Amelie, A New Musical at Center Theatre Group, Performances magazine December 2016 by Center Theatre Group

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Dear Audience Member, The two productions onstage at Center Theatre Group this month represent our 50-year commitment to bringing the absolute best work from around the world to Los Angeles. We’re delighted to be producing Amélie, A New Musical here before it heads to Broadway. It’s part of a rich tradition of pre-Broadway shows at Center Theatre Group that includes Neil Simon and August Wilson classics, musicals like Curtains and The Drowsy Chaperone, and plays like Zoot Suit and Angels in America (read more on page 16). With a top-notch creative team and Phillipa Soo in the title role straight from Hamilton, Amélie is an event we are honored to be a part of at this early stage. We are pleased, too, to be welcoming back director Garry Hynes to the Mark Taper Forum with the Druid production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh. In 1998, Garry became the first woman to win a Tony Award for Best Direction, for this play’s original Broadway production. This is the third play Garry has directed for us and the third play of Martin’s we’ve done, and it’s these longstanding artistic relationships that have been the lifeblood of this company from the beginning. ®

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Michael Ritchie artistic director, center theatre group

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AROUND CENTER THEATRE GROUP Congratulations to Bibi Kemper and her Theatre III class at Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, who won our Student Matinee Video Challenge for A View From the Bridge— and were rewarded with a pizza party on October 31, 2016. Watch their creative response to the experience of seeing the play at the Ahmanson Theatre on the Agoura High Drama Club YouTube channel.

Day of the Dead Altar at Grand Park Center Theatre Group participated in Grand Park’s Downtown Día de Los Muertos exhibition October 30 – November 6, 2016. Community Partnerships Director Jesus Reyes brought staff together to harness their creativity by making nichos in memory of the dead they wanted to honor this year. Community Liaison Estela Garcia designed an altar featuring the nichos, and Prop Director Andrew Thiels set up and installed it alongside 40 altars created by other local organizations, artists, and individuals.

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Playwright/performer Juan Enrique Carrillo plays guitar and acts in a reading of The Jalapeño, Heavy Metal, Baseball, Frosted Flakes Adventures of Mr. Henry Carrillo at Benjamin Franklin Library in Boyle Heights. This season all of our free bilingual Play Readings at Boyle Heights libraries feature music. Check out our calendar for the schedule of readings at Benjamin Franklin, Malabar, and Robert Louis Stevenson libraries each month.

Center Theatre Group is a proud recipient of a 2016 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award for our upcoming World premiere of Archduke by Rajiv Joseph, directed by Giovanna Sardelli at the Mark Taper Forum April 18 – May 28, 2017. The grant will allow the creative team, actors, and production staff an additional week of rehearsal time, which will be key to developing and executing this ambitious new work.

On September 30, 2016, Center Theatre Group’s Young Producers Circle held their first event of the season: a performance of A View From the Bridge at the Ahmanson Theatre followed by cocktails at Nick + Stef’s with cast members. The Young Producers Circle is our young professionals group—they come together for shows and events while supporting our new play development programming. Photo by Mike Palma.

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In a time when people rely primarily on technology to communicate, and in a city as large and fast-paced as Los Angeles, it isn’t often that we have time to sit with one another and talk for the sake of talking.

(l–r) Playwright/actress Dominique Morisseau, songwriter/activist Ani Zonneveld, and audience members at a Community Conversation for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Photos by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging.

Creating Connection Through Community Conversations “Los Angeles is a city where, in many ways, it is hard to connect with other human beings,” said Center Theatre Group Director of Social Strategy, Innovation and Impact Leslie Johnson. Johnson is in a unique position of being able to— and even tasked with—creating spaces for people to connect and communicate, and with our new Community Conversations program, she is doing just that. In the process, she is broadening the points of view presented by Center Theatre Group and the ways in which we invite audiences to experience the art on our stages.

The Conversations launched last summer as a collaboration among Center Theatre Group’s

marketing, artistic, and education and community partnerships departments. The idea was to allow audiences to explore the divisive and complex themes of our production of Disgraced at the Mark Taper Forum. Audience members were invited into Center Theatre Group’s rehearsal space at The Music Center Annex before the show to hear leaders in the Muslim community, including renowned writer Reza Aslan and

Grammy winner-turned-activist Ani Zonneveld, discuss topics like cultural appropriation, Islam in the media, and unconscious bias. The talks were so successful that Johnson extended them to Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, where scholars and thinkers like MacArthur Genius Josh Kun discussed authenticity in African American music, artistic identity, and even Beyoncè. Now, the Conversations are becoming a permanent part of Center Theatre Group’s Taper programming, with an ongoing series of these free pre-show events scheduled for each show in the upcoming season. “The Community Conversations are that moment when we ask people in our community to help us make relevant the themes and ideas that are alive on our stage. Asking thought leaders to come and spark that conversation is exciting,” said Johnson. These thought leaders, said Johnson, are “grappling with the issues and ideas on our stages in real life. By inviting them into the room, we are able to hear someone who lives these topics every day discuss them in the context of the show.” Doing so creates

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RAISING COLLABORATION TO AN ARTFORM New Theatre Partnerships Bolster New Work at the Kirk Douglas Theatre 2016/17 is a season of firsts at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. The 13 season at our space in Downtown TH

Culver City is jam-packed with five World premieres, one American premiere, and our inaugural Block Party. It is also a season that reflects the diverse and innovative ways regional theatres like Center Theatre Group commission new work, collaborate with artists, and champion diverse voices through a variety of partnerships with other theatre companies. With Block Party, which is supported by lead donors Aliza Karney Guren and Marc Guren and Joni and Miles Benickes, we are collaborating with local theatre companies to remount three productions on the Douglas stage. The idea is to highlight some of the amazing work going on in Los Angeles. “Thanks to the hard work of Center Theatre Group staffers and the generous support of our donors, we’ve been able to develop a program that is beneficial to our audiences, to us, and to the companies we’re working with,” said Associate Producer Lindsay Allbaugh.

But while this may be Center Theatre Group’s first Block Party, it’s not the first time we’ve partnered with local theatre companies at the Douglas. Previous partnerships

include Big River (Deaf West), A Raisin in the Sun (Ebony Repertory Theatre), and Permanent Collection (The Robey Theatre Company). “When Artistic Director Michael Ritchie arrived here back in 2005, he was talking—even then—about presenting local work at the Douglas,” said Allbaugh. “In a lot of ways it’s a part of his artistic vision for us as an organization.”

The Wholehearted is a different kind of local collaboration. It is the third micro-tour we’re presenting in partnership with other Southern California regional theatres thanks to a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. After a two-week World premiere run at the Douglas, The Wholehearted will go straight to La Jolla Playhouse for a weeklong run. This partnership follows

Suli Holum in The Wholehearted. Photo by Kate Freer.

2013’s NEVA and 2015’s How to be a Rock Critic, both of which ran at South Coast Repertory, La Jolla, and the Douglas. These partnerships extend far beyond our region. Adler & Gibb arrives on the Douglas stage for its American premiere as a co-commission between Center Theatre Group and London’s legendary Royal Court Theatre. Our final production of the season, King of the Yees, is a co-commission and co-production with the Goodman Theatre, Chicago’s oldest active nonprofit theatre. These partnerships put us in great company— and more importantly, allow us to give artists the time and resources new work requires as well as an upfront guarantee of two productions. In some ways, these partnerships are a 21 -century reenvisioning of the co-production model theatres have long relied on that give a bigger stage and broader audiences to new, adventurous work. In other ways, they reconnect Center Theatre Group to our roots as a company. ST

According to Associate Artistic Director Diane Rodriguez, Center Theatre Group has always been interested in collaborations and ensembles. “[Founding Artistic Director] Gordon Davidson was such a fierce social activist in his theatre. And so, throughout his time here, he would routinely bring people in who weren’t playwrights, per se, but who were creating ensemblegenerated work.” She offered Luis Valdez (writer/director of Zoot Suit and founder of groundbreaking Chicano theatre company El Teatro Campesino) and JoAnne Akalaitis (writer/director of 1986 World premiere Green Card and founder of acclaimed New York City avantgarde theatre company Mabou Mines) as examples. “What we’re doing now is simply paralleling a resurgence of these kinds of companies, of this kind of work.” It’s in our blood.

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Center Theatre Group Looks to Make More Hollywood History Being a theatre company in a big-screen town has its challenges, but it has also been integral to Center Theatre Group’s identity for 50 years. Stars like Katharine Hepburn, Al Pacino, and Elizabeth Taylor have taken a break from the screen to appear on our stages. And stars-to-be like Richard Dreyfuss, Maggie Smith, and Denzel Washington tread our boards before they were household names. Our original Board of Directors was chaired by legendary movie mogul Lew R. Wasserman. Wasserman’s clout, connections, and unwavering support helped us to survive the controversy around the very first production at the Mark Taper Forum, 1967’s The Devils, and to thrive with support from the entertainment community in our first decades. Kirk and Anne Douglas were among the first donors to The Music Center and have given generously over the past 50 years. Their support helped us create the Kirk Douglas Theatre, and Anne is one of many in Hollywood to have served on our Board of Directors. We’ve also been lucky enough to have had the support of a number of celebrities and Hollywood power brokers on the Board, including Gregory Peck, Sidney Poitier, Gene Kelly, Paul Newman, director George Cukor, and former Paramount Pictures CEO Sherry Lansing. “It’s a natural fit,” said Board of Directors member Gail Berman, who joined in 2015. Berman, chairman and CEO of the Jackal Continues on page 59

Movie Industry Veterans JUNE AND GARETH HUGHES Lend their Support to Amélie

(l–r) Lew R. Wasserman, Gareth Hughes, and June Hughes.

June and Gareth “Gary” Hughes are longtime Center Theatre Group supporters with deep ties to Hollywood. They

met in the 1980s while working on the lot at MCA/Universal, where June was a secretary and Gary was the vice president in charge of industrial relations. They’re full of stories about the stars they encountered and pictures they helped make in their combined 50 years in the business. Some of those stories feature former Center Theatre Group Board of Directors Chairman Lew R. Wasserman, a longtime colleague of Gary’s. Together at MCA/Universal Wasserman and Hughes negotiated many industry labor contracts. Just as it did for Lew Wasserman, June and Gary’s passion for entertainment extends from the screen to the stage. They were among the first members of our Artistic Director’s Circle and this year have given their support to our production of Amélie, A New Musical at the Ahmanson Theatre (onstage December 4, 2016 – January 15, 2017).

“We’re so excited for Los Angeles to see Amélie before it heads to Broadway,” said June. “Some of our favorite musicals were adapted from movies, and we know this is going to be another instant classic.” The Hugheses know firsthand the importance of theatre’s place in Hollywood. “Theatre talent has always been the lifeblood of the entertainment community,” said Gary. “By supporting Center Theatre Group, we’re supporting not just theatre in Los Angeles but also film and television around the country.”

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(l–r) Arian Moayed and Kevin Tighe in the World premiere of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Photo by Craig Schwartz.

Adam Chanler-Berat in the Berkeley Repertory Theatre production of Amélie, A New Musical. Photo by kevinberne.com.

From Center Theatre Group to Broadway

Amélie, A New Musical Carries on a Rich 50-Year Tradition Since our founding in 1967, Center Theatre Group has been sending shows to Broadway. Our very first World premiere at the

Ahmanson Theatre, the musical The Happy Time from songwriting team John Kander and Fred Ebb, directed and choreographed by Gower Champion, and starring Robert Goulet and David Wayne, transferred to The Broadway Theatre, and received eight 1968 Tony Award nominations, winning three. ®

Sutton Foster at the Ahmanson in The Drowsy Chaperone. Photo by Craig Schwartz.

“We admire the classics, we love producing revivals, but any theatre company worth its salt needs also to be in the business of discovering and developing new work. This is a very important part of what we do.”

Amélie, A New Musical (onstage at the Ahmanson December 4, 2016 – January 15, 2017) carries on a tradition that includes nine Neil Simon productions that moved from Center Theatre Group to Broadway over 25 years; landmark Mark Taper Forum plays like Zoot Suit, Children of a Lesser God, Angels in America, The Kentucky Cycle, and Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992; the Kirk Douglas Theatre World premieres Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo; and Ahmanson musicals like Curtains, 9 to 5: The Musical, and The Drowsy Chaperone. “Center Theatre Group is committed to searching out and finding new, inventive, exciting theatrical work. We’ve been doing that our entire 50-year history,” said Center Theatre Group Producing Director Douglas C. Baker. “We admire the

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about these new works. “Our audiences are in

on the development process and are engaged by it,” said Baker. “They are able then to be thought-searchers. They’re out ahead of the game. There’s a sense of discovery, a sense of joy when our audience members are exposed to work that is new and surprising.”

Center Theatre Group Founding Artistic Director Gordon Davidson (front row, center) and the rest of the producers of Angels in America pose with the Tony Award . ®

classics, we love producing revivals, but any theatre company worth its salt needs also to be in the business of discovering and developing new work. This is a very important part of what we do.”

Baker loved the movie Amélie and was immediately intrigued when he heard that a musical was in development. He traveled to

Berkeley Repertory Theatre to see the World premiere last year. “I was entertained, I was delighted by it, and I just had a really, really good time at the show,” he said. “I said to the commercial producers, if they felt they were ready to go to New York, I was happy for them and wished them the very best. But if they would like to come to our theatre to do a bit more work on the show to help take it to the next level, we would happily enter into a conversation about that.” The commercial producers, with input from the creative team, decided that Center Theatre Group was the place to fine-tune the show.

“They recognize that we nurture artists, provide them with a bit of an incubation—room to experiment, and room to grow their work,” said Baker, explaining why the Amélie team and other commercial Broadway producers choose to come to Center Theatre Group before Broadway. “We have more resources available to the artists in terms of not only the rehearsal rooms onsite and a first-rate production staff onsite, but also all of our other personnel who can help them—our excellent publicity, marketing, and ticketing folks.” Center Theatre Group also has the benefit of knowing our audiences well and anticipating how they’ll feel

This sense of discovery is why Bank of America has been an Ahmanson season sponsor for over a decade. “We love being able to help bring not only the best theatre in the country to Los Angeles audiences but theatre that also contributes to the local cultural fabric and the economy,” said Raul Anaya, Bank of America’s Greater Los Angeles president. “We’re delighted to help bring the pre-Broadway engagement of Amélie to Los Angeles.” Thirty-plus Center Theatre Group productions have moved to Broadway in Baker’s 26 years at Center Theatre Group, but a few stand out. Baker pointed to 2005’s The Drowsy Chaperone as “one of our really proud moments. We identified a new musical that we felt would be exciting for our audiences, we produced it ourselves, and then off it went to fame and fortune on Broadway and beyond.” The Drowsy Chaperone helped make Sutton Foster the star she is today. “People still talk about her performance in that show,” added Baker. He also pointed to the success of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo by Rajiv Joseph. “It was an unsolicited script that came in, was flagged by our Literary department as an outstanding play, and it was thrilling to watch it develop and grow,” recalled Baker. The play received a lauded and adored World premiere at the Douglas in 2009 followed by a 2010 run at the Taper. In 2010 it was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and in 2011 it debuted on Broadway with Robin Williams in the title role. Baker is confident that Center Theatre Group audiences will welcome Amélie as warmly as they did these recent hits. “It’s not only that we want to produce new work, but we want to produce excellent new work,” said Baker. “We believe that Amélie will meet and even exceed our staff’s and our audiences’ expectations.”

