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Season 08/09 CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 2008–2009 Season Sponsors

The City of Cerritos gratefully thanks our 2008–2009 Season Sponsors for their generous support of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.

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If your company would like to become a Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts sponsor, please contact the CCPA Administrative Offices at (562) 916-8510. CCPASeason Associates 08/09 CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CCPA) thanks the following CCPA Associates who have contributed to the CCPA’s Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fund was established in 1994 under the visionary leadership of the Cerritos City Council to ensure that the CCPA would remain a welcoming, accessible, and affordable venue in which patrons can experience the joy of entertainment and cultural enrichment. For more information about the Endowment Fund or to make a contribution, please contact the CCPA Administrative Offices at (562) 916-8510.

Benefactor Aldenise Belcer Robert Dean Beryl and Graham Gosling $50,001-$100,000 Yvette Belcher Lee DeBord Timothy Gower José Iturbi Foundation Peggy Bell Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Deckard A. Graham and M. Mario Barbara Behrens Susanne and John DeHart Norma and Gary Greene Patron Morris Bernstein Erin Delliquadri Kenneth Greenleaf Norman Blanco Rosemarie and Joseph Di Guilio $20,001-$50,000 Rosemary Gutierrez James Blevins Sandra and Bruce Dickinson Roger Hale National Endowment for Michael Bley Amy and George Dominguez Lois and Thomas Harris the Arts Kathleen Blomo Linda Dowell Julie and Costa Hase Marilyn Bogenschutz Gloria Dumais Howard Herdman Partner Linda and Sergio Bonetti Stanley Dzieminski Saul Hernandez $5,001-$20,000 Patricia Bongeorno Lee Eakin Charles Hess Bryan A. Stirrat & Associates Ilana and Allen Brackett Dee Eaton Ping Ho Chamber Music Society of Paula Briggs Susie Edber and Allen Grogan Jon Howerton Darrell Brooke Gary Edward Melvin Hughes Los Cerritos Center Mary Brough Jill Edwards Marianne and Bob Hughlett, Ed.D. New Foundation for Dr. and Mrs. Tony R. Brown Carla Ellis Mark Itzkowitz the Arts Cheryl and Kerry Bryan Robert Ellis Grace and Tom Izuhara Preserved TreeScapes Ina Burton Eric Eltinge Sharon Jacoby International, Dennis E. Linda and Larry Burton Teri Esposito David Jaynes Gabrick Robert Campbell Kim Evans Cathy and James Juliani Eleanor and David St. Clair Michael Canup Richard Falb Kamiya United Parcel Service David Carver Renee Fallaha Roland Kerby Wave Broadband Michelle Casey Dr. Stuart Farber Fay and Lawrence Kerneen Eileen Castle Heather M. Ferber Joseph Kienle Supporter Yvonne Cattell Steven Fischer Carol Kindler $1,001-$5,000 Joann and George Chambers The Fish Company Jacky and Jack Kleyh Judy Akin-Palmer and Rodolfo Chavez Elizabeth and Terry Fiskin Shirley and Kenneth Klipper Liming Chen Louise Fleming and Tak Fujisaki Dr. Jacques Palmer Karen Knecht Dr. Philip Chinn Jesus Fojo Bev & George Ray Charitable Lee M. Kochems and Vincent J. Patricia Christie Anne Forman Fund Patti Rozanne and James Churchill Dr. Susan Fox and Frank Frimodig The Capital Group Companies Jerry Kohl Neal Clyde Sharon Frank Charitable Foundation Dawn Marie Kotsonis Mark Cochrane Teresa Freeborn Craig M. Springer, Ph.D. Bette and Ken Kurihara Michael Cohn Roberta and Wayne Fujitani Linda and Harry Kusuda Claire Coleman Elaine Fulton Patrice and Kevin Kyle Friend Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Consani II Samuel Gabriel Cathy LaBare $1-$1,000 Patricia Cookus Arthur Gapasin Carl Laconico Cheryl Alcorn Nancy Corralejo Gayle and Michael Garrity Nelson Lane Larry Baggs Virginia Correa Jan Gaschen David Latter Marilyn Baker Ron Cowan Michael Gautreau Earnestine Lavergne Nancy and Nick Baker Patricia Cozzini Franz Gerich June and Harold Leach Terry Bales Pamela and John Crawley Alan Goldin Paolo Ledesma Sallie Barnett Eugenia Creason The Goldsmith Family Peter J. Leets Alan Barry Virginia Czarnecki Margarita Gomez Helen Leonard Cynthia Bates Angel De Sevilla William Goodwin Jack Lewis In Loving Memory of Carol Charmaine and Nick De Simone Shirelle Gordon-Thompson Marcia Lewis and John McGuirk M. Behan

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Vanessa Lewis Betty and Nash Rivera Laura Walker Carol and Harry Hanaki Nancy and Stephen Lutz Sharon V. Robinson Robert Walters Hedy Harrison Ray Madrigal Laura and Gary Rose Angela and Sinclair Wang Pam and Judge Philip Hickok Johnny Magsby Lynne Rose Karen and Robert Webb Deborah and Samuel Hooper Mary Majors Patricia Rose Carol Webster Roberta and Dr. Gary Hopkins Stephen Mao Jean Rothaermel Darlene Weidner Bonnie and Mary Hudson Yolanda and Richard Martinez Vivian and Tom Rothwell Anita and David Weinstein Paul Irby Janice Kay Matthews Shirley Rundell Sandra Welsh Gloria and Sherman Kappe Pansy and Robert Mattox Tom Sakiyama Helen Williams Norm Kirschenbaum Cecilia and Ronald Maus Steve Salas Lee Williamson Gillian and Philip Klinkert Janet McCarty Dennis Salts Merrillyn Wilson Julie and Hon. Don Knabe Aliene Mcgrew Monica Sanchez Pornwit Wipanurat Dr. Philip Kress Dr. and Mrs. Donald McMillan Janet and Richard Sax Charles Wong Pat and Maynard Law David Medellin Gary Schaeffer Robert Worley Laura and Charles Lee Ursula and Lawrence Melvin Mary Scherbarth Jeanette Yee Donna and Todd Lempert Barbara and Edwin Mendenhall Mildred Scholnick Barbara Yunker Jenny and Jim Levy Diana Merryman Jerome Schultz Xavier Zavatsky Teresa and Robert Lidman Todd Meyer Mary Serles John W. Zlatic Denise Manoogian Luzviminda Miguel William Shakespeare Donna K. Martin Hassan Milani Olivette Shannon Season Opening Attendee Pamela and John Martin Gary Miller Kristi Shaw 4-Speed Delivery Service, Inc. Carol and William McCune Kathleen Miller Drs. Mary and Steven Sherman Deidri and Barry Alderson Marilyn and Dennis McGorman Dr. Marjorie Mitchell Ron Shestokes Barbara and Benjamin Alhadeff Caroline and Alan Nakken Ellie and Jim Monroe Kathleen Sidaris Jami and Carlos Angulo Ann and Clarence Ohara Patricia Moore Neil Siegel Dr. Dixie and Ed Arnold Victoria and Raymond Orlando Becky Morales Dorothy Simmons Cynthia and Bill Arthur Pam Ormiston Toni and Tom Morgan Eric Simpson Debby and Norman Balders Dr. Paul Orr Kris Moskowitz Loren Slafer Sharon and Gill Barnett Waynn Pearson Cortland Myers Sylvia Sligar John Beringer Barbara and Paul Penrose Chidori Nakamura Carol and Rob Smallwood Judy and Don Bogart Bev and George Ray Alan Negosian Kevin Speaks Melanie and Michael Broad Sharon Reece and Laurence A.J. Neiman Kerry Spears Shelley and Danny Brose Harma Ronald Nichols Dan Stange Mary and Bob Buell Diane and Richard Renaker Toby Nishida Kris and Robert Steedman Sylvia and Tuncer Cebeci Nikki and Dennis Repp Linda Nomura Gale Stein Genevieve and Ralph Choy Martin Ruby Margene and Charles Norton Donna Stevens Carlota and Daniel Ciauri Sharon and Larry Sagert Cathryn O’Brien-Smith Dexter Strawther Barbara and Jim Conklin Wendy and Tom Schiff Karen Ohta Richard Strayer Melody and Ray Dapp Lorraine and William Sedlak P. P. Mfg. Co. Inc., Ronald Burr William R. Stringer Joy Darling and Don Mackin Cindy Shilkret George Palomino Astrid J. Taen LesLee and Karl Delaney Karen and James Shultz Mary Ellen Pascucci Lawrence Takahashi Louise and John Dellasante Ina Silverman and Larry Starr Angela and Devy Paul Nora and Winford Teasley Jane and Larry Dicus Fred Smith John Peterson Ken Thompson Heidi Eddy-Dorn and Larry Dorn SoCal Medical, Inc. Francisco Philibert Joann Tommy Shoreen and Don Eakin Kay and Harvey Stover Jackie and Joe Ploen Sharon Touchstone Connie and Jim Edwards Richard Surbeck Merrill Plou Lilliane K. Triggs Don Felder LaVerne Tancill Forrest Poorman Jean Tuohino Lori and Bob Dr. Silas Thomas Gwen and Gerald Pruitt Maria Tupaz Roberta and Dr. Lawrence Raman Venkat Susan Ragone Alex Urbach Gershon Karen Trace-Verzani Bijan Ramineh Mr. and Mrs. L. Van Pelt Debe and Larry Graham Margie and David Williams Karen Randall Tim VanEck Suzanne and Bob Grayson Pamela Wilson Robin Raymond Maria Von Sadovszky Dr. Jon Grazer Charlotte and Howard Winer Kathy Reid Diane and Fred Vunak Susan and Dr. Robert Green Jeanne Yanez Rosalie Relleve Charles Wadman Tamra and Kirby Greenlee Asuman and Deniz YilmazIlana Zuckerman

Giving level donations are based on the cumulative giving of the named contributor. Lists are updated twice a year, in July and January. To request a change to your listing, please call (562) 467-8806 or send an e-mail to [email protected].

