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Welcome to Bass Performance Hall and our 2022-2023 Performing Arts Fort Worth season. On behalf of the Performing Arts Fort Worth staff and Board of Directors, I thank you for joining us as we celebrate 25 years of Bass Performance Hall. Tonight, we welcome a tribute worthy of an icon. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. is the electrifying tribute celebrating the music of the legendary Aretha Franklin. This concert experience will take you on a journey of love, tragedy, courage, and triumph. Starring a live band and supreme vocalists, enjoy this night of music by one of the greatest artists of all time.

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. comes to Bass Hall as part of the 2022-2023 BNSF Popular Entertainment Series. This incredible lineup continues in November featuring festive favorites and old friends with An Evening with Slaid Cleaves on November 18 at McDavid Studio, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical at Bass Hall November 21-22, followed by Holidays with the One O’Clock Lab Band on December 2 at McDavid Studio. Then in the spring, Our Planet Live In Concert takes the Bass Hall stage March 21. The series closes with the One O’Clock Lab Band Spring Showcase May 5 at McDavid Studio. Individual tickets to these shows are on sale now.

Our 2022-2023 Broadway at the Bass Season presented by PNC Bank begins in November with the Lincoln Center Theater production of Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady. The season also includes Disney’s The Lion King, Pretty Woman: The Musical, Annie , Tootsie and Hadestown. Returning to the Hall as a season add-on this November is Elf The Musical to ring in the holiday season. Season tickets are no longer available at this time. Individual tickets to My Fair Lady, Elf, and The Lion King are on sale now.

Please sign up for our e-Club at www.basshall.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to be the first to get all the details about this terrific lineup.

Finally, thank you to all of our sponsors and donors for their generous contributions and continued support.

Dione Kennedy President & CEO Performing Arts Fort Worth

RIGHT ANGLE ENTERTAINMENT

Alison Spiriti & Justin Sudds present

Music Direction DARNELL WHITE

Video Design TAYLOR EDELLE STUART

Lighting Design MATTHEW DEINHART

Sound Design JOSH LIEBERT

Wardrobe & Hair Stylist

ANTONIO CONSUEGRA Casting

Original Producer

MCGEE ENTERTAINMENT

MONIQUE CRIBB

Executive Producer

TRACEY MOORE CASTING

Tour Direction

THE BOOKING GROUP

RICH RUNDLE & BRIAN BROOKS

RIGHT ANGLE ENTERTAINMENT

JIM LANAHAN

Associate Director

JAMAL HOWARD

Marketing

SARAH DAHLBERG Press Representation CATHY TAYLOR PUBLIC RELATIONS

General Management

RIGHT ANGLE ENTERTAINMENT

DAWN KUSINSKI

Directed by CHRISTINA SAJOUS

BAND

Production Management

RIGHT ANGLE ENTERTAINMENT

DAVID PROFUMO

PRODUCTION STAFF

Tour Manager: Albany Jones Company Manager: Aaron Quintana Lighting & Video Head: Abigail Graham Audio: Blake Hardin, Lydon Thorpe Production Assistant: Obed De la Cruz

Keys 1: Darnell White Keys 2: Rocco DellaNeve Drums: TJ Griffin Guitar: Kenneth “Gypsy” Simpson Bass: Osei Kweku

RIGHT ANGLE ENTERTAINMENT STAFF

General Managers: Joe Ruffner, Melonie Harrison, Nicole Sharra Production Manager: Cody Murray Booking & Presenting: Robin Mishik-Jett, Joseph Rosswog Business Development: John Poland, Kelsey Young Accounting: Christine Sinacore

SPECIAL THANKS

Angie Narayan, Jason McGregor, Andrea Andrade, Elsa Lathan, Bruce Gilson/Event Tech, Kelsey Munson Moorhouse, Maryruth Grabez, Jonathan Pearson, Kings Theatre Brooklyn, and the Estate of Aretha Franklin

We at R.E.S.P.E.C.T. are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We support and stand with Black Lives Matter, Anti-AAPI hate, women’s rights, and rights for LGBTQIA+ especially Trans, Non-binary & GNC Rights. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. recognizes Native American and Indigenous peoples as the longest serving stewards of the land. We respect their inherent sovereignty and selfdetermination and honor treaty rights, including reserved rights that exist off their reservation.

The music in R.E.S.P.E.C.T. is performed in accordance with ASCAP and BMI licensing practices. All rights reserved.

