2013–2014 SEASON SPONSORS The City of Cerritos gratefully thanks our 2013–2014 Season Sponsors for their generous support of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. YOUR FAVORITE ENTERTAINERS, YOUR FAVORITE THEATER If your company would like to become a Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts sponsor, please contact the CCPA Administrative Offices at 562-916-8510. THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CCPA) thanks the following current CCPA Associates donors who have contributed to the CCPA’s Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fund was established in 1994 under the visionary leadership of the Cerritos City Council to ensure that the CCPA would remain a welcoming, accessible, and affordable venue 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. ENCORE Sandra and Bruce Dickinson Sylvia L. Osborne The Capital Group Companies Mrs. Abiatha Bynum Doss Bonnie Jo Panagos Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Curtis R. Eakin Carl B. Pearlston Eleanor and David St. Clair Richard Ertzman and Mary Mitchell Marilyn and Jim Peters Triangle Distributing Company Pat and Joe Esquivel Barbara Pinette Yamaha Judy and Robert Fisher Gwen and Gerry Pruitt Sharon Frank Robin Raymond HEADLINER Gayle and Michael Garrity Joan and Dick Redmayne The Gettys Family Margarita Gomez R.C. Reichelderfer Janet Gray Raejean C. Goodrich Rosalie Relleve Dr. HP Kan and Mrs. Della Kan William Goodwin Joan G. Robinson Art Segal In Memory of Marilynn Segal Beryl and Graham Gosling Laura and Gary Rose Masaye Stafford Timothy Gower Pam and Bruce Rose Alvena and Richard Graham Naif Salman Norma and Gary Greene Christiane and Dennis Salts OPENING ACT Roger Hale Sheri Sands Hedy Harrison-Anduha and Julie and Costa Hase Mario A. Sapitula Larry Anduha Donna and Carl Hinds Janed and Richard Sax Nancy and Nick Baker Patricia Hines Mary and Jeff Scherbarth Mary and Robert Buell Family Trust Dr. Richard Hochberg Mabel and Dennis Schoonover Virginia Czarnecki James Isbell Mr. and Mrs. John D. Schulte Jill and Rick Larson Terry L. Koepke Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Sciotto Celia and Clarence Masuo Shirley Kotsonis Kathleen Sidaris Pegleg Entertainment Bette and Ken Kurihara Steven Siefert Seal Methods, Inc. Linda and Harry Kusuda Susie and Neil Siegel Kathy and Derrick Lai Toula Smith FAN Emelita Latreille Philip Solomita Rebecca and Michael Aguilar Mr. and Mrs. Edward Le Blanc The Spears Cheryl Alcorn Dr. Trudy Le Clair and L Scott Takahashi and Susan Markee Joseph Aldama Mr. Ray Bradley Charles Veals Jennifer and Donna Andicochea June and Harold Leach Angela and Sinclair Wang Carmen V. Ayroso Sue and Paul Liles Elizabeth and Raymond Ward Barbara S. Behrens Barbara and Jim Lockwood Carol Webster and Chris Enterline Earl Blackmon Joyce and Barry Lovinger Julia Q. Weiman Mary Brough Mr. and Mrs. George Mabuni Sandee and Mike Welsh Kathy and Mark Brown Muysean and Peter Madden Tracy and James Winkler Cheryl and Kerry Bryan Gary Marlis Caron and Jeff Winston Florence P. Buchanan Dr. and Mrs. Donald McMillan Evelyn and Fred Wright Jan Burnett Lilas McPherson Worldwide Edison Cabacungan Ellie and Jim Monroe Candy and Jim Yee Yvonne and Dennis Cattell Toni and Tom Morgan Richard Yeh Drs. Frances and Philip Chinn James Murakami Annie and Tom Young Nancy and Lance Chontos Jean and Ardell Nease James Clancy Wendy and Mike Nelson IN MEMORIAM Claire E. Coleman Jill and Michael Nishida In Memory of C.C. Fan Chen Betty DeGarmo Ann and Clarence Ohara In Memory of Chun-Beo King Susanne and John DeHardt Melinda Beth Okimoto In Memory of Ben Pleasants Giving level designations are based on the cumulative giving of the named contributor. Lists are updated in July and January. To request a change to your listing, please call (562) 916-8510 or send an e-mail to [email protected]. 2 presents BALL IN THE HOUSE Opening for PATTI LABELLE Saturday, August 17, 2013, 8:00 PM There will be one 20-minute intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited. BIOGRAPHIES Known for her passionate stage performances and high- 1997 autobiography Don’t Block the Blessings and the 1998 octave range, the “Godmother of Soul” PATTI LABELLE and 2008 cookbooks LaBelle Cuisine: Recipes to Sing About blazed up music charts with hits such as Stir It Up and If You and Recipes for the Good Life, which were all on The New York Asked Me To. Times Best Sellers list. She also appeared in the filmA Sol- LaBelle discovered her voice while singing with the dier’s Story and the popular 1990s television series A Different church choir every Sunday. From those humble beginnings, World. LaBelle