Providence Performing Arts Center Announces 2014/2015 Annual Gala: JAY LENO LIVE!

J.L. "Lynn" Singleton, President of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), is pleased to announce that acclaimed TV late night show host JAY LENO will perform at the 2014/2015 PPAC Gala on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 7:30P.

The PPAC Gala is a black-tie optional event. Gala tickets include prime seating to the performance, post-show party at PPAC, and parking. Gala tickets are tax-deductible to the extent provided by the law. Reserve your PPAC Gala tickets NOW by emailing Donna Santos at dsantos@ppacri.org

The Jay Leno Live! PPAC Annual Gala Title Sponsors are Marcum LLP, Nortek, Inc., The Providence Journal, and the Taco/White Family Foundation.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 10A at the PPAC Box Office, online at www.ppacri.org and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). The PPAC Box Office is located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence. Box Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 10A to 5P;Saturday, 10A to 2P; and through curtain time(s) on performance days.

Tickets for Jay Leno's show are $125 - $45 (these are not Gala tickets); all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge and are subject to change without notice. Individual Gala tickets may be purchased for $300.

Jay Leno's late night television ratings domination included more than two decades of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," winning every consecutive quarter of his hosting over the past 19 years. After resuming hosting the 11:35 PM program following a one-time brief interruption of these duties, Leno once again took the show to the top, leading all of the ensuing quarters handily for another three years. Under his helm, the show was honored by the Television Academy with an Emmy for "Outstanding Comedy, Variety or Music Series." "The Tonight Show" has also taken home the trophy for "Favorite Late Night Show" in the annualTV Guide Awards determined by voting viewers, and Jay was recently installed in the Television Academy's Broadcast Hall of Fame.

As if night-time dominance were not enough, Leno has also succeeded in the newest entertainment arena. "Jay Leno's Garage" - at www.jaylenosgarage.com - has gained an international following on the Web, not to mention an Emmy Award and two additional nominations for Outstanding Special Class-Short-Format Nonfiction Programs. Leno produces the NBC creation with Robert Angelo.

Leno, himself, is the recipient of the People's Choice Award and other honors, including the Harris Poll selection as most popular star on television. Other personal highlights include the Hasty Pudding Award at Harvard University, an honor whose sole prior comedy/talk host recipient was Johnny Carson; receiving a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, and being the first person to drive the pace car of all major NASCAR events.

Having passed the torch of Tonight Show succession to Jimmy Fallon, Jay is only getting busier. He has increased his customary busy schedule of comedy performances in top venues around the United States and occasionally abroad; he continues his web venture relating to his passion for automobiles and is in consideration of the many other applications of his time and talents which have been offered or which he is personally evolving.