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Program Design by @ Parodybill

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST

Trejah Bostic (Lead Singer) is a singer/ actress based out of Brooklyn, NY. Music has been a part of her life for as long as she can remember and stepping into a role like Lead Singer in a national tour is a dream come true! “I am super excited to be a part of this phenome nal cast and I’m looking forward to embarking on this journey. I can’t wait to party with y’all!”

Nattalyee Randall (Host 1, Lead Singer Under study) resides in NYC but is originally from Spring field, IL. She attended Western Illinois University for Music and English Education. She is an activist, ultra marathoner, teacher, and actor. You can catch her in the movie The Ghost Who Walks on Peacock TV. She recently directed and executive produced the documentary The Race Against Race, which premiered at DOC NYC. Much love and thanks to Susan Campochiaro Confrey of CBU Management and JC William Agency. Insta/Twitter: @Nattalyee Meghan Dawson (Host 2) is thrilled to be stepping into her first National Tour! Born and raised in Lou isiana, she was surrounded by a rich musical culture at a young age. Love for whimsical storytelling and musical instruments is credited to be what started her performance aspirations. Most recently seen in Six! The Musical (Catherine Parr). She attended Louisiana State Univ. under an Opera concentration and has used that technical training to perform around the world. IG: @moxdawson “I owe it all to God and my momma.”

Ashton Weekes (Host 3) aka ASHTNMRTN is a New York City-based singer-songwriter and actor whose music flows in between genres exploring soul and sensuality. His songs dive into early experiences with love, sex, and heartbreak. Mindfreak, his latest release on Blck Mrcy Recordings is a sexy, playful mid-tempo about enigmatic bosses looking to flex. His past work includes appearances in Damien Escobar and Father John Misty videos, performing with fashion brand Pyer Moss and the upcoming microseries H.E.R.

Jasmine Tompkins (Understudy) A Detroit native, Jasmine grew up singing gospel music in church and then classically trained as part of the Cass Technical High School Harp and Vocal ensemble. While majoring in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Jasmine also sang in Jazz combo groups. In 2020, Jasmine moved to Los Angeles to pursue a full time music and acting career acting in leading roles in plays FaithNLove, Fort Huachuca and I Can Hear Everything, as well as a supporting role in the feature film John Wynn’s One Hour. Jasmine is thrilled to be performing in honor of the legendary Aretha Franklin.

Christina Sajous (Director) Bway: Spongebob Squarepants (Sandy Cheeks), Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark (Arachne), American Idiot (Extraordinary Girl), Baby It’s You! (Shirley), Tupac Shakur’s Holler If Ya Hear Me. Regional: A Wonderful World (Miami New Drama) Paradise Square (Berkeley Rep), The Prince of Egypt (TheatreWorks), Carmen: an Afro Cuban Musical (TecTonic Theatre Project), Romeo & Juliet (Baltimore Symphony Orchestra), Disgraced (Denver Center of Performing Arts). TV/Film performing credits include Spongebob Squarepants The Musical Live on Stage (Nickelodeon), Run the World (Starz), Kevin Can F*** Himself (AMC), Chicago Med (NBC), Blue Bloods (CBS), Jesus Christ Superstar Live (NBC), Alpha House (Amazon), One Life to Live (ABC), Broadway Idiot (Netflix). Christina attended NYU: Tisch School of the Arts and the International Theatre Wing in Amsterdam.

Darnell White (Music Direction) A noted staple in New York City’s music scene, Darnell has developed a pristine reputation as a performer, composer, and musical director. As a music director he has collaborated with artists including Melba Moore, Brian McKnight, Blaine Krauss, Amma Ossei, Willis White, Angela Birchett, David LaMarr, Carlton Jumel Smith and more. He recently served as musical director for

ASHTON WEEKES

Host 3

TREJAH BOSTIC Lead Singer

NATTALYEE RANDALL Host 1 & Lead Singer Understudy

MEGHAN DAWSON Host 2

JASMINE TOMPKINS Understudy

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST

the off-Broadway show Revelation The Musical, as well as the film adaptation of Gospel at Colonus, Lady Day at Emerson’s Grill (Depot Theater) and served as the Artist in Residence at the American Songbook Association. He is currently the musical director for several churches in the New York area and the chorusmaster for Trilogy: An Opera Company in Newark. Darnell is highly recognized as one of New York City’s top vocal coaches and is always accepting new talent into his studio. I love you David LaMarr.

