Please join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating The Music Center’s Spotlight!
Friday, June 6, 2025
5:00 p.m. Dinner
The Music Center’s Spotlight Grand Gala
Eva and Marc Stern Grand Hall
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
8:00 p.m. Performance
The Music Center’s Spotlight Grand Finale
Ahmanson Theatre
For nearly 40 years, The Music Center's Spotlight has empowered young artists across Southern California. Enjoy an elegant gala dinner, then experience the Spotlight Grand Finale, featuring outstanding performances by promising dancers, singers, musicians, and actors nurtured through Spotlight.
Thank You to Our Generous 2025 Gala Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor
Cathy Stone
Gold Sponsor
Robert J. Abernethy
The Baldwin Group
Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen
HUB International
Cindy Miscikowski
Silver Sponsor
Maria V. Altmann Foundation
Pamela and Dennis Beck
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation
Louise Bryson
Center Dance Arts
The Otis & Elizabeth Chandler Foundation
Mel and Renate Cohen
David Geffen Foundation
Hope & Grand Events
Susan and Steve Matt
Shannon and Darrell D. Miller
Rachel S. Moore and Robert M. Ryan
Teresita and Shelby Notkin
The Louis and Harold Price Foundation
Rosemary and Robert Risley
Lisa See and Richard Kendall
Lynne Silbert and Seth Weingarten
Julia Strickland and Timothy Wahl
Superior Grocers
UCLA Health
Mary Ann Weisberg and Bryce Perry
Gold Patron
American Freight Logistics
Bank of America
Becker Law Group
Margaret Sheehy Collins
Michael and Hannah Dreyer
El Proyecto del Barrio, Inc.
Riley Etheridge and Maria Moyer
Amy Forbes and Andrew Murr
Jonathan Hodge and Lea Sandoval
Mary Ann Hunt-Jacobsen and Eric Jacobsen
Randi and Richard Jones
Anita Mann Kohl and Allen D Kohl
Sandra Krause and William Fitzgerald
Debi and Scott Kroman
Marla and Cary Lefton
Marlene Louchheim
McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP
Beth and Leslie Michelson
Wendy Stark Morrissey
Merle Mullin
Rose and Michael Pagano
Susan Erburu Reardon and George Reardon
Ricki and Marvin Ring
Howard Sherman and J. Gregg Houston
U.S. Bank
Thomas Weinberger and Leslie Vermut
Silver Ticket
Charlene Achki Repko
Anthem
Susan Avila
Susan Baumgarten and David Totheroh
Beverly Bittle
JoAnn and Wade Bourne
Mary Lou Byrne and Gary Kearney
Creative Fundraising Advisors
Harold and Nadine Davidson
Brian Duck and Chad Olsen
Joan Herman and Richard Rasiej
IATSE Local 33
Jane Jelenko and Paul Greenberg
Deborah B. Lewis
Ruth and Ben Marandy
Diane G. Medina
Dr. Michael J. Patzakis
Karen Kay Platt and Lawrence B. Platt
Rick and Debbie Powell
Probity International
Nan Rae
Joseph and Monica Rice
Rodriguez, Horii, Choi & Cafferata LLP
Lois Rosen
Dr. Steven T. Rosen and Tamara Stein
Mimi Rotter
Beverly P. Ryder
Ambassador Cynthia Telles and Joseph W. Waz, Jr.
Jennifer and Steve Walske
Josh and Susan Wieder
Special Thanks to Our Lead Spotlight Program Supporters
Lead Endowment Benefactor
Fredric Roberts
Platinum Benefactor
Robert Gold
Gold Benefactor
Dorothy B. Chandler Program Fund
Colburn Foundation
Helen Funai Erickson
Glorya Kaufman Foundation
Alfred E. Mann Charities, Inc.
Frank Sherwood Performing Arts Fund
Silver Benefactor
Marcy Carsey
Albert Parvin Foundation
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts
James B. Pendleton Foundation
Alyce Williamson
Benefactor
Richard and Suzanne Kayne
Macy’s Inc.
Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Robert Ronus