SEMIFINALS - Monday, June 3, 7:00 PM The White Theatre, Jewish Community Center
ImportantFINALS - Sunday, August Dates:25, 7:00 PM Johnson County Community College - Yardley Hall
WHAT IS KC SUPERSTAR? Now in its 10th year, KC SuperStar is an “American Idol” style competition that awards the $10,000 Edward and Ellen Rose Scholarship to the most talented high school singer in Kansas City. More than 200 students from the Kanas City metro audition, and up to 24 singers make it to the semifinals where judges select 10 finalists. At the August 25th Finals, the audience enjoys a high-energy show and ultimately selects the winner via electronic voting. Total scholarship and prize money exceeds $22,000.
KC SUPERSTAR BENEFICIARIES: Proceeds from KC SuperStar support scholarships and programming throughout The Jewish Community Center (The J), providing meals, transportation, education, camp, wellness programs and the arts to so many deserving children, families, and senior adults. The J is a respected leader in the areas of child development, youth services, cultural arts, and senior adult programming, as well as fitness and sports activities and is open to all faiths and backgrounds. KC SuperStar continues to support The Reat Griffin Underwood Rising Stars Fund named in memory of Reat who, along with his grandfather, lost his life during the 2014 tragedy at The Jewish Community Campus. This fund directly supports Performing Arts education and training programs for youth ages 14-21. This year a portion of the amount raised by KCSS will also support The J’s Capital Campaign. More information about The J’s exciting building expansion can be found below.
Celebrity Host+ Performer PHILLIPA SOO
CELEBRITY HOST+PERFORMER: Phillipa Soo is best known for originating the role of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton opposite Lin-Manuel Miranda in the Broadway mega-hit Hamilton. Soo was nominated for the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and won the Lucille Lortel Award for Lead Actress in a Musical. Additional stage credits include co-starring on Broadway in The Parisian Woman with Uma Thurman, the title role in the Broadway Musical Amélie, and starring as “Natasha” in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. This year she will co-star in the CBS drama “The Code,” and was recently in the feature film “Here and Now” with Sarah Jessica Parker. Soo is a graduate of the Juilliard School Drama Division.
PATRON EVENTS: All KC SuperStar patrons will enjoy a pre-show community party. Sponsors of $10,000 and up, and J Legacy Society members attending the event, are invited to a VIP Meet & Greet reception with Phillipa Soo after the show.
THE J’S BUILDING EXPANSION: As part of The J’s continued commitment to make a greater impact on the community, The J will be enlarging its facilities by adding more than 27,000 square feet of programming space. The new space will include a state-of-the-art youth gymnasium that will accommodate basketball, pickleball and volleyball activities, a new indoor turf field for youth sports training and soccer as well as an enhanced youth fitness zone and a remodeled babysitting area. In addition, there will be more spaces for group exercise classes and an expansion of the Visual Arts program. The expansion will not only benefit J members of all ages, but will provide greater opportunities in athletics for the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy and the greater Kansas City community.
KC SuperStar presenting sponsor: Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City Herb Buchbinder – 913.972.7447 Jim Sluyter – 913.327.8032 | [email protected] Doris Mendel - 913.206.7490 Bill Mendel - 816.365.2279 Felice Azorsky – 913.981.8895 | [email protected] Cindy Bodker - 913.981.8807 | [email protected]
Name or logo on all applicable collateral materials 6 tickets to the Finals + Community Patron Party Special signage at Auditions, Semifinals, & Finals Signage at Semifinals & Finals 12 tickets to the Finals + Community Patron Party Quarter-page ad and listing in playbill VIP Dessert Meet + Greet with Phillipa Soo Recognition on website Full-page ad and listing in playbill Website, print, and event recognition
6 tickets to the Finals + Community Patron Party Listing in playbill Recognition on website 10 tickets to the Finals + Community Patron Party VIP Dessert Meet + Greet with Phillipa Soo Special signage at Semifinals, & Finals Full-page ad and listing in playbill 4 tickets to the Finals + Community Patron Party Website, print, and event recognition Listing in playbill
8 tickets to the Finals + Community Patron Party 2 tickets to the Finals + Community Patron Party VIP Dessert Meet + Greet with Phillipa Soo Listing in playbill Special signage at Semifinals & Finals Full-page ad and listing in playbill Website, print, and event recognition For tax purposes, your contribution less $50.00 per ticket is tax-deductible.
8 tickets to the Finals + Community Patron Party Signage at Semifinals & Finals Half-page ad and listing in playbill Recognition on website MADELYN PADGET 2018 KC SUPERSTAR WINNER
Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City 5801 W. 115th • Overland Park, KS 66211 (913) 327.8000 • kcsuperstar.org