CIRQUE DREAMS ILLUMINATION Individual Tix Go On Sale 4/9

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to present the ground-breaking hit show, Cirque Dreams Illumination. From the same creators who brought the original hit, Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, to the stage now bring you a new dazzling show that will make you stand up and cheer. Cirque Dreams Illumination will ignite Chicago when it performs at the Bank of America Theatre beginning June 2, 2010 for a limited, one-week engagement. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 9, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

Cirque Dreams Illumination will turn everyday ordinary into bright and extraordinary. Audiences of all ages will marvel as city dwellers reinvent familiar objects, balance on wires, leap tall buildings and redefine the risks of flight in a story filled with astounding occurrences. One of a kind artists populate the streets of this magical metropolis and breathe energy into its landscape with urban acrobatics and never before seen phenomenal thrills of disbelief. Cirque Dreams critically acclaimed dazzling costumes come alive to the sounds of jazz, ballroom, pop and more in this original score. Cirque Dreams Illumination will surely live up to the Cirque Dreams brand of notoriety proclaimed "The grandest circus spectacle east of Vegas" by New York Magazine.

Created and directed by Neil Goldberg, Cirque Dreams Illumination is the latest brainchild of Goldberg's theatrical imagination and the Cirque Dreams brand of entertainment, creators of international performance, touring and Broadway sensations Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy, Cirque Dreams Holidaze, Cirque Dreams Pandemonia, Cirque Dreams Coobrila, Cirque Ingenieux and the first show of its kind at sea...Cirque Dreams & Dinner on board the Norwegian Cruise Line EPIC. Over 50 million fans have attended a Cirque Dreams show throughout the U.S. and abroad in the past 5 years.

Cirque Dreams Illumination is the company's 14th production since originating in 1993. "The Cirque Dreams brand of quality, originality and value combined with Broadway theatrics and international circus artistry continues to transcend imagination and appeal to audiences of all ages" says Goldberg. Critics and audiences alike have praised Cirque Dreams shows as "A whiz-bang family friendly spectacle" (LA Times), "Pure talent on a stage" (New Yorker) and "Executed to perfection." (Chicago Sun Times).

Tickets for performances go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 9, 2010 and range in price from $25 -$75. A limited number of premium seats are also available. Tickets can be purchased at all Broadway In Chicago Box Offices (24 W. Randolph St., 151 W. Randolph St. and 18 W. Monroe St.), through the Broadway In Chicago Ticket Line at (800) 775-2000, at all Ticketmaster ticket centers (including Hot Tix and select Carson Pirie Scott, Coconuts and fye stores) or online at www.BroadwayInChicago.com. Groups of 15 or more should call (312) 977-1710.

The performance schedule for Cirque Dreams Illumination is as follows:

Wednesday June 2 at 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, June 3 at 2:00 and 7:30 p.m.
Friday, June 4 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 5 at 2:00 and 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 6 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

For more information, please visit www.CirqueProductions.com or www.BroadwayInChicago.com

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