Taylor Edelle Stuart (Video Design) NYC: My Cousin Nelu… (Ars Nova), Self Defined Circuits (HERE), RANSOM (Pinkhouse Productions), Haus of Dust (The Tank), among others. Regional: A Doll’s House (The Wallace Theater), Curious Incident… (Connecticut Rep.), Mumburger (Carnegie Stage). Associate: I Hate Memory (Joe’s Pub), The Conversationalists (Bushwick Starr), The Talmud (Target Margin Theater). Upcoming: Associate video design for Becky Nurse of Salem (Lincoln Center). Additionally, Taylor has directed off-Broadway, was recently a member of The Mercury Store Directing Lab (under advisement of Leigh Silverman & Aya Ogawa), and is a director on the short film series Boy Shorts @tayloredelle // tayloredellestuart.com.

Matthew Deinhart (Lighting Design) is a New York based multidisciplinary designer. Recent design credits include the scenic design for The Lesser Magoo (Brooklyn College) and Sweat (Brooklyn College), the lighting design for La Folie (Premiere - Brooklyn College), Dark Star of Harlem (La Mama), The Sandwich Program (Premiere - The Public), and Tongue Depressor (Premiere -The Public), and the projection design for This is a Cave (Premiere – Brooklyn College) and ANIMUS ANIMA//ANIMA ANIMUS (Pre miere - The Public). Matthew is 2021 graduate of Brooklyn College with an M.F.A in design and technical theater.

Josh Liebert (Sound Design) New York: [title of show] (2019 Reunion), Regional: Next to Normal, In the Heights (Westport Country Playhouse, with Domonic Sack); Part of the Plan (Nashville); The Rocky Horror Show (Bucks County Playhouse); Story of my Life, South Pacific (Delaware Theatre Co.). International: Central Avenue Breakdown (Daegu, ROK), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (European Tour). Off Broadway: Brilliant, We are the Tigers, NYMF Festival Designer (2018 & 2019), The Other Josh Cohen, Son of a Gun. Streaming: We Have to Hurry. Broadway Associate (selected): MJ; Summer, the Donna Summer Musical; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; A Bronx Tale; Spring Awakening. joshliebert.com

Antonio Consuegra (Wardrobe & Hair Stylist) was assistant costume designer for the Broadway productions of Funny Girl, Hamilton and Almost Famous, for the national tour of The Play that Goes Wrong (Chicago) and for numerous productions at Papermill Playhouse, including The Honeymooners. He also designed costumes for Masquerade: The Musical of Andrew Lloyd Webber and The Bodyguard (White Plains Performing Art Center), The British Invasion Live (US National Tour), Can Do Duck − The Musical (Off-Bway), Daddy Issues (Off-Bway), All Aboard − The Musical (Off-Bway). Tracey Moore (Casting) has more than 30 years of casting experience across the entertainment industry. She has worked on projects with MTV, Fox, and Miramax, and her commercial clients include Nike, Sprite, Coca-Cola, New York Times, Miller Lite, Pontiac and more. Tracey teaches The Spirited Actor Workshop and she conducts private coaching sessions with clients such as Cardi B, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliot, Eve, Nelly, Faith Evans, LaLa Anthony, Common, Ludacris and more. Tracey wrote her first book entitled The Spirited Actor; Principles for a Successful Audition to empower and encourage actors on their journey. Tracey also created the show Inside the Black Box which premiered on Crackle+. Jamal Howard (Associate Director) is thrilled to be back with Right Angle after working on the world premiere of Bachelor: The Unauthorized Parody Musical in Chicago. Jamal is a director, choreographer, and theatre artist and the Co-Artis tic Director of New American Folk Theatre. Direct ing and choreography credits include 8-Track: The Sounds of the 70s, Songs for A New World, The Wiz, Dark of the Moon, Corduroy, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Magic Tree House: Showtime with Shakespeare, Scraps, Dirty Girl, and The Secret Yes

Right Angle Entertainment (Producer) specializes in the production, marketing, management and distribution of live theatrical, digital and concert events. RAE’s proud roster includes: Wheel of Fortune LIVE! , America’s Got Talent Live!, The Price is Right LIVE!, The Masked Singer National Tour , The Simon and Garfunkel Story , Bachelor: The Unauthorized Parody Musical, Love Actually: The Unauthorized Musical Parody (Off-Bway, Chicago), The Office! An Unauthorized Musical Parody (Off-Bway, Tour), FRIENDS! A Musical Parody (Off-Bway, Tour), Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (Tour, Grand Old Opry), Together Live with Abby Wambach and Glennon Doyle , Sasha Velour’s Smoke & Mirrors Tour, among many others.

