broadway center for the performing arts – winter 2016-17
TRANSCRIPT
2016 - 2017
2016-17 Season | Tacoma’s Theater DistrictPantages Theater | Rialto Theater | Theatre on the Square | Tacoma Armory
Seeking silence. Quieting your mind. Practicing self-awareness through mindfulness. All of these can form the core of your well-being. Finding a form of meditation and unplugging from media, literally and figuratively, can have a positive influence on your mind, body and spirit. For nine more proven ways to stay Northwest Healthy, go to NWhealthy.org.
Binge watcha mountain.
Encore spread.indd 1 7/26/16 11:21 AM
Seeking silence. Quieting your mind. Practicing self-awareness through mindfulness. All of these can form the core of your well-being. Finding a form of meditation and unplugging from media, literally and figuratively, can have a positive influence on your mind, body and spirit. For nine more proven ways to stay Northwest Healthy, go to NWhealthy.org.
Binge watcha mountain.
Encore spread.indd 1 7/26/16 11:21 AM
HOME OF TACOMA'S RESIDENT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
2016- 2017
Illustrations by Chandler O’Leary
WELCOME TO BROADWAY CENTER'S 2016-17 SEASON IN TACOMA'S HISTORIC THEATER DISTRICT
With more than 30 shows coming to
Tacoma’s stages, we’re certain you’ll
discover quite a few for your must-see list!
For a complete list of events, visit
BroadwayCenter.org.
BROADWAY CENTER STAFFLeadership David Fischer, Executive Director Lacey Wright, Associate Executive Director Julie Krilich, Director of Finance Becky Johnson, Director of Development Scott Painter, Director of OperationsHolly Klindt, Executive Assistant
Centennial CampaignStacey Guadnola, Capital Fund Director
Box Office Vanessa Cadungug, Box Office Manager Amanda Oliver, Assistant Box Office Manager Sara Judy, Box Office Lead Erin White, Box Office LeadAri Browne, Box Office Sales RepresentativeMadison Hoover, Box Office Sales RepresentativeCaroline McKee Silva, Box Office Sales Representative
DevelopmentKristine Finch, Major Gifts Manager Alison Pride, Grant Writer Nadine Kohler, Auction Coordinator Angela Ferguson, Assistant Auction Coordinator
EducationKatie Lappier, Associate Director of Education Tony Gomez, Education Manager Marsha Walner, Education Coordinator Nicolette Andres, Master Teaching ArtistDarlene Anderson, Master Teaching ArtistC. Rosalind Bell, Master Teaching ArtistJill Heinecke, Master Teaching ArtistLaNita Hudson, Master Teaching ArtistGabe McPherson, Master Teaching ArtistMara Offengender, Master Teaching ArtistLeah Scofield, Master Teaching ArtistLaura Shepherd, Master Teaching ArtistBryan Willis, Playwright
Events & Venue RentalsLeilani Balais, Associate Director of Events Emily Alm, Senior Event Manager Sean Blacketer, Maintenance Coordinator Gini Sommer, Volunteer Coordinator Cayla Fields, Event LeadJeff Jainga, Event LeadChris Tubig, Event LeadSarah Koestler, Front of House Team MemberJake Nix, Front of House Team MemberRiley Park, Front of House Team MemberKawana Bullock, Concessionaire / Event AideMelanie Cole, Concessionaire / Event AideCarissa Daniels, Concessionaire / Event AideKirsten Deane-Ajax, Concessionaire / Event AideSophia El-Wakil, Concessionaire / Event AideWes Hough, Concessionaire / Event AideAnna Larson, Concessionaire / Event AideRochelle Wells, Concessionaire / Event Aide Kourtney Williams, Concessionaire / Event Aide
FinanceShannon Johnson, Associate Director of Finance Aimee Takayoshi, Finance Assistant
Marketing & ProgramsJared Wigert, Associate Director of Marketing Katie Engel, Data and Patron Services ManagerSydney Gleisner, Assistant Marketing Manager
Stage & Operations Nick Shellman, Stage Department Coordinator Warren Crain, Head CarpenterRoyce Baer, Lead Technician (Rialto)Josh Holcomb, Head FlymanRich Tocher, Lead Technician (Theatre on the Square)Don Littrell, Sound TechnicianCaroline McKee Silva, TraineeJohann Wippich, Trainee
All stage work performed by employees that are represented by IATSE, Local #15.
IN THIS ISSUE 2016-17 PROGRAM VOLUME II
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2016-17
encoreartsseattle.com 5
Tiffany T. Harmon, President • Amanda M. Nathan, SecretaryClint Johnson, Treasurer • Deanna M. Keller, Immediate Past-President
Christopher AlgeoJudy BaergJon BowserKim A. FisherHolly HayesStephanie B. Howe
Nicole S. HumeLisa R. JangardGenie JeffersonBrooke A. JohnsonKathy S. KeeleSara S. Kendall
Kelly LaneConnie J. LadenbergDarriel W. MenefeeMark D. PintoJumi SakuraiKristen Sawin
Vic SwebergMike R. WarkDavid Fischer, Executive
Director
Sincerely,
David Fischer Executive Director
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SEASON SPONSORS:
7 Hey Marseilles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 3
8 Seattle Men’s Chorus: Silver & Soul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 10
9 Film Focus: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 15
9 MarchFourth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 20
10 STOMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 21
12 Film Focus: 2001 Space Odyssey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 22
14 Peking Acrobats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 29
15 Ailey II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 11 & 12
16 Eric Burdon & The Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 18
18 Film Focus: Judgment at Nuremburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 5
19 Manhattan Transfer and Take 6: The Summit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 10
21 Film Focus: TRON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 12
Dear friends,
Welcome to the Broadway Center and thank you for being here to share the joy of live performance.December kicks off with Seattle band
Hey Marseilles and continues with Seattle Men’s Chorus’ annual holiday concert. In the new year, January delivers visually spectacular shows with the big band MarchFourth, international percussion sensation STOMP, and gravity defying fun with The Peking Acrobats. In February, don’t miss Ailey II, the
young company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and a British Invasion with Eric Burdon and The Animals. Then, The Manhattan Transfer and Take 6 – two of the most acclaimed, award-winning vocal groups in pop music, hit the stage with The Summit Tour in March.Our Film Focus Series over the next few
months features Spencer Tracy classics Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner and Judgement at Nuremburg, as well as Sci-Fi classics 2001: A Space Odyssey and Tron (1982).On November 21, the Broadway Center
officially kicked-off Tacoma’s Historic Theater District Centennial Campaign, a $24.5 million campaign to revitalize, refurbish, and update the iconic Pantages Theater and Theater on the Square. Please help us hit our goal! To learn more visit BroadwayCenter.org.Together, we will experience art,
community, and life in vibrant downtown Tacoma. Thank you for joining the journey and filling our historic theaters with energy and lively engagement!
LIS
A M
ON
ET
PH
OTO
GR
AP
HY
6 BROADWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
T A C O M A , W ATACOMA DOME THEATER STAGE
03.17.17
P U R C H AS E T I C K E TS AT T H E TAC O M A D O M EB OX O F F I C E , TAC O M A D O M E .O R G O R C H A R G E BY P H O N E AT 8 0 0.74 5 . 3 0 0 0
F E AT U R I N G T H E TAC O M A SY M P H O N Y O R C H E ST R A
AS 072414 flowers 1_12.pdf
Friendly Elegance Classic ComfortFine Handmade American Craft
at LeRoy Jewelers, 940 Broadway, Tacoma 253-274-1630
December 2016Volume 3, No. 2
Paul Heppner Publisher
Susan Peterson Design & Production Director
Ana Alvira, Robin Kessler, Shaun Swick, Stevie VanBronkhorst Production Artists and Graphic Design
Mike Hathaway Sales Director
Brieanna Bright, Joey Chapman, Ann Manning, Rob Scott Seattle Area Account Executives
Marilyn Kallins, Terri Reed San Francisco/Bay Area Account Executives
Jonathan Shipley Ad Services Coordinator
Carol Yip Sales Coordinator
Sara Keats Jonathan Shipley Online Editors
Leah Baltus Editor-in-Chief
Paul Heppner Publisher
Dan Paulus Art Director
Gemma Wilson Jonathan Zwickel Senior Editors
Amanda Manitach Visual Arts Editor
Paul Heppner President
Mike Hathaway Vice President
Genay Genereux Accounting & Office Manager
Sara Keats Marketing Manager
Ryan Devlin Business Development Manager
Corporate Office425 North 85th Street Seattle, WA 98103p 206.443.0445 f [email protected] x105 www.encoremediagroup.com
Encore Arts Programs is published monthly by Encore Media Group to serve musical and theatrical events in the Puget Sound and San Francisco Bay Areas. All rights reserved. ©2016 Encore Media Group. Reproduction without written permission is prohibited.
