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3 presents TEATRO LIRICO D’EUROPA LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR GAETANO DONIZETTI

Libretto by Salvatore Commarano Based on Sir Walter Scott’s novel The Bride of Lammermoor first produced in Naples, Italy in 1835

Artistic and Stage Director GIORGIO LALOV

Conductor KRASSIMIR TOPOLOV

Sets and Costumes GIORGIO LALOV

Lights GIORGIO BAJUKLIEV

Super Titles MAESTRO INTERNATIONALE

Friday, November 5, 2010, 8:00 PM Saturday, November 6, 2010, 8:00 PM

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

4 CAST

Normanno (Captain of the Ravenswood guard) ………………...……… ARSENI ARSOV

Lord Enrico Ashton (Brother of Lucia) ……………………....…… PLAMEN DIMITROV

Raimondo Bidebent (Priest and tutor to Lucia)…………………...... WILLIAM POWERS

Lucia (Sister of Lord Ashton) ……………………………………...…... MAGDA NIEVES OLGA ORLOVSKAYA

Alisa (Companion to Lucia) ……………………………………...... VIARA ZHELEZOVA

Sir Edgardo of Ravenswood ……………………………………….....…….. IGOR BORKO RAFAEL DAVILA

Lord Arturo Bucklaw ………………………………………………...... … YURI NIKOLOV

Chorus of ladies and gentleman attached to the house of Ashton, inhabitants of Lammermoor, pages, and servants.

Setting: Scotland in the late 17th century

BIOGRAPhies ARSENI ARSOV (Normanno, Tenor) is a graduate Baritone) made his Opera debut in 1972 of the Sofia Conservatory of Music. He has performed with and, since then, has performed more than 100 Operatic roles Opera companies in Bulgaria and Eastern Europe for more throughout the United States, Europe, and South America. than 20 years. Arsov has been a guest singer with Teatro While the stylistic range of his portrayals spans from Renais- Lirico D’Europa on tours worldwide since 1990. sance to Contemporary, Powers has earned the reputation PLAMEN DIMITROV (Lord Enrico Ashton, Bari- as a “heavy” due to the dark, penetrating color of his voice. tone) performed various roles with Teatro Lirico D’Europa’s His teachers and mentors, George London and Norman U.S. tours for the last five seasons, including Schaunard in Treigle, have contributed to the dramatic intensity of his La Bohème, Morales in Carmen, Ping in Turandot, Sharpless delivery. Powers created many new roles for world premieres in Madama Butterfly, Giorgio Germont in La Traviata, the and performed in important revivals, including The Great title role in Rigoletto, and Escamillo in Carmen. He also per- Gatsby, Paradise Lost, Wuthering Heights, Holy Blood and forms as a principal soloist in Bulgaria with Sofia National Crescent Moon, and Sestina D’autunno. Powers has sung the Opera and Opera Varna. Dimitrov studied at the National roles of Celio in The Love of Three Oranges and performed in Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria, and is a laureate of Gaetano Donizetti’s rarely heard Betly and the French ver- several academic competitions. He performed with the Sofia sion of La Favorite for the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and National for five years in the roles of Char- the Opéra Comique in Paris. Powers’ creations include the lie in Charlie’s Aunt and Cascada in Die Lustige Witwe. Italian version of Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District for the WILLIAM POWERS (Raimondo Bidebent, Bass- Spoleto Festival and the American premiere of George Frid-

5 eric Handel’s Poro, re delle Indie for The Kennedy Center’s dar Halevy, Josie Perez, Genaro Sulvarán, Guido LeBron, Handel Festival. In 2000, Powers released a solo CD, Rogues Jorge López Yáñez, César Hernández, Theodore Lambrinos, and Villains, followed by The Worst of William Powers, which Antonio Nagore, Rafael Dávila, and Oscar de Gracia. Last contains several arias from the characters Basilio, Mustafa, year, Nieves sang the role of Gilda in Rigoletto and Elvira in Don Magnifico, Iago, Pizzaro, Alvise, and Boris Godunov. the Puerto Rican Opera Macías by Felipe Gutiérrez-Espinosa. Powers has also portrayed the villains Mephistopheles, Nieves also sang in the 2008 Casals Festival with conductor Bertram, Mefisto, Reverend Blitch, Gianni Schicchi, and Maximiano Valdés and was a soloist in Resurrection Symphony. Falstaff. The Bass-baritone has performed symphonic rep- Nieves’ recent performances include Los Jibaros, Resurrection ertoire, including Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Symphony, Carmen, and Missa Latina. and Missa Solemnis, and the requiems of Guiseppi Verdi, OLGA ORLOVSKAYA (Lucia di Lammermoor, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonín Dvořák, Johannes Soprano) graduated with honors from the Russian Academy Brahms, and Gabriel Fauré. These standards are joined by of Music. She was a special prize winner of the international the Contemporary works of William Schuman and Ned competition in Operetta Land for “Best Performance” in Rorem, in conjunction with the Chicago, St. Louis, Pitts- 2008 in Moscow. Orlovskaya’s career highlights include burgh, Cleveland, , San Antonio, , Katerina in Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk with Novosibirsk Paris, Cologne, Strasbourg, Prague, Amsterdam, and Vienna State Opera Theater, for which she won a Golden Mask Symphony orchestras. His recent performances include the nomination. Her other roles include Violetta in La Traviata, premiere of Der Kaiser Von Atlantis and The Tales of Hoffman Rusalka in Rusalka, and Queen of the Night in Die Zau- for the Chicago Opera Theater. Powers’ other credits include berflöte. Orlovskaya has performed solo concerts in Paris, Werther of Massenet for the Klangbogen Festival of Vienna Dresden, Brussels, Luxemburg, and Geneva, and in 2006, and the Basque National Opera of Bilbao; Dead Man Walking made her U.S. debut with the Stanislavsky Ballet and Opera for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; The Damnation Theatre singing the role of in Johann Strauss’ Die of Faust at the Grant Park Music Festival and the Casals Fledermaus. Orlovskaya is the founder and artistic director of Festival; the Festival of the Aegean in Athens and Styros; the The Russian Sopranos Quartet and resides in Maryland. and the national tour of Teatro Lirico D’Europa’s Tocsa and VIARA ZHELEZOVA (Alisa, Mezzo-Soprano) Rigoletto for the Opera Theatre. graduated from the National Conservatory of Music in 1985 MAGDA NIEVES (Lucia di Lammermoor, Soprano) and joined the roster of the Bulgarian National Opera, has performed in her native Puerto Rico, the United States, where she has performed leading mezzo-soprano roles along- the Dominican Republic, and Europe. Her repertoire in- side singers such as Ghena Dimitrova, Nicolai Giuselev, and cludes leading roles in Rigoletto, La Traviata, Carmen, Turan- Anna Tomova Sintova. She appeared as a guest performer dot, La Bohéme, The Merry Widow, Le Nozze di Figaro, Idome- with Opera companies throughout Eastern Europe and neo, Cosí Fan Tutte, Die Zauberflöte, Jenufa, Don Pasquale, has been a principal soloist with Teatro Lirico D’Europa and Lucia di Lammermoor. Nieves has performed with the since 1992, performing the roles of Rosina in The Barber of Grand Opera, Baltimore Opera Theatre, Fresno Seville, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, and Flora in La Traviata. Grand Opera, Opera de Puerto Rico, Teatro de la Opera, Zhelezova also performed with the Czech Opera Prague as Opera de las Américas, the Puerto Rican Zarzuela and Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus. Operetta Foundation, and the Wuppertalen Bühnen. Nieves IGOR BORKO (Sir Edgardo of Ravenswood, Tenor) has appeared as a soloist with the Puerto Rico Symphony performed with Teatro Lirico D’Europa on its 2006 U.S. Orchestra in Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, in tour as Alfredo in La Traviata and Rodolfo in La Bohéme, traditional Christmas concerts, and at the Casals Festival. and recently debuted with the Baltimore Opera Theatre. She has worked with conductors such as Kaziemierz Kord, As a soloist with the National State Opera in Kiev, Borko Paul Nadler, Eugene Khon, Guillermo Figueroa, Roselín is also a laureate of international competitions, including Pabón, Laurence Gilgore, Peter Gulke, and Stephan Klieme. the Vincenzo Bellini Competition in Ragusa, Italy, and Nieves has appeared on stage with Justino Díaz, Pablo Elvíra, the Francisco Vinas Competition in Barcelona, Spain. He Antonio Barasorda, Carlos Moreno, Nancy Herrera, Ha- studied at the Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music and