3 Season 08/09 CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents OF ALABAMA Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 8:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHY For more than 25 years, RANDY OWEN was the undergoing chemotherapy. Billboard magazine called the front man and lead vocalist for Alabama, one of the most song “a touching portrait of faith and strength” and added, prolific bands in American history to rock theBillboard “This powerful single is the start of an exciting new chapter.” charts with No. One hits such as Southern Star, Roll On, A longtime supporter of social causes, Owen is Feels So Right, and Just Us. To date, the legendary group has donating all publishing royalties from the heartfelt song to sold more than 73 million records and has collected more St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Through Country than 150 honors, including two Grammys Cares for St. Jude Kids, an annual national and multiple trophies from the American radiothon that he established in 1989 to Music Awards, People’s Choice Awards, benefit cancer research, Owen has helped and the Association. The raise more than $315 million for the Recording Industry Association of America organization. The fund-raising program, crowned Alabama “Country Group of which has aired in more than 100 radio the Century” in 1999, and the band was markets, has featured many of Country inducted into The Country Music Hall of music’s biggest Grammy winners, including Fame in 2005. After a phenomenal run Brooks & Dunn, Garth Brooks, The Dixie that included a star on the Hollywood Walk Chicks, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Clint of Fame and successful songs such as Lady Black, and Keith Urban. Owen’s tireless Down on Love, Song of the South, Love in the devotion earned him the distinguished First Degree, and Tennessee River, Alabama Founder’s Award, reserved for individuals officially disbanded in 2002. who have made profound commitments Owen returned to the spotlight in and contributions to charitable causes. 2008, launching a solo tour with his One Aside from his illustrious music on One . At a recent concert in Tucson, Arizona, he career, Owen operates a working cattle ranch on the sang his new songs and Alabama’s classic tunes with such zeal grounds of his boyhood family farm in Fort Payne, Alabama. that the Arizona Daily Star said, “He reminded us of a golden The musician hosts a concert and cattle sale each year at era in modern Country music and of a band that has forever the ranch, named Tennessee River Music. Proceeds are informed the genre, allowing it to express itself in an ever- donated to the Hereford Youth Foundation of America, a changing landscape of styles and ideals.” nonprofit organization that provides educational support Owen’s One on One album features the inspirational and scholarships to youngsters who are interested in raising melody Braid My , which highlights the personal Hereford cattle. g struggles and triumphs of a cancer-stricken child who is

4 Season 08/09 CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents SLIDE (IRELAND) Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 7:30 PM

There will be one 20-minute intermission. A question-and-answer session will immediately follow this performance. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

Slide (Ireland) wishes to express appreciation to Culture Ireland for its support.

BIOGRAPHY The Irish Times calls SLIDE (IRELAND) “traditional musicians with attitude” and credits the group with “bringing drawing-room grandeur and high spirits together” with its diverse songs, which range from soulful and sorrowful to contagiously energetic. Folk Roots Magazine proclaims, “There’s plenty of action and flamboyance in Slide’s music,” which merges “swagger with traditional expertise.” This rollicking band’s origins date back to Ireland in 1999, when Slide (Ireland) performed in various pubs for a local music festival. The group’s intoxicating music easily won over the crowd, which demanded more of the unique and colorful sound. The positive reaction inspired The album attracted the attention of renowned Irish Slide (Ireland) to release The Flying Pig, which Irish Music talents – including Grammy-winning composer Bill Whelan, Magazine hailed as “beautifully recorded to preserve the singer- Damien Dempsey, singer John Spillane, brilliance and clarity of solo and ensemble playing that is and the Progressive group Stockton’s Wing – who eventually positively mind-blowing.” The publication awarded Slide recruited Slide (Ireland) for their own music projects. (Ireland) its “Best Newcomer” distinction in 2001, leading to In 2005, Slide (Ireland) – which consists of concertina gigs for the band throughout Europe. virtuoso Aogán Lynch, fiddler-guitarist-vocalist Daire In its insightful second album Harmonic Motion, Bracken, bouzouki and mandolin player Mick Broderick, Slide (Ireland) celebrates self-exploration and collective pianist-flutist Éamonn de Barra, and vocalist Andrew innovation in a series of self-penned songs that drew Murray – won the “Young Musicwide Award.” Developed in critical praise. The record showcases a variety of clever 2001, Young Musicwide encourages young people to pursue arrangements – from sensitive whistle harmonies to driving, professional careers in traditional Irish music, Chamber high-powered strings – and captivating lyrics that Irish Music music, and Jazz and gives promoters access to the best Magazine calls “inventive and provocative.” The publication Irish talents. “Slide successfully combined the qualities of adds, “The melodies and musicianship are first-rate. … traditional Irish music with contemporary musical ideas. [Slide] can sing, they can write, they can across They are exceptionally talented and their music has both fingerboards and keys, buttons, and bows, and by crikey grace and power,” said celebrated Irish musician-producer can they play.” Dónal Lunny, who helped judge the competition. g

5 Season 08/09 CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents RICKIE LEE JONES Thursday, September 25, 2008, 8:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHY A compelling singer-songwriter and two-time Grammy Volcano reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Jazz winner, RICKIE LEE JONES has enthralled fans and the chart. The songstress cemented her status in the music with her powerful voice, vivid lyrics, and a landscape and concluded the ’80s with her second Grammy daring blend of Pop, Folk, R&B, and Jazz. VH1 selected her for Makin’ Whoopee, a poignant Jazz- melody about love for its prestigious list of “100 Greatest Women of Rock & and marriage. Roll.” In 1997, Jones explored electronic music in her Jones burst onto the music scene in the late with album Ghostyhead, which featured the singer-songwriter the lighthearted Jazz-Pop hits Chuck experimenting with various beats, E’s in Love and Young Blood, catching loops, and electronic rhythms. The the attention of fans and critics coast New York Times wrote that Jones to coast. The New Yorker said, “Jones “has discovered the open-ended was like no one anyone had ever seen soundscapes of Trip-Hop, giving her before; a funky runaway who had new ways to blend the worldly and managed to keep her innocence even the ethereal.” After the album’s as she lived, as she put it, ‘on the Jazz release, Jones took a long-term side of life.’ ” magazine hiatus from the music scene. featured the chanteuse on its cover In 2003, Jones’ politically and declared her one of 1979’s most charged album The Evening of My successful musicians. The year Best Day – which incorporated culminated with Jones winning a Jazz, Celtic Folk, Blues, R&B, Grammy for “Best New Artist.” Rock, and Gospel – sparked a successful tour and renewed Her follow-up album Pirates – which featured the songs interest in her music, leading to the 2005 release of Rickie A Lucky Guy, Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking, Lee Jones: Duchess of Coolsville. In 2007’s The Sermon on and We Belong Together – was another commercial success. Exposition Boulevard, Jones delved into themes of religion Rolling Stone called the work “explosively passionate and and spirituality. Crowned by Billboard magazine as one of exhilaratingly eccentric” and gave the album its highest the year’s “Best Bets,” the album drew critical acclaim. The rating: five stars. Jones’ voice “carries Pirates to the stars and Times called it “moving, jubilantly eccentric.” makes her whole crazy vision not only comprehensible but The Globe praised, “A real sense of creative spark at compulsive, compelling, and as welcome as Christmas in its heart, Sermon is a worthy entry into the Book of Rickie July,” the publication hailed. Lee.” The Orange County Register declared, “Melodically Jones then started experimenting with various sounds and lyrically it’s some of the richest, most instantly gratifying and began playing Jazz. Her Pop-Jazz record Girl at Her work in her discography.” g

