Harris Center for the Performing Arts Program Guide March-June 2018

2017-2018 SEASON OF PERFORMING ARTS
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PROGRAM GUIDE
MARCH — JUNE 2018

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Welcome!
Welcome, and thank you for visiting
the Harris Center for the Arts.
This season, the one millionth visitor to
the Harris Center will walk through the
front door and experience the magic of the
arts, an intimate connection with creative
expression, a memorable performance
that grounds them in a larger community.
Perhaps it was you, today.
Program Guide Table of Contents
If so, perhaps you can bear testimony
to the ongoing importance of the Harris
Center’s mission of enriching lives by
providing venues and opportunities
to experience artistic work, celebrate
cultural traditions and participate in the
creative process. And you would not be
alone, as surveys show Center patrons
overwhelmingly feel the Center is a high
caliber regional facility with affordably
priced programs of real interest to the
Page 5............................................................................................................Welcome
Page 7........................................................................... About Folsom Lake College
Page 9.................................................................. Inside Harris Center for the Arts
Page 11.............................................................................. Bank of America Gallery
Page 12....................................................................................... Furthering the Fun!
Page 14..............................................Folsom Lake College Spotlight: Youth Arts
Page 15.............................................................Partner Focus: Sacramento Ballet
Page 19....................................................................................Program Information
Page 53.......................................... Experience the Arts at a Completely New Level
Page 54..............................................................................Thank You to Our Donors
Page 55............................................................................Harris Center Perks Card
Page 58............................................................... Corporate Sponsorship Program
Page 60......................In The Wings: Staff, Faculty, Board, District & Volunteers
Page 64 & 65................................................ 2017-18 Season of Performing Arts
Page 66......................................................................................General Information
people in this community. It is something
they are proud of and recognized as
being a good investment. We’re so glad
that you are with us here today, an active
participant in the community-making
that is at the heart of what we do.
In addition to program notes for the
show, inside this program guide you’ll
find information about the Harris Center
and Folsom Lake College’s efforts
around arts education and youth arts
(page 7 and 14). There’s also a spotlight
on one of the Center’s oldest community
partners, the Sacramento Ballet (page
15). If you’d like some ideas on how to
increase your fun at the Center, visit
page 12 to learn about Center Gift Cards,
Discount Ticket programs, and Group
Sales. To help you plan ahead, a calendar
of events is available on pages 64 & 65.
Also within are acknowledgements of
some of the cast that help make this all
possible, including our annual donors
(pages 54-55) and sponsors (page 58)
whose support of the Center is critical
to its success, since ticket revenues
alone simply do not cover all the costs of
providing a world-class arts center. As
you learn more about the Center and its
programs, we hope you’ll also consider
contributing to help us further expand
the reach and impact of the Harris
Center in this community.
Again, thank you for attending today’s
performance. We hope you’ll enjoy this
great show, up close, and return for
many more in the years ahead.
Dave Pier
Executive Director
Harris Center for the Arts
Whitney Yamamura
President
Folsom Lake College
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About Folsom Lake College
Advocates for Arts Education
ART
MUSIC
Folsom Lake College is proud to
be home to the Harris Center for
the Arts. This unique partnership
blending education with access to
a major regional arts center allows
its students to train with acclaimed
artists in a state-of-the-art facility.
Students have an array of classes to
choose from, backed up by practical
opportunities in art, dance, music, and
theatre. Talented faculty comprised
of working artists are committed to
providing students with the tools they
need to succeed in their chosen areas
of creative expression.
Discount tickets for Harris Center
presentations provide affordable
access for students to experience the
work of top flight artists from around
the world. More hands-on opportunities
for students to participate in the arts
include:
Falcon’s Eye Theatre
Falcon’s Eye Theatre is the production
arm of the Department of Theatre
and Cinema at Folsom Lake College.
Falcon’s Eye produced its first season
of plays in 2007, and has been offering
DANCE
two productions each year ever since.
The company is known for creating
provocative theatre that looks into
what it means to be alive and how we
manage to live together. Students and
community members are encouraged
to audition for the productions and
serve as on-stage or technical talent.
MOSAIC Dance Company
Folsom Lake
College’s MOSAIC
Dance Company
performs a
variety of dance
styles including
ballet, jazz, tap,
hip-hop, lyrical,
contemporary,
African, and theatrical dance.
The name derives from the group
representation of a MOSAIC of
diverse people, with different bodies,
colors, shapes and sizes, ethnicities,
religious affiliations, and ideological
positionings… a MOSAIC not just of
dance, but of life! Each semester is
capped off with the signature “Evening
of Dance” event featuring an all-student
cast. Since 2007, FLC’s dance program
has trained MOSAIC dancers who have
had the opportunity to tour to places
such as Hawaii, New York, and Los
Angeles as performers.
Music
Folsom Lake College music ensembles,
solo performance studies, and creative
music studies provide students with the
opportunity to develop performance
skills by the study of music through
THEATRE
performance with a capstone
experience in public performance.
Students have the opportunity to join
the 80-member strong college choir
or instrumental ensembles ranging
from jazz fusion to Afro Cuban Funk
to traditional orchestras. Additional
classes in commercial music
performance and technology introduce
students to the latest developments in
the field.
Visual Arts
Folsom Lake College’s visual arts
department seeks to give every student
a solid foundation of concepts and skills
that will lead to an open exploration of
the historic, aesthetic, fine, and applied
aspects of the visual arts. Visual arts
students are instructed in a wide range
of styles, techniques, and approaches
supported by FLC Visual Arts faculty.
Each spring, students have the
opportunity of a
public exhibition
with the FLC
Student Art
Show held in the
Harris Center’s
Bank of America
Gallery.
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Inside the Harris Center for the Arts:
Three Stages and more...
In addition to its three stages, this $50
million, 80,000 square foot regional arts
complex contains:
Stage One: 850-seat Theater. With a 46-foot proscenium, full stage house, and orchestra
pit, this is a venue capable of presenting all of the arts, from Broadway to symphonies,
contemporary dance to world music. Stage One puts the art close to the audience.
Bank of America Gallery. A wonderful
space located near the front entrance
to provide visual art exhibitions -
national, regional, local, and student.
Black Box. A flexible space perfect for a
rehearsal, a sit-down dinner, to teach a
class, or to create a work of art.
Recording Studio. One of the largest in
the capital region. Most every space in
the center can be recorded live, audio or
visual, at the press of a button.
Guild Mortgage Lobby. A unique
gathering place for the audience, for
friends, for a conversation with the artist
afterwards.
Ample auxiliary spaces including
rehearsal spaces, scene shop, costume
shop, classrooms, and more.
All venues boast state-of-the-art sound
and lighting equipment, with digital
projectors.
Rental Information
All of the Center's facilities are available for
use by the community. For more information,
contact Holly Larson at (916) 608-6847
or Holly.larson@harriscenter.net.
Stage Two: 200-seat City Studio Theater. Named by the City of
Folsom, the City Studio has gently raked seating and, like the
larger theater next door, there's not a bad seat in the house.
Stage Three: 100-seat Scott-Skillman Recital Hall. An
exceptional setting for acoustic music and vocals - the
reverberation is exquisite. Stage Three offers an intimate space
for classical music, film, and more.
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Bank of America Gallery
Selections from previous student shows
The Bank of America Gallery exhibits six
shows annually, including works of art by
college faculty, students, local, regional,
national, and international artists.
The art gallery is open Tuesday-Thursday
from noon to 4 pm as well as one hour before
and during intermission of performances.
Admission is free.
For more information about the gallery,
please contact Holly Larson at (916) 608-
6847 or holly.larson@harriscenter.net
2018 Winter/Spring Exhibitions
Area High School Invitational Art Show
3rd Biennial
January 19th − March 18th
The Visual Arts Department is hosting a
3rd Biennial Area High School Invitational
Art Show. This exhibition features art
works from high school students in
Folsom Lake College's service area,
with representation from Cordova High
School, El Dorado High School, Folsom
High School, Golden Sierra High School,
Oak Ridge High School, Ponderosa High
School, Union Mine High School, and Vista
del Lago High School.
Annual FLC Student Art Show
March 23rd − May 13th
This Annual Student Art Show features
various artworks created by Folsom
Lake College students. A diverse range of
media from drawing, painting, printmaking,
sculpture, and metal arts is exhibited. The
show represents the wide range of styles
and techniques by beginning and advanced
level students guided by FLC Visual Arts
faculty, exemplifying the strong foundation
each student receives while pursuing their
visual arts studies.
Harris Center Volunteers Art Show
May 18th − July 15th
This exhibition features artworks created
by volunteers at the Harris Center,
featuring diverse art media and styles.
Proceeds from sales of artwork in this
exhibit will benefit the Harris Center and
its programs.
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Furthering the Fun:
Gift Cards, Discounts and Group Sales
GIFT CARDS
Give the gift of the performing arts by
purchasing a Gift Card. Available in any
denomination, gift cards are reloadable,
do not expire, and can be used to purchase
tickets to any events sold through the
Harris Center's Ticket Office. Cards may
be used over the phone, online, or in person
at the Ticket Office.
Gift Cards are available for purchase online
at www.harriscenter.net or from the Ticket
Office, Monday – Saturday from noon – 6pm
or by phone at (916) 608-6888.
STRETCH YOUR DOLLARS WITH
TICKET DISCOUNTS
The Center has a number of discount
ticket programs that can help you
save and/or stretch your buying dollars.
These include fixed subscription
packages (e.g., save 15% on the FLC
Speaker Series, 20% on the Big Stage
Series or Jeffrey Siegel Keyboard Conversations®
Series) as well as Choose-
Your-Own Subscription Packages
(save 15% when buying tickets for any
four or more Harris Center presents
shows). The Harris Center also offers
Student Discount and/or Children
Discount Tickets for many events. For
more information about these discount
ticket programs, look on the “Tickets”
Menu at www.HarrisCenter.net or call
the Ticket Office.
In addition to these discounts, those that
become Center members through annual
donations also receive discounts (see
page 53 for information about benefits
of Harris Center memberships).
STRETCH YOUR DOLLARS WITH
RESTAURANT DISCOUNTS
New this fall, the Harris Center is proud
to announce the Harris Center Perks
Program that offers monthly discounts
at more than 30 local area restaurants.
Harris Center Perks Cards include a code
that can be used to activate an app on your
smart phone that makes discounts available
each month throughout the season at
participating restaurants.
Harris Center Perks Cards are priced at
$25 for one, or $40 for two, and are available
for purchase online at www.harriscenter.net
or from the Ticket Office,
Monday – Saturday from noon – 6pm or
by phone at (916) 608-6888.
Note: Perks cards are free for Harris
Center donor members, another reason
to join today!
GROUPS: SERIOUS FUN AND SAVINGS!
Enjoy the performing arts with 10 or
more of your closest friends, family, coworkers,
classmates, or other groups –
and save on your ticket purchase! Seats
can be reserved with a down payment of
as little as 10%. What a great way to see
major Broadway musicals; international
stars; wonderful family events; pop,
country, jazz, and classical concerts;
ballet and modern dance; acrobats,
magic, and much more!
GROUP BENEFITS INCLUDE:
• 10% ticket discount for groups of 10
to 14.
• 15% ticket discount for groups of
15 or more
• Same area seat locations, subject to
availability
• Easy payment plans
• Reduced handling fees
GROUP DISCOUNTS ARE GREAT FOR:
• Employee Parties/Rewards
• Church Outings
• Clubs and Organizations of all kinds
• Bus Tours
• Class Field Trips
• Corporate Entertainment
• Senior Center Outings
• Holiday, Anniversary, and
Birthday Parties …and more!
Groups are encouraged to make advance
reservations in order to secure seats
in the same area. Group tickets can
be reserved with a credit card, cash, or
check. Upon full payment, tickets will be
mailed or distributed during regular Ticket
Office hours (Mon. – Sat., noon to 6 pm).
Tickets are nonrefundable and cannot be
exchanged for another show.
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Spotlight on Folsom Lake College: Youth Arts
Folsom Lake College is proud to serve the community as a leader in providing unique
opportunities for young people in the visual and performing arts. The college currently is
home for a youth chamber orchestra, youth summer arts academy and school time matinee
series designed to spark and support a passion for the arts and creative expression among
young people in Folsom Lake College’s service area (Rancho Cordova, Folsom, El Dorado
Hills, Cameron Park, Shingle Springs, Placerville and surrounding communities).
YOUTH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
The mission of the orchestra is to inspire music appreciation and excellence among
children ages 12-18, and increase community awareness of and participation in the
musical experiences of the youth. The Orchestra is directed by Dr. Evgeniy Sporov and
is comprised of 15-20 young musicians each semester. In addition to earning college
credit for participating, each semester is concluded with a concert at the Harris Center
for the Arts.
YOUTH SUMMER ARTS ACADEMY
The Youth Summer Arts Academy is an opportunity for young people ranging in ages 8-18
to experience week long creative programs in Art, Dance, Music and Theatre Arts. New
to the curricula this year will include a session on STEAM where students can use design
thinking and makerspace tools and techniques to solve problems that blend science,
technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Attendees will have the opportunity to
work side by side with professors, master teachers and visiting professional artists.
CLASS ACTS SCHOOL TIME MATINEE SERIES
Students who actively engage in the arts through a variety of experiences gain multiple
benefits that contribute to academic achievement and personal success. With this in
mind, the Class Acts School Time Matinee Series is a program designed to both entertain
and inspire students through multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary performances. Grants
for tickets or transportation are available for qualifying schools.
These programs are made possible by support from The Robert S. and Star Pepper Foundation,
the County of Sacramento, Harris Center donor members and proceeds from special fundraisers
such as the recent Youth Arts Raffle organized by Harris Center volunteers.
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Partner Focus: Sacramento Ballet
The Sacramento Ballet has been an active community partner
of the Harris Center since the Center's opening season in spring
2011. Their Modern Masters programs featuring the work of
contemporary choreographers are spectacular in the venue's
intimate setting and have been met with thunderous applause.
The Sacramento Ballet was
founded in 1954 through the
efforts and leadership of
Barbara and Deane Crockett.
During Ms. Crockett’s tenure
as Company Director, The
Sacramento Ballet gained
national recognition as
one of the finest regional
arts companies. Through
community support, the formation of the Ballet Guild, and
grants from the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission,
California Arts Council, and the National Endowment for
the Arts, the Ballet was able to grow and begin to hire a
resident company of professional dancers. In 1986, having
accomplished her goal of making The Sacramento Ballet a
professional company, Ms. Crockett retired as the Company
Director. In 1988 Ron Cunningham was engaged as Artistic
Director, and was joined by his wife Carinne Binda the
following year. The two became Co-Artistic Directors in 1991,
and through their vision and leadership, the company has
enjoyed substantial success and is widely recognized as a
leading arts organization in Sacramento.
The Sacramento Ballet is well known for Cunningham’s
world premieres of such works as Carmina Burana, The
Rite of Spring, Bolero, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream as
well as the classics, including The Nutcracker, Romeo and
Juliet, Cinderella, A Streetcar Named Desire and Hamlet. In
20 seasons, the Ballet has added 15 full-length ballets, 18
Balanchine masterworks, 40 Sacramento premieres, and
38 world premieres. The company is highly regarded as a
cultural asset to the community and consistently receives
outstanding reviews for its artistic quality.
The Sacramento Ballet recently announced the appointment
of Ms. Amy Seiwert as its next Artistic Director, beginning
in 2018-19 Season. Her national reputation, award-winning
choreography, and deep roots in the company make her
an excellent fit for the role. She has an artistic vision that
can build on the company’s strategic plans to bring growth
to the company and foster a deep engagement with the
Sacramento community. Barbara Crockett, founder of the
Sacramento Ballet, says “Amy is a natural choice to succeed
Ron and Carinne Cunningham. Her years of experience
in Sacramento will serve as a solid foundation for her
leadership of the Ballet.”
Now a noted choreographer
with work performed by
companies across the
country, Amy earlier enjoyed
a nineteen-year performing
career with the Smuin Ballet,
LA Chamber Ballet and
Sacramento Ballet where
she danced from 1991-
1999. Seiwert lauds Ron and
Carinne Binda Cunningham,
as “part of my artistic DNA. The aesthetic choices that
inform my choreographic style took root during my time with
Sacramento Ballet” where Ron and Carinne provided Seiwert
multiple opportunities to develop her choreographic talents.
This spring the Sacramento Ballet will present Modern
Masters: Red Hot, May 11, 2018 - May 13, 2018 at the Harris
Center for the Arts. The selections included are Blood
Rush, Ma Cong’s visceral dance set to the sizzling music
of Latin composer Astor Piazzola, defining the word hot!;
Ron Cunningham’s Bolero which perfectly captures the
relentless drive of Ravel’s pulsating music; and Fluctuating
Hemlines, a witty, urbane, sophisticated, and deliciously
irreverent piece where 1960s fashion collides with 21st
century morés.
Community Partners
Some of the most respected arts organizations in the region have made the Harris Center their home. These partners share the goal
of improving the quality of life in the region by providing access to more art for more audiences.
Art Studio Trek • Balazs Rozsa Piano Studio • Bank of America • Ballet FolklÓrico de Sacramento • Bob Allen Music
Calidanza • Cantare Chorale • Carrera Productions • City of Folsom • Classical Masters Music Festival
ConnectPoint Search Group • CORE Contemporary Dance • Consulate of Mexico in Sacramento • Davis Chinese Film Festival
El Dorado Dance Academy • El Dorado Hills Arts Association • El Dorado Musical Theatre • Emery Entertainment
Folsom Art Association • Folsom Lake Community Concert Association • Folsom Piano Academy • Folsom Lake Symphony
Fudominal Productions • Gary Vecchiarelli Productions • Hālau Ka Waikahe Lani Mālie & Hālau Kahulaliwai • He, the breath of God
Jaclyn McNeal Piano Studio • Kids Helping Kids • Lenea Theatre Festival • Malko Dance Academy
Music Teachers Association of California, Sierra Chapter • Nell Robinson & Jim Nunally Band • Northern California Dance Conservatory
One Way Productions • Pacific Institute of Music • Pamela Hayes Classical Ballet • Placer Pops Chorale • SAHANA • SBL Entertainment
Sacramento Ballet Sacramento Baroque Soloists • Sacramento Guitar Society • Sacramento Master Singers • Sour Grapes Inc
Spiritual Center for Positive Living • The VITA Academy • Voices of California • Wendy Palmer Piano Studio
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Buddy − The Buddy Holly Story
Friday, March 2, 2018; 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 3, 2018; 2 & 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 4, 2018; 2 pm
Alan Janes, Richard Porter & Boebe Productions LLC
By Arrangement with Buddy Worldwide Ltd & Maria Elena Holly
Present
WRITTEN BY
Alan Janes
SCENIC & COSTUME DESIGN BY
Adrian Rees
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Boebe Productions LLC
LIGHTING DESIGN BY
Darren Coopland
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Ben LoPreto
SOUND DESIGN BY
Peter Cox
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Bodie Tureson
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Hayley Hunt
COMPANY MANAGER
Steve Steiner
MUSICAL SUPERVISOR
John R. Banister
PRODUCER
Richard Porter
DIRECTOR
Matt Salisbury
For all licensing information visit www.buddythemusical.com
Licensing Manager: Rick Thorne
TOUR DIRECTION
Columbia Artists Theatricals
Gary McAvay, President
www.columbiaartiststheatricals.com
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Buddy − The Buddy Holly Story continued
Synopsis of Scenes
ACT ONE
Grand Bowl, Lubbock, Texas
The Diner, Lubbock, Texas
Decca Recording Studios, Nashville
KDAV Radio Studio, Lubbock, Texas
NorVajak Studios, Clovis, New Mexico
Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York
ACT TWO
Music Publisher’s Office, New York
Central Park, New York
NorVajak Studios, Clovis, New Mexico
Buddy & Maria Elena’s Apartment, New York
Backstage Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, Iowa
Clear Lake Concert, Clear Lake, Iowa
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story: Music Credits
The use of the songs in this production is by arrangement with:
Flower Of My Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holly House Inc.
Ready Teddy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unichappell Music Inc.
That’s All Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unichappell Music Inc.
Changing All Those Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedarwood Publishing Co.
That’ll Be The Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren
Blue Days Black Nights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unichappell Music Inc.
Rock Around With Ollie Vee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hill And Range Songs Inc.
Looking For Someone To Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren
Mailman Bring Me No More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southern Music Publishing Co. /Beinstock Publishing
Maybe Baby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren
Everyday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Southern Music Publishing Co.
Shout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sony/ATV
Not Fade Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren
Peggy Sue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren
Words Of Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MPL Comm. Inc.
Oh Boy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wren Music Co. c/o MPL
Listen To Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren
Well Alright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren
It’s So Easy To Fall In Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren
Think It Over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cedarwood Publishing Co. /Southern Music Publishing Co.
When You Ask About Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Acuff Rose Music Inc.
True Love Ways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MPL Comm. Inc. MPL/Wren
A Teenager In Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unichappell Music Inc.
Why Do Fools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windswept Pacific Ent.
Chantilly Lace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald Daily, Glad Music Co. / Fort Knox Music Inc. / Trio Music Company Inc.
Peggy Sue Got Married . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southern Music Publishing Co.
Heartbeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wren Music Co. c/o MPL
Raining In My Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .House Of Bryant Pubs. Inc.
It Doesn’t Matter Anymore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management Agency
Rave On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wren Music Co. c/o MPL
Johnny B Goode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isalee Music Co.
All other songs, arrangements and incidental music by Paul Jury
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Michael Perrie Jr. (Buddy Holly) Michael is glad to be back on
tour with Buddy. He’s a NYC based Actor/Playwright/Composer
originally from Baltimore, Maryland where he earned his BFA in
Acting at Towson. Credits include National Tour 2016: Buddy -
The Buddy Holly Story (as Buddy). NY Theatre: Go, Go, Gilgamesh!
