A Christmas Story, the Musical

Miss Saigon

Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella

The Band’s Visit

Hello, Dolly!

2018/2019 MonthlyMedia KitBE CENTER STAGE

PATRON PROFILEBlumenthal audiences are affluent, educated and cultured consumers. They are decision-makers with discretionary income and the ability to influence market trends. Our audiences take note of the businesses that support their interests.

The largest arts organization in the Carolinas, Blumenthal Performing Arts is a nonprofit multivenue performing arts complex. Comprising six state-of-the-art theaters along Charlotte’s “cultural mile,” it is nationally recognized as a top 10 Broadway market and is the largest performing arts center between Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Each season, patrons travel from Mecklenburg and 15 surrounding counties to experience one of the many performances that take place at Blumenthal Performing Arts.

ABOUT BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS

• 65 percent are female.

• 35 percent are male.

• Average age is 44.

• 78 percent are college graduates.

• 30 percent have advanced graduate degrees.

• Average income is $98,000.

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ON THE COVER: First column from the top, Colton Maurer as Ralphie and the Company of A Christmas Story, the Musical, photo by Gary Emord Netzley; Hello, Dolly! Original Broadway Company of the 2017 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival, photo by Julieta Cervantes; Rachel Prather, Etai Benson, Ari’el Stachel in The Band’s Visit, photo by Matt Murphy; and a scene from Miss Saigon. photo by Matthew Murphy. Second column from the top, Dear Evan Hansen; and Liam Mower as The Angel – Cinderella’s Fairy Godfather and Ashley Shaw as Cinderella, photo by Johan Persson..

MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION: 37,500+ (AVG)

Connect with more than 37,500 patrons during the season through your program ad. Members of the audience receive a copy of the program to review before the performance and during intermission. Your market-reach increases when audiences take their programs home as souvenirs to pass along to friends and family. Distribution includes PNC Broadway Lights, Broadway Extras, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Charlotte Ballet, Opera Carolina and many other performances in Blumenthal venues.

APPEARANCEPrograms feature four-color, high-gloss pages and attractive custom covers. Programs are 5.375 x 8.375 inches in size.

ONLINE PRESENCEThe PNC Broadway Lights and Broadway Extras programs are produced in digital format for the event pages of the Blumenthal websites and often distributed electronically to patrons prior to the performances.

CONTENTEach program is a must-read for audiences with customized pages providing detailed information specific to the performance. The program is the audience’s reference for key information including cast bios, show synopses, musical numbers and more. Editorial content on upcoming events and special features, as well as a listing of major donors, are also included.

2018/19 PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION: PNC BROADWAY LIGHTS

LOVE NEVER DIES – THE PHANTOM RETURNS Sept. 11-16, 2018 • Belk Theater

A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL Dec. 4-9, 2018 • Ovens Auditorium

MATTHEW BOURNE’S CINDERELLA Jan. 6-12, 2019 • Belk Theater

MISS SAIGON Feb. 19-24, 2019 • Belk Theater

DEAR EVAN HANSEN March 19-24, 2019 • Belk Theater

FALSETTOS June 25-30, 2019 • Knight Theater

HELLO, DOLLY! July 9-14, 2019 • Belk Theater

THE BAND’S VISIT Aug. 6-25, 2019 • Knight Theater

BROADWAY EXTRAS

POTTED POTTER Nov. 27-Dec. 2, 2018 • McGlohon Theater

ROCK OF AGES Dec. 27-31, 2018 • Belk Theater

THE LIGHTNING THIEF – THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL Jan. 15-20, 2019 • Knight Theater

TAP DOGS April 2-7, 2019 • Knight Theater

BAT OUT OF HELL May 28-June 9, 2019 • Belk Theater

CATS Aug. 13-18, 2019 • Belk Theater

RESIDENT ARTS GROUPSCharlotte SymphonyCharlotte BalletOpera Carolina

Performance schedules for our resident company arts groups can be found on their websites.

