NINTH ANNUAL POPS BALL OLD HOLLYWOOD: A NIGHT ON THE RED CARPET
The Bellevue Hotel
22 SEPTEMBER, 2022
Ninth Annual POPS Ball Co-Chairs: Dottie and Frank Giordano
Honoring: Dr. Gary Dorshimer, Official POPS Physician
6:00 PM—Cocktail Reception 7:30 PM—Dinner and dancing to The Philly POPS conducted by Music Director and Principal Conductor, David Charles Abell
Attire: Guests came dressed as their favorite actors, actresses, and couples! It was an unforgettable evening of glitz and glamour, calling back to the magnificent cinematic era, with the full POPS orchestra.
The POPS dedicate the Ninth Annual POPS Ball to Dr. Gary Dorshimer
This year, we honored Dr. Gary Dorshimer, POPS Official Physician, for his extraordinary service in helping navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Dorshimer’s expertise and support of the health and safety of our community ensured our safe and successful return to the stage. With his guidance, the POPS performed regularly and announced a full season of performances to our audiences in Philadelphia and around the globe.
The Philly POPS raises a glass to Dr. Gary Dorshimer – a great philanthropist and friend.
Thank You to the Attendees of the Ninth Annual POPS Ball OLD HOLLYWOOD: A Night on the Red Carpet!
It was an amazing night led by Conductor David Charles Abell with special guest West End sensation Scarlett Strallen. All enjoyed an evening of dinner and dancing to the lush scores from their favorite classic films. The Ninth Annual Ball was an unforgettable evening of glitz and glamour, calling back to the magnificent cinematic era, with the full POPS orchestra.
The Ninth Annual Pops Ball Ticket Packages
$5,000 per couple
– (2) Tickets to The POPS Ball, seating at the President’s, Chairman’s, or Dr. Dorshimer’s tables – Sponsor Listing in The POPS Ball Program Book – Donor List in 2022/2023 Season Digital Program Books
$12,000
– Table of (8), Best Available Seating – Full Page Ad in The POPS Ball Program Book – Sponsor Listing in The POPS Ball Program Book – Name/Company listed on The Philly POPS Website – Donor List in 2022/2023 Season Digital Program Books
$8,000
– Table of (8) – Half Page Ad in The POPS Ball Program Book – Sponsor Listing in The POPS Ball Program Book – Name/Company Listing on The Philly POPS Website – Donor List in 2022/2023 Season Digital Program Books
$1,000 per couple
Featuring
David Charles Abell, Music Director & Principal ConductorREAD BIO
Born in North Carolina, David grew up in the Mt. Airy Neighborhood of Philadelphia. At the age of fourteen, he turned his attention to conducting and went on to study with Leonard Bernstein and Nadia Boulanger. He earned degrees from Yale University and the Juilliard School after intensive study of viola, piano, and composition. He has worked with such distinguished artists as Judi Dench, Emma Thompson, Idina Menzel, Heather Headley, Bryn Terfel, Matthew Morrison and Michael Feinstein. Previously, as Guest Conductor and Principal Guest Conductor of The Philly POPS, he conducted Cole Porter’s Broadway: Too Darn Hot, Lenny’s Revolution, Blockbuster Broadway, and A Philly POPS Christmas in 2013, 2014, 2015, and again for the record-setting run of A Philly POPS Christmas in 2019 and the streamed performance in 2020. David has appeared regularly on television, most notably conducting the 10th and 25th Anniversary concerts of Les Misérables. He has conducted five times at London’s BBC Proms, including a live telecast of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!. Recordings include the musicals Miss Saigon, Martin Guerre and Man of La Mancha, Something’s Gotta Give with baritone Simon Keenleyside, Forever with soprano Diana Damrau, and highlights from La Bohème and Madama Butterfly with the Royal Philharmonic.
In the UK, David recently conducted his own critical edition of Kiss Me, Kate for Opera North. He has conducted many of the premier British orchestras, including the London Symphony, City of Birmingham, Bournemouth, and Royal Philharmonic. His work with the BBC Symphony Orchestra includes a centenary concert honoring his mentor Leonard Bernstein in 2018. A much-respected artist in London’s West End, David conducted the Olivier Awards ceremony for four years and was Andrew Lloyd Webber’s personal choice to lead the world premiere of Love Never Dies at the Adelphi Theatre. David’s recent projects have included a series of Gershwin concerts at Kyiv National Theatre of Operetta in Ukraine, Carousel at the Vienna Volksoper and Sweeney Todd at the Zurich Opera House. David also conducted Barrie Kosky’s production of The Magic Flute at Opera Philadelphia, West Side Story at the Glimmerglass Festival, and Silent Night, Kevin Puts’ acclaimed opera about the World War I Christmas Truce, in Kansas City, Cincinnati and Detroit.
Scarlett Strallen, VocalistREAD BIO
Scarlett Strallen has starred in productions on Broadway, London’s West End, and is a frequent soloist on the concert stage. She is currently starring on Broadway as Gwendolyn in Travesties and has appeared in the title role of Mary Poppins, a role she also played in the West End and as Sibella Hallward in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Additional theater credits include Mabel in Pirates of Penzance at Barrington Stage Company, Lady Macduff in Macbeth at the Armory in New York, Cunegonde in Candide at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Cassie in A Chorus Line at The London Palladium, Kathy Selden in Singin’ in the Rain at Chichester Festival Theatre and The Palace Theatre London (Olivier Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Musical), Amalia in She Loves Me at the Chocolate Factory, and Clara in Passion at Donmar Warehouse. Prior to this she played Marian in The Music Man at Chichester Festival Theatre and at the Royal Shakespeare Company playing Anne Page in Merry Wives of Windsor. Her performance of Josephine at Regents Park Open Air Theatre in HMS Pinafore won her an Olivier nomination. Other productions at Regents Park include Cymbeline and Twelfth Night, Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium), and original casts of Mamma Mia! (Prince Edward), The Witches of Eastwick (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) and Peggy Sue Got Married (Shaftesbury). In 2014, Scarlett received the ‘Whatsonstage’ awards for best actress in a musical for A Chorus Line at the London Palladium and Candide at the Menier. A frequent soloist with orchestras around the world, Scarlett made her German debut at the Philharmonie in Berlin with the John Wilson Orchestra in “A Celebration of the MGM Film Musicals”. Recent concerts include “Disney on Broadway” at the Royal Albert Hall, “I Love Musicals” arena tour of Sweden with Peter Joback, “Cole Porter in Hollywood” UK tour with the John Wilson Orchestra, a broadcast on Sky television from the Royal Albert Hall in London and “Bernstein Stage and Screen” at the BBC Proms with the John Wilson Orchestra which was broadcast on BBC television. Scarlett has recorded with Simon Keenleyside “Something’s Gotta Give” for Chandos conducted by David Charles Abell. Film and television credits include: Kevin Spacey’s movie Beyond The Sea, the title role in the BBC production of Mary Poppins celebrating HM Queen Elizabeth’s 80th birthday.
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