Board of Directors

Elaine Agather, Chairman; Edward P. Bass, Chairman Emeritus

Jil Barnes, Dr. Jennifer G. Brooks, Eddie Broussard, Becky Brumley, Eboney Cobb-McCain, Kim Darden, Joann Dickerson, Glenn S. Forbes, Erich Holmsten, Mark L. Johnson, Dee Kelly, Jr., Teresa King, Marsha H. Kleinheinz, Joe T. Lancarte, Robert M. Lansford, Sharon Leite, Dr. Patricia Linares, Mary Ralph Lowe, John L. Marion, Stacy Marshall, Priscilla Martin, David McDavid, Paige McNamara, Brian Newby, Steffen E. (Steve) Palko, Shannon Ray, Jean Roach, Lisa Rose, Rozanne Rosenthal, Joel T. Sawyer, Patricia H. Schutts, Jan Scully, Gloria Starling, Amy Tully, Wes Turner

The Staff

Executive Office & Finance

President & CEO

Dione Kennedy

Vice President & CFO Kathy DuBose Board & Education Manager Taylor Woods Financial & Budget Analyst

Front of House & Hospitality Services

Caren Wilkerson Controller

Accounting & Business Specialist

Rendon

Jonathan Dingler

Executive Assistant/Office Manager ....... Karin Lee

Programming & Engagement Management

Vice President of Programming & Engagement Management Jason Wise

Assistant Director of Programming & Engagement Management

Guinn Manager of Programming & Engagement Management. Justin Perrin

Assistant Director of Marketing Brad Evans Senior Marketing Manager. ........... Jackson Pollock Content & Communications Manager ... Erica Ludwig Digital & E-Commerce Marketing Manager

Allyn Welker

Production Manager & Senior Technical Director ... Jacob Mobberley

Director of Front of House ................. Chris Sanders Assistant Directors of Front of House Gordon Kelly, Clara Silva Hospitality Services Managers.... Drew Clevenger, Maria Williams

Front of House Manager and Volunteer Coordinator Marisa Maschino Front of House & Retail Manager .... Moses Gomez Inventory Coordinator ........................ Carson Costa Retail Representative Stephen Lang

Building Services

Director of Building Services ........ Dwayne Tidwell Facilities Operations Manager Mike King Building Services Lead Technician Chet Cheevers Building Services Coordinator ....... Gerardo Olvera

Children’s Education Program

Director of Education ..............................Sue Buratto Director of Donor Relations .............. Jeanie Wilkins Development & Education Coordinator. Marissa Kates

Technical Director, Audio Charles McCormick Production Technician

Dylan Walker

Assistant Director of CRM Strategy .. Phillip De Leon Patron Services Manager Kelsey Fales

Patron Services Supervisors Laura Crick, Alexus Ogrodnik

Patron Services Lead Representatives

Adam Laughlin, Esperanza Sandoval Ordonez, Jennifer Rodriguez

Patron Services Representatives.................................... Nataly Hernandez, David Mathews

Information Technology Director of Information Technology Stephen Rorai IT Services Coordinator. Nicholas Cunningham

Safety & Risk Management

Director of Safety & Risk Management Jim Carley Assistant Directors of Safety & Risk Management Mark Coffey, Jeremy DeVoe Safety & Risk Management Manager Sean Carroll Safety Coordinator Carlos Duque

Human Resources Human Resources Representative Mirjam Maggio

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ANGELS IN THE WINGS

Angels in the Wings support the Children’s Education Program of Performing Arts Forth Worth at the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall with gifts of $1,000 and above. The Children’s Education Program is an integral part of Bass Performance Hall but maintains its own support independent of Performing Arts Fort Worth. Each year, 70,000 students from Fort Worth ISD and North Texas experience high-quality curriculum-related performing arts programs at Bass Performance Hall that are free of charge to all participants because of the generosity of our Angels in the Wings.