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The Local Theatre Movement

LUIS ALFARO

Writes a New Play, with and About our Neighbors

The Center Theatre Group Play Reading series at Boyle Heights libraries.

When playwright and MacArthur “Genius” Luis Alfaro was a child, his mother would bring him to shows at the Ahmanson Theatre and Mark Taper Forum— but she would wait in the parking lot of the L.A. Department of Water and Power while he sat in the audience, enraptured. Alfaro became an usher in 1979 and eventually became part of Center Theatre Group’s artistic staff. In 2000, his mother made it into the Taper to see his play Black Butterfly, Jaguar Girl, Piñata Woman and Other Superhero Girls, Like Me, which was followed by 2005’s Electricidad (also at the Taper), and 2013’s St. Jude at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

Alfaro is a Los Angeles native who grew up in the Pico-Union neighborhood. He’s also collaborated with theatres around the country

to create pieces that reflect their community. All this made him the perfect playwright to commission a new work from as part of Center Theatre Group’s 50 Anniversary celebration—one that reflects the community we work in. Over the next two years, Alfaro will be writing in conjunction with our free bilingual Play Reading series at Boyle Heights libraries. He’ll interview community members, including librarians, about their lives and experiences. And he’ll create six mini-plays that will debut as part of the Play Reading series, which may later be woven together into a mainstage production. Center Theatre Group Community Partnerships Director Jesus Reyes, who runs the Play Reading series and our Boyle Heights programming, sat down to talk with Alfaro about the project as they began their work.

Jesus Reyes: How do you engage a community that is really local? I always thought of it as an earthquake with an epicenter. Where does that earthquake start? Luis Alfaro. Photo by Craig Schwartz.

Luis Alfaro: Well you know, theatre is a ritual. Theatre is the ancient place where we hear our stories. It’s where we learn to be better people. How do we build this ritual as a great sport, as a live action event? You can convince people that this is a way to hear stories, and to engage yourself and become a better human being. Reyes: How do I convey to community that they are going to be moved by art, whatever that community is? Alfaro: I think that if we go back to Indian theatre, which was religious festivals, it’s not emotion so much; it’s catharsis. Tonight you’re going to experience something that is going to be a journey, and in that journey you hear a story, you feel something about that story, and it drives you. It’s the thing that’s going to keep you invested. So I always think, how does community get catharsis? How does it experience that? Continues on page 22

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The community can be part of the art-making in that they are community dramaturgs. They’re telling you about language, they’re telling you about the appropriateness of events and environments.

Our art, our stories are the most valuable things we have. It’s the way we don’t die, through our oral histories.

We learn about ourselves and our cultures, and we learn about our rituals through stories. That’s amazing. The other side of it is that when we bring it to the theatre, it becomes the art that you want to see in a fully produced, professional environment. But I think we are always battling to make both of those things happen. How do we speak to the man on the street and how do you speak to the person who’s going to spend $112 for a ticket? Both of those people should get the same thing out of the experience. If we were just talking to our people, our people being Latinos, I think we would be doing ourselves a disservice. I think the language of our people is the most beautiful poetry, but this play has to be the language of Los Angeles, and it also has to speak to the people on the Westside the same way it speaks to people on the Eastside. How do you do that? That’s the challenge.

now Cesar Chavez. All of that is underneath the land. All we’re doing is excavating. You and I are just pulling back the end of the rug to see what’s underneath. That’s all we do with our playwriting. We aren’t even digging a tunnel; we’re just lifting up a corner because in Los Angeles, our histories are really recent. Reyes: And we see that history in the makeup of the people who decide to listen to our stories at each library reading. Where does this fit into your history with Center Theatre Group? Alfaro: My years here at the Taper were my most productive. I think building story then was about influencing the regional theatre movement. Now we have a goal to build something for the local community. How do you keep coming back to something much more local, much more community-oriented? The play we are working on has to take place somewhere around here. And that’s one way of saying we’re not going to run away from it, and if we center it here, we have to deal with what’s going on here. Reyes: I think part of where Center Theatre Group is moving in the next 50 years is toward that localization. Alfaro: One of the biggest challenges we face is that the 50 Anniversary has to be a sort of charge. How do you reinvent theatre so it speaks to everybody in Los Angeles County? If you tell the stories of this time and this place, you become central or essential to the history and the vitality of the city, but also, you become the central organization to filter the story of Los Angeles. I think that’s where social and political will and change happen. And that’s where theatre becomes interesting again. TH

Reyes: That’s why it’s been important for me with the library Play Readings that our partners are made up of theatre companies and groups throughout Los Angeles—from Watts Village Theater Company to Off The Tracks Theater Company to Artists at Play. It’s a slew of Los Angeles. Alfaro: You know, East L.A. was once Jewish, and before that it was Chinese, and before that it was Japanese, so you see the Buddhist temples, you see the corner of Brooklyn and Soto,

Listen to the conversation on the Center Theatre Group Podcast at CenterTheatreGroup.org.

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Jordan Harrison on Marjorie Prime, the Horton Foote Prize, and Writing for Stage and Screen Jordan Harrison is a playwright’s playwright. His work has premiered at some of the most prestigious regional theatres in America—including the Mark Taper Forum, Playwrights Horizons, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and the Humana Festival of New American Plays—and though he’s not yet 40, he has already amassed an impressive number of awards and fellowships. But Harrison has also found success in Hollywood, where he works as a writer and producer on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black.

In 2014, Harrison’s Marjorie Prime made its World premiere at the Mark Taper Forum and went on to become a 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist. In September, it also garnered Harrison the 2016 Horton Foote Prize for Outstanding New American Play. Marjorie Prime tells the tale of a near future in which artificial intelligence is used to treat dementia and depression in the form of “primes”—humanoid projections that speak with patients in the form of lost loved ones. The play struck such a chord with audiences that it’s since been adapted into a film debuting next year and starring Jon Hamm, Tim Robbins, Geena Davis, and Lois Smith. It seemed like the right time to catch up with Harrison to find out the path that he and Marjorie Prime have taken since their time at the Taper. How did Marjorie Prime come to have its World premiere at Center Theatre Group? Center Theatre Group programmed the play without ever doing a reading of it. I’d already been through a fair number of readings and near-misses with Marjorie, so it was wonderful to have Center Theatre Group decide to produce it without an “audition.” I know Center Theatre

Jeff Ward and Lois Smith in Marjorie Prime at the Mark Taper Forum. Photo by Craig Schwartz.

Group’s Literary Manager Joy Meads was a great champion of the play, but playwrights don’t see much of what goes into the decision to program something. I’m sure it didn’t hurt that Lois Smith wanted to do it! How have the questions at the center of Marjorie Prime evolved in the two years since its World premiere? I wrote the first draft of the play in early 2012, so I’ve had more than four years to watch the questions of the play evolve. Or really, the play stays the same while the world evolves and gets savvier. For example: the play’s idea of curating your life, curating your memories with the help of a computer, is something I imagine barely looks futuristic to a young person who has grown up scrapbooking their life comprehensively on Instagram. The conundrum of writing sci-fi or “predictive fiction” is that the more accurate your prediction is, the less inventive the work looks as it ages. It moves toward redundancy. Sometimes the inaccurate predictions age more interestingly. Lois Smith, who starred in the Center Theatre Group production, has been involved with Marjorie since its very first table read. What has that collaboration been like? I remember walking into the rehearsal room for that first reading, and Lois was already there a half hour early, highlighting her script with a marker. I had met her before, but only very briefly, and I confessed to her that I had written the play with her in mind. Writing a role for an actor can very easily result in heartbreak (and it has for me before). So it was my great fortune that she responded not only to the role, but to the strangeness of the play. Because of Marjorie Prime’s twisty journey in the world, she and I have worked with four different directors on it (including Michael Almereyda, the Continues on page 26

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director of the film adaptation), all of them quite wonderful. Lois and I have been the only constant. You’d think by now we would always agree, but the conversation about the character shifts a little with each incarnation, and each director. We still surprise each other. Recently I heard Gloria Steinem say that it’s been difficult for her to enter her 80s because she doesn’t have role models that age. When I heard that, I felt lucky to have this vibrant, occasionally saucy, 80-something friend. What’s it like to move from stage to screen and back? What does theatre give you that television might not? When I first started looking for TV work, I wondered if I’d feel like a hack; if I wouldn’t be invested in what I was writing. But Orange Is the New Black asks me to be as creative and obstinate and individual in its way as I am when I write my own plays. It still feels like a passion project, just one that I make with seven or eight other writers. What I get from theater that I don’t get from TV is, of course, the immediate relationship with an audience—the satisfaction of a laugh detonating, or a gasp, or a murmur of understanding as the play’s traps close. On a TV set, there’s a camera rehearsal where the gaffers and grips are essentially just watching where the actors stand—to know how to light them, etc. They’re not really watching for the writing. They’re

doing their jobs. But every now and then they’ll laugh at something in rehearsal, and it’s one of the best feelings, because the TV set becomes a theater for an instant. What does a prize like the Horton Foote mean to you? What was most special to me was that people still thought of me as a theater artist. Theater can have a cruelly short memory, and it’s scary to step off the daily treadmill of opening nights and readings and such. Because of my work on television the last three years, I’ve never been farther away from the theater world— so it was wonderful to be thought of. What is next for you? I’m adapting my play Maple and Vine, about 1950s reenactors, as a television show for TNT. I have two very different new plays, The Amateurs and Log Cabin, and I’m starting down the long road to getting them produced. And we’re closing in on writing the last episodes of Orange Is the New Black season five. So the most important next step for me is taking my husband to Italy in December to thank him for six months of long-distance marriage. It’s the perfect country to slow down in. I spent two semesters there in college and at least four different Italian women staged impromptu interventions with me that went like, “Why are you studying so hard? You’re young! Play! Play!”

(l–r) Jordan Harrison and Lois Smith at the Horton Foote Prize ceremony.

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Groundbreaking Director GARRY HYNES Is Back (l– r) Marie Mullen, Aisling O’Sullivan, and Marty Rea in the Druid production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane. Photo by Stephen Cummiskey.

Garry Hynes.

Garry Hynes has been breaking new ground in theatre since the 1970s, when she,

along with two friends from the National University of Ireland founded Druid in Galway—the country’s first professional theatre company to be based outside Dublin. Two decades later, Hynes discovered an unsolicited script in Druid’s in-box by a young, unknown playwright named Martin McDonagh: The Beauty Queen of Leenane. After directing the play’s World premiere in Ireland to rapturous praise, Hynes and Druid brought it to Broadway. In 1998, the production earned four Tony Awards , including one for Hynes—making her the first woman to win Best Direction of a Play. ®

“I knew there was something in this play, straightaway, when I read it for the first time,” recalled Hynes. “It was clear that Martin could

write dialogue. Now you’d think this is the most obvious and basic requirement for any writer, but in fact it’s a real skill. And I remember very clearly that it was the first thing that hit me—his ability to write dialogue and create characters through it. And then, when I read his plays for the second and third time, I begin to appreciate the skill and craft of his plotting.”

The 2016 Druid production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane, onstage at the Mark Taper Forum November 9 – December 18, 2016, is special for a number of reasons. For one thing, it’s the 20 anniversary of Druid’s original production. Hynes is excited “to bring it to a new generation of people who have never seen it before.” For another, Druid co-founder Marie Mullen, who won a Tony playing Maureen Folan two decades ago, is now taking on the role of Maureen’s mother, Mag. “To have premiered a play with Marie 20 years ago that became such a significant one, and then to be able to work with TH

the same actor 20 years later in a different role—that’s a privilege beyond compare,” said Hynes. Hynes and Mullen first met in the early 1970s, when Mullen auditioned for a play Hynes was directing at college. “I don’t think either of us ever thought we’d still be collaborating over 40 years later,” said Hynes. “Maybe we have a shorthand now, having worked together for so long, and there’s obviously a deep understanding there. I often say that we would never have been friends if it wasn’t for making theatre together, so I’m grateful that we’re still friends and still working together!” Another important artistic relationship—though not quite as long—that underlies this production at the Taper is the one between Hynes and Center Theatre Group. In 2011, she directed the Druid production of The Cripple of Inishmaan at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, and made her Taper debut directing 2015’s The Price. “I always look forward to returning, and I know the whole company does too,” said Hynes. “It’s great to be in such

a fantastic cultural complex in the heart of such a vibrant city. It’s so different from where we come from and yet we always feel at home here.”

Hynes is confident that Los Angeles audiences will embrace The Beauty Queen of Leenane just as New York audiences did in the 1990s. “There are a lot of cultural references in this play which are quintessentially Irish and get a huge reaction when we perform at home, but American audiences still find this play hilarious,” she said. Center Theatre Group is delighted to be launching the laughter as Druid kicks off their U.S. tour at the Taper.

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GORDON DAVIDSON 1933–2016

enter Theatre Group mourns the loss of our Founding Artistic Director Gordon Davidson, who passed away on October 2, 2016. Davidson led the company for 38 years, transforming Los Angeles into a center of the regional theatre movement and changing the American artistic and cultural landscape in the process.

“Gordon was a giant in the American theatre and a visionary leader. His words, his work, and his wisdom will continue to reverberate and will impact us for years to come,” said Artistic Director Michael Ritchie. “At Center Theatre Group he established a footprint for Los Angeles theatre, for diverse theatre, and for new voices and new audiences. His influence was felt across the country.” Davidson was just 34 when Dorothy Buffum Chandler tapped him to lead Center Theatre Group in its inaugural 1967/1968 Season at The Music Center. “I walked into the theatre with a hard hat. The seats were in. Later, I had nightmares about little and some big mistakes or omissions,” recalled Davidson of his first official meeting with Chandler. “But none of it mattered when I stood on the stage and felt the power of an audience sitting there.” Davidson chose to open the Taper by directing John Whiting’s The Devils. The play’s scandalous depiction of Catholic clergy ignited instant controversy—and set the thought-provoking tone for which Center Theatre Group would become known around the world. Over the next four decades, Davidson produced landmark Taper works like Zoot Suit; Children of a Lesser God and The Shadow Box, both of which he directed at the Taper then moved on to Tony Award®-winning Broadway runs; and The Kentucky Cycle and Angels in America. In 1992 and 1993, Center Theatre Group was distinguished by having The Kentucky Cycle and Angels in America (Part One—Millennium Approaches) receive consecutive Pulitzer Prizes in Drama, the first time for plays produced outside of New York. In 1989, Davidson took over the programming of the

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Ahmanson Theatre. Stars appearing in Ahmanson productions included John Lithgow, Laurence Fishburne, Alan Alda, Chita Rivera, Neil Patrick Harris, Ian McKellen, Christopher Plummer, Vanessa Williams, Savion Glover, John Leguizamo, and Lily Tomlin. In his final season at Center Theatre Group, 2004/2005, Davidson fulfilled a long-held dream with the opening of the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City, a home for new and innovative work. In that first season, six plays had their World premieres at the Douglas, including the Davidson-directed inaugural production A Perfect Wedding. Davidson also oversaw the creation of Center Theatre Group’s award-winning education programming and a robust artistic development program. Generations of young people in Los Angeles were introduced to theatre, and countless artists around the country got their start thanks in large part to his work and support. Artistic Director Michael Ritchie was well aware of Davidson long before they first met in New York City 35 years ago, when Ritchie was stage manager at Circle in the Square Theatre. “I was walking down the hall one day and I heard a voice yelling, ‘Michael! Michael! Are you Michael?’” said Ritchie. “I was so impressed that Gordon, who I knew of really well, had heard of me—but more importantly had gone out of his way to chase me down and introduce himself to me. Since I’ve arrived here he’s been one of my key supporters and one of my key sounding boards.” Ritchie and the rest of our staff—those who worked with Davidson directly, many of whom are still here, as well as those who know him by reputation alone—feel the loss deeply. Our condolences go out to Davidson’s surviving family: his wife, Judi; their children, Adam and Rachel; and five granddaughters. They have asked that any donations in his memory be made to the Gordon Davidson Emerging Artists Fund (LibertyHill. org/EmergingArtists) and the Gordon Davidson Archive Fund (LibertyHill.org/DavidsonArchive).