6 attended master classes with Renate Faltin in Germany and ent supporting roles. Nikolov graduated from the Bulgarian Nation- Furelli Carmen-Forti at Milan’s La Scala. Borko has made al Conservatory and performs with the State Opera of Varna. guest appearances in the United States, , France, KRASSIMIR TOPOLOV (Conductor) was educated Japan, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Romania, Hungary, in Vienna, Austria. In addition to conducting hundreds of perfor- and Russia. His repertoire includes principal roles in Lucia mances for Teatro Lirico D’Europa on tour in central Europe and di Lammermoor, Les Pêcheurs de Perles, La Bohéme, Rigoletto, the United States, he is a frequent guest conductor with Opera La Traviata, Der Rosenkavalier, Eugene Onegin, Faust, Aleko, companies in Bulgaria and other Eastern European countries. Snegurochka, and The Tsar’s Bride. In 2008, Borko made his GIORGIO LALOV (Artistic/Stage Director, Sets, debut with the Prague State Opera as Edgardo in Lucia di and Costumes) is the co-founder of Teatro Lirico D’Europa Lammermoor and appeared at the 16th Festival of Italian Operas. and the company’s current general manager and artis- This season, Borko will sing the role of the Duke of Mantua in tic director. Lalov was born in Telesh, Bulgaria, in 1958. Rigoletto at the Prague State Opera. His father Lalo, a doctor, and his mother Stoiyanka, an RAFAEL DAVILA (Sir Edgardo of Ravenswood, elementary-school teacher and Bulgarian Folk singer, were Tenor) made his Italian debut in 2003 at the Teatro San Carlo educated patrons of the arts. When his father died, Lalov was in Naples as Ricardo in Un Ballo in Mashchera. He portrayed only 9 years old. Because he was an excellent student, he was Don José in Carmen and Alfredo in La Traviata with the New accepted to an elite boarding school in Bulgaria where all Zealand Opera, Canio in Pagliacci, Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusti- the lessons were taught in French. When he graduated from cana, Foresto in Attila, the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto, Carlo high school in 1976, he was fluent in French and English. VII in Giovanna d’Arco, and Cavaradossi in Tosca. Recently, That year, he entered the Bulgarian National Academy of Davila made his debut with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City as Music and went on tour throughout Italy with a choir from Cavaradossi in Tosca and with the Palm Beach Opera as Don the university. While in Milan, he auditioned for the famous Jose in Carmen. Davila’s Opera de Puerto Rico credits include international School for Young Opera Singers at La Scala. the role of B.F. Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Edgardo in Lucia He was accepted and went on to make his Operatic debut at di Lammermoor, Alfredo in La Traviata, and Rinuccio in Gianni La Scala at the age of 25. After living in Italy for a short time, Schicchi. Davila has also portrayed Alfredo in Die Fledermaus, Lalov became fluent in Italian. In 1986 while on tour with an Leonardo in Cecilia Valdes, Javier in Luisa Fernanda, Camille Opera company in France, he met his future business partner, in The Merry Widow, Cassio in Otello, Narraboth in Salome, Yves Josse, a former Ballet dancer who was booking Opera and Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, and Belmonte in Die Entführung Ballet tours. The two decided to collaborate. By 1988 Josse and Aus Dem Serail. Davila created the role of Ignacio in Time Lalov were working on what was to become the most success- and Again, a world premiere in Barelas, New Mexico. The ful Opera touring company in Europe. At the time of Josse’s tenor has appeared with Opera du Montreal, National Lyric death in 1995, Teatro Lirico D’Europa was averaging more than Opera of New York, Teatro de la Puerto Rico, San Anto- 250 performances a season throughout Europe. In 1990, Lalov nio Opera, Opera Tampa, Austin Lyric Opera, Fort Worth established the Sofia Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Teatro Opera, and Opera Roanoke. Davila’s concert performances Lirico D’Europa embarked on its first major U.S. tour in 2000. include Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem, Hector Berlioz’s Beatrice TEATRO LIRICO D’EUROPA, the European Opera et Benedict, Gustav Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, and touring company formed in 1988 by former Bulgarian Opera Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Puerto singer Giorgio Lalov, has completed more than 3,000 perfor- Rico Symphony Orchestra. He has sung Wolfgang Ama- mances worldwide, including seven seasons of U.S. tours. deus Mozart’s Coronation Mass and Requiem Mass; Antonio The popular company embarks on its 12th season of U.S. Estevez’s Cantanta Criolla; Gioachino Rossini’s Stabat Mater; tours in 2010-2011 with 70 performances of several full- Joseph Handel’s Messiah; Johann Sebastian Bach’s Magnifi- scale Operas, including Tosca, Madama Butterfly, Turandot, cat; and Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit pour and Lucia di Lammermoor. Soloists for the productions were Noel, Magnificat, Misa Criolla, and Navidad Nuestra. chosen from auditions held in major cities and countries YURI NIKOLOV (Lord Arturo Bucklaw, Tenor) has around the world, including Moscow, New York, Prague, St. performed with Teatro Lirico D’Europa for several seasons in differ- Petersburg, Kiev, Bratislava, and Sofia. n

7 SYNOPSIS

In a feud between the Scottish families of Ravenswood and Lammermoor, Enrico Ashton of Lammermoor wrongfully holds the estates of Edgardo Ravenswood. In addition, Enrico’s political activity against the king has placed him in a perilous situation, and he has resolved to reestablish his family’s position by marrying his sister Lucia to Lord Arturo Bucklaw.

ACT I

Normanno orders his henchmen to discover the identity of the man whom Lucia is meeting each day before dawn. Enrico is frustrated because he cannot persuade his sister to accept a marriage that will save him politically, and Normanno shares his suspicions concerning Lucia’s lover. Enrico’s outburst is interrupted by the return of his men confirming that Lucia’s lover is, in fact, his enemy Edgardo.

Lucia awaits Edgardo in the woods by a fountain whose legend of a bloody phantom alternately fascinates and repels her. Edgardo arrives with the news that he must leave for France. He tells Lucia that before departing, he wishes to ask Enrico for her hand in marriage. Terrified of her brother’s reaction, Lucia begs him not to. She tries to calm him when he renews his vows of vengeance upon her family. They solemnly pledge their troth by exchanging rings and vows of eternal fidelity.

ACT II

In his fury at his sister’s betrayal, Enrico has concluded marriage preparations for the union of his sister with Arturo. Despite intercepting the letters between the lovers, Enrico has failed to secure Lucia’s consent to this arranged marriage. Lucia remains obstinate even when presented with a letter, forged in Edgardo’s handwriting, announcing his marriage to another woman. Enrico explodes in rage against his sister. At Raimondo’s fervent pleading, the exhausted Lucia finally gives in.

The wedding party has assembled and Lucia has scarcely signed the marriage contract when Edgardo bursts into the castle demanding an explanation. Upon seeing the contract with Lucia’s signature, he curses her and her family forever. Enrico triumphantly places his sister’s hand in Arturo’s.

ACT III

In a tower of Edgardo’s gloomy castle, Enrico arrives at night to challenge him to a duel the next morning.

The wedding celebration is in progress when Raimondo brings the terrible news that Lucia has slain her bridegroom and has gone mad. In her delirium, Lucia wanders into the hall and imagines a wedding ceremony with her beloved Edgardo. Enrico returns and finds his sister insane. He suffers remorse as she loses all reason and begs Edgardo to pray at her tomb.

Unaware of all that has happened, Edgardo imagines Lucia’s happiness with Arturo and berates her for her infidelity. A party of guests leaving the castle brings word of Lucia’s madness. As he sets off to see her one last time, Raimondo stops him with the news of Lucia’s death. In his grief, Edgardo stabs himself with the hopes of being reunited with Lucia in heaven.

