Bob Dylan, NEWSIES, Ira Glass, Neil deGrasse Tyson and More Set for The Kimmel Center's 2014-15 Season
By: BWW News Desk Sep. 09, 2014
The Kimmel Center kicks off its 2014-2015 season this week with more than 100 new shows on sale to the public for the first time, including multi-Grammy winner and Songwriters Hall of Famer Bob Dylan (Nov. 21-23), Broadway's Tony-Winning hit Newsies (Oct. 28-Nov. 2), award winning NPR radio host Ira Glass (Nov. 12), Puerto Rican super group, Calle 13 (Sept. 27), and Emmy winning astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson (Feb. 25).
"We are proud to kick off the season with an amazing lineup!" said Kimmel Center President and CEO, Anne Ewers. "This season's calendar is bursting at the seams with talent all across the Kimmel Center's campus."
The season kicks off the weekend of September 12 -13 with the return of trans-Atlantic progressive rock band King Crimson. Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia celebrates their 50th anniversary with pianist Di Wu Plays Mendelssohn (Sept. 14-15) and Opera Philadelphia's 40th anniversary season opens with Rossini's The Barber of Seville (Sept. 26-Oct. 5). The Philadelphia Orchestra's opening concerts, Season Begins (Sept. 26-28), feature Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and piano superstar Lang Lang. Other highlights include the legendary Neil Young (Oct. 8-9), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honoree Jackson Browne (Oct. 10), an intimate acoustic performance by Brandi Carlile (Oct. 4),Press Play: The Directorial Debut of Ángel Corella with the Pennsylvania Ballet (Oct. 16-26), The Philly Pops' Era of ABBA (Oct. 17-19), and the premiere of John Mellencamp and Stephen King's Ghost Brothers of Darkland County (Nov. 13).
Single tickets are available and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at kimmelcenter.org, at the Kimmel Center box office, Broad & Spruce Streets (open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). Single tickets are now on sale for the national premiere in Philadelphia of Newsies (Oct. 8- Nov.2). Cinderella (Nov. 25-30), Stomp (Dec. 26-30) and The Illusionists (Feb. 24-Mar. 1) will go on sale to the general public on September 12. Bob Dylan and His Band (Nov. 21-23) goes on sale September 8. Stay connected to kimmelcenter.org for up-to-date calendar information about megastar performances this season.
Below are 2015 Campus Performance Calendar highlights including Verizon Hall, Perelman Theater, SEI Innovation Studio, Academy of Music, and Merriam Theater programs:
King Crimson
Presented by the Kimmel Center, Larry Magid Entertainment & BRE Presents
Sep 12 - 13, 2014
DI WU PLAYS MENDELSSOHN
Presented by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
Sep 14 - 15, 2014
The Second Annual
International Peace Day Concert
A World of Talent, United for Peace
Presented by Harmony for Peace
Sep 20, 2014
XPN Welcomes
TWEEDY
Presented by the Kimmel Center and Live Nation
Sep 21, 2014
Season Begins
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Lang Lang
Presented by The Philadelphia Orchestra
Sep 26 - 28, 2014
Rossini
The Barber of Seville
Presented by Opera Philadelphia
Sep 26 - Oct 05, 2014
Calle 13
MultiViral Tour
Presented by the Kimmel Center and AfroTaino Productions
Philly ¡En Vivo! concert series
Sep 27, 2014
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned
Presented by Peachez, Inc .
