The Play That Goes Wrong at Center Theatre Group, July/August 2019

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FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Welcome to Center Theatre Group It’s not often that a play has all of New York and London in stitches for years on end—but in this case, you are at that play. Sit back, relax, and have a great time. The Play That Goes Wrong is pure theatrical fun and a celebration of everything that can go wrong onstage. (And as a long-time stage manager, I’ve seen it all.) With a slew of awards on both sides of the Atlantic and praise from audiences and newspapers alike, this is bound to be the most hilarious thing you’ll see at the Ahmanson…this month.

There are many more laughs to come as our 2019/20 Season begins in September. The fall brings John Leguizamo and Mike Birbiglia to the Ahmanson direct from Broadway with two achingly humorous stories of fatherhood. And the Mark Taper Forum Season starts off with A Play Is a Poem, a collection of five very funny one-acts by celebrated playwright and filmmaker Ethan Coen, while our opening production at the Kirk Douglas Theatre features Bill Irwin (an extraordinary actor and classically trained clown) finding the hilarity in Samuel Beckett’s existentialism in On Beckett.

I hope you have a great visit to the theatre today and that you’ll be back again next season at the Ahmanson, the Taper, and the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. From Leguizamo, Birbiglia, and Coen to Sting, Diane Paulus, Heidi Schreck, and more, wonderful theatre is coming your way.

Sincerely,

Michael Ritchie

Center Theatre Group Board of Directors 2019/2020 Officers HONORARY CHAIRMAN

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AROUND CENTER THEATRE GROUP WELCOMING OUR NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR,

Meghan Pressman In July, Meghan Pressman joined Center Theatre Group as our new Managing Director/CEO. Pressman joins Center Theatre Group from Washington, D.C.’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, where she has served as Managing Director since 2014. Previously, Pressman served as Director of Development at Signature Theatre in New York City, as Associate Managing Director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and at organizations including Yale Repertory Theatre and Chicago Theatre for Young Audiences.

“This is an amazing opportunity to build on Center Theatre Group’s legacy of artistic ambition and excellence, and to cultivate an audience as diverse and vibrant as Los Angeles,” said Pressman.

“Center Theatre Group is really at a great, pivotal moment in its history, having already brought so many amazing works of theatre to audiences from all walks of life.”

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Playwright Paula Vogel Hosts ‘Bake-Offs’ With her play Indecent onstage at the Ahmanson June 5 – July 7, 2019, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel hosted three of her signature “bake-offs”—playwriting workshops that prepare participants to write a new work in 48 hours—while at Center Theatre Group. Vogel (front, right) hosted one bake-off for members of our L.A. Writers’ Workshop and staff members (pictured), a second for our donors, and a third for UCLA students.

FADIMAN FELLOW KAREN ZACARÍAS WORKS WITH ELAC STUDENTS Visions of Boyle Heights, a play created by students at East Los Angeles College as part of our ongoing partnership and initially presented as part of our Library Play Readings, had its closing performance on May 28, 2019 at a local community center. Playwright Karen Zacarías (middle row, second from left)—the current recipient of Center Theatre Group’s Fadiman Award, which is given annually to a writer of note and includes a short residency in L.A.—attended the production and participated in a conversation and Q&A with the student creators (pictured with their professor, James Buglewicz) after the show.

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As part of our ongoing bilingual library PLAY READINGS, we commissioned a new work by local playwright Marisol L. Torres: L.A. as DNA, the story of a young girl’s journey exploring her mixed heritage and her city. The play made its debut in readings at three Boyle Heights libraries. May 14–16, 2019.

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Disney Musicals in Schools Spreads Magic across L.A.

CENTER THEATRE GROUP & DISNEY THEATRICAL GROUP CELEBRATE OUR SECOND YEAR BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF OUR SCHOOLS

Since launching in New York City in 2009, Disney Musicals in Schools has impacted over 300 schools and tens of thousands of students all over the country. Disney Theatrical Group and Center Theatre Group just celebrated the end of our second year working together in Los Angeles. This year, five public elementary schools were selected to participate in a 17-week musical theatre residency. Each first-year school received performance rights to a Disney KIDS musical, educational support materials, and weekly visits from Center Theatre Group teaching artists to help them produce, direct, and choreograph their first show. In honor of the 10TH anniversary of the program, Disney also invited all of the first-year schools to attend a professional musical production and gave additional grants to all schools.

Our first-year schools—all Title I elementary schools—represented communities across Los Angeles County, and most have not been able to produce musical theatre projects of this scale in the past. In April and May, they put on at least one full community performance (and some as many as six!) at their schools, and selected one number to showcase at the Student Share Celebration.

The afternoon at the Ahmanson began with all of the students coming together to sing “It Starts with a Dream,” a song written by Disney legend Alan Menken for the Disney Musicals in Schools program. Host Aimee Carrero, who voices the title character in the animated Disney series Elena of Avalor,

Cantara Street Elementary performs “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” from The Lion King KIDS. Photo by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging.

On April 29, 2019, 250 local elementary school students sang and danced their hearts out on the Ahmanson Theatre stage for their friends and families, performing some of the tunes most beloved by children around the globe: songs from Disney musicals. Their journey to the Ahmanson for our 2019 Student Share Celebration began months ago, when their schools applied to take part in the Disney Musicals in Schools program at Center Theatre Group.

introduced each school group. A pair of educators and teaching artists from each school team prefaced their students’ performances by sharing how the program has changed lives and communities. They all agreed that in addition to learning theatre skills, students have grown in myriad ways—gaining self-confidence and discipline as well as improving as readers, writers, and thinkers.

“One of our cast members is new to the country and did not speak any English on the first day of school. Today, he has a speaking role in our production,” said Paula Landau, the school coordinator at Saturn Street Elementary in Mid-City. Added Amanda Velez-Buck, a teacher at Wild Rose School of Creative Arts in Monrovia, “Being part of this show is a first-time experience for many of our students and staff. The affordability of taking singing, dancing, or acting lessons is outside what many of our students’ families can provide. Seeing the students thrive when they are encouraged to express themselves in the arts has been exciting and fulfilling.”

Sandra Mijarez, a teacher at Breed Street Elementary in Boyle Heights, said that the effects have not been limited to the students, either. “Teachers, students, parents, and administration alike, all discovered that we could accept a challenge, persevere, learn and still have a great time,” she said.

“We all came away with a sense of family and community that is much stronger than before.” Read the rest of the story and see more photos at CTGLA.org/blog.

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CENTER THEATRE GROUP’S STUDENT AMBASSADORS LEARN, EARN, AND PRACTICE THEIR SKILLS

The Next Generation of ARTS LEADERS Starts Here DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST REAL PAYDAY? The work leading up to it probably (hopefully) involved some kind of learning experience and skills acquired, but probably didn’t teach you event planning, marketing, and audience engagement, plus offer professional development opportunities in group consensus, time management, and leadership style.

But 15 Los Angeles County high school students in Center Theatre Group’s Student Ambassador Program this spring got all this and more—including a stipend.

Over the course of 60 hours, they planned, produced, and marketed a Youth Summit for 50 of their peers (anchored by the Taper production of Lackawanna Blues) alongside theatre professionals, who shared their arts management philosophies and abilities.

“This is a unique opportunity that gives you the chance to meet amazing people, improve skills, and discover a new side of yourself,” said Ambassador Andy V. Added Ambassador Christopher J., “We not only got to plan a Youth Summit—but also to meet so many new people, go to different events, and gain more connections than we may have had before the program.

This program, along with other things in my life this past year, has changed me as a person drastically, and I cannot be more grateful.”

The Student Ambassador Program is unlike most preprofessional arts training in its emphasis on management and leadership; students don’t need to have any theatre experience to participate, just an enthusiasm for the arts and a desire to grow.

“This comes down to how Center Theatre Group is investing in the next generation of arts professionals,” said Emerging Artists and Arts Professionals Program Manager Felipe M. Sanchez.

“Who is going to manage our theatre? Who is going to market our art? Who will be the advocates for seeing theatre in our communities?”

Hopefully the Ambassadors will do all this. But ultimately, they “learn skills they can translate into any field,” said Sanchez. So while the experience led up to the Youth Summit—a hugely successful evening of theatre engagement activities—the culminating celebration was about the students creating leadership manifestos: “I am a leader who believes that everyone has a voice and deserves to be heard,” wrote Ambassador Sherry I. “I will always be an advocate for those who are in need, those who can’t eat or sleep under a roof, those who need to realize that harm they’ve caused to another.

But most importantly, those who are in need of peace,” wrote Ambassador Julian M. “I am a leader who believes in everyone, and that everyone has potential to be who they want to be,” wrote Ambassador Jessica C. Sanchez is confident that the students will live up to their manifestos, and more. “I truly believe they are going to come out ahead, as stronger and better leaders, by having this experience at an early age and being able to take that to college and beyond,” he said.

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Two August Wilson Monologue Competition Alumni in the Midst of their Big Breaks Meet Current High School Participants in New York

“It was almost like talking into the mirror,” said Wayne Mackins of being on the “A” side of a post-show Q&A session with high school students from around the country on a rainy spring night in New York City. Mackins, a senior at Fordham University, is currently making his Broadway debut as an ensemble member in The Prom. But in 2014, he was on the “Q” side of things as a national finalist in the August Wilson Monologue Competition.

As the Los Angeles home of the National August Wilson Monologue Competition, Center Theatre Group has helped hundreds of high school students from across our region hone their acting and storytelling skills. Each year, 12 of those students perform in the Los Angeles Regional Finals at the Mark Taper Forum, and a few advance to the nationals in New York. Just five years ago, Mackins was one of those students, and he continues to credit the training he received with helping prepare him for the rigors of Broadway.

“I remember the exact talkback I saw when [director, longtime Wilson collaborator, and August Wilson Monologue Competition presenter] Kenny Leon took us to see Something Rotten! But this time it was more like a family reunion, passing on knowledge that I was taught and told to share,” said Mackins.

Incredibly, Mackins was not the only Los Angeles August Wilson Monologue Competition alum to be performing in New York this spring—and to be paying forward the experience. Javen K. Crosby, who participated in the 2015 Los Angeles Regional Finals, took a break from rehearsals of Much Ado About Nothing at The Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park to talk to our students as well.

Crosby, a 2018 graduate of the UK’s Royal Welch College of Music and Drama, said that he still uses his Wilson monologue for auditions.

(And it’s partly what got him the Much Ado About Nothing role.)

Center Theatre Group Director of Social Strategy, Innovation and Impact Leslie K. Johnson and other staff members have been bringing students to New York for the National Finals since 2011.

But this was something really special.

(l–r) Dejean Deterville, Javen K. Crosby, and Mylah Eaton.

“I was struck with just a huge sense of pride seeing these two young men—Angelenos that we know—making their way as working artists,” said Johnson. “It was profoundly moving to me to see our students achieving, and to know that we had played a part. And while the focus of the program is not aimed at whether students go on to become working artists, it was a delightful fruition to see them realizing themselves and their artistry, and being able to continue to support and celebrate them—and watching them connect with the next students who are following in their footsteps.”

The students themselves agreed. “It was incredible to see Wayne and Javen fearlessly follow their dreams in New York, and it encouraged me to continue to follow mine,” said Mylah Eaton, who was performing in New York for the first time—achieving a longtime dream—at the National Finals. Eaton would be graduating in June from CHAMPS Charter High School of the Arts, heading to the University of Southern California…and then who knows where next?

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THE CORNLEY UNIVERSITY DRAMA SOCIETY PRESENTS

CAST INSPECTOR CARTER – CHRIS BEAN CHARLES HAVERSHAM – JONATHAN HARRIS THOMAS COLLEYMOORE – ROBERT GROVE PERKINS – DENNIS TYDE FLORENCE COLLEYMOORE – SANDRA WILKINSON CECIL HAVERSHAM – MAX BENNETT ARTHUR THE GARDENER – MAX BENNETT

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A LETTER FROM

THE PRESIDENT Hello and welcome to The Murder at Haversham Manor.

We are thrilled that the Cornley University Drama Society is performing in the USA. We can only apologise to those involved in the production of Equus originally scheduled for this week, which due to a clerical error, is now being performed in the Cornley University Gymnasium. We hope there are no hard feelings and we’ve left the vaulting horse out for you. The question everyone at Cornley has been asking is: are we ready for a venue of this size? The answer is “yes.” The cast and I rehearsed for weeks using only the best acting teachings to inspire us. We read that Sanford Meisner once said, “Acting is behaving truthfully,” so we immediately changed all the names in the play to our own names and cut the murder, the manor house setting and any other element that we hadn’t personally experienced.

