Performances Magazine | Ahmanson Theatre, April 2024

Happy Spring—and welcome to CTG!

If you are sitting in one of our beautiful venues right now reading this program, then you have either joined us at the Mark Taper Forum for the return engagement of Alex Edelman’s extremely personal and hysterical Just For Us—or you are at the Ahmanson Theatre for the hit Broadway revival of Funny Girl. Or maybe you are a theatrical overachiever and joining us for both this month!

One of the things I have always loved is the varied ways theatre can have impact. Alex’s show at the Taper is an intimate, uproarious, and timely look at Jewish faith and identity. He evokes NYC apartments and his entire family all with just a mic and a stool. Funny Girl at the Ahmanson, by contrast, features a large ensemble cast, amazing sets and costumes, a full orchestra, and is the very definition of what bigtime Broadway musicals are all about. However, the humor, wit, and charm of this company make it feel like they are singing just for you. These two shows are happening steps away from each other on the plaza and will make you fall in love with the power of theatre—in all its forms and styles—all over again.

Also happening on the Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center on April 28th is our annual gala! This year, we are extremely proud to honor Sir Matthew Bourne, whose Romeo and Juliet recently closed at the Ahmanson, and to also feature the incomparable Lea Salonga as our headlining performer. It’s going to be a truly magical night, and we hope you can join us. For more information, packages, and tickets, be sure to visit ctgla.org/gala.

There’s something for everyone at Center Theatre Group - check out our website for the list of CTG:FWD offerings happening this spring. See you at the theatre.

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Center Theatre Group (CTG), Los Angeles’ leading theatre company, is the largest producing notfor-profit theatre company outside of New York City, and is one of the nation’s preeminent arts and cultural organizations. CTG produces and presents programming at the Mark Taper Forum and the Ahmanson Theatre at The Music Center in Downtown Los Angeles, and the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. CTG is one of the country’s leading producers of ambitious new works through commissions and world premiere productions and a leader in interactive community engagement and education programs that reach across generations, demographics, and circumstances to serve Los Angeles. Founded in 1967, CTG has produced more than 700 productions across its three stages, including such iconic shows as Zoot Suit; Angels in America ; The Kentucky Cycle ; Biloxi Blues ; Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992; Children of a Lesser God; Curtains; The Drowsy Chaperone; 9 to 5: The Musical; and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. CTG also serves thousands of children and young adults each year through free educational and communitybased programs that introduce the joy of theatre to future generations.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2023-2024

honorary chairman

Lew R. Wasserman† (1913-2002)

chairperson

William H. Ahmanson

president

Amy R. Forbes

vice presidents

Miles Benickes

Gail Berman-Masters

treasurer

William R. Lindsay

secretary

Stanley Iezman

†Deceased

board of directors

Harry Abrams

Nnamdi Asomugha

Jonathan Axel

Pamela Beck

Jana Bezdek

Betsy Borns

Diana Buckhantz

Dannielle

Campos Ramirez

Wendy Chang

Jill Chozen

Sarah Clossey

Christine

Cronin-Hurst

Snehal Desai

Cecilia Estolano

Noah Francis

Gary Frischling

Ron Gillyard

Patricia Glaser

Manuela Cerri Goren

Robert Greenblatt

Jason Grode

Aliza Karney Guren

Paul James

Gerard McCallum II

Justin Mikita

Louise Moriarty

Kari Nakama

Jamie Patricof

Meghan Pressman

David Quigg

Kristine

Louis Reynal

Edward Ring

Laura Rosenwald

Elliott Sernel

Glenn A.

Sonnenberg

Jay P. Srinivasan

Sandra Stern

Marsha

Tauber Sallai

Bonnie Vitti

Matthew Walden

Kim McLane

Wardlaw

Shana C. Waterman

Richard Weitz

Hattie Winston

emeritus directors

Harold Applebaum

Ronald J. Arnault

Judith Beckmen

Ava Fries†

Brindell Roberts Gottlieb

Susan Grode

Phyllis Hennigan

Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.

Richard Kagan

O. Kit Lokey†

Walter Mirisch†

Diane Morton

Edward B. Nahmias

Bruce L. Ross

past presidents

Lew R. Wasserman†

Marshall Berges†

Armand S. Deutsch†

Walter Mirisch†

Henry C. Rogers†

Richard E. Sherwood†

J. David Haft†

Lawrence J. Ramer†

Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.

Phyllis Hennigan

Richard Kagan

Martin Massman†

William H. Ahmanson

Kiki Ramos Gindler

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A look ahead to A Strange Loop at the Ahmanson

in June with writer Michael R. Jackson.

By Jessica Doherty

A Strange Loop is a musical twenty years in the making. Michael R. Jackson, now 43, began writing the show when he was around the same age as the 25-year-old protagonist, Usher, a Black gay man who is trying to write a musical about a Black gay man who is trying to write a musical about a Black gay man.

‘[A Strange Loop] compresses twenty years of thought into a character who is experiencing these things in a discreet amount of time,” he said. “It reflects both the present moment and a whole lifetime of thoughts at the same time.”

Throughout the show, Usher grapples with his thoughts—portrayed by a Greek chorus that assumes many different characters throughout the show. He struggles with self-hatred, his sexuality, his religion, his race, his career, and his relationship with family— to name a few.

It may sound autobiographical, but Jackson assures it is not—the show is less about the moments that are directly from his life and more about the moments that bring Usher to his ultimate moment of clarity at the end.

Part of Jackson’s entry to theatre was through the church—both as a pianist for services and through the inherent theatricality of Sunday services. There, he learned a lot about music and Black musicality, which heavily influenced the show’s songs and themes.

“I am a Black theatre artist, and that means everything and nothing,” he said. “As a Black artist, I have a complex and sometimes contradictory experience and that is part of being alive and being human.”

In its one-hundred-and-forty-minute runtime, A Strange Loop explores a lot of these contradictions as well as the intersections of different aspects of Usher’s identities with both seriousness and humor.

“I’m always trying to push the boundaries of form as much as possible to connect with audiences.”

In the song “Exile in Gayville,” Usher’s forays on dating apps begin with short snippets of “the sexual marketplace” that then sends him into a spiral of selfloathing. In “Tyler Perry Writes Real Life,” his thoughts transform into various Black historical figures like James Baldwin, Harriet Tubman, and Zora Neale Hurston call him a race traitor for not writing a gospel play for Tyler Perry. A major pivotal moment for Usher follows in a fervent ballad-turned-gospel chorus, “Precious Little Dream / AIDS is God’s Punishment.” At the end of the holy commotion, Usher tells his mother, “You wanted a gospel play / Well, this is the only way I knew how to do it.”

These vignettes came from a personal place for Jackson, stemming from many points in his yearslong creative process. “As a young 20-something, I got so lonely and angry and sad and scared but also very creative,” he said. “I took all of my demons and made art out of them.”

Jackson never thought his “Big, Black, Queer-Ass American Broadway Show” would make it to Broadway, but it did, earning many accolades like the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2020 and the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2022 along the way.

Jaquel Spivey (Usher) in A Strange Loop.

Photo by Marc J. Franklin.

(L to R): L Morgan Lee (Thought 1), Jason Veasey (Thought 5), John-Michael Lyles (Thought 3), Jaquel Spivey (Usher), JohnAndrew Morrison (Thought 4), James Jackson, Jr. (Thought 2), Antwayn Hopper (Thought 6) in A Strange Loop. Photo by Marc J. Franklin.

“I’m really grateful to have had all those years to spend thinking about ‘myself,’” he said. “I’m not the same person that I was when I began writing it, and, in other ways, I’m exactly the same person I was when I began writing it.”

But he said the show’s success wasn’t all “lollipops and roses.” He had made his dream come true— what’s next?

“Particularly after A Strange Loop, I’ve been casting my gaze outward to the world,” he said. “I got a lot of attention, and, getting that attention, was its own strange loop.”

His second musical, White Girl in Danger, satirized melodramatic Lifetime movies and daytime soap stories. The protagonist, Keesha, breaks free from the “Blackground” she is relegated to in the soap opera town “Allwhite.” While it is a different subject than A Strange Loop, he considers the musical to be somewhat of a sequel, as it reflects where his mind

went after his journey with his first show. He’s also currently working on a horror film with A24 and Ari Aster and a “coming-of-rage-musical-comedy" closing this month at Playwrights Horizons based on the cult classic film Teeth

Despite varying topics, the throughline of his work lies in how he challenges preconceived notions. “I’m always trying to push the boundaries of form as much as possible to connect with audiences and to communicate ideas that are maybe a little challenging, but also reflective of the human experience, the things that we maybe don’t like to talk about.”

He knows that this is not an easy task in the current political and artistic climate.

“I feel that we are entering, or re-entering, a more conservative time, artistic and culturally,” he said. “I also believe that it will be harder for me to do some of the things I want to do...but it won’t be impossible.”

Paving FOR A FUTURE IN THEATRE ADMINISTRATION Pathways

Earlier this year, 70 students and early career professionals joined Center Theatre Group’s Education & Community Partnerships department for a full day of programming around the many different careers in the world of theatre administration.

The inaugural Getting Started: A Career in Theatre Administration Symposium took place at East Los Angeles College, immersing students in workshops and sessions about the many careers available in finance and accounting, marketing, human resources, community programs, communications, and more.

“We wanted students to walk away feeling excited and confident about their future, to be free to explore and be curious to learn more about what they want to do,” Creative Workforce Initiatives Director Aurora Ilog said of the event’s purpose.

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Photos by Brian Hashimoto.

Hear from some of the attendees about where the day led them!

IZZY is trained as a stage manager. They attended the Box Office and Ticketing session led by Nicki Wilmot and were excited to learn about the software and other customer relations skills involved. “A lot of people don’t have a full understanding of [box office careers], they think we just sell tickets,” Wilmot said. “I never thought I would be a box office manager because it wasn’t really one that I thought about, so the idea that you can get [an idea of] all these...different jobs that are available early on is so incredibly helpful.”

Izzy also attended the General Management workshop, where they realized that the organizations they run could benefit from the organizational and technical know-how from someone in that field. As someone who hopes to merge a legal career with the arts, she was also excited to hear a closing speech from Kristin Sakoda, Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture who does the same.

AVIVA had never been interested in HR before the symposium. “The idea of getting to work with people and getting to create a space where people feel empowered in their working environment is really appealing to me after today,” they said.

MIKA attended the Community Programing session with Director of Learning and Community Partnerships Jesus Reyes and Resident Teaching Artist Estela Garcia. They are not studying theatre, but have a passion for it nonetheless. “We learned about appealing to the culture outside the theatre community and around different neighborhoods to get them in touch with their creative sides,” they said.

LORENZO wants to be a performer and director and felt that the social media session helped sharpen the skills he needs to succeed for a career in the arts. “There’s so many career possibilities in the theatre that’s not always associated with just directing or acting,” he said. “[Social media] is a fun, unique way to hone my skills while trying to get different opportunities for what I want to do.”

REAGAN considers herself to be performer-oriented, but enjoyed learning about finances in a not-for-profit theatre company during one session. “I wasn’t really thinking administration was going to be a thing for me, but I loved how much community and communication goes into everything,” she said. “And it might be a really good thing for me to be able to do theatre administration because you can do both.”

But the learning didn’t end after this event— Education & Community Partnerships has yearround opportunities for folks at different points of life who are looking to find their way into a career in the arts. This past March, high school students and their guardians and educators attended the annual College and Career Fair for the Arts, which provided information, free headshots, and one-on-one college counseling to those interested in career and higher education opportunities in the arts. Looking ahead, the Going Pro event on April 20th and 21st is geared towards college and graduate students and their educators, and early career individuals focusing on the transition from higher education to professional life, with speed mentoring, workshops, panels, and a tech job networking mixer. And for individuals who are ready to gain hands-on experience in the field, Center Theatre Group offers internships, apprenticeships, and observerships for different disciplines and crafts. Internship applications for the summer are open until April 26th for graduates and May 3rd for undergrads.

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Photos by Brian Hashimoto.

FROMSongwriter

Singer songwriter Melissa Manchester, playing Mrs. Brice in the National Tour of Funny Girl, was born into a musical family. The daughter of a bassoonist with The Metropolitan Opera, she said her house was always filled with music. But when she started writing songs at 15, it was like “finding a second language.” One could argue that it became her first—she has been a singer songwriter for over 45 years, with chart-topping and Grammy Award winning hits like “Midnight Blue” and “You Should Hear How She Talks About You.” Offstage from Funny Girl, she is releasing a new album, RE:VIEW, this year with new takes on her top hits and unheard and unreleased songs.

From her solo career, Manchester knows about the power of music firsthand. “Over the years, it has been so touching how people reflect back what [my] songs mean to them,” she said. Manchester’s songs also have a life of their own, with Roberta Flack, Dusty Springfield, and even the original Funny Girl herself Barbra Streisand, covering her songs.

Being in Funny Girl is a full circle moment for Manchester. She saw Streisand in the show on Broadway in 1964 before she covered Manchester’s “Just One Lifetime” in 1999. When she first landed the role of Mrs. Brice in the national tour, she emailed Streisand, who congratulated her on carrying the torch of this story for new audiences.

But her connection to the show goes even further—Manchester was approached by composer Jule Styne to recreate Fanny Brice in the 80s. But she turned down the role, focusing on her solo career and her family.

Decades later, playing Mrs. Brice at this moment felt like it was perfect timing.

“I bring so much of my life and experience to [this role] as a mom and, now, grandma,” she said. “When I was learning this role, [Mrs. Brice] sounds like all of the women I grew up with, she sounds like all of my aunts.”

The Los Angeles stop of the tour is particularly exciting since it will be a family affair. “You’ll hear my sister screaming the loudest, no doubt,” she said. But she is also excited that her children, grandchildren, and friends will also see the show since this is where she now calls home.

Manchester thinks this tour—the first national tour of Funny Girl in 60 years—is also aptly timed.

“It’s such a warm-hearted, funny, thrilling evening at the theatre,” she said. “People will be stirred to have music comfort them, excite them, exhilarate them, and walk away with a spectacular memory of time in a musical theatre.”

StageTO

By Jessica Doherty

How Melissa Manchester’s journey with the national tour of Funny Girl was decades in the making.

Melissa Manchester and Katerina McCrimmon in the National Tour of Funny Girl

Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade.

