Blue's Clues Returns to the Stage With Brand New Musical Blue's Birthday Party; Nickelodeon and Clear Channel Entertainment Re-Team For Follow-Up to Smash Tour of Blues Clues Live!Feature Editors & Entertainment Writers LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2001 After the incredibly successful two year national run of Blue's Clues Blue's Clues is a children's show about a dog named Blue. It features live action one on one on paper-cutout animation. The series follows a dog named Blue through her everyday life, providing small children with fun and education. The show airs on both Nick Jr. and Noggin. Live!, Nickelodeon and Clear Channel Entertainment have re-teamed to bring a brand new theatrical production Noun 1. theatrical production - the production of a drama on the stage staging production - a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?" to the stage of Nickelodeon's top-rated preschool television show "Blue's Clues." Blue's Birthday Party, the biggest birthday party ever, is scheduled to perform in 40 markets across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. beginning in January 2002. Featuring brand new songs, story line and characters, Blue's Birthday Party returns to the stage to celebrate Blue's birthday with her friends, Tickety Tock, Slippery Soap, Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper and, of course, Steve (played for the first time by Roger Kraus), as they search for clues to discover what Blue wants for her birthday. The stage production marks the stage debut of several new characters such as Blue's next-door-neighbor Periwinkle periwinkle, in zoology periwinkle, any of a group of marine gastropod mollusks having conical, spiral shells. Periwinkles feed on algae and seaweed. , best buddy Magenta Magenta, town, Italy Magenta (mäjān`tä), town (1991 pop. 23,667), Lombardy, N Italy, near Milan. Manufactures include matches, textiles, and machinery. and Baby Cinnamon cinnamon, name for trees and shrubs of the genus Cinnamomum of the family Lauraceae (laurel family). Cinnamon spice comes chiefly from the Sri Lankan cinnamon (C. zeylanicum), now cultivated in several tropical regions. . The live theatrical presentation transforms the television show by challenging kids' imaginations and senses while celebrating the wonder of learning. Blue's Birthday Party invites kids to be entertained while enjoying an unprecedented level of interactivity. Each child attending the show receives a free handy dandy notebook and crayon crayon, any drawing material available in stick form. The term includes charcoal, conte crayon, chalk, pastel, grease crayon, litho crayon, and children's wax colors. to follow along as Steve finds Blue's clues. "Blue's Birthday Party continues Nickelodeon Theatricals exceptional standards of translating Nickelodeon properties into live productions," says Stuart Rosenstein, Co-Executive Producer and VP Nickelodeon Theatricals and Recreation. "This show brings the Blue's Clues property to life for children in their hometowns." "Blue's Clues Live! represented a benchmark for live family theatre," says Co-Executive Producer and President, Clear Channel Family Entertainment, Jonathan Hochwald. "All of our creative talent has returned to Blue's Birthday Party, and we've created an even more amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. experience with this brand new stage production." Blue's Birthday Party marks the return of co-author Angela C. Santomero and co-author and director Gip Hoppe, who first collaborated on Blue's Clues Live! Santomero also serves as the co-creator, co-executive producer and head writer of the television show. Hoppe wrote and directed the Broadway play Jackie: An American Life. He is a founding member and co-artistic director of the Wellfleet Harbor Actor's Theatre. Blue's Birthday Party features set designs by David Gallo, recently represented on Broadway by You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown This article is about the stage musical. For the 1985 animated television adaptation, see You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (TV special). You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown , Lion In Winter, Little Me and Thoroughly Modern Millie. He also was production designer for Jackie: An American Life. Costume Designer Gregg Barnes' Broadway credits include: Side Show, Rugrats-A Live Adventure, Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall New York City’s famous cinema; home of the Rockettes. [Am. 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Yvette Helin, whose credits include significant contributions to The Lion King on Broadway, The Wizard of Oz National Tour and Toy Story on Ice, is the puppet designer A puppet designer is a person who designs and creates his own puppets.They are the persons who create and design puppets for themselves or for other ventriloquists and puppeteers. Ramdas Padhye is a famous puppet designer and puppet maker from India. . Mike Rubin and Nick Balaban of Murmur murmur /mur·mur/ (mur´mer) [L.] an auscultatory sound, particularly a periodic sound of short duration of cardiac or vascular origin. anemic murmur a cardiac murmur heard in anemia. Music, composers of the "Blue's Clues" television series' music, collaborate on the original score of Blue's Clues Live! One of the most watched preschool shows on television, the Blue's Clues mission is to challenge and empower preschoolers while making them laugh. In each episode, Steve invites young viewers into his computer-animated storybook sto·ry·book n. A book containing a collection of stories, usually for children. adj. Occurring in or resembling the style or content of a storybook: storybook