The Music Center's Spotlight Grand Gala

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.

Giving Opportunities

For more information, please contact us at specialevents@musiccenter.org or (213) 972-3315.

Gifts by check should be made payable to The Music Center and mailed to:

The Music Center
Attn: Advancement
135 N. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012

For instructions on how to contribute by stock or wire transfer, please contact Mayra Medina at mmedina@musiccenter.org.

Thank You to Our Generous 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
John and Louise Bryson
Center Dance Arts
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
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

Gold Patron

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
Howard Sherman and J. Gregg Houston
U.S. Bank
Thomas Weinberger and Leslie Vermut
Mary Ann Weisberg and Bryce Perry

Silver Ticket

Charlene Achki Repko
Anthem
Susan Avila
Susan Baumgarten and David Totheroh
JoAnn and Wade Bourne
Creative Fundraising Advisors
Harold and Nadine Davidson
Brian Duck and Chad Olsen
Joan Herman and Richard Rasiej
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
Nan Rae
Joseph and Monica Rice
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

Edgerton Foundation
Robert Gold

Gold Benefactor

Dorothy B. Chandler Program Fund
Colburn Foundation 
Helen Funai Erickson 
Glorya Kaufman Foundation 
Frank Sherwood Performing Arts Fund

Silver Benefactor

Albert Parvin Foundation 
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts   
James B. Pendleton Foundation   

Benefactor

Walter and Sara Chameides
Richard and Suzanne Kayne
Macy’s Inc.
Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Robert Ronus

Fundraising Permits


Beverly Hills Permit

Los Angeles Permit