Soap Opera Mania(SM) on Tour Set to Stop in 39 North American Cities!

Soap Opera Mania(SM) on Tour Set to Stop in 39 North American Cities!

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Soap opera stars are waving goodbye to Genoa City, saying so long to Salem, and leaving Llanview behind to embark on Soap Opera Mania on tour, a dynamic, highly interactive weekend fan event coming to 39 North American cities in 2009, culminating with Soap Cruise(R)-The Third Voyage in January 2010! Presented by Celebrity Events Group, Soap Opera Digest and Soap Opera Weekly, fans will spend five hours with eight to twelve of daytime's most popular actors in each city who will mix and mingle, answer questions, sign autographs, pose for pictures and act out scenes with audience members. Tour headliners Cameron Mathison (Ryan Lavery, All My Children, and Dancing with the Stars - Season Five celebrity contestant), Christian LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless) and James Scott (E.J. Wells, Days of our Lives) will be joined by Alicia Minshew, Jacob Young, Ricky Paull Goldin, Darnell Williams and Vincent Irizarry (All My Children), John-Paul Lavoisier and John Brotherton (One Life to Live), Natalia Livingston, Greg Vaughan, Bradford Anderson and Laura Wright (General Hospital), Don Diamont, Daniel Goddard and Michelle Stafford (The Young and the Restless), Brandon Beemer, Winsor Harmon, Ronn Moss and Lesli Kay (The Bold and the Beautiful), Murray Bartlett and Kim Zimmer (Guiding Light), Austin Peck, Julie Pinson and Michael Park (As the World Turns) and Jay Johnson and Nadia Bjorlin (Days of Our Lives) and others. There will be workshops with soap directors, behind-the-scenes secrets, and complimentary programs with signed photos of each actor for all guests. The first 300 fans to register in each city will get personalized, autographed headshots of each actor appearing live. Attendees can register to win television studio tours and one of 20 trips for two on Soap Cruise(R)-The Third Voyage, a dream vacation where soap fans interact with over 16 soap superstars. Celebrity Events Group (CEG) in Farmington Hills, Michigan is an industry leader with 20 years experience creating spectacular, interactive events bringing the biggest celebrities and audiences everywhere close together. Tickets are $100 in advance and $125 at the door. To preregister for Soap Opera Mania on tour and for additional information, go to soapoperamania.com or call 1-866-364-0330. Tour dates:

Macon, Georgia-February 7
Savannah, Georgia-February 8
Cleveland, Ohio-February 21
Columbus, Ohio-February 22
Memphis, Tennessee- March 7
Jackson, Tennessee-March 8
Shreveport, Louisiana-March 28
Jackson, Mississippi-March 29
New Orleans, Louisiana - April 18
Baton Rouge, Louisiana - April 19
Raleigh, North Carolina - April 25
Greensboro/Winston-Salem - April 26
Montgomery, Alabama - May 16
Huntsville, Alabama - May 17

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- June 20
Scranton, Pennsylvania- June 21
Toronto, Ontario - June 27
Niagara Falls, Ontario - June 28
Chicago, Illinois - July 11
Indianapolis, Indiana- July 12
Grand Rapids, Michigan- July 25
Traverse City, Michigan- July 26
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina- August 8
Columbia, South Carolina- August 9
Calgary, Alberta- August 22
Edmonton, Alberta- August 23
Lake Charles, Louisiana-September 12
Houston, Texas- September 13

Ottawa, Ontario- October 3
Montreal, Quebec- October 4
Bangor, Maine - October 17
Portland, Maine -October 18
Boston, Massachusetts- November 7
Hartford, Connecticut- November 8
Jacksonville, Florida- November 14
Tallahassee, Florida- November 15
Corpus Christi, Texas- December 5
San Antonio, Texas - December 6
*Detroit, Michigan - date to be determined

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Source: Celebrity Events Group

CONTACT: Carolyn Krieger-Cohen, +1-248-788-1744, ckcpr@comcast.net, for
Celebrity Events Group

Web site: http://www.soapoperamania.com/

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