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presents RONAN TYNAN Friday, September 26, 2008, 8:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHY Introduced to international audiences as a member prominent John McCormack Cup and the prestigious of the renowned trio The Irish Tenors, RONAN TYNAN International Operatic Singing Competition in France. As quickly won acclaim and awards for his vocal range and the one of the original members of the Platinum-selling The Irish emotional depth of his singing. Tenors, Tynan almost instantly became a universal household Tynan overcame great adversity to become one of name. His resounding renditions of the most popular Opera tenors in the world. Born with a at New York Yankee home games and the World Series congenital condition that required him to wear bulky leg garnered him further recognition. braces throughout most of his childhood and early adult hailed his “heroic voice.” The proclaimed, years, he further damaged his legs in a motorbike accident “When Ronan Tynan sings, the Yankees win.” Irish Voice when he was 20. Tynan opted to have both legs amputated newspaper declared, “He has sung his way into the hearts of below the knees and wear prostheses. Within a year of the all walks of life.” procedure, he was winning medals in the Paralympics for In 2005, the tenor released his first solo album,Ronan, the disabled. Between 1981 and 1984, Tynan collected 18 which featured the heartfelt Passing Through, a ballad that Gold medals and set 14 world records. Tynan later became he dedicated to his mother whose tough love helped him an accomplished equestrian who competed on national and overcome childhood challenges. Other highlights of the international levels. He was the first double amputee to album include Carry Me Home and Amazing Grace (Going qualify for and participate in The Horse Show, an institution Home). The record established his musical versatility with in , Ireland. tracks that ranged from popular Irish ballads to He was the first disabled person to be accepted to the tunes to Opera, further endearing him to generations of fans strenuous physical education program at Ireland’s University and critics worldwide. In his second album, The Dawning College Cork. Inspired after a lecture by a doctor, Tynan of the Day, Tynan celebrates inspirational songs of faith, pursued a medical degree from Dublin’s renowned Trinity including Faith of Our Fathers, The Lord’s Prayer, God Bless College and eventually opened his own medical practice, America, and Morning Has Broken (a duet with 18-time specializing in orthopedic sports injuries. Grammy-winning Country legend Vince Gill). Encouraged by his tenor father, Tynan decided to Besides being a world-class tenor, Tynan is an in- turn his lifelong passion for music into a professional career demand motivational speaker and a successful author whose when he was in his 30s. A year after he started formally touching memoir, Halfway Home: My Life ’Til Now, has studying music, Tynan won the BBC talent show Go for It. moved and inspired thousands. g He also triumphed in vocal competitions, including Ireland’s

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presents BORROMEO STRING QUARTET

NICHOLAS KITCHEN, VIOLIN KRISTOPHER TONG, VIOLIN MAI MOTOBUCHI, VIOLA YEESUN KIM, CELLO

Saturday, September 27, 2008, 8:00 PM

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

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

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

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PROGRAM

Fugue in c-sharp minor, BWV. 849 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) arranged by Nicholas Kitchen

Quartet in c-sharp minor, Op. 131 Ludwig van Beethoven Adagio, ma non troppo e molto espressivo (1770-1827) Allegro molto vivace Allegro moderato Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile Presto Adagio quasi un poco andante Allegro

INTERMISSION

Fugue in b minor, BWV. 869 Johann Sebastian Bach arranged by Nicholas Kitchen

Quartet No. 8 in c minor, Op. 110 (1960) Dmitri Shostakovich Largo (1906-1975) Allegro molto Allegretto Largo Largo

Grosse Fugue in B-flat Major, Op. 133 Ludwig van Beethoven

Exclusive Management: Opus 3 Artists, 470 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016

9 CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS BIOGRAPHYSeason 08/09 One of the most sought-after string quartets in the The group has participated in the Spoleto Festival world, BORROMEO STRING QUARTET is considered in Italy, the Orlando Festival in The Netherlands, the “simply the best there is” by The Boston Globe. The Stavanger Festival in Norway, Music Isle Festival in Korea, Tribune called it “remarkably accomplished … not simply and in various North American music festivals. The for its high technical polish and refined tone, but more quartet’s distinguished collaborators include Ligeti, John importantly for the searching musical insights it brings.” Cage, Osvaldo Golijov, Steve Mackey, John Harbison, Leon Since its 1989 debut in Italy, Borromeo String Quartet Kirchner, , and Jennifer Higdon. g has earned international acclaim for its ability to make even the most challenging repertoire accessible. The group, declared The Boston Globe, delivers “state-of-the-art performances for a contemporary audience, respectful of style The City of Cerritos and tradition but emotionally in your face.” The New York Times agreed, saying the concerts are “full of genial thinking is proud to celebrate executed with passion.” Arts Month The foursome’s revealing explorations of Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Béla Bartók, Arnold and Schoenberg, Dmitri Shostakovich, and György Ligeti have National Arts and earned it numerous invitations to perform in the world’s Humanities Month. most illustrious concert halls, including the Philharmonie AD_PerfArtCerrit_Mi2903 8/10/08 11:19 AM Page 1 Luxembourg, Japan’s Casals Halls, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Opera Bastille in France, and England’s Wigmore Hall. In the , the ensemble is a favorite at Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the Library of Congress, the Kennedy Center, and the National Gallery in Washington, D.C.; and Jordan Hall in . Borromeo String Quartet’s celebrated residency at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has been called “one of the defining experiences of civilization in Boston” byThe Boston Globe. The quartet – which consists of violist and Chamber musician Mai Motobuchi, cellist Yeesun Kim, and violinists Visit us before or after Nicholas Kitchen and Kristopher Tong – boasts a vast the performance! collection of distinctions and honors, including a 2001 Serving flavorful varieties Lincoln Center Martin E. Segal Award, a 1998 Cleveland at breakfast, lunch and dinner Quartet Award, and first place at the International String MIMI’S CAFE CERRITOS Quartet Competition in France in 1990. In 2007, the group (562) 809-0510 won the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. In 2003, Across the street from the Performing Arts Center Borromeo String Quartet made Classical music history with COMPLIMENTARY APPETIZER or DESSERT With purchase of an entrée when you bring its pioneering , the Living Archive Recorded ticket stub from today’s performance Performance Series, which offered recordings of the group’s LIMIT ONE PER TABLE concerts around the world. Gramophone Magazine hailed the recordings’ “great clarity and beauty” and “ravishing fury.”

10 Season 08/09 CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents CECILIO & KAPONO: 35TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Sunday, September 28, 2008, 3:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHY The award-winning musical duo celebrates its successful Cecilio was born and raised in Santa Barbara, long-standing partnership with the CECILIO & KAPONO: California, where he received an extensive musical 35th ANNIVERSARY TOUR. A recipient of the Na education. A multi-instrumentalist, he is adept at the guitar, Hoku Hanohano Award (Hawaii’s equivalent of the Grammy piano, trumpet, mandolin, banjo, and harmonica. Prior to Award) for its albums Life’s Different Now, Goodtimes forming Cecilio & Kapono, he caught the attention of Sonny Together, and Lifetime Party: 30 Years of Friends, the pair has Charles, a musician with the popular Las Vegas group The entertained sold-out crowds with its unique blend of Aloha Checkmates. Cecilio toured with Charles, gaining further spirit and island tunes. exposure, which led to shows with the R&B-Doo-Wop group Cecilio David Rodriguez and Henry Kapono Ka’aihue Little Anthony & the Imperials. met in 1973 through mutual friends and soon discovered One of Hawaii’s most prolific composers and that they shared a common love for American Folk music , Cecilio has released critically acclaimed solo and acoustic Rock. They started performing together and works that include Maybe Tonight, Storybook, Then … and were embraced by islanders for their original compositions, Now, and Sweet Surprise! He is very active with Easter Seals which weaved a counter melody into an existing tune. Eight Hawaii and has hosted the “Taste of Honolulu” annual consecutive months of sold-out shows followed in Waikiki, telethon. Hawaii. A native Hawaiian, Kapono started singing at age 5 in Heavily influenced by , Bob Marley, John a children’s church choir. With no formal music training, Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Wonder, Cecilio & Kapono taught himself how to play the guitar by listening to Kapono injected the Hawaiian heritage and island spirit into records and the radio and observing professional guitarists in its repertoire. The signature sound gave songs a sense of action. Kapono has won five Na Hoku Hanohano Awards– harmony that attracted fans and impressed critics. Columbia including 1983’s “Male Vocalist of the Year” for Dreamer Boy Records signed the duo to a three-album contract, launching (A Children’s Story); 1986’s Henry Kapono & Tropical Heat; the beginning of a celebrated musical alliance that kicked 1991’s Song for Someone; and 1992’s “Song of the Year” for off with the top-selling records Cecilio & Kapono, Elua, and Broken Promise. His Grammy-nominated The Wild Hawaiian Night Music. To date, the pair has released 14 albums and won a Na Hoku Hanohano honor for “Rock Album of the has won scores of awards. Year” in 2007. Kapono, the author of the award-winning While Cecilio & Kapono has become one of Hawaii’s children’s book A Beautiful Hawaiian Day, has appeared most popular and respected duos, the musicians have also in numerous television shows and the filmsDamien and enjoyed successful solo careers. Waterworld. g

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presents ALEXANDER GHINDIN, PIANO

Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 7:30 PM

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

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

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

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PROGRAM

Moments Musicaux, Op. 94 Moderato (1797-1828) Andantino Allegro moderato Moderato Allegro vivace Allegretto

Ballade No. 1 in g minor, Op. 23 Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)