8 presents

Sunday, November 7, 2010, 3:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHy As the child of a bandleader father, BOBBY VINTON the mid-1960s, bringing with it , Vinton firmly showed an early interest in Big Band music. A natural per- held on to the music charts with Please Love Me Forever, the former, Vinton played the saxophone, clarinet, piano, and No. One tune , and his version of trumpet. During a stint in the army, he played the trumpet . in a military band. When he left the military, Vinton scored Vinton’s romantic songs greatly appealed to young a contract with Epic, where he was managed by Allen Klein, fans, but he was able to adjust his style to impress adult au- who later led the Beatles and the Rolling Stones to fame. diences as well. His No. One smash hit , Between 1962 and 1972, Vinton delivered 30 songs a tribute to his Polish heritage, paved the way for The Bobby that made the Top 40. He had more No. One songs than Vinton Variety Show, which aired in more than 140 cities any other male vocalist, including Elvis Presley and Frank throughout the United States and Canada. Dubbed “The Sinatra. Cited by Billboard for his “sentimental balladeer- Polish Prince,” Vinton credits his mother for inspiring the ing,” Vinton has created a legacy brimming with hits that tune, which features Polish lyrics. The Duquesne University include ; Blue Velvet; and Mr. Lonely, a song alumnus was named a musical ambassador to Poland and he he co-wrote with Gene Allan. traveled there frequently to perform. n When the British Invasion swept the United States in

9 presents HI-FI: THE SOUNDS OF THE SEVENTIES

Featuring B.J. THOMAS, CHUCK NEGRON (Formerly of ), and FLORENCE LaRUE &

Friday, November 12, 2010, 8:00 PM

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

10 BIOGRAPHies B.J. THOMAS is known for his iconic Gold hits (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry, and Hooked on a Feeling. In the 1969 filmButch Cassidy and the Sun- dance Kid, Thomas performed the Burt Bacharach/Hal David song Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head, which soared to the No. One spot on the Billboard Hot 100. The single became Thomas’ third Gold record. Thomas scored a long string of successes, which includes Rock and Roll Lullaby; No Love; Everybody’s Out of Town; Mighty Clouds of Joy; and I Just Can’t Help Believing, which was covered by Elvis Presley. One of the founding members and former lead vocalist of the legendary Three Dog Night, CHUCK NEGRON mesmerized fans with his vocals on One, Easy to Be Hard, Old Fashioned Love Song, and the Grammy-nominated Joy to the World. In an era when Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, and Motown were competing for chart position, Negron helped Three Dog Night dominate with record sales surpassing 50 million by 1975. Negron has garnered widespread acclaim for his solo albums Am I Still in Your Heart, Long Road Back, and his double CD set, Chuck Negron – Live in Concert. FLORENCE LaRUE & THE 5TH DIMENSION won acclaim, six Grammy awards, and entranced fans with what the Los Angeles Times hailed as “rich, soar- ing harmonies.” With its cherished classics Up, Up and Away and Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In from the hit musi- cal Hair, the group’s meteoric rise to the top included a stint with the late legend . The 5th Dimen- sion’s vocal flexibility – evident in the hits , Stoned Soul Picnic, , and (Last Night) I Didn’t Get to Sleep at All – garnered it a steady presence on the music charts and scored a 2002 induction into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. n

11 presents AN EVENING WITH

Saturday, November 13, 2010, 8:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHY An ardent music lover and guitarist since his early By the late ’90s, it was time to hit the road again. The teens, ROBERT CRAY formed his own band in 1974. The band packed its bags and toured the United States with group began by performing in West Coast college towns. King and Europe with Clapton. It also toured New Zealand After a few years of regional success, the band scored a con- and . In 1999, Cray took home his fifth Grammy tract with Mercury Records in 1982, and with the “Best Contemporary Blues Album” Take Your Shoes soon followed. The record’s success boosted Cray’s status Off. The ensuing years brought a string of well-received and name recognition, leading to career-making gigs with releases, including Time Will Tell and , A-list musicians like Grammy winners , Tina garnering more for the group and further securing Turner, the Eurythmics, and B.B. King. its role in music history. In 2009, Cray’s This Time album By the late ’80s, Cray and his band’s stature was quick- garnered a Grammy nomination. His 2010 Cookin’ in ly on the rise, with a Grammy triumph for Don’t Be Afraid Mobile shows “a little more grit, grease, and fire,” says the of the Dark, the “Best Contemporary Blues Recording” that Seattle Post-Intelligencer. rocked the music charts. The next decade kept the group Cray’s longevity in the fickle Pop and Blues arenas busy, with a celebrated tour in Russia and a series of smash is largely attributed to his guitar prowess and bold, brassy releases, including , , Shame + bursts of Southern Soul. The singer-’s talent and a Sin, and . In 1996, Cray picked up appeal have also attracted Hollywood’s attention, leading to another Grammy for his contribution on SRV Shuffle, a several appearances on Saturday Night Live, Late Night With track on the A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan album, which David Letterman, The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, featured various performers, including Clapton, King, Art and 1978’s Animal House, in which Cray plays a bassist in Neville, Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt, and Buddy Guy. the movie’s fictional band Otis Day and the Knights. n

12 presents CLEAN COMEDY CAVALCADE Featuring NORM CROSBY, RONN LUCAS, DALE GONYEA, and JEFF CIVILLICO

Sunday, November 14, 2010, 3:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHies “The Master of Malaprop,” NORM CROSBY is cel- delighted fans and critics worldwide. ebrated for his humorous wordplay routines. His signature Grammy-nominated comic-musician DALE GONYEA shtick – a confused-sounding banter, filled with one mala- returns to the CCPA, serving up his trademark clever ditties propism after another – has earned Crosby the respect most that prompted the Los Angeles Times to christen him “heir comedians hope for, but few can actually attain. The Las to the piano-comedy throne.” With his live appearances at Vegas Review-Journal noted, “[He] can walk out on any given Caesar’s Palace, Trump Castle, and Manhattan’s stage, a smile on his face, a twinkle in his eye, and instantly Town Hall, Gonyea has enthralled audiences with a unique you know you’re in for a good time.” brand of humor enhanced by his piano mastery. Called “The World’s Best Ventriloquist” by The New JEFF CIVILLICO delights fans and critics with his York Times, RONN LUCAS has long been a fixture on the blend of comedy, , and audience participation. His . “His ability to make anything appear to exuberant brand of comedy is enhanced with athletics to speak, from a sock to an unborn child, is as magical as any produce an unforgettable show he calls “Comedy in Ac- sleight-of-hand trick,” hailed the . With his tion.” His credits on the Las Vegas strip include V: The sidekick puppets – Buffalo Billy (who thinks he is a ladies’ Ultimate Variety Show, Amazed, Nathan Burton, and The man) and Scorch (the lovable dragon teenager) – Lucas Improv at Harrah’s. Civillico holds a world record for bungee juggles audience participation, puppetry, vocal gymnastics, jumping on his unicycle off a cliff in New Zealand. n and stand-up comedy for an improvisational show that has

13 presents

Original Score JILL WINTERS and DAVID SCOTT

Additional Music by TONY ALIPERTI

Scenic Design Production Design Lighting Design JON CRAIN BETSY HERST KATE JOHNSON

Marketing Director Public Relations Director ERIK ALDEN JENN SIERRA

National Press Representative Managing Director Engagement Manager ROGERS & COWAN JIM GEISLER AWA TOURING

Costume Design Company Manager Act Design CIRQUE PRODUCTIONS NICHOLAS MITSIS NEIL GOLDBERG LENORA TAYLOR HEATHER HOFFMAN SANTIAGO ROJO IOURI KLEPATSKY Created and Directed by NEIL GOLDBERG

CIRQUE PRODUCTIONS & DREAM STUDIOS 1985 N.W. 18 St. Pompano Beach, FL 33069 954-975-9525 www.cirqueproductions.com

Friday, November 19, 2010, 8:00 PM Saturday, November 20, 2010, 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM Sunday, November 21, 2010, 2:00 PM

