The Mummy Returns Live

"The Mummy Returns Live"17th December 2005 - 8th January 2006
Dataran Car Park, 1 Utama (New Wing)
Special Discount for TicketCharge members - RM9.90

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The Mummy Returns Live™ is based on the blockbuster movies from Universal Studios that generated over US$800 million in worldwide box office sales. Since the opening in 2002, The Mummy Returns Live™ has entertained over 750,000 guests in 8 countries including the US, Japan, Hong Kong and Australia.

A theatrical show with a 2,500 square foot attraction, featuring 14 actors, themed rooms and corridors, custom digital sound effects, diversionary animatronics effects, effects fog, scenic theming and props, plus a 20 foot long Black Hole spinning tunnel, plus a themed entry facade. The stage show can host over 750 patrons an hour through an exhilarating and nail-biting set of 8 darkly ominous theatrical scenes. As you move through the scenes, up to 12 cast members will take you on a journey through a grisly underworld. Be careful and keep an eye on our heroes, there are nasty surprises waiting around every corner!

The Mummy Returns Live™ primarily attracts the young adults from 14 to 25 years old that crave entertainment that is different and excites them. Since the attraction is based on two blockbuster Hollywood movies, it is highly recognizable and provides visitors with the opportunity to experience being in a Hollywood movie.

The Mummy Returns Live™ also attracts young families and school children as it provides wholesome value for money entertainment. The characteristic of the attraction is such that the visitors experience the walk through in groups of maximum 8-12 people and it enables the group to enjoy the experience together.

Ticketing Details
Date / Time: 17th December 2005 - 8th January 2006
Venue: Dataran Car Park, 1 Utama (New Wing)
Ticket Price:
Category; Price (RM): Time
Adults; RM12.90 Weekdays: 2.00pm - 10.00pm
Student*; RM10.90 Weekends: 10.00am - 10.00pm

* Students are required to bring along their student ID to entitle for the student's price
* Children aged 8 years and below are to be accompanied by parents or adult
* Tickets are only available at the Venue

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Following the success of "STOP 2" and "STOP 1.5", Pingstage, with the support of the Ministry of Arts, Culture and...


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Tue 1 Nov - Sat 31 Dec 2005 (11pm)
Telefon at Hard Rock Cafe
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11, 18 & 25 Dec 2005 (Sundays only)
Kasih from Dayang at Planet Hollywood
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Fri 23 - Sat 24 Dec 2005 (10.30pm)
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Fri 23 Dec 2005 (10.30pm)
Michael Veerapen & Junji Delfino at NBT
Join Michael Veerapen and Junji Delfino as they perform some jazzy carols for all, this festive season.

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Sat Nov 12 2005 – Tue Jan 31 2006
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Sat 26 Nov 2005 - Sat 7 Jan 2006 (9am - 6pm daily)
A Thin Line - *Show extended till Jan 7 2006*
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Sun 27 Nov - Mon 26 Dec 2005
Open House
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Sat 3 - Sat 31 Dec 2005
The Art of Light & Water - Still Lifes by Wang Yong
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Mon 5 - Fri 30 Dec 2005 (10am-6pm)
Johan Marjonid Solo Exhibition
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Tue 6 Dec 2005 - Sun 8 Jan 2006
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Getting to Know An Artist Programme: Noor Azizan Rahaman Paiman
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Actorlympics is back.. again

End the year with a blast! For an evening of comedy improv from Malaysia's best entertainers, comes Actorlympics! at the Actors Studio@BSC - Malaysia's version of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Actorlympics! is a test of skills for the players, all of whom rely on the wit and demands of the audience to push themselves to the limits of improvisational performance! Watch crusty old veterans pitch their talents against newbie upstarts, playing theatresports games - including old favourites like the freeze game, censorship game and line in a bucket, as well as new games like the ting game, bocelli, music video and the like.

