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 exchanges will be made.
All events, programs, and artists are subject to change.
Shows proceed rain or shine.
Cirque des Amis Thursday 6/4/2009 11:00 AM
David Byrne Friday 6/5/2009 8:00 PM
Tom Jones Wednesday 6/17/2009 8:00 PM
Diana Krall Friday 6/19/2009 8:00 PM
Celtic Woman: The Isle of Hope Tour Saturday 6/20/2009 8:00 PM
Celtic Woman: The Isle of Hope Tour Sunday 6/21/2009 8:00 PM
George Benson, Babyface, & Ledisi Wednesday 6/24/2009 8:00 PM
Boz Scaggs & Michael McDonald Friday 6/26/2009 8:00 PM
Demi Lovato Saturday 6/27/2009 8:00 PM
The Legendary Beethoven - Philadelphia Orchestra w/The Curtis Institute Monday 6/29/2009 8:00 PM
Mozart & A Midsummer Night's Dream - Philadelphia Orchestra w/The Curtis Institute Tuesday 6/30/2009 8:00 PM
Firebird and The Four Seasons Wednesday 7/1/2009 8:00 PM
Drumline Live Thursday 7/16/2009 8:00 PM
Hollywood Classics Under The Stars: Star Wars & More - Philadelphia Orchestra Tuesday 7/21/2009 8:00 PM
Peter Nero and the Philly Pops - The Best of Bernstein and the Riches of Rodgers Wednesday 7/22/2009 8:00 PM
Sheherazade and Other Tall Tales - Philadelphia Orchestra Thursday 7/23/2009 8:00 PM
All Gershwin - Philadelphia Orchestra Friday 7/24/2009 8:00 PM
The Blind Boys of Alabama and Ladysmith Black Mambazo Saturday 7/25/2009 8:00 PM
Verdi and Rachmaninoff - Philadelphia Orchestra Tuesday 7/28/2009 8:00 PM
Tchaikovsky with Fireworks - Philadelphia Orchestra Wednesday 7/29/2009 8:00 PM
Herbie Hancock and Lang Lang - Philadelphia Orchestra Thursday 7/30/2009 8:00 PM
Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal Saturday 8/8/2009 7:30 PM
John Legend Saturday 8/15/2009 7:30 PM
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary: The Heroes of Woodstock Tuesday 8/18/2009 8:00 PM
ABBA The Music Thursday 8/3/2009 8:00 PM
Medeski, Martin, & Wood Friday 8/11/2009 8:00 PM
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 concert presentations of the world famous Philadelphia Orchestra. The Center moved into its present outdoor facility in 1976, and subsequently was designated the Mann Music Center. Reflecting the Center’s plans to broaden its role in service to the overall community and the region’s other performing arts organizations, the Center was renamed The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in the Spring of 1997.
The city-owned facility 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. The Mann has always focused on bringing world-class artists and touring companies to the community. This history includes such landmark performances as 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 in the summer of 2005, the Philadelphia premier of the Bolshoi Ballet and Orchestra’s production of Spartacus.
In 1998, a new beginning was launched at The Mann. In addition to the traditional summer series of Philadelphia Orchestra concerts, The Mann season rapidly expanded to include more than just orchestral and popular concerts. New programming initiatives included a four concert Pops series, and an exciting new Jazz @ The Mann series as well as the presentation of a diverse roster of contemporary music favorites. For two weeks in September of 1998, we proudly presented the Philadelphia premiere of Riverdance.
During the 1999 season, we continued to present the Philadelphia Orchestra’s six-week concert series while further refining the Pops @ The Mann and Jazz @ The Mann series. The launch of these new series attracted a younger and more diverse audience within each musical niche. These new audiences were 20-30 years younger than our traditional orchestra patrons.
In our 2000 season, we launched our Arts In The Park series that included the return of opera to The Mann for the first time in twenty years as well as the premiere of a Shakespeare production on The Mann stage. The Pops and Jazz series were presented with an expanded number of performances.
The Mann has also reaffirmed its commitment to its Access the Arts program and initiated major 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 consist of five major productions designed to educate and inspire young audiences. This series has grown from one to five presentations in just five years and has enjoyed a twenty-fold increase in attendance. 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.
Now entering its thirty-third season, The Mann presents a comprehensive season of performances consisting of Philadelphia Orchestra concerts and a wide variety of artistic programs designed to embrace all of the performing arts.
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