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Premiere of Can You Hear God Crying? Rescheduled to 2012 Opening Weekend at the Kimmel Center for the Performing ArtsFEBRUARY 2, 2012
Grammy Award Winning Broadway Smash Hit WEST SIDE STORY Is Coming to Philadelphia at Academy of Music, March 27 – April 8
FEBRUARY 2, 2012
Terell Stafford Quintet Pays Tribute to Lee Morgan in the Kimmel Center’s Jazz Up Close Series, Feb. 25
FEBRUARY 1, 2012
FEIST Announces Spring 2012 North American Tour with Philadelphia Performance at Academy of Music, May 8
FEBRUARY 1, 2012
Music Director Alan Gilbert Makes First Philadelphia Appearance Leading New York Philharmonic and Joyce DiDonato, Feb. 24
JANUARY 31, 2012
William Shatner’s One Man Show SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT Beams into Philadelphia March 13
JANUARY 31, 2012
America’s Romantic Piano Sensation JIM BRICKMAN Plays An Evening of Romance, Feb. 18
JANUARY 24, 2012
Tony Award Winner and Smash Hit FELA! is Coming to Philadelphia at the Academy of Music, March 20-25
JANUARY 24, 2012
WYNTON MARSALIS Performs The Ballad of the American Arts in Philadelphia Honoring Jazz Appreciation Month, April 3
JANUARY 24, 2012
RAIN - A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES Returns to Philadelphia! Opens at Academy of Music, Jan. 31-Feb. 5
JANUARY 5, 2012
Legendary Pianist and Composer CHUCHO VALDES Embarks on Chucho’s Steps 2012 Tour with Philadelphia Performance Jan. 26
DECEMBER 28, 2011
Radio Icon JERRY BLAVAT 10TH ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA with Star Studded Rock and Roll Line-Up, Jan. 28
DECEMBER 22, 2011
January Classical Offerings: Organ Recitalist JEREMY FILSELL Kimmel Center Debut, Jan. 21, Keyboard Conversations w. JEFFREY SIEGEL Romantic Music of Liszt, Jan. 8
DECEMBER 21, 2011
Nickelodeon’s THE FRESH BEAT BAND Hits the Road On Their First-Ever Nationwide Concert Tour With Stop in Philadelphia on April 4!
DECEMBER 20, 2011
An Evening with YANNI 2012 Concert Tour at Academy of Music, June 30 and July 1
DECEMBER 16, 2011
The Kimmel Center Rings in the New Year with 2012 NEW YEAR’S DAY CELEBRATION!
DECEMBER 16, 2011
Four-Time Tony® Award Winner MEMPHIS Is Coming To Philadelphia, Jan. 17 – 22 at Academy of Music!
DECEMBER 7, 2011
STEPHANIE MILLER Bringing Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour to Philadelphia, Feb. 4
DECEMBER 6, 2011
FREE AT THE KIMMEL SERIES Celebrates the Kimmel Center’s 10th Anniversary, Dec. 17 to Jan. 1
DECEMBER 2, 2011
We’re Not In Kansas Anymore…THE WIZARD OF OZ Travels Over the Rainbow to Philadelphia!
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Announces Two New Board Members
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
Kimmel Center Jazz Up Close Series Continues with BENNY GOLSON Tribute, Dec. 3
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
Casting Announced For Tony, Grammy And Olivier Award-Winning Best Musical JERSEY BOYS in Philadelphia, Dec. 6-Jan. 14
NOVEMBER 16, 2011
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Completes $1.3 Million Acoustic Work in Verizon Hall
NOVEMBER 16, 2011
A Family Tradition Continues! MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER Will Perform at the Academy of Music, Dec. 3
NOVEMBER 15, 2011
The Smash Broadway Revival Of H A I R Comes to the Academy of Music, Jan. 3 – 8
NOVEMBER 12, 2011
Classical Music Superstar Violinist ITZHAK PERLMAN Performs Recital with Pianist Rohan de Silva, Dec. 6
NOVEMBER 10, 2011
Inaugural U.S. Tour of THE NATIONAL ACROBATS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA in Philadelphia, Nov. 20
OCTOBER 21, 2011
SIR JOHN ELIOT GARDINER Leads Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique through All-Beethoven program Kicking Off Great Orchestras Series, Nov. 15
OCTOBER 20, 2011
MARILYN KEISER Kicks Off The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Series for Kimmel Center’s 10th Anniversary Season, Nov. 5
OCTOBER 19, 2011
TONY BENNETT Performs New Works from Chart Topping Album, Duets II, with Special Guest Daughter Antonia Bennett at Academy of Music, Nov. 4
OCTOBER 18, 2011