Dress To Impress - celebrate the year's end in hollywood-style glamour! Audience members stand a chance to win prizes every night!Look out for our special ticket offer for two and special time of 5pm for the new year weekend shows (sat/sun). Hope to see you there! Book early to avoid disappointment!


Starring: Afdlin Shauki, Edwin Sumun, Nell Ng, Naa Murad, Ida Nerina, Gavin Yap
*Please check with box office for cast line up, which will be available the week of the show starting

Name: Actorlympics!
Venue: The Actors Studio @ BSC
3rd Floor, New Wing
Bangsar Shopping Centre
Company: Presented by Vision Works
Dates: Wed 28th December 2005 till Sun 1 January 2006
Times: Wed-Fri 8.30pm, Sat & Sun 5pm
Tickets: RM47 and RM42
Buy two tickets at a time for RM82 and RM72
Rm22 Students and Seniors
Bookings: 03-20940400/1400

D Arranged Marriage

D’Return of D’Arranged Marriage

On his 10th birthday, Sanjay’s parents announce, “Sanjay, you are 10 now. Isn't ittime that you thought about getting married?” Enter a birthday cake crownedwith a picture of his bride-to-be. However, to his horror he discovers that Neenu, the prospective bride, is already dating the village idiot Rundeep!

After another successful tour of New Zealand, and their first tour of South Africa, Tarun and Raj (aka Those Indian Guys) are back in Malaysia for four nights only!

And they’re bringing back all of those wickedly funny Indian characters which packed the theatre in June. For four nights only, Tarun and Raj will take it in turns to portray every Indian relative you’ve ever know in the hilarious one-man show, D’Arranged Marriage. Add in a few Bollywood-style song and dance routines and you have the funniest parody of Indian family life since The Kumars at No. 42.

With sell-out seasons at New Zealand’s LAUGH! Comedy Festival, the Melbourne Comedy Festival and the Sydney Opera House Studio, D’Arranged Marriage is a rip-roaring comedy that draws on every Indian stereotype to hilarious effect - a show not to be missed by anyone who has been set up on a blind date… especially by their parents!

Presented and produced by Gardner & Wife in co-operation with the New Zealand High Commission, D’Arranged Marriage will play for a Four Nights Only at The Actors Studio @ Bangsar Shopping Centre.

Show Details
Show: D’Arranged Marriage
Dates: December Sunday 18th ~ Wednesday 21st, 2005
Time: 8pm
Venue: The Actors Studio @ Bangsar Shopping Centre

Box Office: 03 2094 0400 / 1400
10:30 AM – 8:30 PM on performance days
10:30 AM – 6:30 PM on non-performance & matinee-only days
Concessions available – inquire at the box office

Cinderella at KLPac (December to January)

CINDERELLA
A ROCKIN’ CHRISTMAS PANTO FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES

Cinderella is a poor girl. Her best friend Buttons is secretly in love with her. Cinderella’s father, The Datuk, returns from a stretch in prison with a new wife. The new and very wicked stepmother has two horrid daughters. They condemn Cinderella to the kitchen and the life of a servant. Two debt collectors come to repossess the Datuk’s furniture and the sisters chase them away. A ball is announced at the palace and Cinderella is kept from going by the evil trio. But Cinderella’s fairy godmother turns up and magically supplies Cinderella with a beautiful gown and a carriage to get her to the ball. But there is a catch. The dress and the carriage will vanish at midnight.

The whole family and the debt collectors turn up at the palace and trick there way inside. Then Cinderella arrives unrecognized by the family. The Prince and Cinderella meet, dance and fall in love. Cinderella forgets about the ‘midnight’ rule and as the clock strikes midnight she runs as her clothes return to poor rags. But she leaves behind a slipper. As the family make their way back to the house from the palace they are set upon in a haunted forest. The Prince and his best friend Dandini scour the land for the girl whose foot will fit the slipper. When they get to Cinderella’s house the Stepmother and stepsisters lock Cinderella away and deny any knowledge of another girl in the house. But selflessly Buttons frees Cinderella who tries the slipper which, of course, fits perfectly. Cinderella marries the Prince, The stepsisters get the debt collectors and the stepmother opens a jewelry shop. And it all ends happily ever after.

