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2009–2010 Season Sponsors The City of Cerritos gratefully thanks our 2009–2010 Season Sponsors for their generous support of the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. YOUR FAVORITE ENTERTAINERS, YOUR FAVORITE THEATER If your company would like to become a Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts sponsor, please contact the CCPA Administrative Offices at (562) 916-8510. THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CCPA) thanks the following CCPA Associates who have contributed to the CCPA’s Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fund was established in 1994 under the visionary leadership of the Cerritos City Council to ensure that the CCPA would remain a welcoming, accessible, and affordable venue in which patrons can experience the joy of entertainment and cultural enrichment. For more information about the Endowment Fund or to make a contribution, please contact the CCPA Administrative Offices at (562) 916-8510. Benefactor $50,001-$100,000 José Iturbi Foundation Patron $20,001-$50,000 Bryan A. Stirrat & Associates National Endowment for the Arts Eleanor and David St. Clair Partner $5,001-$20,000 Dr. Judy Akin Palmer and Dr. Jacques Palmer The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation Chamber Music Society of Detroit Los Cerritos Center New England Foundation for the Arts Preserved TreeScapes International, Dennis E. Gabrick United Parcel Service Wave Broadband Yamaha Supporter $1,001-$5,000 Nancy and Nick Baker In Loving Memory of Carol M. Behan Bev & George Ray Charitable Fund Marilynn and James Constantino Susie Edber and Allen Grogan Dr. Stuart L. Farber The Gettys Family Rosemary Escalera Gutierrez Robert M. Iritani Dr. and Mrs. Philip I. Kress Yolanda and Richard Martinez Celia and Clarence Masuo Robert and Mary Buell Family Trust Audrey and Rick Rodriguez Marilynn and Art Segal Craig M. 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Zlatic Giving level donations are based on the cumulative giving of the named contributor. Lists are updated twice a year, in July and January. To request a change to your listing, please call (562) 467-8806 or send an e-mail to [email protected]. 3 presents THAT’S ITALIAN! A BIG BAND MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA Starring JULIUS LaROSA, DEANA MARTIN, DICK CONTINO, and FRANKIE RANDALL Featuring JACK POSTER and THE HARRY JAMES TRIBUTE BAND Conducted by VINCENT FALCONE Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3:00 PM There will be one 20-minute intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited. 4 BIOGRAPHies THAT’S ITALIAN! A BIG BAND MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA delights audiences with Sinatra-era entertainers, comedy, and camaraderie. A stellar lineup includes celebrated singer Julius LaRosa; singer-actress Deana Martin, daughter of legend Dean Martin; acclaimed accordionist Dick Contino; and vocalist-pianist Frankie Randall. The performance also will feature The Harry James Tribute Band with Jack Poster conducted by Vincent Falcone. JULIUS LaROSA vaulted to fame with the popular songs Anywhere I Wander; My Lady Loves to Dance; Eh, Cumpari; and Domani (Tomorrow). Audiences and critics hailed his versatility, with Variety magazine calling him “a real entertaining pro.” The New York Times praised: “His singing is very direct and unpretentious – he can wrap his voice tenaciously around a melody line and bring out the best in it. He is certainly an equal partner to the song lyric.” The hit single Girl of the Month Club was a radio favorite that sent songbird DEANA MARTIN to the top of the music charts. The singer-actress appeared on a long list of popular televised programs that included The Joey Bishop Show, The Merv Griffin Show, and The Mike Douglas Show. She also is featured in the film Strangers at Sunrise and the romantic Western movie Young Billy Young, starring Robert Mitchum and Angie Dickinson. Singer-accordion virtuoso DICK CONTINO is best known for Granada, Tico Tico, and his signature song Lady of Spain. Hailed for an eclectic repertoire that ranges from Italian tunes like Come Back to Sorrento and Arrivederci Roma to standards such as Swinging on a Star, Contino is celebrated for a unique virtuosic technique that incorporates extremely rapid fingering, glissandos, and bellows shakes. For Classical and Jazz vocalist-pianist-composer FRANKIE RANDALL, a chance meeting with legend Frank Sinatra led to a recording contract and numerous television appearances, including a regular role on The Dean Martin Summer Show. Randall’s popular albums include Let’s Make Christmas Everyday, Right Now, Here and Now, Then & Now, From the Heart, and Frankie Randall Sings Steve Allen. Randall is a Casino Legends Hall of Fame inductee. Providing the musical accompaniment is THE HARRY JAMES TRIBUTE BAND with trumpet master JACK POSTER, who has recorded with music legends like Dolly Parton, Tom Jones, Diana Ross, and The Pointer Sisters. VINCENT FALCONE is best-known as Frank Sinatra’s musical director and pianist. He has worked and performed with the late Robert Goulet, Andy Williams, Connie Francis, Paul Anka, Diahann Carroll, Joe Piscopo, Jack Jones, Jerry Lewis, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gormé, and Tony Bennett. n On Stage Advertising Opportunity The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) is now accepting advertising space reservations for the On Stage program. Each issue of the program is distributed to approximately 15,000 patrons. Placing an advertisement in On Stage for the entire season provides an opportunity to reach more than 135,000 theater patrons. The CCPA attracts patrons from throughout Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. Patrons have the discretionary income to enjoy dining and shopping excursions before and after attending performances. For more information about advertising in On Stage, please call Account Executive Anna Jones at (562) 916-8510, extension 2520. 5 presents LISS FAIN DANCE Artistic Director and Choreographer LISS FAIN Lighting Design and Technical Directior MATTHEW ANTAKY Costume Design EIMAJ DESIGN Dancers JUSTIN ANDREWS, MIRA COOK, JEREMIAH CRANK, JAMIELYN DUGGAN, JUSTIN FLORES, JENNIFER BEAMER FERNANDEZ, BETHANY MITCHELL, and DAPHNE ZNEIMER and COLEMAN LEMIEUX & COMPAGNIE Co-Artistic Directors BILL COLEMAN AND LAURENCE LEMIEUX Lighting Design Costume Design Rehearsal Directors PIERRE LAVOIE DENIS LAVOIE MICHAEL SEAN MARYE KENNY PEARL Dancers KATE ALTON, VAL CALAM, MICHAEL CALDWELL, LAUREN CHIN, BILL COLEMAN, LUKE GARWOOD, JONES HENRY, SASHA IVANOCHKO, MICHAEL SEAN MARYE, GRAHAM McKELVIE, LAURENCE LEMIEUX, EMMANUEL PROULX, and CHRISTIANNE ULLMARK Artist Representative: Rachel Cohen, Cadence Arts Network, Inc. www.cadencearts.com Friday, November 13, 2009, 8:00 PM There will be one 20-minute intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited. 6 PROGRAM Crossing (2004) Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Violin Partita No. 1 Dancers: Mira Cook, Jeremiah Crank, Jamielyn Duggan, Jennifer Beamer Fernandez, Justin Flores, and Daphne Zneimer Crossing takes the idea of transformation generated by metaphorical and literal journeys and examines it through duets and trios that confront the joy, hardship, courage, energy, and determination necessitated by such an endeavor. Resolved (2008-2009) Music: Steve Reich, City Life (By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publisher and copyright owner) Choreography: Liss Fain in association with Bethany Mitchell and Dexandro Montalvo Dancers: Bethany Mitchell and Justin Flores Resolved represents the close relationship between two people who, at times, are merged and must confront decisions about union, separation, and equality. When Still (2006) Music: Claudio Monteverdi, Madrigals of Love and War Choreography: Liss Fain Dancers: Justin Andrews, Jeremiah Crank, and Daphne Zneimer Lament (2006) Music: Claudio Monteverdi, Madrigals of Love and War Dancers: Jennifer Beamer Fernandez, Mira Cook, and Jamielyn Duggan When Still and Lament are set to two madrigals from Claudio Monteverdi’s Madrigals of Love and War. When Still is taken from the first line of the poem When Heaven and Earth and Wind Are Still by Francesco Petrarch. The depth of feeling in these choral pieces – its undistilled power – has effected the movement, making it fluid and emotive. The tone of the music and the dance evolves from yearning and reaching outward in the first section to sorrowful and