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The National Arts Centre announces Quebec Scene closing show: GREGORY CHARLES By Special Request / Sur demande spéciale
3/12/2007
Ottawa, March 12, 2007 — The National Arts Centre (NAC) is delighted to announce that Gregory Charles’ live show, By Special Request/Sur demande spéciale, has been added to the Quebec Scene programming lineup for one performance only. The show will close the festival on Saturday, May 5, 2007 at 20:00 in Southam Hall. In this exuberant bilingual presentation, master showman Gregory Charles performs favourites from his extensive repertoire of songs as well as special requests from the audience. Tickets for this amazing one-man show go on sale at 10:00 tomorrow, Tuesday, March 13.
Phenomenon. Virtuoso. Insatiable artist. It's hard to find enough superlatives to describe Gregory Charles! Musician, dancer, singer, radio and TV host, and actor, not to mention music and history teacher, this incredibly versatile performer keeps popping up in the most unexpected places. His one-man show Black and White reached over 200,000 fans in Canada and in the United States; its resounding success confirmed his status as a "showman" in the finest American tradition, embracing blues, soul and French chanson with equal ease and skill.
Quebec Scene is proud to present Gregory Charles live at the NAC’s Southam Hall, Saturday, May 5, 2007 at 20:00. Ticket prices are $50, $60 and $70. Tickets on sale March 13 at 10:00 at the NAC Box Office (in person only), by mail or by fax to 613-947-7112 (a service charge of $3 per ticket applies on mail and fax orders); or through Ticketmaster: at all Ticketmaster outlets, by telephone (613-755-1111), or online through the Quebec Scene website, www.quebecscene.ca (a service charge applies to all Ticketmaster purchases). Groups or 10 or more save up to 20% off regular ticket prices to all NAC Music, Theatre and Dance performances! For information and reservations, call (613) 947-7000, ext. 384 or e-mail grp@nac-cna.ca.
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For more information about the Quebec Scene, please contact:
Chantal Dufresne
514-844-9554
e-mail : commdufresne@videotron.ca
or
Jayne Watson
Director of Communications and Public Affairs
National Arts Centre
613-947-7000, ext. 260
e-mail : jwatson@nac-cna.ca