Audience | Kentucky Performing Arts | August 2023

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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. Reserve wheelchair seating

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This year marks a major milestone for Kentucky Performing Arts. We are celebrating our 40th Anniversary. 40 years of creating joy and inspiration. 40 years of connecting millions of people to artists, and to each other, through shared experiences. 40 years of bringing innovative performances to our stages.

Our Ruby Anniversary is the perfect time to envision our future. As a non-profit community organization and arts leader, KPA must always evolve to meet the changing needs of the people we serve. We have spent the past year gathering information from our audiences, local and national touring artists, partner arts organizations, staff, volunteers, and board to create a new strategic plan to ensure KPA serves everyone who interacts with our spaces. A plan that bolsters our ongoing commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility where every community member, artist, student, employee, and patron feels welcomed and respected.

Kentucky Performing Arts has developed a new mission statement: to connect and inspire through the arts. We have created goals focused on expanding the range of our programming; making KPA’s spaces more accessible and inclusive to all; and sharing our story to show how people and art connect to form community.

We thank you for joining us this evening. You make up the community that is Kentucky Performing Arts, and we will continue creating experiences that awaken the shared humanity, empathy, and limitless creativity in everyone.

Enjoy the performance and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

Kim Baker President and CEO, Kentucky Performing Arts

To learn more about Kentucky Performing Arts, please scan the QR code or visit KentuckyPerformingArts.org/About-KPA

Outback Presents and Kentucky Performing Arts present

EDDIE B’S TEACHERS ONLY COMEDY TOUR ‘23

Saturday, August 12, 2023 | 8:00pm | Brown Theatre

Eddie B soared to new heights by creating his own opportunity starting with his series of comical videos titled "What Teachers Really Want to Say." In a matter of hours, those videos sparked the attention of educators all over the country when they realized

that they were not alone and finally had someone to joke about the things they were reluctant to say out loud.

Shortly after, Eddie decided to take his videos to the stage selling out comedy clubs, theaters, and arenas with his

Teachers Only Comedy Tour in 20172018 and the I’m Already Professionally Developed Tour in 2019- 2020. When the worldwide pandemic made it impossible for Eddie to see his fans in person he began performing his "Teachers Only" comedy virtually! Now that things are getting back to normal Eddie B is ready to give educators more of his unfiltered comedy!

Eddie B has established himself as the official voice of teachers across the globe. Educators from America to Africa, Dallas to Dubai, New York to New Delhi (and beyond) are getting a lesson in the funniest ways to express their worst frustrations and they are loving every second of Eddie B’s uncensored, raw, and hysterically realistic portrayal of a teacher’s hectic life, from the point of view of an actual teacher!

Eddie B has established himself as the official voice of teachers across the globe.

Kentucky Performing Arts presents

LEANNE MORGAN

Saturday, August 12, 2023: 4:00pm & 7:00pm •

Sunday, August 13, 2023: 5:00pm The Kentucky Center-Whitney Hall

After discovering her passion for stand-up comedy later in life and finding the time and confidence to pursue her dream, Leanne Morgan has cemented herself as a must-watch comedian.

Leanne was feeling the lure of Hollywood after graduating high school, yet the idea

of moving there was unheard of and too daunting for a country girl who had never been away from home. She enrolled in college at The University of Tennessee, where she graduated (by the skin of her teeth) with a degree in Child and Family Studies.

Shortly after, she married her husband, Chuck, and they moved to Bean Station, Tennessee located in the beautiful foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

To stay busy after having her first baby, Morgan started selling jewelry at home parties. She was supposed to talk about the jewelry but instead conversed about breastfeeding, hemorrhoids and being a mama. The party guests thought that she was hilarious, and before she knew it, she was booked a year in-advance.

The jewelry company saw what was happening and asked her to speak at their sales rallies. It was there that women started saying, “you need to do stand-up!” That gave Morgan the courage to really go for it! She finally had access to comedy clubs when her family moved to San Antonio in 2001, and her career in comedy quickly officially got underway.

Morgan’s comedy has landed her at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and has brought her development deals for her own sitcom with ABC and Warner Brothers, writer/ producer Matt Williams (Rosanne and Home Improvement), TV Land and with Sony Television.

