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2 Letter from the President 2 Board of Directors and Staff 5 Comprehensive Campaign 6 Institutional and Government Support 7 Individual Support 9 Matching Gifts 9 Honickman Family Society 13 Kimmel Center Staff iLuminate Sep 21-22

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS David P. Holveck, Chair Anne C. Ewers, President and CEO

Teresa Bryce Bazemore, Board Chair Elect Robert R. Corrato, Vice-Chair Thomas A. Decker, Vice Chair Michael D. Zisman, Treasurer Jami Wintz McKeon, Secretary

Madeline Apollo Ronald J. Biscardi Bart Blatstein Richard D. Carpenter Jill Chernekoff Reverend Luis A. Cortés, Jr. Dear friends, Katherine D. Crothall Robert J. Delany Sr. Welcome to our Kimmel Center Cultural Campus, and in James F. Dever, Jr. Carolina Cabrera DiGiorgio particular, our storied ‘Grand Old Lady of Locust Street’—the Frances R. Graham breathtaking Academy of Music. As we embark together upon Michael B. Hill another season bringing the best of Broadway to audiences Jane Hollingsworth Philip P. Jaurigue on Broad Street, we welcome the highly-anticipated sequel to Obra Kernodle The Phantom of the Opera—Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Brook J. Lenfest Never Dies—for its first-ever Philadelphia appearance! Sara Lomax-Reese P. Edward Lovelidge Jeffrey P. McFadden With a lush score and absolutely mesmerizing staging—this Stanley Middleman sequel is a gift to theatergoers, inviting us to journey once more Elizabeth Murphy with The Phantom and his protégé Christine Daaé into their Ronald Rubin Mark H. Samuels private world of passion and mystery. The setting may have Anne Faulkner Schoemaker changed, but the drama, haunting melodies, and unease remain. Gregory L. Segall Matthew A. Taylor Sherry Varrelman All this talk about The Phantom returning is a little spooky… Laurie Wagman but spooky is in season right before Halloween. Come back later Reverend Dr. Alyn E. Waller this month for more frights with The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Tony G. Werner Mario Zacharjasz Organ and Orchestra Halloween—an evening of evocative orchestral music and the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ—the TRUSTEE EMERITI largest mechanical-action concert hall organ in the country. Lie Sidney Kimmel The Hon. Bob P. Casey* on the stage and experience the organ vibrations, plus don’t The Hon. Edward G. Rendell forget to dress up in your best Halloween costume! The Hon. Tom Ridge George M. Ross* And to our valued guests: we want your experience on our Willard G. Rouse III* Cultural Campus to be the best it can be. As such, this summer, *awarded posthumously we embarked upon the first of a two-phase seat replacement EXECUTIVE STAFF project to improve your comfort within our beloved Academy Anne C. Ewers, of Music. Take a look around—some of you may be sitting President and CEO in brand new seats! This undertaking would not be possible J. Edward Cambron, Executive Vice President without key Kimmel Center staff, several Philadelphia Stan Applegate, foundations, generous individual patrons, and an array of Senior Vice President talented vendors. and CFO Ross Richards, Senior Vice President of Facilities The vision of the Kimmel Center is to transform lives daily and Operations through the arts. We want every person who walks through the doors of one of our 9 performance venues this season to feel at PRESIDENT’S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL home. Make memories with us this year! Bring a friend, bring a Wynne Amick group. #ArtHappensHere, so be a part of it with us. David Cohen Lisa Crutchfield Peter Dean Warmly, John A. Francis William Hankowsky Lisa Kabnick David Marshall Marjorie Rendell Lyn Ross Timothy Scheve Molly Shepard Brian Tierney James Zug 2

Kimmel Center Cultural Campus 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 leave a lasting contribution to the future of the performing arts in Philadelphia.

