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for their generous support of the
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have contributed to the CCPA’s Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fund was established in 1994 under the visionary
leadership of the Cerritos City Council to ensure that the CCPA would remain a welcoming, accessible, and affordable
venue in which patrons can experience the joy of entertainment and cultural enrichment. For more information about
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José Iturbi Foundation
Patron
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The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Eleanor and David St. Clair
Partner
$5,001-$20,000
Dr. Judy Akin Palmer and
Dr. Jacques Palmer
Bev & George Ray Charitable Fund
Chamber Music Society of Detroit
Los Cerritos Center
New England Foundation for the Arts
Preserved TreeScapes
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Nancy and Nick Baker
In Loving Memory of Carol M. Behan
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Lee DeBord
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Dr. Stuart L. Farber
The Gettys Family
Janet Gray
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Marianne and Bob Hughlett, Ed. D.
Robert M. Iritani
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Maureen and Mike Mekjian
Robert and Mary Buell Family Trust
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Charles Wong
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Dr. Aaron Kern
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Joanne Kerr
Joseph Kienle
Carol Kindler
James King
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Lee M. Kochems and Vincent J. Patti
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Ann Kough
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Patrice and Kevin Kyle
Cathy LaBare
Carl Laconico
Nelson Lane
David Latter
Earnestine Lavergne
Edward Le Blanc
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Paolo Ledesma
In Loving Memory of Ethel Lee
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Helen Leonard
Jack Lewis
Marcia Lewis and John McGuirk
Vanessa Lewis
Judith and Dr. Henry Louria
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Laura and Sergio Madrigal
Johnny Magsby
Mary Majors
Stephen Mao
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Farley McKinney
Dr. and Mrs. Donald McMillan
David Medellin
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Diana Merryman
Todd Meyer
Luzviminda Miguel
Hassan Milani
Gary Miller
Kathleen Miller
Dr. Majorie Mitchell
Ellie and Jim Monroe
Patricia Moore
Becky Morales
Toni and Tom Morgan
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Kris Moskowitz
Cortland Myers
Chidori Nakamura
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Bijan Ramineh
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Robin Raymond
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Jean Rothaermel
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Tom Sakiyama
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Jerome Schultz
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William Shakespeare
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Neil Siegel
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Carol and Rob Smallwood
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Kevin Speaks
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William R. Stringer
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Ken Thompson
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Joann Tommy
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Diane and Fred Vunak
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Laura Walker
Robert Walters
Angela and Sinclair Wang
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Darlene Weidner
Marijke and Tim Weightman
Anita and David Weinstein
Sandra Welsh
Helen Williams
Lee Williamson
Merrillyn Wilson
Pornwit Wipanurat
Robert Worley
Candy and Jim Yee
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Jeanette Yee
Basha Yonis
Ruthann Yuhas
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presents
Sligo Rags
Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 7:30 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHy
Designated in 2004 and 2005 as the “Best Folk Band”
at the Orange County Music Awards, SLIGO RAGS has
tantalized fans and critics with its brew of traditional Irish
music, laced with an innovative twist of Bluegrass-style flatpicking and World Music rhythms.
The group’s unique blend of acoustic instrumentation
updates time-honored tunes like Dirty Old Town, The Irish
Rover, and Star of the County Down and brings “unbridled
energy to their arrangements,” hailed The Orange County
Register. Music Connection magazine also praised Sligo Rags’
“ability to take songs from a time gone by and make them
fresh and relevant for a modern audience. Their passion for
the music and their willingness to take risks combine for an
outstanding live show.”
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Named among the top acoustic bands in Los Angeles
by Folkworks magazine, Sligo Rags consists of vocalist and fiddler extraordinaire Michael Kelly, acoustic guitarist and master of the banjo and mandolin David Burns, world-renowned
bassist Gordon Rustvold, and percussion whiz Andy Reilly.
Flatpicking Guitar magazine saluted the team: “These guys
have it all – great vocals, lots of energy, captivating songs,
well executed arrangements, and tasteful solos.”
Sligo Rags’ debut studio recording, The Night Before the
Morning After, was lauded by Celtic Beat magazine and The
Orange County Register.
Irish-American News applauded the group’s sophomore
effort, The Whiskey Never Lies, which was chosen by Folkworks magazine as one of the Top 10 works of 2007. n
presents
ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY
and
BOB JAMES
Friday, February 26, 2010, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHies
Hailed by Billboard as “an ever-evolving powerhouse of
Contemporary Jazz,” ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY is celebrated
for its intoxicating fusion of Smooth Jazz with New Age,
Reggae, and World music. The band has garnered acclaim
worldwide for its albums This Way and Beautiful Game, which
soared to the Top Five on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz
chart.
Acoustic Alchemy was born in the 1980s with Virgin
Atlantic Airways. To gain an edge on the bustling international flight market, the air carrier offered live entertainment, hiring the British ensemble Acoustic Alchemy to
perform on flights from England to the United States. The
band’s popularity took off with the rise of the New Adult
Contemporary radio format.
Acoustic Alchemy’s debut album, Red Dust & Spanish
Lace, grabbed headlines and became an instant hit with Mr.
Chow, a song that fused aspects of Chinese music with Reggae. The follow-ups – Natural Elements, Blue Chip, and Back
on the Case – all received wide acclaim. Acoustic Alchemy’s
2001 AArt album was nominated for a Grammy Award. Jazz
Monthly declared the group’s 2007 album This Way “hands
down one of the best contemporary Jazz discs of the year.”
Joining Acoustic Alchemy in this double bill concert is
BOB JAMES, best known for the instrumental theme song
from the televised show Taxi. Widely considered a Smooth
Jazz pioneer, James, who composed all the original music for
the sitcom, was discovered by Quincy Jones at the Notre
Dame Jazz Festival in 1963. The one-time commercial jingle
writer earned Rolling Stone magazine’s praise for his “meticulously crafted cuts.” The Los Angeles Times cited James’
“inventiveness” and “his sense of swing.”
James’ accomplishments include Grammy Awards for
the Platinum album Double Vision and the Gold album One
on One, a collaboration with Jazz guitarist-composer Earl
Klugh. James earned Grammy nominations for his second undertaking with Klugh, Cool, and a project with acclaimed Jazz
saxophonist Kirk Whalum, Joined at the Hip. More successful
recordings followed, including Restless, Playin’ Hooky, and
the Grammy-nominated Joy Ride. James’ 2002 Morning, Noon
& Night soared to No. One on Contemporary Jazz radio. In
2006, he was honored for his lifetime achievements by the
Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. n
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presents
A NIGHT WITH THE STARS
OF DOO WOP
Featuring
JAY SIEGEL & THE TOKENS,
KENNY VANCE &
THE PLANOTONES,
and
FRANKIE LYMON’S TEENAGERS
Saturday, February 27, 2010, 8:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
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BIOGRAPHies
A NIGHT WITH THE STARS OF DOO WOP features
JAY SIEGEL & THE TOKENS, best known for Portrait of My
Love and the popular chart-topping hit The Lion Sleeps Tonight,
which was based on the South African Zulu song Wimoweh.
Since its 1950s inception, Jay Siegel & The Tokens has
carved a niche for itself with a string of hits that include the
group’s popular debut song Tonight I Fell in Love, La Bamba, He’s in
Town, She Lets Her Hair Down, and I Hear Trumpets Blow. Siegel’s
trademark falsetto helped clear a path for the band’s induction
into the Doo-Wop Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Vocal Hall of
Fame in 2004.
