth Casement Melinda Beth Okimoto Betty DeGarmo In Memory of C.C. Fan Chen Sylvia L. Osborne Susanne and John DeHardt In Memory of Gerald Bruce Fong Bonnie Jo Panagos Sandra and Bruce Dickinson In Memory of Chun-Beo King Carl B. Pearlston Mrs. Abiatha Bynum Doss In Memory of Roy Nagaoka In Memory of Ben Pleasants
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
HELEN REDDY HOLIDAY SHOW
Sunday, December 1, 2013, 3:00 PM
This performance will not include an intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHY USA Today called Helen Reddy “invincible.” The American Music Award, delivers seasonal tunes and the hits first Australian to win a Grammy for “Best Female Artist,” that made her a global household name. Reddy garnered the international spotlight with the Reddy was the first Australian to host her own No. One chart-busting songs Delta Dawn and Angie Baby; I weekly televised variety show on an American network. Don’t Know How to Love Him; and You and Me Against the Her theater work has included roles on Broadway and in World. Her self-penned signature song I Am Woman became London’s West End. As a solo concert artist, she performed an anthem for the feminist movement and women’s rights at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York and the and made Reddy an international icon. Royal Albert Hall and the Palladium in London. Reddy was The Times Union raved, “Reddy’s hits were always also the first Western female performer invited to perform in melodic, often quirky and always, in their own way, classy.” China. In the HELEN REDDY HOLIDAY SHOW, the Reddy penned the best-selling memoir The Woman I songstress, who garnered a “Favorite Pop/Rock Female” Am. n
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ROB KAPILOW’S
WHAT MAKES IT GREAT? OVER THE RAINBOW: THE SONGS OF HAROLD ARLEN
ROB KAPILOW, CONDUCTOR/COMMENTATOR
D’ANA LOMBARD, SOPRANO and
GRIFFITH FRANK
Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 7:30 PM
This performance will not include an intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
4 BIOGRAPHIES ROB KAPILOW has long been compared to first book of its kind to be especially designed for the iPad legendary composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein and with embedded musical examples. exalted as “Classical music’s greatest evangelist” by the Also an award-winning composer, Kapilow recently Boston Herald. In OVER THE RAINBOW: THE SONGS premiered a large-scale work commissioned by the Marin OF HAROLD ARLEN, Kapilow unlocks the secrets of Symphony to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Golden master songwriter Arlen, whose vast songbook consists of Gate Bridge. more than 400 tunes such as Get Happy, Last Night When The evening features soprano D’ANA LOMBARD, We Were Young, Stormy Weather, That Old Black Magic, and who made her Los Angeles Opera debut as Kate Pinkerton Over the Rainbow, which was voted the No. One song of in Madama Butterfly. Her past performances include The the 20th century by the Recording Industry Association of Tempest, Amahl and the Night Visitors, and Suor Angelica. America and the National Endowment for the Arts. Lombard is a recipient of the Metropolitan Opera National For more than 20 years, Kapilow has brought the joy Council Rohatyn Great Promise Award, the Licia Albanese- and wonder of Classical music – and unraveled some of Puccini Foundation Encouragement Award, and the Gerda its mysteries – to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Lissner Foundation Encouragement Award. Characterized by his unique ability to create an “aha” Singer-songwriter GRIFFITH FRANK’s versatile moment for his audiences and collaborators, whatever their voice has been heard all over the world, including at level of musical sophistication or naiveté, Kapilow’s work Indonesia’s Java Jazz Festival; London’s Regal Room; the brings music into people’s lives: opening new ears to musical Cast Party in New York; and Hollywood’s Magic Castle. experiences and helping people to listen actively rather Frank was featured on the Golden Globe-nominated than just hear. soundtrack of the Rob Marshall filmNine . A graduate of Kapilow’s range of activities is astonishingly broad, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Frank is currently including his What Makes It Great? presentations (now for working on the English adaptation of The Count of Monte more than 15 seasons in New York and Boston), his family Cristo Musical. n compositions and Family Musik events, his Citypieces, and residencies with institutions as diverse as the National Gallery of Canada and Stanford University. 