(FRIGID BoF Winner 2017), Big Red Button (Him & Her Theatre
Co). Regional: Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story, The Music Man,
Beauty & The Beast, The Producers (TBTS), and One Man, Two
Guvnors (Heritage Theatre). His plays and musicals are seen
all over the country. He would like to thank his new wife Lacy
for her love and strength, the Buddy team for having him back,
and his family and friends for all their support!
Hailey Aviva (Maria Elena) Hailey is honored, as well as
ecstatic, to be a part of Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story. Some
of Hailey's previous performances were A Grand Night for
Singing, Legally Blonde, Rent, Hair, Hello Dolly and Sunday in
the Park with George. Hailey would like to thank the cast and
crew for this wonderful experience.
Noah Berry (Jerry Allison) Noah is so excited to be on his
second tour with Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story, reprising
the role of Jerry Allison. He has been working as an actor
for regional productions in Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio,
and Kentucky. He also performed with the Pennsylvania
Renaissance Faire for their 2016 season. His latest theatrical
credit was touring with the Children’s Theater of Cincinnati,
performing for over one hundred schools and public facilities
in the greater Cincinnati area. He would like to thank his family,
friends, and his beautiful Sunshine for pushing him to continue
his love of playing.
Miguel Angel Brenes (Apollo Performer & Ritchie Valens) was
raised in New York City and is back in the USA after nearly
1,500 performances of Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story (West End
Revival & UK tours). He played Miguelito in Midnight Tango (West
End & UK tours). Other favorite credits include Smokey Joe's
Cafe, West Side Story, Sasha Regan's All Male HMS Pinafore, the
Butler in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Paul
and Richie in A Chorus Line, and Jacob in La Cage aux Folles.
Also, Miguel is pleased to bring his choreography for this show
from the UK.
Nathan Yates Douglass (Hipockets Duncan) is happy to be
making his return to the tour, his 7th time appearing in a Buddy
production. Regional: Heartbreak Hotel (Bill Black, Ogunquit
Playhouse Theatre), Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (Mr.
Sanders, Ogunquit Playhouse Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing
(Don Pedro, Endstation Theatre), Sanders Family Christmas
(Stanley, Sierra Rep Theatre), Ring of Fire (Mark, Cortland Rep
Theatre), Million Dollar Quartet (Jay Perkins, Berkshire Theatre
Group). Off-Broadway: On the Bum (Harry, Chelsea Rep Theatre).
NathanYatesDouglass.com
James Fairchild (The Big Bopper) James is excited to be joining
the Buddy tour for one more go round. He was last seen in the
2016 tour. Previous regional credits include: Mamma Mia !, The
Full Monty, Bridges Of Madison County, Footloose, Fiddler On The
Roof, Sister Act, The Pillowman, The 39 Steps and Buddy – The
Buddy Holly Story. Thanks for coming and enjoy the show!
Alan J. Kelly (Norman Petty) Regional Theatre: Million Dollar
Quartet (Endstation Theatre Company), The Little Mermaid,
Les Misérables (Sharon Playhouse), Anything Goes, Cabaret,
Fiddler on the Roof, White Christmas, Dreamgirls, Footloose
(Riverside Dinner Theatre). Regional music direction: Guys and
Dolls, Godspell 2012, Nunsense (The Theater Barn), A Christmas
Story: The Musical (Theatre Workshop of Nantucket), Beauty and
the Beast, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Brigadoon, The Sorcerer
(associate conductor, College Light Opera Company). Alan
works in NYC as a freelance pianist, music director, composer/
arranger, and as a singing waiter at Ellen's Stardust Diner. B.M.,
Music Composition, Westminster Choir College.
Lori Lusted (Vi Petty) is overjoyed to tour with Buddy for a second
time! She is originally from Baton Rouge, LA. Off-Broadway:
Swingtime Canteen (Topeka), I Know What Boys Want (Ens). NYC:
Oliver! (Charlotte), Atlantis the Musical (Little Girl). Regional:
Les Miserables (Cosette), Chicago (Roxie), Hair (Jeanie), Annie
(Grace), You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown (Sally), Evita (Mistress).
Lori is currently obsessed with learning calligraphy and the
accordion. Many thanks to Wright Talent Management, her
family, and her loving fiancé, Nick! M.M. in Music Theater from
OCU. www.lorilusted.com
Cullen Law (Nikki Sullivan, 4th Cricket) is thrilled to rock out
again with the Buddy Holly! Cullen was most recently seen
in Wonderland (Cheshire Cat/Red Rose) with Childsplay, and
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story (Tommy Allsup) National Tour,
which marked his fourth time playing Tommy in The Buddy
Holly musical. His recent memorable moments include Lamb
of God with the London Symphony Orchestra, and a workshop
of Broadway-Bound Hollywood Romance directed by Kristin
Hanggi (Rock of Ages; Broadway). “Love to Michelle, my Family,
and Joshy!”
Kyle Milner (Murray Deutch/MC at Clear Lake) Kyle is thrilled to
be back on the road with Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story. Hailing
from New Hampshire, Milner was previously with Buddy on
their 2016 National Tour. He currently resides in Brooklyn,
NY, performing in productions and readings all the way from
Shakespeare to sketch comedy! Kyle would like to thank his
family for supporting him on his paid vacation across the
country: Mom, Dad, Meghan & Ryan and Chris, Laura & Liam!
Jason William Steffen (Joe B Mauldin) is happy to reprise
his role as Joe B. Having rocked out on the 2016 National
Tour of Buddy, he has also played in various productions of
Million Dollar Quartet and Rock of Ages across the country
playing guitar and upright bass. He earned his BA in Theatre
from Arizona State University and is an Associate Artist of
Southwest Shakespeare Company. Thank you and enjoy the
show. www.jasonwilliamsteffen.com
Anthony Egendorfer (Master Electrician) is a theatrical
technician and aspiring pyrotechnician from Southern
California. He has worked countless shows, his favorites of
which include: Peter Pan, Evita, In the Heights, and an outreach
program where he helped bring the joy of live theatre to over
25,000 children. Anthony is thrilled to be joining the Buddy team
and put on a great show for you.
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Kelsey Gerdon (Assistant Stage Manager) is a Las Vegas,
Nevada resident, Northern Arizona University (NAU) alumnus,
who finished her studies at the University of Leeds in Leeds,
England. She is thrilled to be a part of the National Tour of
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, joining the legacy of people who
have brought this production alive to date. Kelsey loves all the
disciplines involved in theatre such as management, lighting,
costumes, and scenery. Some of her favorite past show credits
include: Hairspray, All Shook Up, Kiss Me Kate, The 25th Annual
Putnam Spelling Bee, Summer and Smoke, The Comedy of Errors,
and The School for Lies. She is grateful to have been a part of the
arts management team for the reopening of Surflight Theatre
in Beach Haven, New Jersey as well as acting as their house
manager. Kelsey would like to thank all of her supporters,
family, and friends who have always encouraged her to do
whatever she sets her mind to.
Hayley Hunt (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to be a part
of the Buddy tour. Previous tours include: Fame – The Musical
and The Lion (launched at MRT in Lowell, MA). Regional: Fellow
Travelers, Silent Night, Song from the Uproar, and others at
Cincinnati Opera, Dayton Opera, San Antonio Opera, Merrimack
Repertory Theatre, The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, and
Houston Shakespeare Festival. Hailing from Katy, Texas,
Hayley holds a B.F.A. from the University of Cincinnati - College
Conservatory of Music.
Keith Lambert (Wardrobe Supervisor) Keith started working
in theater in college. After finding his love for the craft, he
was led to Philadelphia where he is the Costume Director of
the largest haunted attraction in the United States outside of
an amusement park (Terror Behind the Walls @ Eastern State
Penitentiary), costuming over 250 actors each night. There he
and his staff build and maintain all showpieces.
Ben LoPreto (Production Manager) has been working In the
entertainment industry since the age of 16. He started in a
small community theatre on Long Island, working his way up
to do National Tours and music festivals all over the country.
Previously he has worked on the last National Tours of A Chorus
Line (2012-2013), Godspell (2013-2014) and Jekyll and Hyde
(2014-2015). He has also worked music festivals such as
Hangout Fest on the Gulf Shores of Alabama and the Telluride
Blues and Brews Fest in Colorado. He is excited to work
alongside the talented crew of Buddy.
James McCormick (Audio Engineer) Jim started in
entertainment in 1981 and was touring with Joan Jett and the
Blackhearts by 1984, supporting acts such as Deep Purple
and Ratt along with her personal tour. Jim went on to work
with other artists such as Expos'e, Taylor Dayne, Najee, Lisa
Lisa Cult Jam, Renaissance and others with his last touring
in 2007 as Aretha Franklin's audio engineer. In 2001, Jim
started an event production company providing sound system
and AV services. He is also a USA Hockey level 4 coach and
coached teams from New England to North Carolina where
he currently resides.
Colby Peterson (Assistant Sound Engineer) Born and raised in
Missoula, Montana, Colby (age 22) will be joining Buddy for his
second National Tour with the company. Throughout his career,
Colby has worked with multiple Grammy award-winning
artists, such as Hank Williams Jr. and Jerrod Niemann.
Furthermore, Colby has performed his craft in 12 different
countries, three of which came during his time as Head of Audio
with Carnival Cruise Line. There he worked with a stream of
nationally recognized comedians, including Jay Leno. Colby
has a passion for excellence and is excited to be a part of
bringing the production of Buddy to life!
Lacy Reily (Assistant Company Manager) is a New York based
Stage Director with a passion for new plays. Her previous
directing work includes world premieres of over 15 new
plays, which have been seen across the U.S. Most recently:
More (Unfringed Festival), Do You Dream In Spanish? (Fresh
Fruit Festival), Wild Imagination (Dixon Place), An Unexpected
Thing Happens (Fresh Grind Festival), I am, to you, A Stranger
(United Solo Festival), The Nose (MITF 2016 Award-Winner, Best
Musical), Down Among The Vultures (Cincinnati Fringe) and more.
She thanks her family and Mike for their endless support!
Bodie Tureson (Technical Director) grew up in the small town of
Lee Vining, California. After graduating high school he moved
to Reno, Nevada where he started working at the Eldorado
Showroom. There he ran tech for numerous shows and learned
all technical aspects of theater. From there Bodie moved to Las
Vegas, Nevada and now works all throughout the Vegas Strip.
Since moving to Las Vegas, Bodie has been a part of multiple
productions including: Island Heat, Crazy Girls, Paul Zerdin,
Franky Moreno, Americas Got Talent Live, and most recently
Magic Mike Live.
Steve Steiner (Company Manager) Steve works in all areas
of the Theatrical Industry. Actor BROADWAY: Anything Goes,
Buddy (original cast), State Fair, and the upcoming Diner by
Barry Levinson and Sheryl Crow. OFF B’WAY: Return To The
Forbidden Planet (Prospero), Annie Warbucks, and Honky-Tonk
Highway (also MD/Arranger). NATIONAL TOUR: Pirates of
Penzance (Pirate King), and Little Shop of Horrors. REGIONAL:
50+ roles, favorites include Carnival (Paul), Kismet (Poet).
Musical Director: 25 productions regionally, National Tours and
in New York. Artistic Director: 14 years (& counting) Surflight
Theatre, 8 (& counting), Jersey Shore Entertainment. Producer:
Boebe Productions LLC: 6 National Tours (Buddy, Titanic, Sweet
Charity). Director: 40+ productions, recently Laguna Playhouse,
CA (Buddy and Ring of Fire). Company Manager: Three tours of
Buddy. Past President of the South Jersey Cultural Alliance,
10 years AEA Councillor, proud recipient of NJ Theatre Alliance
Access Task Force INNOVATOR Award (forward thinking
practices in hiring actors with disabilities).
John Banister (Musical Supervisor) is an honours graduate of
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England. He began his
career as a classical musician playing with some of Britain's
top orchestras such as The Royal Philharmonic, Welsh National
Opera and Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet. As an actor/musician
he has appeared in several of London's West End shows such
as Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story, Jailhouse Rock, Great Balls of
Fire and The Sound Of Music. He is now the Music Supervisor
for Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story through Buddy Worldwide
Ltd. and has directed and appeared in many productions
across Europe and North America. John was nominated for
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The Sterling Award for most outstanding Music Director at the
Mayfield Dinner Theatre in Edmonton, Canada, and recently
appeared in the production of Folkswaggin (Music Of The
People), and Top Of The Pops, The British Invasion at The Mayfield.
Currently, he is Music Supervisor for the Ogunquit Playhouse
production of Heartbreak Hotel where he has teamed up with
the creator of Million Dollar Quartet.
Darren “Daz” Coopland (Lighting Designer) started his theatrical
career 20 years ago as a pit drummer for local productions
at The Hull New Theatre and then moved into the technical
department and up to Deputy Chief Electrician. He has also
been resident in the technical departments of Scarborough
Futurist and the Harlow Playhouse. UK touring productions
include: The Chuckle Brothers, Boogie Nights 2, Simply Ballroom,
Strictly Ballroom, Hormonal Housewives and The Rise And Fall
Of Little Voice, Thriller Live, and Flashdance. In between tours,
Daz has worked on over 20 pantomimes around the country.
Lighting Design credits include: A Stretch Of The Imagination
and numerous events, corporate functions and weddings. DVD
credits include: Brendon Burns – So I Suppose This Is Offensive
Now. Daz has worked with Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story since
2005 which has toured the UK five times, Scandinavia, and
was in the West End production which opened in 2007. He is
delighted to be welcomed back into the Buddy family for the
2017 U.S. Tour.
Peter Cox (Sound Designer) has been involved with Buddy for
over 20 years and has successfully completed productions in
Europe, Canada, United States, Australia, and the Far East. His
passion for the show never falters, and in 2010 he was awarded
the prestigious ‘Buddy Sound Designer of the Decade’ award.
In 1996 Peter co-founded Thames Audio Ltd., a busy sound
equipment rental company in London. For the last 21 years, he
and his team have been providing both sound design services
and equipment for all manner of productions and events.
www.thamesaudio.co.uk.
Steve Jefferys (Production Manager, UK) began his career in
theatre at the Theatre Royal Lincoln in 1989 before taking a
position at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester the following year.
Since 1992, Steve has toured with many and varied productions
for hundreds of venues in the UK and Ireland, as well as theatres
in Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Japan, The UAE, South
Africa, Europe and Scunthorpe. Steve was Company Manager
on the first UK tour of the award-winning show Tap Dogs, which
he toured with for many years. Other tours include Hot Shoe
Shuffle, Crazy for You, Annie, Dancing in the Streets, and Peter Pan,
as well as previous tours of Buddy. Among others, Steve has
worked as tour manager for the late Paul Daniels, Paul Zenon,
Jim Davidson, Ray Mears and the Australian actor, Mark Little.
Steve worked with Mark Little alongside Icelandic sculptor and
lighting designer Norbert Dentressangle on The Olivier awardwinning
Defending The Caveman and A Stretch of the Imagination.
Mark Little is a Whinging P.O.H.M. Steve made his acting debut
in 2011 as Vincent Tuck in Robin, a film written and directed by
Mark Little. Steve is married with one and a half children.
Adrian Rees (Designer) studied theatre design at the
Wimbledon School of Art and has since designed more than
200 productions. He has worked extensively in repertory
theatres around the UK, including Plymouth Theatre Royal,
the Churchill Theatre, Bromley, West Yorkshire Playhouse,
Leicester Haymarket, the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, York
Theatre Royal, Northern Broadsides, Pitlochry Festival
Theatre, and also the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His many
touring productions include High Society, Fame, In the
Midnight Hour, Bare Necessities, The Fifteen Streets, Buddy,
Round the Horne - Unseen and Uncut and Singular Women. He
also designed the 20th anniversary concert of Sondheim’s
Sweeney Todd at the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank. In
the West End, Adrian has designed costumes for The Return to
the Forbidden Planet at the Cambridge and set and costumes
for Catherine Cookson’s The Fifteen Streets at the Playhouse,
125th Street at the Shaftesbury Theatre and Jailhouse Rock at
the Piccadilly, as well as Fame the Musical at several theatres
and Buddy at the Duchess. He is delighted to be designing the
latest tour of Buddy. You can find out more about Adrian’s work at
www.adrian-rees.co.uk
Matt Salisbury (Director) has worked in the theatre for over
35 years and has visited Canada, America, New Zealand,
mainland Europe, Great Britain and the West End with trade
shows, conferences, theatre, pantomimes, ballet and opera
productions. He has been a stage hand, electrician, carpenter,
Assistant, Deputy, Stage and Company Manager, actor,
Producer and Director. Matt continues his long involvement
with Buddy having worked on the show since it opened in 1989,
and is thrilled to be part of this 2017 USA Tour.
Alan Janes (Writer & Producer) In a 43 year career, Alan has
written and produced extensively for television, films and
theatre. West End and international musical hits include the
soul musical 125th Street and the Elvis musical, Jailhouse
Rock. In 1989, Alan wrote Buddy which was presented in the
West End and ran for almost 6,000 performances. Buddy has
toured the UK for 21 out of the last 26 years, playing over
5,000 performances, and the show has become a worldwide
phenomenon. Alan was nominated for an Olivier Award for
Best Musical, and internationally Buddy has received 13
nominations and awards.
Richard Porter (Producer) has worked in commercial theatre
management for the past 28 years. West End Productions
include: Me and My Girl (Adelphi Theatre), High Society (Victoria
Palace), The Rink (Cambridge), Rowan Atkinson’s New Revue
(Shaftesbury), Unforgettable (Garrick and 3 tours), A Saint She
Ain't (Apollo), The Full Monty (Prince of Wales), and Jailhouse
Rock - The Musical (Piccadilly). He has also been Manager of
The Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Her Majesty's Theatre, The
London Palladium, and The Aldwych Theatre. Richard was
Chief Executive of The Theatre of Comedy Company between
1999 and 2003, and was responsible for programming and
overall operation of the Shaftesbury Theatre. He formed
Richard Porter Ltd. in 2004 and is a freelance General Manager
and Consultant.
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Boebe Productions LLC (Co-Producer and General Manager)
formed in 1993, was the associate producer for Honky Tonk
Highway, which had an extended run Off-Broadway in New
York City and at the Goodspeed Opera House second stage in
CT. Subsequent to HTH, Boebe worked on the development of
several new musicals including Ebenezer, A Musical Christmas
Carol. Also in development is Silver Dollar by Mary Bracken
Phillips and Jack Murphy. The Cast Album for Honky Tonk
Highway is on Boebe Records. Since 2004, Boebe has been
producing shows in casino venues in Atlantic City, NJ and
Reno, NV as well as other venues throughout the country.
Notable productions include Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story (a
casino premiere production) 42nd Street, Grease, Ring of Fire,
Ebenezer, Footloose, Rock of Ages and Hairspray for extended
runs in Reno, Nevada. In Atlantic City Boebe has produced 12
productions including Cabaret that was critically acclaimed
to “transcend entertainment into the realm of art.” In 2010,
Boebe entered the touring market with Miracle On 34th Street
and a 40 city tour of Titanic in 2012. In 2013, the National Tour
of Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story played in the fall and winter.
Subsequent Buddy tours played in 2015 and 2016. The National
Tour of Sweet Charity also played during 2014.
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Production Manager UK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Steve Jefferys
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Social Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Conleth Kane
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Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben LoPreto
Production Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hayley Hunt
Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Steiner
Production Sound Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jon Varley
Assistant Company Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lacy Reily
Technical Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bodie Tureson
Audio Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James McCormick
Master Electrician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Crocker-Lakness
Wardrobe Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keith Lambert
Assistant Sound Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby Peterson
Assistant Stage Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kelsey Gerdon
Choreographer and Dance Captain . . . . . . . . . . Miguel Angel Brenes
Band Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cullen Law
Scenery, Props & Set Painting . . . . Wellington Theatre Productions
Lighting Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christie Lites Sound
Equipment Hires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DSS (Digital Sound Systems Inc)
Trucking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stage Call
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018; 7:30 pm
PROGRAM
Programs and casting subject to change.
Photo by Lois Greenfield
WOLFGANG
(2005)
Choreography by David Parsons
Lighting by Howell Binkley
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Costumes by David Murin
GEENA PACAREU EOGHAN DILLON ZOEY ANDERSON
JUSTUS WHITFIELD DEIDRE ROGAN SHAWN LESNIAK
Wolfgang was originally commissioned by and created
for the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.
FINDING CENTER excerpt: THE DUET
(2015)
Choreography by David Parsons
Lighting by Howell Binkley
Music by Thomas Newman
Costumes by Naomi Luppescu
ZOEY ANDERSON and
JUSTUS WHITFIELD
Finding Center was commissioned by the Harriman-Jewell
Series to commemorate its 50th season of bringing the best
of the performing arts to Kansas City. Very special thanks to
long time-friend and collaborator, Rita Blitt, whose exhibition
“Finding Center” provided true inspiration for the work.
Artistic Director
DAVID PARSONS
General Manager
REBECCA JOSUE
Resident Lighting Designer
HOWELL BINKLEY
Dancers
ELENA D'AMARIO
GEENA PACAREU
EOGHAN DILLON
ZOEY ANDERSON
JUSTUS WHITFIELD
DEIDRE ROGAN
SHAWN LESNIAK
HENRY STEELE
MICHAEL MEGLIOLA, Stage Manager
CHRISTOPHER CHAMBERS, Lighting Supervisor
UPEND
(2017)
Choreography by Ephrat Asherie and David Parsons
Lighting by Howell Binkley
Music by Marty Beller
Costumes by Naomi Luppescu
GEENA PACAREU EOGHAN DILLON ZOEY ANDERSON
JUSTUS WHITFIELD DEIDRE ROGAN SHAWN LESNIAK
UpEnd and its original score were commissioned by Parsons
Dance for its 2017 season, with private support from The
O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation.
