The National Ballet of Canada's The Nutcracker Live in High-Definition Returns Exclusively to 79 Cineplex Entertainment Theatres

• Press Release
• Source: Cineplex Entertainment and National Ballet of Canada and Bravo!
• On 7:00 am EST, Tuesday November 18, 2008

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(MARKET WIRE)--Nov 18, 2008 -- Due to the tremendous success of last year's first-ever presentation of The National Ballet of Canada's The Nutcracker, The Nutcracker live in High-Definition (HD) returns exclusively to an expanded number of Cineplex Entertainment (Toronto:CGX-UN.TO - News) theatres across the country. The one-time only presentation of The Nutcracker will be shown in select Cineplex Entertainment theatres on December 13, 2008 at 2:00 pm EST. Advance tickets are on sale now online at www.cineplex.com as well as at participating theatre box offices.

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"I am extremely proud to be able to share our production of The Nutcracker with Canadians nationwide. And this year, we will expand our reach even more, bringing this great holiday tradition to a greater number of communities across the country," says Karen Kain, Artistic Director.

"We are excited to once again present The Nutcracker to our theatre audiences across the country," says Pat Marshall, Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations, Cineplex Entertainment. "The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition that should be experienced by as many people as possible and we have expanded the number of theatres to ensure everyone can enjoy it."

The Nutcracker live in HD is a three-way partnership between The National Ballet of Canada, Cineplex Entertainment and Bravo!. Following the simulcast on December 13, The Nutcracker will be broadcast on Bravo! at a later date that will be announced shortly.

The Nutcracker live in HD is presented by TD Waterhouse, with additional funding by John and Claudine Bailey.

The Nutcracker will be captured by six HD cameras at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto and transmitted live via satellite to the following theatres throughout Canada:

 

BRITISH COLUMBIA (at 11 am PST)
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 Cineplex Odeon Aberdeen Mall Cinemas     SilverCity Coquitlam Cinemas
 700-1320 Trans Canada Highway            170 Schoolhouse Street
 Kamloops, BC                             Coquitlam, BC

 Colossus Langley Cinemas                 Cineplex Odeon Meadowtown Cinemas
 20090 91A Avenue                         19800 Lougheed Highway
 Langley, BC                              Pitt Meadows, BC

 Famous Players Orchard Plaza Cinemas     SilverCity Mission Cinemas
 160-1876 Cooper Road                     32555 London Avenue
 Kelowna, BC                              Mission, BC

 Cineplex Odeon Park & Tilford Cinemas    Galaxy Cinemas Nanaimo
 200-333 Brooksbank Avenue                213-4750 Rutherford Road
 North Vancouver, BC                      Nanaimo, BC

 SilverCity Riverport Cinemas             Famous Players 6 Cinemas
 14211 Entertainment Way                  172-1600 Fifth Avenue
 Richmond, BC                             Prince George, BC

 Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver             Cineplex Odeon Strawberry
 900 Burrard Street                        Hill Cinemas
 Vancouver, BC                            12161 72nd Avenue
                                          Surrey, BC

 Famous Players 7 Cinemas                 Cineplex Odeon Victoria Cinemas
 2306 Highway 6                           780 Yates Avenue
 Vernon, BC                               Victoria, BC

 SilverCity Victoria Cinemas
 3130 Tillicum Road
 Victoria, BC

SASKATCHEWAN (at 1pm MST)
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 Galaxy Cinemas Prince Albert             Galaxy Cinemas Regina
 2995 2nd Avenue                          420 McCarthy Boulevard N
 Prince Albert, SK                        Regina, SK

 Galaxy Cinemas Saskatoon
 347 2nd Avenue
 Saskatoon, SK

MANITOBA (at 1pm CST)
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 SilverCity St. Vital Cinemas             SilverCity Polo Park Cinemas
 160-1255 St. Mary's Road                 817 St. James Street
 Winnipeg, MB                             Winnipeg, MB

ALBERTA (at 12pm MST)
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 Scotiabank Theatre Chinook               Galaxy Cinemas Medicine Hat
 6455 Macleod Trail SW                    3292 Dunmore Road SE
 Calgary, AB                              Medicine Hat, AB

 Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton Cinemas    Cineplex Odeon Crowfoot
 1525-99th Street NW                       Crossing Cinemas
 Edmonton, AB                             91 Crowfoot Terrace NW
                                          Calgary, AB

 Galaxy Cinemas Sherwood Park             Cineplex Odeon North
 2020 Sherwood Drive                       Edmonton Cinemas
 Sherwood Park, AB                        14231 137th Avenue NW
                                          Edmonton, AB

 Famous Players Westhills Cinemas         Galaxy Cinemas Lethbridge
 165 Stewart Green SW                     501-1st Avenue SW
 Calgary, AB                              Lethbridge, AB

 Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton              Galaxy Cinemas Red Deer
 8882-170 Street                          357-37400 Highway #2
 Edmonton, AB                             Red Deer, AB

 Cineplex Odeon Grand Prairie Cinemas
 10330-109th Street
 Grand Prairie, AB

ONTARIO (at 2pm EST)
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 Cineplex Odeon Sheppard Grande Cinemas   Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas
 4861 Yonge Street                        1025 The Queensway
 Toronto, ON                              Etobicoke, ON

 Colossus Vaughan Cinemas                 Coliseum Scarborough Cinemas
 3555 Highway 7 W                         300 Borough Drive
 Woodbridge, ON                           Scarborough, ON

 SilverCity Richmond Hill Cinemas         Coliseum Mississauga Cinemas
 8725 Yonge Street                        309 Rathburn Road W
 Richmond Hill, ON                        Mississauga, ON

 SilverCity Brampton Cinemas              Cineplex Odeon Devonshire
 50 Great Lakes Drive                      Mall Cinemas
 Brampton, ON                             3100 Howard Avenue
                                          Windsor, ON

 Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square Cinemas    Galaxy Cinemas Waterloo
 7555 Montrose Road                       550 King Street N
 Niagara Falls, ON                        Waterloo, ON

 Galaxy Cinemas Owen Sound                Galaxy Cinemas Orangeville
 1020 10th Street                         85 Fifth Avenue
 Owen Sound, ON                           Orangeville, ON

 Galaxy Cinemas St. Thomas                SilverCity Oakville Cinemas
 417 Wellington Street                    3531 Wyecroft Road
 St. Thomas, ON                           Oakville, ON

 Galaxy Cinemas Cambridge                 Galaxy Cinemas Collingwood
 355 Hespeler Road                        6 Mountain Road
 Cambridge, ON                            Collingwood, ON

 Galaxy Cinemas Guelph                    SilverCity Ancaster Cinemas
 485 Woodlawn Road W                      771 Golf Links Road
 Guelph, ON                               Ancaster, ON

 SilverCity Burlington Cinemas            Famous Players Lambton 9 Cinemas
 1250 Brant Street                        1450 London Road
 Burlington, ON                           Sarnia, ON

 SilverCity London Cinemas                SilverCity Thunder Bay Cinemas
 1680 Richmond Street                     850 North May Street
 London, ON                               Thunder Bay, ON

 Galaxy Cinemas Barrie                    Cineplex Odeon Gardiners
 72 Commerce Park Drive                    Road Cinemas
 Barrie, ON                               626 Gardiners Road
                                          Kingston, ON

 Galaxy Cinemas Peterborough              Galaxy Cinemas Cornwall
 320 Water Street                         1325 Second Street E
 Peterborough, ON                         Cornwall, ON

 Galaxy Cinemas North Bay                 Galaxy Cinemas Sault Ste. Marie
 300 Lakeshore Drive                      293 Bay Street
 North Bay, ON                            Sault Ste. Marie, ON

 Galaxy Cinemas Midland                   SilverCity Sudbury Cinemas
 9226 County Road 93                      355 Barrydowne Road
 Midland, ON                              Sudbury, ON

 Galaxy Cinemas Brockville                Famous Players Belleville
 2399 Parkedale Avenue                     8 Cinemas
 Brockville, ON                           160 Bell Boulevard
                                          Belleville, ON

 Cineplex Odeon Oshawa Cinemas            SilverCity Gloucester Cinemas
 1351 Grandview Street N                  2385 City Park Drive
 Oshawa, ON                               Gloucester, ON

 Coliseum Ottawa Cinemas                  Galaxy Cinemas Brantford
 3090 Carling Avenue                      300 King George Road
 Ottawa, ON                               Brantford, ON

 SilverCity Newmarket Cinemas
 18151 Yonge Street
 Newmarket, ON

QUEBEC (at 2pm EST)
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 Cineplex Odeon Beauport                  Cinemas Colossus Laval Cinemas
 825 rue Clemenceau                       2800 Cosmodome Street
 Beauport, PQ                             Laval, PQ

 Cineplex Odeon Brossard Cinemas          Scotiabank Theatre Montreal
 9350 boul. Leduc                         977 Ste-Catherine W
 Brossard, PQ                             Montreal, PQ

 Coliseum Kirkland Cinemas                Cineplex Odeon Latin
 3200 rue Jean Yves                        Quarter Cinemas
 Kirkland, PQ                             350 rue Emery
                                          Montreal, PQ

 Starcite Montreal Cinemas                Cineplex Odeon Ste. Foy Cinemas
 4825 ave. Pierre de Coubertin            1200 boul. Duplessis
 Montreal, PQ                             Ste. Foy, PQ

 Galaxy Cinemas Sherbrooke                Galaxy Cinemas Trois Rivieres
 4204 Bertrand                            4520 boul. des Recollets
 Rock Forest, PQ                          Trois Rivieres, PQ

 Galaxy Cinemas Victoriaville
 1121 Jutras Est
 Victoriaville, PQ

Admission for children ages 3-12 is $9.95, for seniors is $17.95 and general admission is $19.95, plus applicable taxes. A special Family Pack price is also being offered for $49.95, plus applicable taxes, which includes two adult or two senior admissions and two child admissions. The Family Pack is available at participating theatre box offices only. A special group rate is also available for groups of twenty or more at $16.50 per person (general admission) and $8.50 per child. For more information on group rates, call 1-800-313-4461. For more information on tickets and theatre locations, visit www.cineplex.com.