encoreartsseattle.com 7
Broadway Center presents
HEY MARSEILLESSATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2016 AT 7:30 P.M.RIALTO THEATERAPPROXIMATE RUN TIME: 90 MINUTES
As a musical breeding ground, Seattle is mistrustful of eager strivers. Still suffering from a grunge hangover, the city would rather embrace its underachievers than hitch its wagon to the obviously ambitious. So for the past eight years, Hey Marseilles has played by the rules, earned their indie cred the usual way: by touring relentlessly and releasing a pair of beloved albums. Even as they succeeded at their modest goals, the members —singer Matt Bishop, guitarist Nick Ward, keyboardist Philip Kobernik, violist Sam Anderson, violinist Jacob Anderson—felt restless. Now with their third album, they
shake off the past and take a big, bold step. In all its panoramic grandeur, Hey Marseilles leans into a new, bright future. In its polished production and its narrative arc, the album is a leap forward. Two years ago, Hey Marseilles met
Anthony Kilhoffer, an A-list, LA-based producer and engineer who’s won Grammys for his work with Kanye West
and John Legend. Kilhoffer typically traffics in the realm of Top-40 pop and hip-hop, among platinum-status megastars like Jay Z and R. Kelly. Once they were introduced, Kilhoffer saw something in Hey Marseilles he couldn’t resist: the radical adventure of an uncharted road. For their part, Hey Marseilles recognized an unprecedented opportunity to push their usual creative in new directions. Up for the challenge, they went all-in.In 2014, the group made a couple trips
to LA, prewriting with Kilhoffer and a small cadre of songwriters, absorbing their almost scientific advice on how to hone more accessible, “pop” elements of their sound. Then, Kilhoffer spent a couple weeks in Seattle, taking the helm at the mixing board while the band completed recording. They found that the producer was—how to put this delicately?—eccentric in his approach. His MO, as paraphrased by the band: Find the song’s catchiest part. Get there faster. Do it more.
What you hear on Hey Marseilles is a band that has the guts to change course deep into their career, backed by the self-awareness to understand the exact place they were meant to go. It’s self-titled because, at three albums in, the band is announcing itself the world as if for the first time. All of the members have individual songwriting credits here—a first. The entire album, music and lyrics, is about adventurousness, finding faith in a new path.
SPONSORS
MEDIA
8 BROADWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
The internationally renowned Seattle Men’s Chorus (SMC) and Seattle Women’s Chorus comprise the largest community chorus organization in North America, and stand out as the largest LGBT-identified men’s and women’s choruses in the world. Along with their small ensembles, Captain Smartypants and Sensible Shoes, they are among the Pacific Northwest’s largest, most vibrant and successful music organizations, performing for an annual audience of more than 30,000 guests.Flying House Productions is the
not-for-profit organization that governs and manages both Choruses.Mission: Our voices transform society
through innovative and entertaining programs that build community, illuminate the experiences of LGBTQ people and their allies, expand inclusion, and inspire justice.Vision: A more harmonious world
that celebrates the unique identities and talents of all people.ABOUT SMCFounded in 1979, SMC has grown to
become an internationally-respected
SPONSOR
Broadway Center presents
SEATTLE MEN'S CHORUS: SILVER & SOULSATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2016 AT 3:00 P.M. & 7:30 P.M.RIALTO THEATERAPPROXIMATE RUN TIME: 2 HOURS WITH INTERMISSION
music organization and the world’s largest LGBT Men’s Chorus with over 360 members.SMC has toured the globe with
appearances in Germany, Australia, England, Spain, New Zealand, The Netherlands, and Canada. The Chorus has also performed at famed venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Westminster Hall in London.Music works have been commissioned
from such composers as John Corigliano (Grammy Award, 1997), Gian Carlo Menotti, Robert Moran, and Conrad Susa.SMC has had the great fortune
of performing with stars of stage and screen including Debbie Reynolds, Harvey Fierstein, Megan Mullally, Rosemary Clooney, Kristin Chenoweth, Megan Hilty, and Leslie Jordan.
encoreartsseattle.com 9
This film shares a (then rare) positive representation of the controversial subject of interracial marriage, which was illegal in 17 states until June 1967, six months before the film was released. Two weeks after Spencer Tracy filmed his final scene (and two days after his death), the Supreme Court laws were struck down in Loving v. Virginia. The movie’s Oscar-nominated score was composed by Frank De Vol. This film is notable for being the ninth
and final on-screen pairing of Tracy and Hepburn. Hepburn chose never to see the completed film because the memories of Tracy were too painful. The film was released six months after his death.
Director: Stanley KramerWriters: William RoseStars: Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn
SPONSOR
ROTTENTOMATOES’TOMATOMETER: 68%
UNRATED | COMEDY, DRAMA |
RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 12, 1967
SPONSOR PARTNER
FILM FESTIVAL
N W
N E
Broadway Center presents
MARCHFOURTHFRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2017 AT 7:30 P.M.PANTAGES THEATERAPPROXIMATE RUN TIME: TWO 45 MINUTE SETS WITH INTERMISSION
MarchFourth is an internationally-acclaimed, genre-breaking FORCE in the world of live performance—a sonic explosion delivered by 15 musicians, (plus dancers and acrobats!) who travel the country, year-round, taking audience members from all walks of life on a joy-inducing, booty-shaking, soul-stirring journey that defies categorization. Word on the street: You have to see it to believe it!Combining jazz, funk, rock, samba,
Afro-beat, Gypsy brass and Big Band, with a visual kaleidoscope of stilt walkers, acrobats and Vaudeville-style artists, MarchFourth whips the crowd into a celebratory frenzy with high-energy compositions, colorful costumes, hilarious stage shenanigans, and irresistible magnetism. This is
not a band that simply puts on a show. MarchFourth delivers a multi-faceted, indelible experience that leaves audiences flabbergasted and breathless!“How do I describe this group? A sweaty, beautiful, chaotic, organized, hyper-realized, super-tight, fever-dream of a monster that defies categorization and pumps out so much beat and rhythm that the venue should soon call in a structural engineer because the roof was nearly blown clean off!” -Yale Cohn, Little Village Magazine“You could call MarchFourth a Vaudeville circus, or a sexy carnivalesque sideshow of animalistic proportions where all sense of decorum is beaten into submission. I call it a panoply for the senses, a celebratory feast of friends, a visually stunning performance that sears itself into your brain.” -Mike Greenblatt, The Aquarian
Broadway Center presentsFilm Focus: Spencer Tracy
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNERSUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2017 AT 3:00 P.M.THEATRE ON THE SQUAREAPPROXIMATE RUN TIME: 1 HOUR 48 MINUTES (108 MINUTES)
PHOTO BY ANDREW WYATT
10 BROADWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
SPONSORS
STOMP, a unique combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy, was created in Brighton, UK, in 1991. It was the result of a ten-year collaboration between 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. After two albums, a UK TV series, and extensive Europe touring, 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
Presented by Columbia Artists Management Inc. Harriet Newman Leve James D. Stern Morton Wolkowitz Schuster/Maxwell Gallin/Sandler Markley/Manocherian
Created and Directed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas John Angeles, Jonathon Elkins, Alexis Juliano, Kris Lee, Guido Mandozzi, Artis Olds, Manny Osoria, Jeremy Price, Krystal Renée, Ivan Salazar, Cade Slattery, Reggie Talley
Lighting by Steve McNicholas and Neil Tiplady
US Rehearsal Director Fiona Wilkes
Production Manager Peter Will
Casting Director Vince Liebhart/Scot Willingham
Associate Producer Fred Bracken
General Manager Joe R. Watson
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 PROHIBITED.
http://www.stomponline.com
Broadway Center presents
STOMPSATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2017 AT 3:00 P.M. AND 7:30 P.M.PANTAGES THEATERAPPROXIMATE RUN TIME: 1 HOUR 45 MINUTES
PHOTO BY STEVE McNICHOLAS
encoreartsseattle.com 11
CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
HARMONYHARMONY
HARMONYHARMONY
HARMONY
HARMONYHARMONY
HARMONYHARMONY
HARMONYHARMONY
HARMONY
HARMONYHARMONY
Independent Living Assisted Living Skilled Nursing
Memory Care
“It’s a lovely fit to be able to continue my life here at Franke Tobey Jones. A
beautiful place to enjoy friends and family and share my violin
music, which I began playing when I was five years old.”
–Jane S.
Call Michelle or Shirley today for a tour.
