CIRQUE DREAMS ILLUMINATION Comes To Heinz Hall
From the creators of CIRQUE DREAMS JUNGLE FANTASY, the groundbreaking hit and only show of its kind to ever perform on Broadway, comes the all-new CIRQUE DREAMS ILLUMINATION! Hailed as, "Dazzling! A reason to stand up and cheer", by the New York Daily News, CIRQUE DREAMS ILLUMINATION will ignite Pittsburgh at Heinz Hall beginning Tuesday, January 5, 2010 for six nights only. CIRQUE DREAMS ILLUMINATION is a special production on the PNC Broadway Across America - Pittsburgh series, presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Symphony and Broadway Across America. Tickets $21-$61 are available at the Box Office at Theater Square655 Penn Avenue), by phone-Heinz Hall box office 412-392-4819 or online at pgharts.org. For group discounts 10 or more, please call 412-392-4819.
Journey with fascination into the depths of a city that ignites with illumination when Cirque Dreams imagination, suspense and theatrical innovation turns 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 and is sure to 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)
For more information, visit: www.cirqueproductions.com
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