Perfectly pink and infused with fun, fashion and frivolity, this delightful musical comedy follows the academic adventures of Elle Woods, a blonde sorority darling, who turns “stereo types” upside down, as she heads to Harvard Law School to win back her boyfriend, a big case, and our hearts. Don’t miss this Broadway hit produced right here in Colorado by the Arvada Center’s award winning creative team.

Legally Blonde, The Musical is part of the Arvada Center’s celebrated Summer at the Center Series and proudly sponsored by Exempla Lutheran Medical Center.

The show runs June 12 – July 1, 2012 in the Main Stage Theater.  For more information click here to purchase tickets or call 720-898-7200.

Partnering for Pets

Producer Rod Lansberry cuddles cast member
“Bruiser” from Foothills Animal Shelter

Meet & Greet

The Cast and Crew “Meet & Greet” took place on Tuesday, May 22 where cast members and crew members gather to meet and start the first rehearsal.

View our slideshow on Facebook to see the cast members and some of their first days in rehearsal. You do not need a Facebook account to view the images.

Videos To View

Hayley Podschun as Elle and Curt Hansen as Warner practice with Musical Director David Nehls on Day 1

Dance Audition Call Backs for Legally Blonde at Arvada Center

The Cast

The principal cast features:

• Hayley Podschun (Elle Woods)
• Norrell Moore (Vivienne Kensington)
• Sarah Rex (Paulette)
• Molly Tynes (Brooke Wyndham)
• Amanda Earls (Enid)
• Julia Perrotta (Margot)
• Heather Doris (Serena)
• Aisha Jackson (Pilar)
• Curt Hansen (Warner Huntington lll)
• Brett Ambler (Emmett Forrest)
• Jeffrey Roark (Professor CallahanEnsemble members are
• Allegra Rose Edwards
• Emily Luhrs
• Stephanie Nelson
• Stephanie Park
• Katlin Thistle
• Katie Ulrich
• Ben Dicke
• Randy Dierkes
• Joel Domenico
• Rikki James
• Matt LaFontaine
• Jonathan D. Lovitz
• Andrew Russell
• Hayden Stanes
• Johnny Stewart
• Markus Warren
• P. Tucker Worley.

In addition to director Gavin Mayer, the creative team includes David Nehls (musical director), Kitty Skillman Hilsabeck (choreographer), Brian Mallgrave (scene design), Tonya Moake Neely (light design) and Steve Stevens (sound design). The Arvada Center welcomes back costume designer Mondo Guerra recent winner of “Project Runway All Stars 2012″. Mondo designed costumes for the Arvada Center’s hit musical Hairspray in Summer 2011.

Reviewers are loving the bawdy, complex and hilarious “Twelfth Night”  – a collaboration between Colorado Shakespeare Festival and Arvada Center

David Marlowe

Geoffrey Kent and Kate Berry in “Twelfth Night”

“Philip C. Sneed has cast Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” impeccably and peppered it with delicious landmines of laughter”- David Marlowe, Marlowe’s Musings
May 6, 2012

Beki Pineda

“…this production brings one of Shakespeare’s best comedies to glorious life.” – Beki Pineda, Boulder Magazine
May 7, 2012

Mile High Gay Guy

“Brilliant acting…great praise for Phillip Sneed’s direction” – MileHighGayGuy.com , May 8, 2012

Denver Post

“3 out of 4 stars” – Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post, May 11, 2012

Aurora Sentinel

“a stellar cast…3 1/2 stars out of 4 stars” – Adam Goldstein, Aurora Sentinel, May 11, 2012

Summit Daily

“plenty of fun…highly capable cast” – Alex Miller, Summit Daily, May 3, 2012

Summer at the Center is brought to you by Exempla Lutheran.

