Performances Magazine | La Mirada Theatre, November 2025
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P1 Program
Cast, performances, who’s who, director’s notes and donors
6 In the Wings
La Bohème at L.A. Opera; BodyTraffic and Ukraine’s DakhaBrakha at the Wallis; Made in L.A. at the Hammer Museum; music on the ice.
12 Community and Connection
When patrons become members of performing arts companies and venues, deeper relationships are just one of the benefits.
20 Healthy Spaces
Interior designer Christine Vroom advances the trend that incorporates health and wellness in living spaces, inside and out.
28 Young and Beautiful
Carlsbad dining: The burgeoning restaurant scene is reason enough to visit the coastal city in San Diego’s North County.
40 Parting Thought
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BOHEMIAN BLOCKBUSTER
LOVE AND HEARTBREAK with bohemian flair—that’s the gist of Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème, one of the world’s most performed operas. L.A. Opera presents an original production of the muchloved work at six performances, Nov. 22 to Dec. 14, at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Janai Brugger stars as sweet but suffering Mimi and Oreste Cosimo as the lovestruck struggling poet Rodolfo. Gihoon Kim and Erica Petrocelli play the on-again, off-again lovers. Resident conductor Lina González-Granados leads Puccini’s transcendent score. Director Brenna Corner helms a production that the L.A. Times calls a “warm, nostalgic evocation of Paris in Puccini’s time.” 135 N. Grand Ave., downtown, 213.972.8001, laopera.org
OPERA
Here and above: scenes from L.A. Opera’s original production of Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème
Dissonant, Resonant, Dialogical
HAMMER MUSEUM’S
biennial Made in L.A. has become one of the most influential exhibitions of contemporary art in the United States. The seventh edition, on display through Mar. 1, highlights works by artists working throughout greater Los Angeles with an emphasis on emerging and under-recognized artists.
Organizers Essence Harden and Paulina Pobocha selected 28 participants working in disciplines including film, painting, theater, choreography, photography, sculpture, mixed-media installation, sound, and video.
A companion piece—a towering 25-foot inflatable sculpture that was produced in partnership with the Art Production Fund—occupies the museum’s outdoor sculpture pedestal at Wilshire Boulevard and Glendon Avenue. 10899 Wilshire Blvd. L.A., 310.443.7000, hammer.ucla.edu
Clockwise from top: Pat ONeill, Los Angeles from Cars and Other Problems, ca. 1960s; Patrick Martinez, Hold the Ice, 2020; Greg Breda, Here Am I, 2025; Alake Shilling, Buggy Bear is Out of Control, 2019; and Kristy Luck, Remainders, 2025
KEEP ON BEING THE INSPIRATION
Our history is rich with firsts. Like being the first to identify the AIDS virus and performing the world’s first human bladder transplant. Every step forward is more than a milestone. It’s proof that when we rise, we lift others too.
Ethno-Chaos and . . . Checkmate!
WORLD-MUSIC QUARTET DakhaBrakha brings its “ethno-chaos” to the Wallis on Dec. 6 and dance troupe BodyTraffic presents four works at the venue Dec. 11-13. Kyiv-based DakhaBrakha merges ancient Ukrainian traditions and folk instruments with Indian, African and Middle Eastern influences for a sound that’s deeply rooted, satisfyingly sensuous and smirkingly adventurous. BodyTraffic offers Flyland by David Middendorp, a duet blending animation, projection and choreography. Cayetano Soto’s Schachmatt (Checkmate!) turns a giant chessboard into a theatrical playground Juel D. Lane’s Incense Burning on a Saturday Morning: The Maestro salutes L.A. painter Ernie Barnes with accompanying projections. Jordyn Santiago’s Coalescence is an hommage to femininity, queerness and community. 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310.246.3800, thewallis.org
The Wallis presents BodyTraffic and, below, DakhaBrakha
OUT FOR A SPIN
ICE AT SANTA Monica and Holiday Ice Rink Pershing Square downtown feature special music components this season.
KUSC presents Classical Sundays Skate Sessions at both venues, immersing skaters in timeless classical melodies.
The rink at Pershing Square, Nov. 21 to Jan. 12, also presents Wicked Wednesdays, turning the rink green and spinning tunes from the Wicked broadway cast recording. Opening night includes on-ice performances and a tree-lighting. Ice at Santa Monica runs Nov. 7 to Jan. 19. Opening night brings free skating under the stars, on-ice performances and a “snow” surprise. Dec. 13 celebrates Taylor Swift’s birthday—show up in your sparkliest! 532 S. Olive St., downtown, holidayicerinkdowntownla.com; 1324 5th St., Santa Monica, iceatsantamonica.com
Ice at Santa Monica and, below, Holiday Ice Rink Pershing Square downtown
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ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON this past September, about 50 people gathered at the home of violinist Maia Jasper White, co-founder and co-artistic director with violinist Kevin Kumar of the chamber music ensemble Salastina.
Some were resident artists of the group; most were patrons in Salastina’s membership program, accompanied by their guests.
During the four-hour event—which included three
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cakes that White had baked and a wine-cheese-fruit-andcrackers spread—10 of those members, one at a time, joined the Salastina musicians to perform a chamber work of the member’s choosing.
The high-spirited day of camaraderie and connection, known as the Chamber Music Reading Party, was an exclusive benefit of being a Salastina member. It afforded amateur musicians the chance to play such pieces as a Mendelssohn piano trio and the Schubert cello quintet alongside professionals.
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“It’s a very casual, fun, sweet event,” White says. “In a way, it’s a very pure execution of our mission— to invite the audience into our artistic space and recreate the chamber music salon of yore for our time. They get so much out of it—and it helps us, too, when we look out into the audience [at concerts] and we see these people.
“It’s like, ‘Hey, there’s Randy. He played the Brahms Hungarian Dance, and now he’s watching us play.’ There’s something really reciprocal about it.”
As a familiar credit-card ad slogan says, membership has its privileges.
companies and venues are using membership models to attract patrons, enhance their experiences
That sentiment extends to the performing arts, where an increasing number of musical and theater and support various company programs.
In general, there are two membership formats.
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Julia Masli in ha ha ha ha ha ha ha at Pasadena Playhouse; the theater offers three membership packages.
One provides tickets as part of a monthly or annual membership fee as well as perks; the other offers benefits including discounts on tickets purchased separately.
Salastina was founded in 2010 and launched its membership program eight years later. The program started out including tickets but later switched to the discount option.
