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TULSA, OKLA.—MARCH 22, 2020—TANNINGER COMPANIES ANNOUNCED THE ACQUISITION OF THE LEGENDARY ELKTON HOTEL AND THE PATIO RESTAURANT BRANDS, LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN QUINCY, ILLINOIS, FROM OWNERS KIM AND MARK NEISWENDER.
BOTH BUSINESSES, WHICH HAVE BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF QUINCY FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS, WILL EXPERIENCE A REBIRTH UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP; RESIDENTS AND GUESTS OF THE ELKTON WILL EXPERIENCE NO INTERRUPTION IN SERVICE, AND THE REIMAGINED PATIO RESTAURANT IS SLATED TO REOPEN THIS FALL. THE NEW OWNERS, RYAN JUDE TANNER AND JAY KROTTINGER OF TANNINGER COMPANIES, HAVE STRONG PERSONAL TIES TO QUINCY, AND A LOVE FOR THE PROPERTIES’ HISTORY. THE ELKTON HOTEL WAS BUILT IN 1924 AS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BY LOCAL ARCHITECTS MARTIN GEISE AND HARVEY CHATTEN AS THE NEW HOME FOR THE ELKS CLUB. IN 1949, THE UPPER FLOORS WERE CONVERTED INTO A HOTEL AND THE STRUCTURE WAS REBRANDED AS THE ELKTON HOTEL. THE ELKTON IS NOW HOME TO 54 APARTMENTS. PRIOR TO THE POPULAR PATIO RESTAURANT OPENING IN THE MID 50S, THE SPACE SERVED AS A PRIVATE NIGHT CLUB CALLED THE TERRACE ROOM.  TULSA, OKLAHOMA – AUGUST 12, 2019 - PHILANTHROPIST AND ENTREPRENEUR PATRICIA CHERNICKY HAS JOINED RYAN JUDE TANNER AND JAY KROTTINGER AS CO-OWNER AND CORNERSTONE INVESTOR OF TANNINGER ENTERTAINMENT (FORMERLY SQUARE 1 THEATRICS). TONY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCERS TANNER AND KROTTINGER FORMED SQUARE 1 THEATRICS IN 2012 AND OWN TANNINGER COMPANIES, PARENT COMPANY OF TANNINGER ENTERTAINMENT.
FOR NEARLY 2 DECADES, CHERNICKY HAS DEDICATED HER TIME AND RESOURCES TO COUNTLESS NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART, ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION, MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF TULSA, TULSA AREA UNITED WAY, TULSA CARES, AND THE TULSA BALLET. CHERNICKY HAS OFTEN HELD INFLUENTIAL LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THESE VITAL ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, CHERNICKY HAS SERVED AS CHAIRPERSON OF KEY FUNDRAISING EVENTS, SUPPORTING TULSA CARES, TULSA BALLET, CYSTIC FIBROSIS, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, AND TULSA AREA UNITED WAY TOCQUEVILLE SOCIETY. IN 2016, THE TULSA CARES BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHED THE PATRICIA CHERNICKY LUMINARY AWARD TO HONOR HER LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTS AND DEDICATION TO TULSA CARES AND THE COMMUNITY. CHERNICKY'S ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT IS EQUALLY AS IMPRESSIVE. SHE CO-OWNED TULSA’S WNBA BASKETBALL TEAM, THE TULSA SHOCK, FROM 2009 THROUGH 2015. FROM 2009 THROUGH 2018, CHERNICKY SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PATRIOT BANK AND HELD KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES. LAST YEAR, SHE JOINED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BLUE SKY BANK. CURRENTLY, CHERNICKY IS PRINCIPAL AND MANAGING PARTNER OF TPC STUDIOS, TULSA’S ONLY HYBRID CREATIVITY FIRM DEDICATED TO EVENTS AND BRANDING. ADDITIONALLY, SHE SERVES AS MANAGING PARTNER OF ENDEAVOR HOLDINGS, A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT FIRM ALSO CO-OWNED BY TANNER AND KROTTINGER. ENDEAVOR’S PROPERTIES INCLUDE THE FORMER SWINNEY HARDWARE BUILDING IN THE HEART OF TULSA’S KENDALL-WHITTIER SQUARE AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE IN DOWNTOWN TULSA. “THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING TIME ON BROADWAY AND I’M EXCITED TO JOIN RYAN AND JAY AT TANNINGER ENTERTAINMENT. WE’VE WORKED ON MANY COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS PROJECTS OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING MY EXPERIENCE TO THIS NEW ENDEAVOR. THE ARTS ARE NOT A LUXURY OF A COMMUNITY; THEY ARE A NECESSITY,” SAID CHERNICKY.  TULSA, OKLAHOMA – JUNE 9, 2019 – THE NEWLY REIMAGINED BROADWAY REVIVAL OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S OKLAHOMA! TOOK HOME THE TOP AWARD FOR BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL AT THE 73RD ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, HELD IN NEW YORK CITY. TONY AND OLIVIER AWARD-WINNER SQUARE 1 THEATRICS IS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER OF THE REVIVAL. THE TONY AWARD IS CONSIDERED THE NATION’S HIGHEST THEATRE HONOR.
