FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PROGRAM UPDATE March 9, 2015 Contact: Katherine E. Johnson (212) 875-5718;
[email protected] BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY Presented by the New York Philharmonic and Warner Bros. NEW DATE ADDED: May 14, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. Concert To Feature Tribute to Looney Tunes Director Chuck Jones WHOOPI GOLDBERG To Appear as Special Guest May 15–16, 2015 GEORGE DAUGHERTY To Conduct New York Philharmonic in Original Animation Scores as Classic Looney Tunes Are Screened Celebrating 25th Anniversary of Looney Tunes on the Live Concert Stage Due to popular demand, the New York Philharmonic and Warner Bros. will present an additional performance of Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, a program celebrating classic Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons with the New York Philharmonic playing the music live while the animation is screened. The newly added concert, on May 14, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., will feature a tribute to Looney Tunes director Chuck Jones, including a montage of his most iconic cartoons and film clips of the famed animator speaking about his history creating Looney Tunes cartoons. During the concert, the Chuck Jones family and the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity will present to the New York Philharmonic a full-size oil replica of the painting Bugs at the Piano, rendered by Mr. Jones before his passing in 2002. As previously announced, Academy Award winner and New York Philharmonic Board Member Whoopi Goldberg will appear as a special guest on the May 15 and 16 concerts. All four concerts will be conducted by Emmy Award winner George Daugherty in his Philharmonic debut.