The Mann Center for the Performing Arts presened what American singer-songwriter born in 1972?
Jill Scott
Title: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Passage: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (formally called the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C.  The Center, which opened September 8, 1971, is a multi-dimensional facility, and as memorial to John F. Kennedy and a cultural center, it produces a wide array of performances encompassing the genres of theater, dance, ballet, and orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular, and folk music, offers multi-media performances for adults and children, and is a nexus of arts education.
Title: Dan Croll
Passage: Daniel Francis "Dan" Croll (born 18 July 1990) is a British singer-songwriter born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England.  He moved to Liverpool when he was 18 to attend the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA).  While at LIPA, he won the national Songwriter of the Year award from the Musicians' Benevolent Fund and was one of eight students picked to have a one-to-one with LIPA founder Sir Paul McCartney.  He is currently signed to Communion Music.
Title: Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Passage: The Mann Center for the Performing Arts (formerly known as the Mann Music Center) is a nonprofit performing arts center located in the Centennial District of Philadelphia's West Fairmount Park, built in 1976 as the summer home for the Philadelphia Orchestra.  It is the successor in this role to the Robin Hood Dell, where the Philadelphians have given summer performances since 1935.  It has since hosted numerous world-class artists and touring companies such as the American Ballet Theatre with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Marian Anderson, Leonard Bernstein, Buena Vista Social Club, Ray Charles, Judy Garland, the Metropolitan Opera, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Paul Robeson, Itzhak Perlman, Lang Lang, Midori, and Yo-Yo Ma.  Major Philadelphia premieres have included the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Bolshoi Ballet and Orchestra’s production of Spartacus, and Britain’s Royal Ballet’s productions of Romeo and Juliet and Swan Lake.  Among the scores of award-winning popular artists presented by the Mann in recent years are Jack Johnson, Ed Sheeran, Phish, Tony Bennett, Mary J. Blige, Roger Daltrey, Bob Dylan, Furthur, Arcade Fire, Aretha Franklin, Herbie Hancock, Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Wynton Marsalis, Willie Nelson, Smokey Robinson, Jill Scott, James Taylor, Damien Rice, Alabama Shakes, Bon Iver, Lana Del Rey, The National, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.  In 2010, 2011 & 2014, the Mann was nominated by Pollstar, a concert industry trade publication, as "Best Major Outdoor Concert Venue" in North America.  The venue has a total seating capacity of approximately 14,000, with 4,743 seats under the roof and over 8,600 outside.
Title: Hillman Center for Performing Arts
Passage: The Hillman Center for Performing Arts is a multi-stage performing arts venue on the campus of Shady Side Academy's Senior School in Fox Chapel, a northern suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Featuring dedicated music and vocal practice spaces, the Richard E. Rauh proscenium theater, and the Peter J. Kountz black box theater, the Hillman Center serves as Shady Side Academy's primary performing arts classroom.  Additionally, undertaking the development of a professional performing arts series in the fall of 2006, the Hillman Center also serves the community as a public performing arts venue, whose programming goal is to feature “The Best of Pittsburgh and the World.”  The Hillman Center's artistic niche strives to support not only Shady Side Academy's curriculum but also the Pittsburgh community.  Featuring traditional offerings (such as symphony and orchestral music, classical dance, and opera) and world music and culture performances, the Hillman Center offers globally diverse arts programming to the regional community.  International performers celebrate the diverse ethnic and national communities of Pittsburgh and help connect the audience to the rest of the world.
Title: Jill Scott
Passage: Jill Scott (born April 4, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter, model, poet and actress.  Her 2000 debut, "Who Is Jill Scott?  Words and Sounds Vol.  1", went platinum, and the follow-ups "" (2004) and "" (2007) both achieved gold status.  She made her cinematic debut in the films "Hounddog" and Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married? " in 2007.
Title: Herberger Theater Center
Passage: Herberger Theater Center is an indoor performing arts venue featuring three stages in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, whose mission is to support and foster the growth of performing arts in Phoenix as the premier performance venue, arts incubator and advocate.  The Herberger Theater Center is not only a performing arts center, but is known in the Phoenix area as a cultivator and advocate for the arts community.
Title: Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts
Passage: The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts (formerly the Minnesota Shubert Performing Arts and Education Center) is a performing arts center and flagship for dance in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.  The Cowles Center was developed as an incubation project by Artspace Projects, Inc and includes the refurbished 500-seat Goodale Theater (formerly the Sam S. Shubert Theater); the Hennepin Center for the Arts, home to 20 leading dance and performing arts organizations; a state-of-the-art education studio housing a distance learning program; and an atrium connecting the buildings.  The Cowles Center is a catalyst for the creation, presentation and education of dance in the Twin Cities.
Title: Peter Smith (oboist)
Passage: Peter Smith has been associate principal oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1991.  He has spent summers participating in such festivals as the Colorado Music Festival, where he was principal oboe in 1991.  He was featured in the Philadelphia Orchestra’s performance of Martinu’s Sinfonia concertante for violin, oboe, cello, bassoon, and orchestra at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in July 1994.  He was also a soloist in The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Absolutely Mozart Festival in a performance of Mozart’s Quintet for Piano and Winds with pianist Emanuel Ax in June 2003.  Smith performed Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra with the Philadelphia Orchestra in June 2004.
Title: Steven Libman
Passage: Steven Libman (born October 5, 1959) is a nationally recognized performing arts leader known for producing dance, theatre and multi-disciplinary performing arts series.  His career spans more than three decades and he has previously managed the Pittsburgh Ballet, the La Jolla Playhouse and the The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts.  He is also an author, public speaker and is currently the co-host of "The Voice of the Performing Arts," a weekly public radio show devoted to the importance of arts education.  Currently, Libman is the Chief Advancement Officer for Atlanta Ballet, and the President of The Libman Group, a consulting firm that works exclusively in the performing and visual arts arena.
Title: Boch Center
Passage: The Boch Center (formerly Citi Performing Arts Center and Wang Center for the Performing Arts) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit performing arts organization located in Boston, Massachusetts.  It manages the historic Wang and Shubert Theatres on Tremont Street in the Boston Theater District, where it offers theatre, opera, classical and popular music, comedy, dance, and Broadway musicals.  The Center also offers a diverse mix of educational workshops and community activities; collaborates with artists and local performing arts organizations; and, acts as a champion for the arts in the Greater Boston community by aggressively helping to make the arts an integral part of the community's collective, daily experience.  It maintains partnerships with numerous arts organizations in Boston, including the Celebrity Series of Boston, Fiddlehead Theatre Company, Express Yourself, and more.
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