2 SHOWCASE Contents 4 Letter from the President 4 Board of Directors and Staff 7 Hello, Dolly! 23 Comprehensive Campaign 24 Institutional and Government Support 25 Individual Support 27 Matching Gifts 27 Honickman Family Society 31 Kimmel Center Staff Carolee Carmello and John Bolton in Hello, Dolly! National Tour. Photograph by Julieta Cervantes 2019 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 Proud Kimmel Center Season Sponsor Onstage Publications 937-424-0529 | 866-503-1966 e-mail: [email protected] www.onstagepublications.com Official Airline of Broadway Philadelphia @KIMMELCENTER #ArtHappensHere KIMMELCENTER.ORG#ArtHappensHere 3 Kimmel Center Cultural Campus 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. Welcome to the Academy of Music on the Kimmel Center Robert J. Delany Sr. Cultural Campus, the two-week home of this stunning revival James F. Dever, Jr. of Hello, Dolly!. Part of our 2019-20 season, boasting 44 Frances R. Graham ® Michael B. Hill Tony Awards , this re-staged classic dazzles with elaborate Philip P. Jaurigue costuming, comedic mastery, and a leading lady named “Dolly Obra Kernodle Levi” who, over the years, has been portrayed by Broadway’s Brook J. Lenfest Jeffrey A. Leonard biggest names, from Carol Channing to Barbra Streisand. P. Edward Lovelidge At the center of Hello! Dolly are three love stories, spanning Jeffrey P. McFadden Elizabeth Murphy age and socio-economic status. Across our Cultural Campus, Nicole Perkins we specialize in helping couples’ love stories spring to life with Sulaiman W. Rahman surprise proposals, rehearsal dinners, wedding ceremonies, and Ronald Rubin Mark H. Samuels rockin’ receptions. Did you know, with our partners at Garces Anne Faulkner Schoemaker Events, we were selected as a winner of the 2019 and 2020 Matthew A. Taylor “Best of Weddings” award from The Knot? It’s a thrill to know Sherry Varrelman that couples who come to our home to celebrate their love story Laurie Wagman Joseph Zebrowitz receive an experience worthy of a standing ovation! TRUSTEES EMERITI As Philadelphia’s home for brand new jazz, family-friendly Sidney Kimmel programming, comedy legends, and eight esteemed Resident The Hon. Bob P. Casey* Companies, this spring we showcase renowned (and strong The Hon. Edward G. Rendell “Dolly Levi-type”) women who inspire us with their passion for The Hon. Tom Ridge George M. Ross* the arts, including: former Kimmel Center Theater Residents Willard G. Rouse III* M’Balia Singley and Deb Margolin, with their respective *Awarded posthumously original works, Turn (February 26 – 29) and TWO BLUES: Two Plays (April 2 – 5); Egyptologist Kara Cooney with National EXECUTIVE STAFF Anne C. Ewers, President and CEO Geographic Live’s When Women Ruled the World (March 18); J. Edward Cambron, Executive Vice President and Broadway stars Kristin Chenoweth (March 13) and Audra and COO McDonald (April 11). PLUS, experience Vision 2020’s “Seat Stan Applegate, Executive Vice President and CFO Crystal Brewe, Senior Vice President of at the Table” in our Plaza (March – September), celebrating the th Strategic Marketing and Communications 100 anniversary of women’s right to vote. Ross Richards, Senior Vice President of Facilites and Operations As a non-profit, we are thankful to generous supporters for the chance to transform lives daily through the arts. We continue PRESIDENT’S our Education Strategic Plan for Growth – with a goal to expand LEADERSHIP COUNCIL 10-fold, educating, engaging, and inspiring 100,000 students Wynne Amick David Cohen per year by the fifth year of the plan. This program focuses on Stephen Cozen jazz, musical theater, and technology, providing a wide range of Lisa Crutchfield hands-on, in-depth experiences. Peter Dean Thomas A. Decker For updates on everything happening on our Cultural Campus, John A. Francis from presales to new artists, follow us on social media and sign William Hankowsky Lisa Kabnick up for our weekly e-newsletter at www.kimmelcenter.org! Marjorie Rendell Lyn Ross Timothy Scheve Molly Shepard Warmly, Brian Tierney James Zug 4 SCOTT RUDIN ROY FURMAN JAMES L. NEDERLANDER ELI BUSH UNIVERSAL THEATRICAL GROUP ROGER BERLIND WILLIAM BERLIND JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION LEN BLAVATNIK PETER MAY THE ARACA GROUP INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK JAY ALIX & UNA JACKMAN SCOTT M. DELMAN STEPHANIE P. MCCLELLAND AL NOCCIOLINO WENDY FEDERMAN & HENI KOENIGSBERG PATTY BAKER & GOOD PRODUCTIONS BENJAMIN LOWY