Ring in the New Year with Boogie Stomp's Dueling Pianos at the Network

After several busy months reopening the theatre, the Network team is happy to end the year with a special New Year's Eve engagement of the dueling pianos production "Boogie Stomp! The Play" tonight and tomorrow, December 30 and 31.

Premium seats in the first two rows (available only by calling the box office) offer a show CD, a meet and greet with the artists and other celebratory fare. Performances are Tuesday, December 30 at 8pm, and Wednesday, December 31 at 6pm and 9:45pm with pre­show receptions before each performance. Tickets range from $35­ $100. Help the Network welcome in 2015 with an exciting evening of fun, music, and theatre. On December 26 and 27, patrons can catch "Boogie Stomp: The Movie" at 11:30pm at Ann Arbor's Goodrich Quality Theaters. For more information on tickets and events at the Network or to donate, go to www.pntheatre.org or call the box office at 734­663­0681.

Two pianos. One stage. 100 years of American piano music. "Boogie Stomp! The Play" tells the largely untold tale of boogie woogie and how it has shaped popular American music, including blues, jazz, swing, stride, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll. This is the story of American performers and audiences­ past and present­ and the vibrant music that emerges from their lives. Starring Bob Baldori and Arthur Migliazza, two of the best performers of American piano music in the world, who inform, entertain, teach, preach, dance, and boogie their way through a performance like no other.

"This is going to be great!" said Sara Dean, Company Manager at the Network. "The last few months have been challenging for sure, but I'm happy to say we are ending the year on a high note. This show has gotten such great reviews and I don't know anyone who doesn't love dueling pianos. It's going to be a very special event!"

Additionally, fans can get a preview of the play by attending "Boogie Stomp! The Movie" at 11:30pm on December 26 and 27 at Goodrich Quality Theaters ­ Quality 16 on Jackson Rd in Ann Arbor. The film is a musical documentary telling the story of boogie woogie, its origins, subsequent history and ongoing development while profiling its two greatest living players ­ Bob Seeley and Bob Baldori. Seeley spent his formative years playing with Meade Lux Lewis and other Jazz greats. Though playing in obscurity for decades at Charley's Crab in Detroit, he became known to insiders as the best boogie and stride player in the world. Fellow Detroiter Bob Baldori has a rich rock history, and has played piano and harmonica with Chuck Berry since 1966. Together, they have teamed up and hit the road to revive America's forgotten music. Compelling story, riveting performances, fascinating interviews, foot­stompin' concert and dance clips, tour footage from around the world. For tickets go to www.goodrichqualitytheaters.com/michigan/quality16.

For information on tickets and events at the Network or to donate, go to www.pntheatre.org or call the box office at 734-­663-­0681. Performance Network Theatre is located at 120 E. Huron St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104.

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