ASU Gammage Inner Circle Magazine Volume 6

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Volume 6 | Summer 2015

GAMMAGE'S GALACTIC REACH: GO GAGA 2015

2015-2016 SEASON ANNOUNCED FEATURING THE BOOK OF MORMON AND NEWSIES

A TALK WITH THE CREATORS OF THE BOOK OF MORMON

50 TH ANNIVERSARY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN — THE GOLDEN GAMMAGE INITIATIVE

ASU GAMMAGE SELECTED FOR WALLACE FOUNDATION INITIATIVE

DIRECTOR’S SPOTLIGHT

Photo: Tim Trumble

I am pleased to announce that ASU Gammage was selected for the New York-based Wallace Foundation’s Building Audiences for Sustainability effort – a new, six-year, $52-million initiative aimed at developing practical insights into how exemplary performing arts organizations can successfully expand their audiences.

“ASU Gammage was one of 26 arts organizations from around the country selected to be a part of the Building Audiences for Sustainability initiative.”

As an arts institution we aim to cultivate new sustainable audiences and deepen engagement for our contemporary performances series. As part of the first cycle of grant work, ASU Gammage will conduct research in collaboration with the Wallace Foundation to identify potential audiences for contemporary arts performances and then establish programs to support the growth of these audiences. ASU Gammage will receive $60,000 for quantitative and qualitative market research before developing and implementing a new audience-building program (first cycle), study the results, and then use the findings to implement a second cycle of programs.

ASU Gammage was one of 26 arts organizations from around the country selected to be a part of the Building Audiences for Sustainability initiative and noted by the foundation for their artistic excellence. Each organization will design and implement programs to attract new audiences while retaining current ones, measuring whether and how this contributes to their overall financial sustainability. In addition to ASU Gammage’s contemporary performance series, the organizations represent a spectrum of artistic disciplines, from dance and opera companies to orchestras, theaters and multidisciplinary arts institutions. The selected partners will receive financial and technical support from the foundation to develop, implement, analyze and learn from their audience-building work. The evidence gathered from our work will be documented and analyzed by a Wallace-commissioned independent team of researchers, providing valuable insights, ideas and information for the entire field.

“The arts are essential on both a personal level, providing us with experiences that open us to new perspectives, and on a community level, helping us to find common ground,” says Will Miller, president of The Wallace Foundation.

“I am very pleased to hear that ASU Gammage is one of 26 organizations nationally to be awarded the first Wallace Foundation Building Audiences for Sustainability initiative grants. As a leader in the national arts presenting environment, ASU Gammage has been an extraordinary innovator in fusing the vital work of engaging and meaningfully impacting communities with building financially and culturally sustainable models for arts presenting,” says Mario Garcia Durham, president and chief executive officer of Association of Performing Arts Presenters.

We are very honored to be selected by the Wallace Foundation for this incredible opportunity to continue, as well as expand, our work fostering cultural sustainability in the Valley of the Sun. This project will allow us to further our mission of Connecting Communities™ by engaging with new and more diverse audiences through our contemporary performances series.

Colleen Jennings-Roggensack Executive Director for ASU Gammage & Assistant Vice President for Cultural Affairs

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CONTENTS 4 ASU Gammage's Galactic Reach: GO GAGA 2015

8 GO GAGA 2015 Photos

16 ASU Gammage Announces 50th Anniversary Capital Campaign: The Golden Gammage Initiative

18 The Lasting Power of Endowments CONTENTS

20 VIP Event Photos

22 2015-2016 Broadway Season

25 A Q&A with the Creative Geniuses Behind THE BOOK OF MORMON

27 Kerr Korner

29 ASU Gammage VIP Club

32 Upcoming VIP Events

Photo: Denny Collins

50TH ANNIVERSARY LEADERSHIP BOARD

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Colleen Jennings-Roggensack

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William Ahearn

Executive Editor: Colleen Jennings-Roggensack

Jerry Appell (in memoriam) JO Finks Grady Gammage, Jr. Laurie & Chuck Goldstein Albert Leffler Michael Manning Sarah Nolan Leslie & Jeff Rich, Co-Chairs

Editor In Chief and Project Manager: Dana Terrazas Managing Editor: Victor Hamburger Creative Director: Sarah Moore Editorial Team: Cheryl Amick, Michelle Johnson CAP-OM Contributing Writers: Stacey Bailey, Jennifer Haaland, Julie Mate

Bill Way Mary Way, Co-Chair

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ASU GAMMAGE'S GALACTIC REACH: GO GAGA 2015 • By Jennifer Haaland Stars crossed paths at the Golden Gammage Gala (GO GAGA) hosted in the Grand Ballroom at The Arizona Biltmore Resort to celebrate ASU Gammage's 50th Anniversary on March 7. Top Broadway performer, Sutton Foster, New York theater producer, David Stone, CEO of Broadway Across America's parent company John Gore, bright constellations of ASU Gammage leadership, and philanthropic generosity lit the desert night sky.