HONORING

SIR MATTHEW BOURNE DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER

PERFORMANCES INCLUDE LEA SALONGA ACTRESS/SINGER AN EXCERPT FROM MATTHEW BOURNE’S SWAN LAKE

SIR MATTHEW BOURNE HONOREE

LEA SALONGA HEADLINER

AHMANSON THEATRE | 2023/24 SEASON

BONUS PRODUCTION HADESTOWN

Music, Lyrics & Book by Anaïs Mitchell (she/her)

Developed with & Directed by Rachel Chavkin (she/her)

OCTOBER 3–15, 2023

A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL

Book by Joseph Robinette

Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Original Direction on Broadway by John Rando

Choreography by Warren Carlyle

Directed by Matt Lenz

DECEMBER 5–31, 2023

MATTHEW BOURNE’S ROMEO + JULIET

Music by Terry Davies based on the original score by Sergei Prokofiev

Directed and Choreographed by Matthew Bourne

In collaboration with the New Adventures artistic team North American Premiere

JANUARY 28–FEBRUARY 25, 2024

FUNNY GIRL

Music by Jule Styne

Lyrics by Bob Merrill

Book by Isobel Lennart

Revised Book by Harvey Fierstein

APRIL 2-28, 2024

A STRANGE LOOP

Book, Music, And Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson

Choreography by Raja Feather Kelly

Directed by Stephen Brackett

A co-production with American Conservatory Theatre

JUNE 5-30, 2024

CLUE

Written by Sandy Rustin

Additional Material by Hunter Foster and Eric Price

Based on the screenplay by Jonathan Lynn

Original Music by Michael Holland

Based on the 1985 Paramount movie and the classic Hasbro board game

JULY 30–AUGUST 25, 2024

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SNEHAL DESAI Artistic Director | MEGHAN PRESSMAN Managing Director/CEO | DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director

SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS SCOTT LANDIS DAVID BABANI NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS

ROY FURMAN NO GUARANTEES ADAM BLANSHAY PRODUCTIONS DARYL ROTH LANG ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

GAVIN KALIN CHARLIES & NICOLAS TALAR FAKSTON PRODUCTIONS SANFORD ROBERTSON

CRAIG BALSAM JANE BERGÈRE JEAN DOUMANIAN ROSALIND PRODUCTIONS IRIS SMITH JULIE BOARDMAN/KATE CANNOVA

HENI KOENIGSBERG/MICHELLE RILEY IN FINE COMPANY ELIE LANDAU BRIAN MORELAND MARY MAGGIO AND SCOTT ABRAMS

MUSIC JULE STYNE

GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director STARRING Katerina McCrimmon

DAVID MANELLA/SEAVIEW GFOUR PRODUCTIONS, LLC PRESENT

LYRICS

BOB MERRILL

BOOK

ISOBEL LENNART

FROMANORIGINALSTORYBYMISSLENNART

ORIGINALLY PRODUCED FOR THE BROADWAY STAGE BY RAY STARK

ORIGINAL NEW YORK PRODUCTION SUPERVISED BY JEROME ROBBINS

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION DIRECTED BY GARSON KANIN

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION ORCHESTRATED BY RALPH BURNS

Stephen Mark Lukas Izaiah Montaque Harris

REVISED BOOK

HARVEY FIERSTEIN

Walter Coppage Leah Platt Cindy Chang Eileen T’Kaye David Foley, Jr.

Vinny Andaloro Lamont Brown Kate E. Cook Julia Grondin Jackson Grove

Alex Hartman Dot Kelly Ryan Lambert Kathy Liu Meghan Manning

Bryan Charles Moore Sami Murphy Emily Anne Nester Hannah Shankman

Jordon Taylor Rodney Thompson Sean Thompson Annaliese Wilbur AND FEATURING

Melissa Manchester as Mrs. Brice

SCENIC DESIGN

DAVID ZINN

HAIR DESIGN CAMPBELL YOUNG ASSOCIATES

ORCHESTRATIONS

CHRIS WALKER

TOUR BOOKING THE BOOKING GROUP

MEREDITH BLAIR

KARA GEBHART

COSTUME DESIGN SUSAN HILFERTY

CASTING JIM CARNAHAN, CSA JASON THINGER, CSA

DANCE, VOCAL AND INCIDENTAL MUSICAL ARRANGMENTS ALAN WILLIAMS

TOUR MARKETING & PRESS

ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS

WALKER WHITE

LIGHTING DESIGN KEVIN ADAMS

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR JOHANNA McKEON

ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS CARMEL DEAN DAVID DABBON

SOUND DESIGN BRIAN RONAN & CODY SPENCER

ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER

JEFFREY GUGLIOTTI

MUSIC COORDINATOR KIMBERLEE WERTZ

DIGITAL MARKETING & ADVERTISING ARTHOUSE PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER JOVON E. SHUCK

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SETH WENIG

MUSIC SUPERVISION

MICHAEL RAFTER

TAP CHOREOGRAPHY

AYODELE CASEL

CHOREOGRAPHY

ELLENORE SCOTT

DIRECTION

MICHAEL MAYER

MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR ELAINE DAVIDSON

COMPANY MANAGER

JUSTIN A. SWEENEY

GENERAL MANAGEMENT GENTRY & ASSOCIATES

GREGORY VANDER PLOEG

CAST

(in order of appearance)

Fanny Brice.................................................................................................. KATERINA McCRIMMON

Fanny Brice (at certain performances) HANNAH SHANKMAN

Emma ........................................................................................................................... LEAH PLATT

John RYAN LAMBERT

Mrs. Strakosh EILEEN T’KAYE

Mrs. Meeker ................................................................................................................ CINDY CHANG

Mrs. Brice MELISSA MANCHESTER

Eddie Ryan ............................................................................................ IZAIAH MONTAQUE HARRIS

Tom Keeney DAVID FOLEY, JR.

Piano Player JACKSON GROVE

Cornet Men ......................................................................... JACKSON GROVE & RODNEY THOMPSON

Polly JORDON TAYLOR

Bubbles ................................................................................................................... JULIA GRONDIN

Nick Arnstein STEPHEN MARK LUKAS

Maude DOT KELLY

Florenz Ziegfeld ..................................................................................................... WALTER COPPAGE

Tenor JACKSON GROVE

Mrs. Nadler .................................................................................................................... LEAH PLATT

Virginia KATE E. COOK

Vera ALEX HARTMAN

Paul ..................................................................................................................... SEAN THOMPSON

Mimsey SAMI MURPHY

Actor DAVID FOLEY, JR.

Porter ..................................................................................... JACKSON GROVE & SEAN THOMPSON

Bartender SEAN THOMPSON

Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat Men ....................................................................... LAMONT BROWN, RYAN LAMBERT

Mr. Renaldi SEAN THOMPSON

Ensemble LAMONT BROWN, KATE E. COOK, JULIA GRONDIN, JACKSON GROVE, ALEX HARTMAN, DOT KELLY, RYAN LAMBERT, KATHY LIU, MEGHAN MANNING, SAMI MURPHY, JORDON TAYLOR, RODNEY THOMPSON, SEAN THOMPSON

UNDERSTUDIES

Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance.

For Fanny Brice—HANNAH SHANKMAN; for Fanny Brice & Mrs. Meeker—LEAH PLATT; for Mrs. Strakosh & Mrs. Meeker—HANNAH SHANKMAN; for Mrs. Brice—EILEEN T’KAYE; for Mrs. Strakosh & Mrs. Brice—CINDY CHANG; for Nick Arnstein & Mr. Renaldi—RYAN LAMBERT; for Tom Keeney, Nick Arnstein & Florenz Ziegfeld—SEAN THOMPSON; for Tom Keeney, Florenz Ziegfeld & Mr. Renaldi—BRYAN CHARLES MOORE; for Eddie Ryan—LAMONT BROWN; for Eddie Ryan—RODNEY THOMPSON; for Emma, Mrs. Strakosh & Mrs. Meeker—KATE E. COOK; for Emma—ALEX HARTMAN.

SWINGS

VINNY ANDALORO, BRYAN CHARLES MOORE, EMILY ANNE NESTER, HANNAH SHANKMAN, ANNALIESE WILBUR DANCE CAPTAIN BRYAN CHARLES MOORE

ASSISTANT DANCE CAPTAIN ANNALIESE WILBUR

THERE WILL BE ONE 15-MINUTE INTERMISSION.

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ACT ONE

Overture..................................................................................................................... The Orchestra

“Who Are You Now?” Fanny

“Poker Chant No. 1” ............................................................................. Mrs. Brice and Mrs. Strakosh

“If a Girl Isn’t Pretty” Mrs. Brice, Mrs. Strakosh and Mrs. Meeker

“If a Girl Isn’t Pretty” (Reprise) Tom Keeney, Eddie, Stagehands, Keeney Chorus Girls, Mrs. Strakosh, Mrs. Meeker, Mrs. Brice

“I’m the Greatest Star” Fanny

“I’m the Greatest Star” (Reprise) ...................................................................... Mrs. Brice and Fanny

“Cornet Man” Fanny and Cornet Men

“Nicky Arnstein” Fanny

“His Love Makes Me Beautiful” ................................................................Tenor, Fanny and Ensemble

“I Want To Be Seen With You” Nick and Fanny

“Henry Street” .................................................................................................................. Company

“People” Fanny

“You Are Woman, I Am Man” Nick and Fanny

“Poker Chant No. 2” ..........................................................Mrs. Brice, Mrs. Strakosh and Mrs. Meeker

“Don’t Rain on My Parade” Fanny

ACT TWO

Entr’acte The Orchestra

“Sadie, Sadie” .................................................................................................. Fanny and Company

“Who Taught Her Everything She Knows?” Mrs. Brice and Eddie Ryan

“Temporary Arrangement” ........................................................................................... Nick and Men

“Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat” Fanny and Ensemble

“Who Are You Now?” Fanny and Nick

“You’re a Funny Girl” ............................................................................................................... Nick

“What Do Happy People Do?” Follies Girls

“The Music That Makes Me Dance” ......................................................................................... Fanny

“Finale” Fanny

The action takes place backstage at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New York City, 1924, and memories prior.

MUSICIANS

Music Director/Conductor/Keyboards—ELAINE DAVIDSON; Associate Conductor/Keyboards—CHRISTIAN REGUL; Trumpet/Flugel—MARK E. OATES; Reeds—TANSIE MAYER; Bass—SAM KURZONTKOWSKI; Drums/Percussion—PAUL HANNAH

LOCAL MUSICIANS

Violin/—JEN CHOI FISCHER; Violin/Viola—GRACE OH; Cello—DAVID MERGEN; Trumpet 2—DAN FORNERO; Trombone—WENDELL KELLY; French Horn 1—LAURA BRENES; Reeds 2—SAL LOZANO; Reeds 3—GLEN BERGER; Bass—WILLIAM JOHNSON; Contractor—ROBERT PAYNE; Keyboard Sub 2—BRAD GARDNER

Music Coordinator—Kimberlee Wertz

Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation/Emily Grishman, Adriana Grace, and Alden Terry

Music Technology: Phij Adams

Synthesizer Technician: Randy Cohen, Randy Cohen Keyboards Music Department Assistant: Abel Garriga

Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of management. Patrons with disabilities: wheelchair seating is available in a variety of theatre locations. When ordering tickets, please indicate any special needs. For our hearing-impaired guests, the theatre is equipped with listening devices; please contact an usher for assistance.

WHO’S WHO

KATERINA McCRIMMON (Fanny Brice ) is originally from Miami, FL and she’s thrilled to be playing Fanny in this gorgeous production. Broadway: The Rose Tattoo (Roundabout Theater Company). Other NY Theatre: The Light in the Piazza (City Center Encores!). Regional: AZUL (Eugene O’Neill Center); Ride the Cyclone (McCarter Theatre Center); Ah, Wilderness! (Hartford Stage). Katerina is a YoungArts Winner in Theater, a Presidential Scholar in the Arts, and received her BM in Musical Theatre from Florida State University. Love to Mom, Dad, Abuela, Brett, Steve, and Matias for their endless support. Los amo tanto. @breathekaterina

MELISSA MANCHESTER (Mrs. Brice ) returns to the theatrical stage to celebrate a versatile 50-year career. With 19 Billboard charted hits including “Midnight Blue” and “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” the GRAMMYAward winning singer/songwriter was the first artist to have two Oscar-nominated songs in the same year, received the NARAS Governor’s Award and is in the Great American Songbook Foundation’s Hall of Fame. National tours: Song & Dance (Emma), Music Of The Night (Lead). Film: For The Boys (Corrine). TV: Blossom (Maddy Russo). Her 25th album, RE:VIEW, is due to release in 2024. melissamanchester.com

STEPHEN MARK LUKAS ( Nick Arnstein ) is thrilled to bring Funny Girl to audiences across North America after understudying the role in the Broadway revival. Broadway: Funny Girl, The Book of Mormon. Regional: Beauty and the Beast (Gaston), Damn Yankees (Joe Hardy), Oklahoma! (Curly), South Pacific (Lt. Cable), Camelot (Lancelot), and Guys & Dolls (Sky Masterson). TV: Gossip Girl and FBI: Most Wanted. Love and gratitude to my family, Brian, HCKR, and the Funny Girl team. @smlukas

IZAIAH MONTAQUE HARRIS (Eddie Ryan). First Broadway National Tour! Since being put in tap classes taught by his mother as a child, he has learned to shine from Chicago to NY. Recent highlights: NY City Center’s Artists at the Center, Riverdance, The Tap Dance Kid, After Midnight (Tap Mathematician). BTA Award for Outstanding Actor, Jeff Award for Best Ensemble, Jacob’s Pillow Alumni, MADD Rhythms. Sending love, light, and many thanks to his family, friends, and Ayodele Casel. @izaiahharris

WALTER COPPAGE (Florenz Ziegfeld). Theatre: The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, The Curious Incident..., Radio Golf, The Royale, A Christmas Carol, Pride & Prejudice,

Fences, To Kill A Mockingbird, Master Harold And The Boys, Hamlet, The Mountaintop, Water By The Spoonful, The Clean House, Ruined, Our Town, The Miracle Worker. TV: Somebody Somewhere, Chicago Med, Leverage: Redemption, Black Mafia Family, The Chi, 61st St, The Shining Girls, Detroiters, Sprung. Film: All Creatures Here Below, Jayhawkers

LEAH PLATT (Emma, Mrs. Nadler, u/s Fanny, u/s Meeker ) is thrilled to join the Funny Girl family! Leah most recently performed across the country as Tzeitel in the first national tour of Fiddler on the Roof. Recent Credits: Which Way to the Stage (Signature Theatre); Frozen (Disney Cruise Line); The Prom (White Plains PAC); The Marvelous Wonderettes (The Palace Theater). Proud graduate of Northwestern University, and even prouder to have the most supportive family! LeahPlatt.com @leahsplatt

CINDY CHANG ( Mrs. Meeker, u/s Mrs. Strakosh, u/s Mrs. Brice) is thrilled to join the Funny Girl national tour! Regional: The Brothers Paranormal (Tasanee); Brownsville Song b-side for Tray (Merrell); Avenue Q (Christmas Eve); Annie Get Your Gun (Ensemble); Asphalt Beach (Sister Joy Luck); Yeoman of the Guard (Kate), The Beautiful Helen of Troy (Chloe). Film: Family Weekend, Alex/October, Rain Beau’s End, Baby on Board, Yellow Dress, Technically Marvin, Silent River. TV: HBO’s Lovecraft Country (Soon Hee Meeh), NBC’s Chicago Fire (Mari, recurring), Amazon Prime’s Electric Dreams, NBC’s America’s Got Talent BA Speech Communication/Prelaw from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Special thanks to Gray Talent Group and to my husband!

