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The Kentucky Center-Bomhard Theater .................................... 9

Dirty Dancing in Concert

The Kentucky Center-Whitney Hall .......................................... 10

Nate Bargatze: The Raincheck Tour

The Kentucky Center-Whitney Hall .......................................... 12

STOMP

The Kentucky Center-Whitney Hall .......................................... 14

Sal Vulcano

The Brown Theatre ................................................................... 25

The Illusionists: Magic of the Holidays

The Kentucky Center-Whitney Hall .......................................... 26

Staff & Support 32 Theatre Services ................................................................... 34

THEATRE INFORMATION

The Kentucky Center (Whitney Hall, Bomhard Theater, Clark-Todd Hall, MeX Theater) 501 West Main Street; Brown Theatre, 315 W. Broadway; and Old Forester’s Paristown Hall, 724 Brent Street. Tickets: The Kentucky Performing Arts Box Office, 502.584.7777 or KentuckyPerformingArts.org.

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KENTUCKY PERFORMING ARTS

I am thankful for many things — the people who bring us happiness, the events that enrich our lives and the inspirational experiences we share together. One thing I am particularly thankful for is to live in a community where artistic expression, diversity, and inclusion are paramount in the hearts and minds of our friends and neighbors.

At Kentucky Performing Arts, we believe the power of the arts brings us together, both inside and outside of our halls.

Last month, Collage Dance Collective, out of Memphis, Tennessee, came to Louisville to audition young dancers for their February 2023 performance at the Brown Theatre. The dancers will be part of Collage’s signature production RISE, which is set to the text of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Mountaintop Speech. The dancers will have the opportunity to learn invaluable skills from this internationally renowned dance company.

We also opened applications for the 2023 Governor’s School for the Arts summer program, which will be held in June and July at the University of Kentucky. The Governor’s School for the Arts program, of which I am a proud alumna, helps build the future of Kentucky’s creative leadership by bringing together more than 500 of Kentucky’s finest young artists for three weeks of incredibly intense (and incredibly fun) arts instruction. It’s a thrilling, often life-changing experience, as they meet new friends, explore their creativity, and discover new things about who they are and who they can be in the future. If you know a High School sophomore of junior who would be interested in the program, encourage them to apply at kentuckygsa.org

It is through your support that we can bring renowned artists to the Commonwealth and region that not only entertain, but also create opportunities to engage, learn and strengthen our community. In the coming weeks, we are excited to welcome comedian Brian Regan, the Broadway smash Pretty Woman, family favorite Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical, and Béla Fleck, featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz, and Bryan Sutton, to our stages. I encourage you to visit KentuckyPerformingArts.org to view the full calendar.

We are thankful you have chosen to join us this evening. We hope you enjoy tonight’s performance and look forward sharing many more together as we strive to help you build a lifelong relationship with the arts, and give you many more reasons to come, be moved.

Kim Baker President and CEO, Kentucky Performing Arts

For more information, including Frequently Asked Questions, please visit Kentucky Performing Arts COVID-19 Guidelines.

WFPK Presents

Throughout their lifespan as a band, The Lone Bellow have cast an indelible spell with their finespun songs of hard truth and unexpected beauty, frequently delivered in hypnotic three-part harmony. In a departure from their past work with elite producers like Aaron Dessner of The National and eight-

time Grammy-winner Dave Cobb, the Nashville-based trio struck out on their own for their new album Love Songs for Losers, dreaming up a singular sound encompassing everything from arenaready rock anthems to the gorgeously sprawling Americana tunes the band refers to as “little redneck symphonies.”

Thursday, November 3, 2022 | 7:00PM | The Kentucky Center – Bomhard Theater

LONE BELLOW: LOVE SONGS FOR LOSERS TOUR WITH BAILEN

Recorded at the possibly haunted former home of the legendary Roy Orbison, the result is an intimate meditation on the pain and joy and ineffable wonder of being human, at turns heartbreaking, irreverent, and sublimely transcendent.

“One of the reasons we went with Love Songs for Losers as the album title is that I’ve always seen myself as a loser in love — I’ve never been able to get it completely right, so this is my way of standing on top of the mountain and telling everyone, ‘It’s okay,’” says lead vocalist Zach Williams, whose bandmates include guitarist Brian Elmquist and multi-instrumentalist Kanene Donehey Pipkin. “The songs are looking at bad relationships and wonderful relationships and all the in-between, sometimes with a good deal of levity. It’s us just trying to encapsulate the whole gamut of experience that we all go through as human beings.”

The fifth full-length from The Lone Bellow, Love Songs for Losers arrives as the followup to 2020’s chart-topping Half Moon Light — a critically acclaimed effort that marked their second outing with Dessner, spawning the Triple A radio hits “Count On Me” and “Dried Up River” (both of which hit #1 on the Americana Singles chart). After sketching the album’s 11 songs in a nearby church, the band holed up for eight weeks at Orbison’s house on Old Hickory Lake, slowly carving out their most expansive and eclectic body of work yet. “I’ve always thought our music was so much bigger than anything we’ve shown on record before, and this time we turned over every stone until we got the songs exactly where they needed to be,” says Elmquist. Co-produced by Elmquist and Jacob Sooter, Love Songs for Losers also finds Pipkin taking the reins as vocal producer, expertly harnessing the rarefied vocal magic they’ve brought to the stage

in touring with the likes of Maren Morris and Kacey Musgraves. “Singing together night after night for a decade allows you to understand what your bandmates are capable of, in a way that no one else can,” says Pipkin. “There are so many different qualities to our voices that had never been captured before, and producing this album ourselves was a nice opportunity to finally showcase that.”

Recorded with their longtime bassist Jason Pipkin and drummer Julian Dorio, Love Songs for Losers embodies an unvarnished intensity — an element in full effect on its lead single “Gold,” a galvanizing look at the real-life impact of the opioid crisis. “We don’t ever try to write songs with an agenda, so with ‘Gold’ the idea was to tell the story from the perspective of someone in a hard situation — in this case, a guy who’s stuck in the downward spiral of addiction,” says Elmquist. In one of the most exhilarating turns on Love Songs for Losers, the chorus to “Gold” explodes in a wild collision of bright piano tones, potent beats, and massively stacked guitars. “We’ve sung ‘Gold’ as a folk song in the past, but for the album we wanted to really experiment and push our sound as far as it could go,” Elmquist notes.

Imbued with equal parts brutal honesty and heart-expanding wisdom, Love Songs for Losers opens on “Honey” and its synth-laced reflection on the more delicate aspects of enduring love. “‘Honey’ came from thinking about how my wife doesn’t like being called ‘honey’ or ‘baby’ — she thinks it’s lazy, it always rubs her the wrong way,” says Williams. “It turned into a song about sometimes wanting to go back to when we were first in love, when everything was crazy and exciting and we were right on the verge of ruining each other’s lives at any second.” Later, on “Cost of Living,” Pipkin

takes the lead vocal and shares a raw and lovely expression of grief, her voice shifting from fragile to soulful with impossible ease. A quietly shattering piano ballad featuring Elmquist on lead vocals, “Dreaming” channels the ache of lost love with exquisite specificity. “It’s a song about two people catching up with each other, and I love how the lyric goes from ‘How’s your mother?’ to ‘How’s that devil in your heart?’ — there’s no middle ground, which feels very true to me,” says Williams. And on “Wherever Your Heart Is,” The Lone Bellow present a beautifully slow-building piece exploring a particularly powerful form of devotion. “I love those moments, even in friendships, when someone surprises you or reveals something you never knew about them before,” says Elmquist. “I think it’s so vital to any relationship to keep on chasing the mystery and maintain that curiosity, instead of just making your mind up about who or what the other person is.”