253-752-66215340 N. Bristol St., Tacoma
FrankeTobeyJones.comFacebook.com/franketobeyjones
HARMONY
eight-minute ‘percussive movie’ for Bette Midler’s HBO special Mondo Beyondo. Between 1987-1990, Luke staged, as Artistic and Musical Director, four large-scale 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. In 1991, Steve
and Luke 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 1991-1994, the original cast
of STOMP played to capacity audiences around the world. The touring culminated in a sell-out season at London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre, 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, and was subsequently presented in Melbourne, Australia. 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. 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 1997. STOMP has also been featured in a number of commercials, including for Coca-Cola.STOMP also created the Mr
Frears’ Ears series of short films 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 1996
Academy Awards, with an original piece involving the live synchronization of classic film clips and onstage action.In 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 premiered in 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. 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 and
"[STOMP] HAS ENERGY TO
BURN." – THE NEW
YORK TIMES
"IT'S THE AUDIO AND THE VISUAL.
IT'S HEARING AND SEEING THE STOMP." – CHICAGO THEATER BEAT
12 BROADWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
An epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay was partially inspired by Arthur C. Clarke’s short story “The Sentinel”. The film follows a voyage to Jupiter with the intelligent computer H.A.L. 9000 after a discovery of mysterious black monolith affecting human evolution. Film themes include: existentialism, human evolution, technology, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life. It is noted for its scientifically accurate depictions of space flight, pioneering special effects, and ambiguous imagery. It uses sound and minimal dialogue in place of traditional narrative techniques; the soundtrack consists of classical music such as The Blue Danube.2001: A Space Odyssey was filmed
and edited almost entirely in England. Despite initially receiving mixed reactions from critics and audiences, the film garnered a cult following and slowly became the highest-grossing
Broadway Center presentsFilm Focus: Futuristic
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEYSUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 AT 3:00 P.M. THEATRE ON THE SQUAREAPPROXIMATE RUN TIME: 2 HOURS 29 MINUTES (149 MIN)
completed it in 2002. Pulse was released to critical acclaim in New York in 2002, and went on to win two awards at the International Festival of La Géode in Paris.In 2002, STOMP entered London’s
West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, and later that year 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.
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 2006, STOMP’s New York
production passed its 5,000th performance mark. 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. The LFO subsequently performed at the Sydney Opera House in 2007, the Royal Festival Hall in London in 2008, and the Theater Carré in 2009.STOMP OUT LOUD opened in Las
Vegas at Planet Hollywood Resort in 2007 with an expanded cast and performed inside the 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, where it still resides.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. Steve and Luke expanded 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. 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.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 saw the release of The Last Reef
3D, a film about the beauty and the plight of reefs worldwide, which Luke and Steve composed the film’s orchestral soundtrack, recording it at The Old Market Theatre in Brighton & Hove in the UK. They have celebrated the one year anniversary of The Old Market Theatre, which they now run as a full time venue, bringing music, theatre, dance, comedy and visual arts to the UK’s south coast. 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.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11
"'STOMP'" CONVINCES
ITS AUDIENCE THAT THE
BACKGROUND MUSIC OF OUR
EVERYDAY LIVES IS WORTH LISTENING TO."
– THE NEW YORK TIMES
encoreartsseattle.com 13
Call for aFREE Site Visit!
olympiclandscape.com • 253-922-70755620 112th St E, Puyallup, WA 98373
Landscape DesignInstallation & Service
SEE IT. LIVE IT.
www.pnweye.com
Tacoma | 253.759.5555 Gig Harbor | 253.858.5186
EAP 1_3 S template.indd 1 5/22/14 1:36 PM
RIAS 082510 online 1_6v.pdf
I M P O R T A U T O S E R V I C E
MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT
ONLINE AND WE’LL MAKE A
DONATION TO A LOCAL CHARITY.
See the charities we support at www.rolfsimport.com
Lakewood 253.584.7770Fife 253.248.1080
Certified FreshROTTENTOMATOES’TOMATOMETER: 94%
RATED G | ADVENTURE, MYSTERY,
SCI-FI | RELEASE DATE: MAY 12, 1968
SPONSOR
PARTNER
FILM FESTIVAL
N W
N E
North American film of 1968. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, and received one for visual effect. Today, the film is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. It has been deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
Director: Stanley KubrickWriters: Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), Arthur C. Clarke (screenplay)Stars: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
14 BROADWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
THE PEKING ACROBATS® have been the featured performers on numerous television shows and celebrity-studded TV Specials including appearances on THE WAYNE BRADY SHOW as well as NBC’s RING IN THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY SPECIAL, NICKELODEON’S UNFABULOUS and ELLEN’S REALLY BIG SHOW, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. THE PEKING ACROBATS® set the world record for the Human Chair Stack on Fox’s GUINNESS BOOK PRIMETIME where they astounded television audiences with their bravery and dexterity as they balanced six people precariously atop six chairs, 21 feet up in the air, without safety lines! THE PEKING ACROBATS® are also making the Hollywood scene on the silver screen as company members were featured in director Steven Soderbergh’s hit film Ocean’s 11, playing with Hollywood’s elite such as Julia Roberts,
Brad Pitt, and George Clooney. Qin Shaobo, an alumnus of THE PEKING ACROBATS®, appeared in that film’s two blockbuster sequels, Ocean’s 12, and Ocean’s 13. THE PEKING ACROBATS® were also the featured performers at the star-studded Hollywood Premiere of Ocean’s 13 in June 2007.THE PEKING ACROBATS®
achieved another milestone as they made their debut at the Hollywood Bowl in 2003. They performed as part of the Hollywood Bowl’s Fireworks Season Finale, where the company blended their unique brand of acrobatics with the majestic sound of the 100-piece Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, conducted by John Mauceri. THE PEKING ACROBATS’® musicians played traditional Chinese instruments with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra as the acrobats infused Bowl audiences with their powerful maneuvers in a multi-cultural, multi-media spectacular.
Between the ‘fireworks’ on stage and the ‘fireworks’ in the air, audiences experienced theatrical alchemy at its finest!In 2008, THE PEKING
ACROBATS® were invited to return to the Hollywood Bowl where they performed with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra as Special Guest Artists. In 2011, THE PEKING ACROBATS® performed in sold-out Symphony Concerts with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in Canada. These concerts marked the first time THE PEKING ACROBATS® have performed with Canadian Symphony Orchestras. THE PEKING ACROBATS® ability
to perform the astounding is rooted in
PHOTO BY TOM MEINHOLD
SPONSOR
Broadway Center presents
PEKING ACROBATSSUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2017AT 3:00 P.M.PANTAGES THEATERAPPROXIMATE RUN TIME: 90 MINUTES
encoreartsseattle.com 15
Ailey II is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country’s best young dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding emerging choreographers. Ailey II is one of the most popular dance companies in the country, combining a rigorous touring schedule with extensive community
outreach programs. In his fifth year leading the company, Artistic Director Troy Powell announces four dynamic new commissions.“I am excited to introduce audiences to the four outstanding premieres by talented rising choreographers that we’ve welcomed into the repertory,”
Broadway Center and Seattle Theatre Group present
AILEY IISATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2017 AT 7:30 P.M.SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017 AT 3:00 P.M.PANTAGES THEATERAPPROXIMATE RUN TIME: 2 HOURS WITH INTERMISSION
CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
centuries of Chinese history and folk art. Records of acrobatic acts can be found as early as the Ch’in Dynasty (221 B.C. - 207 B.C.). In fact, the name China is actually derived from the Ch’in Dynasty. According to Fu Qifeng, author of Chinese Acrobatics Through the Ages, acrobatics originated from the people’s daily life, drawing from their experiences in work, war, and sacrificial rites. During the Warring States Period, acrobatics became widespread. It was believed that practicing acrobatics could steal people’s will, increase their physical strength and the accuracy of their movements.During the Han Dynasty (207 B.C. -
220 A.D.), acrobatics flourished, and this wide variety of juggling, tumbling, and magic acts came to be known as the “Hundred Entertainments.” It was at this time, according to historian Fu Qifeng, that Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty presented the first grand acrobatic performance at the Imperial Court. The Emperor Wu Di invited a number of important foreign dignitaries, thus making this performance the first time in Chinese history that acrobatic art was presented for diplomatic purposes. The foreign guests were so impressed by what they saw that they agreed to enter into military and trade alliances with the Han Emperor.In China today, professional acrobatic
troupes have many outlets for displaying their talents. Some appear on Chinese television shows as the broadcast industry in China has expanded to include several television channels featuring diverse programming. Some travel throughout China bringing their own unique costumes, stage props, and acrobatic styles to factories, villages, army units, remote areas, and frontier outposts. Still others have formed joint ventures with Theme Parks as an economically thriving China has fostered the growth of its own family entertainment industry, where they perform seasonally as part of the theme park’s entertainment, much like here in the U.S. As time goes by, it is telling that the Chinese Acrobatic tradition just gets stronger, due to the continued innovation of the artists and the endless enthusiasm from their adoring public.
