Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Costa Mesa, California - The world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis arrives at Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Friday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Segerstrom Hall. The much admired and critically acclaimed orchestra performs the music of Count Basie and Duke Ellington for its return visit to the Center. “One rarely hears this music played with such technical brilliance, stylistic authenticity and tonal sheen…Here were the throaty reeds, percussive trumpet blasts and visceral sense of swing that have made the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra the greatest large jazz ensemble working today,” notes Chicago Tribune.

With a tireless touring schedule and a fervent commitment to impart jazz music for all audiences, Jazz at
Lincoln Center Orchestra comprises of 15 of today’s finest jazz soloists and ensemble players: Wynton
Marsalis, music director and trumpet; Ryan Kisor, Sean Jones, Marcus Printup, trumpets; Chris
Crenshaw, Vincent Gardner, Elliot Madon, trombones; Walter Blanding, Victor Goines, Sherman
Irby, Ted Nash, Paul Nedzela, reeds; Dan Nimmer, piano; Carlos Henriquez, bass and Ali Jackson,
drums.

Tickets for Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis start at $39 and are now available
online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-
2787. For inquiries about groups of 10 or more, call the Group Services office at (714) 755-0236. The
TTY number is (714) 556-2746.

Hailed as “an extraordinarily versatile orchestra” by the Los Angeles Times, the Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra under the leadership of musical director Wynton Marsalis draws from an extensive repertoire
that includes original compositions by Marsalis, Ted Nash and other members of the ensemble, as well as
the masterworks of Ellington, Mingus, Coltrane and other great jazz composers.

Jazz at Lincoln Center also regularly premieres works commissioned from a variety of composers
including Benny Carter, Joe Henderson, Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Wayne Shorter, Sam Rivers, Joe
Lovano, Chico O'Farrill, Freddie Hubbard, Charles McPherson, Marcus Roberts, Geri Allen, Eric Reed,
Wallace Roney and Christian McBride, as well as from current and former Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra members.

Over the last few years, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has performed collaborations with many of the world’s leading symphony orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Russian National Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Boston, Chicago and London Symphony Orchestras, the Orchestra Esperimentale in São Paolo, Brazil and others. In 2006, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra collaborated with Ghanaian drum collective Odadaa!, led by Yacub Addy, to perform “Congo Square,” a composition Marsalis and Addy co-wrote and dedicated to Marsalis’ native New Orleans. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has also been featured in several education and performance residencies in the last few years, including those in Vienne, France; Perugia, Italy; Prague, Czech Republic; London, England; Lucerne, Switzerland; Berlin, Germany; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Yokohama, Japan and others. For more information about Jazz at Lincoln Center, please visit www.jalc.org.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts applauds United Airlines, Official Airline of the Center. KJAZZ is a Media Partner of the Jazz Series.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is unique as both an acclaimed arts institution and as a multi-disciplinary cultural campus. It is committed to supporting artistic excellence on all of its stages, offering unsurpassed experiences, and engaging the entire community in new and exciting ways through the unique power of live performance and a diverse array of inspiring programs.

Previously called the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Segerstrom Center is Orange County’s largest non-profit arts organization and owns and operates the 3,000-seat Segerstrom Hall and intimate 250-seat Founders Hall, which opened in 1986, and the 2,000-seat Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, which opened in 2006 and also houses the 500-seat Samueli Theater, the Lawrence and Kristina Dodge Education Center’s studio performance space and Boeing Education Lab. A spacious arts plaza anchors Segerstrom Center for Arts and is home to numerous free performances throughout the year as part of Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ ongoing Free for All series.

The Center presents a broad range of programming for audiences of all ages, including international ballet and dance, national tours of top Broadway shows, intimate performances of jazz and cabaret, contemporary artists, classical music performed by renowned chamber orchestras and ensembles, family-friendly programming, free performances open to the public from outdoor movie screenings to dancing on the plaza and many other special events. The Center’s arts-in-education programs are designed to inspire young people through the arts and reach hundreds of thousands of students each year.

In addition to the presenting and producing institution Segerstrom Center for the Arts, the 14-acre campus also embraces the facilities of two independent acclaimed organizations: Tony® Award-winning South Coast Repertory and a site designated as the future home of the Orange County Museum of Art.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is also proud to serve as the artistic home to three of the region’s major performing arts organizations: Pacific Symphony, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and the Pacific Chorale, who contribute greatly to the artistic life of the region with annual seasons at Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER with WYNTON MARSALIS

Segerstrom Center for the Arts – Segerstrom Hall Friday, March 14, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA

Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Tickets - Start at $39
In person - The Box Office
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily
Online - SCFTA.org
Phone - (714) 556-2787
Open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily
TTY number - (714) 556-2746
Group Sales - (714) 755-0236

Information provided is accurate at the time of printing, but is subject to change. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is a private, non-profit organization. “Segerstrom Center for the Arts” is a registered trademark.