KENNY VANCE & THE PLANOTONES made music
history with the signature song Looking for an Echo. Greatly influenced by the music of the ’50s and ’60s, the group consistently
redefines oldies with an injection of freshness and innovation.
Composer Vance scored the film American Hot Wax, loosely
based on the life of controversial disc jockey Alan Freed who
introduced Rock ’n’ Roll to the teenage radio audience. The
Planotones band was formed for the movie which included its first
on-screen performance.
The musical director for Saturday Night Live, Vance also
worked on the films Animal House, Eddie and the Cruisers, and
Looking for an Echo. Vance had acting roles in Hurly Burly, Billy
Bathgate, and the Woody Allen films Manhattan, Crimes and Misdemeanors, and Husbands and Wives. In 2002, Vance was inducted
into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.
At age 13, New York singer Frankie Lymon took The Teenagers to the top of the music charts with the hit Why Do Fools Fall
in Love? The song became the standard by which the Doo Wop
style is defined and remembered. Today, FRANKIE LYMON’S
TEENAGERS keeps the group’s energy alive, reviving timeless
hits like I Want You to Be My Girl, I Promise to Remember, Who
Can Explain?, The ABCs of Love, and Out in the Cold Again.
The rapid-fire success of Why Do Fools Fall in Love? was
significant in an era when black performers struggled to be taken
seriously in the competitive music industry. Lymon’s rise to fame
paved the way for future black music legends Stevie Wonder,
Diana Ross, and the late Michael Jackson.
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers was inducted into The
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Vocal Group Hall of
Fame in 2000. The band was inducted into the Doo-Wopp Hall
of Fame two years later. n
presents
Performance Partner Program
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FRI, APR 16, 8:00 PM
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single performance: $32.50 each
CCPA exchange policies do not apply to this show.
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Opus 3 Artists
presents
SARAH CHANG,VIOLIN
and
ANDREW VON OEYEN, PIANO
Sunday, February 28, 2010, 3:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
Please hold your applause until after all movements of a work have been performed,
and do not applaud between movements. Thank you for your cooperation.
As a courtesy to the performers and your fellow patrons, please mute all cellular phones,
pagers, and watch alarms prior to the start of the performance.
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PROGRAM
Scherzo (Sonatensatz)
Johannes Brahms
(1833-1897)
Sonata No. 3 in d minor, Op. 108
Allegro
Adagio
Un poco presto e con sentimento
Presto agitato
Johannes Brahms
INTERMISSION
Fantasy Christopher Theofanidis
(b. 1967)
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Allegretto ben moderato
Allegro
Recitativo-Fantasia
Allegretto poco mosso
César Franck
(1822-1890)
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BIOGRAPHies
Violinist SARAH CHANG has wowed audiences
around the world with her dynamic precision and exquisite
violin playing. Named Gramophone magazine’s “Young Artist of the Year” in 1993, Chang was the youngest person to
win the prestigious Avery Fisher Grand Prize and the Hollywood Bowl’s Hall of Fame Award. The New York Times
praised, “Her full, beautiful tone, unimpeachable intonation
and restrained sincerity worked perfectly against the music
around her. One heard everything, and everything was worth
hearing.”
When she was 4 years old, Chang began her violin
studies. She enrolled in The Juilliard School at age 6, studying with the late violin master Dorothy Delay. Two years
later, the child prodigy was performing to great acclaim with
the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Throughout her career, Chang has played all over Asia,
Europe, and North America with the Hong Kong Symphony
Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and
the London Symphony Orchestra.
The New York Times cited Chang’s playing, calling it
“technically brilliant, lively and characterful, imbued with a
sense of mastery and commitment.” Such talent led to various collaborations between the violin virtuoso and esteemed
conductors, including Israel Prize winner Zubin Mehta,
Grammy and Academy Award recipient André Previn, pianist-composer Michael Tilson Thomas, Grammy winner Sir
Simon Rattle, and Los Angeles Philharmonic music director
Gustavo Dudamel. In 2006, Chang made Newsweek’s list of
“20 Powerful Women,” which applauded female leadership.
Her critically acclaimed recordings include Fire and
Ice; Sweet Sorrow; and Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, which BBC
Music Magazine called “ravishing … captivating.”
Joining Chang is acclaimed pianist ANDREW VON
OEYEN, whose debut at age 16 with the Los Angeles
Philharmonic and Esa-Pekka Salonen led to a career rich
with awards, honors, and accolades. The Chicago Sun-Times
hailed, “He plays with a blend of crystalline fire and heartfelt
poetry.”
At 4 years old, Von Oeyen knew what he wanted to do:
play the piano. His parents waited until he turned 5 to sign
him up for formal lessons. At age 10, the young pianist made
his solo orchestral debut. A graduate of Columbia University
and The Juilliard School, Von Oeyen has performed with
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the San Francisco Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony, the
Detroit Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic, and the Utah Symphony. Von Oeyen, who
won the prestigious Gilmore Young Artist Award in 1999,
also garnered first place in the Leni Fe Bland Foundation
National Piano Competition in 2001.
The Detroit News cited Von Oeyen’s “mature intimacy,
a ruminative assurance … [and] his technical brilliance.” The
Chicago Tribune concurred, noting: “Brilliant technique can
be taken for granted among today’s concert pianists, but Von
Oeyen’s playing goes a step further. He leaves you convinced
that he can do absolutely anything he likes with a keyboard.”
As a soloist and a conductor, Von Oeyen has led
concerti and orchestral works by Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart, and Maurice Ravel. In 2009, Von Oeyen
performed at the U.S. Capitol with the National Symphony
in the award-winning PBS telecast A Capitol Fourth. n
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presents
ROB KAPILOW’S
WHAT MAKES IT GREAT?
ROBERT SCHUMANN
PIANO QUINTET
With
ROSSETTI STRING QUARTET
and
RINA DOKSHITSKY, PIANO
Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 7:30 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
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PROGRAM
Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44
Allegro brillante
In modo d’una Marcia. Un poco largamente
Scherzo: Molto vivace
Allegro ma non troppo
Robert Schumann
(1810-1856)
BIOGRAPHies
For more than 15 years, ROB KAPILOW has brought
the joy and wonders of Classical music – and unraveled some
of its mysteries – to audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
Characterized by his unique ability to create an “aha”
moment for his audiences and collaborators, whatever their
level of musical sophistication, Kapilow’s work brings music
into people’s lives – opening new ears to musical experiences
and helping people to listen actively rather than just hear.
Kapilow’s range of activities is impressively broad,
including his What Makes It Great? presentations, his family
compositions and FamilyMusik events, and his Citypieces. The
reach of his interactive events and activities is wide, both
geographically and culturally – from Native American tribal
communities in Montana and inner-city high school students
in Louisiana to wine-tasters in the Napa Valley. From tots
barely out of diapers to musicologists hailed from Ivy League
programs, his audiences are diverse and unexpected, but
invariably rapt and keen to come back for more.
Kapilow’s popularity and appeal are reflected in notable
invitations and achievements. He appeared on NBC’s Today
Show in conversation with then-host Katie Couric; he
presented a special What Makes It Great? event for broadcast
on PBS’ Live From Lincoln Center in January 2008; and he
has written a book, All You Have to Do Is Listen, which was
published by the new alliance between Wiley and Lincoln
Center and won a PSP Prose Award for “Best Book in Music
and the Performing Arts” in 2008. A documentary film,
Summer Sun, Winter Moon, named after Kapilow’s choral and
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symphonic work of the same title, airs continuously on PBS
nationwide.
