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2018 2019 SEASON 2 SHOWCASE Contents 4 Letter from the President 4 Board of Directors and Staff 9 The Book of Mormon 23 Comprehensive Campaign 24 Institutional and Government Support 25 Individual Support 27 Matching Gifts 27 Honickman Family Society Kim Exum, Conner Peirson - The Book of Mormon 29 Kimmel Center Staff (c) Julieta Cervantes 2017 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 #BWYPHL KIMMELCENTER.ORG#ArtHappensHere 3 Kimmel Center Cultural Campus KIMMEL CENTER, INC., OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Teresa Bryce Bazemore, Chair Anne C. Ewers, President and CEO Robert R. Corrato, Vice-Chair Jane Hollingsworth, Vice Chair Michael D. Zisman, Treasurer and Chair-Elect Jami Wintz McKeon, Secretary David P. Holveck, Immediate Past Chair Bart Blatstein Richard D. Carpenter Vanessa Chan Dear friends, Reverend Luis A. Cortés, Jr. Katherine D. Crothall Robert J. Delany Sr. Welcome to the Academy of Music, host of the critically- James F. Dever, Jr. acclaimed, 9-time Tony-winning, powerhouse musical, Frances R. Graham The Book of Mormon. We are thrilled to present this Michael B. Hill Philip P. Jaurigue blockbuster for the third time to Philadelphia audiences — Obra Kernodle it’s packed with Grammy-winning music, irreverent humor, Brook J. Lenfest and a loveable cast of characters. Jeffrey A. Leonard Sara Lomax-Reese P. Edward Lovelidge Our Kimmel Center Cultural Campus is home to an array of Jeffrey P. McFadden comedy legends and up-and-comers all season long, as part Stanley Middleman of the diverse and varied programming presented across our Elizabeth Murphy Nicole Perkins nine performance spaces. To close out the 2018-19 season, Ronald Rubin The Improvised Shakespeare Company will dive into worlds Mark H. Samuels of spontaneous comedy on June 7 & 8, developing brand-new Anne Faulkner Schoemaker Matthew A. Taylor shows worthy of the Bard with each performance. Chicago’s Sherry Varrelman revered troupe The Second City returns with an entirely Laurie Wagman female ensemble and a new show, She the People — running Tony G. Werner in the Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater June 13 through Mario Zacharjasz June 22. Finally, as part of her inaugural American tour, TRUSTEES EMERITI Hannah Gadsby arrives with Douglas, making her debut in Sidney Kimmel the Kimmel Center’s Merriam Theater on June 23. The Hon. Bob P. Casey* The Hon. Edward G. Rendell The Hon. Tom Ridge Living out our vision to transform lives daily through the George M. Ross* arts extends beyond presenting experiences and educational Willard G. Rouse III* opportunities to a range of ages and arts consumers in our *Awarded posthumously Philadelphia community; did you know that we also serve EXECUTIVE STAFF as an incubator for the creation and production of new works Anne C. Ewers, President and CEO through our yearly Jazz and Theater Residencies? This J. Edward Cambron, Executive Vice President June marks the sixth season of our Theater Residency, a and COO Stan Applegate, Senior Vice President of Finance 2-week intensive in partnership with Joe’s Pub (New York) and CFO that concludes with FREE & open to the public readings on Crystal Brewe, Senior Vice President of Strategic June 28 & 29 in our intimate SEI Innovation Studio. Marketing and Communications Ross Richards, Senior Vice President of Facilites and Operations Stay up-to-date on all Campus happenings by following us on social media and signing up for our weekly PRESIDENT’S e-newsletter, Ovation. LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Wynne Amick David Cohen Enjoy today’s performance! Stephen Cozen Lisa Crutchfield Warmly, Peter Dean Thomas A. Decker John A. Francis William Hankowsky Lisa Kabnick Marjorie Rendell Lyn Ross Timothy Scheve Molly Shepard Brian Tierney James Zug 4 8 ANNE GAREFINO SCOTT RUDIN ROGER BERLIND SCOTT M. DELMAN JEAN DOUMANIAN ROY FURMAN IMPORTANT MUSICALS STEPHANIE P. M cCLELLAND KEVIN MORRIS JON B. PLATT SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER STUART THOMPSON PRESENT BOOK, MUSIC AND LYRICS BY TREY PARKER, ROBERT LOPEZ AND MATT STONE WITH LIAM TOBIN JORDAN MATTHEW BROWN KAYLA PECCHIONI ANDY HUNTINGTON JONES JACQUES C. SMITH RON BOHMER COREY JONES JACOB BEN-SHMUEL ISAIAH TYRELLE BOYD TSILALA BROCK RICARDO COKE-THOMAS ROBERT COLVIN ZACH ERHARDT KENNY FRANCOEUR AMANDA FELICIA FOOTE JEREMY GASTON PATRICK GRAVER EDDIE GREY TYLER LEAHY WILL LEE-WILLIAMS JOSH MARIN HENRY McGINNISS LUKE MONDAY STONEY B. MOOTOO NURNEY MONICA L. PATTON JOHN PINTO JR. CHRISTIAN PROBST J NYCOLE RALPH