Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills Daughter of Shanghai
| Wallis Annenberg Eye for the Performing Arts | |
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| General data | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | Corner of North Santa Monica Boulevard and Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, California |
| Coordinates | 34°04′twenty″Northward 118°24′04″W / 34.07228°N 118.40124°W / 34.07228; -118.40124 Coordinates: 34°04′twenty″N 118°24′04″Westward / 34.07228°N 118.40124°Westward / 34.07228; -118.40124 |
| Completed | 2013 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Zoltan Pali |
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is a community arts heart in Beverly Hills, California, named for philanthropist Wallis Annenberg in recognition for The Annenberg Foundation's major gift to fund the campus. It is colloquially known equally The Wallis.[1]
The restored Post Office portion of the Wallis Annenberg Heart for the Performing Arts, as seen from the corner of South Santa Monica Boulevard and Canon Bulldoze.
The 1933 Beverly Hills Mail Office, now office of the Wallis.
Location [edit]
The Wallis is located on the corner of Northward Santa Monica Boulevard and Crescent Drive in Beverly Hills, California.[2]
Amenities [edit]
The center was designed past architect Zoltan Pali of SPF:architects.[3] [four] [5] [half-dozen] It includes the historic 1933 Beverly Hills mail office, the newly built 500-seat Goldsmith Theater, the 150-seat Lovelace Studio Theater, Grow at The Wallis: A Space for Arts Education, a sculpture garden and a promenade terrace designed past Ron Lutsko.[5] [7] The Goldsmith theater is named after Bram Goldsmith, the Chairman Emeritus of City National Bank.[4] The restored landmark Beverly Hills mail office is named for Paula Kent Meehan.[4]
History [edit]
Endowed by heiress and philanthropist Wallis Annenberg (born 1939), who donated US$25 meg, The Wallis was under construction for x years.[8] [9] [10] The total toll of creating the center is estimated at $70 million, with an annual operating budget of several million dollars.[11]
The opening on Oct 17, 2013 was celebrated with a black-tie gala, co-chaired by Wallis Annenberg and Jamie Tisch.[4] [8] [9] [10] [12] Kevin Spacey, John Lithgow and Diane Lane inaugurated the 500-seat Goldsmith Theater by reading letters from Groucho Marx, Tennessee Williams, Peter Tchaikovsky, Will Rogers and others.[4] [8] The evening was followed past a fashion show by Salvatore Ferragamo and performances by the likes of Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo and Paris Opera Ballet members Mathias Heymann and Myriam Ould-Braham.[10]
Equally of October 2017, the center's chairman of the board is Michael Nemeroff.[13] The chairman of the executive commission is philanthropist and arts patron David Bohnett, who was board chairman from 2015–2017.[14] [fifteen] [16] [17] The Wallis's managing manager is arts administrator and fundraiser Rachel Fine, and the artistic director is Paul Crewes of Kneehigh Theatre.[18] [i] [19]
The Wallis and Deaf W Theatre'due south acclaimed 2015 co-production of Bound Enkindling (musical), performed simultaneously in American Sign Language and spoken English by a cast of 27, transferred to Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre in September 2015 and went on to receive 3 Tony Award nominations including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Managing director Michael Arden.[20] [21]
Performances [edit]
2013/2014 Inaugural Flavour Highlights
- Parfumerie (EP Dowdall accommodation from Miklos Laszlo play)
- Martha Graham Trip the light fantastic Company[6]
- Catherine Wheels Theatre Company'southward White [half dozen]
- Noël Coward'southward Brief Meet from Kneehigh Theatre[vi]
- Maurice Hines is Tappin' Thru Life [6]
2014/2015 Season Highlights
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Into the Forest [22]
- Patti LuPone's Coulda Shoulda Woulda... Played that Office [22]
- National Theatre of Scotland and Royal Shakespeare Company's Dunsinane (play) [22]
- Deaf W Theatre's Spring Enkindling (musical) [23]
2015/2016 Season Highlights
- An Evening with Denzel Washington [24]
- Twyla Tharp: 50th Ceremony Celebration [24]
- Mel Brooks in Conversation with David Steinberg[24]
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Guys and Dolls [24]
2016/2017 Flavor Highlights
- Complicite's The Encounter by Simon McBurney[25]
- Stephen Sondheim'southward Merrily We Curlicue Along (musical) from Michael Arden[25] (inaugural creative person-in-residence)
- Deaf West Theatre's Edward Albee'south At Home at the Zoo [25]
- Paul Taylor Dance Visitor[25]
2017/2018 Flavour Highlights
- Bristol Old Vic's Long Day's Journeying into Night with Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville[26]
- Kneehigh Theatre'southward The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk from Emma Rice[27]
- The Eye of Robin Hood from Iceland's Vesturport[27]
- Benjamin Millepied's L.A. Dance Project[27] (inaugural company-in-residence)
Awards and nominations [edit]
| Awards | Product | Nominations | Wins | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Ovation Awards | Maurice Hines is Tappin Through Life | eight | 2 | Won for Interim Ensemble of a Musical and Music Management | |