Scherzo No. 3 in c-sharp minor, Op. 39 Frédéric Chopin

INTERMISSION

Pictures at an Exhibition Modest Mussorgsky Promenade (1839-1881) Gnome Promenade The Old Castle Promenade Tuileries Bydlo (Cattle) Promenade Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks Samuel Goldenberg & Schmuyle (Two : One Rich, One Poor) The Market at Limoges (The Great News) Catacombs & Cum Mortuis in Lingua Mortua The Hut on Hen’s Legs (Baba-Yoga) The Great Gate of Kiev

13 CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Season 08/09 BIOGRAPHY The New York Times called pianist ALEXANDER GHINDIN’s performances “clean, incisive” and “rhapsodic.” Cleveland’s The Plain Dealer pronounced, “He has the power and speed of a virtuoso, plus the perception and poise needed to explore the inner workings of a score.” By the age of 13, Ghindin had won the Moscow Young Pianists’ Competition, and at age 14 he became the youngest person ever to rank in the International Tchaikovsky Competition. His list of honors also includes second place in 1999 in the prestigious Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium, which was designed for young virtuosos to display their musical skills. Ghindin’s spellbinding performance at the biennial Cleveland International Piano Competition scored him a first-place victory in 2007. The Plain Dealer said of his passionate recitals: The “pianist’s playing had ferocity, tenderness and agility.” declared Ghindin an “uncommonly musical pianist” whose recitals are “searching, solemn and clean.” Ghindin’s performance of a Franz Liszt piece at New York’s Zankel Hall drew praise from The New York Times, which said: “His fingers blurring across the keys … he easily surmounted the work’s ferocious technical demands. Equally important, he fully conveyed its lyrical beauty, playing with introspection and an assured, singing tone.” Ghindin has performed in his native Russia, Europe, the United States, and Japan with renowned ensembles, including the Russian National Orchestra, the and Munich philharmonics, the New Japan Philharmonic, and the Swedish Royal Festival Orchestra. His passionate piano recitals have attracted the attention of many in the industry, opening up opportunities for him to collaborate with some of Classical music’s biggest names, including conductors Vladimir Fedoseyev, Mats Liljefors, , Arthur Fagen, and Yuri Simonov. Ghindin’s albums include the acclaimed Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1 & 4 (Original Versions) and Nicolai Petrov, Alexander Ghindin: Music for Two , a collaboration with award-winning Russian pianist Petrov. g

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Septemberpresents 23-28, 2008 QDOSQDOS PRODUCTIONS PRODUCTIONS presents

STARRING DebbieStarring Reynolds WITH Nicole Funicelli & Sam Kane DEBBIE FEATURINGREYNOLDS Crystal Main, Faye Huddleston, Florence Edge, Sarah St George, Vicky Bissell, Patricia , Lizl Jooste, Matt Tatton Brown, Gary Wright, Craig Jones, Andrew Lane, Kyle Fisher, Adam KentWith & Mark-Bruce Sasnovski CHOREOGRAPHED BY NICOLE FUNICELLIAnton Du Beke & Erin and Boag SAM KANE ADDITIONAL SEQUENCES STAGED BY AlanFeaturing Harding VICTORIA BISSELL, MATTDIRECTED TATTON & CREATED BROWN, BY FLORENCE EDGE, KYLE FISHER, FAYE HUDDLESTON,Jon Conway CRAIG JONES, LIZL JOOSTE, ADAM KENT,EXECUTIVE PATRICIA PRODUCERS KENT, ANDREW LANE, Jon Conway & Quintin Young CRYSTAL MAIN,COSTUME MARK-BRUCE DESIGNS SASNOVSKI, SARAH ST.Dance GEORGE, Sport International and GARY WRIGHT MUSICAL SUPERVISOR ChoreographedRick Coates by ANTON DuLIGHTING BEKE and Peter Kramer Additional Sequences Staged By TOUR DIRECTOR Directed and Created By ALAN HARDING Quintin Young JON CONWAY

Executive Producers Costume Designs JON CONWAY and QUINTIN YOUNG DANCE SPORT INTERNATIONAL

Musical Supervisor Lighting Tour Director RICK COATES PETER KRAMER QUINTIN YOUNG

Friday, October 3, 2008, 8:00 PM Saturday, October 4, 2008, 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM Sunday, October 5, 2008, 3:00 PM

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

15 CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS BIOGRAPHIESSeason 08/09 (Host) was born Mary Frances younger brothers. She began her singing career at age 7 in a Reynolds in 1932 in El Paso, . She moved with her local talent show. After singing in her church choir, she was family to Burbank, California, when she was 7 years old. At offered the cantor position for the 1,500-person congregation 16, she won the Miss Burbank beauty pageant. Two of the at age 11. Funicelli performed lead roles in Hair, Songs for a judges were film studio talent scouts who offered her a screen New World, and Footloose. Her theater experience quickly test, a contract, and a new name. Her next big break came broadened her interest in acting for film and television. She in Three Little Words, starring Fred Astaire and Skelton, was the host of a syndicated television show on CNN/CN8 in which she portrayed Helen Kane, the Boop-Boop-A- at age 15 and was also able to make her first studio recording Doop girl of the late . A subsequent performance in as a solo vocalist. She was inducted into the International Two Weeks With Love convinced the legendary L.B. Mayer Thespian Society, was crowned senior prom queen, and to choose her for the leading female role in Singin’ in the voted “Most Talented.” She moved to and Rain with Gene Kelly and Donald O’Connor. Reynolds has performed with Kathleen Battle at Ashford & Simpson’s appeared in more than 50 films, includingTammy and the Sugar Bar. She continued singing, acting, and dance training Bachelor, How the West Was Won, and The Unsinkable Molly at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA). Brown, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. Funicelli enrolled in the AMDA bicoastal program and Her more recent film credits includeMother with Albert graduated from the Los Angles location. Her debut Pop Brooks, In and Out with Kevin Kline, and Halloweentown album is currently in production and is soon to be released. for the Disney Channel. Reynolds has been featured on Her most recent television appearance was on Passions. She countless television programs, including Will & Grace as has also landed a role in the film Lucky Loser (Sundance) and Bobbi Adler. She has starred in numerous stage musicals, has worked on the music video The Click Five. She is thrilled including Get Your Gun, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, and honored to return to the stage with the cast of Simply and Broadway’s Irene and Woman of the Year. In 2008, Ballroom, having previously headlined in its debut at the Reynolds returned to Irene in Perth, Australia, to guest star Golden Nugget in Las Vegas. Funicelli lives in Los Angeles as Mrs. Geraldine O’Dare. She has performed her nightclub where she remains grounded and thankful for all the gifts act in every major city in the United States, Australia, and from God. England. In her 60th year of show business, she is still on the SAM KANE (Singer) toured throughout the United road an average of 42 weeks a year. She has been a life-long Kingdom in Carousel as Billy Bigelow and Jigger Craigin, supporter and fund-raiser for the Girl Scouts and is president Boogie Nights as Roddy O’Neil, and Seven Brides for Seven of the Thalians, a charitable organization and clinic that has Brothers as Adam Pontipee. Kane is most recognized as provided mental health care services to more than 1 million Peter Phelan in Coronation Street. After graduating from patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. the Theatre School with honors, he started his Since the late 1960s, she has been actively involved in career in the comedy Bread as the television producer. In collecting and preserving Hollywood memorabilia by 2006, Kane played the con man Gary Brown in Hollyoaks. gathering thousands of costumes, props, and mementos from After college, he joined the South Pacificcast and toured the Hollywood’s studios and great performers from the silent United Kingdom and Japan. He appeared with the London screen era. Reynolds and her son Todd have established the Philharmonic Orchestra in a Valentine’s Day concert at The Hollywood Motion Picture Museum to house her collection. Barbican and the Symphony Hall. Kane has The 44,000-square-foot museum will be located on Belle also presented for Granada Television shows, including Wish Island Village in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. It is next to You Were Here and Soap Fever. He then became the team Dolly Parton’s amusement park, Dollywood, and will open captain on Night Fever for four series and appeared as a guest in 2009. Reynolds is reinforced by the love and support of on Celebrity Christmas Special of Gladiators, A Celebrity Special her children – Todd, author and actress Carrie Fisher, and of Fort Boyard, Lily Savage’s , Sandy Toksvigs’ granddaughter Billie Catherine. Call My Bluff, and Saturday Mornings Live and Kicking. Kane NICOLE FUNICELLI (Singer) grew up in a small has performed in numerous during Christmas town on the New Jersey coast with her parents and three Continued on page 17

