Miss Saigon-Broadway Masterpiece Lands at Palm Beach's Kravis Center

BROADWAY'S CLASSIC LOVE STORY WILL PLAY

THE RAYMOND F. KRAVIS CENTER IN PALM BEACH

AS MAJOR MUSICAL HIGHLIGHT OF BROADWAY

IN PALM BEACH PRESENTED BY FLORIDA THEATRICAL ASSOCIATION NOVEMBER 8 – 13, 2005

TICKETS ON SALE NOW !!! MISS SAIGON, Broadway's classic love story, will play the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in Palm Beach beginning November 8, 2005 for 8 performances only. Tickets On Sale Now. Set in 1975 during the final days leading up to the American evacuation of Saigon, MISS SAIGON is the story of two young lovers torn apart by the fortunes of destiny and held together by a burning passion and the fate of a small child.

This musical, from the creators of "Les Misérables," with its soaring melodies and powerful emotions has captured hearts – and awards – around the world. MISS SAIGON is written by Alain Boublil (book, lyrics and original French lyrics), Claude-Michel Schönberg (book and music) and Richard Maltby Jr. (lyrics), and was originally produced by Cameron Mackintosh at The Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, in September 1989. Subsequently, the production opened on Broadway in April 1991 with three North American Companies following. This newly conceived touring production of MISS SAIGON that will play the Raymond F. Kravis Center is produced by Big League Theatricals. MISS SAIGON is directed by Mitchell Lemsky, who previously served as Associate Director of MISS SAIGON for the Broadway and US Touring productions, as well as productions in Canada, Germany and Japan. Musical staging is provided by Jodi Moccia, who previously served as Associate Choreographer for the Broadway, US Touring and Toronto productions of MISS SAIGON. The seventh longest running show in Broadway history, and one of the greatest stage successes ever, MISS SAIGON has grossed more than $1.7 billion worldwide and won 30 awards. Internationally, MISS SAIGON has been performed in 18 countries in nine different languages, and has been seen by more than 31 million people worldwide. More than 13.2 million people in North America have seen MISS SAIGON.

The Broadway production of MISS SAIGON received 11 Tony® Award nominations in 1991, including Best Musical, and won three. MISS SAIGON also received the Outer Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical. The London production of MISS SAIGON received Best Musical honors from The Evening Standard Awards and the London Theatre Critics Circle Awards. MISS SAIGON will play the Raymond F. Kravis Center in Palm Beach from November 8 – 13 with performances Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm with matinees Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 2pm. Tickets ranging from $20.00 - $71.00 can be purchased at the Kravis Center Box Office (561) 832-7469 or (800) 572-8471, in person at TicketMaster outlets, TicketMaster online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling TicketMaster at (561) 966-3309 in Palm Beach, (954) 523-3309 in Broward, and (305) 359-5885 in Dade. Groups of 20 or more please call 1-800-6-GROUPS. The Palm Beach engagement of MISS SAIGON is presented by arrangement with Florida Theatrical Association, a non-profit civic organization with a volunteer board of trustees established to ensure the continued presentation of quality national touring Broadway productions in the state of Florida and is a season ticket offering of Broadway in Palm Beach. Broadway Across America (BAA) is the country's most prolific presenting network of 50 North American cities offering first-rate touring Broadway productions and theatrical entertainment. Cities in the BAA network ensure their patrons that they are seeing touring productions of the highest quality in many of the country's top theatrical venues often direct from Broadway or on pre-Broadway tours. Over 300,000 season ticket holders enjoy BAA benefits to over 500 productions each season that include no-fee intercity ticket exchanges privileges, split city season tickets and priority purchase opportunities for additional entertainment events across the country.  Among others, Broadway Across America cities include Chicago, Boston, Houston, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Costa Mesa, Atlanta, Portland, Fort Lauderdale, Baltimore and Tempe.  Recent presentations include WICKED, Disney's THE LION KING, SWEET CHARITY, MOVIN OUT, HAIRSPRAY, BLUE MAN GROUP, RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR and DORA THE EXPLORER LIVE!  For information or to purchase tickets for touring Broadway shows throughout the network go to www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.

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