There is a theme. And it’s ‘The King’ Let’s face it what other rocker made the journey from rags to riches, from trucker to ‘The King’? Elvis’ story was a Cinderella story if there ever was one.

Duration: 22 December 2005 - 1 January 2006

Ticket Prices:
RM100, RM80 and RM60
(inclusive of RM2 ticket-handling fee)
50% Discount for the Disabled and Students (Not applicable on promotional nights)

Venue: Pentas 1, KLPac

Box Office:
KLPac at 03-4047 9000
tickets@klpac.com
TAS @ BSC at 03-2094 9400 tickets@theactorsstudio.com.my

Backstreet Boys in Singapore

YTL Corporation's Free 5 Day Music and Theatre Extravaganza

For its golden anniversary, YTL Corporation Bhd has planned five days of music and theatrical performances.

Here is the line-up:
Date & Programme

Dec 13
Just Comedy!
Let Harith Iskandar and friends tickle your funny bone

Dec 14
'Tis the Season
Get into the spirit of Christmas with the popular all-women a capella group LiT and the Selangor Philharmonic Choir

Dec 15
The Melbourne Grammar School Orchestra
This Australian high school orchestra, which has toured China, Italy and Britain, will be performing for the first time in KL and will feature 16-year-old Malaysian Sylvia Loh, performing Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto

Dec 16
Nuit d'Amour (Night of Love)
Enjoy popular arias and ensemble works by some of Malaysia's premier opera singers and guest-starring Taiwan-born Jessica Chen

Dec 17
Russel Watson in Concert
Catch 31-year-old British tenor Russell Watson in an electric mix of pop and opera, accompanied by the world-famous Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

All the events are free. However, the seating for the Russell Watson concert will be decided by ballots. Forms are available in all major dailies and on the YTL website, www.ytlcommunity.com.

The ballot exercise, which started on Nov 21, will end on Dec 5.
Successful applicants will receive two tickets each and will be notified via e-mail.

All events will start at 8.30pm and will be held at Pentas 1, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac), except for the Russell Watson concert, which is an open-air concert in Sentul Park.

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Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS Dec - Jan 2006

December 2005

1) MPO concerts with conductor Matthias Bamert and cellist Jian Wang (2-4 Dec 05)
2) MPO Illustrated Chamber Performance with presenter Gergely Sugar (3 Dec 05). Tickets at RM10 3) Jazz concerts with pianist Jeremy Monteiro and Michael Veerapen, and singer Rani Singam
( 5-6 Dec 05)
4) MPO concerts with conductor Matthias Bamert and pianist Barry Douglas (10-11 Dec 05)


January 2006

To kick off the year 2006, the MPO will present three concerts themed ‘A Latin- American and Viennese New Year’. They are scheduled on Friday, 6 January 06 and Saturday, 7 January 06 at 8.30 p.m., and Sunday, 8 January 06 at 3.00 p.m. To be conducted by Maximiano Valdés, these concerts will offer a Latin twist with works by Pablo Moncayo, Ginastera, Guarnieri, Marquez and Chapi Y Lorente. To complete the concerts, there will be a selection of favourite Viennese waltzes and polkas.

Next, the International Series will present a two-night performance by Moscow Soloists. Featuring violist Yuri Bashmet, the concerts will be on Monday, 9 January 06 and Tuesday, 10 January 06 at 8.30 p.m.

The first night will be themed ‘Music from 20th Century’ and will present Britten’s The Two Portraits for Strings, Stravinsky’s Apollon Musagete for Strings, Hindemith’s Trauermusik for Viola and Strings and Schoenberg’s Verklarte Nacht. The second night will be themed ‘Traditional’ and will present Beethoven-Mahler Quartetto serioso in F minor (Op.95), Monologue for Viola and Strings, Britten’s Lachrymae (Op.48a) and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence.