CONNOR RUSSELL JONATHAN SANGSTER SEAN SEYMOUR LEONARD E. SULLIVAN TEDDY TRICE BRINIE WALLACE SCENIC DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN SCOTT PASK ANN ROTH BRIAN MacDEVITT BRIAN RONAN HAIR DESIGN ORCHESTRATIONS CASTING PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER JOSH MARQUETTE LARRY HOCHMAN & CARRIE GARDNER PAIGE GRANT STEPHEN OREMUS DANCE MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS MUSIC DIRECTOR MUSIC COORDINATOR ASSOCIATE PRODUCER GLEN KELLY ANDREW GRAHAM MICHAEL KELLER ELI BUSH TOUR BOOKING AGENCY TOUR PRESS AND MARKETING PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT GENERAL MANAGEMENT THE BOOKING ALLIED TOURING AURORA THOMPSON TURNER GROUP/ PRODUCTIONS PRODUCTIONS/ MEREDITH BLAIR ADAM J. MILLER MUSIC SUPERVISION AND VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS STEPHEN OREMUS CHOREOGRAPHED BY CASEY NICHOLAW DIRECTED BY CASEY NICHOLAW AND TREY PARKER Broadway Philadelphia is presented collaboratively by The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and The Shubert Organization. 9 CAST (in order of appearance) Mormon...............................................................................................................................................................TYLER LEAHY Moroni........................................................................................................................................ ANDY HUNTINGTON JONES Elder Price ...............................................................................................................................................................LIAM TOBIN Elder Cunningham ....................................................................................................................JORDAN MATTHEW BROWN Missionary Voice .................................................................................................................................................RON BOHMER Price’s Dad ...........................................................................................................................................................RON BOHMER Cunningham’s Dad ......................................................................................................................................... SEAN SEYMOUR Mrs. Brown ...............................................................................................................................................MONICA L. PATTON Guards ........................................................................................................................ WILL LEE-WILLIAMS, TEDDY TRICE Mafala ........................................................................................................................................................ JACQUES C. SMITH Nabulungi ...................................................................................................................................................KAYLA PECCHIONI Doctor ............................................................................................................................................... ISAIAH TYRELLE BOYD Elder McKinley .......................................................................................................................... ANDY HUNTINGTON JONES Joseph Smith ........................................................................................................................................................RON BOHMER General .................................................................................................................................................................COREY JONES Mission President .................................................................................................................................................RON BOHMER Ensemble ....................................................... ISAIAH TYRELLE BOYD, ZACH ERHARDT, AMANDA FELICIA FOOTE, JEREMY GASTON, PATRICK GRAVER, EDDIE GREY, TYLER LEAHY, WILL LEE-WILLIAMS, JOSH MARIN, STONEY B. MOOTOO, MONICA L. PATTON, JOHN PINTO JR., CONNOR RUSSELL, SEAN SEYMOUR, TEDDY TRICE, BRINIE WALLACE UNDERSTUDIES Understudies never substitute for the listed players unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance. For Elder Price—ZACH ERHARDT For Elder Cunningham—KENNY FRANCOEUR, EDDIE GREY For Mafala Hatimbi—LEONARD E. SULLIVAN, TEDDY TRICE For Nabulungi—STONEY B. MOOTOO, BRINIE WALLACE For McKinley/Moroni—HENRY McGINNISS For Price’s Dad/Joseph Smith/Missionary President/et al—PATRICK GRAVER, SEAN SEYMOUR For General—WILL LEE-WILLIAMS, TEDDY TRICE