“We found that our members didn’t actually care that much about the tickets,” White says. “They just wanted to make a donation and feel like we valued that.” And, she adds, the discount method is easier for ticket management.
Other membership benefits, depending on the financial level, include priority seating at concerts, guest passes, attendance at dress rehearsals, and free access to livestreamed concerts and archived programs.
Membership fees cover the cost of tuition for Salastina’s young composers program and support virtual musical bedside visits to patients at a Pasadena hospital.
Another musical ensemble, Muse/Ique, has used various versions of the membership model since its 2011 inception to support its community outreach partnerships and events; the group moved to nearly 100 percent membership for its tickets several years ago.
“It’s a wonderful experience that’s at the core of everything we do,” notes Muse/Ique president and CEO Brian Colburn. “It’s not just an audience strategy. It really is center to the values of the company.”
Muse/Ique’s concerts are primarily themed to empowerment and social justice; they include well-researched commentary by artistic and music director Rachael Worby about how the programmed music has changed history and changed lives.
The ensemble’s nearly 30 community partner-
Rachael Worby, artistic and music director of Muse/Ique
ships include schools—for which it offers an educational curriculum—and nonprofit organizations that focus on underserved youth, low-income
seniors, people with special needs and families experiencing homelessness, for which it presents specially curated monthly workshops.
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IMPACT OF A DONOR’S GIFT IS AMPLIFIED BY ITS ABILITY TO CHANGE THE CITY”
The Music Center Foundation was established in 1973 by Dorothy Bu um Chandler to provide endowment support to The Music Center, its educational activities, dance programs, and its four Resident Company campus partners: Center Theatre Group, LA Master Chorale, LA Opera, and LA Philharmonic.
Lifting up the performing arts in Los Angeles is a unique opportunity that we can take on together. By making a gift through the Foundation, you can be a part of supporting inspirational new work that threads our community together through a vibrant, emotional connection to the performing arts.
In the spirit of Mrs. Chandler, the impact of a donor’s gift is amplified by its ability to change Los Angeles.
To learn more about how to leave a lasting legacy with the Music Center Foundation, contact Justin Marsh: 213-972-8046, jmarsh@musiccenterfoundation.org
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THE BROADWAY SERIES AT LA MIRADA THEATRE
Produced for the CITY OF LA MIRADA by McCOY RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT
LA MIRADA THEATRE presents
by
HENRY
LEWIS,
JONATHAN
SAYER & HENRY SHIELDS
with CATHY RIGBY as “The Narrator”
Starring
NICK APOSTOLINA STEVEN BOOTH REGGIE DE LEON REGINA FERNANDEZ
JOSH GRISETTI BELLA HICKS GRANT HODGES TRENT MILLS DANNY MONTOOTH JAMIE MORGAN LOUIS PARDO NICOLE PARKER IXCHEL VALIENTE
Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design Hair/Wig/Makeup Design Properties Design STEPHEN GIFFORD ADAM RAMIREZ STEVEN YOUNG JOSH BESSOM KAITLIN YAGEN KEVIN WILLIAMS
Pyrotechnic Design Fight Coordinator Dialect Coach Vocal Supervision Associate Sound Design ERIC S. ELIAS MICHAEL POLAK CAITLIN MUELDER GABRIELLE MALDONADO CHARLES GLAUDINI
Casting Music Composition
Technical Director General Manager Company Manager LINDSAY BROOKS JOHN BLAYLOCK KEVIN CLOWES BUCK MASON DAVID NESTOR
Assistant Director Production Management
Production Stage Manager Assistant Stage Managers Publicity CARLY JIBSON SHANON MILLS HABELOW PHIL GOLD COURTNEY WIGDERSON DAVID ELZER TIM WOODS MEGAN ELIZABETH REED DEMAND PR
Choreographed by CHRISTINE NEGHERBON
Flying Sequences Choreographed by PAUL RUBIN
Directed by ERIC PETERSEN
PETER PAN GOES WRONG is presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, under license from Mischief Worldwide, Ltd. The Mischief Production of PETER PAN GOES WRONG was originally produced in the West End by Kenny Wax & Stage Presence and on Broadway by Kevin McCollum, Kenny Wax & Stage Presence.
Directors: Mark Bentley, Jonathan Burke, Jo Danvers, Henry Lewis, Hilary Strong (Chair), Kenny Wax CEO: Jo Danvers. Licensing Managers: Jessica Hall & Kezia Lockhouse. Head of Marketing & Brand: Harry Lockyear. Marketing Coordinator: Nathan Garwood. Executive Assistant: Dorothy Oehmler. Consultant Financial Director: Charlotte Johnson. Bookkeeper: Jai Tosniwal. Literary Rights: Nicki Stoddart for United Agents Ltd, London. Featuring Original Design elements by: John Iacovelli and Shigeru Yaji
OPENING NIGHT OCTOBER 31, 2025
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS www.LaMiradaTheatre.com
Trevor ................................................................................................ JAMIE MORGAN
UNDERSTUDIES
Understudies and Swings never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of the performance.
For Chris/Max/Dennis/Francis – DANNY MONTOOTH, for Sandra/Annie/Lucy – BELLA HICKS, for Robert/Trevor/Jonathan/Gill – GRANT HODGES
Production Stage Manager................................................................................PHIL GOLD *
Assistant Stage Managers COURTNEY WIGDERSON*, MEGAN ELIZABETH REED*
Fight Captain REGINA FERNANDEZ*
There will be one 15-minute intermission during this performance. *Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Any video and/or audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited.
Cornley Stagehand/Paramedic............................................... GILL JONES
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S NOTES
FLYING HIGH WITH OUR VERY OWN “PETER PAN”
La Mirada Theatre has a special history with PETER PAN. A wildly popular production that began on this very stage in 1997 and made its way to Broadway, where it was nominated for the coveted 1998 Tony Award for Best Revival. Its much-praised star was also Tony-nominated for her performance in the title role: Cathy Rigby. For the past 31 years, Cathy and her husband, Tom McCoy, have been the Executive Producers of our Broadway Series. Therefore, it’s almost impossible to think that we’d present PETER PAN GOES WRONG without her — albeit in a different role. We were honored to catch up with Cathy to hear her long history with the world of PETER PAN and what it means to her today.
BT McNICHOLL,
La Mirada Theatre
Director: What was your first encounter with PETER PAN — for example, did you see a production of it before you played the title role? And if you did, did anything go wrong that you recall?