Eric Burdon has one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in rock and roll.A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame since 1994, and hailed by Rolling Stone as one of the 100 Greatest Voices of All Time, Burdon’s music has forged new territory while also topping the charts for more than five decades.Highly prolific, Burdon has released
nearly 50 records in those 50 years, as front man of The Animals and WAR and simply as Eric Burdon. Through the changing sounds and genres, what remains constant is his courage as an artist to explore new sounds, diving into new territory with his unrivaled and unique voice. Eric Burdon has shared the stage with legends such as Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Witherspoon, Otis Redding and Bruce Springsteen, and has recently been cited by cutting edge musicians like Patti Smith and Iggy Pop as one of their personal top ten musicians.Eric began his musical journey as a
young man growing up in Newcastle, England. Listening to his idols, Ray Charles and Bo Diddley, he immersed himself in American blues and jazz. As front man and driving force of the British Invasion band The Animals, Burdon helped shape rock and roll’s DNA, and his imposing yet soulful vocals are the driving force of the iconic favorite “House Of The Rising Sun.”
said Troy Powell. “These diverse and powerful new works – along with the eight returning favorites – showcase the strength, grace, and versatility of these gifted young dancers.”In the colorful duet Meika, set to music
by Max Richter and Isaac Albéniz, French choreographer Leila Da Rocha uses dance to counter the unrest caused by barbarism and violence. Building on the body’s natural breathing rhythms, her movement takes on the push-pull of opposing energies to ultimately reach a message of peace.Princess Grace
Award-winning choreographer Jae Man Joo’s Circular is a heartfelt conversation through movement. The Korean-born Joo’s distinctive choreographic style – a blend of classical and contemporary ballet – is showcased in this large ensemble work that captures the full circle of human emotions. The melodic soundscape is by a diverse group of composers including Denisov and Handel. In Sketches of Flames, Bridget L. Moore
fuses flamenco influences with her African-American and contemporary aesthetic to create a rapturous ensemble dance. Set to a series of passionate folk songs and drawing upon the writings of
Federico García Lorca and others, each section of this eight-part work depicts a different facet of the joys and sorrows of love.Stream of Consciousness, by former Ailey
company member Marcus Jarrell Willis, gives physical life to our inner thoughts. Willis weaves six simple gestures into
“the stream,” the tumultuous monologue within each person’s mind. Set to a contemporary reimagining of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons by Max Richter, this work echoes the tension and poignancy of the music’s ever-changing tides.This season, six new dancers – Tara
Bellardini, Khalia Campbell, Yazzmeen Laidler, Jessica Amber Pinkett, Martell Ruffin, and Christopher R. Wilson – join the six returning members – Lloyd A. Boyd III, Gabriel
Hyman, Jacob Lewis, Jacoby Pruitt, Courtney Celeste Spears, and Terri Ayanna Wright. In addition to Powell’s four new commissions, Ailey II’s touring repertory will include Gêmeos by Jamar Roberts, I Am The Road by Kyle “JustSole” Clark, In & Out by Jean Emile, Something Tangible by Ray Mercer, Streams by Alvin Ailey, and Takademe and The Hunt by Robert Battle. For more information, visit www.alvinailey.org.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15
"THE DANCERS IN AILEY II ARE SPECTACULAR
BEINGS..." – THE NEW
YORK TIMES
16 BROADWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
PHOTO BY EDUARDO PATINO
encoreartsseattle.com 17
MultiCare is proud to support the Broadway Center and performing arts in Tacoma.
The arts are essential to thehealth of our community.
multicare.orgMultiCare Health SystemMary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Clinics ~ MultiCare Allenmore Hospital ~ MultiCare Auburn Medical Center MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital ~ MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital ~ MultiCare Clinics
EAP 1_2 V template.indd 1 8/9/16 10:55 AM
Bli 082410 fl ower 1_12.pdf
$20waived
909 PACIFIC AVE, TACOMA, WA 98402253.572.2327 BLITZFLORIST.COM
bringing life to f lowers for over 25 years
music arts poetrymovement foreign language
Early Childhood and GradesTacomaWaldorf.org
A long string of hits followed, including “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” and the Vietnam-era anthem, “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place.” Pioneering the psychedelic San Francisco sound, Burdon’s classics include “San Franciscan Nights” and “Monterey.”Burdon continued to perform
throughout the years with different iterations of The Animals, while also founding and fronting the funk group War, one of the first multiracial bands, and topped the charts again with his groundbreaking hit single, “Spill The Wine.”In the decades to follow, Burdon
became an accomplished painter and author, and he continues to record and tour now as a solo artist. The year 2012 saw the release of his latest album, ‘Til Your River Runs Dry.
Broadway Center presents
ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALSSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2017 AT 7:30 P.M.PANTAGES THEATERAPPROXIMATE RUN TIME: 75 MINUTES
SPONSORS
PARTNER
18 BROADWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
A Courtroom drama, set in 1948 Nuremberg. The film depicts a fictionalized version of the Judges’ Trial of 1947, one of the twelve U.S. military tribunals during the subsequent Nuremberg Trials. Centering on a military tribunal led by Chief Trial Judge Dan Haywood, before which four German judges and prosecutors (compared to 16 defendants in the
actual Judges’ Trial) stand accused of crimes against humanity for the involvement in the atrocities committed
under the Nazi regime. The film deals with non-combatant war crimes against a civilian population, the Holocaust, and examines the post-World War II geopolitical complexity of the actual Nuremberg Trials.
This film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
Director: Stanley KramerWriters: Abby Mann (based on his original story by)Stars: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Maximillian Schell, Judy Garland, William Shatner, Montgomery Clift.
December 9, 10, 15, 16 & 17, 7pmDecember 10, 11, 17 & 18, 2pmA Christmas Story, The MusicalAAT | Pre-Sale: $15/$13 ($20/$18 at the door)
Thursday, February 2 7pmBYU - Living LegendsAPAC | $23/$20
Saturday, February 11 7:30pmArtrageousAPAC | $25/$22
Saturday, February 18 7:30pmDuettoAAT | $20/$18
on Sale now!www.auburnwa.gov/arts
253-931-3043
Friday, December 2, 7:30pmAn Inspirational Christmas with ElvisAAT | $23/$20
Tuesday, December 13, 7pmCarpenters ChristmasAAT | $20/$18
Saturday, January 28, 7:30pmTed Vigil – John Denver TributeAAT | $20/$18
Saturday, February 4, 7:30pmKalimba – Earth, Wind & Fire TributeAAT | $20/$18
Saturday, February 25, 7:30pmThe Jethro Tull ExperienceAAT | $17/$15
2 0 1 7 P e r f o r m i n g A r t s s e A s o n
Cit y of Auburn
ROTTENTOMATOES’TOMATOMETER: 90%
UNRATED | DRAMA, WAR |
RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 18, 1961
SPONSOR
PARTNER
FILM FESTIVAL
N W
N E
Broadway Center presentsFilm Focus: Spencer Tracy
JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERGSUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2017 AT 3:00 P.M. THEATRE ON THE SQUAREAPPROXIMATE RUN TIME: 3 HOURS 6 MINUTES (186 MINUTES) WITH INTERMISSION
"THEY HAVE USED THE MOTION PICTURE TO CLARIFY AND COMMUNICATE A
STIRRING, SOBERING MESSAGE..."
– THE NEW YORK TIMES
encoreartsseattle.com 19
SPONSORS
MEDIA
Broadway Center presents
MANHATTAN TRANSFER & TAKE 6FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017 AT 7:30 P.M.PANTAGES THEATERAPPROXIMATE RUN TIME: 90 MINUTES
MANHATTAN TRANSFERCelebrating their 45th anniversary in
2017, The Manhattan Transfer (TMT) continues to set the standard as one of the world’s greatest and most innovative vocal groups. Winners of 10 Grammy Awards, with millions of records sold worldwide, this amazing quartet is building upon the extraordinary legacy created by founder Tim Hauser who organized the four-part harmony group on October 1, 1972, in New York City. Now consisting of Janis Siegel (alto), Alan Paul (tenor), Cheryl Bentyne (soprano), and newcomer Trist Cureless (bass) who replaced Hauser following his passing in October 2014, the group
is proud to extend Hauser’s vision more than four decades later.Defying categorization, TMT became
the first act to win Grammy Awards in both the pop and jazz categories in one year, 1981: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for “Boy From New York City” (a cover of the 1964 song by The Ad Libs), and Best Jazz Performance Duo or Group for
“Until I Met You (Corner Pocket).”Beginning with their first
performances in the 1970s, the members of the Vocal Hall of Fame have become cornerstones of contemporary music, known for their amazing versatility, incorporating pop, jazz, R&B, rock and
roll, swing, symphonic, and a cappella music. In their 45 years, the group has attained incredible longevity while navigating devastating obstacles. In 1978, a car accident caused original member Laurel Masse to leave the group. She was replaced by Cheryl Bentyne who made her recording debut on the 1979 “Extensions” album, which won two Grammys for their cover of Weather Report’s “Birdland” (with lyrics by Jon Hendricks): Best
CONTINUED ON PAGE 20
20 BROADWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
EAP 1_3 S template.indd 1 8/10/16 9:27 AM
Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental; and Siegel won for Best Arrangement for Voices.In 1985, TMT’s “Vocalese” made
history as the single greatest Grammy-nominated album in history in one year with 12 nominations. “Vocalese,” which featured jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie, Ron Carter and the Count Basie Orchestra, changed the perception of TMT from pop singer to jazz artists.