We then found the piece rather flat, and it only ran at 17 minutes. So we went back to the Meisner book and we realized the full quote was in fact: “Acting is behaving truthfully... under imaginary circumstances,” so we reinstated the cuts and we were then quickly back on track.

We found the teachings of Michael Chekhov less confusing.

He says, “An actor has to burn inside with an outer ease.”

So that evening it was vindaloos all round at the Sunam Balti House on Cornley High Street. However, try as we did to not react to our burning insides, it was certainly noticeable that we were all in significant discomfort, which just goes to show how tough acting can be. At the end of the evening, Dennis was actually sick in the restaurant bathrooms. We always knew he was one of the weaker actors.

All this hard work and preparation has left us with an ensemble piece that has achieved such critical acclaim as “VERY INTERESTING” from Mr. Harwood, esteemed head of Design Technology at Cornley University, and “RATHER UNSETTLING” from real-life police chief Mr. Greaves of the Cornley Volunteer Police Force. I’m sure that with a full audience, the piece will truly bring down the house.

Chris Bean

President of the Cornley University Drama Society & Director of The Murder at Haversham Manor

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CHRIS BEAN

INSPECTOR CARTER & DIRECTOR Touring debut! Chris is the newly elected head of the Drama Society.

For tonight’s show, he served as the voice coach, dialect coach, fight choreographer, casting director and costume designer. He also plays the lead role and, of course, directed. The Society would like to thank Chris for his remarkable passion and efforts. Credits within the University: Hamlet in Hamlet, Macbeth in Macbeth and Othello in Othello.

ROBERT GROVE

THOMAS COLLEYMOORE Touring debut! A member of the Cornley Drama Society for three years, Robert uses the Stanislavsky method. Credits include Lame Horse in Black Beauty, Victorian Policeman in Madame Tussauds Chamber of Horror – Live!, Dopey in Snow White and The Tall Broad Gentlemen and Augustus Gloop in Charlie & The Chocolate Factory. Robert’s next performance will be as Godot in a newly self-written sequel to Beckett’s classic.

JONATHAN HARRIS

CHARLES HAVERSHAM Touring debut! Jonathan works as a model and is therefore excited to learn transferrable skills by appearing in The Murder at Haversham Manor. He is no stranger to acting and appeared in Casualty when he was just 5 years old. Jonathan also performed with Emote, another local theater company, in A Midsummer Night’s Stamina, which featured a cast of 14 pedalling exercise bikes for the full two-hour performance.

SANDRA WILKINSON

FLORENCE COLLEYMOORE Touring debut! This is Sandra’s 11th season with the Cornley University Drama Society, during which she has proudly performed roles such as Snow White in Snow White and The Tall Broad Gentlemen, Virginia Woolf in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Cow in Jack and the Bean. Sandra has been performing from a very young age, since her mother appeared in A Winter’s Tale pregnant.

MAX BENNETT

CECIL HAVERSHAM Touring debut! Max is in his first year at Cornley University where he is studying human geography and crime. He is an avid fan of films, and his favourite is The Legend of Bagger Vance, which he’s seen 27 times. This is Max’s first production with the Drama Society, and he is very glad to have donated a large portion of his recent inheritance to help the show reach Broadway.

DENNIS TYDE

PERKINS Touring debut! After failing the tryouts for the football, cricket, volleyball and basketball teams, Dennis decided to join the Drama Society. Dennis does not live in the Cornley halls of residence and commutes in daily from his parents’ house. He hopes the Society will give him the chance to meet like-minded people. Dennis’ only stage credit dates back to 1995 when he appeared in his primary school nativity. Credit: Shepherd.

ANNIE TWILLOIL

STAGE MANAGER Touring debut! The unsung hero of the Society, Annie has designed, built, painted, stage managed and costumed every single Society show in the last three years. Her hard work and dogged determination behind-the-scenes lies behind so much of the Society’s success. After The Murder at Haversham Manor, Annie will begin an internship at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

TREVOR WATSON

LIGHTING & SOUND OPERATOR Touring debut! Trevor is only participating in The Murder at Haversham Manor to earn much needed extra credit for his electronics module in order to pass his engineering course at Cornley University. Once he has passed the course, he will not continue to work with the Drama Society. Trevor credits his success to his sunny disposition and his positive outlook on life.

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2018/19 SEASON FIRST SEASON PRODUCTION

AIN’T TOO PROUD

The Life and Times of The Temptations Book by Dominique Morisseau Music and Lyrics from The Legendary Motown Catalog Choreographed by Sergio Trujillo Directed by Des McAnuff Aug 21 – Sep 30, 2018 SECOND SEASON PRODUCTION

DEAR EVAN HANSEN

Book by Steven Levenson Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Directed by Michael Greif Oct 17 – Nov 25, 2018 THIRD SEASON PRODUCTION

COME FROM AWAY

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein Directed by Christopher Ashley Nov 28, 2018 – Jan 6, 2019 FOURTH SEASON PRODUCTION

New Adventures Matthew Bourne’s

CINDERELLA

Music by Prokofiev Feb 5 – Mar 10, 2019 FIFTH SEASON PRODUCTION

The Lincoln Center Theater Production of Music and Lyrics by William Finn Book by William Finn and James Lapine Directed by James Lapine Choreographed by Spencer Liff Apr 16 – May 19, 2019 SIXTH SEASON PRODUCTION

PHOTOS BY MATTHEW MURPHY

FALSETTOS

INDECENT

By Paula Vogel Directed by Rebecca Taichman Jun 5 – Jul 7, 2019 SEVENTH SEASON PRODUCTION

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG

By Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields Tour Directed by Matt DiCarlo Jul 9 – Aug 11, 2019

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MICHAEL RITCHIE Artistic Director | MEGHAN PRESSMAN Managing Director | DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director

KEVIN McCOLLUM J.J. ABRAMS KENNY WAX STAGE PRESENCE LTD. CATHERINE SCHREIBER KEN DAVENPORT DOUBLE GEMINI PRODUCTIONS/deROY BRUNISH DAMIAN ARNOLD/TC BEECH GREENLEAF PRODUCTIONS/BARD ROTH MARTIAN ENTERTAINMENT/JACK LANE/JOHN YONOVER LUCAS McMAHON PRESENT

A MISCHIEF THEATRE PRODUCTION OF

BY HENRY LEWIS, JONATHAN SAYER, AND HENRY SHIELDS STARRING

SCOTT COTE PEYTON CRIM BRANDON J. ELLIS ANGELA GROVEY NED NOYES JAMIE ANN ROMERO EVAN ALEXANDER SMITH YAEGEL T. WELCH BLAIR BAKER JACQUELINE JARROLD SID SOLOMON MICHAEL THATCHER

SCENIC DESIGN

COSTUME DESIGN

LIGHTING DESIGN

NIGEL HOOK

ROBERTO SURACE

RIC MOUNTJOY

SOUND DESIGN

ORIGINAL MUSIC

ANDREW JOHNSON

ROB FALCONER

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

UK PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

JEFF NORMAN

DAVID BENKEN

DIGBY ROBINSON

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

MARKETING SERVICES

BESPOKE THEATRICALS

BDB MARKETING

TOUR MARKETING & PRESS

TOUR BOOKING AGENCY

ALLIED TOURING

THE BOOKING GROUP

TOUR DIRECTED BY

MATT DiCARLO ORIGINAL BROADWAY DIRECTION BY

MARK BELL

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED BY MISCHIEF THEATRE AT THE OLD RED LION THEATRE, LONDON. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAMIEN DEVINE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR NICK THOMPSON

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CAST (in order of appearance) Trevor.....................................................................................BRANDON J. ELLIS Chris............................................................................ EVAN ALEXANDER SMITH Jonathan...................................................................................YAEGEL T. WELCH Robert........................................................................................... PEYTON CRIM Dennis..............................................................................................SCOTT COTE Sandra................................................................................ JAMIE ANN ROMERO Max................................................................................................... NED NOYES Annie.........................................................................................ANGELA GROVEY UNDERSTUDIES Swings and understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance. for Trevor—MICHAEL THATCHER, YAEGEL T. WELCH for Chris—SID SOLOMON for Jonathan—SID SOLOMON, MICHAEL THATCHER for Robert—BRANDON J. ELLIS, MICHAEL THATCHER for Dennis and Max—SID SOLOMON, MICHAEL THATCHER for Sandra and Annie—BLAIR BAKER, JACQUELINE JARROLD There will be one 20-minute intermission.

Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones and watch alarms. The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.

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WHO’S WHO SCOTT COTE (Dennis). National tours: Something Rotten!, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Regional credits: The Producers (Paper Mill Playhouse), Guys and Dolls (Goodspeed), Noises Off (Pittsburgh Public), Lend Me a Tenor (Bay Street), The Music Man (Flat Rock Playhouse), Boeing Boeing (Northern Stage), The Drowsy Chaperone (Human Race Theatre).

PEYTON CRIM (Robert). New York: Brigadoon (City Center Encores!), Finian’s Rainbow, On a Clear Day… (Irish Rep). Selected regional: Mary Poppins (Paper Mill Playhouse), Sweeney Todd (The Gateway Playhouse), Sunset Blvd. (Musical Theatre West), The Music Man, Peter Pan, Ring of Fire. Graduate of Oklahoma City University.

Insta: @MrPeytonCrim, Twitter: @TheRealPeytonC BRANDON J. ELLIS (Trevor, u/s Robert).

Broadway: Bandstand, Once, Company.

West End: Once. Off-Broadway: Of Mice and Men, Balls: The Musical? (writer).

TV/film: Iron Fist, Dietland, Vinyl, 30 Rock, The Naked Brothers Band, She Wolf Rising, The Ferryman. BFA acting, UNC-Greensboro. Love to Mom, Jenn, Austin. “For my Dad.” Proud AEA. ANGELA GROVEY (Annie). Broadway: Escape to Margaritaville, Leap of Faith.

National tour: Newsies (Medda). Film/TV: High Maintenance, Ray Donavan, ...Kimmy Schmidt, Iron Fist, Joyful Noise, 30 Rock, The Unusuals. Some theatre: Irish Rep, City Center Encores!, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Chicago Shakespeare, Vineyard, Paper Mill, Goodspeed. Insta: @angelagrovey, Twitter: @angelagrovey, angelagrovey.com NED NOYES (Max). Broadway: The Play That Goes Wrong, You Can’t Take It with You. National tour: Cabaret (Roundabout). Off-Broadway: Mint Theater (four productions). Regional: Steppenwolf Theatre, McCarter Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre (D.C.), Chicago Shakespeare Theater (among others).

Film: The Post (directed by Steven Spielberg).

TV: Boardwalk Empire, Alpha House. Training: Northwestern University.

JAMIE ANN ROMERO (Sandra). OffBroadway: Second Stage Theater.

Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Denver Center Theatre Company, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Arvada Center. International: Maxim Gorky Theatre Vladivostok, Russia. Television: The Punisher, House of Cards. Film: Viper Club. “Love and thanks to Benjamin and my family.”

Insta: @annjamie, jamieannromero.com EVAN ALEXANDER SMITH (Chris).

Broadway: Amazing Grace. National tour: Dirty Dancing (Robbie). Selected regional: The Toxic Avenger (title role, Toronto Company), Joseph… (Joseph, Drury Lane Theatre), Baskerville (Cleveland Play House/Cincinnati Playhouse), Ragtime (Younger Brother), Lady Windermere’s Fan (Shaw Festival). More info and complete credits at EvanAlexanderSmith.com. Thanks to HCKR. Love to Sarah. Twitter/Instagram: @iamevansmith YAEGEL T. WELCH (Jonathan, u/s Trevor).

Broadway (TPTGW), Lincoln Center, The Acting Company, Signature Theatre Company, Seattle Rep, Playmakers, True Colors/Alliance Theatre, Studio Theatre, Everyman Theatre (Company Member). TV/film: The Blacklist, Blue Bloods, Madam Secretary, The Knick.

Education: BA, Morehouse College; MFA, Brandeis University; MFA, Academy for Classical Acting. Insta: @yaegelwelch, Twitter: @yaegelwelch

BLAIR BAKER (Assistant Stage Manager, Understudy). Thrilled to join TPTGW. Credits: The Humans (Broadway, Roundabout), Oleanna (Broadway, Center Theatre Group), title role in Hamlet (SheNYC), The Soap Myth (opposite Ed Asner), Chapter Two (directed by Marsha Mason). b . lairbaker.info, @blaircbaker

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JACQUELINE JARROLD (Understudy).

Broadway: The Cherry Orchard.

Regional: The Shakespeare Theatre of D.C. Back in New York, Jacqui makes her artistic home with AmiosNYC. Training: Northwestern University.