CATHY RIGBY: I was first introduced to PETER PAN when I was asked to play the part of “Peter” in 1974. It was a sort of Disneyland parade-style show with everything pre-recorded. The production was huge, with sets and cast that could fill the arenas. Captain Hook’s ship was about 60+ feet long and traveled on a track around the arena. We also flew on an overhead track that covered that same area.
You’ve played the title role over 3,000 times. Surely, you must have some great stories! What were some of the more memorable mishaps that you survived?
There are soooo many fun little stories! Paul Rubin has been my trusted” flyer” (the crew member in charge of hoisting me into the air) since 1997 and I’ve been in good hands ever since. Before him, though, it wasn’t always smooth sailing. One evening during the final scene in Act 2, Peter once again flies into the nursery window to take Wendy back to Neverland. Because it is now many years later, Wendy has grown up, so her daughter Jane is lying in bed asleep. My “flyer” (the crew member in charge of hoisting me into the air) is behind the set, and when given the OK, he jumps off a 10-foot ladder holding a rope that connects to a wire attached to my harness. When he does this, I (as “Peter”) am catapulted about 20 feet into the air and land on the stage.
This one evening that didn’t happen. I had to crawl through the window and begin to scene. I didn’t realize till the part where I say to Jane, “Just think lovely thoughts and you’ll fly,” and she said…
Cathy Rigby’s first PETER PAN: a 1974 arena production.
“Peter, it isn’t working.” It was clear at that point that our wires were crossed and, as my “flyer” jumped off the ladder, she was violently wrenched out of bed… hit the side wall and had to crawl back into her bed. I think she actually cursed. When we were both getting hooked up, my wire got crossed with hers!
At another performance, a very, very tall man sat in the center of the first row… as I came out to do my curtain call and fly out over the audience, I noticed that he was giving us a standing ovation, which was lovely, but I had to scream for him to sit down or I would take his head off as I flew over directly over him!
You went to the opening of PETER PAN GOES WRONG on Broadway as a special guest. What was your reaction to the show, given you know how it’s supposed to go?
I loved the production — I laughed till my stomach hurt. It not only captured the terror and thrill of having to improvise when something goes wrong, but it also captured the teamwork and mischief that happens when doing this particular show.
In 2013, you took your last flight as PETER PAN in a “farewell” production, once again here at La Mirada. Have you missed the story, and what’s it like coming back to it a dozen years later in this backstage comedy version?
I wish I could still play “Peter,” but at this point in my life, I could only do it with a walker! I’m grateful for the opportunity to help spread the joy and laughter of Peter Pan and Neverland at the La Mirada Theatre.
Whether it’s been done as a play, a Disney animated movie, a TV musical special, a Broadway musical, or a silly send-up, PETER PAN seems to be a constant in our lives, over a century later. Why do you think that is?
I have watched and listened to children and adults when they hear and see PETER PAN. For the children, it’s the adventures and the flying. For the adults, it’s watching their children or grandchildren experience the wonder of Neverland in all their unbridled joy and innocence. One of my favorite lines in the story is Mrs. Darling saying to her young daughter, “If only you could remain like this forever.” I think about this sentiment when I’m with my young Grandchildren. Alas, “All children grow up... except one.”
Any final thoughts you’d like to share before you take flight, as it were?
With all the chaos happening around the world, I hope escaping to Neverland for a few hours will bring a little laughter and joy to all.
Thank you, Cathy, for all the magic you’ve given us at La Mirada Theatre over the years – and that you continue to bring us onstage each night with this marvelous cast in PETER PAN GOES WRONG!
BT McNicholl Producing Artistic Director
WHO’S WHO
CATHY RIGBY (Narrator and Cecco) is a twotime Olympic gymnast and the first American woman to win a medal at the World Gymnastics Championships. Following her athletic career, she starred in 3,000 performances of Peter Pan on Broadway, in national tours, earning a Tony Award nomination. Her stage credits also include Annie Get Your Gun, Seussical, The Wizard of Oz, and numerous other productions. Now joyfully on “the other side of Neverland,” she treasures sharing the stage with all the actors, musicians, crew and audiences for Peter Pan Goes Wrong – especially with her grandchildren Hailey, Jude, Wyatt, Delilah, and Harvey (if he’ll sit for that long) in the audience, even if it’s not quite the same Peter Pan they’ve always known. And special thanks to my grandson, Dane, apprentice “Map Designer.”
NICK APOSTOLINA (Max, playing Michael
Darling, a Mermaid, The Crocodile) La Mirada Theatre debut! Theatre: The Baroness (World Premiere, Playhouse on Park), Camelot (Laguna Playhouse), Constellations (Lightbox Theatre), Master Harold… and the Boys (Syracuse Stage), The Solid Life of Sugar Water (Deaf West), The Seagull/The Cherry Orchard (South Pasadena Theatre Workshop), Tiny Little Town (Theatre Movement Bazaar), TV/ Film: “I Think You Should Leave”, “Minx” and “Grown-ish.” Thanks to Mom, Dad and Big Tex.