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ANNIVERSARY SEASON

FIRST SEASON PRODUCTION

The Young Vic Production of

ARTHUR MILLER’S A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE Directed by Ivo van Hove Sep 7 – Oct 16, 2016 SECOND SEASON PRODUCTION

AMÉLIE, A NEW MUSICAL

Book by Craig Lucas Music by Daniel Messé Lyrics by Nathan Tysen & Daniel Messé Based on the motion picture written by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant Choreography by Sam Pinkleton Directed by Pam MacKinnon Dec 4, 2016 – Jan 15, 2017 THIRD SEASON PRODUCTION

FUN HOME

Based on the Graphic Novel by Alison Bechdel Score by Jeanine Tesori Book & Lyrics by Lisa Kron Choreography by Danny Mefford Directed by Sam Gold Feb 21 – Apr 1, 2017 FOURTH SEASON PRODUCTION

The Acclaimed Fiasco Theater Production of

JAMES LAPINE & STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S INTO THE WOODS Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine Directed by Noah Brody & Ben Steinfeld Apr 4 – May 14, 2017

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Based on the Novel by Mark Haddon Adapted by Simon Stephens Directed by Marianne Elliott Aug 2 – Sep 10, 2017

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INSPIRING OUR FUTURE Special Thanks to Center Theatre Group’s Most Generous Annual Patrons Center Theatre Group wishes to thank the following donors for their significant gifts and for their belief in the transformative power of theatre.

$1 MILLION AND ABOVE The Ahmanson Foundation Annenberg Foundation Brindell Roberts Gottlieb Elisabeth Katte Harris Trust $500,000 AND ABOVE Anonymous (1) Jerry & Terri Kohl Deena & Edward Nahmias Laura & James Rosenwald & Orinoco Foundation $250,000 AND ABOVE Center Theatre Group Affiliates Kirk & Anne Douglas Patricia Glaser & Sam Mudie Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Donna Schweers & Tom Geiser The James Irvine Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Sue Tsao $150,000 AND ABOVE Anonymous (1) Bank of America The Blue Ribbon JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation Jody & David Lippman Deidra Norman Schumann The Shubert Foundation, Inc. Wells Fargo Foundation $100,000 AND ABOVE Cindy & Gary Frischling Kiki & David Gindler Aliza Karney Guren & Marc Guren Los Angeles County Arts Commission Renee & Meyer Luskin Lloyd E. Rigler — Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation Eva & Marc Stern

This list includes cash gifts received by Center Theatre Group between September 15, 2015 and November 15, 2016.

$75,000 AND ABOVE Vicki King Cheryl A. Shepherd

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MICHAEL RITCHIE Artistic Director | STEPHEN D. ROUNTREE Managing Director | DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director In association with BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE And by special arrangement with HARBOR ENTERTAINMENT, TRIPTYK STUDIOS, SPENCER ROSS, SIMONE GENATT HAFT, and MARC ROUTH presents

Book by

CRAIG LUCAS Music by

DANIEL MESSÉ Lyrics by

NATHAN TYSEN and DANIEL MESSÉ BASED ON THE MOTION PICTURE WRITTEN BY JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET AND GUILLAUME LAURANT With

EMILY AFTON DAVID ANDINO RANDY BLAIR HEATH CALVERT ADAM CHANLER-BERAT ALISON CIMMET SAVVY CRAWFORD MANOEL FELCIANO HARRIETT D. FOY ALYSE ALAN LOUIS MARIA-CHRISTINA OLIVERAS LILY SANFELIPPO TONY SHELDON PHILLIPA SOO JACOB KEITH WATSON PAUL WHITTY Scenic and Costume Design

Lighting Design

Sound Design

Projection Design

DAVID ZINN

JANE COX and MARK BARTON

KAI HARADA

PETER NIGRINI

Puppet Design

Wig Design

Vocal Arrangements

Orchestrations

AMANDA VILLALOBOS

CHARLES G. LaPOINTE

KIMBERLY GRIGSBY and DANIEL MESSÉ

BRUCE COUGHLIN

Casting

Production Stage Manager

Associate Artistic Director

JIM CARNAHAN, csa

JAMES HARKER

KELLEY KIRKPATRICK

and STEPHEN KOPEL, csa

Musical Direction by

KIMBERLY GRIGSBY Musical Staging and Choreography by

SAM PINKLETON Directed by

PAM MacKINNON World premiere produced in September 2015 by Berkeley Repertory Theatre Tony Taccone, Artistic Director Susan Medak, Managing Director

December 4, 2016 – January 15, 2017 AHMANSON THEATRE The Los Angeles engagement of Amélie is generously supported in part by Artistic Director’s Circle members JUNE & GARETH HUGHES. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P 3

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CAST In order of appearance

Adam Chanler-Berat.....................................................................Nino Tony Sheldon.............................................................Collignon/Dufayel Alison Cimmet.................................................... Philomene/Amandine Heath Calvert............................................Lucien/Lug/Mysterious Man Alyse Alan Louis..........................................................Georgette/Sylvie Paul Whitty.....................................................................Joseph/Fluffy Manoel Felciano..................................................Bretodeaux/Raphael Harriett D. Foy........................................................................Suzanne Maria-Christina Oliveras............................................................... Gina David Andino........................................... Blind Beggar/Garden Gnome Randy Blair............................................................................. Hipolito Phillipa Soo..............................................................................Amélie Savvy Crawford.............................................................. Young Amélie Emily Afton, Jacob Keith Watson............................................... Swings Emily Afton...................................................................Dance Captain UNDERSTUDIES

Should an understudy substitute for a listed performer, it will be posted in the lobby at the time of the performance.

For Amélie – Alyse Alan Louis For Nino – Heath Calvert For Young Amélie – Lily Sanfelippo For Collignon/Dufayel – Paul Whitty STAGE MANAGER Cherie B. Tay ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS Lora K. Powell (Los Angeles) Kelly A. Martindale (New York) TIME/PLACE Amélie takes place in Paris and her surroundings from 1975 through 1997. INTERMISSION Amélie will be performed without an intermission. Please turn off all electronic devices such as cellular phones, PDAs, beepers, 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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ORCHESTRA Conductor/Keyboard................................................. Kimberly Grigsby Woodwinds.........................................................................Jeff Driskill Violin/Viola....................................................................Adriana Zoppo Harp................................................................................ Amy Wilkins Guitar............................................................................ Paul Viapiano Percussion............................................................................ Ed Smith Bass..................................................................................... Ken Wild Trombone/Contractor...................................................... Robert Payne Associate Conductor............................................................Alby Potts

Adam Chanler-Berat and Phillipa Soo at a workshop for AmÃ©lie, A New Musical. Photo by Joan Marcus.

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Making The Everyday World

Feel Magical By Lexi Diamond

he artists behind Amélie, A New Musical are a talented bunch with a deep love for the film that provides the musical’s source material. We had a chance to ask director Pam MacKinnon, book writer Craig Lucas, composer and co-lyricist Daniel Messé, and co-lyricist Nathan Tysen some questions about their journey with this musical and their relationship with the beloved titular character. Lexi Diamond: What drew you to this story initially? Daniel Messé: In 2009, I was approached by producer Aaron Harnick with an exciting question: if I had the chance to write any musical adaptation, which story would I choose? I immediately blurted out Amélie. The film had been inspiring songs in me since I’d first seen it back in 2001. In fact, one of the songs that now exists in the score (“Thin Air”) was written based on scenes in the film long before I was ever given the opportunity to create this piece. I think what attracted me to this story back then is still what inspires me. This story deals with themes that have always resonated in my work: How does the past play out in our present lives? How do we connect to others? And how love is always, in the end, worth the risk. Pam MacKinnon: I was captivated by the music that Dan Messé had written. Then I re-watched the film. Amélie’s imagination, both as a girl and young woman, as a survival technique is at once so understandable, funny, and moving. Nathan Tysen: Amélie is one of my favorite films, and I jumped at the opportunity to collaborate with Dan. The way [film director Jean-Pierre] Jeunet crafted such a specific visual world and tone is extraordinary. It is one of those movies that makes you see the world

differently and appreciate all of its quirky beauty. We have some big shoes to fill with a stage adaptation, but I believe this team is up to the challenge. Craig Lucas: I was drawn by the difficulty of activating Amélie’s challenges, which were entirely cinematic as framed in the movie. Also, the idea of finding a way to theatricalize those challenges seemed hard enough to keep the years of development required for a new musical constantly interesting and engaging—that and the talents of the songwriters were the two big lures in the project. What was it like to discover and create the musical vocabulary for this production? Nathan: We knew it couldn’t sound like the movie score. This is definitely an American take on a French film so Dan very early on announced, no accordions! Fortunately, Dan’s music has a folksy whimsical vibe that easily lent itself to Amélie’s world. Our biggest discovery was just how much music the show required. At the beginning of our process, we only musicalized Amélie’s fantasies, but soon learned the story was more effectively told when sung. This process has definitely been one of trial and error as we have thrown out just as many songs as are currently in the show. Daniel: Luckily for the creative team, our director Pam helped foster one of the safest and most collaborative environments I have ever experienced. The sound and tone of this show is a direct result of all the people who have worked on it together.

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How are you most like Amélie? Did you find any parts of yourself reflected in this character? Craig: If I’m not careful, I can easily isolate myself, as she does. And my self-centeredness and self-pity can result in fantasies such as her imagined martyrdom. I too live mostly in my imagination. Pam: Her imagination as a way to get through childhood, her belief that she is the smartest person in the room, and finally her vulnerable recognition that she needs others and that other people are as wondrous as her. Nathan: I have a tendency of getting trapped in my own head. I also love crème brûlée. Daniel: I am a lithe young French girl and so am actually exactly like Amélie. Have you ever played an Amélie-style game or trick on anyone? Daniel: Lately, I’ve been setting up mysterious quests for my kids that take them across New York City, searching for clues in a library book, or a piece of building statuary. I would like to try and make the everyday world feel as magical as possible for them. I hope that is what we’ve accomplished with the musical as well; may the world appear a little more wonder-filled when people are stepping out of the theatre. Craig: I do small subversive things most days but I’m not about to tell anyone what they are. In the film, we learn of many characters’ likes and dislikes—things that bring small pleasures or annoyances. What would be your list?

Pam: I like the smell of my forearm that first hot day in May. I dislike overhearing strangers argue. I like recognizing a classic rock song in Muzak. I dislike hearing a classic rock song in a TV ad. I like falling to sleep with windows open to the sound of rain. Daniel: I like the smell of (far-away) skunks. I like riding my bike on freshly paved asphalt. I like the sound of glockenspiels and of lawn mowers. I do not like sitting on a warmed-over seat that someone just left. Oh, and I very much like anthropomorphic animal videos. Nathan: I like: the smell of a new shower curtain liner, when umbrellas invert (on other people), and the smell of gasoline on your hands after fueling your car. I dislike: pulling packages out of boxes that are packed in Styrofoam, lotion between fingers, kids who knock on the glass at zoos or aquariums, and couples who don’t sit across from each other when eating out. Craig: I love lying down in a room behind a closed door with the sound of the surf or an electrical storm outside or, barring that, someone vacuuming elsewhere in the house. I like the smell of a sleeping dog’s paws. Nothing is more interesting to me than psychoanalytic literature—papers presented at obscure conferences. I despise people who walk behind me on the sidewalk talking louder than necessary. I always stop to let them pass and I think bad thoughts about them, hoping they will trip. People who get up during the curtain call to rush for a cab or the parking garage are not my kind of people; I would create a small island for these people to live on, away from the rest of us who wish to applaud and celebrate the performers.

Reprinted with permission of Berkeley Repertory Theatre. PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P 7

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WHO’S WHO PHILLIPA SOO (Amélie). Broadway: Hamilton (Tony nomination). Off-Broadway: Hamilton (The Public Theater, World premiere, Lucille Lortel Award Winner), Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (Ars Nova, World premiere, Drama League nomination, Lucille Lortel Award nomination). Regional: The School for Wives (Two River Theater), A Little Night Music (Berkshire Theatre Group). Television: Smash. Training: Juilliard, Group 41.

DAVID ANDINO (Blind Beggar/Garden Gnome). Off-Broadway: 50 Shades! The Musical Parody. First National Tour: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Other NY: Cloned! The Musical (NYMF Best of Fest ’14). Regional: Amélie, A New Musical (World premiere—Berkeley Repertory Theatre), The Buddy Holly Story (The Little Theatre on the Square). IG: @daveycapp Twitter: @onidnadivad

ADAM CHANLER-BERAT (Nino) starred in the World premiere of Amélie at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and most recently played George in Sunday in the Park with George for Huntington Theatre Company. He originated the roles of Peter in Peter and the Starcatcher and Henry in Next to Normal in both the Off- and on-Broadway productions. Off-Broadway, he appeared in The Fortress of Solitude (The Public Theater/NYSF, Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Best Actor), Fly by Night (Playwrights Horizons), and My Favorite Year (York Theatre Company). Chanler-Berat starred in the web series It Could Be Worse, and his recent television credits include Elementary, Veep, and The Good Wife, as well as a role in the new CBS series Doubt. On film, he can be seen opposite Vince Vaughn in Delivery Man.

RANDY BLAIR (Hipolito). Off-Broadway: The Black Crook (Abrons Arts Center), Gigantic (Vineyard Theatre), Adding Machine (Minetta Lane Theatre), Haute Mess (Ars Nova), Spidermusical (Mint Theater), The Yellow Wood (York Theatre), Perez Hilton Saves the Universe (Barrow Street). Regional: Berkeley Rep, St. Louis Rep, Woolly Mammoth, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Weston Playhouse, New York Stage and Film. Film/TV: Law & Order, Strangers with Candy, The Naked Brothers Band, Across the Universe, Afterwards, creative consultant on Billy on the Street. Training: NYU/Tisch.

