Fame the Musical in Dubai July 2010 - Opening night already SOLD OUT - Official DSS Event.

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From Popular Productions the producers of Dubai’s biggest hit shows including ‘Blood Brothers’, ‘Annie’, and  ‘Disney High School Musical 1 & 2’ come the Middle East premiere of the fantastic West End Musical ‘Fame’ which will be an OFFICIAL EVENT OF DUBAI SUMMER SURPRISES 2010

This highly successful stage version of the Oscar nominated box office smash hit 80’s movie and Emmy winning TV series played to millions of people for over ten years in London’s West End. It was nominated for two Olivier awards and has been seen in over 50 countries worldwide. Last year, the smash hit remake movie brought Fame to a whole new audience.        

Fame the Musical follows the students at New York's School of the Performing Arts through their tough, four-year course. We see them coming to terms with life and relationships: we see those who persevere, who are resilient - and those who are not. Above all, we see them perceiving the need to strive for excellence to be the best actor, singer, dancer or musician that they can be. Fame is one of the best loved musicals of all time.

Fame is about real people, desperate to be the best whilst life gets in the way. Including the hit songs 'Fame’, ‘Dancing on the Sidewalk’, ‘Bring on Tomorrow’, ‘In L.A’ and many more, it is a fantastic chance for audiences to experience the stage version of this gutsy, energetic and exciting show. Dance fuses with action. Pumping rock and pop rhythms fuse with beautiful love ballads. Ballet, drama and music all come together in a myriad of colourful images in an explosion of youthful energy. Fame is the original ‘Got Talent’ show!

The show features a cast of some of the West End’s best performers, who have performed in such international hit west end shows as Disney’s Beauty And The Beast, Blood Brothers, Jerry Springer the Opera and Sweet Charity alongside Dubai’s hottest upcoming talent. Pulsating choreography, stunning sets, costumes and lighting all under the highly popular, state of the art First Group Theatre, ensure that Fame the Musical is the real deal.                  

Lucy Blakeman, co-producer of Fame said:    

“Fame is one of the most successful musicals of all time, and we are thrilled to be giving the UAE its Middle East premiere as an official event of the Dubai Summer Surprises 2010. Those who have seen our recent shows like Blood Brothers, Annie, High School Musical and more know we work hard to present excellent live entertainment for our audiences. We’ve been proving ‘Dubai’s Got Talent’ successfully for three years now and we have a brilliant cast for Fame whose energy has to be seen to be believed. Our production reunites together the great creative team that brought you last year’s High School Musical 2 and we are excited to be featuring a number of brilliant West End actors alongside our equally talented Dubai cast. We are also pleased to be offering tickets to the show at amazing prices. The first night is just 75AED per ticket and all other performances at 130AED per ticket which we feel is excellent value for money for audiences, given the scale and quality of the show. We can’t wait for Dubai to experience Fame; it really is the best night out for all the family”    

Please see the official show website at www.fameonstage.co.uk for further information.

BOOKING DETAILS:

FAME THE MUSICAL
Tuesday 13th July – Saturday 17th July 2010
The First Group Theatre, Souk Madinat, Jumeirah, Dubai

Box office:
Timeout Tickets on 800 4669
Or in person at the theatre box office at Souk Madinat Jumeirah

Book online at:
www.madinattheatre.com & www.timeouttickets.com

Performances:
Evenings:   13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th July 2010 at 7:30pm
Matinees:   16th, 17th July 2010 at 2:30pm

Ticket Price:
Special Offer – Tickets only AED75 on 13th July 2010 at 7:30pm
All other performances - AED130
Schools/Colleges/Group booking discounts available on request at the box office.

OFFICIAL SHOW WEBSITE AT
www.fameonstage.com

ALL PRESS ENQUIRIES TO:
Lucy Blakeman at lb@popularproductions.com
00971 (0)50 281 4677

ABOUT POPULAR PRODUCTIONS LTD
Popular Productions is a producer of quality theatre and entertainment. Producing Drama, Musical Theatre and Concert productions Internationally, Popular Productions is recognised as one of the foremost production companies in the market.

Most recently the company presented the sell out award winning musical ‘Blood Brothers’ at the First Group Theatre. This followed the critically acclaimed production of International thriller ‘The Woman in Black’ the hit comedy ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)’ and the comedy ‘Stones in His Pockets’ also at the First Group Theatre. Other recent productions include the summer hit ‘Disney High School Musical 2’ at the Centrepoint Theatre, Dubai, the acclaimed production of the Broadway classic musical ‘Annie’ at the First Group Theatre and the sell out success ‘Disney’s High School Musical’ at the Centrepoint Theatre, Dubai.

Other productions include: The hit concert ‘Blues Brothers Unlimited’, (Centrepoint Theatre); John Godber's comedy 'Teechers' and Neil Simon's comedy musical 'They're Playing Our Song' at the Madinat Theatre, Dubai; the acclaimed production of Willy Russell's 'Educating Rita', Madinat; The hit London revival of the West End comedy musical 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change', West End and Dubai; John Osborne's classic play 'Look Back in Anger' and the critically acclaimed production of Stephen King's thriller 'Misery' which starred Susan Penhaligon and Michael Praed at the Kings Head Theatre, London. For more information on the company please see www.popularproductions.com

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Popular Productions is a producer of quality theatre and entertainment. Producing Drama, Musical Theatre and Concert productions Internationally, Popular Productions is recognised as one of the foremost production companies in the market.