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

14 PEDESTRIANS

URANMANDAKH AMARSANAA (Mongolia) ...... Clique Chick, Cube Aerialist, and TrafficTwister ANDREY AVERYUSHKIN (Russia)…...... …Train Porter, Percussionist, and Juggler IGOR BERSTOV (Russia)……………………………….……………TV Cameraman and Perch Balancer ELENA BERESTOVA (Russia) …………………………..…….…...... …….Film Crew and Perch Aerialist JEAN CHIASSON (Canada) ……………………...... ….…...………….……Instructor and Strap Flyer NURMUROD DUYSENOV (Uzbekistan) ………………………………...…. Stroller and Hand Balancer BUYANKHISHIG GANBAATAR (Mongolia)……….. Clique Chick, Cube Aerialist, and Traffic Twister ERDENESUVD GANBAATAR (Mongolia) …….…… Clique Chick, Cube Aerialist, and Traffic Twister SERGEY KASPARYAN (Uzbekistan) ……………..……………....……..…... Stroller and Hand Balancer MARYBETH KERN (USA) …………………………………….…….…….. Street Musician/Saxophonist VLADIMIR KURZYAMOV (Russia) ……………..…………………....……………… Clothing Magician OLGA KURZYAMOVA (Russia) …………………..……………...…………………… Fashion Illusionist OLEKSANDR KUSKOV (Ukraine) ……..…………………..…..…….. Policeman and Foot Manipulator SIARHEI KUZNIATSOU (Belarus) …………...... …...………...…… Handyman and Paint Can Stacker IGOR KYTASTYY (Ukraine) ……...……………….….…..…………… Policeman and Foot Manipulator MARTIN LAMBERTI (Germany) ...………………..………………Vagabond, Vaudevillian, and Director ANDREY MORARU (Ukraine) ………………...... …………………...………. Sailor and Chair Climber ROBERT MURAINE (USA) ………………………………………….…….. Street Performer and Popper ONYIE NWACHUKWU (USA) …………...... ……………………………….….. Reporter and Singer

ODGEREL OYUNBAATAR (Mongolia) ……..………. Clique Chick, Cube Aerialist, and Traffic Twister STELLY RODRIGUEZ VEGA (Cuba) …………………….…………………… Heartbreaker and Dancer

NODIRBEK SHAYMARDANOV (Uzbekistan) ………………..…………… Stroller and Hand Balancer EVGENY VASILENKO (Russia) ………………………….…...… Construction Worker and Wire Walker

DAILY OCCURRENCES

Change ……………..…….………..….…….……… Clothing Magician, Fashion Illusionist, and Company Illumination ……………...………………………….………………....……………Vagabond and Company Interruption …………………...…………………………………………………………. Reporter and Crew A Predicament …………………...………………………………………………………………. Wirewalker Connectivity ………………………...……………………………...... Wirewalker and Company Hustle Bustle ………………………...………………………………………… Vaudevillians and Company Circulation ……………………………...…………………………………………………… Cube Aerialists Synergy …………………………………...………………………………………………………... Company An Urban Beat ………………………………………….……………….………… Popper and Dance Crew Rise & Shine ……………………………………………………………..……….. Sailor and Chair Climber Right to Remain Silent ………………………………….……………...... …………… Director and Passersby Flipping Out ………………………………………………...…………….….. Traffic and Foot Manipulators

INTERMISSION

15 Tune In ……………………………………………………………..…………………. Vagabond and Porter Changing News …………………………………………………...…. Reporter, Saxophonist, and Vagabond A Different Beat ………………………………………………....………………………... Percussion Juggler Detour ………………………………………………………....……. Traffic Twisters, Popper, and Company Dangle and Swerve …………………………………………...…………… Paint Can Stacker and Company Rubbish ……………………………………………………...…………………. Vaudevillians and Company Daily Trash & Grind ……………………………………....………………………………… Hand Balancers Amusement ……………………………………………..……………………………………... Vaudevillians Drenched ……………………………………………...………………………... Strap Flyer and Supermodel Take Cover …………………………………………..……………………………… Reporter and Company Accelerate …………………………………………..…………………………. Perch Balancer and Aerialist Exhausted …………………………………………..………………………………………. Entire Company

STROBE LIGHT EFFECTS WILL BE USED DURING PORTIONS OF THE PERFORMANCE.

DUE TO THE UNIQUE NATURE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE ARTISTRY, CERTAIN ACTS OR SCENES MAY NEED TO BE ALTERED, ADJUSTED, OR ELIMINATED AT THE PRODUCER’S DISCRETION.

BIOGRAPhies URANMANDAKH AMARSANAA (Clique Cirque Dreams Illumination. They are excited to present the Chick, Cube Aerialist, and Traffic Twister) is a graduate of rarely performed aerial perch balancing act. the Mongolian State School of Contortion. In 2007, Amar- JEAN CHIASSON (Instructor and Strap Flyer) sanaa came to America to perform with Cirque Dreams and graduated from École National de Cirque in Montreal. He is later debuted on Broadway in Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy. a silver and gold medalist of the Festival Mondial du Cirque Her quadruple spinning cube and traffic twister perfor- de Demain in Paris and has performed throughout the world mances are new and original, created exclusively for Cirque in many cirque shows. Chiasson is proud to debut his newly Dreams Illumination. created aerial presentation, Drenched, produced exclusively ANDREY AVERYUSHKIN (Train Porter, Percus- for Cirque Dreams Illumination. sionist, and Juggler) began training at age 5 as an acrobat NURMUROD DUYSENOV (Stroller and Hand and clown in Moscow. Since 2000, he has been juggling and Balancer) graduated from the Republic College of Olympic performing in Russia, Italy, and Monte Carlo circus festivals. Reserve in Uzbekistan. He was a member of his country’s Averyushkin’s American debut showcases juggling nine balls champion sports acrobatics team in the men’s group exercises while playing a full percussion drum set. It is the first time and later performed with the Russian State Circus. Duysenov any musician in the world has performed this act. is looking forward to his U.S. tour as part of the street rap, IGOR BERSTOV (TV Cameraman and Perch Bal- trash can, balancing trio for which he trained at Dream Stu- ancer) makes his American debut in Cirque Dreams Illumi- dios for two years. nation with his wife Elena Berestova. They are one of the BUYANKHISHIG GANBAATAR (Clique Chick, few couples in the world that still perform the very unique Cube Aerialist, and Traffic Twister) is a graduate of the Mon- aerial perch balancing presentation. golian State School of Contortion. Since 2005, Ganbaatar ELENA BERESTOVA (Film Crew and Perch has been performing and developing unique presentations Aerialist) comes to America with her husband to debut in with Cirque Dreams and appeared on Broadway in Cirque