One of the most tender tracks on Love Songs for Losers, “Unicorn” unfolds with a cascade of heavenly melodies as Williams offers up an unabashed outpouring of affection for his wife Stacy (“I was kinda thinkin’ I could tell you my feelings/ Sit you down and wreck you with some words that are pretty/I could say ‘I love you’ but I wanna say more/I think God made a unicorn”). “That’s definitely one where the physical location seeped into the song, and Roy Orbison’s ghost maybe led us toward the path we ended up on,” Williams points out.

Even in its most lighthearted moments, Love Songs for Losers bears the same heady depth of emotion that’s guided Williams since his earliest days as a songwriter — a period of time that followed a devastating horse-riding accident that left Stacy temporarily paralyzed. As she recovered, Williams

learned to play guitar and began setting his journal entries to song, routinely performing at an open-mic night across the street from the hospital. Soon after Stacy regained her ability to walk, the couple moved to Brooklyn, where (after eight years as a solo artist) Williams joined Elmquist and Pipkin in founding The Lone Bellow. In 2013, the band made their auspicious debut with a self-titled, Charlie Peacock-produced album that quickly landed at No. 64 on the Billboard 200, later turning up on bestof-the-year lists from the likes of Paste and Pop Matters. With over 100 million career streams to date, The Lone Bellow’s past output also includes the Dessnerproduced Then Came the Morning (a 2015 effort that earned them an Americana Music Award nomination) and Walk Into a Storm (a 2017 release produced by Cobb and hailed by NPR for its “warmly rousing, gospel-inflected Americana”).

For The Lone Bellow, the triumph of completing their first self-produced album marks the start of a thrilling new chapter in the band’s journey. “At the outset it was scary to take away the safety net of working with a big-name producer and lean on each other instead,” says Pipkin. “It took an incredible amount of trust, but in the end it was so exciting to see each other rise to new heights.” And with the release of Love Songs for Losers, the trio feel newly emboldened to create without limits. “This album confirmed that we still have beauty to create and put out into the world, and that we’re still having fun doing that after ten years together,” says Elmquist. “It reminded us of our passion for pushing ourselves out onto the limb and letting our minds wander into new places, and it sets me on fire to think of what we might make next.”

Kentucky Performing Arts presents

Friday, November 4, 2022 | 7:30PM | The Kentucky Center – Bomhard Theater THE DOLLOP LIVE

History buff and comedian Dave Anthony was considering starting a new podcast in 2014. His idea was to write up an unknown story from American history and read it to a different comedian each week. Having not heard of the story before, Dave hoped the comedian’s reaction would be hilarious. He gave it a go and his first guest was comedian Gareth Reynolds. They immediately clicked and fans flooded social media

telling Dave to never change the co-host. And he didn’t.

Sticking to the formula of Dave reading Gareth a story he has never heard, The Dollop quickly shot up the charts. Fans of both comedy and history were drawn to the wild stories and quick improv skills of Gareth. With millions of downloads, The Dollop has become a regular presence on top of the podcast charts.

Innovation Arts & Entertainment and KPA Present

Relive the timeless love story of Baby and Johnny as global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), GEA Live, Karl Sydow, Innovation Arts & Entertainment and Kentucky Performing Arts Presents bring Dirty Dancing in Concert to The Kentucky Center, celebrating the film’s 35th anniversary on a full-size

cinema screen with a band and singers live on stage. With a soundtrack that defined a generation, Dirty Dancing in Concert promises to bring a new thrilling experience to the 80s classic!

Dirty Dancing in Concert gives audiences a chance to experience the hit film

November 9, 2022 | 7:30PM | The Kentucky Center – Whitney Hall DIRTY DANCING IN CONCERT

in a unique and unforgettable way. A complete screening of the digitally remastered film plays as a band and singers perform the songs live, in sync with the film. Stay for the encore party and continue to sing and dance along with the band to your favorite Dirty Dancing songs.

Dirty Dancing in Concert is touring in 35 cities in North America in 2022. In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the film, fans will have a new way to immerse themselves in the world of Dirty Dancing while celebrating the classic they know and love.

Dirty Dancing, written by Eleanor Bergstein, directed by Emile Ardolino, and starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in their most iconic movie roles, was a worldwide box-office sensation when it was released in 1987. Its soundtrack generated two multi-platinum albums and multiple singles, including the Academy Award®-winning best original song “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life”. Grossing more than $213 million worldwide, Dirty Dancing captured the hearts of audiences everywhere.

Set in the summer of 1963, Baby Houseman (Jennifer Grey) and her family vacation to the beautiful Catskills resort, Kellerman’s. Intrigued by the staff’s dance instructor, Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze), and the vastly different lifestyle of others, Baby finds herself learning to dance while having the time of her life and falling in love. It is a summer she’ll never forget.

ABOUT LIONSGATE

Combining the STARZ premium global subscription platform with world-class motion picture and television studio operations, Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B)

brings a unique and varied portfolio of entertainment to consumers around the world. Its film, television, subscription and location-based entertainment businesses are backed by a 17,000-title library and the largest collection of film and television franchises in the independent media space. A digital age company driven by its entrepreneurial culture and commitment to innovation, the Lionsgate brand is synonymous with bold, original, relatable entertainment for the audiences it serves worldwide.

GEA Live designs and delivers creative projects off all sizes and disciplines. Since 2012, there has been a shift in the company’s focus to film music as a genre. In recent years GEA closely cooperated with the legend Maestro Ennio Morricone (whom GEA exclusively represented for all live touring) as well as with icons of music film industry such as James Newton Howard, Giorgio Moroder and George Fenton. GEA produces live screenings with orchestra and choir of major motion pictures such as The Godfather, Titanic, La La Land, The Hunger Games, Paddington, and Amadeus.

ABOUT KARL SYDOW

In 2018, Karl produced Sting’s ‘The Last Ship on Tour’ in the UK & Ireland, Alan Ayckbourn’s The Divide with The Old Vic and Edinburgh International Festival, Davit Hare’s The Moderate Soprano at the Duke of York’s Theatre and Sketching by James Graham at Wilton’s Music Hall as well as Red Joan, a film featuring Dame Judi Dench which premiered at Toronto film Festival. Karl has produced Dirty Dancing - the Classic Story on Stage across the UK and around the world since 2004.

Outback Presents and Kentucky Performing Arts present

Hailing from Old Hickory, Tennessee, stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze is selling out shows across the world on his Raincheck Tour.

In July 2020, the comedian teamed up with All Things Comedy to release his weekly podcast, Nateland. The world is a crazy place and there's plenty of podcasts out there tackling the tough issues. However, Nateland will tackle the meaningless issues that we face day-

to-day to give listeners a much-needed mental break from fighting the good fight. New episodes release Wednesdays, with video available on Nate’s YouTube channel and audio available everywhere you get podcasts.

Nate followed in the showbiz footsteps of his dad, a former clown turned world class magician, who’s influence is seen on Nate’s 2015 debut special Full Time Magic and his debut album Yelled at

November 10 - 11, 2022 | 7:00PM | The Kentucky Center – Whitney Hall NATE BARGATZE: THE RAINCHECK TOUR

By a Clown. Nate’s half-hour Netflix Special The Standups premiered on July 4th, 2017. In March 2019, Nate’s first solo one-hour Netflix special, The Tennessee Kid premiered globally with rave reviews, and recently released his highly anticipated second special for the streaming platform, The Greatest Average American on March 18th, 2021.