introspective in the second section, as three women dance in solitude with a powerful calm and balance of internal and external focus. To strengthen the focus and energy, there are no entrances or exits in either piece. INTERMISSION 7 Fifteen Heterosexual Duets Music: Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47 Kreutzer Choreographer: James Kudelka This piece was created for the Toronto Dance Theatre and premiered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, in 1991. For My Father 1 – Laurence Lemieux and Graham McKelvie 2 – Christianne Ullmark and Michael Caldwell 3 – Sasha Ivanochko and Emmanuel Proulx 4 – Lauren Chin and Michael Sean Marye 5 – Kate Alton and Luke Garwood 6 – Kate Alton and Bill Coleman 7 – Christianne Ullmark and Luke Garwood 8 – Sasha Ivanochko and Emmanuel Proulx 9 – Laurence Lemieux and Michael Sean Marye 10 – Val Calam and Jones Henry 11 – Kate Alton and Michael Sean Marye 12 – Christianne Ullmark and Jones Henry 13 – Val Calam and Luke Garwood 14 – Sasha Ivanochko and Emmanuel Proulx 15 – Laurence Lemieux and Graham McKelvie 8 BIOGRAPHies LISS FAIN DANCE (LFD)/LISS FAIN (Artistic Director and Choreographer) creates vibrant, tion; the Marin Arts Council; and the Tides Foundation. MATTHEW ANTAKY (Lighting Design and abstract Contemporary dance pieces and fuses the force- Technical Director) has created and collaborated on ful energy of Modern dance with the kinetic precision of scenic and lighting designs for theater, Opera, dance, Ballet. There is a formal structure that is non-narrative, and music since 1985. His work has been seen through- yet emotionally and kinetically powerful. The dance, out the United States, Europe, Canada, and Mexico. music, and visual environment are an indivisible unit. His Opera design credits include Don Giovanni, Can- For 10 years, LFD has premiered more than 15 new works dide, Tosca, and Un Ballo in Maschera for Festival Opera; by Liss Fain, including several pieces created in col- Barber of Seville, The Crucible, and Un Ballo in Maschera laboration with composers, filmmakers, musicians, and for Opera San Jose; Lou Harrison’s Young Caesar and technologists. Fain has worked with the Massachusetts Bluebeard’s Castle with the Utah Symphony; and Sir Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Center for Advanced Peter Maxwell Davies’ Eight Songs for a Mad King. He has Visual Studies, the Exploratorium, and the Apple Mul- been the resident designer with Liss Fain Dance, Ste- timedia Lab. The company performs at the Yerba Buena phen Pelton Dance Theater, La Tania Flamenco Music Center for the Arts (YBCA) and at local venues and for and Dance, the San Francisco World Music Festival, the community outreach programs, including Jewels in the Mark Foehringer Dance Project/SF, Lily Cai Chinese Square, San Francisco International Arts Festival, Marin Dance Company, and Chitresh Das Dance Company. Arts Salon, and the Mint Plaza opening. The company Antaky has designed projects for LINES Contemporary also has performed at Harvard University, MIT, Univer- Ballet, Flyaway Productions, Karen Finley, A Traveling sity of Massachusetts, Colby College, Clark University, Jewish Theater, Word for Word, Li Chiao-Ping Dance, Theater Artaud, Cowell Theater, Julia Morgan Center and Robert Moses Kin. He has created visual designs for for the Arts, the International Computer Music Con- Leonard Bernstein’s MASS with the Promusica Cham- ference, and the Mountain Center for the Performing ber Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall, Arts. For three years, LFD has performed in festivals in Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and the Oakland East Bay Poland, Belarus, and Russia. The company inaugurated Symphony. In 1993, Antaky became a founding member the next phase of its expansion with the International of Shadowlight Productions – a company pioneering new Dance Exchange-Artists (IDEA). In addition to interna- techniques and designs dedicated to the exploration and tional touring, LFD will be hosting international guests performance of shadows. He is a six-time nominee (1999 in San Francisco-based residencies, where they will teach to 2003) and three-time recipient of the Isadora Duncan workshops, work with LFD in rehearsal, and participate Award for “Outstanding Visual Design.” in the company’s YBCA season. This project is supported EIMAJ DESIGN (Costume Design) has been a by grants from the United States and European foun- one-woman multi-medium design firm led by Jamielyn dations. LFD is a nonprofit organization supported by Duggan since 2004. Duggan creates and presents uncom- donations from individuals and organizations, including mon fashion design and edgy commissioned costumes the Trust for Mutual Understanding; the U.S. Embassy in through performance, media, fashion shows, styling, art Poland and Belarus; the Polish Cultural Institute, LLC; direction, visual design, art installation, and graphic de- W.K. Kellogg Foundation; Fulbright-Hayes Fellowship; sign. Her fashion and costumes have been seen in work the National Endowment for the Arts; the San Francisco by Im’ij-re; LINES Contemporary Ballet; Kunst-Stoff; Arts Commission; the Zellerbach Family Foundation; Liss Fain Dance; Urban Pointe Evocation; Aerial As- the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; The Wallace sault: Dance Theatre; and the Crucible Theatre. Alexander Gerbode Foundation; the Fort Mason Founda- JUSTIN ANDREWS (Dancer) is a native of Las 9 Vegas, Nevada, where he began his training at the Las ican Dance Festival, Grand Valley State University, Blue Vegas Academy of Performing and Visual Arts. He gradu- Lake Fine Arts Camp, and the University of Michigan, ated from The Hartt School, University of Hartford with where he received his bachelor of fine arts degree in a bachelor of fine arts degree in dance performance. In dance performance. He has studied and performed Classi- college, he performed the title role of Jean Grand-Mai- cal voice, music theory, and musical theater. After years tre’s Romeo and Juliet and danced with Full Force Dance of education and professional performance in Michigan, Theatre and the Adam Miller Dance Project. Andrews he moved to San Francisco to advance his dance career. choreographed The Hartt School’s performance of Jason Crank danced the role of Cavalier in The Nutcracker Robert Brown’s Parade under the direction of Michael with the Peninsula Ballet Theater and Prince Charming Montel. Andrews has performed in works by Scott Rink, in Snow White with Kansas Regional Ballet. He appeared Larry Keigwin, Alla Nikitina, Katie Stevinson-Nollet, as a guest with Peter Sparling Dance Company and Op- Adam Miller, Pilobolus, Ralph Perkins, and the Con- era Grand Rapids. necticut Opera. Since moving to San Francisco, An- JAMIELYN DUGGAN (Dancer) is a freelance drews has danced with Yannis Adoniou’s Kunst-Stoff in performer and designer from San Francisco. She is a The Execution of Precious Memories and Palo Alto Opera’s principle dancer with Im’ij-re and a member of the San Orefeo. This is his first season with LFD. Francisco Opera Ballet. Duggan is also the creative JENNIFER BEAMER FERNANDEZ (Dancer) director of Eimaj Design and Urban Pointe Evocation. graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor She has danced with California Contemporary Dancers, of fine arts degree in Ballet performance. She attended Capacitor, Les Grandes Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, the University of California, San Francisco School of Alameda Civic Ballet, and the San Diego Opera. She Medicine, and is a founding member of Dance Medicine has participated in professional training with Northwest and Prevention Clinic in San Francisco. She performed Professional Dance Project Launch:1; LINES Ballet; and on scholarship with Rick Odums in Paris, France, for two Jacobs Pillow. Duggan has performed works by Lar Lubo- years and toured with various choreographers throughout vitch, James Kudelka, and Arturo Fernandez. Duggan is France, Morocco, Egypt, and Japan. Upon returning to the resident costume designer for Liss Fain Dance and is San Francisco, Fernandez joined Liss Fain Dance and is excited to be a guest performer. This is her fourth season performing and directing the international touring and with LFD. development department. This is her eighth season with JUSTIN FLORES (Dancer) began his dance education in his native Texas. He earned his bachelor of fine LFD. MIRA COOK (Dancer) was born in Austin, Texas, arts degree from the University of Oklahoma where he