Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Announces 2010/11 On Sale Dates

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is preparing to kick off its biggest season next month and is proud to unveil the on sale dates for tickets to the 2010/11 Season. Highlights include two blockbuster engagements with the Wisconsin premiere of Broadway's smash-hit musical Jersey Boys and a much anticipated return engagement of WICKED.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center's Boldt Arts Alive! Series features a variety of culturally rich performances including Barter Theatre's The Diary of Anne Frank, Cirque Dreams Illumination and a performance by American dance masters, Ailey II.

The 2010/11 Season at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center also features several marquis events including the 2010 Spotlight Fundraising Event An Evening with Liza Minnelli and a concert engagement with MercyMe. The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is also pleased to announce a summer addition to the 2010/11 Season with a limited engagement of the Late Nite Catechism series. The original Late Nite Catechism will be featured at the Center July 12-23, 2011 with companion performances of ‘Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3 playing August 2-13, 2011.

Calendars for the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center's 2010/11 Season will arrive in homes next week. To request a calendar, call (920) 730-3760 or e-mail info@foxcitiespac.com. For more information on these and other titles, as well as a full events calendar, visit foxcitiespac.com.

M&I Bank Broadway Across America - Fox Cities Series

Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
September 14-19, 2010
Tickets start at $47 and are on sale now.

A Chorus Line
November 9-14, 2010
Tickets start at $43 and go on sale September 24, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

WICKED
January 26 - February 20, 2011
Tickets start at $61 and go on sale October 16, 2010 (time to be determined).

NETworks Presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast
March 29 - April 3, 2011
Tickets start at $43 and go on sale February 11, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.

Jersey Boys
June 1-19, 2011
Tickets start at $61 and go on sale November 20, 2010 (time to be determined).

Boldt Arts Alive! Series

Brian Regan
Sunday, October 10, 2010; 7:00 p.m.
Tickets are $38.50 and are on sale now.

Seventh AnnuAl Fox Cities Choral Music Festival
Tuesday, October 19, 2010; 7:00 p.m.
Tickets are $12 and go on sale Monday, September 13, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

Barter Theatre's The Diary of Anne Frank
Thursday, October 21, 2010; 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $25 and go on sale Monday, September 13, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway
Saturday, October 23, 2010; 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $20 and go on sale Monday, September 13, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

Ailey II
Thursday, November 4, 2010; 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $25 and go on sale Monday, September 13, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center presents Handel's Messiah
Saturday, December 11, 2010; 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $25 and go on sale Monday, September 13, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

Cirque Dreams Illumination
Friday, December 17 - Sunday, December 19; times vary
Tickets start at $39 and go on sale Friday, October 29, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

Acoustic Africa
Tuesday, March 8, 2011; 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $18 and go on sale Monday, December 13, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

American Legacies
Friday, April 15, 2011; 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $24 and go on sale Monday, December 13, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

Lakota Sioux Dance Theatre
Monday, April 18, 2011; 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $18 and go on sale Monday, December 13, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

HAl Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight
Saturday, April 30, 2011; 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $20 and go on sale Monday, December 13, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

Jay Johnson: The Two and Only!
Saturday, May 14, 2011; 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $28 and go on sale Monday, December 13, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Marquis Events

MercyMe
Friday, October 8, 2010; 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $35 and are on sale now.

2010 Spotlight Fundraising Event An Evening with Liza Minnelli
Friday, October 22, 2010; 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $60 and are on sale now.

Late Nite Catechism
July 12-23, 2011; Tuesday - Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Matinee performances Thursday, July 14 and 21 at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets are $35 and go on sale Friday, April 29, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.

‘Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3
August 2-13, 2011; Tuesday-Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Matinee performances Thursday, August 4 and 11 at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets are $35 and go on sale Friday, April 29, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.

Tickets for Fox Cities Performing Arts Center events can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787 or the Center's ticket office at (920) 730-3760. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center's ticket office or online at foxcitiespac.com. Groups of 15 or more can order now, before the public on sale date, and save by calling (920) 730-3786. Additional fees may apply.

Local community partners for the 2010/11 M&I Bank Broadway Across America - Fox Cities Series include: Kimberly-Clark Corporation and SECURA Insurance Companies for Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific; Appleton Papers Inc., CR Meyer, Faith Technologies, Inc., Menasha Corporation, Miller Electric Mfg. Co. and Miron Construction Co., Inc. for WICKED; Community First Credit Union for NETworks Presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast; and Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, Oshkosh Corporation Foundation, Inc. and Plexus Corp. for Jersey Boys. The series is also supported by the title sponsor, M&I Bank.

Local community partners for the 2010/11 Boldt Arts Alive! Series include: Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation for the Seventh AnnuAl Fox Cities Choral Music Festival; Gannett Foundation/The Post-Crescent and Menasha Corporation for Barter Theatre's The Diary of Anne Frank; AZCO INC. and St. Elizabeth Hospital - Affinity Health System for Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway; Menasha Corporation and Wisconsin Energy Foundation for Handel's Messiah; Bergstrom Automotive for Cirque Dreams Illumination; and Hand and Upper Extremity Center of Northeast Wisconsin, Ltd. for American Legacies. Barter Theatre's The Diary of Anne Frank is supported by the Performing Arts Fund, a program of Arts Midwest funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts with additional contributions from Wisconsin Arts Board, General Mills Foundation and Land O'Lakes Foundation. The Boldt Arts Alive! Series is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. The series is also supported by the title sponsor, The Boldt Company.

ABOUT M&I BANK Broadway Across America - FOX CITIES
M&I Bank Broadway Across America - Fox Cities, exclusively at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, is presented in partnership with Broadway Across America. The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, located in downtown Appleton, Wisconsin, is a gathering place for the community and a state-of-the-art venue where the arts come alive. Additional information is available at foxcitiespac.com.

ABOUT Broadway Across America
Broadway Across America (producer) is owned and operated by British theater producer John Gore (CEO) and entertainment industry veteran Thomas B. McGrath (chairman). Broadway Across America presents first-class touring musicals and plays across 40 North American cities. Under the supervision of Beth Williams (COO & head of production), Broadway Across America is also dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse theatre. Current Broadway productions include Promises, Promises; Million Dollar Quartet; Memphis; Lend Me a Tenor; La Cage aux Folles; Hair and West Side Story. Touring productions include Dreamgirls and Nickelodeon's Storytime Live. Please visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.

ABOUT THE FOX CITIES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in downtown Appleton, provides a premier venue for live performing arts. The Center proudly serves as a gathering place for the community to engage in educational opportunities while enhancing a greater understanding and appreciation of the live performing arts. For more information on upcoming events, education programs and community involvement go to foxcitiespac.com. The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center - Where the Arts Come Alive!