SHOWCASE Contents 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 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 KIMMELCENTER.ORG For information about advertising in Showcase, contact Onstage Publications 937-424-0529 | 866-503-1966 e-mail: [email protected] www.onstagepublications.com Proud Season Sponsor 1 Kimmel Center Cultural Campus 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.