Media Release: Singing with the Broadway Stars
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Stephanie Miller, Marketing and Development Manager
301-600-2868 (Tel)
301-600-2837 (Fax)
stmiller@cityoffrederick.com

Colleen McCarrick, Marketing and Development Associate
Mccarrick.colleen@gmail.com

For Immediate Release: December 3, 2009

Five Broadway Stars are
Giving Away the Chance to SING ON STAGE In
NEIL BERG’S 100 YEARS OF HOLLYWOOD
at The Weinberg Center for the Arts
Sunday, January 17, 2010 – 3 p.m.

Frederick, MD – Five Broadway stars are giving away the chance to join them on stage in Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Hollywood at the Weinberg Center for the Arts on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 3 p.m. Submission guidelines are posted below and at www.singingwiththebroadwaystars.com. 
“Singing with the Broadway Stars” Contest Ends Friday, January 8th at 5PM.

Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Hollywood concert features Broadway stars of Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Jekyll and Hyde, Fiddler on The Roof, Wonderful Town, Tarzan, Cats, The Woman in White and It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues singing the finest hit songs of the last 100 years of Broadway musicals.

Up to two winner(s) and up to 10 runner(s)-up will be selected by the show’s panel of industry experts (including producers, singers, and managers as well as Neil Berg himself.)  Winners will be given the chance to perform on the Weinberg Stage with the cast members. 

To submit, contestants should upload a 90-to-120 second video clip of themselves singing a Broadway favorite to YouTube, Myspace, or Facebook, and then submit their audition using the online form at www.singingwiththebroadwaystarts.com by Friday, January 8, 2010, 5:00PM (EST). The panel will judge the audition tapes to decide the lucky winners who will get the chance to show off their singing skills in front of their family and friends with five Broadway starts and an all-star New York band. Winners will also receive tickets for their family and friends to see their Broadway debut!

The panel will announce the winners on Monday, January 11, 2010. Winners will receive notification by email or phone.

All individuals who submit videos will be entitled to a 15% discount on any price level ticket to Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Hollywood at the Weinberg Center for the Arts on Sunday, January 17, 2010, 3:00PM.

Tickets are still available for Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Hollywood, performing one show only Sunday, January 17, 2010 at 3 p.m. at the Weinberg Center for the Arts. Tickets, ranging in price from $23 - $35, are on sale now and can be purchased at the box office, online at www.weinbergcenter.org, or by phone at 301.600.2828. Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more by calling 301.600. 2828.

Audition – Submission Guidelines and Rules:

1.)   This is an audition, not a contest or sweepstakes.
2.)   Submission must be 90-120 seconds long and posted to a Myspace, Facebook, or YouTube page. The audition must be submitted using the link on this page no later than Friday, January 8, 2010, 5:00PM (EST).
3.)   Entrants must be at least 13 years of age to submit their video.
4.)   Winner(s) and runner(s)-up under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent.
5.)   No purchase is necessary. Winner(s) and runner(s)-up will each receive a pair of complimentary tickets to the show.
6.)   All winners must arrive at the theater three (3) hours before show time the day of the show, appropriately dressed, and stay for the whole production. The producers of the show reserve the right to exclude anyone who does not meet these criteria.
7.)   The runner(s)-up will perform as part of the ensemble in one song during the show.
8.)   The winner(s) will sing a short solo in at least one song in the show.
9.)   All audition video entrants will be entitled to a 15% discount on any tickets to the performances of NEIL BERG’S 100 YEARS OF HOLLYWOOD at the Weinberg Center for the Arts on Sunday, January 17, 2010, 3:00PM.
     10.) Winner(s) and runner(s)-up may be asked to do interviews for local media.
    11.) All submitted videos will become the property of Left Field Productions and
maybe be used in any appropriate manner to promote the “Singing with the
Broadway Stars” platform. No submissions will be sold.
     12.) Some guidelines may vary for specific venues.

The Weinberg Center for the Arts, a municipal facility of the City of Frederick, is located at 20 West Patrick Street in downtown Frederick, Maryland.  The historic theatre opened in 1926 as the Tivoli, and was donated to the City of Frederick in 1978.  Today as one of the region’s premier presenting facilities, the 1,200 seat Weinberg Center offers professional LIVE! Series, including dance, music, theatre, family performances and films, weekday performances for students, and classic movies.  Performance space and professional services are available to a variety of community arts groups, civic and business organizations, and other arts promoters.   Programming at the Weinberg Center for the Arts is made possible with support from the City of Frederick, Frederick County Government, Maryland State Arts Council, Frederick Arts Council, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, The Frederick News-Post, Bank of America Foundation, The Plamondon Companies and other corporate and individual donors. For more information about upcoming events at the Weinberg Center, please call the Box Office at 301-600-2828 or visit www.weinbergcenter.org.