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KIND OF BLUE
(2001)
Choreography by David Parsons
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Music by Miles Davis
Costume Design by Mia McSwain
GEENA PACAREU EOGHAN DILLION
DEIDRE ROGAN
JUSTUS WHITFIELD or SHAWN LESNIAK
Kind of Blue was commissioned by the Umbria Jazz Festival
in Perugia, Italy. It is a tribute to the 75th anniversary of the
birth of Miles Davis and features music from his best-selling
jazz album of all time.
CAUGHT
(1982)
Choreography by David Parsons
Lighting Concept by David Parsons
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Music by Robert Fripp, “Let the Power Fall”
Costume Design by Judy Wirkula
ZOEY ANDERSON
Caught is maintained in the active repertory of Parsons Dance
through generous support from the
Jim and Linda Ellis Foundation.
Please be advised that strobe lights will be used during this
piece.
WHIRLAWAY
(2014)
Choreography by David Parsons
Lighting by Howell Binkley
Music by Alan Toussaint
Music by Allen Toussaint & The Allen Toussaint Orchestra
Assistant Choreography by Natalie Lomonte
Costumes by Keiko Voltaire
GEENA PACAREU EOGHAN DILLON ZOEY ANDERSON
JUSTUS WHITFIELD
DEIDRE ROGAN SHAWN LESNIAK HENRY STEELE
Whirlaway was commissioned by the New Orleans Ballet
Association with generous support from Kerry Clayton and
Paige Royer; additional support provided by the
Parsons Dance Board of Directors.
***
ABOUT
PARSONS DANCE is a New York City based modern dance
company, internationally renowned for creating and
performing contemporary American dance of extraordinary
artistry that is accessible and enriching to diverse audiences.
Founded in 1985 by artistic director David Parsons and Tony
Award-winning lighting designer Howell Binkley, Parsons
Dance is known for its energized, athletic, ensemble work,
and has collaborated with iconic artists across all disciplines
including Billy Taylor, Milton Nascimento, Allen Toussaint,
William Ivey Long, Donna Karan, Annie Leibovitz, and Alex Katz.
The company has toured to more than 383 cities, 22 countries
and across 5 continents for the most notable theaters, festivals
and presenters worldwide including The Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts, Maison de la Danse, Teatro La Fenice
and Teatro Muncipal do Rio de Janeiro. New York Magazine
called Mr. Parsons “one of modern dance’s great living dancemakers.”
Parsons Dance continues to pursue its mission to deliver
positive, affirming, life-enriching experiences to audiences
worldwide by maintaining a repertory of over 75 works by David
Parsons and producing his new work; inviting established
choreographers to re-stage works from the American
canon on the company; and commissioning young American
choreographers with our newly launched GenerationNOW
Fellowship. This year-long mentorship under David Parsons
culminates in a commission that premiers as a part of the
Parsons’ season at the Joyce Theater and joins the company’s
touring repertory for the following season.
In addition to choreography and performance, Parsons Dance
engages audiences of all ages through education and outreach
programs. The company hosts post-show discussions, open
rehearsals, studio showcases and open company classes.
Parsons Dance offers four weeks of summer workshops in
dance and choreography for pre-professional dancers as well
as in-school workshops for public school students at PS75 in
New York City.
DAVID PARSONS (Artistic Director/
Co-Founder) has enjoyed a
remarkable career as a director,
choreographer, performer, master
teacher and producer of dance. Mr.
Parsons was born in Chicago and
raised in Kansas City. In the early
years of his career, he performed
with The Paul Taylor Dance
Company, New York City Ballet, Berlin Opera, and The White
Oak Dance Project with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Mark Morris.
Mr. Parsons has created more than 80 works for Parsons
Dance. Commissions include American Ballet Theatre, New
York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Batsheva
Dance Company, Spoleto Festival, and Het Muziektheater in
Amsterdam, to name a few. His work has been performed by
Paris Opera Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Joffrey Ballet,
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Ballet do Theatro Municipal
do Rio de Janiero, among many others. Parsons has worked
on such diverse projects as choreographing the twenty-four
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hour millennium celebration in Times Square, Julie Taymor’s
film Fool’s Fire; AIDA at Opera de Verona; AEROS, a production
featuring the Romanian Gymnastic Federation; and the Italian
production of Hair. He choreographed and directed Maria de
Buenos Aires for Gotham Chamber Opera and Remember Me,
a collaboration with East Village Opera Company. As a director
and choreographer, he has collaborated with such diverse
artists as John Corrigliano; Earth, Wind and Fire; Morton Gould;
Donna Karan; Alex Katz; William Ivy Long; Santo Loquasto;
Dave Matthews; Milton Nascimento; Robert Rauschenberg;
Steely Dan; and Dr. Billy Taylor. Mr. Parsons holds an honorary
doctorate and was the first recipient of the Howard Gilman
Fellowship to complete his MFA at Jacksonville University. He
is a recipient of the 2000 Dance Magazine Award, the 2001
American Choreography Award and the 2011 Dance Masters
of America Award. The New York Times has called Mr. Parsons
“one of the great movers of modern dance."
ELENA D’AMARIO (Dancer) was born in Pescara, Italy. She
studied modern, ballet, contemporary and tap at various
schools throughout Italy, most prominently at New Step
Art Studio. Over the years, she has won multiple festivals
and competitions, including the Pescara Dance Festival, the
International Expression Dance Competition in 2008, and the
International TipTap show in 2007 and 2009 in Rome. Elena
has appeared on multiple TV shows including Oscar TV, The
Best Years and Il ballo delle debuttanti. She auditioned for the
most popular Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, which
led her to winning the opportunity to apprentice with Parsons
Dance for the 2010-2011 season. She joined Parsons Dance
in August 2011.
GEENA PACAREU (Dancer) began dancing at an early age in
her native Tarragona, Spain, at Artemis Dansa, and continued
her training in The Royal Professional Conservatory of
Dance "Mariemma" in Madrid, where she graduated in 2011
in classical dance. She also studied contemporary dance
at various schools, during intensive summer courses and
workshops, including Laban Trinity in London. Before
graduating, she was accepted as a full-time Trainee at Ajkun
Ballet Theatre in New York City, and promoted to Company
Artist in 2012. During her training, Geena assisted numerous
workshops and intensive courses all over the world. She was
featured as a cast member in numerous performances and
has won multiple festivals and competitions. Geena has been
a member of Parsons Dance since 2013.
EOGHAN DILLON (Dancer) was born in County Tyrone, Ireland.
At the age of four, he moved to Canada where he began dancing
at the age of 12. In 2012, Mr. Dillon received a full scholarship
to the Ailey School in NYC where he studied under many
prestigious professionals. After graduating, Eoghan attended
the School at Jacob's Pillow where he performed works by
Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Didy Veldman, and Sharon Eyal.
He has since performed and toured with many professional
companies, including Manuel Vignoulle Dance and The
Peridance Contemporary Dance Company. Eoghan joined
Parsons Dance in November of 2014.
ZOEY ANDERSON (Dancer) was born and raised in Utah where
she trained in contemporary, ballet, jazz and ballroom dance
at Center Stage. She was the ballroom national smooth
champion in 2010. Zoey graduated cum laude from Marymount
Manhattan College in May of 2015 with a BFA in Ballet under
the direction of Katie Langan. She has performed works by
Dwight Rhoden, Lar Lubovitch and Aszure Barton, among
others. Zoey has performed with Nikolais Louis in the Yang
Liping International Dance festival in Kunming China in 2013.
Other credits include the Broadway premiere gala of On The
Town, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Dancing With The
Stars webisodes, and Macy’s Passport Tour with P. Diddy. Zoey
has been a member of Parsons Dance since 2015.
JUSTUS WHITFIELD (Dancer) is from Las Vegas, Nevada where
he trained in ballet, modern, and jazz at Las Vegas Academy of
the Arts. He performed with Las Vegas Contemporary Dance
Theater in 2014 under the direction of Bernard Gaddis. Justus
graduated in 2016 with a BA in dance from Point Park University
where he performed works by various artists including George
Balanchine, Troy Powell, and Garfield Lemonius. Justus joined
Parsons Dance in 2016.
DEIDRE ROGAN (Dancer) began her dance training in Fort
Myers, FL, at Gulfshore Ballet under the direction of Melinda Roy
and Roberto Munoz. Diedre has worked with choreographers
Milton Myers, Matthew Rushing, Hope Boykin, Ronald K.
Brown, Sonia Dawkins, and Cheryl Copeland and performed
in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater’s 2012 New York City Center season. She is a threetime
recipient of a BIG ARTS awards scholarship and a National
Young Arts award scholarship. Diedre graduated with honors
from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance, and then was
a member of Ailey II for two years. Deidre was an understudy
with Parsons Dance for the 2016-17 season before joining the
company in the fall of 2017.
SHAWN LESNIAK (Dancer) began his dance training in East
Haven, Connecticut under the tutelage of Sandee and Linda
Juliano. At his hometown dance studio, Shawn trained in many
dance styles including Jazz, Ballet, Tap, and Hip Hop. After
dancing competitively for ten years he decided to further his
dance education at Point Park University, where he is pursuing
his BFA. This is Shawn’s first season with the company.
HENRY STEELE (Dancer) was born and raised in Wollongong,
NSW, Australia. He was a competitive gymnast for 8 years,
and a national gold medalist 3 years in a row. During his
final years as a gymnast, he began to make the transition to
dance. Henry graduated from Point Park University with a
BFA in Modern and Jazz dance in 2016, where he performed
works by choreographers such as Lar Lubovitch, Mark Morris,
Madboots Dance, Ronin Korean, and Troy Powell. He has
danced professionally with Owen/ Cox Dance Group, Texture
Contemporary Ballet, and toured internationally with The Bad
Boys of Ballet. This is Henry’s first season with the company.
EPHRAT “BOUNCE” ASHERIE (Co-Choreographer – “UpEnd”),
a 2016 Bessie Award Winner for Innovative Achievement
in Dance, is a New York City based b-girl, dancer and
choreographer. As artistic director of Ephrat Asherie Dance
(EAD), she has presented work at the Ahmanson Theatre,
Jacob’s Pillow and New York Live Arts, among others. Ephrat
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has received numerous awards to support her work including
a Kevin Spacey Artist of Choice Award, a Mondo Cane!
Commission from Dixon Place and an Extended Life Residency
from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. She has worked
and collaborated with Doug Elkins, Rennie Harris, Bill Irwin,
Gus Solomons Jr and Buddha Stretch, among others. Ephrat is
on faculty at Wesleyan University and Broadway Dance Center.
MARTY BELLER (Composer – “UpEnd”) Drummer for They
Might Be Giants. 2009 Grammy Award winner for his work on
Here Come the 123s (TMBG). Dance: 2013 Bessie Award nom.
for “A Single Ride.” Jennifer Muller/The Works, Sean Curran,
Ephrat Asherie Dance, Heidi Latsky, Ann Marie DeAngelo, Chet
Walker/8and ah one, Julio Bocca/Ballet Argentino, RhythMEK,
Rebudal Dance, Alice Tierstein/Young Dancemakers, Andrew
Jannetti and Dancers, Bill Hastings. Film/TV: Gracepoint
(Fox); In Treatment (HBO); The Last Patrol (HBO); The Cruise
(Artisan); Emptying the Skies (Music Box); Another Gay Movie
(TLA); Biography of Groucho Marks (A&E); iRead (Scholastic);
Cradle of Champions. Drum credits: Stew/ Heidi Rodewald and
TNP, Steve Earle, Jonathan Coulton, Mike Doughty, Ivy. This is
Marty’s first score for David Parsons Dance.
HOWELL BINKLEY (Resident Lighting Designer/Co-Founder)
is the proud cofounder of Parsons Dance for which he has
designed more than 70 pieces. His Broadway designs include:
Prince of Broadway, Come From Away (2017 Tony Nomination),
Hamilton, Allegiance, After Midnight (2014 Tony Nomination),
How to Succeed… (2011 Tony Nomination), West Side Story
(2009 Tony Nomination), Gypsy starring Patti LuPone, In The
Heights (2008 Tony nomination), Avenue Q, The Full Monty,
Parade, Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1993 Tony nomination). He
has made extensive regional and dance works for Alvin Ailey,
American Ballet Theatre, Hubbard Street, and The Joffrey
Ballet’s Billboards. He is a five-time Helen Hayes Award
recipient and was given the 1993 Sir Laurence Olivier Award
and the Canadian Dora Award for Kiss of The Spider Woman.
Howell received the 2006 Henry Hewes Design Award, 2006
Outer Critics Circle Award, the 2006 Tony Award for Jersey
Boys and the 2016 Tony Award and the 2015 Drama Desk
Award for Hamilton.
PARSONS DANCE
229 West 42nd Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10036
212-869-9275 • info@parsonsdance.org
www.parsonsdance.org
General Manager: Rebecca Josue
Development Director: Kate Taylor
Manager, Finance & Operations: Robert J. Ford
Programs Associate: Cameron McKinney
Interns: William Hoffman, Rose Mishaan, Ivana Savarese
Marketing Consultants: Martha Cooper and Morahan Arts &
Media
ARTISTS’ REPRESENTATIVE
Margaret Selby, Selby Artists Management
262 West 38th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY 10018
212-382-3260 • info@selbyartistmanagement.com
Parsons Dance gratefully acknowledges the following for their support:
The Cowles Charitable Trust, Howard Gilman Foundation, The Harkness
Foundation for Dance, The Joyce Theater, The O’Donnell-Green Music
and Dance Foundation, The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The
SHS Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Theater Development Fund,
and generous individual donors. Parsons Dance is supported, in part,
by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York
State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo
and the New York State Legislature, and the New York City Department
of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
SUPPORT PARSONS DANCE
Nycharities.org/parsonsdance
Parsons Dance can accept gifts of stock and mutual funds.
Please contact us at 212-869-9275 to learn about the
advantages of contributing securities.
Photo by Lois Greenfield
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The Stray Cat LEE ROCKER
Thursday, March 8, 2018; 7:30 pm
The Stray Cat Lee Rocker:
Grammy-nominated musician and Bass Player Hall of Famer
Lee Rocker and the Stray Cats sold more than 10 million
records, garnered an astounding 23 gold and platinum
records worldwide, and were music video pioneers of the
MTV generation. The Stray Cat’s worldwide mega hits “Stray
Cat Strut,” “Sexy and Seventeen,” and “Rock this Town” have
become a part of the fabric of rock and roll. The Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame has included “Rock this Town” as one of the 500
most important songs in rock.
From the cover of the Rolling Stone Magazine, to appearing on
Saturday Night Live, to headlining the U.S. Festival, and touring
with the Rolling Stones, Lee Rocker has seen and done it all.
In addition to the Stray Cats and the Rolling Stones, Rocker
has toured and performed with George Harrison, Ringo Starr,
Willie Nelson, Leon Russell, and John Fogerty. In 1982, Rocker
and his father Stanley Drucker (classical clarinetist), both
received Grammy nominations; this was something that has
only occurred twice in the history of the Grammy Awards. In
2012, Lee appeared on Broadway in the hit musical Million
Dollar Quartet and in 2014 he was inducted into the Bass Player
Hall of Fame. Rocker has received numerous honors for his
contributions to music and the arts, including being inducted
to the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Long Island Music Hall
of Fame, and receiving the Visionary Artist Award by the City
of Laguna Beach, California. In his concert performances, Lee
Rocker rocks every town and leaves every audience on their
feet and cheering.
Lee Rocker has been consistently touring, recording and
performing around the globe since 1980 and has cultivated
a fanatically loyal following of rockers, rebels and all types of
music lovers. He is known for making his upright double bass
appear to be a lightweight instrument as he spins, throws it in
the air, catches and plays it on stages throughout the world.
His concert show is a time for him to tell stories about his days
on the road and in the music business for the last 35 years
— including sharing stories about his adventures lugging that
giant piece of equipment around.
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Zakir Hussain
with Rakesh Chaurasia
Saturday, March 10, 2018; 7:30 pm
recognition from India's governing cultural institute. In 2007,
readers' polls from both Modern Drummer and Drum! magazines
named him Best World Music and Best Worldbeat Drummer
respectively. On February 8, 2009, Zakir received a Grammy in the
Best Contemporary World Music category for Global Drum Project,
his group with Mickey Hart, Giovanni Hidalgo and Sikiru Adepoju.
Also, in 2009, Zakir was named an Officer in the Order of Arts and
Letters by France’s Ministry of Culture and Communication for
his extraordinary artistic and cultural contribution. The Downbeat
Critics’ Poll named him Best Percussionist in 2012.
A child prodigy, Zakir was touring by the age of twelve. He came to
the United States in 1970, performing his first USA concert at the
Fillmore East in New York City with Pandit Ravi Shankar, embarking
on an illustrious international career. A prolific composer and
recording artist, Zakir has received widespread recognition for his
many ensembles and collaborations. In 1987, his first solo release,
Making Music, was acclaimed as “one of the most inspired East-
West fusion albums ever recorded.” In 1992, Planet Drum, an album
co-created and produced by Zakir and Mickey Hart, became the first
recording to win a Grammy in the Best World Music category, the
Downbeat Critics’ Poll for Best World Beat Album and the NARM
Indie Best Seller Award for World Music Recording.
ZAKIR HUSSAIN is today appreciated both in the field of
percussion and in the music world at large as an international
phenomenon and one of the greatest musicians of our time. A
classical tabla virtuoso of the highest order, his consistently
brilliant and exciting performances have established him as a
national treasure in his own country, India, and as one of India’s
reigning cultural ambassadors. Along with his legendary father
and teacher, Ustad Allarakha, he has elevated the status of his
instrument both in India and around the world. His playing is
marked by uncanny intuition and masterful improvisational
dexterity, founded in formidable knowledge and study.
Widely considered a chief architect of the contemporary world
music movement, Zakir's contribution to world music has been
unique, with many historic collaborations, including Shakti, which
he founded with John McLaughlin and L. Shankar, Remember
Shakti, the Diga Rhythm Band, Making Music, Planet Drum with
Mickey Hart, Tabla Beat Science, Sangam with Charles Lloyd and
Eric Harland, and recordings and performances with artists
as diverse as George Harrison, YoYo Ma, Joe Henderson, Van
Morrison, Airto Moreira, Pharoah Sanders, Billy Cobham, Mark
Morris, Rennie Harris, and the Kodo drummers. His music and
extraordinary contribution to the music world were honored in
April, 2009, with four widely-heralded and sold-out concerts at
Carnegie Hall’s Artist Perspective series.
The recipient of countless honors, Zakir has received the titles of
Padma Bhushan in 2002, and Padma Shri in 1988, becoming the
youngest percussionist to be awarded these, given to civilians of
merit, by the Indian government. In 1990, he was awarded the
Indo-American Award in recognition for his outstanding cultural
contribution to USA-India relations. In April 1991, he was presented
with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the President of
India, making him one of the youngest musicians to receive this
Zakir received the distinct honor of co-composing the opening music
for the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 1996. He was commissioned
to compose music for Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet (for which he
received an Isadora Duncan Award), and to compose an original
work for the San Francisco Jazz Festival, both in 1998. He has
received numerous grants, including participation in the Meet the
Composer programs funded by the Pew Memorial Trust. In 2000,
Zakir worked again with choreographer Alonzo King, this time
composing music for The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In
2002, his commissioned work for choreographer Mark Morris’
Kolam premiered as part of YoYo Ma’s “Silk Road Project” with
YoYo Ma and Zakir performing Zakir’s composition live for the
performance. In September 2006, "Triple Concerto for Banjo, Bass
and Tabla," a piece co-composed by Zakir, Edgar Meyer and Bela
Fleck, was performed by them with the Nashville Symphony at the
gala opening of the Schermerhorn Symphony Hall in Nashville. In
January, 2009, it was re-created with the Detroit Symphony, again
under the baton of Leonard Slatkin. This performance and new
original works composed by Zakir, Edgar and Bela, was released
as the Grammy-nominated The Melody of Rhythm.
In 2009, Zakir’s second concerto, "Concerto for Four Soloists," a
special commission for the National Symphony Orchestra, was
performed at Kennedy Center in March, 2011, as conducted by
Christoph Eschenbach. His third concerto, the first-ever tabla
concerto, premiered in September, 2015, by the Symphony
Orchestra of India, and was premiered in Europe in January 2016.
It will premiere in the United States in April, 2017, by the National
Symphony Orchestra.
Zakir reunited with Alonzo King in 2007, for Lines Ballet’s 25th
Anniversary celebration, creating acclaimed music for King’s Rasa,
and was commissioned to score King’s "Scheherazade" which
premiered in Monte Carlo in December 2009, garnering another
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Isadora Duncan Award. In 2007, the government of India chose
Zakir to compose an anthem to celebrate India’s 60th year of
independence. The song, “Jai Hind,” has been recorded by an array
of India’s finest classical vocalists and pop singers.
Zakir has scored for many films, including Merchant-Ivory’s Heat
and Dust (in which he also co-starred), In Custody and Mystic
Masseur, Bertolucci’s Little Buddha, Vanaprastham (The Last Dance),
Saaz, Everybody Says I’m Fine, and Mr. and Mrs. Lyer.
Zakir is the recipient of the 1999 National Heritage Fellowship, the
United States' most prestigious honor for a master in the traditional
arts, presented by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton at the United
States Senate on September 28, 1999. In 2005, he was named
an Old Dominion Fellow by the Humanities Council at Princeton
University, where he resided for the 2005-2006 autumn semester
as full professor in the music department, teaching a survey course
in Indian classical music and dance. In the spring of 2007, this
course was taught again by Zakir, this time at Stanford University.
