Playhouse Disney Live! Brings Disney Channel Favorites Together on Stage to 70 U.S. Cities in Their First Live Touring Production

Playhouse Disney Live! Brings Disney Channel Favorites Together on Stage to 70 U.S. Cities in Their First Live Touring Production

Tickets for 2007 on Sale May 15th

VIENNA, Va., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Playhouse Disney Live!, the first U.S. live touring stage production featuring favorite characters from four shows in Disney Channel's popular Playhouse Disney program block for preschoolers, is set to launch a 70-city tour this September, it was announced today by Thomas Schumacher, president of Disney Theatrical Productions, and Kenneth Feld, chairman and CEO of Feld Entertainment.

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Produced by Feld and his daughter, Alana Feld, for Feld Entertainment, in conjunction with Disney Theatrical Productions, the show spotlights characters from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins and Handy Manny, as well as the stars of a brand new show premiering this month, My Friends Tigger & Pooh. Tickets for all 2007 U.S. engagements will go on sale Tuesday, May 15th.

Playhouse Disney Live! represents the first time that characters from this enormously popular block of Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney programs will be together on the same stage, creating interactive moments for children and their families. The original storyline follows this colorful cast as they set off in their own unique ways to create and contribute songs and music for an unforgettable musical party at Mickey's Clubhouse.

"Playhouse Disney Live! brings these TV shows to life and engages children in an inspiring experience with the characters they love to watch on Disney Channel every day," said Producer Kenneth Feld. "They will feel as if the 'Playhouse Disney' stars jumped out of the screen and onto the stage right before their eyes. From Mickey and pals to the globe-trotting Little Einsteins, everyone comes together to share the universal language of music with children everywhere."

Thomas Schumacher added, "We love working with Kenneth Feld and Alana Feld and they demonstrate time and again why they're the best in the business. Feld Entertainment does an outstanding job bringing the Disney characters to life and Playhouse Disney Live! gives them a great new cast to work with. Fans all over the country are going to have a wonderful experience seeing their 'Playhouse Disney' favorites perform live in this imaginative and fun- filled new stage production."

"We are excited to bring these popular Disney Channel shows together in a live production that will tour an unprecedented 70 cities in one year," said Producer Alana Feld. "We combine all of the familiar faces that families already know and love in an original storyline that is jam-packed with upbeat music, singing and dancing, from our very own 'Playhouse Boogie' dance to the well-known favorite 'Hot Dog!' song from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse."

Rich Ross, President, Disney Channel Worldwide, said, "We're thrilled that this wonderful new stage tour will extend the connection preschoolers and parents have with our Playhouse Disney storytelling and that through it, families can share the unique experience of a live stage production and their favorite Playhouse Disney music and characters."

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is the top-rated series on basic cable among kids 2-5, followed by Handy Manny in the number two spot*. Little Einsteins ranks #1 in its primary time period among all basic cable with kids 2-5, girls 2-5 and boys 2-5, beating other children's programming in head-to-head competition.*(1)

To produce Playhouse Disney Live!, the Feld father-daughter duo called upon the talents of a creative team consisting of:

-- Nancy Gregory (Director/Choreographer) Directed such Hollywood films
as The Little Rascals and Harry and the Hendersons, and served as music
producer for the 1990s revival of The Mickey Mouse Club;

-- Kevin Campbell (Writer) Writer for Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Lilo &
Stitch: The Series, House of Mouse and the upcoming Untitled Clone Wars
TV series in collaboration with Producer George Lucas;

-- John Morgan (Lighting Designer) Two-time Emmy(R) Award-winning lighting
designer whose projects span from TV shows to live concerts and
theatrical events, and include Doodlebops Live! and Fox's American
Idol;

-- Scott Lane (Costume Designer) Designed for several Disney On Ice
productions including Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar's Finding
Nemo and Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar's Monsters, Inc., and
worked for seven years with the Tournament of Roses Parade;

-- Jeff Hall (Production Designer) Contributed his talent to establish the
current look of the NFL Channel network and designed a number of
reality TV show homes, including those found in America's Next Top
Model, Last Comic Standing and Project Runway.

To find out more about Playhouse Disney Live! and to purchase tickets, the public should visit www.playhousedisneylive.com.