where she studied and performed with Ballet Austin and graduated at the top of his class. After spending one year the Austin Dance Ensemble. She joined City Ballet of at the Houston International Ballet Academy, he joined San Diego and danced lead roles in The Rite of Spring and the Eugene Ballet for one season and then relocated to Rubies. Cook’s choreography has been performed by City San Francisco. He danced with Lawrence Pech Dance Ballet of San Diego, The Austin Dance Ensemble, and Company, Smuin Ballet, The Foundry, Marin Ballet, SUSHI Performance & Visual Art. In 2007, she moved and ODC Dance. He is the director of outreach for San to San Francisco to pursue Contemporary dance and Francisco’s Blue Bear School of Music, a nonprofit Rock has performed with Double Vision Dance, Intermedia, ‘n’ Roll school founded in 1971. He is bassist and co- Capacitor, and Brooke Broussard. Cook is co-director for founder of Cloud City Rejects, a seven-piece visual and the international dance film project Trans-Continental musical performance group based in San Francisco. Dance Collaborative. JEREMIAH CRANK (Dancer) began his dance training in Flint, Michigan, and has studied at the Amer- 10 BETHANY MITCHELL (Dancer) was raised in Mission Viejo, California. She began her training at the Ballet Conservatory of Saddleback Valley under the direction of Alan McCarter and Marie Barnett. Mitchell in 2006, CLC embarked on The Gros Morne Project, continued her training at Ballet Pacifica Conservatory which took place in Newfoundland. It was developed where she performed in Choo-San Goh’s Unknown Ter- with local residents and organizations and is soon to be ritory and Molly Lynch’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. the subject of a CBC film. Mitchell received full scholarships and trained during BILL COLEMAN was born in Berwick, Nova Sco- the summer with the Milwaukee Ballet School, Sacra- tia, in 1961 and studied dance at the Doreen Bird School mento Ballet, and the Craft of Choreography. She also of Theatre Dance in London, England. His professional has performed with State Street Ballet and City Ballet career started in 1979 with Sir Anton Dolin of the Dub- of San Diego in Robert Sund’s Alice and Wonderland and lin City Ballet. Since then, he has created more than 50 Elizabeth Wistrich’s Strawfeet and The Nutcracker. This is works and performed with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane & Mitchell’s third season with LFD. Co., Tere O’Connor Dance, Wiesbaden Ballet, Toronto DAPHNE ZNEIMER (Dancer),who has danced Dance Theatre, the Martha Graham Dance Company, with Los Angeles Classical Ballet and Aeolian Ballet William Douglas Danse, Laurence Lemieux, and Jean- Theatre, appeared in A Folk Tale with The Royal Dan- Pierre Perreault. In 1988, Coleman received the Jerome ish Ballet. Zneimer studied at the Jacqueline Kennedy Foundation’s First Light Award for Baryshnikov: The Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre; The Kirov Other Story. His works include Zorro (nominated for a Academy of Ballet of Washington, D.C.; Boston Bal- Dora Mavor Moore Award), Shane, The Iowa Sheep Bug- let School; the Joffrey Ballet School; and LINES Ballet gery Trials, Glory Days, and Monsters Midway. Heartland, School. She graduated from The Hartt School, Universi- a solo which inspired filmmaker Laura Taler to create a ty of Hartford with a degree in dance, where she studied documentary on Coleman’s work and life, was awarded Ballet pedagogy. During that time, she danced with the “Best Dance Film” at the Toronto Moving Pictures Fes- Adam Miller Dance Project. Zneimer was featured in tival of Dance on Film, and “Best Experimental Film” at many works at The Hartt School, University of Hartford, Toronto’s HOT DOCS. It airs regularly on BRAVO-TV. including major roles in La Bayadere, Le Corsaire, and Coleman has been commissioned to create dances for To- The Sleeping Beauty. She performed the title role in Jean ronto Dance Theatre, Dancemakers, and Canadian Chil- Grand-Maitre’s Romeo and Juliet. This is her third season dren’s Dance Theatre. He collaborates regularly with di- with LFD. verse groups and communities in the creation of one-of- COLEMAN LEMIEUX & COMPAGNIE (CLC) a-kind theatrical events. These have included work with is a professional dance organization based in Montreal the Ojibway community of Heron Bay, the International and Toronto, Canada. CLC creates, produces, and pres- Trade Club of Toronto, Pedahbun Lodge Residential Ad- ents works of art on a local, national, and international diction Treatment Centre, and various schools. In 1996, scale. Company works include those choreographed by Coleman created Welcome Back, Buffalo Bill, a three-act artistic directors Laurence Lemieux and Bill Coleman, Wild West show with Vietnam veteran and Pow Wow as well as commissions and collaborations with chore- dancer Boye Ladd. In 2001, Convoy PQ. 17 premiered in ographers, composers, visual artists, and communities. St. Petersburg, Russia, and is the subject of the Russian Lemieux and Coleman – whose careers range from stage documentary film Letter for a Friend. Coleman’s work projects that travel within the dance world to large-scale has been presented in Scotland, Italy, Singapore, Russia, site-specific multimedia projects that reach out to the Canada, and the United States. He is the co-founder of world at large – have been working together since 1991 Bill Coleman & His North American Experience with on unique and original projects. Since 2000, these have composer John Oswald, Heartland Events with Michael exemplified artistic excellence and a compassionate com- Caplan, and Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie with his munity voice, qualities which are at the heart of their wife Laurence Lemieux. In 2002, Coleman received the mission. After the success of the Taylor-Kudelka Project Canada Council Jaqueline-Lemieux Prize for his consid- 11 erable contribution to Canadian dance. LAURENCE LEMIEUX was born in Quebec City work covers an impressive range from virtuoso Pas de deux through large-scale adaptations of Swan Lake, The and received her training at the School of Les Grands Nutcracker, and Cinderella, to boldly innovative creative Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, and at The School of collaborations with dancers, designers, and musicians. Toronto Dance Theatre (TDT). From 1986 to 1994, Kudelka has never been afraid to tackle psychologically she performed with TDT in works by David Earle, Peter challenging subject matter in his story Ballets. He views Randazzo, Patricia Beatty, and Christopher House. While dance as a primary medium of artistic discourse and teaching in the school’s professional program, Lemieux through his gift for movement metaphor, Kudelka infuses also choreographed and presented her own work. Cross- poetic, emotional meaning into his many non-narrative walk, a haunting minimalist solo she performed at works. After nine distinguished years as artistic director the Canada Dance Festival in 1994, typified what has of the National Ballet of Canada (1996-2005), Kudelka become her choreographic trademark: a gentle nostalgia continues to undertake collaborative projects that en- offering subtle glimpses into her past. Amber Silence, La gage and challenge him as a choreographer. Mer, Les Limbes, Déserteurs, and Nuit de la St-Jean all LAUREN CHIN (Apprentice) graduated cum delve into the realm of memory and deliver a mysteri- laude from Harvard University in 2009 with a bach- ous atmosphere and evocative mixture of characters. elor of science degree in biomedical engineering and a In 1997, she choreographed Hiver Dernier for Toronto secondary degree in dramatic arts. She has danced with Dance Theatre and created a group work as part of a BalletMet Columbus, Harvard Ballet Company, and choreographic lab with Peter Boneham for Toronto’s the Harvard Contemporary Dance Ensemble. Chin is Dancemakers. Lemieux has danced for James Kudelka, the 2009 recipient of the Suzanne Farrell Dance Award Margie Gillis, Tere O’Connor, William Douglas, Benoiît for “Outstanding Artistry in the Field of Arts” and was Lachambre, Bill Coleman, and Jean-Pierre Perreault. In named a 2009 Artist Development Fellow and Henry 1998, Lemieux performed Cryptoversa, a solo created by Russell Shaw Fellow. Earlier this year, Chin produced Christopher House at the 1998 Dancers for Life event for the debut performance of Boston-based dance company which she won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for “Out- Larissa