Jay Leno to Perform at Morris Performing Arts Center, 4/16

TV late night show host and stand-up comedian JAY LENO comes to the Morris Performing Arts Center for one night only on Thursday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. Leno comes to the Morris for an evening of his best stand-up from a career that has spanned decades and garnered him international recognition as an icon in the comedy world.

TICKETS are $39.00, $49.00, $59.00, $79.00, $99.00 and are ON SALE Friday, February 27, at 10:00 a.m. Tickets will go on sale at the Morris Box Office, by phone at 574-235-9190 or 800-537-6415, or online at www.MorrisCenter.org. The Morris Box Office is open regular business hours Monday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and is located at 211 North Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana. Tickets can also be purchased with credit card at Morris Ticket Outlets: Hammes Bookstore & Café located in Eddy Street Commons, South Bend, IN; O'Brien Recreation Center, 321 East Walter Street, South Bend; and TG Music, 123 South Main Street, Goshen, IN.

Acclaimed TV late night show host, admired stand-up comedian, best-selling children's book author, lovable TV and movie voice-over artist and philanthropist...it's no wonder that Jay Leno is widely characterized as "the hardest working man in show business."

Leno's late night television ratings domination included more than two decades of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," for which he won the Emmy Award for "Outstanding Comedy, Variety or Music Series." "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" has also taken home the trophy for "Favorite Late Night Show" in the annual TV Guide Awards determined by voting viewers. He was installed in the Television Academy's Broadcast Hall of Fame and received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Leno is producer and star of the Emmy-winning "Jay Leno's Garage."