Cobb Energy Center Holds Kids Night on Broadway, 11/15

For the first time in Atlanta, kids ages 6-18 can see a touring Broadway show for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult, when Kids' Night on Broadway comes to Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Wednesday, December 1st.   Tickets go on sale Monday, November 15, 2010.
 
KIDS' NIGHT ON BROADWAY is The Broadway League's program where kids ages 6 to 18 can see Broadway shows for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult. The program makes theatre accessible, encourages theatre as a form of family entertainment, and builds larger audiences for the future.
 
This year's Kids' Night on Broadway show in Atlanta is CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE, an original musical extravaganza of ornaments that come to life when costumed characters perform astonishing feats to celebrate the holiday season with spectacle, imagination and whimsical dreams.  An international cast of 30 artists transforms into gingerbread men flipping mid air, toy soldiers marching on thin wires, snowmen daringly balancing, icemen powerfully sculpting, penguins spinning, puppets caroling and reindeer soaring high above a landscape of holiday wonderment.  Some holiday favorites accompany an original musical score with hundreds of spectacular costumes adorning a magical tree of dreams in a setting of gigantic gifts, colossal candy canes and 30-foot towering toy soldiers.
 
Kids' Night Related Activities
In addition to seeing a Broadway show for free, Kids' Night participants will have the opportunity to interact with the cast of Cirque Dreams Holidaze and learn skills like juggling, balancing and stretching (activities are subject to change), will be offered from 6:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. in the theatre lobby.  Additionally, children will have a chance visit with Santa from 6:30- 7:30 p.m.  Doors to the theatre open at 7:30 p.m.
 
"We are delighted to offer Kids' Night on Broadway here in Atlanta at the Cobb Energy Centre with such a marvelous, kid friendly show as Cirque Dreams Holidaze, to do our part in creating a future generation of theatre goers," commented Michael Taormina CFE, Managing Director of the Cobb Energy Centre and member of the Broadway Theatre League.
 
Kids' Night on Broadway provides one free ticket for children ages 6 - 18 with the purchase of a regular priced adult ticket. Tickets are affordably priced from $25.00 to $63.00, plus service charges.  They are available at all Ticketmaster outlets locations, at Ticketmaster.com, via phone at 800-745-3000 or at the Bank of North Georgia Box Office at the Cobb Energy Centre.  Please use the code KNOB to obtain this special offer.  The box office, located at 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339, is open Monday thru Friday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., closed on Sundays.
 
For More Information
Kids' Night on Broadway is a national program that takes place throughout the winter and spring months when touring Broadway shows come to town.  For more information on touring Broadway shows participating in Kids' Night on Broadway, visit www.kidsnightonbroadway.com 
About Cobb Energy Performing Arts CentreThe Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, a $145 million, state-of-the-art facility, is located at 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway in northwest Atlanta, inside the Perimeter. Cobb Energy Centre is a premier venue for opera, concerts, Broadway shows, ballet, educational performances, family shows and corporate meetings and events. The Centre hosts three resident companies, the Atlanta Ballet, Gas South Broadway Series and The Atlanta Opera.  The facility includes the 2,750-seat John A. Williams Theatre, 10,000-square-foot Kessel D. Stelling, Jr. Ballroom and other meeting spaces, 1,000 parking spaces including a 700-space parking deck, and full-service food and beverage capabilities. The Centre, part of the Cobb-Galleria complex, is governed by the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority. Additional information about the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre is available at www.cobbenergycentre.com.
 
League Audience Development Programs
In addition to the annual Kids' Night on Broadway celebration, other League audience development programs targeted at young people include the Educator "Apple" awards, recognizing the efforts of teachers across the country who promote integrating the arts into school curricula, and "Family First Nights," an initiative that encourages family theatre going.  The League also supports education and community development through grants aimed at developing innovative educational programs relating to the presentation of Broadway shows in New York and on tour across the country.