Spotlight on Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta 2014/2015 Series
with WSB-TV Primetime Special on August 27 at 8 p.m.

Fans to get inside look at spectacular lineup including
DIRTY DANCING, Disney’s NEWSIES, MOTOWN THE MUSICAL, PIPPIN and more

The upcoming Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta season is set to receive the star treatment during a 30-minute Primetime special on WSB-TV, airing Wednesday, August 27 at 8 p.m.

Hosted by Heather Caitlin, the program will offer fans a behind-the-scenes look at the blockbuster lineup coming to the Fox Theatre during the 2014/2015 Broadway in Atlanta series.

Featured interviews will include both the stars and creative teams for upcoming productions, as well as Broadway in Atlanta Vice President Russ Belin.

“As we gear up for one of our biggest and most anticipated lineups in Broadway in Atlanta’s 34-year history, we’re so excited to offer Atlanta theatre fans a look behind the curtain at these amazing shows,” said Russ Belin, vice president of Broadway in Atlanta. “Viewers will get a first look at the top caliber touring productions that will be featured at the historic Fox Theatre.”

The 2014-2015 Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta lineup includes: 

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA	October 22 – November 2, 2014
DIRTY DANCING	November 25 - 30, 2014
Disney’s NEWSIES	January 20 - 25, 2015
BLUE MAN GROUP	April 7 - 12, 2015
PIPPIN	May 5 – 10, 2015
MOTOWN	August 18 – 23, 2015

 2014/2015 options:

MAMMA MIA!	September 23 – 28, 2014
WICKED	February 18 – March 8, 2015

Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta’s 2014/2015 packages are on sale now, with prices starting at $185 for all six shows.  Three show packages are also available starting at $100.  Subscriber prices will vary depending on the number of shows chosen, the number of performances, show time, day of the week, and seating location. Three show packages may be ordered online at BroadwayinAtlanta.com or via phone by calling 1-800-278-4447 Monday through Friday, 9AM -5PM.

Six show Packages can only be ordered via phone.  Subscriber benefits include access to the best available seats, ticket exchange privileges, and lost ticket replacement service; subscribers also avoid potential price increases on single ticket closer to the day of the show.

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA is part of the Key Brand Entertainment family of companies which includes Broadway.com and is operated by John Gore (Owner & CEO).  BAA is the foremost presenter of first-class touring musicals and plays in North America, operating in 40 markets.  As a leading Broadway producer, BAA is dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse theatre.  Current/upcoming productions include Beautiful, Million Dollar Quartet and Pippin. Past productions include Hairspray, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Memphis, Promises, Promises, The Producers, Betrayal and War Horse. Broadway.com is the premier theater website for news, exclusive content and ticket sales. For more information please visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com and Broadway.com.

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This is one of our favorite things to do in Atlanta friends.  What about you?  Which shows are you excited to see?

Blue Man Group Returns to ATL's Famous Fox Theatre TOMORROW Night!

FIRST-EVER THEATRICAL TOUR RETURNS TO
THE FOX THEATRE JANUARY 15 – 20

Following a 2011 smash hit opening engagement in Atlanta, BLUE MAN GROUP returns to the Fox Theatre tomorrow night through January 20.

Although BLUE MAN GROUP has toured previously with its Megastar arena rock show, this marks the first theatrical production to tour North America.  The theatrical tour features classic Blue Man moments as well as brand new content.  The sound, set, and video design for this tour centers around a proscenium-sized LED curtain and high-resolution screen create an entirely new, high-impact visual experience for Broadway houses across the nation.

Tickets range from $25 - $65 and are on sale now at www.FoxATLTix.com or by calling 855-ATL-TIXX (855-285-8499). Special group rates for 10 or more are available by calling 404-881-2000, emailing foxgroup@foxtheatre.org or on-line at www.foxtheatre.org/groupsales.aspx. Half-price tickets are available for the Tuesday and Wednesday performances by using the code "AJC."

BLUE MAN GROUP has received praise from critics across the country.  The Baltimore Sun raves, “Blue Man Group packs a wallop.  It's a big, loud, funny, silly, visually arresting production!”  The Charlotte Observer says BLUE MAN GROUP is “a hugely entertaining show for anyone ages 9 to 90."  The San Antonio Express-News proclaims it’s “an exhilarating, thought-provoking, laugh-yourself-silly evening of percussion-heavy rock music, comedy and playful commentary."

BLUE MAN GROUP creates experiences that defy categorization. BLUE MAN GROUP is best known for multi-media performances that feature three bald and blue characters who take the audience on a journey that is funny, intelligent, and visually stunning.  A live band, whose haunting tribal rhythms help drive the show to its climax, accompanies the Blue Men.

