The Kimmel Center invites you to enjoy a relaxing and affordable evening of music or theater. Because the arts should always have a place in your budget. From now through Dec 31, we’re offering HALF PRICE TICKETS* to nine upcoming shows at the Kimmel Center and the Academy of Music! To take advantage of this offer, use the buy buttons below with promotion code HOLIDAYHALF. See individual show listings for discount details.


Give My Regards to Broadway
Give My Regards to Broadway
January 8 - February 1, 2009
Innovation Studio

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Through the songs of Cohan, Berlin, Gershwin and many others, this show traces Broadway’s evolution into a purely American art form, and demonstrates how tap dance become an integral part of the Broadway tradition.

> www.kimmelcenter.org/player keyword: REGARDS


50% discount valid for Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri evening performances only.



Ruben Studdard
Ain't Misbehavin'
January 9 - 11, 2009
Academy of Music

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The 30th Anniversary National Tour of Broadway’s smash-hit Fats Waller musical revue features 2003 American Idol winner Ruben Studdard and a top-notch cast with a sassy all-star band live onstage!

> www.kimmelcenter.org/player keyword: MISBEHAVIN

50% discount valid for Fri and Sun evening performances only, balcony seating and above.



Jerry Blavat
Jerry Blavat's Roots of Rhythm & Blues
Sunday, January 18, 2009
7:30pm  |  Verizon Hall

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Legendary radio personality Jerry Blavat returns to celebrate stars of the Rhythm & Blues Foundation. Reminisce with chart topping tunes by Gary U.S. Bonds, Darlene Love, Tommy Hunt and The Flamingos, Brenda Holloway, Eugene Pitt and the Jive 5 and Kenny Vance and The Planotones.

> www.kimmelcenter.org/player keyword: GEATOR WINTER



Ira Glass
Radio Stories & Other Stories:
An Evening with Ira Glass
Host of This American Life

Saturday, January 24, 2009
8pm  |  Verizon Hall

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The Peabody Award-winning host and producer of This American Life has reinvented radio through his ability to find the poignancy, humor and drama in everyday situations. Making his Kimmel Center debut, Ira Glass proves why TIME Magazine calls him the “Best radio host in America.”

> www.kimmelcenter.org/player keyword: GLASS



Ted Neeley
Jesus Christ Superstar
January 30 – February 1, 2009
Academy of Music

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The first masterpiece from the legendary writing team of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber exploded onto the scene in 1971, changing the world of musical theatre forever. With a score of amazing songs including “I Don't Know How to Love Him” and “Superstar,” this original groundbreaking production starring Ted Neeley in the title role is as relevant and timeless as ever.

> www.kimmelcenter.org/player keyword: SUPERSTAR

50% discount valid for Fri and Sun evening performances only, balcony seating and above. Offer expires Fri, Dec 19.



Simon Shaheen
Simon Shaheen
Sunday, February 1, 2009
3pm  |  Perelman Theater

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Acclaimed Palestinian composer and virtuoso of the oud and violin, Simon Shaheen returns to the Kimmel Center to take audiences on a soaring flight through the spheres of fusion music to discover the heart of the Middle East.

> www.kimmelcenter.org/player keyword: SHAHEEN



Lyle Lovett
An Acoustic Evening with
Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt
On Stage Together

Friday, February 6, 2009
8pm  |  Verizon Hall

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Two icons of American songwriting come together for a special acoustic evening. Four-time Grammy® Award Winner Lyle Lovett teams with longtime friend and frequent collaborator John Hiatt for an intimate acoustic show that will feature both artists side by side in an old-fashioned guitar pull, showcasing songs from each of their careers.

> www.kimmelcenter.org/player keyword: LOVETT



Franz Welser Möst
Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser Möst, conductor

Sunday, February 8, 2009
3pm  |  Verizon Hall

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MOZART: Symphony No. 25 in G Minor
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 7 in C Major, Op. 60, 'Leningrad'

Conductor Franz Welser-Möst leads his celebrated Cleveland Orchestra in an unforgettable night of masterpieces by Mozart and Shostakovich.

> www.kimmelcenter.org/player keyword: CLEVELAND

*50% Discount valid on select performances in designated locations. Restrictions may apply. Limit four tickets per show. No refunds, cancellations or exchanges. OFFER NOT VALID ON PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED TICKETS. Subject to availability, and fees will apply. Use the above buy buttons, call 215-893-1999 or purchase at the Kimmel Center Box Office, Broad & Spruce Streets, open daily from 10am to 6pm.