The MPO will continue to weave magic under the baton of Maximiano Valdés on Friday, 13 January 06 and Saturday, 14 January 06 at 8.30 p.m., and Sunday, 15 January 06 at 3.00 p.m. Presenting an all-Paris programme, the MPO will collaborate with harpist Sebastian Horrer to perform Debussy’s Images and Danse sacree et danse profane. Also, the MPO will present Stravinsky’s Petrouchka, a colorful and dramatic ballet.


There will be a free lunchtime organ recital by DFP Resident Organist, Dr Marc Rochester on Saturday, 14 January 06 at 1.00 p.m. Themed ‘The Cool Organ’, he will mesmerise audiences with soothing organ music from Switzerland, France, Finland, Norway and Canada. No tickets are required for this half-an-hour concert

There will be a Music Appreciation session with Dr Marc Rochester on Sunday, 15 January 06 at 11.30 a.m. Dr Rochester will introduce to music enthusiasts great composers from the Baroque era in this informal and highly entertaining session. This event is organised by the MPO’s Education & Outreach Programme ( Encounter).

Next, there will be a chamber concert on Tuesday, 17 January 06 at 6.00 p.m. The MPO ensemble will perform Poulenc’s Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano, Part’s Fratres, and Bolling’s Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio.

The MPO will entice audiences on Saturday, 21 January 06 at 8.30 p.m. and Sunday, 22 January 06 at 3.00 p.m. Under the baton of Datuk Ooi Chean See, the MPO will present Brahms’ Variations on a theme by Haydn (Op.56a) and Beethoven’s popular Symphony No.6 in F –‘Pastoral’ (Op.68). The MPO will collaborate with violin virtuoso Akiko Suwanai to perform Dvorak’s Violin Concerto in A minor (Op.53).

Finally, there will be another chamber concert with the MPO players on Thursday, 26 January 06 at 6.00 p.m. Under the guidance of the MPO Associate Conductor, Kevin Field, the ensemble will perform contemporary works like Sheng’s Postcards, Gubaidulina’s Concordanza and Part’s Tabula Rasa, featuring violinists Peter Danis and Miroslav Danis.

Concert Details

Venue
Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS
PETRONAS Twin Towers

Ticket Prices ( MPO Series Friday & Saturday )
Premium: RM95, A Reserve: RM75, B Reserve: RM55 and C Reserve: RM25

Ticket Prices ( MPO Series Sunday )
Premium: RM85, A Reserve: RM65, B Reserve: RM40 and C Reserve: RM20

Tickets Prices ( Chamber Concerts & Music Appreciation Session )
All concerts RM10

Tickets Prices ( International Series )
Premium: RM210, A Reserve: RM160, B Reserve: RM110 and C Reserve: RM55

Box Office Hours
Monday to Saturday:10.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m., 9.00 p.m. on performance nights

Performance Sundays: 12.00 noon to performance time

Telephone Bookings : 03 - 2051 7007 Fax Bookings : 03 - 2051 7077

E-mail Bookings : dfp_boxoffice@petronas.com.my

Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS / MPO website:
www.malaysianphilharmonic.com

UNHCR and ICRC proudly present

their inaugural Film Showcase: "War and Flight: The Need For Humanitarian Action".

Date: 9 - 11 December 2005

Venue: Asia Europe Institute, University Malaya

The Film Showcase will bring to you films of war, and the horrific impact it has on society, but it will also highlight the humanity behind it - the survivors who move on with courage, strength, love and hope to rebuild their lives, under adverse circumstances and frequently in new and foreign lands.

We will showcase a range of critically acclaimed and award-winning feature films like Hotel Rwanda, The Killing Fields and Molly and Mobarak, coupled with feature-length docu-dramas and various short films on war and flight, highlighting various facets of this issue such as the impact of war on women, children talking about living as refugees, the humanitarian work in action and ultimately, inspiring tales of humankind's sheer will to survive.

