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JCCC announces 2021 season
Posted by Bob Evans

Johnson County Community College’s Midwest Trust Center

              Announces 2021 Fall Season

              Fall Performances Include

         Yesterday and Today – An Interactive
  Beatles Experience, Sugar & Booze – Ana Gasteyer,

KC Jazz Orchestra with the Hanover, Germany Big Band,

Bridget Kibbey with the Dover Quartet, and Susan Werner

Emily Behrmann, General Manager for the series branded Midwest
Trust Center (formerly Carlsen Center) Series, today announced
the upcoming fall season featuring vital artists from
around the world and around the corner. High res photos with
IDs can be found here.

“It’s been a long time coming, but we are ready
to welcome audiences back,” Behrmann stated. “Over the past 15
months, staff has been working remotely, staying connected and
innovating with fellow artists, planning for the day where we
can safely come back to theatres. We are so pleased to
share the fall lineup of in-person performances!”

A short list of performances:

On Sept. 12, Larry Carlton – Steely Dan/’78 Album will perform
in Yardley Hall. Be profoundly moved by one of the most
influential, prolific, and original guitarists of the past
four decades. Four-time Grammy winner mesmerizes
audiences with his blues and jazz roots and crossover
pop/rock sensibility.

Running       Sep.         17        and      18,         New
Dance   Partners—The     Ultimate     Collaboration.     This
unique partnership, featuring some of the most interesting and
exciting local dance companies and artists presenting original
works, will continue in Yardley Hall. Four choreographers and
four companies confirmed to date include Sidra Bell working
with Owen/Cox Dance Group, Carolyn Dorfman working with
Störling Dance Theatre, Roni Koresh working with
Wylliams/Henry                                 Contemporary
Dance Company and Irene Rodriguez working with Kansas City
Ballet.

On Oct. 24, Yesterday and Today: The Interactive Beatles
Experience will bring a one-of-a-kind tribute to Yardley
Hall. This all-request show does away with the wigs, costumes,

and fake accents. Instead, brothers Billy, Matthew and Ryan
McGuigan will recreate the energy and spirit of the world’s
most popular band, connecting with audiences and playing the
music they want to hear.

Saturday,     Nov.    6,   Darlene    Love    will    delight
audiences with favorites including “He’s a Rebel,” “A Fine,
Fine Boy,” “Chapel of Love,” “Wait ‘til My Bobby Gets
Home,” “Not Too Young to Get Married” and the seasonal classic
“(Christmas) Baby Please Come Home.” Love will also sing songs
from       her      latest       release       “Introducing
Darlene Love” (produced by Little Steven VanZandt and
including new songs by Linda Perry, Elvis Costello, and
Bruce Springsteen).

On Dec.4, Fiesta Navidad, Mariachi Los Camperos, will perform
in Yardley Hall. A holiday musical fiesta perfect
for the entire family. You will love this celebration
of Mexican and Latin-inspired holiday songs. Always an
explosion of music and color, Mariachi Los Camperos is known
for moving mariachi music out of the cantinas and into
the concert halls of America.

On Dec. 5, Ana Gasteyer will ring in the holiday season with
her “Sugar & Booze” tour, a collection of original and classic
holiday songs with Ana’s modern and comedic touch. Known
for her celebrated television work that includes SNL, Gasteyer
starred in FOX’s A Christmas Story Live! as Mrs. Schwartz
and     as     Principle       McGee     in     FOX’s      hit
live broadcast of Grease. On stage, Gasteyer starred as
Elphaba in Wicked for both the Broadway and Chicago
productions and in 2018 she performed as Miss Hannigan
in Annie at The Hollywood Bowl. Audiences will love Ana’s
light-hearted take on the season!

This year Mesner Puppet Theater will be MTC’s Artists in
Residence. Running Dec. 4 and 5, the Kansas City-based
organization will remount The Snowy Day and other Stories

by Ezra Jack Keats. Known for their inventive puppetry, MPT
will bring Keats’ stories to life in a collection
that features Whistle for Willie, Goggles!, A Letter to
Amy and The Snowy Day. In May of 2022, Mesner Puppets will
bring In the Workshop from the screen to the stage with a
live adaptation of their digital series of the same name. Both
productions will engage audiences of all ages incorporating
humor and heart in a uniquely Mesner fashion.