The ROSSETTI STRING QUARTET is renowned
for its highly sophisticated, sensual sound. Recent Rossetti
highlights include performances at the Frick Collection in
New York City, Music at Kohl Mansion, the Music Guild
of Los Angeles, Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall, the Lucerne
Festival, the Casals Festival, Spoleto Festival Italy, and
Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival; a tour in the
Netherlands with frequent collaborator pianist Jean-Yves
Thibaudet; a U.S. tour with harpist Yolanda Kondonassis;
and performances in San Francisco and at the 92nd Street Y
with soprano Juliane Banse. Co-founded in 1996 by violinist
Henry Gronnier and violist Thomas Diener and completed
by violinist Sara Parkins and cellist Eric Gaenslen, the
Rossetti String Quartet is named after 19th-century preRaphaelite painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti, whose artistic
ideals about the use of color, poetry, and naturalism are
embodied in the quartet’s musicianship.
Israeli pianist RINA DOKSHITSKY won the 1987
Young Concert Artist International Auditions; the 1989
Arthur Rubinstein International Master Competition silver
medal; and gold medals at the International Competition
for Young Artists in Senigallia, Italy, and the Jerusalem
Symphony Competition. She has performed with the
acclaimed Borromeo String Quartet, renowned violinists
Joshua Bell and Kyoko Takezawa, and celebrated cellists
Suren Bagratuni and Colin Carr. n
NETworks Presentations LLC
presents
Music and Lyrics by
Book by
LISA LAMBERT and GREG MORRISON
BOB MARTIN and DON McKELLAR
By Special Arrangement with PAUL MACK
with
ROBERTO CARRASCO, ERIK M. CHRISTENSEN, MARC De La CONCHA, MATT DAVID,
LINDSAY DEVINO, ERIN EDELLE, LAUREN GEMELLI, DEIDRA GRACE,TIM HACKNEY,
BRITT HANCOCK, GREG KALAFATAS, PATTI McCLURE, KRISTIN NETZBAND,
ELIZABETH PAWLOWSKI, DENNIS SETTEDUCATI, COREY SCHEYS, CRAIG E. TREUBERT,
JAKE WARNECKE, and BRADLEY ALLAN ZARR
Based on the Original
Broadway Set Design by
DAVID GALLO
Original Broadway
Costume Design by
GREGG BARNES
Casting
BOB CLINE CASTING
Orchestrations
LARRY BLANK
Scenic Adaptation
JAMES KRONZER
Dance and Incidental Music
Arrangements by
GLEN KELLY
Production Stage Manager
SEAN PATRICK KELSO
Lighting Design by
KEN BILLINGTON
BRIAN MONAHAN
Costume Coordinator
JIMM HALLIDAY
Musical Supervisor and
Additional Orchestrations by
JOHN MEZZIO
Production Management
JASON JUENKER
JUSTIN REITER
General Management
GREGORY VANDER PLOEG
GENTRY & ASSOCIATES
Sound Design by
SHANNON SLATON
Hair Design by
bernie ardia
Musical Director/
Conductor
JASON WETZEL
Company Manager
RYAN COWLES
Tour Press & Marketing
ALLIED LIVE
Executive Producer
KARY M. WALKER
Choreography Recreated by
TIFFANY HAAS
Direction Recreated by
JAY DOUGLAS
Original Direction and Choreography by
CASEY NICHOLAW
Exclusive Tour Direction: The Booking Group
Friday, March 5, 2010, 8:00 PM
Saturday, March 6, 2010, 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 7, 2010, 3:00 PM
This performance will not include an intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
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CAST OF CHARACTERS
(in order of appearance)
Man in Chair ………………………......…………………………….. CRAIG E. TREUBERT
Mrs. Tottendale …………………………......……………………….. KRISTIN NETZBAND
Underling …………………………………….......…………………………… MATT DAVID
Robert Martin …………………………………….......………….. BRADLEY ALLAN ZARR
George ………………………………………………….......……... ERIK M. CHRISTENSEN
Feldzieg …………………………………………………….......………... BRITT HANCOCK
Kitty ………………………………………………………........………... LINDSAY DEVINO
Gangster #1 …………………………………….......……………... DENNIS SETTEDUCATI
Gangster #2 ………………………………………….......………… MARC De La CONCHA
Aldolpho …………………………………………………......……. ROBERTO CARRASCO
Janet Van De Graaff ………………………………........………. ELIZABETH PAWLOWSKI
The Drowsy Chaperone ……………………………….......……………… PATTI McCLURE
Trix ………………………………………………………….......…………. DEIDRA GRACE
Super …………………………………………………………….......……… TIM HACKNEY
Ensemble ………………….........……........………… LAUREN GEMELLI,TIM HACKNEY,
GREG KALAFATAS, and COREY SCHEYS
Swings …………………….........…………………... ERIN EDELLE and JAKE WARNECKE
STANDBYS
Standbys never substitute for listed performers
unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.
For Man in Chair: BRITT HANCOCK
For Janet: LINDSAY DEVINO and LAUREN GEMELLI
For Robert: TIM HACKNEY and JAKE WARNECKE
For The Drowsy Chaperone: ERIN EDELLE and COREY SCHEYS
For Mrs. Tottendale: ERIN EDELLE and COREY SCHEYS
For Aldolpho: TIM HACKNEY and JAKE WARNECKE
For Underling: JAKE WARNECKE
For Feldzieg: JAKE WARNECKE
For Kitty: LAUREN GEMELLI and COREY SCHEYS
For George: TIM HACKNEY
For Gangster #1: TIM HACKNEY
For Gangster #2: TIM HACKNEY
For Trix: ERIN EDELLE and COREY SCHEYS
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MUSICAL NUMBERS
Overture …………………....……………………………………..………………… Orchestra
Fancy Dress …..............…………………………………………….……………….. Company
Cold Feets …………......………………………………………………….. Robert and George
Show Off …………..……...…………………………………………….... Janet and Company
As We Stumble Along ………….....…………………………………. The Drowsy Chaperone
I Am Aldolpho ………………....……………………. Aldolpho and The Drowsy Chaperone
Accident Waiting to Happen ……........………………………………………. Robert and Janet
Toledo Surprise ……………...……...…..……… Gangsters, Feldzieg, Kitty, Aldolpho, George,
Janet, Robert, Underling, Mrs. Tottendale,
The Drowsy Chaperone, and Company
Message From a Nightingale ….......... Kitty, Gangsters, Aldolpho, and The Drowsy Chaperone
Bride’s Lament ………………........………………………………………. Janet and Company
Love Is Always Lovely in the End ….…….....………………... Mrs. Tottendale and Underling
I Do, I Do in the Sky ………….......……………………………………….. Trix and Company
As We Stumble Along (Reprise) ….……….....……………………………………… Company
ORCHESTRA
Musical Director - JASON WETZEL
Trumpets - ERIC DICKSON, AARON WATSON
Reeds - MICHAEL FLANAGAN, JASON LITT, and JASON MINK
Trombone - MATT BROWN
Percussion/Drums - GREGORY GASCON
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BIOGRAPHies
ROBERTO CARRASCO (Aldolpho), a surfer and
skateboarder from Southern California, is excited to return to
The Drowsy Chaperone tour. His credits include Williamsburg!
