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From Sk8r Boi To Skater Gold!
Kurt Browning To Star in the Ross Petty Production of Peter Pan: The Family Musical that WON'T GROW UP!
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Ross Petty Press Release |
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December 1, 2006 |
For Immediate Release: Monday, December 1, 2006
FROM SK8R BOI TO SKATER GOLD!
KURT BROWNING
TO STAR IN THE ROSS PETTY PRODUCTION OF
PETER PAN
The Family Musical that WON'T GROW UP!
November 22, 2007 - January 6, 2008 at the Elgin Theatre, Toronto
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! RESERVE YOUR FLIGHT TODAY!
Producer Ross Petty is delighted to announce that Kurt Browning,
four-time Canadian Figure Skating Champion, four-time World Champion
and a three-time Olympian, will join the cast of PETER PAN for the
2007 holiday family musical! Browning will put his skates on ice for
the holidays and instead will soar through the air as the boy who
refuses to grow up!
"Kurt and I have been looking for a show to do together for years, and
with his incredible charm and personality, there isn't a better role
for him to make his musical theatre debut in than Peter Pan", says
Petty.
Kurt Browning, a Rocky Mountain House native is one of the most
prolific skaters in Canadian history and holds the distinction of
being the first athlete to perform a quadruple jump in world
competition. From his initial leap onto the world stage at the age of
15, to his professional debut in 1994, Browning has become one of the
best entertainers the sport of skating has ever seen!
A consummate performer, fans will remember Browning's remarkable free
skate program where he interpreted the Humphrey Bogart role of Rick
from Casablanca. Browning has starred in five television specials,
the most recent being You Must Remember This which featured Browning
'skating in the rain' à la Gene Kelly. The production, where Browning
also appeared as a Philip Marlowe-style detective, a sexy rock star, a
classically trained dancer, and a vaudeville entertainer, won five
Gemini Awards including Best Variety Special.
Based on the stage play by J.M. Barrie, PETER PAN, The Family Musical
that WON'T GROW UP will follow the adventures of Peter, Captain Hook,
Tinker Bell and Wendy, performed in the "fractured fairy tale" style
that Ontario audiences have embraced for the past 12 years at the
Elgin Theatre. Ripe with the requisite singing and dancing, cheering
and booing, rip-roaring jokes, and audience participation, this PETER
PAN is a quadruple sensation!
But first, take a magic carpet ride with the sk8tr boi Aladdin (Jamie
McKnight), the Genie of the Lamp (Bret 'Hitman' Hart), the beautiful
Sheherezade (Jennifer Dale) and the Evil Wizard Abanazeer (Ross Petty)
in ALADDIN, The Magical Family Musical playing December 6 - 24, 2006
at the Elgin Theatre. The Ross Petty production returns home after a
national tour of ALADDIN which began in November in Vancouver and
culminates at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa December 26 - 31,
2006. Good tickets still available! Call 416.872.555 or visit
www.ticketmaster.ca.
Ross Petty Productions presents
PETER PAN, The Family Musical that WON'T GROW UP!
November 22, 2007 - January 6, 2008 at the Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge Street, Toronto
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! RESERVE YOUR FLIGHT TODAY!
Tickets may be purchased in person at The Elgin Theatre box office, any Ticketmaster outlet,
by calling 416.872.5555 or online at www.ticketmaster.ca
For more information visit www.rosspetty.com
Media Contact: Carrie Sager X224, FLIP PUBLICITY 416.533.7710, carrie@flip-publicity.com
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