STEVEN BOOTH (Jonathan, playing Peter Pan) is a recent East Coast transplant and thrilled to be performing at the beautiful La Mirada Theater. Broadway: Days of Wine and Roses, Tina Turner Musical, School of Rock, Glory Days, Avenue Q Some Off-Broadway, Tours & Regional: Spongebob, Dogfight, Kinky Boots (1st National), Happy Days (1st
National), Elf the Musical (Ogunquit), Oedipus The King, Mama! (Getty Villa). Film/TV: Modern Love (Amazon). All my love to Molly, Maezie and Sawyer. www.stevenbooth.net
REGGIE DE LEON (Dennis, playing John Darling, a Mermaid, Mr. Smee) is thrilled to “Go Wrong” again after appearing in The Play That Goes Wrong at LMT! Theatre: Iago, Aladdin (Broadway & 1st National Tour); Pain, Hercules (Paper Mill Playhouse); Duke of Weselton, Frozen – Live at the Hyperion. TV: “Mom” (Paul, the silent sous chef), “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Abbott Elementary,” and an upcoming twoepisode arc in “High Potential” (ABC). Also seen shopping with Jennifer Coolidge in Discover Card commercials. All love and thanks to God, Mom, Katie, and this brilliant cast and crew! www.reggiedeleon.com
REGINA FERNANDEZ ( Sandra, playing Wendy Darling) is thrilled to be back! Sandra in The Play That Goes Wrong (La Mirada), Bumbrake in Peter and the Starcatcher (Oregon Shakespeare), Lucy in Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors (Ensemble Theatre), Watson in Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson (Arizona Theatre Company), Luciana in The Comedy of Errors (Orlando Shakespeare), Anne in All My Sons, Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility (Arvada Center). TV/Film “Good Girls” (NBCUniversal), “Side Hustle” (Nickelodeon). For Lavina. Follow me: @MabuhayitsRegina
JOSH GRISETTI (Chris, playing Mr. Darling, Captain Hook) Broadway: Something Rotten!, It Shoulda Been You (Clarence Derwent Award), Broadway Bound. National Tour: Something Rotten! Off-Broadway: Rent , Peter and the Starcatcher, Enter Laughing (Theatre World Award) and others. Favorite
Regional: Beauty and the Beast and Joseph… (La Mirada), Matilda (Muny), Diner (Signature), Camelot (Kennedy Center), How to Succeed… (Ovation Award), Spamalot (Vegas and Ogunquit), Prince of Broadway (Tokyo). TV: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “The Good Fight,” “Nurse Jackie,” “Knights of Prosperity.” Film: The Immigrant, The Namesake and others. @joshgrisetti
BELLA HICKS (u/s Sandra, u/s Annie, u/s Lucy) is grateful to be back at La Mirada! Recently: Waitress 2nd National Tour (Ensemble/Dawn u/s), Legally Blonde (La Mirada, Serena), Prelude to a Kiss (South Coast Rep & Milwaukee Rep), Disney’s Rogers the Musical (Starkette), Grease (La Mirada, Frenchy), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical National Tour (Rudolph). Gay Men’s Chorus LA Soloist, Amazon’s The Boys (SD Comic Con), Rogers the Musical (original cast recording). Thank you to Lindsay, Eric, MRE, ATB, her family and husband! @bellahicks
GRANT HODGES he/they ( u/s Robert, u/s Trevor, u/s Jonathan, u/s Gill) Back for production #11 at La Mirada! BA: UCLA’s Ray Bolger Musical Theater Program. Recently: Nick Massi, Jersey Boys (MTW), Caiaphas, Jesus Christ Superstar (Broadway National Tour). Many Netflix VO projects, including the titular role, Simon/Maxxie, in Maxxie LaWow: Drag Super Shero, currently in film festivals across the country. Other: Kenickie, Grease (La Mirada), Chuck, Footloose (The Rev), Kristoff/ Hans, Frozen – Live at the Hyperion (DCA). All the love to my family, friends, and everyone at ATB. IG: @grant_hodges
TRENT MILLS ( R obert, playing Nana the Dog, Peter’s Shadow, Starkey ) is thrilled to return to La Mirada! Credits
here include Robert in The Play That Goes Wrong, King Triton in The Little Mermaid , and The Monster in Young Frankenstein . Other regional: Master Class (Arizona Theatre Company), A Christmas Story (The Ahmanson), and Ash in Evil Dead the Musical (National Tour). TV/Film: “Little America” (Apple TV+), “Tower of God” (CrunchyRoll), and Laundronauts with Ed Asner (iHeartRadio). Love to Casey. Follow along! @Gianttrent
DANNY MONTOOTH (u/s Chris, u/s Max, u/s Dennis, u/s Francis) is chuffed to return to the Cornley Drama Society! A voice actor, puppeteer, and immersive actor, Danny can be found narrating bestselling audiobooks ( Stormlight Archive , Crescent City , The Teacher ) and puppeteering for the stage and screen (The Walt Disney Company, Danny Elfman, AJR, Abruptio). Theater: The Play That Goes Wrong (LMT, Swing). Much love to his supportive wife Val! @dmontooth
JAMIE MORGAN ( Trevor, playing The Cornley Stage Manager) trained at the Italia Conti Academy, London. Stage credits: War Horse (West End, National Theatre), Dream (Royal Shakespeare Company), Circus 1903 (Cirque du Soleil), The Artistic Director’s Celebration (Royal Shakespeare Company), UK Tours: Madagascar, Friendsical. Other: The Play That Goes Wrong; One Man , Two Guvnors ; Spamalot ; The Comedy of Errors ; NewsRevue . Workshops: Can’t Stop It (The Other Palace), The Magician’s Elephant (Royal Shakespeare Company). Film: Divine Blood with Lena Headey. Voiceover: Sleep Awake (Blumhouse, Tribeca Festival). @jamiemorganofficial
LOUIS PARDO ( Gill, playing a Cornley Stagehand, Paramedic) is thrilled to be returning to McCoy Rigby after traveling to the Papermill Playhouse earlier this year with their production of Mystic Pizza: The Musical. Pardo is a writer/actor whose favorite credits include We Ain’t Ever Gonna Break Up: The Hymon and Parfunkel Musical (Co-writer book, music, and lyrics), West Side Story (San Francisco Symphony), Bonnie and Clyde (Rubicon Theater). Special thanks to the Pardo family, Lindsay and Avery, Tom and Cathy, and ATB.
NICOLE PARKER ( Annie, playing Mrs. Darling, Lisa, Tinker Bell, Curly) recently played Joan Rivers in Joan at the Cape Playhouse. Broadway: Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me , Elphaba in Wicked. OffBroadway: Celine Dion in Titanique. Regional: La Cage aux Folles (Pasadena Playhouse), Mae in Reefer Madness, Ursula in The Little Mermaid (MUNY), and Fanny Brice in Funny Girl (LA Ovation Award, Best Actress). TV/Film: “MADtv,” “Key and Peele” and Jordan Peele’s “Us.” Improvised comedy podcast with Paul F. Tompkins called The Neighborhood Listen
IXCHEL VALIENTE (Lucy, playing Tootles) is an LA-based actress, writer, and dancer. Her credits include Emily in The Marriage of Bette and Boo (AADA Theater Co.), Hero in Much Ado About Nothing (Playground Renaissance Theater Co.), the comedy film Brandi Finds God (Dir. Gonzalo Cordova), and Marvel’s first Spanish-language narrative podcast: Wolverine: La Larga Noche, for which she voiced two characters. Hobbies include obsessing over books, reading, reading, and then reading some more.