The Nutcracker

The National Ballet of Canada's The Nutcracker is a magical holiday tradition. Set in the rustic world of rural 19th-century Russia, The Nutcracker blends an affectionately detailed natural setting with an extravagant dreamscape of wonders, from the glittering, ice-coated world of the Snow Queen to the awe-inspiring splendour of the golden palace of the Sugar Plum Fairy. The December 13 matinee performance runs 115 minutes, with a 20 minute intermission.

The Nutcracker's choreography and libretto are by James Kudelka, music is by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set and costume design are by Santo Loquasto and lighting design is by Jennifer Tipton.

The National Ballet of Canada's The Nutcracker is live on stage in Toronto from December 6 - 28, 2008 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. Visit thenutcracker.ca for more information and to buy tickets.

Ballet companies across Canada perform their own productions of The Nutcracker this holiday season:

Alberta Ballet

For details, visit http://www.albertaballet.com/performances/the-nutcracker.

Ballet BC

For details, visit http://www.balletbc.com/performances/200809/nutcracker/.

Royal Winnipeg Ballet

For details, visit http://www.rwb.org/whats_on/tour3.html.

Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal

For details, visit http://www.grandsballets.com/en/spectacle.php?spectacle equals 10.

Ballet Jorgen - Various locations

For details, visit http://www.balletjorgen.ca/inperformance.htm.

For a listing of all presentations of The Nutcracker on stage across Canada, visit http://www.national.ballet.ca/TheNutcracker/live.html.

About Cineplex Entertainment LP

As the largest motion picture exhibitor in Canada, Cineplex Entertainment LP owns, leases or has a joint-venture interest in 130 theatres with 1,325 screens serving approximately 61 million guests annually. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Cineplex Entertainment operates theatres from British Columbia to Quebec and is the largest exhibitor of digital, 3D and IMAX projection technologies in the country. Proudly Canadian and with a workforce of more than 8,000, the company operates the following top tier brands: Cineplex Odeon, Galaxy and Famous Players including Colossus, Coliseum and SilverCity, in addition to Cinema City and Scotiabank Theatres. The units of Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund, which owns approximately 76% of Cineplex Entertainment LP, are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (Toronto:CGX-UN.TO - News). For more information, visit www.cineplex.com.

About Bravo!

Bravo! is an oasis in the television landscape where viewers make a regular appointment with the arts. Whether it's a classic opera, an art documentary, a concert performance in the Bravo! Concert Hall, or a cutting-edge film, Bravo! gives viewers an opportunity for enriching and thought-provoking experiences. Make an appointment with the arts each night on Bravo! (www.bravo.ca). Bravo! is owned by CTV Limited, a division of CTVglobemedia, Canada's premier multi-media company.

The 2008/09 Season is presented by CTV and The Globe and Mail.

TD Waterhouse is the presenting sponsor of the Toronto production of The Nutcracker at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

The Nutcracker is made possible by generous financial support from production underwriters Sandra & Jim Pitblado, Lawrence & Ann Heisey and an anonymous friend of the National Ballet.

The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges ACTRA, Canadian Actors' Equity Association, I.A.T.S.E., Toronto Musicians Association, Local 149 and A.F.M.

The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of the Canada Council for the Arts; the Ontario Arts Council; the City of Toronto through the Economic Development, Culture and Tourism Department; The Government of Canada through the Honourable James Moore, Minister, the Department of Canadian Heritage; the Government of Ontario; the Ontario Arts Foundation; the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

 

ONLINE IMAGE LIBRARY:

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     Contacts:
     National Ballet of Canada
     Catherine Chang
     Publicity Manager
     (416) 345-9686 ext. 302
     Email: cchang@national.ballet.ca
     Website: http://www.national.ballet.ca
      
     Cineplex Entertainment
     Pat Marshall
     Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations
     (416) 323-6648
     Email: pat.marshall@cineplex.com
      
     Cineplex Entertainment
     Georgia Sourtzis
     Manager, Communications
     (416) 323-6728
     Email: georgia.sourtzis@cineplex.com
     Website: http://www.cineplex.com
      
     Bravo!
     Laura Hughes
     CTV Inc.
     (416) 591-7400 ext. 2746
     Email: laura.hughes@ctv.ca
     Website: http://www.bravo.ca