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 audiences in Kyoto and Kuala Lumpur, and from tots barely out of diapers to musicologists in Ivy League SIMPLIFY YOUR SHOPPING WITH programs, his audiences are diverse and unexpected, but GIFT CERTIFICATES FROM THE invariably rapt and keen to come back for more. CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE Kapilow’s popularity and appeal are reflected in PERFORMING ARTS notable invitations and achievements: he appeared on NBC’s Today Show in conversation with then-host Katie Sure to please everyone on your list, gift Couric and he presented a special What Makes It Great? certificates are available in any denomination, event for broadcast on PBS’s Live From Lincoln Center. He with no expiration date. Available now at the has written two highly popular books published by Wiley/ Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts Ticket Lincoln Center: All You Have to Do Is Listen, which won Office. Call (562) 916-8500 or visit the PSP Prose Award for “Best Book in Music and the www.cerritoscenter.com. Performing Arts”; and the 2011 What Makes It Great, the
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MICHAEL LONDRA’S CELTIC YULETIDE
Friday, December 6, 2013, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHY CBS calls MICHAEL LONDRA’S CELTIC “Best Irish Tenor” in 2011, and he garnered the “Best Irish YULETIDE “spectacular! If you are not in the spirit of the Tenor” honor at the 2012 Irish Music Awards. holidays, you will be after seeing this show!” Bringing the Londra’s first album,Celt , was released to critical best of Ireland to the stage, Emmy nominee Michael Londra acclaim and strong sales in 15 countries. He has performed is accompanied by world-class Irish dancers and musicians as a guest singer for the Irish supergroups Frankie Gavin & in this family-friendly showcase of traditional Celtic tunes De Dannan and Téada. He was an arranger/co-producer and familiar holiday favorites. Londra “will transport you for Bette Midler and Celine Dion and has collaborated into an amazingly beautiful world where every sound has a many times with renowned producer Arif Mardin. Earlier purpose,” hails Irish Edition. this year, Londra wrote Song for John with Grammy winner Since his breakthrough role as the lead singer of River- Marcus Hummon for the 50th-anniversary celebration dance on Broadway, Londra has become one of the top inter- commemorating President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 national soloists. His recording of Danny Boy was described homecoming trip to Ireland. by The Irish Emigrant as “one of the best recordings of Danny As an ambassador for Concern Worldwide, Londra Boy in history.” The Houston Chronicle called Londra’s voice helps raise awareness about poverty and hunger. In 2013, he “as pure as a crystalline stream.” The singer was nominated became a mentor for Grammy University, teaching music for two Irish Music Awards for “Best Solo Performance” and business students from Vanderbilt and Belmont Universities “Best Irish Tenor.” The Irish Music Association named him in Nashville. n
6 presents BLUE SUEDE CHRISTMAS FEATURING SCOT BRUCE AND MIKE ALBERT
Sunday, December 8, 2013, 3:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHIES A holiday homage to the late “King,” BLUE SUEDE like the ‘King’s’ you’ll think you’re in Blue Hawaii,” hailed CHRISTMAS is “the closest [you] can get to Elvis in the The Nashville Tennessean. “He has all the signature Presley flesh,” raves CNN. The critically acclaimed tribute, which moves – the independently rotating thighs … the droopy has sold-out across the nation, features renowned Elvis bedroom eyes – down to a science.” Bruce portrayed the impressionists Scot Bruce as the younger heartthrob and legendary rocker on the television show Elvis in Hollywood Mike Albert as the older rocker. and in music videos with Faith Hill and Sheryl Crow. Nominated for 14 Grammys, cultural icon Elvis MIKE ALBERT has earned an award-winning repu- Presley won three. He received the Grammy Lifetime tation for his respectful portrayal of Elvis