The Mann Center For The Performing Arts
5201 Parkside Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131
Tickets are on sale now for our entire season! View our 2009 lineup below! and on our calendar at manncenter.org/calendar
TO ORDER TICKETS:
Order Online at www.manncenter.org*
Our Real-Time Seating feature makes ordering tickets online easy! Simply select the performance of your choice. Then click on Buy Online. Be sure to enter your address and payment information correctly.
Order by Phone at 215.893.1999*
Call Ticket Philadelphia at 215.893.1999. Service charges and per order fees apply to all phone purchases. Tickets purchased up to eight days prior to an event will be mailed out. Tickets purchased within eight days of an event should be picked up at The Mann Center box office Will Call window.
Visit The Mann Center Box Office at 52nd and Parkside*
The Mann Center box office is located at 52nd Street and Parkside Avenue. Office hours are 10am to 5pm, Monday through Saturday, and to intermission on all show nights. There are no handling fees charged for Mann Center box office purchases.
Visit our Center City Ticket Office at The Kimmel Center*
You can purchase tickets to all The Mann Center events at The Kimmel Center Box Office located at Broad and Spruce Streets. Box office hours are 10am to 6pm daily. A $2 service charge applies to each Mann Center ticket order purchased at The Kimmel Center.
..*All sales are final and no refunds or ex changes will be made.
All events, programs, and artists are subject to change.
Shows proceed rain or shine.
THE MANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
About the Mann Center for the Performing Arts
The Mann Center for the Performing Arts was founded in 1935 under the name Robin Hood Dell Concerts, as the summer venue for the Philadelphia Orchestra. The Center moved to its present outdoor facility in 1976, and subsequently was designated the Mann Music Center. The Center was renamed The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in the Spring of 1997.
The Mann has always focused on bringing world-class artists and touring companies to the community. The Philadelphia-owned facility located in Fairmont Park consists of covered seating for nearly 5,000, outdoor seating for another 4,500 and a 4,000-person capacity lawn, open for general admission, all against the backdrop of the Philadelphia skyline.
The Music
In addition to the traditional summer of Philadelphia Orchestra concerts, the Mann season is rapidly expanding to include more than just orchestral and popular concert series. New programming has continued to bring contemporary artists to the stage and to expand the Mann performances across genres.
Landmark performances at the Mann include the Philadelphia premiers of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kirov Ballet, CATS, The Metropolitan Opera, Riverdance, American Ballet Theatre with featured artist Mikhail Baryshnikov, Sarah Brightman, the North American conducting debut of Zubin Mehta, the international debut of violin prodigy, Midori, world renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and the Bolshoi Ballet and Orchestra’s production of Spartacus.
New contemporary artists to grace the Mann stage have included Elvis Costello, R.E.M., James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs, John Legend, Norah Jones, George Benson and many others.
Changes at the Mann
In the Summer of 2007, The Mann took the initiative to make its patrons concert experiences more memorable by updating and improving the venue. Guests are now greeted by new entry gates, the Coventry Box Office and Welcome Center, as well as the new PECO Plaza, Independence Pavilion with Donor Terrace and Garden, and a new Education & Outreach Center. The Mann has taken other measures to make the concert experience safe and comfortable for all guests through improvements to concessions, restrooms, a terraced hillside, new roadways, and reconfigured intersections.
Giving Back
The Mann has reaffirmed its commitment to its Access the Arts program and initiated new educational and outreach programs designed to serve the community. Today, 50,000 complimentary admissions are made available through 350 local community service and charitable organizations. The Young People’s Concert Series consists of five major productions designed to educate and inspire young audiences. In 2006, nearly 35,000 children attended a wide variety of music, song and dance performances that celebrated diverse countries and cultures from around the world. The Mann is the only major summer entertainment venue in the country with public access outreach programs of this magnitude which are also free to everyone.
Join Us
Now in the 75th anniversary season since the Robin Hood Dell Concerts, The Mann presents a comprehensive schedule of performances consisting of Philadelphia Orchestra concerts and a wide variety of contemporary artists, as well as educational programs designed inspire community through the performing arts.
At the Mann, you’ll find our performances diverse enough for any musical taste. This summer join us for music-filled evenings under the stars and experience performances that you will never forget.
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