HENRY LEWIS, JONATHAN SAYER, HENRY SHIELDS (Authors) Henry, Henry, and Jonathan met while
training at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). All core members of Mischief Theatre, they had already worked in comedy together for several years before they started out as a writing team. The three’s first piece was The Play That Goes Wrong (Winner – Best New Comedy – Olivier Awards and What’s On Stage Awards). The show started out on the London and Edinburgh fringe before touring the UK and internationally and then returning to the West End in September 2014, where it is still running. It’s also played on Broadway, toured the US, and has been performed in over 20 other countries around the world. Peter Pan Goes Wrong was the trio’s second piece, opening in November 2014 for a UK tour before a hugely successful West End season in Christmas 2015. Henry, Henry, and Jonathan recently adapted the script of Peter Pan Goes Wrong for the BBC, which was filmed with the original West End cast and broadcast to rave reviews on New Year’s Eve. They were invited back to wreak more havoc at the BBC in 2017 with Christmas Carol Goes Wrong on BBC1. The Comedy About a Bank Robbery marks their third writing project as a trio and earned them another Olivier Nomination. @mischiefcomedy and mischieftheatre.co.uk
ERIC PETERSEN (Director ) has worked extensively in television and on the Broadway stage. As a director, his work includes the shows The Play That Goes Wrong, Fiddler on the Roof, and Escape to Margaritaville. As an actor, his television credits include Kevin on “Kevin Can F*** Himself” on AMC, Ant’ney on the hit children’s show “Madagascar: A Little Wild” on Hulu (Emmy-nominated for his role), and “Kirstie” (TVLand) where he played the series regular role of Arlo Barth alongside Kirstie Alley, Rhea Perlman, and
Michael Richards. Eric was also recently seen in “High Desert” for AppleTV+, and “The Curse” on Showtime. Eric has made guest star appearances on “Big Bang Theory,” “Modern Family,” “NCIS,” “CSI,” “GCB,” and the Lifetime movie The Brittany Murphy Story. Eric has many Disney Channel credits including the shows “Jessie,” “Sydney to the Max,” “Kirby Buckets,” and “Pair of Kings.” Eric appeared in the Oscar-nominated Coen brothers’ film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs for Netflix. Eric has appeared in four Broadway shows and countless regional theatre projects. Broadway credits include School of Rock (Dewey Finn), Shrek: The Musical (“Shrek” on the 1st National Tour and Standby for “Shrek” on Broadway), Escape To Margaritaville (Brick, OBC), and Peter & The Starcatcher (Ted). Graduate of Bradley University. Follow @ericpete on Instagram.
PAUL RUBIN (Flying Sequences Choreographer) is a proud member of The Academy of Magical Arts at The Magic Castle. Broadway: Wicked, Doctor Zhivago, Frozen, Curtains, The Pirate Queen, Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan, Kiss Me, Kate, The Green Bird, Dance of the Vampires, Fiddler on the Roof, Bombay Dreams and Saturday Night Fever. International and Touring Productions: World Premiere of The Ghost and the Lady, Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Holland, Moscow, Tokyo, and the US), Tori Amos’ The Light Princess, Aladdin, West Coast Premiere of Carrie: The Musical and 9 to 5 The Musical. Television credits include “The Tony Awards,” “Kevin Can Wait,” “CNN,” and A&E’s Emmy winning Peter Pan. www.TheFlyGuy.com | IG @TheFlyGuyNY
CHRISTINE NEGHERBON (Choreographer) directed and/or choreographed The Belles are Swinging (Pre-Broadway workshop), A Chorus
Line and 42nd Street (Norris Theatre); Holiday Inn , The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins (MTW). Christine is a teaching artist for the Disneyland Resort, Executive Director of MTC: The Triple Threat Competition and Associate Creative Director of MTCA. She and husband/actor Joe Abraham are the authors of The Thriving Artists and have two sons. Thank you Tom, Cathy, BT and Eric for this wonderful opportunity!
JOHN BLAYLOCK (Music Composer) is a composer/lyricist/playwright living in Orange, CA. He holds an MFA from the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at NYU Tisch, and has had work produced by Barrington Stage Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Blindspot Collective, Surflight Theatre, Sesame Street Live, and Phoenix Theatre Company. John is the literary manager for Broadway on Tour Youth Theatre, teaches at Chapman University and Santa Ana College, and is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild. www.johnandrewblaylock.com.
LINDSAY BROOKS (Casting Director) OffBroadway: The Office! A Musical Parody, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical. National Tours: The Little Mermaid, The Office!..., Rudolph…, Friends! The Musical Parody, The Simon & Garfunkel Story, Musical Thrones, Greater Tuna, The-Pout-Pout Fish. Regional Favorites: Jersey Boys, The Play That Goes Wrong, Once, Sunday in the Park with George, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Ain’t Misbehavin’ (with Ken Page), Witnesses . For Avery.
STEPHEN GIFFORD† ( Scenic Designer ) His designs have been seen nationally and internationally, from The Grand Ole Opry to The El Sett & Abdel Halim Theaters in Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia. Awarded The Bob Z Award for Career Achievement in Set Design (LA Drama Critic Circle) and “Scenic Design of the Decade” for Cabaret, in LA (Broadwayworld.com). Designs also include live immersive events, themed interiors, nightclubs, and cabarets. MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of The Arts. Proud member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829. @swgifford1 | stephengifforddesign.com
ADAM RAMIREZ ( Costume Designer ) Designer/Coordinator living and working in LA and OC. Fifth season with MRE and he couldn’t be happier. Select Credits: LMT –Clue, Mamma Mia!, Million Dollar Quartet, Beautiful, On Your Feet, In the Heights, The Little Mermaid, The King and I, Fiddler on the Roof, Legally Blonde, The Play That Goes Wrong, Come From Away. Thanks to his friends, family, and boyfriend, Geovanni, for all the love and support over the years. He wouldn’t be where he is without them.
STEVEN YOUNG† (Lighting Designer) Recent designs for MRE: Grease, Clue, Matilda, Singin’ in the Rain, Newsies, Cabaret, Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Play That Goes Wrong, Next to Normal. Other credits: Guys & Dolls , In the Heights (TUTS Houston); Putting It Together (South Coast Repertory); Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings (Theatre@ Boston Court). Awards: three Los Angeles Ovation Awards, LA Weekly Award, LADCC Angstrom Lifetime Achievement Award. As Principal Designer for Visual Terrain, Inc., Steven has designed in China, South Korea, and Canada. syoungld.com | visualterrain.net.
JOSH BESSOM ( Sound Designer ) Designs for MRE include Jersey Boys, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical , Cabaret , Ain’t Misbehavin’ , Les Misérables , Seven Brides
for Seven Brothers (Ovation Nom), and more. Other favorites: National tour of Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan , Carrie: The Musical , Miss Saigon , LA Theatre Works’ national tour of The Graduate , and LMT’s productions of American Idiot , Floyd Collins , and Spring Awakening . He runs the independent record label, Organik Records, and plays bass and flute.