“Vocalese” earned two more Grammys: Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group; and Best Vocal Arrangement for Two Or More Voices for “Another Night in Tunisia” (won by Bentyne and Bobby McFerrin).In addition to McFerrin, TMT has also
sung with many more great vocalists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Smokey Robinson, Phil Collins, B.B. King, and Frankie Valli of The Four Seasons. As the group looks to record its 30th
album in 2017, the first new CD in eight years, the members are extremely enthusiastic about the future. After 45 years, TMT continues to raise
the bar and set even higher standards.
TAKE 6Take 6 is Claude McKnight, Mark
Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea and Khristian Dentley. Heralded by Quincy Jones as the
“baddest vocal cats on the planet,” Take 6 is the quintessential a cappella group and model for vocal genius. Six virtuosic voices are united in crystal clear harmony, against a backdrop of syncopated rhythms, innovative arrangements and funky grooves that bubble into an intoxicating brew of gospel, jazz, R&B and pop. With praise from such luminaries as Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Brian Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald and Whitney Houston, Take 6 is recognized as the pre-eminent a cappella group in the world.With the popularity of televised
vocal competitions and the mania over singing-driven, comedy dramas like “Glee” and “Smash,” Take 6 is the original torchbearer. Two major recent events reminded everyone of this as Take 6 triumphed among a gathering of stars, including Celine Dion, Lionel Richie, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Nicks and Ne-Yo. At Walmart’s
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19
encoreartsseattle.com 21
An American science fiction action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions as well as produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The film stars a young Jeff Bridges as a computer programmer who is transported inside the software world of a mainframe computer and he interacts with the programs to attempt his escape. TRON received nominations for Best Costume Design and Best Sound at the 55th Academy Awards, and received the Academy Award for Technical Achievement fourteen years later. TRON is a cult film that lead to a franchise that consists of video games, comic books, and an animated television series. In 2010, the sequel TRON: Legacy was released.
Director: Steven LisbergerWriters: Steven Lisberger (screenplay), Steven Lisberger (story), Bonnie MacBird (story)Stars: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, and Barnard Huges
ROTTENTOMATOES’TOMATOMETER: 70%
RATED PG | ACTION, ADVENTURE,
SCI-FI | RELEASE DATE: JULY 9, 1982
SPONSORS
PARTNER
FILM FESTIVAL
N W
N E
Broadway Center presentsFilm Focus: Futuristic
TRONSUNDAY, MARCH 12, 2017 AT 3:00 P.M. THEATRE ON THE SQUAREAPPROXIMATE RUN TIME:1 HOUR 36 MINUTES (96 MIN)
"IT IS BEAUTIFUL —SPECTACULARLY
SO…" – THE NEW
YORK TIMES
50th Anniversary celebration, Take 6 captivated the audience with its rendition of the Louis Armstrong hit,
“What A Wonderful World”. Showing the global reach of this phenomenal group, Take 6 closed the show with Ladysmith Black Mambazo to a standing ovation! Two weeks later at the behest of legendary producer Phil Ramone, Take 6 thrilled a sold-out audience at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards, performing with and honoring legendary singer-songwriter Ben E. King on his classic “Stand By Me.” As a group that knows no musical bounds, the members then brought the house down with their tribute to folk icon Woody Guthrie with “This Land Is Your Land”.Take 6 has come a long way from
its days at Huntsville, Alabama’s Oakwood College where McKnight formed the group as The Gentleman’s Estate Quartet in 1980. When tenor Kibble heard the group rehearsing in the dorm bathroom, he joined in the harmonies and performed on stage that night. Shortly afterward, they took the name Alliance. Yet, when they signed to Reprise Records/Warner Bros. in 1987, they found there was another group with the same name, so they became Take 6. Says McKnight: “It pretty much was a play on the Take 5 jazz standard and the fact that there are six of us in the group, so it became Take 6.” Their self-titled debut CD won over jazz and pop critics, scored two 1988 Grammy Awards, landed in the Top Ten Billboard Contemporary Jazz and Contemporary Christian Charts, and they’ve never slowed down. Behind Take 6’s successes are based
on faith, friendship, respect and love of music and these qualities are at the heart of the Take 6 phenomenon.
THE SUMMITWith 20 Grammy Awards between
them, The Manhattan Transfer meets Take 6 is one of the most unique and thrilling musical collaborations ever assembled. Together, they have created musical moments on stage – singing and performing nearly a dozen songs together – during this show. You will experience the creativity, excitement and renowned performances that only two phenomenal groups can bring to one stage, in-the-moment.
22 BROADWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Gold Club$50,000 and up
Carl and Renee Behnke
Joshua Green Foundation
Mary Pigott
Pete and Julie Rose
$25,000 - $49,999
Allan E. and Nora Davis
Katharyn Alvord Gerlich
John Graham Foundation
Glenn Kawasaki
Patricia Britton and Stellman Keehnel
Sandy and Chris McDade
Neukom Family
Norcliffe Foundation
Moccasin Lake Foundation
Stephen P. and Paula R. Reynolds
Satterberg Foundation
Anonymous (1)
Conductor’s Circle$10,000 - $24,999
Nancy Alvord
Norman Archibald Charitable Foundation
Judi Beck and Tom A. Alberg
Florence & William Beeks - Las Brisas Foundation
Mr. William B. Beyers
Mrs. Jane Davis and Dr. David R. Davis
Jim and Gaylee Duncan
Ellen Ferguson
Cynthia Huffman and Ray Heacox
Peter Horvitz
Debbie Killinger
Thom and Gwen Kroon
Charlotte Lin and Robert Porter
Douglas and Joyce McCallum
Nancy S. Nordhoff
Judy Pigott
Carol R. Powell
Ann Ramsay-Jenkins and the William M. Jenkins Fund
Faye Sarkowsky
Jon and Mary Shirley Foundation
Mary Snapp and Spencer Frazer
Arlene A. Wright
First Chair$5,000 - $9,999Chap and Eve AlvordBill and Nancy BainSteve Behnen and Mary HornsbyMichael P. BentleyCreelman FoundationPeter and Susan DavisThe Hugh and Jane Ferguson
FoundationKevin FoxWilliam FranklinRod FujitaFuruta Lee FoundationAlice Ikeda Ed KimLoeb Family Charitable FoundationsMack FoundationBlanche and Stephen MaxwellAnthony and Erica MilesLeigh and Louise RabelRosanne Esposito-Ross and Louis
RossDaryl RussinovichAlane and Doyle Simons
Brad Smith and Kathy Surace-SmithJames and Katherine TuneBrad VanderburgVijay and Sita VasheeAnn P. WyckoffLynn Hubbard and David ZapolskyAnonymous (1)
Encore$2,500 - $4,999Bob and Clodagh Ash
Jim and Barb Barnyak
Kumi and Anthony Baruffi
John H. Bauer
Annette and Daniel Becker
The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation
Sue and Artie Buerk
C. Kent and Sandra C. Carlson
Linda Cheng
Leslie and Dale Chihuly
Melanie Curtice
Lynne Eskil
Robert Fleming
Eric Freyberg
Lynn and Brian Grant Family
Maria Gunn
Wes Hagen
Richard and Marilyn Herzberg
Pete Higgins and Leslie Magid Higgins
Mari Horita
Heather Howard
Dan and Connie Hungate
David Jones and Grace Lao
Janet Wright Ketcham Foundation
Anna Kinney
Ken and SaSa Kirkpatrick
Dana and Roger Lorenze
Tim Mauk and Noble Golden
Karen and Rick McMichael
Yazmin Mehdi and Liam Lavery
Alison and Glen Milliman
Charlie and Eleanor Nolan
Douglas E. & Nancy P. Norberg
Glenna Olson and Conrad Wouters
Brooks and Suzanne Ragen
Scott Redman
Roberta Romero
Stan and Ingrid Savage
Schoenfeld-Gardner Foundation
Keith Schreiber and Clare Kapitan
Heather Lowenthal and Jonathan Sposato
Rich and Leslie Wallis
Gail and Bill Weyerhaeuser
Korynne Wright
$100,000 - $349,999$350,000 and up
$25,000 - $49,999DLA Piper*
K&L Gates*
Perkins Coie*
Stoel Rives LLP*
Washington State Combined Fund Drive*
$10,000 - $24,999Amazon
CenturyLink
Clise Properties Inc.