Zakir’s yearly tabla workshop in Marin County, conducted for
the past twenty years, draws hundreds of serious students and
performers. In the spring of 2015, he was in residence at UC
Berkeley as Regents Lecturer.
In 1992, Zakir founded Moment! Records which features original
collaborations in the field of contemporary world music and live
concert performances by great masters of the classical music of
India. The label presents live recordings of great masters of the
classical music of both North and South India, world music and
a Masters of Percussion series. Moment Records’ 2006 release,
Golden Strings of the Sarode with Aashish Khan and Zakir Hussain,
was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Traditional World Music
category for that year. Moment Records’ recent DVD release, Zakir
Hussain: The SF Jazz Sessions, featuring a host of Zakir’s worldclass
collaborators, has been critically acclaimed.
In 2015, he was voted Best Percussionist by the Downbeat Critics’
Poll and by Modern Drummer’s Readers’ Poll.
On January 15, 2018, HarperCollins India released Zakir’s longawaited
oral memoir (available on Amazon), A Life in Music, by
Nasreen Munni Kabir, the distinguished British television producer,
director, and author. The Life is the result of two years of intensive
interviews.
Rakesh’s forte is in blending his flute without really losing its
identity in mixed instruments’ concerts. Rakesh has already globetrotted
many times over, enthralling audiences at classical and nonclassical
concerts. He is also an accomplished studio musician, having
recorded with most of the leading stalwarts of the Indian film industry.
Rakesh has been the recipient of numerous awards and accolades.
He received the Indian Music Academy Award, presented by the
Honourable President Of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in 2007, the
Aditya Birla Kalakiran Puraskar in 2008, the Guru Shishya Award
in 2011, IWAP-Pandit Jasraj Sangeet Ratna Award in 2013, and the
Pannalal Ghosh Puraskar in 2013.
Despite his experimental work, Rakesh has never deviated from
his main goal of becoming a full-fledged classical musician. He
has regularly appeared in prominent festivals such as the WOMAD
festival in Athens, Womad Earthstation in Europe, and the ‘Festivals
of India’ in Russia, Japan, the U.S., and Europe. His growing maturity
and status has brought him invitations to perform solo at major
events within India and abroad, including the Festival of Saint-Denis
in Paris and the Leicester International Music Festival in England.
Most notably, Rakesh was invited to conclude the twenty-four hour
live BBC Radio broadcast celebrating Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s
Silver Jubilee, reaching audiences worldwide.
Recently Rakesh toured as a duo for classical concerts as well as
for The Masters of Percussion with legendary tabla virtuoso Ustad
Zakir Hussain at prestigious venues across the globe. Rakesh has
has performed with such international names as Bela Fleck, Edgar
Meyer, and Joshua Redman.
Rakesh's most recent venture is his fusion band Rakesh and Friends
(RAF) which creates music that appeals to the young without
sacrificing the essence of classical music.
Modest Rakesh is the first to admit that he has a lot to learn, not
just from his legendary uncle and maestro, Pandit Hariprasad
Chaurasia, but his peers as well. He is destined to carve a niche for
himself in the realm of Indian Classical Music with the simple yet
extremely challenging instrument, the Bansuri.
RAKESH CHAURASIA, the nephew and child prodigy of flute
maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, has a famous name to live
up to. Amongst the promising musicians of the second generation,
Rakesh has carved a niche for himself as an accomplished flautist.
Infusing his personal style with the tradition of his renowned uncle,
he has evolved an approach which maintains the purity of the flute
while also managing to capture the attention of young listeners.
The most accomplished of his uncle’s disciples, he promises to
carry the Chaurasia legacy to new heights.
Rakesh’s flute has matched note and rhythm with wind instruments
of other cultures as well as having performed ‘jugalbandi' with
Carnatic and world famous instrumentalists .
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THE TEN TENORS
Wish You Were Here
Tuesday, March 13, 2018; 7:30 pm
Wednesday, March 14, 2018; 2 & 7:30 pm
Wish You Were Here
A celebration of legends
featuring the music of David Bowie, Prince, Amy Winehouse,
John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury, Whitney Houston and more.
The Ten Tenors:
Cameron Barclay, Daniel Belle, James Watkinson,
Keane Fletcher, Michael Edwards, Nigel Huckle,
Paul Gelsumini, Adrian Li Donni, Jared Newall,
Florian Voss, JD Smith (Swing Tenor)
Drummer................................................................Trent Bryson-Dean
Guitarist...................................................................................David Orr
Pianist........................................................................Benjamin Kiehne
Producer.................................................................................D-J Wendt
Musical Director..............................................................Steven Baker
Touring Musical Director..........................................Paul Gelsumini
Choreographer.............................................................Keane Fletcher
Tour Manager/FOH Sound..........................................Rupert Pletzer
Production Manager.....................................Katie Mackay-Brooker
Lighting Designer......................................................Jamie Schmidt
Monitors Engineer.........................................................Ed McGlogan
Sound Technician/Stage Manager..............................Jamie Taylor
Production Assistant/Merchandise......................Melinda Stanley
North American Representation...............................Opus 3 Artists
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ABOUT
The TEN Tenors are undoubtedly one of Australia’s greatest
entertainment success stories, with more than 90 million
people worldwide witnessing their unmistakable charm,
camaraderie and vocal power. Following 20 years of sell-out
performances across the globe, including more than 2500 of
their own headline concerts, The TEN Tenors have cemented
their place as Australia’s premier classical-crossover group.
Celebrated for their colorful repertoire, breathtaking
arrangements, and powerful live performances, The TEN
Tenors respectfully tip their hats not only to the great classical
composers, but to contemporary music’s most popular artists.
From Queen, Bowie, Lennon and Winehouse, an evening with
The TEN Tenors is guaranteed to surprise and delight in equal
measure.
Amidst their own explosive live concert experiences and
remarkable achievements, including six platinum and gold
records and over 3.5 million concert tickets sold, The TEN
Tenors have also performed alongside countless music legends
including Andrea Bocelli, André Rieu, John Travolta, Nicole
Kidman, Geoffrey Rush, Keith Urban, Rod Stewart, Alanis
Morissette, Sarah Brightman, Willie Nelson, Katherine Jenkins
and Christina Aguilera.
They’re no strangers to television either, with iconic
appearances on some of the world’s biggest broadcast events
including performing exclusively for chat show queen Oprah
Winfrey on Oprah’s Ultimate Australian Adventure, appearing
on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon for an audience of 32 million
viewers, and Poland 2012 UEFA Cup in Warsaw. Arena Der
Stars 2002 and 2005.
Long-time member and Musical Director of The TEN Tenors,
Paul Gelsumini says “So many people come to our show the
first time expecting arias or standard crossover repertoire,
but it only takes one song for them to realize this is not like any
other tenor show out there and they better be ready to laugh,
cry and party like they are at a rock concert.”
The group’s producer, D-J Wendt, adds “We like to think
audiences come to our show to hear arias and classical pieces,
we will always give you a little of that but be ready to have fun
and party with ten very good looking Aussie blokes that know
how to have fun, but more than that, know how to create an
ensemble sound like no other group can achieve.”
PROGRAM
Wish You Were Here includes (in alphabetical order):
"Imagine"
"Jersey Boys Medley"
"Just The Way You Are"
"La Danza"
"Never Tear Us Apart"
"Nothing Compares 2 U"
"Six Ribbons"
"The Boxer"
"Unchained Melody"
"Valerie"
"Waltzing Matilda"
"We Are The Champions"
"Wish You Were Here"
Repertoire is not in order of performance and is subject to change.
HEADSHOTS
CAMERON BARCLAY DANIEL BELLE JAMES WATKINSON
KEANE FLETCHER MICHAEL EDWARDS NIGEL HUCKLE
PAUL GELSUMINI ADRIAN LI DONNI JARED NEWALL
"Amigos Para Siempre"
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Buongiorno Principessa"
"Cancion Del Mariachi"
"Diva Medley"
"En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor"
"Granada"
"Hallelujah"
"Heroes"
FLORIAN VOSS
JD SMITH
(Swing Tenor)
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BIOS
PAUL GELSUMINI
Paul completed a Bachelor of Music (Voice Performance) from
Monash University and a Diploma of Arts (Music Theatre) from
APO Arts Academy. Before joining The TEN Tenors, Paul also
studied in Tuscany, Italy where he performed as a guest soloist
at the inaugural Puccini Festival. Paul joined The TEN Tenors
in 2011 and is the current Touring Musical Director. Credits
include co-vocal and vocal production on the The TEN Tenors
albums Home for the Holidays, On Broadway, and Wish You Were
Here. Paul is currently the longest serving member of the group.
Paul wishes to thank his fiancée, family and friends for their
on-going love and support throughout the years. Follow Paul on
Instagram: @paulgelly
KEANE FLETCHER
A graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing
Arts, Keane made his debut with The TEN Tenors in 2010 and
has since gone on to appear with them in theatres, stadiums and
concert halls all over the world. He can be heard on their most
recent album Wish You Were Here which reached #1 on the ARIA
Classical/Crossover charts, as well as Our Christmas Wish (ARIA
Top 100 Albums of 2015), On Broadway, Double Platinum, and
Nostalgica. His television appearances with the group include
Oprah’s Ultimate Australian Adventure, NBC’S The Today Show,
The Melbourne Cup, Ready Steady Cook, Sunrise, and the opening
of the UEFA CUP in Warsaw. His other theatre credits include
the Australian tour of We Will Rock You (GFO) understudying and
performing the lead role of Galileo, The 27 Club (The Butterfly
Club), Merrily We Roll Along (Watch This), Buddy: The Buddy Holly
Story (Live Theatre Prod.), Altar Boyz (Precedent Prod.), Hello
Again (Darlinghurst Theatre), and The Good Fight for the New
York Music Theatre Festival.
MICHAEL EDWARDS
Michael began singing at age eight when he joined the Australian
Boys Choral Institute, an organisation he continued to be involved
with for fifteen years. As a chorister, Michael has sung with
numerous choirs including the National Youth Choir of Australia,
the Adelaide Chamber Singers, and The Consort of Melbourne.
In 2013, Michael graduated from the Melbourne Conservatorium
of Music with a Bachelor of Music, majoring in classical voice.
During his time at the Conservatorium, Michael’s vocal quartet
was awarded the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Chamber
Music Prize, and in 2014, came in second in the state-wide 3MBS
radio competition, ‘The Talent.’ Most recently in 2016, they were
featured finalists in the Great Romantics Competition hosted
by the Melbourne Recital Centre. Michael has performed as
part of the Victorian Youth Opera program; in their workshop
of Assembly, their production of The Play of Daniel, and in the
world premiere of The Grumpiest Boy in the World. With the
Victorian Opera Chorus, Michael has performed in numerous
Gala concerts, as well as main stage productions of Nixon in
China, La Traviata, and I Pagliacci. In 2015, Michael performed in
Victorian Opera’s ANZAC centenary production, Remembrance,
touring Melbourne and regional Victoria. Michael joined The
TEN Tenors in 2014, and has travelled throughout Australia,
Europe, USA, South Korea and South America. Follow Michael
on Instagram: @mikeyjedwards
CAMERON BARCLAY
Cameron Barclay is a graduate of both the University of Auckland
and the New Zealand School of Music in Wellington, where he
studied singing, French and Italian. He was a 2010/2011 PwC
Dame Malvina Major Emerging Artist for NBR New Zealand
Opera and was also a member of the Chapman Tripp Opera
Chorus for three years. Cameron has performed extensively
throughout New Zealand on both opera and concert stage,
and some of his recent highlights include performing in Ken
Hill’s Original Phantom of the Opera in Tokyo, Japan; performing
the role of Frederic in the New Zealand Tour of The Pirates of
Penzance, singing the National Anthem of Argentina for their
match against the All Blacks in Wellington, New Zealand and
recording Margaret Wegener’s Ode to a Nightingale with the
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, the first recording of this
work. His operatic roles include Alfred (Die Fledermaus), Peter
Quint/Prologue (The Turn of the Screw), the title role in Candide;
the title role in Albert Herring and Beppe (I Pagliacci). Cameron’s
concert and oratorio repertoire includes Messiah (Handel); Missa
Solemnis (Beethoven), Creation (Haydn), Magnificat (Bach) and
Serenade for Tenor Horn and Strings (Britten). Born and raised in
Auckland, New Zealand, Cameron also lived and went to school
in Avellino, Italy, which he considers to be his second home. He is
very proud to be the first New Zealander in this Australian-based
group. Follow Cameron on Instagram: @cambarclay
JARED NEWALL
Growing up in Perth, Jared fell in love with music theatre at an
early age. Some of Jared’s early credits include Oliver, My Fair
Lady, Guys and Dolls, Sweet Charity and Les Misérables. Jared
began his professional music theatre career in 2007 as part
of the tribe in Hair: The American Tribal Love – Rock Musical.
Later that year he performed the role of Steve in Rent. In 2008,
Jared moved to Victoria to attend the University of Ballarat,
to study Music Theatre. During his time in Ballarat, Jared had
the opportunity to play Homer Collins in Adam Guettel’s Floyd
Collins, Joseph ‘Jojo’ Morse in Cy Coleman’s The Life and Muzzy’s
Boy/Ensemble in Thoroughly Modern Millie. His highlight was the
chance to play the role of Bobby Strong in Urinetown, under the
direction of Tom Healey. After graduating in 2010, Jared was
cast in the Australasian Premiere season of It’s Only Life. He
worked closely with the show’s composer, John Bucchino, who
also accompanied the piece. In early 2011, Jared played the role
of David in the concert version of Milk and Honey, as part of their
Jerry Herman Triptych. This year marks Jared’s 8th year touring
with The TEN Tenors, and each year has been better than the last.
Follow Jared on Instagram: @jarednewallmusic
DANIEL BELL
Few Australian artists can claim, at just 34 years of age, to have
had the musical success of Daniel Bell. Boasting a professional
career that has taken him throughout Australia, Europe and
North America, Daniel has amazed audiences throughout the
western world in their thousands, and is now widely considered
one of the finest voices in the Australian Music Theatre industry.
Born and raised in Sydney, Daniel now holds a Bachelor of Music
(Performance), having studied at The Sydney Conservatorium of
Music, and the Australian Institute of Music. After completing his
training, Daniel was asked to join the internationally acclaimed
vocal group, The TEN Tenors. Performing with The TEN Tenors
Double Platinum tour, Daniel has sung throughout Australia,
Europe and The United States to critical acclaim. Daniel is also
featured on The TEN Tenors Christmas album Our Christmas
Wish as well as the follow up On Broadway, and most recently,
the Wish You Were Here album. Daniel has an enviable list of
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musical theatre credits to his name. In 2009, he joined the cast
of Jerry Springer the Opera at the Sydney Opera House, before
his departure for the European tour of the Ten Tenors. Upon his
return, Daniel was cast as the understudy Jean Valjean in the
Australian National production of Les Misérables, performing
the role hundreds of times throughout the country. He continued
to the Asian tour, performing the role in Manila, Singapore and
Dubai before his return to Australia. Daniel played the role of
Terry in the Australian premiere production of Sideshow at the
Hayes theatre, and joined the cast of My Fair Lady, at the Capitol
theatre in Sydney, covering the role of Freddy at the end of 2017.
FLORIAN VOSS
Florian made his stage debut as Tamino (The Magic Flute) at
the Kindermusikfest in the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. Other
engagements led him to the Monschau Open-Air Classic-Festival,
the Mosel Music Festival and the Internationale Schlossfestspiele
Ludwigsburg, where he recently performed as Melot in Tristan
and Isolde under the directorship of Michael Hofstetter. From
2011 until 2013 Florian Voss sung as a permanent member
of the Metropolitan Theatre of Gießen (Acis and Galthea). In the
Summer of 2013, Florian Voss performed the role of Don José
(Opera Stage of Castle Maxlrain/conductor: Richard van Schoor)
and Belmonte at the Opera Festival of Bad Hersfeld. Following
that, he became a member of the ensemble of the Royal Opera
House Stockholm, where he was chosen for a Scholarship of the
Järnström-Sundbergs Operastiftelse by the Royal Opera House.
He has also been awarded as the prize-winner of the renowned
International Singing Competition, Schloss Rheinsberg at
Deutsche Oper Berlin.
JAMES WATKINSON
James is currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting
and Marketing) at The University of Melbourne. Having music and
singing in the house from the day he was born, James has been
singing for most of his life in school choirs, musical theatre
and his high school rock band. Last year, James played Frank
Abagnale Jr in OCPAC’s Catch Me If You Can, for which he received
the award for Best Male in a Leading Role at the 2016 Music
Theatre Guild of Victoria (MGTV) awards. He was also nominated
for an MGTV award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for his
performance as Chuck in Footloose in 2015. Last Year, James
was selected to perform at Matthew Lee Robinson’s New Voices.
Other credits include: Launchpad Drama’s Starbound (2013-16),
CLOC’s WICKED (2016) and Company Eleven’s They’re Playing Our
Song (2017). James would like to acknowledge Rosemarie Harris
and Paul Gelsumini for their wonderful tutelage. James made
his professional debut with The TEN Tenors in 2017, and wants
to thank all the people that encouraged him to pursue singing
throughout his youth, especially his grandfather Russel Martin,
who was always James' biggest fan.
ADRIAN LI DONNI
Greenroom award winner, Adrian Li Donni is a graduate of Circle
in the Square Theatre School in New York. Adrian has played the
ill-fated lover Lun Tha in The King and I for numerous companies
across the globe. These include the newly restored The King and
I for Lyric Stage in Texas, The Production Company in Melbourne,
a UK/Ireland tour for Curve Theatre, and in the more recent GFO
and Opera Australia national tour (Sydney Opera House debut).
Favourite productions include: a concert tour of Broadway to
Australia – An evening with Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens,
Festival of Broadway – An Evening with Stephen Schwartz, Jesus
Christ Superstar in Slovenia, Disney’s Beauty and The Beast (Le
Fou) at Melbourne Zoo, The Art Centre Gold Coast’s production
of Miss Saigon (The Engineer), and Pacific Overtures (Kayama) for
which he received a Greenroom Award for best supporting actor.
Adrian would like to thank his ever-supportive family, partner,
friends, teachers and the team at Ian White Management for
their love and guidance.
NIGEL HUCKLE
Nigel Huckle is an Australian-born singer and actor, raised
in Roanoke, Virginia via Singapore. He has performed in
venues across the world, most notably with the international
touring company of Cameron Mackintosh's new production of
Les Misérables as Feuilly (1st cover – Enjolras) in 2016, which
included runs in Manila, Singapore, and in the inaugural season
of the illustrious Dubai Opera. He joins The TEN Tenors having
previously performed with esteemed companies across the
globe, most recently as Barnaby Tucker in Hello, Dolly! with
Australia's The Production Company, Lt. Cable in South Pacific
at the Tony Award®-winning Utah Shakespeare Festival, and Mr.
One in Adding Machine with B-side Theatricals in New York City.
He trained at Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, Virginia
where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre,
having sung in shows across the musical theatre canon and with
Shenandoah’s GRAMMY® Award-winning Conservatory Choir in
their performance of Brahms’ Requiem. Follow Nigel on social
media: https://www.facebook.com/nigelhuckleofficial; Twitter:
@NigelHuckle; Instagram:@NigelHuckle
JD SMITH (Swing Tenor)
JD Smith has been a singer/performer since he was a young kid.
As a songwriter, he has recorded many solo albums, including
Invite Me Places which he toured extensively around Australia
promoting. He graduated from the Arts Academy Ballarat, with
a Musical Theatre performance degree. He was an original cast
member in the Australian production of Wicked and performed
in the show for four years as the role of Boq. He also toured
in the recent production of Dirty Dancing, understudying Mark
Vincent in the role of Billy, and playing the role in its Adelaide
season. He has been a featured singer at Carols by Candlelight
in Melbourne and the Carols in the Domain in Sydney, as well
as performing in his hometown of Albury. He has been a lead
singer on Royal Caribbean cruise ships, fronted bands Snag
and Freeze Frame, recorded backing vocals for many artists
and has supported Australian musicians Pete Murray and The
Whitlams, to name a few. JD has recorded and co-written with
Tania Doko (Bachelor Girl) and Cameron McGlinchey (Rogue
Traders). Most recently he recorded a new solo covers album The
Sea of Tears. JD has been a part of the TEN Tenors since 2015,
Wish You Were Here is his first album with the Tenors and he is
excited to be a part of the group for their Wish You Were Here tour.
Tonight, he dedicates his performance to his wife Emma and
their first newborn son, Morrison. Follow JD on social media:
Facebook.com/jdsmithmuso; Instagram: jdsmithmuso; twitter.
com/jdsmithmuso
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St. Patrick's Day in Ireland!
Thursday, March 15, 2018; 7:30 pm
TRADITIONS EXPLAINED:
Bodhrán/Dance: This dance is a two-way display of rhythm. The
intense bodhrán rhythms challenge the intricate rhythms of the
dancer’s feet. Both bodhrán player and dancer enter a joyful
competition where ‘fun’ is central to this friendly but intense
competition. In the final analysis — both are deemed to be equal.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY IN IRELAND
Conceived, produced and directed by Margaret O’ Carroll.
© Kerry Irish Productions Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Kerry Irish Productions Inc. is an Irish-owned production
company based in Los Angeles. Founded in 2002, the company
promotes and celebrates Irish culture and its rich traditions
through the medium of music, dance, song and storytelling.
The company’s Irish productions are presented in Performing
Arts Centers throughout the United States.
St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland delivers a night of ‘rip-roaring music,
song and dance…a great Irish night’ (Irish News & Entertainment).
