September Events on the Kimmel's Cultural Campus

Singer-songwriter Joann Newson is embarking on a national tour, beginning with her return to Philadelphia at the Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater on Friday, September 6 and Saturday September 7, both at 9:00 p.m.  The String/Keys Incident - An Evening with Joanna Newsom will feature her beautifully sung songs in a rare concert experience by Joanna alone: solo voice harp and piano! She has often played to critical acclaim and is noted for her unique musical style. It has sometimes been characterized as psychedelic folk with a prominent use of harp instrumentation. In addition to her solo work she added her voice to others for their songs and has appeared on a few TV shows. Her song "Sapokanikan" earned her a spot on NPR's "The 200 greatest songs by 21st century women."

The Kimmel Center Cultural Campus, in association with Live Nation is presenting the

Eric Andre:Legalize Everything Tour to the Merriam Theater on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. With an already proven stand-up act, Andre decided to break into late night television. His extreme humor has put his guest into some unusual situations. He has interviewed many big name entertainers, among them A$AP Rocky, Haley Joel Osment, Chris Rock, Seth Rogen and Jimmy Kimmel. In addition to being the creator and host of The Eric Andre Show, he is the writer and executive producer for the network's new late-night comedy Mostly 4 Millennials. He is the voice of Azizi the hyena in Disney's new The Lion King.  He frequently goes on the road and sells out his performance venues wherever he goes. His Eric Andre: Legalize Everything Tour is his most recent stand-up act.

Following a world tour to sold-out venues, pop icon Adam Ant will perform his landmark solo album Friend or Foe for the first time, live and in its entirety, throughout the USA from September 4 to October 1. The tour will stop in Philadelphia on Friday, September 20, 2019 at the Kimmel Center’s Merriam Theater. In addition to the breakthrough album, Adam Ant will play classic chart-topping singles and personal favorites. The Friend or Foe album was his first release as a solo artist and included three hit singles. “Goody Two Shoes” reached #1 in the UK and Australia and #6 on the USA Billboard Chart. The Friend or Foe album was a certified gold album on both sides of the Atlantic. At one point in his career, Adam Ant had eight singles in the UK top 40 chart in one week. He has produced nine albums and 22 chart-stopping singles. After having been much acclaimed in the UK, he is now considered a global star.

Comedian, actor, writer, satirist and internet sensation Randy Rainbow has garnered international acclaim for his hilarious series of political spoofs and song parodies. You cannot listen to one of his songs without doubling over in laughter.  He will be appearing on the Kimmel Center’s Cultural Campus’ Merriam Theater stage in Randy Rainbow Live!  Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.  This show is presented in association with Live Nation.   Randy has hosted and performed countless theatrical events for the Broadway, cabaret and gay communities. He is the creator and star of long-running BroadwayWorld.com web series Chewing the Scenery with Randy Rainbow and Last Minute with Randy Rainbow.

In a Night with Janis Joplin, presented at the Kimmel Center Cultural Campus’ Merriam Theater on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 7:30 p.m., Tony Award® nominee Mary Bridget Davies and a remarkable cast take the audience on a remarkable journey celebrating Janis Joplin and her biggest musical influences. Fresh off Broadway, this sensational musical has the feel of a rock concert. Mary Bridget Davies is a phenomenal singer and actress and received a Tony® Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as Joplin in the Broadway production of A Night With Janis Joplin. Joplin was known for her remarkable voice and although she died in 1970, it remains distinctive to this day. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and posthumously given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005.

The hit TV series The Office has been re-imagined as the musical The Office! A Musical Parody. It will be presented on the Kimmel Center Cultural Campus in the Merriam Theater on Saturday, September 28 and Sunday, September 29, 2019. Written by Bob and Tobly McSmith and composed by Assaf Gleizner, The Office! A Musical Parody is produced by Right Angle Entertainment and is one of the most successful off Broadway shows in history. 

Tickets to all of the above performances can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, visiting online at www.kimmelcenter.org,or at the Kimmel Center Box Office. Group sales for 10 or more can be purchased by calling 215-790-5883.