16 seasons, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at provincialCERRITOS and national CENTER titles. FOR They THE also PERFORMING competed on ARTSthe ,Season Wimbledon, 08/09 and Nottingham; and Goldilocks and Freestyle circuit and won the Gauteng Provincial and South the Three Bears and Robin Hood at Wolverhampton. His first African National Championship titles in Rock ‘n’ Roll and appearance in Snow White was at Darlington where he met . In 2004, they won the Provincial Championships his wife, . Kane made his directorial debut and took second place at the Open South African National and broke every box office record. He made Championships. In 2005, they won the Provincial and his professional stage debut at the Theatre Royal Plymouth South African National Open Latin titles. Sasnovski and in with Gemma Craven and Bertice Reading. Jooste moved to London in 2006 to continue training and to Kane has been touring with Hot Flush – a new musical – gain international experience. They now live in , alongside , , and . Texas, and train with Michael Wentink. FLORENCE EDGE (Dancer) was born into a GARY WRIGHT (Dancer) was born in Liverpool, performing family and started dance training at her mother’s England, and started dancing at age 10. He trained in school when she was 3 years old. She began competing as a all styles of dance, including Disco, Freestyle, Jazz, Ballet, child and has worked her way up through the ranks dancing Ballroom, and Latin American. He quickly established around the world. She was a Juvenile and Junior British himself as one of the top Ballroom and Latin American Finalist and a U.K. Youth Finalist. Edge also appears in the Junior dancers representing England in the Great Britain Ultimate Craze DVD and CBeebies Space Junior Team, Ballroom, Latin, and World 10 Dance Pirates for the BBC. She is trained in all aspects of theater Championships. He has also visited championship events and has appeared in four Pantomimes at Buxton Opera in Turin, Moscow, Prague, Italy, Holland, Singapore, and the House and in the Turn on the Taps U.K. tour. Edge joined the United States. He placed seventh representing England in cast of Simply Ballroom touring the United Kingdom at 16. the IDSF World Youth Championships. With his partner FAYE HUDDLESTON (Dancer) started dancing he has won the British National Under 21 Championships, at age 3 and has been competing since age 7, representing United Kingdom Closed Under 21 Championships, runner the Northwest at Tower in Ballroom and Latin. up in the International Under 21 Championships, and Huddleston and her partner have been with the show since second place in the Dutch Open Championships. Wright it opened in 2005 in their hometown of at the also performs in demonstrations, charity events, and on Lowry Theatre. After touring for 18 months with Simply television. He appeared on South African television in a Ballroom in the United Kingdom, she then performed at the version of with the Simply Ballroom Golden Nugget in Las Vegas for six months. The show has company. In 2006, he toured with in the United also taken Huddleston to South Africa and Dubai and to the Kingdom, South Africa, and Dubai. charity events Scope and the Telethon – America’s version of KYLE FISHER and VICTORIA BISSELL (Dancers) Comic Relief. have been dancing together for three years. Fisher started MARK-BRUCE SASNOVSKI and LIZL JOOSTE dancing Ballroom and Latin at age 10 and Bissell started (Dancers) have been dancing together since 2002. Sasnovski with various styles, including Ballroom and Latin, at age 4. was born in South Africa in 1985 and started dancing at They have competed worldwide and throughout the United age 7. He started Freestyle dancing for four years and then Kingdom. As a duo, they have been U.K Closed and British trained in Latin American at age 11. Jooste was born in Closed Finalists, won the British Allied Ballroom and Latin South Africa in 1987 and started dancing at age 6. She Championships, and won the Isle of Man Championships. trained in Modern and Jazz and then Latin American at age They have represented England in various competitions in 10. She danced social Latin American until her parents Germany, Malta, Ireland, Sweden, Isle of Man, Turkey, and entered her into the competitive dance world. Sasnovski Italy. In 2007, Fisher and Bissell joined the cast of Simply and Jooste’s first major success was winning the 2002 Ballroom. Gauteng Provincial Championship. In 2003, they qualified CRAIG JONES (Dancer) was born in Liverpool, for the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) World England, and began dancing at age 5. He trained in Youth Championships in Singapore. That same year, the duo Ballroom and Latin American dancing. He established was undefeated in all competitions in its hometown, winning Continued on page 18

17 himself as one of the top Juvenile dancers in the country, He was CERRITOSa member of CENTER the cast FORfor two THE years PERFORMING performing ARTS havingSeason appeared 08/09 on ’s My Kind of throughout New Zealand with top singers and entertainers. People. Jones finished third in the Under British Open 10 In 2006, he moved to the United Kingdom and in 2008, he Dance World Championships. He was selected at age 10 to joined the cast of Simply Ballroom. represent Great Britain in the British Team, in the Junior SARAH ST. GEORGE (Dancer) trained at Laine Blackpool Dance Festival, and by age 11 was ranked in the Theatre Arts in Epsom in Surrey, England. She has top three of the United Kingdom’s Under 12 for Ballroom performed in many summer productions throughout the and Latin. At age 12, Jones was ranked in the top 12 in United Kingdom and was an original cast member of the world for 12- and 13-year olds. He finished third in the the Boogie Nights U.K. tour and West End at the Savoy Under 16 British National Ballroom Championships. He is Theatre. St. George has also toured with Spirit of the Dance also a two-time British North of England Finalist. He was around the world as a performer and a dance captain. She selected at age 15 to represent Great Britain in the Junior entertained the troops in Bosnia and the Falklands as a British Team and ranked first for Ballroom and . dancer and choreographer for the dance group Under Wraps. He started his career at age 16 and remained in the top six St. George also performed with Billy Pearce and Jimmy in the United Kingdom for Ballroom and Latin Under 21. Osmond for a record-breaking season of Boogie Nights at the Jones was invited to dance at Night of 100 Stars. He finished Blackpool Tower Grand Ballroom and returned last year as fifth in the United Kingdom and throughout his dance dance captain for the 10th Anniversary Tour with Antony career has been a finalist in many national championships. Costa and Alvin Stardust. Recently, she choreographed He has performed in demonstrations across the country Cover Girls and performed in Simply Ballroom at the Golden and alongside for the NHS 60th Anniversary Nugget in Las Vegas. St. George has performed in many celebrations at St. George’s Hall in Liverpool, England. Pantomimes for Qdos Entertainment. Last Christmas, she Recently, he and his competitive partner finished fourth in was in Northampton with David and Sophie Lawrence the United Kingdom and Closed Under 21 Championships choreographing for the sixth year. Her television in 2008. credits include Noel’s House Party, Generation Game, Night ANDREW LANE (Dancer) was born in 1986 and Fever, TFI Friday, and . has specialized in Latin American and Ballroom dancing ADAM KENT (Dancer) has been dancing for more since age 6. He started competing in “Medalist of the Year” than 20 years. His successful partnership with his sister competitions at age 7, winning many titles in each age group. Patricia Kent has allowed him to compete, perform, and Lane has performed in Simply Ballroom since its premiere represent Australia around the world. After competing in 2005 in his Manchester hometown and has toured with and training for 16 years in Australia and London with the the show throughout the United Kingdom and the United world’s leading coaches, Kent decided to move to the United States. The highlight of his career was performing in States in order to concentrate on performing. Since then, Simply Ballroom and the original production of Cover Girls he has appeared as a dancer in the movie version of at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas. He was then invited the Broadway spectacular Rent, was in the promo for So You to perform on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. In 2007, he Think You Can Dance, traveled throughout the United States performed in (The Alban Arena, St. Albans) and as a feature dancer in Clay Aiken’s The Joyful Noise Tour, and was assistant stage manager. can be seen in numerous television performances. Kent has MATT TATTON BROWN (Dancer) was born in performed alongside Michael Bolton, , and Watford, London. He moved to New Zealand at age 4 and for , Larry King, and . He also was raised on the North Shore of Auckland City. He started launched the opening of That’s Dancing studio, performing dancing at age 11 (admittedly to meet girls), then found with the late Betty Pounder, who was the choreographer for he really enjoyed it. He competed in New Zealand as an Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. amateur between 1998 and 2003, gaining a few New Zealand PATRICIA KENT’s (Dancer) passion for dance national titles and occasionally going to Australia to compete began at age 5. She has partnered with her brother Adam in the Nationals competition. Brown quit competing Kent for the past 20 years and has competed, performed, and in 2003 and in 2004, joined New Zealand top corporate represented Australia around the world. Kent relocated to entertainment dance troupe The Candy Lane Dancers. Continued on page 19

