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4 Letter from the President 4 Board of Directors and Staff 9 The Band’s Visit 23 Comprehensive Campaign 24 Institutional and Government Support 25 Individual Support 27 Matching Gifts 27 Honickman Family Society

29 Kimmel Center Staff Chilina Kenedy & Sasson Gabay. Photo by Matthew Murphy.

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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 Jeffrey Brown Richard D. Carpenter Dear friends, Vanessa Z. Chan Reverend Luis A. Cortés, Jr. Happy New Year, and welcome to the Academy of Music Robert J. Delany Sr. on the Kimmel Center Cultural Campus, the two-week James F. Dever, Jr. home of this 10-time-Tony Winner and Winner for Best Frances R. Graham Musical, The Band’s Visit. This show is part of our 2019–20 Michael B. Hill ® Philip P. Jaurigue season, boasting a combined 44 Tony Awards and various Obra Kernodle Philadelphia premieres. Brook J. Lenfest Jeffrey A. Leonard At the center of The Band’s Visit is the theme of shared P. Edward Lovelidge humanity, as individuals from different cultural backgrounds Jeffrey P. McFadden are united in friendship. We believe a vibrant city that embraces Elizabeth Murphy Nicole Perkins culture is an invaluable asset, powering mutual understanding, Sulaiman W. Rahman innovation, and creativity, fostering diversity, and bringing Ronald Rubin joy to the human spirit. The Kimmel Center Cultural Campus Mark H. Samuels is Philadelphia’s home for Broadway, renowned jazz, family- Anne Faulkner Schoemaker Matthew A. Taylor friendly events, comedy, and eight Resident Companies that Sherry Varrelman feature symphonic, chamber and pop music, ballet, opera, Laurie Wagman and modern dance. This spring our programming showcases Joseph Zebrowitz culturally-diverse artists and rich worldly traditions, including: international Celtic sensation Riverdance (January 21–26); TRUSTEES EMERITI Sidney Kimmel Grey Rock, an exciting new theatrical work from Palestine The Hon. Bob P. Casey* (February 6–9); Ballet Folcòrico Nacional de México de The Hon. Edward G. Rendell SILVIA LOZANO, focusing on the preservation of Mexican The Hon. Tom Ridge culture (March 12); Egyptologist Kara Cooney with National George M. Ross* Willard G. Rouse III* Geographic Live’s When Women Ruled the World (March 18); *Awarded posthumously and Indian musicians Zakir Hussain, Kala Ramnath and Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh (April 14). EXECUTIVE STAFF Anne C. Ewers, President and CEO Education is everything to us, and we are grateful for the J. Edward Cambron, Executive Vice President opportunity to transform lives daily through the arts as a and COO non-profit and the Philadelphia region’s most impactful Stan Applegate, Executive Vice President and CFO Crystal Brewe, Senior Vice President of performing arts center. We continue our Education Strategic Strategic Marketing and Communications Plan for Growth—with a goal to expand 10-fold, educating, Ross Richards, Senior Vice President of engaging, and inspiring 100,000 students per year by the Facilites and Operations fifth year of the plan. This program focuses on jazz, musical theater, and technology providing a wide range of hands-on, PRESIDENT’S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL in-depth experiences. Wynne Amick Don’t forget about our FREE monthly programs, from David Cohen Stephen Cozen La NOCHE, Latin dance parties with rotating bands; PNC Grow Lisa Crutchfield Up Great, musical theater and jazz instruction for our littlest arts Peter Dean lovers under 5 years old; and Sittin’ In, showcasing rotating jazz Thomas A. Decker & rising artists. John A. Francis William Hankowsky For the most up-to-date news about everything happening on Lisa Kabnick Marjorie Rendell our Cultural Campus, plus presales & announcements of new Lyn Ross events, sign up for our weekly e-newsletter and connect with us Timothy Scheve on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Molly Shepard Brian Tierney Warmly, James Zug

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8 ORIN WOLF STYLESFOUR PRODUCTIONS EVAMERE ENTERTAINMENT ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY DAVID F. SCHWARTZ BARBARA BROCCOLI FREDERICK ZOLLO GROVE•REG LASSEN BLUME THOMAS STEVEN PERAKOS MARC PLATT THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION THE BARUCH/ROUTH/FRANKEL/VIERTEL GROUP ROBERT COLE DEROY-CARR-KLAUSNER FEDERMAN-MOELLENBERG FILMNATION ENTERTAINMENT ROY FURMAN FVSL THEATRICALS HENDEL-KARMAZIN HORIPRO INC. IPN JAM THEATRICALS THE JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION DAVID MIRVISH JAMES L. NEDERLANDER AL NOCCIOLINO ONCE UPON A TIME PRODUCTIONS SUSAN ROSE PAUL SHIVERICK present

Music and Lyrics by Book by DAVID YAZBEK ITAMAR MOSES Based on the screenplay by ERAN KOLIRIN with JANET DACAL SASSON GABAY POMME KOCH JOE JOSEPH MIKE CEFALO ADAM GABAY RONNIE MALLEY DAVID STUDWELL JENNIFER APPLE MARC GINSBURG KENDAL HARTSE SARA KAPNER LOREN LESTER AHMAD MAKSOUD JAMES RANA NICK SACKS OR SCHRAIBER HANNAH SHANKMAN BLIGH VOTH

Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design SCOTT PASK SARAH LAUX TYLER MICOLEAU KAI HARADA

Projection Design Hair & Wig Design Casting Dialect Coach MAYA CIARROCCHI CHARLES G. LaPOINTE TARA RUBIN CASTING ZOHAR TIROSH-POLK PETER VAN DAM, CSA RONNIE MALLEY

Associate Directors Associate Choreographer SETH SIKES & ZI ALIKHAN JESSE KOVARSKY

Orchestrations Music Coordinator Additional Arrangements Music Director JAMSHIED SHARIFI DEAN SHARENOW ANDREA GRODY RICK BERTONE

Tour Booking Marketing & Publicity Direction General Management Production Management THE ROAD COMPANY BOND THEATRICAL GROUP GENTRY & ASSOCIATES NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS STEVE VARON WALKER WHITE

Production Stage Manager Executive Producers Associate Producer Company Manager JOHN M. ATHERLAY ALLAN WILLIAMS STEVEN CHAIKELSON CHRIS DANNER SETH WENIG

Music Supervisors ANDREA GRODY & DEAN SHARENOW Choreography by PATRICK McCOLLUM

Directed by DAVID CROMER World Premiere presented by Atlantic Theater Company, New York City, 2016. Original Broadway Cast Recording on Ghostlight Records.

Broadway Philadelphia is presented collaboratively by The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and The Shubert Organization. 9 Janet Sasson Dacal Gabay

Pomme Joe Mike Adam Ronnie David Koch Joseph Cefalo Gabay Malley Studwell

Jennifer Marc Kendal Sara Loren Ahmad Apple Ginsburg Hartse Kapner Lester Maksoud

James Nick Or Hannah Bligh Rana Sacks Schraiber Shankman Voth

10 CAST Dina...... JANET DACAL Tewfiq...... SASSON GABAY Itzik...... POMME KOCH Haled...... JOE JOSEPH Telephone Guy...... MIKE CEFALO Papi...... ADAM GABAY Camal...... RONNIE MALLEY Avrum...... DAVID STUDWELL Anna...... JENNIFER APPLE Sammy...... MARC GINSBURG Iris...... KENDAL HARTSE Julia...... SARA KAPNER Simon...... JAMES RANA Zelger...... OR SCHRAIBER The Band...... TONY BIRD, GEORGE CROTTY, EVAN FRANCIS, ROGER KASHOU, RONNIE MALLEY

Sasson Gabay and Adam Gabay are appearing with the support of Actors’ Equity Association.

STANDBYS Standbys never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance. LOREN LESTER, AHMAD MAKSOUD, NICK SACKS, HANNAH SHANKMAN, BLIGH VOTH

Dance Captain: HANNAH SHANKMAN

THE BAND Conductor/Keyboard—RICK BERTONE Associate Conductor/Keyboard—ADRIAN RIES Violin—TONY BIRD; Cello—GEORGE CROTTY; Clarinet/Saxophone/Flute— EVAN FRANCIS; Darbouka/Riq—ROGER KASHOU; Oud/Guitar—RONNIE MALLEY; Electric & Acoustic Bass—KELLS NOLLENBERGER; Drums/Arabic Percussion— SHAI WETZER; Musician Swing—ALEX FARHA.

Music Coordinator: Dean Sharenow Music Preparation: Peter Foley Electronic Music Design by Billy Jay Stein and Hiro Iida for Strange Cranium, Inc.

SETTING: Israel, 1996. An airport bus station, the town of Bet Hatikva, the city of Petah Tikva.

THE BAND’S VISIT WILL BE PERFORMED WITHOUT AN INTERMISSION.

