Performances Magazine | The Wallis, September 2021

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DEAR WALLIS FRIENDS, We are delighted and honored by your presence at The Wallis tonight. We are grateful for the opportunity to celebrate with YOU, our closest friends and supporters.

Since our inception, The Wallis has strived to be a civic cultural hub and vibrant community resource. We have shared exceptional arts experiences and educational resources, which reflect the broad spectrum of the human experience. The team at The Wallis could not fulfill our mission without your dedication and generosity, or that of the City of Beverly Hills.

Tonight, we hope you will join us in recognizing and paying tribute to the astonishingly committed individuals who make up both our Beverly Hills City Council and our community.

We also gather to revel in the incredible breadth of talent present this evening: from appearances by a multi-hyphenate mogul spinning beats and a recent Kennedy Center Honoree, to Grammy®-nominated musicians and celebrities on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. We know tonight’s festivities will be exceptionally fun and moving.

This year’s outdoor version of our annual benefit will provide vital funding for the world-class arts programming and education experiences on which our Los Angeles Arts Community has come to rely for its happiness and well-being. Thank you, as always, for your support, your joy, and your loyalty.

osh Flagg no Drago

Sincerely,

Rachel Fine Executive Director & CEO

Paul Crewes Artistic Director

Michael Nemeroff Board Chairman

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DEAR FRIENDS, HONORED GUESTS, & STELLAR SUPPORTERS, Welcome back! It fills us with joy to see you here at the Wallis, in the heart of Beverly Hills.

This year, our annual gala takes place under the stars and among them as we welcome celebrity guest DJ and Beverly Hills native Paris Hilton, allaround legend Debbie Allen, and a constellation of other stars including grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sheléa, future stars from the John Buroughs High School POWERHOUSE Choir, and many others.

We are also thrilled to be honoring one of the Wallis’ star supporters, and the best city in the galaxy, the City of Beverly Hills, represented by Mayor Bob Wunderlich, Vice Mayor Lili Bosse, and Council members John A. Mirisch, Julian Gold M.D., and Lester Friedman. As the inheritor of the original Beverly Hills post office, The Wallis is inexorably linked to the City; and we are so very proud to call Beverly Hills our home for great arts and culture. We are also deeply grateful for the enthusiastic support the City has always offered the Wallis, in particular over the last eighteen months, undoubtedly the most trying times in recent memory.

As we step back on to the Wallis campus tonight, many of us for the first time in nearly two years, we are reminded that this is a very special space, dedicated to and in celebration of the power of the performing arts.

Today, more than ever before, we feel immense gratitude to the donors who stepped up to keep the Wallis’s mission alive and make this dazzling evening possible.

It has been our great pleasure to work with such stellar people. We hope you enjoy the show!

Daphna Nazarian Event Co-chair

Stephanie Vahn Event Co-chair

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Wallis Annenberg IS PROUD TO SUPPORT

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts ON THE OCCASION OF

The Wallis Delivers: Al Fresco Night

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 THE WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS HONORARY CO-CHAIR

Wallis Annenberg HONORING

City of Beverly Hills CO-CHAIRS

Daphna Nazarian and Stephanie Vahn CO-HOSTS

Debbie Allen & Nigel Lythgoe OBE SHINING WELCOME

by Co-Chairs

CELESTIAL DINNER

Gourmet Dinner by Wally’s Wine & Spirits Chocolates by Harry Winston

DJ PARIS HILTON TWILIGHT INTERLUDE

by Co-Hosts

BEVERLY HILLS DINNER SHOW UNDER THE STARS

Shoshana Bean | John Burroughs High School Powerhouse Choir | Connie Han | David Nathan | Sheléa | Lucy Tucker Yates | Camille Zamora | with video messages from Sandra Bernhard and Rufus Wainwright

AWARD PRESENTATION TO THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS GLOWING CONCLUSION

Rachel Fine, Paul Crewes, Co-Hosts & Co-Chairs

STARRY SEND-OFF

Treats provided by Neiman Marcus PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 7

