Another departure at the Kimmel Center. Jordan Fiksenbaum, the Kimmel's vp for theatrical presentations, aka Mr. Broadway, is leaving the job to head up marketing and pr in Las Vegas for Cirque du Soleil. He'll consult with the Kimmel for the next six or seven months, he says.
The Kimmel job - discovering new "product" and negotiating its way to the Academy of Music - is an important one. Broadway brought in $4 million for the Kimmel last fiscal year. And that's net.
Said Fiksenbaum, who was brought to Philadelphia by previous president Janice C. Price: "I've liked my time in Philadelphia, and it was a hard decision to make. It was just a different opportunity for me financially and long-term."