has her own signature line of BBQ sauces and she skyrocketed to fame as the legendary force behind the marinades under the Lady Marmalade Collection. No. One songs On My Own, If Only You Knew, The Right Opening the concert is BALL IN THE HOUSE, Kinda Lover, and Lady Marmalade. Her Top 20 hit The Best which “has everything you would expect to find in a suc- Is Yet to Come earned LaBelle her first solo Grammy nomi- cessful Pop/Rock band. … The one thing it doesn’t have is nation. Burnin’ struck Gold status and won the singer her instruments,” hailed The Boston Globe. first Grammy. She received another Grammy withLive! One Mixing Classic and Contemporary, the quintet blends Night Only. With more than 50 million records sold world- a wide range of influences, from R&B to Pop, Hip-Hop, and wide, LaBelle was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, Gospel. Band members Dave Guisti, Jon Ryan, Ryan Chap- the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame, and the Apollo Hall of Fame. pelle, Nels Urtel, and Suranjan Sen have performed with She also garnered the prestigious Legend Award from the The Beach Boys, Gladys Knight, The Jonas Brothers, Jessica World Music Awards. Simpson, Fantasia, Blondie, The Temptations, Smokey Rob- In addition to her singing career, LaBelle penned the inson, KC & The Sunshine Band, and Kool & the Gang. n 3 presents AN EVENING WITH BOOKER T. JONES, THE BAR-KAYS, WILLIAM BELL, EDDIE FLOYD, AND JEAN KNIGHT Saturday, August 24, 2013, 8:00 PM This performance will not include an intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited. BIOGRAPHIES The MEMPHIS MUSIC FEST features a roster of hits You Don’t Miss Your Water, Private Number, and Tryin’ all-time favorites, including Grammy winner Booker T. to Love Two. In 1997, Bell was inducted into the Georgia Jones, the group The Bar-Kays, Soul crooners William Bell Music Hall of Fame and he received the Rhythm and Blues and Eddie Floyd, and R&B songstress Jean Knight. Foundation’s R&B Pioneer Award. Bell was also inducted in “After all these years, he remains so soulful and so 2004 into the Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame. good,” NPR raved of BOOKER T. JONES, whom many One of the premier Southern “Soul Men” of the credit with changing the landscape of modern Soul music. 1960s, EDDIE FLOYD has a unique ability to combine With the hits Green Onions, Hang ’Em High, Time Is Tight, Pop sensibilities with a down-home approach and a smooth, and Melting Pot, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee soulful delivery. His hits have included Things Get Better and introduced Soul into the American mainstream. The Musi- the No. One song Knock on Wood, which has been covered cians Hall of Fame honoree boasts “Best Pop Instrumental by more than 60 different performers, including Count Album” Grammys for Potato Hole and The Road From Mem- Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Buddy Guy. Floyd was inducted phis. Jones also garnered a Grammy Lifetime Achievement into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. Award. His recent album, Sound the Alarm, resurrects the R&B songbird JEAN KNIGHT shattered the music Memphis sound. charts with the instant smash Mr. Big Stuff, which went THE BAR-KAYS, a Soul-R&B-Funk group, rocked double-Platinum and received a Grammy nomination the music charts with Son of Shaft and Boogie Body Land. The for “Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female.” More than Bar-Kays has a career total of 29 albums, including a Plati- 2 million copies of the tune were sold and it was awarded num album, five Gold albums, and 20 Top 10 singles, which Gold status. Her other hits include You Got the Papers But feature Hit & Run, Holy Ghost, and Certified True. Other hits I Got the Man and her version of the novelty hit My Toot include Everybody Wants That Love and Return of the Mack. Toot. In 2007, Knight was inducted into the Louisiana Soul crooner WILLIAM BELL is best known for the Music Hall of Fame. n 4 presents Friday, September 6, 2013, 8:00 PM Saturday, September 7, 2013, 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM 5 6 7 8 9 , 10 11 12 13 presents BOBBY VINTON Sunday, September 15, 2013, 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 When the British Invasion swept the United States in showed an early interest in Big Band music. A natural the mid-1960s, bringing with it the Beatles, Vinton main- performer, Vinton played the saxophone, clarinet, piano, and tained a steadfast hold on the music charts with Please Love trumpet. During a stint in the army, he played the trumpet Me Forever, the No.