As 400 guests gathered under the stars in the outer courtyard at the Frank Lloyd Wright inspired Arizona Biltmore Resort to honor the Frank Lloyd Wright designed performing arts center, cast-signed Broadway posters, laughter and signature hors d’oeuvres lined the pathways. On the courtyard lawn as the evening began, two elegant ladies stood shoulder to shoulder, grinning like school girls beside a gorgeous, flower-draped fountain.

“One great surprise for me,” says Laurie Goldstein, a long-time donor, ASU trustee and Gala sponsor along with husband Chuck of the 50th Anniversary Leadership Board responsible for the stunning event, “were the new 4

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L to R: Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Leslie Rich, Mo Rocca, Mary Way, David Stone, Laurie Goldstein. Photo: Tim Trumble

friends and connections we've made over the last few years. This group came together because we care about the community, and we care about the theater.” As her shimmering red gown brushed against Co-Chair Mary Way's glimmering brown, their smiles broadened and she concluded, “We wound up caring so much about each other.”

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Way, who co-chaired this third and culminating gala with three-year-chair Leslie Rich, added, “Also surprising is the huge range from across the country … the New York and even London support that came here to honor ASU Gammage. She continued, “Sometimes at home plate, it's hard to see who is in the outfield. We see tonight that for ASU Gammage and Colleen, the reach is striking.”

Sutton Foster. Photo: Tim Trumble

John Gore, CEO of Key Brand Entertainment. Photo: Tim Trumble

Some of the cross-continental support to which Way referred was no doubt British theater producer John Gore, Key Brand Entertainment CEO and owner of Broadway Across America, the premier promoter and producer of live theatrical events in the United States that brings first run Broadway tours consistently to ASU Gammage's stage.

He flew via New York City from London to address our svelte dinner crowd. “I purchased Broadway Across America in 2008 within 24 hours of landing in New York that January.

Waiting for me at breakfast the next morning was Colleen," he said describing the energy and passion with which ASU Gammage's executive director Colleen Jennings-Roggensack fills her post.

“When she had showed up on my calendar as I was preparing for the trip, I Googled Gammage to find out just how close ASU was to New York.”

After a dramatic pause, he continued, “Tonight, I came here to tell you what I discovered that morning at breakfast.

ASU Gammage is about 5' 5" from Broadway. Because she's an exacting person, Colleen might have me say ‘Just shy of 5' 5".’”

A little later in the evening, Gore was at his table, about to start a fabulous dessert course that included key lime tarts and chocolate chili demi spheres.

Reflecting on the many meetings and exchanges he's had with JenningsRoggensack since that first breakfast, he elaborated, “You need to understand just how influential and vested Colleen is in what happens on Broadway …

When I bought this company, it was a challenge putting all the United States touring pieces together. It's grown now to the largest in the world. I frankly don't think I could have done it without ASU Gammage and Colleen.”

Rejoining the table, JenningsRoggensack, who had noted earlier in the evening that the biggest stars at ASU Gammage were the supporters

gathered that night, placed a collegial hand on Gore's arm. “The thing about John is that he understands that Broadway is the longest road in the country. Without the [touring circuit] road, there is no Broadway.”

And for the Gammage gala night, Jennings-Roggensack and her team, as they've done for so many years, had brought Broadway to the desert. Tony Award® winner Sutton Foster had finished three, clear-toned pristine solo sets by then, including favorites from her many originating leads on Broadway: ANYTHING GOES, THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, SHREK, LITTLE WOMEN and VIOLET to name a few.

Between sets that Foster sang, Grady Gammage, Jr. (also a member of the 50th Anniversary Leadership Board) stepped away from his table to visit about the Frank Lloyd Wright performance hall that bears his family's name. Presently a practicing attorney in the Valley, he's often fondly remembered as the little boy—ASU President Grady Gammage's son—who turned the first ceremonial shovel of dirt when construction began on the iconic building over 50 years ago.

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Left: L-R: The Gammage, Jr. Family Matt, Grady, Karen, Andrew, Christopher.

Photo: Denny Collins.

Right: Colleen presents Glenn Appell and his sister Felice Appell with The Jerry Award in honor of their father Jerry Appell.

Far Right: Auction assistant with Jeff Rich.

Photos: Tim Trumble

“I am so proud to be your first recipient of a Gammy,” Stone began at the podium, holding the handsome award Jennings-Roggensack had presented in honor of his lifetime contribution for Connecting Communities™ through Broadway.

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“None of us anticipated how big Broadway would become for ASU Gammage,” Gammage, Jr. said of the hall that Frank Lloyd Wright originally designed for perfect acoustic sound performance. “My wife and I take a trip once a year to New York and see shows while we're there. At first, we were shocked at how small the Broadway theaters are. ASU Gammage is huge comparatively, and we love that we are presenting those shows here.”

Gammage, Jr.'s comments came on the heels of another huge New York presence who’d minutes earlier been presented by Jennings-Roggensack with the first ever Gammy Award, producer David Stone. Stone, who has produced more than a dozen Broadway successes like IF/THEN, NEXT TO NORMAL, and THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE is also currently represented by WICKED, the show that has earned the all-time highest sales record in ASU Gammage's history.

