2017 Annual Report to You, Our Sponsors, Donors and Audience Members
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ANNUAL 2017 REPORT OUR MISSION AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OUR MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE NORTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY’S QUALITY OF LIFE BY PROVIDING DIVERSE AND MEMORABLE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCES, AND BY PRESERVING A UNIQUE HISTORIC JACKSONVILLE LANDMARK. 2 | FLORIDATHEATRE.COM | BOX OFFICE: 904.355.2787 THE LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT Last summer, in the midst of the Florida Theatre’s 90th Anniversary year, singer/songwriter Kim Paige mentioned the Florida Theatre in an interview with Flamingo magazine: “I opened for Clint Black at the Florida Theatre in March, and that was my biggest dream come true. It was always my dream to play the Florida Theatre. I had never even seen the stage before. So to be behind the scenes and getting ready… I had my band with me. Oh my gosh, it was frickin’ cool.” Ever since the theatre reopened as a nonprofit performing arts center in 1983, we have been hearing from audience members and performers about what the theatre means to them. Any city can build themselves a concert venue, but for artists who love giving great performances, and for audiences who enjoy seeing and hearing those Vince McCormick performances in an intimate and authentic venue, there’s Chairman only one Florida Theatre. The historic Florida Theatre is managed, programmed and preserved by the Florida Theatre Performing Arts Center, Inc., a nonprofit corporation. We are proud to be the institution that connects the world’s greatest performers with Jacksonville audiences, and we seek to electrify your soul with great performances that keep every corner of our city cheering for more. We take our role as stewards of the historic Florida Theatre seriously, because it’s this 90 year old building that brings us all together. Part of being a good steward of a nonprofit corporation is being transparent about our operations, and we are pleased to present this 2017 Annual Report to you, our sponsors, donors and audience members. Numa Saisselin President BOX OFFICE: 904.355.2787 | FLORIDATHEATRE.COM | 3 A YEAR IN REVIEW 2017 The Florida Theatre was pleased to promote or co-promote these performing artists, ensembles and events during the 2016-2017 fiscal year: Air Supply The Cowsills and Ron Dante of The Archies Rocktopia Alton Brown Head and the Heart Rocky Horror Picture Show Amos Lee Home Free Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer The Musical An Evening with Cary Elwes and The Princess Bride Jackie Evancho Sabrina Carpenter Andrew Dice Clay Jacksonville Dance Theatre Sara Evans Apocalyptica Jeanne Robertson Savion Glover Arlo Guthrie Jim Brickman Sinbad Australian Pink Floyd Jo Koy Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals Joe Bonamassa Spyro Gyra Boz Scaggs & Robert Cray Kathleen Madigan Steve Vai Brain Candy Live! Katt Williams Summer Movie Classics: A Few Good Men Brett Michaels Keb’ Mo’ Summer Movie Classics: A League of their Own Brian Regan Kenny G Summer Movie Classics: Casino Royale Bring It! Live KODO Drummers Summer Movie Classics: Cool Hand Luke Brit Floyd Laser Pink Floyd Summer Movie Classics: Dirty Dancing Bruce Hornsby Leo Kotke & Keller Williams Summer Movie Classics: In the Heat of the Night Carrot Top Lewis Black Summer Movie Classics: Scent of a Woman Charlie Daniels Band Lindsey Sterling Summer Movie Classics: Spaceballs Chris Botti Little River Band with the Summer Movie Classics: The Jungle Book Clint Black Jacksonville Rock Symphony Orchestra Summer Movie Classics: The Lost Boys Dave Chappelle Manhattan Transfer & Take 6 Ted Nugent Dave Koz & Friends featuring Marsha Ambrosious The Beach Boys Valerie Simpson, Kenny Latimore & Jonathan Butler Mary Chapin Carpenter The Hillbenders: Tommy, A Bluegrass Opry Dennis DeYoung Masters of Illusion The Piano Guys Dinosaur Zoo Live Michael Bolton Three Dog Night & America Dream Theater Mindi Abair & the Boneshakers Todd Rundgren Elvis Anniversary Bash starring Mike Albert & Scot Bruce Moscow Ballet Theatre Tower of Power First A.C.T. Feeding Northeast Florida Food Fundraiser: Move Live Travis Tritt The Polar Express Neil deGrasse Tyson Vocalosity Firefall, Orleans & Pure Prairie League Oak Ridge Boys Who’s Bad Florida Theatre 90th Anniversary Celebration Octonauts Live YES Garrison Keillor Odd Squad Live George Thorogood Pat Metheny Get the Led Out Peppa Pig Live Ghost Peter White with Rick Braun & Euge Groove Gladys Knight Pilobolus Dance Theatre Golden Dragon Acrobats Pink Martini Happy Together Tour starring Post Modern Jukebox The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Chuck Negron, Rick Springfield The Association, The Box Tops, Rickey Smiley The Florida Theatre thanks these organizations for bringing their events to the Florida Theatre during the 2016-2017 fiscal year: Ballet Arts Centre First Coast Apartment Association Circle of Northeast Florida Scholastic Art Awards Boyd & Jenerette Excellence Awards Ceremony Sadie Robertson Live Original Tour