SAVVY CRAWFORD (Young Amélie). Tenyear-old Savvy Crawford has an impressive body of work that includes film, television, theatre, voice-overs, and commercials. She’s excited and grateful to be joining the Los Angeles production of Amélie after being in 2015’s Berkeley Rep production plus 2015’s and 2016’s Amélie New York workshops. This year, she filmed a feature with A-list stars, recorded the starring role of Dehlia in Nickelodeon’s animated pilot The Thing about Babies, and appeared as Young Madonna in the star-studded video “Bitch I’m Madonna.” Savvy’s first television appearance was at age six in Mike and Molly. She enjoys posting on Musically @rambunctioussavvy and on Instagram @SavvyCrawford. #SavvySays I love my awesome family and friends! I especially adore my Amélie forever family, past & present, who taught me everything! Thx Team Savvy!

HEATH CALVERT (Lucien/Lug/Mysterious Man/Understudy for Nino). Broadway: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Hair, Good Vibrations. Off-Broadway: Nobody Loves You (Second Stage, Lucille Lortel nomination), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (The Public). The Old Globe, Studio Theatre, O’Neill Theater Center Concerts: Nashville, Baltimore, National Arts, Indianapolis, Alberta, and Phoenix Symphonies. Film: Mistress, Swing State. TV: The Night Of (HBO), Inside Amy Schumer. ALISON CIMMET (Amandine/Philomene). Broadway: She Loves Me, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby It’s You!, A Tale of Two Cities. Off-Broadway/NY: John Guare’s Three Kinds of Exile (World premiere at Atlantic Theater Company), My Wonderful Day (Two River Theater Company), Finding Nemo: The Musical (Disney workshop, cast recording). Regional: Amélie (Berkeley Rep), the Witch in Into the Woods (Fiasco Theater/The Old Globe), Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables (North Carolina Theater), Sally Cato in Mame (Kennedy Center). Film: Judd Apatow’s The Big Sick (upcoming), Gender Bender, Chasing Taste. Television: Bull, Deadbeat, Are We There Yet?

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Training: Brown University, Tanglewood Music Institute, Cay Michael Patten Studios, Upright Citizens Brigade. Website: AlisonCimmet.com. Twitter/Instagram: @AlisonCimmet MANOEL FELCIANO (Raphael/Bretodeaux). Broadway: Cabaret, Jesus Christ Superstar, Brooklyn, Sweeney Todd (Tony nomination, Best Featured Actor in a Musical), Disaster! Off-Broadway: Much Ado About Nothing (New York Shakespeare Festival), Shockheaded Peter (Little Schubert), Trumpery (Atlantic Theater Company), The Changeling (Red Bull Theater). Regional: Anastasia (Hartford Stage); Twelfth Night (The Old Globe, SDTCC Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play nominee); Sideshow (La Jolla Playhouse); The Exorcist (Geffen Playhouse); Elektra (Getty Villa); Clybourne Park, November, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo (A.C.T.); Three Sisters (Williamstown); Ragtime (Kennedy Center); Sunday in the Park with George (Reprise L.A.). Film: Uncertainty. TV: Elementary, NCIS, Trauma, The Unusuals, Life on Mars, All My Children, One Life to Live. B.A., Yale University. MFA, NYU Tisch. HARRIETT D. FOY (Suzanne). Broadway: Amazing Grace, The American Plan, Mamma Mia!, and Once on This Island. Off-Broadway: Rimbaud in New York, The Total Bent, On the Levee (AUDELCO nomination), and Crowns (AUDELCO Award). Regional: Breath and Imagination (ArtsEmerson); Amazing Grace (Broadway in Chicago); The House That Will Not Stand (Yale Rep, CT Critics Circle nomination; Berkeley Rep, Theatre Bay Area Award); Dance of the Holy Ghosts (Yale Rep); F2M (NYSF Powerhouse Theater); LMNOP (Goodspeed); The Piano Lesson (Helen Hayes nomination) and The Women of Brewster Place (Helen Hayes nomination, Arena Stage); Ambassador Satch (Dubai). Film: Collateral Beauty and Winter’s Tale. TV: Civil (2017), Billions, Limitless, Hostages, Orange is the New Black, Onion News Empire, Law & Order, and Rescue Me. Howard University. @divafoyh harriettdfoy.com “WGATAP!” ALYSE ALAN LOUIS (Georgette/Sylvie/ Understudy for Amélie). Broadway: Disaster!, Mamma Mia! Off-Broadway: A New Brain (City Center Encores! Off-Center/Original Cast Recording), Pretty Filthy (The Civilians/ Abrons Arts Center/OCR), Academia Nuts (NYMF/Signature Theatre), Camp Wanatachi (La MaMa ETC), The Civil

War (Theatreworks USA/Lucille Lortel). Regional: Amélie (Berkeley Repertory Theatre), The Rocky Horror Show (Bucks County Playhouse), Nerds (Philadelphia Theatre Co.), Spring Awakening (Olney Theatre Center), Pop! Who Shot Andy Warhol? (City Theatre PA). MARIA-CHRISTINA OLIVERAS (Gina). Broadway: Machinal, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. Off-Broadway World premieres: Here Lies Love (NYSF/The Public); Pretty Filthy (The Civilians); Taylor Mac’s 24 Decade History of Popular Music (St. Ann’s Warehouse); And Miles to Go (PCP); Reading Under the Influence (DR2); The Really Big Once (Target Margin); After (PCP). Other Off-Broadway: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (NYSF/The Public); Romeo and Juliet (NYSF/Public); Zorba! (City Center Encores!); Night Sky (BPAC). Selected Regional: Amélie (Berkeley Rep—World premiere); Here Lies Love (Williamstown); January Joiner (Long Wharf—World premiere); Boleros for the Disenchanted (Huntington); Fabulation (Baltimore Center Stage); Macbeth and As You Like It (Hudson Valley Shakespeare); among numerous others. Selected Film/TV: Manhattan Night, St. Vincent, The Humbling, Time Out of Mind, Clutter, Nurse Jackie, Law & Order: SVU, Mozart in the Jungle. B.A.—Yale; MFA—NTC. TONY SHELDON (Dufayel/Collignon). Broadway: Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Theatre World Award; Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle nominations). Off-Broadway: The Band Wagon (City Center Encores!), Icon (NYMF), Charles Busch’s Cleopatra (Theatre for the New City), New York Cabaret Convention (Jazz at Lincoln Center). Regional: Amélie (Berkeley Rep), The Roar of the Greasepaint (Goodspeed), Empire: The Musical (La Mirada), Ever After (Paper Mill), Victor Victoria (TUTS), My Fair Lady (Guthrie), Camelot (Kennedy Center), Hello, Dolly! (Goodspeed). Australia: Man of La Mancha, Long Day’s Journey into Night, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Producers, Private Lives, Noises Off, The Witches of Eastwick, I Hate Hamlet, Torch Song Trilogy, Falsettos, Once in a Lifetime. PAUL WHITTY (Joseph/Fluffy/Understudy for Dufayel/Collignon). Center Theatre Group debut! Broadway: Once, The Full Monty. National Tour: Once. Off-Broadway/New York: Once (New York Theatre Workshop); Bayonets of Angst (New York Musical Festival); Violet (Encores! Off-Center); PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P 9

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A Thick Description of Harry Smith (New Dramatists); Twelfth Night (Sonnet Rep). Regional: Amélie (Berkeley Rep); Peter and the Starcatcher (Actors Theatre of Louisville); Be More Chill (Two River Theater); Judge Jackie (Sharon Playhouse); Reasons to be Pretty and Art (Crescent Stage); Circle Mirror Transformation (Pure Theatre); Doubt and War of the Worlds (Village Rep). Film: Song One, The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell. Television: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Guiding Light. EMILY AFTON (Dance Captain/Female Swing). Broadway: Hair. National Tours: Hair, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, I Love a Piano. Off-Broadway: Standard Time (Duke on 42nd). Other New York: Ragtime (Astoria Performing Arts Center), Olympus Records (Fringe Fest), Born Blue (Cutting Room), 7:32 (NYMF). Regional: Waitress (ART), A Funny Thing...Forum, and 42nd Street (Goodspeed Opera House), Smokey Joe’s Café (Stages St. Louis), Oliver (Arrow Rock Lyceum), Les Misérables and Jesus Christ Superstar (Maine State Music Theatre), Chicago, Crazy for You, Oklahoma (Mac-Haydn Theatre), Kiss Me, Kate (Round Barn Theatre). JACOB KEITH WATSON (Male Swing). Broadway: Violet, The Phantom of the Opera (Joseph Buquet). National Tour: Chicago (Amos Hart). New York: Encores! 1776 (Robert Livingston), Kurt Weill on Broadway. Regional: Amélie (Berkeley Rep), Chicago (Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera), Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Joseph… Dreamcoat, Seussical, Bye Bye Birdie, La Bohème, Pagliacci, Othello, Under Milk Wood, Six Characters in Search of an Author. Jacob is also a past winner of the prestigious Lotte Lenya Competition as well as the NATS National Musical Theatre Competition. IG/Twitter: @JacobKeithW LILY SANFELIPPO (Understudy for Young Amélie). Lily is best known for voicing the American Girl doll “Willa” in the new animated series for American Girl, Wellie Wishers. In addition to commercials, Lily has been seen on television in Criminal Minds and will be featured in the upcoming films America and Delinquents. Lily lives here in Los Angeles, and when she’s not acting she’s more than likely dancing at her parents’ dance studio in Valencia. Lily is thrilled to be part of the Amélie cast and would like to

thank everyone involved in the show, her family, Kimberly, Robin, Calvin, and Jeremy for all their help and support! CRAIG LUCAS (Author). Plays: Missing Persons, Reckless, Blue Window, Prelude to a Kiss, God’s Heart, The Dying Gaul, Stranger, Prayer For My Enemy, The Singing Forest, The Lying Lesson, Ode To Joy, and I Was Most Alive With You. Screenplays: Longtime Companion, The Secret Lives of Dentists, Reckless, Blue Window, Prelude to a Kiss, The Dying Gaul. Libretti: The Light in the Piazza, An American in Paris, Three Postcards, Sousatzka, Two Boys, Orpheus in Love. Direction: The Light in the Piazza (World premiere), This Thing of Darkness, Saved Or Destroyed, Play Yourself, Ode to Joy. Films: The Dying Gaul and Birds of America. Awards: NY Film Critics Best Screenplay, Sundance Audience Award, Excellence in Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, three Obies. DANIEL MESSÉ (Composer/Co-Lyricist/ Co-Vocal Arranger). Dan is the founder and principal songwriter of the band Hem, which began as a small DIY project, and has gone on to worldwide acclaim over the course of six studio albums (including Rabbit Songs in 2001 and Departure and Farewell in 2013). In 2009, The Public Theater tapped Hem to score Twelfth Night for Shakespeare in the Park (starring Anne Hathaway and Audra McDonald, dir. by Daniel Sullivan) for which they earned a Drama Desk Award nomination. Daniel has written four shows for Theatreworks USA (including Black Beauty and Nate the Great) with collaborator Mindi Dickstein. Together, they were the recipients of a Jonathan Larson Grant from the American Theatre Wing and were also commissioned by Playwrights Horizons to write the full-length musical Trip through the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Commissioning Program. NATHAN TYSEN (Co-Lyricist). Broadway: Tuck Everlasting (with composer Chris Miller; Outer Critics & Drama League nominations). Off-Broadway: The Burnt Part Boys (Playwrights Horizons & Vineyard Theatre; Lucille Lortel nomination), Fugitive Songs (Drama Desk nomination), Stars of David. Regional: Stillwater (Kansas City Rep with band Joe’s Pet Project), The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (Barrington Stage Co.). TV: Sesame Street (Daytime Emmy Award), Elmo’s World, and The Electric Company. Awards from the following foundations: Edward Kleban, Fred Ebb, Richard Rodgers, Jonathan Larson. Writer/director for Lovewell Institute, creating more than a dozen new musicals with young adults.

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MFA NYU graduate musical theatre writing program, BFA Missouri State Univ. Husband to writer Kait Kerrigan, father to Lucy. nathantysen.com PAM MacKINNON (Director). Broadway: David Mamet’s China Doll, Wendy Wasserstein’s Heidi Chronicles, Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle nomination; Arena Stage; Steppenwolf), Bruce Norris’ Clybourne Park (Tony nomination, Obie Award, Lortel nomination; Taper; Playwrights Horizons). Off-Broadway: Bruce Norris’ The Qualms (Playwrights Horizons; Steppenwolf); Horton Foote’s Harrison, TX (Primary Stages); Itamar Moses’ Completeness (Playwrights Horizons, SCR); Sarah Treem’s When We Were Young and Unafraid (MTC). Regional: Amélie (Berkeley Rep). Alumna of the Drama League; Women’s Project and Lincoln Center Directors Labs; associate artist of the Roundabout; board president of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers; and board chair of Clubbed Thumb, a New York company dedicated to producing, commissioning, and developing new American plays. SAM PINKLETON (Musical Staging/Choreography) recently directed Runaways for New York City Center’s Encores! Off-Center, where he serves as artistic associate. As a choreographer his work on Broadway includes Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812; Heisenberg; Machinal; and the upcoming Significant Other. CTG: Kansas City Choir Boy; Buyer & Cellar. Off-Broadway/Regional: BAM, Playwrights Horizons, Soho Rep, Roundabout, Manhattan Theatre Club, TFANA, Berkeley Rep, American Repertory Theater, Kansas City Rep, Theatreworks USA, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and McCarter Theatre. Sam is a collaborating artist with The Civilians, Pig Iron Theatre Company, and The Dance Cartel. sampinkleton.com. KIMBERLY GRIGSBY (Music Direction/Co-Vocal Arranger). Broadway music directing/conducting credits include: SpiderMan: Turn Off The Dark; Spring Awakening; The Light in the Piazza; Caroline, or Change; The Full Monty; You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown; and Twelfth Night (music by Jeanine Tesori). Off-Broadway: Here Lies Love (by David Byrne); The Fortress of Solitude (music & lyrics by Michael Friedman); Coraline (music & lyrics by Stephin Merritt); Mother Courage and Her Children (music by Jeanine Tesori); The Immigrant (music by Steven Alper); and Songs From an Unmade Bed (lyrics by Mark Campbell). Other collaborations include My Life Is A Fairy Tale and Orphan of Zhao, both with music & lyrics by Stephin Merritt for Lincoln Center Festival; Telaio:

Desdemona by Susan Botti; and Jeanine Tesori’s The Lion, The Unicorn and Me for Washington National Opera. She holds degrees from Southern Methodist University and Manhattan School of Music. DAVID ZINN (Scenic and Costume Design). Broadway: includes set design for The Humans (Tony Award); set and costume design for Fun Home (Tony nomination) and The Last Ship; costume design for Airline Highway (Tony nomination), Rocky, Other Desert Cities, Good People, In The Next Room… (Tony nomination), and Xanadu. Off-Broadway: includes set design for Hir (Playwrights Horizons), 10/12 (Soho Rep), The Select (The Sun Also Rises), and The Sound and the Fury (Elevator Repair Service); and set and costume design for The Flick, Circle Mirror Transformation, Placebo (Playwrights Horizons), Choir Boy (MTC), and Dogfight (Second Stage). Regional: includes set design for Visiting Edna (Steppenwolf) and set and costumes for The Spongebob Musical. CTG: set and costume design for Girlfriend, costume design for Bengal Tiger… and The Cider House Rules. Opera: includes designs at Santa Fe Opera, Los Angeles Opera, New York City Opera, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. JANE COX (Co-Lighting Design). Broadway: The Color Purple, Noises Off, All the Way, Machinal (Tony nomination), Picnic, Come Back, Little Sheba. Off-Broadway: The Flick and The Whale (Playwrights Horizons), The Mystery of Love & Sex (Lincoln Center), Dinner With Friends (Roundabout), Peer Gynt, Allegro, Passion (Classic Stage Company), The Ambassador (Brooklyn Academy of Music), among many others. Selected Regional: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Guthrie Theater, McCarter Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Arena Stage, Berkeley Rep. Selected International: Hamlet (with Benedict Cumberbatch, Barbican Theatre London); Lucia di Lammermoor (Sydney Opera House); Color Purple and Road Show (Chocolate Factory, London). Jane Cox is the director of the theatre program at Princeton University and a member of Monica Bill Barnes & Company. MARK BARTON (Co-Lighting Design). Broadway: The Real Thing, Violet, The Realistic Joneses. Off-Broadway: Signature Plays, John, Paradise Park (Signature Theatre); The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence, Detroit, The Big Meal, Circle Mirror Transformation (Playwrights Horizons); Bad Jews, Look Back in Anger (Roundabout); Arguendo, The Select, The Sound and the Fury, Gatz, Fondly, Collette Richland (Elevator Repair Service); Uncle PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P 11

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Vanya, Elective Affinities (Soho Rep); February House, Titus Andronicus (The Public); Notes from Underground, Chair (Theatre for a New Audience). Other NYC: Encores! Off-Center 2013–2016 (NYCC); This American Life, The Glory of the World (BAM); The Cunning Little Vixen (Juilliard Opera). Regional: A.R.T., Guthrie, La Jolla Playhouse, Yale Rep, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Long Wharf, Cincinnati Playhouse, Huntington, South Coast Rep, Berkeley Rep, Syracuse Stage, Asolo Rep, Perseverance. Center Theatre Group: No Child… (Kirk Douglas Theatre). KAI HARADA (Sound Design). Broadway: Allegiance, Gigi, Fun Home, On the Town, First Date, Follies (Tony Award & Drama Desk nominations), and Million Dollar Quartet. Other: Poster Boy (Williamstown Theatre Festival); Amélie (Berkeley Rep); Beaches (Drury Lane); Brooklynite (Vineyard Theatre); Little Dancer and First You Dream (Kennedy Center); Zorro (Moscow and Atlanta); Hinterm Horizont (Berlin); Sweeney Todd and Pirates of Penzance (Portland Opera); Head Over Heels and She Loves Me (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); Rent (5th Avenue Theatre); and Barbie Live! Associate design credits to Tony Meola include A Christmas Carol; Disney’s Der Glöckner von Notre Dame; Kiss Me, Kate; and Wicked. Audio consultant for the recent revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Education: Yale University. PETER NIGRINI (Projection Design). Broadway (selected): Dear Evan Hansen, An Act of God, The Heidi Chronicles, The Best Man, Fela!, 9 to 5. Off-Broadway: Grounded (Public Theater), Here Lies Love (Public Theater, National Theatre—London), Far From Heaven (Playwrights Horizons), Our Lady of Kibeho (Signature Theatre), Notes from Underground (TFNA). Elsewhere: The SpongeBob Musical (Chicago), Real Enemies (BAM), the Grace Jones Hurricane Tour, Haroun and the Sea of Stories (NYC Opera), Blind Date (Bill T. Jones), Don Giovanni (Santa Fe Opera). For Nature Theater of Oklahoma: No Dice and Life & Times (Burgtheater, Vienna). Currently: Lucia di Lammermoor (Santa Fe Opera), Monsoon Wedding (Berkeley Repertory Theatre). AMANDA VILLALOBOS (Puppet Design). Broadway: The Pee-wee Herman Show, puppeteer (The Stephen Sondheim Theatre). Off-Broadway: Fondly, Collette Richland, property design (New York Theatre Workshop). Other New York: Ghost Rings, puppet design (New York Live Arts), 12 Shouts (Whitney Museum), The Secret Death of Puppets (Dixon Place), Lightkeepers (FiveMyles), Sister Adorers in the Cardboard Convent (St. Ann’s Warehouse), Let Us Now Praise Susan Sontag, performer (Abrons Arts Center), Rite of Spring, puppeteer (Jazz at Lincoln Center),

Peter & Wendy, puppeteer (The New Victory Theater), Arias With a Twist, puppeteer (Abrons Arts Center). Regional: Amélie (Berkeley Rep), Arias With a Twist, puppeteer (Woolly Mammoth, D.C.). She is a MacDowell Fellow and Jim Henson Foundation grant recipient. avpuppets.com CHARLES G. LaPOINTE (Wig Design). Over 75 Broadway and touring shows including: Holiday Inn, On Your Feet!, Hamilton, Doctor Zhivago, The Color Purple, Of Mice and Men, Violet, Sideshow, The Elephant Man, After Midnight, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Motown: The Musical, Jekyll & Hyde, Clybourne Park, Bring It On, Newsies, The Mountaintop, Memphis, Lombardi, Fences, In the Heights, Jersey Boys, A Raisin in the Sun, The Spongebob Musical. Emmy nominee, The Wiz Live! Upcoming: Sousatzka, Anastasia, Margaritaville. BRUCE COUGHLIN (Orchestrations). Broadway: Light in the Piazza (co-orchestrator; Tony Award), 9 to 5, Grey Gardens, Urinetown, Annie Get Your Gun, The Wild Party, Guys and Dolls (2009), The Sound of Music; plus additional (contributing) orchestrations for Something Rotten (one song) and On the Twentieth Century (four songs). Off-Broadway: Floyd Collins, First Daughter Suite (co-orchestrator), Giant, Far From Heaven, See What I Wanna See. Regional: October Sky, War Paint, Amélie, Assassins (London), Sense and Sensibility, Ever After, Rain, A Room with a View, Tales of the City (A.C.T.), Children of Eden (co-orchestrator). Film: Hairspray (“Miss Baltimore Crabs”), Fantasia 2000 (principal arranger). Opera: 27, Morning Star, and Grapes of Wrath (all: Ricky Ian Gordon). One Tony Award (and two noms), one Obie, one Drama Desk (eight noms). JIM CARNAHAN, CSA (Casting). Roundabout: Love Love Love, Cherry Orchard, She Loves Me, Long Day’s Journey, Noises Off, Thérèse Raquin, Old Times, On the Twentieth Century, Real Thing, Cabaret, Violet, Machinal, Winslow Boy, Mystery of Edwin Drood, Cyrano, Harvey, Anything Goes, The Importance of Being Earnest, Sunday in the Park with George, Pajama Game, 12 Angry Men, Assassins, Nine. Broadway: Groundhog Day, Fun Home, Constellations, The River, You Can’t Take It with You, Glass Menagerie, Once, Matilda, Peter and the Starcatcher, Mountaintop, Jerusalem, American Idiot, Boeing-Boeing, Spring Awakening, Pillowman, Copenhagen, True West. London: Nice Fish (Pinter), Speed-the-Plow (Old Vic), Red Barn, Motherf**ker, Buried Child (National), Streetcar Named Desire, Scottsboro Boys (Young Vic), Children’s Hour, La Bête, Deathtrap, Up for Grabs, Three Sisters (West End). Film: Seagull. TV: Glee. STEPHEN KOPEL, CSA (Casting). Broadway: Holiday Inn, She Loves Me, Noises Off, On the Twentieth Century, Violet, Beautiful (also tour), The Winslow Boy, The Glass Menagerie, The Mystery

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of Edwin Drood, Harvey, Don’t Dress for Dinner, Once (also tour), The Road to Mecca, On a Clear Day, Anything Goes (also tour), Brief Encounter, The Scottsboro Boys (also West End, Vineyard, and Guthrie), Sondheim on Sondheim, and Hedda Gabler. Off-Broadway: Kingdom Come, The Robber Bridegroom, Invisible Thread, Indian Ink, The Common Pursuit, The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore, and Tin Pan Alley Rag. Regional credits include productions for Berkeley Rep, Williamstown, A.R.T., NY Stage & Film, Signature, Denver Center, Ford’s Theatre, Chicago Shakes, and Marriott Lincolnshire. Kopel currently serves as casting director for Roundabout Theatre Company & Encores! Off-Center. MICHAEL DONOVAN, CSA (Additional Casting) is the recipient of six Artios awards, given by the Casting Society of America for Outstanding Achievement in Casting. His theatre credits include shows produced at Pasadena Playhouse, the Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Geffen Playhouse, the Kirk Douglas Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, International City Theatre, Ebony Repertory Theatre, the Getty Villa, Laguna Playhouse, the Falcon Theatre, the Colony Theatre, The Theatre @ Boston Court, 24th St. Theatre, Ensemble Theatre of Santa Barbara, Arizona Theatre Company, Arkansas Rep, the Totem Pole Playhouse, and the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, as well as several national tours. Michael has cast numerous independent films, and his TV credits include the series Blood Relatives. MEG FISTER (Additional Casting). Previous casting credits include Father Comes Home From The Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) by Suzan-Lori Parks, The Mystery of Love & Sex by Bathsheba Doran, Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, and The Price by Arthur Miller at the Mark Taper Forum; Vicuña by Jon Robin Baitz and Women Laughing Alone With Salad by Sheila Callaghan at the Kirk Douglas Theatre; Blueberry Toast by Mary Laws, One of the Nice Ones by Erik Patterson, Dry Land by Ruby Rae Spiegel, and Bed by Sheila Callaghan at the Echo Theater Company; The Christians by Lucas Hnath, brownsville song (b side for tray) by Kimber Lee, The Grown Ups by Jordan Harrison, and Partners by Dorothy Fortenberry at the Humana Festival of New American Plays; and The Mountaintop by Katori Hall at Actors Theatre of Louisville. JAMES HARKER (Production Stage Manager). Broadway includes: Doctor Zhivago, Mothers And Sons, Grace, American Idiot, A Bronx Tale, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, The Pillowman, Proof, …Charlie Brown, Beauty and the Beast, and Craig Lucas’ Prelude to a Kiss. Off-Broadway includes: Nobody Loves You, Mark Stuart Dance Theatre’s Standard Time, 10 Million Miles, What the Butler Saw, and La Boheme with Linda Ronstadt. Nine seasons at the Long Wharf Theatre.

CHERIE B. TAY (Stage Manager). Broadway includes: Doctor Zhivago, Bring It On, August: Osage County. Off-Broadway: Liberty. National Tours: War Horse, In the Heights. Regional: La Jolla Playhouse, Walnut St. Theatre, Arden Theatre, Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre. Los Angeles: Oh, Hell No! cheriebtay.com LORA K. POWELL (Assistant Stage Manager, Los Angeles) is thrilled to be back at the Ahmanson and working on Amélie. National Tours: Blithe Spirit (w/Angela Lansbury), Wicked. LA/SF: An Act of God (w/Sean Hayes). Los Angeles: For The Record: Scorsese, Carrie The Killer Musical Experience, Wicked, The Producers (w/Jason Alexander and Martin Short), The Lion King, The Scottsboro Boys, Seminar (w/Jeff Goldblum), Follies, Disney’s Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular. Broadway/NY: Annie Get Your Gun (w/Bernadette Peters and Tom Wopat), Chicago (w/Joel Grey & Bebe Neuwirth), The Wizard of Oz (w/Roseanne). Many thanks to my parents and my son Dylan for their ongoing love and support. KELLY A. MARTINDALE (Assistant Stage Manager, New York). Broadway: Matilda the Musical, Doctor Zhivago, Jesus Christ Superstar, Million Dollar Quartet, The Farnsworth Invention, Dracula, the Musical, Baz Luhrmann’s La Bohème, 42nd Street (revival), The King and I (revival), The Who’s Tommy. Radio City: Frank Sinatra: His Voice, His World, His Way. Off-Broadway: Let Me Down Easy (Second Stage), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Jane Street). Regional: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (LJP); Baz Luhrmann’s La Bohème (Center Theatre Group). MORGAN GREEN (Associate Director) is a theatre director and co-founder of the Brooklyn-based company New Saloon (newsaloon.org). Selected works include: MINOR CHARACTER: Six Translations of Uncle Vanya at the Same Time (The Invisible Dog, The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival), Milo Cramer’s William Shakespeare’s Mom (Ars Nova, The Brick), Sarah DeLappe’s Parabola (JACK), Amy Khoshbin’s The Myth of Layla (Mana Contemporary), Milo Cramer’s I’m Miserable but Change Scares Me, and Ariel Stess’s He Ate Quietly into the Wall (The New Ohio). Morgan is a New Georges Affiliated Artist, an alumna of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab and the Williamstown Theatre Festival Directing Core. She was a 20142015 Bob Moss Directing Resident at Playwrights Horizons. MorganClaireGreen.com KATIE SPELMAN (Associate Choreographer) is a New York and Chicago choreographer. N.Y. credits include Kentucky (EST, choreographer); Once (Broadway, first national tour, assoc. movement director); American Psycho (Broadway, assistant choreographer); What’s It All About? (New York Theatre Workshop, assoc. director); Brooklynite (Vineyard Theatre, PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE P 13

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assoc. choreographer). Chicago Choreography: Thaddues and Slocum (Lookingglass); James Joyce’s The Dead, The Secret Garden (Court Theatre); Oklahoma!, Rent, In the Heights, and Hair (Paramount Theatre); Juno (Timeline); The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, American Idiot, The Adding Machine, and Into the Woods (the Hypocrites, Berkeley Rep, A.R.T, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and Olney); Bellboys, Bears and Baggage (Redmoon); Idomeneus and Theories of the Sun (Sideshow Theatre Company). London: Close to You (West End, assoc. director). Proud graduate of Northwestern University. BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE has grown from a storefront stage to an international leader in innovative theatre. Known for its core values of imagination and excellence, as well as its educated and adventurous audience, the nonprofit has provided a welcoming home for emerging and established artists since 1968. In four decades, four million people have enjoyed nearly 400 productions at Berkeley Rep. With two stages, a school, and a Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, Berkeley Rep is proud to premiere exhilarating new plays. Nine productions seen at Berkeley Rep have ended up on Broadway. More than 12 arrived Off-Broadway, two moved to London, two turned into films, and others have toured the nation. These productions have gone on to win five Tony Awards, seven Obie Awards, nine Drama Desk Awards, one Grammy Award, and many other honors. Come see tomorrow’s plays today at Berkeley Rep. Learn more at berkeleyrep.org. CENTER THEATRE GROUP MICHAEL RITCHIE (Artistic Director) is in his 12 season as Center Theatre Group’s Artistic Director, and has led over 190 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. STEPHEN D. ROUNTREE (Managing Director) joined Center Theatre Group in 2014 as its new Managing Director. He was previously the President and CEO of The Music Center (2002–2014) and concurrently the CEO of the Los Angeles Opera (2008–2012). He served the J. Paul Getty Trust for 22 years, starting in 1980 as Deputy Director of the Getty Museum, then Director of the Getty Center Building TH

Program, and in 1998, the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the Getty Trust. DOUGLAS C. BAKER (Producing Director) is now in his 27 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. TH

KELLEY KIRKPATRICK (Associate Artistic Director). Since arriving at Center Theatre Group in 2005, Kelley has produced over 60 productions at the Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, and Kirk Douglas Theatre, many of which have gone on to future lives on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and beyond. In addition to producing shows across Center Theatre Group’s three stages, he has had the privilege of collaborating with numerous local and national artists to commission and develop new works. 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 Theater, 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.