11 MUSICAL NUMBERS Overture...... The Band “Waiting”...... The Residents of Bet Hatikva “Welcome to Nowhere”...... Dina, Itzik, Papi “It Is What It Is”...... Dina “The Beat of Your Heart”...... Avrum, Itzik, Simon, Camal “Soraya”...... The Band “Omar Sharif”...... Dina “Haj-Butrus”...... The Band “Papi Hears the Ocean”...... Papi “Haled’s Song About Love”...... Haled, Papi “Something Different”...... Tewfiq, Dina “Itzik’s Lullaby”...... Itzik, Camal “Something Different” (reprise)...... Dina “Answer Me”...... Telephone Guy, Ensemble The Concert...... The Band THE BAND’S VISIT Tour Cast. Photo by Matthew Murphy. Tour VISIT THE BAND’S

12 WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST JANET DACAL (Dina) is thrilled to be a part of this American Theatre). Proud graduate of Baldwin beautiful production. On Broadway, Janet starred in Wallace University. Eternal gratitude to Mom, Hal Prince’s, Prince of Broadway, where she played Dad, Tia, Danny, and the entire Cefalo/DiStazio multiple roles including Eva Peron (Evita), Aurora extravaganza. @mikecef (Kiss of A Spider Woman) and Sydney (It’s a Bird, It’s A Plane…). She created the role of Alice in Frank ADAM GABAY (Papi). National Tour Debut! Wildhorn’s, Wonderland. She played the lead, Nina TV: “Our Boys” (HBO/Avishai), “She’s Got It,” Rosario, in the Tony Award-winning Musical In the “Polishuk,” “Viki and I.” Film: Longing (Adam), Heights, after originating the role of Carla in the Off- Hunting Elephants. Studied theatre at Arison Campus Broadway and Broadway productions for which she of the Arts and Alef High School of the Arts in Tel received a Drama Desk Award. Additional favorite Aviv. To my supportive brother, Uri. @Adammgabay theatrical roles include co-starring alongside Harry Connick, Jr. in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of RONNIE MALLEY (Camal). Multi-instrumentalist The Sting. Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie, Kathy in The Last musician, actor, playwright, producer, and educator. Five Years and Maria Mirelli in Lend Me A Tenor. Thank Recent credits: Macbeth (Chicago Shakespeare), you’s to Danielle Del @D2 Management, Stewart Great Expectations (Silk Road Rising/Remy Talent Agency, Defining Artists, Tara Rubin Casting Bumppo), The Who and The What (Victory Gardens), and everyone involved with The Band’s Visit. Special The Jungle Book (Goodman), The White Snake thanks to Mami, Papi, all my loves and my number one, (OSF), The Arabian Nights (Regional Tour). Original Emilio, for his endless support and encouragement. Plays: American Griot and Ziryab, The Songbird of Follow @janetdacal on all social media. Andalusia. www.ronniemalley.com

SASSON GABAY (Tewfiq). An Israeli actor coming DAVID STUDWELL (Avrum). Off-Broadway: full circle portraying Tewfiq on stage after starring Encores! Applause!. Select Regional: Chicago in the film version of The Band’s Visit, which won Shakespeare; Mary Stuart (Burleigh), Ensemble him many awards, including the Best European Actor Theatre Company; Sweeney Todd (Sweeney), PCPA Award. He has been involved in theatre, film and Theatrefest; Man of La Mancha (Quixote), Portland television for more than 40 years. Member of the Beit Center Stage; Fiddler on the Roof (Tevye). Fulbright Lessin Theatre in Tel Aviv for 20 years. In memory of Specialist to Pakistan – 2015. MFA, Purdue; BFA, our friend Ronit Elkabetz. SUNY Fredonia. Love to Kathleen, Nat, Nate, and all my well loved relations. www.davidstudwell.com POMME KOCH (Itzik). Broadway: The Band’s Visit. Off-Broadway: The Public Theater, Lincoln JENNIFER APPLE (Anna). Thrilled to share this Center Educational. Regional: La Jolla Playhouse, near & dear story! Select Regional: Chautauqua A.C.T. San Francisco, O’Neill Theater Center, Theater Company, ACT, Goodspeed, Pennsylvania Theatre Calgary, Marin Theatre Company, Theater J, Shakespeare Festival. TV: “New Amsterdam.” MFA: Shakespeare Theatre Company D.C., Folger Theater, The American Conservatory Theater. Grateful for Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Round House this incredible team & Peter/Tara Rubin. The most Theatre, Studio Theatre, San Francisco Playhouse. TV: love to Mom, Dad, 3 Wacko Apples, & Geoff. “Blue Bloods,” “House of Cards.” BFA The University JenniferApple.net @JenniferApple_ of Michigan. Pomme is thrilled to be on tour with Bligh Voth and their dog, Karen, who is not thrilled. MARC GINSBURG (Sammy) is honored to be a part www.pommekoch.com of this important piece of theatre! Credits include: Ragtime (Tateh), Shrek (Farquaad), Beauty and JOE JOSEPH (Haled). Broadway: The Band’s Visit. the Beast (Lumiere), First Date (Aaron), Evita (Che), Off-Broadway: Merrily We Roll Along, Loveless Spamalot (Lancelot), The Producers (Leo Bloom), Texas, Baghdaddy, Genet Porno. Ads for Disaronno, and First National Tour of Cameron Mackintosh’s Newport. Proud graduate of the University of Detroit Oliver! (Fagin). Love to Liza, Phoenix, and Egon! Jesuit and the University of Michigan. For Andrea, www.marcandliza.com FB: marcginsburgspage ummi, I sing for you. @gojoejoseph IG: @marc_ginsburg TW: @m_ginsburg

MIKE CEFALO (Telephone Guy). National Tour KENDAL HARTSE (Iris). Broadway/National debut! Honored to be bringing this incredibly special Tour: Summer, Cinderella, On a Clear Day…, show across the country. Select Regional: Newsies Cabaret. Select Regional/NYC: Once (Reza), (Engeman Theatre), Next To Normal (Wagon Wheel), Hedwig…(Yitzhak), Pericles (Thaisa). BFA Boston Singin’ in the Rain (Park Playhouse), Bring It On Conservatory, student of Michael Howard. Many (Beck Center), The Addams Family (Forestburgh thanks to Peter Van Dam and Tara Rubin, love to Playhouse), and Pump Boys and Dinettes (The Austin, for Grammie. @kendalhartse

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SARA KAPNER (Julia). Broadway: Hollywood HANNAH SHANKMAN (Standby). Broadway: Arms. Off-Broadway: bare. Favorite Regional: Recent Wicked, Les Misérables, Side Show, Hair. West End: revival of Rags (Goodspeed), The Who’s Tommy Hair. Tours: Rent, Les Misérables. Regional: La (Denver Center), The Addams Family (MUNY- Jolla Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, Williamstown Critics Circle Award) & Into the Woods (MUNY). Theatre Festival, Syracuse Stage, Casa Manana. TV/ Film: The Murder Pact and Twisted Sisters (Lifetime), Film: The Last Five Years. For her family, Shane and A Little Help. For RJ and Pita. @sarakapner Charlie. @hannahbshank

LOREN LESTER (Standby). National Tour debut. BLIGH VOTH (Standby). Productions/Workshops TV: 200+ episodes including “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” include: Atlantic Theatre Company, Primary Stages, “Hung” (recurring) and Robin/Nightwing on “Batman: Kennedy Center, Ford’s, Signature Theatre, Studio The Animated Series.” Film (favorites): Wes Craven’s Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, Ogunquit, Lyric. Red Eye, Rock ’n’ Roll High School. Regional: Education: The Boston Conservatory. Love to Pomme. Pasadena Playhouse, NCRT, LA Philharmonic. www.blighvoth.com www.lorenlester.com DAVID YAZBEK (Music & Lyrics). Broadway: AHMAD MAKSOUD (Standby) is a NYC-based The Full Monty (Tony nom., Drama Desk Award), Egyptian American actor. Broadway: The Band’s Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tony nom.), Women on the Visit. Off-Broadway and regional includes plays Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Tony nom.). TV/film: and workshops at The Atlantic Theatre, Lincoln “Late Night With David Letterman” (Emmy Award), Center, New York Theatre Workshop, The American “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO), “Where In The World Repertory Theatre, The Kennedy Center, The Eugene Is Carmen Sandiego?” theme. Five solo albums. Four O’Neill Center, among others. TV: “The Blacklist,” Grammy Award noms. Tony, Grammy. Obie, Drama “Madame Secretary,” and “The Good Fight.” Desk and Lucille Lortel awards for The Band’s Visit. M.F.A.: A.R.T. Institute at Harvard University. www.ahmadmaksoud.com; IG: @madmaksooo ITAMAR MOSES (Book). Plays: Outrage, Bach at Leipzig, Celebrity Row, The Four of Us, Yellowjackets, JAMES RANA (Simon). Broadway: The Band’s Visit Back Back Back, Completeness, The Whistleblower, (OBC). Off-Broadway: The Government Inspector, the evening of short plays Love/Stories (or But You Serendib, Shogun Macbeth, Mother Courage, Will Get Used to It). Musicals: Nobody Loves You Macbeth, Tartuffe. International: Love’s Labour’s (with Gaby Alter) and The Fortress of Solitude Lost (Royal Shakespeare Company), Macbeth (Bonn (with Michael Friedman). Television: “Men of a Biennale). Regional: Shakespeare Theatre Co., Luna Certain Age,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Outsiders,” Stage, East Lynne Theater. Film/Television: “Madam “The Affair.” NYU MFA in Dramatic Writing. Secretary,” “Chicago Fire,” “Law & Order: SVU,” A Girl Like You with A Boy Like Me. MFA—Trinity ERAN KOLIRIN (Original Screenplay). Born in Rep Conservatory. 1973, his feature film debut, The Band’s Visit, won him worldwide critical acclaim. His second feature NICK SACKS (Standby). Stoked to be on tour! film, The Exchange, premiered at the Official Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen. Select Regional: Competition at the Venice Film Festival and won A Walk on the Moon (A.C.T), Next To Normal the FIPRESCI prize at the San Francisco Film (TheaterWorks Hartford). Developmental: Saved by Festival. His third film, Beyond the Mountains the Bell, Irena, The Bad Years. TV/film: Amazon’s and Hills, premiered at Cannes 2016 to critical “Z: The Beginning of Everything.” Training: The acclaim worldwide. National Institute of Dramatic Arts, Carnegie Mellon School of Drama 16’. Many thanks to David Lillard DAVID CROMER (Director). New York: at Industry Entertainment and to the most supportive The Band’s Visit, The Treasurer, The Effect, Nikolai family a guy could ask for, love you Mom and Dad. and The Others, Really Really, Tribes, The House of Go Jags. @nickkkks Blue Leaves, When the Rain Stops Falling, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Our Town, Adding Machine, Orson’s OR SCHRAIBER (Zelger). In 2010 Or joined the Shadow. Chicago: Next to Normal, A Streetcar Named Batsheva Dance Company. In parallel to his time in Desire, Picnic, The Price, The Hot l Baltimore, Sweet the company, he served at the IDF for three years. Bird of Youth, Come Back, Little Sheba, Angels in In 2018, he starred in and co-choreographed Boaz America, Cherrywood, The Cider House Rules. 2018 Yakin’s film AVIVA. In 2019, he joined The Band’s Tony Award, 2010 MacArthur Foundation Fellow. Visit National Tour.

