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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAMMA MIA! PRESALE TO BENEFIT THE ARKANSAS AFFILIATE OF SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE $5 from every ticket sold from Thursday, August 27 – Sunday, August 30 will go to support breast cancer awareness in Arkansas LITTLE ROCK, AR – Celebrity Attractions is teaming up with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and the Arkansas affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure to raise funds during a 4-day MAMMA MIA! ticket presale event to find a cure for breast cancer. Five dollars from every ticket sold will go to the Arkansas affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure to help in the fight against breast cancer. A check will be presented to the organization on opening night of MAMMA MIA! at the Robinson Center Music Hall on October 6th. ABOUT SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The Arkansas Affiliate of Komen for the Cure is working to better the lives of those facing breast cancer in the local community. Through fund raising events like this, the Arkansas Affiliate has invested over $8.5 million in community breast health programs in our 63 county service area. Up to 75% of the net proceeds generated by the Arkansas Affiliate stays in Arkansas. The remaining income goes to the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grants Program to fund research. For more information, call 501-202-4399 or visit www.komenarkansas.org. ABOUT MAMMA MIA! Seen by over 40 million people around the world, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ global smash hit musical MAMMA MIA! is celebrating 7 sold-out years at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway, and is currently playing a record-breaking engagement on its National Tour in the United States. The original West End production has played more than 4,000 performances, an international tour has played in more than 40 foreign cities, and the blockbuster feature film adaptation, produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, is the most successful movie musical of all time grossing $600 million worldwide. Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s songs from “Dancing Queen” and “S.O.S.” to “Money, Money, Money” and “Take a Chance on Me,” MAMMA MIA! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found. PRESALE INFORMATION Proudly welcomed by the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, MAMMA MIA! will play the Robinson Center Music Hall for 3 performances only October 6th – 8th. All show times are at 7:30pm. Presale tickets are $62, $52, $37 & $22 and may be purchased via phone (501) 244-8800, in person at the Celebrity Attractions ticket office, or online at www.arkansasonline.com/mammamia. Use password: KOMEN. Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more by calling Celebrity Attractions Group Sales at (501) 492-3314. Little Rock’s engagement of MAMMA MIA! is the opening production to the 2009-2010 Celebrity Attractions Broadway Season which also includes LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE with Melissa Gilbert, STOMP and THE WIZARD OF OZ. We are pleased to have American Airlines and KATV as sponsors for this spectacular season! For more information on Celebrity Attractions’ Broadway Season and MAMMA MIA! in Little Rock, visit www.CelebrityAttractions.com. For more information on Susan G. Komen for the Cure, visit www.komenarkansas.org. For information about MAMMA MIA! around the world, go to www.mamma-mia.com. # # # Kirstin Swindler Celebrity AttractionsMarketing Press PromotionsO: 501.492.3316 F: 501.244.9680300 S. Spring Street, Suite 100, Little Rock, AR 72201www.CelebrityAttractions.comSummer Office Hours: M-Th 7:30-4:30; F 7:30-Noon
2009-2010 Broadway SeasonMAMMA MIA! October 6-8, 2009LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE starring Melissa Gilbert as 'Ma' November 3-5, 2009STOMP February 16-18, 2010THE WIZARD OF OZ June 21-23, 2010