Morgan has garnered over 2.5M followers across social media and her popular online stand-up special, So Yummy, has reached over 50M views on YouTube. Her fan base continues to grow with her relatability as she discusses everything from being a housewife, sharing Jell-O recipes to having a new grandbaby. Morgan has appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show, The View, and Nick at Nite’s Funniest Mom.

Now that her children are grown, Morgan is moving full steam ahead with a career rooted in her everyday comedy.

In December 2022, she concluded The Big Panty Tour with Outback Presents which spanned 100+ shows in theaters across the U.S. She also taped her first Netflix standup special that premiered on the platform on April 11, 2023. Morgan is back on the road with her next 100+ show Just Getting Started theater and arena tour with Outback Presents. Her first book, What in the World?, is set to be published by Random House/Convergent, in August 2024.

When not on the road, Leanne cherishes spending time in Knoxville, Tennessee, with her husband, three children, grandbaby, and two beagles.

For more information on Leanne Morgan visit: www.leannemorgan.com.

KENTUCKY PERFORMING ARTS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gregory J. Bubalo, Chair • Robert M. Klein, Vice-Chair

Mary R. Nixon, Secretary • Phil Lynch, Treasurer

Laura Melillo Barnum

JP Davis

Hannah L. Drake

Dr. Maryanne Elliott

Paula Harshaw

Madeline Abramson

Owsley Brown II (1942–2011)

Wendell Cherry (1935–1991)

William H. Jones

Kate Latts

Joseph Leavell

Patricia A. Mathison

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

Todd Lowe, Chair

Kim Baker, Vice-Chair • Open, Secretary • Cindy Zipperle, Treasurer

Carolle Jones Clay

J. Tim Galbraith

Lillian Hunt

Brad Keller

Chris Kipper

R. Charles Moyer

Doug Owen

Rolf Provan

Eileen Saunders

Diane Tobin

Ruth Wimsatt Trautwein

Lisa Zangari

KENTUCKY PERFORMING ARTS EXECUTIVE STAFF

Kim Baker President and CEO

Heather Weston Bell Senior Vice President, Community Engagement

Dawn Driskell Vice President, Finance

Chris Kaelin Vice President, Operations

Will Richards Vice President, Facilities & Production

Julie Roberts Vice President, Development & Advocacy

Rob Schmidlapp Vice President, Information Systems

Christian Adelberg Vice President, Marketing & Communications

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

Janet R. Dakan

Mrs. William Habich

Mrs. Ada Lee Kane

Mrs. Helen Lang

Kathy Monin

Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Parkinson

Ms. Terry H. Sales

Sharon Sanak

Ms. Helen Stockton

Mrs. Murrel Straley

Jeanne D. Vuturo

Jennifer Love Webb

CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT

We salute the following organizations for their support of Kentucky Performing Arts:

B. J. KILLIAN FOUNDATION

TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET

ANNUAL SUPPORT

Commonwealth of Kentucky, The Honorable Andy Beshear, Governor

Tourism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet | The Honorable Lindy Casebier, Secretary | The Kentucky General Assembly

The Honorable & Mrs. Jerry E. Abramson, matched by Hardscuffle, Inc.