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PATRICK McCOLLUM (Choreo­grapher). Credits SARAH LAUX (Costume Design). Broadway: include: The Band’s Visit (Broadway, National Tour, The Band’s Visit, Fully Committed, The Humans. Atlantic Theater Company); Angels in America Selected Off-Broadway/Regional: Superhero (Broadway 2018); The Tempest (L.A. Philharmonic); (2nd Stage), Downstairs (Primary Stages), Blue Oh, Hello! (Broadway, Cherry Lane Theatre); Ridge (Atlantic), This Ain’t No Disco (Atlantic), The Lightning Thief (National Tour, Lucille Lortel Jerry Springer: The Opera (New Group: Obie Award), Theater); Man From Nebraska (Second Stage); On The Shore (Atlantic), Bad Dates (Huntington), Blueprint Specials (Public Theater); Rain (Old The End of Longing (MCC), Bad Jews (George Street), Globe); Unknown Soldier (Williamstown Theatre Man From Nebraska (2nd Stage), The Band’s Visit Festival); You Are Here (Goodspeed Opera House); (Atlantic), Ultimate Beauty Bible (Pg 73), The Effect Savage Love (Public Theater); Wilderness (Abrons (Barrow Street), The Humans (Roundabout), Thresh/ Arts Center); Permission (MCC). Upcoming projects Hold (Pilobolus Dance Theater), Come Back, Little include Fall Springs (Barrington); Unknown Soldier Sheba (Huntington), Women or Nothing (Atlantic), (Playwrights Horizons). As associate choreographer Really, Really (MCC). Feature Film: Freakshow for Broadway/Off-Broadway: The Last Ship, (Maven). Televison: “High Fidelity” (Hulu). Peter and the Starcatcher, Rocky, Murder Ballad (Manhattan Theater Club); Wicked as North American TYLER MICOLEAU (Lighting Design). Broadway: Dance Supervisor. Be More Chill, The Band’s Visit (2018 Tony award, American Theatre Wing Hewes Award). Recent ANDREA GRODY (Music Supervisor & Additional Off-Broadway: Dying City (Second Stage Theater), Arrangements). Broadway: The Band’s Visit, Tootsie. Socrates (The Public Theater). Other notable Off- Off-B’way/Regional: The Band’s Visit (Atlantic); Broadway: When the Rain Stops Falling (Lucille Assassins (Yale Rep); Public Works’ As You Like Lortel Award), Blasted (ATW Hewes Award), Bug It; The Fortress of Solitude, The Great Immensity, (Lucille Lortel and Obie Awards). 2010 Obie award Love’s Labour’s Lost, and Venice (Public Theater); for Sustained Excellence. Robin Hood as Composer/MD and Unknown Soldier (Williamstown). As writer/composer: Strange Faces. KAI HARADA (Sound Design). 2018 Tony Award, BA Princeton University, MA Royal Conservatoire Best Sound Design of a Musical for The Band’s Visit. of Scotland. Broadway: Head Over Heels, Amélie, Sunday in the Park with George, Allegiance, Gigi, Fun Home, DEAN SHARENOW (Music Supervisor & Music On the Town, First Date, Follies (Tony and Drama Coordinator). Grammy-winning record producer/ Desk noms.) and Million Dollar Quartet. Other engineer. Broadway: Tootsie, The Cher Show, regional, international work. The Band’s Visit, Amélie, The Last Ship, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Off-Broadway: MAYA CIARROCCHI (Projections Design). Girl From the North Country, Twelfth Night, Broadway: The Band’s Visit (Barrymore). Off- The Total Bent, Fortress of Solitude (all Public Theater). Broadway/regional: The Band’s Visit (Atlantic), Album producer/engineer: Tootsie, The Band’s Visit, The Effect (Barrow Street), As I Remember It (Jacob’s The Great Comet, Women on the Verge…, Bloody Pillow, Baryshnikov Art Center), Sweet Bird of Bloody Andrew Jackson, Shaina Taub, David Sanborn, Youth (Goodman), Crowns (Goodman, Jeff Award), Stephen Lynch, David Yazbek. Ghost Light (OSF), All My Sons (Huntington), Throne of Blood (OSF, BAM). SCOTT PASK (Scenic Design) has designed over 50 Broadway productions, receiving three Tony CHARLES G. LaPOINTE (Hair Design). Over Awards for his designs of The Book of Mormon, The 80 B’way shows including Hamilton, Beautiful, Coast of Utopia, and The Pillowman. Additional Anastasia, SpongeBob SquarePants, Amélie, Motown, credits include: The Band’s Visit (Tony nom.), Mean Allegiance, On Your Feet!, A Gentleman’s Guide…, Girls (Tony nom.) Waitress, Something Rotten!, Oh The Color Purple, Of Mice and Men, The Elephant Hello!, Pippin (Tony nom.), Nine, Pal Joey (Tony Man, Newsies, Memphis, In the Heights, Jersey Boys. nom.), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Tony nom.), TV: “The Wiz Live!” (Emmy nom.), “Blue Bloods,” HAIR, Finding Neverland, Urinetown. Also, Cirque “American Crime,” “Madoff,” “Hairspray.” du Soleil’s Amaluna, John Mulaney’s Emmy Award- winning Kid Gorgeous at Radio City for Netflix.