SummerStage

97.3 KBCO and Nobody in Particular Presents bring you

Indigo Girls with full band The Shadowboxers — June 9

Aaron Neville – July 15

Lucinda Williams – July 22

Los Lobos – July 28

Steve Earle and the Dukes – July 28

Los Lonely Boys – August 10

Pink Martini  – August 12

Asleep At The Wheel – August 19

“Weird Al” Yankovic  – August 23

John Hiatt  – August 29

CenterFest

• Ballet Ariel & Colorado Children’s Chorale Festival Singers
  June 7 | Buy Tickets
• Ballet Nouveau Colorado & Lighthouse Writers Workshop
  June 8 | Buy Tickets
• Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra & Rocky Mountain Brassworks
  June 14 | Buy Tickets
• Arvada Chorale & Colorado Wind Ensemble
  June 21 | Buy Tickets
• Kim Robards Dance & The Fiesta Colorado Dance Company
  June 28 | Buy Tickets
• Colorado Symphony – Tribute to Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops
  July 13 | Buy Tickets
• The Fiesta Colorado Dance Company
  July 19 | Buy Tickets
• Colorado Symphony Mozart Under Moonlight
  July 26 | Buy Tickets
• Jefferson Symphony Orchestra with The Queen City Jazz Band
  August 2 | Buy Tickets
• 7dancers & Apex Contemporary Dance: An Evening of Collaborative Dance
  August 9 | Buy Tickets
• Colorado Shakespeare Festival Presents Treasure Island
  August 16 – August 17 | Buy Tickets
• The Denver Brass & Colorado Honor Band
  August 25 | Buy Tickets
• Colorado Ballet Night Under The Stars
  August 30 | Buy Tickets

“I feel we have put together a season that will really appeal to our constituents,” remarked Artistic Producer Rod A. Lansberry, “we are also thrilled to have Creede Rep and PHAMALY back for another appearance. We value these partnerships and are eager to share their work with our patrons.” Lansberry went on to say, “The Arvada Center is known nationally for its high quality shows that are created and built entirely by local designers and artisans. This coming season will maintain the consistent level of professional theater that will not disappoint.”

The 2012 – 2013 Arvada Center Theater Season

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek
Book by Jeffrey Lane
Main Stage Theater
September 11 – 30, 2012

Based on the popular 1988 film starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine, this Tony Award® winning musical comedy centers on two con men living on the French Riviera. The first is a suave and sophisticated fellow, who makes his lavish living by talking rich ladies out of their money. The other is a small-time crook who modestly swindles women by arousing their compassion with fabricated stories about his grandmother’s failing health. When the two attempt to join forces the plan fails miserably so they come to an agreement to pull off one great scam where the winner stays and the other leaves town forever. A madcap battle of the cons ensues that will keep audiences laughing, humming and trying to guess the cons’ next move to the end!

Creede Repertory Theatre presents
Is He Dead?
A new comedy by Mark Twain, as adapted by David Ives
Black Box Theater
October 2 – 28, 2012

The wildly hilarious “new” farce from the father of American wit, Mark Twain. Jean-Francois Millet, a young painter of genius, is in love with Marie Leroux but in debt to a villainous picture-dealer, Bastien Andre. Andre forecloses on Millet, threatening debtor’s prison unless Marie marries him. Millet realizes the only way he can pay his debts and keep Marie from marrying Andre is to die, as it is only dead painters who achieve fame and fortune. Millet’s plan was flawed from the start – once he’s declared dead he can’t collect on his fortune. The romp is on as he pursues his passion for painting, his fortune and the woman he loves.

Miracle on 34th Street
Book, Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson
Based on Miracle on 34th Street; story by Valentine Davies
Main Stage Theater

November 27 – December 23, 2012
The traditional holiday favorite that will put you in the spirit of the season when its magic comes to our Main Stage Theater. This musical version of the joyful and nostalgic classic movie includes memorable songs such as “It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas”, “Pinecones and Hollyberries” and more. As we get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the season, we all need a little break to remember that miracles do happen. Miracle on 34th Street is pure family entertainment – make it part of your holiday celebration.