Britney Boyd Dance Company Inspire Jacksonville TEDxJacksonville Callahan Dance Academy Jacksonville Jazz Festival Jazz Piano Competition The Art Institute Communities in Schools Magic Men Live! Theatre Jacksonville presents Elizabeth Gilbert Community Nutcracker Mark Spivak Dance Institute & Extension Theatreworks Jacksonville Cox Media Mary Pauline Dance Conservatory Virginia Dell School of Dance Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville Miss Delta Teen Pageant Z Jones Productions presents Will the Real Man Stand? David & Associates Moscow Ballet Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Great Guitar Gathering Needtobreathe TOTAL EVENTS 173 4 | FLORIDATHEATRE.COM | BOX OFFICE: 904.355.2787 A YEAR IN REVIEW 2017 OCTOBER The 2016-2017 year begins on October 6 with George Thorogood. Pre-show Concerts in the Park debuts on this evening, featuring Jay Peele. OCTOBER The TEDxJacksonville Conference comes to the Florida Theatre for the first time with a Fear Less theme. NOVEMBER The first annual Beach Bash to benefit the Florida Theatre raises $20,000 at the Atlantic Beach Country Club. DECEMBER First A.C.T., the Florida Theatre’s young professionals group, sponsors a screening of the movie The Polar Express, which is free with a can of food for Feeding Northeast Florida. Enough food for 1,000 meals is donated. BOX OFFICE: 904.355.2787 | FLORIDATHEATRE.COM | 5 A YEAR IN REVIEW 2017 DECEMBER Every Year the Ticket Drawing sells $20 drawing tickets to benefit the Florida Theatre. The winner receives 2 tickets to every show at the theatre in the coming year. The winner of the 2016 drawing is Renee Brooke. $17,130 was raised. JANUARY On the evening of the first Downtown Artwalk of 2017, the Florida Theatre announces its brand new season sponsor, Community First Credit Union. JANUARY The concert industry magazine Pollstar 1 1,329,064 Auditorio Nacional Mexico City, MEXICO 51 142,962 Cobb Great Hall East Lansing, MI ranks the Florida Theatre #52 on its Year 2 1,224,889 Radio City Music Hall New York, NY 52 136,534 Florida Theatre Jacksonville, FL End Worldwide Ticket Sales Chart in the 3 1,167,245 Royal Albert Hall London, UNITED KINGDOM 53 135,566 Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Edmonton, CANADA theatre category, as determined by atten- 4 522,721 The Colosseum At Caesars Palace Las Vegas, NV 54 134,572 WinStar Global Event Center Thackerville, OK dance reported to Pollstar. For theatres 5 498,086 Fox Theatre Atlanta, GA 55 133,807 Express Live! Columbus, OH under 2,000 seats, the Florida Theatre 6 485,966 The Axis At Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, NV 56 133,155 Barbara B. Mann Perf. Arts Hall Fort Myers, FL 7 458,314 Durham Performing Arts Center Durham, NC 57 132,708 Austin City Limits Live At Moody Theater Austin, TX ranks in the Top 5 nationally. 8 428,040 Auditorio Telmex Zapopan, MEXICO 58 130,711 McCallum Theatre Palm Desert, CA 9 412,820 Eventim Apollo London, UNITED KINGDOM 59 129,059 Academy Of Music Philadelphia, PA 10 386,815 BeaconFEBRUARY Theatre New York, NY 60 127,258 Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY 11 349,349 Bill GrahamIn an Civic effort Auditorium to keep Sangood Francisco, shows CA in 61 126,771 Des Moines Civic Center Des Moines, IA 12 328,167 Fox TheatreJacksonville, on the nightsDetroit, MI that the62 Florida125,053 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL 13 305,110 Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS 63 123,184 Teatro Metropolitan Mexico City, MEXICO 14 301,773 RymanTheatre Auditorium is booked, theNashville, theatre TN begins64 122,345 Bellco Theatre Denver, CO 15 287,300 Chicagopromoting Theatre concerts inChicago, other IL venues.65 On120,788 Bass Concert Hall Austin, TX 16 284,819 MicrosoftFebruary Theater 19, when theLos Angeles, Sleeping CA Beauty66 119,857 Bushnell Center Mortensen Hall Hartford, CT 17 283,983 Browardballet Center Au-Reneis at the Theater FloridaFort Lauderdale, Theatre, FL Southside67 119,576 Shrine Expo Hall Los Angeles, CA 18 272,052 OrpheumJohnny Theatre and the AsburyMinneapolis, Jukes MN are at68 the117,479 Ziff Ballet Opera House - Arsht Center Miami, FL 19 263,033 Citibank Hall Sao Paulo, BRAZIL 69 117,220 Peace Center Concert Hall Greenville, SC 20 262,087 DreyfoosRitz Hall Theatre. West Palm Beach, FL 70 116,990 Pepsi Center WTC Mexico City, MEXICO 21 260,915 Auditorio Citibanamex Monterrey, MEXICO 71 115,904 Sands Bethlehem Event Center Bethlehem, PA 22 248,243 Fox Theater Oakland, CA 72 114,739 Teatro Diana Guadalajara, MEXICO 23 227,812 Theater At Madison Square Garden New York, NY 73 113,453 Hanover Theatre For Performing Arts Worcester, MA 24 74 MARCH 225,411 Count Basie Theatre Red Bank, NJ 109,389 Ordway Center For The Performing Arts Saint Paul, MN 25 215,256 Carol Morsani Hall Tampa, FL 75 104,575 Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA Unbenownst to the public, 26 212,729 Metropolitan Rio De Janeiro, BRAZIL 76 101,305 Bergen Performing Arts Center Englewood, NJ 27 205,302 Caesars Windsor “The Colosseum” Windsor, CANADA 77 101,136 Popejoy Hall Albuquerque, NM Earth, Wind and Fire rehearse their 28 204,696 Providence Perf.