More at jacquelinejarrold.com. Insta: @jacquijarrold SID SOLOMON (Understudy) received his training at New York’s LaGuardia Arts High School and Minneapolis’ Guthrie Theater. Proud Vice President of Actors’ Equity Association and core member of #FairWageOnStage. More at SidSolomon.com.

MICHAEL THATCHER (Fight Captain, Understudy). Broadway: TPTGW. Off-Broadway: Julius Caesar (NYSF), The Time Machine (NYMF). National tours: Guys and Dolls, A Christmas Story.

Regional: Utah, Texas, Virginia Shakespeare festivals. TV: Quantico.

MFA, U of Houston PATP. Insta: @thatched44

HENRY LEWIS (Co-Author) is an Olivier Award-winning writer, actor, and the Artistic Director of Mischief Theatre.

Henry trained at LAMDA. His recent credits include writer and actor for The Play That Goes Wrong (Broadway, West End, and UK/international tour—winner of Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2015 and WhatsOnStage Awards 2014), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC One, West End/UK tour/Pleasance London—nominated for Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2016), The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (West End—nominated for Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2017), Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC One), Royal Variety Performance (ITV), Keep It in the Family (ITV), Mischief Movie Night (West End/UK tour—nominated for Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards 2018), actor and producer for Mercury Fur (Trafalgar Studios—nominated for Best Production Off-West End Awards), actor for Beasts & Beauties (Hampstead Theatre), and producer of Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts (Southwark Playhouse—winner of Peter Brook Empty Space Award).

JONATHAN SAYER (Co-Author). Training: LAMDA. Jonathan is an Olivier Award-winning writer and the Company Director of Mischief Theatre working as a writer, actor, and producer. Theatre includes Mischief Movie Night (Arts Theatre), The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (Criterion Theatre), The Play That Goes Wrong (Lyceum Theatre, Broadway run, Duchess Theatre, West End run, UK and international tour—writer/actor, Olivier Awards and WhatsOnStage Award Best New Comedy), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (UK tour and West End—writer/actor), The Nativity Goes Wrong (writer, Mischief Theatre and Reading Rep co-production), Lights! Camera! Improvise! (various venues, actor, improviser, producer, Spirit of the Fringe Award 2013, Best Improv Show Award 2012), and Happy Birthday Simon (Orange Tree, actor). Television includes Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC One, writer/actor/associate producer), The Royal Variety Performance: The Play That Goes Wrong (ITV, writer and actor), Keep It in the Family (writer, ITV), A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC One, writer/actor). Radio includes The Christmas Show That Goes Wrong (BBC Radio 2).

HENRY SHIELDS (Co-Author) trained at LAMDA. He is an award-winning writer and has been a member of Mischief Theatre since 2009. Theatre includes The Play That Goes Wrong (writer/actor, winner 2015 Olivier Award and WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Comedy), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (writer/actor, 2016 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy), The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (actor/writer, 2017 Olivier Award nominee Best New Comedy), Mischief Movie Night (actor, 2018 Olivier Award nominee for Best New Comedy), The Nativity Goes Wrong (writer), The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (writer/actor), and The Busy Body (Southwark Playhouse). Television includes The Royal Variety Performance 2016: The Play That Goes Wrong, Holby City (BBC), Keep It in the Family (ITV), Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC), and A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (BBC). Henry is currently working on, and developing, a number of new projects.

MATT DiCARLO (Tour Director) is overjoyed that things are going Wrong all over North America! As the production stage manager, Matt helmed the Broadway production of The Play That Goes Wrong for the first year and a half of its run. He served as the associate director for the 2017–2018 national tour of the Tony Award-winning revival of The Color Purple, which he also stage managed on Broadway. Other Broadway credits include Honeymoon in Vegas and Rock of Ages. Regional theatre work includes PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P9

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World premieres at La Jolla Playhouse and American Conservatory Theater, and 12 productions at Paper Mill Playhouse. Matt has his BFA from Rutgers University and is on the faculty at SUNY Purchase. He has supervised dozens of events with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Target, and David Stark Design. Matt is endlessly grateful to the producers of The Play That Goes Wrong and to Mischief Theatre for giving us the outlet and opportunity to make people laugh. Love to Joey.

MARK BELL (Original Broadway Director). Trained at École Internationale de Théâtre, Jacques Lecoq and was coArtistic Director of Liquid Theatre. Liquid shows include If You Were Mine (ACW), Feeding Time (BAC), Endgame (BAC), and Crave (BAC and touring). Directing includes Che Disastro di Commedia (Theatro Greco, Rome); Waiting for Waiting for Godot (St. James Theatre, Off-West End); The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (West End); Ma Este Megbukunk (Central Szinhaz, Budapest); The Play That Goes Wrong (West End); Blue Blood by Anna Jordan (Riverside); The Revenger’s Tragedy (RCSSD, London); A Servant of Two Masters, Scapino (CMU, Pittsburgh); The Snowfall (Etcetera). Mark has taught and directed at LAMDA, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, UEA, and East 15 acting schools. markbell.info

Pan Goes Wrong. Off-West End: The Trial of Jane Fonda (Park). International: The Play That Goes Wrong (Budapest, Rome, and Australian tour). TV: Peter Pan Goes Wrong (BBC One).

RIC MOUNTJOY (Lighting Design). Selected designs include The Play That Goes Wrong (Broadway, national US tour, West End, also South Korea, Australia, Hong Kong), Uncle Vanya (Theatre Clwyd and Sheffield theatres), Emancipation of Expressionism (Barbican Theatre and BBC TV), Mr. Popper’s Penguins (New Victory, NYC, Seattle, Minneapolis, and West End), World premiere of Karagula by Philip Ridley (Soho Theatre London), What the Ladybird Heard (international touring), Pandemic (Singapore International Festival), The White Whale (an outdoor Moby Dick, Leeds). Relights include The Magic Flute (London Coliseum, English National Opera). ricmountjoy.com

ANDREW JOHNSON (Sound Design). The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin (European premiere), Death Takes a Holiday (UK premiere), Ragtime, Titanic, TPTGW (West End, Australia, and UK tours), Dogfight (European premiere), Catch Me If You Can (European premiere), Girlfriends, The Stripper, The Toxic Avenger, UK Off-West End nominations for Best Sound Design for Mack and Mabel, Titanic, and Grand Hotel (Southwark Playhouse).

NIGEL HOOK (Scenic Design) has designed an enorAndrew is currently a regular sound designer for Charing mous range of drama, musical, and opera productions Cross Theatre and Theatre Royal Stratford East, London. throughout the UK, Europe, and the Brits Off-Broadway 2017 shows: The Braille Legacy, Tommy UK tour, and (Unsuspecting Susan) season in New York. West End credits: Spread a Little Happiness (Whitehall); Philadelphia, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Here I Come! (Wyndhams); Elegies for Angels Punks and Raging Queens (Criterion); Ferry Across the Mersey (Lyric); STEPHEN KOPEL, CSA (US Casting). Broadway: Amélie, Sunday in the Park…, She Loves Me, Noises Off, On The Boys in the Band (Aldwych); Party and When Pigs Fly (Arts); Forbidden Broadway (Albery); Pageant (Vaudeville); the Twentieth Century, Violet, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, The Winslow Boy, The Glass Menagerie, The Steptoe and Son (Pinter); and the 2015 Olivier Award Mystery of Edwin Drood, Harvey, Once, Anything Goes, winner for Best New Comedy, The Play That Goes Wrong Brief Encounter, The Scottsboro Boys, Sondheim on (Duchess…still going wrong!). Recent productions include Sondheim, Hedda Gabler. Off-Broadway: Kingdom Come, the musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder at The Robber Bridegroom, Invisible Thread, Indian Ink, Oscarsteatrn, Stockholm 2018.

The Common Pursuit. Kopel currently serves as Casting Director for Roundabout Theatre Company and Encores!

ROBERTO SURACE (Costume Design) originates from Off-Center.

Melbourne, Australia, where he trained at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), now based in London. The Play ALLIED TOURING (Tour Marketing & Press) is a full-service That Goes Wrong marks his Broadway debut. West End: engagement management agency representing Broadway The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (Criterion), Peter Pan tours and other live touring events across North America.

Goes Wrong (Apollo), and The Play That Goes Wrong Current: The Book of Mormon; Roald Dahl’s Charlie (Duchess). UK national tours: The Play That Goes Wrong, and the Chocolate Factory; Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, and Peter P10 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

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Cinderella; Hello, Dolly!; Kinky Boots; The Lightning Thief; DIGBY ROBINSON (UK Production Management) has over 30 years’ experience of production management The Play That Goes Wrong; Rent; Rock of Ages; School of in both the commercial and subsidized sectors. Recent Rock; Something Rotten!; Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. productions in London’s West End include Peter Pan Goes Upcoming: Ain’t Too Proud, Bandstand, Clue—Live on Wrong (Apollo), The Play That Goes Wrong (Duchess), Stage, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Clint Black’s Looking for Christmas, Mean Girls, The SpongeBob Musical. The Comedy About a Bank Robbery (Criterion), and Matilda for the Royal Shakespeare Company (Cambridge).

THE BOOKING GROUP (Tour Booking). Since its inception in Current projects include Death of a Salesman (UK tour) 1996, The Booking Group has represented 25 Tony Award- and Fat Friends The Musical (UK tour). winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current touring producBESPOKE THEATRICALS (General Management). Partners tions include Hamilton; Anastasia; Come From Away; Dear Amy Jacobs and Devin Keudell manage Broadway Evan Hansen; Hello, Dolly! starring Betty Buckley; The musicals, plays, and tours. Current/recent productions: Book of Mormon; School of Rock; Waitress; On Your Feet!; Tootsie, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Rent 20 anniversary tour; Fiddler on the Roof; The Color Purple; and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Future produc- Two, School of Rock, The Play That Goes Wrong, The Boys in the Band, and Angels in America. Upcoming: tions include The Cher Show, Mean Girls, My Fair Lady, Beetlejuice and The Ferryman. General Managers include Pretty Woman, and To Kill a Mockingbird.

David Roth, Danielle Saks, and Kate Egan.

JEFF NORMAN (Production Stage Manager). Tours: KEVIN McCOLLUM (Producer) has received the Tony Award Something Rotten!, Newsies, Chicago. Las Vegas: Mamma for Best Musical for In the Heights (2008), Avenue Q Mia!, The Lion King, Cirque du Soleil’s O. Toronto: Beauty (2004), and Rent (1996), which also won the Pulitzer and the Beast, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables. Opening Prize. He produced Olivier Award-winning The Play That team for Disney Cruise Line. Proud member of Actors’ Goes Wrong; Something Rotten! (Broadway, national tour); Equity Association.

Hand to God (Broadway, West End); Motown: The Musical SHARIKA NILES (Stage Manager). Broadway: The Play That (Broadway, West End, and national tour); The Drowsy Goes Wrong, The Color Purple (revival), Finding Neverland, Chaperone in 2006, which won five Tony Awards; Baz Luhrmann’s production of Puccini’s La bohème in Motown: The Musical, Pippin, The Gershwins’ Porgy and 2002; [title of show] in 2008; the touring and Broadway Bess. Tours: The Color Purple, Without You (Korea), Porgy productions of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas; the and Bess. Off-Broadway: The Tempest, Richard III, Well, Off-Broadway hit De La Guarda; the recent hit revival of Take Me Out, The Winter’s Tale, subUrbia. Apollo Theater: West Side Story; and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. Production Coordinator/Stage Manager 2012–2017. Film: In 1995, Mr. McCollum co-founded the Producing Baggage Claim, Our Song. Other: BET, HBO, Jazz at Office, and has since created Alchemation, a theatrical Lincoln Center. Love to Mom and Daisy. and media producing company committed to new work.

DAVID BENKEN (Production Manager). Celebrating 20 Mr. McCollum was trained at the University of Cincinnati years on Broadway and 50 US, international, and touring College-Conservatory of Music, and earned his master’s productions. Credits include The Play That Goes Wrong degree in film producing from the Peter Stark Program at (N.Y.), Paramour, Misery, The Lion King, Motown The the University of Southern California. In 1995, he received Musical, El Rey Leon (Madrid), Annie, Mary Poppins, the Robert Whitehead Award for Outstanding Commercial Peter and the Starcatcher, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Theatre Producing.

The Boy from Oz, The Seafarer, The Phantom… (Las Vegas).

J.J. ABRAMS (Producer) is the founder of Bad Robot Productions.