in the icon’s later Achievement Award at age 36 and was inducted into the years. Albert toured internationally with the Jordanaires, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of the group that provided back-up vocals for Elvis. Albert Fame, the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and the Rockabilly has also performed with other Elvis back-up units, includ- Hall of Fame. ing J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet and the Imperial Bearing a striking resemblance to the 1950s Elvis, Quartet. An appearance on the Oprah show garnered Albert SCOT BRUCE has dazzled crowds worldwide – including fans throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, and royalty – with his ability to sing, strum a guitar, and swivel New Zealand. Oprah Winfrey proclaimed, “Mike Albert not his hips. He “has got it going on, his voice is so uncannily only looks like Elvis. … He can belt it out!” n
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PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND CREOLE CHRISTMAS
Friday, December 13, 2013, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHY The New York Times praised the PRESERVATION Arts for its efforts. The Los Angeles Times praised the group HALL JAZZ BAND, calling it the “quintessential New and its cause, noting: “The tradition of New Orleans Jazz Orleans institution” for its “amiable and easy to like” music. championed by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band has to be The Los Angeles Times cheered: “Preservation Hall keeps the purest musical expression of the ‘melting pot’ ideal. its jazz hot!” In addition to performing selections from … Preservation Hall defined that other characteristically the band’s ageless hits, the ensemble adds its infectious American attribute: Where talent reigns, anything goes.” harmonies and Ragtime flair to holiday favorites such asI’m The New York Times singled out the band for its “drive, and Dreaming of a White Christmas, The Dreidel Song, Swinging funk, and … youth.” in a Winter Wonderland, Bells Will Be Ringin’, and Blue Preservation Hall Jazz Band began touring in 1963, Christmas in CREOLE CHRISTMAS. performing with many pioneers of the Jazz scene, including Whether performing at Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Louis Armstrong, Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, and Center, for British royalty or Thailand’s king, Preservation Bunk Johnson. When the group finds itself back in the Hall Jazz Band’s mission for more than five decades has been Big Easy, it performs traditional New Orleans Jazz at the to nurture New Orleans Jazz and introduce the distinctive historic Preservation Hall building, the inspiration behind sound to contemporary audiences worldwide. the group’s name. In 2013, the band released the critically In 2006, the ensemble was honored with the National acclaimed album That’s It! The album is made up of entirely Education Association’s prestigious National Medal of original material — a first in the band’s 50-year tradition. n
8 presents COLORS OF CHRISTMAS WITH PEABO BRYSON, MELISSA MANCHESTER, RUBEN STUDDARD, AND CECE WINANS Saturday, December 14, 2013, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHIES Cited by Billboard for his “premier silky” vocals, Award for her contributions to the music industry. renowned R&B and Soul singer PEABO BRYSON has RUBEN STUDDARD became a household name rocked music charts with the No. One song If Ever You’re when he clinched the title of American Idol 2003. His im- in My Arms Again; By the Time This Night Is Over; What You pact on the music charts was immediate as Studdard’s single, Won’t Do for Love, a duet with Natalie Cole; and Tonight I Flying Without Wings, debuted at No. Two on the Hot 100. Celebrate My Love, a collaboration with Roberta Flack. In 2004, he was honored with the National Association Bryson won Grammys for his duet with Céline Dion, for the Advancement of Colored People’s Image Award for Beauty and the Beast, and his Oscar-winning duet with “Best New Artist” and nominated for the American Music Regina Belle, A Whole New World, from the movie Aladdin. Award for “Favorite Male Soul/R&B Artist.” Studdard’s Bryson has amassed a faithful fan base, critical acclaim, first album,Soulful , earned him a Grammy nod for “Best Gold albums, and a plethora of awards and honors for