Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues Live! Returns to New York's Legendary Radio City Music Hall; Tickets Go On Sale Sunday, Dec. 10 at Noon!

Business Wire, Dec 8, 2000

Entertainment Editors

NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2000

BLUE'S CLUES LIVE!, the stage presentation for preschoolers that has revolutionized kids' theater, is returning to New York's legendary Radio City Music Hall for 12 shows from April 20-27, 2001. Tickets go on sale Sunday, Dec. 10, 2000, at noon.

Based on Nickelodeon's hit preschool series "Blue's Clues," the BLUE'S CLUES LIVE! tour is an interactive theatrical production based on the television series that changed the way kids watch TV. This live theatrical presentation invites preschoolers and their parents to think, imagine and be an active part of the show as they embark on a search for clues to "the most spectacular place."

Performances of BLUE'S CLUES LIVE! at Radio City Music Hall are Friday, April 20, at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22, at 10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, April 25, at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.; Thursday, April 26, at 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.; and Friday, April 27, at 11:00 a.m. Ticket prices for the 12 performances are $26, $33, $38 and $45, and are available by calling Ticketmaster at 212/307-7171. Tickets can be purchased at the Radio City Music Hall box office after Dec. 11. For more information about BLUE'S CLUES LIVE! log on to www.nickjr.com.

"More than 100,000 family members enjoyed this breakthrough interactive live stage experience last year at Radio City Music Hall, and the critical and audience response was fantastic," said Jonathan Hochwald, the show's executive producer and president of SFX Family Entertainment. "We can't wait to bring BLUE'S CLUES LIVE! back to New York City."

In BLUE'S CLUES LIVE!, families are introduced to the wonders of theater from the moment they enter the venue as "Blue's Clues," which has inspired a cultural phenomenon among the preschool set, explodes into life onstage. BLUE'S CLUES LIVE! features well-loved and familiar characters from the series including Blue, Steve and all of their friends -- Mail Box, Slippery Soap, Tickety Tock, Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper -- along with some brand-new characters created just for the live show.

"We couldn't be more thrilled that the stage show has lived up to the incredible standards of the 'Blue's Clues' franchise," said Stuart Rosenstein, co-executive producer and vice president of Nickelodeon Theatricals. "BLUE'S CLUES LIVE! has raised the level of quality for children's live entertainment and successfully expanded an important brand for Nickelodeon. We see BLUES CLUES LIVE! becoming an annual franchise in the live family theatrical world."

BLUE'S CLUES LIVE! creators Angela C. Santomero and Gip Hoppe are first-time collaborators on the most interactive kids' theater presentation to date. Santomero is currently the co-executive producer and head writer for the television show. Hoppe wrote and directed the Broadway play "Jackie: An American Life." He is a founding member and co-artistic director of the Wellfleet Harbor Actor's Theatre.

BLUE'S CLUES LIVE! features set designs by David Gallo, recently represented on Broadway by "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown," "Lion In Winter" and "Little Me." He also was production designer for "Jackie: An American Life." Costume Designer Gregg Barnes' Broadway credits include: "Side Show," "Rugrats -- A Live Adventure" and the "Radio City Music Hall Christmas Show" and Madison Square Garden's "The Wizard of Oz." Traci Paige Johnson, co-creator, co-executive producer and head designer of the TV series, is the visual consultant for the tour. Yvette Helin, whose credits include significant contributions to "The Lion King" on Broadway, "The Wizard of Oz" National Tour and "Toy Story on Ice," is the puppet designer. Mike Rubin and Nick Balaban of Murmur Music, composers of the "Blue's Clues" television series' music, collaborate on the original score of BLUE'S CLUES LIVE!

"Blue's Clues" airs Monday through Friday at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nick Jr., Nickelodeon's programming block designed for preschoolers. The show was created by Johnson, Todd Kessler and Santomero. Currently, Blue's Clues is the most watched preschool show on television with more than 7 million weekly viewers. On Sept. 16, 2000, "Blue's Clues" premiered on "Nick Jr. on CBS," CBS's new Saturday morning block of children's programming. The show earned the greatest time period improvement for the network, scoring a 203% increase over last year's average.

SFX, a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications (NYSE:CCU), is the world's largest promoter, producer and presenter of live entertainment events. SFX currently owns, operates and/or exclusively books 130 live entertainment venues in the United States, including 44 amphitheaters. Each year, more than 60 million people attend approximately 26,000 events promoted and/or produced by SFX, including: live music events; Broadway and touring Broadway shows; family entertainment shows; and specialized sports and motor sports shows. SFX is also a leading full-service sports marketing and management company, specializing in the representation of athletes and broadcasters, integrated event management, television programming/production, and marketing consulting services. SFX has headquarters in New York City. More information is available at www.sfx.com.