A writer, director, and/or producer of JOSE SOLIVAN (Company Manager). Broadway tours mantelevision series such as Felicity, Alias, Lost, Castle Rock, aged: The Color Purple, Finding Neverland, Cabaret, R&H and Westworld and films such as Super 8, Star Wars: Cinderella, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Anything Goes, The Force Awakens, and the Mission: Impossible, Star Trek, Hairspray, The Drowsy Chaperone, Rent, The Producers, and Cloverfield franchises, Abrams is currently directing, Grease, and Spamalot. Broadway tours performed: producing, and co-writing (with Chris Terrio) Star Wars: Oklahoma! “Turn your wounds into wisdom.” —Oprah.

Episode IX. Abrams and his wife, Katie McGrath, co-CEO Insta: @cmjosesolivan of Bad Robot, live in Los Angeles and have three children.

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KENNY WAX (Producer) is a triple Olivier Award-winning London-based producer, currently serving a three-year term as the President of the Society of London Theatre.

His musical Top Hat won three Olivier Awards including Best New Musical from its seven nominations. His production of Once on This Island won Best New Musical in 1995 from its four nominations, and The Play That Goes Wrong won Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards in 2015 and is still playing in the West End, on a UK tour, and was extended on Broadway, where it won a Tony Award for best set design. Peter Pan Goes Wrong was nominated for an Olivier in 2016, and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery is now into its third year at the Criterion Theatre in London. Kenny has just opened a new musical, Six, about Henry VIII’s wives, transferring from the Edinburgh Festival into the West End. Later this year he will present the first staged production of The Worst Witch, based on the books by Jill Murphy. In the US in 2018/19 Kenny will present Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Around the World in 80 Days, and Mr. Popper’s Penguins.

America of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group.

Created “Be a Broadway Star” board game (available on Amazon), DidHeLikeIt.com, and author of the blog TheProducersPerspective.com.

STAGE PRESENCE LTD. (Producer) is delighted to be part of the team presenting Mischief Comedy shows on Broadway and all across the United States.

JACK LANE (Co-Producer). Broadway: Peter and the Starcatcher (Tony nomination), Fun Home (Tony Award), The Humans (Tony Award), The Play That Goes Wrong, and The Prom. Off-Broadway: Shear Madness. Jack is the Executive Producer and co-founder of Stages St. Louis, a 32-year-old regional theatre.

LUCAS McMAHON (Producer) is thrilled to help spread Mischief’s brand of mayhem across America! He has worked with Kevin McCollum at Alchemation since 2012.

Other credits include The Play That Goes Wrong on Broadway, Something Rotten! (Broadway and national tour), and Hand to God (Broadway and West End). He is a proud alumnus of Northwestern University. He would like to thank his family and friends for letting him believe he is right when he is often so wrong.

MARTIAN ENTERTAINMENT (Co-Producer) is Gregory Rae, Carl D. White, and Tyrus Emory. Credits: The Normal Heart (Tony Award), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony Award), and many others. Upcoming: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Loch Ness, Home Street Home.

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CATHERINE SCHREIBER (Producer) is a two-time Tonywinning and Oliver-winning international producer; Broadway Global Producer of the Year, 2017. Productions: Broadway: Network, Pretty Woman; Off-Broadway: DOUBLE GEMINI PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer). Wendy lead producer The Play That Goes Wrong. Recent (UK) Federman and Carl Moellenberg have collectively garnered lead producer: Company; The Lion, the Witch and the 18 Oscars (that is what they call them, right?). Career highWardrobe; Heisenberg. Catherine is most proud of bringlights: Wendy doing the 100-yard dash in a long red dress ing The Scottsboro Boys to London. Winner: London Critics’ at Radio City on national TV, Carl searching in Thailand for Circle Award, Evening Standard Award. Nominated for the missing star who ate too much sushi. seven Olivier Awards, including Best Musical. Tony winner: Clybourne Park, Angels in America. Olivier Award: deROY-BRUNISH (Co-Producer). Jamie deRoy: three Tony Company (2019). Six Tony nominations include Fiddler Awards, three Drama Desk, six Outer Critics, two Drama on the Roof, The Scottsboro Boys, Next Fall, Peter and League awards; 41 Broadway and 33 Off-Broadway the Starcatcher. Five Olivier nominations include shows. TV: 11 Telly Awards. Film: Broadway: The Golden Dreamgirls, Show Boat, The Scottsboro Boys, People Age Trilogy. Corey Brunish has garnered eight Tony Places and Things. Upcoming: The King’s Speech, nominations, two Tony Awards. Currently: Come From The Scottsboro Boys (Alabama), executive producer: Away. Beautiful is now in its fourth year. For Jessica.

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DAMIAN ARNOLD (Co-Producer) trained at LAMDA for three KEN DAVENPORT (Co-Producer). Once on This Island (Tony years. Producing credits: Don’t Dress for Dinner (Chicago Award), Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Groundhog Day, and Broadway, two Tony nominations), Gypsy with Imelda Spring Awakening (Tony nomination), It’s Only a Play, Staunton (West End, Olivier Award), Thark by Ben Travers, Macbeth, Godspell, Altar Boyz, The Awesome ’80s Prom, Brief Encounter (dir. Emma Rice). Investor: Matilda Daddy Long Legs, and more. Executive Producer for North (Broadway), Blithe Spirit with Angela Lansbury (West P12 PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE

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End and US tour), Labour of Love (with Martin Freeman), The Lieutenant of Inishmore (West End), The Moderate Soprano by David Hare, The Girl from the North Country (West End).

Berkeley Rep, in addition to working at numerous other theatre and arts organizations across the country. She is the Vice-Chair of the National Board for the Theatre Communications Group (TCG).

GREENLEAF PRODUCTIONS (Producer) is a Tony, Drama Desk, and Olivier Award-winning company whose recent productions include Dreamgirls West End, Groundhog Day, Matilda The Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, and Menopause The Musical, both currently on tour throughout the United States. They are very proud to be a part of the Wrong family.

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DOUGLAS C. BAKER (Producing Director) is now in his 29 season at Center Theatre Group. He is an active member of the Broadway League, the Independent Presenters Network, and is a proud member of the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers. In May 2013, Doug received the Broadway League’s prestigious Outstanding Achievement in Presenter Management Award.

BARD-ROTH (Co-Producer). Bard Theatricals (Annette Jolles, Jim van Bergen, Laurence Holzman, Lara Holzman, David Stern, Linda Hamil): Broadway: Jagged Little Pill (upcoming), The Play That Goes Wrong, Fiddler… 2015 (and tour), China Doll, The Scottsboro Boys (and London), The Anarchist, Looped. Dean Roth: Puffs, Be More Chill, Jagged Little Pill, Macbeth (Alan Cumming), Clinton The Musical, and 27 other productions on and Off-Broadway and in the UK. JOHN YONOVER (Co-Producer) supported and invested in more than 35 productions on Broadway, in Chicago, and London, including Memphis, Dee Snider’s Rock and Roll Christmas (Toronto and Chicago), First Date, and the currently running Dear Evan Hansen and Come From Away.

CENTER THEATRE GROUP MICHAEL RITCHIE (Artistic Director) is in his 14 season as Center Theatre Group’s Artistic Director, and has led over 200 productions to the Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, and Kirk Douglas Theatre stages, including the premieres of six musicals that moved to Broadway— The Drowsy Chaperone, Curtains, 13, 9 to 5: The Musical, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, and Leap of Faith—and the Pulitzer Prize in Drama finalist Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. TH

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JEFFREY UPAH (General Manager, Ahmanson Theatre) has worked in management at Center Theatre Group since 2006 on more than 50 musicals, plays, and special events including both pre-Broadway productions and Broadway tours. Some of his favorites include Follies, God of Carnage, and The Black Rider (having previously worked on Robert Wilson productions in Boston, Houston, and Sao Paulo, Brazil). Prior to Center Theatre Group, he worked in various capacities at the Santa Fe Opera, Yale Repertory Theatre, American Repertory Theater, and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, among others.

GORDON DAVIDSON (Founding Artistic Director) led the Taper throughout its first 38 seasons, guiding over 300 productions to its stage and winning countless awards for himself and the theatre—including the Tony Award for theatrical excellence, Margo Jones Award, The Governor’s Award for the Arts, and a Guggenheim fellowship. The Kentucky Cycle and Angels in America (Part One) won the Pulitzer in consecutive years and, in 1994, three of the four plays nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play were from the Taper (Angels in America won). In 1989, Gordon took over the Ahmanson and, in 2004, he produced the inaugural season in the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

MEGHAN PRESSMAN (Managing Director) joined Center Theatre Group as Managing Director in 2019. Previously, she served as Managing Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (D.C.), Director of Development for Signature Theatre (N.Y.), and Associate Managing Director of PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P13

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ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG GENERAL MANAGEMENT BESPOKE THEATRICALS Amy Jacobs Devin Keudell David Roth Danielle Saks Kate Egan COMPANY MANAGER Jose Solivan Assistant Company Manager................................................... Jessica Troy PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT David Benken Rose Palombo U.K. PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Digby Robinson TOUR MARKETING & PRESS ALLIED TOURING Marya K. Peters Andrew Damer Jennifer Gallagher Anne Waisanen Anne Dailey Meyer Scott Praefke Jacqueline Smith Janie Dickerson Hayden Anderson Jessica Cary TOUR BOOKING AGENCY THE BOOKING GROUP Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart thebookinggroup.com U.S. CASTING Stephen Kopel, CSA LEGAL COUNSEL LEVINE PLOTKIN & MENIN, LLP Loren Plotkin, Conrad Rippy, Susan Mindell Daniel Watkins, Emily Erstling Production Stage Manager..................................................... Jeff Norman Stage Manager....................................................................Sharika Niles Assistant Stage Manager......................................................... Blair Baker Associate Director.............................................................. Greg Tannahill Fight Captain................................................................ Michael Thatcher Associate Costume Designer .....................................................Lisa Zinni Assistant Costume Designer................................................ Amanda Jenks Associate Lighting Designer........................................Jeremy Cunningham Associate Lighting Designer..............................................Wilburn Bonnell Associate Sound Designer......................................................... Beth Lake Assistant Sound Designer..................................................... Stephen Dee U.K. Technical Design Consultant..........................................Alan Bartlett U.K. Production Consultant................................................. Sacha Brooks Production Carpenter................................................................. Jeff Zink Head Carpenter................................................................. Martin Blacker Assistant Carpenter........................................................... Leon Lobsinger Production Sound Supervisor...................................................Dillon Cody Head Sound.......................................................Christopher Mark Walters Production Props.............................................................. Emiliano Pares Head Props...............................................................Wendy Joy Beckwith

U.K. Props Buyer.....................................................................Jasper Fox Production Electrician..................................................... Brendan Quigley Head Electrician...............................................................Dirk Van Pernis Advance Electrician/Crew Sub.................................................... Kirt Kaminski Moving Light Programmer...................................................Chelsea Zalikowski Wardrobe & Hair Supervisor........................................... Emily Rose Magnuson Hair & Wig Stylist.................................................................. Kim Shriver Vocal Coach.......................................................................... Kate Wilson Assistant to Director.................................................... Susanna McCollum Production Management Asst................................................Ron Gerschel Production Assistant......................................................... Whitney Keeter U.S. Production Photography...............................................Jeremy Daniel U.K. Production Photography.................................................Simon Turtle Bespoke Assistant General Managers.................. Mattea Cogliano-Benedict, Michael Demniak, Lisa Jaeger General Management Associates.......................... Jim Brady, Claire Trempe GM Office Manager........................................................... Claire Manning GM Interns......................................................Rebecca Ferrer, Jenna Rich U.S. Advertising & Marketing.......................................................SPOTCO Marketing Services.....................................bdb marketing/Betsy Bernstein U.K. Marketing...................................................................JHI Marketing U.K. Press............................................................................ Jo Allan PR U.K. Tour Press & Marketing................................................... Helen Snell Ltd Accountant.........................WithumSmith+Brown PC/Robert Fried, CPA, Karen Kowgios, CPA, Anthony Moore, CPA U.K. Accountants.................................... Michael Collins, Lois Hargreaves Controller....................................................Galbraith & Co./LeeAnn Kelley Banking................................................ Signature Bank/Margaret Monigan Insurance.......................................AON/Albert G. Ruben/Claudia Kaufman Legal Counsel for Goes Rights Ltd........... Brooks and Distler/Marsha Brooks Physical Therapy............................... NEURO TOUR, Physical Therapy Inc. Payroll Services.................................Checks and Balances/Anthony Walker Visa Consultants..........................................Wiskoff Law, PLLC/David King Travel Agent ................................... Tzell Travel/The “A“ Team, Andi Henig Housing Services............................................ ABA IDEAL/Elizabeth Helke Merchandising.................................................Creative Goods/Pete Milano Creative Services............................................ Allied Integrated Marketing/ Debbie Allamong, Eric Stormoen ALCHEMATION Kevin McCollum Lucas McMahon John Gendron Jack Eidson Jessica Troy KENNY WAX LTD. Kenny Wax Kezia Lock Sarah Ryan Oriel Bathurst Amanda Sutton BroadwayGoesWrong.com Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BwayGoesWrong

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CREDITS Scenery & automation built by Bay Scenery Ltd. Chandelier by Gothic Gates Ltd. Trick props by PMB Theatre Services Ltd, Russell Beck Studios Ltd, Breakaway Effect Ltd, Karl Evans & Terry Tiffin. Drapes by Chris Claydon Ltd. Upholstery by Claire Sanderson. Portrait artwork by Jane Gibson.

