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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.

BIOGRAPHYDesignated 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 flat-picking 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.”

Named among the top acoustic bands in Los Angeles by Folkworks magazine, Sligo Rags consists of vocalist and fid-dler extraordinaire Michael Kelly, acoustic guitarist and mas-ter 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 Folk-works magazine as one of the Top 10 works of 2007. n

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presents

ACOUSTIC AlCHEMYand

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.

BIOGRAPHIESHailed 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 interna-tional flight market, the air carrier offered live entertain-ment, 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 Reg-gae. 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 “me-ticulously 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 un-dertaking 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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BIOGRAPHIESA 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 in-fluenced 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 Mis-demeanors, 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 Teen-agers 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

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OPuS 3 ArTiSTSpresents

SARAH CHANG, VIOlINand

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.

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PROGRAM

Scherzo (Sonatensatz) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Sonata No. 3 in d minor, Op. 108 Johannes Brahms Allegro Adagio Un poco presto e con sentimento Presto agitato

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Sonata for Violin and Piano César Franck Allegretto ben moderato (1822-1890) Allegro Recitativo-Fantasia Allegretto poco mosso

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BIOGRAPHIESViolinist SARAH CHANG has wowed audiences

around the world with her dynamic precision and exquisite violin playing. Named Gramophone magazine’s “Young Art-ist of the Year” in 1993, Chang was the youngest person to win the prestigious Avery Fisher Grand Prize and the Hol-lywood 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, study-ing 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 Orches-tra. Throughout her career, Chang has played all over Asia, Europe, and North America with the Hong Kong Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philhar-monic 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 vari-ous collaborations between the violin virtuoso and esteemed conductors, including Israel Prize winner Zubin Mehta, Grammy and Academy Award recipient André Previn, pia-nist-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

the San Francisco Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Roches-ter 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’SWHAT MAKES IT GREAT?

ROBERT SCHUMANNPIANO QUINTET

With

ROSSETTI STRING QUARTETand

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 Robert Schumann Allegro brillante (1810-1856) In modo d’una Marcia. Un poco largamente Scherzo: Molto vivace Allegro ma non troppo

BIOGRAPHIESFor 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

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 pre-Raphaelite 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

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NETworks Presentations LLCpresents

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

Original Direction and Choreography byCASEY NICHOlAW

Exclusive Tour Direction: The Booking Group

Friday, March 5, 2010, 8:00 PMSaturday, March 6, 2010, 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM

Sunday, March 7, 2010, 3:00 PMThis performance will not include an intermission.

The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited.

Based on the OriginalBroadway Set Design by

DAVID GAllO

Original BroadwayCostume Design byGREGG BARNES

Lighting Design byKEN BIllINGTONBRIAN MONAHAN

Sound Design bySHANNON SlATON

CastingBOB ClINE CASTING

Scenic AdaptationJAMES KRONZER

Costume CoordinatorJIMM HAllIDAY

Hair Design byBERNIE ARDIA

OrchestrationslARRY BlANK

Dance and Incidental MusicArrangements byGlEN KEllY

Musical Supervisor andAdditional Orchestrations by

JOHN MEZZIO

Musical Director/Conductor

JASON WETZEl

Production Stage ManagerSEAN PATRICK KElSO

Production ManagementJASON JUENKERJUSTIN REITER

Company ManagerRYAN COWlES

General ManagementGREGORY VANDER PlOEG

GENTRY & ASSOCIATES

Tour Press & MarketingAllIED lIVE

Executive ProducerKARY M. WAlKER

Choreography Recreated byTIFFANY HAAS

Direction Recreated byJAY DOUGlAS

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CAST OF CHARACTERS(in order of appearance)

Man in Chair ………………………......…………………………….. CRAIG E. TREUBERTMrs. Tottendale …………………………......……………………….. KRISTIN NETZBANDUnderling …………………………………….......…………………………… MATT DAVIDRobert Martin …………………………………….......………….. BRADLEY ALLAN ZARRGeorge ………………………………………………….......……... ERIK M. CHRISTENSENFeldzieg …………………………………………………….......………... BRITT HANCOCKKitty ………………………………………………………........………... LINDSAY DEVINOGangster #1 …………………………………….......……………... DENNIS SETTEDUCATIGangster #2 ………………………………………….......………… MARC De La CONCHAAldolpho …………………………………………………......……. ROBERTO CARRASCOJanet Van De Graaff ………………………………........………. ELIZABETH PAWLOWSKIThe Drowsy Chaperone ……………………………….......……………… PATTI McCLURETrix ………………………………………………………….......…………. DEIDRA GRACESuper …………………………………………………………….......……… TIM HACKNEYEnsemble ………………….........……........………… LAUREN GEMELLI,TIM HACKNEY, GREG KALAFATAS, and COREY SCHEYSSwings …………………….........…………………... ERIN EDELLE and JAKE WARNECKE

STANDBYSStandbys never substitute for listed performers

unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

For Man in Chair: BRITT HANCOCKFor Janet: LINDSAY DEVINO and LAUREN GEMELLI

For Robert: TIM HACKNEY and JAKE WARNECKEFor The Drowsy Chaperone: ERIN EDELLE and COREY SCHEYS

For Mrs. Tottendale: ERIN EDELLE and COREY SCHEYSFor Aldolpho: TIM HACKNEY and JAKE WARNECKE

For Underling: JAKE WARNECKEFor Feldzieg: JAKE WARNECKE

For Kitty: LAUREN GEMELLI and COREY SCHEYSFor George: TIM HACKNEY

For Gangster #1: TIM HACKNEYFor 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 WETZELTrumpets - ERIC DICKSON, AARON WATSON

Reeds - MICHAEL FLANAGAN, JASON LITT, and JASON MINKTrombone - MATT BROWN

Percussion/Drums - GREGORY GASCON

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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.

