Sixth Annual ELVIS LIVES Theatrical Tour Comes to the Eccles Theater Today

ELVIS LIVES, the multi-media live musical, is coming to the Eccles Theater for one night only, Saturday, February 18 at 8pm. Tickets are available online atwww.Live-at-the-Eccles.com, the Eccles Theater box office (131 Main Street | M-F 10a-6p | Sat 10a-2p) or by phone 801-355-2787).

ELVIS LIVES is a journey across Elvis' life featuring winners and finalists from Elvis Presley Enterprise's (EPE) annual worldwide Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest™, each representing Elvis during different stages of his career. The tour marks the third time in the production's six-year history that all three Elvis tribute artists are top winners of the contest. Bill Cherry, Dean Z and Jay Dupuis from 2009, 2013 and 2014 have reunited as the featured touring cast of ELVIS LIVES during the initial leg of the 2017 tour. They will be joined by a live band, back-up singers and dancers, along with an Ann-Margret tribute artist. The upcoming tour will see more songs added to the set list, including "Return to Sender," "Bossa Nova," and more. As a co-producer of the tour, Graceland is providing rarely seen restored video and photo assets from its Graceland Archives to enhance the production. The 2017 tour will feature new media direct from Graceland, never before seen on an ELVIS LIVES tour. Fans can expect to see new material and Elvis memorabilia provided by Graceland in the ELVIS LIVES lobby display at each performance.

"The partnership between Legends in Concert and Graceland provides the only authentic touring showcase of Elvis tribute artists for fans who want to experience the music and live performance charisma of one of the most popular and beloved recording artists in history," said Elliot Ordower, Producer ofELVIS LIVES for On Stage Touring. "Our thriving production showcases each performer portraying Elvis in one of four eras: the 1950s, 1960s, his movie career and his concert years; so it is a unique and complete musical package."

"We are very pleased that ELVIS LIVES continues to delight audiences and that more Elvis fans will be given the opportunity to see these talented entertainers in the tour's expanded markets," said Gary Hahn, Vice President of Marketing and Media for Elvis Presley Enterprises and Graceland. "We are especially happy that we will be able to include many new, enhanced elements to the production for the audience's enjoyment. ELVIS LIVES is the only Graceland authorized touring co-production featuring Elvis tribute artists."

Fans can visit http://www.elvislivestour.com/ for updated performance dates and markets and to purchase tickets for the 2017 tour of ELVIS LIVES. Fans are also invited to enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a seven-day cruise for two in an ocean view stateroom on board the Norwegian Pearl. For more information, visit http://www.elvislivestour.com/.

About On Stage Touring, LLC and Legends in Concert

Elvis Lives® is produced by On Stage Touring, LLC, subsidiary of the company that produces Legends in Concert, which began in 1983 with a limited six-week engagement in Las Vegas, and now celebrates 33 years of success. Featuring live re-creations of superstars of yesterday and today, with performers singing with their own natural voices and backed by a live rockin' band and the Legends singers and dancers, Legends in Concert, recently voted the Best Tribute Show in the Las Vegas Review Journals Best of Las Vegas 2015 poll, is a one-of-a-kind concert experience. The success of the show has afforded On Stage the ability to bring the live celebrity tribute spectacular to many tourist and urban markets. In addition to Las Vegas, On Stage produces Legends shows in such markets as Myrtle Beach, Branson, in Waikiki at the Royal Hawaiian Theater, in Foxwoods Resort Casino, on Long Island at the Gateway Playhouse, Niagara Falls, and on the high seas aboard the Norwegian Pearl. Legends in Concert will commence a North American tour of performing arts centers beginning March, 2017 also currently being booked by Columbia Artists Theatricals. For more information on Legends and On Stage, visit http://www.legendsinconcert.com/

About Graceland and Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.

Elvis Presley's Graceland, in Memphis, is music's most important and beloved landmark, with hundreds of thousands of fans from around the world visiting the historic home each year. Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE) manages the operations of Graceland, its related properties, including newly opened The Guest House at Graceland 450-room hotel, as well as the Graceland Archives, featuring thousands of artifacts from Elvis' home and career. EPE also produces and licenses Elvis-themed live events, tours and attractions worldwide including The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artists Contest, EPE's signature event recognizing the very best Elvis tribute artists from dozens of regions around the world. Graceland Holdings LLC, led by managing partner Joel Weinshanker, is the majority owner of EPE. In 2015, Graceland was named the world's "Best Musical Attraction" and "Best Historic Southern Attraction" in the USA Today 10Best Reader's Choice Awards and in 2013, voted the #1 "Iconic American Attraction" in the same poll. For more information on EPE and Graceland, visitwww.graceland.com.

Tickets are available online at www.Live-at-the-Eccles.com, the Eccles Theater box office (131 Main Street | M-F 10a-6p | Sat 10a-2p) or by phone 801-355-2787).

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