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THANK YOU

TO OUR THE WALLIS DELIVERS: AL FRESCO NIGHT DONORS

Supernova

Celestial

The Annenberg Foundation

Stacey and Donald Kivowitz Charitable Foundation

Premier Sponsor

Peter and Sandra Lowy

Harry Winston

Zenith

Neiman Marcus

Galaxy

Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp LLC

Linda May and Jack Suzar Michael and Meeghan Nemeroff Arline and Buddy Pepp Stephanie and Leon Vahn May and Richard Ziman

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Shooting Star

Glow

Camille and Arnon Adar

Lillian E Dulan

Jacqueline and Clarence Avant

Carol Goldsmith and Susan Strauss

Ahsan Aijaz

Arnold and Anita May Rosenstein

Howard Banchik The David Bohnett Foundation

Sparkle

John and Cathi Bendheim

Dain, Torpy, Le Ray, Weist & Garner, P.C.

CCS Fundraising

MeraLee Goldman and Jay Canel

Debra Holstein

Bruce Goldsmith

Deborah Laub and Eddie Israel

Marcy Gross Betty Hayman Hilton & Hyland Agnes Lew/East West Bank Daphna Nazarian Vicki Reynolds and Murray Pepper Jonathan Victor

Andy Licht Grant Withers Torie Zalben

Contributors Donna Ellman Garber Judi Lawenda and Ronald D. Rosen Wendy and Ken Ruby Mary Ann Weisberg

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THE WALLIS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michael Nemeroff

FOUNDING CHAIRMAN

Chairman, Board of Directors

Bram Goldsmith*

Chairman, Executive Committee

Paul Selwyn

Executive Vice Chair & Assistant Treasurer

Jerry Magnin

Vice Chair, Development

Richard Rosenzweig*

David C. Bohnett

Arnold S. Rosenstein

Honorable Vicki Reynolds Ronald D. Rosen

Vice Chair, Operations & Secretary

Susan Strauss

Vice Chair, Planning & Assistant Secretary

Jonathan A. Victor

FOUNDING PRESIDENT CHAIRMAN EMERITUS PRESIDENT EMERITUS LIFETIME TRUSTEE

Les Bider Max Salter* *In Memoriam

Treasurer

AL FRESCO NIGHT HOST COMMITTEE John Bendheim David Bohnett Heidi Chamberlain Halle Hammond Michael Kerker Agnes Lew Linda May Krista Fraioli Mullen Arline Pepp Giselle Sheehan Torie Zalben

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Arnon Adar Ahsan Aijaz Debbie Allen Wallis Annenberg Jacqueline Avant John Bendheim Thomas J. Blumenthal MeraLee Goldman Bruce Goldsmith Carol Goldsmith Halle Hammond Chad Hummel Cinny Kennard Donald P. Kivowitz Agnes Lew Mark Louchheim Peter Lowy Nigel Lythgoe OBE Linda May Daphna Nazarian Arline Pepp Ron Simms Stephanie Vahn Gregory Annenberg Weingarten Grant Withers Richard S. Ziman

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salutes THE WALLIS FOR HONORING THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS

Beverly Hills Dinner Show DJ PARIS HILTON & FRIENDS

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SPECIAL THANKS DREAMWORKS ANIMATION KARL KURRAN AND CHARLEMAGNE WINE KARA LOVE PROJECT SLURPSTRAW GEARY’S STEINWAY & SONS JAI JORDAN SHANE STEELE AND FOR THE RECORD MERMAID KARIEL JO MALONE LA MIEUX CCS FUNDRAISING AND ANNE THOMAS 360 SECURITY STUDIO FUSE BROUK AND CO TIZO

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SEASON BEGINS NEXT WEEK! Ory Shihor

MUSIC THEATER DANCE CINEMA

Anne Akiko Meyers

Jennifer Holliday

FALL 2021 Sandra Bernhard

OCT 2 Anne Akiko Meyers, violin with Fabio Bidini, piano OCT 7 On This Shining Ory Shihor, piano Night: An Evening Beethoven: of Premieres Darkness and Light

“Meyers’ playing is what it always has been: a national treasure.”

