A 'WICKED' GOOD SEASON AHEAD

Amy Higgs Managing Editor

We’re getting excited for the brand-new performing arts season to launch! This issue of Audience Magazine is the “season” issue, where we recap the season announcements we made earlier this year so you’re primed and ready for the phenomenal shows on the schedule this fall and beyond.

We encourage you to use these pages to refresh your memory about all that PNC Broadway in Louisville, Louisville Orchestra, and Kentucky Opera have to offer, starting next month. Also, the Ballet has made some modifications to its season you don’t want to miss, and CenterStage starts its season mid-August with Carousel. It’s a Wicked good lineup all around, if we do say so ourselves!

One of the great things about Louisville is that, while the performing arts season technically runs from September to May, there are plenty of theater and musical performances to enjoy during the summer months as well. One could argue the crown jewel of summer theater is Kentucky Shakespeare Festival in Central Park. If you missed the Bard this year, not to worry. You can live vicariously through some great pics from the summer mainstage performances on page 26

Another great thing about our fair city is the community’s investment in the arts, and our active role in cultivating the arts patrons of the future. Case in point, on page 30, you can read about Fund for the Arts’ most recent NeXt! Ambassador program graduates, and how they are making an impact.

Last but not least, art festival season also kicks off in September. Flip to page 28 to find out what visitors have in store at the Big Four Bridge Arts Festival the weekend after Labor Day.

As always, we want to acknowledge our generous advertisers for their steadfast support. Thanks to them, we look forward to bringing you in-depth stories about the 2023-24 season in future issues.

As the curtain rises,

Amy & Doug

G. Douglas Dreisbach Publisher

MANAGING

CREATIVE

SALES

Leanne