KAITLIN YAGEN ( Hair/Wig/Makeup Designer ) has been designing with McCoy Rigby Entertainment for 15 years. Her credits include Legally Blonde , Waitress , The Little Mermaid , Peter Pan (Saudi Arabia), and Beauty and the Beast . She is especially excited to be collaborating with her mom again on such a wonderfully wild production. Endless love and gratitude to her husband, Trevor, and their son, Harvey, for their unwavering support.
KEVIN WILLIAMS ( Properties Designer )
A recovering actor, Kevin has worked for over 25 years as a designer, fabricator, and consultant with clients such as Walt Disney Imagineering, Buena Vista, Twentieth Century Fox, Six Flags, and Discovery Cube. For the past eleven years, he has proudly served as Prop Department Supervisor at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film & Television. He lives in Orange County with his incredible family and, in his spare time, is an award-winning leather artist.
MICHAEL POLAK ( Fight Coordinator ) has choreographed violence for La Mirada since 2018 and played Howie in their production of Rabbit Hole . Other choreography credits include SCR, Seattle Rep, North Coast Repertory, New Swan Shakespeare Festival, The Electric
Theatre Company, CSUF, and others. As an actor, he has appeared in NYC, regional theatre, film, television, soaps, web series, and shorts. Polak received his MFA from Penn State, and his BA from CSUF. michaelpolakactorfd.com
GABRIELLE MALDONADO ( Vocal Supervisor ) is thrilled to collaborate with this talented cast and crew on Peter Pan Goes Wrong . An accomplished educator, composer, music director, performer, and USC alumna, she has been active in Southern California’s musical theatre scene while teaching at local colleges. Her credits include American Idiot , Once , Natasha , Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 , and Sweeney Todd . Having worked on over 60 productions as music director, Gabrielle is passionate about inspiring and supporting fellow artists while bringing her love of live theatre to every project.
CARLY JIBSON ( Assistant Director ) Film: Holiday in the Vineyards (Netflix), Bromates (Amazon). TV: “Best Foot Forward” (Amazon), “The Funny Dance Show” (E!), “Atypical” (Netflix), “One Mississippi” (Amazon), “The Guest Book” (TBS/Amazon). Broadway: Cry-Baby (Pepper Walker), Hairspray (Tracy Turnblad). Director: Stage—Starlight Stage, LA Fringe Festival; Film— Colada . SAG/ AFTRA/AEA. Represented by Eris Talent Agency & Gartner Group Entertainment. Instagram: @CarlyJibson | @Tellyerdadisaidhi
CHARLES GLAUDINI ( Associa te Sound Designer ) is an LA Drama Critics Award nominated sound designer and music director based in LA. Favorite credits include Reefer Madness (25th Anniversary Revival, LA Theatre Bites Nomination) and Fiddler on
the Roof with Jason Alexander (La Mirada). He holds a BA in Music from UC San Diego and an MFA in Sound Design from CalArts. Thanks to everyone at LMT, MRE, Mom, Dad, and all his mentors, past and present.
PHIL GOLD ( Production Stage Manager ) is pleased to return to McCoy Rigby Entertainment with Peter Pan Goes Wrong . MRE shows: The Little Mermaid , Joseph… , Billy Elliot , Les Misérables , Next to Normal , and Smokey Joe’s Café Regional: CCAE Theatricals, Coyote StageWorks, Durango PlayFest, 5-Star Theatricals, Geffen Playhouse, Laguna Playhouse, Musical Theatre West, North Coast Rep, Pasadena Playhouse, Pittsburgh Opera, Rubicon Theatre Company, Studio Tenn, and The Wallis. Thanks to Eric, Tom, Buck, and Jill.
COURTNEY
WIGDERSON (Assistant Stage Manager ) is thrilled to be working at La Mirada for the first time! Favorite credits include Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical (National Tour), Next to Normal , The Rocky Horror Picture Show , Jersey Boys , Spamalot (Forestburgh Playhouse) Six , Kinky Boots (Norwegian Cruise Line), A Gentleman’s Guide… , Newsies , Elf (Gateway Playhouse). Proud graduate of the UNH. She is eternally grateful to everyone who supports and encourages her dreams. Lots of love to Mom and Dad!
MEGAN ELIZABETH REED ( Assistant Stage Manager ) is delighted to return to MRE and LMT to join this incredible team after closing Come From Away ! She has worked professionally with various companies, including Broadway at Music
Circus, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, CCAE Theatricals, and TRU Productions. She holds a BFA degree in Stage Management from the University of Southern California and works both in California and New York. Merde!
DAVID ELZER/DEMAND PR ( Publicist ) represents La Mirada Theatre, 5-Star Theatricals, Ensemble Theatre Company, Laguna Playhouse, Road Theatre Company, Rubicon Theatre Company. He is also an Ovation, Drama Desk, LADCC, LA Weekly, and Garland Award-winning theatrical producer and recipient of the LADCC Joel Hirschhorn Award for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre. Productions include Justin Love , Having it All , The Marvelous Wonderettes and Winter Wonderettes at the El Portal, Life Could Be a Dream at the Hudson, and the Off-Broadway run of The Marvelous Wonderettes . Many thanks to BT, Jane, Tom, and Cathy and thank you for supporting La Mirada Theatre!
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 49,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
McCOY
RIGBY ENTERTAINMENT (Tom McC oy & Cathy Rigby McCoy, Executive
Producers ) Broadway: Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby, Jekyll and Hyde starring Deborah Cox. National Tours: Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby, Camelot starring Michael York and Lou Diamond Phillips, Jesus Christ Superstar starring Carl Anderson, Annie Get Your Gun starring Cathy Rigby, Happy Days the Musical by Gary Marshall and Paul Williams, Seussical The Musical starring Cathy Rigby. International: Miss Saigon (Macau), Dreamgirls (Tokyo), Peter Pan (Macau & Riyadh). Awards: Emmy Awards and Nominations, Tony Award Nominations, countless Ovation Awards and Nominations. La Mirada Theatre: 30th season having produced over 100 musicals, plays, concerts, special events.
TV: Peter Pan (A&E), A Night with Janis Joplin and Peter Pan (Broadway HD).