EILEEN T’KAYE (Mrs. Strakosh, u/s Mrs. Brice). Recent credits: A Doll’s House, Part 2 (Anne Marie, ICT) and Sisters in Law (Ruth Bader Ginsburg, World PremierePhoenix Theatre). Other Regional: Coney Island Christmas and A Funny Thing Happened… (Geffen Playhouse); Wing on Wing and The Rehearsal (Disney Hall); Collected Stories (CV Rep); Doubt and Other Desert Cities (ICT); The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife (La Mirada); The Fantasticks (Reprise!). Eileen is also an award-winning producer and Founding Producing Director of Boston Court Pasadena. For my David.

DAVID FOLEY, JR. (Tom Keeney ). Select New York/ Touring Credits: The Phantom of the Opera (Reyer, Firmin), Forbidden Broadway, and the title ogre in Shrek The Musical. Favorite regional: Oz (L. Frank

Baum, freeFall Theatre Company), Finding Nemo: The Musical (Marlin, WDW), and Guys and Dolls (Nathan, Kevin Kline Award nomination, Best Actor). TV/Film: The Flight Before Christmas (Hallmark), Broadcasting Christmas (Lifetime). 2023 MAC Award nominee (Manhattan Association of Cabarets, Best Male Performer). All my love Kerry & Davey! @itsdavidfoleyjr

VINNY ANDALORO (Swing ) is thrilled to be a part of this iconic show! National Tours: Cats. Regional: Ogunquit, NSMT, The LEX. BFA, The Boston Conservatory. Endless thanks to The Collective Talent. “Love to my amazing family, friends, mentors, and incredible partner, Jackson.” @vinny__andaloro

LAMONT BROWN (Ensemble, u/s Eddie Ryan). Nat’l Tour: Mean Girls 1st Nat’l, White Christmas, 42nd Street (Andy Lee), Riverdance (Radio City), After Midnight. Selected Credits: Hercules (Workshop), Chasing Rainbows (PaperMill), 42nd Street (Goodspeed/Ordway/Drury Lane) Film/Tv: Wutang: An American Saga. Agency: @hudsonartistsagency @LamontBrownNyc

KATE E. COOK (Ensemble, u/s Emma, u/s Mrs. Strakosh, u/s Mrs. Meeker). National Tour debut! Select Credits: Chicago, Camelot, Little Shop of Horrors, Mamma Mia!, Holiday Inn, Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, Guys and Dolls , The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes. Love to my husband and crazy family! Enjoy! kateellacook.com @kate.ella

JULIA GRONDIN (Ensemble) graduated with a BFA in Commercial Dance from Pace University. Theatrical Credits: Escape to Margaritaville (National tour), Trading Places (Regional). Commercial Work: Knicks City Dancers. Off-Broadway: The Empire Strips Back Thanks to my amazing family and MSA Agency! @juliagrondin

JACKSON GROVE (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his National Tour debut in Funny Girl. Regional: Sacramento Music Circus, Pittsburgh CLO, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Ordway. Boston Conservatory Grad. Love and gratitude to Mom & Dad, CTG, and the Funny Girl team.

ALEX HARTMAN (Ensemble, u/s Emma) is honored to be making her Broadway National Tour debut in Funny Girl Select credits Include: ACT of Connecticut, Riverside Theatre, Transcendence Theatre Company, and Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre. Endless gratitude to CESD, my family, friends and incredibly supportive wife, Kayley. @alexjhartman

DOT KELLY ( Ensemble ). National Tour debut!

Credits: Singin’ in the Rain (Ogunquit PH), White Christmas , Christmas in the Air , Your Monster , Cupid for Christmas (Hulu), Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC). Shenandoah University BFA & MS grad. Hampton, VA raised & former Miss Virginia 2019/20. Gratitude to my parents, @ResoluteArtistsAgency, and Matt. @realdotkelly

RYAN LAMBERT (Ensemble, u/s Nick Arenstein, u/s Mr Renaldi). National Tour debut! Regional: The Muny, Arena Stage, Goodspeed, The Fulton, The Lex, MSMT, NSMT, and MTW. Oklahoma City University, Bachelors of Music in Music Theatre. Love to My Parents, Lauren, Jordan, and the Mo. ryan-lambert.com @ryanjlambert

KATHY LIU ( Ensemble ) is a Bay Area native and graduate of the Ailey/Fordham BFA program. National Tour debut! Credits: Cabaret (Goodspeed), Watch Night workshop (Perelman PAC), JChen Project , Dickinson (AppleTV). Much love to my family and friends for their support! Rep: MTA @kathyliu_

MEGHAN MANNING ( Ensemble). Metropolitan Opera ( Merry Widow, Traviata). Cabaret, Grease, Oscars, Grammys, VMAS, Marvel’s Hawkeye (Black Widow / Rogers), Mrs. Maisel. Backup The Weeknd, Halsey, Panic! At The Disco. Endless thanks Mom, Dad, Bridget for unwavering support. I’m a real theater girlie now! @momanni

BRYAN CHARLES MOORE ( Swing, Dance Captain, u/s Tom Keeney, u/s Florenz Ziegfeld, u/s Mr. Renaldi) is originally from St. Paul, Minnesota and currently calls the DC area home. Tours: Radio City Christmas Spectacular, White Christmas. Regional: Signature, Arena Stage, Ogunquit Playhouse, Ordway, TUTS. Thanks to my team at the Luedtke Agency, and love to my husband Steven. @bryancmoore

SAMI MURPHY (Ensemble). NJ native, is thrilled to join this revival! Tours: My Fair Lady, CoComelon! Regional: Footloose, Mamma Mia!, 42nd Street, Cinderella. Huge thanks to PMA, and to Mom, Dad, family, church, mentors, & Kyle for their continued love & support. samimurphy.com @samimurph34

EMILY ANNE NESTER ( Swing ) is thrilled to be making her National Tour debut! Regional Credits: 42nd Street, Kinky Boots, Wizard of Oz [(Music Theatre Wichita). Huge thank you to her family and friends for their love and support; and special thanks to @resoluteartistsagency ! IG: @emilyannenester

HANNAH SHANKMAN (u/s Fanny Brice, u/s Mrs. Strakosh, u/s Mrs. Meeker). Broadway: Hair, Wicked, Side Show , Les Misérables. National Tour/West End: The Band’s Visit , Rent , Hair , Les Misérables Regional: La Jolla Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, Williamstown, Syracuse Stage.TV/Film: The Last Five Years, The Oscars. For Shane & Charlie. Thanks to her family, Carnahan, FG team, & Daniel Hoff! @hannahbshank TikTok/Insta.

JORDON TAYLOR ( Ensemble ). National Tour debut! Credits: Singin’ in the Rain (Ogunquit Playhouse), A Chorus Line (Drury Lane Theatre), & The Cher Show (Gateway Playhouse). Chicago College of Performing Arts BFA graduate. Many thanks to her family, friends, and @HudsonArtistsAgency for their support! @jordontaylor18

RODNEY THOMPSON (Ensemble, u/s Eddie Ryan). National tour debut! Regional credits: The Color Purple (Adam, MUNY); Rock of Ages, Ragtime, Jersey Boys, 42nd Street, Kinky Boots and more at Music Theatre Wichita; Grease at Lyric Theatre OK. He is a recent Oklahoma City University Dance Performance Alum. Huge thanks to CESD and the Funny Girl team! @itzlilrodney

SEAN THOMPSON (Ensemble, u/s Tom Keeney, u/s Nick Arnstein, u/s Florenz Ziegfeld). Broadway: Sunset Boulevard (Joe Gillis u/s). First National Tour: Love Never Dies (Raoul). Off-Broadway: Penelope (Barius). Television: The Walking Dead: Dead City (AMC); An Evening with Lerner and Loewe (PBS). Recently at Tuacahn: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Phoebus), Tarzan (Clayton). @oneseanthompson

ANNALIESE WILBUR (they/them) (Swing ; Asst. Dance Captain). Broadway National Tour debut! Raised in West Bloomfield, MI. Boston Conservatory ‘23 grad (shoutout BoCo Tap Club)! Special hugs to family, friends, and Dustin & Marc with Daniel Hoff Agency. Big kisses for Harley. @annaliese.wilbur

FANNY BRICE (1891 – 1951) was a trail-blazer in the entertainment world. She was born to Jewish immigrants and became a star, building a career in vaudeville, theatre, film, and radio. Ms. Brice made her stage debut at Frank Keeney’s Theater in Brooklyn in 1906 and it became clear that she was destined to become a showbiz legend. In 1910, she was contracted by Florenz Ziegfeld for his 1910 Follies and she became Broadway’s highest-earning star. She performed in 11 Ziegfeld productions and headlined the 1921, 1934, and 1936 Follies, where she performed her most famous character, Baby

Snooks. Ms. Brice would continue to perform Baby Snooks for a weekly radio program until the end of her life. In 1918, Ms. Brice married Nick Arnstein and the couple had two children together. She married songwriter and stage producer Billy Rose in 1929; they divorced in 1938. A beloved barrier-breaking comedienne and performer, Ms. Brice was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ms. Brice’s career was instrumental to the future of women in comedy. Her life story and rise to stardom inspired the musical Funny Girl

ISOBEL LENNART ( Book ) (1915-1971) was born in Brooklyn. Afflicted by polio as a child, Isobel became an avid reader, especially of movie magazines. She became a screenwriter for MGM (Love Me or Leave Me, Inn of the Sixth Happiness, The Sundowners, Two for the Seesaw). She married actor-playwright John Harding and had two children, Joshua and Sarah. Some 24 films, three Academy Award nominations and on Writers Guild Laurel Award for Lifetime Achievement later, she turned to playwriting with Funny Girl in 1964. A Tony Award nomination for Best Musical followed and she wrote her last screenplay for the film adaptation in 1958. Ms. Lennart died in a car accident in 1971. Funny Girl was deemed “culturally, historically and aesthetically significant” by the Library of Congress (2016).

HARVEY FIERSTEIN ( Revised Book). Author of Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage Aux Folles (both Tony Award winners); Kinky Boots, Newsies, Casa Valentina (all Tony nominated); A Catered Affair, Safe Sex, and Bella Bella. Television scripts include Hairspray Live!, The Wiz Live! , and HBO’s Tidy Endings . He gave Tonywinning performances in Hairspray and Torch Song Trilogy, and starred in Fiddler on the Roof, La Cage Aux Folles, Gently Down the Stream and Bella Bella. Film and television appearances include Mrs. Doubtfire, Independence Day, Mulan, Sesame Street, Cheers (Emmy nomination), Bojack Horseman, The Good Wife, and Hairspray Live! His New York Times-bestselling memoir, I Was Better Last Night, is published by Knopf.

JULE STYNE (Music). 1905-1994. Broadway: Gentleman

Prefer Blondes, Peter Pan, Bells Are Ringing, Gypsy, Funny Girl. He is considered one of the greatest composers in the history of American musical theatre. Collaborators include Sammy Cahn, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Stephen Sondheim, Bob Merrill, Leo Robin, and E.Y. Harburg. He has composed legendary hits such as “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “The Party’s Over,” “Let It Snow!,” “People,” “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend,” and Oscar-winning “Three

Coins in the Fountain.” Jule Styne was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Theater Hall of Fame, and is a Kennedy Center Honoree.

MARGARET STYNE ( Special Material). Margaret Ann Bissett Brown began her career as a model and actress. She was married to composer Jule Styne, and together they composed “What Do Happy People Do?” Upon Margaret’s death, Funny Girl producers announced, “Margaret was a brilliant storyteller who represented her husband Jule Styne’s genius legacy with creativity and imagination… Her Spirit will be imbued in our Broadway production of Funny Girl.”

BOB MERRILL (Lyrics). Broadway composer-lyricist and screenwriter. Unlike most of his contemporaries, Bob could not read or write a note of music, but would plunk out his melodies on a toy xylophone. Nonetheless, he became one of the most prolific songwriters of the 1950s with such hits as “How Much Is That Doggie in the Window” and “Mambo Italiano.” In the late 1950s, Bob composed music and lyrics of New Girl in Town; Take Me Along; Carnival; and Henry, Sweet Henry. Later he formed an enduring partnership with composer Jule Styne, leading to his greatest artistic success, Funny Girl (1964) starring Barbra Streisand which included the hit songs “People” and “Don’t Rain on My Parade.”

MICHAEL MAYER (Director) is very happy to bring this new Funny Girl to America, after a successful Broadway run. Upcoming work includes: Grounded; a new opera by Jeanine Tesori at the Kennedy Center; Swept Away, a new musical with songs by the Avett Brothers at Arena Stage; and Galileo, a new rock musical at Berkeley Rep. His productions of A Beautiful Noise: the Neil Diamond Musical and his revival of Little Shop of Horrors are both still running in New York. This one is for Lou and Sue.

ELLENORE SCOTT ( Choreography ) is a BIPOC New York based choreographer and director. Broadway: Grey House , Funny Girl , Mr. Saturday Night . OffBroadway: Little Shop of Horrors, Titanique (Lucille Lortel Nomination). Other Choreography Credits: So You Think You Can Dance?, Single All the Way (Netflix), Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical.Co-Directed The Lonely Few (L.A. World premiere, transferring to MCC Theater Off-Broadway Spring 2024). TV Performances: Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Smash, The Blacklist, Glee!, and Finalist and All-Star on So You Think You Can Dance? Scott is the Artistic director of ELSCO Dance Company. @helloellenore

AYODELE CASEL ( Tap Choreography ) earned a 2022 Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Choreography. She is a 2023 Doris Duke Artist, Herb Alpert Award recipient and United States Artist and Radcliffe Institute fellow. Born in The Bronx and raised in Puerto Rico, her multi-disciplinary practice centers highly narrative works rooted in expressions of selfhood, culture and legacy. Her projects include her concert and Bessie Award-winning film Chasing Magic, her one-woman show While I Have the Floor, and her theatrical and film series Diary of a Tap Dancer

DAVID ZINN (Scenic Designer). Broadway: scenery and costumes for Choir Boy, Boys in the Band, SpongeBob SquarePants , Amélie, Fun Home , The Last Ship; scenery for Kimberly Akimbo , Funny Girl , Diana , The Minutes, Torch Song, The Humans; costumes for Almost Famous, A Doll’s House Part 2, Airline Highway, Xanadu. Also: Playwrights Horizons, The Public Theater, New York Theater Workshop, Second Stage, ACT, Berkeley Rep, The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, National Theatre (UK), Young Vic (UK), Theater Basel, Berlin Staatsoper. Tony, Obie, Drama Desk, Hewes awards.