For more information about the Midwest Trust Center Series
at Johnson County Community College, and a full list of
performers, visit Midwest Trust Center 2021-2022 Season.

Midwest Trust Center Series 2021 Fall Season

 Sept. 12           Larry Carlton – Steely Dan/’78 Album

  Sept. 17-18      New Dance Partners

Oct. 7               The Reminders

Oct. 17             Winterlude – local KC jazz, Bob Bowman

Oct.        22                                                 KC
Jazz Orchestra with Hanover, Germany Big Band

Oct. 24              Yesterday and Today – The Interactive Beatl
es Experience

Nov. 6              Darlene Love

Nov. 7                Winterlude – Kansas City and All That’s
Jazz

Nov. 12              The Romeros guitar quartet with Isabel
Leonard, mezzo-soprano

Nov. 17-18       StoneLion Puppet Theatre, The Lost Treasure

Nov. 20            Susan Werner

Dec. 3               Bridget Kibbey, harp with the Dover Quartet

Dec. 4               Fiesta Navidad, Mariachi Los Camperos

Dec. 4-5         Mesner Puppet Theater, The Snowy Day

Dec. 5                           Ana   Gasteyer,    “Sugar   and
Booze” Holiday Tour

Ticket Information

Tickets for September and October shows will go on sale
June 21. Until then, please take a look at the full lineup and
season brochure on the website Midwest Trust Center 2021-2022
Season. All tickets will be sold for a single performance,
no season packages for fall events. Donors to the Friends of
the Midwest Trust Center (starting at $60) receive early
access. Become a Friend here.

About Midwest Center, Johnson County Community College

The Midwest Trust Center is Johnson County’s performing arts
center. Early on, the founders of Johnson County Community
College (JCCC) dreamed of building a world-class performing
arts venue in Johnson County, Kansas. In 1990, that dream
was realized, and the center soon became a cultural hub for
the rapidly growing county. The Midwest Trust Center’s growth
parallels that of Johnson County, expanding from 50 events
the first season to around 150 annually today. Events
include Midwest Trust Center Series, the annual series of
around 25 events presented by JCCC that feature professional,
internationally known artists in a wide variety of genres;
academic branches of JCCC; and community groups who rent
the space.

In 2020 Johnson County Community College accepted a $1,000,000
   donation      intended     to    provide     an    ongoing
endowment to support the College’s Performing Arts Series. The
se funds will also provide scholarships for students studying

creative                                                  arts
at JCCC. As a feature of the donation, the center now
bears the name Midwest Trust Center, a local company founded
by Brad Bergman. The donors Brad and Libby Bergman are long-
time    supporters     of    the    College,     having    co-
chaired the JCCC Foundation’s annual Some Enchanted Evening
Gala    –   the   largest     single    fundraising      event
for student scholarships. Brad has also served as Chair
of       the      JCCC        Foundation        Board        of
Directors. The Bergmans have been consistent supporters of doz
ens of activities at JCCC. They have four children,
each of whom has benefited from classes taught at the College.

Since        2000,    with      the         development        of
the Midwest Trust Center Arts Education program, the Midwest
Trust Center also addresses cultural and art-related program
needs in K-12 education. The MTC Arts Education programs
include school performances at the Midwest Trust Center,
and engagement activities with artists performing in schools.
Master classes, lecture/demonstrations, workshops and
other opportunities for interaction with students happen
throughout the year. MTC Arts Education also offers support
materials for programs, study guides, concert previews, plus
professional development – creative skills workshops and
curriculum- building      seminars    for   teachers   in    arts
integration.

The MTC Arts Education had a leadership role in the re-
establishment of the Kansas Alliance for Arts Education, and
in 2014 was named a Kennedy Center Partners in Education site,
teamed with the Shawnee Mission School District. An expansion
of the Kennedy Center Partnership occurred in 2018 with the
addition of the Liberty Schools, and again in 2019, adding
Kansas City Young Audiences, making it one of two cross-state
Kennedy Center Partnerships in the US. MTC Arts Ed is the only
Kennedy Center Partner in the state of Kansas.

For   more   information,    please   visit    Midwest      Trust

Center 2021-2022 Season.