JERSEY BOYS, WICKED Part Of Fox Cities PAC's 2010-11 Season

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center announces its biggest season to date, unveiling the 2010/11 Season line-up including the Wisconsin premiere of the smash-hit musical Jersey Boys, a return engagement of WICKED and an impressive Boldt Arts Alive! Series with performances including the circus arts phenomenon Cirque Dreams Illumination.
 
"The 2010/11 Season boasts some incredible titles, and we're thrilled to present the Wisconsin premiere of Jersey Boys and a return engagement of WICKED," remarked Susan Stockton, president of the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. "The Boldt Arts Alive! Series is very impressive this season, filled with performances that will both engage and inspire the Fox Cities."
 
In addition to Jersey Boys and WICKED, the M&I Bank Broadway Across America – Fox Cities Series will also feature the Wisconsin premiere of the 2008 Tony® Award-winning Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific. The series will also include two Fox Cities firsts with the "singular sensation" A Chorus Line, which holds the record for longest running American musical in Broadway history, and the most heartwarming love story ever told in NETworks presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast, live onstage.
 
The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center's Boldt Arts Alive! Series presents an eclectic mix of music, dance, comedy, drama and performance art. In the 2010/11 Season, the Center is especially thrilled to present the circus arts and street entertainment phenomenon Cirque Dreams Illumination, acclaimed dance company Ailey II, Barter Theatre's powerful drama The Diary of Anne Frank and a Fox Cities Performing Arts Center production of Handel's Messiah featuring the Fox Valley Symphony.
 
"We have been developing a community production of Handel's Messiah for several years, and this year seemed like the right time to bring together the community for this holiday venture," said Stockton. "The Arts Alive! Series is a great opportunity for people to explore and discover the world around them through the performing arts."
 
The Boldt Arts Alive! Series also includes a Tony® Award-winning ventriloquist show Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!, the highly acclaimed acting legend HAl Holbrook performing his signature role in Mark Twain Tonight and several other notable titles.
 
TICKETS
Season Ticket Packages for the 2010/11 Season are now available through the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. The Center offers two options for season ticket packages: the five-show M&I Bank Broadway Across America – Fox Cities Season Ticket Package and the custom-designed Boldt Arts Alive! Series Package. In addition to securing seats well in advance of the general public on sale dates, Season Ticket Holders also enjoy:

Guaranteed seat locations
Ticket exchange and replacement services
Access to priority and additional ticket offers
Individuals interested in becoming a Season Ticket Holder can purchase a package in person at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center or at foxcitiespac.com. Current Season Ticket Holders are urged to respond early to their renewal notices in order to secure their seats for the upcoming season. The renewal deadline is May 11, 2010.

Group tickets are also available now and require a group minimum of 15 tickets for most performances and 20 tickets for Jersey Boys and WICKED. For more information on group tickets, contact the group sales department at (920) 730-3786 or visit foxcitiespac.com. 
 
Local community partners for the 2010/11 M&I Bank Broadway Across America – Fox Cities Series include: Kimberly-Clark Corporation and SECURA Insurance Companies for Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific; Appleton Papers Inc., CR Meyer, Faith Technologies, Inc., Menasha Corporation and Miller Electric Mfg. Co. for WICKED; Community First Credit Union for NETworks Presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast; and Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, Oshkosh Corporation Foundation, Inc. and Plexus Corp. for Jersey Boys. The series is also supported by the title sponsor, M&I Bank.
 
Local community partners for the 2010/11 Boldt Arts Alive! Series include: Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation for the 7th AnnuAl Fox Cities Choral Music Festival; Gannett Foundation/The Post-Crescent and Menasha Corporation for Barter Theatre's The Diary of Anne Frank; AZCO INC. and St. Elizabeth Hospital - Affinity Health System for Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway; Menasha Corporation and Wisconsin Energy Foundation for Handel's Messiah featuring the Fox Valley Symphony and Fox Cities Community Chorus; Bergstrom Automotive for Cirque Dreams Illumination; and Hand and Upper Extremity Center of Northeast Wisconsin, Ltd. for American Legacies. The Boldt Arts Alive! Series is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. The series is also supported by the title sponsor, The Boldt Company.

M&I Bank Broadway Across America - Fox Cities, exclusively at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, is presented in partnership with Broadway Across America. The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, located in downtown Appleton, Wisconsin, is a gathering place for the community and a state-of-the-art venue where the arts come alive. Additional information is available at foxcitiespac.com.

Broadway Across America is owned and operated by British theater 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 43 North American cities. Broadway Across America is also dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse live theater for productions on Broadway, across America and throughout the world. Broadway Across America most recently produced the Broadway productions of Hair, West Side Story and Irving Berlin's White Christmas. Upcoming productions include Minsky's; Promises, Promise; Million Dollar Quartet; and the West End production of Breakfast at Tiffany's. Touring productions include Nickelodeon's Storytime Adventures featuring Dora the Explorer and Dreamgirls. For more information or to purchase tickets through an authorized agent go to BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in downtown Appleton, provides a premier venue for live performing arts. The Center proudly serves as a gathering place for the community to engage in educational opportunities while enhancing a greater understanding and appreciation of the live performing arts. For more information on upcoming events, education programs and community involvement go to foxcitiespac.com. The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center – Where the Arts Come Alive!

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