18 the United States to pursue performing after several years shows onCERRITOS BBC Radio CENTER Oxford. FOR Having THE dancedPERFORMING since he ARTS was of Seasoncompetitive training 08/09 in London. Since then, she has 14 years old, Du Beke has collected a number of worldwide performed alongside Michael Bolton, Wayne Newton, and and British awards and achievements in Ballroom. He has for Oprah Winfrey, Larry King, and Quincy Jones. Kent also trained in Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, and Modern. traveled throughout the United States as a featured dancer Du Beke and Boag are the choreographers for Simply Ballroom in Clay Aiken’s The Joyful Noise Tour. She also performed in and made a special guest appearance in a gala performance the Tango scene for the film version ofRent and was featured at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 2006. The show was in the promo for So You Think You Can Dance. filmed for DVD by Universal Pictures. In 2007, hisDance CRYSTAL MAIN (Dancer) was born in 1981 and as Class was published by Kyle Cathie, Ltd., a step-by-step guide a Junior, was ranked No. One in Ballroom and No. Two in for Ballroom and Latin written and created by Latin representing England in the World Championships. Du Beke and featuring Boag and . In 2008, She was the Closed U.K. Ballroom, Latin, and 10 Dance Du Beke performed with the City of Birmingham Symphony Champion and placed fifth in the Open British Youth Orchestra and presented the BBC Radio Nottingham’s Annual Ballroom Championships. Main was ranked third in Family Concert. Amateur for Ballroom. For the past five years, she has been ERIN BOAG (Choreographer) was born in New teaching on cruise ships and at the Lait Dance Club – one of Zealand, and at age 3, started training in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, the most successful dance schools in East Anglia in England. Ballroom, and Latin. At age 15, she visited Australia to For the last two Christmas seasons, she performed at The watch a Ballroom competition and three years later became Orchard Theatre in Dick Whittington starring Jim New Zealand’s 10 Dance Amateur champion. In 1994, Davidson, and at the Cliffs Pavilion in England in Cinderella Boag moved to Australia to further her career. In 1997, she with . met and within a year they won the New ANTON Du BEKE (Choreographer) is best known Zealand Championships in 1998 and 1999. They entered for starring in Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One. Du Beke the International Dance Championships at the Royal Albert has made Ballroom queens of celebrities CBE, Hall, then turned professional in 2002. They placed third OBE, and and . He in their first professional competition at Blackpool Tower. reached the semifinals for the first series with Garrett, and Their competition achievements include the International his partner for the 2007 series was television journalist and Dance Teachers Association Classic Champions in 2003 presenter . Du Beke and his professional and 2004; Ballroom Dancers Federation finalists in 2003; partner Erin Boag have collected national and international British National finalists in 2002, 2003, and 2004; United dance awards for more than 10 years. In 2004, he teamed Kingdom and International Rising Star Finalist in 2003; and up with Garrett again for a gala concert in Leeds, England, UBC Canadian champions in 2002. Boag became nationally and broadcast on BBC Two. In 2006, he choreographed famous when she appeared on Strictly Come Dancing and took part in Dancing in the Street on BBC One, was part partnering with rugby player Martin Offiah, Julian of the BBC Two drama documentary King of Waltzes, and Clary, Olympic medalist Colin Jackson, and ex-Manchester was a guest presenter on City Hospital. Du Beke has also United goal keeper Peter Schmeichel. She was reunited with made television guest appearances on Celebrity Star Spell, Jackson for the 2006 Christmas Special and won. Her other Test the Nation, The Weakest Link Celebrity Special, Question television appearances include a regular guest, dancer, and of Sport Christmas Special, ’s Big Finish, Who coach on Strictly Dance Fever, Test the Nation, and Dancing in Wants to Be a Millionaire Christmas Celebrity Special, Rob the Street. She performed for His Royal Highness the Brydon’s Annually Retentive and , and Good of Wales in the 2004 Royal Variety Performance. Boag is in Morning Television on ITV1. In 2007, he competed in the demand in the business world where she presents Ballroom new BBC Two series Underdogs and was a featured coach dancing as an exercise in team building for executives. She and choreographer in the new Brian Conley series Let Me is thrilled to have choreographed Simply Ballroom with Entertain You. He has appeared live in concert with Claire Du Beke. She also designed many of the 150 Ballroom Sweeney and and has presented for several dresses in the show and is the production associate. g

19 Season 08/09 CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents THE OSMOND BROTHERS Friday, October 10, 2008, 8:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHY With 77 million albums sold, more than 30 Gold were voted “Best Musical Variety Act of 1974” and won the records, and a People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Musical 1975 People’s Choice Award for America’s “Favorite Musical Group,” this band of brothers – which features Jay, Jimmy, Group.” and Wayne – continues to appeal to fans since being The band transitioned from Pop to Country music in discovered five decades ago. Created in 1957 as a Barbershop the early ’80s. The move was embraced by fans and critics. quartet that appeared at the Utah state fairs and amusement Billboard magazine honored The Osmond Brothers with the parks, THE OSMOND BROTHERS was hired in 1962 by “Breakthrough Award” in 1982 and also named the band a Disney talent scout to perform the “No. One New Singles Group at . That led to an of the Year.” The Country Music appearance on The Association nominated the siblings Show, where the young boys for “Best New Group of the Year.” captured the hearts of Americans In 1992, after 35 years of who fell in love with their touring, The Osmond Brothers wholesome image. The brothers purchased a theater in Branson, became a regular act on the popular Missouri, where the siblings , and they accompanied continue to perform for sell-out Williams on his cross-country concert tours for nearly two crowds. The production was voted “Best Show in Branson” years, further broadening their fan base. When The Andy in 1996 and 1997. Williams Show ended, the family band moved on to The Jerry Each brother enjoys success individually as well. Jay Lewis Show. Osmond is a world-class drummer who has released the solo By 1970, ’ talents and unique ability to album It’s About Time. has recorded two transcend musical genres attracted MGM Records, which Gold albums and one Platinum record. His 2002 Keep the helped catapult the group to global recognition. What Fire Burnin’ album was well-received in the United States followed were standing-room-only engagements coast and the United Kingdom. – a master on to coast and sellout world tours. By 1971, The Osmond the flute, clarinet, saxophone, violin, banjo, piano, drums, Brothers had accumulated nine Gold records, surpassing the guitar, and bagpipe – wrote many of the group’s hit songs in single-year totals of Gold albums by and Elvis. the 1970s. He has starred in the adventure-comedy It Nearly The group’s hit singles – such as , Down by the Wasn’t Christmas. Lazy River, and – made the siblings a The Osmond Brothers’ timeless appeal is evident in the worldwide sensation. 2003 Greatest Country Hits album. The family was honored In 1973, The Osmond Brothers toured Europe and that year for its achievement in the entertainment industry sparked the “Osmond-mania” phenomenon. The siblings with a star on the legendary . g

20 Season 08/09 CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents

Saturday, October 11, 2008, 8:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHY BOZ SCAGGS grew up in Texas when the South was featured the Billboard hit Heart of Mine. The New York Times immersed in R&B, Soul, Rock, and Blues. In high school extolled the Pop-Soul album for its “edgy streetwise lyrics.” he teamed with buddy Steve Miller, who later also became a In the early 1990s, Scaggs signed with Virgin Records and successful Blues-Rock guitarist-singer-songwriter. After high released the Grammy-nominated Blues collection Come on school, Scaggs spent years traveling, taking in the R&B scene Home and the critically acclaimed 2001 R&B album Dig, in Europe and performing on sidewalks and in nightclubs. In which Rolling Stone called “smooth yet gritty.” 1967, he headed to San Francisco, where he joined the Steve Accompanied by an acoustic Jazz quartet, Scaggs Miller Blues Band, which helped to revolutionize American released 2003’s But Beautiful, a collection of standards done Rock ‘n’ Roll. After cutting two albums with Miller, Scaggs in traditional fashion that debuted at No. One on the Jazz made his U.S. solo debut, the self-titled Boz Scaggs, for charts. The album was well-received in Europe and the . United States. Rolling Stone hailed, “Boz Scaggs is hardly the In 1971, Scaggs joined Columbia Records where he first Rock star to turn toward the classic American songbook, made a string of albums, including Moments, Boz Scaggs & but few have ever done it with the soulful ease he does on Band, and My Time. He followed with 1974’s , But Beautiful.” Jazz Times concurred, lauding his “impeccably in which he paid tribute to . Two years later, good taste and vocal otherworldliness that’s at once starting Scaggs’ acclaimed quadruple-Platinum album and arresting.” was released, featuring the popular singles and Scaggs’ newest collection of standards Speak Low, is his Lowdown, which won a Grammy Award for “Best Rhythm first studio album in five years. The album is a collaboration & Blues Song.” Rolling Stone said, “His beautiful voice with Grammy award-winning producer-arranger Gil could easily hold its own on any street corner in New York.” Goldstein. On the album, Scaggs interprets works by Edward Scaggs’ 1980 album Middle Man produced two Top 20 hits – Kennedy Ellington, John H. Mercer, and Richard Rodgers and Jojo. and Lorenz Hart. g Scaggs then took an eight-year hiatus from the music industry. He returned in 1988 with , which

