WMU News - Tickets on sale for upcoming Miller shows

Tickets on sale for upcoming Miller shows

Nov. 8, 2007

KALAMAZOO--Tickets are on sale now for four upcoming performances at Western Michigan University, including Odds Bodkin's "StoryBlast," "A year with Frog and Toad," St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre's "Swan Lake" and "Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy."

Tickets for all shows are available by calling (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858, online at millerauditorium.com, or by visiting the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office or the Epic Center Box Office in downtown Kalamazoo. Groups of 20 or more should call (269) 387-2312 for special discounts.

"Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy"
Saturday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m. -- Miller Auditorium -- Back by popular demand, "Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy" combines striking visual and special effects with action-packed acrobatics to conjure up a colorful dream in an enchanted forest. An international cast of aerialists, contortionists and other vine-swinging characters bring this jungle fantasy to life on stage and in the air. Tickets for "Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy" at Miller Auditorium range from $22 to $45.

Odds Bodkin's "StoryBlast"
Friday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m. -- Shaw Theatre -- Described as a "one-man vocal universe," master storyteller and musician Odds Bodkin has won the Parents' Choice Gold Award, Indie Award and Storytelling World Award for his children's recordings and picture books. Join him for "StoryBlast," a family concert that gets the audience involved and jumpstarts the imagination with a series of four high-energy musical tales. Tickets for "StoryBlast" at Shaw Theatre range from $10 to $15.

"A Year with Frog and Toad"
Sunday, Dec. 16, 3 p.m. -- Miller Auditorium -- Fresh off Broadway with three Tony nominations, including Best Musical, "A Year with Frog and Toad" takes characters from Arnold Lobel's popular children's book from the page to the stage. This musical follows two friends, the cheerful Frog and grumpy Toad, through four adventurous seasons together. As they experience everything from waking from hibernation in the spring to sledding across the winter snow, the two learn valuable life lessons, including one about friendship and rejoicing in what makes each of us different. Tickets for "A Year with Frog and Toad" at Miller Auditorium range from $10 to $35.

St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre's "Swan Lake"
Sunday, Jan. 13, 3 p.m. -- Miller Auditorium -- Under the leadership of award-winning artistic director, Yuri Petukhov, the St. Petersburg Ballet presents "Swan Lake." This timeless coming-of-age ballet tells a magnificent tale of princes, princesses, an evil mentor and spellbound women embodied as swans. Tickets for "Swan Lake" at Miller Auditorium range from $15 to $40.

Media contact: Tracey Lawie (269) 387-2309, tracey.lawie@wmich.edu

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