ROCK OF AGES Supports Children's Miracle Network, Kicks Off Campaign Today, 6/21

The cast and crew of Broadway's hit musical Rock of Ages are teaming up with the A&P Family of Supermarkets to raise funds for Children's Miracle Network! On Monday, June 21, 2010 at 6:15 PM, Constantine Maroulis and the cast of Rock of Ages will appear at the Food Emporium, located at 810 Eighth Avenue (and 49th) in New York, to help kick off the campaign.

From July 4, 2010 through July 24, 2010, shoppers will receive a $30 discount on a full-price ticket to see Rock of Ages when they make a donation to Children's Miracle Network at any one of A&P's 435 stores.

The music that ignited a generation is heating up Broadway in the smash hit, ROCK OF AGES. The classic rock love story of the decade erupts into Broadway's best party, all to the sounds of such feel-good, sing-out-loud songs as Every Rose Has Its Thorn, I Wanna Know What Love Is, Here I Go Again, Don't Stop Believin' and more. Get your tickets to this hilarious five-time Tony nominated musical-and get ready to have nothin' but a good time. www.rockofagesmusical.com.

Children's Miracle Network -hospitals helping local kids- is dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for 170 children's hospitals throughout North America. Each year, these hospitals provide the finest medical care, life-saving research, and preventative education to help millions of kids overcome diseases and injuries of every kind. To learn more, visit www.childrensmiraclenetwork.org.

Locally, Children's Miracle Network, Metro New York is dedicated to providing outstanding medical care to the millions of kids in the Metro New York area. Funds raised by Children's Miracle Network benefit over 420,000 kids each year at these five children's hospitals:

• Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System (Long Island)

• The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (NYC)

• Children's Specialized Hospital (NJ)

• Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center (Hudson Valley)

• The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at RoBert Wood Johnson University Hospital (NJ)

Founded in 1859, A&P is one of the nation's first supermarket chains. The Company operates 429 stores in 8 states and the District of Columbia under the following trade names: A&P, Waldbaum's, Pathmark, Best Cellars, The Food Emporium, Super Foodmart, SuperFresh and Food Basics.