16 Dreams Jungle Fantasy. She is a self-accomplished aerialist has been balancing on a variety of inventive apparatuses since debuting as part of the first quadruple spinning cube act in childhood. Kuzniatsou created his new scaffold balancing the world. paint can cylinders at the circus center in conjunction with ERDENESUVD GANBAATAR (Clique Chick, Dream Studios designers via webcam. Cube Aerialist, and Traffic Twister) is an accomplished IGOR KYTASTYY (Policeman and Foot Manipula- contortion choreographer and performer. She created the tor) is making his North American debut in Cirque Dreams Illu- critically acclaimed Contorting Lizards for Cirque Dreams mination. Along with his performance partner from the Ukraine, Jungle Fantasy on Broadway. Ganbaatar also created and is he was a featured performer in the Great Moscow State Circus. performing with the quadruple spinning cube act in Cirque MARTIN LAMBERTI (Vagabond, Vaudevillian, and Dreams Illumination. She is proud of her five-year affiliation Director) comes from a family of silent film, vaudeville, and with Cirque Dreams. theater performers from more than 200 years ago. He has won SERGEY KASPARYAN (Stroller and Hand Bal- top honors in festivals throughout the world for his juggling, ancer) graduated from the Republic College of Olympic pantomime, and inventive illusion skits. Lamberti created the Reserve in Uzbekistan. He was a member of his country’s original Bell Symphony for Cirque Dreams in 1997 and is look- champion sports acrobatics team in men’s group exercises ing forward to sharing his newest comical mastermind as the and winner of the Asian Games and International Champi- engaging vagabond and director in Cirque Dreams Illumination. onships in Germany. Kasparyan is making his U.S. debut in ANDREY MORARU (Sailor and Chair Climber) at- the street rap, trash can, balancing trio. tended a local circus studio at age 11 and won his first compe- MARYBETH KERN (Street Musician/Saxophon- tition in the Ukraine at age 13. He graduated from the Kiev ist) has a bachelor of music degree with a concentration State College of Circus and Variety Arts, where he studied in woodwinds. She has performed live at Carnegie Hall, acting, dancing, acrobatics, and hand balancing. Moraru’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and The Kennedy collaboration with Cirque Dreams Illumination will premiere his Center. Kern is making her Cirque Dreams Illumination tour- newly developed chair climbing sailor dance. At 6’ 2”, Moraru ing debut in the role she created. is the tallest hand balancer to ever attempt this feat. VLADIMIR KURZYAMOV (Clothing Magician) ROBERT MURAINE (Street Performer and Pop- graduated from the State College of Circus and Variety Arts per) gained national attention on season four of the televi- in Russia before joining the Russian State Circus, where he sion show So You Think You Can Dance. He represented the met his partner and wife Olga Kurzyamova. The couple has United States on NBC’s Superstars of Dance and starred in the medaled in international competitions from France to China national IKEA television commercial What Goes Where. Mu- and they are looking forward to their first U.S. tour with raine is touring the United States for the first time and making Cirque Dreams Illumination. his theatrical debut in Cirque Dreams Illumination. He has been OLGA KURZYAMOVA (Fashion Illusionist) was hailed as one of the country’s leading dance poppers today. performing with the Russian State Circus when she met her ONYIE NWACHUKWU (Reporter and Singer) was partner and husband, Vladimir Kurzyamov. This is their first most recently seen as Joanne in the national tour of Rent. U.S. tour and they are excited to be performing in Cirque She studied musical theater at Sam Houston State Univer- Dreams Illumination. sity and was a member of the Project. OLEKSANDR KUSKOV (Policeman and Foot Nwachukwu is making her Cirque Dreams Illumination debut. Manipulator) is making his North American debut in Cirque ODGEREL OYUNBAATAR (Clique Chick, Cube Dreams Illumination. He studied at the Kiev National Univer- Aerialist, and Traffic Twister) recently performed with the sity of Theatre, Cinema and Television and was featured in National Art and Dance Ensemble of Mongolia then came the Great Moscow State Circus. to America for the first time to train with Cirque Dreams. SIARHEI KUZNIATSOU (Handyman and Paint A contortionist since childhood, Oyunbaatar is looking Can Stacker) is a former member of the Great Moscow State forward to performing the new and original spinning cube Circus and trains at his family’s circus center in Belarus. He and traffic twister presentations.

17 STELLY RODRIGUEZ VEGA (Heartbreaker and events and entertainment worldwide for American Express, Dancer) was a principal dancer for the Ballet Nacional de Cuba IBM, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Sprint, and FedEx. He has and has performed with Ballet companies in Venezuela and designed and directed shows with the , Baltimore, Spain. She graduated from the National School of Arts in Cuba and New World Symphony orchestras and with Marvin with a degree in Contemporary and Modern dance. Vega is Hamlisch and the National Symphony and the youngARTS making her U.S. theatrical debut in Cirque Dreams Illumination. program. Goldberg created and directed Cirque Ingenieux for NODIRBEK SHAYMARDANOV (Stroller and Hand theater and PBS, and produced and directed Cirque Dreams Balancer) graduated from the Republic College of Olympic shows for MGM, Harrah’s, , Bally’s, Trump, Reserve in Uzbekistan and is a champion of sports acrobatics in Foxwoods, and Hilton hotels and casinos. Beyond Goldberg’s men’s group exercises for his country. Shaymardanov performed great career achievements, it is really on the human level, with the Russian State Circus before training as part of the touching one life at a time, where he has made his most balancing trash can trio in Cirque Dreams Illumination. powerful impact. In addition to his ongoing philanthropic EVGENY VASILENKO (Construction Worker and activities, he has helped jump start careers, touched lives, Wire Walker) first came to America in 2004 at age 22. He assisted families, and nurtured talent. Traveling the world as studied at the Moscow Circus School and was taught by his a representative of The Neil Goldberg Dream Foundation, father to walk, balance, and juggle while swinging from side to he has helped communities, cities, governments, and small side on a slack wire. Prior to coming to the United States, Vasi- art schools find unique ways to enrich arts organizations. He lenko performed in Germany, Holland, France, and Mexico. has assisted talented young people reach their potential with He performs on the newly invented motorized aerial slack wire. funding, training, and performance opportunities. NEIL GOLDBERG (Creator and Director) founded JILL WINTERS (Music and Lyrics) has been musi- Cirque Productions in 1993 and developed the Cirque cal director for Cirque Productions since 2004. She com- Dreams brand of shows for theaters, casinos, theme parks, posed music for the independent film More Than Friends, cruise lines, and Broadway. His Cirque Dreams shows have the holiday stage show Christmas Dreams, and the title song garnered critical acclaim from USA Today, , Breakthrough for the National Foundation for Advancement , and The Washington Post. The Cirque in the Arts’ Off-Broadway production. Winters has com- Dreams franchise includes a growing number of popular posed the score for five Cirque Dreams shows, created and Cirque shows that are performed in cities throughout the performed the principal role of Mother Nature on Broadway country, including Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, Cirque in Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, and is collaborating with Dreams and Dinner, Cirque Dreams Illumination, Cirque Neil Goldberg on a variety of future Cirque Dreams shows, Dreams Coobrila, Cirque Dreams Pandemonia, and Cirque entertainment, and Broadway projects. Dreams Holidaze. One of Goldberg’s most renowned pro- CIRQUE DREAMS (The Brand) Since 1993, Cirque ductions, Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, was nominated Productions has created and produced more than 13 original for an American Theatre Wing Award for “Best Costume unique shows for theater, casinos, and tours worldwide. Design,” making history by becoming the first Cirque show In 2002, the Cirque Dreams phenomenon began with a to run on Broadway. Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy recently show called Cirque Dreams. More than 15 million people re-launched at the MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods for a worldwide have experienced a Cirque Dreams brand show. limited engagement starring Debbie Gibson. A new year- Future entertainment concepts and brand partnerships are round version of the show will open in December at Busch in production and discussions for film and television, theater, Gardens Tampa. Cirque Dreams and Dinner is a theatri- culinary arts, nightlife experiences, cruise lines, shopping cal show and dinner onboard the new Norwegian Epic centers, and resorts. Cirque Dreams is a critically acclaimed that has reinvented dinner theater. Goldberg has brand that is recognized for its innovation, creativity, qual- designed and created productions for two Super Bowls, the ity, and value. For more information on other Cirque Dreams NBA, Disney, , Six Flags, the Miss Universe brand shows, visit www.cirqueproductions.com. pageant, NBC, ABC, and CBS. He has produced corporate DREAM STUDIOS (Behind the Scenes) Cirque

18 Dreams and Cirque Productions are headquartered in Dream BEHIND THE SCENES Studios. This unique facility is a state of the art theatrical Founder/Artistic Director ……………..……...... Neil Goldberg production, rehearsal, training, design, and wardrobe manu- Managing Director ……………………..…...…...… Jim Geisler Artistic/Casting Mgr/Musical Direction ….………. Jill Winters facturing complex. Exclusively contracted performers develop Artistic and Choreography Direction …....… Heather Hoffman their skills at Dream Studios under the direction of coaches, Touring Artistic Supervisor ………...... …. Nicholas Mitsis choreographers, musicians, and artistic directors on staff who Original Choreography ……………...... …....… Ruddy Sanchez travel the world in search of new and aspiring acts. Performers Director of Marketing ………………...……...……. Erik Alden Director of Media Relations …….... Jennifer Sierra-Grobbelaar come from the United States; the Mongolian State School of Artistic Director’s Business Assistant ...... …….. Wendie Carper Contortion; The Acrobatic Training Center of Beijing, Chi- Artistic Director’s Personal Assistant …...... ……. Stacey Keller na; The Sports Acrobatic Association of Poland; the Moscow Business Manager ……………………...... …… Gina Damato Circus; and the Russian State College for Variety Arts. More Business Affairs/Logistics ……………...... …...... ….Brian Levitz Corporate/Events/Sales Directors ...... …...... … Andee Cohen than 150 of the world’s most talented and skilled individuals ……………………………………...... ………..... Shirley Crane design, compose, invent, and collaborate daily to entertain the Project Coordinators …………...... ….....…… David Stauffer world with their imaginations … dream after dream. ……………………………………...….…..... Allison Goldberg COSTUMES (Design and Creation) Cirque Produc- Production/Technical Supervisor ...... …….....…..…... Kyle Rea tions’ wardrobe department has designed and manufactured Production Designer ………………....…….…...... Betsy Herst Production Associate ……………...……….…..... Paul Culbert every costume, hat, wig, mask, and wardrobe element for Artistic Coach/Rigger …….……..……….....… Iouri Klepatsky every show since 1993. Each production averages more than Prop Masters …………..……. Arnie Braman, Victor Dodonov, 500 components from shoes, costumes, makeup, wigs, and …………….....… Keith Hall, Martin Lamberti, and Ryan Zook accessories. Costume design and construction is also provided Costume Design/Wardrobe Mgmt …...... …....…. Santiago Rojo ………………………………………...…...……… Nora Taylor for other theatrical productions, special events, and unique Associate Costume Designers ……....…...……….April Stewart fashion and entertainment projects. Along with a multimil- ……………………………………..…..…....… Francisca Reyes lion dollar wardrobe inventory of costume couture, Cirque Wardrobe Department ……….…..… Sima Bressler, Jim Hardy, ………………………………....…..… and Angelica McGregor