Columbia Bank
The Commerce Bank of Washington*
Dapper + Associates
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP*
Dorsey & Whitney LLP*
Getty Images
GMA Research Corporation
R.D. Merrill Company
RealNetworks Foundation
Safeco Insurance
Seattle Mariners Baseball Club
Union Bank
$5,000 - $9,999Alaska Airlines, Inc.
Alaskan Copper & Brass Company and Alaskan Copper Works
Bessemer Trust
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Ernst & Young LLP
Foss Maritime Company
Gensler Architects
KING 5
Medical Consultants Network, Inc.*
Moss Adams - Seattle*
Nintendo of America Inc.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Puget Sound Business Journal
Raisbeck Foundation
Vulcan Inc.
Arts Benefactor Circle
Support from Microsoft Corporation, The Boeing Company, Sellen Construction, Starbucks Coffee Company and POP includes employee workplace giving.
*Includes employee workplace giving
Pledges and donations made between 7/1/15 - 5/31/16Visit www.artsfund.org for a full list of our donors and to learn more about ArtsFund
Thank you to all our donors for sharing and supporting our vision of a community with a dynamic and world-class arts and cultural sector where the arts are accessible to all and valued as central and critical to a healthy society.
Campaign 2016 Donors
ArtsFund strengthens the community by supporting the arts through leadership, advocacy and grant making.
$50,000 - $99,999
$25,000 - $49,999
encoreartsseattle.com 23
$10,000 AND ABOVE Anonymous (2) • ArtsFund • Bamford Family Foundation • CHI Franciscan Health Systems • DaVita • David Fischer • Forest Foundation • Gottfried & Mary Fuchs Foundation • Kip Tokuda Memorial • Pierce County Budget & Finance Dept. • Pierce County Community Connections • Sequoia Foundation • The Boeing Company • Wells Fargo • Weyerhaeuser Foundation • Wild Fin American Grill
$5000 - $9999Jim Anderson, President, Concrete Technology • Artistic Plastic Surgery • Martin & Evelyn Babare Richard D. & Judith A. Baerg • Tammi Barber • Beautiful Angle • Charles Matejka Fund • Columbia Bank • Florence Kilworth Foundation • Gray Lumber Company • Greater Tacoma Community Foundation • Horizons Foundation • Ann Johnson-Burg • Sara & Bruce Kendall • Navy Federal Credit Union • Ted Brown Music • TIDES Foundation • Umpqua Bank • US Bank • Washington State Arts Commission • William Kilworth Foundation • Warren & Cynthia Willoughby
$1000 - $4999Anonymous (2) • Jim & Mimi Anderson • Bertel Arnberg • BCRA • Monte & Sydney Bersante • Brightwire Network Solutions • Holland & Loren Cohen • Carl & Leslie Corbaley • Davies Pearson • Dimmer Family Foundation • William Driscoll & Lisa Hoffman • Curtis Dudley • Liz Dunbar • Kim & Paul Fisher • Gordon Thomas Honeywell • Jack & Sheila Green • Judy & Denton Hanford • Dave & Tiffany Harmon • Kristin Hatty • Heritage Bank • Becky & Mark Johnson • Clint Johnson
• Dr. Laura & Christen Kaufman • Kathy Keele • Steven & Deanna Keller • Key Foundation • Ronald & Margo Klein • John Korsmo • Krave Jerky • L.T. Murray • Legacy Renovations • Nancy & Emory Lehman • Lexus of Tacoma • James & Patricia Morton • Jim & Vicki Murphy • Pierce County Arts Commission • Mr. Mark Pinto • Michael & Susan Sandner • Kristen & Van Sawin • Schoenfeld-Gardner Foundation • Ronna Schreiner • Laura Sevin • Mathew Shaw • Dr. Mary Stanton-Anderson • Diana Stover • Mr. Victor Sweberg • The Beer Essentials • The Wallace Kent Foundation • Louise & Ted Tochterman • Totem Ocean Trailer Express • University of Washington-Tacoma • Weatherly Inn • Westaf • Kellie Williams
$500-$999Frank & Joanne Adams • Dick Ammerman • Amy & Jason Atherton • Tim & Jackie Berreth • Jon & Carol Bowser • Ed & Carmen Brooks • Greg Brown & Eileen Peterson • Karin Brown • Jon Catalini • Robert DeNully • Carrie Dira • Downtown on the Go • Mr. & Mrs. Molly & Talmadge Edman • Edward P. and Juanita J. Miller Fund • Christina Foreman • Kim Gilford • Al Godwin • Ronald Goldberg • Melia Goyenechea • Mike Hansch • Teresa Hansen • J.R. Haro • Chong & Jim Hilger • Stephanie Howe • Nicole & Tom Hume • Ken & Lisa Jangard • Sondee Jeffries • Eric & Martina Jensen • Ms. Arlene Joe • Sharon Verg Johnson • Paul & Alice Kaltinick • Ralph U. Klose • Clara Ladd • Lillian Bredow Gould Foundation • Bill & Mary Martyn • Sands McKinley • Mr. Peter Mclean • Mr. & Mrs. Darriel & Victoria Menefee • Mary Ann Miller • Allison Odenthal • Therese Pasquier • Kim & Paul Patino • Richard & Karen Pickett • Carol Powell • Joe Regimibal • Daniel & Becky Rooney • Russ & Danette Schatz • Debra Schierbaum • Seattle Foundation • Scott & Ronda Shelton • Pat Shuman & Dave Edwards • Dave Stoltz • Zestful Gardens
$150-$499Anonymous (3) • June Ambercrombie • Carmen Adair • Jim & Karen Adair • Lyle Ahiers • Scott Ahlsmith • Christopher & Connie Algeo • John Amaya - Amaya Electric • Darius & Kate Anania • Shaaron Anderson • Mr. Erik Andersson • Tonya Andrews • Michael Angelier • Elizabeth Archambeault • Richard Arnold • Ric Arredondo • Kathryn Athow • Anthony Atkins • Honorable & Mrs. Bill Baarsma • Bill Bailey • Ms. Debra P. Baker • Joel Baker • Theresa Baker & Patrick Pound • Sheila Ballew • Holly Bamford • Mary Barber • Norma & Mike Barbero • Elliott Barnett • Tina Barr • Holly Barrett • Katharine Bauer • Bruce Baxter • Sandy Bayer
• Kim Bedier • Mary Bell • Lori Bemis • Rebecca Benko • Patricia Berger • Marty Bernard & Candice Mauracher • Dennis Bing • Patrick Blakely • Eleanor Block • Stephanie Bloomfield • Dale Blum • Mary Boone • Carl Booth • Pamala Bowman • Mr. Gary Brackett • Mary Bradford • Sue Bradner • Cynthia Brandt • JoAnn Brauen
• John & Joan Bregger • J.A. Bricker • Yvonne Brink • Melissa Briscoe • Ann & James Brown • Desiree Brown • Heidi Brownell • Hon. Rosanne Buckner • Mrs. Treava Burgess • Peter Burhop • Cathleen Burkett • John Burrows • Carl Busenius • Mr. Fred Byzinker • Donna Campbell • Lindsay Carr • Rosa Cartledge • Dr. Mike & Linda Casey • Gary & Ellen Cassill • Vincent & Kerry Castillo • Dennis Champagne • Lynette Chandler • Terry Chappell • Givin & Nancy Chase • Stephen & Susan Chittenden • Mary Ann Coble • Camilla Coker • Diane Colclough • Kristina Coleman • Dave & Teresa Collins • James Collins • Barbara Comte • Dianne Conway • Mr. Randall Cook • Eric Corp • Karen Corr • Mr. Walter Croshaw & Mrs. Joann Merrill • Clifford Cuellar • Ms. Martha Curwen • Dalana Dailey • John Dashiell • Judy Davey • Garald & Kathleen Deakins • Marlo Delang • Telved Devlet • Tracy Devose • Robert Dockstader • Adam Dopps • Allan Doss • Shari Douglass • Todd Dry • Michael Dryfoos & Ilga Jansons • Maie Dudley • Chris Dupont • Jace & Tasha Dwinell • Lawrence Eberhardt & Patricia Powers • Jo Ann Egan • Scott Elder • Mr. Peter Elling • Tom Enlow • Matthew Estes • Robert Ettlinger • Annalu Farber •
