to a fundraising event
Arts Theatre,
theater company
that teaches children all about the arts.
Okay, so...
You're gonna be giving them a full presentation
you spent their money.
I'm guessing we misallocated funds.
Ah, I mean, it'd be a good bet. I'll tell you that much.
Murr: Oh, wow, you got a lot of people in suits here.
donors here.
Hi, everyone. We raised so much money.
Thank you all for making it possible.
Murr: The Algonquin has spent the past five months
raising money to upgrade their theater
and they just raised $125 grand at their annual gala.
From these people.
They want to know where their money went.
Man: We're excited to introduce two gentlemen
to great use.
and our new secretary.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Get them up here. -Oh, here we go.
Sal: Hello, everyone. How are you?
some of the ways
we've been allocating the funds over the last few months.
State-of-the-art coat room.
[ Laughter ]
Motorized coat organization and delivery system.
Q: Tell them about the app.
There's a downloadable app
that lets you check on the status of your coat
during a performance.
[ Laughter ]
This was $60,000.
[ Audience murmuring ]
You don't want to lose the coat,
because then your night's ruined
and you're literally out in the cold.
-She's furious. -Okay.
How about we have an in-house choreographer in residence,
Enrico McPartland.
[ Laughter ]
Yeah, and...
Murr: That's the picture of Pete McPartland,
our executive producer.
When you have to outsource choreography,
they really hit you over the head.
So we decided to bring in Enrico McPartland,
protégé and ex-lover of Twyla Tharp.
Q: Sal, get the paper down!
for $95,000 a year
and we're putting him up for nine months
at the Four Seasons in Lakewood.
Murr: [ Laughing ] Nine months?
how expensive that is?
Any other thoughts on Enrico?
-It's gonna be great. -Yeah.
[ Laughter ]
Sal: How about there's a new handicap ramp.
There's an ornate spiral design.
local architects
in the tri-state area.
That was about $100k.
How do they get up ramp?
I don't know.
The way up the ramp is a little bit harder than the way down.
Look at this woman.
-Stupid. -So stupid.
You wasted all their money.
Oh, the Legacy Circle, you are excited.
-[ Chuckles ] -Yep.
Our goal is to have all the elderly supporters...
-Yep. -...make a lasting commitment
to the Algonquin by making a planned gift
for when they expire.
Yep. A possible donor that we've identified
is Barbara Kellegry...
-Look at Sal. -...who's currently
98 years old.
with pneumonia
and is in hospice.
We've reached out, and we're waiting on word back.
Barbs will do the right thing.
Sal: Here's what we're doing, guys.
We're spending money to get money.
Yeah. This is the new deal with the partner theaters.
a multi-level marketing company
to help theaters across the region
because just helping us is gonna help everybody else, right?
So we give unsold tickets to other theaters,
and then the tickets are sold from our theater
of a two-for-one deal.
We Googled "pyramid scheme" and went with that.
Don't be scared by the shape.
This is just an upside-down triangle.
[ Murr laughing ]
Sal: Bottom line, your donations of $125,000...
Hit next.
[ Laughter ]
Current expenses right now is $2.4 million,
-We're working on that.
[ Laughter ]
♪♪
[ Laughter ]
Sal: We need to save the theater.
We're coming to you right now saying we're desperate.
Sal, reveal the thermometer to your right, it's covered.
We're gonna just show you right here...
So, here's the goal.
And tonight we're starting here.
Look at how low. Look at how low.
Guys, take the collection baskets out from there.
We want you to go around the room collecting.
This'll help us. We're gonna go...
We're gonna go Sunday-church style.
$2.4 million.
Anything you can give will be great, thanks.
[ Clears throat ]
[ Laughter ]
Thank you so much.
[ Clears throat ] Thank you.
Q: Yeah! [ Laughs ]
-Have a good night, everybody.