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
The Tony-nominated theatre has been hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “one of the best Broadwaystyle houses in Southern California.” This beautiful state-of-the-art theatre has been producing quality productions since 1977. The theatre has produced several national tours and is the recipient of many accolades, including Tony, Emmy and Ovation Award nominations. For its 201213 season, it won the LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Best Season of the Year.
LA MIRADA CITY COUNCIL
ED ENG Mayor
ANTHONY OTERO Mayor Pro Tem
MICHELLE VELASQUEZ BEAN Councilmember
STEVE DE RUSE Councilmember
JOHN LEWIS ……...Councilmember
JEFF BOYNTON City Manager
SPECIAL THANKS
City of La Mirada and Friends of the La Mirada Theatre
LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS STAFF
BT McNICHOLL ...................................................... Theatre Director
DEVIS ANDRADE House Manager
JANE LYNCH Theatre Operations Supervisor
HELENE DUARTE ......................................... Department Secretary
ELIZABETH CARLOCK ............................. Ticket Services Manager
SARAH PETHER-HAMILL Assistant Ticket Services Coordinator
KYLE DURAN Theatre Facilities Coordinator
WESLEY HUNT ............................................. Production Supervisor
NICHOLAS MASSEY Technical Director
JOSH BESSOM Audio Engineer
MELISSA SKAU Master Electrician
JAVIER RUIZ....................................................Assistant Technical Director
ALYSSA BARRON, RAELONI BENDER, STEPHANIE BENITEZ, MEGAN BURKE, WILLIAM CHINNOCK, HUNTER DONOVAN, CHARLES GLAUDINI, SAMUAL GUNTHER, MAX LIZARRAGA III, PAIGE ROBITAILLE .......................... Stagehands
MERCY BLUMBERG, ALEXANDRA BRACCIO, LINDA COTA, HAZEL BUSCAINO, LOGAN CRAWFORD, JENNIFER DE LEON, TOMMY DODD, AARON ESPINOSA, ITZEL FALCON-VASSALLO, NORRIE FAULKNER, TREVOR JONES, HANNAH LANDIS, DANA MARTIN, TATIANA MARTINEZ, JENNIFER NELSON, MARTHA REYES, ALEXANDRIA SHEETS, GARY WONG Ushers
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Healthy Spaces
Interior designer Christine Vroom advances the trend of incorporating health and wellness in living spaces inside and out. by ROGER GRODY
THE PORTFOLIO OF interior designer Christine Vroom reflects considerable versatility; whether the underlying architecture is classically inspired or minimalist modern, she brings freshness and energy to living spaces throughout Greater Los Angeles. Vroom is also a leading proponent of introducing design elements that enhance health and wellness.
“I work with modern, Georgian revival and Spanish architecture,” she says. “Though I don’t have a specific signature style, all my projects have a thread of ‘the unexpected’ woven throughout them. I like to push clients outside their comfort zones, beyond what they envisioned the project to be like.” She enjoys adding distinctive details and historic accents.
Rooms in 1920s Craftsman bungalow in Venice, now flooded with light and energy
The designer, who founded Redondo Beach-based Christine Vroom Interiors in 2008, is an enthusiastic traveler who is inspired by diverse places and cultures.
She has admired iconic designer Kelly Wearstler’s unapologetically theatrical approach since she was a teenager, and also appreciates the work of designer/entrepreneur Christiane Lemieux: “I love the mood she brings to a project.”
Though Vroom favors traditional layouts with more defined spaces, she is adept at introducing contemporary accents to traditional settings and enhancing modern environments with centuries-old accents.
“Furnishing a historic Parisian
hotel with bold, contemporary furniture creates a sense of luxury, without trying so hard to play into the existing architecture,” she explains.
Conversely, she submits that if only sleek avant-garde furniture is selected for a modern minimalist home, it can lack depth.
Vroom is passionate about lighting. “Lighting is like jewelry,” she suggests. “It’s very personal and difficult to select for a client but it adds personality.” She currently admires the lighting designs of Australia-based Articolo Studios for contemporary concepts and United Kingdom-based Vaughan for more traditional designs.
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“There’s a deeper conversation happening around mental clarity, emotional comfort and sensory experience—overall wellness,” Vroom observes. Spaces for cold plunges, saunas and massages, previously reserved for the very affluent, are becoming standard requests among Southern California clients.
Says Vroom, “The health-andwellness trend translates to intuitive layouts, strategic use of natural light, and materials that invite touch and exude calm. It’s not wellness in a spa cliché kind of way. It’s design that actively supports how you move, think and live.”
The designer, originally from Boston, believes that indoor-outdoor spaces are an essential element of the Southern California lifestyle. “It’s part of our everyday living and always part of the design conver-
sation, whether it involves a single balcony or an amazing backyard with an infinity-edge pool.”
Projects by Christine Vroom Interiors that represent the trend of health and wellness include a Manhattan Beach residence a block from the ocean. The 4,500-squarefoot home reflects the community’s modernist tendencies while integrating traditional elements.
The spa-like primary bath, clad in natural materials that Vroom believes enhance wellness, features a statement tub from Signature Hardware that’s illuminated by a fanciful Soho Home chandelier.
In Venice, Vroom transformed a 1920s Craftsman cottage for a client seeking an environment that could at once provide serenity, energize her with abundant light, and retain some of the neighbor-
hood’s funkiness.
In the primary bath, a glass lantern pendant from Hudson Valley Lighting Group hangs above a freestanding Victoria + Albert tub.
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Dining: Young and Beautiful
The burgeoning restaurant scene is reason enough to visit the coastal city in San Diego’s North County. by BENJAMIN EPSTEIN
IT WOULD NOT be a stretch to say that four restaurants of a single restaurant group have elevated Carlsbad—long known as a family destination between Los Angeles and central San Diego—to a foodie destination as well.
Campfire, offering wood-fired fare in a midcentury Quonset hut, and contemporary French bistro Jeune et Jolie—whose name translates to “young and beautiful”— have been huge draws since their 2016 and 2018 openings, respec-
tively. So has all-day cafe, bar and bakery Wildland since its debut late last year.
But Lilo, the newest entry from restaurateur John Resnick and chef Eric Bost, cements the city’s reputation as a can’t-miss culinary hotspot.
Six weeks after its opening last April, Lilo became San Diego’s only new Michelin-starred destination for 2025; in September, The New York Times named it one of America’s 50 best restaurants.
The tasting-menu experience
begins on a very cool garden patio and continues inside at a 22-seat chef’s counter overlooking an intimate open kitchen; as many as 16 small courses might include sweet corn croustade with green blueberries, or A5 Miyazaki Wagyu with grilled unagi.