a long Male R&B Vocal Performance” for the single Superstar. His string of popular hits, including Count on Me, I Promise I Do, 2004 chart-topping album I Need an Angel was selected the and Don’t Make Me Cry. His stirring 2007 song Missing You No. One “Gospel Album of the Year” by Billboard. became an anthem for the U.S. troops stationed in Iraq. Nominated 21 times for Grammys, versatile song- Singer-songwriter MELISSA MANCHESTER cata- bird CECE WINANS has taken home 10. From her pulted to national attention with Whenever I Call You Friend chart-topping Pop album Purified to her Grammy-winning and Don’t Cry Out Loud, which were both nominated for Gospel-flavoredThy Kingdom Come and Platinum-certified Grammys. She cemented her standing in the music industry album Alone in His Presence, Winans has demonstrated her with a Grammy for the Pop hit You Should Hear How She vast musical range and timeless appeal. The Los Angeles Talks About You and garnered more acclaim for Walk on By. Times noted, “Winans’ mix of the worldly with the religious In 1998, the songstress released Joy, which The New York has been a key part of her success.” Her wide collection of Times hailed as “a heartfelt Christmas album that sounds Top 10 hits includes the Gold-certified duet with the late classic on first listen.” The National Academy of Recording Whitney Houston, Count on Me, from the Waiting to Exhale Arts and Sciences honored Manchester with the Governor’s soundtrack; Well Alright; and Slippin’. n
9 presents MERRY-ACHI CHRISTMAS SOL DE MÉXICO
DE JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ
MARIACHI REYNA DE LOS ANGELES AND GRANDEZA MEXICANA FOLK BALLET COMPANY
Sunday, December 15, 2013, 6:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHIES MERRY-ACHI CHRISTMAS brings to the stage a Latinos in America. colorful and traditional Mexican holiday celebration full of Joining Sol de México is the all-female Mariachi group seasonal songs, dance, and festive merriment. MARIACHI REYNA DE LOS ANGELES, formed in Formed in 1981, SOL DE MÉXICO DE JOSÉ 1994. In a musical landscape where songs are often written HERNÁNDEZ is a dynamic team of 14 musicians and vocal- by men and centered on male perspectives, the ensemble ists who personify the spirit of Mexico and its people. The has transformed the role of women in Mariachi music group’s La Musica Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández con as solely singers to being the full complement of musical La Sinfonica de Las Americas has been nominated for a Latin performers. The group’s albums include Solo Tuya (Yours Grammy, making this the third Grammy nomination for the Only), El Mejor Mariachi Femenino del Mundo (The Best ensemble. Mariachi Sol de México leaves its legacy in its re- Female Mariachi in the World), and Companeras (Friends). cordings and contributions to Hollywood, including film scores The GRANDEZA MEXICANA FOLK BALLET for Sea Biscuit, Old Gringo, American Me, Don Juan de Marco, A COMPANY was established in 2003 to present the com- Million to Juan, Glory Road, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, and Rango. munity with high-quality performances that draw from the Sol de México travels the world as ambassadors of Mari- rich legends and traditions of Mexican culture, history, and achi music, performing sold-out concerts in Spain, Argentina, mythology. The group has earned a solid reputation for its Chile, Uruguay, Venezuela, Mexico, China, and North Korea. dynamic ensemble works, dramatic costumes, and artistic José Hernández has performed for Presidents Ronald exploration. Since its inception, Grandeza Mexicana has Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, been nominated twice for the Lester Horton Award, growing and Barack Obama. In 1991, Hernández founded The Maria- from 12 dancers to more than 30. The group’s repertoire in- chi Heritage Society foundation, which supports and inspires cludes pieces that represent the themes and regions of Azteca, new generations of Mariachi students. Hispanic Magazine Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, La Loteria, Mayas, Michoacan, recognized Hernández as one of the Top 100 most influential Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, and Veracruz. n
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DAVE KOZ AND FRIENDS CHRISTMAS TOUR 2013 WITH SPECIAL GUESTS OLETA ADAMS, JONATHAN BUTLER, AND KEIKO MATSUI