- The San Diego Union Tribune

“Boldly individualistic.”

- The New York Times

OCT 8

Sandra Bernhard Madness and Mayhem “...within every keenly observed popculture rant, there’s an element of truth.”

- Variety

OCT 9 Jennifer Holliday Here’s to Life “...the range of Sarah Vaughan with the fervor of Aretha Franklin.”

- The New York Times

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WE ARE THRILLED TO BE BACK ON THE BEAUTIFUL WALLIS CAMPUS CELEBRATING OUR ANNUAL GALA WITH OUR FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS. We want to thank the City of Beverly Hills and the City Council for their endless support and generosity in championing our Wallis from the very beginning.

Thank you to my Co-Chair, Daphna Nazarian. It has been a pleasure to work with you as Co-Chair for the past two years. And finally, the success of this evening would not have been possible without the support and vision of the incredible and heroic Wallis staff.

WITH LOVE AND APPRECIATION,

Stephanie and Leon Vahn

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In Honor of

THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS for their tireless championship of

THE WALLIS

and our Artistic Community With Pride and Appreciation, Jacqueline and Clarence Avant

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Let’s get the party started!...

The Wallis is back!

Stacey & Don Kivowitz

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OUR WARMEST WISHES TO OUR INCOMPARABLE FRIEND, WALLIS ANNENBERG AND

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WALLIS TEAM AND THEIR PARTNERS, THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS Sandra and Peter Lowy

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SALUTES THE WALLIS DELIVERS: AL FRESCO NIGHT AND CONGRATULATES THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS

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The Wallis Center for the Performing Arts deserves a standing ovation for their incredible commitment and dedication to the community over the past year!

Thank you WALLIS ANNENBERG RACHEL FINE • PAUL CREWES • MARK SLAVKIN THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS CHRISTINE BERNARDI • HEATHER SHUEMAKER • JAMES D’ASARO

• JOEL HILE

ERIN MAHAN • DAVID TRULY • MICHELLE WIESEL • THOMAS YAMAMOTO COY MIDDLEBROOK • CAMILLE JENKINS • LAURA HILL • KATHY ASH LAUREN HAYES • SUMMER GRUBAUGH • TESS ROSENTHAL • DEBRA PASQUERETTE RACHEL KILROY • MADELEINE DAHM • JACKLYN M • CHANDRA JACKSON LIBBY HUEBNER • LAURA STEGMAN • CHARLOTTE PHILLIPP • MATTHEW WALDRON SAMANTHA ELSE • GARY MARKOWITZ • NOAH ULIN • CLAUDIA PETERSON LAUREN WEMISCHNER • VANESSA MEJIA • ROLAND HENRIQUEZ • JACOB HOUSER BRADLEY ROA II • ERIC LATHAM • KEVIN PASS • NICHOLAS RUTH • OLUFEMI ALELE PIATRICE SHEKERJIAN • JACQUI CREEKMORE • LILIANA GONZALEZ-IBARRA JUDITH HALLE • MATTHEW JENNINGS • SYDNEY LOZIER • NEMA MODGEDDI VICTORIA RAFAEL • ANN MCDOWELL • NILES WELLS-DANIELS

It truly takes a village and we are all so grateful for the tireless work of the entire team to make it all happen!

With Tremendous Gratitude,

Linda May & Jack Suzar

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MUSIC, DANCE, AND COMEDY ALONG WITH PLAYS ARE BACK! THE WALLIS IS ONCE AGAIN THRIVING. We are thrilled for the performers and audiences alike.