Douglas Contemporary Dance. This is her first standing Dance Performance.” The solo Over Lockerbie season with Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie. was commissioned by dancer/choreographer Michael MICHAEL CALDWELL (Dancer) began his Trent and premiered in 2001 at Artworld Theatre in To- dance training at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre ronto. Lemieux’s Novembre premiered in New York City after earning his bachelor’s degrees in art history and in 2001, and Varenka, Varenka! premiered in Montreal in film from Syracuse University. Caldwell has interpreted 2003. works for Sylvie Bouchard, Martin Bélanger, Darcey Cal- JAMES KUDELKA (Choreographer) is widely ac- lison, Tony Chong, Danny Grossman, Maxine Heppner, knowledged as one of North America’s most innovative Louis Laberge-Côté, Keiko Ninomiya, Tedd Robinson, choreographers. His mastery of Classical Ballet and Mod- Holly Small, Santee Smith, Sacha Steenks, Toméo Vé- ern/Contemporary dance has earned him commissions rges, William Yong, and for dance companies CORPUS, from 20 companies as stylistically diverse as American Crazyfish Collective, and Dusk Dances. Caldwell was an Ballet Theatre, Chicago’s Hubbard Street Dance, and interpreter with Le Groupe Dance Lab where he studied Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal. As a student at Canada’s with Peter Boneham. In New York, Caldwell presented a National Ballet School, Kudelka demonstrated a cho- solo commission with vocalist Patricia Ruggles and, next reographic interest in exploring innovative approaches. year, he will premiere a new work in the Dusk Dances While adept in the Classical Ballet vocabulary, he in- Festival in Toronto. In 2010, Caldwell will develop his fuses it with a contemporary sensibility acquired from his choreographic practice with Conrad Alexandrowicz and intense interest in modern movement idioms. Kudelka’s Karen Jamieson. Caldwell is a board member with The 12 School of Toronto Dance Theatre and the Canadian Al- tensive in Toronto, has coached repertoire, and taught liance of Dance Artists. dance at several Canadian dance institutions. His chore- CHRISTIANNE ULLMARK (Dancer) began ography has been performed throughout Canada. Re- dancing at age 5 in her hometown of Edmonton, Al- cent commissions include works for Overall Dance and berta, Canada. Since then, she has approached dance Toronto Dance Theatre. In 1998, Marye’s short work, through interdisciplinary training studying Modern, Babahali, was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award. Ballet, Jazz, and Tap under the direction of Sandra Gray. KATE ALTON (Dancer) is an acclaimed award- She discovered her true passion for Modern dance at winning Canadian dancer and choreographer. She is a Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts under former member of Toronto Dance Theatre and is artistic the direction of Joanne Lowey. Ullmark graduated from director of Crooked Figure Dances. Her work has been Ryerson University with a bachelor of fine arts degree in presented in Canada and Europe. Alton’s highlights dance. This is her third season with Coleman Lemieux & include Firstthingsfirst Productions’ Namesake; Name- Compagnie. sake: Three; and associate direction and choreography JONES HENRY (Dancer) grew up in Yellowknife, for the Exchange Rate Collective’s Dora Award-winning Northwest Territories, Canada. After graduating from Appetite. Alton is choreographer and co-creator/director Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, Henry danced with Ross Manson of the critically acclaimed dance and with Banff Festival Ballet before joining Ballet British sound poetry production The Four Horsemen Project. The Columbia, where he danced for more than 10 years in group garnered four Dora Mavor Moore Awards, includ- works by Jiří Kylian, William Forsythe, Twyla Tharp, ing “Best Direction” by Alton and Manson. Paul Taylor, Lar Lubovitch, George Balanchine, James GRAHAM McKELVIE (Dancer) was born and Kudelka, and John Alleyne. Recently, he performed in raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where he began his Kudelka’s Adam & Eve & Steve. In 2009, Henry joined training with Hazel Ann Olson. He continued his train- Coleman Lemieus & Compagnie and is a guest dancer ing as a scholarship student at Canada’s National Ballet with Ballet British Columbia. School and The School of Toronto Dance Theatre. In LUKE GARWOOD (Dancer) first performed with 1988, he joined the Toronto Dance Theatre and quickly Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie at Jacobs Pillow in established himself in the company’s repertoire, dancing 2007. Garwood trained at L’Ecole Superieure de Danse in works by David Earle, Trish Beatty, James Kudelka, du Quebec, The Hamburg Ballet School, and Canada’s and Christopher House. McKelvie became recognized National Ballet School. He has performed with the Banff for his expansive lyricism and exotic masculinity, earn- Festival Ballet, Hamburg Ballet, ProArteDanza, and ing critical acclaim. As an independent dancer, he works Toronto Dance Theatre. with choreographers David Earle, Roberto Campanella, MICHAEL SEAN MARYE (Dancer) was a prin- D.A. Hoskins, Kate Alton, and Toru Shimazaki. McK- cipal dancer with Toronto Dance Theatre for 10 years. elvie’s choreography has been presented in Canada and He has performed extensively with other companies and Japan, including at the Dance in Canada Festival and choreographers on stage and in film. Recently, he per- the Fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists. He is formed in James Kudelka’s duet A Woman by a Man with on faculty at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre and Peggy Baker. He began his dance training in Buffalo, teaches master classes in Canada and Japan. n New York, and continued his studies at Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, and The School of Toronto Dance Theatre. He holds a master’s degree in dance from York University. He is the founder and director of Centre Center Productions, which produces a pre-professional summer dance in- 13 presents GUY LOMBARDO’S ROYAL CANADIANS With AL PIERSON Sunday, November 15, 2009, 3:00 PM There will be one 20-minute intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited. 14 PROGRAM (This afternoon’s program will be selected from the following) God Bless America Armed Forces Medley Auld Lang Syne Vilia Boo Hoo Enjoy Yourself Blue Moon Puttin’ on the Ritz Blue Tango Sentimental Journey Medley Johnson Rag Coquette Bye Bye Blues Frankie and Johnnie Little Girl Sweethearts on Parade Ain’t She Sweet Never on a Sunday Fascination Seems Like Old Times Lassus Trombone Begin the Beguine New York, New York South Rampart Street Parade Arrivederci Roma Apple Blossom Time Little Girl Million Dollar Baby Canadian Sunset Powder Your Face Third Man Theme I’ll See You in My Dreams BIOGRAPHy Guy Lombardo’s Royal Canadians wooed the world with the “Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven.” That wellknown slogan and the signature sound that made the Lombardo orchestra one of the most listened to, talked about, and imitated bands of all time endure today with GUY LOMBARDO’S ROYAL CANADIANS. The orchestra, which has performed in more than 32 countries, is led by composerarranger-vocalist-bandleader AL PIERSON. In the ’20s, bandleader Guy Lombardo soared to prominence with a distinctive sound that blended lively Jazz with soothing dance music. By 1930, Lombardo and his group had established themselves as America’s top dance band, consistently selling out performances as faithful fans crowded New York’s Roosevelt Grill, where the ensemble was a popular act for more than three decades. Lombardo was an international celebrity, boasting hit records and a role in the 1934 comedy Many Happy Returns. He hosted the annual televised New Year’s Eve broadcast, and his rendition of Auld Lang Syne became a national standard, cementing his legacy in American music history. The group delighted fans with old favorites like Seems Like Old Times, Boo Hoo, Sweethearts on Parade, and Bye Bye Blues. Guy Lombardo’s Royal Canadians is estimated to have sold between 100 and 300 million albums worldwide. After Lombardo’s death in 1977, the band underwent various changes and leadership. Lombardo’s estate tracked down Pierson and tapped him to head Guy Lombardo’s Royal Canadians. At the time, Pierson’s Big Band U.S.A. was chosen as “America’s No. One Dance Band” in a national survey of ballroom dancers. With 14 recordings, Pierson is listed in the Big