Friday, December 20, 2013, 8:00 PM Saturday, December 21, 2013, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
11 BIOGRAPHIES A colorful showcase of holiday spirit and popular Contemporary Jazz figure,KEIKO MATSUI has endeared tunes, DAVE KOZ AND FRIENDS CHRISTMAS herself to droves of fans and critics in the New Age and TOUR 2013 brings together a magical combination of Smooth Jazz genres. Her unique musical formula blends musicians performing their hits and lively arrangements Asian and Western influences, landing her albumsDeep of seasonal favorites in an uplifting, high-energy show the Blue, Sapphire, and Dream Walk on Billboard’s Contemporary whole family will love. Jazz charts. Matsui received the Oasis Award for “Best The Seattle Times praised six-time Grammy nominee Female Smooth Jazz Artist of the Year” in 1999 and 2000. DAVE KOZ, citing in particular his “clean, fluid sax lines, The pianist-composer-producer celebrated 25 years in the which have been heard on a variety of recordings, from U2’s music business with the 2013 album Soul Quest. n R&B remix of When Love Comes to Town … to albums by Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Richard Marx, Gladys Knight, and Donny Osmond.” The Platinum-selling saxophonist- TICKET BROKERS composer has sold millions of albums worldwide, including Tickets to all performances at the Cerritos Center for Lucky Man, and the holiday CDs Ultimate Christmas, the Performing Arts (CCPA) are available exclusively December Makes Me Feel This Way, and A Smooth Jazz through the theater’s Ticket Office and official website www.cerritoscenter.com. The CCPA does not work in Christmas. Saxophonic was nominated for a Grammy and conjunction with any other ticketing organizations or an “Image Award” from the National Association for the websites. Purchasing from a ticket broker, scalper, or Advancement of Colored People. Since 1994, Koz has unauthorized website is never a good idea because: hosted the popular syndicated radio program The Dave Koz Radio Show, which spotlights who’s who and the latest • You will always pay more than face value for each sounds in the Smooth Jazz genre. ticket. • We cannot guarantee the authenticity of the tickets. Rolling Stone magazine praised Gospel legend • We cannot replace lost or stolen tickets. OLETA ADAMS, noting that “[her] exquisite voice is an • We cannot contact you with information regarding instrument whose high end vibrates in stunning clarity and show cancellations, performer lineup changes, or whose bottom range resonates richly.” Since the runaway rescheduled events. All correspondence will be made success of her 1990 debut album Circle of One, which went to the original ticket purchaser, who may not notify Platinum, and the hit Get Here, the four-time Grammy- you of changes made to the performance. nominated singer has impressed legions of fans and critics Following are some tips to ensure that you are globally with her crossover into Soul, R&B, Urban, and Pop purchasing from the CCPA: music. The New York Times hailed, “She dares to be overtly inspirational, vulnerable and loving.” • Visit or call the CCPA Ticket Office directly at Two-time Grammy nominee JONATHAN BUTLER (800) 300-4345 during regular business hours. • Do not use a search engine to find our website. Many broke racial barriers and stereotypes with his first single, search engines make money by listing various website Lies, which was the first song by a black musician to be addresses before ours. These other websites are played on white radio stations in South Africa. The hit unauthorized to sell tickets to our events. propelled Butler into the international limelight and he • Make sure that you are purchasing from the official followed with the Grammy-nominated instrumental Going CCPA website, www.cerritoscenter.com. Home and the ballad Sarah, Sarah, which confirmed his The CCPA reserves the right to revoke all advance position in popular music. Butler’s collection of diverse purchase, refund, and exchange privileges extended to albums includes Surrender, The Worship Project, Jonathan, a ticket’s original purchaser if tickets are found to be Brand New Day, and So Strong. placed with online ticket brokers or other ticket-sales Recognized as Billboard’s No. One female services at prices in excess of the ticket’s face value.