SUSAN HILFERTY ( Costume Designer) has designed costumes and scenery for 400-plus productions. Tony-nominated Broadway: Wicked, Parade, Spring Awakening, Present Laughter, Lestat, Into the Woods Directorial Collaborations: Athol Fugard (40-plus productions), Joe Mantello, Yaël Farber, James Lapine, Michael Mayer, Richard Nelson, Tony Kushner, JoAnne Akalaitis, Arin Arbus, Des McAnuff, Rebecca Taichman, Garland Wright. Hilferty’s designs include Opera: Metropolitan Opera (Rigoletto, La Traviata, and upcoming Aida); Dance: Alvin Ailey ( Love Stories) and Concerts: Taylor Swift (SPEAK NOW world tour). Faculty: Grad Design NYU/Tisch (served as chair for 25 years). Honors include Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Awards for Wicked and three lifetime achievement awards. susanhilferty.com

KEVIN ADAMS ( Lighting Designer) has received four Tony Awards for his work on Broadway, including The Cher Show, Head Over Heels, SpongeBob the Musical, Hedwig…, American Idiot, Next to Normal, Passing Strange, The 39 Steps, Spring Awakening, Everyday Rapture, Hands on a Hardbody, Hair, Take Me Out, A Class Act and solo shows by Michael Moore, Eve Ensler and John Leguizamo. Off-Broadway: Hedwig…, The Scottsboro Boys, Carrie. Metropolitan Opera, Hollywood Bowl and Las Vegas.

BRIAN RONAN (Co-Sound Designer) has designed the sound for over 40 Broadway shows. Some recent designs include Some Like It Hot; Mrs. Doubtfire; Tootsie; Mean Girls; Springsteen on Broadway; The Prom; The Last Ship; If/Then; Beautiful; The Book of Mormon; Anything Goes; American Idiot; Promises, Promises; Next to Normal; Curtains; Spring Awakening; Cabaret. His regional and Off-Broadway credits are extensive. Brian is the recipient of the Obie, Lucille Lortel, two Drama Desks, London’s Olivier and two Tony awards.

CODY SPENCER ( Co-Sound Designer ). Broadway: Co-Sound Design: Here Lies Love, The Pee-Wee Herman Show. Off-Broadway: Broadway Bounty Hunter and Joan of Arc: Into the Fire, Co-Sound Design Trevor and Here Lies Love (Lortel Award). Some of his work as Associate Sound Designer includes Springsteen on Broadway, Mean Girls, Lazarus, Beautiful, The Book of Mormon, Bring It On: The Musical, and Annie. In addition to theatre, Cody has co-designed some of New York’s biggest concert venues including Brooklyn Steel, Terminal 5, and Webster Hall.

MICHAEL RAFTER (Music Supervisor). Music director/ arranger for Sutton Foster: New York Pops, Live From Lincoln Center and 100-plus concerts worldwide. Broadway: Violet, Everyday Rapture, Sweet Charity, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Swing!, The Sound of Music, The King and I, The Most Happy Fella, Gypsy. Film: Marriage Story, CODA, Annette, Music and Lyrics, Did You Hear About the Morgans?, Gypsy starring Bette Midler (Emmy for Music Direction). Currently associate professor of musical theatre, Ball State University Graduate of Dartmouth College, proud father of Siena Rafter (Brown ’20).

CHRIS WALKER (Orchestrations). As musical director and orchestrator, Chris has worked on many London and Broadway productions including Me and My Girl, Cabaret, The Secret Garden, Ragtime, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Top Hat. He recently orchestrated a musical version of Roman Holiday and is currently writing a new show entitled Power Play. He was very excited to be asked to create new orchestrations for Funny Girl

ALAN WILLIAMS (Dance, Vocal and Incidental Music Arrangements). London/UK credits: Arranger: Elf, The Boy in the Dress (RSC), The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Big Fish, Funny Girl, The Commitments. Musical Director/Supervisor: Sunset Boulevard, Crazy For You, Elf, Hairspray, Evita, Aladdin, A Damsel in Distress, Assassins, Urinetown, A Chorus Line, Shrek, Spelling

Bee , Passion (Donmar Warehouse). Arranged/ Orchestrated opening of 50 Years of Broadway at Kennedy Center.

DAVID DABBON ( Additional Arrangements ). Emmy nomination: Last Week Tonight ’s “Eat s--t, Bob!” (Composer). Broadway: Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ (new music and dance arrangements), Beetlejuice, and Disaster! (dance arranger). HBO’s Six by Sondheim (arranger). Composer: Game On (PCLO). Orchestrator: Audra McDonald’s Sing Happy , Go Back Home Graduate of The Hartt School and Carnegie Mellon University.

CARMEL DEAN (Additional Arrangements). Composer: Renascence (Off-Broadway); Well-Behaved Women (Joe’s Pub and Australia). Upcoming: Maiden Voyage (commission). Broadway musical director, supervisor and/or arranger: The Notebook; If/Then; American Idiot; Hands on a Hardbody; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Other collaborations: Green Day; Phish; The Trey Anastasio Band, Chita Rivera.

LUC VERSCHUEREN FOR CAMPBELL YOUNG ASSOCIATES (Wig and Hair Designer). Broadway: The Music Man; Company; Tina–The Tina Turner Musical (Drama Desk); A Christmas Carol; To Kill A Mockingbird; Carousel; Hello, Dolly; Head Over Heels; King Lear; Misery; Les Misérables; The Ferryman; Jerusalem; Ghost; Billy Elliot. West End: Back to the Future, Get Up Stand Up, Cinderella, Leopoldstadt. Film/TV: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Downton Abbey

JIM CARNAHAN, CSA (Casting) has cast over 150 Broadway shows. His work on Broadway this season includes Merrily We Roll Along; Shark is Broken; Appropriate; Doubt; New York, New York; A Beautiful Noise; Funny Girl ; Harry Potter ; Moulin Rouge! ; as well as OffBroadway’s Little Shop of Horrors. Film: Ari Aster’s Beau Is Afraid

JASON THINGER, CSA (Casting). Broadway: Merrily We Roll Along, Funny Girl, A Beautiful Noise, Almost Famous, Take Me Out, A Christmas Carol, Tootsie. Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors, Medea (BAM). Regional/Tours: A Christmas Carol, The Light in the Piazza (Lyric Opera of Chicago). London: The 47th. TV/Film: The Week Of, and The Sinner

KIMBERLEE WERTZ ( Music Coordinator). TV: The Tony Awards, The Kennedy Center Honors, The Academy Awards, Mozart in the Jungle. Broadway: West Side Story, The Lehmann Trilogy, The Music Man, Into the Woods, Almost Famous, Bob Fosse’s Dancin, Parade, Funny Girl!

ELAINE DAVIDSON (Music Director/Conductor). National Tours include: Annie, Phantom of the Opera, Wizard of Oz, Catch Me If You Can, Mamma Mia!, Sound of Music (China), and more. She has worked with directors Cameron Mackintosh, Hal Prince, Billy Porter, Dan Knechtges, Jeffrey Seller, Baayork Lee, and Gabe Barre.

RAY WETMORE & JR GOODMAN ( Production Props Supervisors ). Recent Broadway & Tours: Funny Girl, Here Lies Love, Parade, Kimberly Akimbo, Bad Cinderella, The Music Man, A Strange Loop, Waitress, To Kill A Mockingbird, Good Night Oscar, West Side Story, Diana

JOHANNA McKEON (Associate Director). Broadway: Funny Girl, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, King Kong, American Idiot, War Paint, and Grey Gardens. Broadway Tours: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, American Idiot, Rent Upcoming: Swept Away at Arena Stage. She is a recipient of Drama League, Boris Sagal and Fulbright Fellowships. MFA: UT Austin.

JEFFREY GUGLIOTTI ( Associate Choreographer ) is a Choreographer and Teacher based in New York City. Credits include: The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The View, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Most recently: Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors, Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, Mr. Saturday Night at Barrington Stage; Broadway: revival of Funny Girl @jeffgugliotti

TORYA BEARD (Assistant Director). Director: Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic, Artists at the Center (NYCC), Assistant Director: Funny Girl Broadway revival, Waitress Broadway revival. Producer: Bessie Awards 2023, Jesus Christ Superstar: Highlights from the All-Female Studio Cast Recording. APAP’s Inaugural CIPA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Creative Producing. For Valerie Payne Foster.

DRE TORRES (Assistant Tap Choreographer). Chasing Magic, City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival, and Little Island’s Music and Dance Festival. Career Highlights: Comedy Central, Radio City, FOX, BBC, PBS, Harvard, and five-year Principal with Tapestry Dance Company, directed by Acia Gray. For Mom, Dad & Mona. @dretorres14

JOVON E. SHUCK (Production Stage Manager) is a proud graduate of Michigan State University whose credits include the National Tours of: Dear Evan Hansen, Miss Saigon, Waitress, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Phantom of the Opera, Disney’s The Lion King, and

Monty Python’s Spamalot as well as Radio City Music Hall, The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park, George Street Playhouse, and Gateway Playhouse. Much love to Sheila Marie, always.

MARIAH YOUNG (Stage Manager). Tours: The Book of Mormon, Anastasia, A Bronx Tale, Elf the Musical, The Nutcracker, Flamenco Vivo’s Voces del Sur, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Infinite thanks to my ever-supportive family, friends, and Brian.

RACHAEL WILKIN (Assistant Stage Manager) (she/her). National Tours: Mean Girls, Oklahoma!, Miss Saigon, Waitress , Fiasco’s Into The Woods , Pippin . OffBroadway: Our Class. Scenic fabrication/painting: The Humans (Broadway).

JUSTIN A. SWEENEY ( Company Manager ) (he/him).

Broadway: Monty Python’s Spamalot. National Tours: To Kill a Mockingbird (First National), The Phantom of the Opera (Spectacular New), Les Misérables (25th Anniversary), Movin’ Out (First National); American Ballet Theatre: national and international tours, including Cuba and Oman. Shout out to Jackson!

RYAN MAYFIELD (Associate Company Manager) (he/him).

National Tours: To Kill a Mockingbird (First National). (Regional Theatre) Cabaret (Goodspeed Musicals), World Premiere - Anne of Green Gables (Goodspeed Musicals), 42nd Street (Goodspeed Musicals). Hometown: Portland, OR. Huge thanks and love to his family, friends, and the Funny Girl Company. Insta: @ryan_mayfield_

GENTRY & ASSOCIATES ( General Management ) has managed nearly 250 national and international touring theatrical productions over the past 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Come From Away, Elf the Musical, Funny Girl, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mean Girls, Peter Pan, and To Kill a Mockingbird

THE BOOKING GROUP ( Tour Booking Agency ) has represented 28 Tony Award® winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current tours include The Book of Mormon, Chicago, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Funny Girl, Hadestown, Hairspray, Hamilton, Mamma Mia!, Mean Girls, MJ The Musical, Mrs. Doubtfire, My Fair Lady, Pretty Woman, Six, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, To Kill A Mockingbird, Waitress and The Wiz. Future tours include: A Wonderful World, How to Dance in Ohio, The Karate Kid, Parade, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Some Like It Hot, and Sweeney Todd

ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING (Tour Marketing & Press) is an integrated marketing agency working with the world’s largest entertainment, sports, consumer, and lifestyle brands, including 80+ Broadway shows over 25 years. Current Tours: Ain’t Too Proud, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Funny Girl, Hadestown, The Kite Runner, Mamma Mia! , Mean Girls , Mrs. Doubtfire , Pretty Woman , Wheel of Fortune LIVE!. Upcoming Tours: Back to the Future, Elf, The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Some Like It Hot

ARTHOUSE ( Digital Marketing and Advertising), is a full-service digital agency that partners with forwardthinking advertisers in the strategy and design of innovative brand campaigns. Our services include branding, content creation, social management and media buying with a focus on how creativity & connection drives campaign success. We work with our clients to create campaigns that are beautiful and strategic, converting users into active and engaged customers. Visit arthousenewyork.com.

SETH WENIG ( Executive Producer ) has been with NETworks since its inception in 1995. He spearheaded the international tours of Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshall. Seth has produced the Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific and the National Theatre production of War Horse. Together with Cameron Mackintosh, Seth served as Executive Producer for both the US and UK tours of the National Theatre’s My Fair Lady, the 25th Anniversary US tour of Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera tour, Miss Saigon. Currently, Funny Girl, The Book of Mormon, and To Kill a Mockingbird. He is most proud of his greatest productions – Marlo and Camden.

NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS ( Producer) is an industryleading producer of touring theatrical productions, committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide for more than 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Come From Away, Elf the Musical, Funny Girl, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mean Girls, Peter Pan, and To Kill a Mockingbird

SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS (SFP) ( Producer) is an international production company responsible for some of the most successful theatre productions around the world. Sonia Friedman CBE has developed, initiated and produced over 190 new productions and together with her company has won 61 Olivier Awards, 39 Tonys and 3 BAFTAs. Current and forthcoming productions include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Global), The Book of Mormon (West End), Stranger

Things: The First Shadow a co-production with Netflix (West End), Lyonesse (West End), Merrily We Roll Along (Broadway), and The Shark Is Broken (Broadway). Visit soniafriedman.com for full details.

SCOTT LANDIS ( Producer) is a two-time Tony Awardwinning producer who has worked extensively in New York and London. He is the theatrical consultant for Universal Music Group (the world’s leading music company) and is currently developing a diverse slate of projects with several of their artists. Prior to his career in theatre, Mr. Landis was the youngest talent agent in show business history and he represented some of the most iconic names in the movie, television and theatre industries. With love and gratitude to Sonia, David, Kathleen, Ella and Nathaniel. He dedicates this show to his parents Lynne and Lawrence and their memory.

DAVID BABANI (Producer). Founder and artistic director of the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. He has produced over 30 West End shows and his productions have won multiple Tony and Olivier awards. Broadway credits include Sunday in the Park With George , A Little Night Music, La Cage Aux Folles, The Color Purple, and Travesties

ROY FURMAN (Co-Producer). Broadway: Spamalot, MJ, Moulin Rouge! (Tony Award), The Book of Mormon (Tony), Some Like It Hot and Mr. Saturday Night. OffBroadway: Little Shop of Horrors. Producer of 17 Tony Award-winning musicals and plays, including Leopoldstadt; The Color Purple; The Band’s Visit; Hello, Dolly!; and War Horse. Vice chairman of Jefferies Financial Group, former vice chairman of Lincoln Center, president and chairman emeritus of Film at Lincoln Center.

NO GUARANTEES ( Co-Producer ) is led by Christine Schwarzman (President), Darren Johnston (EVP) and Megan O’Keefe (EVP). Four-time Tony Award winner for Leopoldstadt (2023), The Lehman Trilogy (2022), Company (2022), and Hadestown (2019). Nine-time Tony Award Nominee. Lead producing credits include Pulitzer Prize winner Fat Ham, Saheem Ali, Jocelyn Bioh and Michael Thurber’s new musical Goddess and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bad Cinderella. Additional credits: Here Lies Love, The Shark is Broken, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Beetlejuice, Mean Girls and more.

ADAM BLANSHAY PRODUCTIONS ( Co-Producer ). Over 60 productions world-wide, and recipient of eight Tonys, eight Oliviers and one Helpmann. Adam is a 2023 EMBA candidate and Linbury Scholar, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Full bio: adamblanshay.com

DARYL ROTH (Co-Producer) holds the singular distinction of producing 7 Pulitzer Prize-winning plays: Anna in the Tropics; August: Osage County; Clybourne Park; How I Learned to Drive; Proof; Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women; and Wit. Recipient of 13 Tony Awards; over 130 productions including Kinky Boots; Into the Woods; Indecent; Life of Pi; and The Normal Heart. Upcoming: Nancy Drew: The Musical. Trustee, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Theater Hall of Fame Inductee. DarylRothProductions.com.

