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Side ShowSide Show
 
[Broadway, 2014]
Producer
FolliesFollies
 
[Broadway, 2011]
Producer
Master ClassMaster Class
 
[Broadway, 2011]
Presenter
RagtimeRagtime
 
[Broadway, 2009]
Producer
The Music Man
 
[Broadway, 2000]
Producer
Wrong Mountain
 
[Broadway, 2000]
Producer
Footloose
 
[Broadway, 1998]
Associate Producer
Golden Child
 
[Broadway, 1998]
Producer
Titanic
 
[Broadway, 1997]
Producer
The King and I
 
[Broadway, 1996]
Producer
A Midsummer Night's Dream
 
[Broadway, 1996]
Producer
The Kentucky Cycle
 
[Broadway, 1993]
Producer
The Who's Tommy
 
[Broadway, 1993]
Associate Producer
Guys and Dolls
 
[Broadway, 1992]
Producer
A Few Good Men
 
[Broadway, 1989]
Producer
Largely New York
 
[Broadway, 1989]
Producer
Ah, Wilderness!
 
[Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Long Day's Journey Into Night
 
[Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Mail
 
[Broadway, 1988]
Producer
Breaking the Code
 
[Broadway, 1987]
Producer
Sherlock's Last Case
 
[Broadway, 1987]
Producer
Les MiserablesLes Miserables
 
[Broadway, 1987]
Producer
Raggedy Ann
 
[Broadway, 1986]
Producer
Lillian
 
[Broadway, 1986]
Producer
Take Me Along
 
[Broadway, 1985]
Producer
Quilters
 
[Broadway, 1984]
Producer
End of the World
 
[Broadway, 1984]
Producer
The Golden Age
 
[Broadway, 1984]
Producer
Noises Off
 
[Broadway, 1983]
Producer
Dance a Little Closer
 
[Broadway, 1983]
Producer
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
 
[Broadway, 1983]
Producer
Show Boat
 
[Broadway, 1983]
Producer
On Your Toes
 
[Broadway, 1983]
Producer
Angels Fall
 
[Broadway, 1983]
Producer
Monday After the Miracle
 
[Broadway, 1982]
Producer
Ghosts
 
[Broadway, 1982]
Producer
Medea
 
[Broadway, 1982]
Producer
Little Johnny Jones
 
[Broadway, 1982]
Producer
Oh, Brother!
 
[Broadway, 1981]
Producer
Mixed Couples
 
[Broadway, 1980]
Producer
Charlie and Algernon
 
[Broadway, 1980]
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42nd Street
 
[Broadway, 1980]
Producer
West Side Story
 
[Broadway, 1980]
Producer
Watch on the Rhine
 
[Broadway, 1980]
Producer
Night and Day
 
[Broadway, 1979]
Producer
Wings
 
[Broadway, 1979]
Producer
First Monday in October
 
[Broadway, 1978]
Producer
Players
 
[Broadway, 1978]
Producer
Timbuktu!
 
[Broadway, 1978]
Producer
Do You Turn Somersaults?
 
[Broadway, 1978]
Producer
A Touch of the Poet
 
[Broadway, 1977]
Producer
The Merchant
 
[Broadway, 1977]
Producer
Annie
 
[Broadway, 1977]
Producer
Caesar and Cleopatra
 
[Broadway, 1977]
Producer
Dirty Linen & New-Found-Land
 
[Broadway, 1977]
Producer
Fiddler on the Roof
 
[Broadway, 1976]
Producer
Legend
 
[Broadway, 1976]
Producer
Home Sweet Homer
 
[Broadway, 1976]
Producer
The Misanthrope
 
[Broadway, 1975]
Producer
Sherlock Holmes
 
[Broadway, 1974]
Producer
Absurd Person Singular
 
[Broadway, 1974]
Producer
Jumpers
 
[Broadway, 1974]
Producer
Out Cry
 
[Broadway, 1973]
Producer
The Jockey Club Stakes
 
[Broadway, 1973]
Producer
The Country Girl
 
[Broadway, 1972]
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Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Revival of a Musical

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Follies

Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Revival of a Musical

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Follies

Tony Awards - 2010 - Best Revival of a Musical

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Ragtime

Tony Awards - 2000 - Best Revival of a Musical

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Music Man


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Tony Awards - 1997 - Best Musical

The John F. Kennedy Center, Titanic


winner
Tony Awards - 1996 - Best Revival of a Musical

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The King and I

Tony Awards - 1996 - Best Revival of a Play

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Tony Awards - 1994 - Best Play

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, The Kentucky Cycle


winner
Tony Awards - 1992 - Best Revival

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Guys and Dolls

Tony Awards - 1985 - Best Musical

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Quilters

Tony Awards - 1980 - Best Revival

The John F. Kennedy Center, West Side Story

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Kevin Del Aguila, Isabelle McCalla, Javier Muñoz & More Join SCHMIGADOON World Premi Photo
Kevin Del Aguila, Isabelle McCalla, Javier Muñoz & More Join SCHMIGADOON World Premiere

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has revealed the complete cast and creative team for the world premiere Broadway Center Stage production of Schmigadoon! based on the Emmy Award–winning Apple Original series. Learn more!
Conan O’Brien to Receive the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Photo
Conan O’Brien to Receive the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will present the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Conan O’Brien on March 23, 2025, in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
CHICAGO Comes to NJPAC Photo
CHICAGO Comes to NJPAC

Multi-Grammy award winning band and Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago announced that they will be performing at Newark’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
Legendary Band Chicago Comes To NJPAC This July Photo
Legendary Band Chicago Comes To NJPAC This July

