'Walking With Dinosaurs' Adds Performances

Two performances have been added to the August 20 to 24 Honda Center engagement of the spectacular theatrical arena show, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - The Live Experience, based on the award-winning BBC Television Series.  WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - The Live Experience is now on tour in North America and will make its Southern California premiere at Honda Center, followed by an engagement at STAPLES Center, Thursday, September 25-Sunday, September 28.   More than one million Americans have already seen the production since it opened in July 2007.

Tickets for the two new Honda Center performances - matinees on Thursday, August 21 and Friday, August 22 at 3 pm - will go on sale Friday, July 11 at 10 a.m. Seats for all other Anaheim and Los Angeles performances are on sale now.  Honda Center tickets ($22.50-79.00) can be purchased at the Honda Center Box Office and at any Ticketmaster outlet, charge by phone 714-740-2000, 213-480-3232 or online at ticketmaster.com.  Tickets for STAPLES Center ($25-88.50) can be purchased at the STAPLES Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone 213-480-3232 or online at ticketmaster.com.

A portion of the proceeds from Walking with Dinosaurs in Los Angeles and Anaheim will benefit the Department of Neurology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.  The proceeds will support the Center for Psychosocial Excellence, which provides support services to persons with chronic neurologic disorders, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Disease, and their families.

We are thrilled to see the excitement WALKING WITH DINOSAURS has already generated in Orange County," said Honda Center President and CEO Tim Ryan. "These added performances will give our community a greater opportunity to see this truly magnificent production."

WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - The Live Experience originated in Australia, where after years of planning, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS came to life at Sydney's Acer Arena in January 2007.   The show proved itself such a sensation, that this North American tour was fast-tracked.  It began a short three months after completing its sold out engagements in Australia.

WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - The Live Experience is brought to North America by The Creature Production Company, headed by CEO Carmen Pavlovic.  Pavlovic said, "The BBC Series was a brilliant blend of special effects, escapism, excitement and information.  Our show brings together all of that, plus something extra - it's live!   In this production, fifteen roaring, snarling "live" dinosaurs mesmerize the audience - and are as awe-inspiring as when they first walked on earth."

Pavlovic continued, "The dinosaurs are life-size, making the show so immense, it could only fit in arenas. It's a $20 million arena spectacle of unprecedented size and quality, which captivates young and old alike. With Walking with Dinosaurs, we really believe we have created a new genre in entertainment and we hope to continue to bring new product to arenas for years to come "

WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - The Live Experience has sold out performances and broken records in arenas all over the America - generating more than $50 million in ticket sales to date. It has been seen on "The Today Show," Good Morning America," "Live with Regis and Kelly," and has been written about in Newsweek, The New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor and the Wall Street Journal.  It was the subject of a Discovery Channel Really Big Things episode and a video clue category on Jeopardy.

The production has won the 2007 THEA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Touring Event. The THEAs recognize excellence in the creation of compelling educational, historical, and entertainment projects.

Artistic Director William May developed the creative vision of the show based on an original idea by entrepreneur Bruce Mactaggart to create an arena version of the Walking with Dinosaurs television series.

A talented and experienced team of creative artists came together to produce WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - The Live Experience. The show is directed by Scott Faris, a Broadway veteran who has worked side by side with Harold Prince, Trevor Nunn, Michael Blakemore, Gene Saks, John Caird, Tommy Tune and Jerry Zaks.  The creatures are designed and built by Sonny Tilders; the set and projected image design are by Peter England; the show's lighting is by John Rayment, our score was composed by James Brett; and Warner Brown wrote the script.  Tim Haines, creator and producer of the original BBC series, which was seen by a worldwide audience of 700 million, serves as Project Consultant to WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - The Live Experience.  The series won six Emmy and three BAFTA Awards.

WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - The Live Experience was originally produced in Australia by Gerry Ryan, Malcolm Cooke and Jill Bryant and is brought to North America by The Creature Production Company.

For more information, please visit www.dinosaurlive.com.

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