TPAC Gala

PHOTOS BY DANIEL MEIGS

On Saturday, April 1, nearly 400 guests convened at the brand-new Four Seasons Hotel Nashville for the TPAC Gala. The black-tie event, co-chaired by Tiffany Degrafinreid and Allison Lechleiter, kicked off with a sunset cocktail hour on Four Seasons Hotel Nashville’s fifth floor, offering spectacular views of the Cumberland River and Riverfront Park. Models Elizabeth Graham Pistole and Destinee Johnson — outfitted in exquisite gold, copper and Tiffany blue gowns designed by Matt Logan — served as living sculptures during the party, which also included a jazz set from the Wes Bailey Band. Following the cocktail hour, guests made their way into the Grand Ballroom for a three-course dinner from Four Seasons Hotel Nashville and an inspiring musical performance, produced by Matt Logan Productions.

TPAC Board Chair Dr. Phil Wenk of Delta Dental welcomed guests with his opening remarks before Piper Jones performed “Don’t Rain on My Parade” from the Broadway hit musical, Funny Girl, which will be part of TPAC’s 2023-2024 Broadway at TPAC season. Later in the evening, Piper Jones was joined by John-Mark McGaha for a medley of Tina Turner hits, another nod to the upcoming Broadway season.

TPAC President and CEO Jennifer Turner delivered heartfelt remarks reflecting on TPAC’s success over the past year — including setting a new record for season ticket sales and developing new performance series for dance, theater, and family programming — and the organization’s impact in the community. She was joined onstage by Belmont University junior Josh Jordan, a former finalist in TPAC’s Spotlight Awards, who shared a testimonial about how his involvement with TPAC as a high school student helped inspire, prepare and equip him for a career in musical theater.

Turner also inspired the audience about TPAC’s future with an exciting announcement about an upcoming capital campaign to build a new performing arts center. The soon-to-launch capital campaign comes on the heels of an announcement from Governor Bill Lee in his State of the State Address on Feb. 6 that included TPAC in his proposed budget to relocate and build a new performance home. TPAC’s capital campaign will be co-chaired by Dr. Phil Wenk and Victor Berrios.

“Our unique capacity for narrative storytelling conveys multicultural experiences and serves as a foundation from which opera, ballet, theater, and other arts forms can thrive,” said Turner. “I truly believe that to serve one of the most vibrant arts communities in the world, we must be bold in our beliefs and courageous to dream bigger than ourselves. To deliver on the vision for TPAC since its founding almost 50 years ago, we must build on what we have created and become a cultural pioneer worthy of Tennessee’s creative legacy.”

The evening concluded with a moving performance of “When You Believe” by Piper Jones, John-Mark McGaha and the PARAGON musical ensemble from Nashville School of the Arts.

TPAC Gala was presented by Delta Dental. Additional sponsors of the TPAC Gala and Patrons Party include BlueCross Blue Shield of Tennessee, CinemaSins, Dollar General, Hardaway Construction, Broadway Across America, Butler Snow, Delek Hope, Earl Swensson Associates, Fifth Third Bank, HCA Healthcare and TriStar Health, I.C. Thomasson Associates, Martha Rivers Ingram, JohnsonPossKirby, Nissan and Vanderbilt University. Flowers were designed and provided by Gossamer.

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