Blithe Spirit
Written by Noël Coward
Black Box Theater
January 22 – February 17, 2013

When Charles Condomine, a successful novelist, wishes to learn about the occult for a new book he is
writing he arranges for eccentric clairvoyant Madame Arcati to hold a séance at his home. The attempt
backfires when the Madame inadvertently conjures up the ghost of his annoying and temperamental first
wife, Elvira. Only Charles can see or hear Elvira, and his second wife, Ruth, does not believe the ghost
exists. Comedy and mayhem run rampant as the former Mrs. Condomine attempts to disrupt Charles’s
marriage while scheming ways to have Charles join her in the afterlife.

Winner of 5 Tony Awards® including Best Musical Score and Best Musical
Man of La Mancha
Music by Mitch Leigh
Lyrics by Joe Darion
Book by Dal Wasserman
Main Stage Theater
March 26 – April 14, 2013

One of the most beloved musicals of all time tells the story of author, actor, tax collector Miguel de Cervantes, imprisoned by the Spanish Inquisition and awaiting a mock trial by a jury of his fellow prisoners. To save his life’s work from seizure and sure destruction, Cervantes’ defense will be to act out a play with his fellow prisoners. The play – his creation – Don Quixote de la Mancha recounts the tale of the mad knight who believes the wrongs of the world can be corrected as he jousts at windmills with his trusty sidekick, Sancho Panza and his beloved Dulcinea in the quest for “The Impossible Dream”.

Regional Premiere
Dividing the Estate
Written by Horton Foote
Black Box Theater
April 30 – May 26, 2013

Horton Foote, Pulitzer Prize® winning writer, penned a comedy about family, money, power and greed. At odds over the fate of their dwindling inheritance, several generations of the well-to-do Gordon family must confront their disreputable past as they grapple with an uncertain future. Watching these self-absorbed, endearingly dysfunctional brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and servants is lots of laughs as it challenges everyone’s take on their entitlement. Will they face possible ruin and indignity together or take their chances and go their separate ways?

Curtains
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Book by Rupert Holmes based on the original book by Peter Stone
Main Stage Theater
July 9 – 28, 2013

The whodunit musical comedy Curtains features a dazzling musical score by the legendary team, Kander and Ebb (Chicago, Cabaret) and was nominated for eight Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Original Score. The chief sleuth, Lieutenant Frank Cioffi, with a secret affinity for musical theater, investigates the murder of a Broadway-bound theater company’s tremendously untalented star on opening night. Could the culprit be the hard-edged lady producer, one of the recently divorced songwriting team, the egomaniacal British director, or the seemingly sweet ingénue? Curtains will have you on the edge of your seat – laughing!

*Exclusive Theater Engagement
PHAMALY Presents
The Foreigner
By Larry Shue
Main Stage Theater
February 22 & 23, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
February 24, 2013, 2:00 p.m.

Laugh along as we follow a group of mismatched characters staying at a resort-style fishing lodge where
a very shy man is mistaken as a foreigner who doesn’t speak English. Like a fly on the wall, the mysterious foreigner overhears more than he should about the scandalous and damaging revelations of the resort’s inhabitants. The nonstop hilarity of the play builds to an uproariously funny climax where events go awry for the “bad guys” and the “good guys” emerge triumphant.

*Please note, the PHAMALY presentation is not included in the 2012 – 2013 subscription series package

About the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities:
In its 36-year history, the award winning Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities has grown to become one of the nation’s largest multidisciplinary arts centers, devoted to all aspects of the arts and generously supported in part by the City of Arvada and by the Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). The Arvada Center is located at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. and provides free parking for all its patrons. For more information go to www.arvadacenter.org or call 720-898-7200.

POSITION SUMMARY

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Arvada Center is seeking an Executive Director. The Executive Director, an energetic, entrepreneurial and people-centered leader, provides overall vision, leadership and strategic direction to the Arvada Center’s artistic, cultural and educational programs. This position reports directly to the City of Arvada’s City Manager and serves as an essential member of the City’s Executive Management Team. The Executive Director, a recognized leader in the
Denver regional arts and cultural community, manages an annual budget of $10.8 million and has considerable latitude and discretion in advancing and advocating for the Arvada Center. The Executive Director leads a dedicated 40-member team, including 350 passionate volunteers and arts patrons. The Executive Director advises and informs the City of Arvada, the City Council of Arvada and the Arvada Council for the Arts and Humanities on strategic issues affecting the Center and works closely with the Arvada Council to ensure the Arvada Center’s sustainability and success.