*Blumenthal reserves the right to add additional show programs throughout the season.

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ADVERTISING WITH USPRINT MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTSDIGITAL FILES: (preferred)

• Preferred file format: Adobe Acrobat PDF (CMYK, fonts embedded & print optimized).

• Accepted image formats: EPS, TIFF (Grayscale or CMYK & 300 DPI) or PDF (CMYK and print optimized).

• Fonts (Macintosh only): Supply all screen and printer fonts including fonts used in EPS and PDF files.

• Dimensions: Ads must be supplied at exact dimensions. Trim on bleed ads is 1/8” from header, footer, face. Live matter must be at least 1/4” from trim for bleed ads (if applicable). Final trim size of playbill is 5.375” wide x 8.375” tall.

• Accepted media: CD ROM/RW; DVD; or USB flash drive (media returned only on request).

• Proofs: Supply PDF file proof or laser hard copies with colors indicated and any special instructions (please print out at 100 percent).

ADVERTISING MATERIAL DELIVERYSENDING ART BY MAIL:

Spirit Square, Blumenthal Marketing DepartmentAttn: Mark Wallace345 N. College St., Charlotte, NC 28202

Please indicate on materials, advertiser name, contact information, ad size and month(s) running.

SENDING ART BY EMAIL:

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CONTACT INFORMATIONADVERTISING AVAILABILITY AND CONTRACTS:

Hila Johnson, advertising sales305-978-2922 or hjohnson@ncbpac.org

AD ART QUESTIONS AND DEADLINES: Mark Wallace, creative services and publications manager704-348-5824 or mwallace@ncbpac.org

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Size 1x 3x 6x 9xFull Page $2,173 $2,065 $1,844 $1,736Half Page $1,519 $1,411 $1,190 $1,082Quarter Page $1,025 $973 $917 $793

COVERSSize 1x 3x 6x 9xBack Cover $2,750 $2,596 $2,415 $2,215Inside Front Cover $2,549 $2,369 $2,194 $1,993Inside Back Cover $2,436 $2,261 $2,034 $1,880

Additional Options

Designated Placement .................................10 percent

Artwork Rotation ................................................... $200*rates are noncommissionable

For additional advertising opportunities, including tabling, ticket backs and ticket envelopes, call 305-978-2922. For corporate sponsorship opportunities to fit your demographic, call 704-379-1355.

MONTHLY DEADLINESpace reserved with signed contract on a first-received basis. Artwork due on the first of the month prior to the month the ad is running.

FULL PAGENo Bleed

4.875” x 7.875”

HALFPAGE

Vertical

2.375” x7.875” HALF PAGE

Horizontal4.875” x 3.875”

QUARTERPAGEVertical

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FULL PAGEBleed

With Bleed:5.625” x 8.625”

Trim Size:5.375” x 8.375”

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LOVE NEVER DIES – THE PHANTOM RETURNSSept. 11-16, 2018 • Belk TheaterThis story of boundless love, full of passion and drama, follows Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, one of the most successful musicals of all time, which has now been seen by more than 130 million people worldwide and is the winner of over 50 international awards. The ultimate love story continues in Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s spellbinding sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. The year is 1907. It is 10 years after his disappearance from the Paris Opera House and the Phantom has escaped to a new life in New York where he lives amongst the screaming joy rides and freak shows of Coney Island. In this new, electrically charged world, he has finally found a place for his music to soar, but he has never stopped yearning for his one true love and musical protégée, Christine Daaé.

A CHRISTMAS STORY, THE MUSICAL Dec.4-9, 2019 • Ovens AuditoriumFrom the songwriting team behind the smash hit Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen and the Academy Award-winning film La La Land, A Christmas Story, The Musical, brings the classic 1983 movie to hilarious life on stage! Set in 1940s Indiana, a young and bespectacled Ralphie Parker schemes his way toward the holiday gift of his dreams, an official Red Ryder® Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle. An infamous leg lamp, outrageous pink bunny pajamas, a maniacal department store Santa, and a triple-dog-dare to lick a freezing flagpole are just a few of the distractions that stand between Ralphie and his Christmas wish. It was nominated for three 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical!”