Bargatze’s comedy is both clean and relatable, evident in his ten appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He also appeared on Conan four times, was a recurring guest on @midnight, and had his own Comedy Central Presents in 2011. Off-screen, Nate was part of Jimmy Fallon's CleanCut Comedy Tour, and has done live shows for the troops in Iraq and Kuwait five times. In addition to touring the country as a headliner, Nate toured in

arenas with Chris Rock on his 2017 Total Blackout Tour. He regularly performs at Bonnaroo, SXSW, Oddball Comedy Festival, Sasquatch, Clusterfest, and the JFL Montreal Comedy Festival, where he’s received critical acclaim multiple years in a row.

Nate was featured as one of Esquire's “Best New Comedians” by Jim Gaffigan, one of Marc Maron's “Comedians to Watch” in Rolling Stone, one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” for 2015, and as #1 on Vulture's ‘50 Comedians You Should Know’ in 2015. His debut onehour special, Full Time Magic, premiered on Comedy Central that spring, followed by his debut album, Yelled at by a Clown, which reached #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts and remained on Billboard’s Top Ten Comedy Charts for weeks.

Kentucky Performing Arts presents

BANG! Theatricals Harriet Newman Leve James D. Stern Morton Wolkowitz Schuster/Maxwell Gallin/Sandler Markley/Manocherian present

TH E INTE RN A TIO NA L SE N S A TIO N

Sunday, November 13, 2022 | 8:00PM | The Kentucky Center – Whitney Hall

Created and Directed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas

Jordan Brooks, Simi Egbejumi-David, Jose Filgueira, Declan Hayden, Madeline Jafari, Zahna Johnson, Jasmine Joyner, Riley Korrell, Max Meyer, Sean Perham, Cade Slattery

Lighting by Steve McNicholas and Neil Tiplady

US Rehearsal Director Fiona Wilkes

General Manager Roberta Roberts

Production Manager Ricardo De Arruda Camargo Associate Producer Fred Bracken

Executive Producers

Richard Frankel Productions / Marc Routh / Alan Schuster / Aldo Scrofani

STOMP IS PERFORMED WITHOUT INTERMISSION.

THE USE OF ANY CAMERA, RECORDING DEVICES OR LASER POINTERS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. www.stomponline.com

STOMP, a unique combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy, was created in Brighton, UK, in the summer of 1991. It was the result of a tenyear collaboration between its creators, Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas.

They first worked together in 1981, as members of the street band Pookiesnackenburger and the theatre group Cliff Hanger. Together, these groups presented a series of street comedy musicals at the Edinburgh Festival throughout the early ‘80s. After two albums, a UK TV series and extensive touring throughout Europe, Pookiesnackenburger also produced the highly acclaimed “Bins” commercial for Heineken lager.

The piece was originally written and choreographed by Luke as part of the band’s stage show; it proved to be the starting point for STOMP’s climactic dustbin dance.

In 1986, Luke and Steve created an eight-minute ‘percussive movie’ for Bette Midler’s HBO special Mondo Beyondo. Between 1987 and 1990, Luke staged, as Artistic and Musical Director, four largescale outdoor events, including “Beat the Clyde”, which involved floating a drum orchestra on a pontoon in the centre of Glasgow; the largest of these events, “The Heineken Hove Lagoon Show”, involved a 120-piece drum orchestra featuring the Brighton Festival Chorus and a full orchestral string section.

In 1991, Steve and Luke first created STOMP , previewing at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre and premiering at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh, where it became The Guardian’s “Critics’ Choice” and won The Daily Express “Best of the Fringe Award”.

Between 1991 and 1994, the original cast of STOMP played to capacity audiences

around the world: from Hong Kong to Barcelona, from Dublin to Sydney. The touring culminated in a sell-out season at London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre in January 1994, where STOMP received an Olivier nomination for Best Entertainment and won Best Choreography in a West End Show.

An expanded version of STOMP, involving up to 30 cast members, was originally created for the Brighton Festival, UK, and was subsequently presented in Melbourne, Australia. It was most recently seen in September 1995, open-air, at the Acropolis in Athens and at the Royal Festival Hall, London. This production broke all box office records, which had been established by Frank Sinatra in 1972.

STOMP began its run at the Orpheum Theatre in New York in February 1994 and quickly went on to win both an Obie and a Drama Desk Award for Most Unique Theatre Experience. By the summer of 1994, the first American cast was in place at the Orpheum, freeing the original cast for sell-out tours of North America and Japan.

In the summer of 1995, two more American productions were created for the sole purpose of US touring, which continues to this day. US casts have also debuted STOMP in Chile, Brazil and Korea. Meanwhile, a fifth STOMP company, also touring from the UK, was formed in 1997 and has consistently toured the world ever since. This company presented STOMP for the first time in Scandinavia and South Africa, and has been a regular visitor to Germany, Holland and France. Another STOMP production opened in San Francisco in May 2000, running for two and a half years.

The original cast of STOMP have recorded music for the Tank Girl movie soundtrack and appeared on the Quincy Jones album,

Q’s Jook Joint. A soundtrack recorded by Steve and Luke for the Showtime movie Riot was released in the spring of 1997. STOMP has also featured in a number of commercials, including Coca-Cola’s “Ice Pick” and numerous spots for both Target stores in the US and Toyota in Japan.

STOMP also created the Mr. Frears’ Ears series of short films created for Nickelodeon, whilst Brooms, a 15-minute short based around the opening routine, was nominated for an Academy Award. “Brooms” was also selected for screening at Robert Redford’s Sundance Festival and for competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

STOMP made a special appearance at the Academy Awards in March 1996, with an original piece involving the live synchronization of classic film clips and onstage action, featuring 20 performers from all five productions.

In the summer of 1997, Steve and Luke created and directed STOMP OUT LOUD, a 45-minute television special for HBO, which combined stage material with new pieces created for TV. It was premiered in the USA in December 1997 and subsequently received four Emmy nominations, for direction, sound mixing, multi-camera editing and art direction. 1998 saw the release of the STOMP OUT LOUD video and DVD around the world. Another unique blend of live action and film footage was created for the Emmy Awards, in which STOMP effectively performed with Spike Jones!

STOMP performed after midnight on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at US President Clinton’s millennium celebrations. During 2000, a Sesame Street special, “Let’s Make Music”, a collaboration between STOMP and the Muppets, was released on TV and video in North America.

Luke and Steve began production of their IMAX movie Pulse: A STOMP Odyssey in Brazil during Carnival 2000 and completed it in the summer of 2002. Pulse takes the IMAX audience on a spectacular global journey, featuring performances from Kodo, Timbalada and Eva Yerbabuena. It was released to critical acclaim in New York in the autumn of 2002, and went on to win two major awards at the International Festival of La Géode in Paris.

In September 2002, STOMP finally entered London’s West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, and later that year STOMP performed as part of The Royal Variety Show for the second time.

2003 saw a new STOMP production open at the Stuart Street Theatre in Boston and a unique Dolby Digital trailer featuring STOMP performances debuted in cinemas across the globe.

