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And
the Gala Award Goes to… !
 Imagination
Entertainment won recognition from Special Events Magazine
with a Gala Award for Best Theatrical Entertainment Production.
Our entry of the Cirque de la Mer premier event at SeaWorld
San Diego received the highest honor in its category. The show
is a cirque-style extravaganza performed entirely in the water
of San Diego's Mission Bay. The award was only possible because
of the hard work of an amazingly talented cast and tireless
production team that spent most of the summer of 2001 submerged!
You
will have another opportunity to experience Cirque de la
Mer at SeaWorld this year, premiering Memorial Day
weekend with new enhancements, and running through Labor Day.
Ask
us about special events at SeaWorld including the Cirque
de la Mer show. Read more about this show here
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il
CiRCo Goes for the Gold
Imagination Entertainment's flagship production,
il CiRCo, has been selected to enhance a prestigious
event at the Winter Games in Salt Lake City. In an evening orchestrated
by the talented team at Sportsmark, the United States Olympic
Committee will thank major Olympic sponsors and other VIP guests.
The production will honor past and present gold medallists from
the sport of figure skating. Scheduled to appear, among other
skating stars, are Scott Hamilton, Dorothy Hamill and Peggy
Fleming. The cast of il
CiRCo will perform for
this celebrated audience by demonstrating feats of strength,
balance, grace and flexibility -the core characteristics of
a gold medallist.
Following
the gala dinner, il
CiRCo
will perform in a grand celebration of the Winter Games at "Club
Sub-Zero", an icy wonderland specially created for the
event.
Staff
Profile: Amy Gale, Production Manager/Choreographer
 Amy's
energy enthusiasm and positive outlook are contagious. Amy came
to IE a little more than a year ago, with a background of more
than two decades of dance and choreography experience. She has
produced shows at practically every theme park in North America,
and took on the challenge of orchestrating our Cirque de
la Mer show from its early conceptual stages. Amy directed
the show, dealing with such challenging elements as changing
tides in Mission Bay, wind conditions, and a multi-lingual cast
of acrobats from five countries. She made it all seem effortless.
During Cirque de la Mer's hiatus, Amy produces special
event entertainment for IE's corporate clients.
Broadway
Trivia
Test Your Musical Theater Trivia Knowledge
(answers
below)
1)
Liza Minelli starred in the film “Cabaret”; Natasha
Richardson has revived the Sally Bowles role on Broadway. Who
originated the role on Broadway?
2)
What musical theatre character threw a dinner party that included
such delicacies as “pickled python, peppered sheep spleen
and owl eggs”?
3)
What Broadway character fell in love with a girl named “Fred”?
4)
Which actress won a 1982 Tony Award for originating the role
of Effie in a pre-Broadway tour of “Dreamgirls”?
5)
This rock and roller is working on a musical with Stephen King
6)
What beloved Broadway composer is the inspiration for Imagination
Entertainment’s newest show?
7)
Who will play Max Bialystock and Lou Bloom in the Los Angeles
opening of “The Producers”?
8)
How many costume changes take place in Imagination Entertainment’s
“Songs of the Century Show”?
Sailing
Away
 Imagination
Entertainment takes to the seas this month, producing nightly
musical theatre shows aboard the luxurious Radisson Seven Seas'
Mariner of the Seas. Aid Association for Lutherans and Lutheran
Brothers insurance organizations are holding their annual meeting
aboard the ship, and we'll entertain their guests with nightly
shows as well as custom business theatre each morning.
A
cast of ten Broadway talents will entertain during the Caribbean
cruise, in IE signature productions Song of America,
On Broadway and Songs of the Century. The logistics
of this program involve taking more than 200 costumes on board,
and having no access to the stage until several hours before
our first show. IE's production team is adept at complicated
logistics at a wide variety of performance venues, and we love
a challenge!
In
particular, our President, Sam Trego, looks forward to this
sea-going event…his early career included working on board
cruise ships as both a performer and a (singing) cruise director!
New
Song of America Video!
 IE's
Song of America, since its introduction last Fall,
has quickly become our most popular show. This patriotic tribute
to America's great musical heritage includes a rousing emotional
finale that has earned record numbers of standing ovations.
Many of our clients have requested video previews of this show.
We are currently in the process of editing a wonderful promotional
video on this show, but in the meantime, you can see video clips
from this show online! To learn more about Song of America,
and to preview video clips from the show, click here.
Another
Award Nomination
Imagination
Entertainment has been honored with a nomination for "Entertainer
of the Year", an Event Solutions Magazine 2002 Spotlight Award.
Each year the magazine honors the entertainment company or individual
year that has delivered outstanding entertainment to the special
event industry. Judging criteria include performance quality,
innovation and client satisfaction.
The
2002 Spotlight Awards take place at the Event Solutions Expo,
on August 27 in Miami Beach.
Event
Solutions Magazine on Business
Theatre
If
you've ever considered including musical theatre in your business
meetings, click here
for insights from industry leaders including our own leader,
Sam Trego.
Broadway
Trivia Answers
1)Jill
Haworth 2)Mame Dennis from “Mame” 3)Prince Dauntless from “Once
Upon a Mattress” 4)Frequent Imagination Entertainment headliner,
Jennifer Holliday 5) John Mellencamp 6)“Tribute to Richard Rodgers”
is our newest production!) 7)Jason Alexander and Martin Short
8) 135 costume changes
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