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WILLY BIETAK’S
Conceived and Produced by WILLY BIETAK
Directed and Choreographed by Special Musical Material by SARAH KAWAHARA EARL BROWN
Production Design by Associate Choreographer ROBERT RANG CHRIS NOLAN
Costume Design by Additional Choreography by JEF BILLINGS CHRIS NOLAN, CATHY STEELE, AND CINDY STUART
Musical Director Casting by KEVIN NADEAU SYLVIA FROESCHER
Lighting Design by Publicity TOM SWAN HANSON & SCHWAM
Exclusive Tour Direction by CHRISTINE BARKLEY
Friday, December 27, 2013, 8:00 PM Saturday, December 28, 2013, 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
13 PROGRAM
ACT I
Stomp Putting It Together On the Town I Dreamed a Dream Willkommen All That Jazz Too Darn Hot Big Spender We’re in the Money This Is the Moment Bring Him Home Old Man River Somewhere Officer Krupke/Cool Seasons of Love America
ACT II
Spirits of the Night Wishing You Were Somehow Here With Me O Fortuna Music of the Night
In Concert George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue Summertime Davis Gaines and Company
Broadway Medley Give My Regards to Broadway There’s No Business Like Show Business Another Opening Another Show 42nd Street Broadway Baby Another 100 People/Don’t Rain on My Parade Before the Parade Passes By All I Ask of You I Can Do That Sing! Sing! Sing! Oh, What a Night (Reprise)
14 BIOGRAPHIES Broadway’s most popular songs and shows come to Armageddon. He has sung for five U.S. presidents and has life in the one-of-a-kind theatrical showcase BROADWAY recorded 30 cast albums and two solo CDs on LAP Records. ON ICE. A cast of champion skaters performs to the Born and raised in Orlando, Florida, Gaines has a bachelor music of classic Broadway productions, such as A Chorus of arts degree in art history from Florida State University. Line, Cabaret, Chicago, West Side Story, Gypsy, and Rent. IRA LAUREN, a native of Salzburg, lived for 16 Willy Bietak’s Broadway on Ice began its national tour in years in Cairo, where she played the violin. The soprano November 2004 and has since been performed for more took singing and dancing lessons and graduated from than 100,000 people. Lee Strasberg School in Los Angeles. She studied voice EKATERINA GORDEEVA skated into the global education in Vienna with Gerhard Kahry and collaborated spotlight with her former partner and late husband, Sergei with Walter Berry. She took part in recitals and Opera Grinkov, winning the Olympic Gold in the 1988 and 1994 productions in America, Austria, Germany, Italy, Belgium, pairs competition. They defined pairs skating, lifting the The Netherlands, Egypt, Spain, and Scandinavia. She was sport to new heights artistically and athletically, and quickly also involved in Operetta productions and gala concerts and made a name for themselves as the most recognizable pairs has performed in CD and video recordings. In 2005, Lauren team from the former Soviet Union. They were crowned sang Operetta arias at the First Viennese Opera Ball in world champions four times. As a solo performer, Gordeeva Dubai. She is a regular guest of DaCapo-productions touring spent 12 years on the Stars on Ice tour and continues to through Europe, presenting Viennese Operetta arias and perform in figure-skating exhibitions throughout the world. duets and Broadway on Ice. Lauren sings an Italian aria in a She and partner Egor Beroev won Ice Age 2, a Russian film scheduled to be released this year. reality-television figure-skating version ofDancing With BRENT BOMMENTRE is a two-time Bronze the Stars. In 2010, Gordeeva and partner Valeri Bure won National medalist in ice dance with partner Kim Navarro. CBC’s hit reality show, Battle of the Blades. Gordeeva and They represented the United States at the World her husband Ilia Kulik opened an ice rink in Lake Forest, Championships in 2008 and 2010 and won the Bronze California, a facility designed, built, and operated by skaters medal at the Four Continents Championship in 2008. for skaters. Bommentre has skated in two European tours of Holiday DAVIS GAINES performed the title role in Andrew on Ice’s Festival with Navarro. The Philadelphia native Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera more than 2,000 times currently performs in Sun Valley on Ice and is working with on Broadway and in Los Angeles and San Francisco, where Ice Theater of New York on its new show, Ice: Dance. He he received the Bay Area Critics’ Award for “Best Actor.” recently appeared on Glee, performed for the first time with Gaines was chosen by Webber and Hal Prince to play the Stars on Ice, and competed on NBC’s America’s Got Talent as lead role in Whistle Down the Wind in Washington, D.C. a part of Aerial Ice. Gaines’ other Broadway and national tour credits include MARC-OLIVIER BOSSE, a long-time member Hello, Dolly! with Carol Channing; Camelot with Richard of the Canadian National figure-skating team, competed Burton; and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas with Alexis on the international scene for many years before going Smith. He appeared in New York concert versions of professional in 2006. His roots and his home are in Sitting Pretty, The Cat and the Fiddle, Pippin, The Boys From Montreal, but he enjoys touring the world to share his Syracuse, and a concert version of Sweeney Todd, which passion and draw inspiration from other cultures. He played in other U.S. cities and London. He made his New constantly seeks new ideas from different dance traditions York City Opera debut in The New Moon and sings with and styles. When he is not skating or choreographing, Bosse symphony orchestras in venues such as Carnegie Hall, is studying contemporary dance and engages his gymnastic Kennedy Center, and the Hollywood Bowl. Gaines has background to perfect his aerial circus skills. For Bosse, the appeared in the television shows Chicago Hope, Veronica’s ice is still the canvas where he can give quite a thrill to his Closet, Murder She Wrote, and the filmWarlock: The audience.