Broadway Producer David Stone receives the first Gammy Award, presented by Colleen Jennings-Roggensack. Photo: Tim Trumble.

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“Let me tell you something about Broadway audiences here at ASU Gammage. They are more loyal, more passionate, more thrilled to see professional performances than any other audience. I can guarantee, too, that a huge chunk of Broadway talent didn't grow up on New York theater.

They had their transformative theater experiences, their life-defining theater moments, out seeing touring shows that came through their communities. ASU Gammage is what develops the next generation of artists on Broadway. They got bitten here in Tempe.”

Jim O’Brien, Senior Vice President of University Affairs. Photo: Tim Trumble

Emcee Mo Rocca. Photo: Tim Trumble

Staff to President Michael Crow, had announced that money generated from the gala's live auction would be matched by the university.

With that incentive and encouragement from swanky professional auctioneer, Yve Rojas, the crowd proceeded to bid on live auction items like a ‘Broadway Across America Trip to Ireland,’ ‘Molina Fine Jewelry,’ and stays in an ‘amazing villa in exotic Bali,’ and an exclusive ‘vacation home in Park City, Utah.’ When all was said and done,

bidding along with a deluge of free-will donations called by Rojas, the guests completed the gala fundraising efforts.

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By that point in the evening, Foster, Stone, Gore and other guests from afar had witnessed firsthand the kind of homegrown stars to which JenningsRoggensack had referred earlier. She had honored the late long-time local donor Jerry Appell for his support of the performing arts in the Valley, an award received posthumously on the Biltmore stage by his family. In addition to the Leadership Board's obvious dedication and attention to detail, Jim O'Brien, Senior Vice President of University Affairs and Chief of

The evening's stars, both those of the desert horizon and the many pulled from further orbiting bodies, shone bright and gave with glowing hearts at GO GAGA 2015. Their reach has illuminated the last half century and, by virtue of their generosity and vision, will burn on through the galaxy in the century ahead. l

Auctioneer Yve Rojas with Al Molina and Carolyn Ross. Photo: Denny Collins

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1. Bill & Mary Way 2. Bill & Susan Ahearn 3. Alan & Char Augenstein 4. Jaye & Court Rich 5. Rae & Dick Love 6. Becky Hudson & Nelson Faux 7. Lesley & Paul Monfardini Photos: Denny Collins

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8. Laurie & Chuck Goldstein (Gala Sponsors), Marianne & John McGuire and Alyssa Goldstein 9. Glenn & Tran Appell and Felice Appell & Tony Parker 10. Charisse Gillett and Jeremy Gillett 11. Margaret & Marc Erpenbeck with Pat Langlin-Brazil 12. Grady & Karen Gammage, Jr. Photos: Denny Collins

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1. Go GAGA Committee 2. Glenn & Tran Appell, Ritta Yee and Ray Fagain 3. Colleen Jennings-Roggensack & Kurt Roggensack 4. Albert Leffler, Marla Ostroff, Jeff Rich, Kurt Roggensack & Colleen Jennings-Roggensack 5. Tran Appell & Felice Appell with their guests 6. Members of the 50th Anniversary Leadership Board 7. Michael Reed, Michael Seelbach, David Stone, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack & Kurt Roggensack 10

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8. Marla Ostroff, Leslie Rich, Colleen JenningsRoggensack, Lauren Reid and Mary Way 9. Stuart & Bahi Clapick with Erika & Russ Dickey 10. Lauren Reid, Michael Seelbach, David Stone, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Mary Way and Marla Ostroff 11. Guests enjoying cocktail hour on the Squaw Peak Terrace Photos 1, 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 11: Tim Trumble Photos 2, 5, 9: Denny Collins

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1. Back Row L-R: John Gore, Pat Langlin-Brazil, Laurie Goldstein, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack and Lauren Reid. Seated: Chuck Goldstein 2. Pat Langlin-Brazil, Chuck Goldstein and Bill & Susan Ahearn 3. Lesley & Paul Monfardini (seated on the right) and their guests.

4. Pat Langlin-Brazil with Sutton Foster 5. Jeff Rich (center) with Michael Seelbach and David Stone Photos: Tim Trumble

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6. Jeff Rich, Mary Way, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack and Leslie Rich at the podium 7. Mo Rocca, Laurie & Chuck Goldstein, David Stone, Al Molina 8. Kurt Roggensack, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Ed Sandler 9. Sutton Foster Photos: Tim Trumble

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1. Colleen JenningsRoggensack, Mo Rocca, Sutton Foster, David Stone 2. Mo Rocca, Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, John Gore, Lauren Reid, David Stone 3. Kathy & Jim O’Brien, David Stone, Colleen JenningsRoggensack & Kurt Roggensack 4. Michael Seelbach & David Stone with THE GAMMY 5. Yve Rojas encourages guests to bid during the auction 6. Peter Means 7. Table host Jordan Rose (seated on the left) cheers as her guest has the winning bid on the Molina Fine Jewelers item 8. Guests enjoyed the starstudded evening 9. Jacqueline Hufford-Jensen & Greg Kroenig purchase the Scotland trip 10. Al Molina and Carolyn Ross, with Luisa & Berke Bakay showing off their new purchase Photos 2-4, 8, 9: Tim Trumble Photos 5-7, 10: Denny Collins