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Announces Season-Long 10TH ANNIVERSARY LIGHTS UP ON HOME CELEBRATION, October 2011-June 2012
OCTOBER 14, 2011
World Renown Chefs ANTHONY BOURDAIN and ERIC RIPERT Share Candid Kitchen Conversations on Stage at the Merriam Theater, Nov. 2
OCTOBER 7, 2011
PHILADANCO Performs an Evening of Works, For Your Pleasure, including Philadelphia Premiere of Hope Boykin’s Watching Go By, the day, Nov. 4 - 6
OCTOBER 7, 2011
DRUMLINE LIVE Kicks Off U.S. Tour of American Marching Band Experience in Philadelphia, Oct. 25-26
OCTOBER 3, 2011
Kimmel Center Strike Statement
OCTOBER 1, 2011
Humorist Writer DAVID SEDARIS Shares an Evening of Storytelling at the Merriam Theater, Oct. 15
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
The 2009 Tony Award-Winning BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Electrifies Philadelphia at Academy of Music, Nov. 16 – 27
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW is coming to Philadelphia at Merriam Theater, Nov. 5 & 6
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
Jeffrey Siegel’s KEYBOARD CONVERSATIONS® Series Begins with A Beethoven Bonanza! on Oct. 10
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
Tickets Now On Sale For Return Engagement of Tony, Grammy And Olivier Award-Winning Best Musical JERSEY BOYS at Forrest Theatre, Dec. 6-Jan. 14
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
Five-Time 2009 Tony Award Nominated Smash-Hit Musical ROCK OF AGES National Tour, Oct. 18-23
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
Kimmel Center’s 10th Anniversary October Jazz Line-Up: HERBIE HANCOCK, Oct. 8, ESPERANZA SPALDING, Oct. 14, and Philly Natives THE HEATH BROTHERS, Oct. 15
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
Kimmel Center Kicks off 10th Anniversary Season with Performances by k.d. lang and AUDRA MCDONALD, Sept. 29 and Oct. 1
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
Noel Gallagher's HIGH FLYING BIRDS Debut North American Tour Performance in Philadelphia, Nov. 11
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE for Kimmel Center 10th Anniversary Season and Select Broadway Shows, Tuesday, September 6
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
JERRY SEINFELD Returns to the Stage with 2012 Live In Concert Tour Date at the Academy Of Music, Jan. 14
AUGUST 23, 2011
Philly Native Singer Songwriter AMOS LEE Debut Performance at the Academy of Music, Nov 5
AUGUST 8, 2011
Independent Economic Impact Study Reveals Significant Benefit To City And State From First PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
AUGUST 3, 2011
TORI AMOS Night of Hunters Tour Philadelphia Performance at the Academy of Music, Dec 1
JULY 26, 2011
BROADWAY DREAMS FOUNDATION Returns to the Kimmel Center, August 1-7
JULY 21, 2011
Newly Confirmed Artists for Citibank SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION, June 18
JUNE 13, 2011
THE NATIONAL with YO LA TENGO & WYE OAK to play the Academy of Music Two Nights, September 7-8
JUNE 10, 2011
Citibank SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION Kicks off Summer Season with 14 Hours of Non Stop Entertainment at the Kimmel Center, June 18
JUNE 1, 2011
Inaugural Phila International Festival Of The Arts A Standout Success For City And Arts Community
MAY 23, 2011
Tony Award Winning NEXT TO NORMAL Makes Philadelphia Premiere at Academy of Music, June 21-26
MAY 10, 2011
Kimmel Center Announces 10th ANNIVERSARY 2011/12 SUBSCRIPTION SEASON
MAY 9, 2011
Tickets Go on Sale for PAUL SIMON and ALISON KRAUSS & UNION STATION Summer Concerts on Friday, April 29!
APRIL 28, 2011
MACEO PARKER Funk Night – A Celebration of Soul, Funk, Jazz, Hip-Hop at the Merriam Theater, May 14
APRIL 28, 2011
Celebrate Mother’s Day Weekend with Philadanco Spring Concert and Jerry Blavat Mother’s Day Musical Spectacular, May 6-8
APRIL 21, 2011
Danza Contemporánea de Cuba Debuts in Philadelphia at The Merriam Theater as Part of First U.S. East Coast Tour, May 24-25
APRIL 21, 2011
Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts Takes to the Streets with the PIFA Street Fair, April 30
APRIL 18, 2011
Countdown to PIFA Begins with Opening Night April 7 at the Kimmel Center!