21 Season 08/09 CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents KITTY MARGOLIS Opening for Sunday, October 12, 2008, 3:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHIES Jazz vocal legend KITTY MARGOLIS won over Her first big break came in 1988 when she appeared on crowds with her raw energy, soaring voice, and off-the-cuff ’s . Her unique sassy blend of humor. The New York Times called her “a frolicsome and comedy won over fans and critics and inspired the acclaimed exceedingly musical singer” who “exercises a fortunate HBO specials Born to Be Mild and Rita Rudner: Married affinity for songbook standards.” The San Francisco Chronicle Without Children. She performed to enthusiastic crowds deems the singer, who combines deep roots in the Jazz coast to coast, and her tours quickly sold out in Australia and tradition with an innovative vision, “an exhilarating and England. imaginative Jazz vocalist of the highest order.” In 2000, MGM Grand in Las Vegas invited Rudner to Margolis began attracting attention from critics perform at its theater for six weeks. The show became one worldwide in 1988 with the release of her first CD,Live at of the hottest tickets in town, and MGM management built the Jazz Workshop. That same year she made her first of eight Rudner her own venue – the $1.2-million, 450-seat Cabaret appearances at the Monterey Jazz Festival and began an Theater at the New York New York hotel. In 2006, the act international touring career. moved to Harrah’s casino and continued to delight flocks of Margolis’ 1994 album Evolution was called “the best fans, prompting the Las Vegas Review-Journal to name Rudner Jazz vocal disc in years” by the San Francisco Examiner. the “Best Comedian” in Sin City for the last five years in a Nominated for the California Music Award for “Best Jazz row. Album,” Margolis’ Left Coast Life was named the No. One The stand-up comedienne also is the author of Tickled vocal Jazz recording in 2001 by the International Association Pink; Turning the Tables; Rita Rudner’s Guide to Men; the for Jazz Education Journal, and her latest CD, Heart & Soul: best-seller Naked Beneath My Clothes: Tales of a Revealing Live in San Francisco, was chosen a Top 10 Jazz CD of 2004 by Nature; and the 2008 I Still Have It…I Just Can’t Remember Newsday. Where I Put It: Confessions of a Fiftysomething. Rudner At age 15, RITA RUDNER moved to New York to wrote, produced, and starred in the award-winning romantic study Ballet and pursue a career as a Broadway dancer. She comedy Peter’s Friends, featuring and Hugh appeared in the original productions of and Mack & Laurie. Mabel. Rudner quickly transitioned from dancing in the Rudner recently recorded her first television special in chorus line to doling out punch lines. Inspired by over a decade. Rita Rudner: Live From Las Vegas premiered , , and , Rudner on PBS in June 2008, in conjunction with a DVD release. g developed her signature brand of neurotic comedy.

22 Season 08/09 CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents GORDON LIGHTFOOT

Friday, October 17, 2008, 8:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHY GORDON LIGHTFOOT captured the attention of Highway and the No. One Sundown. He achieved the No. America’s mainstream audiences with the Top 10 single If Two position on the U.S. music charts with The Wreck of the You Could Read My Mind from the album Sit Down Young Edmund Fitzgerald, which was inspired by a Newsweek article Stranger. about the tragic freighter that sank during a storm. The With five Grammy nominations, scores of Platinum credited Lightfoot with securing “the vessel’s and Gold albums, 17 Juno Awards, and the Juno Hall of place in modern folklore.” The song reached the top spot in Fame Award, Lightfoot is best known for his soulful voice Canada and still gets heavy on classic Rock stations. and moving lyrics. A recipient of the prestigious Order of The musician followed with another Top 40 hit, The Circle Is Canada award, the prolific singer-songwriter was inducted Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes). into the Canada Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Canadian Lightfoot’s enduring success continued in the 1980s Country Hall of Fame in 2001. with the albums Shadows and Salute. The 1993 album Lightfoot came to prominence in Canada in the Waiting for You was favorably received, as was 1998’s A 1960s with Lightfoot, followed by The Way I Feel and Did Painter Passing Through. His four-CD box set, Songbook, is an She Mention My Name? His intoxicating blend of Country, 88-song anthology that has received critical acclaim, further Folk, and Rock appealed to music legends eager to record proving his enduring popularity. his songs, including Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Johnny In 2002, minutes before a concert, Lightfoot suffered Cash, and . The popular trio Peter, Paul an aneurysm that left him comatose. It was uncertain if he and Mary sang Lightfoot’s For Lovin’ Me and Early Morning would ever perform again. The musician awakened weeks Rain. Country performer Marty Robbins delivered a hit with later to discover that he had survived not only the aneurysm, Lightfoot’s Ribbon of Darkness, and Elvis Presley climbed but also stomach cancer. Lightfoot underwent extensive the music charts with his own rendition of Lightfoot’s Early surgeries and was bedridden for months. Yet he was able Morning Rain. to complete and release the 2004 Harmony album, which In the ’70s, Lightfoot emerged on the American music garnered great critical and popular acclaim. That same year, scene with the iconic If You Could Read My Mind. His Lightfoot was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall singles topped the Billboard charts, with the Top 10 Carefree of Fame. g

23 Season 08/09 CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS presents THE WINDBORNE SYMPHONY PERFORMS THE MUSIC OF LED ZEPPELIN Featuring Guest Conductor BRENT HAVENS

and Vocalist RANDY JACKSON

Saturday, October 18, 2008, 8:00 PM

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

BIOGRAPHIES Bridging the gulf between Rock ‘n’ Roll and Classical in Boston, Massachusetts, transcribed Led Zeppelin hits from music, THE MUSIC OF LED ZEPPELIN pays tribute 10 original albums, following exact line arrangements and to the legendary band, whose hits Stairway to Heaven, using the orchestra solely for enhancement. The result is a Heartbreaker, Immigrant Song, and Black Dog helped earn symphonic-Rock hybrid production – enhanced by elaborate the group the top spot on VH1’s list of “100 Greatest Hard arena-concert lighting – that has delighted fans. Rock Artists” of all time. The works of Led Zeppelin, whom The lead guitarist-songwriter-vocalist for the Rock band The New York Times has deemed “the granddaddy of Heavy Zebra, RANDY JACKSON – whose voice has long been Metal,” take on a rich orchestral edge as the 50-piece THE likened to Led Zeppelin’s lead singer Robert Plant – belts out WINDBORNE SYMPHONY and a full Rock band deliver the hits in this orchestral-Rock tribute. Jackson’s first foray a note-for-note interpretation of the band’s songs. into recording success began with the self-titled Zebra album, The production has played to wide acclaim in Atlanta, released on Atlantic Records in 1983. Critically acclaimed Georgia; Denver, Colorado; Jacksonville, Florida; and for its lush Rock sounds, due in large part to Jackson’s searing Buffalo, New York. The project’s appeal is largely due to the lead vocals and soaring guitar leads, the album became the music’s authenticity. When the concept was first discussed fastest selling debut record by a group in Atlantic Records’ in 1994, conductor-arranger BRENT HAVENS wanted to history. The Jackson-penned single Who’s Behind the Door stay true to the original, familiar elements of Led Zeppelin’s garnered serious notice in the press and was instrumental in sound. Havens, who trained at the forming legions of Zebra fans almost instantly. g

24 ForSeason Your 08/09 Information CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

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) 916-8500, DOCTORS AND PARENTS should leave their seating or online at www.cerritoscenter.com. Mail orders are processed locations with exchanges or sitters and have them call as they are received. Tickets cannot be reserved without (562) 916-8508 in case of an emergency. 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. PHONIC EAR LIGHTWEIGHT WIRELESS HEADSETS Special tours can be arranged by calling (562) 916-8530. for the hearing impaired are available in the Coat Room at no cost. To obtain a headset, a driver’s license or major credit card PARKING is always free in the spacious lots adjacent to the is required and is returned upon receipt of the equipment at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. close of the performance.

FULL-SERVICE BARS are located in the Grand Lobby on the WHEELCHAIR locations are available in various areas of the Orchestra level and at the Gold Circle level. Refreshments are Auditorium. Please contact the Ticket Office at (800) 300-4345. not allowed in the Auditorium. LATECOMERS will be seated at the discretion of the house SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED in any City facility. staff at an appropriate pause in the program.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL technicians are on duty at all CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION VIEWING is available in performances. If you need first aid, contact an usher for the Lobby of each seating level and at the Lobby bar. assistance. THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING RESTROOMS are located behind the Grand Staircase on the ARTS’ Auditorium and Sierra Room are available for special Orchestra level and at the Grand Staircase Landing on the Gold events on a rental basis. For more information, please call Special Circle level. Event Services at (562) 916-8510, ext. 2827.

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Friends of Arts Education at the Cerritos Center Its’ for the Kids! It is our belief that when you bring the arts into the lives of children, you give them new ways to see the world.

The Friends of Arts Education is a non-profit organization that recognizes the arts as a vital and indispensable part of a comprehensive education. We strive to ensure that all children in our communities have an opportunity to experience the power and beauty of the performing arts. The arts are an integral part of cultural literacy; they encourage creativity, critical thinking and problem solving. The arts enable students to build self-esteem and self- discipline as well as teach cooperation and effective expression. Research shows that integrating the arts into the school curriculum improves academic achievement, motivates attendance, increases test scores, and promotes involvement. AESOP’s Fables All our programs are free of charge to schools. We serve more than 86,000 children, teachers, and families every year!

Jim Jim West— The Friends programs are designed to support the California State Board of Education Visual and Performing Arts standards for kindergarten through grade 12. We offer: x Daytime Educational Performances by world-class artists x Professional Development Workshops for teachers x Creative Expressions program for students x Performing Arts Scholarships for high school seniors x Family Arts Festival for all ages x Art S.M.A.R.T. activities for at-risk youth detainees Upcoming Friends Events Annual Friends Performing Arts Scholarship Presentation Monday, February 23, 2009 - 7:00 pm Join us to honor the 2009 Scholarship recipients in Classical Voice, Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music and Musical Theater. A special ten-year retrospective will feature past Scholarship winners who are now succesful professional artists. Please RSVP by calling (562) 916-1296. FREE!