Los Trompos an interactive installation in the Commonwealth Plaza, brings to life 10 3D spinning tops. Visitors are invited to sit in or spin them. Mexican designers Héctor Esrawe and Ignacio Cadena created these sculptures in various shapes and colors using different fabrics. Mexican American and Philadelphia-based artist Karina Puente designed “Papel Picado”, 53 hand-cut panels suspended above the Commonwealth Plaza. The installations are 5 feet wide and range between 6 - 12 feet long. These exhibits are free and will be open to the public from Monday August 19 – Sunday November 17.

Mean Girls Sales Event

The Kimmel Center is hosting an Exclusive Box Office Sale for Mean Girls

On August 14 at 4 PM

The Kimmel Center will be welcoming everyone on Wednesday,

 August 14 from  5-7 pm for a Mean Girls on sale event with  live appearance and creative conversation with TINA FEY! WMMR’s Marisa Magnatta and Kathy Romano from Preston and Steve Show  will kick off the event.  You can enjoy a “We Drink Pink” cocktail as part of Center City Sips and get your tickets to Mean Girls which will be available exclusively at the Kimmel Center Box Office beginning at 5 PM, just prior to the event. This event is free to all.

Mean Girls will be appearing at the Academy of Music from

Tuesday November 19, 2019 – December 01, 2019

Come From Away

Tickets for Broadway’s

Tony Award-®Winning

Musical

 Are on sale now!

Come From Away will make its Philadelphia premiere

October 22-November 3 on the Kimmel Center Cultural Campus.

New Wednesday matinees for 2019-20 season!

Portion of ticket sales donated to “Pilots to the Rescue” to raise

Funds for local animal shelter organizations

The Kimmel has initiated a program this year to partner with local charities to donate a portion of ticket sales to charity. A portion of the ticket sales from Come From Away will be donated to local area animal shelters through “:Pilots to the Rescue”, an organization that employs volunteers, including airplane plots, shelters  ground teams and veterinarians to save potential pets facing euthanasia and gives them a second chance through an advanced flight rescue system.$! per ticket purchased with code RESCUE will be donated, up to $5,000. More information about “Pilots to the Rescue” is available at PilotstotheRescue.org. Come From Away is the Broadway musical about the true story of the small town that welcomes the world.  On September 11 the world stopped and on September 12 a multitude of stories charmed everyone. Tickets are on sale at www.kimmelcenter.org. 

The Glow

THE GLOW: A Pumpkin Wonderland

Will Illuminate

 Philadelphia’s West Fairmount Park

October 5 - November 3, 2019

THE GLOW: A Pumpkin Wonderland will return to Fairmount Park for the third year beginning October 5 and running through November 3, November 2019. Attendees can enjoy thousands of carved pumpkins, including look-alikes of musicians, movie stars and princesses. Early Bird tickets are 30% off the regular price and are available through August 16. In addition to the jack o’ lanterns illuminating the park, here will be live master-pumpkin- carving demos. Delicious fall snacks and beverages will be available.

A special Autism Speaks night will take place on Sunday October 6 at 6:30 p.m. with certain adjustments made so that guests on the autism spectrum and their families may be comfortable while enjoying the experience.

Located in West Fairmount Park (5201 Parkside Avenue) adjacent to the Mann Music Center, THE GLOW will open on October 5 and run every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday through November 3 plus select Wednesdays. Times vary depending on the date. Advance tickets are required. For information about tickets, dates, or time, visit . htpp://www.glowpumpkin.com. 

HAMILTON tickets on sale

TICKETS ON SALE

TUESDAY, JULY 9

TELECHARGE VERIFICATION REGISTRATION

AVAILABLE THROUGH THURSDAY JUNE 2

Registration verification process has been designed to separate real fans from scalpers. Registration begins now and will close on Thursday June 27 at 11:59 PM ET. Visit Telecharge.com/Hamilton to register.  Those who have registered will be notified by Telecharge via email on Wednesday July 3 if they have been selected for the opportunity to purchase tickets online .on Tuesday July 9. A limited number of tickets will also be available at the Forrest Theatre Box Office 1114 Walnut Street at 9:00 AM ET on Tuesday July 9. There is a maximum purchase of four (4) tickets per household.

HAMILTON is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the nation’s first Treasury Secretary. It features a score that blends hip hop, jazz, rap, R & B and Broadway.

To purchase tickets online:

        Visit Telecharge.com/Hamilton between June 24-27 to register

        Check your email Wednesday July 3 to see if you have been chosen to purchase

             tickets online July 9. Follow the instructions on the email.

