INC NEWS - FW: Broadway Comes to Durham

Thu Feb 28 14:37:03 EST 2008

Some of you won't be able to see the graphics but here is a Durham News
Service release to news media in a 300 mile radius about the first
Broadway Carolina series.  

durham_news_TOP <http://www.durhamnewsservice.com/> 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Media Contact:         Shelly Green                 Scott Misner 
                                  Durham Convention         Broadway
Carolina
                                   & Visitors  Bureau          (919)
412-3886 
                                  (919) 680-8302
                                  shelly at durham-cvb.com

"The Color Purple" 
Highlights Huge First Season of Broadway Carolina
Big Shows, Up Close at the Durham Performing Arts Center

(DURHAM, N.C. - February 28, 2008) Broadway's best-loved musical is
coming to Durham in an exclusive North Carolina premiere.
Nederlander/PFM, the world-class partnership that operates the Durham
Performing Arts Center, today announced its inaugural season of Broadway
Carolina. The highlight of the show-stopping first season is "The Color
Purple," with a May 2009 premiere in North Carolina at the Durham
Performing Arts Center. 

 <http://www.dcvb-nc.com/comm/images/broadway.jpg>  Also included among
the huge hits for this first season is "Legally Blonde The Musical,"
which is currently on Broadway and will launch a National Tour later
this fall.  The show will make an exclusive Durham appearance in April
2009. Tickets for the Broadway Carolina series are now on sale at
http://www.DPACnc.com <http://www.dpacnc.com/> . Go to www.durham-nc.com
<http://www.durham-nc.com/>  for information including lodging
reservations, places to eat and soon, packages that include tickets to
the shows.

"This part of the country is growing at such a pace that it is more than
ready for the hottest shows on Broadway. With the launch of Broadway
Carolina, the Durham Performing Arts Center is going to be a special
place for exclusive performances," said Nick Scandalios, executive vice
president of the Nederlander Organization, Inc.

With today's announcement, the 2008-2009 premiere season of Broadway
Carolina has the following confirmed schedule for shows at the Durham
Performing Arts Center:
*	"Rent" - January 20-25, 2009 
*	"Fiddler On The Roof" - March 17-22, 2009 
*	"Legally Blonde The Musical" - April 14-19, 2009 
*	"The Color Purple" - May 12-17, 2009 

Other shows and special performances will be added as they are
confirmed. Research Triangle audiences can expect a Wicked second season
in 2009-2010, when many more of Broadway's biggest blockbusters come to
the Durham Performing Arts Center.

"This region can expect national touring acts and Broadway direct from
the source," said J.L. "Lynn" Singleton, president of PFM. "We manage
theater venues in markets of similar size to the Research Triangle.
Combine that with the fact that the Nederlander Organization is a
Broadway institution, and we think the Broadway Carolina series will
provide audiences with great experiences that they'll remember for a
lifetime."

 <http://www.dcvb-nc.com/comm/enews/Vol7Issue15/DPAC.jpg> The first
North American Tour of "The Color Purple" means North Carolina audiences
will see a current Broadway darling, nominated for 11 Tony Awards(R),
including Best Musical. "The Color Purple" opened on December 1, 2006 at
the Broadway Theatre where it ran for over two record-breaking years. It
is based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and
the moving film by Steven Spielberg. 

Tickets for the 2008-2009 Premiere Season of Broadway Carolina are now
on sale. Buy tickets online at www.DPACnc.com <http://www.dpacnc.com/> .
Order tickets via phone at 919.680.ARTS (2787). The on-site box office
opens later this year. For questions about availability, on-sale dates
and schedules, please e-mail: Tickets at DPACnc.com.
The Durham Performing Arts Center (www.DPACnc.com
<http://www.dpacnc.com/> ) is a 2,800 seat multi-use theater currently
under construction downtown in the American Tobacco Historic District,
adjacent to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park. On track for completion in
December 2008, the venue will soon become the largest of its kind in
North and South Carolina, featuring top Broadway performances, concerts,
family shows and other events. 

Founded in 1912, the Nederlander Organization presents legitimate
Broadway theatre from nine company-owned theatres on Broadway in New
York City, while also owning or managing 15 venues in London, Los
Angeles, Chicago, San Diego, and elsewhere. Professional Facilities
Management (known industry-wide as PFM) specializes in managing public
and private performing arts venues, presently operating nine facilities
in eight states.

The Nederlander/PFM partnership manages operations, programming and
performance booking at the Durham Performing Arts Center, which means
audiences will experience authentic Broadway and musical performances
unmatched in the Southeast. For background: www.nederlander.com
<http://www.nederlander.com/>  and www.pfmcorp.com
<http://www.pfmcorp.com/> .

Durham truly is where great things happen
<http://www.wheregreatthingshappen.com/> . To learn more about Durham,
make travel arrangements <http://www.durhamreservations.com/lodging.php>
, request an official Durham Visitors Guide
<http://www.durham-nc.com/visitors/visitors_info.php> , or view an
interactive map of Durham
<http://www.durham-nc.com/visitors/maps/index.php> , log onto
www.durham-nc.com <http://www.durham-nc.com/> . 

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EDITOR'S NOTE: For requests related to the Durham Performing Arts Center
and Broadway Carolina, please contact Scott Misner at (919) 412-3886.
Broadway show photos and background information, and video B-roll of
"The Color Purple" is available upon request

Durham News Service <http://www.durhamnewsservice.com>  is a service of
the Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau, an internationally accredited
local tourism development authority and the official destination
marketing organization for Durham, North Carolina, including Research
Triangle Park. 

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