Sandy Farewell • Gregory Feleppa • Mike & Danette Feuling • Robert Fincham • Tom Fisher • Jeanne Fitzgerald • Ardythe Fleener • Mr. Sean Flynn • Leslie Foley • Jerry & Susan Ford • William Foulk • Nancy Fowler • Teresa Fowler • Kim & Jim French • Joel Frey • Lynne Fullerton-Baham • James & Kathleen Funck • Jennifer Gallagher • Anne Gallup • Laura & Grant Gardner • James Gawel • Nancy Gervais • Julie Gillespie • Eric Gilman • Leslie Glassman • Catherine Gleason • William Graham • Robert Gramenz & Carol Ramm • Jerlyn Grasley • Kim Gray • Darrell & Mary Griffin • Christopher Gruber & Miriam Amdur • David Gullino • John Guy & Lorette Meske • Cindy Hageman • Mike Hankins • James Hansen & Rita Hummel • Helen Harlow • Kris Harrison • Robert & Juanita Harrison • Lisa Hartrich • Eva Hawk • Patricia Hawkins • Holly Hayes • Elisa Hays • Elizabeth Heath • Russell Heaton • Krista & Matt Hendershot • Joe Henke • Judith Hennessey • Arthur C. Herstrom • Lori Hess & Benjamin Miller • Douglas Hilderbrand • John & Donna Hinckley • Christy & Peter Hoffman • French & Susan Holbrook • Daniel Holtz • Kristen Hopstad • Dr. Kiyoaky Hori & Patricia Palms • Patti Horning • Evonne Howard • Randy Huey • Tony Huff • Mrs. Connie Hunter • Lona Hyatt • Marissa Iannarone • Stephen Ide • Sandra & Stu Jacobson • Mamie Jackson • Genie Jefferson • Neil & Donna Jerome • Rodney Joe • Blaine & Catherine Johnson • Brooke Johnson • Kobi Johnson • Lisa & Scott Johnson • Shannon Johnson • David Eric Jones • Mark Jones • Robert Jones • Robert Jordan & Sara White • Michelle Joseph • Steve Kaffer • Ms. Joyce Kalivas-Griffin • Mr. & Mrs. Greg Kaperick • Doris Keiler • Susan Keith • Wendy Kelling • Kathryn Kelly • Elaine Kennicott • Ms. Obra Kent • Charlene Kenyon • Mrs. Jennifer Kilmer • John King • Raymond Kinney • Joaquin Kirk • Dr. Lance Kirkegaard • Marsha Kittle • Angela Korvas • Monica Koss • Blake Kremer • Martha Kruzner • Susan Kunkel • Lyz Kurnitz-Thurlow • Tim Kuzma • Manuel La Rosa • Connie Ladenburg • John & Evelyn LaFond • John Lake • Kelly Lane & Dr. Khash A. Dehghan • Dave Larson • Melissa Lavitt • Kevin Leahy • David & Dolores Leister • Jim Levy • Stanley & Gretchen Liebenberg • Shannon Lippert • Steve Lippert • John & Clara Loesch • Katherine Loffer • Sharon Lofton & Bruce Linn • Joyce Lomeli • Mrs. Kelly Loney • Matthew Long-Rhyne • Lamont Loo • Ilona Lord • Lynette Loucks • David Lovejoy
• Marcia Lovin McGovern • Robin Lucas • Roger & Roz Lueck-Mammen • Judy Lund • Lita Luvera • Mr. & Mrs. Alan Macpherson • Patricia Mail & Peggy Copf • Melissa Malott • Darryl Manfred • Sondra & John Mangan • James Manley • Tom Manley • Maria Crestina Marez • Leilani Marquez • Pamela Mayer • Dorothy McBride & Byron C. Lewin • Michael McCabe • Ms. Karol Mccaig • Georgianna McCart • Ms. June McElheran • Pam McGee • Dan Mcilmail • Jennifer McKee-Johnson • Adonia McKinzi • Jacqueline McMahon • Christopher McPhail • Chester Meirndorf • Dolores Melendy • Kim Meline • Ryan Mello • Robbi Mettler-Stern • Karen Meyer • Susan & Allen Michielsen • Michael & Suzanne Miller • Wain & Karen Miller • Billy & Helen Milus • Mr. Tom Mitchell • Ms. Megan Moholt • Linda & Tom Monnens • Georgia Montain • Alice Montgomery • Michael Morgan • Kathryn Morse • JoDee Mosely • Mrs. Melode Motycka • Annette Mummery • Jackie Murphy • Richard Myers • Ms. Marcia Nanea • Amanda Nathan • Mark Nellermoe • Baurice Nelson • Sarah Newmark • Richard Nikolaisen • Mrs. Valerie Offenbecher • Ms. Francine Oishi • Janice Oldenburg • Misa Olsen • James & Marcia Olson • Jack ONeal • Nathalie op de Beeck • Katherine Owens • Charles & Marianne Overaa • Chancellor Mark Pagano • Gary & Carrie Park • Sharon Parker • Nancy Parsons • Earl Perdue • Dennis Perry • Paul & Roxanne Peterson • Leonard Peyton • Tom Pitcher • Sue Pivetta • James Presson & Amanda Sun • Mary Kay Quinlan • Lori Ramsdell • Barry & Rebecca Ray • Darlyne Reiter • Andrew Reeves • Dr. & Mrs. Henry Retailliau • Mike Rettig • Ms. Edryce Reynolds • Pamela Rhodes • Steve Rich
• Judi Richardson • Margaret Rickard-Egge • Wayne Ridenour • Mary Rivera • JoAnne Roberts • Christiane Robinson • Tina Rolfson • Mr. Dave Rosholm • Mr. Dominic Rossetto • Kenneth Rostad • Judith Rucker • Ted Rutt • Jumi Sakurai & Steve Abe • Roy Salton • John Sandberg • Diane Savage • Stephanie Schermerhorn • C James Scheurich • Michael & Michele Schmaltz • Jacque Schultz • Mrs. Nancy Schuneman • Kathryn Scorcio • Elizabeth Scott • Ronald Scott • Dave Seabrook • Richard Seeger • G P Sessions • Susan Seykota-Smith • Rebecca Shackett • Ms. Sallie Shawl • Dolores Shefler • Stephen Shelton • Ms. Kathryn Shields • Jan Simon • Mr. Stephen L Smith • Mr. Blaine Snow • Tanya Sorenson-Becker & Joseph Becker • South Sound Magazine • Vicki Souza • Tiffany Spaulding • Janet Stanley • Patrick Steel • John Stella • Scott & Wendy Stewart • Noel & Jon Stockwell • Diane Stojakovich • Beth Stone • Rick & Sue Stromberg • Donald Swanson • Sylvia Joan Swarner • Richard Szeliski • Norm Tate • Dale Tessin • The Brennan-Staffanson Family • The Humane Society • Joseph Tieger • Rene Tillman • Jim Tomlinson • Sheri Tonn • Jon Torgerson • Mr. Leslie Tolzin • Adam Torem • John Tornow • Allen Torstenson • Spencer & Barbara Tripp • Mary Trodden • Scott & Rachel Tveten • Margaret Unwin • Ken & Bridget Upton • Jay & Linda Van Nest • Brett Vansteenvoort • Vikki Verhulp & Celeste Pitman • Sue Voorhies • Ferdinand Wagner • Jim & Sharon Wahlstrom • Cindy Walker • Dr. Edward Walkley • Mark Wallace & Carol Knight-Wallace • Jeanne Walter • Bruce & Joy Walton • Ray Ward • Mike & Linda Wark • K. Warner • David Wasser • Aaron Wayne • Laura Weeks • Mr. & Mrs. Wegener • Cindy Weiland • J H Welch • Robert Weyrick • Sean Whalen • Gwen White • Richard Wilkerson • Cynthia Williams • Tim Williams • Timothy & Carol Williams • Mr. & Mrs. Fred Willis • Jan Wilson • Angela Wolle • Yoshie Wong • Jocelyn Wood • Suzanne Wood • Laura Wright • Dan Yoder • Mr. Frank Young
This list recognizes gifts made between 11.9.15 and 11.9.16. While we make every effort to ensure accuracy, if there are any omissions please contact us at 253.591.5891 or [email protected]
For information about how you can support The Broadway Center, visit www.BroadwayCenter.org
24 BROADWAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
ACCESS FOR ALL TO THE ARTSThe Broadway Center’s Education Program is one of the largest arts education programs in Washington State, serving more than 40,000 students, teachers, and families each year. The Broadway Center’s Education Program profoundly strengthens student learning and provides a meaningful training ground for teachers to expand their skills.
The Broadway Center partners with Tacoma, Bethel and Puyallup to offer the best teacher education and performing arts programming in the region under the auspices of the Kennedy Center National Partners in Education program in Washington, D.C.
The Education Program includes:
School-time performances in theater, dance and more for students from kindergarten through high school.
Professional Development for Teachers allowing teachers to earn continuing education units while deepening their abilities and credentials in arts integrated teaching methods.
Community Outreach connecting youth and adults for hands-on learning.
The LENS Project offering youth the skills to grow and maintain their sense of self, make healthy life choices, and activate non-violent solutions to the conflict and strife they can face in their daily lives.
Broadway Center Conservatory offering intensive theater and performing arts training for students of all ages through
expertly taught classes, camps and workshops.