To purchase tickets in person at the Forrest Theatre Box Office:

         Guests may begin lining up and receiving wristbands for in-person purchases at                               7:00 AM

             There will be a limited number of tickets sold.  Box office doors will open at 

              9:00 AM.           

          Wristbands will be color-coded and randomly assigned to 30 minute time slots                           throughout the day. Guests do not need to stay onsite but can return to the

     Forrest Theatre Box Office for their assigned time slot.

Please note: Registering does NOT guarantee you will be verified or can purchase tickets

    

Cirque Du Soleil CRYSTAL

hockey ramps

Cirque du Soleil CRYSTAL is appearing at the Wells Fargo Center through June 23, 2019 and will move to the PPL Center in Allentown from June 26-30. This is a Cirque show like none you have ever seen. Think of it as Cirque du Soleil meets the Ice Capades. Magnificent doesn’t begin to describe the set as the lights change it into so many different backgrounds and the ice covered floor with the trickery of lighting becomes first a cracked pond, then an underwater paradise. Crystal is bored with her everyday life and is swept away by her imagination. Falling through cracked ice she is free to imagine a whole new world at her disposal. She is given a pen which helps her write some of her scenarios. The scenes are numerous with each one more spectacular than the one before it. There is a juggler on skates who Crystal encourages and is joined by other skaters and jugglers.  Crystal’s stunt double Emma Stones appears on the trapeze so seamlessly that the audience might not even realize that it isn’t Lisa Mochizuki, the solo figure skater who is performing the amazing acrobatic feats. An acrobat balances upside down on a tower of chairs as they are handed to her one at a time. If that isn’t exciting enough, the chairs are  scuttled across the ice. Crystal joins ice hockey players as she skates onto the ice in a Flyers’ Jersey The ice hockey players skate up and down ramps that turn into an no-holds-barred electrifying pin-ball machine game. An absolutely gorgeous moment occurs when a pianist is playing a piano as it is wheeled  onto the ice with a violinist sitting atop and three couples in formal attire dance around the ice to the lovely music which is played. An aerialist descends from the ceiling as Crystal imagines her romantic moment with him. There are many other captivating moments. Don’t miss this mesmerizing performance. For information and tickets, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com/crystal

CATS

Brandon Michael Nase as
Old Deuteronomy &
North American Tour Company
of CATS

CATS is appearing at the Forrest Theatre through June 30^th as part of the Kimmel Center’s Broadway Philadelphia season. The North American tour comes on the heels of a successful Broadway revival 30 years after its immensely popular award-laden Broadway run. Some shows just shouldn’t stay off the stage for long and CATS is one of them. From the moment the house lights were lowered, the overture began, and twinkling lights blinked against a darkened backdrop emulating cats’ eyes perched throughout the darkness, I was hooked. The loose story line is that one special cat is chosen each year to be reborn. On this singular day, cats vie for the right to be proven worthy enough to be chosen. The musical numbers are, of course, marvelous. And not just Memory for which CATS is well known. The other 18 musical   numbers are “the cat’s meow” so to speak.. The dancing is the raison d’etre of the production. The choreography is excellent and the dancers are outstanding. They are lithe and agile and when they are prowling around on all fours, it is easy to forget that they are not actually cats. When all are dancing in a routine it is with a great deal of precision and exactitude. There are many jaw-dropping moments when cast members leap into the air and legs go jutting up with meticulousness. By pleasant contrast, The Old Gumbie Cat is a striking tap routine. Tony d’Aelio’s role as Mungojerie accompanying Rose Iannaccone’s Rumpelteazer is one of exquisite balance in a tumbling cat burglar routine. Thanks to the brilliance of the lighting, designer Natasha Katz, Tion Gaston’s Mr.Mistoffelees becomes truly magical. If you have seen CATS before, you will want to delight in the cats’ performances one more time.  If you have never seen it, don’t miss this opportunity to see this delight for your eyes and heaven for your feet. Tickets can be purchased by calling 212-239-6200, visiting telecharge.com, or the Forrest Theatre Box Office at 1114 Walnut Street. Group sales for 10 or more can be purchased by calling 866 302-0995 or visiting www.broadwayinbound.com. For more information, visit www.kimmelcenter.org.