Lighting & sound equipment from PRG. Bra*Tenders for hosiery and undergarments. Makeup provided by M·A·C. SPECIAL THANKS Nica Burns, Laurence Miller and all at Nimax Theatres. Rachel Williams and the stage management team at the Duchess Theatre, London. Strike Digital, N9 Design, Dragonfly Design, Cambridge Arts Theatre, The Umbrella Rooms, Jonathan Waller, Judith Phillips, Bryony Myers, Charlie Longstaff, Thomas Platt, Martin Thomas, Adam Meggido, Harriet Parsonage, Jenny Wilson, Carla Batten, Mike Hagan, Niall Ransome, Mike Bodie, Harry Kershaw, Joshua Elliott, Julie Jordan, Dylan Emery, Raz Shaw, Janet & David Burke, Suzie Zamit, Lucy Danser, Caroline Jenkins, Julia Worms, Dawn Farrow, Jonathan Maydew, Rodney Cottier, The Old Red Lion, Questors Theatre & LAMDA, Hailey Ferber, Darren DeVerna, Manny and Lani Azenberg, Anton Media Group, Chubb Group MUSIC CREDITS “Girls on Film” Written by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, RogerTaylor and John Taylor and performed by Duran Duran. Published

by Gloucester Place Music Ltd and used by permission of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. All Rights Reserved. Appears courtesy of Warner Music Group. “Rio” Written by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, RogerTaylor and John Taylor and performed by Duran Duran. Published by Gloucester Place Music Ltd and used by permission of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. All Rights Reserved. Appears courtesy of Warner Music Group.

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The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

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; Local Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Local 857; Wardrobe Crew Local 768; Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Local 706.

UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS represents the designers and scenic painters for the American Theatre.

The Director is member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.

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

Production travel & housing by ROAD REBEL ENTERTAINMENT TOURING, San Diego, CA Technical Rehearsals and Previews held at the LEXINGTON OPERA HOUSE in Lexington, K.Y.

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.

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MICHAEL RITCHIE Artistic Director | MEGHAN PRESSMAN Managing Director | DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director Center Theatre Group would like to thank its exceptional staff for their ongoing commitment, dedication, and extraordinary efforts.

ARTISTIC NEEL KELLER...............................................................Associate Artistic Director KELLEY KIRKPATRICK................................................. Associate Artistic Director LINDSAY ALLBAUGH.............................................................. Associate Producer PATRICIA GARZA ....................................Line Producer, Special Artistic Projects SUZANNE HEE MAYBERRY .................................................Casting Coordinator IAN-JULIAN WILLIAMS ....................................Program Coordinator, Block Party TIFFANY SLAGLE ...................................................................... Literary Assistant MATTHEW BOURNE, DANAI GURIRA, ANNA D. SHAPIRO ......................................................................Associate Artists DAVID ADJMI (FADIMAN), LUIS ALFARO, JON ROBIN BAITZ, STEVE CUIFFO, LISA D’AMOUR, WILL ENO (FADIMAN), JENNIFER HALEY, ALESHEA HARRIS, LISA KRON, KIMBER LEE, YOUNG JEAN LEE, MATTHEW LOPEZ, TREY LYFORD, RICHARD MONTOYA, JANINE NABERS (FADIMAN), QUI NGUYEN, LYNN NOTTAGE, MARCO RAMIREZ, SARAH RUHL, ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH, GEOFF SOBELLE, LUIS VALDEZ, PAULA VOGEL, TRACEY SCOTT WILSON (FADIMAN), KAREN ZACARÍAS (FADIMAN)........................................... Commissioned Artists LUIS ALFARO, AZIZA BARNES, DIANA BURBANO, NOAH HAIDLE, ADITI BRENNAN KAPIL, BRIAN OTAÑO, RUBY RAE SPIEGEL............................................L.A. Writers’ Workshop Members KRISTINA WONG..............................................Sherwood Award Recipient, 2019 EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS LESLIE K. JOHNSON............. Director of Social Strategy, Innovation and Impact KATHRYN MACKENZIE ................................................ Director of Administration TYRONE DAVIS.....................................................Audience Engagement Director TRACI KWON.................................................. Arts Education Initiatives Director JESUS REYES...................................................Community Partnerships Director CAMILLE SCHENKKAN..................................Next Generation Initiatives Director JAQUELYN JOHNSON...........................................Audience Engagement Manager ADAM NICOLAI.................................................Arts Education Program Manager FELIPE M. SANCHEZ............................................................Emerging Artists and Arts Professionals Program Manager ANNE MARIE ACOSTA.....................................................Administrative Assistant DEBRA PIVER................................................................. Resident Teaching Artist MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION NAUSICA STERGIOU................................................................... General Manager JEFFREY UPAH ...........................................................................General Manager KATIE SOFF.................................................................Associate General Manager ERIC SIMS..................................................................Associate General Manager CASEY McDERMOTT..................................................Associate General Manager MEGAN ALVORD....................................................................... Company Manager ALANA BEIDELMAN.......................... Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director PRODUCTION JOE HAMLIN........................................................................ Director of Production KRYSTIN MATSUMOTO.......................................................... Production Manager CHRISTOPHER REARDON......................................................Production Manager KATIE CHEN...........................................................Assistant Production Manager ERIN TIFFANY........................................................Assistant Production Manager ERICA LARSON..................................................................Production Coordinator SHAWN ANDERSON.................................... Head Carpenter (Ahmanson Theatre) SCOTT LUCAS...........................................Head Properties (Ahmanson Theatre) JAMES WRIGHT.......................................... Head Electrician (Ahmanson Theatre) ROBERT SMITH.................................................Head Sound (Ahmanson Theatre) SHANE ANDERSON............................................Head Flyrail (Ahmanson Theatre) GARY MARTHALER............................ Wardrobe Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre) MARY WARDE......................................................... Hair and 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) BONES MALONE................................................ Head Sound (Mark Taper Forum) DENNIS SEETOO.................................. Wardrobe Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum) RICK GEYER.............................. Hair & Make-up Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum) LINDA WALKER ........................................... House Manager (Mark Taper Forum) ADAM PHALEN .............................................. Head Audio (Kirk Douglas Theatre) SEAN MEYER .......................................Head Electrician (Kirk Douglas Theatre) CAMBRIA CHICHI............................Wardrobe Supervisor (Kirk Douglas Theatre) BEN GRAY..............................................Stage Supervisor (Kirk Douglas Theatre)

CHAD SMITH............................................................ Associate Technical Director LEE O’REILLY........................................................... Associate Technical Director SEAN KLOC...................................................................................Shop Supervisor MERRIANNE NEDREBERG................................................................ Prop Director KATE REINLIB..................................................................Associate Prop Manager ERIC BABB............................................................. Assistant Prop Shop Manager ERIN WALLEY.........................................................................Assistant Prop Lead CANDICE CAIN........................................................................... Costume Director BRENT M. BRUIN..............................................................Costume Shop Manager MADDIE KELLER..................................................................... Costume Generalist WHITNEY OPPENHEIMER..........................Resident Assistant Costume Desginer KAT PATTERSON......................................Resident Assistant Costume Designer SWANTJE TUOHINO........................................................................................Tailor OPERATIONS DAWN HOLISKI............................................ Director of Operations and Facilities PETER WYLIE................................................................. Office Services Manager ELIZABETH LEONARD................................................... Senior Facilities Manager MAX OKEN................................................................................ Facilities Manager SONDRA MAYER............................Concessions Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) JULIO A. CUELLAR......................................................................Driver/Custodian JOE HALLAM..................................................................................................Driver FINANCE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND HUMAN RESOURCES CHERYL SHEPHERD...........................................................Chief Financial Officer SARAH STURDIVANT.................................... Director of Finance and Technology SUZANNE BROWN.................................................................................. Controller DANNY LAMPSON OPSTAD...................................................Accounting Manager NAKISA ASCHTIANI......................................................... Senior Staff Accountant ALEGRIA SENA........................................................................... Staff Accountant XOCHITL RAMIREZ.................................................. Accounts Payable Supervisor KERRY LARICK.....................................................................Accounting Assistant JESSICA HERNANDEZ................................................................. Payroll Manager JUAN MARTINEZ......................................................................... Payroll Specialist TOM MEGALE................................................... Director of Business Applications ASH LEWIS........................................................................ Systems Administrator JANELLE TORRES...................................... Senior Tessitura & Web Administrator CHIMA OMEAKU......................................................................Help Desk Support JODY HORWITZ........................................................Director of Human Resources PJ. PHILLIPS.................................................Senior Human Resources Generalist MELISSA MCCAFFREY...........................................Human Resources Generalist MOSS ADAMS............................................................................................. Auditor MICHAEL C. DONALDSON, LISA A. CALLIF..................................... Legal Counsel GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER......................................................... Legal Counsel INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT YVONNE CARLSON BELL..........................Director of Institutional Advancement TYLER ENNIS................................ Deputy Director of Institutional Advancement JASON CABRAL....................... Director of Advancement Operations & Analytics LOUIE ANCHONDO............................... Director of Events & Corporate Relations ASHLEY TIERNEY.......................................................Director of the Annual Fund TERRA GOULDEN..........................................................Senior Major Gifts Officer LAURA HITE............................Associate Director of Gift Operations & Reporting MANDI OR.....................................................Associate Director of Special Events TRACY REICH............Interim Associate Director of Gift Operations & Reporting RYAN WAGNER...............................................Associate Director of Donor Data & .......................................................................................Communication Strategy VANESSA WHEELER..............................Associate Director of Prospect Research MOLLY COTTEN........................................................................ 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Special Events Coordinator OLIVIA BERUMEN......................................... Advancement Operations Associate SOHINI RISAM............................................ Institutional Advancement Assistant

AL BERMAN, VARTAN MERJANIAN, BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ, NICOLE SCIPIONE, PAUL VITAGLIANO...........................................Donor Advisors KARLA GALVEZ, JUSTINE PEREZ................................ Donor Services Associates MURRAY E. HELTZER, EARL KLASKY.............................Development Volunteers MARKETING DEBORAH WARREN..............................................................Director of Marketing GARRETT COLLINS.................................................... Marketing Strategy Director KYLE HALL...................................................................................Creative Director ARIE LEVINE..........................................Senior Marketing Manager, Ahmanson & .................................................................................................. Mark Taper Forum KIYOMI EMI.........................................Marketing Manager, Promotions & Events EMYLI GUDMUNDSON.........................Marketing Manager, Kirk Douglas Theatre CAROLINE THOMPSON/IMPACT 123............................................ Media Planning DEANNA McCLURE........................................................... Art and Design Director IRENE T. KANESHIRO....................................................... Senior Design Manager SANDI SILBERT............................................................................ Senior Designer TARA NITZ.....................................................................................Senior Designer JAVIER VASQUEZ............................................. Senior Designer-Digital Specialist COMMUNICATIONS JAMES SIMS..............................................................Director of Communications JASON MARTIN........................................................................... Head of Publicity KRISTI AVILA............................................................................................ Publicist KAREN BACELLAR.........................................................................Junior Publicist SARAH ROTHBARD.....................................................Associate Editorial Director TYLER EMERSON............................................................Digital Product Manager MICAELA CUMMINGS........................................................Social Media Specialist REZA VOJDANI ......................................................Communications Coordinator HAL BANFIELD......................................................................Multimedia Producer TICKET SALES AND SERVICES SHAWN ROBERTSON............................................................ Ticket Sales Director SKYPP CABANAS............................................ Senior Manager, Ticket Operations NICOLE MEDINA.....................................................Ticket Operations Coordinator MICHAEL ZOLDESSY............................................Senior Manager, Account Sales SANDY CZUBIAK........................................................... Audience and Subscriber ....................................................................................................Services Director JENNIFER BAKER, CHERYL HAWKER, RICHARD RAGSDALE.......................................... Audience Services Supervisors ALICE CHEN................................................. Audience Services Asst. Supervisor MICHAEL ESPINOZA, GARY HOLLAND....... Audience Services Sales Associates SAM AARON, JESSICA ABROMAVICH, JEREMIE ARENCIBIA, KIMBERLY ARENCIBIA, VICKI BERNDT, DAVID BETANCOURT, ALEJANDRA DE PAZ, KAITLYN GALVEZ, ANASTASHIA GARCIA, ELIANA HERNANDEZ-FAUSTO, CHRISTINE PEDROZA, EILEEN PEREZ, CHRISTIAN UNGER..............Audience Services Representatives DANUTA SIEMAK................................................ Subscriber Services Supervisor CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ ........................... Subscriber Services Asst. Supervisor IRENE CHUANG, LIGIA PISTE, PETER STALOCH....................Subscriber Services ..........................................................................................Senior Representatives SARAH K. GONTA .................................................................. Box Office Treasurer ANGELICA CARBAJAL, MICHAEL VALLE.............................. Assistant Treasurers KEANA JACKSON, MICHAEL KEMPISTY, KEVIN LAUVER, CRIS SPACCA..................................................... Box Office Staff KERRY KORF.................................................................. Priority Services Director CANDICE WALTERS............................................ Priority Services Sales Manager PAUL CUEN, KRISTEN SCHRASS............................... Priority Services Managers SOFIJA DUTCHER......................................Priority Services Assistant Supervisor ................................................................................................................................