LANG ENTERTAINMENT GROUP (Co-Producer) is: Victoria Lang, recent Broadway: The Cottage, The Kite Runner, Paradise Square, Tootsie, The Cher Show, Lightning Thief, Sylvia. West End: Funny Girl, SHOUT!, Bat Boy Off-Broadway: Found, Silence!, Matt & Ben, Johnny Guitar , SHOUT! Upcoming: Sinatra: The Musical Founder: Broadway & Beyond Theatricals. Carol Cogan Savitsky, Steaming (producer), Listen to my Heart (producer). Proud to be part of this iconic revival. Michael Saperstein, Broadway: Funny Girl, Merrily We Roll Along, The Cottage. Upcoming: Sinatra: The Musical (U.K.). Grateful to my family and friends for their continuous support.

GAVIN KALIN ( Co-Producer ). Recent Broadway: Plaza Suite ; Caroline, or Change ; Betrayal ; Mrs. Doubtfire ; Sea Wall/A Life ; The Lehman Trilogy Recent West End: Cyrano de Bergerac , Cabaret , Leopoldstadt , Pretty Woman . Recent immersive: Monopoly Lifesized, Peaky Blinders:The Rise. Visit gavinkalinproductions.com.

CHARLES & NICOLAS TALAR (Co-Producer) have produced many musicals and family entertainment, garnering more than 15 million spectators across 7,000 performances. Amongst them, Notre Dame de Paris, their worldwide success will be presented for the first time this summer 2022 in New York City at the David Koch Theatre, Lincoln Center.

FAKSTON PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer). Ken Fakler and Dan Stone are a multiple Tony and Olivier Awardwinning co-producing team known for their work on Dear Evan Hansen, Company, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, The Inheritance, Parade,The Wiz, Merrily We Roll Along, and Some Like It Hot

SANFORD ROBERTSON (Co-Producer) is a private equity investor in San Francisco. He had early interest in musical theatre, as his father, an amateur songwriter, made sure he saw every musical while growing up. Now as an investor/producer of 25-plus productions, including several Tony Award winners, he is proud to be part of the first revival of this classic.

CRAIG BALSAM ( Co-Producer ) (he/him).Broadway: Merrily, Here Lies Love, Hangmen, Hadestown (eight Tony Awards), What the Constitution Means To Me (Tony nom), The Lehman Trilogy (Tony Award), Is This A Room/Dana H., Keyboards/vocals/gong: Perry Street Band. Love ya, JB.

JANE BERGÈRE (Co-Producer). Multiple Tony and Olivier Award-winning producer. Funny Girl; Beetlejuice; Kinky Boots; Hello, Dolly!; La Cage aux Folles; Angels in America; War Horse; Clybourne Park; Glengarry Glen Ross. Film credits include the Whitney Houston film, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, and the upcoming The Collaboration starring Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope. JaneBergereProductions.com

JEAN DOUMANIAN ( Co-Producer ). Academy Awardnominated and Tony Award-winning theatre/film/TV producer. Over 25 theatrical productions include Hangmen, August: Osage County, Angels in America, The Book of Mormon, The Mountaintop, and Our Town jdpnyc.com

ROSALIND PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer). Tony-nominated, Drama Desk-winning company. Broadway: Funny Girl, The Prom, King Lear, Three Tall Women, The Miracle Worker. Off-Broadway: Crumbs from the Table of Joy w/Keen, Oratorio For Living Thing w/Ars Nova, My Lingerie Play w/Rattlestick, The Last Seder, Savage in Limbo. President Abigail Solomon, EVP Jennifer Kranz.

IRIS SMITH (Co-Producer). Tony winner. Broadway: Here Lies Love, Moulin Rouge!, The Band’s Visit, Death of a Salesman, Ohio State Murders, Mrs. Satuday Night, Tina—The Tina Turner Musical, Beetlejuice, Jagged Little Pill

JULIE BOARDMAN/KATE CANNOVA (Co-Producers). Together: A Doll’s House, Once Upon a One More Time, Head Over Heels. JB: Company, The Inheritance, Indecent, An American in Paris . Co-founder, Museum of Broadway. KC: The Kite Runner, The Secret Garden, The Visit, The Scottsboro Boys, Museum of Broadway.

HENI KOENIGSBERG/MICHELLE RILEY ( Co-Producer ). Heni Koenigsberg: Most recent Tonys: Leopoldstadt (‘23); The Lehman Trilogy (‘22); Company (‘22); The Inheritance (’20); Hadestown (’19); The Band’s Visit (’18); Hello, Dolly! (’17); A View From the Bridge (’16). Michelle Riley has won Tonys for Hadestown (’19) and Once on This Island (’18).

IN FINE COMPANY (Co-Producer). Multiple Tony Award and Grammy Award winners Sue Gilad & Larry Rogowsky: Moulin Rouge! , The Outsiders , Here Lies Love, Merrily We Roll Along, The Who’s Tommy, Company, Jagged Little Pill, Burlesque the Musical Founders of BWAYX.com. InFineCompany.com

ELIE LANDAU (Co-Producer). GM, Museum of Broadway. COO, TEG+. Management and/or producing credits include Funny Girl (B’way), Hedwig…, The Addams Family, You’re Welcome America, Speed-the-Plow, Spamalot and the Emmy-nominate documentary Paper Clips

BRIAN MORELAND ( Co-Producer). Thrilled to a part. Previous shows include Thoughts of a Colored of Man, Sea Wall/A Life, The Sound Inside, The Wiz

MARY MAGGIO AND SCOTT ABRAMS ( Co-Producer). Mary Maggio: Super You. Films: Tribes, Black Bouquet Scott Abrams: A Beautiful Noise, Back to the Future, Harmony , The Notebook . Together: Tony Awardwinning producers of Company, Co-Producers Merrily We Roll Along, Funny Girl, Hamlet, Mandela

DAVID MANELLA/SEAVIEW (Co-Producer). David’s credits include Parade (Tony), Slave Play and Sea Wall/A Life (Tony Noms), Just for Us, Sunset Blvd (London), Danny and the Deep…, Lempicka and Enemy of the People Seaview is a NY based theatre and film company. @ThisIsSeaview

GFOUR PRODUCTIONS, LLC ( Co-Producer ) proudly presents some of the world’s most recognized shows. Productions and investments include: The Book of Mormon, Matilda, Six, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Menopause The Musical, ® and The Play That Goes Wrong. Current tours include: Company, On Your Feet!, and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical GFourProductions.com

Opening Night: September 12, 2023

STAFF FOR FUNNY GIRL

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Seth Wenig

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Hannah Rosenthal

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

Gentry & Associates

Gregory Vander Ploeg

Madeline McCluskey Steven Varon-Moore

Heather Moss

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

NETworks Presentations

Jason Juenker

Hector Guivas Walker White pesci

TOUR PRESS AND MARKETING

ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING

Andrew Damer

Jennifer Gallagher Scott Praefke

Jessica Cary Davis Adina Hsu Amenkha Sembenu

Jessica Steans-Gail Emily Toppen Anne Waisanen

TOUR BOOKING AGENCY

THE BOOKING GROUP

Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart

Laura Kolarik, Stephanie Ditman, Sophie Tiesler

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Production Stage Manager

Stage Manager

Assistant Stage Manager

Company Manager

Associate Company Manager

Assistant Director

Assistant Choreographer

Associate Scenic Designer

Associate Costume Designer

Assistant Costume Designers

Associate Lighting Designer

Assistant Lighting Designer

Associate Sound Designer

Hair and Wig Designer

Associate Hair and Wig Designer

Production Prop Supervisors

Production Electricians

Production Sound

Production Props

Moving Light Programmer

Head Carpenter

Assistant Carpenter

Flyman

Head Electrician

Assistant Electricians

Head Sound

Jovon E. Shuck

Mariah Young

Rachael Wilkin

Justin A. Sweeney

Ryan Mayfield

Torya Beard

Dre Torres

Tim McMath

Mark Koss

Heather Freedman, Meriwether Snipes

Timothy Reed

Emmanuel Delgado

Thomas Ford

Campbell Young Associates/ Luc Verschueren

Susan Corrado

Ray Wetmore & JR Goodman

Jon Batz-Owings, Thomas Owings-Batz

Chad Parsley

Jennifer Kramer

Paul Toben

Josh Nelson

Jesse Leach

Tom Willson

Jacob Ryan

Joshua Lindblom, John Stinson

Tanner Elker

Assistant Sound Nicolas Kunkel

Head Props

Assistant Props

Wardrobe Supervisor

Assistant Wardrobe

Hair & Make-up Supervisor

Hair & Make-up Assistant

Star Dresser

Sara Sharos

Kati Nelson

Katie Trantham

Payton Slaughter

Tiffany Hall

Matthew Henry

Makayla Willett

Production Assistants Whitney Roy, Alex Tawid Di Maggio, Brillian Qi-Bell

Vocal Coach

Dialect Coach

Advertising/Marketing Materials

Video Production

Production Photographer

Safety Consultant

Joan Lader

Deborah Hecht

AKA NYC

Cinevative, HMS Media

Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade

Bryan Huneycutt

Social Media Arthouse

Merchandising

Accounting

Legal Services

HR Support

Creative Goods

NETworks Presentations LLC

F. Richard Pappas, Esq. David F. Schwartz, Esq., Gray Schwartz LLP

Global Solutions, Inc.

K+K Reset, LLC

Housing Road Rebel

Travel Agency

Trucking

Chief Executive Officer

FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS

Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer

Business Affairs

Chief Producing Officer

Executive Producers

Associate Producer

Executive Assistant

Vice President of Finance

Sr. Director/Finance

Controller

Director of Tour Accounting

Tax Director

Associate Tax Accountant

Sr. Director/Booking and Engagements

Director, Booking and Engagements

Engagement Manager

Director of Sales

Director of Marketing

Sr. Director/General Management

Janice Kessler, Carlson Wagonlit Travel

Clark Transfer

Orin Wolf

Margaret Daniel

Scott W. Jackson

Seth Wenig

Mimi Intagliata, Trinity Wheeler

Hannah Rosenthal

Isabella Schiavon

Scott Levine

John Kinna

Jennifer Gifford

Laura S. Carey

Pat Guerieri

Kim Ngan Tran

Mary K. Witte

Colin Byrne

Stacey Burns

Zach Stevenson

Heather Hess

Gregory Vander Ploeg

General Manager Madeline McCluskey, Steven Varon-Moore

Associate General Manager

Sr. Director/Production Management

Sr. Production Manager

Production Manager

CREDITS

Scenic items fabricated by Great Lakes Scenic Services. Lighting equipment from PRG Sound equipment from Sound Associates Inc. Props fabrication and finishing by Jerard Studios, Q1 Lighting & Scenic, R. Ramos Upholstery, Brooklyn Stage & Screen, Paper Mache Monkey, BrenBri Props, Costume Armour, David Drummond, Infinite Scenic, Props Papers, Carl Tallent, Kisch & Co, Monkey Boy Productions. Florals by Season Floral Design. Costumes by Eric Winterling, Inc., Tricorne Inc., Suitable Costumes by Eric Winterling, Inc., Tricorne Inc., Suitable Costumes, Ltd., Bethany Joy Costumes, Inc., Arel Studio, Lynne Bacchus, Giliberto Designs, Inc., Siam Costumes, Maria Ficalora Knitwear, Ltd., Lisa Logan, Amy Micallef, Cego Custom Shirts, Berkeley Repertory, Lynne Mackey Studio, Mio Design NYC, Rodney Gordon, Ann Morin, Jeff Fender, Gene Mignola, Julz Kroboth, Jimmy McBride. Custom footwear by Capezio, LaDuca Shoes, Worldtone Dance, Wing and Weft, Tiecrafters, Inc., Jerard Studio, Christine Sczcepanski, Special Thanks to Bra*Tenders for Hoisery and undergarments.

REHEARSED AT NEW 42ND STREET STUDIOS, 229 W 42nd Street, New York, NY.

REHEARSED AT PEARL STUDIOS, OPEN JAR, RIPLEY-GRIER STUDIOS.

SPECIAL THANKS TO MARK SHACKETT, FORESIGHT THEATRICALS

Providence Performing Arts Center; Norbert Mongeon, Janice Anderson, J.L. “Lynn” Singleton Insurance Broker Services

Maury Donnelly and Parr, Inc.

Robert B. Middleton, Sr and Meghan Coleman Financial Services and banking arrangements by Flagstar Bank N.A.

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Heather Moss

Jason Juenker

Hector Guivas

Walker White

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Director of Operations

Resource Director

Operations Manager

Office Assistant

Music Coordinator

Warehouse Manager

Pearce Landry-Wegener

Kayla Rooplal

Catherine Logan Blanar

Lisa Loveless

John Mezzio

Joseph Spratt

Warehouse Costume Manager Bobby Maglaughlin

The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States.

The Musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

The House Managers, Press Agents, and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.

The following employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Machine Operators, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC: Stage Crew Local 33; Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Local 857; Wardrobe Crew Local 768; Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Local 706

United Scenic Artists represents designers and scenic artists for the American Theatre.

This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.

Center Theatre Group is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the American Arts Alliance, the Broadway League, Independent Producers’ Network (IPN), and the Theatre Communications Group (TCG).

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GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director

ARTISTIC

♦ On staff for 10+ years.

DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director

Center Theatre Group would like to thank its exceptional staff for their ongoing commitment, dedication, and extraordinary efforts.

