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V.I.P. Tours of New York VVA LLC: Project & Cost Managers
Contact Information: Contact Information:
Dr. Joseph S. Rosenberg, President; Alejandro Almaguer Garcia, Director Wendy Riggs, Senior Associate
320 W. 38th Street, Suite 1003, New York, NY 10018 117 E. 31st Street, New York, NY 10017
joe@viptoursny.com; alejandroalmaguergarcia@gmail.com wriggs@vvallc.com
(917) 335-1743; 646-510-1823 (212) 576-8400; (205) 657-8666
http://www.viptoursny.com https://www.vvallc.com/

Company Description: Company Description:
V.I.P. Tours of New York custom-designs behind-the-scenes theatre and architecture tours, the purpose of which VVA was founded in New York City in 1994 and has grown steadily to establish offices in Washington, D.C.,
is to cultivate relationships between a theatre’s Executive Director, Board Members, and financial supporters. New Jersey, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Florida, Connecticut, and Chicago. VVA is a project and cost
Our reputation is based on the sophistication, depth, warmth, and personal treatment with which our programs management firm that specializes in assisting cities and non-profits with cultural and historical projects. Our
are planned and carried out. Almost without exception, our first-time clients return year after year. Our LHAT project management approach addresses the needs of the client while managing the entire process, from
and Broadway League clients find that staff/financial-supporter relationships, which are enriched during the inception through completion and handover, including the budget and schedule along the way. The key is an
Broadway Adventure, result in increased future donations and commitments, often very substantial. After understanding of the need to identify and manage risks inherent in any project. We have worked with many
bringing a theatre’s financial supporters to New York, we gladly take them to London/Stratford-upon-Avon theatres across the country including Lincoln Center, the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Walton Arts Center,
(theatre), Edinburgh (Theatre Fringe and International Festivals), and/or Cuba (Dance, Art) Arsht Center and Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. We partner with the arts groups and communities
to become an extension of your organization by acting as an owner’s representative, protecting your interests,
and offering professional guidance throughout a project assisting with planning, hiring a design team, and
VenuWorks overseeing the construction, completion, and installation/testing of all FFE. We ONLY work on cultural projects
Contact Information: and have dedicated our careers to the arts.
Steven Peters, President
1615 Golden Aspen Drive, Suite 107, Ames, IA 50010 Wagner Electric Sign Company
speters@venuworks.com Contact Information:
(515) 232-5151 Mark A. Wagner, President
http://www.venuworks.com/ 7135 West Ridge Road, Elyria, OH 44035
mark@wagnersign.com
Company Description: (800) 553-6366
Founded in 1996 VenuWorks provides full-service management solutions for theatres, arenas, and conference https://wagnersign.com/
centers, serving a diverse client roster of nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and universities throughout the
United States. Our services include facility planning & development, administration and finance, operations, Company Description:
box office, programming, HR, food & beverage, security & safety, and sales & marketing. Over the past two Wagner Electric Sign Company, since 1954, is a custom design/build manufacturer specializing in the design,
decades, VenuWorks has remained focused on its core mission to maximize the presentation of successful manufacture, restoration and installation of historic theatre marquees, canopies and blades. We have
events at our clients’ venues for the cultural, recreational, educational, and economic benefit of the completed hundreds of projects across the United States and Puerto Rico. And have won several awards for
communities we serve. With a staff of over 3200, VenuWorks manages venues in ten states. Notable among design and manufacture including two recent International Design Awards. Past projects include, The Kings
these venues are seven historic theatres, each with its own unique challenges, and each with a rich legacy to Theatre, Brooklyn NY, Adler Theatre, Davenport, Iowa, Lexington Opera House, Lexington KY, The Landmark
share. It is our job to successfully address those challenges to sustain and grow the legacy. and Capitol Theatres in New York, and many more. Current projects include consultation with over a dozen
additional theaters. See our website, wagnersign.com, for a more complete list, photos and other references.
Voith & Mactavish Architects LLP
Contact Information: Watchfire Signs
Meaghan Finney, Marketing & Business Development Contact Information:
2401 Walnut Street, 6th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Dylan Pichon, Sales Development Manager
finney@vma1.com 1015 Maple Street, Danville, IL 61832
(215) 545-4544 sales@watchfiresigns.com
https://voithandmactavish.com/ (800) 637-2645
https://www.watchfiresigns.com/
Company Description:
Voith & Mactavish Architects is a full-service design firm based in Philadelphia that specializes in institutional Company Description:
architecture, planning, historic preservation, and interior design at a variety of scales. Our robust theater & Watchfire Signs designs and engineers the best looking, most durable LED signs, which help theaters increase
performing arts portfolio includes both new facilities and renovation/restoration, including partnerships with visibility, drive ticket sales, and celebrate their iconic stories. Watchfire uses high quality LEDs that produce
historic venues like Philadelphia’s renowned Academy of Music and the County Theater (Doylestown, PA). We vibrant colors and true whites to reflect the qualities of historic marquees with modern energy efficiency. In
believe that great design comes from innovation in the context of tradition, which defines our approach to business since 1932, Watchfire also takes set design and imagination to new heights with interior displays and
developing beautiful, functional, and sustainable environments for clients throughout the Northeast and Mid- video walls. For a photo gallery of restored theater marquees, go to www.watchfiresigns.com.
Atlantic Regions.

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