BIOGRAPHIESROBERTO 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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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

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.

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JAMES KRONZER’s (Scenic Design Coordinator) credits include Glory Days (Broadway); Opus (Off-Broadway); 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 (Off-Broadway); 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.

ALLIED LIVE (Tour Marketing and Press) is a full-service entertainment marketing and advertising agency representing numerous Broadway shows, national tours, performing arts institutions, and experiential entertainment entities throughout the United States and Canada. Its current clients include Avenue Q; Mamma Mia!; RENT; Hair; Legally Blonde; Billy Elliot; STOMP; In The Heights; Spring Awakening; August: Osage County; Cirque du Soleil; Feld Entertainment; Million Dollar Quartet (Chicago); Washington National Opera (Washington, D.C.); Reprise Theatre Company (Los Angeles); Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall and Hollywood Bowl; Broadway by the Bay (San Francisco); Music Center (Los Angeles) and Hollywood & Highland Center. For more information, visit www.alliedlive.com.

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

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STAFF FOR THE DROWSy CHAPERONEExECUTIVE PRODUCER

Kary M. Walker

GENERAL MANAGEMENTGentry & Associates

Scott W. Jackson, Gregory Vander Ploeg

TOUR MARKETING AND PUBLICITYAllied Live

Laura Matalon Tanya Grubich Mary Alyce Blum Vanessa Jones

CASTINGBob Cline Casting

COMPANY MANAGERRyan Cowles

ASSISTANT COMPANY MANAGERKristin Netzband

Production Stage Manager ...........................Sean KelsoHead Carpenter ..............................................Joe SprattFlyman .....................................................Andrew ShawHead Electrician .................................Kristina EsperazaAssistant Electrician .....................................Angie BellAssistant Sound Design.....................Andrew ChristianMoving Light Programmer ....................Dave LongcoreHead Audio ..................................................Harry PlattHead Props .................................................Jenny MillerHead Wardrobe........................................Michael LavinAssistant Wardrobe .....................................Emily DavisAssistant to James Kronzer .....................Jeremy W. FoilProduction Assistants .........Sari Feldman, Trey GerraldRehearsal Pianist.................................Jonathan TuzmanPrint Design, Printing............Jack Herger, herger 3, incRadio Spot Production................................HMS MediaTelevision Spot Design/Video Production.....................................................................HMS MediaWebsite .........................................................Allied LiveProduction Photography...........................Peter Coombs Joan MarcusAccounting ....................NETworks Presentations, LLCLegal..............Franklin,Weinrib, Rudell &Vassallo, P.C.Payroll Services ......................................................ADPInsurance ..................................................Chubb GroupTax Consultant…....Brent A. Turner, One Source PSGIT Services ….....George W. Wilson, One Source, PSGTrucking ........................................................Janco, Ltd.Airline Travel.....................................Carlson WagonlitCompany Transportation ..............Croswell VIP CoachCrew Transportation ..............................Clarion CoachHotel Booking ......................................Road Concierge

For NETworks Presentations

Chief Executive Officer................................Ken GentryChief Operating Officer ......................Scott W. JacksonExecutive Producers …....Seth Wenig, Kary M. WalkerAssociate Producer .................................Angela RowlesAssistant to the CEO...................................Mary WitteSenior General Manager….........Gregory Vander PloegProduction Managers ….....Jason Juenker, Justin ReiterMarketing/PR............................................Heather HessPlaybill Creation & Maintenance............Tuckey RequaMusic Coordinator .....................................John MezzioController .............................................Paula L. JenkinsAssistant Controller .............................Jennifer GiffordChief Accountant ................................Beverly HowardAccountant ...................................................Lisa BlankOffice Manager.....................................Buddy PiccolinoOffice Assistants ..........................................Nancy Kerr

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.

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OPuS 3 ArTiSTSpresents

VIENNA BOYS CHOIRWIENER 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

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)

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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

Opus 3 Artists470 Park Avenue South, 9th Floor North

New York, NY 10016

BIOGRAPHIESThe 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 ensem-ble has collaborated with renowned musicians such as Wolf-gang 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 exclu-sively for the court in cathedrals, private concerts, and state functions. When the choir was established as a private institu-tion 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 color-ful 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, stud-ied 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 sev-eral 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 Sän-gerknaben. 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. n

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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.

BIOGRAPHYAs 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 Im-age 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 tour-ing and collaborating with Morris Day; Sheena Easton; the

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

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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.

BIOGRAPHIESThe 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, includ-ing 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, clarinetist-saxophonist 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 regular spot on his program. n

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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.

BIOGRAPHYIn 2007, three musicians, each with her own illustrious

solo career, united to form THE REFUGEES. Singers-song-writers 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 Refu-gees is “great strength-in-numbers,” proclaimed the Philadel-phia 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 Inde-pendent Music.

Holland’s career began with the critically acclaimed trio Animal Logic, which earned her recognition as a singer-songwriter. 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 Freud-ian 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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GROUPS of 20 or more may purchase tickets at a 10% discount. Call (800) 300-4345.

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.

FREE PUBlIC TOURS are conducted by appointment only. Special tours can be arranged by calling (562) 916-8530.

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.

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.

ElEVATORS are located near the Grand Staircase and access each level of the Lobby.

PAY PHONES are located on the Orchestra level behind the Grand Staircase and near the restrooms on the Gold Circle level.

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.

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.

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