LINDSAY ALLBAUGH♦ Associate Artistic Director

TIFFANY SLAGLE Artistic & Literary Administrative Assistant

CASEY NICHOLAW, PHYLICIA RASHAD, PAULA VOGEL Associate Artists

EXECUTIVE

CAMILLE SCHENKKAN♦ Deputy Managing Director

KHANISHA FOSTER Director of Equity, Belonging & Engagement

A'RAELLE FLYNN-BOLDEN Staff Programs Manager

QUINN O'CONNOR Temporary Assistant to the Artistic Director and Managing Director/CEO

MANAGEMENT

NAUSICA STERGIOU♦ General Manager

ERIC SIMS♦ Ahmanson Theatre Presentations Manager

KATIE SOFF ♦ Associate General Manager

JEFFREY UPAH♦ General Management Associate

KIARA BRYANT Company Manager

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

JESUS REYES♦ Director of Learning and Community Partnerships

TRACI KWON♦ Arts Education Initiatives Director

AURORA ILOG Creative Workforce Initiatives Director

MEIGHAN LA ROCCA Program Manager

COURTNEY CLARK Digital Learning Manager

NATALIA QUINTERO-RIESTRA Education & Community Partnerships Coordinator

ESTELA GARCIA, CHRISTINE BREIHAN Resident Teaching Artists

ZACHARY BONES, RAMY EL-ETREBY, AJA HOUSTON, JOHNATHON L. JACKSON, DAVID JIMENEZ, CARENE ROSE MEKERTICHYAN, MARA PALMA, ROBERT PATERNO,TARA RICASA, TIANA RANDALL-QUANT, NEGIN SINGH,MONIQUE SYPKENS Teaching Artists

PRODUCTION

JOE HAMLIN♦ Director of Production

SHANNON G. BICKNELL Production Manager

KATIE CHEN Associate Production Manager

CAMBRIA CHICHI Production Supervisor

SHAWN ANDERSON♦ Head Carpenter (Ahmanson Theatre)

SCOTT LUCAS Head Properties (Ahmanson Theatre)

JARED BATTY Head Electrician (Ahmanson Theatre)

ROBERT SMITH♦ Head Sound (Ahmanson Theatre)

SHANE ANDERSON Head Flyrail (Ahmanson Theatre)

MICHAEL GARDNER♦ Wardrobe Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre)

MARY BORGIA Hair & Make-up Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre)

CHRISTINE L. COX♦ House Manager (Ahmanson Theatre)

EMMET KAISER♦ Head Carpenter (Mark Taper Forum)

MARY ROMERO Head Properties (Mark Taper Forum)

AARON STAUBACH♦ Head Electrician (Mark Taper Forum)

CHRISTIAN LEE Head Sound (Mark Taper Forum)

LORETTA BUSSEN Wardrobe Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum)

MERRIANNE NEDREBERG♦ Shop Director

KATE REINLIB Associate Prop Director

ERIC BABB Assistant Prop Director

RAUL VEGA MARTINEZ Shop Supervisor

ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT & COMMISSIONS

SHANTA FARIA DE SA Costume Shop Manager

CAYLYN DABNEY Resident Assistant Costume Designer

ASHPHORD JACOWAY Costume Shop Coordinator

OPERATIONS

PETER WYLIE Operations & Facilities Director

CHASE ANDERSON-SHAW Kirk Douglas Theatre Manager

CHRISTIAN TAYLOR Facilities Manager

VANESSA DE LOERA Facilities Associate

JULIO A. CUELLAR♦ Facilities Assistant

JASMINE BRAFF Operations Manager

CURT GAVIN Operations Assistant

NATALIE MARCEAU, D’ANGELO ANDERSON, SIMON J.O. MARTIN, REGINA NILES Drivers

VANESSA BRADCHULIS, OLIVIA CHOATE, PRESSLY COKER, MONICA GREENE, PAT LOEB, TWON POPE, SAM UDERO Stage Door Attendants

FINANCE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND HUMAN RESOURCES

CHERYL SHEPHERD Chief Financial Officer

PETER BANACHOWSKI Controller

DENICE BEHDAD Assistant Controller

ANAHITA ASHRAFIPOUR Senior Accountant

XOCHITL ORTEGA Accounts Payable Supervisor

KERRY LARICK Accounting Assistant

JESSICA HERNANDEZ Payroll Manager

JUAN MARTINEZ Payroll Specialist

TOM MEGALE IT Director

JANELLE CABRERA TORRES Tessitura & Web Administration Director

JOEY SOLANO Digital Product Manager

CHIMA OMEAKU Help Desk Support

CRIS SPACCA♦ Tessitura & IT Support

JODY HORWITZ♦ Director of Human Resources

CRISTINA TORRES Human Resources Generalist

MOSS ADAMS Auditor

MICHAEL C. DONALDSON, LISA A. CALLIF Legal Counsel

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Legal Counsel

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

SARAH SULLIVAN Director of Institutional Advancement

RICKY CARTER Director of Development

CRYSTAL DIAZ Director of Events

PAMELA KUHR Director of Annual Giving

KATASHA NELSON Director of Advancement Operations

PAULA MATALLANA Associate Director of Institutional Grants

ELIZABETH DELLORUSSO♦ Major Gifts Officer

NICOLE SCIPIONE♦ Senior Individual Giving Officer

OYE EHIKHAMHEN Individual Giving Officer

ZAIN PATEL Individual Giving Officer

KATELIN URGO Individual Giving Officer

CHRISTOPHER ECKHART Donor Communications Manager

WENDY HUI Grants Manager

MIKE RATTERMAN Telefunding Manager

BK DAWSON Senior Analyst, Gift & Accounting Reporting

HAILEY BRUNSON Annual Giving Coordinator

As part of our commitment to supporting new plays and playwrights, we foster and develop a broad range of theatrical work from diverse artists locally, nationally, and abroad.

L.A. WRITERS’ WORKSHOP

ALICE PELAYO Donor Liason & Institutional Advancement Assistant

IRENE CHO Executive Assistant

AL BERMAN,♦ BRAD GRIFFITH, VARTAN MERJANIAN, BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ, PAUL VITAGLIANO Donor Advisors

MARKETING AND GRAPHICS

GARRETT COLLINS Director of Marketing

CANDICE WALTERS♦ Associate Director, Marketing Operations

ANDRESSA ROYER Senior Manager, Audience Development & Marketing Events

DEVANY HARDEN Manager, CRM & Email Marketing

KATHARINE MEANS Advertising Manager

PETER SULLIVAN Marketing Coordinator

CAROLINE THOMPSON/IMPACT 123 Media Planning

DEANNA McCLURE Art & Design Director

JAVIER VASQUEZ Digital Content Producer

LILA WAKILI Senior Graphic Designer

CINDY ANDRADE Graphic Designer

CHEYNE GALLARDE Graphic Designer

MEDIA AND CONTENT

BRETT WEBSTER Director of Media and Content

JESSICA DOHERTY Associate Content Director

BOBBY MARTINEZ Content Associate

DAVIDSON & CHOY PUBLICITY

TIM CHOY, PETER GOLDMAN, VICTORIA WESTBROOK Publicity Consultants

TICKET SALES AND SERVICES

SHAWN ROBERTSON♦ Ticket Sales Director

MICHAEL ZOLDESSY♦ Associate Director, Ticket Sales

SKYPP CABANAS♦ Senior Manager, Ticket Operations

TINTIN NGUYEN Ticketing Operations Coordinator

SANDY CZUBIAK♦ Audience & Subscriber Services Director

JENNIFER BAKER,♦

CHERYL HAWKER♦ Audience Services Senior Supervisors

JONATHAN FLORES Audience Services Assistant Supervisor

CHRISTIAN UNGER Audience Services Sales Associate

JESSICA ABROMAVICH, JUSTINE PEREZ♦ Donor Associates

JOSHUA BADILLO, VICKI BERNDT,♦ CLAY BUNKER, FRANK ENSENBERGER, DANIEL GARCIA, IVONNE HERRERA, MICHAEL MUNOZ, FELIPE ROQUE, SAMUEL ROQUE, JURGEN SANTOS, CHRISTINA WRIGHT Audience Services Representatives

DANUTA SIEMAK♦ Subscriber Services Supervisor

CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ♦ Subscriber Services Asst. Supervisor

LIGIA PISTE,♦ PETER STALOCH♦ Subscriber Services Senior Representatives

SARAH K. GONTA♦ Box Office Treasurer

KEANA JACKSON, MICHAEL VALLE♦ 1st Assistant Treasurers

KAITLYN GALVEZ, MICHAEL KEMPISTY,♦ RICHARD RUBIO, LUIS ESPINOZA 2nd Assistant Treasurers

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Since 2005, we have invited local playwrights to spend a year researching and writing a new work with the feedback of their fellow writers and artistic staff as part of our L.A. Writers’ Workshop.

Artists creating new work commissioned by Center Theatre Group this season: Learn more at CTGLA.org/Artists.

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Jana & Trevor Bezdek

Amy Forbes & Andrew Murr

Cindy & Gary Frischling

Kiki & David Gindler^

Aliza Karney Guren & Marc Guren^

In Support of New Theatre Artists

Philip & Carlene Ringer

Laura & James Rosenwald & Orinoco Foundation

Donna Schweers & Tom Geiser

$50,000+

Joni & Miles Benickes^

Diana Buckhantz & Vladimir & Araxia Buckhantz Foundation

Marcy Carsey

Helen & Morgan Chu

Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie

Mr. & Mrs. James L. Hunter

Vicki King

Renee & Meyer Luskin^

Louise Moriarty & Patrick Stack

Deena & Edward Nahmias

Bill Resnick & Michael Stubbs^

Ms. Allyson Rubin*

Elliott Sernel & Larry Falconio^

Margaret Sheehy Collins

The estate of Frank J. Sherwood*

Matt & Dana Walden

$25,000+

Anonymous

Gail Berman & Bill Masters

Debra & Norris Bishton

Jill & Allen Chozen

Christine Cronin-Hurst & Mark Hurst

Ms. Lynne M. Diamond

Dr. Bradford W. Edgerton & Mrs. Louise Edgerton

Ruth Flinkman-Marandy & Ben Marandy

Dr. Adam Goodfarb

Manuela & James Goren

Robert Greenblatt

Stanley Iezman & Nancy Stark

The Labowe Family Foundation^*

Doris Luster

Cindy Miscikowski^

Marsha J. Naify

Kari L. Nakama^

Olivia & Anthony Neece

Willard & Sharon Reisz

Edward & Mary Beth Ring

Ernesto & Richard Rocco-Davies

Thomas Safran

Nina & Steven Sheldon

Allen Blue & Kira Snyder^

Jane Rissman & Richard Sondheimer

Judie Stein

Sandra Stern

Stone Family

Donna & John Sussman^

Terence Tchen & Emily Breckenridge

Kim & Bill Wardlaw

Jerrie D. Whitfield & Richard W. Motika

$15,000+

Anonymous

Karen & Jonathan Axel

Judith & Thomas Beckmen

I. Mark & Marlene Bledstein

Lynn Booth and Kent Kresa

Betsy Borns & Jonathan Shapiro

Paula Brand^

Linda & Maynard BrittanTraub-Brittan Family Trust

Marla Campagna^

Dannielle Campos Ramirez & Armando Ramirez

Elisabeth Katte Harris Trust

Connie Elliot

Michael A. Enomoto

Rhonda C. Evans

Lisa Field

Robyn Field & Anthony O’Carroll

Judith R. Forman & Richard N. Weiner

Elizabeth Goldhirsh-Yellin & Eric Yellin

Jason Grode & Maryl Georgi

Annie Gross

In Memory of Morris A. Hazan

Marion & Tod Hindin

Jing Ho

Jennifer L. Jackman^

Ellen & Jerry Jacobson

Kathleen Kane^

KNU for Kids Foundation

Gerald and Jacqueline Kehle

Kelton Fund/Lenny & David Kelton

Harvey & Ellen Knell Foundation

Mrs. Gayle Leventhal

Kelly Sutherlin McLeod & Steven B.

McLeod Family Foundation^

Janice & Bruce Miller^

Ben Mui & Carrie Hartman

Sheila Muller

Gail Neiman

Christine Marie Ofiesh^

Gregory Pickert & Beth Price

Heather Bath & Jeff Reynolds^

Robyn & Steven Ross^

Glenn & Andrea Sonnenberg

Phyllis J. & Steven F. Spierer^

Eugene & Marilyn Stein

Studio Shamshiri

The Sugimoto Family Foundation

Anne C. Taubman

Karen & William Timberlake

Peter & Iona Tompkins

Elinor & Rubin Turner

Peter & Susan Van Haften

Seymour Waterman & Family

Hattie & Harold Wheeler

$10,000+

Debra & Dave Alpert^

Laura & Harvey Alpert^

James Asperger & Christine Adams^

G.W. Bailey^

Christopher Barnes

Shelley & Rick Bayer

Martin & Gina Bell^

Fran R. Berger

Ms. Virgina Blywise

Wendy Chang

Elizabeth Hofert Dailey*

Jeffrey Dritley

Bob Ducsay

Doug Dust and Lorin Liesy

Cecilia Estolano

Fran Flanagan

Erika Glazer

Lori Glickman^

Phil Hettema

Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr

Chona & Doug Hirsch

David & Martha Kadue

Janice A. Kido^

Geoffrey Kischuk^

Jerry & Terri Kohl

Kerry Korf, Geoffrey Korf, William Korf, & Hana Haas

Michael & Sandy Leahy

David & Miki Lee

Yvonne & Jason Lee

Andres & Victoria Lerner

Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya, M.D.^

Tiffany Lovett

Alan Mandell

Gerard McCallum

Irene Mecchi

Chris & Dick Newman/C & R Newman Family Foundation

Nancy Norris

Laura & David Quigg

The Murray / Reese Foundation^

Melissa Louise Rhone

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Ring^

Bruce & Randy Ellen Ross

Carol (Jackie) & Charles H.

Schwartz

Joan & Arnold Seidel

Christine Shaner^

Ruth & Mitchell Shapiro

The Snyder Family Foundation

The Sobieski Family

Tom Stempel

Taffy Stern^

Brad & George Takei

Mari & Randall Tamura

Paulette Toumazos & Michael Lorenz

Sheila & Wally Weisman

Richard Weitz

George Zimmerman & Tatyana Gurvich^

$8,000+

Anonymous (2)

Lois Yvonne Adams

Russell Allison

Linda Barnett

Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin & Stan Tatkin

JoAnn & Wade Bourne^

Desobry E. Bowens in Memory of Alice Desobry Bowens^

Dr. Robert Braun & Dr. Joan

Friedman

Pamela Herman Broussard & J. Garfield Broussard

Rose-Marie Browning & Michael Fletcher^

Kathleen & Milton Campbell

Cathy & Tony Chanin

Dr. Lawrence & Jane Z. Cohen

Dr. Allison Diamant

Anne M. Dougherty & David B. Dobrikin

Nick Dudzak

Joanna Exacoustos*

ART IN BLOOM

This spring, CAP UCLA welcomes today’s most searching, innovative and compelling artists.

VISIT

The UCLA Nimoy Theater (opened in September 2023) Royce Hall and The United Theater on Broadway.

EXPLORE

A genre-defying lineup of music, dance, theater and literary arts.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

> Urban Bush Women > Molly Joyce and Jerron Herman > Third Coast Percussion

> Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana > Ronnie Burkett > Alfredo Rodriguez > yMusic > Kronos Quartet > Meshell Ndegeocello > Luciana Souza > LADAMA

cap.ucla.edu/2023–24

AND MANY MORE!