In 2004, New York celebrated 10 years of continuous performances of STOMP at the Orpheum Theatre by renaming 2nd Avenue at 8th Street Stomp Avenue. In addition to the European tour, in 2005 STOMP returned to Tokyo for three weeks and also toured to Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

In 2006, STOMP’s New York production passed its 5,000th performance mark. In the same year, Luke and Steve directed a public service announcement for television called “Stomp Out Litter”, which featured the cast ‘sweeping up’ at iconic locations in the five boroughs.

In addition, they were commissioned to create and produce The Lost and Found Orchestra, which takes the ideas behind STOMP to a symphonic level, in celebration of 40 years of the Brighton Festival. The LFO subsequently performed at the Sydney Opera House as part of the

Sydney Festival early in 2007, was seen at the Royal Festival Hall in London at Christmas 2008 and the Theater Carré in February 2009.

In 2007, STOMP OUT LOUD opened in Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino with an expanded cast and performed inside a new $28 million theatre, specifically created for the production. The West End entered its 6th consecutive year with a move from the Vaudeville to the Ambassadors Theatre.

In 2008, STOMP returned to its roots for a new DVD shoot at the Brighton Dome, bringing together a cast from all over the STOMP world. For the first time, the entire show has been captured in high-definition sound and video. 2008 also saw Steve and Luke expand into new areas with the release of their IMAX 3D nature documentary Wild Ocean, with a symphonic mix of

percussion and traditional orchestra in the soundtrack. In September of the same year, Wild Ocean won two awards at the Giant Screen Cinema Association for Best Sound and Best Original Score at their annual conference held in New York.

The Lost and Found Orchestra reunited in 2010 for a new show, PANDEMONIUM, which appeared in several US cities throughout the autumn.

In 2011 the New York production of STOMP entered its eighteenth year, trouncing the Orpheum house record set by Little Shop of Horrors. It also entered its tenth year in the West End at the Ambassadors Theatre, whilst at the same time Steve and Luke continued with their 3D film work. 2012 has seen the release of The Last Reef 3D, a film about the beauty and the plight of reefs worldwide. As with Wild Ocean, Luke

and Steve composed the film’s orchestral soundtrack, recording it at The Old Market Theatre in their hometown of Brighton & Hove in the UK. They have also celebrated the one year anniversary of The Old Market Theatre, which, having renovated it back in 2011, they now run as a full time venue, bringing music, theatre, dance, comedy and visual arts to the UK’s south coast.

Most recently, in August 2012, the largest ever assembly of STOMP performers (40 performers from 12 different countries) were brought together for a specifically choreographed appearance in the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

STOMP was created with the original U.K. cast: Luke Cresswell, Nick Dwyer, Sarah Eddy, Theseus Gerard, Fraser Morrison, David Olrod, Carl Smith and Fiona Wilkes.

JORDAN BROOKS ( Performer ) was born and raised in Dallas, TX. Jordan fell in love with music at an early age. He toured the U.S. with the Santa Clara Vanguard and Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps where he refined his rudimental drumming while studying classical, jazz, contemporary, and world music genres at Berklee College of Music. He went on to earn his masters at NYU which propelled him to work with notable artists and productions as a performer, producer, and studio musician. He would like to thank his loving family and many teachers for their unwavering support of his dreams. Find him @jbrooksmusic.

SIMI EGBEJUMI-DAVID ( Performer )

In 2013, Simi trained at East 15 Acting School graduating studying Physical Theatre and received a scholarship for Academic Excellence. Theatre credits

Curtis in War of the Worlds

Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet

and Captain Speedy in Around the World in 80 Days (UK Tour).

JOSE FILGUEIRA (Performer) is a Spanish musician and actor. He’s been doing street music and performing in comedy shows throughout his adolescence and professional career. He worked for 10 years at Al Tran Tran Impro, an improvisation musical theater company and then formed Swingdigentes, a music, dance, and comedy company that has performed in 30 countries around the world. Since then, he’s performed with Cirque du Soleil and other circus shows. He’s super happy to be part of STOMP, a company he has loved since childhood. If you want to know more you can find him on social networks under Jose Filgueira.

DECLAN HAYDEN (Performer) is a musician from Cincinnati, OH who considers himself a jack of all trades. He discovered his love for music at Kings High School and received a BM in Percussion Performance and Music Education from the University of Cincinnati. Declan loves animals, horror, comedy, showtunes, and the avant-garde. Performing with STOMP is a dream come true, and he is infinitely grateful to his teachers, friends, and family; he couldn’t have done it without you. Find him @dhaydendrums and at www.declanhayden.com.

MADELINE JAFARI (Performer) is a contemporary dancer based in Astoria, Queens. She was raised in Austin, TX and found her love of rhythm and movement at Tapestry Dance Co. As a freelance dance artist, her work has included dancing for Netta Yerushalmy, Steeledance, Shannon Gillen, and Giada Ferrone. She holds a BFA in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. This is for you, Grandma.

ZAHNA JOHNSON (Performer) is a dance artist and performer based in Dallas, TX. She earned her BFA in Dance at Sam Houston State University in 2021 and is so excited to embark on her journey as a professional. A New Jersey native, her training spans across the country and across styles. Tap has always been her favorite; she can't keep her feet still! Zahna feels blessed that God gave her a passion for the arts and has her friends and family to thank for supporting her every step of the way.

JASMINE JOYNER (Performer) is a performer from Queens, NY who has studied dance all of her life. She started out in her hometown family dance studio called Jenn’s Studio 1. She received her Bachelor’s in Dance from SUNY Fredonia. As a professional dancer, she has performed in many dance ensembles,

theater production of Cabaret, and Debbie Allen’s Dance Academy summer intensives. She is grateful has given her opportunities to fulfill her hopes and dreams. Special thanks to her family and friends for being her biggest supporters.

RILEY KORRELL (Performer) is a dancer, performer, singer, and actor from Frederick, Maryland who has been dancing for over 17 years in many different disciplines, primarily tap. He represented the United States at the IDO world tap championship in Riesa, Germany from 2015-2018 as part of the American Tap Company as a Male Soloist, Duo, Trio, Small Groups, and Formation. Having seen STOMP when he was a child, Riley has always dreamed of being able to perform the very show he saw all those years ago. He would like to thank his family and friends for all of their continued love and support.

MAX MEYER (Performer) was raised in Chester, New Jersey, where he fell in love with music at an early age. He moved to NYC to attend New York University, where he received his bachelor’s in Percussion Performance in 2021. While at NYU, Max traveled to Ghana to study West African percussion and dance, and to perform with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ghana. He is also a preschool music and movement teacher with Music Together, a world-renowned company. Max would like to thank his family, who never batted an eye when he said he wanted to become a musician.

SEAN PERHAM ( Performer ) is a comedian, drummer, and actor from New York. He attended the College for Music Education at Fredonia State University and received his Bachelors in Music Education, continuing on to get his Masters of Music Performance at New York University. During that time, he traveled the world playing music

and was fortunate enough to play the stages of Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and others. After graduating, Sean was a full-time music teacher while also pursuing his acting/comedy career. It’s a dream come true to be a cast member of STOMP. @Seanperhamisme.

CADE SLATTERY (Performer) Originally from San Diego, Cade joined a percussion motivational performance group called Jr. Crew in 2006 run by Chris Rubio, formerly of STOMP, which sparked his love for the show. He is extremely grateful to be part of the STOMP family. He thanks Sophie, Mom and Dad, Chris, his best friends Alex and Suco, and Uncle Paul. Outside of STOMP, Cade creates electronic music. Find out more at soundcloud.com/ cade-slattery.

