SHOW ME -- Glamour Is Back
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Standing Ovations: The World's Largest Ensuite Show Celebrated Its Premiere in
Berlin
BERLIN--(Marketwire - October 19, 2012) - The Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin is
the most modern show palace in Europe. The world's largest theatrical stage is
located in the main hall which seats 1,900 visitors. Yesterday in front of a
sold-out audience, the premiere of the new European megaproduction SHOW ME was
enthusiastically received with standing ovations.
The two-hour stage production toys with a fascinating idea: what if three of the
greatest icons in show revue history -- Busby Berkeley, Florenz Ziegfeld and
Esther Williams -- hadn't been active in the past century, but rather staged a
show in the here and now of 2012 using state-of-the-art technology, modern sound
and the aesthetics of today?
The result is Europe's most glamorous show. No wonder, since the ingredients are
top-class: 4 vocal soloists, 60 dancers from the Friedrichstadt-Palast's own
ballet company, world-class acrobats from China, the US, Australia and
Argentina, along with a 16-member show band. Added to this are magnificent
costumes, some of which have been created by the legendary Parisian haute
couturier Christian Lacroix. Even the stage design belongs to the most
spectacular shows that can be seen outside of Las Vegas. A gigantic waterfall
with 6,000 litres of water per minute cascades down from a height of over 20
meters -- thanks to the latest special laser, this will appear as if millions of
sparkling crystals are raining down.
With 162 participants, including more than 100 artists, SHOW ME is the largest
ensuite production in the world. As a comparison: around 80 artists appear per
performance for the biggest show in Las Vegas (Kà).
Production costs amounted to well over 9 million Euros. In the time running up
to the premiere over 120,000 tickets were booked making SHOW ME this year's most
successful premiere in Berlin.
The eventful history of the legendary Friedrichstadt-Palast stretches back to
1919, when Max Reinhardt opened the Großes Schauspielhaus, referred to from
1947 on as the Friedrichstadt-Palast. Since 1984, the colossal new building has
been located at Friedrichstraße 107 in Berlin-Mitte, at the heart of the "East
End" theatre district. It is 80 meters wide, 110 meters long and encompasses a
volume of 200,000 cubic meters. The massive structure is the last opulent
building of the German Democratic Republic and as such is an outstanding
architectural monument to the reunification of Germany since 1989-90.
Today, almost 700,000 people visit the show palace each year, clearly assigning
it the first place among Berlin's theatres. The theatre is owned entirely by the
city of Berlin.
Tickets range from 16.90 Euros to 250 Euros (in the world's first "sky lounge"
in a theatre). Further information, along with gratis photo materials, can be
found in the press area at www.show-palace.eu. Languages available are English,
Danish, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Russian and Spanish.
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Press Contact:
Nicola Pattberg
Director of Press and Public
Phone: +49 30 - 2326 2201
Fax: +49 30 - 2326 2273
E-Mail: pattberg(at)show-palace.eu
www.show-palace.eu
Friedrichstadt-Palast
Europe's Show Palace
Friedrichstrasse 107
10117 Berlin - Mitte
In the East End Theatre District
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Datum: 19.10.2012 - 11:01 Uhr
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