Bandleaders Hall of Fame. He has guided Guy Lombardo’s Royal Canadians since 1989, touring with the group throughout the United States and more than 54 other countries. n 15 presents PNINA BECHER, PIANO Wednesday, November 18, 2009, 7:30 PM There will be one 20-minute intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited. 16 PROGRAM Scarlatti Soirée Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Scarlatti Sampler d minor K. 1, L. 366 (Resoluto!) f minor K. 466, L. 118 (The most romantic piece Scarlatti ever composed) b minor K. 27, L. 449 (A Michelangeli favorite) My Big (Fat) A Major and a Gigue-like A Minor A Major K. 113, L. 345 a minor K. 54, L. 241 The G Major Happy Group Prestissimo K. 427, L. 286 (Uses low and high Gs, the extremes of Scarlatti’s keyboard, and has a fortissimo four-repeated chord Flamenco click of the heels, “Rach-ma-ni-noff”) Allegretto K. 146, L. 349 Allegro K. 547, L. S. 28 (Starts like a march, followed with “cobweb-like” contrary-motioned eighth notes, and a third section like a popular Italian or Spanish song) Vivo, K. 201, L. 129 INTERMISSION 17 A Lyrical Andante Sonata E-flat Major K. 474, L. 203 Minor-Major Pair c minor K. 11, L. 352 C Major K. 159, L. 104 The Hunting Horn Group (My “outdoor” sonatas) The delightful B-flat Major K. 551, L. 396 (Woodpecker) E Major K. 380, L. 23 (Birds, bells, and trills) D Major K. 96, L. 465 D Minor Pair (Organ-Chorale) K. 52, L. 267 K. 18, L. 416 Cat’s Fugue g minor K. 30, L. 499 (Liszt, Rachmananinoff, and Kappell programmed this one) Program is subject to change BIOGRAPHy Born to American parents in a small village in Israel, pianist PNINA BECHER is the product of a generation of pioneers. Throughout her childhood, the budding musician claimed medals and scholarships in prestigious piano competitions throughout her homeland. She was also a member of the Efroni Choir, which performed throughout Israel and Europe. Becher joined the Israeli Army when she turned 18, temporarily giving up her musical aspirations. After a twoyear break from military service, the pianist was drawn once again to the lure of music. She enrolled at the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, where she trained with acclaimed Israeli pianists Emanuel Krasovsky and Peter Vinograde. Becher got married and put her music career on hold. 18 For almost two decades, she focused on raising her family. After an 18-year hiatus from music, she returned to the stage in a big way – performing both as a soloist and with esteemed orchestras throughout the United States, Europe, and Israel. In Australia, Becher played at the prestigious Melbourne International Arts Festival and was enthusiastically embraced in her sold-out shows. The well-received appearances paved the pianist’s path back into the international spotlight, cementing her influence and standing in the music world. As further confirmation of her status in the music industry, Becher’s recordings have garnered wide critical acclaim. Her J.S. Bach Goldberg Variations album was highly praised by The New York Times, which called it a “compelling listen.” n Prather Entertainment Group presents Lyrics by CHAD BEGUELIN Music by MATTHEW SKLAR Book by CHAD BEGUELIN and TIM HERLIHY Based on the New Line Cinema Film Written by TIM HERLIHY General Management PRATHER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP Executive Producer WILLIAM T. PRATHER Lighting Design RUSSELL A. THOMPSON Sound Design DAVID TEMBY Musical Director JR McALEXANDER Assistant Musical Director A. SCOTT WILLIAMS Production Stage Manager MARC CIEMIEWICZ Company Manager MATTISON M. JAMESON Press and Marketing DENISE S. TRUPE Casting BRIAN J. ENZMAN M. SETH REINES Choreographer AMY MARIE McCLEARY Director M. SETH REINES Friday, November 20, 2009, 8:00 PM Saturday, November 21, 2009, 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM Sunday, November 22, 2009, 3:00 PM There will be one 20-minute intermission. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited. 19 The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union. National Tour made possible by Theater League, NewSpace Entertainment, and Jam Theatricals The Wedding Singer is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. th 421 West 54 Street, New York, NY 10019 • Phone (212) 541- 4684, Fax (212) 397-4684 www.MTIShows.com CAST (In order of appearance) Robbie Hart …………………………………………………….......…… J. MICHAEL ZYGO Sammy ………………………………………………………......………... ADAM CLOUGH George …………………………………………………………….......………. BEN MARTIN Debbie ……………………………………………………….......……… BECCA GOTTLIEB Harold ……………………………………………………….........…….. KYLE KLEIBOEKER David ………………………………………………………............………… JAMES BOULD Julia Sullivan …………………………………………………......…….....…. JILLIAN ZYGO Holly …………………………………………………………......…….…..... APRIL MONTE Angie …………………………………………………………….......……. ASHTIA JEWELL Glen Guglia ……………………………………………………...........……....... SHAIN FIKE Rosie ……………………………………………………………........…… ELLEN KARSTEN Linda ……………………………………………………….......……. JENNIFER GOTTLIEB Donatella …………………………………………………......... CHRISTINA CARAVELLA Shane ……………………………………………………......…………... DANIEL SCULLIN Bad Haircut Guy ………………………………………......…….. MATTHEW D. MUNSON Sideburns Lady …………………………………………......……….….. BECCA GOTTLIEB Loser Guy ……………………………………………….......…… KEITH PATRICK McCOY Large Lady ……………………………………………….......………….…. ERIN SULLIVAN China Clerk ………………………………………………......…………... ASHTIA JEWELL Mookie ………………………………………………….......…………… COURTNEY LOVE Crystal ……………………………………………...….......… COURTNEY WASHINGTON Ricky ………………………………………………….......……………... COURTNEY LOVE Bum …………………………………………………….......…………….….. JAMES BOULD Vegas Airline Ticket Agent ………………………………….......……….. ASHTIA JEWELL Impersonators …........................................… JAMES BOULD, CHRISTINA CARAVELLA, ASHTIA JEWELL, KYLE KLEIBOEKER, COURTNEY LOVE, KEITH PATRICK McCOY, ERIN SULLIVAN, and COURTNEY WASHINGTON Ensemble ………………........................................… JAMES BOULD, JASON CAMPBELL, CHRISTINA CARAVELLA, JENNIFER GOTTLIEB, BECCA GOTTLIEB, ASHTIA JEWELL, KYLE KLEIBOEKER, COURTNEY LOVE, KEITH PATRICK McCOY, MATTHEW D. MUNSON, BRENDON SCHAEFER, DANIEL SCULLIN, ERIN SULLIVAN, and COURTNEY WASHINGTON 20 Dance Captains MATTHEW D. MUNSON and ELENI KANALOS Understudies Robbie – SHAIN FIKE and DANIEL SCULLIN, Julia – BECCA GOTTLIEB and CHRISTINA CARAVELLA, Sammy – KEITH PATRICK McCOY, George – MATTHEW D. MUNSON, Linda – ELENI KANALOS and CHRISTINA CARAVELLA, Glen – BRENDON SHAEFFER, Rosie – ASHTIA JEWELL, Holly – ERIN SULLIVAN, Angie/Adult Female Roles – CHRISTINA CARAVELLA, Adult Male Roles – BRENDON SHAEFER, Swings – ELENI KANALOS and JASON CAMPBELL Orchestra Assistant Musical Director, Conductor, and Keyboard I ………. A. SCOTT WILLIAMS Associate Conductor and Keyboards II …………………………… KEVIN WEINBOLD Reed ……………………………………………………………… STEVE PATTERSON Trumpet ……………………………………………………………….. CHUCK CURRY Guitars …………………………………………………………………... TOM WEAVER Bass ……………………………………………………………………….MIKE VITALE Percussion …………………………………………………………. BRANDON MILLER 21 Scenes and Musical Numbers Act One Scene One: Reception Hall It’s Your Wedding Day ……………….....................….... Robbie and Company Someday …………………………...................………...… Julia and Company Scene Two: The Loading Dock Awesome ……………............…………...............………….. Robbie and Julia Scene Three: Robbie’s Bedroom Someday (Reprise) ………………………….............………. Robbie and Rosie Scene Four: Reception Hall A Note From Linda ……............…………...........…………………...…. Linda Scene Five: Robbie’s Bedroom Somebody Kill Me Please* ........................................................................Robbie A Note From Grandma ……………..........................………………..…. Rosie Scene Six: Reception Hall Casualty of Love …………………………............…….. Robbie and Company Scene Seven: The Loading Dock Come Out of the Dumpster ……….....………...........…..…… Julia and Robbie Scene Eight: The Mall Not That Kind of Thing …...…............….. Clerk, Robbie, Julia, and Company Scene Nine: Holly’s Closet/The Club Saturday Night in the City …………........………..……… Holly and Company INTERMISSION 22 Act Two Scene One: Glen’s Office All About the Green ……………...………….… Glen, Robbie, and Company Scene Two: Reception Hall Right in Front of Your Eyes ….....……………….…… Holly, Sammy, and Men Scene Three: Rosie’s Porch Scene Four: The Bar Single …….....……...….…… Sammy, Ricky, Robbie, George, Bum, and Men Scene Five: Julia’s Bedroom If I Told You …………….…….................................……….. Robbie and Julia Scene Six: Robbie’s Bedroom Let Me Come Home …………………..