PRE-SHOW PARTY & PERFORMANCE ONLY TICKET

$150 ($50 tax-deductible)

7:00PM
PRE-SHOW PARTY
Connor Palace

8:30PM
PERFORMANCE
Connor Palace

Ticket Includes:

  • Pre-show party in Connor Palace lobby with open bar and a dessert giveaway
  • Live performance by Nicole Scherzinger, 2025 Tony Award Winner

No formal dress code required for this ticket level

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Center Stage Benefit

Saturday, November 8, 2025

Benefit Co-Chairs: Amy G. Brady & Beth E. Mooney

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Featuring 2025 Tony Award winner Nicole Scherzinger

 

Acclaimed vocalist and Broadway star Nicole Scherzinger will take the stage with a live band, delivering a high-energy performance of Broadway favorites and pop hits.

 

THE EVENT WILL SUPPORT

Proceeds from the Center Stage Benefit support Arts & Minds, a transformative initiative developed by Playhouse Square in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic, serving individuals living with neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and dementia. 


Full Benefit Evening Timeline:

5:30PM
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Mimi Ohio & KeyBank State Theatre

6:30PM
SEATED DINNER
KeyBank State Theatre

8:30PM
NICOLE SCHERZINGER
Connor Palace

9:30PM
DESSERT & DANCING RECEPTION
KeyBank State Theatre
 

ATTIRE: SPEAKEASY BLACK TIE

Traditional black-tie attire, tuxedos for men, long gowns or cocktail dresses for women but with an optional 1920’s speakeasy vintage twist. Add flair with feathered headbands, pearls, pocket watches, suspenders, or fedora.

 

 

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Nicole Scherzinger is the 2025 Tony Award winner for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance as Norma Desmond in Jamie Lloyd’s reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Blvd. This follows her critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning performance in the same role on the West End.

 

A Grammy Award-nominated, platinum-selling singer, actress, and dancer, Ms. Scherzinger also won the Best Musical Performance award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. She made her West End debut in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, earning an Olivier nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical. Her additional theatre credits include Guys and Dolls, Chicago, Show Boat, and Rent at the Hollywood Bowl.

 

Her television credits include The X Factor, The Masked Singer, and NBC’s Annie Live!. She voices Sina, Moana’s mother, in Disney’s Moana films. Scherzinger is a global performer and a former member of The Pussycat Dolls, one of the best-selling music groups of all time.

If you have questions about Center Stage Benefit contact Mary Winchester at 216-640-8412 or mary.winchester@playhousesquare.org 

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TABLE SPONSORS

Premier Level - $100,000 2 tables of 10 ($95,000 tax-deductible) - SOLD OUT

  • Premium theatre seating in rows 1-7 and 1st row loge for Nicole Scherzinger performance.
  • Cocktail reception, seated dinner, and dessert & dancing reception.
  • Complimentary valet parking.
  • Premier logo recognition in the event program.
  • Full page priority ad space in the event program.
  • Premier logo recognition on the event website & signage.
  • Logo recognition in the performance playbills for one year.
  • Eighty (80) tickets to your choice of one of the following performances: The Notebook, Hell’s Kitchen, Stereophonic, SUFFS, Water for Elephants (performance date TBD) including complimentary use of a Playhouse Square reception location.

Diamond Level - $50,000 2 tables of 10 ($45,000 tax-deductible) - SOLD OUT

  • Premium theatre seating in rows 1-7 and 1st row loge for Nicole Scherzinger performance.
  • Cocktail reception, seated dinner, and dessert & dancing reception.
  • Complimentary valet parking.
  • Logo recognition in the event program, website & signage.
  • Full page priority ad space in the event program.
  • Logo Recognition in the performance playbills for one year.
  • Forty (40) tickets to your choice of one of the following performances: The Notebook, Hell’s Kitchen, Stereophonic, SUFFS, Water for Elephants (performance date TBD) including complimentary use of a Playhouse Square reception location.