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A TRIBUTE TO

STEPHANIE VAHN FOR HER ONGOING DEDICATION TO THE SUPPORT OF THE WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER

JONATHAN VICTOR IS HONORED TO SUPPORT

THE WALLIS AND THE WALLIS DELIVERS: AL FRESCO NIGHT

Howard Banchik and Sandi Rosenbaum

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THE WALLIS...

FABULOUS MUSIC, FABULOUS DANCE AND

FABULOUS ALL-AROUND ENTERTAINMENT

WE LOVE YOU!!

May & Richard Ziman

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EXCITED & HONORED TO CELEBRATE

THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS FOR THEIR TIRELESS EFFORTS OF

THE WALLIS

& ARTISTIC COMMUNITY Daphna Nazarian Ariella & David Gabriella & Ryan Alexa

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO JOIN OUR WALLIS COMMUNITY IN HONORING THE SUPPORT, GENEROSITY, AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS.

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WARMEST WISHES TO OUR GENEROUS NAMESAKE AND CHAMPION OF THE ARTS, WALLIS ANNENBERG. AND

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WALLIS TEAM. Carol Goldsmith and Susan and Peter Strauss

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I AM HONORED TO DO MY PART IN SUPPORTING THE RECOVERY OF THE ARTS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WALLIS! Ahsan Aijaz

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WARM CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WALLIS! Marcy Gross

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I AM SO THRILLED TO BE BACK ON THE BEAUTIFUL WALLIS GROUNDS, CELEBRATING WITH MY DEAR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. WITH LOVE AND HOPE,

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THE WALLIS STAFF LIST Rachel Fine

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Paul Crewes ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

EDUCATION Debra Pasquerette

MANAGER OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Rachel Kilroy

EDUCATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR

SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM Christine Bernardi

Madeleine Dahm

James D’Asaro

MARKETING Chandra Jackson

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE FOR GROW @ THE WALLIS

Joel Hile

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Erin Mahan

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS CONTENT MANAGER

Jacklyn M.

DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER

Mark Slavkin

Libby Huebner Laura Stegman

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANTS

David Truly

Charlotte Phillipp

DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS

Michelle Wiesel GENERAL MANAGER

Thomas Yamamoto

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

DIGITAL MARKETING & PR INTERN

PRODUCTION Matthew Waldron TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Samantha Else

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

ARTISTIC Coy Middlebrook

Gary Markowitz

ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

AUDIO VISUAL SUPERVISOR

Camille Jenkins

Noah Ulin

PROGRAMMING MANAGER

LIGHTING SUPERVISOR

Joyce Maddox

Claudia Peterson

PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATOR

DEVELOPMENT Kathy Ash

DIRECTOR OF PRINCIPAL GIVING

PAYROLL & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MANAGER

FACILITIES Roland Henriquez

ACTING FACILITIES MANAGER

SENIOR DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Vanessa Mejia

ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Lauren Wemischner LIGHTING COORDINATOR

TICKET SERVICES Jacob Houser

TICKET OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Bradley Roa II

ASSISTANT TICKET SERVICES MANAGER

Eric Latham Kevin Pass

TICKET SERVICES ASSOCIATES

ASSISTANT HOUSE MANAGERS Nicholas Ruth Piatrice Shekerjian USHERS OluFemi Alele Jacqui Creekmore Liliana Gonzalez-Ibarra Judith Halle Matthew Jennings Sydney Lozier Ann McDowell Nema Modgeddi Victoria Rafael Niles Wells-Daniels

Lauren Hayes

INSTITUTIONAL GIVING COORDINATOR

Summer Grubaugh

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT

Tess Rosenthal

DONOR COMMUNICATIONS INTERN

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THE WALLIS ANNENBERG CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS THANKS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AND THE DEDICATED COMMUNITY THAT LOYALLY SAW THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND ITS EXTENDED CLOSURE.

WE ARE THRILLED TO BE BACK WITH YOU!

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