WAR HORSE Comes to Fox Cities P.A.C. in June

The National Theatre of Great Britain's epicWar Horse , winner of five 2011 Tony Awards, will make its Wisconsin premiere at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center June 25-30.

Individual tickets for War Horse are on sale now. Tickets start at $55 and may be purchased at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center's ticket office and online at foxcitiespac.com. To charge tickets by phone, call Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787. Orders for groups of 10 or more may be placed by calling (920) 730-3786. Group discounts and additional fees may apply.

The Saturday, June 29 matinee performance of War Horse will be a special Kids' Day on Broadway event. Adults may purchase one ticket and receive a kid's ticket free while supplies last to that performance. The Kids' Day on Broadway offer applies to those 18 years and younger and is not valid on previously purchased tickets. For more information on tickets and Kids' Day on Broadway activities, visit foxcitiespac.com.

Michael Morpurgo's beloved novel, "War Horse," is also the inspiration for Steven Spielberg's feature film of the same name, which earned six Oscar nominations including Best Picture.

Hailed by The New York Times as, "theatrical magic," War Horse is the powerful story of young Albert's beloved horse, Joey, who has been enlisted to fight for the English in World War I. In a tale the New York Daily News calls, "spellbinding, by turns epic and intimate," Joey is caught in enemy crossfire and ends up serving both sides of the war before landing in no man's land. Albert, not old enough to enlist, embarks on a treacherous mission to find his horse and bring him home. What follows is a remarkable tale of courage, loyalty and friendship, filled with stirring music and songs and told with the some of the most innovative stagecraft of our time.

The tour of War Horse, which was adapted from the book by Morpurgo by Nick Stafford, is directed by Bijan Sheibani based on the original Tony Award-winning direction by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, and presented in association with Handspring Puppet Company. At the heart of the show are life-sized puppets which bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage.

In addition to Best Play, War Horse received Tony Awards for Best Play, Best Direction of a Play (Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris), Best Scenic Design of a Play (Rae Smith), Best Lighting Design of a Play (Paule Constable) and Best Sound Design of a Play (Christopher Shutt). A Special Tony Award was given to Handspring Puppet Company for their integral work on the production.

War Horse received its world premiere in a limited engagement at the National's Olivier Theatre in 2007. The play returned to The National Theatre for a second run playing from in 2008-2009 before transferring to the West End's New London Theatre in Spring 2009 where it continues to play an open-ended run. War Horse has been seen by over two million people worldwide and is currently playing in London's West End and on tour across North America.Future productions of War Horse are planned for Australia, Berlin and South Africa, as well as a UK Tour. It also played at the NYC's Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center and Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre. For more information, please visitWarHorseOnStage.com.

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