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ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR AMÉLIE, A NEW MUSICAL COMPANY MANAGER Edward Nelson Associate Director................................................................ Morgan Green Associate Choreographer...................................................... Katie Spelman Assistant Choreographer....................................................Amanda Phelan Associate Scenic Designer ...................................................Meredith Ries Associate Costume Designer..............................................Patrick Johnson Costume Design Assistant........................................................ Lena Sands Costume Assistant.................................................................... Hahnji Jang Associate Lighting Designer..................................................... Nick Solyom Assistant Sound Designer......................................................Maggie Burke Associate Projection Designer............................................... David Bengali Projection Content Creator...................................................Robert Figueira Lighting Programmer......................................................Bridget Chervenka Spot Assistant...................................................................Elizabeth Harper Production Audio............................................................J. Patrick Pummill Audio Mixer....................................................................Elizabeth Coleman Projections Programmer................................................... Matthew Houstle Music Copyist.................................... JoAnne Kane Music/Russell Bartmus Rehearsal Pianist (NY)............................................................Ben K. Moss Percussionist (NY)..................................................................Wilson Torres Rehearsal Pianist (LA).................................................................Alby Potts Synthesizer Programmer (NY)............................................... Billy Jay Stein Synthesizer Programmer (LA)............................................... Terry Wollman Assistant Puppet Designer.........................................................Matt Leabo Properties Coordinator (NY)...................................................Susan Barras Prop Artisans.................................................Eric Babb, Marissa Bergman Prop Carpenter.......................................................................Patrick Smith Prop Shopper.............................................................................Erin Walley Music Associate..................................................................Wiley DeWeese Script Supervisor.............................................................. Jordan Laffrenier Production Assistant (NY).............................................. Crysta May Powell Production Assistant (LA)....................................................... Betsy Norton Assistant Director/SDCF Observer........................................... Seonjae Kim Studio Teacher (NY)..................................................... Bernadette Jusinski Studio Teacher (LA)................................................................Laurel Geare Additional Casting...........................................Michael Donovan, Meg Fister

NEW YORK GENERAL MANAGEMENT RICHARDS/CLIMAN, INC. Tamar Climan David R. Richards Joe Christopher Sara Kay Kristin Siegert Floyd Sklaver Maan Singh Tinna CREDITS Scenery by Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and scenery fabrication by F&D Scene Changes Ltd. Costumes provided by the Center Theatre Group Costume Shop and additional staff: Tailor—Swantje Tuohino; Draper— Ashley Rigg; First Hand—Pamela Walt; Stitchers—Bert Henert, Stephanie Molstad, Jennifer Wolff; Stock Attendant—Heidi Johnson. And in New York City—Costumes executed by John Kristiansen New York Inc. Lighting equipment provided by 4Wall Entertainment. Sound and Projection equipment provided by Sound Associates Inc. Rehearsal photos by Joan Marcus. Production photos by Craig Schwartz. Promotional video by Trailer Park, Inc. Production video by Cinevative/Mark Ciglar.

SPECIAL THANKS Aurora Productions, Inc., Adam Bennett, Berkeley Repertory Theatre Costume Shop, Bonnie Panson, and Richards/Climan, Inc. Amélie, A New Musical is also presented by special arrangement with YL Performance Investment Co. Ltd, Nelke, Disk Garage, and Tsinghua Culture Media Corp. ONLINE CenterTheatreGroup.org #AmelieMusical Like us on Facebook Center Theatre Group Follow us on Twitter @CTGLA Subscribe on YouTube CTGLA Follow us on Instagram @CTGLA

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. This theatre operates under an arrangement between the League of Resident Theatres and 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 a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union. The Musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

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

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 | STEPHEN D. ROUNTREE Managing Director DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director ARTISTIC NEEL KELLER.................................... Associate Artistic Director KELLEY KIRKPATRICK...................... Associate Artistic Director DIANE RODRIGUEZ.......................... Associate Artistic Director LINDSAY ALLBAUGH.................................. Associate Producer PATRICIA GARZA .........Artistic Development Program Manager JOY MEADS .... Literary Manager/Artistic Engagement Strategist IAN-JULIAN WILLIAMS ......... Program Coordinator, Block Party DAVID ADJMI (FADIMAN), SHEILA CALLAGHAN (FADIMAN), STEVE CUIFFO, JUSTIN ELLINGTON, WILL ENO (FADIMAN), MATT GOULD, DANAI GURIRA, JENNIFER HALEY, DAVID HENRY HWANG, JOE ICONIS, NAOMI IIZUKA, BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS, RAJIV JOSEPH, KIMBER LEE, GRIFFIN MATTHEWS, LAURAL MEADE, RICHARD MONTOYA, DAN O’BRIEN, DENIS O’HARE, LEE OVERTREE, LISA PETERSON, PLAYWRIGHTS ARENA, WILL POWER (FADIMAN), RIMINI PROTOKOLL, RAINPAN 43, MARCO RAMIREZ, KEN ROHT, MATT SAX, ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH, RIPE TIME, TRACEY SCOTT WILSON (FADIMAN)...... Commissioned Artists ELIZA CLARK, FRANCES YA-CHU COWHIG, DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU, DAVID MYERS, QUI NGUYEN, HERBERT SIGUENZA, DEBORAH STEIN ............................... L.A. Writers’ Workshop Members EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS LESLIE K. JOHNSON........................ Director of Social Strategy, Innovation and Impact KATHRYN MACKENZIE ........... Department Operations Director TRACI KWON........................ Arts Education Initiatives Director CAMILLE SCHENKKAN........ Next Generation Initiatives Director JESUS REYES........................ Community Partnerships Director ADAM NICOLAI...................... Arts Education Program Manager FELIPE M. SANCHEZ........Emerging Arts and Arts Professionals Program Associate JENNIFER HARRELL................................. Operations Assistant KHANISHA FOSTER............................ Resident Teaching Artist DEBRA PIVER...................................... Resident Teaching Artist MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION NAUSICA STERGIOU...................................... General Manager (Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theatre) JEFFREY UPAH ............ General Manager (Ahmanson Theatre) KATIE SOFF........................................... Asst General Manager (Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theatre, NPD) CASEY MCDERMOTT...............General Management Associate MEGAN ALVORD...........................................Company Manager (Mark Taper Forum, Kirk Douglas Theatre) SAM LINDEN.............................................. Management Fellow ERIC SIMS.................................. Director of Theatre Operations (Kirk Douglas Theatre) TOM BURMESTER....................... Audience Experience Design/ Front of House Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) MAX OKEN...................Facility Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) JAQUELYN JOHNSON................Associate Audience Experience ...................Designer (Kirk Douglas Theatre, Mark Taper Forum) LAUREN BAXA....................... Assistant Performance Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) SONDRA MAYER.....................................Concessions Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) ALANA BEIDELMAN................................... Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director EVELYN STAFFORD.................................... Executive Assistant to the Managing Director SUZANNE MAYBERRY.................... Interim Casting Coordinator PRODUCTION DAWN HOLISKI...... Production Department Operations Director JOE HAMLIN................................................ Technical Director/ Ahmanson Production Manager SHAWN ANDERSON...... Master Carpenter (Ahmanson Theatre) STAN STEELMON.... Master Propertyman (Ahmanson Theatre) JIM BERGER................. Master Electrician (Ahmanson Theatre) ROBERT SMITH............Master Soundman (Ahmanson Theatre) MICHAEL GARDNER................................ Wardrobe Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre) PATRICE K. MADRIGAL.............. Hair and Make-up Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre) CHRISTINE L. COX........... House Manager (Ahmanson Theatre) JONATHAN BARLOW LEE.......................... Production Manager (Mark Taper Forum) KATE COLTUN........................... Associate Production Manager (Mark Taper Forum) EMMET KAISER.............. Master Carpenter (Mark Taper Forum)

ROBERT RUBY......... Master Propertyman (Mark Taper Forum) WILLIAM MORNER....... Master Electrician (Mark Taper Forum) BONES MALONE.......... Master Soundman (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) CHRISTY WEIKEL .......................................Production Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) CHRISTOPHER REARDON......... Assistant Production Manager (Kirk Douglas Theatre) AARON STAUBACH....................................... Master Electrician (Kirk Douglas Theatre) ADAM PHALEN .................. Head Audio (Kirk Douglas Theatre) SEAN MEYER ............... Light Board Programmer and Operator (Kirk Douglas Theatre) KATIE POLEBAUM....... Stage Supervisor (Kirk Douglas Theatre) CAMBRIA CHICHI......................................Wardrobe Supervisor (Kirk Douglas Theatre) KRYSTIN MATSUMOTO............. Assistant Production Manager CHAD SMITH................................ Associate Technical Director LEE O’REILLY................................. Assistant Technical Director SEAN KLOC.........................................................Shop Foreman ANDREW THIELS...................................................Prop Director MERRIANNE NEDREBERG.................. Associate Prop Manager JON WARD........................................... Associate Prop Manager CANDICE CAIN............................................... Costume Director BRENT M. BRUIN.................................Costume Shop Manager MADDIE KELLER.........................................Costume Generalist WHITNEY OPPENHEIMER.................................. Shop Assistant SWANTJE TUOHINO.......................................................... Tailor ELIZABETH LEONARD................................... Facilities Manager JULIO A. CUELLAR...........................................Driver/Custodian BO FOXWORTH, BRIAN SLATEN ................................... Drivers PETER WYLIE........................................ Production Coordinator FINANCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND HUMAN RESOURCES CHERYL SHEPHERD................................Chief Financial Officer SUZANNE BROWN..................................................... Controller JANIS BOWBEER........................................ Assistant Controller XOCHITL RAMIREZ..................... Accounts Payable Coordinator ALEGRIA SENA............................................... Staff Accountant SHYNASTY WILKES......................................... Staff Accountant AMEETA SHARMA........................................... Payroll Manager JEFF LOUIE .................................................... Payroll Specialist STAN GRUSHESKY.................. Director of Information Systems MANDY RATLIFF.................. Sr. Database & Web Administrator ASH LEWIS.......................................... Help Desk Administrator JODY HORWITZ........................... Director of Human Resources PJ. PHILLIPS......................Senior Human Resources Generalist SINGER LEWAK, LLP..................................................... Auditor MICHAEL C. DONALDSON, LISA A. CALLIF........ Legal Counsel GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER............................ Legal Counsel INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT YVONNE CARLSON BELL.......................................... Director of Institutional Advancement PATRICK OWEN............................................ Deputy Director of Institutional Advancement NATALIE BERGESON................. Director of Donor Engagement LIZ LIN................................................. Director of Development Artist and Entertainment Relations CHARITY WU...................... Director of Major Gifts Stewardship BECKY BIRDSONG........ Major Gifts and Planned Giving Officer KATY HILTON............................................ Associate Director of Foundation and Government Support LAURA HITE...........................................Manager of Major Gifts DANIELLE LESNER..... Associate Director of Donor Engagement MANDI OR......................... Associate Director of Special Events ROBBIE MARTIN....... Associate Director of Corporate Relations JENNIFER CHAN............................. Special Events Coordinator DONALD JOLLY........................... Donor Experience Coordinator JAZMINE JONES ........................... Donor Relations Coordinator KIM OKAMURA ................................................ Grants Manager ERIN SCHLABACH..............Manager of Major Gifts Stewardship ERIC SEPPALA............ Board Liaison and Executive Assistant to the Director of Institutional Advancement

Center Theatre Group would like to thank its exceptional staff for their ongoing commitment, dedication and extraordinary efforts. MATTHEW SUTPHIN.........Institutional Advancement Associate KRISTIN YAMAKA.....................Corporate Relations Coordinator EDUARDO MOLLIENDO-PIÑÓN...................Donor Membership Coordinator MIKE RATTERMAN.............................Donor Advisor Supervisor AL BERMAN, JOHN COPELAND, ELIZABETH DELLORUSSO, DAVID GARVER, BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ, NICOLE SCIPIONE, PAUL VITAGLIANO ............. Donor Advisors KARLA GALVEZ, JUSTINE PEREZ..... Donor Services Associates WAUKENA CUYJET, MURRAY E. HELTZER, JULIE NADAL....................................... Development Volunteers MARKETING DEBORAH WARREN..................................Director of Marketing KYLE HALL............................Advertising & Promotions Director ARIE LEVINE.......................... Marketing & Advertising Manager KIYOMI EMI............................. Audience Development Manager GARRETT COLLINS.......................... Audience Loyalty Manager JOHN POTTER ............................................ Executive Assistant DEANNA McCLURE................................................. Art Director IRENE T. KANESHIRO........................... Senior Design Manager JAVIER VASQUEZ............................................ Graphic Designer TARA NITZ...................................................... Graphic Designer COMMUNICATIONS JAMES SIMS...................................Director of Communications JASON MARTIN.............................................. Head of Publicity PHYLLIS MOBERLY........................................... Senior Publicist KRISTI AVILA......................................................Junior Publicist SAVANNAH L. BARKER......................................Junior Publicist SARAH ROTHBARD...............Senior Manager, Communications ............................................................................... and Editorial JOHN JOHNSON..........................Communications Coordinator ARIELLE LAUB..............................Communications Coordinator SARAH GOLDBAUM.............................. Digital Media Specialist HAL BANFIELD..........................................Multimedia Producer TICKET SALES AND SERVICES SHAWN ROBERTSON............................... Ticket Sales Director SKYPP CABANAS........................... Ticket Operations Manager RACHYL UNDERWOOD...............Ticket Operations Coordinator MICHAEL ZOLDESSY............................ Account Sales Manager SANDY CZUBIAK............................... Audience and Subscriber Services Director JENNIFER BAKER, CHERYL HAWKER, RICHARD RAGSDALE............... Audience Services Supervisors ALICE CHEN...................... Audience Services Asst. Supervisor GARY HOLLAND, DEBORAH REED............. Audience Services Sales Associates SAM AARON, JEREMIE ARENCIBIA, KIMBERLY ARENCIBIA, VICKI BERNDT, CARLOS D. CHAVEZ, JR., MICHAEL ESPINOZA, ANASTASHIA GARCIA, EILEEN PEREZ, LEX SAVKO, TEVIN WILLIAMS..................... 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, KISHISA ROSS...... Assistant Treasurers  MICHAEL KEMPISTY, KEVIN LAUVER, LEROY PAWLOWSKI, MICHAEL SALTZMAN, CRIS SPACCA.................................................... Box Ofﬁce Staff KERRY KORF...................................... Priority Services Director SUSAN F. TULLER.......... Priority Services Operations Manager CANDICE WALTERS.................. Priority Services Sales Manager PAUL CUEN...................................... Priority Services Manager KRISTEN SCHRASS......... Priority Services Assistant Supervisor BEALENE AHERN, ADRIENNE BROWN, ESTEBAN CRUZ, MAGGIE DODD, NIC DRESSEL, SOFIJA DUTCHER, MARC “BYRON” DROTMAN, FRANK ENSENBERGER, LOU GEORGE, SHEP KOSTER, SARAH MARCUM, MICHAEL SMITH, JEFFREY STUBBLEFIELD, DIANE WARD......................... Representatives INTERNS GABRIELLE BON DURANT, ARIANA GARCIA, JANETH GARCIA, JOSEPH GALLOWAY, KERRY LARICK, AURORA NUNEZ, MELLISA OLIVARES, BRENZY SOLORZANO, BENINA STERN (FELLOW), REBECCA WEAR (FELLOW)

