Sep 11, 2008 2:09 pm US/Eastern
Walking With Dinosaurs Coming To South Florida
9 Performances at BankAtlantic Center In Sunrise
Nov. 19th - Nov. 23rd
MIAMI (CBS4) ―
Jurassic Park is coming to South Florida in November when dinosaurs will once again roam the Earth in a spectacular theatrical arena show, Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience, based on the award-winning BBC Television Series. Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience is now on tour in North America and will perform nine performances at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise from Wednesday, November 19th through Sunday, November 23rd.
Over one and a half million Americans have already seen the production since it opened in July 2007. Tickets for the Sunrise performances go on sale Saturday September 13th at 10:00 a.m. by calling (954) 523-3309 in Broward; (305) 358-5885 in Miami-Dade; or go online at TicketMaster.com.
Tickets are $69.75, $49.75 and $34.75. Tickets for a special Schools Show on Thursday November 20th at 10:30 a.m. are just $20.00.
The show originated in Australia, where after years of planning, Walking With Dinosaurs came to life at Sydney's Acer Arena in January 2007. The show proved itself such a sensation, that this North American tour was fast-tracked. It began a short three months after completing its sold out engagements in Australia.
Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience is brought to North America by The Creature Production Company, headed by CEO Carmen Pavlovic. Pavlovic said, "The BBC Series was a brilliant blend of special effects, escapism, excitement and information. Our show brings together all of that, plus something extra - it's live! In this production, fifteen roaring, snarling "live" dinosaurs mesmerize the audience, and are as awe-inspiring as when they first walked on earth."
Pavlovic continued, "The dinosaurs are life-size, making the show so immense, it could only fit in arenas. It's a $20 million arena spectacle of unprecedented size and quality, which captivates young and old alike. With Walking with Dinosaurs, we really believe we have created a new genre in entertainment and we hope to continue to bring new product to arenas for years to come."
Ten species are represented from the entire 200 million year reign of the dinosaurs. The show includes the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the terror of the ancient terrain, as well as the Plateosaurus and Liliensternus from the Triassic period, the Stegosaurus and Allosaurus from the Jurassic period and Torosaurus and Utahraptor from the Cretaceous period. The largest of them, the Brachiosaurus is 36 feet tall, and 56 feet from nose to tail. It took a team of 50, including engineers, fabricators, skin makers, artists and painters, and animatronic experts, a year to build the original production.
The show depicts the dinosaurs' evolution, complete with the climatic and tectonic changes that took place, which led to the demise of many species. With almost cinematic realism, Walking With Dinosaurs has scenes of the interactions between dinosaurs, and the audience sees how carnivorous dinosaurs evolved to walk on two legs, and how the herbivores fended off their more agile predators.
For more information, visit
www.dinosaurlive.com.
The show is recommended for ages from three to 93. The show was written and produced for the entire family and there is no violence but there is a fair amount of realism, like simulated earthquakes, volcanoes and comets impacting the Earth. There are also the loud roars of the dinosaurs which often startle the audience.
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