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Anonymous Russi Taylor Allwine♦ Dr. O. Allen Alpay Liz & Lou Altman Linda Barnett I. Mark & Marlene Bledstein♦ Ms. Virgina Blywise Robert Brook & Jackie Kosecoff Paula Brand♦ Pamela Herman Broussard & J. Garfield Broussard♦ Rose Marie Browning & Michael Fletcher John Jewett Byers♦ In Memory of John W. Carner Dr. Lawrence & Jane Z. Cohen♦ Diana Rogovin Davidow Nancy & Donald de Brier Anne M. Dougherty & David B. Dobrikin♦ Bob Ducsay Marylyn Ginsburg & Chuck Klaus Lori Glickman Eleanor Gorman Ms. Dana Guerin♦ Dr. Lisa Guerin & Mr. Tim Ryan♦ Steve & Toya Harrison Dr. & Mrs. Randy W. Hawkins♦ Sharon & Joe Hernandez Phil Hettema Marcia S. Jones Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kavanaugh In Memory of Mille Kern Janice A. Kido In Memory of Lynn Kinikin Vicki & Seth Kogan♦ Sheila Krasnoff David & Tam Lachoff♦ Anne & Michael Landsburg Dr. & Mrs. Martin S. Lasky Barbara & Andrew Leigh Janell & Randall Lewis Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya, M.D.♦ Debra Gastler & Andrew Malloy Emily & Phillips Marshall Janis B. McEldowney♦ Margot & Mitch Milias Ron & Lee Miller♦ Andy & Laura Mintzer Joan I. Moe♦ Mildred M. & Earl Moon♦ Toni & Tom Morgan

Toni Hollander-Morse & Lon Morse Robert & Sally Neely Norman & Margrit Oberstein Michael R. Oppenheim♦ Patty & Mike Post Michael Powell & Dr. Sheila Philips Paula F. Reach Kay & Bob Rehme Willard & Sharon Reisz Melissa Louise Rhone♦ William & Sue Roen June Caldwell & Jaye Rogovin Dana Saladen & Linda Walters♦ Honey Sanders Peter & Susan Schwab Carol (Jackie) & Charles H. Schwartz Allen Blue & Kira Snyder Clumeck Stern Schenkelberg & Getzoff♦ Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Wallace

$4,000+

Anonymous (5) Gay & Harry Abrams/Abrams Artists Agency Amy & Bob Abramson Florence C. Agcawili♦ Susan Alschuler Robert C. Anderson Suzanne & Bill Attig Cheryl & Elliott Balbert Jill Banks Barad♦ Angela Bardowell Mark & Jody Barnhill♦ Lois Barth & Michael Schubach Barbara Bauer & Lawrence Cox Susan Baumgarten♦ Chris & Rose Bauss Dr. Martine Bauwens♦ Elissa Becker Susan & Adam Berger Elliot, Roberta, Dayna, & Alison Berkowitz Jeffrey & Susan Berman Leah Bishop & Gary Yale♦ Carole Black Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin & Stan Tatkin♦ Karlyn & Chuck Boppell♦ John S. Borsum & Mark Ehrenstein Ms. Susan M. Brewer Janice R. Brittain Dr. Leon & Rochelle Brooks Diane & Dorothy Brooks Foundation Mr. Jay Brooks Anne Bruner & James Bremner♦ Norman Buckley,♦In Memory of Davyd Whaley Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Busuttil♦ Kathleen & Milton Campbell Lynne Campbell♦ Carol & Ken Carlson Catherine & Anthony Chanin♦ In Memory of Linda Rivera-Venezia Rita Chenoweth♦ Arthur & Katheryn Chinski♦ The Honorable Judith C. Chirlin♦ Ruth Choi♦ Nicholas Chrisos Nadege & Jay Conger Corinna Cotsen & Lee Rosenbaum Seth Cover & Mycotoo Kevin Crombie Richard Jr. & Darlene Crook Trisha Curry Louise & Jeffrey Davis Mrs. George DeRoy & Cathy DeRoy Dr. Allison Diamant Mike & Jamie DiFiori Julia Donoghue♦ Nick Dudzak♦

Robin C. Dumas♦ Greg H. Dunn♦ Dr. & Mrs. William Duxler Ms. Anita H. Dymant & ♦ Mr. Richard Drooyan Richard J. Burdge Jr. & Lee Smalley Edmon Michael A. Enomoto Earl & Karen Enzer David & Joyce Evans♦ Joanna Exacoustos Alan & Barbara Faiola Jim Bright & Lucy Farber Robyn Field The Finston Family In Honor of Our Beloved Fay & Milton Friedman Frances & Terry Flanagan Pat Fleming The Franke Family Trust Joanne Freed & Richard C. Mendelson Carolyn Hope Fried Ellen Fujikawa♦ Howard & Suzanne Furst♦ Jay & Donna Gallagher Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Garrett Mr. & Mrs. Homer Garten♦ Freddi & Marvin Gelfand♦ Catherine Gessner Michael & Karen Gilbert Stephen Glick & Sylvia Turk Mr. & Mrs. Efrain Gonzalez Edith Gould♦ Donald W. Grant Marsha Grant♦ James D. & Margaret A. Gray♦ Stuart & Adrienne Green♦ Lenore S. & Bernard A. Greenberg Fund Marcy Gross Claudia & Tom Grzywacz Vera & Paul Guerin Lorrie & Richard Gurewitz Roberta L. Haft Linda & Michael Haines♦ Mr. Jeffrey L. Hall & Mr. Kevin A. Yoder Cynthia & Solomon Hamburg Michael Hanel & Steven Linder Harris Family Foundation♦ Sam Harris Johnny Ruth Harrison, M.D.♦ Chet & Sheila Hasday♦ Michael Lurey & Laurie Hasencamp♦ Al & Sandy Haveson♦ Tanna Handley Havlick James & Christi Hays♦ Michelle & Dr. Alan Heilpern Gail & Murray Heltzer Zvia Hempling♦ Dr. Stephen D. Henry & Rudy Oclaray Don Herman Donna L. Herman♦ Karen & Stephen Hillenburg Alicia Hirsch & Jesse Russo Karen Hirshan/Hirshan Family Foundation Ofer B. Ho♦ Sam Ho, M.D. Ellen & Tom Hoberman Jim & Gloria Hopper♦ Mr. William H. Hurt Roslyn & Warren Jacobson Lawrence J. Jaffe, M.D.♦ Judy K. Jeanson Gordon Johnson & Barbara Schnell Michael Galindo & Mary Quon Jung♦ Judith & Russell Kantor Linda R. Kaplan♦ Michael Keir Dr. Louanne Kennedy Jackie A. Kern

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Michael & Deborah Klein♦ Genni Klein Harvey & Ellen Knell Foundation♦ Norman & Leslie Koplof Thea & Neal Koss Joanne C. Kozberg Darell & Elizabeth Krasnoff♦ Sandra Krause & William Fitzgerald The Kwon Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jack D. Lantz Sharon Lapid Karen & Tim Lavrouhin♦ Ron & Pat Lebel Christine Lee♦ Drs. Anu & Ali Leemann♦ James & Karen Lefever♦ Bob Leibowitz, M.D. Curtis Lelash Constance Leonard Dinny & David Lesser Ronald Levenson & Marcia Gold Levenson Michael Levin & Andy Abowitz♦ Gail J. Levine, V. P. Sessions In Loving Memory of Anna Strahlman♦ Pamela & Mark Litvack♦ Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Louchheim♦ Sandra & Kenneth Malamed♦ Jeff Mandel♦ Dorian & Paul Markovits M. Michele Martin Mr. Theodore K. Martinez Susan D. Martynec Gordon & Dale McWilliams♦ Carla Meyer & Charles Arnold Joan & Philip Miller Gretchen & Marshall Milligan♦ Cindy Miscikowski Joanne & Joel Mogy Sue & Monty Mohrman Mary Lou Mooney♦ Diane Morton Loula Moschonas & James Edgerton♦ Wendy A. Moss♦ Ron Myrick Jerri & Dr. Steven Nagelberg Arline M. Nakanishi Patty & John Nickoll Marc I. Nishino, D.D.S. Cindy & Ken Norian♦ Bob & Renee Nunn Judy Nussenblatt Valerie Oishi Janie & Allan Orenstein Tye Ouzounian & Karyn Wong♦ Jennifer N. Owens-Ornellas & Jay T. Ornellas John Paley Elsie & Peter Paterno♦ Helen Pekny♦ Mr. Stephen Pescetti Maggi Phillips & Mario Gerla Castro Krinel The Polinger-Cohen Foundation Jack & Jane Pollock Irv & Gina Posalski♦ Shelley Powsner & Stephen Skrovan Mr. & Mrs. Albert Praw♦ Cheryl & Joel Prell♦ Drs. Laurence & Isabell Purdy Gail & Gary Rachelefsky James H. Radin John Rallis & Mary Lynn Bergman-Rallis Lee Ramer Tracy L. Ramont Rollin A. Ransom & Chris Lacroix Susan Reutimann Serendipity Productions Kirk & Cathy Reynolds♦ Irene & Eytan Ribner Dr. Harry E. Rice MD Stuart & Laurie Rice In Loving Memory

of Adam Rice Suellen Richmond Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Ring Barbara Roberts

Dr. Heather J. Roberts Ellen & Mike Rosenberg♦ Lois Rosen Barbara & Peter Rosenthal Robyn & Steven Ross♦ Leonard J. & JoAnn Roth♦ Salter Family Charitable Foundation Janet Salter in Memory of Maxwell Hillary Salter John Salter♦ June Sanders Sattler♦ Beatrice (Tina) Castillo & Gail Sandford♦ Drs. Joan & Harry Saperstein Stephen J. Sass & Dr. Steven Hochstadt♦ Wes Schaefer & Cathy King-Schaefer Marlene & Roger Schaffner Greg Scott John R. Sealy, M.D.♦ Christine Shaner♦ Linda M. Sherman Gloria Sherwood Howard & Stephanie Sherwood♦ Ms. Shannon Shih Loretta Hirsh Shine Charlene & Mike Sievers♦ Debra J. Silvera-Sheehan Bruce & Nancy Silverman Bui & Herbert Simon Drs. Debra & Philip Sobol Christine Helppie-Soldate Sue & Steve Soldoff Jacque & Herb Spivak Merrilee B. St. John♦ Susan R. Stockel Judy Stone Michael Stone Ellen & Steve Sugerman Jayashree & Jeff Sung Mitchell Sussman♦ I.H. Sutnick Robin & David Swartz Terence Tchen & Emily Breckenridge Laney & Thomas Techentin Michelle Tesoro♦ Eileen T’Kaye & David Bischoff♦ Karen & Bob Knapp Arthur Melville, Ph.D. & Marsha Utain, M.S. Julia Voce Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Volk Wendie Warwick & Ken Pierce Susan & William Weintraub Jessica M. Weisel Valerie & Nathaniel E. Williams♦ David Williamson♦ Alan Wilson & Ina Coleman Denise J. Winner♦ Edward Wolkowitz Family Jill Wondries Virginia & Greg Young Arnold H. & Tricia L. Zane James A. Zapp & Elizabeth A. McGlynn George Zimmerman & Tatyana Gurvich♦