The Musical; Eva del Barrio; The Secret Garden; Christmas
Dreams; Twelfth Night; Henry V; and the Los Angeles Opera
Chorus. Love to my family, friends, and Sarah.
ERIK M. CHRISTENSEN (George) graduated
from Otterbein College. His credits include Hello, Dolly!;
Company; 42nd Street; American Family; and Freckleface
Strawberry, The Musical. Thanks to my family, friends, Bob
Cline Casting, and The Luedtke Agency.
MARC De La CONCHA (Gangster #2) is thrilled
to be returning to The Drowsy Chaperone. His national tour
credits include Peter Pan (Smee), Disney’s Cinderella KIDS,
and The Jungle Book KIDS. He holds a bachelor of fine arts
degree in musical theater from SUNY Fredonia. Thanks to
my family and friends for their continuous love and support.
For more information, visit www.marcdelaconcha.com.
MATT DAVID’s (Underling) national tour credits
include Annie and Oliver! and his New York credits consist of
Whoop-Up (Off-Broadway 50th-anniversary revival), Comings
and Goings, and The Streets of New York. This is dedicated to
my Gram. For more information, visit www.mattdavid.com.
LINDSAY DEVINO (Kitty), a New Hampshire
native, graduated from Circle in the Square Theatre School
in New York. She toured in The Great American Trailer Park
Musical as Pickles. Devino’s regional credits include Hairspray
(Amber) and High School Musical (Sharpay). Her other
credits include Singin’ in the Rain at Ogunquit Playhouse;
Hairspray (Amber); West Side Story (Velma) at Maine State
Music Theatre; and Grease (Sandy) at Seacoast Repertory
Theatre. For more information, visit www.lindsaydevino.com
ERIN EDELLE (Swing) is happy to be back with
The Drowsy Chaperone. Her credits include The Karaoke
Show (Off-Broadway); The Sound of Music (Mother Abbess);
Sweeney Todd (Mrs. Lovett); Parade (Lucille); bare (Nadia);
Ragtime (Emma Goldman); Swing (Vocal); and the regional
production of The Who’s Tommy (Mrs. Walker). Thanks to
family, friends, and the entire Drowsy family. As always, this
is for Mom.
LAUREN GEMELLI (Ensemble) is delighted to
return to The Drowsy Chaperone. She toured in The Phantom
of the Opera (international); appeared in 42nd Street (casinos);
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and performed in Anything Goes, Gypsy, Swing!, and Grease
(regional). Gemelli graduated summa cum laude from
Manhattanville College with a bachelor of arts degree in
theater and a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. Love to
her wonderfully supportive family. For more information,
visit www.laurengemelli.com.
DEIDRA GRACE’s (Trix) credits include All Shook
Up (Sylvia), Hair (Dionne), The Life (Chichi and Sonja),
Dolly Parton’s Jesus and Gravity, and The Full Monty (Joanie).
Grace thanks her late mother for being a big inspiration.
TIM HACKNEY (Super and Ensemble) is thrilled
to return to The Drowsy Chaperone. Previous credits include
High School Musical (Troy Bolton), Singin’ in the Rain at the
Ogunquit Playhouse, West Side Story (Riff), Oklahoma! (Will
Parker), and Godspell (Jesus). Hackney is a recipient of the
Kingsley Colton Award for “Outstanding Partner” at the
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
BRITT HANCOCK’s (Feldzieg) national tour
credits include The Producers (Roger DeBris) and Hairspray.
Hancock’s regional credits consist of Irving Berlin’s White
Christmas (Bob Wallace), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
(Beast), Camelot (Arthur), 42nd Street (Julian Marsh), Cats
(Rum Tum Tugger), and the title role in The Will Rogers
Follies. The Florida native and a graduate of the University of
Mississippi thanks his family and NETworks.
GREG KALAFATAS (Ensemble) thanks everyone at
NETworks for making his touring debut possible and most of
all his family and friends for their constant love and support.
For more information, visit www.gregkalafatas.com.
PATTI McCLURE’s (The Drowsy Chaperone) recent
credits include the national tour of Little Women (Marmee);
The Wedding Singer (Rosie); Oklahoma! (Aunt Eller); and
the second regional premiere of Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical
(Woman #3). Thank you friends and family. Life is good.
KRISTIN NETZBAND’s (Mrs. Tottendale and
Assistant Company Manager) credits include Carol in Girls
Night: The Musical (Off-Broadway); Mrs. Tottendale in The
Drowsy Chaperone (national tour); LuLu and Two Ladies
in Cabaret (regional); Babette in Disney’s Beauty and the
Beast; Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime; and Millie Dillmount in
Thoroughly Modern Millie. Many thanks to my amazing family
and friends, NETworks, and the Drowsy family.
ELIZABETH PAWLOWSKI (Janet Van De Graaff)
is excited to be a part of The Drowsy Chaperone again.
Originally from New York City, Pawlowski graduated with
a bachelor of arts degree from Wagner College. Pawlowski’s
credits include The Producers (Ulla) at Arts Center of
Coastal Carolina (regional debut), Chess (Florence), and
Funny Girl (Jenny) at Broadway Palm West. Thanks to God,
my Mom for all of her support, and my Dad who always
watches over me – Kocham was. For more information, visit
www.elizabethpawlowski.com.
COREY SCHEYS’ (Ensemble) credits include a
national tour with Annie (Star to Be and Dance Captain)
directed by Martin Charnin; Vacation Bible School: The
Musical (Randi) in New York; Grease (Rizzo); Disney’s Beauty
and the Beast (Babette); Chicago (Velma); and The Rocky
Horror Picture Show (Magenta). Thanks to family, friends,
and the Drowsy gang. For more information, visit www.
coreyscheys.com.
DENNIS SETTEDUCATI (Gangster #1), a native
of Long Island, New York, earned his bachelor of fine arts
degree in acting from Adelphi University and studied
at Dell’Arte International in Blue Lake, California. His
credits include Man of La Mancha (Sancho), Damn Yankees
(Sohovik), Urinetown (Barrel), Grease (Roger), and The
Wizard of Oz (Cowardly Lion).
CRAIG E. TREUBERT’s (Man in Chair) credits
include Parade (Leo Frank), Damn Yankees (Applegate), and
The Secret Garden (Neville Craven). A special thanks goes to
NETworks. Much love to my family for years of support.
JAKE WARNECKE (Swing) is happy to be back on
tour with The Drowsy Chaperone. His credits include Burly-Q
(New York); Little Women (national tour); and Evita, Man
of La Mancha, and Musical of Musicals (regional). Warnecke
graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic
Academy. Love always to my family and friends.
BRADLEY ALLAN ZARR (Robert Martin), a recent
graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy,
is thrilled to make his national debut. His regional credits
include Singin’ in the Rain, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,
Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Crazy for You. All my love to
family and friends.
JASON WETZEL’s (Musical Director and Conductor)
national tour credits include Jersey Boys, Wicked, Spamalot,
Hairspray, Annie, and associate conductor of The Producers.
His regional credits include Maine State Music Theatre and
Northern Stage. Wetzel is the pianist and vocal coach for the
Walt Disney World Company. Thanks to friends and family.
SEAN KELSO’s (Production Stage Manager) credits
include Bye Bye Birdie (national tour), the New York
Shakespeare Festival at the Public Theater, and two seasons
at the North Shore Music Theatre.