characters; a storybook romance. to help him and Blue solve the day's puzzles. Blue's Clues continues to draw acclaim for its unique interactivity that has changed the way kids watch television. The series, now in its third season, has raised the bar in preschool television by exploring advanced subject matter such as sign language, geography, physics, emotions and anatomy. Blue's Clues airs Monday through Friday at 10:00 am and 12:30 pm (ET/PT) on Nick Jr. and was created by Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler and Angela C. Santomero. Kessler serves as Executive Producer, Santomero is Co-Executive Producer and Head Writer, and Johnson is Co-Executive Producer and Director of Design. Ford Motors returns as the title sponsor of Blue's Birthday Party. Ford and Nickelodeon will use the tour to promote ClueIntoSafety.com, the official Web site of the "Clue Into Safety" national child safety campaign. The focus of the campaign centers around Blue and Steve educating children on the importance of safety belts and being properly restrained in the back seat. Children also learn about safe behavior inside and outside of vehicles, while parents are educated about the proper use of car and booster seats booster seat n. 1. A car seat for a small child that lifts the child by several inches, designed for use with an adult seat belt. 2. A seat placed on top of the seat of a chair, used to elevate a small child at a table. . In selected cities across the country, Nickelodeon and Ford will present "Ford & Blue's Clue-Into-Safety Auditions" where one child will get an opportunity to perform on stage with Blue, Steve and the entire cast. For more information about national tour of Blue's Birthday Party and Ford & Blue's Clue-Into-Safety Auditions, log onto www.nickjr.com. Please see the following for a tentative tour schedule. About Clear Channel Entertainment (formerly SFX SFX Special Effects SFX Self Extracting (data compression) SFX SpreadFireFox (IRC) SFX Sound Effect(s) SFX Side Effects (counter-strike gaming clan) ) Clear Channel Entertainment, the world's largest producer and marketer of live entertainment events, is a subsidiary of Clear Channel Worldwide (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CCU CCU abbr. 1. coronary care unit 2. critical care unit CCU critical care unit. CCU Critical care unit, see there ), a global leader in the out-of-home advertising Out-of-home advertising (also referred to as OOH) is essentially all type of advertising that reaches the consumer while he or she is outside the home. This is in contrast to broadcast, print, or internet advertising, which may be delivered to viewers out-of-home (e.g. industry. Clear Channel Entertainment currently owns, operates and/or exclusively books 135 live entertainment venues, including 44 amphitheaters in the U.S. and 28 venues in Europe at which more than 62 million people attend approximately 26,000 events every year. About Nickelodeon Nickelodeon, now in its 22nd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 84 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic-cable network for six consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Viacom International, Inc. is a current subsidiary of Viacom (as was the case with Viacom's predecessor). It is the holding company for copyrights associated with Viacom's corporate website and its cable networks. Inc. BLUE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY National Touring Company 2002(a)
DATE CITY THEATER
Jan. 11 - 13 Louisville, KY Palace Theatre
Jan. 16 - 20 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre
Jan. 22 - 23 Springfield, IL Sangamon Auditorium
Jan. 25 - 27 Green Bay, WI Weidner Center
Jan. 29 - 30 Toledo, OH Stranahan Theater
Feb. 1 - 3 Portland, ME Merrill Auditorium
Feb. 6 - 10 Boston, MA Wang Theatre
Feb. 13 - 17 Washington D.C. Warner Theatre
Feb. 20 - 24 Columbus, OH Palace Theatre
Feb. 27 - March 3 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre
March 5 - 6 Charleston, WV Civic Center
March 8 - 13 Toronto, ONT Canon Theatre
March 15 - 24 Chicago, IL Rosemont Theatre
March 27 - 31 Minneapolis, MN State Theatre
April 3 - 7 Nashville, TN Andrew Jackson Hall
April 9 - 10 Little Rock, AR Robinson Center
April 12 - 14 Buffalo, NY Shea's PAC
April 16 - 17 Baltimore, MD Morris Mechanic Theater
April 19 - 21 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center
April 23 - 24 Syracuse, NY Landmark Theatre
April 26 - May 5 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
May 7 - 8 West Point, NY Eisenhower Hall
May 10 - 12 Wallingford, CT Oakdale Theatre
May 14 - 15 Schenectady, NY Proctors Theatre
May 17 - 19 Augusta, GA William Bell Auditorium
May 22 - 26 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
May 29 - June 2 Cleveland, OH Allen Theatre
June 5 - 9 San Antonio, TX Majestic Theatre
June 12 - 16 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre
June 19 - 23 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theater
June 26 - 30 Los Angeles, CA Kodak Theatre
July 10 - 14 Denver, CO Buell Theatre
July 17 - 21 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theatre
July 24 - 28 Raleigh, NC Memorial Auditorium
July 31 - Aug. 4 Atlanta, GA Civic Center
Aug. 7 - 11 Orlando, FL Bob Carr PAC
Aug. 14 - 18 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Broward Center
Aug. 21 - 25 Miami, FL Jackie Gleason
Aug. 27 - 28 Jacksonville, FL Times-Union Center
Aug. 30 - Sept. 1 Huntsville, AL Von Braun Civic Center
Sept. 3 - Sept. 4 Jackson, MI Jackson Municipal Aud
Sept. 6 - Sept. 8 Tulsa, OK Tulsa PAC
Sept. 12 - Sept. 15 Grand Prairie, TX NextStage
(a) Tour Schedule Subject to Change
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