$2,400+

Anonymous (14) David Abshier Mr. & Mrs. John Bettfreund Andrew Aichlmayr Ignacio Alfaro Debra & Dave Alpert Mrs. Jacqueline Applebaum Carol L. Archie & Edward L. Keenan♦ Sandra Aronberg, M.D. & Charles Aronberg, M.D. Ramsey Avery & Scott Ault Adrianna & Jay Balaban Corinne Baldassano John Ballinger & Rod Davis Melanie & Gregory Barbee Marjorie Beale Beth Bennett & Larry McAdams Drs. Jack & Barbara Berman Charles Berney & Family Ms. Rhian Beutler Cheryl Bledin

Michael Blend Michele Paley & Len Blonder Mr. Moe Blumin♦ Yvonne Bogdanovich & Family Bill Bohnert Richard & Pat Bongeorno John Bowab Nancy Brandel The Saul Brandman Foundation♦ Sandra & Robert Braun Marti Breier Sandy & Mayer Brenner♦ Stu Brower Dr. Lisa Bukaty & Mr. Raymond M. Bukaty Beth Burnam Linda Stafford Burrows Christine Cahill Kevin Kashima & Kelly Cantley-Kashima Melinda Carmichael Sandra L. Carter Eric Chien Suzanne & John Clark David & Kathleen McDonald Becky & Mike Clements Mary Coates Jean F. Cohen Joanne R. Cohen Lauren Firestone & Chris Cookson Hon. Candace Cooper (Ret)♦ Corbell Family Ted Cordes Judy Tishkoff & Keith Crasnick Kathyrn Crown Steve & Linda Darling Eunice David Bill & Ellie D’Elia James & Lynne DeWitt Dr. & Mrs. Donald E. Dickerson Dorskind Family Foundation Betty J. Dranow Ms. Laurie Dubchansky Jessie J. Duffy Jack & Cynthia Edelstein Gene B. Duncan Mr. Fred M. Edwards Jr. Jill & Bob Eisfelder Kenneth Erlich & Louise Halevy Ellen Eubanks Victoria I. Evers Johanna & Gene Felder Edwin & MaryAnn Feo Robert Finkel & Adelle Gross Darcy Fleck Ruth Fleming-Stephens Laura E. Fox, M.D. & John D. Hofbauer, M.D.♦ Sylvia Fredricks♦ Lora Fremont Rosalie Friis-Ross Howard J. Fulfrost Dr. Robert Gasway & Kristen Wong Lesley & Dr. Kenneth H. Geiger Kate & Dr. Stephen Geller Jeanne K. Gerson Jeri & Keith Gertzman♦ Laura Gibson Patrick & Frank Gibson-McMinn Howard Gleicher Gary Jackson & Linda Globerman, M.D. Dr. Irene Goldenberg Tanya & David Goodman Dr. Sudha & Dr. Gopal Govindarajan Peggy A. Grant Terry Grossman Abbas & Lynda Hadjian Scott Hall & Rhonda Church Audrey & Paul Hanneman Gene Hawkins Phyllis & J. Michael Hennigan Dorothy Hoffman Rand Hoffman & Charlotte Robinson Dozar Office Furnishings Winifred Hervey Dorothy K. Hull

Joan R. Isaacs Dr. & Mrs. Robert Itami Susan & Larry Ivanjack David and Cara Melnick Irwin & Meredith Jacobson In Memory of Wayne Jervis, Jr. Sean Johnson & Alex Ocampo Starr C. Johnson David & Martha Kadue Regina & Richard G. Kaplan Sally Karbelnig Elyse & Stanley Katz Cari & Marty Kavinoky Cynthia & Jerry Kay Albert Kelly & Marjorie Stevens Kelly Joel Kelly & Hedda Jayson Judith G. Kelly Sarah E. Kiefer Jules Kievits & Lorraine Bagdasarian Dr. K. Alex Kim Irene & Marvin H. Kleinberg Gaylen Kobayashi♦ Bill Kobin & Frances Goodman Jale Kutay Lena, Mark, Jodi & Emily Labowe Earle & Sharon Lambert Katherine L’Amour Mr. & Mrs. Herbert A. Lampert Joan & Chris Larkin♦ Julie Lawrence David & Janet Lazier Ned Leiba Marla E. Levine Mae & Hugh Lichtig Lisa Hinchliffe & Dave Link Patty Loch Mary Anne Lucero♦ Loris & Kory Lunsford♦ Marge & Bill MacLaughlin Ginny Mancini Carol & Douglas Mancino Janice E. Mangerino Mrs. Clifford Marshall Mr. & Mrs. Dennis G. Martin Laura & Jim Maslon Amy & Harold Masor Margaret L. Mathews Daniel Mayeda & Susan Rosales Dr. Rosie M. Mayfield Colleen T. McCarthy Theresa L. McConville Barry & Jane McCullough Eric Winston & Jacqueline McIntyre-Winston Neil McLean Timothy & Connie McOsker David & Cara Melnick Robert L. Mendow Lorraine & Craig Meyer Carole Miller Carolyn Miller Tina J. Miller Julien Minard♦ Nicole L. Miner & Celia Ruskin Lawrence A. Mirisch Steven Modglin♦ Francoise Schmutz & Antonio Morawski Loula Moschonas & James Edgerton♦ Mr. Jacques Nack Ngue Rob & Leslie Nagby Richard Newcome♦ Marianne & Michael Newman♦ Kim Nicholas Russell Noel Michelle Nuttall♦ Dale & Ayako Okuno John Olea, M.D. C.R. O’Neill Jose J. Palacios & Amanda Reyes Mr. & Mrs. Mark M. Panatier Cynthia Ann Petty♦ Carol Phillips & Bob Shapiro Pauline & Drew Pomerance Barrett Porter Charlie & Kristi Proctor

Courtney Rangen James & Melanie Renfroe♦ Belinda Robins Ernesto & Richard Rocco-Davies Craig E. Rogers Murphy & Ed Romano Bingo Roncelli Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe Rothblum Jay & Linda Sandrich Linda & Clifford Schaffer Darlene Schultz Drs. T.V. Scott & Karen Hill Scott Jean L. Scroggy Scott Shagrin♦ Ruth & Mitchell Shapiro Lynn Sharp Susan & Michael Shore Steven E. Shulem♦ Jan & Carl Siechert In Memory of Ruth & Leon Sirkin Scott Sigman Louis & Mary Silver Foundation Karen & Gordon Silverstein Kurt & Keli Skarin♦ Stephen & Judith Slagle David & Irene Smith Roberta Smith♦ Leslie Smith♦ Dedicated to Bug Mason A. Sommers & Rami Aizic James & Diane Staes Carol Stein Sterling & James Sterling Jill Stein David A. Steinberg Tom Stempel Bobbie Stern Lynn Bider & Daniel Stone Dr. Arthur H. Streeter Mr. Stan Sullins Jack & Marlene Susser Dr. Allan & Roslyn Holt Swartz Craig Sweeny Mary & Peter Tennyson Rob & Dinah Titcher Dianne Tomita Elizabeth Topkis Paulette Toumazos & Michael Lorenz Barry Trachtenberg Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Traver Joyce Huyett Turner & Craig Turner♦ J Usaraga Ms. Andrea Valcourt Valerie Vanaman Carol Vernon & Robert Turbin Claire Vincent Elliott & Felise Wachtel Denise & Peter Walsh Cliff Warner Norman & Barbara Weiler♦ Ms. Lynn E. Weisman Lauri Weiss Kathy Weisshaar Janet & Steve Kahane Dr. Clyde Wesp Pat West Lori Williams & Stephen Schulte♦ Leilani Jones Wilmore Dr. Libby F. Wilson Michele A. Kerr Wolfe George Ziegler Myrna & Stanley Zimmerman Ruth Zommick

♦ Acknowledges a loyal supporter who has pledged to sustain their commitment beyond Center Theatre Group’s current season by making a multi-year investment to our annual operating or membership funds.

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OUR SUPPORTERS

for investing in our future ENDOWMENT GIFTS $500,000+

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Renee & Meyer Luskin John S. Surabian, Jr. and in memory of Faith and Sharon Ann Surabian

$250,000+

The Michael Shaw Jacobs Fund The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation

$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 Louise Taper

$50,000+

Ellen & Michael S. Korney Dorothy & Richard Sherwood

$25,000+

Abbott Brown Linda Brown Greve Foundation Dr. Tom Hickey Diane & Leon Morton

$10,000+

A and J Davidson Skipper Award Fund Levine Foundation Carolyn & Kit Lokey Betty & Sanford Sigoloff

OVATION CIRCLE PLANNED GIFT

Shirley & Irving Ashkenas W. Lee Bailey, M.D. Angela Bardowell Pamela & Dennis Beck Judith & Thomas Beckmen Allan & Joan Burns The Moira Byrne Foster Foundation Richard & Norma Camp Bill Cohn & Dan Miller Mary Levin Cutler Charles Dillingham & Susan D. Clines Kirk & Anne Douglas Amy Forbes & Andrew Murr Magda & Frederick Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie Mr. & Mrs. Walter E. Grauman Deborah M. Hyde Mr. Kim L. Hunter The Doug Jones and John Sanger Theater Ticket Fund

Susan Grode Virginia Hayes Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Richard & Julie Kagan Sarah & Andy Kane Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kavanaugh The Paul Kowal Charitable Foundation Darell L. Krasnoff Sandra Krause & William Fitzgerald Joyce & Kent Kresa Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya, M.D. Carol & Douglas Mancino Martin Massman Betty McMicken in honor of Jeanette Shammas Diane & Leon Morton Merle & Peter Mullin Bob & Renee Nunn Linda S. Peterson Sally & Frank Raab Edward L. Rada Nan Rae Bruce & Randy Ellen Ross Wes Schaefer & Cathy King-Schaefer The estate of Frank J. Sherwood Mr. & Mrs. Jack Simon I.H. Sutnick Sue Tsao Carol Vernon & Robert Turbin Peter & Susan Van Haften R. Waingrow Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Wallace Susan & William Weintraub Margaret H. White

for your 50th anniversary support $5,000,000+

Brindell Roberts Gottlieb Kirk & Anne Douglas Ahmanson Foundation

$1,000,000+

Anonymous (2) Edgerton Foundation Kiki & David Gindler Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie Laura & James Rosenwald & Orinoco Foundation Renee & Meyer Luskin Aliza Karney Guren & Marc Guren Sue Tsao The Annenberg Foundation Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. The Louis and Harold Price Foundation

$500,000+

Deena & Edward Nahmias Donna Schweers & Tom Geiser Elliott Sernel Amy Forbes & Andrew Murr Jerry & Terri Kohl Louise Moriarty Michael Ritchie & Kate Burton

$250,000+

Anonymous Joni & Miles Benickes Diana Buckhantz & the Vladimir and Araxia Buckhantz Foundation Cindy & Gary Frischling Center Theatre Group Affiliates Nancy & Eric Garen Glenn & Andrea Sonnenberg The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Jody & David Lippman Thomas Beers Vicki King

Thomas Safran Judie Stein & J R Stein Family Foundation Matt & Dana Walden

$100,000+

The Campagna Family Deidra Norman Schumann The Michael Shaw Jacobs Fund Donna & John Sussman Yvonne & Derek Bell Mara & Joseph Carieri Friars Charitable Foundation Manuela & James Goren Bill Resnick & Michael Stubbs Cheryl A. Shepherd

$50,000+

Anonymous Anne Bruner & Jim Bremner Carol & Stephen Rountree Sunshine Stone Peter & Iona Tompkins

We would also like to thank the following donors for making commitments to the 50th Anniversary Campaign through legacy gifts to our Endowment. $1,000,000+

Judith & Thomas Beckmen Martin Massman Diane & Leon Morton Peter & Susan Van Haften

$500,000+

Richard & Norma Camp Susan A. Grode Linda S. Peterson

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$250,000+

Pamela & Dennis Beck Shirley & Irving Ashkenas Bill Cohn & Dan Miller Mr. & Mrs. Jack Simon I.H. Sutnick Other Legacy Gifts Linda & Maynard Brittan – Traub-Brittan Family Trust Steven Llanusa & Glenn Miya, M.D.

Gloria Lothrop Carol & Douglas Mancino Renee & Robert Nunn Nan Rae Randy & Bruce Ross Wes Schaefer & Cathy King-Schaefer Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Wallace Margaret White

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Your community music school pasadenaconservatory.org

for your institutional partnership We are deeply appreciative of the below corporate sponsors and grant-making institutions for supporting our work to improve the impact we have on our Los Angeles community. (♦) Acknowledges a member of our Corporate Circle.

