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In this new pop musical based on the life of Jesus, a common-man-from-anobscure-family arrives in the big city and defies expectations. Melding a youthful voice with a timeless perspective, the greatest story ever told is brought into the third millennium, reminding us of the universal power of love and redemption.

Celebrating a Half Century of Excellence

The Kimbell at 50 Special Exhibition

Through October 4, 2023

Scan to explore the digital exhibition or visit 50.kimbellmuseum.org

Welcome to Bass Performance Hall. On behalf of the Performing Arts Fort Worth staff and Board of Directors, I thank you for joining us.

It may not be April Fool’s Day, but I think it’s safe to say that after the last few years, we could all use a laugh. It gives me great pleasure to welcome back to the Hall the King of Rant himself, Lewis Black, in his new tour, Lewis Black: Off The Rails. A Grammy Award®-winning stand-up, film actor and comedic legend, Lewis is no stranger to Fort Worth. Known for a comedic brilliance all his own, Lewis has a natural gift for helping us all chuckle at the absurdities of life. I hope that you leave tonight’s show with a lot of laughs and some great memories.

Lewis Black: Off The Rails comes to Bass Hall as part of the 2022-2023 BNSF Popular Entertainment Series. The series concludes with the UNT One O’Clock Lab Band Spring Showcase May 5 at McDavid Studio. Individual tickets are on sale now. Sign up for our e-club to be the first to know what shows will be coming in the 2023-2024 BNSF Popular Entertainment Series.

Our 2022-2023 Broadway Season continues next month with Broadway’s funniest new musical, Tootsie , followed by Hadestown this summer. The 2023-2024 Broadway at the Bass Season presented by PNC Bank includes Disney’s Frozen, Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, SIX , Disney’s Aladdin, TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL , Hamilton and Mamma Mia! This stellar lineup also features two season add-ons: the previously announced return of The Book of Mormon and Jagged Little Pill. Season tickets are on sale now online and by phone.

Thank you to everyone who came out to our Resident Company Showcase on April 8, and to all of you who have celebrated 25 years of Bass Performance Hall with us this past year. As we take our final bow in this great celebration, we hope you will join us tomorrow, Sunday, April 16, at our free Community Open House for a chance to get a rare behind-the-scenes look at this wonderful venue. Visit www.basshall.com/25 for more information on this free event and to reserve your tickets.

Finally, thank you to all of our sponsors and donors for their generous contributions and continued support.

Dione Kennedy President & CEO Performing Arts Fort Worth

LEWIS BLACK: OFF THE RAILS

Two-time Grammy award winning comedian/actor/writer Lewis Black, known as the King of Rant, uses his trademark style of comedic yelling and finger pointing to expose the absurdities of life. His comedic brilliance makes people laugh at life’s hypocrisies and the insanity he sees in the world.

The comedic legend performs his critically acclaimed shows throughout the year. He has performed throughout the world and the US, where he performed at Carnegie Hall and had two successful Broadway runs.

Adding a unique element to the end of his shows, Black delivers audience-written Rants which have been submitted from fans around the world. He has done over 400 live streaming shows titled; THE RANT IS DUE. These rants are available on his podcast, Rant Cast.

Black is the longest-running contributor on Comedy Central’s THE DAILY SHOW. His stand-up specials have appeared on HBO, Comedy Central, Showtime and Epix. His latest special, Thanks for Risking Your Life (2020) was his last live performance before Covid. In 2015, Black notably voiced the character “Anger” in the Pixar Academy Award-winning film, Inside Out. His other notable films include Universal’s Accepted co-starring Jonah Hill, Blake Lively and Justin Long, and also Man Of The Year opposite Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney and Jeff Goldblum.

The comedian has released eight critically acclaimed comedy albums including the 2007 Grammy Award-Winner, The Carnegie Hall Performance. He won his second Grammy in 2011 for his album, Stark Raving Black, and has a total of 6 Grammys nominations. He has published three bestsellers: Nothing’s Sacred (Simon & Schuster, 2005), Me of Little Faith (Riverhead Books, 2008) and I’m Dreaming of a Black Christmas (Riverhead Books, 2010).

A published playwright, he’s written over 40 plays and has found his work performed throughout the country, including at the A.C.T. Theatre, the Magic Theatre, The Williamstown Theatre Festival, and The Public Theatre.