| 2015 Ovation Awards | Deafened West Theatre's Bound Awakening (Musical) | 12 | five | Won for Best Production of a Musical, Acting Ensemble of a Musical, Director of a Musical (Michael Arden), Choreography (Spencer Liff), and Lighting Blueprint (Ben Stanton) | |
| 2015 Ovation Awards | 1 | 1 | Won for All-time Season | ||
| 2017 Ovation Awards | For the Record: Scorsese - American Criminal offence Requiem | 10 | 2 | Nominated for Best Production of a Musical, Acting Ensemble of a Musical, Music Management (Jesse Vargas), Director of a Musical (Anderson Davis), Musical Lead Actor (B. Slade), Musical Lead Actress (Carmen Cusack), Musical Featured Actor (Jason Paige), Musical Featured Actress (Dionne Gipson and Lindsey Gort), and Lighting Design (Michael Berger and Dan Efros) | |
| 2017 Ovation Awards | The Pride | iv | Nominated for Best Acting Ensemble of a Play, Play Featured Actor (Matthew Wilkas), Sound Design (Joshua Reid), and Costume Design (Danae Iris McQueen) | ||
| 2017 Ovation Awards | Merrily We Roll Along | 3 | Nominated for Best Director of a Musical (Michael Arden), Musical Lead Actress (Donna Vivino), and Musical Featured Actress (Whitney Bashor) | ||
| 2017 Ovation Awards | Complicite's The Encounter | 1 | 1 | Won for Best Presented Product | |
| 2017 Ovation Awards | 1 | Nominated for Best Season |
References [edit]
- ^ a b Ocamb, Karen. "David Bohnett and Rand Schrader: The Love Story That Defied AIDS and Homophobia". Frontiers. December ii, 2015.
- ^ Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts: About United states
- ^ SPF:architects: Wallis Annenberg Center, Beverly Hills, CA
- ^ a b c d e Ellen Olivier, Gala opens Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills, The Los Angeles Times, October 21, 2013
- ^ a b Steve Chagollan, Annenberg Set up to Unveil New Performing Arts Heart in Beverly Hills This evening, Diverseness, October 17, 2013
- ^ a b c d east Brandon Kirby, Wallis Annenberg Heart for the Performing Arts Reveals Line-Up, The Hollywood Reporter, 8/15/2013
- ^ Wallis Annenberg Heart for the Performing Arts: About Usa: Map
- ^ a b c Sandy Cohen, Galaxy of stars help open performing arts centre, Associated Press, Oct 18, 2013.
- ^ a b Danielle Berrin, Wallis'southward world: The Annenberg heir launches Beverly Hills performing arts center with glamorous gala, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, October 18, 2013
- ^ a b c Deborah Vankin, Starry gala opens Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, The Los Angeles Times, October 18, 2013
- ^ David Ng (July 24, 2014), Lou Moore departs as caput of Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "The Wallis Hosts Star-Studded Opening Night Gala". bhcourier.com. Beverly Hills Courier. October 18, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved April x, 2015.
- ^ Nemeroff, Michael. "Dear Members of The Wallis Community". Wallis Annenberg Centre for the Performing Arts. Oct 2017.
- ^ Simmons, Steve. "David Bohnett Chairs Wallis Board, Continues Arts Patronage". Beverly Hills Courier. April 8, 2016.
- ^ Anderson, Olivia. "The Way of the Wallis". Beverly Hills Weekly. Issue 933: August 17, 2017 – August 23, 2017. p. 11.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Wallis Annenberg Heart for the Performing Arts. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^ "The Wallis Names Michael Nemeroff New Lath Chairman". BohnettFoundation.org. May 24, 2017
- ^ "David C. Bohnett is Named Chairman of the Board for the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts" (news release). TheWallis.org. November 3, 2015.
- ^ Ng, David (24 September 2015). "Wallis Annenberg Center Names Paul Crewes as Artistic Managing director". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ Viagas, Robert (7 July 2015). "Radically Reconceived Broadway Spring Awakening Revival Sets Dates". Playbill . Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ Ng, David (3 May 2016). "'Leap Enkindling' and Deafened West's Unlikely Road to 3 Tony Nominations". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Announces Theater, Dance, Music, Lectures and Theater for Young Audiences Programming for its 2014-15 Flavour" (PDF) . Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Deafened West Theatre, and Cody Lassen Nowadays Spring Awakening" (PDF) . Retrieved nineteen March 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Wallis Annenberg Heart for the Performing Arts Announces Artistic Advisors and Programming for 2015-sixteen Flavor" (PDF) . Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Michael Arden-Helmed 'Merrily', Bacharach Reimagined, Stephen Schwartz and More than Slated for The Wallis in 2016-17". Broadway Earth . Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Cast Ready for Jeremy Irons' Long Day'due south Journey; Revival Volition Play London, Brooklyn, Los Angeles". Playbill.
- ^ a b c Pizzolorusso, Patrick. "The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Announces 2017–2018 Flavour". Playbill.
External links [edit]
- Official website
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_Annenberg_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts
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