$5,000,000+ William Penn Foundation

$1,000,000+ Mrs. J. Mahlon Buck, Jr. The Horace W. Goldsmith Lynne and Harold Honickman Foundation Mrs. Penelope P. Wilson

$500,000+ Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Corrato Patricia and David Holveck The Presser Foundation

$250,000+ Robert and Julie J. Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald Paula and Mark Solomon Mr. and Mrs. James M. Buck III William and Rosemary Hankowsky J. William and Helen D. Stuart Rhonda and David Cohen The Brook J. Lenfest Foundation Foundation and Wynne Amick Anne C. Ewers Gerry Lenfest Michael D. Zisman and Joseph and Marie Field Foundation Marcia and Ronald Rubin Linda J. Gamble

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

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

$25,000+ Lisa Crutchfield Ed and Deb Lovelidge Salem Shuchman and Barbara Tad and Candace Decker Lauren and Don Morel Klock Family Foundation Deborah and Kurt Hilzinger Jane G. Pepper David and Sherry Varrelman Sara Lomax-Reese Gregory Redden Anthony Werner

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

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

$500,000+ TD Bank William Penn Foundation

$100,000+ Aramark M & T Bank and The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage CHUBB Wilmington Trust The Presser Foundation The Doran Family Foundation Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Peter and Cary Webb Sears Johnson & Johnson Pennsylvania Department of Wells Fargo Merck Company Foundation Community and Economic The Wyncote Foundation Development

$75,000+ American Airlines † Jacobs Music/The Rinaldi Family Waterman II Fund of Ballard Spahr LLP † Kieran Timberlake Associates, LLP † The Philadelphia Foundation Comcast NBC Universal PECO

$50,000+ Bank of America National Endowment for the Arts Philadelphia Authority for Bimbo Bakeries PNC Bank Industrial Development

$25,000+ Cigna Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP † Snider Foundation Cozen O’Connor † Ollin, LLC Universal Health Services, Inc. Independence Blue Cross Qlik

$10,000+ AARP Pennsylvania Klehr Harrison Harvey Philadelphia Insurance Companies Anonymous Branzburg, LLP † Qlik † Bauder Audio Knight Foundation QVC, Inc. Connelly Foundation Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages Ritz Carlton Hotel † Cozen O’Connor Foundation Lincoln Financial Foundation Sabre Systems Inc. CRW Graphics † Macy’s SeatGeek Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP † Mazars Stradley Ronon Stevens & Duane Morris, LLP † Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Young, LLP † Duane Morris, LLP Nemours Stradley Ronon Stevens & Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church New England Foundation Young, LLP Gail Howard/Liberty for the Arts Take Flight Learning † Business Strategies † Post Brothers United States Liability Graham Partners † Pepper Hamilton, LLP † Insurance Group GSK PFM William M. King Charitable Keystone Property Group Philadelphia Energy Solutions Foundation

$5,000+ Apgar-Black Foundation Gray Charitable Trust Ann Rice Mullen Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback HUB International Pennsylvania, LLC The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Foundation Lomax Family Foundation PWC Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation McLean Contributionship SAP America, Inc.

$2,500+ Elliott-Lewis Corporation French American Cultural Lavin, O’Neil, Cedrone & DiSipio Exchange Threshold Acoustics, LLC

† 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].

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

$100,000+ Mr. and Mrs. Doran Patricia and David Holveck

$25,000+ Teresa Bryce Bazemore Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nerney Laurie Wagman Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Corrato Ronald and Marcia Rubin

$20,000+ Bart and Jil Blatstein Brook J. Lenfest Jami Wintz McKeon Graeme and Katherine Crothall Stanley C. Middleman Michael D. Zisman and William and Frances Graham Gregory Segall Linda J. Gamble Philip Jaurigue Tony G. Werner

$10,000+ Peter A. Benoliel and Willo Carey Mrs. F. Eugene Dixon, Jr. Lisa D. Kabnick and Joanne Berwind Anne Ewers John H. McFadden Judith Broudy Ann and Jay Francis Elizabeth Murphy Robert and Julie J. Bryan Linda and David Glickstein Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell Mrs. J. Mahlon Buck, Jr. Rosemarie Greco and Mrs. Adele K. Schaeffer The Cardy Family Anne Morrissey Timothy and Ann Scheve Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carpenter Donna and Vincent Hartnett Salem Shuchman and Scott and Nelly Childress Michael and Debra Hill Barbara Klock Family Foundation Sandy and Steve Cozen Mr. and Mrs. Bradford R. Ms. Etta Winigrad Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Decker Hollingsworth