Photos by jessemichener.com
EDUCATION SUPPORTED BYIndividual giftsStudent tuition – No child is ever turned away! Scholarships are available!Broadway Center’s annual gala, Star Chefs on BroadwayPierce County Community Connections & Arts CommissionNational and regional arts organizations
School district partnershipsTacoma Public Schools • Bethel School District • Puyallup School District
Foundational supportArts Fund • Safeco Insurance Foundation • Pierce County Community Connections • Pierce County Arts Commission • Kennedy Center Partners in Education • ArtsWA • National Endowment for the Arts • WESTAF • Wells Fargo Foundation • US Bank • Boeing • DeFalco Family Foundation • Dimmer Family Foundation • William Kilworth Foundation • Bamford Family Foundation • Florence Kilworth Foundation • Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Foundation • Dan and Pat Nelson Family Foundation • Charles Matejka Fund • Franciscan Foundation • George & Dorothy Babare Foundation • Baker Foundation • Charlotte Martin Foundation
How You Can HelpThere are many ways to support the Broadway Center’s Education Programs:• Make a gift at BroadwayCenter.org!• Enroll in classes or summer camp!• Attend Star Chefs on Broadway
40,000+
students,
teachers and
families served
annually
Scholarships available! No student is ever turned away!
t h a n k y o u t o t h e b r o a d w a y c e n t e r v o l u n t e e r s
The Broadway Center relies on the support of volunteers to serve the South Sound and share the arts with all of our audiences. In recognition of this, the Broadway Center Staff and Board, as well as the Tacoma community, are eternally grateful to the following volunteers who have given their time so selflessly for over a decade:
10 YearsTrisha Frey
Margaret Horger
Margaret Kopperud
Jeffrey Lu
Pat Nechols
Ellen Zhang
15 YearsMyron Anderson
Sandie Carter
Elizabeth Gilham
Wayne Gilham
Francine Marsh
Suzanne Payne
Jose Rico
Toni Savol
Therese Wooding
20 YearsNancy Adrian
Marlene Buffington
Karen Drum
Margaret Kent
Phyllis Mansfield
25 YearsLora Stonefeld
HOME OF TACOMA'S RESIDENT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
Friend $75
• Presale Access to new events
• Waived ticket exchange fees [Regular fee: $3 per ticket. Members’ fee: $0.]
• Wait list priority for sold-out shows
Applause $150All above benefits plus:
• Additional 10% off your Subscription (3+ shows)
• Exclusive invitation to the Brewers Brunch and two tickets to Brew Five Three in August, 2017
• Recognition in Broadway Center’s Program
Y O U R M E M B E R S H I PBroadway Center Members enjoy exclusive experiences and unique benefits. Your Membership makes it possible for us to bring great performances to the South Sound community, and to operate one of the largest arts education programs in Washington State.
Premier $360 All above benefits plus:
• Access to the Broadway Center Member Lounge (pre-show and during intermission for most events)
• Two drink tickets to use at any Broadway Center event
Spotlight $600All above benefits plus:
• $50 ticket voucher good for most ‘Broadway Center presents’ events
• Four guest passes to share for the Broadway Center Member Lounge
• Four drink tickets to use at any Broadway Center event
Pantages Circle $1,200 All above benefits plus:
• Additional $50 ticket voucher good for most ‘Broadway Center presents’ events
• $50 gift certificate to local restaurant
• Complimentary drinks in the Members Lounge
Producer’s Circle $1,800All above benefits plus:
• Additional $50 gift certificate to a local restaurant
• A Private Box Seat Party in the Pantages for up to 6 guests including tickets to a ‘Broadway Center presents’ performance (Mutually agreeable performance and date, based on availability at the time of reservation)
Enrich your experience at Broadway Center with unique benefits and priority access. Join us today!Join online at www.broadwaycenter.org or contact [email protected] 253.573.2362.
LEAVE A LEGACY THROUGH PLANNED GIVING
Planned gifts are increasingly important to the continued stability of Broadway Center for the Performing Arts. There are a range of gift planning opportunities that allow you to make a lasting difference at the Broadway Center while meeting your personal financial and philanthropic goals.
The Broadway Center encourages you to speak with your attorney or other professional advisors before deciding on a course of action. Our staff would be pleased to provide you and your advisors with additional information on estate gifts.
For more information, please contact our Director of Development at 253.591.5891 or [email protected].
P A T R O N I N F O R M A T I O NFor safety and consideration of all patrons and performers, we ask that you observe the following guidelines
when attending a performance at the Broadway Center:
THEATER ETIQUETTE
• Performances start promptly at their scheduled time. Please allow plenty of time to park and find your seat.
• Late seating is not guaranteed and is at the discretion of the House Manager.
• If you must leave your seat during the performance, you may not be re-seated until an appropriate break in the performance.
To receive emergency messages, you may leave your name and seat number with the House Manager. PLEASE remember to silence all cell phone, tablet and electronic devices before entering the theater. Please have hearing aides tuned to no higher than 75% of the maximum volume.
ACCESSIBLE SEATING
The Broadway Center is ADA friendly, and we will do all we can to ensure you have a positive experience. For the best accessible options for you, please contact the Box Office.
ASSISTED LISTENING
Headsets are available for our patrons at no cost. A headset allows you to tune out little noises so you may listen to the performance without distraction. Please notify a member of the usher staff and one will be provided for you.
ATTIRE
A Broadway Center event is always an opportunity to dress up, but there is never a dress code. Attire usually varies from casual to formal wear. Many people are allergic to perfumes. Out of consideration for your fellow audience members, please use perfume or cologne in moderation before entering the theater.
BACKSTAGE
No guests are allowed backstage prior to, during, or after any performance without proper authorization and identification.
CAMERAS OR RECORDING DEVICES
Taking photographs or recording during a performance is not typically allowed and the experience of other patrons, as well as copyright restriction, should be considered. However, we do encourage you to take photos in the lobby or before the show to share your experience with friends and family.
CHILDREN
Should your child become restless during a performance, you may be asked to wait in the lobby. Children under 5 may not be admitted to some performances; however our family shows are structured for a younger audience and are enjoyable for the entire family.
A ticket is required for everyone regardless of age. When available, discounts are available for younger audience members. Please contact the Box Office at 253.591.5894 with any concerns.
CONCESSIONS
Beverages and assorted snacks may be available prior to the performance or during intermission. Refreshments are permitted in the theater lobby unless otherwise posted.
FIRE EXITS
Pantages Theater – Exits are located east and west of the auditorium on both orchestra and balcony levels.
Rialto Theater – Exits are located on both orchestra and balcony levels.
Theatre on the Square – Exits are located at the front entrance for the lower/main level and on the north side of the building on the upper level.
NO SMOKING
Smoking is allowed outdoors only at least 25-feet from the theater entrances and where receptacles are provided. Electronic smoking devices are not permitted.
PARKING
We encourage you to take advantage of various parking garages in the Theater District:
Park Plaza North Garage - 923 Commerce Street (located between 9th & 11th on Commerce Street)
Subway Lot – 916 Broadway Street (located across the street from the Pantages Theater and Theatre on the Square)
Both Park Plaza North and Subway Lot accept cash and credit/debit payments. Find the nearest kiosk and follow the on-screen prompts. For Park Plaza North, you’ll need to provide your license plate number. For the Subway Lot, you’ll need to provide your stall number.
Rialto Garage – 909 Market Street (Located just south of 9th on Market Street). The Rialto Garage accepts Cash ONLY. Place $5.00 in the corresponding stall number on the payment box.
NEW PARKING VALIDATION PROCESS. The blue validation tickets are no longer accepted as a form of parking validation. The new validation requires a coupon code to be entered at the pay kiosks for both Park Plaza North or Subway Lot.
Street parking is usually available throughout the Theater District. Electronic meters collect a fee for street parking from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. There is a two hour time limit at metered spaces. Saturday parking is $2.00 for all day parking. If you plan to park for more than two hours during the metered weekday period, please consider an off-street garage. Please be aware of signage, as these instructions are generalizations, and are subject to change or may not apply everywhere. Visit TacomaParking.com for more information.
RESTROOMS
Pantages Theater – Located on the lower lobby and balcony levels, women on 2nd floor and men on 3rd floor. ADA accessible restrooms are located on the balcony level and accessible by elevator.
Rialto Theater – Located on the main floor and balcony level. ADA accessible restrooms are located on the main floor.
Theatre on the Square – Located in the lobby near the front entrance.
TICKET INFORMATION
Box Office Hours
Monday – Friday 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Additionally, the Box Office is open two hours prior to most Broadway Center ticketed events. Please inquire with the Box Office directly regarding summer and holiday hours.
For more information about tickets or events at the Broadway Center, please contact the Box Office at 253.591.5894 or visit our website at BroadwayCenter.org.
DOWNTOWN TACOMA 940 BROADWAY / 253-272-3377
A Tacoma Original.
Tell your most precious story happily
forever after—in beautiful custom jewelry your
grandchildren will fight over.
Downtown’s favorite reteller for 75 years.
Untitled-2 1 8/9/16 1:41 PM