Kronos Quartet by Nación Imago

Urban Bush Women by Ian Douglas

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Noah Francis

Dr. Lisa Guerin & Mr. Tim Ryan

Tanna Handley Havlick

Dr. Stephen D. Henry & Rudy Oclaray

Liz Levitt Hirsch

Marcia S. Jones

Vicki & Seth Kogan

Norman & Leslie Koplof

Sheila Krasnoff^

David & Tam Lachoff^

Mr. Craig E. Lawson^

Curtis Lelash^

Janell & Randall Lewis

Janis B. McEldowney

James A. Zapp & Elizabeth A. McGlynn

Margot & Mitch Milias

Andy & Laura Mintzer

Mildred Moon Esq. & Earl Whitaker

Judy Nussenblatt^

Tye Ouzounian & Karyn Wong^

Ms. Linda S. Peterson

Paula F. Reach

Dr. Peggy Renner & Dr. Robert Nelson^

Rick & Judy Richman^

Dana Saladen & Linda Walters

Peter & Susan Schwab

Howard & Stephanie Sherwood^

Jan & Carl Siechert

Mr. Adam Strom and Mr. Steve Isidoro

Ellen & Steve Sugerman^

Luke & Colleen Welsh

$5,000+

Anonymous (4)^

Amy & Bob Abramson

Florence C. Agcawili^

Andrew Aichlmayr^

Robert C. Anderson

Linda Antonioli

Richard Appelbaum & Karen Shapiro

Amy Aquino & Drew McCoy

Suzanne Attig^

Adriana & Jay Balaban

Howard Banchik

Angela Bardowell

Mark & Jody Barnhill

Lois Barth & Michael Schubach

Susan Baumgarten

Pamela & Dennis Beck

Yvonne & Derek Bell

Susan & Adam Berger^

Drs. Jack & Barbara Berman

Demian Bichir

Robert Bienstock

Peter & Helen Bing^

Diane Birnbaumer & James Thompson

Leah Bishop & Gary Yale

Joan & Rob Blackman

Annette Blum

Susan Booth & Christopher Wadden

John Bowab^

Dr. Adrienne Brandriss

The Brannan Family Foundation

Janice R. Brittain

Robert Brook & Jackie Kosecoff

Neil H. & Karen Hochman Brown^

Anne Bruner & James Bremner^

Rick Buche & Vin Reilly

Linda Stafford Burrows^

VoiceWorks Productions, Inc.^

Patty Chan^

The Honorable Judith C. Chirlin^*

Suzanne & John Clark^

Roberta A. Conroy

In Memory of Marianne Cooper^*

Corinna Cotsen & Lee Rosenbaum

William Dandridge

Mrs. Teran Davis

Heidy & Saul De La Rosa

Nancy Dennis

Cathy DeRoy^

Lauren Donner

Julia Donoghue^

Ms. Anita H. Dymant & Mr. Richard Drooyan

Richard J. Burdge Jr. & Lee Smalley Edmon^

Empress Jacquie

Alan & Barbara Faiola

Jim Bright & Lucy Farber

Pat Fleming

The Franke Family Trust

Lynn Tolkan Franklin

Jay & Donna Gallagher^

Scott Gaudineer

Fariba Ghaffari

Dan and Lian Gill

Howard Gleicher and Damon Chen

James D. & Margaret A. Gray

Debra Grieb & John Mickus

Claudia & Tom Grzywacz

Vera & Paul Guerin

Roberta L. Haft and Howard Rosoff

Steve & Toya Harrison

James & Christi Hays

Gail & Murray Heltzer

Zvia Hempling^

Alicia Hirsch & Jesse Russo

Karen Hirshan/Hirshan Family Foundation

Rand Hoffman & Charlotte Robinson

Brendan Hunt & Shannon Nelson

Mary Ann Jacobsen

Roslyn & Warren Jacobson

Rosalind Joseph

Michael Galindo & Mary Quon Jung^

Gary Kading^

Linda R. Kaplan

Cari & Marty Kavinoky

Ken & Stefanie Kay^

Albert Kelly & Marjorie Stevens Kelly

In Memory of Mille Kern

Remembering Lynn Kinikin

Michael & Deborah Klein^

Genni Klein

Joanne C. Kozberg

Nita Whitaker^

Anne & Michael Landsburg

Jed Lassere

Ron & Pat Lebel

James & Karen Lefever^

Dinny & David Lesser^

Ronald Levenson & Marcia Gold Levenson

Michael Levin & Andy Abowitz^

James Levine

Jeff S. Levine/The J2 Foundation

Dr. Dianne N. Long^

Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Louchheim

M. Michele Martin

Dr. Rosie M. Mayfield^

Alan & Jodi Melcher^

Carla Meyer & Chuck Arnold^

Eileen Mignella in memory of

Sandra Paskus

Justin Mikita

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Miller

Patrick Moran

Toni Morgan

Diane Morton

Loula Moschonas & James Edgerton^

Wendy A. Moss^

Mr. Jacques Nack Ngue & Dr. Coree Levy

Kim Nicholas

Patty & John Nickoll

Russell Noel

Bob & Renee Nunn^

Cynthia Olmstead

Janie & Allan Orenstein^

Malhar Pagay

Elsie & Peter Paterno^

Helen Pekny

Maggi Phillips & Mario Gerla^

Irv & Gina Posalski^

Mr. & Mrs. Albert Praw^

Dr. Ralph & Cathy Quijano

Gail & Gary Rachelefsky

Resnik Family Foundation

Kirk & Cathy Reynolds^

Bingo Roncelli

Lois Rosen

Ellen & Mike Rosenberg

Barbara & Peter Rosenthal

Marsha & Imre Sallai^

June Sanders Sattler

Stephanie Schaffer

Mary Kay Schumacher

Linda M. Sherman

Gloria Sherwood

Mason A. Sommers & Rami Aizic

Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei^

Jacque & Herb Spivak

Jill Stein

Clumeck Stern Schenkelberg & Getzoff

Kimberly Stirling

Susan R. Stockel

Jeff Sung

Robin & David Swartz

Fran Sweeney

Fernando & Nadina Szew

Maryanne Tagney

Laney Techentin

Russell Todd^

Norman & Barbara Weiler^

Susan & William Weintraub

Jenene J. Wilson & Kristiana A. Wilson

Denise J. Winner

Mary J. Witt

Virginia & Greg Young

Arnold H. & Tricia L. Zane

Susan Zolla

$2,500+

Anonymous (13)

Lynn Lalonde Allen

Craig J. and Kathryn K. Anderson^

Brian Maly

Laura Armour

Sandra Aronberg, M.D. & Charles Aronberg, M.D.

Margaret Arvey

Linda Ayers^

Arnold & Ilean Balber

Corinne Baldassano

John Ballinger & Rod Davis

Christopher & Anadel Barbour

Chris & Rose Bauss^

Dr. Martine Bauwens

Barbara & Gail Becker

Charles Berney & Family

Mr. & Mrs. John Bettfreund^

Susan Bloch & Stephen Kay

Rachel Bloom

Nathalie Blossom^

Yvonne Bogdanovich & Family

Ms. Dianne Bozler

Sandy & Mayer Brenner

Jaron Brooks

Abbott Brown

Dr. Lisa Bukaty & Mr. Raymond M. Bukaty

Adam Burke

Christine Cahill

Albert Camacho

Thomas J. Carmichael

Sandra L. Carter^

Rita Chenoweth

Arthur & Katheryn Chinski

Mary Coates^

Joanne R. Cohen

Victor Cole & Patricia Green

Lauren Firestone & Chris Cookson^

Hon. Candace Cooper (Ret.)

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VERDI REQUIEM

GRANT GERSHON, conductor ANA MARÍA MARTÍNEZ, soprano

MELODY MOORE, mezzo-soprano

SATURDAY, JUNE 8 AT 2PM | SUNDAY, JUNE 9 AT 7PM

SEAN PANIKKAR, tenor

PEIXIN CHEN, bass

100 singers, orchestra

GIUSEPPE VERDI Requiem

Thunderous rhythms, sublime melodies, and rhapsodic solo passages express both the heights of salvation and depths of damnation in this epic and panoramic masterpiece. A performance of Verdi’s Requiem by the Grammy® Award-winning LA Master Chorale is not to be missed.

TICKETS

Courtney Taylor SOPRANO

Corbell Family^

Ted Cordes^

The Craig Family^

Judy Tishkoff & Keith Crasnick^

Richard Jr. & Darlene Crook

Tim Curtis and Shandon Youngclause

Trevor Daley

Steve & Linda Darling^

Kenneth Davis^

Larry Davis

Mr. Nicholas Davis

Erica B. Deutsch

Lynne & Jimmy DeWitt Family

Matthew Dubeck

Dana and Brett Dufine

Chiedu Egbuniwe

Mrs. Barbara J. Feiga

Robert Finkel & Adelle Gross

Larry S. Fish

In Memory of Robert A. Fisher

Darcy Fleck^

Ruth Fleming-Stephens

Claudia Flores

Douglas Hutchinson

Elizabeth Irvine Bray

Joan R. Isaacs

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Itami

Irwin & Meredith Jacobson

In Memory of Wayne Jervis, Jr.^

Barbara Schnell & Gordon Johnson

Sean Johnson & Alex Ocampo

Janet & Steve Kahane^

Judith & Russell Kantor^

Regina & Richard G. Kaplan^

Perla Karney

Elyse & Stanley Katz

Claudia E. Kazachinsky & Richard A. Sherer

Jennifer Keller

Sharon Kerson

Sarah E. Kiefer

Dr. Micheal and Mrs. Mindy Kuhn

Jale Kutay^

Katherine L’Amour

Michael Lanning

Mr. & Mrs. Jack D. Lantz

Mr. Stephen Pescetti^

Carol Phillips & Bob Shapiro^

Carolyn & John Poer

Pauline & Drew Pomerance^

Clark and Kathryn Porter Family

Foundation

Mrs. Eleanor Pott

Michael Powell & Dr. Sheila Phillips^

Shelley Powsner & Stephen Skrovan^

Nancy Price

Patricia Price

Drs. Laurence & Isabell Purdy

Qing Duncan

Lee Ramer

Tracy L. Ramont^

Courtney Rangen

Lary Rappaport & Ellen Isaacs

Stuart & Laurie Rice In Loving

Memory of Adam Rice^

Lindsay Ritter

Alexander Rivkin

Murphy & Ed Romano

Lynne Rosenberg

Dr. Keith Terasaki

Ms. Allison Thomas

Marla Thornton

Susan & William Tinkley^

Sue Tsao

In Honor of Laura Woolls continued from

Laura E. Fox, M.D. & John D. Hofbauer, M.D.

Kenneth J. Friedman

Rosalie Friis-Ross^

Howard J. Fulfrost

Cora Fullmore

Greenblatt Charitable Fund

Dr. Robert Gasway & Kristen Wong^

Lesley & Dr. Kenneth H. Geiger

Freddi & Marvin Gelfand

Patrick & Frank Gibson-McMinn

Marylyn & Chuck Klaus

Kelly Lynn Gitter^

Bruce & Madelyn Glickfeld

Bethany Goldberg

Nan & Allan Goodman

Mr. & Mrs. Francisco Govea

Dr. Stuart & Adrienne Green

Pam Grissom^

In Honor of My Mother, Consuelo Lopez

Lorrie & Richard Gurewitz

Scott Hall & Rhonda Church

Greg Halvorsen & Laurie Inadomi-Halvorsen

Michael Hanel and Steve Linder

Johnny Ruth Harrison, M.D.^

Trish Harrison-Runnette & John Runnette^

Cynthia & Robert Hart

Michael Lurey & Laurie Hasencamp

Catherine & Mark Helm^

Phyllis & J. Michael Hennigan

Barbara Herman

Cathy & Ed Hession

Laurie Zaks & Jeff Horn

Joan Hotchkis

Dozar Office Furnishings^

Dr. Brian Hurley & Santiago Mandi

Sharon Lapid

Joan & Chris Larkin^

Dr. & Mrs. John F. Lawrence

Ned Leiba

Gordon Lemke & Brian Rodgers

Marla E. Levine

The Lilly Awards Foundation

Nancy & Jonathan Littman

Mary Anne Lucero^

Marge & Bill MacLaughlin

Hon. Nora M. Manella

Darlene Manus

Emily & Phillips Marshall

Connie L. Martin

Mr. & Mrs. Dennis G. Martin

Laura Stevenson Maslon

Vernita Mason

Amy & Harold Masor^

Neil McLean

Mark Measures

Robert L. Mendow

Lorraine & Craig Meyer

Nick & Vaughan Meyer

Carole Miller

Gretchen & Marshall Milligan

Ron Myrick

Arline M. Nakanishi

Robert & Sally Neely

Marianne & Michael Newman

Marsha Niles

Cindy & Ken Norian

Mary Rose & Edward Ortega

Steve Page

Nan Rae^

Sheryl J. Anderson & Family^

Thomas Payne

Carole Pelton

Steven Penn

Eileen T'Kaye & David Bischoff^

Carol Vernon & Robert Turbin^

Claire Vincent

Denise & Peter Walsh

Steven Warheit & Jean Christensen

Cliff Warner

Stephen Waters

Henry Watkins

Charles W. Weeks^

Mr. Dean Weichel

Janice & Larry Weiner

Bonnie Weis

John & Martha Wengert

Steve Wiideman & his daughter Paris

Lori Williams & Stephen Schulte^

Valerie & Nathaniel E. Williams

Austin Winsberg

Joseph Rosenblum

Richard M. Ross

Ron & Sharon Ryan^

David A. & Karen Richards Sachs

Beatrice (Tina) Castillo & Gail Sandford

Linda & Clifford Schaffer^

Doctors Tanitra & D’Artagnan Scorza^

Rob & Cathy Sevell^

Scott Shagrin

Pamela Shamshiri

James & Alexis Sheehy^

Jacqueline & Harvey Shulman

In Memory of Ruth & Leon Sirkin

Charlene & Mike Sievers^

Roman Silberfeld & Pat Klous

Karen & Gordon Silverstein

Alan and Esther Siman

Kurt & Keli Skarin^

Catherine S. Skubik

Stephen & Judith Slagle

Leslie Smith^

Roberta Smith^

Shayna Smith

J R Stein Family Foundation

David A. Steinberg

Tracy A. Stone & Allen Anderson

Ms. Gail Goldberg Stoter

Jack & Marlene Susser^

Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Sussman^

I.H. Sutnick

Stephen & Karen Sweeney

Nathan Swisher

Ellen Tam

William L. Tan & Shelly M. Ushio

Judith N. Taylor

Mary & Peter Tennyson^

The above list reflects total annual giving from either the FY24 fiscal year (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024) or previous fiscal year FY23 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023), whichever is greater.

Please contact our Advancement team at 213.972.7564 or Give@CTGLA.org with any corrections to this list. Thank you!

^Acknowledges a loyal supporter who has pledged a multi-year commitment to Center Theatre Group, including next year.

*Deceased

2023/2024 SEASON

Firebird & Serenade

May/June 2024

Firebird

Possokhov | Stravinsky

Serenade

Balanchine | Tchaikovsky

Pasadena Civic Auditorium

May 11 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm

Redondo Beach

Performing Arts Center

May 25 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm

Royce Hall at UCLA

June 1 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm

THANK YOU

for investing in our future.

ENDOWMENT GIFTS

$500,000+

The Ahmanson Foundation

Gordon Davidson Tribute Fund

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.

The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation

Renee & Meyer Luskin

Martin Massman

John S. Surabian, Jr. and in memory of Faith and Sharon Ann Surabian

$250,000+

The Michael Shaw Jacobs Fund

Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Simon

$100,000+

Betsy & Harold Applebaum

Judith & Thomas Beckmen

The Sheri and Les Biller

Family Foundation

Maynard & Linda Brittan—

Traub-Brittan Family Trust

Center Theatre Group Affiliates

Kenneth Corday

Regina Fadiman

Barbara & Peter Fodor

Ava & Charles Fries

Brindell & Milton Gottlieb

The Hearst Foundation, Inc.