…................………….……….. Linda Scene Seven: Reception Hall If I Told You (Reprise) …………....…………….…........…… Robbie and Julia Move That Thang …………….....……………......…..……. Rosie and George Scene Eight: White House Wedding Chapel, Las Vegas Grow Old With You* ………………......................…..…….. Robbie and Julia Scene Nine: Reception Hall It’s Your Wedding Day ………………................………………. The Company *Written by Adam Sandler and Tim Herlihy 23 BIOGRAPHies JAMES BOULD (Ensemble) is delighted to be back with Prather Entertainment Group after almost a decade. He has previously called Chicago, Port Charlotte, Tokyo, and Ridgefield home. Thanks for bringing me back to the ’80s. JASON CAMPBELL (Ensemble) recently finished the th 10 -anniversary tour of Footloose as Bickle. His regional credits include 42nd Street; La Cage Aux Follies; Disney’s Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical; Jesus Christ Superstar; Oklahoma!; The Pajama Game; and Peter Pan. Campbell has toured in CATS (Tumblebrutus) and Swing! (featured dancer). Love and thanks to family, JRS, and P for their love and support. CHRISTINA CARAVELLA (Ensemble) is thrilled to be touring after performing in The Wedding Singer in Pennsylvania and Florida. Her favorite roles include The Light in the Piazza (Franca), City of Angels (Alaura), Cabaret (Sally Bowles), and West Side Story (Consuelo). Caravella graduated from Elon University MT with a bachelor of fine arts degree. Big love to family. Thank you, Seth. ADAM CLOUGH’s (Sammy) favorite credits include Peter Pan (Captain Hook); Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey II, voice), Carousel (Billy and Jigger), Oklahoma! (Curley and Jud), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical (Beast and Gaston); Forever Plaid (Smudge); and Some Enchanted Evening national tour (Billy). SHAIN FIKE’s (Glen Gulgia and U/S: Robbie Hart) national tour credits include Footloose (Cowboy Bob) and A Christmas Carol (Fred). His regional credits include Chicago (Billy Flynn), Oklahoma! (Curly), Camelot (Lancelot), The Music Man (Harold Hill), Annie Get Your Gun (Frank Butler), Into the Woods (Prince Charming), Guys and Dolls (Sky Masterson), Urban Cowboy (Wes Hightower), Parade (Governor John Slaton), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Oberon). Thanks to family and friends for their continued love and support. BECCA GOTTLIEB (Ensemble), a native of Miami, Florida, received her bachelor’s degree in musical theater from Wagner College in New York City. Some of her favorite credits include A Christmas Carol, The Producers, Chicago, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and La Cage Aux Folles. She would like to thank her family and the entire company for their support. Thank you, Seth. 24 JENNIFER GOTTLIEB (Linda) attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. Her favorite credits include A Chorus Line (Cassie), Guys and Dolls (Adelaide), and Grease (Sandy). Gottlieb’s commercial and print credits include Lucille Roberts, Dogs in Style, and Hawaiian Tropic. She thanks her family for their unconditional support. Love to Rakesh. ASHTIA JEWELL (Ensemble) received her bachelor of fine arts degree from Shenandoah University Conservatory. Jewell performed in the 30th anniversary national tour of A Christmas Carol (Christmas Past). Her regional credits include Side by Side (Woman No. 1) and The Full Monty (Vicky). She sends her love and thanks to her No. 1 Mom and friends. ELENI KANALOS (Ensemble) is a recent graduate of Columbia College Chicago. Her regional credits include Gypsy; West Side Story; The Wedding Singer (The Little Theatre on the Square); Knute Rockne, All-American (Theatre at the Center); and Oklahoma! (Light Opera Works). Love always to Mom, Dad, and Marcus. ELLEN KARSTEN (Rosie) appeared in the film Rock ‘n’ Roll High School. She has performed in theaters from California to Minnesota (where she lives). Karsten has appeared in films, commercials, and recorded voiceovers. Thank you, Prather Entertainment Group and Seth for the joy of Rosie and this lovely cast. KYLE KLEIBOEKER’s (Ensemble) theater credits include Off-Broadway’s Hell’s Kitchen the Musical and Footloose (Ren). He was a featured singer with Royal Caribbean International. Kleiboeker appeared in NBC’s Lipstick Jungle and in prints ads for American Eagle Outfitters, and was featured at The Duplex in New York City. He is thankful to be doing what he loves. COURTNEY LOVE (Ensemble) is a graduate of Shenandoah University Conservatory. His Prather Entertainment Group credits include High School Musical (Chad) and All Shook Up. He can be heard as Sebastian on Stage Star Records’ recording of Broadway’s The Little Mermaid. He thanks God for many blessings. Much love to family and friends. BEN MARTIN’s (George) Prather Entertainment Group credits include All Shook Up (Dennis) and Hello, Dolly! His regional credits include All Shook Up (Dennis), Gypsy (Tulsa), West Side Story (Snowboy), Hair (Claude), and High School Musical. Martin graduated from Emerson College with a bachelor of fine arts degree. Love to family and friends. KEITH PATRICK McCOY (Ensemble) has performed in theme-park productions, national tours, regional theaters, and with summer stock companies throughout the United States. McCoy feels blessed to be gainfully employed in an area of work that he loves. APRIL MONTE (Holly) graduated from Arizona State University. Her Prather Entertainment Group credits include All Shook Up (Natalie/Ed), Cabaret (Sally Bowles), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator), Miss Saigon (Ellen), and CATS (Jellylorum). Monte’s regional credits include A Chorus Line (Diana), Nunsense (Sister Robert Anne), Into the Woods (Little Red), and Proof (Catherine). She thanks her family for all of their support. MATTHEW D. MUNSON (Ensemble) received his training at Point Park University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in musical theater with a minor in Ballet and Jazz. His Prather Entertainment Group credits include CATS, 42nd Street, A Chorus Line, 1776, and Anything Goes. His regional credits include West Side Story, Streets of America world premiere, Thou Shalt Not, and The Wedding Singer. Shalom Seth. BRENDON SCHAEFER’s (Ensemble) favorite credits include Annie (Rooster), West Side Story (Diesel), and the 2004 Lyric Artists International Japan cast. He received his training from Fredonia State University. This is Schaefer’s 10th Prather Entertainment Group production and his national tour debut. Thanks to his family for their love and support. DANIEL SCULLIN’s (Ensemble) Prather Entertainment Group credits include All Shook Up (Dean) and The Sound of Music (Rolf). Scullin graduated from Wagner College with a degree in musical theater and a minor in dance. Thanks to his family and friends for all of their support. ERIN SULLIVAN (Ensemble), a New York City native, recently finished the Hairspray (Amber Von Tussle) national tour. Sullivan’s credits include Universal Studios Japan, Celebrity Cruise Lines, Chicago (Roxie), Guys and Dolls (Adelaide), and Hairspray in Tokyo. Sullivan appeared in MTV’s Legally Blonde. Kisses to the cast and crew and thanks to Mom for watching my dogs. COURTNEY WASHINGTON (Ensemble) is from Los Angeles, where she graduated from American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Her favorite musicals include Once on This Island, Into the Woods, and All Shook Up. Praise be to God. Love and respect to my family, friends, CM, Seth, and Prather Entertainment Group. J. MICHAEL ZYGO’s (Robbie Hart) national tours include Annie (Rooster) and Oklahoma! (Will Parker). Thanks always to God for the multitude of blessings in my life, and to my incredibly supportive family and wife Jill. For more information, visit www.thezygos.com. JILLIAN ZYGO (Julia Sullivan) feels truly blessed to play opposite her husband. Her tour credits include Oklahoma! (Ado Annie); Beehive, The 60’s Musical; and I Love a Piano. Zygo’s regional credits include Funny Girl (Fanny Brice, ariZoni Award for Excellence for “Best Actress”), and Annie Get Your Gun (Annie Oakley). Thanks to my family, the amazing Mike Zygo, Seth, JR, Will, and Prather Entertainment Group. CHAD BEGUELIN (Lyrics and Book) wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the book for The Wedding Singer, in which he earned Tony Award nominations for “Best Book” and “Best Original Score,” and a Drama Desk Award nomination for “Outstanding Lyrics.” He also wrote the book and lyrics for The Rhythm Club (Signature