IN ADDITION TO THE COVETED AWARD FOR BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL, OKLAHOMA! TOOK HOME THE AWARD FOR BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL (ALI STROKER). THE PRODUCTION WAS ALSO HONORED WITH SIX OTHER NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING BEST LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL (DAMON DAUNNO), BEST FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL (MARY TESTA), BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL (LAURA JELLINEK), BEST SOUND DESIGN OF A MUSICAL (DREW LEVY), BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL (DANIEL FISH), AND BEST ORCHESTRATIONS (DANIEL KLUGER). THROUGHOUT THE 2018-2019 BROADWAY AWARD SEASON, OKLAHOMA! HAS RECEIVED A NUMBER OF AWARDS. THE REVIVAL OPENED ON BROADWAY ON APRIL 7, 2019 AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH WIDESPREAD CRITICAL ACCLAIM. THE PRODUCTION IS A REIMAGINED TAKE OF THE CLASSIC RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN MUSICAL, WHICH FIRST PREMIERED ITS GROUNDBREAKING PERFORMANCE ON BROADWAY IN 1943. IN FALL 2020, OKLAHOMA! WILL EMBARK ON A NATIONAL TOUR, WHICH IS SET TO BEGIN IN OKLAHOMA CITY.  TULSA, OKLAHOMA – APRIL 7, 2019 – TONY AWARD WINNERS JAY KROTTINGER AND RYAN JUDE TANNER OF SQUARE 1 THEATRICS, PRODUCERS OF THE NEW REVIVAL OKLAHOMA!, COME FROM AWAY AND WAITRESS CURRENTLY PLAYING ON BROADWAY, LONDON AND THROUGHOUT THE U.S., ARE PART OF THE PRODUCING TEAM THAT RECENTLY TOOK COME FROM AWAY TO THE PHOENIX THEATRE IN LONDON’S WEST END.
COME FROM AWAY OPENED IN LONDON ON FEBRUARY 18, 2019, AND RECEIVED OLIVIER AWARDS FOR BEST NEW MUSICAL, OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC, BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER / KELLY DIVINE, AND BEST SOUND DESIGN / GARETH OWEN, WITH NOMINATIONS FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / RACHEL TUCKER, BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE / CLIVE CARTER AND ROBERT HANDS. COME FROM AWAY IS A BREATHTAKING NEW MUSICAL THAT HAS PLAYED RECORD-BREAKING ENGAGEMENTS ALL ACROSS THE U.S. AND SOON TO OPEN THIS SUMMER IN AUSTRALIA. BASED ON THE EVENTS FOLLOWING 9/11, THIS STORY IS CENTERED AROUND THE 38 PLANES WITH 6,579 PASSENGERS THAT WERE STRANDED IN A REMOTE TOWN IN NEWFOUNDLAND WHERE LOCALS OPENED THEIR HEARTS AND HOMES. THIS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF STRANGERS SPURRED UNEXPECTED CAMARADERIE UNDER EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.  TULSA, OKLAHOMA – SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 – JAY KROTTINGER AND RYAN JUDE TANNER OF SQUARE 1 THEATRICS, CO-PRODUCERS OF WAITRESS CURRENTLY ON BROADWAY, AND THE TONY AWARD® WINNING REVIVAL OF PIPPIN, ARE PART OF THE PRODUCING TEAM THAT WILL BRING COME FROM AWAY TO THE GERALD SCHOENFELD THEATRE ON BROADWAY.
COME FROM AWAY IS A BREATHTAKING NEW MUSICAL THAT HAS PLAYED RECORD-BREAKING ENGAGEMENTS IN LA JOLLA AND SEATTLE, CURRENTLY PLAYING IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND WILL OPEN IN TORONTO IN NOVEMBER. THIS STUNNING PRODUCTION FROM TONY-NOMINATED DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY (MEMPHIS) HAS BEEN CALLED “AN AFFECTING AND STIRRING NEW MUSICAL” BY THE LOS ANGELES TIMES. BASED ON THE EVENTS FOLLOWING 9/11, THIS STORY IS CENTERED AROUND THE 38 PLANES WITH 6,579 PASSENGERS THAT WERE STRANDED IN A REMOTE TOWN IN NEWFOUNDLAND WHERE LOCALS OPENED THEIR HEARTS AND HOMES. THIS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF STRANGERS SPURRED UNEXPECTED CAMARADERIE UNDER EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES. |
