After showing the baseball world they’ve earned the right to wear a crown on their sleeves and the word “Royals” across their chests, the defending American League Champions debuted their new advertising campaign and tagline, “Forever Royal.”
The campaign launched Sunday, February 1, on the world’s biggest advertising stage with a local commercial during the Super Bowl. In the spot, memorable postseason highlights are projected onto famous Kansas City landmarks such as the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Bartle Hall, Union Station and the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts. A voiceover announcer says, “From every seat in The K to every corner of the city, a dream became a challenge, a goal became a promise, and each of us became ‘Forever Royal.'”
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Invites Guests to All-New Dining Experience
The pre-performance Dining Experience, led by Executive Chef Philippe Lechevin, offers innovative cuisine to guests just steps away from their seats.
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts’ new Dining Experience invites patrons and visitors to indulge in one of four gourmet meal combinations freshly prepared and served fresco style in the comfortable and sophisticated Founders’ Lounge at the Kauffman Center.
Available prior to all performances, the Kauffman Center and Executive Chef Philippe Lechevin have crafted an exclusive modern-American dining option featuring exquisite yet casual epicurean cuisine.
“The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, in partnership with Bonterra Catering and Events, created the all-new Dining Experience as a direct response to the requests of our patrons to provide a high quality, pre-show dining option conveniently located just steps away from their seats,” stated Paul J. Schofer, President & CEO of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
The pre-performance Dining Experience, with innovative cuisine crafted by Executive Chef Philippe Lechevin, incorporates fresh ingredients in a unique artisan culinary design. Seasonal menus will highlight local flavors and meal selections will satisfy all appetites and diets.
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts and Bonterra Catering joined with local creative organizations Icon Architects and the Belger Arts Center to design a one-of-a-kind serving vessel, the Marquee box, to further enhance the Dining Experience. This artisanal Marquee box, inspired by the iconic architecture of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, is a modern American take on the traditional Japanese bento box. Originally suggesting convenience, the bento box became a sophisticated art form for dining and a beautiful canvas for the delicacies served before and between Japanese theatre scenes.
The Dining Experience is by reservation only. Reservations can be made up to 48 hours in advance of performances online at kauffmancenter.org or by calling 816.994.7222. Available prior to all performances, the pre-fixe menu is $40 per meal inclusive of a cold, non-alcoholic beverage. Taxes, gratuity, alcoholic beverages and dessert are separate.
ABOUT EXECUTIVE CHEF PHILIPPE M. LECHEVIN
Philippe Lechevin holds the position of Bonterra Catering and Events’ Executive Chef at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The Dining Experience cuisine, crafted by Executive Chef Philippe Lechevin at the Kauffman Center, incorporates fresh, seasonal and local ingredients in a unique artisanal culinary design.
Lechevin approaches life with enthusiasm and abundant energy, and believes that the best way to enjoy life is through food. Infusing his cuisine with culinary influences from around the world, Philippe grew up in Vittel, France, where food is the focus of social and family events. He spent many meals with his Grandmother Madeleine and Grandfather Michel while his parents worked in the family business. His extensive travels instilled an appreciation of other cultures and unique cuisines. He entered cooking school in France and then completed his compulsory military duty in Gualeloupe, in the French West Indies. He then traveled extensively throughout Brazil. Afterward, Philippe headed to the French Riviera, where he worked with top French chefs while at the Gray D’Albion restaurant, then the Le Meridien and Beau Rivage hotels in Cannes and Nice. Philippe did not speak a word of English at the time, but accepted a sous chef position at a new restaurant in Washington D.C. named Les Halles. He quickly learned how to speak English from his kitchen crew in D.C. and helped build the restaurant into a well-regarded casual French dinner destination on Pennsylvania Avenue. Philippe was then asked to move to Les Halles in New York City.
In 2011, Julia Irene Kauffman selected Philippe Lechevin to join the team at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts as Executive Chef.
An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin
Saturday, June 13th | 7:30 PM
Muriel Kauffman Theatre
One of America’s foremost comediennes, Lily Tomlin, will perform on Saturday, June 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Muriel Kauffman Theatre. The seven-time Emmy and Tony Award-winning American comedic legend will showcase over a dozen of her timeless characters from Ernestine to Edith Ann. Tickets range from $49 to $79.