Platinum Level - $25,000 1 table of 10 ($22,500 tax-deductible) - SOLD OUT

  • Priority theatre seating in rows 8-13 & loge for Nicole Scherzinger performance. 
  • Cocktail reception, seated dinner, and dessert & dancing reception.
  • Complimentary valet parking.
  • Logo recognition in the event program, website & signage.
  • Half page priority ad space in the event program.
  • Logo Recognition in the performance playbills for one year.
  • Twenty (20) tickets to your choice of one of the following performances: The Notebook, Hell’s Kitchen, Stereophonic, SUFFS, Water for Elephants (performance date TBD) including complimentary use of a Playhouse Square reception location.

Gold Level - $15,000 table of 10 ($12,500 tax-deductible) - SOLD OUT

  • Priority theater seating in rows 14-18 & 1st row mezzanine for the Nicole Scherzinger performance.
  • Cocktail reception, seated dinner, and dessert & dancing reception.
  • Complimentary parking.
  • Recognition on event program, website, and signage.
  • Recognition in the performance playbills for one year.

Silver Level - $10,000 table of 10 ($7,500 tax-deductible) -SOLD OUT

  • Theater seating in rows 19-22 & mezzanine for the Nicole Scherzinger performance.
  • Cocktail reception, seated dinner, and dessert & dancing reception.
  • Complimentary parking.
  • Recognition on event program, website, and signage.
  • Recognition in the performance playbills for one year.

Bronze Level - $5,000 table of 10 ($2,000 tax-deductible) - SOLD OUT

  • Performance tickets for the Nicole Scherzinger performance.
  • Cocktail reception, seated dinner, and dessert & dancing reception.
  • Complimentary parking.
  • Recognition on event program, website, and signage.
 

Individual Tickets

Premier Level - $10,000 ticket ($9,750 tax-deductible) - SOLD OUT

  • Premium theatre seating in rows 1-7 and 1st row loge for Nicole Scherzinger performance.
  • Cocktail reception, seated dinner, and dessert & dancing reception.
  • Complimentary valet parking.
  • Premier recognition in the event program.
  • Full page priority ad space in the event program.
  • Premier recognition on the event program, website & signage.
  • Recognition in the performance playbills for one year.

Diamond Level - $5,000 ticket ($4,750 tax-deductible) - SOLD OUT

  • Premium theatre seating in rows 1-7 and 1st row loge for Nicole Scherzinger performance.
  • Cocktail reception, seated dinner, and dessert & dancing reception.
  • Complimentary valet parking.
  • Premier recognition in the event program, website & signage.
  • Recognition in the performance playbills for one year.

Platinum Level - $2,500 ticket ($2,250 tax-deductible) - SOLD OUT

  • Priority theatre seating in rows 8-13 & loge for Nicole Scherzinger performance.
  • Cocktail reception, seated dinner, and dessert & dancing reception.
  • Complimentary valet parking.
  • Premier recognition in the event program, website & signage.
  • Recognition in the performance playbills for one year.

Gold Level - $1,500 ticket ($1,250 tax-deductible) - SOLD OUT

  • Priority theater seating in rows 14-18 & 1st row mezzanine for the Nicole Scherzinger performance.
  • Cocktail reception, seated dinner, and dessert & dancing reception.
  • Complimentary parking.
  • Recognition in the event program, website & signage.
  • Recognition in the performance playbills for one year.

Silver Level - $1,000 ticket ($750 tax-deductible) - SOLD OUT

  • Theater seating in rows 19-22 & mezzanine for the Nicole Scherzinger performance.
  • Cocktail reception, seated dinner, and dessert & dancing reception.
  • Complimentary parking.
  • Recognition in the event program, website & signage.
  • Recognition in the performance playbills for one year.

 

Bronze Level - $500 ticket ($200 tax-deductible) - SOLD OUT

  • Performance tickets for the Nicole Scherzinger performance.
  • Cocktail reception, seated dinner, and dessert & dancing reception.
  • Complimentary parking.
  • Recognition in the event program.