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Special Thanks to Artistic Director’s Circle Members for Supporting Center Theatre Group The Artistic Director’s Circle, founded by Brindell and Milton Gottlieb, is comprised of individuals supporting specific areas of Michael Ritchie’s artistic vision for Center Theatre Group. Since its founding in 2005, members have aligned their support with over 50 productions on our stages. The following individuals have made commitments of $100,000 and above. (DONORS LISTED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2016) Anonymous (2)

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Brindell Roberts Gottlieb Aliza Karney Guren & Marc Guren Ann & Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Marvin Jubas & Janet Wald Jubas Eileen & Ken Kaplan Terri & Jerry Kohl The Labowe Family Foundation The Eugene La Pietra Foundation Jody & David Lippman Renee & Meyer Luskin Ruth Flinkman-Marandy & Ben Marandy

Artists & Educators Forum ($20,000+) The Artists & Educators Forum, founded by Joni and Miles Benickes, is comprised of individuals dedicated to providing significant funding for Center Theatre Group’s New Play Production and Education and Community Partnerships programs. (DONORS LISTED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2016)

Melissa & Bob Alvarado

Harry & Arlette Lumer

Joni & Miles Benickes

Carol & Douglas Mancino

Joan & Rob Blackman

Linda S. Peterson

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Bruce & Randy Ross

Linda Brown

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Marla S. Campagna

Jane Rissman & Richard Sondheimer

Dorskind Family Heather & Paul Haaga

Sunshine Stone

In Memory of Morris A. Hazan

Anne C. Taubman Peter & Iona Tompkins

In Support of New Theatre Artists

Karen & William Timberlake

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald W. Kehle

Hope Landis Warner

Kelton Fund/Lenny & David Kelton

Robin & Gary Ungar Suzanne V. Wilson

Vicki King

For more information about leadership gifts, please call Erin Schlabach at 213.972.3069. Donors who have made additional gifts to Center Theatre Group’s Endowment or Planned Gifts programs.

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DONOR RECOGNITION

Center Theatre Group Corporate Circle Sheri Biller, Founding Chair

The Corporate Circle is comprised of companies that support Center Theatre Groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education and community partnership programs. Members receive VIP concierge service at theatres in Los Angeles, New York, and London, complimentary and discounted tickets to our shows, business development opportunities, and more. For more information, call 213.972.3192. (DONORS LISTED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2016)

CORPORATE CIRCLE CABINET Jonathan Axel, Chair Christopher Bissonnette

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DONOR RECOGNITION

Center Theatre Group Inner Circle

Frances Flanagan, Inner Circle Chair

The Inner Circle is an organization of community leaders who provide outstanding support to Center Theatre Group. In appreciation, members enjoy a host of special benefits, including meet-the-artist receptions, backstage tours, premium theatre seating, and much more. Thank you to our multi-year donors, whose gifts ensure a secure base for our future. For information, call Donor Engagement at 213.972.7564 . (DONORS LISTED AS OF OCTOBER 16, 2016.)

GUARDIAN CIRCLE ($18,000+) Multi-Year Donors

Annual Donors

Michael A. Enomoto

Joyce & Deane Ross

Connie Elliot

Anonymous

Rhonda C. Evans

Rosemary Simmons

Phyllis Kupferstein & Donald O. Farkas

Shelley & Rick Bayer

Donald W. Grant

Kim & Bill Wardlaw

Michael & Sandy Leahy

Lynn Booth

Dreux & Lynn McNairy

Mary J. Witt

Maynard & Linda Brittan

Louise Moriarty

Susan & Stephen Chandler

Carrie & Ben Mui

Helen & Morgan Chu

Barbara Roberts

Kelly Sutherlin McLeod & Steven B. McLeod Family Foundation

Corbell Family

BENEFACTOR CIRCLE ($12,000+) Multi-Year Donors

Roberta & James Vigneau

Jonna Bollenbacher

Jerrie D. Whitfield & Richard W. Motika

Bill Cohn & Dan Miller Connie Elliot Joanna Exacoustos Lorrie & Richard Gurewitz Sam Ho, M.D. Gail & Stanley Hollander Ellen & Jerry Jacobson Debra & Robert Kasirer Thea & Neal Koss

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Robert C. Anderson

Dr. & Mrs. Jack Kavanaugh Janet Salter in Memory of Maxwell Hillary Salter Sandra Krause & Marcia & David M. Spaid William Fitzgerald Phyllis J. & Steven F. Spierer Alice & Nahum Lainer

Betsy & Harold Applebaum

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Annual Donors Anonymous

Hon. Mary Lou Byrne Mary Levin Cutler

Janice & Bruce Miller Andy & Laura Mintzer

Joan Kroll & In Memory of Irving Kroll

Roslyn & Abner Goldstine Susan A. Grode

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In Memory of Salem Ludwig

Annie Gross In Loving Memory of Georges Gross

Sheila Muller Robert & Sally Neely

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Arline M. Nakanishi Nina & Steven Sheldon The Sugimoto Family Foundation Peter & Susan Van Haften

Shirley J. Hess The Jim Hicks Family Foundation

Stanley Iezman & Nancy Stark

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Multi-Year Donors

In Memory of Lynn Kinikin

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Leonard J. & JoAnn Roth

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Dana Saladen & Linda Walters

Charles Berney & Family

In Memory of Honey Sanders Greg Scott

Ms. Virgina Blywise Robert Brook & Jackie Kosecoff

Kathleen & Milton Campbell

Reverend Daniel J. Coyle Louise & Jeffrey Davis Kenneth Donaldson Anne M. Dougherty & David B. Dobrikin Lynda & Al Fadel Dennis L. Field & H. Douglas Galt Judith R. Forman & Richard N. Weiner Lora Fremont Jay & Donna Gallagher Marylyn Ginsburg & Chuck Klaus Eleanor Gorman Ms. Dana Guerin Mr. & Mrs. Michael Haines Cynthia & Dr. Solomon Hamburg Sam Harris

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Van Gogh’s Bedroom On loan from the Art Institute of Chicago

December 9, 2016–March 6, 2017 at the

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DONOR RECOGNITION

PATRON CIRCLE (CONTINUED) Steve & Toya Harrison Hays & Clark Family Zvia Hempling Phil Hettema Walmilly Foundation

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Michael S. Lurey & Laurie Hasencamp Doris Luster

Foundation

Jean Trutanich

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Sandra Tufts

Paula F. Reach Dr. Peggy Renner & Dr. Robert Nelson

Julia Voce Seymour Waterman & Family

Roslyn & Warren Jacobson

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Marcia S. Jones

Carol & Douglas Mancino

Deborah & Ivan Kallick

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Linda R. Kaplan

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Cari & Marty Kavinoky

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Jerry & Tami McHarg

Ralph M. & Molly Wolveck

Diane Kessler

M. Wayne Metcalf

Drs. Joan & Harry Saperstein

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Margot & Mitch Milias

Sharon L. Kline

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Karen & Bob Knapp

Joan & Philip Miller

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Carol Krause

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The Sheldon Family

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Barbara & Andrew Leigh

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The Polinger-Cohen

Ellen & Steve Sugerman

William & Sue Roen

Susan & William Weintraub Doug & Ellen Weitman

Wes Schaefer & Cathy King-Schaefer Peter & Susan Schwab Joan & Arnold Seidel Christine Shaner

Janell & Randall Lewis

FELLOW CIRCLE ($4,000+)

THE COMMUNITY ARTS THEATER SOCIETY (CATS) PRESENTS

Lyrics by Tim Rice Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber November 18, 19, 22, 25, 26, 30 December 2, 3 At 7:30 November 20, 27, December 4 At 1:30 At Big Bearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own State-of-the-art Performing Arts Center 39707 Big Bear Blvd., Big Bear Lake (909) 866-4970

www.bigbeartheater.org Karen Sargent Rachels, Producer Directed and Staged by Michael Reno

Multi-Year Donors, Anonymous (2), Brenda & Alan Abramson, Ignacio Alfaro, Helen Allan, Carol L. Archie & Edward L. Keenan, Dr. Martine Bauwens, Beth Bennett & Larry McAdams, Drs. Jack & Barbara Berman, Bill Bohnert, Karlyn & Chuck Boppell, Neil H. & Karen Hochman Brown, Anne Bruner & James Bremner, Todd Michael Buchner, David Burch, Allen B. Cagle, M.D., The Castaldo Family, Rita Chenoweth, The Honorable Judith C. Chirlin, Nancy Cypert, Robin C. Dumas, David & Joyce Evans, Laura E. Fox, M.D. & John D. Hofbauer, M.D., Sylvia Fredricks, Ellen Fujikawa, Howard & Suzanne Furst, Freddi & Marvin Gelfand, Maggi Phillips & Mario Gerla, Jeri & Keith Gertzman, Mr. & Mrs. Efrain Gonzalez, Edith Gould, Mr. Jeffrey L. Hall & Mr. Kevin A. Yoder, Johnny Ruth Harrison, M.D., Al & Sandy Haveson, Elyse & Stanley Katz, Judith G. Kelly, Michael & Deborah Klein, Joan & Chris Larkin, Karen & Tim Lavrouhin, Allen J. Law, Ron & Pat Lebel, James & Karen Lefever, Drs. Anu & Ali Leeman, In Loving Memory of Anna Strahlman, Amy & Harold Masor, Gordon & Dale McWilliams, Gretchen & Marshall Milligan, Steven Modglin, Mary Lou Mooney, Loula Moschonas & James Edgerton, Wendy A. Moss, Richard Newcome, Marianne & Michael Newman, Marc I. Nishino, D.D.S., Mary Rose & Edward Ortega, Tye Ouzounian & Karyn Wong, Norman Dixon & Patrick Owen, Mr. Peter T. Paterno, P. Joseph Piazza, Dr. & Mrs. Irv Posalski, The Reynolds Family, Jennifer & Matthew Rowland, John Salter, Francine E. Sanders, Gail Sandford & Beatrice Castillo, Stephen J. Sass & Dr. Steven Hochstadt, Scott Shagrin, James & Alexis Sheehy, Howard & Stephanie Sherwood, Steven E. Shulem, Jan & Carl Siechert, Charlene & Mike Sievers, Louis & Mary Silver Foundation, Kurt & Keli Skarin, Stephen & Judith Slagle, Drs. Debra & Philip Sobol, Judith & Stan Solomon, Alfred & Bett Spivak, Jacque & Herb Spivak, Diane & James Staes, Sullivan & Hargreaves Court Reporters, Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Sussman, Dr. Allan & Roslyn Holt Swartz, Norman & Barbara Weiler, Leilani Whitney, Lori Williams & Stephen Schulte, Valerie & Nathaniel E. Williams, Virginia Yeager | Annual Donors Anonymous (6), Gay & Harry Abrams/Abrams Artists Agency, Robert & Sara Adler, Richard Alonso, Dr. O. Allen Alpay, James Asperger & Christine Adams, Suzanne & Bill Attig, Cheryl & Elliott Balbert, Eric & Jasna Baron, Norma Barretta, Lois Barth & Michael Schubach, Barbara Bauer & Lawrence Cox, Susan Baumgarten, Chris & Rose Bauss, James P. Bennett & Company, Fran R. Berger, Leah M. Bishop & Gary M. Yale, Nathalie Blossom & Howard Levy, Yvonne Bogdanovich & Family, Alice Desobry Bowens, Ms. Susan M. Brewer, Dr. Leon & Rochelle Brooks, Willie & Charlene Brownlee, Catherine & Anthony Chanin, Mr. Peter Chapa, Mr. & Mrs. Larry Chernoff, Mrs. James L. Chew, Nicholas Chrisos, Mary Coates, Nadege & Jay Conger, Dr. Frederic H. Corbin MD, Leah M. Coulter, Christine & Kevin Crombie, Diana Davidow, Vincent & Susan Decenzo, Julia Donoghue, Dr. & Mrs. William Duxler, Regina L. Echols, Earl & Karen Enzer, Ellen Eubanks, Alan & Barbara Faiola, Larry Field, Frances & Terry Flanagan, Pat Fleming, The Franke Family Trust, John Gallardo, Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Garrett, Dr. Robert Gasway & Mrs. Kristen Wong, Lesley & Kenneth Geiger, Kate Geller, Lori Glickman, Linda & Gary Goldfein, Dr. Stuart & Adrienne Green, Beverly & Felix Grossman, Claudia & Tom Grzywacz, Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Guerin, Shirley Guy, Roberta L. Haft, Carolyn & Bernard Hamilton, Sara & John Harms, Harris Family Foundation, Tanna Handley Havlick, Michelle & Dr. Alan Heilpern, Gail & Murray Heltzer, Dr. Stephen D. Henry & Rudy Oclaray, Don Herman, Ofer B. Ho, Ellen & Tom Hoberman, Rand Hoffman & Charlotte Robinson, Mr. & Mrs. William H. Hurt, Harold Igdaloff, Susan & Larry Ivanjack, Lawrence J. Jaffe, M.D., Lee Ann & Riley Janek, Judy K. Jeanson, Audrey & Edgar Jessup, Bruce Johnston, Mary Quon Jung & Michael Galindo, Gary & Denise Kading, Mark A. Kadzielski, Joyce & Don Kaiserman, Judith & Russell Kantor, Sally Karbelnig, Dr. Karen Kartun & Dr. Ronald Shiell, The Katz Family Foundation, Michael Keir, Jackie A. Kern, In Memory of Mille Kern, Annette & Dr. Charles Kleeman, Genni Klein, William Kobin & Frances Goodman, Norman & Leslie Koplof, Mr. & Mrs. Stan Krasnoff, Jale Kutay, The Kwon Family Foundation, Laura N. La Shelle, Nita Whitaker LaFontaine, Patricia W. Lambson, Mr. & Mrs. Jack D. Lantz, Sharon Lapid/LFCF, Christine Lee, Bob Leibowitz, M.D., Curtis Lelash, Ronald Levenson & Marcia Gold Levenson, Michael Levin & Michael Wiener, Charlotte P. Levine, Richard & Vivian Levy, In Memory of Malcolm Lewis, Lisa Hinchliffe & Dave Link, Philip LoGiudice, M.D., Marlene & Sandy Louchheim, Mary Anne Lucero, M. Michele Martin, James A. Zapp & Elizabeth A. McGlynn, Lary & Mary Anne Mielke, Neal S. Millard, Sue & Monty Mohrman, Mrs. Joan Morris, In Loving Memory of Harvey S. Morse, Gail Neiman, Patty & John Nickoll, Bob & Renee Nunn, Judy Nussenblatt, Norman & Margrit Oberstein, Jennifer N. Owens & Jay T. Ornellas, John Paley, Helen Pekny, Carol Phillips & Bob Shapiro, Mrs. Eleanor Pott, Cheryl & Joel Prell, Gamward C. Quan, Gail & Gary Rachelefsky, Lee Ramer, Rollin A. Ransom & Chris Lacroix, Michele & Dudley Rauch, Kay & Bob Rehme, Rona Cele Resnick, Dr. Harry E. Rice MD, Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Ring, Craig E. Rogers, Jaye Rogovin, Barbara & Peter Rosenthal, In Honor of Robert Edward Sabol, Nancy & Ted Sanborn, Lora A. Sandroni, June Sanders Sattler, Malcolm Schneer, Mr. & Mrs. John Schulte, Carol (Jackie) & Charles H. Schwartz, Robert & Cathy Sevell, Linda M. Sherman, Nancy Signer, Bruce & Nancy Silverman, Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Simon, Shani Smolens & In Memory of Dr. Bernard Smolens, Christine Helppie-Soldate, Sue & Steve Soldoff, Susan R. Stockel, Judy Stone, Jayashree & Jeff Sung, Robin & David