15 DANNY CLAUSEN, a 10-time U.S. National and coaches full-time in Southern California. competitor from Anchorage, has performed on seven ships YEBIN MOK was born in Seoul, South Korea, but sailing all over the world. He has managed and installed raised in Los Angeles, where she currently resides. She ice casts in the roles of Ice Captain and Cast Changeover has skated in shows for Willy Bietak Productions on Royal choreographer. Clausen holds a biology degree from the Caribbean Cruises and was the lead female principle for University of St. Thomas and years of dance training from Holiday on Ice from 2008-2012 in Speed and Energia, and for his dance teacher and most supportive fan: his mom. Wheeler Production’s Magic on Ice. She is a two-time Junior AARON GILLESPIE has been skating for the National Champion, two-time Junior World Team member, last 24 years as a competitive singles skater and now and was part of the U.S International Team for five years. professional performer. The New Jersey native was a KIM NAVARRO is a two-time U.S. Bronze Medalist Junior National Champion in 2000 and a Championship and two-time World Team Member with partner Brent level competitor until 2009. Since then, Gillespie has Bommentre. Together they were principal performers with performed with numerous companies, including Holiday on Holiday on Ice for two years, recently performing with Stars Ice’s X-CLUSIVE in Beirut, Lebanon; Spirit of the Dance on Ice and currently working with Ice Theatre of New York in South Carolina; and Champions on Ice Productions in and Sun Valley on Ice. In 2012, the couple appeared in an Barcelona, Spain. He began performing with Willy Bietak episode of Glee. The duo has competed in the quarter-finals Productions in the most recent European tour of Broadway on America’s Got Talent. A California native, Navarro on Ice in Germany and the Czech Republic. Gillespie has graduated cum laude from Columbia University with a worked as a soloist on the Royal Caribbean’s Navigator and degree in English and a minor in dance. Oasis of the Seas cruise ships. He is excited to return to JOANNA NG was the youngest figure skater to have Willy Bietak Productions and Broadway on Ice. won two U.S. international Gold medals at age 12. The ANNIE LAURIE started skating at age 3 in a California native is a two-time U.S. National Silver Medal- little town in northern Canada and discovered the joy of ist at the Novice and Junior levels and a World Competitor. performing for an audience with her first competition at age Ng portrayed Pocahontas in the Disney on Ice spectacular 6. She skated on the British Columbian Provincial team The Spirit of Pocahontas. She appeared in the 60th-anniversa- for 10 years, winning her category in eight of those years, ry show of Holiday on Ice Diamonds and other Willy Bietak and then competed at a national level in Canada for seven Production shows. Ng was the associate choreographer to years, winning a Gold medal at Canadian Nationals and Chris Nolan on Freeze Frame and to legend Sarah Kawahara qualifying for the quadrennial Canadian Winter Games. on the Royal Caribbean inaugural vessels: the Oasis of the With her brother, Laurie competed in pairs for seven years, Seas and the Allure of the Seas, the two largest ships in the winning an international Gold medal. She began her world. Ng holds a bachelor’s degree in theater arts dance professional career with Disney on Ice in Europe and Asia and performance studies from U.C. Berkeley and a master’s and later joined casts of the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines degree in project management from Boston University. Ng shows produced by Willy Bietak Productions. is overjoyed to return to Broadway on Ice. THEMISTOCLES LEFTHERIS, originally from CHRIS NOLAN has competed nationally and Florida, now resides in Long Beach, where he trains as internationally, working in film, television, stage, and arena a competitive pairs skater. He has competed and earned shows. The Montreal native’s television credits include medals both nationally and internationally. Some of his Carmen on Ice, Kurt Browning’s You Must Remember This, international engagements include Stars on Ice – Super and Scott Hamilton’s Upside Down. The Toronto resident Match in Seoul, South Korea, and Wild Rose Productions’ has skated in shows for Charles Schulz and Ice Theatre of Snow White and Beauty and the Beast in Lisbon, Portugal. New York. He has also skated for Willy Bietak Productions, He recently performed with Willy Bietak Productions in starting with Broadway on Ice, and choreographed the Encore: An Ice Spectacular and is excited to be a part of Bietak Productions’ Encore, An Ice Spectacular; Strings! A Broadway on Ice for the first time. He performs professionally World Adventure on Ice; FREEZE FRAME; and How to Train