Dreams’ design team has at its disposal thousands of imported Tour Company Manager ……...…....…………. Nicholas Mitsis fabrics, custom prints, Swarovski crystals, jewels, appliqués, Tour Stage Manager ……...... …….....…. Stephanie Weinzapfel and novelties from around the world. Hand painting, mask Tour Carpenter …………...... ………....………. Daniel Montes sculpting, puppet construction, body molding, and millinery Tour Lighting Director …...... ………....……….. Kate Johnston work occur daily behind the scenes. Broadway’s Cirque Dreams Tour Sound Engineer ……...... ……..…...……… Paul Gonzalez

Jungle Fantasy received an American Theater Wing, Henry Tour Rigger ………………...………..……..... Canaan Caughey Tour Props ……………...... ……………….. Joey Cantalupo IV Hewes Design Award nomination for “Best Costume Design.” Tour Wardrobe …………...…………..…..…. David Thompson RUN AWAY WITH CIRQUE DREAMS was Tour Scenic Production ……..………...…… Proof Productions launched in 2008 and since then has offered dozens of tal- Tour Lighting Equipment ……...... ….……… Christie Lites ented, aspiring American performers from ages 9 to 74 an op- Tour Sound Equipment ………...... …...… Show Systems Inc. Film and Video Production ….....… Fresh Produce/Frank Basile portunity to develop and perform their skills in a live Cirque Illustration …………………....………………. Nelli Leventhal Dreams show. As part of a national talent enrichment Accounting ………………....……… Jacquelyn Aten Engstrom contest, winners from Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Florida, Insurance ……………...... Ventura Insurance Brokerage, Inc. Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, , Nebraska, Michigan, CPA Firm ………………....……...... …… Gero & Evaul, CPA’s Public Relations………...... … Rogers & Cowan 310-854-8100 , and Puerto Rico have appeared in Cirque Dreams shows. …………...... …Sandy Friedman and Lori Lousararian Partnerships with Broadway Across America, Bloomingdales, Legal-Entertainment ………..……..…. Toorock & Rosen, LLP Simon Malls, and Hard Rock Live have contributed to Run Legal-Corporate ……….…... Moskowitz, Mandell & Salim, PA Away With Cirque Dreams’ success. Recently, one of the winners Legal-Intellectual Property ……....….……. Lewis & Roca, LLP toured and performed in the national tour of Cirque Dreams Theatrical Engagement Services .. AWA Touring 212-307-0800 ….…...... …… Alison Spiriti, Matt Chinn, and Sean Mackey Holidaze. For more information and contest cities, visit www. Casino Engagements …....…….….. Day After Day Productions .com/CirqueDreams. n …………...... …….. 323-656-1596 Seth Shomes, Aaron Levine

19 presents TOMÁSEEN FOLEY’S A CELTIC CHRISTMAS Storyteller, Producer, and Artistic Director TOMÁSEEN FOLEY

Musical Director and Guitar WILLIAM COULTER Vocals, Box, Bodhrán, Whistle, Uilleann Pipes, Whistles, Guitar, and Dance Dance Flute, and Dance MARIANNE KNIGHT MARCUS DONNELLY WILLIAM COULTER

Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 8:00 PM

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

In concert halls from California to Florida and coln Journal called the production a “warm, intimate Texas to Michigan, TOMÁSEEN FOLEY’S A CELTIC and personal look at Irish history and culture.” CHRISTMAS has delighted legions of fans with a variety Rego Irish Records calls Foley, “a master of the Irish of Irish dances and musical merry-making on the fiddle, tin narrative and a keeper of the flame for a priceless piece of whistle, Bodhrán drum, and Uilleann pipes. Nebraska’s Lin- Irish culture.”

20 PROGRAM

The Rambling House - the traditional meeting place for the neighbors; a place where almost anything can happen, and some of what follows probably will.

Ar Éirinn Ní Neosfainn Cé Í (sung in Irish) Marianne Knight - Vocals Brian Bigley - Uilleann Pipes William Coulter - Guitar

In the West of Ireland … Tomáseen Foley

Dance Solo

Céad Míle Fáilte (100,000 welcomes) Tomáseen Foley

Christmas Eve / The Abbey Reel / Over the Moor to Maggie (Irish reels)

Dance Solo

Johnny’s Tune (Paddy Keenan, Composer) / The Humours of Ballyloughlan / Mayo Girls (air-jig-reel) Brian Bigley - Uilleann Pipes and Flute solo

The Kerry Christmas Carol Marianne Knight - Vocals

Story Tomáseen Foley

The Rambling House Chair Dance Brian Bigley and Marianne Knight

INTERMISSION

Brush Dance Solo Marianne Knight

Traditional Irish Toast Tomáseen Foley

The Wexford Carol (Traditional Irish Carol) Marianne Knight - Vocals

21 Fahey’s / Don Oiche ud / Cregg’s Pipes (reel-air-reel)

Dance Solo (slip jig)

Ned of the Hill Marianne Knight – Vocals William Coulter – Guitar

Traditional Christmas Rambling House Deadly Dance Duel

Story - The Heart of Christmas Tomáseen Foley

Silent Night All of the Neighbors

Sláinte nab fear agus go mara na mná go deo (Good health to the men and may the women live forever)

CRÍOCH

BIOGRAPhies TOMÁSEEN FOLEY (Storyteller, Producer, and tion make her one of the most exciting vocalists to come along Artistic Director) was born on a small farm in the remote par- in years.” She is a renowned musician on the button accordion, ish of Teampall, a Ghleanntáin in the west of Ireland. Each wooden flute, whistles, and Bodhrán. As an Irish dancer, she won year, from Thanksgiving until Christmas, his show Tomáseen the American Nationals and Scottish Nationals, and competed in Foley’s A Celtic Christmas plays to critical acclaim and packed the British, Canadian, All-Ireland, and World Championships. concert halls around the United States. His show Irish Times BRIAN BIGLEY (Uilleann Pipes, Whistle, Flute, and tours throughout the remainder of the year. The Oregon Dance), from age 8, studied the traditional, rarely heard, Uilleann Cabaret has developed a hit musical from his story Parcel pipes with Achill Island (County Mayo) pipet player Michael From America. He has released two CDs: Parcel From America, Kilbane, with whom he also studied flute, whistle, and low and a live recording, The Priest and the Acrobat. For more whistle. Bigley has toured extensively throughout North Amer- information, visit www.tomaseenfoley.com. ica, Europe, and the United Kingdom and has been a guest with WILLIAM COULTER (Musical Director and Guitar) the Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland. He competed is an internationally acclaimed master of the steel-string guitar. in the World Championships in Glasgow in 2002 and in Killarney In 2005, he won a Grammy Award for his contribution to a solo gui- in 2003. For more information, visit www.brianbigleymusic.com. tar compilation of tunes called Pink Guitar. Coulter MARCUS DONNELLY (Dance) has performed in has been performing and recording traditional Celtic and American Ireland, Luxemburg, Moscow, France, and Texas, leading Folk music for 25 years. The most recent of his seven CDs on the performances in Ragus, Rhythm of the Dance, Celtic Legends, and Gourd Music label is the acclaimed solo album, The Road Home. For most recently in Celtic Crossroads. Donnelly is one of the most more information, visit www.williamcoulter.com. exhilarating, truly creative Irish dancers performing today. He MARIANNE KNIGHT (Vocals, Box, Bodhrán, Whis- competed in the All-Ireland and World Dance Championships tle, Guitar, and Dance) comes from the rich traditional music before becoming a professional dancer at age 16. When Donnelly environment of County Mayo in the west of Ireland. Hotpress is not touring, he works with his own dance company, Furious Magazine says, “Her clear, bright voice and crisp ornamenta- Feet, in Galway, Ireland. n