We are very proud of our programs and hope you will consider joining us in the work we do!

To find out more about the Friends, make a donation or get involved, please contact the Friends office at 562.916-1271- or visit us online at www.friendsofaecc.com

Friends of Arts Education at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, CA 90703

26 TheSeason Friends 08/09 of Arts Education CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PLATINUM CIRCLE [$12,500 - above] BRONZE CIRCLE [$1,250 - $2,499] Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo • The Boeing Company Anonymous • John & Jo Bakulich • John Baley • Brian & Pat BP America Inc. • The City of Cerritos • Fred & Carmen Davidson Michael & Melanie Broad • Mel & Row Briggs • Larry & Linda Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation • Don & Shoreen Eakin • The Burton/The Hada Family • George & Laura Canales/GC Gettys Family • Dr. Gary & Roberta Hopkins • Bonnie & Mary Construction Co., Inc. • Frank Cardone • Lucy & Kingsbury Hudson • Sherman & Gloria Kappe • Los Angeles County Arts Conner In Memory of Dana Patrick Conner • John Daley • Larry Commission • Los Angeles County Supervisor Don & Julie Knabe & Jane Dicus • Shirley Dohrman • Connie & Jim Edwards • Ronald Dr. & Mrs. Philip I. Kress • Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Lomelil • William & & Delores Eveland • Sheila A. Fulmis • Vicki Gutman/Notes by Vicki Lorraine McCune Family Foundation • Dan Neyenhuis • Bev & Judith Hada • Edward & Esther Ho • Bob & Marianne Hughlett George Ray/Lefiell • Kay & Harvey Stover • Target • UPS James Jenkins • Robert & Barbara Jerome • Roy A. Jones • Al & Lou Weingart Foundation • Jane & Sonny Yada • Yamaha Corporation Kaku • Jim & Karen King • Jack & Jacky Kleyh • Gregory & Sheri of America Kling • Keith & Sharon Kuroyama • Mary & Robert LaFrance Maynard & Patricia Law • Ray & Kathleen Lovell • John F. Martin, GOLD CIRCLE [$6,250 - $12,499] CPA & Assoc., Inc. • Sidney & Sondra Melnick • Frank & Sandy Abelstik/Alan Syzdek • John H. & Betty A. Adams Trust • Ken & Micheletti • Don & Delores Munro • Danny N. Ogawa • Harold & Lynn Boshart • B & B Stables/Bob & Mary Buell • Ralph & Betty Peacock • Roya & Bob Phillips • Jane & Paul Pratt • Ron & Genevieve Choy • Mr. & Mrs. Dan Ciauri • John & Louise Suzanne Rector • Rick & Diane Renaker • Phil Rettger & Dianne Dellasanta • Roland, Anna & Michael Dennis • Gary & Jeanette Bell-Rettger • In Memory of G.A. & Morene Rogers/Gerald L. Faris Frank • Jim & Nancy Gaines • Melinda Kimsey & Family • Mr. & Marjorie Rosenberg & Carol Smith • Martin Ruby • Joseph D. Sears Mrs. Robert Lienau, Jr. • Los Angeles Arts Commission • Mainly William Sedlak • Cindy Shilkret • Edwin & Joyce Smith Seconds Pottery, Plants & Things • Ruth McClure • Dennis & Soroptomist International of Artesia-Cerritos • Susan Sung Marilyn McGorman • Timothy & Carol McMahon • Pacific Life Marge Tanaka • Michi & Ron Tanimoto • Michele Vice-Maslin • Gary Foundation • Bonita Pilgram-Perkins • James & Karen Schultz • Art Whitener/Trim-Lok, Inc. • Janice Wilbur • Woman’s Club of Artesia- & Marilynn Segal • Sharyne Snyder • George & Ruri Sugimoto Cerritos Roy & Marge Tanaka • Ronald Weber • Scott & Donna White CERRITOS CIRCLE [$600 - $1,249] SILVER CIRCLE [$2,500 - $6,249] Joseph Aldama • Dale Becker • Sheldon & Rita Jennings • Isaac Dr. Gary A. Afferino & Dr. Betty C. Tai • Larry C. Anduha & Hedy Kawamoto • Dr. & Mrs. Han-Pin Kan • Dennis & Vonnie Kinoshita Harrison-Anduha • Anonymous • Astor Broadcast Group • Nick & Los Cerritos Center • Brian & Terri Mayeda • Mr. & Mrs. Carl D. Nancy Baker • Beringer & Associates, Inc. • Mary & Roy Blackburn McAulay • Betty McCown • John Molina • Stephen Morris Dr. & Mrs. Patrick Bushman • Martin D. Chavez • Robert Chavez Noontime Optimist Club of Cerritos • Joshua Rosman • Edward J. In Loving Memory of Patrice Ann Clifton/Felix & Jozell Gallion- & Tracy Simmons • Stephen Skinner & Deborah Orth • Nancy Sur Robertson • Gary & Patsy Connors • Joy Darling • Steve & Karen Smith • Walmart/Tammy Cannon • Jeanne Yanez Davenport • John Decker • Lloyd & Caroline de Llamas • Bill & Suzan DeYo • George & Amy Dominguez • Employees Community PATRON CIRCLE [$300 - $599] Fund of Boeing California • Dean & Karen Fisher • Manny & Cecilia Absolute Health Care • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Pi Sigma Gallardo • Michael & Gayle Garrity • Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Garvey Omega Chapter • Anonymous • Dr. & Mrs. John R. Apthore Ronald & Susan Gillaspie • Larry & Debe Graham • Dr. & Mrs. David & Kathy Bates • Dale Becker • Lester Boston • Lindy & Basia Robert & Susan Green • Laurence Harma & Sharon Reece Bressickello • Don & Sharron Brundige • Beneth L. Cain • Eileen Richard C. & Dian Herr • Hon. & Mrs. Philip H. Hickok • Sam & Castle • Dr. J. Dean • Stuart L. Farber • Joan & Marty Flax Deborah Hooper • Dr. & Mrs. David V. Hubbell • Hing & Doris Kay & Mary Jane Fujimura • Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Gershon Hung • Indymac Bank • Jan Janura • Kaczor/Irby Families • John H. Bob & Margarita Gomez • Rosemary Escalera Gutierrez Kendall • Greg & Jerylyn Kriha • Lakewood Regional Medical Alexsana Donne & Jeffrey Hartlove • Gilbert & Marsha Honeycutt Center • Dr. Soledad Lee • Dr. Allan Lifson & James Neuman, Herb Hundt • Ernest & Kay Ikuta • Steven & Diane Ito California Educational Consultant Group, Inc. • Robert & Karla Matthew & Roberta Jenkins • Karl Jefferson • Darryl Johnson Maez • Frank & Janet McCord • Michael & Marilyn McCullough Jerry & Sharyn Kelly • Ms. Nancy H. Kennedy • Sue & Stephen Klein David & Jeany McFarland • Lawrence & Diana Midland • Alvin Terry L. Koepke • Alain Gravel & Larry Kraft • Barry & Sandy Lakin Mundo • Nancy Nicola & Warren Lampkin • Allan & Caroline Charles & Laura Lee • Dr. & Mrs. Max B. Martinez • Clarence & Nakken • Stephen & Brenda Olson • Paul D. Orr, M.D. • A.J. Celia Masuo • Lester & Loreen Miyoshi • James Murakami • Robert Padelford & Son, Inc. • Mavis E. Petersen & Family • Salome & Shirley Murphy • Diana & Rick Needham, Prudential California Pichardo • Steven E. Potts • Gary Prince • Nikki & Dennis Repp Realty • Mr. & Mrs. Michael Nishida • Greg & Donna Nordbak Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California • Larry Gary & Christine Prem • & Danielle Raines • Mr. & Mrs. John & Sharon Sagert • Dr. & Mrs. Mark S. Schnitzer • Steve & Linda Richmond • Joyce Righetti Gary T & Laura Rose • The David Sam- Shaffer • Helen L. Sheffield • Wanda M. Slade • Mr. & Mrs. Bryan A. son Family • Ron, Judy & Lola Shiraishi • Sue & Richard Solomon Stirrat • Bob & Ann Stoffel • A.J. Taen • Donald & Sherry Tomeo Howard & Celia Spitzer • Harold & Edna Yamaguchi • Carol & Sab Verizon • Ms. Karen Trace-Verzani • Waffles of California • James Yamashita & Jill Webb • Walter & Phyllis White • Daniel J. & Linda M. Williams Dr. Winer/Woods Electric • Richard & Elena Zumel

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Present a ticket stub AFTER the completion of any evening show to receive a 10% discount (food only, excludes alcohol). Must be used same evening of the show.

Come in before the show and receive a 10% discount (food only, excludes alcohol) when you present a ticket for the show that day.

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