APRIL 5, 2011
PIFA Intersects World, Pop, Jazz, Dance and Theater at the Kimmel Center, April 7 to May 1
MARCH 31, 2011
Kimmel Center Plaza Becomes Parisian Streetscape During PIFA with FREE Live Entertainment, April 7 – May 1
MARCH 31, 2011
PIFA Gathers Momentum with Classical and Not So Classical Music Offerings at the Kimmel Center, April 7 to May 1
MARCH 16, 2011
The Decemberists Perform in Philadelphia in Support of New Album, The King is Dead, at the Academy of Music, June 15
MARCH 9, 2011
Kashu-juku Noh Theater Presents Traditional Japanese Performance at the Kimmel Center, March 21
MARCH 8, 2011
The Curtis Opera Theatre Performs JANÁČEK’S “CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN,” March 16, 18, & 20
MARCH 4, 2011
The Kimmel Center & The Shubert Organization Announce New 2011-2012 Broadway Season
FEBRUARY 25, 2011
The Tastes and Styles of Paris in Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, April 7-May 1
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
Casting Announced for MARY POPPINS at the Academy of Music, March 23-April 17
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
Organist Joan Lippincott’s Debut Performance on the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ. Bach and Mozart Program at the Kimmel Center, Feb. 26
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Celebrates 50 Years of Revelations at Academy of Music, Feb. 26-27
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
London Symphony Orchestra Makes Kimmel Center Debut with Conductor Valery Gergiev, Feb. 22
FEBRUARY 1, 2011
Jeffrey Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations® Series Continues with Three Great B’s –Bach, Beethoven and...Barber! Program at Kimmel Center, Feb. 7
JANUARY 21, 2011
Tap Dancing Percussive Star Savion Glover Performs SoLo in TiME at the Kimmel Center, Feb. 13
JANUARY 18, 2011
Bring Spring A Little Closer! Special Ticket Packages to the Upcoming Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts Now Available!
JANUARY 11, 2011
Wolfgang Puck Catering Brings the Culinary Arts to Philadelphia and Partners with the Kimmel Center
JANUARY 10, 2011
Tickets for STOMP Now on Sale, Feb. 15 – 20 at Merriam Theater
JANUARY 7, 2011
The Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts Goes Live With Several Interactive Social Media Platforms
JANUARY 7, 2011
Argentine Dance Troupe Tango Fire Performs Philadelphia Premiere of Tango Inferno at the Merriam Theater, Jan. 30
JANUARY 6, 2011
Radio Personality Jerry Blavat Kicks Off the New Year with Sounds Spectacular Reunion at the Kimmel Center
JANUARY 3, 2011
Philly Native Singer-Songwriter AMOS LEE Performs at the Merriam Theater in Support of 2011 Album Release of Mission Bell, April 5
DECEMBER 21, 2010
The Kimmel Center Rings in the New Year with 2011 New Year’s Day Celebration!
DECEMBER 16, 2010
Kimmel Center Appoints Thor Steingraber as Vice President of Institutional Strategy & Planning and Larae Junior as Vice President of Sales & Marketing
DECEMBER 16, 2010
Marvin Hamlisch and Michael Feinstein Perform the Great American Songbook at the Kimmel Center, Dec 26
DECEMBER 10, 2010
IN THE HEIGHTS Comes to Philadelphia! Jan. 18 – 23 at Academy of Music
DECEMBER 9, 2010
Kimmel Center Board of Directors Welcomes Four New Members
DECEMBER 7, 2010
Tickets for MARY POPPINS Now on Sale, March 23 – April 17 at Academy of Music
DECEMBER 6, 2010
An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt at Merriam Theater, Jan 20
NOVEMBER 29, 2010
PHILADANCO Celebrates Choreographer Danny Ezralow with a Performance of Xmas Philes and Other Works at the Kimmel Center, Dec. 10 - 12
NOVEMBER 18, 2010
Direct From the Heart of Broadway! Comedy Musical Hit Jake Ehrenreich's A JEW GROWS IN BROOKLYN at the Kimmel Center Dec. 23 to Dec. 28
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
FREE Holiday Performances at the Kimmel Center, Nov. to Dec.
NOVEMBER 16, 2010
BLUE MAN GROUP Theatrical Tour to Visit Merriam Theater in Philadelphia, Dec. 22 to Jan. 2
NOVEMBER 12, 2010
VIENNA BOYS CHOIR Performs Holiday Classics and Music From Around the World at the Kimmel Center, Dec. 3
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
GERI ALLEN QUARTET Continues Jazz Up Close Series Celebration of Thelonious Monk at the Kimmel Center, Dec. 4
NOVEMBER 11, 2010
Philadelphia Says Bonjour, And Bienvenue (Welcome), Paris! Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, April 7 to May 1
NOVEMBER 10, 2010
PARENTING 101 The Musical Returns to Kimmel Center, Dec. 9 - March 6
NOVEMBER 9, 2010
25th Anniversary LES MISÉRABLES Tickets Now On Sale, Jan. 4 – 15
NOVEMBER 8, 2010