In addition to his professional pursuits, Lewis is dedicated to a number of charitable organizations including the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, The Rogosin Institute, and The 52nd Street Project. He’s also deeply committed to supporting our troops. A seasoned USO tour veteran, he’s performed for the troops on three Christmas tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

ANGELS IN THE WINGS

Angels in the Wings support the Children’s Education Program of Performing Arts Forth Worth at the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall with gifts of $1,000 and above. The Children’s Education Program is an integral part of Bass Performance Hall but maintains its own support independent of Performing Arts Fort Worth. Each year, 70,000 students from Fort Worth ISD and North Texas experience high-quality curriculum-related performing arts programs at Bass Performance Hall that are free of charge to all participants because of the generosity of our Angels in the Wings.

ENDOWMENT FUND FOR THE CHILDREN’S EDUCATION PROGRAM

Alice L. Walton Foundation

Judy and Paul E.* Andrews, Jr.

Anne T. and Robert M. Bass

The Burnett Foundation

Edward Perry Bass Foundation

Estate of Louise Hutcheson Terry Canafax

Bayard H.* and Cornelia C.* Friedman

Barney Lipscomb

Nancy Lee Bass Memorial Fund

Patricia H. Schutts Fund

Rozanne and Billy Rosenthal

Schollmaier Foundation

Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show

SPONSORS FOR THE CHILDREN’S EDUCATION PROGRAM

Anonymous

The Kleinheinz Family Foundation for the Arts and Education

Leo Potishman Foundation

Red Oak Foundation

Robert D. and Alma Moreton Foundation

Sid W. Richardson Foundation

Amon G. Carter Foundation

Arts Fort Worth

City of Fort Worth

The Lowe Foundation

John L. Marion

Texas Commission on the Arts

Anonymous

Alcon Foundation

Ann L. & Carol Green Rhodes Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee

BNSF Railway Foundation

Garvey Texas Foundation

Priscilla and Joe Reid Martin Jr.

Mary Potishman Lard Trust

Rose Family Foundation

Telemundo 39 | KXTX

T.J. Brown and C.A. Lupton Foundation

Elaine and Neils Agather

A.M. Pate Jr. Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee

Sue and Alan Buratto

Drs. Michael and Wendy Collini

Dana and Dee Kelly, Jr.

Dione Kennedy and Daniel Hagwood

Stacie and David McDavid

Once Upon a Time … Performing Arts Fort Worth, Inc.

Jean Roach

Rosalyn Rosenthal

Rozanne and Billy Rosenthal

Thomas M., Helen McKee & John P. Ryan

Foundation

William E. Scott Foundation

Ben E. Keith Foods

Toni and Bill Boecker

Kim and Glenn Darden

Christina and Mark L. Johnson

Teresa and Luther King | Luther King Capital

Management

Julie and Joel Sawyer

Sodexo

Elena and Tom Yorio

Jil and Brad Barnes

Bobb Beauchamp

Marjorie Black

Eddie and Marilyn Broussard

Jerry and Lucy Brown

Debbie and Brent Burns

Gordon and Sharon Burt

Central Market

Jocelyn Citty

Matthew Conk

Domino’s Pizza

Andrew and Kathy DuBose

Lily and Bobby English | English Family Giving Fund

Fash Foundation

Fifth Avenue Foundation

Nancy L. Hallman

Gloria and Erich Holmsten

Arnold Jansen

Joe T. Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant

Jean and Gordon Brooks Kelly, Jr.

Edward Knaus

Hollie and Joe Lancarte

Robert M. Lansford

Sharon and Joe Leite

Dr. Patricia A. Linares

Angela and Ron Majerus

Stacy Marshall

Letha Grace McCoy

Sandy and Brian Newby

Mimi and Robert Nimocks

William Oglesby

Potbelly Sandwich Shop

Qurumbli Fund

Jan and Bob Scully

Mary and Dwayne Smith

Wes and Shirley Turner

Paul and Jean Wei

Bucky and Joline Wharton

Diane Zubalsky

Board of Directors

Elaine Agather, Chairman; Edward P. Bass, Chairman Emeritus

Jil Barnes, Dr. Jennifer G. Brooks, Eddie Broussard, Becky Brumley, Eboney Cobb-McCain, Kim Darden, Joann Dickerson, Glenn S. Forbes, Paige Higgins, Erich Holmsten, Mark L. Johnson, Dee Kelly, Jr., Teresa King, Marsha H. Kleinheinz, Joe T. Lancarte, Robert M. Lansford, Sharon Leite, Dr. Patricia Linares, Mary Ralph Lowe, John L. Marion, Stacy Marshall, Priscilla Martin, David McDavid, Brian Newby, Shannon Ray, Jean Roach, Lisa Rose, Rozanne Rosenthal, Joel T. Sawyer, Patricia H. Schutts, Jan Scully, Gloria Starling, Amy Tully, Wes Turner