LUKE CRESSWELL (Director) is a selftaught percussionist from Brighton. His session work as a drummer and rhythm programmer includes Beats International, Bette Midler, Elvis Costello, and Bryan Ferry. After working for several years as a street musician and performer, he first created STOMP in 1991. He has directed, with Steve McNicholas, several awardwinning commercials and short films. He received an Oscar® nomination for the film “Brooms”, an Emmy® nomination for STOMP OUT LOUD, and co-directed the award-winning IMAX movie, Pulse: A STOMP Odyssey. He has also received a special achievement award from the Chicago Human Rhythm Project. More recently, Luke co-created the Lost and Found Orchestra and the Vegas production of STOMP OUT LOUD and also co-directed the 3D IMAX movie Wild Ocean. Luke occasionally performs with STOMP, and is currently conductor of the LFO.

STEVE McNICHOLAS (Director), from Yorkshire, has worked as an actor/singer/ musician/writer with various theatrical

and musical groups, starting out with the Bradford Theatre Group in 1973. Through the ’80s he worked with Cliff Hanger, Covent Garden Community Theatre, and Pookiesnackenburger. Despite also being an original member of the a cappella group the Flying Pickets, and a final appearance in Mr. Bean, Steve no longer performs. He shares directorial credits with Luke Cresswell on STOMP based films and commercials, and their new show, the Lost and Found Orchestra. With Luke, he composed the soundtrack to the Showtime movie, Riot, and shares the Oscar® and Emmy® nominations for his work on Brooms and STOMP OUT LOUD, and co-directed the awardwinning IMAX movie, Pulse: A STOMP Odyssey. Steve also co-created the LFO and co-directed the 3D IMAX movie Wild Ocean, released worldwide in 2008.

FGTM / ROBERTA ROBERTS (General Management). Richard Frankel and Roberta Roberts have been working together for the past 8 years in New York and on tour in the U.S. Shows general managed by Richard Frankel Productions and FGTM include STOMP, Smokey Joe’s Café, The Sound of Music, The Weir, Swing!, The Producers, Hairspray, Little Shop of Horrors, Sweeney Todd, Company, Young Frankenstein, Gypsy, The Norman Conquests, Finian’s Rainbow, Burn the Floor, A Little Night Music, The Rocky Horror Show, Forever Tango, Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays, Necessary Targets, Old Jews Telling Jokes, Murder Ballad, Los Monólogos de la Vagina, Lennon: Through a Glass Onion and Flashdance. Richard and his partners Tom Viertel and Steve Baruch own and operate Feinstein’s/54 Below, Broadway’s supper club.

BANG! THEATRICALS (Producer) is a company whose principals are Richard Frankel, Gary McAvay, Alan Schuster

and Aldo Scrofani who have been the producers, managers and touring executives of STOMP since they premiered the show in North America in 1994. Their collective professional experience in the theatre totals 187 years.

HARRIET NEWMAN LEVE Broadway: four-time Tony award winning producer: Anastasia; Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; An American in Paris; Hedwig and the Angry Inch; Of Mice and Men; Ann; One Man Two Guvnors; War Horse; Norman Conquests; Mountaintop; La Cage Aux Folles; A Little Night Music; 39 Steps; Diary of Anne Frank; Crucible; Hedda Gabler; Lieutenant of Inishmore; Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Off Broadway: Beebo Brinker Chronicles; Family Secrets; Shockheaded Peter; Necessary Targets; Communicating Doors. She is a member of The Broadway League and was on the Board of Directors of New York Stage and Film for four years.

JAMES D. STERN CEO of Endgame Entertainment. Has produced or directed over 50 shows or movies including Broadway: A Little Night Music, Hairspray, The Producers, Legally Blonde, and STOMP. Film: An Education, Every Little Step, It’s the Rage, Pulse: A STOMP Odyssey, Michael Jordan to the Max, Proof, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, I’m Not There

MORTON WOLKOWITZ Theatrical

Producing Credits: Donnybrook, music and lyrics by Johnny Burke; The Enemy Is Dead starring Linda Lavin; My Astonishing Self, starring Donal Donally; The Unexpected Man, by Yasmina Reza starring Alan Bates and Eileen Atkins; From Door to Door by James Sherman; One Shot One Kill by Richard Vetere; Tryst by Karoline Leach, directed by Joe Brancato; STOMP OUT LOUD in Las Vegas. He is managing part of “Suitz

LLC” with Richard Sudock and Michael Wolkowitz. He has enjoyed success in the industrial and financial worlds and is former Chairman and current Director of Key Energy Services, Inc. He is married to the actress Anita Keal.

MITCHELL MAXWELL has produced six Broadway shows, twenty-one OffBroadway shows, four national tours, three West End shows, and five feature films. His shows have won the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Obie Awards and his long-running OffBroadway hit, Dinner With Friends by Donald Margulies, was the recipient of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

SUSAN QUINT GALLIN / SUKI SANDLER Productions include Desperately Seeking Susan (London, opening November 2007); Spamalot; STOMP (NY & tour); Woman Before A Glass; The Retreat From Moscow; Man Of La Mancha (2002 Revival); The Shape Of Things; Hedda Gabler (2001 Broadway); Fully Committed; Cowgirls; Angels In America; From The Mississippi Delta; The Rothschilds (Revival); Other People's Money; Burn This; The Cryptogram (London).

DAN MARKLEY Producing credits include Irving Berlin's White Christmas, High Fidelity, Family Secrets (rev.), Vagina Monologues, Lifegame, Damn Yankees, On The Waterfront, Oleanna, and Jeffrey (film), with Alison Sheehy, Sarah, Hayden and Sander.

JENNIFER MANOCHERIAN Broadway credits include Spring Awakening; The Little Dog Laughed; Caroline, or Change; Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom; Thoroughly Modern Millie; The Crucible; Jane Eyre, the musical; and The Kentucky Cycle. Off Broadway: Berkshire Village Idiot; STOMP; Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh; Showing Off; Palace of Amateurs. Film: Family Blues, which she also co-wrote.

FRED BRACKEN (Associate Producer) first saw STOMP in Australia and resolved to see it performed in New York. Mr. Bracken works for CNN.

RICHARD FRANKEL PRODUCTIONS / MARC ROUTH (Executive Producers) Richard Frankel and Marc Routh have been producing and general managing shows together since 1985. Some of their productions include Young Frankenstein, Hairspray, Gypsy, and STOMP in New York, and STOMP OUT LOUD in Las Vegas, Sweeney Todd on tour, Little Shop of Horrors in London as well as a UK tour of The Producers and The King and I and SpongeBob SquarePants Live in Asia. With their partners Tom Viertel and Steve Baruch they have produced some 60 additional musicals and plays in New York, London, and in Asia, including Company, Sweeney Todd, Little Shop of Horrors, Swing, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Penn and Teller, Driving Miss Daisy, Love Letters, Smokey Joe's Cafe, and Angels in America.

ALAN J. SCHUSTER (Executive Producer) has operated the Orpheum, Minetta Lane, Union Square, 2nd Avenue and The Cherry Lane Theatres in New York and The Royal George Complex in Chicago. He built 37 Arts the home to the Baryshnikov Arts Center and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. He has produced over 25 productions including STOMP OUT LOUD, Key Exchange, Mamet's Oleanna, Marvin’s Room, Jeffrey, Vita and Virginia and Shockheaded Peter.