ENDOWMENT FUND FOR THE CHILDREN’S EDUCATION PROGRAM

Alice L. Walton Foundation

Judy and Paul E.* Andrews, Jr. Anne T. and Robert M. Bass

The Burnett Foundation

Edward Perry Bass Foundation

Estate of Louise Hutcheson Terry Canafax Bayard H.* and Cornelia C.* Friedman Barney Lipscomb

Nancy Lee Bass Memorial Fund Patricia H. Schutts Fund Rozanne and Billy Rosenthal Schollmaier Foundation Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show

SPONSORS FOR THE CHILDREN’S EDUCATION PROGRAM Anonymous

The Kleinheinz Family Foundation for the Arts and Education

Leo Potishman Foundation Red Oak Foundation

Robert D. and Alma Moreton Foundation Sid W. Richardson Foundation

Amon G. Carter Foundation Arts Fort Worth City of Fort Worth Cami and John C. Goff The Lowe Foundation John L. Marion Anonymous Alcon Foundation Ann L. & Carol Green Rhodes Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee BNSF Railway Foundation Garvey Texas Foundation Priscilla and Joe Reid Martin Jr. Mary Potishman Lard Trust Rose Family Foundation Telemundo 39 | KXTX

T.J. Brown and C.A. Lupton Foundation

Elaine and Neils Agather

A.M. Pate Jr. Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee Sue and Alan Buratto

Drs. Michael and Wendy Collini Dana and Dee Kelly, Jr. Dione Kennedy and Daniel Hagwood Stacie and David McDavid Once Upon a Time … Performing Arts Fort Worth, Inc.

Jean and John* Roach | The Roach Foundation

Rosalyn Rosenthal Rozanne and Billy Rosenthal Thomas M., Helen McKee & John P. Ryan Foundation William E. Scott Foundation

Ben E. Keith Foods Toni and Bill Boecker Debbie and Brent Burns Kim and Glenn Darden Christina and Mark L. Johnson Teresa and Luther King | Luther King Capital Management Julie and Joel Sawyer Sodexo Texas Commission on the Arts Elena and Tom Yorio

Jil and Brad Barnes Sasha C. and Edward P. Bass Bobb Beauchamp Marjorie Black Eddie and Marilyn Broussard Gordon and Sharon Burt Dr. Robert S.* and Joyce Pate* Capper Central Market Domino’s Pizza Andrew and Kathy DuBose Lily and Bobby English | English Family Giving Fund Fifth Avenue Foundation Nancy L. Hallman Gloria and Erich Holmsten Arnold Jansen Joe T. Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant Jean and Gordon Brooks Kelly, Jr. Hollie and Joe Lancarte Robert M. Lansford Sharon and Joe Leite Dr. Patricia A. Linares Angela and Ron Majerus Stacy Marshall Letha Grace McCoy Sandy and Brian Newby Mimi and Robert Nimocks William Oglesby Potbelly Sandwich Shop Qurumbli Fund Erin R. Schrantz Jan and Bob Scully Mary and Dwayne Smith Wes and Shirley Turner Paul and Jean Wei Charles White Diane Zubalsky

*Deceased

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HARVESON

COLE has served the Fort Worth area funeral and cremation needs since 1911. After six plus decades

8th Avenue

Knox church.

have moved. Our new location is in the old

facility includes a beautiful Tudor chapel

stained glass windows, large sparkling reception room, a serving kitchen,

HARVESON & COLE has served the Fort Worth funeral and cremation needs since 1911. After six plus decades on 8th Avenue we have moved. Our new location is in John Knox church. The facility includes a beautiful Tudor with stained glass windows, large sparkling reception serving kitchen, lovely outdoor areas, and ample parking.

ample parking.

Thompson family

Thompson family continues to provide Fort Worth, surrounding areas, with the outstanding service that has

the outstanding service that has earned

provide Fort Worth, and its surrounding areas,

many years.

company such a superior reputation for so many years.

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From whole patient to whole health.

Students, faculty, patients and neighbors all have one thing in common: they’re people. And we put the needs of our people first. In addition to being a premier academic medical center, HSC believes in the bigger picture of health. Five schools and one shared purpose. Creating an environment where innovation and ideas can thrive, and all people feel informed, empowered and understood.

we’re all connected, we’re in it together.

LIFE’S IN THE LITTLE THINGS.

Inspiration from the stage can open new worlds at home.

You won’t believe what’s possible with Realtors ® like ours.

Williams Trew is proud to support performances at Bass Hall.