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Coming To UTC: ArtsBuild’s “InterMission” - With Alan Cumming

“Intermission” with Alan Cumming banner.
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He won his first Tony Award - for Best Actor in Musical - for his role twenty-five years ago as the Emcee in the Broadway revival of “Cabaret.”

Alan Cumming will visit Chattanooga - and our campus - on Thursday, September 14th as the headliner for “InterMission: A Celebration of the Arts in Chattanooga” in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall at UTC’s Fine Arts Center.

“InterMission” is a new event presented by the nonprofit ArtsBuild to recognize the accomplishments and resilience of our local arts sector.

James McKissic is president of ArtsBuild.

Quincy Jenkins - an ArtsBuild board member - is vice president of organization, culture and engagement at Chattanooga State.

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