Roundabout Theatre Company

Beginning in 1992, Roundabout Theatre Company has had the good fortune to receive generous financial support from JPMorgan Chase. The company has provided funding for the full range of Roundabout programming, including production support, education, and theatre restoration. Since their first gift to us 15 years ago, we have counted their contributions as among the most vital to our efforts. JPMorgan Chase's philanthropic giving extends throughout the world. However, that doesn't mean they overlook local needs. "Investing in communities is a long-standing tradition of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation in the Northeast Region and New York State. Each year we thoughtfully select key programs and organizations that meet critical needs in the communities where we do business," says Kimberly B. Davis, President of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation. In order to contribute to community development, the company devotes a substantial portion of its yearly giving to youth education to promote literacy, build capacity within public schools, address the needs of underserved student populations, and engage students in the arts. Their support of Roundabout's Education Program helps to accomplish all of these goals through our artist residencies in New York City public school classrooms, career and college development programs, curriculum models that promote literacy and integrate theatre into schools' core curriculum subjects, and discount tickets for students and teachers to attend matinees of Roundabout productions (often students' first experience at a Broadway show). This spring, thanks to help from JPMorgan Chase, hundreds of public school students from the tri-state area will attend our production of the musical 110 in the Shade. The company has also provided leading production support for 110 in the Shade. Musical productions are high-cost and high-risk undertakings, and they require us to rely heavily on contributions from institutions like JPMorgan Chase. Reviving classic musicals constitutes an important part of our mission, and they have helped us achieve a great success with their support for last year's The Pajama Game, our biggest hit of the season and the 2006 Tony Award® winner for Best Revival of a Musical. The Pajama Game played at the beautiful, state-of-the-art American Airlines Theatre, which was restored seven years earlier with the help of JPMorgan Chase's leading support for the renovation project. Now in our 41st season, we at Roundabout can clearly see all that JPMorgan Chase's extraordinary support has made possible for us. We applaud the major role they have played in advancing New York's cultural institutions.