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SHOWCASE Contents 4 Letter from the President 4 Board of Directors and Staff 9 Come From Away 23 Comprehensive Campaign 24 Institutional and Government Support 25 Individual Support 27 Matching Gifts The First North American Tour Company of COME FROM AWAY, 27 Honickman Family Society Photo by Matthew Murphy, 2018 29 Kimmel Center Staff The use of cameras and recording equipment is prohibited during the performances. As a courtesy to the performers and fellow audience members, please turn off all beepers, watch alarms, and cellular phones. Latecomers and those who leave the concert hall during the performance will be seated at appropriate intervals. Showcase is published by the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Administrative Offices, 1500 Walnut Street, 17th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102 For information about advertising in Showcase, contact Onstage Publications Proud Season Sponsor 937-424-0529 | 866-503-1966 e-mail: [email protected] www.onstagepublications.com @KIMMELCENTER #ArtHappensHere KIMMELCENTER.ORG#ArtHappensHere 3 Kimmel Center Cultural Campus KIMMEL CENTER, INC., OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michael D. Zisman, Chairman Anne C. Ewers, President and CEO Robert R. Corrato, Vice-Chair Jane Hollingsworth, Vice-Chair Stanley Middleman, Treasurer Jami Wintz McKeon, Secretary David P. Holveck, Immediate Past Chair Bart Blatstein Richard D. Carpenter Dear friends, Vanessa Z. Chan Reverend Luis A. Cortés, Jr. Welcome to the Academy of Music on the Kimmel Center Cultural Robert J. Delany Sr. Campus, the two-week home of this 7-time-Tony nominee and James F. Dever, Jr. Winner for Best Musical, Come From Away. We are thrilled to Frances R. Graham Michael B. Hill host this show’s Philadelphia premiere. A story rich with heart that Philip P. Jaurigue captures the love and resilience of the human spirit in the wake of the Obra Kernodle unthinkable, it is captured through a lens of hospitality and grace. Brook J. Lenfest Jeffrey A. Leonard As we officially kick off our 2019–20 Kimmel Center Broadway P. Edward Lovelidge Philadelphia season, boasting a combined 44 Tony Awards®, we Jeffrey P. McFadden invite audiences to be swept away into new worlds with each show. Elizabeth Murphy Productions premiering in Philadelphia for the first-time-ever Nicole Perkins Sulaiman W. Rahman include: Tony- and Grammy Award-winning Dear Evan Hansen, Ronald Rubin the musical that stunned Broadway from songwriting duo Benj Mark H. Samuels Pasek (also a Philadelphia native!) and Justin Paul (of The Greatest Anne Faulkner Schoemaker Showman fame); Mean Girls, the movie-turned-musical from Matthew A. Taylor Sherry Varrelman superstar comedian (and Philly-area native) Tina Fey; Tony Laurie Wagman Award winners SpongeBob SquarePants and The Band’s Visit; Joseph Zebrowitz and Escape to Margaritaville, the perfect recipe for a good time with Jimmy Buffet’s greatest hits. New and favorites returning by TRUSTEES EMERITI popular demand include Cirque Dreams: Holidaze, Hello Dolly!, Sidney Kimmel Riverdance, Les Misérables, Jesus Christ Superstar, Waitress, and The Hon. Bob P. Casey* The Hon. Edward G. Rendell Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. The Hon. Tom Ridge George M. Ross* At the center of Come From Away is an unforgettable, international Willard G. Rouse III* tale of community and friendship. Don’t forget about our FREE *Awarded posthumously monthly programs that speak to the breadth of the human experience. NEW this fall—visit our Commonwealth Plaza in EXECUTIVE STAFF the Kimmel Center to experience Los Trompos (or “The Spinning Anne C. Ewers, President and CEO J. Edward Cambron, Executive Vice President Tops”). Engineered by Mexican artists Héctor Esrawe and Ignacio and COO Cadena, and crafted with traditional Mexican weavings, these Stan Applegate, Executive Vice President and CFO larger-than-life art pieces are here for you to sit or spin—and while Crystal Brewe, Senior Vice President of you’re there, Look Up! Look In! Commissioned by the Kimmel Strategic Marketing and Communications Center, Mexican-American, Philadelphia-based artist Karina Puente Ross Richards, Senior Vice President of Facilites and Operations has designed “Papel Picado”, as an aerial companion piece to Los Trompos with 53 hand-cut structures suspended above the Plaza. PRESIDENT’S The latest in a line of Kimmel-commissioned work, this exhibition LEADERSHIP COUNCIL is one facet of our vision to transform lives daily through the arts. Wynne Amick Both grace our Plaza through November 17. David Cohen Stephen Cozen The Kimmel Center Cultural Campus is the region’s most impactful Lisa Crutchfield non-profit performing arts center, and a home to not only touring Peter Dean Broadway, but world-renowned jazz, comedians, family-friendly