MATTHEW BOURNE’S CINDERELLA Jan. 6-12, 2019 • Belk Theater Following the dazzling adaptation of The Red Shoes in 2017, New Adventures return with one of their most popular and beloved productions, Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella — a thrilling twist on the classic fairy tale. Set in London during World War II, a chance meeting results in a magical night for Cinderella and her dashing RAF pilot, together just long enough to fall in love before being parted by the Blitz. Bourne’s vivid storytelling has never been more heart-stopping. With Lez Brotherston’s sumptuous Olivier Award-winning designs, lighting by Olivier Award-winning Neil Austin and video and projection designs by Duncan McLean, Cinderella will be performed in surround sound, designed by Paul Groothuis.

MISS SAIGON Feb. 19-24, 2019 • Belk Theater Experience the acclaimed new production of the legendary musical Miss Saigon, from the creators of Les Misérables. In the last days of the Vietnam War, 17-year-old Kim is forced to work in a bar run by a notorious character known as the Engineer. There she meets and falls in love with an American G.I. named Chris, but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For three years, Kim goes on an epic journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he’s fathered a son. This new production features stunning spectacle and a sensational cast of 42 performing the

soaring score featuring Broadway hits including “The Heat is On in Saigon,” “The Movie in My Mind,” and “Last Night of the World.”

DEAR EVAN HANSEN March 19-24, 2019 • Belk TheaterA letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he’s always wanted: a chance to finally fit in. Dear Evan Hansen is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it. Dear Evan Hansen features a book by Tony Award winner Steven Levenson, a score by Grammy®, Tony® and Academy Award® winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman), and direction by four-time Tony Award nominee Michael Greif (Rent, Next to Normal).

FALSETTOSJune 25-30, 2019 • Knight TheaterWilliam Finn and James Lapine’s groundbreaking, Tony Award- winning musical Falsettos returned to Broadway in an all new production from Lincoln Center Theater, and was nominated for five 2017 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical. Lapine returned to direct an extraordinary cast in a production that was seen on PBS stations nationwide.

HELLO, DOLLY!July 9-14, 2019 • Belk Theater Tony Award®-winning Broadway legend Betty Buckley stars in HELLO, DOLLY! – the universally acclaimed smash that NPR calls “the best show of the year!” Winner of four Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, director Jerry Zaks’ “gorgeous” new production (Vogue) is “making people crazy happy!” (The Washington Post). Breaking box office records week after week and receiving thunderous raves on Broadway, this HELLO, DOLLY! pays tribute to the original work of legendary director/choreographer Gower Champion – hailed both then and now as one of the greatest stagings in musical theater history. Rolling Stone calls it “a must-see event. A musical comedy dream. If you’re lucky enough to score a ticket, you’ll be seeing something historic. Wow, wow, wow, indeed!”

THE BAND’S VISITAug. 6-25, 2019 • Knight Theater The critically acclaimed new musical, The Band’s Visit, celebrates the deeply hu-man ways music, longing and laughter can connect us all. After a mix-up at the bor-der, an Egyptian Police Band is sent to a remote village in the middle of the Israeli desert. With no bus until morning and no hotel in sight, these unlikely travelers are taken in by the locals, and their lives become intertwined in the most unexpected ways. Based on the multiaward winning film, The Band’s Visit is brought to the stage by three-time Tony® nominee David Yazbek (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Full Monty), Drama Desk nominee Itamar Moses (Nobody Loves You, Fortress of Soli-tude) and acclaimed director David Cromer (Our Town, The House of Blue Leaves).

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CHRISTIAN BORLE, ANTHONY ROSENTHAL, and STEPHANIE J. BLOCK, from the Broadway Company. Photo by Joan Marcus.