RYAN COWLES’ (Company Manager) credits
include Hairspray (Nicest Kid Swing) and Sesame Street
Live. His regional credits include Zanna, Don’t!; Andrew
Lippa’s Wild Party; Urinetown; and The Who’s Tommy. Cowles
graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington. He
sends a very special thanks to NETworks, Scott, Gregory,
Angela, and Jose.
LISA LAMBERT’s (Music and Lyrics) awards
include a 2006 Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and
BackStage West Garland for The Drowsy Chaperone. Her
credits include The Drowsy Chaperone at the Ahmanson
Theatre, National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s 2004
Festival of New Musicals, the Fringe of Toronto Festival,
Theatre Passe Muraille, and for Mirvish Productions at
Winter Garden Theatre. Lambert’s other credits include
Honest Ed: The Bargain Musical and Mirth (Poor Alex
Theatre); Ouch My Toe (Fringe of Toronto Festival); The Irish
Musical and People Park (Rivoli); All Hams on Deck (Summer
Works); An American in Harris (Second City); and An
Awkward Evening With Martin & Johnson (Tarragon Theatre
and Tim Sims Playhouse). Her television credits include
Slings & Arrows (Rhombus Media, broadcast on Showcase
and the Sundance Network); Getting Along Famously (CBC);
and Skippy’s Rangers: The Show They Never Gave and The Joe
Blow Show (Comedy Network). Lambert’s film credits consist
of Pippi Longstocking, Highway 61, and Blue. For radio, she has
been featured in Madly Off in All Directions and Definitely Not
the Opera.
GREG MORRISON (Music and Lyrics) earned a
2006 Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards
and a Grammy nomination for The Drowsy Chaperone. He
was the composer for Toad of Toad Hall (Alberta Theatre
Projects); composer/musical director for Hello … Hello
(Tarragon Theatre and The Space); Oh, Baby; Pochsy’s Lips;
Citizen Pochsy; and Pochsy Unplugged (Toronto Fringe Festival
and Canadian/U.S. tours); The Drowsy Chaperone (Toronto
Fringe Festival, Theatre Passe Muraille, Winter Garden
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Theatre, Mirvish Productions); Mump and Smoot in Something
Else (Canadian Stage and Yale Repertory Theatre); and
Mump and Smoot in Flux (Canadian Stage). His television
credits include songs for Slings & Arrows (Rhombus Media
for Showcase). He wrote the score for the short films
Pochsy: An Industrial Film and A Tax on Pochsy. Morrison is
workshopping the new musical, Big Rosemary, written with
Lisa Lambert and author Blake Edwards.
BOB MARTIN (Book) received 2006 Tony and
Drama Desk awards for The Drowsy Chaperone; 2006 Tony,
Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle nominations; and a
Theatre World Award for his performance. His U.S. credits
for The Drowsy Chaperone include the National Alliance for
Musical Theatre’s 2004 Festival of New Musicals, Ahmanson
Theater, Marquis Theatre, and Novello Theatre. Martin’s
Canadian credits include The Drowsy Chaperone (Toronto
Fringe Festival, Theatre Passe Muraille, and Winter Garden
Theatre); An Awkward Evening With Martin and Johnson;
The Good Life; Alumni Café; Skippy’s Rangers (national
tour); Invasion Free Since 1812 (director); Sordido Deluxo
(director); Old Wine, New Bottles; What Fresh Mel Is This?;
Last Tango on Lombard; and Tragically Hip. Martin’s film
and television credits include Childstar, Last Night, Torso,
Clubland, Puppets Who Kill (series regular), Made in Canada,
Burnt Toast, Getting Along Famously, Twitch City, and Slings
& Arrows. Martin has received a Gemini Award, L.A. Drama
Critics Circle Award, five Canadian Comedy awards, and
three WGC Screenwriting awards for Slings & Arrows. He is
happily married to Janet Van De Graaff.
DON McKELLAR (Book) received 2006 Tony
and Drama Desk awards for The Drowsy Chaperone. He
began his career as co-founder of Toronto’s The Augusta
Company, with whom he co-created six critically acclaimed
experimental plays and, since then, has become well-known
in the independent Canadian cinema. As a screenwriter,
McKellar’s credits include the films Roadkill (for director
Bruce McDonald), Highway 61, co-writer of Dance Me
Outside, Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (with
director Francois Girard), and The Red Violin. For television,
McKellar wrote and starred in the CBC series Twitch City.
He has appeared in Exotica (directed by Atom Egoyan),
eXistenZ (David Cronenberg), When Night Is Falling (Patricia
Rozema), Clean (Olivier Assayas), Waydowntown, The Red
Violin, The Event, and Monkey Warfare. McKellar is a regular
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on Slings & Arrows.
CASEY NICHOLAW (Original Direction and
Choreography) received 2006 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer
Critics Circle nominations for The Drowsy Chaperone,
and 2005 Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle
nominations for “Best Choreography” for Monty Python’s
Spamalot. His New York credits include direction and
choreography for Follies; choreography for Bye Bye Birdie;
Candide, starring Patti LuPone and Kristin Chenoweth
for the New York Philharmonic; South Pacific, with Reba
McEntire and Brian Stokes Mitchell at Carnegie Hall; the
musical staging for Can-Can (City Center Encores!); Sinatra:
His Voice. His World. His Way. at Radio City Music Hall; and
the musical comedy Minsky’s (Center Theater Group).
JAY DOUGLAS’ (Tour Direction) Broadway credits
include The Drowsy Chaperone (original cast), The Full Monty
(Malcolm in original cast), and Miss Saigon (Chris). Douglas’
Off-Broadway credits include The Fantasticks (Matt) and
a featured performer in An Evening With Charles Strouse.
Douglas holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from Florida
State University and has three awesome children, Jackson,
Will, and Naomi.
TIFFANY HAAS (Choreography Recreation) is
thrilled to be working with this fabulous show again after
touring in the first national production as dance captain.
Her credits include Wicked (Broadway); The Drowsy
Chaperone (national tour); Virginia Opera, Portland Center
Stage, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City
Starlight Theatre, and American Musical Theatre of San
Jose (regional). She is the voice of Miss Muffet in Toyland!,
opposite Mickey Rooney. Haas performed as a concert soloist
for Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops and has been
a guest soprano with symphonies throughout the United
States. Thank you Casey.
DAVID GALLO (Original Scenic Design) won
a 2006 Tony Award for “Best Scenic Design” for The
Drowsy Chaperone. His Broadway credits include Memphis,
reasons to be pretty, A Catered Affair, Xanadu, Radio Golf
(Tony nomination), Company, Gem of the Ocean (Tony
nomination), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Dance of the
Vampires, Thoroughly Modern Millie (London), A View From
the Bridge, Jackie, and Hughie. Gallo’s Off-Broadway credits
include The Third Story, Evil Dead, The Wild Party, Jitney,
Wonder of the World, A New Brain, and Blue Man Group.
JAMES KRONZER’s (Scenic Design Coordinator)
credits include Glory Days (Broadway); Opus (OffBroadway); and Under the Bridge (Zipper Theatre). He
has performed for the Arden Theatre Company, Florida
Stage, Pioneer Theatre Company, Philadelphia Theatre
Company, and The Wilma Theatre (regional); Disney Cruise
Line; and Norwegian Cruise Line. Kronzer has worked
with Shakespeare Theatre, Signature Theatre, Woolly
Mammoth, The Studio Theatre, and The Kennedy Center
in Washington, D.C. His national tour credits include
Backyardigans; Barbie™ Live! In Fairytopia™; Seussical: The
Musical; Show Boat; and Big. Kronzer has won eight Helen
Hayes Awards and one Barrymore Award.