22 presents A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS

Featuring the DAVID BENOIT TRIO and the ASIA AMERICA YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Friday, December 3, 2010, 8:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHies A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS, which fea- Benoit paid homage to one of his chief influences – the tures the DAVID BENOIT TRIO and the Asia America legendary Leonard Bernstein – with the critically acclaimed Youth Orchestra, is a heartfelt tribute to the late Peanuts production The Songs of West Side Story. creator Charles Schulz, developed by Contemporary Jazz Under Benoit’s guidance, the ASIA AMERICA pianist-composer-conductor David Benoit. YOUTH ORCHESTRA strives to open artistic and cul- Five-time Grammy nominee Benoit – best known for tural borders by fusing the music of the East and the West Snap!, his instrumental hit from the award-winning album and combining Classical and Jazz performances. Founded Fuzzy Logic – incorporates various musical genres to create in 2001 by Benoit, the ensemble provides opportunities for this inspirational show. The array of music – including Jazz, young musicians – ages 12 to 18 – to play in a professional- R&B, and Classical – combines to define the Peanuts’ signa- level orchestra. Students, who are encouraged to write ture sound. The tribute has been a huge hit with fans of the original compositions for the orchestra, perform a wide popular comic strip and its characters. array of musical repertoire that introduces traditional Asian Benoit, who was voted “Keyboardist of the Year” in instruments into traditional Western Classical performances 2000 and 2001 by the Oasis Smooth Jazz Awards, has ar- in very non-traditional approaches. ranged, conducted, and played for popular Pop and Jazz per- Also featured is the LUNADA BAY ELEMEN- formers, including vocalist Patti Austin, saxophonist Dave TARY SCHOOL CHOIR from the Palos Verdes Peninsula Koz, singer Faith Hill, Grammy nominee Brian McKnight, Unified School District. n and singers- Kenny Loggins and Kenny Rankin.

23 presents JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ’S SYMPHONIC MARIACHI CHRISTMAS

Saturday, December 4, 2010, 8:00 PM Sunday, December 5, 2010, 3:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHies JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ and his Mariachi Sol de for numerous international symphony orchestras. Pursuing México showcase a new SYMPHONIC MARIACHI compositions worthy of more appreciation for Mariachi, CHRISTMAS, featuring arrangements of Mexico’s holiday Maestro Hernández has enlightened audiences by producing classics with Sinfonia Mexicana. The renowned ensemble’s rich, cultural performances world over. With an excellent symphonic orchestrations have been performed by the most knowledge of music history, Maestro Hernández tantalizes prestigious symphony orchestras in the country, including his listeners with musical inspirations that ricochet from the San Francisco Symphony and the Los Angeles Philhar- Leonard Bernstein to Agustín Lara. monic. Maestro Hernández and Mariachi Sol de Mexico have A proud fifth generation Mariachi musician, Maestro performed for five U.S. presidents. This honor exemplifies Hernández’s Mariachi roots trace back to 1879 to the birth- Mariachi Sol de México as a traveling cultural icon that place of Mariachi music, Jalisco, Mexico. He is the first Ma- symbolizes eclectic musicianship and communal cross-gen- riachi musician to have arranged, composed, and conducted eration joy. n

24 presents CELTIC TENORS HOLIDAY SHOW

With MATTHEW GILSENAN, JAMES NELSON, and DARYL SIMPSON

Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 8:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHY The CELTIC TENORS HOLIDAY SHOW Opera companies. They have performed in oratorio and embraces the spirit of the holidays with seasonal and concerts worldwide, exhibiting wide flexibility in melding spiritual favorites in a performance that explores Classi- their voices to suit the appropriate Classical, Folk, Irish, cal, Celtic, Americana, and Pop music. The trio is one of and Pop genres. The trio frequently tours the United the most successful Classical crossover acts from Ireland States, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands to wide ever since it was signed to an international record deal in acclaim. 2000. The group’s debut album, The Celtic Tenors, went The Celtic Tenors’ critically hailed discography Platinum, landed on Billboard’s Top 10 chart, and gar- includes So Strong, Irish Album, and Remember Me, which nered the band a 2002 ECHO award for “Best Classical catapulted onto Billboard’s Top 10 chart. In 2009, the Crossover Act.” Celtic kings released Hard Times to wide praise. The The Celtic Tenors members MATTHEW GILSENAN, group has performed with some of the world’s leading JAMES NELSON, and DARYL SIMPSON have all orchestras, including the Toronto Symphony, the Cincin- received Classical training, singing leading roles with top nati Pops, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. n

25 presents BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY HOLIDAY SHOW

Thursday, December 9, 2010, 8:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHY With its breakthrough role in the 1996 hit comedy Stone, which praised the group for infusing “its retro hep-cat Swingers, BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY (BBVD) intoxi- cool with a dose of Yule spirit.” The magazine cited the al- cated audiences and cast a spell on the American contem- bum’s hit singles, in particular Blue Christmas for its “dance- porary Swing scene, quickly becoming one of the genre’s hall flair”; and Jingle Bells (Cha Cha) and Party for Santa, hottest acts. The band’s performance in the movie led to both flavored with “a Latin accent, which adds sizzle to the a recording contract for the ensemble’s first album, the mix.” Rolling Stone called BBVD’s version of We Three Kings Grammy-nominated Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, which reached “a warm, brass-only arrangement” and hailed the group’s certified Gold status. The band is noted for its high-octane “sashaying sax and percussion rendition of Jingle Bells.” performances and the hits Go Daddy-O, You & Me & the After more than a decade of nonstop touring, BBVD Bottle Makes Three Tonight (Baby), and Mr. Pinstripe Suit. continues to treat Swing music fans to its stirring concoc- The troupe followed up its first hit album with This tion of brassy swinging horns, crooning vocals, and wild Jazz Beautiful Life, which showcased classics such as Ol’ Mac- rhythms. The band members, who are often seen sporting Donald and Big and Bad. BBVD’s 2004 album Everything You their “uniform” of fedoras and classic gentlemanly suits, Want for Christmas received glowing reviews from Rolling consistently pack concert halls around the country. n

26 presents OAK RIDGE BOYS THE BOYS ARE BACK FOR CHRISTMAS

Friday, December 10, 2010, 8:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHY As a Gospel quartet, THE OAK RIDGE BOYS gar- Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow), Gonna Take a Lot nered four Grammys for Just a Little Talk With Jesus, Where of River, No Matter How High, and the Top 10 song Lucky the Soul Never Dies, The Baptism of Jesse Taylor, and Talk Moon. About the Good Times. As impressive as its succession of hits is the ensemble’s In the late 1970s, The Oak Ridge Boys modernized its long list of accolades, which includes three “Group of the sound and successfully transitioned to the Country music Year” honors from the Country Music Association; two realm, eventually landing in the Pop mainstream. The New “Best Vocal Group” awards from the Academy of Country York Times called the group “a singular phenomenon … Music; the “Breakthrough Award” and four “Number One that has broken several barriers” because each of the group’s Country Group” trophies from Billboard; and distinctions crossovers resulted in greater acclaim, more fans, and bigger from the American Music Awards. The band was inducted hits. into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001. The Oak Ridge Boys was a fixture on the Country The quartet’s current members include lead singer music charts, producing 25 Top 10 singles, including the Duane “Ace” Allen, tenor Joe Bonsall, baritone William No. One songs I’ll Be True to You, This Crazy Love, and Bob- Lee Golden, and bass vocalist Richard Sterban. The Oak bie Sue. In 1981, the band won a Grammy for the Country Ridge Boys has been a tireless advocate of charitable and tune Elvira. Even as the group incorporated Pop music into civic causes, including the Boy Scouts of America, the Na- its style, The Oak Ridge Boys’ core sound remained deeply tional Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse, and Feed rooted in Country Gospel harmony. The late ’80s and early the Children. n ’90s brought more successes, including the No. One hits It