ABOUT LILY TOMLIN
Lily Tomlin continues to venture across an ever-widening range of media, starring in television, theater, motion pictures, animation and video. Tomlin made her television debut in 1966 on The Garry Moore Show and then made several memorable appearances on The Merv Griffin Show. In December 1969, Tomlin joined the cast of the top-rated Laugh-In and immediately rose to national prominence with her characterizations of Ernestine, the irascible telephone operator, and Edith Ann, the devilish six-year-old.
Throughout her extraordinary career, Tomlin has received numerous awards, including: seven Emmys; a Tony for her one woman Broadway show, Appearing Nitely; a second Tony for Best Actress, a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics’ Circle Award for her one woman performance in Jane Wagner’s The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe; a CableAce Award for Executive Producing the film adaptation of The Search; a Grammy® for her comedy album, This is a Recording as well as nominations for her subsequent albums Modern Scream, And That’s the Truth and On Stage; and two Peabody Awards–the first for the ABC television special, Edith Ann’s Christmas: Just Say Noël, and the second for narrating and executive producing the HBO film, The Celluloid Closet. In 2003, she received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and, in December 2014, was the recipient of the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors in Washington DC.
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Max Raabe & Palast Orchester
Tuesday, April 7th | 7:00 PM
Helzberg Hall
Berlin’s famed baritone Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester will perform at the Kauffman Center in Helzberg Hall on Tuesday, April 7th.
Max Raabe & Palast Orchester
Dashing, dapper and debonair, Max Raabe might have walked straight out of the Golden Age of Berlin in the 1920s. With his elegant poise, suave sophistication and silky-smooth baritone, he brings to life the songs and style of a bygone age. With faultlessly fitting tuxedo, hair slicked back and a cheeky look, Max Raabe sings the best of the ’20s and early ’30s with amusing nostalgia including song hits and couplets, Cuban rumbas, cheerful foxtrots and elegant tangos. The ironic lyrics suit the times today as they did eighty years ago.
Max Raabe, born in Lünen, Westfalia, on December 12, 1962, founded the Palast Orchester with fellow students in 1986. Since his graduation as certified baritone, he and his ensemble have been enjoying international success on concert tours through Europe, USA, Asia and Israel. His latest CD, “Für Frauen ist das kein Problem,” is his second cooperation with the pop-producer Annette Humpe. Their first, “Küssen kann man nicht alleine”, was awarded platinum in 2012.
Max Raabe & Palast Orchester are internationally renowned for entertainment at its best. The reason for their success lies in the uniqueness and excellent quality of their performance. The classically trained musicians work as seriously at the interpretation of their music as they would at that of a composition by Beethoven. Max’s dryly witty concert announcements provide a humorous counterpoint and a main attraction in the show.
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The Chieftains
Wednesday, March 11th | 7:00 PM
Helzberg Hall
Six-time GRAMMY Award winners, The Chieftains, will return to the Kauffman Center on March 11th in Helzberg Hall after their successful 2012 performance.
The Chieftains
Never afraid to shock purists and push boundaries in their 50 years together, The Chieftains have amassed a dizzyingly varied resume. Their most recent album, Voice of Ages, featured collaborations with a wide range of today’s top musicians, including Bon Iver, The Decemberists, Pistol Annies, Punch Brothers and Carolina Chocolate Drops, reinterpreting traditional songs and proving that The Chieftains are as relevant today as they have ever been.
The Chieftains are recognized for bringing traditional Irish music to the world’s attention. They have uncovered the wealth of traditional Irish tunes that have accumulated over the centuries, making the music their own with a style that is as exhilarating as it is definitive. The Chieftains were formed in 1962 by Paddy Moloney, from the ranks of the top folk musicians in Ireland. Although their early following was purely a folk audience, the range and variety of their music quickly captured a much broader public, making them the best known Irish band in the world today.
On top of their six GRAMMY awards, they have been honoured in their own country by being officially named Ireland’s Musical Ambassadors, performed during the Pope’s visit to Ireland in 1979 in front of a 135,000,000 strong audience, and were the subject of a Late Late Show tribute in 1987, their 25th anniversary. In 2010, Paddy’s whistle and Matt’s flute travelled to the International Space Station in outer space with a NASA astronaut, Catherine Coleman.
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