$5,000+ Madeline and Ed Apollo Maxima and Sidney Hui Irene and Fred Shabel Mr. J. Edward Cambron and Patricia and John Imbesi Molly D. Shepard and Mr. Charles Finch Mr. and Mrs. P. Edward Lovelidge Dr. Peter J. Dean Anne Marie Chapman Jeffrey and Julia McFadden David and Sherry Varrelman Rev. Luis A. Cortés, Jr. Dr. Hilarie and Mr. Mitchell Morgan Hon. Constance H. and Mrs. Sarah Miller Coulson Mrs. Sara Lomax-Reese Dr. Sankey Williams M. Gordon and Carolyn Daniels Bernice and Jerry G. Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. Mario Zacharjasz Dr. and Mr. James F. Dever, Jr. Mr. Mark Samuels Ken and Marian Disken Anne Faulkner Schoemaker

$2,500+ Stan and Nancy Applegate Elena and Frederick Kyle The Romano Family Laura J. Armstrong Mr. H. Chase Lenfest Robin and Mark Rubenstein Ms. Lynda Barness Arthur Mattia Mr. and Mrs. Harris J. Sklar The Marie Uberti-Benz and E. J. and R. I. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Terence Smith Robert L. Benz Foundation Philip E. Lian and Joan L. Mueller Dr. Auguste and Mrs. Abby Turnier Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Mr. and Mrs. James Nolen IV Zeyn B. Uzman Lois G. and Julian A. Brodsky Mr. Wallace Nowicke Nina Vitow Mr. and Mrs. James M. Buck III Mr. and Mrs. John Osuna Joseph and Eileen Wawrzynek Todd W. Darling, CFP Dr. Elias Packman Roy and Sharon Wells Mr. and Mrs. Brian Effron Nathan Renner-Johnson and Mr. F. Gordon Yasinow Elizabeth H. Gemmill, Esq. Alexander Macnow Karen Zimmermann and Mr. and Mrs. D. Kirk Harman Mr. Ross Richards and Glenn Carney Russell Harris, MD Ms. Sanaz Hojreh James W. and Debora C. Zug Osagie and Losenge Imasogie

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$1,000+ Anonymous Robert Gelsher Lyn and David Montgomery Sarabeth Abrams Lynne Gold-Bikin Mary Moore Lorraine and Ben Alexander Sandra Goodstein Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah P. O’Grady Joseph and Laura Atkinson Gene and Heather Goroschko Joseph Palma, Esq. and Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Betz Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Grenald Bonnie Palma David Borgenicht Kathleen and Tom Hanley Mr. and Mrs. R. Anderson Pew Donna and Jon Boscia Ms. Beverly A. Harper The Rinaldi Family, Jacobs Music Crystal and Eric Brewe Dr. Jeffrey B. Harrison Denise Rodell Jon and Joy Broder Robert and Megan Hausler Samantha Rusk Neil and Margaret Brown Angela Helmbrecht Dr. Patricia Saddier Mr. and Mrs. Robert Buggey Paul T. Holden Justin Schaller Bill and Sheryl Bullitt Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence O. Stephanie Schuetz and Elaine Woo Camarda Houstoun Jonathan Bayless Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Carfagno Jacob A. Jessup Henry and Mary Schwarz Philip and Margaret Cavanaugh Evelyn Kratz and William A. Slaughter, Esq. Barbara R. Cobb Pamela French Richard and Amanda Smoot Mark and Iris Coblitz Shawn Leavitt Corinne Stahl Hope Cohen Suzanne Levin Mr. James B. Stambaugh and Dr. D. Walter Cohen Linda and Ivan Inerfeld Ms. Andrea Morrissey Doralise Comer Mr. and Mrs. Berton E. Korman Frances C. Stancill Daniel and Melanie Coulton Erik J. Lang Jacqueline Taylor and Victoria Crenshaw Ms. Randi Y. Leavitt and Jeneanne Taylor The Cristofaro Family Mr. Robert Silverman Brian Titus Connie and Pat Dalton William and Laura Liss Robert and Lisa Trucksess Dr. Richard Davidson and Maureen Lord-Benson Rev. Mark & Leslie Tyler Ms. Linda Golden Dr. Wendy Martinez Dr. Thomas M. and David and Terri Davitch Janine A. Matsko M. Patricia Vernon Mr. Ernie J. Difilippo Tom and Linda McCarthy Anup Vidwans Melanie Dudley Andrew & Pia McClure Dale Wallace John and Lois Durso H.G. and Susan McDonald Bonita Weber Eric and Terri Elliott Thomas McGowan David Webster Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fontana Patrick and Danielle McIntyre Ms. Carol A. Westfall Helen Herr Ford Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Mechura Michael Whitman Ms. Marilyn Frank Dr. Harold J. Milstein Drs. Jonathan and Lori Winter Allen Freedman and Janet and Milton Morgan Patricia Williams Judith Brick Freedman Anne Mockus