In Memory of Alan & Carol Adelberg

Dr. Kandis and Mr. Donnie Adkins

AIA Kentucky

Alpha Energy Solutions**

Anonymous

Aqua Treat, Inc.**

Dr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Arensman

James & Susan Armagno

AT&T

The Audience Group**

Robert & Judith Ayotte

B.J. Killian Foundation

Joseph Baker

Kim & Mark Baker

Jim & Sibylla Banks

Jeremy & Jennifer Barger

Mark & Kathy Barrens

Allison Baumann

Becky Becherer

Mr. & Mrs. J. Peter Bell

Marilyn Benner

Josh & Megan Bentley

Mrs. Edith S. Bingham

Karla Blain

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Board

Ms. Eloise Boarman

Kristen & Justin Bouchard

Wilma Brady

Brown-Forman Corporation

Brown-Forman Foundation

Mrs. Christina Lee Brown

The Owsley Brown II Family Foundation

The Brown Hotel

Gregory Bubalo & Pamela Klinner

James Burns

Marianne Butler

Dolores Calebs

Dennis & Joyce Cardwell

Keith & Rene Cartwright

Lindy Casebier

Rachel Cecil, matched by UnitedHealth Group

Marica Chacona

Marc and Shannon Charnas

Mr. Michael & Dr. Nancy Chiara

David Clark

John Austin Clark

John & Gretchen Clark

June Woo Clausen

Kenneth and Carolle Clay

Thomas Conley

Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Treasury

Commonwealth Credit Union

Kristin Coppage

Nick Covault

Kentucky Performing Arts Foundation, as of 7/11/23

Mr. Roger Cude & Mrs. Kathie Markle-Cude

Ms. C.S. Dalgleish

Elizabeth Davis

J.P. Davis

Chris & Steve Delaney

Ms. Clarice Denoux

Dr. John & Mrs. Dee Ann Derr

Leonidas Deters & Penelope Shaw

Eric & Claudette Doyle

Chris & Melody Drexler

Mrs. Maria J. Eckerle

Mr. Michael Eckstein

Mr. & Mrs. John Elder

Elite Graphics

Employees of Kentucky Performing Arts

Mr. & Mrs. William Esakov

Fifth Third Bank

Fiji Water Company, LLC

Brian & LaVonne Fingerson

John Flinn & Cindy Vaughn

Jeffrey & Cindy Foster

Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Fowler

Mr. Randall Fox

Ms. Sandra Frazier

Sharon Fredenhagen

Tonia & David French in Honor of Willa French

Michael & Kate Fryar

Dr. Brent Garrett & Mrs. Glenda Marker

Charles & Cynthia Gerson

The Gheens Foundation

Sheldon & Nancy Gilman

The Glenview Trust Company

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

Dr. & Mrs. Richard Goldwin

Christine Grass

GSA Students, Class of 2022

Dr. & Mrs. William Gump

Joe & Shannon Hamilton

Ken & Judy Handmaker

Jane & Randy Hansbrough

Julia Hansbrough, matched by Google Inc.

Tim & Paula Harry

The Harshaw Family Foundation

Frank & Paula Harshaw

Da-Wyone Haynes, matched by Aegon Transamerica Foundation

Michael Heicken

Jerry & Christy Henderson

Joe & Kelly Hertzman

Ms. Deborah Hibberd

James Hite Hays

Augusta Brown Holland & Gill Holland, Jr.

Dr. John P. & Mrs. Christel Hollis

Dr. W. Keith Hornung

Joan Huber

Erik Hudak

Humana Foundation

Ms. Marybeth Irvine

Anna Sunshine Ison

Harry & Sherry Jacobson-Beyer

Stephen & Mary Jones

William Jones

Caitlin Joy

Ian & Denise Kalina

Daniel Kalonick

Charlie & Teresa Kamer

Charles Kane

Keeneland Foundation Inc.

Michael Kimmel & Missy McKiernan

Mr. Ray Kirkland

Klein Family Foundation

Kentucky Department of Education

Kentucky Music Educators Association

Robert M. Klein

Minjung Ko

Marjorie & Robert Kohn

Kroger Community Rewards

Paul and Wendy Kubitskey

Sean Lair & Casper R. Ter Kuile

Joyce Langley

Mr. Lance & Mrs. Marie Larsen

Amy & Sterling Lapinski

Diane Laughlin

Abhay & Amy Lele

Robin LeMastus

LEO Weekly**

LG&E and KU Foundation

Douglas Lotz & Gentry Easley

Ronald Loughry & Bethany Breetz

Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government

Louisville Tourism

Louisville Public Media**

Louisville Water

Meredith Loveless

Mr. Todd P. Lowe & Ms. Fran C. Ratterman

Mr. & Mrs. Philip Lynch

Mansbach Endowment Fund at Foundation for the Tri-State Community

Rebecca Mark

Tom & Joslyn Marksbury

Martha and Jerry Martin

William Martz

Mr. Anthyun Mask

C.T. McKenna

Andrea & Andrew McLeroy

Madelyn Mees

Lisa Merchant

Julia Meredith

Kathryn Mershon & Todd Gardner

Dave & Linda Miles

Dave & Terri Miller

Loren Mills

Mindful Solutions Counseling Services

Jennifer A. Moore

Pat Moremen

Dennis Morris & Linda Ellingsworth

Mr. Glenn E. Mowbray & Ms. Colette Crown

Mr. & Mrs. R. Charles Moyer

Dr. Marcia Myers

Dr. Keith Myrick

Mary & Ted Nixon

Kevin & Emily Nolan

Ms. Susan H. Norris

Northwestern Mutual

The Norton Foundation, Inc.