Multi-Grammy award winning band and Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago have announced that they will be performing in Newark at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Friday, July 25, 2025 at 8:00 P.M. 
Legendary Band Chicago Announces Tour Date At Fox Cities P.A.C. Photo
Legendary Band Chicago Announces Tour Date At Fox Cities P.A.C.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center has announced multi-Grammy award winning band and Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago will perform on Friday, June 20, 2025.
Classic Rock Icons CHICAGO Announced At Miller Auditorium Photo
Classic Rock Icons CHICAGO Announced At Miller Auditorium

Multi-Grammy award winning band and Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame inductees Chicago will be performing in Kalamazoo at Miller Auditorium on June 24. Tickets will go on sale on Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. 
The New York Pops Presents LET'S MISBEHAVE: THE SONGS OF COLE PORTER At Carnegie Hall Photo
The New York Pops Presents LET'S MISBEHAVE: THE SONGS OF COLE PORTER At Carnegie Hall

The New York Pops continues its 24-25 season with Let's Misbehave: The Songs of Cole Porter on Friday, February 7, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall.
Judith Clurman Conducts HOLIDAY JOY With Essential Voices USA Photo
Judith Clurman Conducts HOLIDAY JOY With Essential Voices USA

Judith Clurman will conduct HOLIDAY JOY with her ensemble, ESSENTIAL VOICES USA, featuring a selection of seasonal music. The performance promises a festive celebration of holiday classics.
Martha Graham Dance Company To Present A Preview Of Lloyd Knight's THE DRAMA Photo
Martha Graham Dance Company To Present A Preview Of Lloyd Knight's THE DRAMA

Martha Graham Dance Company will showcase a preview of Lloyd Knight's new work, THE DRAMA, on December 13-14, 2024.
Theatre For Young Audiences/usa Announces 2025 TYA/USA NATIONAL FESTIVAL & CONFERENC Photo
Theatre For Young Audiences/usa Announces 2025 TYA/USA NATIONAL FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE

Theatre for Young Audiences USA (TYA/USA), in collaboration with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, has announced the 2025 TYA/USA National Festival & Conference: BLOOM, taking place on May 6th-8th, 2025, in Washington,D.C.
Renée Fleming Named As 2025 Cincinnati May Festival Director Photo
Renée Fleming Named As 2025 Cincinnati May Festival Director

Renée Fleming has been named as the 2025 Festival Director for the Cincinnati May Festival, bringing her expertise to the renowned choral event.
Classic Band CHICAGO Comes To Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall Photo
Classic Band CHICAGO Comes To Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall

Legendary band CHICAGO will perform in Fort Myers on January 30, 2025. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 25, 2024, at 10am.
Max von Essen To Perform With The New York Pops At Carnegie Hall In November Photo
Max von Essen To Perform With The New York Pops At Carnegie Hall In November

Max von Essen will perform with The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall on November 15, 2024. The concert will feature a selection of Broadway hits and classic tunes, showcasing von Essen's vocal talents.
Alonzo King LINES Ballet To Be Featured on PBS' NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER Photo
Alonzo King LINES Ballet To Be Featured on PBS' NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER

Alonzo King LINES Ballet, renowned for pushing the boundaries of contemporary ballet, will take center stage in the upcoming episode of PBS’s acclaimed series NEXT at the Kennedy Center. Airing on Friday, October 18, the episode showcases the company’s performance of Alonzo King’s Deep River, captured live at the Kennedy Center. 
Videos You Missed This Week: TAMMY FAYE, LEFT ON TENTH, and More Photo
Videos You Missed This Week: TAMMY FAYE, LEFT ON TENTH, and More

Catch up on all the latest from the week ending October 11, 2024 with videos from Left on Tenth, McNeal, and more!
Video: Meet the Cast of Kennedy Center's 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Photo
Video: Meet the Cast of Kennedy Center's 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE

Can YOU spell the word that stumped Richard? Watch in this video to find out and catch sneak peeks of the title song, 'Magic Foot', and 'Prayer of the Comfort Counselor' in a preview of the Kennedy Center's production of the 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE.
MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY to be Presented at TheatreWorks Photo
MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY to be Presented at TheatreWorks

TheatreWorks will present MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY, a holiday play set to run in December. Experience a festive continuation of Jane Austen's beloved characters in this seasonal production. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Photos: Kennedy Center's 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE in Rehearsal Photo
Photos: Kennedy Center's 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE in Rehearsal

Earlier this week, the cast of William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presented a special sneak peek at the production in the rehearsal room. Check out photos below!
Videos You Missed This Week: TEETH, SPELLING BEE, YELLOW FACE, and More Photo
Videos You Missed This Week: TEETH, SPELLING BEE, YELLOW FACE, and More

Catch up on all the latest from the week ending October 4, 2024 with videos from Sunset Boulevard, Teeth, Yellow Face, and more!
Video: Kennedy Center's 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Preview Photo
Video: Kennedy Center's 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE Preview

It's a marvelous memory if you win the spelling bee. It's also a marvelous memory if you see the Spelling Bee! Up next at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Watch clips of three songs in rehearsals in this video!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts been nominated for?

Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Follies, Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Follies, Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Ragtime, Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Music Man, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Titanic, Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The King and I, Best Revival of a Play (Tony Awards) for A Midsummer Night's Dream, Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Kentucky Cycle, Best Revival (Tony Awards) for Guys and Dolls, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Quilters and Best Revival (Tony Awards) for West Side Story.

What awards has The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts won?

Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Titanic; Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The King and I; Best Revival (Tony Awards) for Guys and Dolls.

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