NATIONWIDE CITYTV TALENT SEARCH CONTINUES WITH LIVE THEATRE AUDITION
TOUR IN SIX CITIES
Tickets available online at www.canadasgottalent.com
TORONTO, Sept. 28, 2011 /CNW/ – Citytv invites Canadians to join in on
the action when the biggest talent search in the country rolls into
town in a theatre near you! Beginning mid-October, Canada’s Got Talent hits the road once again for its second cross-country trek, stopping in
six cities for the Live Theatre Audition Tour.
The tour stops in Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto, Winnipeg, Halifax and
Montreal, and will feature the most talented and entertaining acts from
the first round of auditions earlier in the year. Canada’s Got Talent premieres on Citytv in Spring 2012.
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Viewers and listeners can tune in to Citytv, Breakfast Television and Rogers Radio stations in local markets for a chance to win tickets
to the Live Theatre Audition Tour. In addition, tickets are also available free of charge at www.canadasgottalent.com. Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis, with
limited availability.
Canada’s Got Talent – Live Theatre Audition Tour Schedule
| City | Date | Venue |
| Calgary | October 18 & 19 | Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium |
| Vancouver | November 9 & 10 | The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts |
| Toronto | December 3, 4 & 5 | John W. H. Bassett Theatre (Metro Toronto Convention Centre) |
| Winnipeg | December 13 & 14 | Pantages Playhouse Theatre |
| Halifax | January 5 & 6 | Rebecca Cohn Auditorium (Dalhousie University Arts Centre) |
| Montreal | January 11 & 12 | Théâtre Outremont |
*all venues are subject to change
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Tim Hortons is proud to be a founding partner of Canada’s Got Talent. Tim Hortons’ sponsorship components are multiplatform in their
execution and extend across a myriad of Rogers media platforms.
Canada’s Got Talent, the Canadian version of the hit Got Talent format from FremantleMedia and Syco Entertainment, will be produced by
multiple award-winning Insight Production Company Ltd. John Brunton and
Barbara Bowlby are the Executive Producers, as well as Ed Robinson,
Executive Producer, Rogers Media Inc. Mark Lysakowski and Sue Brophey
are the Supervising Producers for the series.
Citytv™ television stations in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and
Winnipeg offer viewers intensely-local, urban-oriented,
culturally-diverse television programming. A distinct alternative to
other conventional television stations, Citytv engages its viewers with
dynamic on-air personalities and delivers an entertaining mix of news,
local-interactive formats such as: Breakfast Television and CityLine;
as well as local Canadian and US acquired prime time entertainment
programming. Citytv is a part of Rogers Broadcasting Limited, a
division of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI and NYSE:
RCI) which is a diversified Canadian communications and media company.
For more information on Citytv stations and programming, visit www.Citytv.com
Insight Production Company Ltd, headed by John Brunton & Barbara Bowlby has become an industry leader
in the creative development, financing and production of highly rated
television programs and cutting edge multiplatform content for the
global market in every genre. Since 1979, it has been recognized for
its reputation for outstanding quality as the recipient of numerous
International awards, including multiple Gemini’s. The company has
created thousands of hours of groundbreaking television that continues
to be broadcast over major networks worldwide. Recent hits include,
Battle of the Blades, Top Chef Canada, Canadian Idol, The Juno Awards
and Canada Sings. For more information visit www.insighttv.com
About FremantleMedia FremantleMedia is one of the leading creators and producers of
entertainment brands in the world. FremantleMedia is part of the RTL
Group, Europe’s largest television and radio broadcast company, which
is in turn 90 percent owned by Bertelsmann AG, one of the world’s major
media and entertainment companies. FremantleMedia’s worldwide
production arm is responsible for many of the world’s highest rated
prime time entertainment, drama, serial drama and factual entertainment
programmes. FremantleMedia Enterprises is the brand extension arm of
FremantleMedia, offering a one-stop-shop for all Licensing,
Distribution and Home Entertainment around the world. For more
information, visit www.fremantlemedia.com
About Syco Entertainment Syco Entertainment is a global joint venture between Simon Cowell and
Sony Music Entertainment focused on the production and exploitation of
music, television, film and digital content. Syco TV and Music includes
the global television franchises ‘The X Factor’ and ‘Got Talent’ which
currently air in over 60 countries. Syco Music roster includes
superstar artists such as Leona Lewis, Susan Boyle and Il Divo. In
2009, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ launched the global music career of Susan
Boyle, whose debut album is world’s fastest selling album in history.
Syco Entertainment is based in London and Los Angeles with a staff of
30+.