27 TICKET BROKERS • Instead of supporting the performers and Tickets to all performances at the Cerritos Center for organizations that work hard to put on the events the Performing Arts (CCPA) are available exclusively that you enjoy, you are rewarding people and through the theater’s Ticket Office and official website businesses that only make it difficult for real fans like www.cerritoscenter.com. The CCPA does not work in yourself from seeing your favorite performers without conjunction with any other ticketing organizations or being charged a premium. websites. Purchasing from a ticket broker, scalper, or unauthorized website is never a good idea because: Following are some tips to ensure that you are purchasing from the CCPA: • You will always pay more than face value for each ticket. In many cases, the tickets you purchase from • Visit or call the Ticket Office directly at (800) 300- a broker are not as good as what is available directly 4345 during regular business hours. Our friendly and through the CCPA Ticket Office. knowledgeable staff will be more than happy to help • We cannot guarantee the authenticity of the tickets. with your ticketing questions or needs. • In the event that there is an issue with your tickets • Do not use a search engine (Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.) or if they are found to be inauthentic, we cannot help to find our website. Many search engines make money you because you did not purchase the tickets from by listing various website addresses before ours. These the theater; you will be asked to purchase new tickets other websites are unauthorized to sell tickets to our to watch the performance or leave the premises. The events. Instead, type www.cerritoscenter.com into the face value on the tickets you are holding cannot be website address field. applied towards the purchase of new tickets. • Make sure that you are purchasing from the official • Ticket brokers often purchase wheelchair locations CCPA website. Look at the website address and make and sell them as regular seats. Not only does this sure that www.cerritoscenter.com is at the beginning practice prevent you from attending the performance, of the website address listed. If it is, you may safely it also prevents us from selling these seats to patrons continue with your transaction. If it is not, close the that do need wheelchair accessibility. page and start over as you are on an unauthorized site. • We cannot replace any lost or stolen tickets. • We cannot contact you with any information Online Ticket Brokers and Ticket Resale Services: regarding show cancellations, performer lineup The CCPA reserves the right to revoke all advance changes, or rescheduled events. All correspondence purchase, refund, and exchange privileges extended to a will be made to the original ticket purchaser who may ticket’s original purchaser should such tickets be found not notify you of changes made to the performance. placed with online ticket brokers or other ticket sales services at prices in excess of the ticket’s face value.

SIMPLIFY YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING WITH GIFT CERTIFICATES FROM THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Mom Jane Sure to please everyone on your list, the gift $50 certificates are available in any denomination, with no expiration date. Available now at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts Ticket Office. Call (562) 916-8500 or visit www.cerritoscenter.com.

28 CCPA SEASON SCHEDULE TO CHANGE IN 2011-2012 Starting next season, the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) will implement a change to future CCPA performance schedules that will allow the theater to present more of your favorite entertainers.

The CCPA’s 2011-2012 Season will consist of two four-month “mini-seasons.” The first will run from July 2011 through early November 2011. The second will run from December 2011 through the end of March 2012.

Starting the CCPA season in July will expand the range of popular performer options available to the theater. Many of the most popular entertainers the CCPA has presented have greater touring availability during this time. This modified schedule also will allow the CCPA to provide greater availability for special event requests that it receives throughout the year, but has previously been unable to accommodate.

Reminders of this scheduling change will be made throughout the current season. The 2011-2012 Series Subscription and Season Package Brochure will be mailed in March 2011 instead of May, and the CCPA’s usual ticketing procedures will be adjusted accordingly. The City of Cerritos and the CCPA look forward to seeing you often at the theater for performances in this and future seasons.

2010-2011 SEASON CCPA ASSOCIATES ANNUAL GIVING BENEFITS $500 or less More than $6,000  Tax deduction All previous benefits, plus…  Subscription to CCPA Associates Premier News newsletter  Access to CCPA Associates Concierge Line  Other special CCPA Associates informational  Private, in-person CCPA season ticket mailings throughout the year purchase appointment  Public acknowledgement, for one year, of your contribution  Access to the upgraded CCPA Associates Hospitality in Premier News, On Stage performance programs, Suite on performance evenings and on the CCPA Associates Wall  One “Photo With the Star” opportunity per season  (contributor’s choice of event, as available) More than $500  All previous benefits, plus… More than $12,000  Advance notice of added shows and participation All previous benefits, plus… in pre-sales period for added performances  Preferred parking for CCPA-produced performances   Private “Behind the Scenes” Theater Tour More than $1,500 with lunch for eight All previous benefits, plus…  One additional “Photo With the Star” opportunity  Access code to CCPA Associates “Members Only” website per season (contributor’s choice of event, as available)  Passes that allow CCPA Associates and their accompanying  guests access to the CCPA Associates Hospitality Suite prior More than $20,000 to the show and during intermission at their choice of two All previous benefits, plus… performances during the season for which they have tickets  Invitation for you and up to 11 of your guests to an  Executive Director’s Show Night Reception (contributor’s More than $2,500 choice of event, as available) All previous benefits, plus…  Ten complimentary tickets to shows  Priority ticket-purchase privileges for CCPA in the performance season performance season tickets   Passes that allow CCPA Associates and their accompanying More than $50,000 guests access to the CCPA Associates Hospitality Suite prior  Personalized custom benefits package to the show and during intermission at their choice of four performances during the season for which they have tickets To inquire about becoming a CCPA Associate,  Facility fee waived for ticket exchanges, if applicable please call (562) 916-8510.

29 30 31 THE TICKET OFFICE is open 10 AM to 6 PM Monday Out of courtesy to the performers and fellow patrons, through Friday and 12 Noon to 4 PM on Saturday. Hours are CELLULAR PHONES, PAGERS, AND ALARM extended until one-half hour past curtain on performance days. WATCHES should be disconnected before the start of the performance. TICKETS can be charged to Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express by phoning (800) 300-4345 or (562) 916- DOCTORS AND PARENTS should leave their seating 8500, or online at www.cerritoscenter.com. Mail orders are locations with exchanges or sitters and have them call processed as they are received. Tickets cannot be reserved (562) 916-8508 in case of an emergency. without payment. THE COAT ROOM is located behind the Grand Staircase. LOST TICKET AND TICKET EXCHANGE policies vary; however, there are no refunds. Call (800) 300-4345 for CAMERAS AND RECORDING EQUIPMENT ARE NOT information. PERMITTED in the Auditorium and must be checked at the Coat Room. GROUPS of 20 or more may purchase tickets at a 10% discount. Call (800) 300-4345. LOST ARTICLES can be claimed by calling (562) 916-8510.

CHILDREN’S PRICES apply to children twelve (12) years of ELEVATORS are located near the Grand Staircase and access age and under. Regardless of age, everyone must have a ticket, sit each level of the Lobby. in a seat, and be able to sit quietly throughout the performance. We do not recommend children under the age of six (6) attend PAY PHONES are located on the Orchestra level behind the unless an event is specifically described as suited to that age. Grand Staircase and near the restrooms on the Gold Circle level. FREE PUBLIC TOURS are conducted by appointment only. Special tours can be arranged by calling (562) 916-8530. PHONIC EAR LIGHTWEIGHT WIRELESS HEADSETS for the hearing impaired are available in the Coat Room at no PARKING is always free in the spacious lots adjacent to the cost. To obtain a headset, a driver’s license or major credit card Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. is required and is returned upon receipt of the equipment at the close of the performance. FULL-SERVICE BARS are located in the Grand Lobby on the Orchestra level and at the Gold Circle level. Refreshments WHEELCHAIR locations are available in various areas of the are not allowed in the Auditorium. Auditorium. Please contact the Ticket Office at (800) 300-4345.

SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED in any City facility. LATECOMERS will be seated at the discretion of the house staff at an appropriate pause in the program. EMERGENCY MEDICAL technicians are on duty at all performances. If you need first aid, contact an usher for CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION VIEWING is available in assistance. the Lobby of each seating level and at the Lobby bar.

RESTROOMS are located behind the Grand Staircase on the THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING Orchestra level and at the Grand Staircase Landing on the Gold ARTS’ Auditorium and Sierra Room are available for special Circle level. events on a rental basis. For more information, please call Special Event Services at (562) 916-8510, ext. 2827.

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