Theatre); Wicked City (American Stage Theatre Company and Mason Street Warehouse); and the book for Disney’s Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular (Hyperion Theater). He is the recipient of the Edward Kleban Award for “Outstanding Lyric Writing,” the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award, and the Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award. Beguelin’s plays have been produced at Playwrights Horizon, Avalon Theatre Company, and Home for Contemporary Theatre and Art. He received his master of fine arts degree from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. MATTHEW SKLAR (Music) received a Tony Award nomination for “Best Original Score” and a Drama Desk nomination for “Outstanding Music” for The Wedding Singer. He co-produced the original Broadway cast album for Sony/ BMG Masterworks Broadway. Sklar received a Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Musical Theater Award and the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award. Sklar’s original musicals include The Rhythm Club (Signature Theatre), Wicked City (American Stage Theatre Company and Mason Street Warehouse), and Judas & Me. Sklar has worked on Broadway as a dance music arranger, conductor, and pianist for more than 12 productions, including Shrek, Caroline or Change, Nine, 42nd Street, Titanic, Miss Saigon, and Les 25 Miserables. He has contributed original music to the Nickelodeon television series Wonder Pets. TIM HERLIHY (Book and Film) was nominated for a 2006 Tony Award for co-writing the book for The Wedding Singer. Herlihy is a former attorney who has written or cowritten the films Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, Big Daddy, Little Nicky, Mr. Deeds, and Bedtime Stories. He was executive producer of the films Anger Management, The Longest Yard, and Click, which have grossed more than $1 billion in worldwide box-office revenue. From 1994 to 1999, Herlihy served as writer, head writer, and producer of the television variety series Saturday Night Live, for which he received an Emmy nomination. He is the executive producer of the film Grownups. M. SETH REINES (Director and Casting) serves as Prather Entertainment Group’s artistic producer and director of The Little Theatre on the Square, Illinois’ oldest equity stock company. A member of The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc.; National Alliance for Musical Theatre; and Actors’ Equity Association, Reines has directed more than 450 productions for stage and public television, including national tours of Sunday in the Park With George and South Pacific. He has worked with Sierra Boggess, Emily Loesser, Angela Lansbury, Chita Rivera, Leslie Uggams, Jerry Herman, Tom Wopat, and Peter Allen. Winner of the Cleveland Drama Critics’ and San Francisco Drama Logue Awards, Reines staged the world premieres of Monky Business, Magic Place, and Body Parts; the American revivals of The Red Mill and Knickerbocker Holiday; the American premiere of Anne of Green Gables; the Chicago premiere of Closer Than Ever; and the West Coast premieres of Victor/Victoria and Ragtime. Reines is one of the creators of the musical comedy Monky Business, which opened at Galveston’s Grand Opera House in 1995 and has played in more than 400 cities around the world. He is proud to be working with this gifted company of old and new friends and musical director JR McAlexander, his partner and inspiration. Thank you all for supporting live theater in your wonderful community. AMY MARIE McCLEARY (Choreographer) began choreographing at age 6 when she won “Best Original Choreography” at her local dance studio. She doesn’t remember many of the steps, but she knows legwarmers and a side ponytail were involved. She is thrilled to return to the ’80s with The Wedding Singer. A graduate of Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, McCleary serves as resident choreog26 rapher of the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Fort Myers, Florida. Her credits include Peter Pan, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Cabaret, High School Musical, The Pajama Game, Monky Business, Schoolhouse Rock Live, and Godspell. Thanks to her parents and husband Chris for their support and for being her biggest fans. For more information, visit www. amymariemccleary.com. JR McALEXANDER (Musical Director) has served as music supervisor and musical director for more than 350 productions nationwide, including international tours of Sunday in the Park With George; Anything Goes; Footloose; Beehive, The 60’s Musical Sensation; and the world premiere of Monky Business at the Guthrie Theater, Theatre Under the Stars, The Little Theatre on the Square, and Galveston Island Musicals. He has worked with Donald O’Connor, Gloria Loring, Van Johnson, Gloria DeHaven, and Ken Page. McAlexander feels privileged to have worked on more than 175 productions with Prather Entertainment Group for 15 years. A. SCOTT WILLIAMS (Assistant Musical Director) earned his bachelor’s degree in piano performance and a master’s degree in choral conducting. He has directed music, played piano, and conducted in several venues in Chicago. Williams was nominated twice for a Jeff Citation for “Best Musical Direction” and received an After Dark Award for “Best Music Director.” He would like to thank God, his family, and friends for always being there. MARC CIEMIEWICZ (Production Stage Manager) has been with Prather Entertainment Group since 2006 as a performer and stage manager, including production stage manager for the 10th-anniversary tour of Footloose. Ciemiewicz holds bachelor of fine arts and master of fine arts degrees in musical theater from Shenandoah University Conservatory and San Diego State University. He has worked as director, stage manager, company manager, and performer from coast to coast and looks forward to seeing more of the country on this tour. MATTISON M. JAMESON (General Manager/ Production Supervisor/Company Manager) has been with the Prather Entertainment Group since 2007. He has traveled throughout North America and Japan with several shows and companies, including Blast!; Aida; 42nd Street; The Music Man; Beehive, The 60’s Musical Sensation; and the 10th-anniversary tour of Footloose. Jameson holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, School of Design and Production. RUSSELL A. THOMPSON’s (Lighting Designer and Production Manager) designs include the national tours of Footloose and Beehive, The 60’s Musical Sensation; the world premiere of Around the World in 80 Days at the Fulton Opera House; and High School Musical, Peter Pan, and All Shook Up for Prather Entertainment Group. Previous tours include Tango X2, Moiseyev Dance Company, and The Don Cossacks State Dance Company. His other Prather Entertainment Group designs include Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jekyll & Hyde, Swing, Ragtime, CATS, and the regional premiere of The Civil War. Thompson’s designs for West Side Story, Aida, and Miss Saigon have earned him three ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence. Thompson is originally from Luckey, Ohio, and resides with his wife Alecia in Cape Coral, Florida. DAVID TEMBY (Sound Designer) has designed productions and systems for Phoenix Theatre, The Fulton Opera House, Childsplay Theater for Everyone, Actors Theatre of Phoenix, The White House Communications Agency, Coca-Cola, IBM, CNN, the NFL, and the United States Air Force. Temby is the general manager for Clearwing Productions, Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona, where he lives with his wife Jennifer. BRIAN J. ENZMAN (Casting) serves as artistic producer for Prather Entertainment Group. He has acted, directed, and choreographed for 20 years. His directing credits include Aida; The Music Man; Cabaret; The Civil War; Phantom; Hello, Dolly!; Gypsy; Mame; The King and I; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers; Evita; Annie; The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas; Annie Get Your Gun; Funny Girl; and Jekyll & Hyde. OFF BROADWAY BOOKING (OBB) (Booking Agent) is dedicated to the promotion and awareness of Broadway and Off-Broadway productions to audiences outside of New York City. With a unique focus on small and mid-size markets, OBB has built a loyal circuit of venues across the country seeking the most innovative and successful new and revived productions for large and small theaters. OBB’s tours include Footloose; Cirque Le Masque; Runt of the Litter; Assume the Position With Robert Wuhl; Irving Berlin’s