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GOLDEN GAMMAGE INITIATIVE

The 50th Anniversary Leadership Board at the 2015 Golden Gammage Gala, L to R: Colleen Jennings-Roggensack, Grady Gammage, Jr.; Albert Leffler, JO Finks, Laurie Goldstein, Chuck Goldstein, Leslie Rich, Jeff Rich, Sarah Nolan, Bill Ahearn, Mary Way and Bill Way. Not pictured: Michael Manning Photo: Tim Trumble

ASU GAMMAGE ANNOUNCES 50TH ANNIVERSARY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: THE GOLDEN GAMMAGE INITIATIVE • By Victor Hamburger ASU Gammage—celebrating its 50th Anniversary—announces the Golden Gammage Initiative (GGI), a $16.2 million capital campaign to sustain the landmark performing arts center for future generations. GGI includes a capital improvements fund to ensure ASU Gammage meets the needs of today’s patrons including plans for restroom expansion, accessibility improvements and a revamped sound system. GGI also includes a programming endowment to support the mission of Connecting Communities™ to ensure ASU Gammage continues its programs in perpetuity.

During the silent phase of the campaign, ASU Gammage raised the $1.2 million for the sound project to be realized in summer 2015. “The acoustics in ASU Gammage are remarkable for unamplified sound as the theatre was designed when performers did not use microphones. Today, however, amplified performances are the standard for all spectra of performing arts. Making sure every patron has an excellent sound experience at an event is of paramount importance and our plan is to update current components and devices to achieve that,” says Colleen JenningsRoggensack, executive director. “A complete overhaul of the sound system will occur this summer to help ASU Gammage improve audience experience and reclaim its ‘crown as the queen of halls’.”

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GGI also calls for much needed improvements that would add additional restroom facilities and increase the accessibility of the venue by adding elevators allowing access to all levels.

The project will cost $9 million and ASU Gammage is making progress toward that goal with a $3 million lead gift from The Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation as well as Arizona State University announcing a dollar for dollar matching investment of up to $2.5 million for the public phase of the campaign,” says Jennings-Roggensack. “The Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation has a long history of supporting great charitable organizations for the people of Arizona and their funding was a tremendous catalyst into moving us a step closer to preserving ASU Gammage for future generations,” continued Jennings-Roggensack. With completed funding construction could begin as early as 2016.

ASU will make a significant investment to ASU Gammage that continues to be a major access point into the University.

In addition to the $2.5 million matching investment, ASU will provide funding to complete expenses on the sound project and replacement of the stage floor. ASU is also committed to the multimillion dollar project of resurfacing ASU Gammage's unique rose-quartz-crete exterior to make the 50-year old building look as it did on its opening in 1964.

ASU Gammage is also pleased to announce that in celebration of their long-standing partnerships, Ticketmaster and Broadway Across America are also making major investments into ASU Gammage’s infrastructure to support the GGI. What started as an idea to create a distinct university auditorium, by ASU President Grady Gammage in 1957, is now a world-class presenting organization and a vital cultural and economic engine for the state. Since 2006, ASU Gammage has created more than $500 million of economic impact for Arizona with its Broadway series and granted access to nearly five million people to world-class arts experiences.

ASU Gammage operates under a self-sustaining business model driven by private support and ticket sales while still maintaining the heart of a non-profit.

The silent phase of the campaign was led by major gifts from The Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation, Broadway Across America, Susan and Bill Ahearn, Laurie and Chuck Goldstein, Clyde Parker, George Brazil Home Services, Pat Langlin-Brazil, Margaret T. Morris Foundation, the late Jerry Appell and Ticketmaster.

The 50th Anniversary Leadership Board includes co-chairs Leslie and Jeff Rich, co-chair Mary Way, William Ahearn, JO Finks, Grady Gammage, Jr., Laurie and Chuck Goldstein, Albert Leffler, Michael Manning, Sarah Nolan, Bill Way and the late Jerry Appell.

To help ASU Gammage achieve its goal for the Golden Gammage Initiative, or for more information, please contact 480.965.5062 or visit asugammage.com. l

The acoustics in ASU Gammage are remarkable for unamplified sound, as the auditorium was designed when theatrical performers did not regularly use microphones.

Today, however, amplified performances are the norm in all spectra of performing arts. Indeed, sound issues are among the most frequent complaints from ASU Gammage patrons. The current sound equipment in ASU Gammage is a patchwork of outdated components and devices, most are three decades old. The result is an uneven sound experience for patrons. A complete overhaul of the sound system is needed to return ASU Gammage to a high-quality audience experience. The Request For Proposal went out in March 2015, work will begin in June 2015 and be finished by September 2015.

Sowden and Associates was contracted to perform tests and observations of the current audio system. They observed, recorded and tested the acoustical properties of the hall.