Noteworthy are the two afternoon screenings on 10 and 11 Dec, where ICRC and UNHCR will moderate discussions on the issues raised in the films. This Film Showcase is held in conjunction with Human Rights Day 2005, and with the support of the Asia Europe Institute, University of Malaya.

Schedule

Friday, 9 December 2005

- Opening Showcase 8.30pm

- Hotel Rwanda 10.40pm

- Refreshments and performances

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Saturday, 10 December 2005

Morning screening 11.00am - Women Facing War

- Palestine 11.05am

- To Be A Refugee 11.10am

- Children of Ibdaa Afternoon screening 2.00pm

- The Killing Fields 5.00pm

- Moderated discussion with ICRC & Refreshments

Evening screening 8.30pm Women facing war

- Yugoslavia 8.35pm

- Refugee Women

- Don't Look Back 8.40pm

- Molly and Mobarak 10.00pm

- Refreshments

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Sunday, 11 December 2005

Morning screening 11.00am - Women Facing War

- Afghanistan 11.05am

- The Boy Who Played on the Bhuddas of Bamiyan

Afternoon screening 2.00pm

- A Safe Place 2.10pm

- Carly 2.15pm

- The Lost Boys of Sudan 3.45pm

- Moderated discussion with UNHCR and a refugee

Evening screening 8.30pm

- War and Dignity 8.35pm

- Marooned in Iraq 10.00pm

- Refreshments

Japan Foundation (December)

Contemporary Japanese Theatre
Dramatic Reading Series (Project 1)
The Japan Foundation is proud to launch an exciting new series of projects entitled “Translation in Action: Contemporary Japanese Theatre in Dramatic Readings”. This series of rehearsed readings aims to introduce Japanese contemporary drama to Malaysian theatre practitioners and general public.
Its Project #1 is entitled ‘Epitaph for the Whales’, written by renowned theatre director and writer SAKATE Yoji. This rehearsed reading will be directed by local theatre practitioner and journalist Lim How Ngean. With a cast of 13 characters, ‘Epitaph’ will feature some of KL’s most established stage actors and more, including Anne James, Ida Mariana, Bernie Chan, Benjy, MIX FM personality Aanont Wathanasin, Pang Khee Teik, Ben Tan, Lennard Gui and Terence Swampillai. The reading will be in English, based on an English translation of Mr. Sakate&rsq uo;s play.

Date : 9 (Fri) & 10 (Sat) December 2005
Time : 8:30pm
Venue : 67 Tempinis Satu, No. 67, Jalan Tempinis 1, Lucky Garden, Bangsar, KL
Admission : By donation, minimum of RM5Visit http://www.jfkl.org.my/events/events_body.php?id=107 for more details.

The Japan Foundation Annual Grant Program 2006-2007 The deadline for the submission of application forms is 1 Dec 2005 (Thu). Visit http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/program/index.html for more details.

Visiting Research Scholar (Team Research Organizer) 2008-2009
The International Research Center for Japanese Studies is one of the constituent institutions of the National Institutes for the Humanities, which was established as an Inter-University Research Institute Corporation under a law effective April 2004. This center seeks to promote comprehensive, international and! interdisciplinary research on Japanese culture, and to foster cooperation among researchers in Japanese studies worldwide. In order to broaden and deepen research on Japanese culture, and bring together researchers in a variety of specialized fields, the Center has adopted the format of the “team research project” (Kyodo Kenkyu).

The Center is seeking a visiting research scholar to plan and organize a one-year team research project starting from the Japanese academic year 2008 (April) – 2009 (March), focusing on some imaginative and significant research theme.The deadline for applications is on 16 (Mon) January 2006
Download the application form from http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/number/number_1_e.html Visit http://www.nichibun.ac.jp/number/number_1_e.html#tro2008 for more details.