ERIC CORNELL & JACK SENNOTT EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS JOEY PARNES SUE WAGNER JOHN JOHNSON PRESENT CAROLEE CARMELLO IN HELLO, DOLLY! ALSO STARRING JOHN BOLTON BASED ON THE PLAY “THE MATCHMAKER” BY THORNTON WILDER BOOK BY MUSIC AND LYRICS BY M I C H A E L S T E WA R T JERRY HERMAN ORIGINALLY PRODUCED ON THE NEW YORK STAGE BY DAVID MERRICK FEATURING DANIEL BEEMAN ANALISA LEAMING SEAN BURNS CHELSEA CREE GROEN COLIN LeMOINE LAURA SKY HERMAN JANE BROCKMAN BLAKE HAMMOND COLIN BRADBURY ALEC COHEN KAREN ELLIOTT CHRISTOPHER FAISON JENNY HICKMAN LAURA IRION MADISON JOHNSON JULIE KAVANAGH NATHAN KEEN BEN LANHAM MARTY LAUTER IAN LIBERTO HILLARY PORTER STEFFANY PRATT MICHAEL J. RIOS KYLE SAMUEL LIZ SCHMITZ SCOTT SHEDENHELM TIMOTHY SHEW CASSIE AUSTIN TAYLOR CAYEL TREGEAGLE DAVIS WAYNE BRANDON L. WHITMORE SCENIC AND COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN SANTO LOQUASTO NATASHA KATZ SCOTT LEHRER ORCHESTRATIONS MUSIC DIRECTOR MUSIC SUPERVISION LARRY HOCHMAN BEN WHITELEY ANDY EINHORN VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS DANCE ARRANGEMENTS MUSIC COORDINATOR DON PIPPIN DAVID CHASE SEYMOUR RED PRESS HAIR, WIGS & MAKE UP DESIGN CASTING PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR CAMPBELL YOUNG ASSOCIATES TELSEY + COMPANY WILLIAM JOSEPH BARNES PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER NATIONAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE TOUR MARKETING AND PRESS COMPANY MANAGER BRIAN BOGIN DKC/O&M ALLIED TOURING MIKE MCLINDEN TOUR BOOKING AGENCY PRODUCTION MANAGER THE BOOKING GROUP AURORA PRODUCTIONS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY GOWER CHAMPION CHOREOGRAPHED BY WARREN CARLYLE DIRECTED BY JERRY ZAKS Broadway Philadelphia is presented collaboratively by The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and The Shubert Organization. 7 CAST OF CHARACTERS (in order of appearance) Dolly Gallagher Levi ............................................................................... CAROLEE CARMELLO Ambrose Kemper ................................................................................................COLIN LeMOINE Horace Vandergelder ...............................................................................................JOHN BOLTON Ermengarde ...............................................................................................LAURA SKY HERMAN Cornelius Hackl ................................................................................................DANIEL BEEMAN Barnaby Tucker .........................................................................................................SEAN BURNS Minnie Fay .............................................................................................CHELSEA CREE GROEN Irene Molloy ..................................................................................................ANALISA LEAMING Mrs. Rose ........................................................................................................... KAREN ELLIOTT Ernestina ..........................................................................................................JANE BROCKMAN Rudolph ..........................................................................................................BLAKE HAMMOND Stanley .......................................................................................................SCOTT SHEDENHELM Judge ...................................................................................................................TIMOTHY SHEW Court Clerk .............................................................................................. CHRISTOPHER FAISON Townspeople, Waiters, etc. ..................................................COLIN BRADBURY, ALEC COHEN, KAREN ELLIOTT, CHRISTOPHER FAISON, JENNY HICKMAN, MADISON JOHNSON, JULIE KAVANAGH, BEN LANHAM, MARTY LAUTER, STEFFANY PRATT, MICHAEL J. RIOS, KYLE SAMUEL, LIZ SCHMITZ, SCOTT SHEDENHELM, TIMOTHY SHEW, CASSIE AUSTIN TAYLOR, CAYEL TREGEAGLE, DAVIS WAYNE, BRANDON L. WHITMORE UNDERSTUDIES Swings and understudies never substitute for listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the appearance. For Dolly Gallagher Levi—JANE BROCKMAN, KAREN ELLIOTT for Ambrose Kemper—COLIN BRADBURY, MARTY LAUTER for Horace Vandergelder—BLAKE HAMMOND, TIMOTHY SHEW for Ermengarde—HILLARY PORTER, STEFFANY PRATT for Cornelius Hackl—CHRISTOPHER FAISON, IAN LIBERTO for Barnaby Tucker—SCOTT SHEDENHELM, BRANDON L. WHITMORE for Minnie