The hall breaks into seven different acoustical spaces, each requiring its own solution. Reverberation times were reviewed, the volume of space calculated, acoustical treatments considered, and ambient noise levels noted. After months of study and planning, the following solution was proposed:

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GGI will create a programming endowment to bring the world’s best artists to the ASU Gammage stage and enable those artists to reach out to the community, create new work, engage audiences and create economic impact. “Through the mission of Connecting Communities™, ASU Gammage doesn’t just present the world’s best, but we make sure that people of all ages around the Valley and state get to experience working with and learning from these amazing artists through workshops, master classes and residencies. This programming endowment will allow these programs to continue and reach even more people in the coming years,” says Mary Way, 50th Anniversary Leadership Board Co-chair.

NEW SOUND/AUDIO SYSTEM FOR ASU GAMMAGE THIS SUMMER

• Remove all existing audio equipment.

• Install a digital audio control console with monitors in the booth to allow observation of the sound in the hall from the booth.

• New cabling, amps, limiters, gates and miscellaneous equipment such as microphones.

Main Hall Coverage • Add and renovate center speaker cluster above the proscenium arch with front row fill speakers extending side to side.

• Install two fill line arrays on either side of the proscenium opening with wide coverage including subwoofers.

Orchestra Level Rear • Install two rows of orchestra level delay speakers covering the rear seating rows in the orchestra level.

Upper Levels • For the Grand Tier, replace the delay speakers covering the rear rows.

• In the hall high ceiling, install two side upper balcony delay speakers, and add center upper balcony delay speakers. l Terri Cramner

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THE LASTING POWER OF ENDOWMENTS The difference between a good organization and a truly excellent institution is often its fiscal responsibility. Organizations that can leverage economic growth to continue operations through economically lean times are those that truly stand the test of time and make a profound and transformational impact on the communities they serve.

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ASU Gammage has thrived in good and bad economic times through a self-sustaining business model. This model includes diversified revenue streams, incorporating earned revenue through ticket sales, individual donations and corporate support. Through this diversification, ASU Gammage has made itself an excellent example of a sophisticated and fiscally responsible model that works.

A crucial piece of the puzzle—which until now has been overlooked—is a reliable stream of investment income earned through a solid endowment base. A world-class theater needs a world-class endowment.

Along with vitally needed capital improvements, a key tenet of the Golden Gammage Initiative (GGI) for its 50th Anniversary is to build a $5 million programming endowment. Just as important as tangible improvements to the historic theater is an enhancement of this solid business model in the form of a substantial endowment.

An endowment gift is a permanent gift that can be named in the donor’s honor or in some other naming recognition. All such gifts are pooled into an investment fund to provide long-term financial support for the university. These funds yield investment returns based on global market conditions and provide an annual payout, which is defined by the ASU Foundation investment committee and reviewed annually, to support each donor’s designated use. Generally, some of the earned returns on the endowment are spent; the principal remains intact and the remaining returns are added to grow the endowment in order to continue to yield benefits in perpetuity.

While ASU Gammage is a leader in presenting the best of Broadway and performing arts from around the world, it lags behind its peers with regard to long-term financial stability through a robust endowment.

At the 2012-13 season preview, the Colleen JenningsRoggensack Fund for Cultural Participation was announced and in the summer of 2014, ASU Gammage’s first dedicated programming endowment was created. This fund will provide ongoing support for ASU Gammage’s important cultural participation outreach and education programs.

In recent years, ASU Gammage has been fortunate to benefit from the generosity of donors who understand the value of their ongoing annual support as well as the theater’s longterm financial stability. These donors, through current gifts or pledged estate and planned gifts, have helped build a base. By designating their support to operations or to an area most meaningful to them, these donors have demonstrated remarkable generosity and foresight.

You can support the Colleen Jennings-Roggensack Endowment for Cultural Participation or create a named endowment* that supports programs at Gammage for military, education, contemporary arts or the Cultural Participation area most meaningful to you. In doing so, you provide financial stability today and transformational arts experiences for decades to come. l Julie Mate • julianne.mate@asu.edu *minimum named endowment threshold of $25,000 applies.

ASU Gammage peer institution endowment support as of January 2015

Data provided by Major University Presenters

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20M $20.7M

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts/University of Illinois $12M

Texas Performing Arts at UT Austin $13.6M

Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa $15.4M

University of Michigan Performing Arts $142K

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The endowment process Your endowment gift to benefit ASU Gammage provides the important enrichment dollars that define the Arizona State University experience. It is the legacy you create, helping propel the university experience from great to extraordinary. In the competitive sphere of higher education, a strong endowment is what allows ASU — and ASU Gammage — to not only stand out, but to establish new standards for public research universities and the performing arts.

The ASU Foundation board of directors empowers an investment committee made up of members from the board of directors and the financial community at large. The committee oversees the investment of foundation funds, the payout policy and the institutional advancement support.

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of your gift to ASU Gammage to a specific purpose or

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fees — all for the advancement of ASU today and in the future.

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officer (OCIO) model offered by Perella Weinberg Partners to manage the investment portfolio.