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JAMSHIED SHARIFI (Orchestrations) has SETH SIKES (Associate Director). Broadway/Off- composed the scores for many studio and independent Broadway associate credits include: The Band’s Visit, films; arranged music for Paula Cole, Ray Charles, The Nance, Tribes, and Pageant. As a cabaret singer, Sting, Dream Theater and others; and produced he performs solo acts regularly at Feinstein’s/54 recordings for several world music luminaries. He is Below and other venues. thrilled to be a part of The Band’s Visit family. ZI ALIKHAN (Associate Director). A South RICK BERTONE (Music Director) is thrilled to be Asian-American, culturally Muslim theatre director. with The Band’s Visit! Broadway/First National Tour Broadway/Tour: Hamilton (Resident Director), keyboard or conductor: Wicked, If/Then, Porgy and Six Degrees of Separation (Associate), The Rose Bess, Next To Normal, Spamalot, Avenue Q, Chicago, Tattoo (Associate). Directing: Playmakers Rep, Mamma Mia, Disney’s On The Record. Off-B’way: NYSAF, Juilliard, Yale. ALUM: NYU/Tisch. Faculty: Avenue Q (MD for 5 years), Jerry Springer the Pace. Love to Mom and Baba. www.zialikhan.com Opera. TV: “Rent Live.” Select regional: Jersey Boys (Muny), Evita (St. Louis Rep). NYU grad. JESSE KOVARSKY (Associate Choreography). Broadway: The Band’s Visit, Fiddler on the Roof. Off ZOHAR TIROSH-POLK (Israeli Dramaturg & Broadway: Sleep No More, Seeing You, Lost Mountain, Dialect Coach). Translator and dialect coach of an The Death of Klinghoffer at The Metropolitan upcoming Netflix show. Her plays: The Zionists, Six Opera. Film/TV: Anna Karenina, The Muppets Most and Home/Front were presented at The New Group, Wanted, “OITNB,” Paul McCartney’s music video Magic Theatre and Lincoln Center Theater (directors “Who Cares.” lab) among others. JOHN M. ATHERLAY (Production Stage Manager). TARA RUBIN CASTING (Casting). Selected Broadway: Fela!, Xanadu, original company of Beauty Broadway: Ain’t Too Proud, King Kong, Summer: And The Beast, A Small Family Business, The Seagull The Donna Summer Musical, The Band’s Visit, Prince with Tyne Daly and Jon Voight and Prelude To A Kiss. of Broadway, Indecent, Bandstand, Sunset Boulevard, National Tours: Cabaret, Blithe Spirit with Angela Miss Saigon, Dear Evan Hansen, A Bronx Tale, Cats, Lansbury, Porgy And Bess, Anything Goes, Fela!, Falsettos, Disaster!, School of Rock, Les Misérables, Young Frankenstein, Fiddler On The Roof with Topol, The Heiress, The Phantom of the Opera, Billy Elliot, Little Shop of Horrors, The Producers, and Stardust Shrek, Spamalot, …Spelling Bee, The Producers, with Betty Buckley. Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys. Off-Broadway: Gloria: A Life, Smokey Joe’s Café, Jersey Boys, Here NIKKI LINT (Stage Manager). Broadway: School Lies Love, Love, Loss and What I Wore. Selected of Rock (Sub SM), King Kong (Sub SM). National Regional: Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Yale Repertory Tours: Mary Poppins (PA), Cabaret (ASM). Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, The Old Globe, Asolo Select Regional PSM: Billy Elliot, West Side Story Rep. www.tararubincasting.com (Ogunquit Playhouse), 42nd Street, Memphis (Gateway Playhouse); 9 to 5, Young Frankenstein, Saturday FORESIGHT THEATRICAL (Management Night Fever (OPH/GWP); Les Misérables, The Wiz, Consultant) is comprised of partners Allan Williams, Annie, Red (Maltz Jupiter Theatre). Aaron Lustbader, and Mark Shacket who oversee and supervise The Phantom of the Opera, King Kong, SHELBY STARK (Assistant Stage Manager). The Prom and Sea Wall/A Life on Broadway, and the Touring: Fiddler on the Roof, Dirty Dancing: worldwide management of Kinky Boots and Charlie The Classic Story Onstage, and Elf the Musical, and the Chocolate Factory. National; Shrek the Musical, International. BA, The University of Texas at Austin. Many thanks GENTRY & ASSOCIATES, INC. (General to Mason, Daddy, Shea, and caffeine for their Management) has been managing domestic and constant support. international touring productions for more than 20 years. Gentry & Associates has managed more than CHRIS DANNER (Company Manager). Touring: 70 touring productions internationally. Current and Dear Evan Hansen, Disney’s The Lion King, upcoming productions include Cameron Mackintosh’s Kinky Boots, Disney’s Newsies, Once, 50 Shades, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, A Bronx The Addams Family, 9 to 5, Legally Blonde , The Color Tale, Blue Man Group, Falsettos, Fiddler on the Roof, Purple, My Fair Lady, Blue Man Group, The Light in Once On This Island, Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob the Piazza, Annie, Oliver!, Cover Girls, Blue’s Clues Musical, Waitress, Cameron Mackintosh’s Miss Saigon Live!, and the Magic of David Copperfield. and The Band’s Visit.

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BOND THEATRICAL GROUP (Marketing STYLESFOUR PRODUCTIONS (Producer). & Publicity Direction) is a fully independent Broadway: Beautiful (Tony nom.), Orphans (Tony booking, marketing and publicity company for live nom.), Once (Tony), Driving Miss Daisy, The Pee- entertainment productions. Current tour marketing wee Herman Show, Talk Radio (Tony nom.), Spring and booking projects include Blue Man Group, CATS, Awakening (Tony). Numerous Off-Broadway, London Clueless, Girl from the North Country, First Date, & tour credits. Love to Bridget, Stephanie, John Henry, Jesus Christ Superstar, Kathleen Turner’s Finding Shelby & Sadie our Cavalier. My Voice, Latin History for Morons, An Officer & A Gentleman, Once on this Island and Spamilton. EVAMERE ENTERTAINMENT (Producer). Current marketing and publicity projects include Founded in 2007 by veteran theater and film Anastasia, The Band’s Visit, Dear Evan Hansen, producer John N. Hart Jr., Evamere has produced Diana, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Once, A Bronx Tale, Seminar, and The Glass The Musical, Escape to Margaritaville, Fiddler on Menagerie starring Cherry Jones. Hart’s Broadway the Roof, Moulin Rouge!, Oklahoma!, The Color credits include Chicago, The Who’s Tommy, Guys Purple, The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway and and Dolls starring Nathan Lane, and H2$ starring The Prom. Matthew Broderick. John has also produced over 20 films including Boys Don’t Cry, You Can Count On THE ROAD COMPANY (Tour Booking). Founded in Me, and Revolutionary Road. Evamere is joined by 1997 by Stephen Lindsay and Brett Sirota. In addition Austin Channell as Executive Assistant. to The Band’s Visit, current representation includes Wicked, Moulin Rouge, Jagged Little Pill, Ain’t Too ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY (Producer). Proud, Oklahoma!, The Prom, Beetlejuice, Fiddler Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, on the Roof in Yiddish, Charlie and the Chocolate Managing Director. At Atlantic, our aim is singular— Factory, The SpongeBob Musical, Bandstand, to empower simple and honest storytelling that fosters The Illusionists, and more. greater understanding of our shared world. We are a family of artists dedicated to exploring essential truths ALLAN WILLIAMS (Executive Producer). A partner onstage, be it a show at Atlantic Theater Company in Foresight Theatrical, who oversee and general or a class at Atlantic Acting School. Founded as an manage The Phantom of the Opera, Moulin Rouge, ensemble of impassioned artists in 1985, Atlantic Sea Wall/A Life, David Byrne’s American Utopia, Theater Company has grown into a powerhouse Off- Slave Play, and the upcoming Diana. Broadway company, premiering 200+ works from new and established writers. From our Tony Award and SETH WENIG (Executive Producer) has been with Pulitzer Prize-winning productions to our community- NETworks since its inception in 1995. He spearheaded based education programs, we are committed to the international tours of Fosse starring Ben Vereen and uncovering and celebrating the stories of our varied Ruthie Henshall. Seth has produced the Lincoln Center human existence. Theater production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific and the National Theatre production of DAVID F. SCHWARTZ (Producer). Proud to War Horse. Together with Cameron Mackintosh, Seth have produced The Band’s Visit from inception with served as Executive Producer for both the U.S. and Orin Wolf. Other Broadway: Once, Hands on a U.K. tours of the National Theatre’s My Fair Lady, Hardbody. Theatre/film attorney at Gray Schwartz LLP. the 25th Anniversary U.S. Tour of Les Misérables, the new The Phantom of the Opera tour, Miss Saigon BARBARA BROCCOLI (Producer). Producer and A Bronx Tale. He is most proud of his greatest of the James Bond film franchise. Her stage credits productions—Marlo and Camden. include A Steady Rain (Broadway), Once (Broadway, West End), Othello (New York Theatre Workshop), ORIN WOLF (Producer). Lead producer of the The Band’s Visit (Broadway) and Fleabag (Soho The Band’s Visit and the president of NETworks Playhouse NYC). Presentations. Additional Broadway producing credits include Fiddler on the Roof (Tony nom.), Beautiful FREDERICK ZOLLO (Producer). (Tony nom.), Orphans (Tony nom.), Once (Tony winner), That Championship Season, A View From the Bridge (Tony nom.). Initial recipient and current director of the T. Fellowship at Columbia created in conjunction with Hal Prince. For and with Shiri, Nomi and Ruben.

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GROVE•REG (Producer). Current and recent: ROY FURMAN (Producer). Tony Award-winning The Band’s Visit, Company (London), Cats productions include: Dear Evan Hansen; Hello, (Broadway and Tour), On Your Feet! (Broadway and Dolly!; The Book of Mormon; The Color Purple; Tour), Escape to Margaritaville, Angels in America. The Humans; War Horse; Curious Incident…; Upcoming: Diana. Spamalot and The History Boys. Current: Tootsie, King Kong, Pretty Woman, Mean Girls. LASSEN BLUME (Producer). Cody Lassen and Brad Blume are thrilled to be co-producing The Band’s Visit. FVSL THEATRICALS (Producer). Shira Friedman, Learn about them and their upcoming projects at Nathan Vernon, Benjamin Simpson & Joseph www.LassenBlumeBaldwin.com. Longthorne. Previous credits: A Doll’s House, Part 2; Hello, Dolly!; Oh, Hello; Waitress; Fun Home; Peter THOMAS STEVEN PERAKOS (Producer) has and The Starcatcher. performed with Connecticut’s Repertory Theatre in the ’60s. His theatre passion has never wavered. Perakos HENDEL-KARMAZIN (Producer). Ruth Hendel: has produced more than 40 shows from London to Ain’t Too Proud, Beetlejuice, Mean Girls, Fiddler Broadway. Currently a producer on Ain’t Too Proud (Yiddish), A Walk on the Moon. Sharon Karmazin on Broadway. is a Tony-winning producer. Current: Dear Evan Hansen and Ain’t Too Proud. MARC PLATT (Producer). Theatre: War Paint; Wicked; Oh, Hello; If/Then; Three Days of Rain. HORIPRO INC. (Producer). Founded by Takeo Hori Films: Mary Poppins Returns, La La Land, Bridge of in 1960. One of the leading Japanese entertainment Spies, Into The Woods, Drive, Wanted, Legally Blonde. companies, representing musicians & actors, Television: “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert,” producing films & TV programs besides its successful “Grease: Live!” theatrical works.

THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION (Producer). INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK Under the leadership of Philip J. Smith, Chairman, and (Producer). A consortium of 40 of the leading Robert E. Wankel, President, the Shubert Organization touring Broadway presenters in cities throughout owns and operates 17 B’way and six Off-B’way America. Recent Broadway shows: Dear Evan theatres, and has produced and co-produced hundreds Hansen; Hello, Dolly!; On Your Feet!; Waitress and of productions. Kinky Boots.

THE BARUCH/ROUTH/FRANKEL/ VIERTEL JAM THEATRICALS (Producer). Under the GROUP (Producer). Steven Baruch, Marc Routh, direction of co-founder Steve Traxler, presents Theater Richard Frankel and Tom Viertel have produced series in 26 cities, produces on Broadway and is the 85 shows. They’ve won Tony Awards in all Best recipient of 10 Tony Awards. categories: Play, Musical, Play/Musical Revival. THE JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION (Producer). ROBERT COLE (Producer) has produced more Owned by 11-time Tony-winning producer John Gore. than 30 productions including the original Broadway It includes Broadway Across America, Broadway.com productions of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Angels in and The Broadway Channel. America and Once. Recipient of five Tony Awards. DAVID MIRVISH (Producer) is a producer based DEROY-CARR-KLAUSNER (Producer). Tony in Toronto where he operates four theatres. Mirvish Award winners Jamie deRoy, Sharon Carr and Productions produces and presents plays and musicals Patricia Klausner are thrilled to be part of this timely in Canada, on Broadway and in London’s West End. production that underscores humanity, compassion and kindness. JAMES L. NEDERLANDER (Producer). President of Nederlander Organization. Tootsie, Oklahoma, My Fair FEDERMAN-MOELLENBERG (Producer). Lady, On Your Feet, The Humans, The Elephant Man, Wendy Federman and Carl Moellenberg have won Movin’ Out, the upcoming Tina among many others. 18 Tonys. Proud to be part of this exquisite musical which celebrates two cultures coming together.

18 AL NOCCIOLINO (Producer). President of NAC CASTING Entertainment, a theatrical company specializing in TARA RUBIN CASTING the presentation of touring Broadway shows. He has Tara Rubin, CSA Merri Sugarman, CSA been presenting and producing Broadway shows for Kaitlin Shaw, CSA Laura Schutzel, CSA over 35 years. Clare Burke, CSA Peter Van Dam, CSA Felicia Rudolph, CSA Xavier Rubiano, CSA IRIS SMITH (Producer). CEO of Once Upon a Louis DiPaolo, Kevin Metzger-Timson, Time Productions. B’way: On Your Feet!, Dangerous Juliet Auwaeter Liasions. Film: People You May Know, Wakefield. COMPANY MANAGER: Chris Danner SUSAN ROSE (Producer). Tony-winning and Emmy- Assistant Company Manager: David Haines nominated producer. Member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Producers Guild Production Stage Manager...... John M. Atherlay of America. Stage Manager ...... Nikki Lint Assistant Stage Manager...... Shelby Stark Opening Night: June 27, 2019 Associate Directors...... Seth Sikes, Zi Alikhan Associate Choreographer...... Jesse Kovarsky STAFF FOR THE BAND’S VISIT Associate Scenic Designers...... Jerome Martin, Gabriel Firestone EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Associate Costume Designer...... Justin Hall Allan Williams Associate Lighting Designer...... Kirk Fitzgerald Seth Wenig Assistant Lighting Designer...... Joel Britt MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT Associate Sound Designers...... Josh Millican, FORESIGHT THEATRICAL J. Patrick Pummill Allan Williams Jalaina Ross Associate Projection Designer...... Stivo Arnoczy Aaron Lustbader Mark Shacket Associate Hair Designer...... Rachael Geier Production Electricians...... Stephen Atwell, GENERAL MANAGEMENT Christopher Nimm GENTRY & ASSOCIATES Production Sound...... Reece Nunez Gregory Vander Ploeg Production Properties...... Eric Reynolds Elisabeth Bayer Steve Varon Moving Light Programmer...... Jay Penfield Pearce Landry-Wegener Nicole Gehring Video Programmer...... Ido Levran PRODUCTION MANAGMENT TOURING CREW NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS Head Carpenter...... Joseph Spratt Jason Juenker Flyman...... Nathaniel Reindl Hector Guivas Evan Rooney Walker White Assistant Carpenter/Automation...... Lisa LePoidevin Assistant Carpenter/Deck...... Kasey Walraven MARKETING AND PUBLICITY DIRECTION Head Electrician...... Eric Briggs BOND THEATRICAL GROUP Assistant Electricians...... Timothy Mack, bondtheatrical.com Liam Lewis-Marlow DJ Martin Temah Higgins Mollie Mann Head Sound...... Colin Braeger Marc Viscardi Assistant Sound...... Gavin Little Jo Manley Nicole Musto Head Props...... Anna Katharine Mantz Phillip Aleman Nicholas Jaech Crew Swing...... Sara Schultz Meredyth Davis Trish McKeon Cyndi Putnam Wardrobe Supervisor...... Emily Staloch Benjamin Nissen Tori Viggiano Assistant Wardrobe...... Lyndsi Sager EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION Wig and Make-Up Supervisor...... Karmen Otto THE ROAD COMPANY Merchandise Manager...... Shane Colwell Stephen Lindsay Brett Sirota Production Consultant...... Ashley-Rose Galligan trc.nyc Gaga Dance Instructor...... Or Schraiber Arabic Dialect Coach...... Ronnie Malley Israeli Dramaturg & Dialect Coach...... Zohar Tirosh-Polk Production Assistants...... Brandon Allmon-Jackson, Kate M.Carolan, Eric Nolan Mattingly,

19 Claire E. Murphy, Jacob Stuckelman CREDITS Electronic Music Design...... Billy Jay Stein, Band uniforms by John Kristiansen New York, Inc./ Hiro Iida John Kristiansen Brian Blythe, Custom painting: Physical Therapy...... NEURO TOUR Jeff Fender. Lighting equipment: PRG Lighting. Physical Therapy, Inc. Audio equipment: PRG Audio. Scenic items Advertising/Marketing Materials...... AKA fabricated, and show control and scenic motion Video Production...... HMS Media control featuring stage command systems® by Production Photographer...... Matthew Murphy PRG-Scenic Technologies, a divison of PRG Social Media...... Andy Drachenberg Broadway, L.L.C., New Windsor, NY. Props: Merchandising...... Matt Murphy Productions, LLC BrenBri Properties, Prop N Spoon. Drum kit Legal Services...... Rick Pappas, Esq. courtesy of Garrison at Drum Workshop. Accounting...... NETworks Presentations LLC HR & Payroll Servces...... Human Resources Inc. SPECIAL THANKS TO Housing...... Road Concierge, Providence Performing Arts Center - an ALTOUR Company Norbert Mongeon & J.L. “Lynn” Singleton, Travel Agency...... Janice Kessler, The Consulate General of Israel in NY, Israel’s Carson Wagonlit Travel Office of Cultural Affairs, Darisu Suyama, Trucking...... Clark Transfer 45th St Fund, Rebecca Stone, Maxwell Williams, TAX AND FINANCIAL CONSULTING, Tom Hulce, Lameece Isaac, Hartford Stage, ACCOUNTING SERVICES Harold Prince, Ellen Pilipski, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Joshua Pilpski, Sarah Pilipski, Brian Enverso, Kathleen Thies Gabrielle d’Entremont INSURANCE BROKER SERVICES www.TheBandsVisitMusical.com Maury Donnelly and Parr, Inc. Robert B. Middleton, Sr. and Meghan Coleman

The Band’s Visit is presented @TheBandsVisit through special arrangement with #TheBandsVisit MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL, New York, NY. The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, www.mtishows.com the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND BANKING ARRANGEMENTS BY The Musicians employed in this production are SunTrust Bank members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. nd Rehearsed at The New 42 Street Studios The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union

The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers.

Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

United Scenic Artists represents designers and scenic artists for the American Theatre.