16 Your Dragon. Nolan is thrilled to return to Broadway on Ice. City, Utah, and the national tour of Dancing With the Stars. JONATHAN POITRAS has competed nationally The company also produced the American classic The Ice and internationally and has worked on multiple Disney on Capades as well as revues in the United States and Europe, Ice shows worldwide, leading him to reality-television in including Illusions, Illusions and Could It Be Magic. Willy Australia. The Montreal native was an honored guest star Bietak Productions created the acclaimed The Simpsons live in the Ice Theatre of New York tribute show dedicated to tour, which has performed throughout the United States JoJo Starbuck and Ken Shelley. Poitras joined Willy Bietak and Canada. n in 2011 and has been cast on several Royal Caribbean productions. This is his first time performing in Willy Broadway on Ice Staff Bietak’s Broadway on Ice and he is thrilled. Producer: Willy Bietak ELIZABETH PUTNAM competed on the Canadian Associate Producer: Sylvia Froescher National team for five years. From North Vancouver, British Director of Operations: Dennis Gibbs Production Manager: Matt Kessinger Columbia, Putnam is a two-time Canadian Pairs Bronze Administrative Assistant: Elaine King medalist and Canadian Junior Ladies Bronze Medalist. Production Assistant: Jed Hopkins She also competed and earned medals internationally. She has performed in many shows, including Art on Ice in STAFF ON TOUR Switzerland, Holiday Festival on Ice featuring Kurt Browning, Company Manager: Kerry Farmer and Evgeni Plushenko’s 2006 Olympic tour. For the last Stage Manager: John Gutierrez Sound Engineer: Mark Anderson five years, Putnam has worked in numerous Willy Bietak Lighting Technician: Marty Postma productions. She is honored to be performing for the first Wardrobe Supervisor: Toni Veronick time with Broadway on Ice. Ice Technicians: Nils Pound, ARIELLE TRUJILLO has been a U.S. National Jordan Glasby, Ron Napolitano competitor many times, training across the country. Born and EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION BY raised in Las Vegas, Trujillo toured Europe with Holiday on Creative Booking Agency Ice: Tropicana for two years before joining Willy Bietak Pro- Christine Barkley ductions, skating onboard Royal Caribbean cruise ships. She is thrilled to be a new addition to the Broadway on Ice cast. NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATION BY ANGELA VANDERMISSEN began skating at age Hanson & Schwam 9350 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 315 2 and has skated competitively through her college career Beverly Hills, CA 90212 at Northern Michigan University, where she earned her (313) 248-4488 bachelor of science degree. A captain of her nationally ranked university dance team and National Collegiate PRODUCTION OFFICE Figure Skating Champion, the Michigan native made her Willy Bietak Productions 1404 Third St. Promenade, Suite 200 professional debut with Willy Bietak Productions in the Santa Monica, CA 90401 Broadway on Ice tour. Since then, she has performed in (310) 576-2400 seven Royal Caribbean ice show productions, including four www.bietakproductions.com original international ice casts. Vandermissen has started working behind the scenes as a rehearsal choreographer. She CREDITS Ice Refrigeration by feels blessed to be cast in her fifth tour ofBroadway on Ice. Willy Bietak Productions, Inc. WILLY BIETAK PRODUCTIONS is a full-scale Ice Consultant Bob Ullrich production company based in Santa Monica, California. Tour Trucking provided by Besides Broadway on Ice, the company has staged Festival Entertainment Transportation Network on Ice and high-profiled events, including the opening and A special thanks to Phyllis Rab closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake
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