This list represents donations received from July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018. While great care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this list, mistakes can occur. Please report discrepancies to Jennifer Beatty, Sr. Manager of Individual Giving at 215-670-2369, or [email protected]. For more information about making a gift, please contact us at 215-790-5321 or visit us online at kimmelcenter.org/support.

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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 & Young, Cozen O’Connor KPMG 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. Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Linda R. Jacobs Harry Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. Roland K. Bullard, II Stephanie and Michael Naidoff Lyn M. Ross D. Walter Cohen* Raymond G. Perelman Anne Faulkner Schoemaker Mrs. Peggy Cooke Sergio* and Penelope Prosperpi Molly Shepard and Peter Dean Tad and Candace Decker Louise and Alan Reed Paula and Mark Solomon Anne C. Ewers Hon. Edward G. Rendell and Ann R. and Harold A. Sorgenti Lynne and Harold Honickman Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell Gussie Spector* *Deceased For more information about the Honickman Family Society please contact Liz Saccardi, Senior Director, Strategy & Development at [email protected] or 215-790-7178.

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Staff

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT FINANCE Stephen Hungerford, TICKET PHILADELPHIA & CEO Jacob A. Jessup, Controller Assistant Head Carpenter, Linda Forlini, Vice President of Joan Roebuck-Carter, John Gaffney, Director of Merriam Theater Ticket Philadelphia Senior Director, Development and Accounting and David Cushing, Assistant Head Brandon Yaconis, Director of Institutional Support Financial Analysis Carpenter-Flyman, Client Relations Liz Saccardi, Senior Director of Renee Doman, Operations Academy of Music Joel Guerrero, Training Manager Strategy and Development Finance Manager Jay Madara, Head Electrcian, Catherine Pappas, Jennifer Beatty, Senior Manager Hazel Mack, Payroll Manager Merriam Theater Project Manager of Individual Giving Bridget Morgan, Accounting Dan Imburgia, Head Soundman, Jayson Bucy, Program and Isabel Brouhard, Manager Manager / Ticket Philadelphia Merriam Theater Web Manager of Donor Relations Robin Lee, Staff Accountant / Ticket Michael Atkinson, Head Alexander Heicher, Program and Anne Henry, Manager Philadelphia Propertyman, Merriam Theater Web Coordinator of Membership Dina Respes, Staff Accountant Kevin Hamilton, Dock Master Steven Wallace, Quality Hannah Lermitte, Manager Maria Waters, Staff Accountant Assurance Analyst of Special Events Karen Turner, Accounts HOUSE MANAGEMENT Meg Hackney, Patron Colleen Coffey, Executive Assistant Payable Clerk John Charles, Director of Services Manager to the President & CEO House Management Danielle Rose, Patron Services Kelsea Reel, HUMAN RESOURCES Amy Dalin, Operations Manager, Supervisor and Access Development Coordinator Liz Bligan, Human Kimmel Center for the Services Specialist Sara Smillie, Activation Specialist, Resources Manager Performing Arts Alex Boyle, Patron Institutional Support Melissa Fehlinger, Human Maureen Lynch, Operations Services Representative Yvonne Toot, Resources Coordinator Manager, Academy of Music Brand-I Curtis-McCloud, Patron Development Coordinator Alexandra Brandt, Office Laura Marsh, Operations Manager, Services Representative Wesley Hershner, Services Coordinator Merriam Theater Rui Dong-Scott, Patron Coordinator of Research and Sarah Dugan, Human Resources Caitlin Crowley, House Manager, Services Representative Development Systems Assistant/Receptionist Kimmel Center for the Matthew Enters, Patron Performing Arts Services Representative OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE FACILITY SALES Lindsay Rosetti, House Manager, Karen Fleet, Patron VICE PRESIDENT Casey Rodger, Director of Kimmel Center for the Services Representative Tammy Burton, Executive Assistant Facility Sales & I P Performing Arts Emily Lantz, Patron to Executive Vice President and to Audrey Gildea, Senior Frank Flood, House Manager, Services Representative Senior Vice President and CFO Sales Manager Academy of Music Justin Pullins, Patron Meaghan