``Signed, Sealed, Delivered'' a Celebration of Music & Wonder to Open May 25 at The Showroom in the Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino.Entertainment Editors LAS VEGAS--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 3, 2002 The concert production "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" will commence performances on Saturday, May 25, with a grand opening set for Saturday, June 8, in The Showroom at the Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino. The show celebrates the music of Stevie Wonder and is set for a world premiere Noun 1. world premiere - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. before debuting in London and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of within the next two years. Chaka Khan  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. is set to star as the guest headliner. The show will feature visiting guest headliners averaging four to six weeks. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" will be presented concert-style with a cast of eight Broadway-caliber performers and a ten-piece live band. "With visiting headliners such as Chaka Khan, and an incredibly talented cast, `Signed, Sealed, Delivered' is sure to be a hit. We're very excited to debut the production in Las Vegas," says Hilla Moll, co-producer of the show. "The clarity of Wonder's vision on the world is the spirit and vision I wanted to bring to the stage," says Billy Porter, director and creator. His impressive credits range from film and television to Broadway. He has appeared in feature films including "The Broken Hearts Broken Hearts is a blank verse play by W. S. Gilbert in three acts styled "An entirely original fairy play". It opened at the Royal Court Theatre in London on December 9 1875. Club" and "Intern" as well as television shows such as "Another World" and "The Rosie O'Donnell Show." Broadway credits include "Miss Saigon Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr.. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London on September 20, 1989, closing after 4,264 performances on October 30 1999. " and the all-original cast of "Grease." Porter brings with him a talented production and creative team which include: musical director Stephen Oremus, who served as music supervisor/orchestrator and vocal arranger for "Tick, Tick ... Boom" and music director of the national tour of "Rent"; choreographer AC Ciulla, who received the 1999 FANY FANY First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteer Corps; UK) (People's Choice Awards The People's Choice Awards is an awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is one of the few to be based on the opinions of the general public. ) for best choreography for Broadway's hit musical "Footloose foot·loose adj. Having no attachments or ties; free to do as one pleases. footloose Adjective free to go or do as one wishes Adj. 1. "; scenic designer Ted LeFevre Ted LeFevre (b. July 8, 1964) is an American theatrical set designer. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and has worked in and around New York City since 1990. At the Trump Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City, he designed the sets for Anything Goes, Cabaret, , currently the associate designer for Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida"; and Emmy Award winner Rob "Cubby" Colby, who sound designed The Grammy Awards and the world tours of Ricky Martin, Janet Jackson, Phil Collins and Prince. Rehearsals for the show will begin on April 26 in Los Angeles and move to Las Vegas in May. Performances are scheduled to start on Saturday, May 25. Regular performances are tentatively scheduled for June 3 with one show at 8 p.m. nightly, Monday through Wednesday, and Friday; and two shows nightly at 8 and 10 p.m., Thursday and Saturday. The show will be dark on Sunday. Ticket prices will be $36.50 to $86 with tickets available for premium booth seating. For more information, please call the box office for The Showroom at The Venetian at 702-948-3007 or toll-free at 877-881-4225. For groups of 20 or more, special pricing is available. For details, please call 702-616-2516. The 46,000 sq. ft. Showroom at The Venetian is a three-story entertainment venue located within the Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino featuring a state-of-the-art sound and lighting system and includes six VIP glass enclosed skyboxes with direct view to the stage. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" is a creation of MAG Productions. MAG Productions consists of producers Andrew Ackerman, Matthew Greene, David Michaels and Hilla Moll. The principals have been involved in the production of a large variety of shows, concerts and international fashion shows including the London and UK Tour of "Simply Sondheim," "De La Guarda" (London), "An Evening at La Cage" (London), and "Blast" (London). MAG Productions can be reached by phone at 702-699-9969. |
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