FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 8, 2004

PRESS RELEASE

BLUE’S CLUES NATIONAL TOUR HITS THE ROAD!!

Nickelodeon, Clear Channel Entertainment and Jeff Parry Promotions Present ...

Blues Clues Live! - Blue’s Birthday Party
Coming to Victoria for the first time to
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre – May 4th 2005
 

Tickets on sale in time for Christmas
Friday December 10, 2004

Nickelodeon, Clear Channel Family Entertainment and Jeff Parry promotions have teamed up to bring the theatrical production of Blue’s Clues Live! to the stage. Blue’s Clues Live! - Blue’s Birthday Party, the biggest birthday party ever, is scheduled to perform across the United States and Canada approximately 25 markets.

Featuring familiar songs, a fun storyline and all the characters children love, Blue's Birthday Party celebrates Blue's birthday with her friends, best-buddy Magenta, next-door-neighbor Periwinkle, Tickety Tock, Slippery Soap, Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper and, of course, Joe. Blue’s friends search for clues to discover what Blue wants for her birthday.

"Over the years, millions of people have responded so positively to the theatrical experience of Blue's Clues Live !," says Stuart Rosenstein, vice president of Nickelodeon Theatricals. "Our live show gives families a chance to see their favorite characters live in person and play ‘Blue's Clues’ in their hometowns."

The live theatrical presentation transforms the television show by challenging kids’ imaginations and senses while celebrating the wonder of learning. Blue’s Birthday Party invites kids to be entertained while enjoying an unprecedented level of audience interaction. Each child attending the show receives a free handy dandy notebook and crayon to follow along as Joe finds Blue’s clues.

“Blue’s Clues Live! is an extraordinary extension of the TV series,” says Joanna Hagan, senior vice president, Clear Channel Theatrical Production – Family Entertainment. “We are excited to bring this show to many cities for the first time, giving families the opportunity to experience the magic of Blue, Joe and their friends on-stage.”

Wednesday, May 4th – 7:00pm
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Tickets on sale Friday December 10th, 2004
At Arena box office: 200 – 702 Fort Street
Monday to Saturday, 9:30am to 5:30pm
Charge by phone (250) 220-7777 - Online at www.selectyourtickets.com
Ticket prices: $33.00/$25.50/$21.50 plus service charges

Blue’s Birthday Party is a collaboration with co-author Angela C. Santomero and co-author and director Gip Hoppe, who first worked together on Blue’s Clues Live! Santomero also serves as the co-creator, co-executive producer and head writer of 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 Birthday Party features set designs by David Gallo, recently represented on Broadway by You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, Lion In Winter, Little Me and Thoroughly Modern Millie. He also was production designer for Jackie: An American Life. Costume Designer Gregg Barnes' Broadway credits include: Flower Drum Song, Side Show, Rugrats-A Live Adventure, Radio City Music Hall Christmas Show and Madison Square Garden's The Wizard of Oz. Traci Paige Johnson, the TV Series’ co-creator, co-executive producer serves as 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!

For more information about the national tour of Blue’s Birthday Party, log onto www.nickjr.com.

About Blue’s Clues

Winner of the 2002 Peabody Award and one of the most watched preschool shows on television, Blue's Clues challenges and empowers preschoolers while making them laugh. In each episode, Joe invites young viewers into his computer-animated storybook world to help him and Blue solve the day's puzzles. Blue's Clues continues to draw acclaim by educators for its unique interactivity that has changed the way kids watch television. The series, now in its seventh season, has raised the bar in preschool television by exploring advanced subject matter such as sign language, geography, physics, emotions and anatomy. Blue's Clues airs Monday through Friday at 10:30 am and 11:30 am (ET/PT) on Nick Jr. and was created by Traci Paige Johnson, Todd Kessler and Angela C. Santomero. Santomero serves as Executive Producer and Head Writer, Johnson is Executive Producer and Director of Design. Jennifer Twomey Perello is also Executive Producer.Methods of

Methods of Payment:
1) Cash
2) Debit
3) MasterCard
4) Visa

Random Line-up Policy:
- ˝ hour before on-sale, numbers will be handed out to all individuals waiting to purchase tickets.
- 5 minutes before on-sale a number will be drawn. That is where the line-up will begin.
- Numbers preceding the number drawn will line up sequentially.
- Any patrons arriving after the draw will line up after the last ticket handed out.

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For more information contact:
Ken Noakes
Victoria Salmon Kings/Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Phone: (250) 220-7889
Email: ken.noakes@saveonfoodsmemorialcentre.com