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Comprehensive Campaign The following donors have supported the Kimmel Center’s Comprehensive Campaign, helping us keep our promise for the future to preserve our iconic buildings and maintain world-class facilities and a leave lasting contribution to the future of the performing arts in Philadelphia. $5,000,000+ The William Penn Foundation

$1,000,000+ Anonymous (1)** The Horace W. Goldsmith Lynne and Harold Honickman Mrs. J. Mahlon Buck, Jr. Foundation Penelope P. Wilson Anne C. Ewers** Patricia and David Holveck

$500,000+ Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Corrato The Sidney Kimmel Foundation The Presser Foundation

$250,000+ Robert and Julie J. Bryan Lisa D. Kabnick and Paula and Mark Solomon** Mr. and Mrs. James M. Buck III John H. McFadden J. William and Helen D. Stuart Rhonda and David Cohen The Brook J. Lenfest Foundation Foundation and Wynne Amick Joseph and Marie Field Foundation Gerry Lenfest* Mr. Michael D. Zisman and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald Robin and Mark Rubenstein Ms. Linda J. Gamble Hamilton Family Charitable Trust Ronald and Marcia Rubin William and Rosemary Hankowsky Anne Faulkner Schoemaker**

$100,000+ Anonymous (2) David F. Hoffman Peter and Cary Webb Sears The Bazemore Family Foundation Jeanne Ruddy and Victor Keen Gregory L. Segall Peter A. Benoliel and Willo Carey L.F. Driscoll Company Molly D. Shepard and Sandy and Steve Cozen William A. Loeb Peter J. Dean** Jack Donnelly David G. and Sandra G. Marshall Laurie Wagman Dorrance H. Hamilton Jami Wintz McKeon Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Charitable Lead Trust Louise and Alan Reed Foundation Elliott-Lewis Corporation Lyn M. Ross The Zuritsky Family Michael and Amy George Jeffrey and Dianne Rotwitt Frances and Bill Graham Timothy and Ann Scheve

$50,000+ Donna L. Allie Patricia and John Gattuso Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Mullany, III The Avery Foundation Juliet J. Goodfriend and Elizabeth Murphy Ronald J. Biscardi Marc R. Moreau Ron and Suzanne Naples Luther W. Brady, M.D.* Rosemarie Greco and Hon. Edward G. Rendell and Judith Broudy Anne Morrissey Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell** Richard and Lynne Carpenter Tony Hayden/Maguire Hayden Dr. Harry Rosenthal** Charitas Foundation Real Estate Investments Matt and Judi Taylor Robert J. Delany, Sr. Michael and Debra Hill Paul and Christine Tufano John and Gloria Drosdick Mr. and Mrs. Bradford R. Bill and Barbara Wilson/ Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Hollingsworth Synterra, Ltd. and Reverend Dr. Alyn E. Waller Independence Foundation Ann and Jay Francis Robert E. Mortensen

$25,000+ Anonymous (1) Ed and Deb Lovelidge Mr. and Mrs. John T. Rogers Lisa Crutchfield Jeffrey and Julia McFadden Salem Shuchman and Tad and Candance Decker** Lauren and Don Morel Barbara Klock Family Foundation Barbara D. Hauptfuhrer Agnes Mulroney David and Sherry Varrelman Deborah and Kurt Hilzinger Mrs. Jane G. Pepper Tony G. Werner Sara Lomax-Reese Gregory Redden

*Deceased **includes Planned Giving

For more information about the Comprehensive Campaign, please contact Anne Ewers, president and CEO at 215-670-2339 or [email protected].

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Institutional and Government Support The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges the following corporations, foundations, and government partners for their annual support.

$100,000+ American Airlines* Pennsylvania Council on the Arts The Waterman II Fund of the The Aramark Charitable Fund Pennsylvania Department of Philadelphia Foundation CHUBB Community and Economic The William Penn Foundation Comcast NBCUniversal Development The Wyncote Foundation The Lenfest Foundation Santander Merck & Co. Inc. TD Bank

$75,000+ Independence Blue Cross M&T Bank | Wilmington Trust PECO Company PNC Bank

$50,000+ AmeriHealth Caritas The Doran Family Foundation Ollin, LLC Bank of America Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont The Presser Foundation BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hospital for Children

$25,000+ Ballard Spahr* Glenmede The Snider Foundation Cigna Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Wells Fargo The Connelly Foundation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP*

$10,000+ Anonymous (1) Origlio Beverage Stradley Ronon Stevens and Comcast Business PFM Young, LLP* Cozen O’Connor Philadelphia Cultural Fund Sylvia W. And Randle M. Kauders Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Philadelphia Indemnity Foundation Duane Morris, LLP* Insurance Company Universal Health Services, Inc. Econsult Solutions, Inc.* Post Brothers The William M. King Haverstick-Borthwick Company QVC, Incorporated Charitable Foundation Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages Sabre Systems Inc. Lincoln Financial Group Foundation SEI

$5,000+ Apgar-Black Foundation Graham Partners Kieran Timberlake Associates LLP* Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Gray Charitable Trust Pepper Hamilton LLP* Foundation Jacobs Music Company, Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation the Rinaldi Family

*In-Kind contributions

For more information on joining this distinguished list of supporters, please contact Anne Ewers, President and CEO at 215-670-2339 or [email protected].

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Individual Support The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their annual support.

$100,000+ Patricia and David Holveck

$25,000+ Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Corrato Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nerney Laurie Wagman Jacqueline B. Mars Ronald and Marcia Rubin

$20,000+ Teresa Bryce Bazemore Brook J. Lenfest Tony G. Werner Bart and Jil Blatstein Jami Wintz McKeon Mr. Michael D. Zisman and Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Brown Stanley C. Middleman Ms. Linda J. Gamble William and Frances Graham Elizabeth Murphy Philip Jaurigue Gregory Segall

$10,000+ Anonymous (1) M. Gordon and Carolyn Daniels Michael and Debra Hill Peter A. Benoliel and Willo Carey Mrs. F. Eugene Dixon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Hollingsworth Joanne Berwind John and Gloria Drosdick Susan Martinelli Shea Robert and Julie J. Bryan Anne Ewers Honorable Marjorie O. Rendell Mrs. J. Mahlon Buck, Jr. Ann and Jay Francis Mrs. Adele K. Schaeffer David and Jennifer Cardy Linda and David Glickstein Timothy and Ann Scheve Anne Marie and Matt Chapman Rosemarie B. Greco and Salem Shuchman and Barbara Nelly Childress Anne Morrissey Klock Family Foundation Sandy and Steve Cozen Donna and Vincent Hartnett

$5,000+ Donna and Jon Boscia Jeffrey and Susan Leonard Anne Faulkner Schoemaker J. Edward Cambron William A. Loeb Irene and Fred Shabel Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Carpenter Ed and Deb Lovelidge Molly D. Shepard and Peter J. Dean Rev. Luis A. Cortés, Jr. Jeffrey and Julia McFadden David and Sherry Varrelman Sarah Miller Coulson Dr. Hilarie and Mr. Mitchell Morgan Nina Robinson Vitow Tad and Candace Decker Wallace and Lydia Nowicke Roy and Sharon Wells Mr. James and Dr. Lynn Dever Mr. Giorgio Piatti and Hon. Constance H. and Ken and Marian Disken Ms. Nicole Perkins Dr. Sankey Williams Maxima and Sidney Hui Jerry G. and Bernice Rubenstein The Kent Foundation Mr. Mark Samuels

$2,500+ Stan and Nancy Applegate Elena and Frederick Kyle Dr. John and Mrs. Nancy Roberts Ms. Lynda Barness Christopher and Saundra Larcade The Romano Family Drs. Marie Uberti-Benz and Mr. H. Chase Lenfest Bruce Satalof and Marie O’Donnell Robert L. Benz Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Levin Leslie and Lynnae Schwartz Serchuck Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Mr. Philip E. Lian and Bonnie and Harris Sklar Frank and Diana Bubb Family Fund Ms. Joan L. Mueller Richard and Amanda Smoot Mr. and Mrs. James M. Buck III Mrs. Sara Lomax-Reese Elliot Stone Mr. and Mrs. Robert Buggey Janine A. Matsko Dr. Auguste and Mrs. Abby Turnier Bob and Cheryl Carfagno Arthur Mattia Zeyn B. Uzman Philip and Margaret Cavanaugh E. J. and R. I. Mitchell Dale Wallace Suzanne and Norman Cohn Milton and Janet Morgan Joseph and Eileen Wawrzynek Mr. Todd W. Darling Halsey and Alice North Barbara Eberlein and Jerry Wind Eleanor L. Davis Mr. and Mrs. John Osuna Drs. Jonathan and Lori Winter Brian and Sherry Effron Dr. Elias Packman Mr. F. Gordon Yasinow Drs. Chris and Leanne Gasink Louise and Alan Reed Mario and Jan Zacharjaz Elizabeth H. Gemmill, Esq. Gov. Edward G. Rendell Karen L. Zimmermann and Joseph Gwiszcz, M.D. Nathan Renner-Johnson and Glenn Carney Mr. and Mrs. D. Kirk Harman Alexander Macnow James W. and Debora C. Zug Russell Harris, M.D. Mr. Ross Richards and Osagie and Losenge Imasogie Ms. Sanaz Hojreh