Thomas A. Decker John A. Francis fun, eight distinguished Resident Companies, and FREE education William Hankowsky opportunities all year long. Thank you for joining us for a season of Lisa Kabnick memory-making as we grow our community of Broadway fans & Marjorie Rendell experience Tony-winning blockbuster shows in our own backyard. Lyn Ross Timothy Scheve Make sure to sign up for our Ovation weekly e-newsletter and Molly Shepard connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to ensure you Brian Tierney don’t miss any news! James Zug Warmly, 4 Junkyard Dog Productions Jerry Frankel Latitude Link Smith & Brant Theatricals Steve & Paula Reynolds David Mirvish Michael Rubinoff Alhadeff Productions Michael Alden & Nancy Nagel Gibbs Sam Levy Rodney Rigby Spencer Ross Richard Winkler Yonge Street Theatricals Sheridan College Michael & Ellise Coit Ronald Frankel Sheri & Les Biller Richard & Sherry Belkin Marlene & Gary Cohen Allan Detsky & Rena Mendelson Lauren Doll Barbara H. Freitag Wendy Gillespie Laura Little Theatricals Carl & Jennifer Pasbjerg Radio Mouse Entertainment The Shubert Organization Cynthia Stroum Tulchin Bartner Productions Gwen Arment/Molly Morris & Terry McNicholas Maureen & Joel Benoliel/Marjorie & Ron Danz Pamela Cooper/Corey Brunish Demos Bizar/Square 1 Theatrics Joshua Goodman/Lauren Stevens Adam Blanshay Productions/Judith Ann Abrams Productions Bill & Linda Potter/Rosemary & Kenneth Willman and La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle Repertory Theatre Present Book, Music and Lyrics by IRENE SANKOFF and DAVID HEIN Featuring MARIKA AUBREY KEVIN CAROLAN HARTER CLINGMAN NICK DUCKART CHAMBLEE FERGUSON CHRISTINE TOY JOHNSON JULIE JOHNSON JAMES EARL JONES II JULIA KNITEL ANDREW SAMONSKY SHARONE SAYEGH DANIELLE K. THOMAS JENNY ASHMAN JANE BUNTING AMELIA CORMACK AARON MICHAEL RAY KILTY REIDY BRANDON SPRINGMAN Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design BEOWULF BORITT TONI-LESLIE JAMES HOWELL BINKLEY GARETH OWEN Orchestrations Arrangements Music Coordinator Hair Design AUGUST ERIKSMOEN IAN EISENDRATH DAVID LAI DAVID BRIAN BROWN Casting Dialect Coach Tour Booking Agency Marketing Strategy and Direction Tour Press and Marketing TELSEY + COMPANY JOEL GOLDES THE BOOKING GROUP ON THE RIALTO ANITA DLONIAK Rachel Hoffman, C.S.A. Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart & ASSOCIATES, INC. General Management Production Management Company Manager Production Stage Manager ALCHEMY PRODUCTION GROUP JUNIPER STREET PRODUCTIONS, INC. ERIK BIRKELAND SHAWN PENNINGTON Music Supervision IAN EISENDRATH Musical Staging KELLY DEVINE Directed by CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY Come From Away was originally co-produced in 2015 by La Jolla Playhouse and Seattle Repertory Theatre and presented in 2016 by Ford’s Theatre Come From Away (NAMT Festival 2013) was originally developed at the Canadian Music Theatre Project, Michael Rubinoff—Producer, Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, Canada and was further developed at Goodspeed Musicals’ Festival of New Artists, in East Haddam, Connecticut. The Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, Washington, also provided development support. Broadway Philadelphia is presented collaboratively by The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and The Shubert Organization. 9 CAST Bonnie and others ..........................................................................................SHARONE SAYEGH Oz and others .............................................................................................. HARTER CLINGMAN Beverley/Annette and others ............................................................................ MARIKA AUBREY Janice and others ..................................................................................................... JULIA KNITEL Bob and others ..........................................................................................JAMES EARL JONES II Claude and others ..............................................................................................KEVIN CAROLAN Kevin T./Garth and others .........................................................................ANDREW SAMONSKY Nick/Doug and others ........................................................................... CHAMBLEE FERGUSON Kevin J./Ali and others ........................................................................................NICK DUCKART Hannah and others ................................................................................... DANIELLE K. THOMAS Beulah and others .................................................................................................JULIE JOHNSON Diane and others ...............................................................................CHRISTINE TOY JOHNSON STANDBYS Standbys never substitute for listed performers