The Staff

Executive Office & Finance

President & CEO............................. Dione Kennedy

Vice President & CFO ...................... Kathy DuBose

Financial & Budget Analyst Caren Wilkerson

Controller Jennifer Rendon

Payroll, Benefits & HR Specialist

Nicole Guadarrama

Accounting & Business Specialist...Jonathan Dingler

Executive Assistant/Office Manager ...... Karin Lee

Programming & Engagement

Management

Vice President of Programming & Engagement Management

Jason Wise

Assistant Director of Programming & Engagement Management

Hannah Guinn

Manager of Programming & Engagement

Management. ....................................... Justin Perrin

Events & Engagement Coordinator ..........................

Elizabeth Constant

Assistant Director of Marketing Brad Evans

Senior Marketing Manager. Jackson Pollock

Content & Communications Manager...Erica Ludwig

Digital & E-Commerce Marketing Manager

Allyn Welker

Assistant Director of Production..Jacob Mobberley

Technical Director ................. Charles McCormick

Assistant Techincal Directors....................................

Dylan Walker, Mel Willman

Assistant Director of CRM Strategy Phillip De Leon

Patron Services Manager

Patron Services Supervisors

Kelsey Fales

Laura Crick, Alexus Ogrodnik

Patron Services Lead Representatives .....................

Adam Laughlin, David Mathews, Esperanza Sandoval Ordonez, Grace Simmons

Patron Services Representative ..Nataly Hernandez

Front of House & Hospitality Services

Director of Front of House

Clara Silva

Assistant Director of Front of House...Moses Gomez

Hospitality Services Managers

Drew Clevenger, Maria Williams

Front of House Manager & Volunteer Coordinator ......

Marisa Maschino

Hospitality Services Assistant Manager...Julie Carlin

Retail Manager .............................................. Liz Krus

Retail & Hospitality Coordinator Max Albarran

Building Services

Director of Building Services Dwayne Tidwell

Facilities Operations Manager ............... Mike King

Building Services Lead Technician...Chet Cheevers

Building Services Coordinator Gerardo Olvera

Children’s Education Program

Director of Education & Community Engagement.. Taylor Woods

Director of Donor Relations

Jeanie Wilkins

Development & Education Coordinator. ...................

Marissa Kates

Information Technology

Director of Information Technology...Stephen Rorai

Assistant Director of Information Technology .......

Nicholas Cunningham

Safety & Risk Management

Director of Safety & Risk Management...Jim Carley

Assistant Directors of Safety & Risk Management

Mark Coffey, Jeremy DeVoe

Safety & Risk Management Managers

Sean Carroll, Carlos Duque

Human Resources

Human Resources Representative...Mirjam Maggio

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Dr. Mehnaz Khan Board-Certified Psychiatrist

Jamie Huckaby, LCSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker

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DID YOU KNOW? WE MOVED!

DID YOU KNOW? WE MOVED!

THOMPSON’S HARVESON & COLE has served the Fort Worth area funeral and cremation needs since 1911. After six plus decades on 8th Avenue we have moved. Our new location is in the old John Knox church. The facility includes a beautiful Tudor chapel with stained glass windows, large sparkling reception room, a serving kitchen, lovely outdoor areas, and ample parking.

THOMPSON’S HARVESON & COLE has served the Fort Worth funeral and cremation needs since 1911. After six plus decades on 8th Avenue we have moved. Our new location is in the John Knox church. The facility includes a beautiful Tudor chapel with stained glass windows, large sparkling reception room, serving kitchen, lovely outdoor areas, and ample parking.

The Thompson family continues to provide Fort Worth, and its surrounding areas, with the outstanding service that has earned the company such a superior reputation for so many years.

The Thompson family continues to provide Fort Worth, and surrounding areas, with the outstanding service that has earned the company such a superior reputation for so many years. 4350 River Oaks Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76114 817.336.0345

4350 River Oaks Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76114 817.336.0345

4350 River Oaks Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76114 817.336.0345

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