Bill Whelan News

RIVERDANCE, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play 8 Farewell Performances in Broadway San Jose's inaugural season, at the San Jose Center for Performing Arts.

RIVERDANCE, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play a limited holiday engagement at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre from December 22 - 27, 2009.

Riverdance, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play eight farewell performances at The Buell Theatre November 24-29. Single tickets go on sale Sunday, October 4 at www.denvercenter.org or by phone and walk-up Monday, October 5 at 10am.

RIVERDANCE, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play a limited holiday engagement at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre from December 22 - 27, 2009.

Riverdance, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play eight farewell performances at The Buell Theatre November 24-29. Single tickets go on sale Sunday, October 4 at www.denvercenter.org or by phone and walk-up Monday, October 5 at 10am.

The Metropolitan Opera has reason to celebrate; $2.5 million worth of tickets were sold on Sunday, the first day of sales, through its box office, telephone call center and Web site, up from $2 million on the first day of sales last year, according to the Associated press.

RIVERDANCE, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play its final Toronto engagement on its Farewell Tour at the Canon Theatre, from May 19 - June 21, 2009. Tickets for RIVERDANCE will go on sale on Tuesday March 17th.

Broadway/L.A. today announces the lineup for its 2010 Season, with all productions scheduled to play at its flagship venue, Hollywood's historic Pantages Theatre (6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood).

RIVERDANCE, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe will play five Farewell Performances at the Fabulous Fox Theatre from May 1-3. Curtain times for this Dance St. Louis presentation are Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; and Sunday at 1 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. Tickets for RIVERDANCE will go on sale Sunday, March 1 at noon at the Fox Theatre box office and through MetroTix.

RIVERDANCE, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe will play five Farewell Performances at the Fabulous Fox Theatre from May 1-3. Curtain times for this Dance St. Louis presentation are Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; and Sunday at 1 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. Tickets for RIVERDANCE are available at the Fox Theatre box office and through MetroTix.

Denver Center Attractions recently announced fall engagements of two immensely popular touring shows to play the Buell Theatre. Rain ? A Tribute to The Beatles will play September 22-27, and Riverdance will play eight farewell performances November 24-29. Ticket on-sale information will be announced at a later date.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) in association with Glucksman Ireland House, The American Irish Historical Society, and The WB Yeats Society of New York will begin previews of The Yeats Project on Wednesday, April 8, 2009. The production will open on Wednesday, April 15. Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director and Ciar?n O'Reilly, Producing Director will direct.

'Riverdance,' the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play five farewell performances at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, March 19 - 22. Tickets for 'Riverdance' are now on sale.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) in association with Glucksman Ireland House, The American Irish Historical Society, and The WB Yeats Society of New York will begin previews of The Yeats Project on Wednesday, April 8, 2009. The production will open on Wednesday, April 15. Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director and Ciar?n O'Reilly, Producing Director will direct.

RIVERDANCE, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play its final Toronto engagement on its Farewell Tour at the Canon Theatre, from May 19 - June 21, 2009. Tickets for RIVERDANCE will go on sale on Tuesday March 17th.

'Riverdance,' the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play five farewell performances at the Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, March 19 - 22. Tickets for 'Riverdance' are now on sale.

RIVERDANCE, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe will play five Farewell Performances at the Fabulous Fox Theatre from May 1-3. Curtain times for this Dance St. Louis presentation are Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; and Sunday at 1 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. Tickets for RIVERDANCE will go on sale Sunday, March 1 at noon at the Fox Theatre box office and through MetroTix.

RIVERDANCE, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play eight Farewell Performances at Ovens Auditorium, March 3 - 8.Tickets for RIVERDANCE start at $20 and are on sale now. They are available online at BlumenthalCenter.org, by phone at 704-372-1000 or at the Performing Arts Center's box office, located in the Belk Theater. RIVERDANCE is presented in Charlotte as part of the Presbyterian Hospital Family Series.

Eight new productions, four of which are company premieres, will highlight the Metropolitan Opera's 2009-10 season. General Manager Peter Gelb and Music Director James Levine jointly announced plans that include: the Met premieres of Rossini's Armida, Verdi's Attila, Jan?ček's From the House of the Dead, and Shostakovich's The Nose; new productions of Bizet's Carmen, Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Thomas's Hamlet, and Puccini's Tosca; and 18 revivals from the company's repertory. The season is the first to be entirely planned under Gelb's leadership, in collaboration with Levine (the past three seasons were planned before Gelb became General Manager in 2006-07 but included some productions, repertoire, and casting changes made by Gelb).

RIVERDANCE, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play five Farewell Performances at the Orpheum Theatre February 20-22. Tickets for RIVERDANCE are now on sale. Tickets range from $20 to $70 and are available at the Orpheum box office, or by calling 901-525-3000. The performance schedule is as follows: Fri, Feb 20, 2009 8:00 PM Sat, Feb 21, 2009 2:00 PM (mat.) / 8:00 PM (eve.) Sun, Feb 22, 2009 1:30 PM (mat.) / 7:00 PM (eve.) 'Since 1996, the success of RIVERDANCE in North America has gone beyond our wildest dreams,' said producer Moya Doherty. 'The fact that the show continues to draw and excite audiences 13 years after its debut in Dublin is a tribute to every dancer, singer, musician, staff and crew member who have dedicated themselves to the show.' Composed by Bill Whelan, produced by Moya Doherty and directed by John McColgan, to date, RIVERDANCE has played over 10,000 performances, been seen live by more than 21 million people in over 300 venues throughout 32 countries across 4 continents. They have traveled well over 563,000 miles (or to the moon and back!), played to a worldwide television audience of nearly 2 billion; sold over 3 million copies of the Grammy Award-winning CD (certified Platinum in the US) and over 10 million videos making it one of the best-selling entertainment videos in the world! RIVERDANCE had its world premiere at the Point Theatre, Dublin, in February 1995, where it opened to unanimous critical acclaim.