New York Philharmonic Spring Gala with Patti Lupone

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2019 Contact: Deirdre Roddin (212) 875-5700; [email protected]

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC SPRING GALA WITH PATTI LUPONE

Evening To Feature Performance of Songs From Two-Time Tony Award–Winner’s Signature Roles

Conducted by Patrick Vaccariello With Special Guests Michael McElroy and the Broadway Inspirational Voices And Bridget Everett Directed by Scott Wittman Written by Jeffrey Richman

May 16, 2019

The New York Philharmonic’s annual Spring Gala will feature Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award–winning singer and actress Patti LuPone performing songs from some of her award- winning, landmark Broadway performances. The concert, Thursday, May 16, 2019, at 7:30 p.m., will mark her first return to the New York Philharmonic after eight years. It will be conducted by Patrick Vaccariello, directed by Scott Wittman, and feature Michael McElroy and the Broadway Inspirational Voices as well as comedian / actress / singer Bridget Everett.

Patti LuPone will perform songs from her Tony Award–winning roles in Gypsy and Evita, as well as her other favorite roles from such shows as Sweeney Todd, Company, Anything Goes, War Paint, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and Candide.

Patti LuPone made her New York Philharmonic debut in May 2000 as Mrs. Lovett in the Philharmonic’s production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. She has since appeared with the Orchestra 10 times, including in Bernstein’s Candide (2004), Sondheim: The Birthday Concert (2010), and Sondheim’s Company (2011).

The Spring Gala honors Board Member Mary Wallach for her generosity and dedication to the Philharmonic. The Spring Gala Co-Chairs are Diane and Paul Guenther, Joan and Joel I. Picket, and Christie and Ronald J. Ulrich. For information about the Gala — which includes a pre- concert reception, concert, and post-concert seated dinner on the Grand Promenade — please call the Office of Special Events at (212) 875-5755, or email [email protected].

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Biographies Patrick Vaccariello, Patti LuPone, Michael McElroy and the Broadway Inspirational Voices, Bridget Everett, Scott Wittman, Jeffrey Richman, New York Philharmonic

Tickets Single tickets start at $59. (Ticket prices subject to change.) Tickets may be purchased online at nyphil.org or by calling (212) 875-5656, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Tickets may also be purchased at the David Geffen Hall Box Office. The Box Office opens at 10:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and at noon on Sunday. On performance evenings, the Box Office closes one-half hour after performance time; other evenings it closes at 6:00 p.m.

For information about the Spring Gala, which includes a pre-concert reception, concert, and post- concert seated dinner on the Grand Promenade, please call the Office of Special Events at (212) 875-5755, or email [email protected].

For press tickets, call Lanore Carr at the New York Philharmonic at (212) 875-5714, or email her at [email protected].

Event Listing

SPRING GALA WITH PATTI LUPONE

New York Philharmonic

David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Thursday, May 16, 2019, 7:30 p.m.

Patrick Vaccariello*, conductor Patti LuPone, vocalist Bridget Everett*, vocalist Michael McElroy and the Broadway Inspirational Voices*, chorus Joseph Thalken*, music direction and piano Paul Pizzuti*, drums Scott Wittman*, director Jeffrey Richman*, writer

Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award winner Patti LuPone returns to the New York Philharmonic to perform songs from her Tony Award–winning roles in Gypsy and Evita, as well as her other favorite roles from such shows as Sweeney Todd, Company, Anything Goes, War Paint, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and Candide.

* New York Philharmonic debut

ALL PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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* * * Citi. Preferred Card of the New York Philharmonic.

* * * Emirates is the Official Airline of the New York Philharmonic.

* * * Programs are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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