Notice from JFKL Library
Please be informed that the library opening hours will be changed as follows due to the annual stocktaking:• 26 (Sat) November 2005 –Last day for borrowing library materials• 5 (Mon) – 28 (Wed) December 2005 –Closed for library stocktaking• 29 (Thu) December 2005 - 3 (Tue)January 2006 –Closed for Year End and New Year HolidayWe apologise for any inconvenience caused. Please call the JFKL Librarian for any assistance.
For further enquiry, please kindly contact The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur at 03-2161 2104,
e-mail to jpcc@jfkl.org.my or log on to http://www.jfkl.org.my

William Shakespeares Julius Caesar at KLPac

Synopsis:
Julius Caesar is a tale of conspiracy, power, death and destruction.

When Caesar returns victorious to Rome, he is offered the crown by the populace and unwillingly he rejects it, three times. Cassius, wary of Caesar’s foibles and ambitions conspires to have Caesar assassinated; but for his conspiracy to be accepted by the populace he must, and does, win the noble Brutus over to his side.

The pre-determined day for the assassination, the Ides of March (15th March), is prophesised by a soothsayer. On that day Caesar is mercilessly stabbed to death on his way to the Senate House. One by one the conspirators, in the form of a ritualistic sacrifice, thrust their daggers into Caesar’s body. The final thrust is delivered by Caesar’s beloved Brutus … ‘Et tu Brute’.

What follows is a disastrous series of events, culminating in the double suicides of Cassius and Brutus.

Date & Time:
2 – 3 December and 6 – 10 December 2005 at 8.30pm
4 and 11 December 2005 at 3.00pm
(No show on 5 December)

Ticket Price:
RM60 and RM40 (inclusive of RM2 ticket-handling charge)
- 50% Discount for students below 18 (Not applicable on promotional nights)

Venue: Pentas 1, KLPac

Executive Producer: Dato’ Faridah Merican
Director: Joe Hasham

SmoovePinch: In their most compelling production yet, The duo Joe Hasham & Faridah Merican has done it again.. this is one not to be missed. Another brilliant adaptation and stellar casting.. brilliant, just bloody brilliant.. the sound effects and clever play of lights gave a fresh approach to this timeless piece.

Read about the hilarious preparations here
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Goin Home by The Young KL Singers

Goin’ Home YKLS (Music)
Presented by The Actors Studio & The Young KL Singers
Dates: 30 November – 2 December @ 8.30 PM 3 & 4 December @ 3 PM
Tickets: RM30 RM45 , RM20 & RM35 (12 years & below)

TASA Young KL Singers (YKLS), winner of the Kakiseni Audience Choice Award for Music at the BOH Cameronian Arts Awards 2003, is set to soar again with their upcoming production titled, “Goin’ Home”, which will be a celebration of the folk songs heritage from Great Britain and North America.

“Goin’ Home” will be a warm journey through time, rediscovering the cultural heritage of two of the world’s most well-known diverse communities, its roots and origins. The show will appeal to audiences of all ages as they would be able to relate to the projection of this diversity - some by ancestry, others through songs which they grew up listening to or are learning from their elders. These songs relate to personal experiences about childhood, growing up, love, courtship and marriage, life and death. In “Goin’ Home”, YKLS will present classics such as “Hush Little Baby”, “Loch Lomond”, “Down by the Sally Gardens” and “Home Sweet Home”, amongst other heartwarming and festive folk tunes. The songs and lively movements presented are sure to touch the hearts of our audience and get them tapping their feet to the rhythm - regardless of age, culture or belief. This show is one not to be missed - so be sure to join YKLS for a memorable celebration of life and as we embark upon this voyage together, we will discover that it comes full circle, a beautiful journey that is homeward bound…

Smoovepinch: We caught a small preview of this amazing group rehearsing at KLPac during Pygmalion and the vocal arrangement was simply delightful! A Must See!.. If anyone wants RM10 of their ticket for Wednesday's show, leave your name & contact in the comment box.