Springfield Performing Arts Development Corp. drew a total of 79,200 in attendance to CityStage and Symphony Hall during its 2011-12 season.
08/10/11 Springfield - Republican Photo by Mark M.Murray- Tina M. D"Agostino, interim President of City Stage. .SPRINGFIELD — Tina M. D’Agostino has been named president of Springfield Performing Arts Development Corp., the nonprofit arts organization that manages CityStage and Symphony Hall.
D’Agostino had been interim president of the group for a year. She was named to the interim post after the 2011 retirement of Cynthia J. Anzalotti. D’Agostino served as director of marketing for the organization from 2001 until 2010 and then as general manger.
Anzalotti had been head of CityStage and Symphony Hall for 12 years.
“The goals are to really continue on with our mission, which is to continue to bring high-quality professional entertainment to both CityStage and Symphony Hall,” D’Agostino said.
Springfield Performing Arts Development Corp. drew a total of 79,200 in attendance during its 2011-12 season. D’Agostino said it was a disappointing result even though the total for 2010-11 was 77,292.
“We didn’t meet our attendance goals with a lot of events last year,” D’Agostino said. “Overall. I think the season went well.”
Many Broadway-type shows that tour will not come to Symphony Hall because the stage will not accommodate their large stage sets, D’Agostino said.
“So that means we have to adjust,” she said.
Both venues begin their 2012-13 seasons in October. The small CityStage, which seats 479, will feature “Shear Madness” in March and “Rocky Mountain High: A John Denver Tribute starring Ted Vigil” on May 16 and May 17.
Symphony’s Hall’s upcoming year features “The Pink Floyd Experience” on Feb. 8, “A Chorus Line” on Feb. 10 and “Fiddler on the Roof” on April 21. Symphony Hall seats 2,600.
The Springfield Symphony Orchestra is a separate organization and manages its own ticket sales, D’Agostino said. Springfield Performing Arts Development Corp. manages Symphony events and the building.