Gonser, Administrative Leigh Sweda, Event Manager Tom Kerrigan, Head Usher, Kimmel Services Representative Assistant to the Vice President Center for the Performing Arts Janelle Saaybe, Patron of Sales and Marketing and the FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS Cornell Wood, Head Usher, Services Representative President of The Marian Anderson Matt Suydam, Facilities Director Academy of Music Rachelle Seney, Patron Awards Kathie Cronk, Operations Manager, Lonnie Hyman, Head Usher, Services Representative Special Projects Merriam Theater Nicole Sikora, Patron EDUCATION Shannon Walsh, Master Scheduler Alison Gibbons, Services Representative Susan Quinn, Director of Education Scott Derkacz, Site Manager Performance Associate Robert Lawlor, Patron Carol Frazier, Sr. Education Dennis McGeady, Chief Engineer Chaya Goldman, Services Associate Program Manager John Kane IV, Lead Engineer Performance Associate Daniel Myers, Patron Anthony Tidd, Jazz Artistic Advisor Andy Galante, Engineer Gary Hubbard, Services Associate Brent White, Jazz Education Bob Rielly, Engineer Performance Associate Programs Coordinator Dan Ogborn, Engineer Erin Lunsford, BOX OFFICE Kenya Gayles, Education Ed Torres, Engineer Performance Associate Dan Ahearn, Jr., Program Coordinator Steve Dang, Engineer Derrick Johnson, Porter Supervisor Box Office Manager Eliza Minster, Education Hassan Cintron, Engineer Cleveland Ferron, Porter Michelle Messa, Assistant Program Coordinator Trondell Hill, Donte Hamilton, Porter Box Office Manager Housekeeping Manager Joshua Suydam, Porter Tad Dynakowski, Assistant PROGRAMMING Treasurer Box Office Jay Wahl, Producing PRODUCTION SECURITY James Shelly, Assistant Artistic Director Joseph Dillon, Director Heather Goforth, Director of Treasurer Box Office Frances Egler, Director of of Production Safety and Security Thomas Sharkey, Assistant Treasurer Programming and Presentations Andre Barette, Production Manager, Matt Lally, Security Manager Box Office Laura McClaatchy, Ancillary Spaces, Kimmel Center Euronn McCloud - Armstrong, Michael Walsh, Assistant Programming Event Manager for the Performing Arts Security Manager Treasurer Box Office Gregory Seamon, Eileen Harris, Production Manager, Anthony Williams, Programming Manager Artistic Initiatives Security Manager INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Amy Harting, W. King Rogers, Production Henri Byrd, Security Manager Ezra Wiesner, Managing Director Programming Specialist Manager, Academy of Music Kyree Bellamy, Security Officer of IT Services Stacey Ferraro, Adam Steinbauer, Production Roland Carbonetta Jr., Arthur Curtis, Senior Director, Data Programming Coordinator Manager, Perelman Theater Security Officer Services and Web Development Christa Bean, Producing Associate David Conner, Head Soundman, Patrick Carpenter, Security Officer John Callinan, Director of Verizon Hall George Clark, Security Officer Technology Infrastructure SALES & MARKETING Matt McIntyre, Head Carpenter, Derrick Copeland, Security Officer Andrew Mulroney, Senior Crystal Brewe, Vice President of Verizon Hall Thomas Craig, Security Officer Web Developer Sales and Marketing Mike Sweeney, Head Electrician, Stevie Curry, Security Officer Mike Zankowski, Business Joe Ciresi, Director of Verizon Hall Monique Gross, Security Officer Intelligence Manager Advertising Sales Michael Cobb-Durkin, Head Sandy Gustave, Security Officer James Boyer, Web Developer Amy O’Connell, Director of Electrician, Perelman Theater John Haviland, Security Officer Carissa Britain, Web Developer Institutional Marketing Walter Bass, Head Soundman, William Hudson, Security Officer Tristian Gay, Elizabeth Hess, Director of Program Perelman Theater Gary Hughes, Security Officer Cloud/Systems Engineer Marketing Ed Klumpp, Head Utility, Ancillary Darius Jenkins, Security Officer Eric Laska, Manager of Leslie Patterson-Tyler, Director Spaces, Kimmel Center for the Kevin Johnson, Security Officer Corporate Audiovisual and of Media Realtions and Performing Arts Sara Mahan, Security Officer Instructional Technology Communications William Ringland, Head Carpenter, Gregory Meek, Security Officer John Remaley, Jr., Eric Hsu, Associate Director of Academy of Music Randall Monte, Security Officer Sr. Help Desk Technician E-Marketing Greg Canzanese Jr., Assistant