Cirque Dreams Holidaze: Fun, exciting holiday show the entire family will love

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" Cirque Dreams Holidaze " a holiday spectacle of charm, sparkle and talent by the sleigh load opens this week to Valley holiday audiences beginning this evening, December 4th at the Mesa Arts Center.  
Lighting up the 2012 holiday season, the show will transform Valley stages into a wonderland of fantasy and disbelief through December 5th at the Mesa Arts Center and will run December 6-9 at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Phoenix.
 
"The holiday season re-imagined, Theater League's "Cirque Dreams Holidaze" is presented by celebrated American entertainment brand and theatrical production company Cirque Dreams, and was created and directed by critically acclaimed, Neil Goldberg.
 
Tickets for shows at the Mesa Arts Center start at $25, are available online at www.theaterleague.com , through the Mesa Arts Center box office, or by calling 480-644-6500. Tickets at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Phoenix start at $50, and are available online at www.theaterleague.com , all Ticketmaster outlets, or by calling 800-745-3000. Groups of 15 or more should call 1-866-31GROUP for ticket availability. Military save 50% throughout the theater and students save 50% for balcony seating.
 
Brought to life by an international cast of over 30 multi-talented and brilliantly costumed artists performing astonishing feats of disbelief, "Cirque Dreams Holidaze" holiday audiences will delight in gingerbread men flipping mid air, toy soldiers marching on thin wires, snowmen daringly balancing, icemen powerfully sculpting, penguins spinning, puppets dancing and reindeer soaring high above a landscape of holiday wonderment. The show is set to music from an original score and seasonal favorites that accompany hundreds of astonishing costumes and holiday dreams coming to life in a setting of gigantic gifts, colossal candy canes and 30-foot towering soldiers to create a wonderland of spectacle.
 
Neil Goldberg, creator and director of "Cirque Dreams Holidaze" said, "We've worked to create this show in the spirit of the brand we first established in 1993; to present quality, accessible entertainment throughout the world that integrates limitless imagination with multiple performance genres. We are proud to share our creations and bring joy to so many - particularly throughout the holiday season."
 
In a newly forged partnership with Armed Forces Entertainment - the Department of Defense program chartered to bring free, live, quality entertainment to U.S. military members and their families overseas - "Cirque Dreams Holidaze" will now share its creations with U.S. Troops both at home and abroad.
 
Military discounts are available now for all U.S. performances of "Cirque DreamsHolidaze".
 
In January 2012, the creation of the first ever Cirque Dreams World Tour will begin performing at military bases throughout 10 countries, sponsored by Armed Forces Entertainment.
 
The performance schedule for "Cirque Dreams Holidaze" in the Valley is as follows:

Mesa Arts Center                                                        Orpheum Theatre
Tuesday, December 4             7:30 p.m.              Thursday, December 6       7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 5         2 & 7:30 p.m.         Friday, December 7           8 p.m.
                                                                      Saturday, December 8       2 & 8 p.m.
                                                                      Sunday, December 9         2 & 7 p.m.
 
For more information on "Cirque Dreams Holidaze", visit www.theaterleague.com or visit     www.cirqueproductions.com .
 

About Neil Goldberg & Cirque Dreams
 
Since 1993, the Cirque Dreams brand has entertained more than 50 million people worldwide under the artistic direction of Neil Goldberg. Cirque Dreams shows have appeared in theaters, casinos, theme parks, at sea and on Broadway. Cirque Dreams has garnered critical acclaim from USA Today, The New York Times and Associated Press to CNN, the "Today Show" and "Fox & Friends".  The Cirque Dreams franchise includes a growing number of popular Cirque Dreams brand shows nationwide: "Cirque DreamsJungle Fantasy," "Cirque Dreams & Dinner" onboard Norwegian Epic, "Cirque DreamsIllumination," "Cirque Dreams Pandemonia" and the recent multiple company tours of "Cirque Dreams Holidaze", including a first time ever engagement at The Kennedy Center.  

"Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy", the first and only show of its kind to appear on Broadway in 2008, featured 1980's pop icon Debbie Gibson in 2010, and will revolutionize live theater in 2014 with the first ever "3D" live theatrical stage production. In 2011, "Cirque Dreams World Tour for US Armed Forces Entertainment" will perform at military bases worldwide. "Pop Goes The Rock" by Cirque Dreams debuted with a 2012 North American tour followed by the Broadway premier of "Cirque Dreams Broadway".


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