3,000 Miles Off-Broadway Productions Presents FACES OF THE KING

3,000 Miles Off-Broadway Productions proudly presents FACES OF THE KING at the historic El Portal Mainstage Theatre, in the NOHO Arts District, North Hollywood, CA. This special 3 show only engagement will be presented February 18 & 19, 2017.

Come celebrate the music, life and legacy of Elvis Presley! Starring Shawn Klush, Jake Rowley, The Sweet Inspirations and the Ambassador Tribute Orchestra with the Tennessee Horns. The national touring show, commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Elvis's passing, combines the three most memorable periods of Elvis's iconic career to tell the musical life and story in song of this astounding American legend - brought to life by the most celebrated Elvis tribute artists working today.

Starring Shawn Klush - the # 1 Winner of Elvis Presley Enterprise's Ultimate Elvis, and Jake Rowley - star of Broadway's smash hit 'Million Dollar Quartet' Tour, this theatrical production also features The Sweet Inspirations - Elvis's Original Backup Singers, and the Ambassador Tribute Orchestra. They are joined onstage by the Tennessee Horns.

Shawn Klush was born and raised in the small coal-mining town of Pittston, Pennsylvania, Shawn's love for music led him to begin imitating his musical idol, Elvis Presley. He performed in the famous Poconos region followed by a tour of Canada where he entered and won the $5,000.00 prize in the "Worldwide Elvis Competition" in Montreal. This caught the attention of the award winning Las Vegas show, "Legends in Concert" where for many years he starred as 'Elvis' in their Myrtle Beach, Las Vegas, Branson and Atlantic City show rooms. Each January he stars in the "Elvis Birthday Tribute Tour", an extravaganza with Elvis' own musicians, singers, and friends, in major venues in multiple cities. Shawn has released 5 CDs.

He has performed with Elvis' closest friends, musicians and singers such as JD Sumner and the Stamps Quartet, The Jordanaires, The Imperials, DJ Fontana, Charlie Hodge, Jerry Scheff, The Sweet Inspirations, Joe Guercio, Jerry Schilling and Joe Esposito. He portrayed Elvis in the hit TV miniseries "Shake, Rattle and Roll" which aired on CBS and VH1.

On Elvis' 70th Birthday, Shawn became grand champion at the $25,000.00 "World Elvis Tribute Artist Competition". He then received "The Peoples Choice Award" from Gibson Guitar Co in Nashville for "Best Concert Elvis". Shawn was then named the "World's Greatest Elvis" by 6.5 million international viewers on BBC1 Television in the United Kingdom. Finally, on August 16th, on the 30th anniversary of Elvis' passing, Shawn was named the 'First Ever' "Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist" by Elvis Presley Enterprises in Memphis TN.

Shawn has record breaking performances in the US, Switzerland, Canada Australia, the UK and South America. He was named "Worldwide Ambassador of Elvis" at the Las Vegas Hilton where he headlines the annual the Las Vegas Elvis Fest, celebrating Elvis' historic Las Vegas Performances. Shawn was a featured performer on the Late Show with David Letterman performing to over 5 million viewers with the entire CBS Orchestra on Network Television and in 2016 will portray Elvis in the new HBO series called Vinyl produced by Martin Scorsese and Mic Jagger. Shawn Klush is "The Closest Thing to the King in Concert"

A visit with young Jake Rowley in his studio is a journey back to the days when a new, electrifying genre of music was born. That genre captured the hearts and minds of America's youth of the 1950's and spread quickly across the globe. It is the most loved music of the past century, and the basis of much of what we listen to today. It was and still is Rock & Roll.

Jake surrounds himself with guitars, drums, keyboards, monitors, vintage tape recorders, and a worn tubed mixer board. With his 1956 Fender Precision bass guitar slung around his shoulder and a NSM Galaxy 200 jukebox loaded with 45s in the background, disbelief is suspended, and images of 1950's culture and fashion become real. From an early age Jake was enamored with 40's and 50's Blues, Jazz, Rock-a-Billy, and Rock and roll. He listened to these records endlessly, and from this developed his unique style. Among these records were greats such as Jimmie Rodgers, The Mills Brothers, Hank Williams Sr., Nat King Cole, Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, and finally Elvis Presley. It is these artists and more that have shaped Jake into a fine and talented young artist.

In October of 2014, Jake performed in his hometown of Nederland, Texas. This concert marked the beginning of Jake's career. The energy and sheer raw talent resulted in him landing the role of Elvis Presley in the Tony award winning Million Dollar Quartet tour. Since the end of this tour, Jake has been in high demand to reprise his role as Elvis Presley on stage and in film.

El Portal Theatre is a historic landmark in the San Fernando Valley located in the heart of North Hollywood just minutes from Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Disney, ABC, CBS-Radford and NBC Burbank. The theatre, originally built as a vaudeville house in 1926, sits across Lankershim Blvd from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Art Institute of California-Hollywood.

For tickets and information please call 818-508-4200 or online at www.elportaltheatre.com.

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