The Smash Hit Broadway Musical Returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Costa Mesa, California – Casting has been announced for the Orange County engagement of Disney’s
Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical. Produced by
NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at Segerstrom
Center for the Arts from January 14 – 19, 2014. Single tickets, which start at $29, are now available
online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-
2787. For inquiries about group ticket savings for 10 or more, call the Group Services office at (714) 755-
0236. The TTY number is (714) 556-2746. The 2 p.m. performance on Saturday, January 18 will include
audio description, open captioning and sign-language interpretation.

Hilary Maiberger and Darick Pead will star in the title roles of Belle and Beast. Joining Maiberger and
Pead will be Jordan Aragon as Lefou, Paul Crane as Maurice, James May as Cogsworth, Stephanie
Moskal as Babette, Hassan Nazari-Robati as Lumiere, Tim Rogan as Gaston, Kristin Stewart as Mrs.
Potts and Roxy York as Madame de la Grande Bouche. Performances in the role of Chip will be
alternated between Holden Browne and Jack Mullen.

Rounding out the cast are Tony D’Alelio, Blair Baker, Chris Brand, Alyssa Brizzi, Tiger Brown,
Kieron Cindric, Mark Edwards, Sarah Gawron, Bonnie Kelly, Kevin Robert Kelly, Anthony
LaGuardia, Corey Joseph Masklee, Emilie Renier, Brandon Roach, Trevor Sones, Emily Thomas,
Becky Whitcomb and Jill-Christine Wiley.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast features the animated film’s Academy Award® -winning score with music
by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, with additional songs composed by Alan Menken
and lyrics by Tim Rice. The book is written by Linda Woolverton.

The original creators of the Broadway production are together again for this new touring production. The
play is directed by Rob Roth and choreographed by Matt West, with costume design by Ann Hould-Ward

Enrollment Opportunities Open for Six Days of Broadway Summer Musical Theater Camp at Segerstrom Center

Costa Mesa, California – Enrollment applications are being accepted now for Segerstrom Center’s Six Days of Broadway summer musical theater camp, which returns to the Center’s campus June 24 through July 7. Students will participate in week-long intensives that feature classes in musical performance, monologue interpretation, audition technique, scene work, dance and more. TonyAward® nominee and Broadway/film star Erin Dilly returns to lead the program along with Broadway veterans Stephen Buntrock, Danny Gurwin, Hank Stratton and other guest instructors.

The summer camp features two sessions based on age groups. Students ages 11 – 13 participate in the
June 24 – 29 session and students 14 – 19 participate in the July 1 – 7 session (there will be no class on
July 4). All classes take place at the Center’s Lawrence and Kristina Dodge Education Center, located in
the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Sessions are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more
information, visit SCFTA.org/summercamp or call (714) 556-2122 ext. 4433, option #4. Enrollment is
open; payment plans and scholarships are available. To register, please contact classes@SCFTA.org.
“We are very pleased to again offer our Six Days of Broadway summer musical theater camp to many of
Orange County’s talented young students,” said Terrence W. Dwyer, president of Segerstrom Center for
the Arts. “We are fortunate to have been able to assemble a teaching team comprised of some of the
most accomplished and respected artists in the business. Along with training in all aspects of performing
for the stage, program participants will be provided with valuable career guidance. We look forward to
welcoming them to the Center and watching their progress during the Six Days of Broadway program.
Hopefully, one day we will see our program graduates appearing as part of our Broadway Series.”
Erin Dilly most recently originated the role of Mother in Broadway's A Christmas Story and starred in the
critically acclaimed Encores! production of Fiorello! Other Broadway appearances include Nice Work If
You Can Get It (Billie), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Truly Scrumptious) receiving a Tony Award Nomination
and Outer Critics Circle Nomination for Best Actress, Into the Woods (Cinderella), The Boys from
Syracuse (Luciana), Follies (Young Phyllis) and the Encores! series Babes in Arms (Billie). She recently
finished filming HBO's Too Big to Fail, opposite William Hurt. She starred in Lifetime's The 12 Men of
Christmas with her best friend Kristin Chenoweth and had a featured role opposite Meryl Streep in the
film Julie and Julia. Other film/TV credits include the independent feature The Diary of Preston Plummer,
Everyday People (HBO), Elementary (CBS), The 2-2 (CBS), Nurse Jackie (SHOWTIME), Law & Order
(NBC), Canterbury's Law (FOX), The Return of Jezebel James (FOX), All My Children (ABC),
3 Pounds (CBS), The Jury (FOX), Law & Order: CSI (NBC) and Law & Order: SVU (NBC). She starred in the national tours of South Pacific (Nellie), Beauty and the Beast (Belle) and Cameron Mackintosh's  Martin Guerre (Bertrande) receiving a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Best Actress.

Stephen R. Buntrock most recently appeared in Broadway starring opposite Bernadette Peters as
Fredrik Egerman in A Little Night Music. Earlier in the run, he was honored to play the same role opposite

Broadway's Biggest Blockbuster Returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts February 20 - March 17

COSTA MESA, CA – After breaking box office records in 2006 and 2011, WICKED, Broadway’s biggest blockbuster returns to Segerstrom Center for the Arts February 20 – March 17. Tickets are now available online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787. For inquiries about group ticket savings for 20 or more, call the Group Services office at (714) 755-0236. The TTY number is (714) 556-2746. The 2 p.m. performance on Saturday, February 23 will include audio description, open captioning and sign-language interpretation. With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award® winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman (“My So Called Life,” “Once And Again” and “thirtysomething”), WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, is directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Vagina Monologues) and features musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who’s Tommy, How To Succeed…).