I Love a Piano; Dixie’s Tupperware Party; Judy Gold’s 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother; Beehive, The 60’s Musical Sensation; The Great American Trailer Park Musical; and My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m in Therapy. PRATHER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP/ WILLIAM T. PRATHER (Executive Producer) is a second- generation theater producer whose successful parents, Tom and Debbie Prather, produced live theater for more than 40 years. Will Prather is a 1991 graduate of Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration. In 1993, he returned to the family business after working for a few years in the corporate world. The Wedding Singer is Prather Entertainment Group’s third national tour, following Beehive, The 60’s Musical Sensation in 2007 and the 10th-anniversary tour of Footloose in 2008 and 2009. For 18 years, Prather Entertainment Group has grown into the largest operator of dinner theaters in the United States with the assistance of Prather’s parents who serve as mentors and executive managers. The company currently owns and operates the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Fort Myers, Florida; the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and the Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Mesa, Arizona, producing more than 245 shows since it was created. Prather Entertainment Group is owned by Prather and his wife Andrea. They reside in Fort Myers, Florida with their 11-year-old son TJ. n STAFF FOR THE WEDDING SINGER GENERAL MANAGEMENT PRATHER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP Mattison M. Jameson Exclusive Tour Direction by OFF BROADWAY BOOKING (OBB) New York, NY www.OBBNYC.com COMPANY MANAGEMENT Mattison M. Jameson Meghan T. Jameson MARKETING and PRESS Denise S. Trupe 27 CASTING Brian J. Enzman and M. Seth Reines Production Manager..............................................................Russell A.Thompson Assistant Production Manager/Head Carpenter……....James “Cubbie” McCrory Assistant Carpenter............................................................................Kenny Deuel Production Stage Manager..........................................................Marc Ciemiewicz Assistant Stage Manager/Props.....................................................Justin Gebhardt Head Electrician......................................................................................Jeff Davis Assistant Electrician..........................................................................Jeff Chandler Head Audio..................................................................................Clayton Melocik Wardrobe Supervisor.........................................................................Caitlin Booth Wig Supervisor/Assistant Wardrobe.................................................Jimmy Goode Pit Rat..................................................................................................Mike Vitale Dance Captains.......................................Matthew D. Munson and Eleni Kanalos Moving Light Programmer.......................................................................Jeff Davis Merchandise Manager.............................................................Meghan T. Jameson Booking Company..............................................................Off Broadway Booking Website Design..................................................Leslie Jabara and Denise S. Trupe Legal Counsel............................................Henderson/Franklin Attorneys at Law Chief Financial Officer...................................................................Kevin Costigan Business Manager......................................................................Rachelle Winesett Banking......................................................................................Florida Gulf Bank Insurance..........................................................Oswald Trippe and Company, Inc. Payroll Services...............................................................................................ADP Production Photography................................Denise S. Trupe and Brent R. Trupe Tour Travel and Logistics.....................................................................Road Rebel Trucking..................................................................................................Stage Call Sound and Lighting Equipment.................................Clearwing Productions, Inc. Scenic Construction...............................................F&D Scene Changes, Calgary Scenic Artist: Water Effect……........................................Jauchem & Meeh, Inc. BECOME A FAN! Follow the cast of The Wedding Singer across the United States and Canada on Facebook at The Wedding Singer 2009-2010 Tour To get the behind-the-scenes view of life on the road with the cast, visit them on Facebook at The Wedding Singer: Backstage Pass www.WeddingSingerontheroad.com 28 THE TICKET OFFICE is open 10 AM to 6 PM Monday through Friday and 12 Noon to 4 PM on Saturday. Hours are extended until one-half hour past curtain on performance days. TICKETS can be charged to Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express by phoning (800) 300-4345 or (562) 916-8500, or online at www.cerritoscenter.com. Mail orders are processed as they are received. Tickets cannot be reserved without payment. LOST TICKET AND TICKET EXCHANGE policies vary; however, there are no refunds. Call (800) 300-4345 for information. GROUPS of 20 or more may purchase tickets at a 10% discount. Call (800) 300-4345. Out of courtesy to the performers and fellow patrons, CELLULAR PHONES, PAGERS, AND ALARM WATCHES should be disconnected before the start of the performance. DOCTORS AND PARENTS should leave their seating locations with exchanges or sitters and have them call (562) 916-8508 in case of an emergency. THE COAT ROOM is located behind the Grand Staircase. CAMERAS AND RECORDING EQUIPMENT ARE NOT PERMITTED in the Auditorium and must be checked at the Coat Room. LOST ARTICLES can be claimed by calling (562) 916-8510. CHILDREN’S PRICES apply to children twelve (12) years of age and under. Regardless of age, everyone must have a ticket, sit in a seat, and be able to sit quietly throughout the performance. We do not recommend children under the age of six (6) attend unless an event is specifically described as suited to that age. ELEVATORS are located near the Grand Staircase and access each level of the Lobby. FREE PUBLIC TOURS are conducted by appointment only. Special tours can be arranged by calling (562) 916-8530. PHONIC EAR LIGHTWEIGHT WIRELESS HEADSETS for the hearing impaired are available in the Coat Room at no cost. To obtain a headset, a driver’s license or major credit card is required and is returned upon receipt of the equipment at the close of the performance. PARKING is always free in the spacious lots adjacent to the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. FULL-SERVICE BARS are located in the Grand Lobby on the Orchestra level and at the Gold Circle level. Refreshments are not allowed in the Auditorium. SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED in any City facility. EMERGENCY MEDICAL technicians are on duty at all performances. If you need first aid, contact an usher for assistance. RESTROOMS are located behind the Grand Staircase on the Orchestra level and at the Grand Staircase Landing on the Gold Circle level. PAY PHONES are located on the Orchestra level behind the Grand Staircase and near the restrooms on the Gold Circle level. WHEELCHAIR locations are available in various areas of the Auditorium. Please contact the Ticket Office at (800) 300-4345. LATECOMERS will be seated at the discretion of the house staff at an appropriate pause in the program. CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION VIEWING is available in the Lobby of each seating level and at the Lobby bar. THE CERRITOS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS’ Auditorium and Sierra Room are available for special events on a rental basis. For more information, please call Special Event Services at (562) 916-8510, ext. 2827. BE THE FIRST LEARN about upcoming events and other important information about the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA). Don’t spend time looking for CCPA news; let it come right to you as it happens! To be in-the-know, just fill out this form and hand it to any of our ushers at intermission or following the performance. 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