This treat for the whole family features champion dancer
Connor Reider (The Chieftains; Celtic Fyre), members of the
Kerry Dance Troupe, the Kerry Voice Squad (three lovely lassies
delivering the best of Irish song), and Traditional Band with
fiddles, uileann pipes, banjo, bodhrán, guitar and flutes roaring
through the theatre! Together, they will transport you to the
Emerald Isle and you’ll leave the theatre with a jig in your step!
A perfect St. Patrick’s Day celebration for the whole family!
Brilliant close-harmony acapella harmonies - (Kerry Irish
Productions Inc.)
"The epitome of family entertainment, togetherness and Irish
life!" - Irish Arts and Entertainment
A special thank you to the Kerry Irish Productions Inc. team
of artists and crew members! Thank you all for your hard and
detailed work. We would also like to thank the theater staff and
theater crew members. It is a pleasure working with you!
Bodhrán: The bodhrán takes its name from the Irish word
bodhar which means deafening. It is a frame drum which
stretches back to the 14th century. The bodhran was used as
a work implement for many years and it was used particularly
in the mumming traditions of Kerry and Cork, to chase out the
wren on the 26th of December (lá an dreoilín). The bodhrán
has changed in the last century from a primitive frame drum
played with the hand, to a very complicated tonal and rhythmic
percussive instrument. It was first popularized by the group
Ceoltóirí Chualann, under the leadership of Seán Ó Riada.
An Irish Hooley: The Hooley was, for generations, the highlight
of Irish social life: music, song, dance, storytelling, good
conversation and merriment flowing freely. The Hooley was
a community event and a great excuse for a gathering! We
continue this unbroken tradition of merrymaking – any excuse
is a good reason to drop everything, take to the dance floor,
pick up your instruments, prepare to give a song, sharpen your
ears for hilarious storytelling or a serious poem, and off we
go — unbridled fun!
The Kerry Dance Troupe: The Kerry Dance Troupe was
established by Kerry Irish Productions Inc. with the intention
of promoting and celebrating Irish culture and its rich traditions
through the medium of dance. Irish dance shoes, in a sense,
symbolize the wealth of Irish culture; they have a life of their
own and they take us on our journey.
The Kerry Voice Squad: Five years ago a search began for
three classically trained voices that would be equally at home
singing the classics as well as traditional Irish songs. The
search brought together the three voices of Koral Aakre, Ashley
Stanbury and Katherine Trimble, and The Kerry Voice Squad
was born! Since then, the ensemble has performed in over 50
US cities to date with Kerry Irish Productions Inc.
Uilleann Pipes: The uilleann pipes are a cousin of the more
common Scottish great highland bagpipes. They took on their
current form during the second half of the 18th century and
sparked a golden age of pipe making and playing which lasted
in Ireland until the Great Famine. After nearly being completely
forgotten, the uilleann pipes are now enjoying a revival which
has been sparked by the great efforts of hundreds of folk
musicians since the early 1960s. Uilleann pipes differ from
most other forms of bagpipes in that they have a range of two
fully chromatic octaves, are able to achieve both staccato and
legato phrasing, as well as providing chordal and rhythmic
accompaniment to itself via the regulators.
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ARTISTS BIOS
KORAL AAKRE (Kerry Voice Squad).
Soprano Koral Aakre from Coos Bay, located
on the beautiful southern Oregon coast,
comes from a family of singers and began
voice lessons with her father at the age of
seven. Koral is well known in Oregon’s Bay
area. She was a dancer and singer in
Oregon’s Little Opry on the Bay. Upon
graduating from high school she toured the East Coast for one
year with Lutheran Youth Encounter’s Christian Rock Band,
Captive Free. This was her opportunity to enter the world of
performance and touring to see if this was really where her
heart was. She studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston
and returned to Oregon to earn a degree in vocal performance
from Southern Oregon University where she studied opera. She
performed with the Rogue Opera, Opera in the Streets, Brava
Opera Workshop, SOU Chamber and Concert Choir and the
Southern Oregon Reparatory Singers. Prior to moving to Los
Angeles she worked as a campaign manager and legislative
assistant for Senator Arnie Roblan. She was honored to sing
multiple times for the Oregon State legislative assemblies.
When Koral moved to Los Angeles she auditioned for her first
season with An Irish Christmas. She loves performing with the
Kerry Irish Productions Inc. cast members and is excited to
perform in upcoming shows with the company. Koral is the great
great-granddaughter of Bridgette Conlon who emigrated from
Ireland as a mail order bride. Koral has become more rooted
in her Irish heritage since joining the company four years ago.
Her grandmother, Bernyce, would burst with pride to hear her
sing today.
PROGRAM
(Additional songs to be performed are not herein listed)
Songs you will hear tonight range from the great Irish ballads
(Danny Boy) to Vaudeville gems (When Irish Eyes Are Smiling).
"Three Lovely Lassies from Bannion"
"Patsy Fagan" (Northern Ireland)
"Garten Mother’s Lullaby" (Co. Donegal)
"Molly Malone" (19C. Popular song set in Dublin)
"Spanish Lady" (Traditional Irish Folk Song)
"When Irish Eyes are Smiling" (Vaudeville)
"Danny Boy" (Frederic Weatherly)
"The Bold Privateer" (Civil war song)
"Hard Times Come Again No More"
"The Auld Triangle" (Irish…Brendan Behan)
"Wild Rover" (Drinking song)
"I’ll Tell me Ma!" (Children’s song)
"Parting Glass" (18C. Always sung at the end of a gathering of
friends)
ISAAC ALDERSON (Uilleann pipes, flute
and whistles). Isaac Alderson grew up in
Chicago. At the age of 12, he discovered Irish
traditional music and began obsessively
practicing the uilleann pipes, learning from
such players as Al Purcell, Patrick Cannady,
Kieran O'Hare, and many others. At 14, he
began to study the flute and whistle with
Laurence Nugent from Co. Fermanagh. He traveled to Ireland
over subsequent years which gave him the opportunity to study
and play with many outstanding musicians. In 2002, Isaac won
the All-Ireland Senior Championships on all three of his main
instruments. After finishing college, Isaac toured for two years
with Eileen Ivers as part of her band, Immigrant Soul, and
afterwards with such diverse groups as Jameson's Revenge
and Runa, Millish. He currently performs with his band The
Yanks, and the international quartet Comas, the show Celtic
Crossroads, Irish bar band The Bronx Boys and the chamber folk
group Ensemble Galilei. He has toured in the US, Canada,
Ireland, Colombia, much of Western Europe, and recently did a
three-month tour of China as the piper in the famed show,
Riverdance. He also performed in the pit orchestra for Sting's
Broadway musical, The Last Ship, during its Chicago run, and
has toured with Celtic Woman. As a teacher, Isaac has led
workshops in flute, whistle, and uilleann pipes at the Great
Northern Irish Pipers' Club Tionól, the St. Louis Tionól, the Re-
Jigged Festival in Nova Scotia, the O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat
in Texas, MAD Week in the D.C. area, the Goderich Celtic Roots
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Festival in Canada, Common Ground in Maryland, the Corofin
Trad Fest in Co. Clare, Catskills Irish Arts Week in upstate New
York, and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival in Alaska. He
has also led small workshops for students in Rio Negro and
Villa de Leyva, Colombia. Isaac teaches private lessons online
and in person, mainly to advanced students. He is known for
his patience and compassion in teaching students of all levels.
JESSE LANGEN (Guitar). Jesse is a guitarist
from St. Cloud, Minnesota who currently
lives in Chicago. He is equally comfortable
on classical, electric and steel string, and
plays professionally in a wide range of
styles. Jesse and his brother Tim grew up
learning traditional fiddle tunes from their
grandfather Clarence; his childhood guitar
influences were the classical playing of his father, Bill, the
playing of Daithi Sproule and Paul Brady, and the playing of
delta blues legend Robert Johnson. He can be heard regularly
in Chicago, throughout the US, and abroad as a soloist, as the
guitarist for Ensemble Dal Niente, in the trio Pesejet, in Hasco
Duo with Amanda Deboer Bartlett, and in duo with harpist Ben
Melsky. He is also a passionate and committed teacher of
young musicians; his students have won multiple prestigious
awards and been placed in international festivals, both as
composers and as performers.
RYAN MCKASSON (Fiddle). Ryan McKasson
has gained a reputation as a performer,
composer, collaborator, and teacher. In 1996,
he was the youngest musician to win the
National Scottish Fiddle Championship. In
1997, he was awarded a Merit Scholarship
for Viola Performance from the University of
Southern California where he studied with
Donald McInnes. Ryan started learning the violin at the age of
four. One of his early fiddle teachers was Carol-Ann Wheeler,
who encouraged Ryan to joined the Seattle Scottish Fiddlers,
headed by Calum MacKinnon, where he first began to play
Scottish fiddle. In 1994, he started attending Valley of the Moon
Scottish Fiddling School (VOM), where he met fiddler and teacher
Alasdair Fraser, and joined a rather remarkable generation of
musicians, many of whom have gone on to be notable performers
and teachers. In 2004 Ryan and his sister, Cali, formed a band,
The McKassons, that eventually included Ryan’s wife, Brooke,
and her brother, Matt Jerrell. Ryan has also been a member of
a baroque/celtic/fusion combo Ensemble Galilei. He helped cowrite
and co-produce First Person: Seeing America, a collaboration
between Ensemble Galilei and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
He also recorded with Ensemble Galilei on A Change of Worlds
(2012), and Surrounded by Angels: A Christmas Celebration With
Ensemble Galilei (2013). Ryan has recorded with Hanneke Cassel
on her albums Silver, For Reasons Unseen, and Dot The Dragon’s
Eye, and also with Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas on their
album Highlander’s Farewell. Ryan has taught at fiddle camps
around the US and New Zealand, most notably: Boston Harbor
Scottish Fiddling School, Southern Hemisphere International
School of Scottish Fiddle, Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling
School, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, Rocky Mountain
Fiddle Camp, and Swannanoa Gathering.
JACKIE MORAN (Bodhrán, banjo, vocals).
The foundation of Irish traditional music is
the pulse of its drum, the Bodhrán. No other
percussionist fills that ground better than
Jackie Moran. Born in Tipperary, ten-yearold
Jackie and his family immigrated to
Chicago where he quickly began drumming
with the best players on the Irish music
scene. The young boy became the man who is preeminent in
Chicago Irish music today. He is a founding member and driving
force of such influential bands as The Drovers, Comas, and Bua.
Jackie is a fixture in the studio and in concert settings,
accompanying such great artists as Alphonso Ponticelli, Kevin
Burke, Dennis Cahill, Liz Carroll, John Doyle, Alain Genty, Martin
Hayes, Paddy Keenan, Michael Londra, Philip Masure, Aidan
Burke, Howard Levy and Jimmy Keane. Jackie’s talents have
also led him to appear on stage with Riverdance, and to help
form and perform with the Trinity Irish Dance Company. When
Hollywood needs a musician to play the part, and look it as
well, you’ll see Jackie. Backdraft (1991), Blink (1993), Traveler
(1997) and The Road to Perdition (2002) all saw fit to feature
Jackie and his Bodhrán. Most recently, Jackie has been a
member of the Kilgubbin Bros. and is teaching at the Irish
Music School of Chicago. He also makes custom Bodhráns with
Mike Quinlan.
KEARA OSBORNE (Dance). Keara has been
an Irish dancer for 25 years. She has
competed numerous times at the local,
regional, and national levels. Now retired
from competitive dance she enjoys
performing regularly with world touring
bands such as The Young Dubliners and The
Fenians. In 2012, she was delighted to be a
part of the Irish dance ensemble in Battle of the Dance in
Anaheim, California. Keara has made several television
appearances as an Irish dancer, including the Disney XD show
Crash and Bernstein in 2013 and the DJ Tommy Trash Lord of
the Trance music video in 2014. In May, 2013 Keara completed
her Masters of Social Work at the University of Southern
California. Keara is delighted to make a return visit as lead
dancer in St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland Tour 2018.
CONNOR T. REIDER (Lead Dancer Kerry
Dance Troupe). For 14 years Connor danced
under the direction of the late Ann Richens
and John Timm, competing at local,
regional, national and world levels. In his
final year of competitive dancing he placed
in the top 5 in Mid-America, top 10 in North
America and top 20 in the World
Championships. Connor graduated from the University of Notre
Dame in 2014. He has performed with the Chieftains and in
2015 with Celtic Fyre at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Connor
joined An Irish Christmas national tour in 2015 and returned
for An Irish Christmas 2016 and 2017 Tour. In March 2017,
Connor was principal dancer for the new Kerry Irish Productions
Inc. Concert Tour: St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland and is honored to
return as principal dancer for the 2018 Tour. Connor is currently
based out of Manhattan! “Performing brings me such joy
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because I get to share my passion with others both on stage
and with those in the audience. I am very honored and excited
to return as principal dancer to St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland
Tour 2018.”
ASHLEY STANBURY (Kerry Voice Squad).
Soprano Ashley is a Southern California
native and graduate of the Bob Cole
Conservatory at California State University,
Long Beach, where she earned her Bachelor
of Music degree in Vocal Performance.
Ashley has performed with Long Beach
Opera, the Pacific Lyric Association and the
Los Cancioneros Master Chorale. She has performed as the
featured soprano soloist in the Mozart Requiem, the Faure
Requiem, John Rutter's The Mass of the Children and the Vivaldi
Gloria. In 2005, Ashley was selected to represent Southern
California at the Rose of Tralee International Festival in Ireland.
She was interviewed and performed live on RTÉ, as a part of
the festival featuring women of Irish descent from around the
globe. Ashley is thrilled to return to St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland
Tour 2018 and to continue with the Kerry Irish Productions Inc.
2018-2019 season.
KATHERINE TRIMBLE (Kerry Voice Squad).
Katherine Trimble is thrilled to be entering
her sixth season working with Kerry Irish
Productions Inc. Holding a Bachelor in
Music from Chapman University and a
Master of Arts in Vocal Performance from
San Jose State University, Katherine finds
her Irish Christmas home the perfect
meeting place of her classical music education and love of her
heritage’s music and dance. Recent operatic performances
include Lilas Pastia (Carmen) with Opera San Jose where she
was noted by the San Jose Mercury News for her “agile”
performance and Mother/Witch for OSJ’s educational outreach
production of Hansel and Gretel. Other roles include Ormindo
(L’Ormindo), Public Opinion (Orpheus in the Underworld), Olga
(Eugene Onegin), Zita (Gianni Schicchi) and Petra (A Little Night
Music). She has been the alto soloist in Bach’s Magnificat and
Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Mozart’s and Durufle’s Requiem,
Saint-Saen’s Christmas Oratorio, and Vivaldi’s Gloria. She has
taken first place in competitions held by the SAI Music Fraternity,
San Jose Woman’s Club, and San Jose Study Club. She was also
honored to be the first recipient of the Irene Dalis Memorial
Award from San Jose State University. Upcoming engagements
include the alto solos in Bach’s Mass in b minor with the San
Jose Symphonic Choir and Mendelssohn’s St. Paul as winner
of the Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra’s Vocal Solo
Competition. Katherine will also be giving a solo recital and
performing a variety of chamber music projects this spring as
a member of the Emerging Artist Fellowship with Chamber
Music Silicon Valley.
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An Evening With Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey
Celebrating Over 50 Years of Peter, Paul & Mary
Saturday, March 17, 2018; 7 pm
Sunday, March 18, 2018; 7 pm
Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey carry on the tradition of the
renowned folk music group Peter, Paul and Mary — a union that
lasted 50 years.
Peter, Paul and Mary arrived on the scene in Greenwich Village in
the early 1960's and at the time, for the majority of America, folk
was viewed merely as a sidebar to pop music. The nation was still
recovering from the McCarthy era and the Cold War was heating
up. Peter Yarrow, Noel (Paul) Stookey and Mary Travers came
together to reclaim folk's potency as a social, cultural and political
force. The Trio lived their songs. They sang at the 1963 March
on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a
Dream" speech. They participated in the Selma to Montgomery
March, they sang at countless anti-Vietnam War rallies and they
launched decades of musical activism. These individual and
collective efforts addressed a wide range of issues from women's
rights, to farm-worker rights to the environment and education.
No American folk group lasted longer or amassed a more loyal
following than Peter, Paul and Mary. During their legendary
career, the trio won five Grammy's, produced 13 Top 40 hits, of
which six ascended into the top 10, and earned eight gold and
five platinum albums.
The group's message is that their music belongs to everyone.
"People can overcome their differences, and when united, move
toward a world of greater fairness and justice" says Yarrow.
The loss of Mary Travers in September of 2009 was a loss to her
family, friends and the nation. Her life and legacy remain a great
American treasure.
PBS recently released a new documentary of their lives titled 50
Years with Peter, Paul and Mary. The program features powerful,
moving, performances by the Trio starting with the era of the
group's emergence in Greenwich Village through the Civil Rights
and anti-war eras where their anthems provided America's
soundtrack of social and political change, and moving into the 21 st
century where their legacy and music continues to inform, inspire
and enrich successive generations — still providing a moral
compass for the way we live our lives. Also recently released is
a stunning book of photographs and reminiscences, in their own
words, Peter, Paul and Mary: Fifty Years in Music and Life.
Peter and Noel continue to perform together as well as individually,
and to devote their time and energy to issues they believe in. Peter
founded the organization Operation Respect which is a non-profit
education and advocacy organization dedicated to transforming
schools, camps and other youth-serving organizations into safer,
more respectful, bully-free environments for children and youth.
Noel's organization Music2Life creates music based programs,
events and promotions to move hearts and minds around a
particular effort or cause.
When Peter and Noel perform together, audiences comment that
in many ways it feels as if Mary were still on the stage with them.
The energy and enthusiasm for the music has not diminished, in
fact it seems ever more impassioned, and frequently the audience
steps in to sing Mary's part — their voices strong, their hearts
full. It's community at its best and what folk music is all about —
carrying it on.
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Amazing Grace
Thursday, March 29, 2018; 7:30 pm; Friday, March 30, 2018; 2 & 7:30 pm; Saturday, March 31, 2018; 2 & 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 1, 2018; 2 pm
ALEXANDER RANKIN and CONTINENTAL PRODUCTIONS, LLC.
present
By Special Arrangement with Original Broadway Producers
CAROLYN ROSSI COPELAND, ALEXANDER RANKIN and AG FUNDING, LLC.
Music & Lyrics By
CHRISTOPHER SMITH
Book By
CHRISTOPHER SMITH
and ARTHUR GIRON
with
JACOB SHIPLEY DON SEWARD ELEANOR TODD
RUSSELL RINKER WYN DELANO KELLI BLACKWELL
JORDAN CAMPBELL COLLEEN CLANCY IAN ANTHONY COLEMAN
NICKI ELLEDGE DION MONTÉZ JARRETT SHANNAN E. JOHNSON ALEX G. KUNZ
ANDREA LEE JENNIFER LYONS PAGNARD MORGAN NICHOLAS SCOTT
JOSHUA SIMON GILGAMESH TAGGETT ANDREW TARQUINIO
JAMES TARRANT KORINN WALFALL KANYSHA WILLIAMS
Original Scenic Design Original Costume Design Lighting Design
EUGENE LEE
EDWARD PIERCE
TONI-LESLIE JAMES KEN BILLINGTON
Sound Design Original Hair Design Fight & Military Movement
SHANNON SLATON ROBERT-CHARLES DAVID LEONG
VALLANCE
Music Supervisor Orchestrations Dialect Coach
KEITH LEVENSON KENNY SEYMOUR GILLIAN LANE-PLESCIA
Press Representative Marketing & Social Media Company Manager
SAM RUDY THE PEKOE GROUP KEITH LEVENSON
MEDIA RELATIONS
Associate Director Associate Choreographer Assistant Fight & Military Movement
AMY UHL SHANNA VANDERWERKER BRAD WILLCUTS
Production Management General Management Production Stage Manager
PAUL PEERS PAUL M. RAMBACHER SUZAYN MACKENZIE-ROY
Arrangements & Incidental Music
JOSEPH CHURCH
Choreography By
CHRISTOPHER GATTELLI
Directed by
GABRIEL BARRE
Originally produced by Goodspeed Musicals
Michael P. Price, Executive Producer
Additional material by: Karen Burgman, Dr. Joseph Ohrt, Alana K. Smith, Dr. Sarah Gulish
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CAST OF CHARACTERS
Pakuteh (Thomas)...................................................................................................................................................................DON SEWARD
John Newton........................................................................................................................................................................JACOB SHIPLEY
Captain Newton................................................................................................................................................................RUSSELL RINKER
Robert Haweis........................................................................................................................................................................ALEX G. KUNZ
Mary Catlett..........................................................................................................................................................................ELEANOR TODD
Mrs. Catlett......................................................................................................................................................JENNIFER LYONS PAGNARD
Nanna..............................................................................................................................................................................KELLI BLACKWELL
Major Gray................................................................................................................................................................................WYN DELANO
Tennah..............................................................................................................................................................................KORINN WALFALL
Mr. Tyler.................................................................................................................................................................IAN ANTHONY COLEMAN
Mr. Quigley....................................................................................................................................................................JORDAN CAMPBELL
Yema.............................................................................................................................................................................KANYSHA WILLIAMS
Princess Peyai........................................................................................................................................................SHANNAN E. JOHNSON
Sophie....................................................................................................................................................................................NICKI ELLEDGE
Carlotta.............................................................................................................................................................................COLLEEN CLANCY
Rabbi Einhorn......................................................................................................................................................................JOSHUA SIMON
Mr. Whitley..........................................................................................................................................................................JAMES TARRANT
Briggs...........................................................................................................................................................................ANDREW TARQUINIO
Billingsley...................................................................................................................................................................GILGAMESH TAGGETT
Monsieur Clow...........................................................................................................................................................GILGAMESH TAGGETT
Prince Frederick..................................................................................................................................................................JOSHUA SIMON
Ensemble.....................................................................................................................................................................JORDAN CAMPBELL,
COLLEEN CLANCY, IAN ANTHONY COLEMAN,
NICKI ELLEDGE, DION MONTÉZ JARRETT, SHANNAN E. JOHNSON,
ALEX G. KUNZ, ANDREA LEE, JENNIFER LYONS PAGNARD,
MORGAN NICHOLAS SCOTT, JOSHUA SIMON, GILGAMESH TAGGETT,
ANDREW TARQUINIO, JAMES TARRANT,
KORINN WALFALL, KANYSHA WILLIAMS
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies never substitute for listed performers unless
a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.