"Our theatrical productions take a humorous look at what we like to call 2.5-D space," says BLUE MAN GROUP Co-Founder Philip Stanton.  "An example of what we mean by this would be e-mailing or texting the person in the next office rather than walking over to talk to them face-to-face."

"We say that no matter how high-tech things get, there’s still something human there. We’ll always need others, always need to collaborate. People still need to come together and look each other in the eye.  Through the Blue Man’s connection with the audience, we hope to encourage this human-to-human interaction, while helping people reconnect with their own sense of wonder and discovery, with their own sense of what is possible in their lives."

Performances are as follows:  Tuesday, January 15 at 8PM.; ednesday, January 16 at 8PM; Thursday, January 17 at 8PM; Friday, January 18 at 8PM; Saturday, January 19 at 2:00PM and 8PM; Sunday, January 20 at 1:30PM and 7PM.  For more information visit www.blueman.com.

Attached photo credit: ©Paul Kolnik

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About NETWORKS Presentations

NETworks Presentations, LLC was founded in 1995 by Kenneth Gentry, Seth Wenig, and Scott Jackson.   NETworks has produced and managed over 70 national and international touring productions.  Previous productions include Oliver!, Little Women starring Maureen McGovern, Jekyll & Hyde, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson, Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshaw, The Light in the Piazza, My Fair Lady co-produced with Cameron Mackintosh, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, among many others.

Joining returning hits Annie, The Drowsy Chaperone, Hairspray, and The Wizard of Oz this season are Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Young Frankenstein, and the Lincoln Center’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific.  Future titles include Joyful Noise’s production of Handel’s Messiah Rocks, A Chorus Line, Spring Awakening, Les Misérables, and the Blue Man Group national tour.

About Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group (www.blueman.com) is a multinational media and entertainment company with theatrical and digital media operations across three continents, permanent live performance installations in six cities, an on-going theatrical tour of the USA and Canada, as well as a highly acclaimed show on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Epic. 

Audiences have multiple opportunities to discover Blue Man Group through the scope and variety of its creative projects, including:

·   Blue Man Group’s headlining performance on the new Norwegian Epic by Norwegian Cruise Line -- the Official Cruise Line of Blue Man Group

·   Blue Man Group family-focused educational projects, including a touring Children’s Museum exhibit, “Making Waves”

·   Blue Man Group’s original music, including the Grammy®-nominated “Audio”, as well as four additional albums and numerous scoring projects for film, TV, and commercials

·   Blue Man Group’s multiple performances on popular television shows such as The Tonight Show, Ellen, and Regis & Kelly and unique storylines in “Scrubs” and “Arrested Development”

As the company grows, it remains true to its vision of providing exciting experiences in a variety of media, appealing to a broad range of age groups and cultural backgrounds. Learn more at www.blueman.com.

About Theater of the Stars

Celebrating 60 seasons of producing and presenting Broadway, Theater of the Stars is one of the oldest and most respected regional theaters in America.  Since the organization’s founding in 1953, they have produced or presented over 700 productions in Atlanta, across the country, and around the world.

Theatre of the Stars is a not-for-profit organization run by a Board of dedicated volunteer Trustees.  They have played a leading role in the birth or development of several of Atlanta’s artistic institutions including the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Ballet, the Atlanta Children’s Theatre, the Grand Opera in the Park, the Winter Play Series, and the Just Us Theatre Company.  They annually employ hundreds of Atlanta artists and other professionals for their local productions.  Theater of the Star’s mission today is the same as it was sixty years ago -- to produce and present the best of Broadway musicals.  For more information please visit www.theaterofthestars.com.

Blue Man Group Returns to ATL!

Following a 2011 smash hit opening engagement in Atlanta, BLUE MAN GROUP returns to the Fox Theatre January 15 -20 and tickets are on sale now. 

Although BLUE MAN GROUP has toured previously with its Megastar arena rock show, this marks the first theatrical production to tour North America.  The theatrical tour features classic Blue Man moments as well as brand new content.  The sound, set, and video design for this tour centers around a proscenium-sized LED curtain and high-resolution screen create an entirely new, high-impact visual experience for Broadway houses across the nation.

Tickets range from $25 - $65 and are on sale now at www.FoxATLTix.com or by calling 855-ATL-TIXX (855-285-8499).  Special group rates for 10 or more are available by calling 404-881-2000, emailing foxgroup@foxtheatre.org or on-line at www.foxtheatre.org/groupsales.aspx.   Half-price tickets are available for the Tuesday and Wednesday performances by using the code “AJC.”