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$1,000+ Anonymous (3) Katherine M. Glaser David Murdock and James Webb Abrams-Collazo Family Sandra E. Goodstein Ms. Diane Lenfest Myer Ms. Laura J. Armstrong Gene and Heather Jo Goroschko Harold New and Lisa Stewart Joseph C. and Laura Atkinson Mr. Edmund Green Mr. and Mrs. Michael OMalley Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Betz Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Grenald Rev. Mark and Leslie Tyler Mr. Edward Bishop Anand Gupte Mr. and Mrs. R. Anderson Pew Perry and Linda Blackman Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews Mr. Jeffrey J. Ragan Julie I. Blank V. Hamilton, Jr. Laurinda Rainey Douglas Boesch and Michele Savage Kathleen and Tom Hanley Jordan Reilly Law David Brahm and Eric Herncane Ms. Beverly A. Harper Diana Carolyn Pixie Roane Crystal and Eric Brewe Don and Lynn Haskin D. Rodell Jon and Joy Broder Robert and Megan Hausler Mr. and Mrs. Eric P. Rodes Miss Ayanna D. Brown and Ms. Angie Helmbrecht Noemi Rodriguez Ms. Monique C. Reid Jacqualyn Hillegass Stephen Rosenzweig and William C. Bullitt and Sheryl Bullitt Feather Houstoun Barbara Exler Joseph and Suzanne Calabro Linda and Ivan Inerfeld Ms. Samantha Rusk Elaine Woo Camarda Stephen Klasko and Colleen Wyse Liz Saccardi and Jason Sladinski Mr. John Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Berton E. Korman Mr. and Mrs. Justin Schaller George Wicker John and Amy Korman Stephanie Schuetz and Barbara R. Cobb Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kuehnle Jonathan Bayless Mark and Iris Coblitz Mr. Shawn Leavitt Angela M. Scott Daniel and Melanie Coulton Dr. and Mrs. Michael Lewis Corinne J. Stahl Victoria L. Crenshaw Marcos and Dee Dee Lopez Mr. James B. Stambaugh and The Cristofaro Family Maureen Lord-Benson Ms. Andrea Morrissey Connie and Pat Dalton The Mann Family J. Sutherland, M.D. Dr. Richard Davidson and Dr. Wendy Martinez Jacqueline Taylor Linda Golden Tom and Linda McCarthy Brian and Victoria Titus David and Terri Davitch H.G. and Susan McDonald Robert and Lisa Trucksess Ms. Carole C. Dezii Patrick and Danielle McIntyre Dr. Thomas M. and John and Lois Durso Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Mechura M. Patricia Vernon The Eiseman Family Donald and Kathleen Miller Mr. Anup and Mrs. Sangeeta Roy and Nancy Fairman Harold and Meilin Milstein Vidwans Mr. and Mrs. Steven Feder Ms. Anne Mockus Bonnie and Walter Weber Lauren and Eric Feldhake Patrick and Monica Moeller Alison and Craig Westbrook James K. Fink, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. H. Laddie Montague, Jr. Dr. Patricia Williams-Alveranga Nancy Flores Migenes Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Thomas C. Woodward Mr. Michael William Fontana Montgomery, Jr. Jim and Nicole Youse Helen Herr Ford Ms. Mary E. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gibbons Mr. and Mrs. Keith W. Moore

*Deceased

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Matching Gifts Multiply the impact of your personal contribution to the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts by submitting an Employee Matching Gift Form. Matching gifts — when combined with your donation — double or triple the resources that make possible Broadway at the Academy, Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA), and other programs that you enjoy. Your employer may match the tax-deductible portion of your gift to the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. If your company is not listed here, please check with your Human Resources department to see if your gift can be matched.

Companies that Match Employee Gifts to the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts 1500 Walnut Enterprises FMC Corporation Pepsi ACE Group GlaxoSmithKline The Pew Charitable Trusts American Airlines Goldman Sachs & Co. Pfizer Ballard Spahr Haverstick-Borthwick Company Philadelphia Foundation Bank of America Health Partners of Philadelphia Philadelphia Insurance Companies BNY Mellon Hilton PNC Canada Dry Bottling Company Holiday Inn Quaker Chemical Charon Planning Independence Blue Cross QVC, Inc. CIGNA Jacobs Music Radisson Citigroup Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Reed Smith LLP Citizens Bank Johnson & Johnson Sonepar Coca-Cola JP Morgan Chase Stradley Ronon Stevens & Cozen O’Connor KPMG Young, LLP Deluxe Corporation Liberty Property Trust TD Bank Deutsche Bank Lincoln Financial UGI Corporation Dow M&T Bank Universal Health Services Duane Morris Merck Vanguard Endo Health Solutions Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Verizon Ernst & Young NutriSystem Wawa Federated (Macy’s) PECO Wells Fargo & Co. First Genesis Financial Group Penn Mutual Life Insurance William Penn Foundation Company

Honickman Family Society The Kimmel Center is proud to announce the naming of the Honickman Family Society, a group of forward- thinking supporters who have included the Kimmel Center in their estate plans. Named in honor of Harold and Lynne Honickman and their family, Honickman Family Society members ensure that the Kimmel Center will continue to educate, inspire and delight audiences for generations to come. Anonymous (2) Lynne and Harold Honickman Lyn M. Ross Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Linda R. Jacobs Anne Faulkner Schoemaker Mr. and Mrs. Roland K. Bullard, II Raymond G. Perelman* Molly D. Shepard and D. Walter Cohen* Sergio* and Penelope Proserpi Peter J. Dean Mrs. Peggy Cooke Louise and Alan Reed Paula and Mark Solomon Tad and Candace Decker Hon. Edward G. Rendell and Ann R. and Harold A. Sorgenti Anne C. Ewers Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell Gussie Spector* Stephen J. Harmelin Dr. Harry Rosenthal

*Deceased

For more information about the Honickman Family Society please contact Liz Saccardi, Senior Director of Development at [email protected] or 215-790-7178.