For Pakuteh (Thomas): DION MONTÉZ JARRETT
For John Newton: ALEX G. KUNZ, ANDREW TARQUINIO
For Captain Newton: GILGAMESH TAGGETT
For Robert Haweis: ANDREW TARQUINIO
For Mary Catlett: COLLEEN CLANCY, NICKI ELLEDGE
For Nanna: KANYSHA WILLIAMS
For Mrs. Catlett: COLLEEN CLANCY
For Major Gray: JOSHUA SIMON
For Mr. Tyler: MORGAN NICHOLAS SCOTT
For Mr. Quigley: ANDREW TARQUINIO
For Yema: ANDREA LEE
For Sophie: COLLEEN CLANCY
For Princess Peyai: KORINN WALFALL
The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs,
either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.
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MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT I
SCENE 1: Chatham, England, late December, 1744
“Truly Alive”.........................................................................John Newton, Captain Newton
“The Auction”..............................................................................................John Newton
SCENE 2: The Catlett Home
“Someone Who Hears”...............................................................Mary Catlett, John Newton
“Yema’s Song”.............................................................................Yema, Nanna, Ensemble
SCENE 3: The Great Hall, Chatham
“Voices of the Angels”..................................................................................Mary Catlett
“Rule Britannia”............................................................................Mary Catlett, Company
SCENE 4: Abolitionist Lair, High Street
“We Are Determined”.............................................Mr. Tyler, Mr. Einhorn, Mr. Quigley, Company
SCENE 5: The Chatham Cemetery
SCENE 6: Deck of the HMS Harwich, Chatham Docks
“Never”....................................................................................................John Newton
SCENE 7: HMS Harwich at Sea
“Shadows of Innocence”.................................................John Newton, Mary Catlett, Ensemble
SCENE 8: Royal Oak Club
“Expectations”..............................................................................................Major Gray
SCENE 9: HMS Harwich, off the coast of Africa
ACT II
SCENE 1: Plantain Island, Sierra Leone
“Welcome Song”.........................................................................Princess Peyai, Ensemble
SCENE 2: St. Mary’s Church
“Sing on High.”................................................................................................Company
“Tell Me Why”..............................................................................................Mary Catlett
SCENE 3: Plantain Island, Sierra Leone
“Yema’s Song” (Reprise).........................................................................................Yema
SCENE 4: Royal Africa Company Offices, Chatham
“A Chance for Me”...........................................................................................Captain Newton
SCENE 5: Plantain Island, Sierra Leone
“Nowhere Left to Run”........................................................................................Thomas
SCENE 6: Command House
SCENE 7: Plantain Island, Sierra Leone
SCENE 8: Royal Dockyards Jail
“Daybreak”........................................................................................................Nanna
SCENE 9: The Greyhound, South Atlantic
“I Still Believe”.............................................................................................Mary Catlett
“Testimony”..............................................................................................John Newton
SCENE 10: The Greyhound, in Port on Barbados
“I Will Remember”.......................................................................................John Newton
SCENE 11: The Great Hall, Chatham
“Nothing There to Love”...............................................................John Newton, Mary Catlett
EPILOGUE:
“Amazing Grace”.............................................................................................Company
AMAZING GRACE
WILL BE PERFORMED WITH ONE INTERMISSION
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PROGRAM NOTE FROM THE AUTHORS AND DIRECTOR
As a creative team, exploring the astonishing events which led John Newton to pen the words to “Amazing Grace” in 1772,
has been an exhilarating experience. It has been our privilege to work together to create this original musical about one of
history’s fascinating, yet largely unknown figures. The theatre has a rich tradition of using history as a jumping off point for
telling larger stories. In keeping with this tradition and practice, we have endeavored, not only to tell the real life story of John
Newton, but also to illuminate the struggles of ordinary men and women who were prey to the evils of slavery and those who
risked everything to end the hideous practice in Britain. To that end, we have created some characters and amalgamated some
events in the time line to focus on the themes that drew us to this amazing story of one man’s moral and spiritual transformation
and the impact he had on our world. Slavery still exists today, and sadly on a scale far beyond that of the era depicted in
our musical. And so, with this work, we hope to recognize and honor all of the victims of slavery, both through the ages and
alive today, as well as the new generation of abolitionists that has arisen to join their forefathers in standing up for the life,
freedom and dignity of all people.
The strength, faith and courage of these men and women, both historical and contemporary, demand our highest respect, and
it is to them that we dedicate this piece.
For further reading we recommend Out of the Depths by John Newton, his autobiography, with additional material by Dennis Hillman.
— Christopher Smith, Arthur Giron and Gabriel Barre
KELLI BLACKWELL (Nanna) is beyond thrilled to be a part
of Amazing Grace!! Credits: Chicago (National Tour), A Streetcar
Named Desire, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Everyman
Theatre), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Olney Theatre), Once on this
Island (Cortland Repertory Theatre), Nunsense (RGA Media,
Canada), Dreamgirls, The Wiz, A Christmas Carol, Grease, and
Hairspray (Toby’s). Thanks family, FRAMily and B.W. Much
love and gratitude.
JORDAN CAMPBELL (Ensemble/Quigley) A native Kentuckian,
Jordan has performed at theatres in New York City,
Nashville, and Washington D.C. In addition to his performance
career, Jordan worked at the White House during
the Obama Administration focusing on Arts Education. As
a teaching artist, Jordan provides learning experiences in
schools across America. Proud graduate of Western Kentucky
University Musical Theatre Program.
Twitter/Instagram: @JrdnCmpbl.
JordanCampbellProjects.com.
WHO'S WHO
Holds B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and completed
the Overtures Musical Theatre Institute.
Instagram: @YungUptown www.iananthonycoleman.com
WYN DELANO (Major Gray) D.C. Area: Oklahoma! (Jud Fry), 7
Brides for 7 Brothers (Adam), Parade, The Buddy Holly Story.
Regional: The Fantasticks (El Gallo), As We Lie Still (S.W. Premiere),
Hello Dolly (Cornelius), Star Wars: In Concert (Hollywood
Bowl), Trinity Shakespeare Festival. Wyn also works professionally
in voice-over and radio. B.F.A. Theatre from TCU in Fort
Worth, TX.
NICKI ELLEDGE (Ensemble/Sophie) Signature Theatre: A Little Night
Music (Anne); Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Beauty and the Beast (Belle);
Utah Shakespeare Festival: The Cocoanuts, South Pacific, The
Greenshow; Lambs Players Theatre: The Angel’s Arms, OZ, Joe vs.
the Volcano; Welk Resorts Theatre: Fiddler on the Roof; Legoland,
CA: LEGO Friends to the Rescue. The Catholic University of America:
BM in Musical Theatre. nickielledge.com
COLLEEN CLANCY (Ensemble/Carlotta) is over-joyed to be
sharing this beautifully inspiring story with so many audiences.
Previous roles include Charity/Sweet Charity (Mazeppa
Productions), Penelope Square/regional premiere of Polkadots
the Cool Kids Musical (Limelight PAC), Cinderella/Into
the Woods (Limelight PAC), Margaret/Much Ado About Nothing
(Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival), and Narrator/Joseph…
Dreamcoat (DeSales University). Love and thanks always to
God and family.
IAN ANTHONY COLEMAN (Ensemble) credits include: Oliver!,
My Fair Lady, Father Comes Home From The Wars, Wiley
and the Hairy Man (Helen Hayes Award Outstanding TYA
Production), The Wild Party, Peter and the Starcatcher.
DION MONTÉZ JARRETT (Dance Captain/Ensemble/Kaamor) is
blessed to be a part of the D.C. premiere of Amazing Grace.
Recent credits include: Ragtime (Ensemble, Ogunquit Playhouse),
Showboat ( Ensemble/Jake), and Dr. Seuss’ How The
Grinch Stole Christmas (us Old Max, Grand Ole Opry). Special
thanks to my friends and family. All glory to God for this
opportunity! Mom, Dad and Monkey I love you!
SHANNAN E. JOHNSON (Ensemble/Princess Peyai) National Tours:
1st National Tour Ghost; Regional: Dreamgirls, Sister Act, How
To Quit Your Day Job, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Featured
Narrator; Dance: Step Afrika!, Sole Defined. Shannan left her
junior creative executive position at NBCUniversal to pursue
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the stage. She thanks God, her family and friends for supporting
her grind. (BA, Texas A&M University/ MFA, Florida
State University.)
ALEX G. KUNZ (Ensemble/Haweis), born and raised in
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is making his national tour
debut! Alex now resides in New York City. Favorite credits
include: Next to Normal (Gabe), Ragtime (Younger Brother)
Billy Elliot (Tony), Company (Robert). Thanks, Mom & Dad for
being there every step of the way. Lauren. IG: @alexgkunz.
www.alexgkunz.com
ANDREA LEE (Ensemble) is an actress, writer, dreamer, and
content creator. She is ecstatic to be making her national tour
debut with Continental Productions, thanks to the amazing
grace of God and the tireless support of her guardian angel.
I love you, Mom.
JENNIFER LYONS PAGNARD (Ensemble/Mrs. Catlett) Performing
experience: Keegan Theatre: Parade (Sally Slaton),
1st Stage: Floyd Collins (Miss Jane), Source Festival: Perfect
Arrangement (Kitty), Creative Cauldron: A Christmas Carol
Memory (Ellen), Little Theatre of Alexandria: Sweeney Todd
(Mrs. Lovett), Ragtime (Mother), The Odd Couple (Female Version)
(Florence), The U.S. Air Force Band in Washington, D.C.:
vocalist/concert announcer. My love to Christian!
WHO'S WHO
team for this opportunity. Love to Mark, Sara, Erin, Gale, and
Stella. www.jacobshipley.com
JOSHUA SIMON (Ensemble/Einhorn/Prince) is thrilled to be
joining this cast! A D.C. native, credits include James and the
Giant Peach (ATMTC), Ragtime (Toby’s), Beauty and the Beast
(Imagination Stage), Floyd Collins (1st Stage), Redd, Whyte or
Blu (Rickshaw Readers), and Dani Girl (Unexpected Stage).
Education: BFA, NYU/Tisch (see his face on the official Tisch
Drama web page!). For those I love.
GILGAMESH TAGGETT (Ensemble/Billingsley) is thrilled to
join Amazing Grace after performing for three years as Oliver
Warbucks in the International Tour of Annie directed by
Martin Charnin. Favorite roles include Satan in Jerry Springer
the Opera, Franz Liebkind in The Producers. He originated
the role of Warren in The Cult, a world premier at Cleveland
Public Theater. www.gilgameshtaggett.com
ANDREW TARQUINIO (Ensemble/Briggs) is humbled to be
making his professional acting debut with the national tour
of Amazing Grace. Recent credits include The Circle of Life:
The Songs of Tim Rice performed at Strathmore Hall. Previously,
Andrew worked full time in Development and Grant
Administration for a policy organization in Washington D.C.
More info can be found at andrewtarq.com
RUSSELL RINKER (Captain Newton/Fight Captain) Long-time
performing member of Blue Man Group (NYC, Vegas, North
American tours). D.C.: Toby’s – South Pacific (Emile), Show
Boat (Ravenal); NextStop Theatre – Catch Me If You Can
(Hanratty). Other: Los Angeles Opera, Chicago Shakespeare
Theater. Favorite roles: Harold Hill, The Pirate King. TV:
Arrested Development, Tonight Show, Disney Channel. BA
from William and Mary. Love to Mom and Dad.
MORGAN NICHOLAS SCOTT (Ensemble) is thrilled to be a part
of Amazing Grace. He is a graduate of The University of Maryland
and his Washington D.C. theatre debut was this past
summer where he appeared as Ted Hinton in Bonnie & Clyde.
He is proud to be a part of another show with such an important
message. Thanks to my loved ones for your support.
DON SEWARD (Thomas/Pakuteh) is thrilled to be apart of
such a powerful and poignant piece. His credits include Sondheim
on Sondheim and Ragtime which received him his first
Carbonell Nomination for his portrayal of Coalhouse Walker
Jr. Credits include; Sister Act, Nat’l Tour of The 25th Annual...
Spelling Bee and the Nat’l Tour of Ragtime, Dreamgirls, Five
Guys Named Moe and The Wiz. Special thanks to his Mother
for believing in him. His Family for all their love and support.
JACOB SHIPLEY (John Newton) Originally from Troy, NY,
Jacob is a proud graduate of Ithaca College’s Musical Theatre
Program. Regional credits include: Hangar Theatre, Cider Mill
Playhouse, Infinity Theatre Co., The Mac Haydn Theatre, and
RWS Entertainment Group. Thanks to the whole creative
JAMES TARRANT (Ensemble/Whitley) hails from Brooklyn,
NY and is beyond excited to join the cast of Amazing Grace.
Regional: Grease (Teen Angel/Eugene), Annie Get Your Gun.
DMV: Sweeney Todd, Heathers. BM: Catholic University of
America. Thanks to Gabriel, Christopher, Brad and TROIKA.
Much love to my mom, dad, Mark who always love and support
me. Wouldn’t be here without you.
ELEANOR TODD (Mary Catlett) is a graduate of the University
of Michigan, BFA Musical Theatre. Theater/ Film: War Paint
(Workshop; Dir. Michael Greif), NYMF: Beyond Words; Keegan
Theatre: Parade (Lucille Frank) and Big Fish (Sandra Bloom);
Shakespeare Theatre Co.: God is Dead and April’s Getting Married;
Actor’s Guild of Lexington: SubUrbia (Erica); Kentucky
Conservatory Theatre: Legally Blonde (Elle Woods); Liberty’s
Secret (Amazon).
KORINN WALFALL (Ensemble/Tennah) D.C. AREA: Signature
Theatre: Jesus Christ Superstar, U.G.L.Y., Gun & Powder. Round
House Theatre: Caroline or Change. Ford’s Theatre: Hope Dies
Last. Capital Fringe Festival: That Kind of Girl. Regional: Kennedy
Center: Wendy, In His Own Words… the Walter Dean Meyers
Tribute. Strathmore: Audra McDonald’s Pre-Lecture Concert.
Education: University of Maryland-College Park.
KANYSHA WILLIAMS (Ensemble/Yema) is a Washington Metropolitan
Area native and a product of The Duke Ellington
School of the Arts, The San Francisco Conservatory of Music
and George Mason University. Recently, Kanysha has been
seen in productions such as The Wiz (Dorothy), Shrek The Musical
(Dragon), and Sister Act (Deloris Van Cartier). She currently
teaches music and performs in Washington D.C.
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CHRISTOPHER G. SMITH (Concept, Book, Music and Lyrics)
Christopher is one of the only writers to have contributed the
concept and all three elements of a stage musical and made
it to Broadway on the first attempt. His non-profit lightsonbroadway.org
works to equip a new generation of theatre professionals,
create shows that uplift and inspire, and bless the
wider entertainment culture. Chris thanks his wife Alana,
children Joshua, Alana, and Alexandra, parents, investors,
and, above all, God, who made this whole impossible dream
a reality.
ARTHUR GIRON (Book) His 15 plays are performed in the U.S.
and abroad. Among them, Emilie’s Voltaire played recently in
America, Portugal and Australia. Alfred Molina and Jessica
Chastain starred in L.A. Theatre Works’ Moving Bodies. The New
York Times said A Dream of Wealth is “filled with passion and
ample compassion.” The Metropolitan Opera Guild commissioned
him to write a libretto. Arthur headed Graduate Playwriting
at Carnegie Mellon University. He is a founder of Ensemble
Studio Theater in New York, where he lives with his wife Mariluz.
GABRIEL BARRE (Director) is an internationally acclaimed director.
Broadway: Amazing Grace. Off Broadway includes: MTC’s The Wild
Party, Summer of ’42, john & jen and Almost, Maine. National Tours:
Pippin, Cinderella. Regional includes: Memphis, North Shore Music
Theatre, Theatreworks; Sweeney Todd, Finian’s Rainbow and many
other new musicals at Goodspeed Opera House. International
credits includes: Billy Elliot in Mexico, The Scarlet Pimpernel in Japan,
numerous shows in Korea, China and the Czech Republic. As an
actor, he has been nominated for a Tony Award as Best Actor in
a Musical and appeared off Broadway last season in Cyrano de
Bergerac, which he also directed.
CHRISTOPHER GATTELLI (Choreographer) was awarded the 2012
Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for his choreography
in Newsies. (As choreographer) Broadway: South Pacific
(Tony and Outer Critics Circle nominations), Casa Valentina, Sunday
in the Park With George, Women on the Verge..., Godspell, The
Ritz, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, 13, High Fidelity. Off Broadway:
Dogfight (Lortel Award), Altar Boyz (Lortel Award, Callaway
Award, Drama Desk Nom.), Bat Boy: The Musical (Lortel Award),
tick,tick…BOOM! Chicago: Jungle Book – The Goodman.
WHO'S WHO
tion designer at Saturday Night Live since 1974, and designed
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. He received the Tony Award,
Emmy Award, ATW’s Design Award, Outer Critics Circle Award,
Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award, Elliot Norton Award
for Sustained Achievement, and was inducted into the New York
Theatre Hall of Fame. Currently represented on Broadway by the
musical Wicked.
EDWARD PIERCE (Scenic Design) Broadway: Holler If Ya Hear Me,
The Other Place, A Streetcar Named Desire, Wicked (all worldwide
adaptations), Billy Elliot, Pippin, 9 to 5, The Pirate Queen, Shatner’s
World: We Just Live In It, Chaplin, Aida, Ragtime, Cabaret, Noise/
Funk. www.edwardpierce.com
TONI-LESLIE JAMES (Costume Designer) Broadway: Come From
Away (2017), Amazing Grace, Lucky Guy, The Scottsboro Boys, Finian’s
Rainbow, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life, Ma Rainey’s Black
Bottom, King Hedley II, One Mo’ Time, The Wild Party, Marie Christine,
Footloose, The Tempest, Twilight: Los Angeles, Angels in
America: Millennium Approaches and Perestoika, and Jilly’s Last
Jam. Awards: Tony nomination, three Drama Desk nominations,
six Lucille Lortel nominations, Hewes Design Award, Irene Sharaff
Young Masters Award and the 2009 Obie Award for Sustained
Excellence in Costume Design.
KEN BILLINGTON (Lighting Design) Broadway: 98 Shows including,
Dames at Sea, Act One, Hugh Jackman Back on Broadway, Sondheim
on Sondheim, White Christmas, The Drowsy Chaperone, Sweeney Todd,
Working, Sunday in the Park with George (2008, 2017), Chicago (1997),
Annie (1997, 2006), Hello Dolly (1995) Fiddler on the Roof (1976, 1981,
1990) and My Fair Lady (1981). Las Vegas: Jubilee! Other: Radio City
Christmas Spectacular, Smash, NY’s Tavern on the Green. Awards:
Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Lumen.
SHANNON SLATON (Sound Designer) has designed
many national tours including: Shrek, Hairspray, The
Producers, Noise/Funk, The Full Monty, Contact, Tap
Dogs, Sweeney Todd, Drowsy Chaperone, Wedding Singer, Elf,
and Memphis. He has also mixed many shows on Broadway
including: Man of La Mancha, Bombay Dreams, Sweet Charity,
Jersey Boys, Spring Awakening, Fela!, Anything Goes, Annie,
Legally Blonde, Cabaret, and Springsteen on Broadway.
KEITH LEVENSON (Music Director, Company Manager) Broadway
and Off Broadway: Annie, Grease, Dreamgirls, She Loves Me, The
Flowering Peach (composer), Good Old Girls, Shlomo, Annie Warbucks.
National Tours: The Bridges of Madison County, Annie, The
Best Little Whorehouse... (with Ann-Margret), The Who’s Tommy
and many many others. Keith is most proud of his work as an
Arranger/Conductor with Kiss, Yes, and the The Who. His television
credits include The Wizard of Oz at Avery Fisher Hall with
Jewel, Nathan Lane, Jackson Browne, Natalie Cole, Dr. John,
Roger Daltrey, Debra Winger and the
NY Philharmonic with the Boys Choir
of Harlem. www.keithlevenson.net
EUGENE LEE (Scenic Designer) holds BFA degrees from Art Institute
of Chicago and Carnegie Mellon, an MFA from Yale School of
Drama, and three honorary doctorates. He has been the produc-
ROBERT-CHARLES VALLANCE (Hair Design) Recent: Bull Durham,
Comedy of Errors, Donnybrook, A Civil War Christmas, Cotton
Club Parade, Amazing Grace, Pipe Dream. Broadway Design
Favorites: Lucky Guy, Little Shop of Horrors, Long Day’s Journey
into Night, The Play What I Wrote, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Our
Town, Hollywood Arms, The Elephant Man, Dance of Death, Amy’s
View, The Blue Room. Blood Brothers. Resident Designer: Irish
Repertory Theatre. Proprietor of: The Broadway Wig Company.
www.broadwaywigs.com.