BLUE MAN GROUP has received praise from critics across the country.  The Baltimore Sun raves, “Blue Man Group packs a wallop.  It’s a big, loud, funny, silly, visually arresting production!”  The Charlotte Observer says BLUE MAN GROUP is “a hugely entertaining show for anyone ages 9 to 90.”  The San Antonio Express-News proclaims it’s “an exhilarating, thought-provoking, laugh-yourself-silly evening of percussion-heavy rock music, comedy and playful commentary.”

BLUE MAN GROUP creates experiences that defy categorization. BLUE MAN GROUP is best known for multi-media performances that feature three bald and blue characters who take the audience on a journey that is funny, intelligent, and visually stunning . A live band, whose haunting tribal rhythms help drive the show to its climax, accompanies the Blue Men.

“Our theatrical productions take a humorous look at what we like to call 2.5-D space,” says BLUE MAN GROUP Co-Founder Philip Stanton.  “An example of what we mean by this would be emailing or texting the person in the next office rather than walking over to talk to them face-to-face.”

“We say that no matter how high-tech things get, there’s still something human there.  We’ll always need others, always need to collaborate.   People still need to come together and look each other in the eye.  Through the Blue Man’s connection with the audience, we hope to encourage this human-to-human interaction, while helping people reconnect with their own sense of wonder and discovery, with their own sense of what is possible in their lives.”

BLUE MAN GROUP will play the Fabulous Fox Theatre January 15 - 20.  Performances are as follows:

• Tuesday, January 15, 8:00PM
• Wednesday, January 16, 8:00PM
• Thursday, January 17, 8:00PM
• Friday, January 18, 8:00PM
• Saturday, January 19, 2:00PM, 8:00PM
• Sunday, January 20, 1:30PM, 7:00PM

 For more information visit www.blueman.com.

Attached photo credit: ©Paul Kolnik

# # #

About NETWORKS Presentations

NETworks Presentations, LLC was founded in 1995 by Kenneth Gentry, Seth Wenig, and Scott Jackson, NETworks has produced and managed over 70 national and international touring productions. Previous productions include Oliver!, Little Women starring Maureen McGovern, Jekyll & Hyde, Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson, Fosse starring Ben Vereen and Ruthie Henshaw, The Light in the Piazza, My Fair Lady co-produced with Cameron Mackintosh, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, among many others. Joining returning hits Annie, The Drowsy Chaperone, Hairspray, and The Wizard of Oz this season are Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Young Frankenstein, and the Lincoln Center’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. Future titles include Joyful Noise’s production of Handel’s Messiah Rocks, A Chorus Line, Spring Awakening, Les Misérables and the Blue Man Group national tour.

About Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group (www.blueman.com) is a multinational media and entertainment company with theatrical and digital media operations across three continents, permanent live performance installations in six cities, an ongoing theatrical tour of the USA and Canada, as well as a highly acclaimed show on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Epic. 

Audiences have multiple opportunities to discover Blue Man Group through the scope and variety of its creative projects, including:

• Blue Man Group’s headlining performance on the new Norwegian Epic by Norwegian Cruise Line, the Official Cruise Line of Blue Man Group
  
  
• Blue Man Group family-focused educational projects, including a touring Children’s Museum exhibit, “Making Waves”
  
  
• Blue Man Group’s original music, including the Grammy®-nominated “Audio,” as well as four additional albums and numerous scoring projects for film, TV, and commercials
  
  
• Blue Man Group’s multiple performances on popular television shows such as The Tonight Show, Ellen, and Regis & Kelly; and unique storylines in “Scrubs” and “Arrested Development”

As the company grows, it remains true to its vision of providing exciting experiences in a variety of media, appealing to a broad range of age groups and cultural backgrounds.  Learn more at www.blueman.com.

About Theater of the Stars

Celebrating 60 seasons of producing and presenting Broadway, Theater of the Stars is one of the oldest and most respected regional theaters in America.  Since the organization’s founding in 1953, they have produced or presented over 700 productions in Atlanta, across the country, and around the world.  Theatre of the Stars is a not-for-profit organization run by a Board of dedicated volunteer Trustees.  They have played a leading role in the birth or development of several of Atlanta’s artistic institutions including the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta Ballet, the Atlanta Children’s Theatre, the Grand Opera in the Park, the Winter Play Series, and the Just Us Theatre Company.  They annually employ hundreds of Atlanta artists and other professionals for their local productions.  Theater of the Star’s mission today is the same as it was sixty years ago — to produce and present the best of Broadway musicals.  For more information please visit www.theaterofthestars.com.