ALDO SCROFANI (Executive Producer) is Currently the Chief Operating Officer of the Apollo Theater Foundation which includes the iconic Apollo Theater. Founding producer of STOMP. President and CEO of Theatre Management Associates, Inc. COO of Columbia Artists Theatricals (18 years). Executive VP of Jujamcyn Theatres (13 years). Over 100

productions including: Gone With The Wind, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life, Lovemusik, Elaine Stritch At Liberty, Noise/Funk, Tap Dogs, Sunset Boulevard, Carousel, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, City of Angels, Grand Hotel, M. Butterfly, Jelly’s Last Jam, Into The Woods, Gypsy, Big River, My One and Only, and Dracula.

STAFF FOR STOMP

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

FGTM

Richard Frankel Roberta Roberts

COMPANY MANAGER

Carla Marie Rugg

GENERAL PRESS REPRESENTATIVE

BONEAU/BRYAN-BROWN Chris Boneau Jackie Green

TOUR PRESS REPRESENTATIVE

C MAJOR MARKETING & PUBLICITY Catherine Major

Production Manager ...................Ricardo De Arruda Camargo COVID Compliance Officer Sydney Alexander Assistant Company Manager George Finley-Pyle Production Carpenter Jason Paul Evans Lighting Director Timothy Mack Production Props Austin Huehn Production Sound Steve J. Reynolds Management Associate Aidan McDermott Controller Galbraith & Co./Amanda Hayek Assistant to Mr. Frankel Heidi Libby Information Technology Manager ...........................Ben Bigby

Set Dresser ......................................................Stacey-Jo Marine Photographers ........................................... Marc Bryan-Brown, Steve McNicholas, Lois Greenfield, Jun-Ichi Takahashi, Harry Pocius Legal Counsel S. Jean Ward, Esq. Insurance DeWitt Stern Group Risk Management Underwriters, Inc. Accounting Ira Schall, Schall & Ashenfarb CPA’s Travel & Housing Road Rebel Entertainment Touring Payroll Services PEOPLE HRO/Rebecca Swartz Payroll Data Processing, LLC Merchandising Marquee Merchandise, Inc./ Matt Murphy

Physical Therapy ............. NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc

CREDITS

Designed by Yes/No Productions, Ltd.; Trucking by Janco; Scenery built by Light & Sound Design; Zippo lighters courtesy of Zippo Manufacturing Corp.; “Super Big Gulp” cups courtesy of Southland Corp.; Ski boots by Rossignol Ski Co.

SPECIAL THANKS

More Merchandising/George Fenmore; Brad Bauner; Paul J. Botchis; David W. Caldwell; Sarah Eddy; E. Maria Flotta; Theseus Gerard; Fraser Morrison; Niclas Nagler; Jason Pelusio; Carl Smith; Fiona Wilkes; Derek Worley

Physical Therapist ............................... Ameera Fujah, PT, DPT Medical Director

Charles Garten, MD

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Original production presented by Yes/No People in association with Glynis Henderson and Loretta Sacco. STOMP's exclusive agent and general inquiries: Loretta Sacco, c/o Yes/No Productions, N1 Offices, The Old Market, 11A Upper Market Street, Hove BN3 1AS Tel: 011.44.127.371.1151, Fax: 011.44.127.373.7538

Outback Presents and Kentucky Performing Arts present

| The Brown Theatre SAL VULCANO

2022

Staten Island native Sal Vulcano is best known for creating and starring in truTV’s long-running hit Impractical Jokers, and for The Misery Index on TBS. In addition to performing as part of The Tenderloins

Comedy Troupe to sold-out arenas, Sal founded the No Presh Network in 2020, hosting Hey Babe! and Taste Buds podcasts.

Kentucky Performing Arts presents

Celebrate the holidays with the entire family at The Illusionists – Magic of the Holidays, a mind-blowing showcase featuring jaw-dropping talents of the most incredible illusionists on earth. The Illusionists has shattered box office records across the globe and dazzles audiences of all ages with a powerful mix of the most outrageous and astonishing acts ever seen on stage. This non-stop show is packed with thrilling and sophisticated magic of unprecedented proportions.

CHRIS COX knows what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, who the hell is Chris Cox? Lucky you’re reading this then! He’s a multi-award winning 'mind reader who can't read minds’ and the only mind-reader in history to have played New York’s Broadway, London’s West End & Sydney Opera House having been seen live by over 750,000 people. He’s the star of the BBC’s Chris Cox’s Mind Boggling Magic and Killer Magic. The UK’s Guardian Newspaper says he is “one of the most exciting entertainers in Britain”. Though Chris is far too modest to mention it.

Instagram: @magiccox Twitter: @bigcox Facebook @ILoveCox Web: magiccox.com

HYUNJOON KIM was born in 1991 in Korea. He started showing interest in magic at age 12. As he was winning awards in competitions at the early age of 14, he surfaced as an extremely talented young magician to the Korean magic industry. He won the Grand Prix at the Italian International Magic Competition at the young age of 16. After that, he won numerous magic contests in Hong Kong, Russia, England, etc. and has won seven awards including Champion at the American Magic Championship. His expertise is in manipulation using pure hand technique. It requires extreme discipline

and a highly skilled technique that he has transformed into an art form as kin as a sharp knife. Anyone who sees his performance is amazed, as his skill sets are a form of art proven through his winning the top prize at the world magic championship FISM in 2012. Now you can also experience the art of nextlevel magic. hyunjoonkim.com

Instagram: @hyunjoonkim_artist

PABLO CÁNOVAS, the young enchanting Spanish magician, Pablo, has made himself known internationally as a prodigy. Pablo held the record 3 times for the youngest illusionist winner in Spain. The recognition of his extraordinary skills granted him the title “Golden Magician” in Paris, France “Magician D’Or” and the winning title of “Heir of Illusion” in the house of Magic. Pablo was welcomed to perform all over Europe with reputable international events like “The Royal Garden” or “The Art of Magic”. Pablo allows his audience to remain a captivating and charmed curiosity throughout his talent and he displays beauty when performing. He allows minds to be opened and really put into doubt on what one actually sees. Instagram: @pablo.canovas

PAUL DABEK started his career in show business when at the age of 4, dressed in top hat and cape (a blanket from the back of the sofa) he sold his parents two tickets to his first one-man show held in the family's living room. His costume may have changed, but his love for the art form has not and to date he is widely regarded as one of the funniest magicians on the planet having performed across 6 continents, from Broadway and London’s West End to the Las Vegas strip for celebrities, royalty and many fortune 500 companies. An accomplished magician, comedian and actor Paul's skills have won him

massive critical acclaim, Time Out magazine named him 'a superb showman!’ and The Times of London described his performance as ‘simply stunning.’ Paul has performed in sold-out seasons on both London’s West End and Broadway stages as the host of The Illusionists and is delighted to be returning. Most recently he was a member of the creation and opening cast of Cirque du Soleil’s latest Las Vegas hit-show show Mad Apple appearing at legendary New York New York Hotel and Casino for over 100 shows. pauldabek.com Instagram: @pauldabek Website:

JAMES MORE is currently one of the world’s leading and most viral illusionists. He first made an impact after an incredible run on Britain’s Got Talent

back in 2013 and has the most viewed audition from his series with over 100 million hits on YouTube. The Britishborn illusionist continued to make waves with his own sellout tour, Theatre of Illusion. Thereafter, he was approached by the world’s largest touring magic show, The Illusionists! Having performed with the show in five continents around the globe, More became the first British magician in history to appear on New York’s infamous Broadway. His growing reputation also includes special guest appearances on, The Ellen Degeneres Show and NBC’s, America’s got Talent, as well as numerous other television appearances around the world. Instagram | Facebook | Twitter @jamesmoremagic

ANNUAL SUPPORT

Commonwealth of Kentucky, The Honorable Andy Beshear, Governor Tourism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet | The Honorable Mike Berry, Secretary | The Kentucky General Assembly Kentucky Performing Arts Foundation, as of 9/21/22.