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VIP EVENT PHOTOS

DIRTY DANCING VIP CAST PARTY

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PHILIP GLASS VIP LUNCH

DIRTY DANCING VIP Cast Party at Macayo's Depot Cantina 1. Jill Pierce and Gloria Garcia pictured with Joshua Keith (Ensemble) 2. L to R: Jeanette & Justin Dale, Caralyn Kozlowsky (Marjorie Houseman), Ruben & Ali Arreola, Jillian Mueller (Frances “Baby” Houseman) and Mark Elliot Wilson (Dr. Jake Houseman)

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3. L to R: Susan Thrasher, Susan Brachman, Leslie Rich, Samuel Pergande (Johnny Castle), Laurie Goldstein and Char Augenstein 4. L to R: Samuel Pergande (Johnny Castle), Mary Beth King, Leslie McDonnell and Mark Elliot Wilson (Dr. Jake Houseman) Philip Glass Lunch in the Rae and Richard S. Love Lobby at ASU Gammage 1. Lunch guests enjoy the interview portion of the lunch with Philip Glass

3. Kathy & Albert Leffler pictured with Philip Glass CINDERELLA VIP Cast Party at My Big Fat Greek Restaurant 1. L to R: Antoine L. Smith (Lord Pinkleton), Margaret Roggensack, Rod Roggensack, Aymee Garcia (Charlotte), Kurt Roggensack and Colleen Jennings-Roggensack 2. L to R: Toby Taylor, Alexandra Zorn (Ella), Blakely Slaybaugh (Raccoon), Mary Farrington-Lorch, Roxane Smyer and Bailey Smith

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2. Concert sponsors Bob Ramsey & Rev. Jenny Norton with Philip Glass and lunch sponsor Sarah Nolan

3. L to R: Karen Ress, Louise Wilber, Ron Harten, Kecia Lewis (Marie), John Yi (Ensemble) and Karol Shumway 4. L to R: Meaghan Allor, Kaitlyn Davidson (Gabrielle), Tobie Pirone, Danielle Jordan (Swing), Debbie Pirone, and Amie Allor Photos: Tim Trumble

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2015-2016 BROADWAY SEASON

HELLO 2015-2016 BROADWAY SEASON •

By Dana Terrazas

NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE NOW THE BOOK OF MORMON TO ANCHOR SEASON ASU Gammage is excited to announce its 2015-2016 Desert Schools Broadway Across America – Arizona season. From the creators of “South Park” and winner of nine Tony Awards®, THE BOOK OF MORMON will play a limited three-week engagement, October 20-November 8, 2015. The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century” and Entertainment Weekly says it's “the funniest musical of all time.”

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The Broadway Across America – Arizona series at ASU Gammage has the largest theatrical subscription series in the state of Arizona and one of the most successful Broadway series in the country. New subscriptions are on sale now and subscribers are sure to get the best seats at the best price. Additionally, Season Subscribers get exclusive benefits, including flexible payment and ticket exchange options, advance purchase opportunities and more! The seven-show season ticket packages start at only $140.

The full season includes: THE BOOK OF MORMON • OCTOBER 20-NOVEMBER 8, 2015

A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL • NOVEMBER 24-29, 2015 The cherished holiday movie classic that has enchanted millions is brought to life on stage. In 1940s Indiana, a bespectacled boy named Ralphie has a big imagination and one wish for Christmas—a Red Ryder BB gun. A kooky leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a cranky department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the obstacles that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas dream. Full of delightful songs and splashy production numbers, A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL is fun holiday entertainment for the whole family that captures a simpler time in America with delicious wit and a heart of gold.

IF/THEN • JANUARY 12-17, 2016 IF/THEN is a contemporary Broadway musical about living in New York today – and all the possibilities of tomorrow. With unforgettable songs and a deeply moving story by the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning creators of NEXT TO NORMAL, this “fascinating, ambitious, and original new musical (New York Post)” simultaneously follows one woman’s two possible life paths, painting a deeply moving portrait of the lives we lead, as well as the lives we might have led.

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, one of the most romantic stories ever written, first captured the nation’s attention as a best-selling novel and is now an irresistible, two time Tony Award®-winning Broadway musical. This stunning new production features gorgeous, soulful music by Tony Award®-winning composer Jason Robert Brown (PARADE, THE LAST FIVE YEARS) that the Daily News hails as “one of Broadway’s best scores in the last decade.” With a book by Pulitzer Prize Winner Marsha Norman (THE SECRET GARDEN, THE COLOR PURPLE) and direction by Tony® winner Bartlett Sher (SOUTH PACIFIC, THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA), THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY is the unforgettable story of two people caught between decision and desire, as a chance encounter becomes a second chance at so much more.

A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER • MARCH 15-20, 2016

2015-2016 BROADWAY SEASON

Ben Brantley of The New York Times calls THE BOOK OF MORMON “the best musical of this century.”

Entertainment Weekly says it’s “the funniest musical of all time.” From “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, it’s THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards® including Best Musical. Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show” calls it “a crowning achievement. So good it makes me angry.” Contains explicit language.

THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY • FEBRUARY 16-21, 2016

Coming direct from New York, where a most gentlemanly NPR critic said he’d “never laughed so hard at a Broadway musical,” GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE tells the uproarious story of Monty Navarro, a distant heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession, by any means necessary. All the while, he’s got to juggle his mistress (she’s after more than just love), his fiancée (she’s his cousin but who’s keeping track?), and the constant threat of landing behind bars! Of course, it will all be worth it if he can slay his way to his inheritance… and be done in time for tea. The Hollywood Reporter raves, “GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE restores our faith in musical comedy” and The New York Times cheers, “it will lift the hearts of all those who’ve been pining for what sometimes seems a lost art form.” Kindly get your tickets now for the new musical that will have you dying with laughter!

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Newsies National Tour © Disney Photo by Deen van Meer

42ND STREET • APRIL 5-10, 2016 The quintessential backstage musical comedy classic, 42ND STREET is the song and dance fable of Broadway with an American Dream story and includes some of the greatest songs ever written, such as “We’re In The Money,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” “Shuffle Off To Buffalo,” “Dames,” “I Only Have Eyes For You” and of course “42nd Street.” Based on a novel by Bradford Ropes and Busby Berkeley’s 1933 movie, 42ND STREET tells the story of a starry-eyed young dancer named Peggy Sawyer who leaves her Allentown home and comes to New York to audition for the new Broadway musical “Pretty Lady.” When the star breaks her ankle, Peggy takes over and becomes a star.

With a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, music

by Harry Warren and lyrics by Al Dubin, this sparkling new production will be directed by co-author Mark Bramble and choreographed by Randy Skinner, the team who staged the 2001 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical Revival.

Disney’s NEWSIES • JUNE 14-19, 2016 They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines … direct from Broadway comes NEWSIES the smash-hit, crowdpleasing new musical from Disney. Winner of the 2012 Tony Awards® for Best Score and Best Choreography, “NEWSIES” has audiences and critics alike calling it “A musical worth singing about (The New York Times). Filled with one heart-pounding number after another, it’s a high energy explosion of song and dance you just don’t want to miss. Based on true events, NEWSIES tells the captivating story of a band of underdogs who become unlikely heroes when they stand up to the most powerful men in New York. It’s a rousing tale about fighting for what’s right … and staying true to who you are.

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT: ANNIE • MAY 4-8, 2016

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The world’s best-loved musical returns in time-honored form. Directed by original lyricist and director Martin Charnin, this production of ANNIE will be a brand new incarnation of the iconic original. Featuring book and score by Tony Award®-winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, ANNIE includes such unforgettable songs as “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” “Easy Street,” “I Don’t Need Anything But You,” plus the eternal anthem of optimism, “Tomorrow.”

A Q&A WITH THE CREATIVE GENIUSES BEHIND THE BOOK OF MORMON: TREY PARKER, MATT STONE AND ROBERT LOPEZ Q: How did you come up with the idea for THE BOOK OF MORMON?

Matt Stone: During intermission, we saw that we were thanked in the Playbill. “Well,” we thought, “that's weird.”

Bobby Lopez: That's because I saw the South Park movie when it open in 1999, and I just thought, “Oh my God, this is exactly what I want to be doing.” A week after that, the idea came to me for AVENUE Q. Trey Parker: It happened purely by coincidence that Bobby showed up that night, he introduced himself and we went across the street for a drink.

Matt Stone: Bobby is younger than Trey and me, so he looked at us like elder statesman and asked what he should do next. We asked, “What did he want to do?” And he said, “I want to write something about Joseph Smith and the Mormons.”

Bobby Lopez: When I said Joseph Smith, they were like, “We’ve wanted to do that, too!” They had it in their heads to do some kind of Joseph Smith musical, but never did. I said, “If you guys want to do that, that’s fine, because I’d really love to see what you do, more than what I would do.”

Trey Parker: It just became ridiculously obvious that we should team up and do something about Mormons. So we said, “No, let’s do it together.”

Q: What came first, the story or the score? Can you tell us about some of the songs?

Trey Parker: “Hello” was literally the first thing we wrote.

As soon as we figured out the show was going to be about missionaries, we realized that it would be a great introduction to just ring a massive amount of doorbells and somehow work them into a musical number. This symphony of doorbells and white boys with good haircuts and white shirts and black ties—saying “hello” and offering you a free book—seemed very much an opening number to us. It is totally Disney in sensibility, and totally Mormon in attack.

THE BOOK OF MORMON creators Robert Lopez, Matt Stone and Trey Parker stand with choreographer Casey Nicholaw outside of the show’s very popular Broadway marquee.

Bobby Lopez: There’s this idea that Mormons are these very naïve, hopeful, smiling, trusting people from the Midwest. In “Hello” and “Two by Two,” we used the energy and optimism, and the relentlessly hopeful and sunny feeling. It’s a great way to start because we go to the opposite in a few scenes.

Q: Did you have any musical theater influences in writing the show?

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Trey Parker: Matt and I went to see AVENUE Q when it opened in 2003, and we were like, “Wow, this is actually really good.” When it was over I was thinking, “This is exactly the kind of thing I’ve always dreamed about doing.”