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Staff OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Morgan Horell, Marketing Greg Canzanese Jr., Assistant Nolan Piotti, Security Officer & CEO Content Associate Head Carpenter- Flyman, Krystal Ross, Security Officer Liz Saccardi, Senior Director Taylor Pijanowski, Academy of Music Timothy Ryan, Security Officer of Strategy and Development Marketing Associate Jim McPeak, Assistant Walter Samuels, Security Officer Ruth Auslander, Director Carrie Williams, Head Carpenter David Sisco, Security Officer Institutional Giving Marketing Associate David Cushing, Assistant Head Mark Thomas, Security Officer Jennifer Beatty, Senior Manager Gabriela Castaño, Administrative Carpenter-Flyman, Robert Thomas, Security Officer of Individual Giving Assistant to the Senior Vice Academy of Music William Tresnan, Security Officer Colleen Coffey, Manager of President of Strategic Marketing Timothy Johnson, Head Electrician, Lashawn Washington, Donor Relations and Communications, and to the Academy of Music Security Officer Anne Henry, Manager Executive Director of the Marian Scott Smith, Assistant Electrician- John Wilsman, Security Officer of Membership Anderson Awards Audio, Academy of Music Eric Yates, Security Officer Hannah Lermitte, Manager Kevin McEntee, Head Joseph Young, Security Officer of Special Events FINANCE Propertyman, Academy of Music Greg Storella, Manager of Jacob A. Jessup, Controller Kevin Barrett, Assistant Head TICKET PHILADELPHIA Grants and Proposals Renee Doman, Operations Propertyman, Academy of Music Linda Forlini, Vice President of Jacqueline Wills, Finance Manager Bev Nolan, Head Wardrobe, Ticket Philadelphia Executive Assistant to the Hazel Mack, Payroll Manager Academy of Music Matt Cooper, Assistant Vice President and CEO Bridget Morgan, Accounting Pete Mohan, Head Carpenter, President of Ticket Philadelphia Kelsea Reel, Development Manager / Ticket Philadelphia Merriam Theater Molly Albertson, Director of Operations Specialist Lauren Tighe, Senior Accountant Stephen Hungerford, Client Relations Yvonne Toot, Karen Turner, Accounts Assistant Head Carpenter, Meg Hackney, Patron Services Development Coordinator Payable Clerk Merriam Theater Senior Manager Wesley Hershner, Coordinator Jay Madara, Head Electrcian, Catherine Pappas, of Research and HUMAN RESOURCES Merriam Theater Project Manager Development Systems Liz Bligan, Human Dan Imburgia, Head Soundman, Jayson Bucy, Program and Rachel Williams, Resources Manager Merriam Theater Web Manager Corporate Relations Associate Sarah Dugan, Human Michael Atkinson, Head Danielle Rose, Training Manager Resources Coordinator Propertyman, Merriam Theater and Access Services Coordinator OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE Aaron Jackson, Human Resources Alexander Heicher, Program and VICE PRESIDENT Assistant/Receptionist CAMPUS EXPERIENCE Web Coordinator Michaela Cline, Executive Assistant John Charles, Director of Steven Wallace, Quality to the EVP and COO and EVP FACILITY SALES Campus Experience Assurance Analyst and CFO Casey Rodger, Director of Amy Dalin, Associate Director Nicole Sikora, Patron Facility Sales & I P of Event Services Services Supervisor EDUCATION Audrey Gildea, Senior Laura Marsh, Associate Director Brand-I Curtis-McCloud, Patron Susan Quinn, Director of Education Sales Manager of Venue Services Services Representative Kenya Gayles, Education Leigh Sweda, Event Manager Lindsay Rosetti, Associate Director Rui Dong-Scott, Patron Program Manager FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS of Guest Services Services Representative Jasmine Hammond, Education Caitlin Crowley, Venue Manager, Matthew Enters, Patron Program Manager Matt Suydam, Facilities Director Kathie Cronk, Operations Kimmel Center for the Services Representative Eliza Minster, Education Performing Arts Tepi Ennis, Patron Program Manager Manager, Special Projects Shannon Walsh, Master Scheduler Frank Flood, Venue Manager, Services Representative Brent White, Education Academy of Music Karen Fleet, Patron Program Manager Scott Derkacz, Site Manager Dennis McGeady, Chief Engineer Alison Gibbons, Venue Manager, Services Representative Brian Adamczyk, Education Merriam Theater Emily Lantz, Patron Program Coordinator John Kane IV, Lead Engineer Bob Rielly, Engineer Derrick Johnson, Event Services Representative Tyler Daddario, Education Services Manager Kathleen Moran, Priority Program Coordinator Ed Torres, Engineer Steve Dang, Engineer Tom Kerrigan, Usher Manager Services Representative Chaya Goldman, House Manager Rachelle Seney, Patron PROGRAMMING Christopher Alston, Office Support and Supply Coordinator Erin Lunsford, House Manager Services Representative Jay Wahl, Producing Cornell Wood, House Manager Jonathan Wallace, Patron Artistic Director Joseph Chiavaroli, Painter Lawrence Freeman, Joshua Suydam, Porter Supervisor Services Representative Frances Egler, Senior Director of Shawn Cotugno, Emily Grove, Patron Programming and Presentations Maintenance Mechanic Christopher Grimes, Performance Associate Services Associate Laura McClatchy, Programming Lonnie Hyman, Robert Lawlor, Patron Artist Relations Manager Maintenance Mechanic Horace Madre, Performance Associate Services Associate Helen Smith, Korey Jones, Programming Manager Maintentance Mechanic BOX OFFICE Trondell Hill, Performance Associate Amy Harting, Kyleigh Taylor, Dan Ahearn, Jr., Box Programming Specialist Housekeeping Manager Office Manager Kevin Hamilton, Dock Master Performance Associate Stacey Ferraro, Programming Cleveland Ferron, Porter Michelle Messa, Assistant Events and Operations Specialist PRODUCTION Andrew Hight, Porter Box Office Manager Christa Bean, Producing Associate Tad Dynakowski, Assistant Joseph Dillon, Director MaryKate Giarrocco, Programming SECURITY Treasurer Box Office of Production and Events Assistant James Shelly, Assistant Treasurer Andre Barette, Production Heather Goforth, Director of Box Office Manager, Ancillary Spaces, Safety and Security SALES & MARKETING Thomas Sharkey, Assistant Kimmel Center for the Henri Byrd, Security Supervisor Elizabeth Hess, Senior Director of Treasurer Box Office Performing Arts Matt Lally, Security Supervisor Programmatic Marketing Michael Walsh, Assistant Treasurer Elizabeth Devore, Production Euronn McCloud - Armstrong, Leslie Patterson-Tyler, Senior Security Supervisor Box Office Director of Media Realtions Manager, Verizon Hall Eileen Harris, Production Manager, Anthony Williams, and Communications Security Supervisor INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Eric Hsu, Director of E-Marketing Artistic Initiatives Arthur Curtis, Managing Director W. King Rogers, Production Kyree Bellamy, Security Officer and Digital Strategy Brenden Bird, Security Officer of Information Technology Amy O’Connell, Director of Manager, Academy of Music John Callinan, Director of Adam Steinbauer, Production Roland Carbonetta, Jr., Institutional Marketing Security Officer Technology Infrastructure Ashley Ryan, Associate Director Manager, Perelman Theater Mike Zankowski, Director of Kenneth Nash, Head Soundman, Kashaan Carter, Security Officer of Marketing George Clark, Security Officer Business Intelligence Nathan Godshall, Institutional Verizon Hall Parijata Dasmuth, Web Matt McIntyre, Head Carpenter, Derrick Copeland, Security Officer Marketing Manager Stevie Curry, Security Officer Project Manager Manisha Modi, Audience Verizon Hall Callum Gouvela Da Silva, Mike Sweeney, Head Electrician, Andrew Dicrecchio, Development and Security Officer Manager of Business Intelligence Group Sales Manager Verizon Hall Tristian Gay, Cloud/ Michael Cobb-Durkin, Head Sandy Gustave, Security Officer Lauren Woodard, Public John Haviland, Security Officer Systems Engineer Relations Manager Electrician, Perelman Theater John Remaley, Jr., Sr. Help Walter Bass, Head Soundman, William Hudson, Security Officer Winona Wyatt, Digital Kevin Johnson, Security Officer Desk Technician Marketing Manager Perelman Theater Joe Dethamphavane, Help Ed Klumpp, Head Utility, Ancillary Marquieta Johnson, Ben Brotman, Graphic Security Officer Desk Technician Designer (Digital) Spaces, Kimmel Center for the James Boyer, Web Developer Performing Arts Sara Mahan, Security Officer Katherine Brandel, Digital Gregory Meek, Security Officer Marketing Associate William Ringland, Head Carpenter, Academy of Music Randall Monte, Security Officer Brett Cohen, Marketing Associate Thomas Pierce, Security Officer

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A COMMITMENT TO SAFETY Desk, 15 minutes before tour time, on the day of your The safety and comfort of visitors, artists, volunteers, tour. Parties of 10 or more are asked to make advance and staff at the Kimmel Center, Academy of Music, reservations. Free tours of the Academy of Music are and Merriam Theater are of paramount importance. available on selected dates, by reservation only. For In the event of an emergency, audience members will tour information and group tour reservations, call the be advised of appropriate procedures by ushers and Kimmel Center tour desk at 215-790-5886 or visit security staff. At this time, please take note of the exit kimmelcenter.org/plan-your-visit/free tours/. nearest you. A red, illuminated EXIT sign should be CHILD POLICY visible, with an arrow indicating the direction of the exit With the exception of performances specifically noted as door. Should an emergency arise, you will be directed Family Friendly, Kimmel Center Presents and Broadway to leave the auditorium and further instructions will be Philadelphia performances are not recommended for provided as to the safest and quickest way to exit the building. Patrons who need special assistance should children under 6 years old. This recommendation exists contact an usher. to ensure all of our patrons the best possible experience. All audience members, including babes in arms, require ACCESSIBILITY a ticket. The Kimmel Center is wheelchair-accessible from its FOOD AND BEVERAGE east and north entrances. The Academy of Music is wheelchair-accessible from the east lobby entrance Concessions by Chef Jose Garces and Garces Group on Broad Street. The Merriam Theater is wheelchair- are available to guests in the Kimmel Center at the accessible from the main entrance on Broad Street. PECO Bar and the PECO Annex Bar and to Academy of Music and Merriam Theater patrons at satellite Elevators serve all levels of the Kimmel Center, with bars located in the lobbies and upper levels. For your accessible seating and ADA-compliant restrooms available on all levels. Accessible seating is available convenience, Kimmel Center patrons may pre-order on the Orchestra level of the Merriam Theater, with their intermission beverages at the PECO bar up to 90 accessible restrooms on the Mezzanine level. At the minutes before performances in Verizon Hall and one Academy of Music, accessible seating is available on hour before Perelman Theater performances. Both bars the Parquet and Balcony levels, with accessible restrooms open 90 minutes before Verizon Hall performances located on the Canteen level. Assistive listening devices and PECO Café opens one hour before Perelman are available for loan. Large-print programs are Theater performances. available upon request of an usher at all Kimmel Center TICKETS Presents performances. Audio Description and American Tickets for performances at the Kimmel Center for the Sign Language interpretation are available for select Performing Arts, Academy of Music, and Merriam Broadway Philadelphia performances. A limited number Theater can be purchased online at kimmelcenter.org, of ADA-compliant parking spaces are available in the at the Box Office (open daily 10am to 6pm, later on Kimmel Center garage. performance evenings), or by calling 215.893.1999. COAT CHECK OFFICIAL TICKET OUTLET A complimentary coat check is located on the lower Ticket Philadelphia, a division of the Kimmel Center, Mezzanine level of the Kimmel Center and on the is the only authorized outlet for individual tickets for ground floor of the Academy of Music. Coat check is shows at the Kimmel Center, Academy of Music, and not available at the Merriam Theater. Merriam Theater. We urge patrons to purchase tickets RESTROOMS only through kimmelcenter.org, ticketphiladelphia.org, or Restrooms are located on both sides of the lower the official websites of our Resident Companies. Tickets purchased from other sources are purchased at your Mezzanine and on Tiers 1, 2 and 3 of the Kimmel Center; on all levels of the Academy of Music; and on own risk. Many unauthorized ticket sellers use website names that are similar to our website or even include the lower level, the Balcony level, and Family Circle at the names of our various venues. These websites are the Merriam Theater. not authorized to sell tickets to events in our venues. WATER FOUNTAINS By purchasing only through our official outlets, you are Water fountains are located on all levels of the Kimmel assured that the ticket you receive is valid and is being Center and the Academy of Music and in the restrooms sold to you at face value. of the Merriam Theater. YOUR EVENT, OUR HOUSE PAYPHONES Celebrate in style with the Kimmel Center and Garces Payphones are located on the lower Mezzanine level Catering, where you’ll have an unforgettable experience of the Kimmel Center. with a picture-perfect back drop • Corporate Meetings SMOKING • Conference and Entertaining Smoking is prohibited on the Kimmel Center campus. • Weddings & Rehearsal Dinners TOURS • Stages & Performances The Kimmel Center offers two free tours. One-hour • Film @ The Kimmel Center Building and Theater tours are offered Tuesday through • Private Parties and Special Events Sunday at 1pm. Ninety-minute Art and Architecture BOOK YOUR SPECIAL EVENT TODAY! walking tours are offered Saturday at 10:30am (no KIMMELCENTER.ORG/SPECIALEVENTS theater interiors on this tour). Register at the Information

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