The Honorable & Mrs. Jerry E. Abramson

In Memory of Alan & Carol Adelberg

AIA Kentucky Yolanda Ali

Alpha Energy Solutions**

Mr. & Mrs. Phillip D. Allen Mr. & Mrs. William Altman

Jessica Anderson Anonymous Walter E. App & Donna W. Tilson Dr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Arensman

James Armagno

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AT&T

The Audience Group**

B.J. Killian Foundation Dr. Eric Baker & Dr. Tara Odle-Baker Kim & Mark Baker Jeremy & Jennifer Barger Sadie Barlow Mark & Kathy Barrens

Theresa Bautista Mr. & Mrs. Donald Baxter Tracilia Beacham Mr. & Mrs. J. Peter Bell Kellie Benjamin-White Josh & Megan Bentley Barry Bernson

Turney P. Berry & Kendra D. Foster Mrs. Edith S. Bingham Mr. & Mrs. Keith Board Ms. Eloise Boarman Kristen Bouchard Laura Breitenstein Mrs. Elaine Bornstein

Brown-Forman Corporation Brown-Forman Foundation Laura Breitenstein Mrs. Christina Lee Brown

Freddie Brown

The Owsley Brown II Family Foundation

John & Patricia Bruggman Gregory Bubalo & Pamela Klinner Terry & Sara Burd Marianne Butler Mrs. Karen Byrley Dennis & Joyce Cardwell Sharon & Barry Carruthers Keith & Rene Cartwright Rachel Cecil, matched by UnitedHealth Group Marica Chacona

Carri Chandler

Mr. Michael & Dr. Nancy Chiara Joseph Cieslak David Clark John & Gretchen Clark John Austin Clark

June Woo Clausen Kenneth and Carolle Clay Mary Cleary & Roxanne Yeoman Connie Coartney Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Treasury Commonwealth Credit Union Mr. Thomas Conley Tammy & John Copeland Mr. Nick Covault

Mr. Roger Cude & Mrs. Kathie Markle-Cude Douglas and Anne Czor Ms. C.S. Dalgleish Elizabeth W. Davis

Ms. Christine Deeble Steve & Chris Delaney Ms. Clarice Denoux

Dr. John & Mrs. Dee Ann Derr Norman Dixon & Patrick Owen Mr. Andrew Jay Douds & Mr. David Mawn Eric & Claudette Doyle Mrs. Maria J. Eckerle

Nick Eckhart

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Matthew Fenner

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Mr. Randall Fox

Ms. Sandra Frazier Sharon Fredenhagen Ms. Melissa Gaddie Mr. & Mrs. Gene Gardner

Dana Garner

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GE Appliances, a Haier Company Ruth And Harvey Gelfenbein Charitable Foundation

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The Goben-Franklin Fund of Thrivent Charitable Impact and Investing™

Dr. & Mrs. Richard Goldwin Christine Grass

Dr. & Mrs. William Gump Ellen Hagan & David Flores Karen & Roger Hale

Heather Hall Joe & Shannon Hamilton John & Maria Hampton Ken & Judy Handmaker

Ms. Julia Hansbrough, matched by Google Inc.

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Harshaw Family Foundation Frank & Paula Harshaw

Da-Wyone Haynes

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Cathy Hill

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Harry & Sherry Jacobson-Beyer Pearl James Sandra Jones Judith Kaleher Ian & Denise Kalina Charlie & Teresa Kamer Charles Kane Michael Kimmel & Missy McKiernan Mr. Ray Kirkland Klein Family Foundation Rolf Klein

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Kentucky Department of Education Kentucky Music Educators Association Marjorie & Robert Kohn Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Kosse Kroger Community Rewards Diane Kyle Judith Landis Joyce Langley

Byron Largen

Mr. Lance & Mrs. Marie Larsen Abhay Lele John & Lilia Lawson Abhay & Amy Lele Kristy Lewis

LEO Weekly** LG&E and KU Foundation LG&E & KU Services Company Mary Linkous Rodney Little Ronald Loughry & Bethany Breetz Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government Louisville Tourism Louisville Public Media** Mr. Todd P. Lowe & Ms. Fran C. Ratterman Ms. Diane Loy George Lucier, matched by Battelle Memorial Institute Mansbach Endowment Fund at Foundation for the Tri-State Community Marathon Petroleum Corporation John & D’Ann Markert Tom & Joslyn Marksbury Leolie & David Marquez Martha and Jerry Martin Nancy Martin William Martz

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Madelyn Mees

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Mindful Solutions Martha Miracle Murphy

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Shivaram Muddappa

Eric Murray

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Ms. Susan H. Norris

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The Norton Foundation, Inc.

Nu-Yale Cleaners**

Jennifer & Dan O’Brien, matched by the GE Foundation Matching Gift Program

Rev. Eileen O’Donohue

Mr. Kevin Olusola

Stephen & Cindy Owen Ms. Meredith Parente Ms. Lynn Pereira

Danielle Perkins

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Phelps Henry Pickens Yvone Plier

PNC Bank

PNC Broadway in Louisville/ Louisville Theatrical Association PNC Foundation

Mr. Stuart Pollard

C.F. Pollard Foundation

Henry & Sharon Potter

Mark Preischel

Jeff & Leigh Anne Preston

Ms. Joy Potts

Shane Powers

Stephen D. Prather

Mr. Mark Preischel

Gordon & Patty Rademaker

Mitchell & Cindee Rapp

Toddy & Susan Reale, matched by Humana Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Teddy H. Redmon Rick & Becky Reed

Paul Reid Ms. Linda Remington

Republic Bank

Dr. Jeffrey Richardson For Louis V. Richter

Jonathan & Julie Roberts

Alan & Beatrice Rosenberg

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Rounsavall, III Mark & Kay Rountree

Mr. Anthony & Mrs. Jane Ruhl

Russell Saunders

Scantland Family Fund

Ms. Stephanie Schaefer

Rob Schmidlapp

Dr. Marilyn Schorin

Rachael Schwartz

Mr. Terry Schwartz

Ellen & Max Shapira

Dr. Nicholas Silvestros

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Sireci

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Skarbek

Mr. & Mrs. Ted Sloan

Christopher Smallwood Irvin & Connie Smith

Jerry Smith

Jill Smith

Justin Smith, matched by Humana Inc.

Nathan Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Kenney M. Snell

Snowy Owl Foundation

Whitney & Trevor Soergel

Tom & Cara Solley

George & Karin Sonnier

South Arts

Dr. Charles Sowder

Phillip & Karen Sparkes Mr. Mitchell Stallsmith Bob & Silvana Steen

Anna Stephens

Mary Clay Stites

Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.