Trey Parker: There’s a lot of Rodgers and Hammerstein references in the show, because that’s what it feels like to me.

When you’re doing this sort of happy-go-lucky, optimistic Mormon, it just plays right into it. For the second act pageant, “Joseph Smith American Moses,” we always thought it would be so awesome to do our own version of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” from THE KING AND I. We did this improv where we put on African drum loops and started singing African melodies. We had such a great time doing it, it was ridiculous. But then we realized we should make it a bigger number. We went back and actually watched the “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” sequence. It was really long but it told such a huge story, and our number didn't. So we were like, “Let's follow THE KING AND I, and really make it clear that the story has a much deeper and profound meaning to the Africans.”

Bobby Lopez: When we were writing “Making Things Up Again,” the first number in the second act, we had just seen SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. I think Trey was sort of influenced by it, which is weird because I consider myself the Sondheim freak out of everyone. Trey just sat down and started plunking out this Georges Seurat-like rhythm, which became the whole motif for “You’re making things up again, Arnold.”

Trey Parker: There’s just nothing more perfect in the universe to me than a good musical. And a bad musical makes you want to kill yourself. A good musical is to me so much more moving and powerful than a great movie or a great book, or anything.

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THE BOOK OF MORMON Company. THE BOOK OF MORMON © Joan Marcus, 2015

Q: THE BOOK OF MORMON is provocative, in the same way that “South Park” is provocative. Are there boundaries?

Matt Stone: There's a catharsis in being able to really laugh at some of the goofier ideas of religion without necessarily laughing at the people practicing them. We never like to make a “point,” per se. We want to give you room to feel what the show is saying to you. We don’t want to tell anybody what the point is, or what the politics are. It’s up to you to figure out what it meant.

Q: Are there boundaries in what you can do or say on stage?

Trey Parker: There is a line that you can cross all you want as long as you have a reason for doing it. If it has a point and it has a story and it has genuine, real character and emotion, then you can pretty much do whatever you want as long as you’re being truthful.

Q: How would you describe the show to someone who is a traditional musical theater fan?

Bobby Lopez: The musical is a machine that's designed to bring you down and raise you up, and to give you a positive, uplifting experience. I want the musical to show people the nadir of human experience. For this musical, it's about faith.

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ASU Alumna Alexandra Ncube from THE BOOK OF MORMON. © Joan Marcus, 2015

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ASU KERR EARNS COUPLES’ CHOICE AND PHOENIX NEW TIMES TOP 25 AWARDS • By Stacey Bailey ASU Kerr continues to build its fantastic reputation as a top wedding and reception site in the Phoenix metro area, winning a 2014 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award® and ranking among the top 25 wedding venues in the Valley according to Phoenix New Times.

The WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards® recognizes the top five percent of local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the organization, winners of the WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards® are determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from more than a million WeddingWire newlyweds.

“We are honored that Kerr’s high level of customer service and the uniqueness of the space are earning it such top honors as a wedding and reception location,” says ASU Kerr general manager Tracey Mason.

Phoenix New Times listed ASU Kerr as one of the top 25 wedding venues in the area, juxtaposing the facility with some of the finest event spaces in the Valley. ASU Kerr allows renters to stock their own bars with liquor, beer and wine, then hire a liquor-certified bartender to pour. The historic venue also allows any insured caterer to serve on the property.

Renters also enjoy use of the concert venue’s professional sound and lighting systems, injecting special dramatic flair and personality into every event. The same event professionals that orchestrate Kerr’s audio and lighting at its public events staff the private events. “Creative people truly appreciate the charm of Kerr and love to custom-design their special days here,” Mason added. “Best of all, rental events sustain the performing arts side of ASU Kerr, allowing the venue to showcase an eclectic mix of jazz, classical and world music.”

For more information about renting ASU Kerr for your special event, please contact Stacey Bailey at rental@asukerr.com. l

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100K MILESTONE ASU Gammage gratefully acknowledges these individual donors and foundations whose cumulative giving totaled $100,000 or more as of July 2014.

The contributions of these generous benefactors, in partnership with those of other visionary patrons, sponsors and volunteers, have incalculably enriched our community.

Director’s Club ASU Gammage VIPs and above were invited backstage after the Season Announce Event on Monday, March 16 for a chance to meet some of the performers during the event as well as the opportunity to have their photo taken holding A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER’s Tony Award®.

1. Colleen Jennings-Roggensack with Greg Jackson, ASU Alumna Jamie-Lynn Manning White, Jennifer Blood and Michael McCorry Rose from A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER 2. David Horowitz with ASU Alumna Alexandra Ncube of THE BOOK OF MORMON, recipient of the 2015 ASU Gammage Rising Star Award 3. Erika Dickey with Lee Bowman Photos: Denny Collins

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Mary and Bill Way with Kota Yamazaki and Mina Nishimura at the World Premiere of OQ at ASU Gammage.

Above: Members of the Fluid Hug Hug Dance Company perform during dress rehearsal. Photos: Tim Trumble

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