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Center Theatre Group wishes to acknowledge our generous supporters in the Entertainment Circle, who are leaders in the entertainment industry. Thank you to our multi-year donors, whose gifts ensure a secure base for our future. For information, call Donor Engagement at 213.972.7564. (DONORS LISTED AS OF OCTOBER 16, 2016)

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Center Theatre Group Affiliates Kim White Peterson, President

The Affiliates have supported Center Theatre Group since 1971. Through volunteering and fundraising, members introduce young people to the magic of live theatre.

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ORIGAMI ARCHITECTURE GREETING CARDS

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The Conversations acknowledge that theatre is much more than entertainment—it is an opportunity for communities to come together, to see their stories told, to put themselves in the shoes of others, and to provide them with catharsis. a space to talk about timely, important subjects we might shy away from in our own daily lives. “We are connecting the art on our stages to

our community and connecting community members to one another," said Johnson.

The Conversations thus not only create a more dynamic theatregoing experience; they also allow Center Theatre Group to closely interact with the community we live in.

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“Our community needs these conversations, the opportunity to sit and talk, and look one another in the face and listen and gain perspective and hear different points of view. Every community needs that. That’s really a core value that we are bringing as an institution to Los Angeles. It’s a place where we can talk about topics that really matter in our daily lives in a safe way, in a healthy way, in an informed way,” said Johnson. The Conversations acknowledge that theatre is much more than entertainment— it is an opportunity for communities to come together, to see their stories told, to put themselves in the shoes of others, and to provide them with catharsis. “I think about how divided our country is, in so many ways. And maybe one of the solutions is to have more opportunities for people to sit together in real time, breathing the same air, talking about issues, and through avenues like theatre, engaging with each other in a positive way,” said Johnson.

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(l–r) Teaching Artist Khanisha Foster, playwright/actress Dominique Morriseau, songwriter/activist Ani Zonneveld, gender equity consultant Ina Coleman, and UCLA cultural historian Uri McMillan. Photo by Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging.

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Sponsors Center Theatre Group is grateful to these companies for their generous support.

Government Support Center Theatre Group appreciates the support of the following agencies: The City of Culver City City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Los Angeles County Arts Commission National Endowment for the Arts U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Center Theatre Group wishes to acknowledge the California Arts Council’s many years of generous support.

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Group, produced the recent remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and previously served as president of Fox and Paramount Pictures. “I got my start in theatre, producing Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and I know so many people in film and television have similar stories. By supporting Center Theatre Group, we can combine our love of theatre and our work—and build a stronger company that’s even more deeply integrated into the larger entertainment ecosystem of Los Angeles.” As we look ahead to our future on the occasion of our 50 Anniversary, Center Theatre Group is working to strengthen our entertainment industry relationships and our connection to Hollywood. The first step is the expansion of our Board of Directors, with an emphasis on film, television, and digital entertainment professionals. TH

This year, television producer Thom Beers (Deadliest Catch), YouTube Global Head of Original Content Susanne Daniels, actress Monica Rosenthal (Everybody Loves Raymond), and Lionsgate TV Group President Sandra Stern have joined the Board. Together with veteran Board members like Chernin Entertainment President of Television Dante Di Loreto (New Girl), they’ll be creating new connections between Center Theatre Group and Hollywood and working on various 50 Anniversary initiatives as well as recruiting more entertainment professionals onto the Board. TH

“Center Theatre Group has had a symbiotic relationship with the entertainment industry since the beginning, from the talent onstage and on-screen to the Board,” said Berman.

“We’re looking forward to celebrating this Hollywood history and setting the stage for the next chapter.”

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Ovation Circle Planned Gifts Center Theatre Group is grateful to these donors, whose irrevocable deferred estate gifts to our endowment ensure the organization’s financial well-being for generations to come.

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Spend an evening in Manhattan with your host, Mr. Chazz Palminteri. See Broadway’s newest sensation, A Bronx Tale: The New Musical, then dine at Ristorante Italiano (Chazz’s own restaurant) with Chazz as he explains how this show started as a one-person play in an L.A. theatre, and now has blossomed into a great big Broadway musical!

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON,

show your love with a show they’ll love. GIVE A CENTER THEATRE GROUP GIFT CERTIFICATE to friends and family that will allow them to see any show, any time, at the Ahmanson Theatre, the Mark Taper Forum, or the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Send your gift certificate in the amount of your choice by email, print it at home, or get a hard copy from us, gift wrapped with a complimentary gift card.

LIMITED TIME OFFER! Raffle Tickets begin at $10

This raffle drawing benefits Theatre West, a Los Angeles based Non Profit organization (where A BRONX TALE was originally developed). For contest rules, details and tickets, please visit: www.theatrewest.org

A Bronx Tale is directed by two-time Academy Award® winner Robert De Niro and four-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Zaks, written by Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri, with songs by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken.

Order gift certificates or season ticket packages by visiting

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NOVEMBER 5 – DECEMBER 26 Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Book and Lyrics by Timothy Mason Music by Mel Marvin Directed by James Vasquez Original Production Conceived and Directed by Jack O’Brien

Here’s your opportunity to ensure that Los Angeles theatre thrives for generations to come. Name Center Theatre Group in your will or trust to allow thousands of young people and families to experience theatre for the first time and support the production of vital new plays and musicals. Make the art you love your legacy. As a generous member of the Ovation Circle, our planned giving society, you’ll also receive • Complimentary personal consultation to maximize the efficacy of your gifts.

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• Special tax deductions and upgraded donor and Music Center benefits for you and your family.

• Prominent recognition in our theatres. Is Center Theatre Group already in your will? Please let us know so we can honor your generosity.

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A key planning opportunity to transfer assets to loved ones and possibly support Center Theatre Group may be eliminated at the beginning of 2017, according to a recent announcement by the U.S. Treasury Department regarding IRC Section 2704. For many years, philanthropists have created family partnerships funded with investment assets such as stocks. These partnerships are then transferred to their children and grandchildren at a significant discount at the time of their choosing, reducing gift and estate taxes. This approach works very well when a charitable trust is used to make gifts to charitable organizations such as Center Theatre Group and pass the remainder to family members. The IRS is in the process of trying to eliminate this planning technique, which includes valuation discounts for family-owned businesses.

into a Center Theatre Group supporter and patron with a gift membership to the Young Producers Circle. They’ll instantly become part of an active group of theatregoers in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, plus receive:

If you are interested in making a year-end contribution to Center Theatre Group, please contact Becky Birdsong at 213.972.7532.

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Special thanks to Stephen M. Sherline of U.S. Bank, a Center Theatre Group Corporate Circle Platinum Circle member, for alerting us to this opportunity.

Purchase a gift membership at CTGLA.org/YPC or call 213.972.3192 for more information.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Lisa Specht Board Chair

Robert J. Abernethy Michael J. Pagano Vice Chairs Rachel S. Moore President and Chief Executive Officer Karen Kay Platt Secretary

The Music Center Annual Fund supports world-class dance, nationally recognized arts education and participatory arts programs that inspire people of all ages and create opportunities for expression. It is only through unrestricted annual support that these innovative programs continue to grow. For more information, please call (213) 972-4349.

Susan M. Wegleitner Treasurer Lisa Whitney Assistant Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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William H. Ahmanson

Peter K. Barker Judith Beckmen Eli Broad Ronald W. Burkle Lloyd E. Cotsen John B. Emerson* Lois Erburu Richard M. Ferry Bernard A. Greenberg Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. Amb. Glen A. Holden Stuart M. Ketchum Amb. Lester B. Korn Carolbeth Korn Kent Kresa Robert F. Maguire, III Ginny Mancini Edward J. McAniff Walter M. Mirisch Fredric M. Roberts Claire L. Rothman Cynthia A. Telles

Wallis Annenberg Darrell Brown Kimaada M. Brown Dannielle Campos Greg T. Geyer Lisa Gilford David Gindler Kiki Ramos Gindler Julie Goldsmith Brindell Gottlieb Maria Rosario Jackson

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James A. Thomas Andrea L. Van de Kamp* Paul M. Watson Thomas R. Weinberger Rosalind W. Wyman *Chairman Emeritus

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This past October, The Music Center welcomed more than 5,000 children to the annual Very Special Arts Festival, a day dedicated to celebrating the artistic achievements of students with all abilities in grades K-12. More than 130 schools attended this year’s festival, the only one of its kind in the County, which included live performances of music and movement from more than 80 school groups and a display of more than 1,000 pieces of 2-D and 3-D student artwork presented by more than 60 schools.

Based on this year’s theme, “Heroes,” the free festival featured continuous student performances on two outdoor stages on The Music Center Plaza, along with numerous visual and performing arts participatory workshops led by both professional teaching artists and high school students. While the theme was interpreted in different ways, from the donning of capes and masks to firefighter and police costumes, the true heroes of the day were always the children.

Now in its 38th year, The Very Special Arts Festival is an example of The Music Center’s commitment to the arts as a universal language in which students, parents and teachers of all abilities can find common ground. The festival not only provides a platform for students to express themselves, but also offers audiences an opportunity to appreciate and value the diversity of that expression. It is a day for children to shine and take center stage, communicating creatively through singing, dancing and visual arts, leaving them pridefilled and hopeful for more discoveries and transformations made through the power of the arts. The Very Special Arts Festival is presented by The Music Center in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los Angeles County Office of Education. For more information about this program or how to get involved, please visit musiccenter.org/vsaf.

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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Through the support of the Board of Supervisors, the County of Los Angeles plays an invaluable role in the successful operation of The Music Center.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HILDA L. SOLIS

SHEILA J. KUEHL

MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS

DON KNABE

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DECEMBER THU 01 DEC / 8:00PM The Beauty Queen of Leenane CENTER THEATRE GROUP Mark Taper Forum Thru 12/18

SUN 04 DEC / 6:30PM Amelie, A New Musical CENTER THEATRE GROUP Ahmanson Theatre Thru 1/15

THU 01 DEC / 8:00PM Dudamel & Russian Masters LA PHIL Walt Disney Concert Hall

MON 05 DEC / 8:30PM Betzy Bromberg: Glide of Trasparency REDCAT

THU 01 DEC / 5:30AM Grand Park Lights Up The Holidays GRAND PARK Thru 12/25

MON 05 DEC / 8:00PM CHINA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Walt Disney Concert Hall

FRI 02 DEC / 12:15PM ¡LUNCHTIME! Yoga reTREAT LA OPERA GRAND PARK Thru 5/31 FRI 02 DEC / 8:00PM Wonderful Town LA OPERA Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Thru 12/4 SAT 03 DEC / 8:30PM The Music of Mark Trayle REDCAT SAT 03 DEC / 2:00PM Festival of Carols LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 12/10 SAT 03 DEC / 11:00PM Toyota Symphonies for Youth: Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE Walt Disney Concert Hall SUN 04 DEC / 7:00PM Christmas with Eric Whitacre LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE Walt Disney Concert Hall

FRI 16 DEC / 1:00PM Debbie Allen’s Hot Chocolate Nutcracker THE MUSIC CENTER Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Thru 12/17

THU 08 DEC / 8:00PM Dudamel Conducts Haydn’s Creation LA PHIL Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 12/11 FRI 09 DEC / 8:30PM CalArts Winter Dance REDCAT Thru 12/10 WED 14 DEC / 8:30PM Stew & Heidi: Notes of a Native Song REDCAT Thru 12/17 THU 15 DEC / 8:00PM Handel’s Messiah LA PHIL Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 12/17 FRI 16 DEC / 6:00PM The Music Center’s Holiday Sing-Along THE MUSIC CENTER The Music Center Plaza

SAT 17 DEC / 11:30AM Holiday Sing-Along LA PHIL Walt Disney Concert Hall SUN 18 DEC / 7:30PM 36th Annual Messiah Sing-Along LOS ANGELES MASTER CHORALE Walt Disney Concert Hall TUE 20 DEC / 8:00PM A Chanticleer Christmas LA PHIL Walt Disney Concert Hall WED 21 DEC / 8:00PM Sweet Honey in the Rock: Celebrating the Holidays LA PHIL Walt Disney Concert Hall THU 22 DEC / 8:00PM Swinging Christmas with The Arturo Sandoval Big Band LA PHIL Walt Disney Concert Hall FRI 23 DEC / 3:00PM / 8:00PM White Christmas Sing-Along LA PHIL Walt Disney Concert Hall SAT 31 DEC / 7:00PM / 10:30PM New Year’s Eve with Pink Martini LA PHIL Walt Disney Concert Hall

2016 FRI 16 DEC / 8:00PM Adams @ 70: El Niño LA PHIL Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 12/18

SAT 31 DEC / 8:00PM Grand Park + The Music Center’s N.Y.E.L.A. Grand Park/The Music Center Plaza

Visit musiccenter.org for additional information on all upcoming events. facebook.com/MusicCenterLA

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