Nickelodeon Brings STORYTIME LIVE! to Providence Performing Arts Center, 5/7-5/8

Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America bring STORYTIME LIVE! to PPAC on May 7 and May 8, 2010.

STORYTIME LIVE! is the first-ever live family theatrical tour featuring characters from four of the current top-rated preschool shows on television today: Dora the Explorer, The Backyardigans, The Wonder Pets! and Ni Hao, Kai-lan. Preschoolers and their parents can see their favorite Nick Jr. characters come to life in one action-packed on-stage adventure hosted by Nick Jr.'s Moose A. Moose and Zee.

Performance times for STORYTIME LIVE! are Friday, May 7 at 4P and 7P and Saturday, May 8 at 11A, 2P, and 5P. Tickets for STORYTIME LIVE! go on sale on Sunday, January 31 at www.ppacri.org. Patrons can purchase tickets in-person or by calling (401) 421-ARTS (2787) beginning at 10A on Monday, February 1. Tickets for STORYTIME LIVE! are $40 - $13; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration fee. The PPAC Box Office is located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence. Regular Box Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 10A to 5P; Saturday 10A to 2P and through curtain time(s) on show days. Visit www.nicklivetour.com for more information.

Each segment of STORYTIME LIVE! takes kids and their families on a different brand-new adventure, whether its leaping into Fairytale Land with Dora and Sleeping Boots, journeying through Filthingham with The Backyardigans, hopping into Wonderland with the Wonder Pets! or jumping on clouds with Kai-lan and the Monkey King.

The STORYTIME LIVE! creative team includes director Sam Scalamoni (associate director: Lestat and Beauty and the Beast on Broadway), scenic designer Josh Zangen, costume designer Patrick Bevilacqua (costume designer for Thomas and Friends: A Day at the Circus), and choreographer Wendy Seyb.

The creative teams for each of the Nick Jr. shows featured are also a part of STORYTIME LIVE!; they include contributions from Sascha Paladino, head writer for Ni Hao, Kai-lan; Janice Burgess, creator of The Backyardigans; Josh Selig, Billy Lopez and Little Airplane Productions, Inc for Wonder Pets and Valerie Walsh-Valdes, co-creator of Dora the Explorer.
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About Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon has produced several of the top quality theatrical and touring shows for kids and their families which have drawn more than 2.5 million attendees in 12 years.

Now in its 30th year, Nickelodeon is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 15 consecutive years. Visit www.nickpress.com for more information or artwork. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B)

About Broadway Across America
Broadway Across America (Producer) is owned and operated by British theatre producer John Gore (CEO) and entertainment industry veteran Thomas B. McGrath (Chairman). Broadway Across America presents first-class touring Broadway musicals and plays, family productions and other live events throughout a network of 40 North American cities. Under the supervision of Beth Williams (COO & Head of Production), Broadway Across America is also dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse live theatre for productions on Broadway, across America and throughout the world. Recent productions include Hair, West Side Story, Memphis and the West End production of Breakfast At Tiffany's. Upcoming Broadway productions include the return of Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Million Dollar Quartet and Minsky's. Touring productions include Nickelodeon's Storytime Live! featuring Dora the Explorer and Dreamgirls. Visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com for more information on Broadway Across America or to purchase tickets through an authorized agent.