DAVID LEONG (Fight and Military Movement) Broadway:
Amazing Grace, A Time to Kill, Billy Elliot, The Civil War, Carousel,
Company, The Rainmaker, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,
King Hedley, Hamlet, Macbeth, A Delicate Balance, In the Summer
House, Sex and Longing, Picnic, Solitary Confinement,
The Homecoming. London: Napoleon (West End) and Jitney
(National Theatre). Film: Alien Resurrection, Titus. Nearly
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WHO'S WHO
every regional theatre in the U.S. David is Professor and
Head of the MFA in Performance Pedagogy Program at
Virginia Commonwealth University.
GILLIAN LANE-PLESCIA (Dialect Coach) is pleased to continue
working with Amazing Grace. Recent New York shows include
The Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Indian Ink, and War
Horse. She has worked recently at Hartford Stage, Palm Beach
Dramaworks, McCarter, Shakespeare Theatre D.C., Seattle Rep,
Trinity Rep, Yale Rep. She teaches at Juilliard.
KENNY SEYMOUR (Orchestrator) Broadway/Off-Broadway credits:
Tony Award Winning Best Musical Memphis (Music Director/Conductor),
The Tallest Tree In The Forest (Music Director/
Arranger/Incidental Music), The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss
Percy Parker (Co-Composer & Lyricist, Orchestrations), Scary
Musical (Orchestrator), The Music Man (Music Director/Conductor),
Big Maybelle: Soul of the Blues (Music Supervisor/Orchestrator),
The Wiz (Dance Music Arranger), Hot Feet: The Music of Earth,
Wind & Fire (Synth Programmer). www.kennyseymour.com.
SUZAYN MACKENZIE-ROY (Production Stage Manager) is excited
to be joining Amazing Grace! Touring credits include Annie (national
and international), Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (Star Liason to Mike
Tyson), and three years of Fiddler on the Roof, (two as Production
Stage Manager, one as Star Dresser to Chaim Topol, Harvey Fierstein,
and Theodore Bikel). Knathan – liily!
JOSEPH CHURCH (Arranger/Incidental Music) is best known for
music direction and supervision of two groundbreaking Broadway
musicals, The Lion King and The Who’s Tommy. Other credits
include In the Heights, Sister Act, Les Misérables, Little Shop of
Horrors, Randy Newman’s Faust and Radio City’s Christmas
Spectacular. Joseph has composed music for television, concert
stages, plays and musicals. He holds a doctorate from NYU,
where he is on the faculty. His book, Music Direction for the Stage:
A View From the Podium, is published by Oxford University Press.
www. churchmuse.com. viewfromthepodium.com
Measure for Measure and Twelfth Night starring Mark Rylance,
Elaine Stritch at Liberty, and Savion Glover’s productions of Classical
Savion, Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk and Footnotes.
ALEXANDER RANKIN (Producer) From Chicago’s South Side to
the Army Corps of Engineers. He received a BS in mechanical
engineering at University of Illinois. Rankin designed radial
tires for Firestone, sold temperature control systems in Chicago
and sold Hunter springs in the Midwest. He transferred to the
Hunter factory in PA as a sales manager. After the Hunter buyout
he started Vulcan Springs in his basement, manufacturing
constant-torque springs to drive Hasbro’s G.I. Joe talking mechanism.
He is the founder and chairman of First National Penn
Bank, and a director of BITMICRO, a flash-memory company in
California. Supporting and encouraging Carolyn Rossi Copeland,
they began producing the musical Amazing Grace.
CRC PRODUCTIONS (Creative Consultant) is a full-service producing
and general management company. Founded by Carolyn Rossi
Copeland, who brings 30 years of experience producing plays and
musicals. She was the Founding Producer of the award-winning
Lambs Theatre Company in the heart of Times Square, and served
as vice president of Creative Affairs for Radio City Entertainment
and Madison Square Garden Productions. She has been a Creative
Consultant to Gaylord Entertainment-Ryman Auditorium and has
produced special events for New York State. She currently serves
as Executive Producer for Strouse IP, the company that manages
the business and career of the great American composer, Charles
Strouse. http://crcproductions.org/about.php
TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT (Management Consultant) has been an
innovator in touring musi cal theater productions for over two
decades, producing shows throughout North, Central, and South
America, Europe and Asia. Additionally, the company is experienced
in casino and leisure markets. Current productions
include An American in Paris, The Bodyguard, Love Never Dies, On
Your Feet!, School of Rock, The Color Purple, Kinky Boots, and the
Asian tour of Sister Act. With strong ties to the Broadway community,
TROIKA prides itself on delivering top quality productions
to audiences worldwide. Please visit us at www.troika.com
PAUL M. RAMBACHER (General Manager) has represented in
excess of 150 productions for over 35 years. Some of his credits
include: The Music Man in Concert starring Shirley Jones &
Patrick Cassidy, Smokey Joe’s Café with the Coasters, directed
by Chet Walker, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, Fela starring
Michelle Williams, A Chorus Line, directed by Baayork Lee, Merchant
of Venice starring F. Murray Abraham, Nobody Don’t Like
Yogi, starring Ben Gazzara, the original practice productions of
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AMAZING GRACE
continued
WHO'S WHO
STAFF FOR AMAZING GRACE
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT & RESOURCES
Paul M. Rambacher
COMPANY MANAGER
Keith Levenson
NATIONAL PUBLICITY
SAM RUDY MEDIA RELATIONS
Sam Rudy Joe Trentacosta
Shane Marshall Brown
Jim Byck Miguel Mendiola
POSTER DESIGN, ADVERTISING, MARETING,
SOCIAL MEDIA, WEB SITE
THE PEKOE GROUP
Amanda Pekoe, Christopher Lueck
Jason K. Murray, Kathryn Zaccarelli
Briana Lynch, Jenny Dorso, Corey Gosselin
Noah Fried, Ashlee Latimer
Ryan Meitzler, Rachael Bardnell
CASTING
THE ARTIST’S BRIDGE, INC.
Joy Dewing
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER............SUZAYN MACKENZIE-ROY
Assistant Stage Manager......................................Kelsey Clark
Musical Director..............................................Keith Levenson
Assistant Company Manager...............................Allison Taggett
Tour Coordinator................................................Brad Watkins
Technical Director..............................................Jake Bowden
Assistant to the General Manager.....................Charles M. Felino
HEAD CARPENTER...........................................JAKE BOWDEN
Assistant Carpenter..........................................Tory Sheppard
Head Electrician..............................................Mathew Brehm
Assistant Electrician/Follow Spot......................Bradley Chelberg
Head of Sound................................................Sarah D. Speck
Assistant Sound.................................................Nate Dickson
Head of Wardrobe.................................................Emily Stein
Head of Wigs...............................................Tyree Robinson
Virtual Orchestra Programmer..........................Joshua Weesner
Associate Director ...................................................Amy Uhl
Associate Choreographer.........................Shanna VanDerwerker
Assistant Fight Choreography
and Military Movement........................................Brad Willcuts
Assistant Set Designer..........................................Kelly Pooler
Assistant Sound Designer...............................Patrick Lachance
Assistant Lighting Designer...............................Marcia Madeira
Assistant Lighting Designer...................................Mitch Fenton
Light Board Programmer....................................Chad Lefebvre
Costume Coordinator...................................Heather C. Jackson
Wig Coordinator................................................Melissa Sibert
African Language and Culture Expert.......................Robert Levin
Sherbro Language Consultant…........................Elizabeth Fadika
Sound FX...........................................................Jon Weston
Scenic and Costume
Rental.............................Amazing Grace Theatre Company, LLC.
Properties Consultant...............................Alexander Rothschild
Production Electrician.....................................Brendan Quigley
Flying FX..........................................................Flying by Foy
Percussionist................................................Justin Nicholson
Production Sound...............................................Francis Elers
Legal Counsel....................................................Peter Breger
Accounting........................CP Accountant, Bradford A. Miller CPA
Insurance..............................................MDP, Meghan Shriver
Banking..............................................TD Bank, Fareena Khan
Merchandise...................................Creative Good Merchandise
Payroll...............................................People Payroll Services
Light and Sound Equipment................Production Resource Group
Scenic Refurbishment...........................Brenbri Properties, LLC.
Housing.............................................................Road Rebel
CREDITS
BUSES by MAYO TOURS, LLC.; Rigging Equipment from CHRISTIE LITES;
Trucking by STAGE CALL SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT, LLC.
The Director-Choreographer is a member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND
CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union.
United Scenic Artists represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.
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HEART BY HEART
Friday, June 8, 2018; 7:30 pm
BIO
“When it comes to Heart By Heart, expect some very skilled
dedicated musicians, including original HEART members Mike
Derosier and Steve Fossen, who love, respect and honor the
songs and historical significance of the music of HEART.” —
Heart By Heart
Steve Fossen – Bass (Original, Founding Member of HEART)
Michael Derosier – Drums (Original HEART Member)
Somar Macek – Lead Vocals
Lizzy Daymont – Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
Randy Hansen – Guitar
In 2013, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honored the talents and
contribution of the original six members of HEART: Ann and
Nancy Wilson, Howard Leese, Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen and
Mike Derosier. Steve and Mike are proving that they still have a
lot of love left to give to the music world as they announce plans
for their latest project – Heart By Heart.
Driven to recreate the songs of HEART, while bringing the
essence and purity of the group back to the stage, Heart By
Heart was created to offer fans the unique experience that only
those who were actually in the original band could offer.
“With Mike and me at the helm, we can, once again, help bring
out those musical nuances and ignite the energy within our own
band that made HEART one of the most beloved rock groups of
our time,” explained Fossen.
In order to play the songs the way they were conceived, Fossen
and Derosier surrounded themselves with musicians who
shared their philosophy for excellence. Lead vocalist Somar
Macek delivers a “jaw dropping performance” with her vocal
range and stage presence. Fossen and Macek had been
performing as a duo for years, often times naturally weaving
their way into a HEART song as if being guided by a larger force.
It was during their duo days, in fact, that Fossen actually started
thinking about putting the band together. The name “Heart By
Heart” came from Macek who said it signified their true feelings
for one another.
Randy Hansen, a guitarist known in Europe and America as
the premier ‘Hendrix’ tribute artist who also collaborated with
Francis Ford Coppola on “Apocalypse Now” and ultimately
helped him win the Academy Award® for Best Original Score
Written for a Motion Picture, was next to join the band. The
group kept rehearsing and eventually asked famous radio
personality Bob Rivers to lend his skills on the keyboards.
But it wasn’t until the group was performing at a local show that
they finally found what they were missing – Lizzy Daymont on
guitar and vocals. After the 2015 departure of Rivers, she is
also playing some keyboards as well.
“We were amazed with her musical talents and how well she
knew the songs, one week later she joined us on stage as a
member of Heart by Heart. In fact, when I heard Somar and
Lizzy harmonize for the first time I had to hide my face because
I thought I was going to cry,” said Fossen. Though not sisters
they sing together as if they were.
With the lineup complete, Heart By Heart’s mission is simple
– to create music that is authentic, passionate, and true to
HEART’s original recordings. After all, Fossen and Derosier,
who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013
as members of HEART, would never do the music any injustice.
“When I first discovered Heart By Heart, I thought they were
just a HEART tribute band – a really, really great HEART tribute
band. I was excited to meet two rock legends – Steve and
Mike – and to hear the band in person. What I wasn't prepared
for was how amazing this band sounded,” said Tom Moon of
Starleigh Entertainment. “It wasn’t just that they are all world
class players and singers, they are, but what astounded me
most was the authenticity with which they played the material.
Heart By Heart is way beyond a tribute band, their performance
is a real and impactful musical experience, once you hear what
they do, you cannot help but be won over.”
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Heart by Heart continued
HEART BY HEART BAND
STEVE FOSSEN is a founding member and original bassist
for Heart. His work on the albums Dreamboat Annie, Little
Queen, Magazine, Dog & Butterfly, Bebe le Strange, as well as
several greatest hits and compilations, has been a staple of
radio since their releases, selling tens of millions of copies.
HEART was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
MICHAEL DEROSIER joined HEART during the recording
of HEART’S first album Dreamboat Annie, and is known for
having one of the heaviest, most distinctive sounds and
quickest feet behind the drums. Derosier is celebrated for
his work on classic HEART hits such as "Barracuda," "Mistral
Wind," and "Straight On," among many others. HEART has over
20 Top 40 singles, sold over 30 million albums, and is one of
the first MTV video bands, having been one of the first to shoot
videos as early as 1980, in which Derosier appears. HEART
was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
SOMAR MACEK renowned Northwest vocalist, has gained a
reputation for delivering powerful, moving renditions of every
song she sings. Somar began singing at the age of two and
has sung in various music groups throughout her adolescent
years. She and Fossen joined forces in 2009 to become what
they call “Heart By Heart,” captivating audiences every time
they perform. Together, they have created their own vocal and
electric bass versions of the classic HEART hits.
LIZZY DAYMONT hails from the Chicago area and is a lifelong
musician having started piano studies at age six. A few years
later she picked up a guitar, followed by the bass. She attended
Boston’s Berklee College of Music and later relocated to
Seattle where she has been active for nearly two decades
playing the Pacific Northwest club, festival and casino circuit
with a variety of original and cover bands. She brings a wealth
of experience and knowledge to any musical situation.
RANDY HANSEN is an American guitarist, songwriter,
artist, and occasional actor who is best known for his work
contributing to the sound track of Apocalypse Now, the 1980
Academy Award Winner for Best Sound. He is also the founder
of the “World’s First Rock Tribute Act” honoring Jimi Hendrix.
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to
to
“Name
“Name
a Seat”
Seat”
will
will
be
be
recognized
recognized
with
with
your
your
name,
name,
or
or
that
that
of
of
a loved
loved
one,
one,
engraved
engraved
on
on
a
plaque
plaque
and
and
affixed
affixed
to
to
the
the
seat
seat
of
of
your
your
choice,
choice,
and
and
on
on
the
the
donor
donor
wall
wall
located
located
in
in
the
the
main
main
lobby.
lobby.
The tax-deductible donation to “Name Seat” is $1,000. Name Seat gifts are not eligible for membership benefits.
The tax-deductible donation to “Name a Seat” is $1,000. Name a Seat gifts are not eligible for membership benefits.
Please contact: Sally Howard, Director of College Advancement at (916) 608-6643 or howards@flc.losrios.edu.
Please contact: Sally Howard, Director of College Advancement at (916) 608-6643 or howards@flc.losrios.edu.
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PRODUCER LEVEL
Robert S. & Star Pepper
Foundation
DESIGNER LEVEL
Fred & Karen Bookey
Dick Droese & Diane Reck
Art & Linda Grix
COMPOSER LEVEL
Dr. Gwynn Akin
Dan & Misty Dailey
Steve & Pam Eskildsen
Barbara & Brice Harris
Jamie Purviance
and Frances Ada, M.D.
James & Lisa Salter
ADVOCATE LEVEL
Betty Ballard
Carol & Louis Damerval
Kathleen & Patrick Kirklin
Don & Loretta Lawson
Sue Solger
SUPPORTER LEVEL
Judi Alexander
Neil & Danielle Beltran
Phil & Alison Braverman
Craig & Dianne Burnett
Betty & Gary Campbell
Thad & Carolee Champlin
Dr. Christa Clark
Ed & Betty Manoyan Foundation
Owen W. Ficke
& Mary A. Margosian
Pat & Gail Geary
Linda & David Gordon
Brian & Cathy Hoey
Greg & Barbara Houck
Ken Huseman
William & Janice Latham
Al & Genie Lord
The Marshall Family Trust
Carole Merchant
Allen & Susan Miglore
Susan & Carl Miller
Barbara Peters
Pat and Tony Richards
Judy & Mark Rodriguez
Drs. Jill & Mitch Ruffman
Deon Shortz
James & Charlotte Stott
Marilyn Szulman-Jones
& Michael Szulman
Paul & Cara Taylor
Allyson Warr & Ken Poole
Richard Weiss
Jerry & Debbie Winckler
ASSOCIATE LEVEL
Diane & Roger Aamodt
Dick Aberley & Joan Sennett
Karen Allan-Stroth
Clark & Paula Allison
Craig & Yum Armstrong
Rochelle L. Babb
Ernie & Kathy Baciocco
Jo Ann Blommer
Jane & Robert Blum
Sean & Andrea Boyd
Drs. Thomas & Marylou Bullen
Stephanie Carlson & Rita Timewell
Tom & Judy Chrisman
Shirley Churchill
& Richard Dilbeck
Cecilia Clark & Daniel Linhardt
Donna & Russ Clark
Kathy Cunningham
Michael & Madeline Desrosiers
Bob & Vera Doettling
Jim Dykes & Jacq Barnes
Charles Eichbaum
Jim & Janine Fox
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gervais
David J. Grenier
Gary & Joan Grootveld
Mike & Lynn Hanamura
Eric & Joany Harman
Keith & Carol Hartley
The Haukedalen Family
Jessica & Stephen Hodge
Charles & Carol Jacobs
Greg & Donna Jenkins
Ann & Darryl Johnson
Bernadette Kelly
Russell & Virginia Krodell
Sherreta Lane
John Langer
Eddy & Judy Lim
Pam & Mike McAtee
Mary McKinnon & Greg Krekelberg
Zoe Miller
Marie Mitchell
Tammy Montgomery
& Greg Warzecka
Larry & Holly Moore
Doreen & Steve Mykytyn
Rebecca Newland
Alvin Newman
NJD Consulting LLC
Palmer Kazanjian
Wohl Hodson, LLP
George L. Parrott
James & Carol Peterson
Dave & Patricia Pier
Marlyn Pino-Jones
Clare & Kathy Poe
Jeffrey & LeAnn Robinson
Cary & Sharon Ross
The Sauer Bahro Trust
Wayne & Ann Schindler
Carolyn Scroggin
In Memory of Linda Shuken
Ron & Diane Smith
Linda & Jay Stirling
Jennifer & Brian Sweeney
Jim & Kathleen Switzer
Robin R. Trimble
Mike & Margarita Vasquez
Dee & Beverly West
Thomas & Linda West
Dan & Sherry Whetstone
Anson & Marien Wong
PATRON LEVEL
Anonymous
Dyana R. Anderly
Sergio & Noel Barros
Larry & Jamie Beutler
Gene & Jody Bisson
Bob & Bev Burns
V. & K. Buttle
Raymond & Lorraine Bydalek
Bryan & Janet Byrd
Helen Campbell
James Cimino
Charles & Kathleen Cooper
Bob & Marcy Crowley
Rob & Susan DeBruin
Robert & Victoria Dell
Catherine & Harry Diamond
Ann & Nick Econome
Robert Elliott & Kaye Christensen
Debbie Emery & Family
Mark Espinosa
& Stephen Twitchell
Patty Estopinal
European Sleep Design
Tom & Tina Farmer
Phil & Linda Ferrari
Bill & Joyce Frey
The Greenshield Family
Gregary Grenfell
& Virginia Vandermeer
Kathie Hanna
Kathryn & Larry Hanson
Beverley Hendrickson
John & Trish Hershey
Steve & Jeannie Holler
Jeffrey Janian
Heath & Rachel Jenkins
Gerald & Elizabeth Jordan
Joy Hair Salon
Michael & Sheryl Kays
Bob & Barbara Leidigh
Cynthia Macdonald
Ted Machado
Jim & Elizabeth Maddox
Lee & Linda McDoniels
Jack & Diana McGurk
The Meerjanssen Family
Stacey Mitchell & Chuck Weir
Dan & Lori Mullin
Bruce Notareus
Karl & Carolyn Okamoto
The Oliphants
Frank Pajerski
Nick & Patty Palmer
Ron & Lucy Perry
George & Jeniffer Phillips
Ernest & Marie Pineda
Lola & Gordon Purdy
Douglas & Susanne Quayle
Buzz & Cindy Raley
Ted & Leslie Reed
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Rennau
Judi & Roger Reynolds
Arlene Rose
June Shepherd
Jim & Kathy Siegfried
Marylee Silverman
Cherryl & Steve Simms
Helene & Harry Sinclair
Lee & Debbie Slupianek
Herb & Gail Stone
Robert & Gail Stroh
Paula Summers
Larry & Marilyn Taylor
Dennis & Judy Tsuboi
Carla Turoff & James Martin
Judy & Clarence Ueda
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Victorino
Pat & Don Wagner
Gail White
David & Carol Williamson
Sandra & Barry Wold
Anne Wolfe
Drs. Daniel & Sande Woodson
FRIEND LEVEL
Anonymous
Carol Ackley & Pat Wilson
Scott & Christina Bailey
Robert & Barbara Baker
William Ball
Bill Bandes & Lise St. Andre
Grace & Clair Barner
Greg & Lynn Baugher
Abbey Bell
Sally I. Bennett
Hazel Berman
Alison Berry
Jessica Braverman Birch
in Honor of Phil Braverman
Peggy Blair & Jerry Beckett
Mark & Barbara Blatt
Jody Blubaugh
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Joan & Jack Blyskal
John Boehm
Nancy G. Bohnsack
Jim & Phyllis Bolden
V. Scott Bollinger
Safiya Bonaventura
Jeff & Becky Boone
The Bradley House
William Bridges
Ken Brooks
Laurie Brown & Odel King
Paul Lee Brown
Judy & Bruce Brown
Peggy & Craig Brown
Susan Browning
Susan Bryant
Carol Burger & Jim Vanhouten
John F. Burke
Lisa & Michael Burrage
Rich & Joyce Burrill
Paul G. Buttner
Cecelia & Ron Byrd
Diana Caceres
Edward & Joan Callaway
Jeff & Maria Carwardine
James & Teresa Chandler
Delores & Vahram Cherezian
Diova Gray & Sue Childress
John Y. Cho
Glenda R. Claremon
Clyde & Donna
Mark & Kathy Cohen
The Committee
James & Louisa Coyne
Nancy & Gary Cramer
Janice Crossman
John Crowe
Ron & LaRita Culver
Tom & Julia Curtis
Judith Dalton
James Damir
Muriel Davenport
Chris & Myrna DeBortoli
Debra DeMartini
Jim & Andrea den Dulk
Ross & Shirley Deter
Paul Dorn
Kirk & Loretta Doyle
Marc & Ila Dubin
Cindi Dulgar
John Dupen
Denise Epes
Annde Ewertsen
Janet & David Ferguson
Gaylin Fleming
Folsom Dog Resort
& Training Center
Folsom Lake Community
Concert Association
FOLSOM TIRE PROS
Richard & Susan Fox
Ann Freelove
Lesa Fynes
Virginia Gaber
The Garnett Family
Don & Pat Garrett
Joan Gates & Byron Fitzgerald
Robert & Patricia Ghiglieri
Patricia Gifford
Michael & Selina Girard
Judy K. Gonzalez
Ilene Goodwoman
& Robert Wagoner
The Gunther Haggblade Family
Dr. Jerome Gutterman
David & Carolyn Haake
Peter & Mary Ann Hall
Scott & Julie Hall
Meg & Scott Hanley
Mary Hansen
Lisa Heberer
Joe & Julia Heideman
Nancy Hetrick
Greg & Maria Hibdon
David R. Hill
Richard Hobbie
Jordan Holmes
Sally Howard & Jon Buchanan
Alice Jacobs
Phyllis & Norm Jacobs
Ejner & Judy Jacobsen
Dennis Johnston & Linda Hill
Judy Johnson
Brent Jones & Kathy Franklin
David Jones & Tina Wilkins
Jim & Delores Juarros
Claudia & Pat Kane
Jim & Marge Karling
Susan Keith
Carol Kendrick
Frank & Marianne Kleman
Joel & Denise Kmetz
Matt & Deborah Knowles
Wendy Kosterman
Steve & Ada Krumm
Sherrill & Ted Kulp
Laurie & Jim Kurttila
Mary Lagomarsino
Andrew Lagosh
Dr. Bob & Jean LaPerriere
Brett & Holly Larson
Sondra Lee & Bill Kuhn
Ed & Candy Lehman
Marian & Doug Leisz
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Debbie Lichtman & Steven Ladd
Michael & Elaine Linn
Steve & Jeanne Loe
Stuart & Vana Lott
Jim & Ruth Loughridge
Janeene Lowis
Dana & Mark Lutzo
Duane Lyons
Gay & Barry Mackintosh
Jeremiah Maher
Carolyn Mansell
Vivian Marguleas
Chrystine Martin
Mimi & Earl Mattock
Michelle McClain
Bob & Stella McCray
Danny & Valerie McDaniel
Greig & Susan McGinness
Chuck & Susan McIntire
Patricia Medina
Jere & Carolyn Meek
Carolyn Meza
Leslie Michaels & Susan Katt
David & Connie Misquez
Barbara Moberly
Jin & Marie Moore
Debra Mulder
Brian & Betty Neil
Lynda & Gary Nield
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Russ O'Brien
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The Pellegrini Family
Bob & Marlene Perkins
David & Diana Phillips
Ray & Jana Pingle
Florence Pon
Tom & Jeanne Pooley
Sharon Pope
Marie & Jerry Powell
Jerome & Carolyn Preston
The H. Price Family
Jess & Maria Ramirez
Ms. Raney
Bruce Rapport & Karen Mondragon
Sue Rauzy
Sandi Reis
Revolutions Naturopathic
Larry Richardson
Steve & Caroline Roberts
Evelyn C. Rogers
Robin & Lynne Rogers
Ed & Roseann Roman
Dale & Phyllis Rundquist
Tamra & Bob Ruxin
VerJoyce & Mike Salmon
Jeanne Schafer
Steve & Lori Schaumleffel
Paul Schierenberg
Gabriele Schillinger
Jerry & Lois Scott
Norm & Penny Scott
The Kenneth Sherer Family
Tim & Michelle Shestek
Stephanie Shurilla
Roger & Barbara Smith
D. Sofia
James A. Sohani
Mr. & Mrs. G. Soltani
Linda & Charlie Stack
Loretta Mosbacher Steichen
Dale & Rose Stone
Brian Sweeney
Phyllis Telfer
Cindy & Stephen Templeton
Rosanna Trevisan
& Geoff Maxey
Michael & Karen Tucker
James E. Turner
Russ & Pam Tweet
John Uithoven
Zoe Van Den Bergh
Emanuel & Lisa Vargas
Patricia Vienna
Gregory & Kathleen Villegas
Visconti's Restorante
Rich & Shannon Walker
Katherine Walter
Tom Weborg & Sandra Singer
Jim, Diane & Jenna Williams
David & Evelyn Willmott
Richard & Erica Wilson
The Wolber Family
Ron & Carol Yelton
Helen Yelverton
Carole Yuhnke & Jim Herod
Alicia & Jim Zimmerman
Names listed are changes,
updates, and corrections
to the current 2017-2018
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December 18, 2017
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Corporate Sponsorship Program
The Corporate Partners sponsorship program offers access to unique marketing and
hospitality benefits for local, regional, and national businesses. Your company will enjoy
opportunities to reach a valuable customer base: adults, children, college students,
community leaders, and business representatives.