GREGG BARNES (Costume Design) received a
2006 Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards for
The Drowsy Chaperone. His Broadway credits include Legally
Blonde (Tony nomination), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Flower
Drum Song (Tony nomination), and Side Show. Barnes’ New
York credits include Sinatra: His Voice. His World. His Way.
(Radio City); Encores!; The Kathy and Mo Show; Pageant;
Radio City Christmas Spectacular; Cinderella; The Merry Widow
(New York City Opera); and Pageant (West End, Olivier
nomination). Barnes’ national tour credits include On the
Record (Ringling Brothers Circus) and Princess Classics on
Ice. His regional credits include Flower Drum Song (Mark
Taper Forum, L.A. Drama Critics Award); Allegro (Signature
Theatre, Helen Hayes Award); and Lucky Duck (Old Globe;
San Diego Critics Award).
JIMM HALLIDAY (Additional Costume Designer)
has overseen the costuming for more than 20 NETworks
tours since 1998, including designs for Victor/Victoria, Tick,
tick ... BOOM!, Bully, and the 25th- and 30th-anniversary
productions of Annie. Since 1980, Halliday has designed for
regional and summer stock productions across the country,
including for New York’s Mac-Haydn Theatre for 26 years.
He has contributed new designs to Ragtime at The Kennedy
Center. He looks forward to the current season of national
tours, which includes Annie and Hairspray.
KEN BILLINGTON (Lighting Designer) has
designed 89 Broadway shows and received Tony nominations
for Sunday in the Park With George (2008), The Drowsy
Chaperone (2006), End of the World (1984), Foxfire (1982),
Sweeney Todd (1979), Working (1978), and The Visit
(1973). In 1997, he received a Tony Award for Chicago.
He is represented with the current touring productions
of Dreamgirls, Fiddler on the Roof, The Drowsy Chaperone,
Chicago (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Korea,
Spain, the Netherlands, and Japan), High School Musical 2
(U.K. tour), and Riverdance, for which he was the lighting
supervisor. Billington’s other projects include Radio City
Christmas Spectacular from 1979 to 2004, Disneyland’s
Fantasmic!, the Las Vegas spectacular Jubilee!, and Shamu
Rocks! for SeaWorld Orlando and San Diego.
BRIAN MONAHAN (Co-Lighting Design) received
a 2006 Tony nomination for The Drowsy Chaperone.
His other projects include The Woman in Black (OffBroadway); Jim Henson’s Bear in the Big Blue House Live!
(U.S. tour); Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Mexico City
and Nashville); and Disney’s Steps in Time, Save It for the
Stage, The Life of Reilly, and Three Grooms and a Bride (Los
Angeles). Monahan’s concert designs include Frank Sinatra
(12 world tours); Ann-Margret (five U.S. tours); Charles
Aznavour (Carnegie Hall); Frank Sinatra’s 75th Birthday
Celebration, and Frank, Liza & Sammy: The Ultimate Event
(ACE Award).
BERNIE ARDIA (Hair Design) began in television
and has designed more than 50 productions, including
NETworks’ The Wizard of Oz and Annie. His highlights
include Kiss of the Spider Woman with Chita Rivera and
Cinderella with Eartha Kitt. Ardia has worked with such
performers as Toni Tennille, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Deborah
Gibson, Mackenzie Philips, Anita Gillette, and Mary Wilson.
Ardia wrote the book Barbra Streisand in New York City.
SHANNON SLATON (Sound Design) designed the
tours Aeros; Kiss Me Kate; Bring in ’Da Noise, Bring in ’Da
Funk; The Full Monty; Contact; Tap Dogs; Hairspray; The
Producers; and The Wedding Singer. On Broadway, he mixed
Man of La Mancha, Bombay Dreams, A Christmas Carol,
Sweet Charity, Jersey Boys, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Spring
Awakening, and Legally Blonde. He is the production sound
designer for The Phantom of the Opera. For Off-Broadway,
Slaton designed Capture Now, Henry Noodle, and Blue
Flower, and assisted on Hurly Burly. His regional designs
include The Last Five Years, Hallelujah, Baby, and Tick, tick ...
BOOM!
LARRY BLANK (Orchestrations) received 2006 Tony
and Drama Desk nominations for The Drowsy Chaperone.
His credits include Fame Becomes Me, La Cage aux Folles,
The Producers, White Tie and Tails (Broadway); Fiddler on the
Roof, The Producers, Guys and Dolls, Beautiful and Damned
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(London); and Seussical: The Musical, Dr. Dolittle, and
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (national tours). Blank has
worked with stars such as Barbra Streisand, Betty Buckley,
Barry Manilow, Barbara Cook, Michael Crawford, John
Barrowman, Michael Feinstein, Bernadette Peters, Martin
Short, Tommy Tune, Nathan Lane, Rodney Gilfry, and
Marilyn Horne. Blank’s film credits include Chicago, The
Producers, and several films for Marc Shaiman.
GLEN KELLY (Dance and Incidental Music
Arrangements) is music supervisor and arranger for
Broadway’s The Producers and Young Frankenstein. Kelly’s
other Broadway credits include Spamalot, The Drowsy
Chaperone, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Frogs, High
Society, Steel Pier, Dance a Little Closer, and A Christmas
Carol. For New York City Ballet (NYCB), he arranged the
music and co-wrote the libretto (with Susan Stroman) for
Double Feature. Kelly’s other Ballet credits include Thou
Swell (NYCB) and But Not for Me (Martha Graham Dance
Company).
JOHN MEZZIO (Music Supervisor, Coordinator, and
Additional Orchestrations) has previously conducted the
national tours for The Wedding Singer; the Royal National
Theatre’s revival of Oklahoma!; Seussical: The Musical starring
Cathy Rigby; Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah
Gibson; State Fair starring John Davidson; and Victor/Victoria
starring Toni Tennille. Mezzio was the associate conductor
for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express at the Las Vegas
Hilton. Mezzio is currently the musical coordinator for the
national tours of Annie, Hairspray, The Drowsy Chaperone,
and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
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Spring Awakening; August: Osage County; Cirque du Soleil;
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Washington National Opera (Washington, D.C.); Reprise
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at Walt Disney Concert Hall and Hollywood Bowl; Broadway
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Hollywood & Highland Center. For more information, visit
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KARY M. WALKER (Executive Producer) joined
NETworks in 2001. He was previously executive producer
for Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre in Chicago for 22 years.
Under his leadership, the Marriott became a musical theater
and developed the largest subscription audience in the
United States. The Marriott consistently received critical
praise for quality, innovation, and development of new works
for the musical theater, garnering multiple Joseph Jefferson
Awards for excellence. A founding board member of the
National Alliance for Musical Theatre, Walker was also the
former president of The League of Chicago Theatres. He was
NETworks Presentations’ executive producer of tours for Kiss
Me, Kate; Seussical: The Musical; Contact; Cabaret (Korea
and Japan); Annie (five years); Rent (four years); and Sweeney
Todd.
NETworks Presentations, LLC (Producer) was
founded in 1995 by Kenneth Gentry, Seth Wenig, and Scott
Jackson. NETworks Presentations has produced and managed
more than 70 national and international touring productions.