Soaring stone-and-wood Wildland, also new, could not be more different.
Lines blur between its 8,000-square-foot indoors and streetside patio, and disappear
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At Lilo: roasted California squab and, left, the very cool exterior
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between its Southern California farm ingredients and Mediterranean inspirations.
Expect bold flavors: wood-fired pizzas, house-made pastas, rotisserie chicken, wood-grilled market fish and seasonal salads. Consider a pizza sandwich—with mortadella, stracciatella and charred egg—for breakfast or lunch!
Or set up camp at Campfire.
Start with oysters warmed over coals with smoked oxtail dashi; continue with yellowfin crudo with coconut, kiwi lemongrass and Thai basil; then koji-aged ribeye with fermented Fresno peppers and chimichurri; finish with Yes, We Have S’mores.
Brilliant cocktails—such as the Kentucky Crest with bourbon, grilled guava, toasted green tea, Campari, pineapple, lime and kinome leaf under “Refreshing”—are reason enough to go.
The nuanced beverage program at Michelin-starred Jeune et Jolie is also an eye-opener. A margarita with a whisper of absinthe? A sake in a 1,000-year-old style with aromas of tropical fruit? We’re there!
The four-course menu is prix fixe, with several choices for each course.
Recent first-course options included a memorable amberjack crudo and an elaborately presented veal tartare. Subsequent courses offered supplemental possibilities, such as
A5 Wagyu ribeye with sweetbreads. The bar offers an a la carte menu. Also putting Carlsbad in the national spotlight: Emily Brubaker, executive chef at the historic Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, has just won the first season of NBC’s Yes, Chef! Martha Stewart and chef/humanitarian José Andrés are the show’s hosts; other celebrated chefs and a Top Chef host served as the guest judges.
Brubaker’s prize money: $250,000.
Raised in Carlsbad, Brubaker oversees eight dining venues at the luxe Spanish Mission-style property and golf course; the resort is marking its 60th anniversary. Highlights at its
Campfire fare. Below from left: Jeune et Jolie and corn semifreddo dessert at Vue
Vue dining room include the charred lime and mint aguachile, scallops with ancient-grain risotto, and corn semifreddo dessert with peanut financier and corn-husk caramel.
And the restaurant hits keep coming.
Cbar is a charming new all-day coffee, wine and beer bar with a sweet theme; red wine hot chocolate and Italian nachos are ideas whose time has come! The menu features breakfast bites, seasonal salads and savory small plates.
Little Victory Wine Bar serves natural wines—wines made with biodynamically farmed grapes and minimal intervention in the cellar —and small plates such as cheeses, cured meats and tinned fish plates amid laid-back elegance.
What to do between meals? If
you love the arts and performing arts, plenty.
Just getting to and from the restaurants in Carlsbad Village you’ll likely encounter at least one of nearly 60 street murals. The Carlsbad Art Wall features 37 distinct murals; the Carlsbad Alley Art Wall, 17 murals; and the
Village Faire Shopping Center, five. Perhaps the most iconic is the 18-foot Sleeping Tiger by Michael Summers; it’s outside Witch Creek Winery and Sleeping Tiger Coffee.
The Museum of Making Music celebrates its 25th anniversary this year; and the New Village Arts theater is just behind it at 24.
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Many consider New Village Arts, renovated in 2023, to be the cultural hub of North County San Diego.
Its two stages—Next Stage and new Ray Charles Stage, named following a gift from the Ray Charles Foundation— attract more than 30,000 patrons each year for theater, music and art events as well as comedy, improv and spoken word.
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The Museum of Making Music presents fascinating instruments, galleries and exhibits on the first floor of the NAMM building (National Association of Music Merchants), located 10 minutes from Carlsbad Village.
The venue celebrates the accomplishments and impact of those who make, sell and use musical instruments
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through exhibits as well as performances and educational programs.
Among numerous extraordinary instruments, the traditional hammered dulcimer and harp guitar are displayed alongside the electric theremin and the first commercially sold polyphonic synthesizer.
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field,” Colburn says of the nonprofits. “We want to show them how music can help them imagine something brighter for themselves.”
With members receiving free concert tickets for a year, thus removing the burden of selling tickets to fill seats, programming has become more adventurous, Colburn says.
“Membership creates an environment [at concerts] of people who are really hungry for what we do,” he adds. “It’s kind of a trust relationship that we build over time. We find ourselves going deeper
and deeper with the music and stories as the membership communicates to us that they’re interested in richer topics.”
Financially higher membership levels receive additional benefits such as VIP seating and parking, complimentary hors d’oeuvres and attendance at community
Members attend the Pasadena Playhouse Directors Salon
outreach events.
Founded in 1917, the Pasadena Playhouse followed the seasonticket-holder format for a century then switched to the membership model in 2018.
The theater offers three packages: the Classic subscription to all five mainstage productions, with same seat and same day of the week for each; the Dynamic, featuring flexible schedule and seats; and FirstLook, offering previews of four shows.
All packages include discounts for additional tickets and Playhouse classes, and free access to member-exclusive and behind-the-scenes events.
The Classic remains a traditional season subscription but, says Rachyl Spacca, chief marketing and communications officer, “we still call it a membership. That’s really about a mindset shift that we’re encouraging with all of our members.
“We want our patrons to feel part of something greater,” Spacca says, “a community that enjoys something together, versus being a subscriber or season ticket holder, which has more of a connotation of just being a transactional purchase.”
Colburn also speaks of Muse/Ique members having a feeling of belonging, and White of members being part of the Salastina family.
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a strong social component to membership. Friendships have formed among members and long-ago lost connections revived. Members attending as groups of friends increase audience energy and enthusiasm.
Pasadena resident Mary Ann Bernath became a Playhouse member with her husband, Michael, following the pandemic; they attend with another couple. This season, the memberfriend group expanded to eight; they meet for dinner before each performance.
“I enjoy being a member, because it’s a commitment, and the last few years, [Pasadena Playhouse] has done a tremendous job with their plays,” she says. “You help support the theater as a member.”
The arts entities have not only increased membership numbers over time, but sustained high renewal rates. The trepidation felt in the months and in some cases years of planning the membership-model switch has long been replaced with the glow of success.
“It was scary,” says Colburn of forsaking the long-ingrained practice of ticket sales. “But the payoff has been so much greater than what I could have projected in my wildest fantasy of how well it would work.”
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