Buddy Valastro: The Cake Boss Tickets on Sale at The Bushnell 4/27

America's favorite baker Buddy Valastro will appear at Mortensen Hall at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, April 27th at 7:30pm. Tickets go on-sale Monday, August 1st at 10am at bushnell.org, 1.860.987.5900, or at the Bushnell Box Office. Tickets are $25, $43, & $48 plus applicable service charges. This event is part of The Bushnell's Robinson & Cole Family Series.

In this live interactive event, the baker and star of TLC's "Cake Boss" will share the stories behind his hit TV series and his colorful Italian family, answer audience questions, and give a live demonstration of the techniques that have made him one of the most successful and renowned cake artists in the nation. Buddy will even invite audience members to join the fun on stage. The whole family is invited for a night of "bakin' with the boss" one will not soon forget.

One of the centerpiece shows of the TLC network, a fifth season of "Cake Boss" debuTed May 30th on TLC. Viewers continue to celebrate the mouthwatering desserts and not-to-be-missed Valastro family moments occurring in bustling Hoboken, NJ, home of Carlo's Bakery, celebrating its 101st anniversary this summer. In the fall of 2010, Buddy launched a spin-off show on TLC called "Next Great Baker" which was followed by "The Kitchen Boss" in January 2011.

November 1st will bring the release of Buddy's second book with Free Press (Simon & Schuster) , "Baking with the Cake Boss: 100 of Buddy's Best Recipes and Decorating Secrets." In the book, Buddy shares everything a home cook needs to know about baking as he takes readers through the same progressive training he had in his apprenticeship at Carlo's Bakery.