Head Thomas Pierce, Security Officer Brian Dean, Help Desk Technician Ashley Ryan, Senior Marketing Carpenter- Flyman, Academy Nolan Piotti, Security Officer Joe Dethamphavane, Manager, Broadway of Music Timothy Ryan, Security Officer Help Desk Technician Nathan Godshall, Institutional John Damiani, Assistant Head Walter Samuels, Security Officer Parijata Dasmuth, Marketing Manager Carpenter, Academy of Music David Sisco, Security Officer Web Project Manager Manisha Modi, Audience Timothy Johnson, Head Electrician, Mark Thomas, Security Officer Callum Gouvela Da Silva, Development and Academy of Music Robert Thomas, Security Officer Business Intelligence Developer Group Sales Manager Scott Smith, Assistant Electrician- Vanessa Tobon-Mendez, Michael Foster, Ben Brotman, Audio, Academy of Music Security Officer Administrative Assistant Graphic Designer (Digital) David Williams, Head Propertyman, William Tresnan, Security Officer Nicole Surman, Graphic Designer Academy of Music Lashawn Washington, EXECUTIVE STAFF Brett Cohen, Marketing Associate Kevin McEntee, Assistant Head Security Officer Anne C. Ewers, President and CEO Katey O’Connor, Programmatic Propertyman, Academy of Music John Wilsman, Security Officer J. Edward Cambron, Marketing Assoicate Bev Nolan, Head Wardrobe, Eric Yates, Security Officer Executive Vice President Lauren Woodard, Marketing Academy of Music Joseph Young, Security Officer Stan Applegate, Senior Vice Content Associate Pete Mohan, Head Carpenter, President of Finance and CFO Winona Wyatt, Digital Merriam Theater Ross Richards, Senior Vice President Marketing Assoicate of Facilites and Operations Taylor Pijanowki, 13 Marketing Associate 14 Kimmel Center Cultural Campus Facilities 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 door. Should an emergency arise, you will be directed With the exception of performances specifically to leave the auditorium and further instructions will be noted as Family Friendly, Kimmel Center Presents provided as to the safest and quickest way to exit the and Broadway Philadelphia performances are not building. Patrons who need special assistance should recommended for children under 6 years old. This contact an usher. recommendation exists to ensure all of our patrons the best possible experience. All audience members, ACCESSIBILITY including babes in arms, require 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 Elevators serve all levels of the Kimmel Center, with of Music and Merriam Theater patrons at satellite accessible seating and ADA-compliant restrooms bars located in the lobbies and upper levels. For your 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 the hour before Perelman Theater performances. Both bars Parquet and Balcony levels, with accessible restrooms open 90 minutes before Verizon Hall performances located on the Canteen level. Assistive listening and PECO Café opens one hour before Perelman devices are available for loan. Large-print programs Theater performances. are available upon request of an usher at all Kimmel TICKETS Center Presents performances. Audio Description and Tickets for performances at the Kimmel Center for the American Sign Language interpretation are available Performing Arts, Academy of Music, and Merriam for select Broadway Philadelphia performances. Theater can be purchased online at kimmelcenter.org, A limited number of ADA-compliant parking spaces are at the Box Office (open daily 10am to 6pm, later on available in the 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, Restrooms are located on both sides of the lower or the official websites of our Resident Companies. Mezzanine and on Tiers 1, 2 and 3 of the Kimmel Tickets purchased from other sources are purchased Center; on all levels of the Academy of Music; and on at your own risk. Many unauthorized ticket sellers use the lower level, the Balcony level, and Family Circle at website names that are similar to our website or even the Merriam Theater. include the names of our various venues. These websites are 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 Payphones are located on the lower Mezzanine level Garces Catering, where you’ll have an unforgettable of the Kimmel Center. experience 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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