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

Mrs. Judith Olliges

Mr. Kevin Olusola

Alexandra Ottaviano

Doug & Shari Owen

Patrick Owen & Norman Dixon

Stephen & Cindy Owen

Ms. Meredith Parente

C. Grey Pash

Ashley B. Pearl

Aaron and Heather Pennell

Ms. Lynn Pereira

Danielle Perkins

Mr. Tom Person & Mrs. Melissa Richards-Person

Duane Peterson

Nathan Petrie

Mike & Cindy Phelps

Harry Pickens

PNC Bank

PNC Broadway in Louisville/ Louisville Theatrical Association

PNC Foundation

Mr. Stuart Pollard

C.F. Pollard Foundation

Henry & Sharon Potter

Carol & Hank Preston

Jeff & Leigh Anne Preston

Rolf Provan & Yamilca Rodriguez

Gordon and Patty Rademaker

Mr. & Mrs. Teddy H. Redmon

Rick & Becky Reed

Ms. Linda Remington

Republic Bank

Dr. Jeffrey Richardson

For Louise V. Richter

Laura Rigenberger

Mr. & Mrs. J. Daniel Rivers

Jonathan & Julie Roberts

Robert & Clarice Rogers

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W.

Rounsavall, III

Mr. Anthony & Mrs. Jane Ruhl

Beth Ruley

John W. Russ & Cheryl Ungerleider

Jamie & Michelle Sanders

Scantland Family Fund

Stephanie Schaefer

Chris Schinaman

Rob Schmidlapp

Dr. Marilyn Schorin

In Memory of Eudora

Vance Scott

Seelbach Hotel**

Ellen & Max Shapira

Linda Shelman

Dr. Nicholas Silvestros

Joseph & Joan Sireci

Larry Sloan & Helen Cohen

Christopher Smith & Jennifer Bertrand

Irvin & Connie Smith

Jerry Smith

Nathan Smith, matched by GE Appliances, a Haier Company

Mr. & Mrs. Kenney M. Snell

Mary Ann Sodrel

Whitney & Trevor Soergel

George & Karin Sonnier

South Arts

Dr. Charles Sowder

Phillip & Karen Sparkes

SquarePeg Group Inc.

Peggy Stamps

Bob & Silvana Steen

Robert Steinmetz & Barbara Elliot

Mary Clay Stites

Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company

Bill Stone

William Stout

Drs. Catherine Newton & Gordon Strauss

Lindy Street

Dr. & Mrs. Gerald F. Sturgeon

David & Carolyn Tandy

Malissa Taylor

Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Thacker

Ms. Brenda Thompson

Karen Thompson

Mark & Martha Thompson

Dr. Diane Tobin & Mr. Charles Friedman

Josh & Olesia Toole

Tourism, Arts & Heritage Cabinet

Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky

Bryan & Ruth Trautwein

Laura G. Turner Charitable Foundation

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

Jonathan Voet

Robert & Bonnie Vogt

Volunteers of the Kentucky Center*

Dina Vuturo

Cindy Walker

Gary Wall

Beth Ward

Russ Wardlaw

Dr. John & Mrs. Linda Weeter

James & Marianne Welch

Ann Waterman & Niles Welch

Welch Printing**

John & Marilyn Werst

Ms. Rebecca West

WHAS 11**

Edyth Wheeler

Stephen & Patricia Wheeler

Chad & Jayne Willett

Benjamin Wiseman

Michael & Jeannie Wright

Ralph 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

Ms. Susan G. Zepeda & Dr. Fred P. Seifer

Mrs. Ann Zimmerman

Cynthia and Joel Zipperle

*Kentucky Performing Arts

Volunteers’ value of donated time is more than $100,000 annually

**In-Kind Donation

KENTUCKY PERFORMING ARTS SERVICES

TICKETS

For complete event information and to order tickets by phone, call Kentucky Performing Arts Ticket Service at (502) 584-7777 or order tickets online at KentuckyPerformingArts.org . Kentucky

Performing Arts Ticket Service’s hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Drive-thru ticket service is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tickets purchased by phone and online are subject to service charges. On performance dates, the ticket office is open one-half hour past curtain time. Gift certificates are available in any dollar amount at the Box Office and are not redeemable for cash.

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.