Previous highlights include Oliver!; Little Women; Jekyll &
Hyde; Kiss of the Spiderwoman; Cinderella; Fosse; The Light
in the Piazza; My Fair Lady; Oklahoma!; Matthew Bourne’s
Swan Lake; and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet
Street. Joining returning hits Annie, The Drowsy Chaperone,
Hairspray, and The Wizard of Oz this season are Disney’s
Beauty and the Beast and Young Frankenstein. n
STAFF For The Drowsy Chaperone
Executive Producer
Kary M. Walker
For NETworks Presentations
Chief Executive Officer................................Ken Gentry
Chief Operating Officer ......................Scott W. Jackson
Executive Producers …....Seth Wenig, Kary M. Walker
Associate Producer .................................Angela Rowles
Assistant to the CEO...................................Mary Witte
Senior General Manager….........Gregory Vander Ploeg
Production Managers ….....Jason Juenker, Justin Reiter
Marketing/PR............................................Heather Hess
Playbill Creation & Maintenance............Tuckey Requa
Music Coordinator .....................................John Mezzio
Controller .............................................Paula L. Jenkins
Assistant Controller .............................Jennifer Gifford
Chief Accountant ................................Beverly Howard
Accountant ...................................................Lisa Blank
Office Manager.....................................Buddy Piccolino
Office Assistants ..........................................Nancy Kerr
General Management
Gentry & Associates
Scott W. Jackson, Gregory Vander Ploeg
TOUR MARKETING and publicity
Allied Live
Laura Matalon
Tanya Grubich
Mary Alyce Blum
Vanessa Jones
CASTING
Bob Cline Casting
Company Manager
Ryan Cowles
Assistant Company Manager
Kristin Netzband
Production Stage Manager ...........................Sean Kelso
Head Carpenter ..............................................Joe Spratt
Flyman .....................................................Andrew Shaw
Head Electrician .................................Kristina Esperaza
Assistant Electrician .....................................Angie Bell
Assistant Sound Design.....................Andrew Christian
Moving Light Programmer ....................Dave Longcore
Head Audio ..................................................Harry Platt
Head Props .................................................Jenny Miller
Head Wardrobe........................................Michael Lavin
Assistant Wardrobe .....................................Emily Davis
Assistant to James Kronzer .....................Jeremy W. Foil
Production Assistants .........Sari Feldman, Trey Gerrald
Rehearsal Pianist.................................Jonathan Tuzman
Print Design, Printing............Jack Herger, herger 3, inc
Radio Spot Production................................HMS Media
Television Spot Design/Video Production
.....................................................................HMS Media
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CREDITS
Sound Equipment from PRGAudio; Lighting Equipment
from PRG Lighting; Scenery Constructed and painted by
Show Motion; Additional Scenery constructed by Scenic
Solutions, Dayton, Ohio; Rehearsed at Chelsea Studios.
Financial Services and banking arrangements by
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THE BOOKING GROUP
Meredith Blair
Mollie Mills, Tracey McFarland, Kara Gebhart
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All stage work performed by employees represented
by IATSE.
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Opus 3 Artists
presents
VIENNA BOYS CHOIR
Wiener Sängerknaben
Conductor
FLORIAN SCHWARZ
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
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PROGRAM
Jubilemus
Francois Couperin (1688-1733)
arranged by Gerald Wirth
Regnum mundi
Jacobus Gallus (1550-1591)
Come ye sons of art and Strike the Viol
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Hebe deine Augen auf (from Elias)
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Jesus bleibet meine Freude
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
arranged by Florian Schwarz
Solo to be announced
V’amo di core
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Gloria (from Misa Criolla)
Ariel Ramirez (b. 1921)
Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen
Heinrick Isaac (1450-1517)
arranged by Gerald Wirth
Der Floh
Erasmus Widmann (1572-1634)
arranged by Raoul Gehringer
Gaudete
Anonymous
arranged by Gerald Wirth
Widerspruch
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Leichtes Blut
Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899)
INTERMISSION
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Songs from around the world
Kao Hiatamadl (Austrian Folksong)
arranged by Gerald Wirth
Müsle, gang ga schlofa (Austrian Folksong)
Singa is ins’re Freud (Singing is our joy)
(Jocular song from the Tyrol and Salzburg)
Tsago degi naleya
Gerald Wirth (b. 1965)
Based on words and melody by
Chief Geronimo (1829-1909)
Alabama John Cherokee (Song from the USA)
arranged by Gerald Wirth
Arirang (Korean love song from the province
of Kyonggi Do - before 1896)
Yog Wa (Song from India)
Shalom aleichem (Song from Israel)
Haq ali Quawwali (Song from Pakistan)
Popular music
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Bei mir bist du schön
Shalom Secunda (1894-1974)
Shape of My Heart
Gordon Sumner “Sting” (b. 1951)
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Jimmy McHugh (1894-1969)
Vienna classics
Heut kommen d’Engerln auf Urlaub nach Wean
Ferry Wunsch (1901-1963)
arranged by Florian Schwarz
Vergnügungszug
Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899)
arranged by Uwe Theimer
An der schönen blauen Donau
Johann Strauss, Jr.
arranged by Gerald Wirth
Hotel Residenz Palais Coburg is the Vienna Boys Choir general sponsor.
Exclusive Management
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BIOGRAPHies
The VIENNA BOYS CHOIR is “renowned for its pure,
angelic tone and a crowd-pleasing repertoire that ranges from
Folk songs to Classical masterpieces,” exalted the Boston Globe.
A modern-day descendent of a Viennese boys choir (Wiener
Sängerknaben in German) that dates back to 1498, the ensemble has collaborated with renowned musicians such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Salieri, Hans Richter, and
former choir members Franz Schubert and Franz Joseph Haydn.
From its early days, the Vienna Boys Choir sang exclusively for the court in cathedrals, private concerts, and state
functions. When the choir was established as a private institution in 1921, private funding was not enough to pay for the
boys’ upkeep. In 1926, the choir began performing concerts
outside of the chapel to raise money. Within a year, the Wiener
Sängerknaben was singing in Berlin, Prague, and Zurich. The
group’s popularity spread like wildfire through Greece, Spain,
France, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. In 1932, the choir
made its U.S. debut and soon swept Australia and South
America.
Today there are around 100 choristers between 10 and
14 years old. The Boston Globe hailed, “They are undoubtedly
the most acclaimed children’s musical ensemble in the world,
with a lineage dating back more than 500 years. … They
represent some of the most sublime young voices Austria has
to offer.” The boys are divided into four touring choirs, which
deliver about 300 concerts and performances each year in front
of almost half a million fans. The ensemble performs a colorful repertoire that encompasses music from the medieval to
contemporary and experimental.
Motet compositions and lieder songs form the core of the
touring repertoire. The Vienna Boys Choir honors a long tradi-
tion of commissioning new works, such as Benjamin Britten’s
vaudeville The Golden Vanity, which was written specifically
for the group. Austrian composers Heinz Kratochwil, Ernst
Krenek, Baldwin Sulzer, and former chorister HK Gruber have
also penned works for the troupe.
FLORIAN SCHWARZ, born in Vienna in 1974, studied music education and history and briefly pursued a career in
sound engineering. He also studied conducting with Johannes
Prinz and Alois Glassner. Schwarz founded and conducted several mixed choirs (as well as an all-male choir) and has been a
member of the Vienna Chamber Choir for many years. He is
an arranger and pianist for several ensembles. Schwarz gained
experience with children’s choirs while working as the assistant
to the chorus master of the Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen. In
2004, he began work with the Chorschule de Wiener Sängerknaben. Schwarz became a conductor of one of the Vienna
Boys Choir four concert choirs in 2008. He prepares the boys
for concerts abroad and in Vienna, including appearances with
the Vienna State Opera.