By becoming a proud corporate partner with the Center, your company is guaranteed an
exciting range of sponsorship benefits and unique promotional opportunities which will
help increase brand loyalty and establish prominence in key target audiences. Partnering
with the Center assures you will increase customer engagement — the interactions that
strengthen the emotional investment in your brand — helping to assure continued relevance
in today’s competitive market. Moreover, becoming a corporate sponsor will allow you special opportunities to reward your employees.
For information about the membership program, corporate sponsorships and other ways to support the Harris Center for the Arts as
a donor, please call 916-608-6643 or visit us online at www.harriscenter.net.
ART OF
Art of Wine receptions are a benefit
for Associate level annual members
and higher.
Art of Wine Schedule
January 20, 2018
Donor Thank You
Reception:
Sergio Mendes
Art of Wine 6:00pm,
Show 7:30pm
All 2017-18 Art of Wine
Wineries
February 21, 2018
International Guitar Night
Art of Wine 6:30pm,
Show 7:30pm
Lava Cap Winery
March 29, 2018
Amazing Grace
Art of Wine 6:30pm,
Show 7:30pm
Miraflores Winery
April 19, 2018
Falcon’s Eye Theatre at
FLC presents Hair
Art of Wine 6:30pm,
Show 7:30pm
Miraflores Winery
May 2, 2018
Keyboard Conversations ®
with Jeffery Siegel:
The Romantic Connection
Art of Wine 6:00pm,
Show 7:00pm
Sierra Vista Winery
A special thank you to our donors and sponsors
Corporate Leaders
Madroña Vineyards
Bronze Corporate Leader Sponsor
Palmer Kazanjian Wohl Hodson LLP
Boyd & Associates
Name A Seat Donors
Dr. Gwynn Akin in Honor of:
Dr. Gwynn Akin Bowers
Dr. Albert Bowers
Dr. Robert Dean Sparks
Dr. John Rouse Akin
Carrie Akin Parham
S. Mark Parham
Mattie Elizabeth Parham
Samuel John Parham
Margaret Akin Guilbault
Richard Arthur Guilbault
Danielle Marie Guilbault
John Richard Guilbault
Maestro & Mrs. Michael Neuman
Thelma Snowden
Delores Brown
2017/18 Class Acts School Time
Matinee Series Sponsor
County of Sacramento
Capital Campaign Donors
Bank of America
Sevy & Neva Cimaroli
City of Folsom
e.Republic
Folsom Lake Bank
Folsom Lake College Marketing
Students
Guild Mortgage
Mary F. Hansen
Brice W. and Barbara A. Harris
The Harry C. and Deborah L. Elliott
Foundation
IBS-US
Kikkoman Foods Foundation
Patrick & Kathleen Kirklin
Kitchell CEM, Inc
Mercy Hospital of Folsom
The Robert S. & Star Pepper
Foundation
Frank & Thelma Skillman
Wells Fargo
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In The Wings:
Staff, Faculty, Board, District & Volunteers
Harris Center Staff
Administration
Dave Pier, Executive Director
Linda Stack, Administrative Assistant
Customer Services
Lisa Burrage, Ticket Office Supervisor
Devan Ivaska, Ticket Office Customer
Relations Assistant
Jared Van Kirk, Business Intelligence &
Operations Consultant
Lead Customer Service Representatives:
Kyongjin Cho, Alisia Gomez, Daniel Walsh
Customer Service Representatives:
Kayla Arney, Jennifer Berry, Kay Damron,
Dillon DeBoda, Tina Farmer, MacKenzie
Harrell, Julia Heideman, Marylou Keane,
Christine Mahoney, Drew Matthews,
John Moore, Shane Murphy, Michael Roa,
Anne Thorp, Emma Thorp, Alana Truong,
Yester Voskanyan
Development
Sally Howard, Director of College
Advancement
Anne Ward, College Relations Specialist
Susan Brackenhoff, Staff
Event Services
Holly Larson, Event Services Specialist,
Linda Woodson, Administrative Clerk
Belinda Soerjohadi, Student Assistant
Front-of-house Leads:
Grace Barner, Justin Brooke,
Judy Lamb, Nicolette Latini,
Emily Marshall-Conley, Vicki Mason,
Lee Ray McDoniels, Linda McDoniels,
Bruce Notareus, Michelle Petro,
Sandi Reis, Cindy Templeton
Gallery
Eunyoung Hwang, Marisa Sayago,
Heike Schmid
Marketing & Communications
Paul Dorn, Director of Marketing and
Communications
Don Button, Graphic Designer
Marketing Staff:
Addison Eppler, Daniel Jamieson,
Connor Jensen, Allison Masi,
Kathleen Switzer, Dave Webb
Production
Sam Coquerille, Technical Director
Eduardo Garza, Assistant Technical Dir.
Jacob Cantu, Assistant Technical Director
Julie Sandberg, Artist Hospitality
Folsom Lake College Staff
Whitney Yamamura, President
Kathleen Kirklin, Vice President
of Administration
Monica Pactol, Vice President of Instruction
BJ Snowden, Dean, Visual and
Performing Arts
Sally Howard, Director of College
Advancement
Sondra Lee, Assistant to the President
Kristy Hart, Communications
and Public Information Officer
Jane Crandell, Public Information Svcs.
Jennifer McLane, Public Information Svcs.
Matt Battershell, Public Information Svcs.
Joany Harman, Business Services
Supervisor
Dee Visentin, Business Services
Melissa Williams, Director of
Administrative Services
Kathy Barnes, Campus Operations -
Printing/Mailroom Services
Laura Kelly, Campus Operations -
Printing/Mailroom Services
Jeff Lewis, IT & Media Services Supervisor
David Hindi, Media Systems/Resources
Specialist
Christopher Raines, Custodial/Receiving
Supervisor
Visual and Performing
Arts Faculty
KC Boylan, Victoire Chochezi,
Paula Haug, Angela Prelip, Communication
and Media Studies
Debra Worth, Dance
Philip Angove, David Newnham, Music
David Harris, Ian Wallace, Theatre and
Cinema Arts
Cameron Hoyt, Theatre Technician
Eunyoung Hwang, Marisa Sayago,
Heike Schmid, Visual Arts
Melonie Quintell, VAPA Administrative
Assistant
Hao Lee, Music Department Instructional
Assistant
FLC Foundation
The Folsom Lake College Foundation
supports Folsom Lake College and
the Harris Center for the Arts through
fundraising and advocacy. The Center
would not have happened without the
vision and support of the Foundation’s
volunteer members.
2016-17 Foundation Board Members
Kathleen Leavitt, Chair,
Madroña Vineyards
Dr. Anthony Retodo, First Vice Chair,
Kaiser Permanente
Bryan Byrd, Immediate Past Chair,
CA Earthquake Authority
Cyrus Abhar, City of Rancho Cordova
Phil Braverman, Community Member
Craig Burnett, Community Concert Assoc.
Terry Carroll, Style Media Group
Harry Elliott, Elliott Homes Inc.
Bob Holderness, Holderness Law Firm
John Knight, LRCCD Trustee
Ed Manansala,
El Dorado County Office of Education
Iain Marshall, Edward Jones
Robert McGarvey, City of Rancho
Cordova
Mick Neshek, Kikkoman Foods, Inc.
Evert Palmer, City of Folsom
Don Pearson, Inductive Automation
Marlyn Pino-Jones, Community Member
Paul Plemmons, Sierra Nevada
Corporation
Randy Ross, Mercy Folsom
Chris Thompson, Wells Fargo
Los Rios Police Dept.
Valerie Cox, Interim LRPD Chief
Ben Murphy, LRPD Sergeant
Los Rios Community
College District
The Los Rios Community College District
is a two-year public college district
serving the greater Sacramento region.
The district includes American River,
Cosumnes River, Folsom Lake, and
Sacramento City colleges; major centers
in Placerville, Davis, West Sacramento,
downtown Sacramento, Natomas, and
Rancho Cordova; and special services for
business and industry. Our colleges offer
transfer education and AA/AS degrees
and certificates in over 70 career fields.
Board of Trustees
Pamela Haynes
Dustin Johnson
Robert Jones
John Knight
Tami Nelson
Deborah Ortiz
Ruth Scribner
Chancellor
Dr. Brian King
Volunteers:
A Key Part of the Team
More than 1,500 volunteers help to keep
the Center running smoothly. Last year
alone, volunteers contributed nearly 35,000
hours as gallery docents, ushers and office
assistants, and community ambassadors
— helping patrons to have an outstanding
arts experience. They are a key part of the
Center’s success — it literally could not
operate without their support. For more
information about the volunteer program,
visit www.harriscenter.net.
Harris Center Program Guide produced in
association with Style Magazine.
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HARRIS CENTER 2018 WINTER-SPRING CALENDAR
THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
TREASURE ISLAND
KINGS OF DANCE
JANUARY
5-7 MOTOWN THE MUSICAL
7 VITA: Rising Stars
10 SBL: Marty Stuart
11 Kids Helping Kids: NEEDTOBREATHE
12 Carrera: Lee Ritenour
13-14 James Garner’s
Tribute to Johnny Cash
16-17 Wynonna and The Big Noise
19 Benny Goodman, Carnegie Hall and the
Concert that Changed the World
20-21 Sergio Mendes & Brasil 2018
20-21 SBS: Voice of the Cello
24 Jeffrey Siegel Keyboard Conversations © :
Exotic Music of the Night
25 Legends of Hawaiian Music
26 Carrera: Michael Doucet and
Tom Rigney with Flambeau
27 Mark Hummel’s
Blues Harmonica Blowout
28 NIYAZ: The Fourth Light Project
28 FLC Speakers Series: Jeffrey Toobin
30 ElevenPlay
All programs, artists and dates subject to
change. Additional events being added.
Check www.HarrisCenter.net
for most up-to-date offerings.
FEBRUARY
1 Mummenschanz: you & me
2-4 Lenaea High School Theatre Festival
6 SBL: Max Weinberg’s Jukebox
7 Moscow Festival Ballet: Swan Lake
8 Moscow Festival Ballet: Giselle
10 Folsom Lake Symphony:
Passion & Drama
11 VITA: Great Composers Chamber
Music Series
16-18 EDMT: 42nd Street
21 International Guitar Night
22-25 EDMT: 42nd Street
28 Dublin Irish Dance: Stepping Out
MARCH
2-4 Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story
6 Parsons Dance
7 RMS Productions:
Rockin’ Road to Dublin
8 Lee Rocker
9 Carrera: Colin Mochrie &
Brad Sherwood
10 Folsom Lake Symphony Family
Concert: Musicians at Work!
10 Zakir Hussain with Rakesh Chaurasia
10-11 SBS: Viva Vivaldi!
11 FLCCA: Rhapsody & Rhythm
The Gershwin Concert Experience
11 FLC Speaker Series: Diana Nyad
13-14 The Ten Tenors
15 St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland
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PARSONS DANCE
HEART BY HEART
AMAZING GRACE
17-18 Peter Yarrow & Noel Paul Stookey
17 SGS: Alex De Grassi & Andrew York
18 PIOM: Faculty Concert
20 FLC Music Preview Concert
21-22 FLC Invitational Music Festival
24 Panto Company USA: Treasure Island
24 Folsom Lake Symphony:
Glorious Adventure
25 Kings of Dance featuring Lezginka
25 Chao Lu Piano Recital
29-31 Amazing Grace, The Musical
APRIL
1 Amazing Grace, The Musical
13-15 FLC Falcon’s Eye Theatre: HAIR
15 VITA: Great Composers Chamber Music
Series
19-21 FLC Falcon’s Eye Theatre: HAIR
27-29 EDMT: Bye Bye Birdie
MAY
1 FLC Music: Great Choruses –
From Broadway to Opera!
2 Jeffrey Siegel Keyboard Conversations © :
The Romantic Connection
3 FLC Evening of Dance
4-6 EDMT: Bye Bye Birdie
5-6 FLC Youth Chamber Orchestra
9-11 Folsom Piano Academy Recitals
10 FLC Commercial Music Ensemble
11-13 Sacramento Ballet:
Modern Masters - Red Hot
12-13 PIOM Recitals
14 FLC Vocal Recitals
17 Carrera: Larry Carlton
18 Placer Pops Chorale
19 Voices of California
20 Placer Pops Chorale
20 Bob Allen Music: Spring Recital
23 Oh Boy Records: John Prine
24 SBL: Rodney Atkins
25 Carrera: Herb Alpert & Lani Hall
JUNE
2-3 Folsom Lake Symphony:
Broadway Romance
6-7 SBL: Jackie Evancho
8 Heart by Heart
9 Fudominal Productions:
Duendes – A Night of Flamenco
16 Northern California Dance Conservatory:
Double Feature 2018
17 Malko Performing Arts Academy:
Summer Ballroom Dance Showcase
21 EDMT High Voltage: Best of Boadway
23 El Dorado Dance Academy: Travels
24 FLCCA: Jim Curry – The Timeless Music of
John Denver
30 Ho’ike 2018
JULY
6-8 EDMT: Spyquest: An Agent 006-1/2 Musical Comedy
11-15 EDMT: Spyquest: An Agent 006-1/2 Musical Comedy
Carrera
EDMT
FLC
FLCCA
PIOM
SBL
SBS
SGS
VITA
LEGEND
Carrera Productions
El Dorado Musical Theatre
Folsom Lake College Production
Folsom Lake Community Concert Association
Pacific institute of Music
SBL Entertainment
Sacramento Baroque Soloists
Sacramento Guitar Society
VITA Academy w/ Susan Lamb Cook
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General Information
As a courtesy to other patrons who may have fragrance allergies,
please avoid wearing strong perfumes or cologne.
To limit disturbance to artists and fellow audience members,
late arrivals may be asked to wait until a suitable break in the
performance, or intermission, to be seated.
Doctors expecting calls during performances should leave their
names and seat locations with the House Manager.
Photography and Recording
The photographing and sound or video recording of any
performance, without the explicit permission of management,
is prohibited. Offenders may be ejected and liable for damages.
Ticket Office
Open Monday-Saturday, noon to 6 pm and two hours before show
times. Tickets also available online at www.harriscenter.net or by
calling (916) 608-6888.
E-mail list
Already have an account? If not, set up one at www.harriscenter.
net and receive e-news about events, added performances, and
special offers.
Parking
Ample event parking is located adjacent to the Harris Center.
Parking permits are required at all times including weekends.
A parking permit is issued automatically with your ticket order
for events. Once you have arrived and parked, please place your
permit in a visible location on your dashboard or hang it from
your rear-view mirror. For non-ticketed events, permits can be
purchased at automated parking kiosks located on the campus
circulator road.
House Notes
Emergency exits are indicated by green exit signs located above
each exit. For your safety, please check for the location of the exit
nearest to your seat.
As a courtesy to artists and other patrons, please turn off or
silence cellular phones, pagers, or wristwatch alarms before start
of the event, and refrain from texting during the performance.
Three sets of restrooms are located on the Stage Two end of the
lobby, one upstairs and two downstairs.
Snacks and beverages are available before performances and at
intermission at the Wells Fargo Café located near the electronic
donor wall, and at satellite service stations in the lobby. Food and
beverages are not allowed in the theaters (bottled water is okay).
Use of a ticket at the Harris Center constitutes acknowledgement
of willingness to appear in photographs, video, and film taken in
public areas of the facility and releases the Center, its Partners,
and all others from liability resulting from use of such images.
Lost and Found Items
Lost items will be held in the Coat Check room in the lobby until
the end of the performance. Thereafter, please call (916) 608-
6888. Unclaimed items will be turned into FLC Campus Police
Department after thirty days.
Accessibility and Listening Devices
The Center is accessible to patrons with disabilities. Wheelchair
seating is available in all venues. Portable wireless listening
devices are available with a small, refundable deposit or a
driver’s license. Please inform the Ticket Office of any special
needs when ordering tickets.
Children
All patrons are required to have a ticket, including youngsters
sitting on laps. Parents are expected to take into account the
subject and nature of performances when selecting shows for
their children, and to make sure etiquette is part of the theatre
going experience. Parents will be asked to remove disruptive
children.
Presentations, Partners, and Productions
The Harris Center for the Arts strives to inspire, include, and
instruct. Through its PRESENTATIONS, the Center brings touring
artists from around the world. PARTNERS are local and regional
music, theatre, and dance companies who make the Center their
home. PRODUCTIONS deepen the educational experience of
Folsom Lake College, giving students and faculty an opportunity
to develop their craft and present it to family, friends, and the
broader community.
Folsom Lake College is a smoke, tobacco, and vape-free campus.
Smoking and use of tobacco products is prohibited anywhere
on campus.
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