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Curtain Call 2014 Broadway Bound! Features Broadway Star
Vivian Reed
benefiting Dallas Summer Musicals and their Education and
Outreach Programs
Slated
for Friday, May 2nd, Curtain Call Broadway Bound!
will take place at the Music Hall at Fair Park, chaired by
Holly and Brad Reeves with honorary chairs Paddy and Barry
Epstein. As DSM’s premier fundraiser of the year, Curtain
Call is an exciting evening of gourmet delights, inspiration
and entertainment!
The
evening begins as patrons and sponsors enter the Music Hall
strolling along the red carpet and are greeted with fanciful
and over-the-top decorations corresponding with the event’s
theme. Guests enjoy the VIP cocktail reception and silent
auction followed by a gourmet seated dinner prepared by M
Dining at the Music Hall’s executive chef, Eric Shelton.
Following
dinner, everyone enters the theatre for a live auction and
private concert featuring award winning Broadway performer
Vivian Reed and performances from the 3rd Annual High School
Musical Theatre Award winners Best Actor and Best Actress
before they begin their journey to New York and the national
competition, the Jimmy Nederlander Awards. The show also
features the Best Musical Award winners, all in
musical vignettes arranged by Michael Moricz and
choreographed by Michael Tapley, two of Broadway’s best!
Join us for a spectacular performance by the future stars of
Broadway!
Proceeds
support Dallas Summer Musicals' mission to bring the Best of
Broadway to Dallas and provide for children's education and
outreach programs. Sponsors’
support will
bring the magic of musical theater to so many children who
otherwise would never experience it — magic created through
programs such as DSM
High School Musical Theatre Awards, Seats for
Kids, DSM
Academy of Performing Arts, Kid’s
Club andStage
Right.
Dallas
Summer Musicals season sponsors are American Airlines,
Dallas Morning News, WFAA Channel 8 and Texas Instruments. DSM
Season partners are The Original Cupcakery and The Frontiers
of Flight Museum.
Curtain
Call sponsors are Modern Luxury Dallas, Park
Cities News/The Waters Family; Kick-Off party sponsor, SĒR
Steak + Spirits; Invitations sponsor, Dallas Southwest
Osteopathic Physicians.
Sponsorships
and underwriting available starting at $2,500. Individual
gala event tickets are $350 each and include all event
benefits: Cocktail reception, gourmet dinner and concert. An
Entertainment ticket is available for $50 for the concert
only, including balcony seating and two drink tickets. All
Curtain Call underwriting opportunities and benefits are
available through the web site at: www.curtaincallgala.org
For
additional information, contact the
Development Office at
DSM,
214-413-3957 and
email at curtaincall@dallassummermusicals.org
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About Dallas Summer Musicals
Dallas Summer Musicals (DSM) is the
preeminent nonprofit presenter of Broadway theatre in North
Texas. DSM produces, presents and promotes excellence in
live musical theatre with year-round performances for
diverse audiences of all ages, impacting the lives of
children and families through community outreach and
education and enriching the cultural landscape of
Dallas/Fort Worth, North Texas and the Southwest Region.
Visit the website at www.dallassummermusicals.org
· DSM
High School Musical Theatre Awards:
Patterned after Broadway’s Tony Awards®,
the event celebrates the power of the Arts to significantly
improve all areas of education. Show business veterans and
community celebrities come together to spotlight the
achievements of high school students and their school’s
musical theatre programs. DSM awards scholarships to a
number of outstanding and deserving participants. Students
are nominated by their teachers and judged by a separate
scholarship committee.
· DSM
Academy of Performing Arts:
The first component of Dallas Summer
Musicals’ outreach initiatives, DSM Academy of Performing
Arts, extends the legacy of former DSM Managing Director Tom
Hughes’ vision, to create the broadest possible avenue for
dramatic expression within our community. In
1999, the DSM Academy of Performing Arts was established to
provide training for students ages 7 – adult, as well as
continuing education for adults in theater arts. Professional
instruction helps students integrate the disciplines of
singing, dancing, and acting into the unique genre of
musical theater. To
ensure access and availability, the school offers limited
scholarships to promising students with limited financial
resources. Instruction includes classes, workshops and
performance. When possible, workshops are provided by cast
members of productions playing at Dallas Summer Musicals.
· Seats
for Kids: Created
in 2003 to provide a meaningful theater arts experience to
low-income, at-risk and special needs children, Seats for
Kids serves approximately 2,000 children each year. Nonprofit
youth agencies and Title 1 schools are eligible to
participate in the program. DSM provides children, their
teachers and chaperones with free tickets as well as a
professionally drafted study guide to support attending the
performance.
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Kids Club: This
free membership program for kids was created to develop
tomorrow’s musical theater audience. Through
exciting activities, special events, backstage tours and
informational exchanges
about shows included in the Kids Club membership,
children gain an interest, knowledge and appreciation of
the performing arts.
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Stage Right: In
2005, the Stage Right program to introduce at-risk youth
ages 12-15 to arts and cultural events, was created in
partnership with the Dallas Police Department. Together,
DSM and DPD are “Raising the curtain for education and
spotlighting the appreciation of the arts through
experience and positive quality lifestyles.” The
students entering the program are recommended by Dallas
area teachers and counselors and other youth programs
including Boys & Girls Clubs, Girls Inc. and Dallas
Recreation Centers as part of their ongoing efforts to
keep students from joining gangs, getting involved in
drugs and crime, or engaging in other activities that
prevent their enjoying success in school. Stage Right,
with educational support from the Phoenix House, seeks
to raise awareness of the arts, increase appreciation
for different lifestyles and also increase self-esteem.
The public can play a part in bringing the Best of Broadway
to the young people in our community!
Charitable contributions are vital to the sustainability of
these initiatives at Dallas Summer Musicals. Please
assist DSM in its mission to build awareness for the
enjoyment and educational values of musical theater as it
does so through its ongoing outreach programs.
For more information including sponsorships, booking or
program details,
please contact the DSM Development Department at
214.413.3957 or
e-mail
development@dallassummermuscals.org
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