Based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED, winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy® and three Tony Awards, is the untold story of the witches of Oz. It is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone. “The return of WICKED to Segerstrom Center for the Arts has generated a great deal of excitement,” said Terrence W. Dwyer, president of Segerstrom Center for the Arts. “The broad appeal of this beloved Broadway musical attracts a tremendously enthusiastic audience. We look forward to welcoming returning fans and first time attendees to the Center to enjoy this remarkable production.” Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One – born with emerald-green skin – is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other – is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, and how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.

The WICKED company stars Dee Roscioli as Elphaba, Patti Murin as Glinda, Kim Zimmer as Madame
Morrible and Tom McGowan as The Wizard.

The company also features Justin Brill (Boq), Clifton Davis (Dr. Dillamond), Cliffton Hall (Fiyero),
Demaree Hill (Nessarose) and Laurel Harris (Standby for Elphaba) with Dina Bennett, Lauren Boyd,

Blues at the Crossroads 2: Muddy & The Wolf Caps Segerstrom Center's 2012-13 Jazz Season

March 13, 2013 in Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
COSTA MESA, CA – Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents Blues at the Crossroads 2: Muddy & The
Wolf on March 13 in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. The performance celebrates the
music of two legends and friendly rivals – Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf – both revered as the “father of
modern Chicago blues.” The Fabulous Thunderbirds anchors this musical tribute, backing such greats
as James Cotton, Jody Williams, Bob Margolin and JJ Grey. Each musician brings his own distinctive
talent, producing a timeless mix of blues, rock and R&B.

Following a successful tour with the Robert Johnson Centennial Concerts, Blues at the Crossroads now
returns to pay homage to music legends Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. Both lauded musicians are
considered the key bluesmen who inspired Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, John Mayall, Eric Clapton and
others – the artists responsible for the 1960s British blues explosion. Though friends, Waters’ and Wolf’s
friendly competition resulted in genre classics such as “Spoonful,” “Mannish Boy,” “Rolling Stone,” and
‘Smokestack Lightning.”

Tickets start at $25 and are available online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in
Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787. For inquiries about group ticket savings for 10 or more, call the
Group Services office at (714) 755-0236. The TTY number is (714) 556-2746.

“Muddy’s music was the first that got to me and it remains some of the most important music in my life
today,” said Eric Clapton. Jon Landau noted, “As a performer, Wolf pioneered the extreme stage tactics
and extroverted style that have been the hallmark of the rock and roll spirit.

For more than 30 years, The Fabulous Thunderbirds has been led by one of a kind vocalist/harmonica
player and sole original member Kim Wilson. The group's distinctive and powerful sound mixes Texas
blues and southern rock with harmonica-laced swamp blues and R&B. Because of their peerless
musicianship and unique vocals, they have a huge worldwide fan base and have always been favorites of
top musicians, leading to world tours with The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton. "Tuff Enuff" and "Wrap It
Up" were Top 10 hits, and many of their songs have been used in movies and commercials. For more
information, visit: www.fabulousthunderbirds.com.

James "Superharp" Cotton has a flawless musical pedigree. He’s a Grammy® winner, an inductee into
the Blues Hall of Fame and the Smithsonian Institute and a recipient of countless W.C. Handy Blues
Awards. He has shared the stage with B.B. King, Santana, Steve Miller, Johnny Winter, the Allman
Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Sam and Dave and the Grateful Dead. Cotton is the
only musician alive today who has played with Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters.
For more information, visit: www.jamescottonsuperharp.com.

In the mid 1950s, Jody Williams was one of the most sought-after session guitarists in Chicago, but
because his name rarely appeared on records, he was little known outside the music industry. His
acclaimed comeback in 2000 led to a resurgence of interest in Williams’ early work and his reappraisal as
one of the greatest blues guitarists. Williams’ guitar playing, marked by flamboyant string-bending,
imaginative chord changes and distinctive tone, was highly influential in the Chicago blues scene of the
1950s. Williams continues to perform around the world, mainly at large blues festivals, and can often be
seen sitting in with blues guitarist Billy Flynn at Chicago club appearances. For more information, visit:
www.tedkurland.com/artists/blues-crossroads.

Bob Margolin is a blues guitar player and vocalist as well as a recording artist who tours worldwide, both
leading his own band and The Bob Margolin All-Star Blues Jam. He won a Blues Music Award for Guitar
in 2008 and the W.C. Handy Award in 2005. Margolin played guitar in Muddy Waters’ band from 1973-80.
He can be seen with Muddy Waters and The Band in The Last Waltz, the classic music documentary. His
most recent album is The Bob Margolin All-Star Blues Jam for Telarc Records, which features many of
today’s surviving Chicago blues legends. Since the 1990s, he has also recorded albums for the
Powerhouse, Alligator and Blind Pig labels. He writes a regular column for Blues Revue magazine and