$250,000+

The Ahmanson Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Laura & James Rosenwald & Orinoco Foundation

$100,000+

Diana Buckhantz & Vladimir & Araxia Buckhantz Foundation Bank of America♦ Delta Air Lines Edgerton Foundation The Hearst Foundations Rosenthal Family Foundation The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo♦

$50,000+

18 Minutes of Fame A musical journey with

Barbara Minkus

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Annenberg Foundation Disney Theatrical Group Doris Duke Charitable Trust JP Morgan Chase & Co.♦ Los Angeles County Arts Commission The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust Dwight Stuart Youth Fund Time Warner Foundation, Inc.

$25,000+

Anonymous (1) The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation♦ Center Theatre Group Affiliates Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP ♦ Learning Tree International♦

Lockton♦ City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation The Perkins Charitable Foundation The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Theatre Forward♦ US Bank♦

$15,000+

Anonymous California Arts Council The City of Culver City The DigiTrust Group, LLC♦ The Walt Disney Company♦ The Friars Charitable Foundation The Elisabeth Katte Harris Trust Macy’s♦ Dale S. & Shideh Miller♦

$10,000+

Cartier♦ Walt Disney Live Entertainment♦ Joseph Drown Foundation Lawrence P. Frank Foundation HBO♦ Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF)♦ The Liberty Company♦ Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP ♦ Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Muse Communications^ The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation Patina Restaurant Group♦

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The Edward A. And Ai O. Shay Family Foundation Synder Family Foundation The Fran and Ray Stark Foundation

$7,500+

American Business Bank♦ Canadian Consulate General The Culver City Education Foundation Lawrence P. Frank Foundation Malibu Family Wines National Alliance for Musical Theatre Northern Trust♦ Sony Pictures Entertainment♦ Union Bank♦

$5,000+

Sascha Brastoff Foundation The Brookside Fund Chubb♦ Citi Private Bank♦

City National Bank♦ Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation Employees Community Fund of Boeing California♦ Jones Day♦ Lear Family Foundation MATT Construction♦ Paramount Pictures♦ Payden & Rygel♦ Perry, Neidorf & Grassl, LLP ♦ SoCalGas♦ Sally J. Thomas & James A. Thomas♦ USI Insurance Services♦

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$1,000+

The Carol and James Collins Foundation Fineshriber Family Foundation Theatre Communications Group

JULY 17 - SEPT 2 DelMarRacing.com

CORPORATE CIRCLE CABINET Sheri Biller, Founding Chair Jonathan Axel, Chair Anthony Amendola Christopher Bissonnette Erin Burke Dannielle Campos Ramirez

Michael Jung Jody Kelley JP Ramirez Soma Samanta Brian Zimmer

The Corporate Circle is comprised of companies that support Center Theatre Group’s education and community partnership programs. Members receive VIP concierge service, complimentary and discounted tickets to our shows, business development opportunities, and more. For more information, call Christy Lamb at 213.972.3667.

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for your institutional partnership CORPORATE SUPPORT

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OUR SUPPORTERS

for being a part of our history

PRESIDENT Carmen Schaye EXECUTIVE BOARD Anne Bruner* Ilene Eisenberg Roberta Haft* Christine Harte Thea F. Koss Diane Lesser Jerri Nagelberg Diane Neubauer*

Kim White Peterson* Sheila Poncher* Sharon Reisz Marsha Tauber Sallai June Sanders Sattler*◆ Joyce Sheingold Maggy Simon Carole Solomon Marilyn Stambler* Janice Brock Wallace* Janice Weiner Rosalind Zane*

MEMBERS Gail Ann Andrews Arthe P. Anthony Sandy Avchen◆ Tere Baker Janet Barnet*◆ Sue Bass Judith Beckmen*◆ Marjorie Bender Marjorie Ann Beradino Lanie Bernhard Deena Blum Lestrita Boardman◆ Audrey L. Bornstein Roanna Araneta Brown Elnora Guerrero Campos Marlene Theresa Charbonnet Barbara Mansfield Cheyne*◆ Jan Cobert Victoria Cushey Mary Levin Cutler ◆ Judi Davidson Cariline Davis Dyer Babe Eagle Gloria H. Ellwood* Lynda Wolfson Fadel Stephanie Fisher-White Ruth Flinkman-Marandy◆ Joey Freed◆ Carolyn H. Fried Ava O. Fries*◆ Myra Gabbay Stephanie Germeraad Carole A. Gillie Linda Goldfein Linda Goldman◆ Dina Goldstein Debra C. Gordon Brindell Gottlieb Beth Grant Carol Halperin Stephanie J. Hibler Audrey V. Jessup Tobé Karns Melinda J. Kelly

Diane Kessler* Barbara Krasnoff Beau Lavine Rita Lee Annie Maria Lehrer Marilyn Levin◆ Helen Gordon Lowy Dr. Elizabeth Lu Marianne Mandel Phyllis Massing Ph.D, Leah Mendelsohn Jacqueline Nach Deena Nahmias Olivia Neece Phyllis Parvin Gina Russ Posalski*◆ Courtney Rangen Anne Reismann Irene Ribner Harriett Chatters Rose◆ Lois Rosen◆ Marla Rubin Gaile Gray Ryan Bonnie Sachs◆ Carole Schiffer Kelly Schiffer* Zrelda Sealey Robbie J. Solomon Marilyn Lee Stark Carol Stein Debbie Stein Judy Stone Betsy Straszheim Gloria Stroock-Stern Donna Sussman* Rosalyn Holt Swartz Louise Taper Phyllis Teller Katherine L. Todd* Sue Tsao◆ Roberta Turkat Elinor Turner Carol Le-Veque-Uri Barbara Van Orden Donna Marie Venick* Sue Wittner

IVE RS AR Y

20 CENTURY

The Affiliates have supported Center Theatre Group since 1971. Through volunteering and fundraising, members introduce young people and their peers to the magic of live theatre. We are forever grateful for their long-term support.

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50 years of Icon Fashion, Wardrobe Designs, Costumes, Memorabilia and Culture

Perceptions of LGBTQs in Hollywood

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*Past Presidents ◆ Executive Board Members at Large

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Meet

The Music Center of the 21st Century The Music Center is one of the nation’s largest performing arts centers and a cultural anchor in Los Angeles County.

Our programming engine, The Music Center Arts (TMC Arts), convenes artists, communities and ideas to deepen the cultural lives of all. With relevant, engaging arts experiences and arts education programs, TMC Arts reflects the diverse voices and interests of the many communities of Los Angeles.

The Music Center is both the home and the force behind some of the most creative expression today.

2018/2019 MUSIC CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Lisa Specht Board Chair

Robert J. Abernethy Cindy Miscikowski Vice Chairs Rachel S. Moore President and Chief Executive Officer

Diane G. Medina Secretary

Susan M. Wegleitner Treasurer William Taylor Assistant Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Richard K. Roeder Lisa See Catharine Soros Marc I. Stern Philip A. Swan Cary H. Thompson Walter F. Ulloa Timothy S. Wahl Alyce Williamson Jay Wintrob Rollin A. Ransom General Counsel ^

Leave of absence

DIRECTORS EMERITI Peter K. Barker

MEMBERS AT LARGE Charles F. Adams

Judith Beckmen

William H. Ahmanson

Ronald W. Burkle

Wallis Annenberg

Eli Broad

Jill Baldauf

Amb. (ret.) John B. Emerson*

Phoebe Beasley

Lois Erburu

Darrell Brown

Richard M. Ferry

Kimaada M. Brown

Brindell Gottlieb

Dannielle Campos

Bernard A. Greenberg

Greg T. Geyer

Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.

Lisa Gilford

Amb. (ret.) Glen A. Holden

Kiki Ramos Gindler

Stuart M. Ketchum

Maria Rosario Jackson

Amb. (ret.) Lester B. Korn

Glenn Kaino

Kent Kresa

Stefanie Kane

Robert F. Maguire, III

Cary J. Lefton

Ginny Mancini

David Lippman

Edward J. McAniff

Support The Music Center (213) 972-3333 | musiccenter.org/support

Richard Lynn Martinez

Walter M. Mirisch

Bowen “Buzz” H. McCoy

Fredric Roberts

Mattie McFadden-Lawson

Claire L. Rothman

Be a Music Center Docent If you love the arts and enjoy sharing this enthusiasm with the public, we invite you to join the Symphonians. musiccenter.org/symphonians symphonians@musiccenter.org

Elizabeth Michelson

Joni J. Smith

Darrell D. Miller

Cynthia A. Telles

Shelby Notkin

James A. Thomas

Michael Pagano

Andrea L. Van de Kamp*

Cynthia M. Patton

Paul M. Watson

Karen Kay Platt

Thomas R. Weinberger

Rory Pullens

Rosalind W. Wyman

Max Ramberg ^

* Chairman Emeritus

Welcome to The Music Center!

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Featured Events at The Music Center TUE 02 JUL / 8:00 p.m.

Indecent CENTER THEATRE GROUP @ Ahmanson Theatre Thru 7/07 THU 04 JUL / 3:00 p.m.

Grand Park + The Music Center’s 4th of July Block Party TMC ARTS @ Grand Park FRI 05 JUL / 7:30 p.m.

The Royal Ballet: Mayerling TMC ARTS @ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Thru 7/07 FRI 05 JUL / 7:00 p.m.

Dance DTLA: Line Dancing & Two Step TMC ARTS @ Walt Disney Concert Hall TUE 09 JUL / 11:00 a.m.

Grand Park’s LUNCH À LA PARK: Food Trucks @ Grand Park Every Tue/Wed/Thu TUE 09 JUL / 8:00 p.m.

The Play That Goes Wrong CENTER THEATRE GROUP @ Ahmanson Theatre Thru 8/11 WED 10 JUL / 12:15 p.m.

Grand Park’s Lunch À La Park: Yoga reTreat @ Grand Park Every Wed/Fri

Visit musiccenter.org for additional information on all upcoming events.

FRI 12 JUL / 7:00 p.m.

Dance DTLA: Hip-Hop TMC ARTS @ Grand Park FRI 12 JUL / 7:30 p.m.

Adès & McGregor: A Dance Collaboration TMC ARTS @ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Thru 7/13 FRI 19 JUL / 7:00 p.m.

Dance DTLA: Argentine Tango TMC ARTS @ Grand Park FRI 26 JUL / 7:00 p.m.

Dance DTLA: Disco TMC ARTS @ Grand Park FRI 02 AUG / 7:00 p.m.

Dance DTLA: K-Pop TMC ARTS @ Grand Park FRI 09 AUG / 7:00 p.m.

Dance DTLA: Salsa TMC ARTS @ The Music Center Plaza FRI 16 AUG / 7:00 p.m.

Dance DTLA: Motown/Funk TMC ARTS @ The Music Center Plaza SUN 18 AUG / 8:00 p.m.

Grand Park’s Sunday Sessions @ Grand Park Thru 9/22 FRI 30 AUG / 7:00 p.m.

Dance DTLA: Cumbia TMC ARTS @ The Music Center Plaza

@musiccenterla

JUL/AUG

Illustrations by: Down The Street Designs

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The Music Center 2019–2020 Dance Season

Mariinsky Ballet George Balanchine’s Jewels October 24 – 27, 2019

Malpaso Dance Company May 15 – 17, 2020

Alvin Ailey® American Dance Theater March 18 – 22, 2020

Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company Giselle July 24 – 26, 2020

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch Palermo Palermo April 17 – 19, 2020

BONUS ENGAGEMENT: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake December 3, 2019 – January 5, 2020

musiccenter.org | (213) 972-0711 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Subscriptions start at $187. Dare to discover a season that both defines and reinvents dance, only in Los Angeles and only at The Music Center!

Teatro alla Scala Ballet Company’s Giselle. Photo by Brescia-Amisano.

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June 21–August 30 Join us in Downtown L.A. for sweet sounds and FREE dancing all summer long.

FREE | ALL AGES 7:00–11:00 p.m.

07/05 Line Dancing & Two Step

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall, BP Hall

07/12 Hip-Hop

@ Grand Park

07/19 Argentine Tango @ Grand Park

07/26 Disco

@ Grand Park

08/02 K-Pop

@ Grand Park

08/09 Salsa

@ The Music Center Plaza

08/16 Motown/Funk

@ The Music Center Plaza

08/30 Cumbia

@ The Music Center Plaza

*Program subject to change.

#DanceDTLA @MusicCenterLA For more information visit musiccenter.org/dancedtla

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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Support from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors plays an invaluable role in the successful operation of The Music Center.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS, Second District; SHEILA J. KUEHL, Third District; JANICE HAHN, Fourth District, Chair; KATHRYN BARGER, Fifth District; and HILDA L. SOLIS, First District

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