RESPONSIBILITIES
The Executive Director will have the following primary responsibilities:
• Lead, communicate and inspire a compelling and integrated arts vision to the Arvada Center’s staff, civic leaders, regional stakeholders and local citizenry.
• Serve as chief external relations officer of the Arvada Center by building regional and community awareness to strengthen partnerships and collaborations with commercial, civic and cultural organizations.
• Develop and oversee a longterm strategic revenue plan to ensure the soundness of the organization’s financial structure as well as accumulating an annual surplus.
• Continue to develop the Center’s fundraising capacity with individual donors, sponsors, corporations and other partners, assuring the growth and sustainability of its revenue base.
• Lead the development of strategies for increasing performance subscriptions, target audiences and overall attendance.
• Provide advice and guidance to the Arts Council on how to continue its effectiveness in elevating fundraising capacity through strategic Board development and building a culture of philanthropy.
• Provide appropriate leadership and build effective partnerships to the Arvada Center’s collaborations with state and regional organizations and venues, including raising its stature and profile within the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.
• Communicate and interact effectively with leaders from government, quasi-government, news media and civic and community groups, including artists, vendors and citizens.
• Present information and participate in discussions with the City Council, the Arvada Council for the Arts and Humanities, businesses, cultural organizations, community partners, citizen groups and other individuals on city-wide issues.
• Maintain enriching and productive relationships with the Arvada Center, the City of Arvada, and the surrounding arts community and make efforts to understand changing trends and demographics within the region.
• Lead and help establish a key position as a respected member of the greater Denver cultural and arts community.
• Work collaboratively with key city and civic leaders to ensure that their educational programs are well-integrated among the organization’s original mission and strategic efforts.
• Support the City’s strategic planning, business strategy and economic development with expert knowledge and counsel in arts management practices, planning and procedures, including various city committees as needed.
• Act on behalf of the City Manager in absence, including assuming the duties of the City Manager, and represent the City Manager at meetings of professional organizations, public agencies, civic organizations and other official functions when directed.
• Keep abreast of trends and activities in the local, regional and national arts communities and maintain a thorough knowledge of available regional and community arts resources.

QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will possess most of the following professional and personal qualifications:
• A strong commitment to advancing the Arvada Center’s vision, mission, core values and goals.
• A minimum of seven to ten years of senior level experience in leading successful arts and cultural institutions, including experience with contributed revenue, strategic planning, nonprofit management, performance management, board relations, fundraising, marketing and communications.
• An MBA, MPA or master’s degree in arts management or nonprofit management would be advantageous.
• Ability to interact effectively with citizens, municipal leaders and government personnel in a positive and cooperative manner.
• Demonstrated ability to bring strategic thinking and leadership in understanding fundraising potential and program dynamics to support a cause or mission.
• Proven success in leading, managing, motivating and inspiring high performing teams with an open, approachable leadership style.
• Excellent budgetary and financial forecasting and analytical and management skills, including an ability to manage and interpret contracts and legal documents.
• Strong interpersonal, listening and motivational skills with an ability to generate enthusiasm among all major community and regional stakeholders.
• Possess experience in marketing, advertising and public relations activities, including driving growth in ticket sales, audience participation and associated revenues.
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to inspire, including strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel as necessary and support Center program and activities; the incumbent is required to obtain or hold a valid Colorado driver’s license.

APPLICATION
The City of Arvada has engaged Campbell & Company to conduct a national search for their Executive Director. The City of Arvada offers a highly competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package. To be considered for this opportunity, please send resume to:

Dan Nevez
Consultant, Executive Search
dan.nevez@campbellcompany.com
(P) (312) 896-8901
One East Wacker Drive, Suite 3350
Chicago, IL 60601
www.campbellcompany.com

The City of Arvada is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer