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Adrienne Arsht Grants $5 Million to Kennedy Center for Musical Programming

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October 15, 2009

Business leader and philanthropist Adrienne Arsht has donated $5 million to The Kennedy Center to set up The Adrienne Arsht Musical Theater Fund. Over the next ten years, the fund will provide support to produce and present a wide variety of musical theater productions at the venue.

In a statement, Arsht said, “It’s a great honor to lend my support to the Kennedy Center and its musical theater program to ensure that the arts live on for future generations to enjoy. I’ve experienced first hand the unbelievable memories the Kennedy Center creates and look forward to working along side Michael Kaiser and his extraordinary team on this program to support many more history making seasons and performances.”

For more information, visit www.kennedy-center.org.

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