Vicki King

Gloria Lothrop

Richard G. & Virginia L. Martin

The Estate of Frank J. Sherwood

Louise Taper

$50,000+

Moira Byrne Foster Foundation

Margaret Collins

Deborah M. Hyde

Ellen & Michael S. Korney

Dorothy & Richard Sherwood

$25,000+

Abbott Brown

Linda Brown

Greve Foundation

Dr. Tom Hickey

Renata Landres and Family

Levine Foundation

We are honored to recognize contributors who have provided support that extends well beyond the current season and safeguards the future of Center Theatre Group. We thank all of our endowment and Ovation Circle donors for making a commitment that sustains the finest theatre artistry.

Diane & Leon Morton

The Estate of Anita Mae Hirsh

$10,000+

A and J Davidson Skipper

Award Fund

George A. V. Dunning

Carolyn & Kit Lokey

Betty & Sanford Sigoloff

PLANNED GIFTS

Shirley & Irving Ashkenas

W. Lee Bailey, M.D.

Angela Bardowell

Chris & Rose Bauss

Pamela & Dennis Beck

Judith & Thomas Beckmen

The Bennetts

Dr. Adrienne Brandriss

Linda Brown

Allan & Joan Burns

Richard & Norma Camp

Bill Cohn & Dan Miller

Earl & Christine Cory

Zoe Cosgrove Estate

Mary Levin Cutler

Susan D. Clines & Charles Dillingham

Anne M. Dougherty & David Dobrikin

Kirk & Anne Douglas

Elisabeth Katte Harris Trust

Amy Forbes & Andrew Murr

Kiki and David Gindler

Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Grauman

Susan A. Grode

Virginia Hayes

Sharon L. Henderson

Mr. Kim L. Hunter

Deborah M. Hyde

The Doug Jones and John Sanger

Theater Ticket Fund

Richard & Julie Kagan

Arlene M. Kageyama-Chikami

Sarah & Andy Kane

Debra L. Karrenbrock

Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kavanaugh

The Paul Kowal Charitable

Foundation

Darell L. Krasnoff

Sandra Krause & William Fitzgerald

Joyce & Kent Kresa

Marla E. Levine

Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya, M.D.

Carol & Douglas Mancino

George Manet

Meg McComb

Betty McMicken in honor of Jeanette Shammas

Diane & Leon Morton

Merle & Peter Mullin

Isabel F. Newman

Bob & Renee Nunn

Doug Palmer

Linda S. Peterson

Sally & Frank Raab

Edward L. Rada

Nan Rae

Stuart & Laurie Rice In Loving

Memory of Adam Rice

Rocco-Davies Foundation

Penelope C. Roeder, Ph.D.

Bruce & Randy Ellen Ross

Allyson S. Rubin

Eileen B. Salmas

Wes Schaefer & Cathy King-Schaefer

Elliott Sernel

Margaret Sheehy Collins

Sue & Steve Soldoff

I.H. Sutnick

William Tierney and Barry Weiss

Paulette Toumazos & Michael Lorenz

Sue Tsao

Carol Vernon & Robert Turbin

Peter & Susan Van Haften

Magda & Frederick R. Waingrow

Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Wallace

Pat Warford

Susan & William Weintraub

Lauri N. Weiss

James Blair White

Margaret H. White

Mary J. Witt

Tim Curtis and Shandon Youngclaus

PRESIDENT

Marsha Tauber Sallai

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Stephanie Germeraad

Roberta Haft*

Christine Harte

Marianne Tobé Karns

Melinda J. Kelly

Thea F. Koss

Diane Lesser

Jerri Nagelberg

Diane Neubauer*

Sheila Poncher*

Courtney Rangen

Sharon Reisz

June Sanders Sattler*

Dr. Carmen Estrada Schaye*

Mary Kay Schumacher

Donna Sussman*

Janice Brock Wallace*

Janice Weiner

Rosalind Zane*

MEMBERS

Jamila Abu-Omar

Jacqui Assadi

Vi Ballard

Janet Barnet*

Sue Bass

Judith Beckmen*◆

Marjorie Bender ◆

Lanie Bernhard

Lestrita Boardman◆

Audrey L. Bornstein

Roanna Araneta Brown

Elnora Guerrero Campos

Jan Cobert

Judy Colich

Judi Davidson

Ilene Eisenberg◆

Lynda Wolfson Fadel

Ruth Flinkman-Marandy

Carolyn H. Fried

Dina Goldstein

Debra C. Gordon

Brindell Gottlieb

THE AFFILIATES

We gratefully recognize the long-term dedication of The Affiliates, who have supported Center Theatre Group through active fundraising, volunteering, and outreach since 1971.

Meg Greenwood

Kristina Greiner

Stephanie J. Hibler

Kim-Chi Hoang

Diane Kessler*

Ellen Kliavkoff

Barbara Krasnoff

Joan Krause

Kellie Lang

Rita Lee◆

Annie Maria Lehrer

Helen Gordon Lowy

Dr. Elizabeth Lu

Gladys Lyons

Diane Morton

Deena Nahmias

Olivia Neece

Lisa Nichols

Gina Russ Posalski*

Mariel Reed

Linda Rendleman

Harriett Chatters Rose◆

Lois Rosen

Marla Rubin

Gaile Gray Ryan

Carole Schiffer

Angela Shah

Suzanne M. Shapiro

Joyce Sheingold

Maggy Simon

Carole Solomon◆

Robbie J. Solomon

Marilyn Stambler*◆

Judy Stone

Rosalyn Holt Swartz

Louise Taper

Katherine L. Todd*

Sue Tsao◆

Elinor Turner

Susan Tyssee

Barbara Van Orden

Donna Marie Venick*

Barbara Weber

Beth White

Kim White Peterson*

Sue Wittner

THANK YOU for your institutional support.

We deeply appreciate the corporate members, grant-making institutions, and government agencies that partner with Center Theatre Group to sustain and expand our engagement with the Los Angeles community through the art of theatre.

$250,000+

The Ahmanson Foundation

Anonymous Federal Emergency Management Agency

Gilead Sciences

Rosenthal Family Foundation

S. Mark Taper Foundation

State of California

$200,000+

Bank of America

The Shubert Foundation, Inc.

$100,000+

California Arts Council

California Mental Health Services Authority

Los Angeles County

Department of Arts and Culture

Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

SNAP Foundation

The Louis & Harold Price Foundation

The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation

$50,000+

Amazon Studios

The Capital Group Companies

Charitable Foundation

Dwight Stuart Youth Fund

Edgerton Foundation

JP Morgan Chase & Co.

L.L. Foundation For Youth

The David William Upham Foundation

$25,000+

Anonymous Center Theatre Group Affiliates

City of Los Angeles

Department of Cultural Affairs

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

The Edward A. and Ai O. Shay Family Foundation

The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust

National Endowment for the Arts

The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation

Tiger Baron Foundation US Bank

$15,000+

Anonymous

Culver City Unified School District

The Friars Charitable Foundation

The Kenneth T. & Eileen L. Norris Foundation

The Liberty Company

The Otis Booth Foundation

Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts

$10,000+

Edison International

The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation

Lawrence P. Frank Foundation

Ralph M. Parsons Foundation

Sascha Brastoff Foundation

The City of Culver City Cultural Affairs Commission

The Fran and Ray Stark Foundation

$7,500+

Final Draft

Jones Day

Payden & Rygel

Perry, Neidorf & Grassl, LLP

USI Insurance Services

$5,000+

David Bohnett Foundation City National Bank

CopperPoint Insurance Services

Find Your Light Foundation

Paramount Pictures

SoCalGas

The Brookside Fund

$1,000+

The Caplin Foundation

Sidney Stern Memorial Trust

“We wanted students to walk away feeling excited and confident about their future.”

Whatever path lies ahead of you, Center Theatre Group is there for you along the way. Stay in touch with Education & Community partnerships through our website or @ctgcommunity on Instagram.

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by Matt Cooper

As social media silos continue to grow, Jackson finds the act of bringing people together to the theatre in a truly inclusive way even more challenging. “There are all these movements to segregate everything in order to make things more inclusive, but I think that it’s doing the opposite,” he said. “But the art form is supposed to be something that literally everyone can access, but we don’t talk much about form, we talk a lot about content, and the content dictates exclusivity rules.” Some people have come up to Jackson to talk to him about the show and make a point to say that, as a person who does not fully align with Usher’s background that they enjoy the show despite it not being for them. But Jackson argues that it is for them— and it is for everyone.

And so, Jackson finds a new loop beginning. “I see my future being, in many ways, like how it started, with a lot of struggle... but eventually getting to a place where I can share my art with audiences and let them decide what they think about it.” continued from

23/24 SEASON AT AMBASSADOR AUDITORIUM

James Jackson, Jr. (Thought 2)

John-Andrew Morrison (Thought 4)

L Morgan Lee (Thought 1)

Excerpts from:

Sun., April 28 4:00 pm

Sat., April 27 7:30 pm

ADAPTED

DIRECTED

The Thoughts from A Strange Loop Broadway Cast.

Jason Veasey (Thought 5)

John-Michael Lyles (Thought 3)

Antwayn Hopper (Thought 6)

Anne Marie Ketchum Artistic Director

Bass Baritone nathan GRanneR

Laraine Ann Madden Accompanist

Santa Barbara’s Professional Theatre Company

Troy Blendell Chris Butler

Marks

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2023/2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

Cindy Miscikowski Chair

Robert J. Abernethy Vice Chair

Darrell R. Brown Vice Chair

Rachel S. Moore

President & CEO

Diane G. Medina

Secretary

Susan M. Wegleitner

Treasurer

William Taylor Assistant Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

MEMBERS

AT LARGE

Charles F. Adams

William H. Ahmanson

Jill C. Baldauf

Susan E. Baumgarten

Phoebe Beasley

Thomas L. Beckmen

Kristin Burr

Dannielle Campos

Elizabeth Khuri Chandler

Amy R. Forbes

Greg T. Geyer

Joan E. Herman

Jeffrey M. Hill

Mary Ann Hunt-Jacobsen

Carl Jordan

Richard B. Kendall

Terri M. Kohl

Lily Lee

Cary J. Lefton

Keith R. Leonard, Jr.

David B. Lippman

Susan M. Matt

Elizabeth Michelson

Darrell D. Miller

Teresita Notkin

Michael J. Pagano

Cynthia M. Patton

Karen Kay Platt

Joseph J. Rice

Melissa Romain

Beverly P. Ryder

Maria S. Salinas

Corinne Jessie

Sanchez

Mimi Song

Johnese Spisso

Michael Stockton

Philip A. Swan

Timothy S. Wahl

Jennifer M. Walske

Jay S. Wintrob

GENERAL COUNSEL

Rollin A. Ransom

DIRECTORS

EMERITI

Wallis Annenberg

Peter K. Barker

Judith Beckmen

Ronald W. Burkle

John B. Emerson **

Richard M. Ferry

Brindell Gottlieb

Bernard A. Greenberg

Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.

Glen A. Holden

Kent Kresa

Edward J. McAniff

Mattie McFaddenLawson

Fredric M. Roberts

Richard K. Roeder

Claire L. Rothman

Joni J. Smith

Lisa Specht **

Cynthia A. Telles

James A. Thomas

Andrea L. Van de Kamp **

Thomas R. Weinberger

Alyce de Roulet

Williamson

** Chair Emeritus

Current as of 2/22/24

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Yannick Lebrun.

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As a steward of The Music Center of Los Angeles County, we recognize that we occupy land originally and still inhabited and cared for by the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh and Chumash Peoples. We honor and pay respect to their elders and descendants — past, present and emerging — as they continue their stewardship of these lands and waters. We acknowledge that settler colonization resulted in land seizure, disease, subjugation, slavery, relocation, broken promises, genocide and multigenerational trauma. This acknowledgment demonstrates our responsibility and commitment to truth, healing and reconciliation and to elevating the stories, culture and community of the original inhabitants of Los Angeles County.

Janice Hahn Supervisor, Fourth District

Hilda L. Solis Supervisor, First District

Lindsey P. Horvath Chair, Third District

Kathryn Barger Chair Pro Tem, Fifth District

Holly J. Mitchell Supervisor, Second District

We are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work on these ancestral lands. We are dedicated to growing and sustaining relationships with Native peoples and local tribal governments, including (in no particular order) the:

• Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians

• Gabrielino Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council

• Gabrieleno/Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians

• Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians-Kizh Nation

• San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

• San Fernando Band of Mission Indians

To learn more about the First Peoples of Los Angeles County, please visit the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission website at lanaic.lacounty.go

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Live at The Music Center

TUE 2 APR / 8:00 P.M.

Funny Girl CENTER THEATRE GROUP

@ Ahmanson Theatre Thru 4/28/24

TUE 2 APR / 8:00 p.m.

Schubert's Octet: Chamber Music with the LA Phil

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

TUE 2 APR / NOON - 11:00 p.m.

Music off the Wall

THE MUSIC CENTER

@ Jerry Moss Plaza & Plaza Gallery Thru 5/4/24 (Tuesday - Sunday)

WED 3 APR / 8:00 p.m.

Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott Colburn Celebrity Recital

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

THU 4 MAR / 8:00 p.m.

Elgar and Vaughan Williams

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 4/7/24

SAT 6 APR / 8:00 p.m.

La Traviata

LA OPERA

@ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Thru 4/27/24

SAT 6 APR / 2:00 p.m.

I Believe: The Music of Bach, Bonds & Robles

LOS ANGELES MASTER

CHORALE

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall 4/7/24 at 7:00 p.m.

TUE 9 APR / 8:00 p.m.

UNSTILL LIFE

Colburn Celebrity Recital

LA PHIL

APR 2024

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

FRI 12 APR / 8:00 p.m.

Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 4/14/24

SAT 13 APR / 8:00 p.m.

Feinstein's at the Taper CENTER THEATRE GROUP

@ Mark Taper Forum

TUE 16 APR / 8:00 P.M.

John Adams Conducts the LA Phil New Music Group

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

THU 18 APR / 8:00 p.m.

The Labèques, Muhly, and Dessner

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 4/21/24

SAT 20 APR / 7:30 p.m.

Patti LuPone in Concert

LA OPERA

@ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

SAT 20 APR / 8:00 p.m.

Herbie Hancock

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

SUN 21 APR / 7:30 p.m.

Anna Lapwood

Organ Recital

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

WED 24 APR / 8:00 p.m.

Yefim Bronfman

Colburn Celebrity Recital

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

FRI 26 APR / 8:00 p.m.

Bartók and Mozart

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 4/28/24

SAT 27 APR / 11:00 a.m.

Very Special Arts Festival Family Day

THE MUSIC CENTER

@ Jerry Moss Plaza

SUN 28 APR / 7:30 P.M.

CTG: The Gala 2024

CENTER THEATRE GROUP @ Mark Taper Forum

TUE 30 APR / 8:00 p.m.

Pan-American New Music - Green Umbrella

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

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