Celebrate The Holidays With The Original Des Moines cast of TRIPLE ESPRESSO

A HIGHLY CAFFEINATED COMEDY first appeared in Des Moines in October 2002 in what was supposed to have been a 10 week engagement. It went on to play 68 weeks becoming Iowa's longest running show and returning to the Civic Center's Temple Theater several times, eventually playing to over 150,000 Central Iowans in over 600 performances.

Now its original cast is performing together again with Rob Berdahl (Hugh Butternut), Patrick Albanese (Buzz Maxwell), and John Bush (Bobby Bean) through Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011.

Tickets for TRIPLE ESPRESSO are on sale now at the Civic Center Ticket Office, all Ticketmaster locations, charge-by-phone at (800) 745-8000 and online at CivicCenter.org. Groups of 15 or more should call (515) 246-2300.

TRIPLE ESPRESSO is presented by the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines at the Civic Center's Temple Theater in the Temple for Performing Arts with a performance on Christmas night and two performances on New Year's Eve.

DAY DATE TIME TICKET PRICES
Tuesday Dec. 21 7:30 p.m. $32.50
Wednesday Dec. 22 7:30 p.m. $32.50
Thursday Dec. 23 3:00 p.m. $32.50
Thursday Dec. 23 7:30 p.m. $32.50
Saturday Dec. 25 8:00 p.m. $38.50
Sunday Dec. 26 2:00 p.m. $38.50
Sunday Dec. 26 6:00 p.m. $32.50

Tuesday Dec. 28 7:30 p.m. $32.50
Wednesday Dec. 29 7:30 p.m. $32.50
Wednesday Dec. 30 7:30 p.m. $32.50
Friday Dec. 31 6:00 p.m. $45.00
Friday Dec. 31 9:00 p.m. $45.00
Saturday Jan. 1 5:00 p.m. $38.50
Saturday Jan. 1 8:00 p.m. $38.50
Sunday Jan. 2 2:00 p.m. $32.50

Wednesday Jan. 5 7:30 p.m. $32.50
Thursday Jan. 6 7:30 p.m. $32.50
Friday Jan. 7 7:30 p.m. $38.50
Saturday Jan. 8 5:00 p.m. $38.50
Saturday Jan. 8 8:00 p.m. $38.50
Sunday Jan. 9 2:00 p.m. $38.50
Sunday Jan. 9 6:00 p.m. $32.50

All pricing includes a Building Restoration Fee of $2.50

TRIPLE ESPRESSO tells the rags-to-riches story of Hugh Butternut, Buzz Maxwell, and Bobby Bean, an aspiring comedy trio who's bid for showbiz fame and fortune ended in four minutes of magnificent failure on national television. It's a high-energy, vaudeville-inspired comedy for all ages, packed with music, illusion, and monkey business, and bursting with fun.

The show originated in Minneapolis in 1996 and has now played for more than 10 years in 35 theaters with over 8,500 performances. The comedy, written by Bill Arnold, Michael Pearce Donley and Bob Stromberg and directed by William Partlan has been seen by over 1.5 million patrons.

In addition to Minneapolis and Des Moines, TRIPLE has played in venues across the globe in locations such as Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Chicago, Seattle, London, Dublin, Belgium, and Munich.

TRIPLE ESPRESSO is presented as part of the Prairie Meadows Temple Theater Series.

The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines is a private not-for-profit corporation celebrating over 30 years of presenting the performing arts to Iowa and the surrounding states. It is the presenter of major Broadway and educational touring companies, performers and groups, and is the performing home of many local and regional groups, including the Des Moines Symphony and StageWest. All performances of the Broadway Series are supported by Willis Auto Campus. All performances at the Civic Center's Temple Theater are supported by Prairie Meadows. All performances of the Family Series are supported by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

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