GERALD WIRTH, the choir’s artistic director, received
his first musical training as a member of the choir and at the
Bruckner Konservatorium in Linz, Austria, where he studied
voice, oboe, and piano. He has conducted choirs and orchestras
in many countries. He has written two children’s Operas, a Mass,
motets, and countless arrangements for choirs. Wirth finds much
of his inspiration in myths and philosophical texts. Many of his
works have been performed internationally. In 2001, Wirth
became the artistic director of the Vienna Boys Choir. While
he is keenly aware of the choir’s rich tradition, he also explores
new ways to create and make music. He has inspired many
projects involving World, a cappella Pop, and film music.
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presents
BONEY JAMES
Saturday, March 20, 2010, 8:00 PM
This performance will not include an intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHy
As a touring musician with vocalist Randy Crawford,
James Oppenheim earned his famous nickname, BONEY
JAMES, when band mates joked that his meager salary
barely kept him fed. James has carved a solid spot for himself
in music history with Grammy nominations for his albums
Pure and Ride. Ride was also nominated for an NAACP Image Award for “Best Jazz Album” of 2001.
James debuted as a solo musician with the 1992 album
Trust, which became a Top 40 hit. Credited with creating
the Urban Jazz genre – a catchy blend of Contemporary
Jazz with streaks of Hip-Hop and R&B – the musician has
headlined sold-out tours all over the world. James, who cites
Contemporary Jazz saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. as
a prominent influence, honed his R&B chops while touring and collaborating with Morris Day; Sheena Easton; the
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Isley Brothers; Randy Crawford; Ray Parker, Jr.; and Bobby
Caldwell. Jazz Review magazine hailed, “Whether working
with singers or world-class musicians … James emerges as an
impresario equipped to manage every element of the creative
process – from concept to final mix.”
The Soul Train Award winner has rocked Billboard
charts with a succession of Gold records, including Send One
Your Love, Shine, Shake It Up, Body Language, Sweet Thing/
It’s All Good, and Sweet Thing. James was also nominated for
National Smooth Jazz Awards for “Saxophonist of the Year,”
“Male Artist of the Year,” and “Collaboration of the Year”
for teaming up with Jazz trumpet player Rick Braun on the
single Shake It Up. James’ holiday records – Christmas Present
and Boney’s Funky Christmas, which shot to No. Four on the
Billboard charts – were also successes. n
presents
TEX BENEKE ORCHESTRA AND
THE BIG BAND STARS
Featuring
BUDDY GRECO,
THE MODERNAIRES,
POLLY PODEWELL,
and
MARY LOU METZGER
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 3:00 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHies
The TEX BENEKE ORCHESTRA is renowned
for playing the Swing music songs that Glenn Miller made
famous such as Chattanooga Choo Choo and (I’ve Got a Gal
in) Kalamazoo. When Miller disappeared on a flight to Paris
in 1944, his widow appointed Tex Beneke to take over the
Glenn Miller Air Force band. The group eventually evolved
into the Tex Beneke Orchestra, which is currently under the
leadership of saxophonist Jim Snodgrass, who has toured with
the Beach Boys, the Osmonds, Barry Manilow, and the late Ella
Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra.
BUDDY GRECO, who climbed music charts with the
hits Around the World and The Lady Is a Tramp, was a child
prodigy who began playing the piano at age 4. By the time he
was 16 years old, Greco was discovered by Benny Goodman,
the “King of Swing.” Greco toured the world with Goodman
as a pianist-singer-arranger, earning Gold records for the hits
Oh Look at Her Ain’t She Pretty and Around the World. Greco’s
catchy sound pushes musical boundaries as it crisscrosses
genres from Jazz to Country/Western and Pop music.
THE MODERNAIRES, a Vocal Group Hall of Fame
inductee, added its harmony to Miller’s It’s Make Believe
Ballroom Time, a sequel to the original Make Believe Ballroom.
The harmony vocal group soon became a significant part of
Miller’s band, contributing to the popular hits Juke Box Saturday
Night, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Serenade in Blue, Kalamazoo, and
Moonlight Cocktail.
The Modernaires’ Perfidia dominated the No. One spot
on the music charts and more Billboard hits followed, including The Booglie Wooglie Piggy with Beneke, I Guess I’ll Have to
Dream the Rest, and Elmer’s Tune with Ray Eberle. The band
was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999.
POLLY PODEWELL won acclaim and attention
performing with the Benny Goodman Orchestra, clarinetistsaxophonist Woody Herman, and Jazz drummer Buddy Rich.
DownBeat magazine called Podewell a “master of the American
popular song idiom in its highest form.” Her albums include I’m
Old Fashioned, All of Me, and Don’t You Know I Care.
MARY LOU METZGER warmed hearts as a dancer
on the popular The Lawrence Welk Show. She started singing
and dancing on the Steel Pier in Atlantic City when she was
7 years old, leading to acting roles in live theater and work
in children’s television. After winning the Drexel Institute
Music Awards Competition and catching the eye of a talent
scout, Metzger was sent to Hollywood where she successfully
auditioned in front of Welk’s studio audience and earned a
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presents
THE REFUGEES
Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 7:30 PM
There will be one 20-minute intermission.
The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.
BIOGRAPHy
In 2007, three musicians, each with her own illustrious
solo career, united to form THE REFUGEES. Singers-songwriters Deborah Holland, Wendy Waldman, and Grammy
nominee Cindy Bullens “each writes mature, sophisticated,
affecting songs, each in a slightly different voice,” hails the
Associated Press. When the ladies come together, The Refugees is “great strength-in-numbers,” proclaimed the Philadelphia Daily News. The trio’s repertoire, which blends Country,
Rock, Folk, and Americana to create a catchy, eclectic new
sound that is uniquely The Refugees’, has won attention and
praise from the media and its quickly growing fan base.
After a chance meeting at a Hollywood party in the
’70s, Bullens got her start as a backup singer for Elton John.
Since then, she has toured with John on numerous occasions,
singing on his No. One single Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart.
Bullens earned Grammy nominations for her vocal work
on the Grease movie soundtrack and her hit song Survivor,
which was considered for the “Best Rock Vocal Performance”
category. Bullens’ Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth was
honored as “Best Rock Album” by the Association for Independent Music.
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Holland’s career began with the critically acclaimed
trio Animal Logic, which earned her recognition as a singersongwriter. A music professor at California State University
of Los Angeles, Holland has scored and written songs for film
and television. Her solo albums include The Book of Survival;
The Panic Is On: Songs From the Great Depression; and Freudian Slip. Sing Out! magazine called Holland’s Bad Girl Once
album “a piquant blend of wit both sharp and knowing, keen
observation and fine musicianship and recording technique”
that is “splendid; chillingly warm and on target. … Some
musicians can turn life into breathtaking art.”
Since the debut of her band Bryndle in the 1970s,
Waldman has been recognized as a leading songwriter-singer.
Her album, Love Has Got Me, was designated by Rolling
Stone magazine as “singer-songwriter debut of the year.” She
worked on Vanessa Williams’ Grammy-winning song Save
the Best for Last and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s popular version
of Fishin’ in the Dark. Waldman’s albums Gypsy Symphony,
Wendy Waldman, The Main Refrain, and Strange Company
all received heavy airplay, with the single Long Hot Summer
Nights landing on the Billboard charts. n
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