Sep 30 - Oct 05, 2014
XPN Welcomes
Brandi Carlile
Pin Drop Tour
Presented by the Kimmel Center and AEG Live
Oct 04, 2014
Passion World
Presented by the Kimmel Center
Oct 05, 2014
Nick Swardson
Presented by the Kimmel Center and Live Nation
Oct 07, 2014
Presented by the Kimmel Center and Live Nation
Oct 08 & 09, 2014
Jackson Browne and His Band
Presented by the Kimmel Center and Larry Magid Entertainment
Oct 10, 2014
Presented by the Kimmel Center and Live Nation
Oct 11, 2014
11th Annual
Hispanic Choice Awards
Sponsored by State Farm Insurance
Oct 11, 2014
and Raining Jane
Presented by the Kimmel Center and Live Nation
Oct 12, 2014
Presented by the Kimmel Center and WHYY
Oct 14, 2014
Fall Series: The Directorial Debut of Ángel Corella
Presented by Pennsylvania Ballet
Oct 16 - 26, 2014
The Art of the Pipe Organ
Presented by The Philadelphia Orchestra
Oct 16 - Nov 08, 2014
Era of ABBA
Presented by The Philly Pops
Oct 17 - 19, 2014
Baroque Concerti with Hai-Ye Ni
Presented by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
Oct 19 - 20, 2014
A Spiritual Journey: Music from the
Underground Railroad
Presented by the Kimmel Center
Oct 24, 2014
Curtis Symphony Orchestra
Mark Russell Smith, conductor ('87)
Presented by Curtis Institute of Music
Oct 26, 2014
Keyboard Conversations®
Gershwin and Friends
Presented by Jeffrey Siegel
Oct 27, 2014
Disney's Newsies
Part of 14/15 Broadway Philadelphia Season
Oct 28 - Nov 02, 2014
Yefim Bronfman, Piano
Presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Oct 31, 2014
Los Lobos
La Pistola Tour
presented by the Kimmel Center
Nov 02, 2014
Under the Streetlamp
Featuring Gentleman's Rule
Presented by the Kimmel Center
Nov 05, 2014
So You Think You Can Dance 2014
Presented by the Kimmel Center and AEG Live
Nov 07, 2014
National Acrobats
of the People's Republic of China
Presented by the Kimmel Center
Nov 08, 2014
It Gets Better
Presented by the Kimmel Center
Nov 08, 2014
Alton Brown LIVE
The Edible Inevitable Tour
Presented by the Kimmel Center
Nov 08, 2014
Spotlight on Kozasa
Presented by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
Nov 09 - 10, 2014
Ghost Brothers of
Darkland County
Presented by the Kimmel Center and AEG Live
Nov 13, 2014
André Watts Plays Beethoven
Jakub Hr?ša and André Watts
Presented by The Philadelphia Orchestra
Nov 13 - 15, 2014
Quatuor Ebène
Presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Nov 14, 2014
Reinventing Radio: An Evening With
Presented by the Kimmel Center
Nov 15, 2014
and His Band
Presented by the Kimmel Center and Larry Magid Entertainment
Nov 21 - 23, 2014
Vienna Magic
Presented by Vox Ama Deus
Nov 21, 2014
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman
Mythbusters®:
Behind the Myths Tour
Presented by the Kimmel Center
Nov 22, 2014
Rodgers + Hammerstein's
Cinderella
Part of 14/15 Broadway Philadelphia Season
Nov 25 - 30, 2014
Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia
Bringin' In the Season
Special Guest Freddy Cole
Presented by the Kimmel Center
Dec 03, 2014
Perelman Theater
Christmas Spectacular
Presented by The Philly Pops
Dec 05 - 20, 2014
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™
Presented by Pennsylvania Ballet
Dec 06 - 31, 2014
Risky Business
Presented by PHILADANCO
Dec 12 - 14, 2014
A Soulful Christmas
Presented by the Kimmel Center
Dec 16, 2014
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Presented by the Kimmel Center
Dec 21, 2014
STOMP
Part of 14/15 Broadway Philadelphia Season
Dec 26 - 30, 2014
Salute to Vienna
New Year's Concert
Featuring the Philly POPS
Presented by Salute to Vienna
Dec 28, 2014
About the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Located in the heart of Center City, Philadelphia, The Kimmel Center's mission is to operate a world-class performing arts center that engages and serves a broad audience through diverse programming, arts education, and community outreach. The Kimmel Center campus is comprised of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (Verizon Hall, Perelman Theater, SEI Innovation Studio, and the Merck Arts Education Center), the Academy of Music (owned by the Philadelphia Orchestra Association), and the University of the Arts Merriam Theater. American Airlines is the official airline of Broadway Philadelphia. For additional information, visit kimmelcenter.org.
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