Matthew Stone Drs. Catherine Newton & Gordon Strauss Mr. Jeff Stream Lindy Street

Hunter & Audrey Strickler

Dr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Sturgeon Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Sturgeon Scott Swalls Barbara & Richard Sweet David & Carolyn Tandy

Mr. John Tederstrom & Mr. Mark Cannon

Dr. Arthur & Mrs. Mary Thacker Tessitura Network** Ms. Brenda Thompson Jeremy Thornewill Dr. Diane Tobin

Josh & Olesia Toole Tourism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet Wendell Townsend, matched by the GE Foundation

ANNUAL SUPPORT

Matching Gift Program

Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky Bryan & Ruth Trautwein Truist

Bob & Vicky Ullrich

University of Kentucky College of Design** University of Kentucky College of Fine Arts** University of Kentucky Office of the Provost** Sally & Robert Vail Robert & Bonnie Vogt Volunteers of the Kentucky Center* Ms. Jeanne D. Vuturo Gary Wall Beth Ward

Dan Weber

James & Marianne Welch Ann Waterman & Niles Welch Welch Printing** John & Marilyn Werst Ms. Rebecca West WHAS 11**

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen F. Wheeler Whippoorwill Family Foundation In Honor of Kennedy White Lorraine Whitney Chuck Wieting

L’Tanya Williamson Benjamin Wiseman Julius Wong

Mark Wood & Barbara Dejean

Michael Wood, matched by Microsoft Corporation

Family of Colleen Wood, Class of 2011 Michael Woodrum Michael Wright

In Memory of Mrs. Irma Yatros David F. Young & Cheryl Cahill Dominic & Lisa Zangari

Dr. Kenneth & Shelly Zegart Mr. Brian Zehnder & Ms. Melissa Rolf

Mrs. Ann Zimmerman Cynthia & Joel Zipperle Ms. Susan G. Zepeda & Dr. Fred P. Seifer

*Kentucky Performing Arts Volunteers’ value of donated time is more than $100,000 annually **In-Kind Donation

NOVEMBER

11-13

Kentucky Opera Maria de Buenos Aires 8PM, The Brown Theatre kyopera.org

18 Impractical Jokers: Sal Vulcano 7PM, The Brown Theatre kentuckyperformingarts.org

19 Louisville Orchestra Tchaikovsky’s 4th 7:30PM, The Kentucky Center louisvilleorchestra.org

26 Louisville Orchestra Pops Special: Holiday Pops 11AM, 7:30PM, The Kentucky Center louisvilleorchestra.org

EVENTS CALENDAR

29-12/4

PNC Broadway in Louisville Pretty Woman: The Musical The Kentucky Center kentuckyperformingarts.org

DECEMBER

2-4

Louisville Orchestra Handel’s Messiah 7:30PM, The Kentucky Center louisvilleorchestra.org

4

Comedian Brian Regan 7PM, The Brown Theatre kentuckyperformingarts.org

10

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical 2PM, 7PM, The Brown Theatre kentuckyperformingarts.org

14

Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz, and Bryan Sutton 8PM, The Brown Theatre kentuckyperformingarts.org

15, 16, 18, 20, 22

Kentucky Opera The Gift of the Magi The Brown Theatre KYOpera.org 27 Mannheim Steamroller Christmas 7PM, The Kentucky Center kentuckyperformingarts.org 30

Shen Yun: China Before Communism 7:30PM, The Kentucky Center kentuckyperformingarts.org

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Laura Melillo Barnum

JP Davis

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Paula Harshaw

William H. Jones

Madeline Abramson

Owsley Brown II (1942–2011)

Wendell Cherry (1935–1991)

Kate Latts

Joseph Leavell

Patricia A. Mathison

Bruce C. Merrick James K. Murphy

DIRECTORS EMERITI

Gordon B. Davidson (1926–2015)

C. Edward Glasscock

Stephen T. Owen

Dr. Rahul Reddy

Lindy Street

Rev. Dr. Valerie Washington Sarah Yarmuth

Robert W. Rounsavall, III Rose Lenihan Rubel (1922–2002)

KENTUCKY PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION, INC.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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KENTUCKY PERFORMING ARTS EXECUTIVE STAFF

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KENTUCKY PERFORMING ARTS ENCORE SOCIETY

The Encore Society recognizes individuals who have demonstrated support for the long-term well-being of Kentucky Performing Arts with an estate gift or notification of their bequest intention or other planned gift.

The Honorable & Mrs. Jerry E. Abramson Anonymous

Mr. and Mrs. Tom & Robbie Bell Ms. Jennifer L. Bobbitt

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Ms. Helen Stockton Mrs. Murrel Straley

Jeanne D. Vuturo Jennifer Love Webb

AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT

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MAIN PHONE NUMBER (502) 562-0100

PARKING

More than 2,000 parking spaces offer direct access to The Kentucky Center from Sixth St. The elevators located in the garage will take you to the main lobby. You may also enter the Riverfront Garage from Fourth or Sixth Sts. Level C of the garage also will give you direct access to the main lobby. At the Brown Theatre, parking is available in the lot across from the theatre, and parking garage entrances are located on Third St., north of Broadway or on Fourth St., north of Broadway. At Old Forester’s Paristown Hall, parking is available in the neighboring Swan Street and Vine Street lots.

FACILITIES RENTAL

From a wedding reception to a convention, Kentucky Performing Arts’ venues, The Kentucky Center, the Brown Theatre and Old Forester’s Paristown Hall, are the perfect place to “stage” your event. For more information, contact Stacey Hallahan, shallahan@kentuckyperformingarts.org.

KPA DONORS

Kentucky Performing Arts donors receive a variety of benefits, including buying tickets before the public, priority seating, and no handling fees. For more information, contact (502) 566-5144 or visit SUPPORT KPA on our website. For Corporate Membership benefits, contact Julie Roberts at (502) 562-0100, Ext. 105, or jroberts@kentuckyperformingarts.org.

VOLUNTEERS

The Volunteer Program offers the public a chance to be a part of the great events at The Kentucky Center, the Brown Theatre and Old Forester’s Paristown Hall. To volunteer, contact the Volunteer Hotline at (502) 566-5141.

COURTESY

• As a courtesy to the performers and other audience members, please turn off all audible message systems.

• The emergency phone number to leave with babysitters or message centers are (502) 566-5128 (The Kentucky Center) and (502) 566-5188 (The Brown Theatre).

• Be sure to leave your theater and seat number for easy location.

• Cameras and recording devices are not allowed in the theaters.

• Latecomers will be seated at appropriate breaks in the program, as established by each performing group. Please be considerate of your fellow audience members during performances. Please remain seated after the performance until the lights are brought up.

• Children should be able to sit in a seat quietly throughout the performance.

• To properly enforce fire codes, everyone attending an event, regardless of age, must have a ticket.

ACCESSIBILITY

Wheelchair accessible seating at Kentucky Performing Arts venues is available on every seating and parking level, as well as ticket counters and personal conveniences at appropriate heights.

FM and infrared hearing devices are available to provide hearing amplification for patrons with hearing disabilities in all spaces of The Kentucky Center, the Brown Theatre, and Old Forester’s Paristown Hall, including meeting spaces.

Audio Description is available for selected performances for patrons who are blind or have low vision.

Caption Theater is available for selected performances as a service for patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing. Program materials are available in large-print from your usher.

Please make reservations for services at the time you purchase your ticket through the Box Office to ensure the best seating location for the service requested. Call (502) 566-5111 (V), 711 (TRS), or email access@kentuckycenter.org for more information about the range of accessibility options we offer, or to receive this information in an alternate format.

oct. 21, 2022 – jan. 22, 2023

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