Feld Entertainment, Inc., is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live entertainment experiences that lift the human spirit and create indelible memories, with 25 million people in attendance at its shows each year. Feld Entertainment's productions have appeared in 50 countries and on six continents to date and include Disney On Ice, Disney Live!, Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour, The Doodlebops Live!, and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey(R).

For more information about Disney Live!, members of the media should visit our Press Room at www.feldentertainment.com/playhousedisneylive.

*[Source: Nielsen Media Research, September 2006, Ranked on Coverage Rating, Live Plus 7 Day and Live Plus Same Day Data when available.]

*(1)[Source: Nielsen Media Research, 12/26/05-8/7/06, 10/10/05-8/7/06, national ratings]

2007 Tour Schedule

*Subject to Change*

Sat Robert V. Youkey
8/25/2007 Theatre
1 Lakeland, FL -Sun
8/26/2007

Sat Von Braun
2 Huntsville, AL 9/1/2007 Center Concert
Hall

3 Duluth, GA Mon The Arena at
9/3/2007 Gwinnett
Center

Thu Theatre for
4 Baton Rouge, LA 9/6/2007 the
-Fri Performing
9/7/2007 Arts

Sat Century Tel
5 Bossier City, LA 9/8/2007 Center

Sun The
6 Lafayette, LA 9/9/2007 Cajundome

Thu
9/13/2007 MGM
7 Kissimmee, FL -Sun Studios
9/16/2007

Fri
9/21/2007 Kodak
8 Hollywood, CA -Sun Theatre
9/23/2007

Fred Kavli
Fri Theatre at
9/28/2007 Thousand Oaks
9 Thousand Oaks, CA -Sun Civic Arts
9/30/2007 Plaza

Tue
10/2/2007
10 Phoenix, AZ -Wed US Airways
10/3/2007 Center

Fri
10/5/2007
11 Las Vegas, NV -Mon Orleans
10/8/2007 Arena

Fri
10/12/2007
12 Rosemont, IL -Sun Rosemont
10/14/2007 Theatre

Fri Giant
13 Hershey, PA 10/19/2007 Center

Sat Canton Memorial
14 Canton, OH 10/20/2007 Civic Center

Sun
15 Dayton, OH 10/21/2007 Hara Arena

Fri William D. Mullins
16 Amherst, MA 10/26/2007 Memorial Center

Cumberland
Sat County
17 Portland, ME 10/27/2007 Civic Center

Sun Ryan
18 Kingston, RI 10/28/2007 Center

Fri
11/2/2007
19 Columbus, OH -Sun Palace
11/4/2007 Theater

Fri
11/9/2007
20 Wallingford, CT -Sun Chevrolet
11/11/2007 Theatre

Fri Wicomico Youth and
21 Salisbury, MD 11/16/2007 Civic Center

Broome County
Sun Veterans Memorial
22 Binghamton, NY 11/18/2007 Arena

Fri
11/23/2007 Lyric
23 Baltimore, MD -Sat Opera
11/24/2007 House

Sun Norfolk
24 Norfolk, VA 11/25/2007 Scope

Fri Sovereign
25 Reading, PA 11/30/2007 Center

Sat Wachovia
26 Philadelphia, PA 12/1/2007 Spectrum

Sun Sovereign
27 Trenton, NJ 12/2/2007 Bank Arena

Fri Rupp
28 Lexington, KY 12/7/2007 Arena

Sat Municipal
29 Charleston,WV 12/8/2007 Auditorium

Sun John Paul Jones
30 Charlottesville, VA 12/9/2007 Arena

Nashville
Fri Municipal
31 Nashville, TN 12/14/2007 Auditorium

32 Evansville, IN Sat
12/15/2007 The Centre

33 Louisville, KY Sun Palace
12/16/2007 Theatre

Fri
12/21/2007
34 Hidalgo, TX -Sun Dodge
12/23/2007 Arena

Sun Toyota
35 Houston, TX 12/30/2007 Center

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CONTACT: Emily Crane of Hill & Knowlton, +1-202-944-5137, cell,
+1-703-581-8562, emily.crane@hillandknowlton.com, for Feld Entertainment;
Heidi Trotta of The Walt Disney Studios, +1-818-560-7280

Web site:

http://www.playhousedisneylive.com/

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