ASU Gammage Names the 12 "Gammage Goers" For 2009-10 Season

ASU Gammage has selected 12 Broadway theater lovers to become Gammage Goers for the 2009-2010 Season. The 12 Valley reviewers will have an opportunity to review shows throughout the blockbuster Broadway season. The Goers were chosen from a pool of more than 300 applicants who completed a comprehensive survey of their interests and background and desire to review Broadway shows at ASU Gammage.

"We were looking for a way to better engage the patrons at ASU Gammage. The way people receive information and make entertainment buying decisions has changed," says Michael Porto, ASU Gammage Director of Marketing & Communications who conceived the program. "Our goal with Gammage Goers is for patrons to read reviews from their peers of Broadway shows at Gammage, and they will also have the opportunity to make comments back on the ASU Gammage Web site once they have watched the video reviews," he added.

Gammage Goers will create video reviews at MyStudio in Scottsdale Fashion Square and they will be posted on the ASU Gammage Web site by Thursday during a run of a show. Each Goer will review approximately three shows per Gammage season.

The 12 Goers include:

Tenisha Baca, 26, Project Coordinator, Phoenix

Chloe Banker, 13, Middle school student, Scottsdale
Michael Bryce, 18, ASU freshman, Mesa
Pam Fields, 62, Actress, retired Theatre Arts Director, Scottsdale
Michael Frank, 51, Land Development Consultant, Mesa
Alan Handelsman, 54, Hypnotherapist, Scottsdale
Don Jackson, 68, International consultant, Scottsdale
Katherine Johnson, 39, Web development/IT, Phoenix
Eileen Proctor, 52, Strategic Marketing/Business Consultant, Phoenix
Jeremy Smith, 30, Sales Manager, Phoenix
Douglas Thoene, 34, Hotel Management, Phoenix
Lynn Trimble, 48, Writer/Editor, Scottsdale

Tickets are on sale now for 2009-2010 PROGRESSIVE® Broadway Across America -Arizona season at 1.800.982.ARTS(2787) or asugammage.com. PROGRESSIVE® Broadway Across America -Arizona is presented by ASU Gammage.

About ASU Gammage
Located on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University, ASU Gammage is among the largest university-based presenters of performing arts in the world. ASU Gammage is the home theater of PROGRESSIVE® Broadway Across America - Arizona and Beyond series. Its mission is connecting communities by providing artistic excellence and educational outreach to the public. ASU Gammage is an historic hall designed by internationally renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. asugammage.com