Dixie Longate Set to Tour Milwaukee Landmarks, 5/15

Dixie Longate, star of Dixie's Tupperware Party, will be touring Milwaukee landmarks during her press tour on Wednesday, May 15 with transportation by Bell Ambulance. During her tour, she will be making a special stop at the Milwaukee Public Market and La Perla. Dixie will make her stop at the Milwaukee Public Market, 400 North Water Street, at11:30 am and at La Perla, 734 South 5th Street, at 12:00 pm on the 15th. During this time, she will be taking photos with patrons and various Milwaukee landmarks. This tour will kick off her engagement at the Marcus Center's Vogel Hall that runs May 14-26.

Dixie's Tupperware Party stars Dixie Longate, the fast-talking Tupperware Lady, who has packed up her catalogs and left her children in an Alabama trailer park to journey across America. Critics and audiences have howled with laughter as Dixie throws a good ol' fashioned Tupperware Party filled with outrageously funny tales, heartfelt accounts, FREE giveaways, audience participation, and the most fabulous assortment of Tupperware ever sold on a theater stage! Loaded with the most up-to-date products available for purchase, Ms. Longate will share how she became the number one Tupperware seller in the world as she educates her guests on the many alternative uses she has discovered for her plastic products.

Produced by Down South, LLC and directed by Patrick Richwood, Dixie's Tupperware Party will feature costumes designed by Miss Longate and lighting designed by Richard Winkler.

Tickets for Dixie's Tupperware Party priced at $45.00 are on sale now at the Marcus Center box office located at 929 North Water Street in Downtown Milwaukee, by phone at 414-273-7206, and online at Ticketmaster.com. Groups of 10 or more can SAVE by calling 414-273-7121 ext. 210 or ext. 213. The production will play the following performance schedule: Tuesdays-Thursdays at 7:30 pm, Fridays at 8:00 pm, Saturdays at 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm. For more information, visit www.MarcusCenter.org. For more information about Dixie's Tupperware Party log onto: www.dixiestupperwareparty.com