NICKELODEON’S DORA THE EXPLORER LIVE! NATIONAL TOUR TO EXPLORE OVER 40 CANADIAN CITIES IN SPRING 2015
Toronto, ON – January 22, 2015 – Koba Entertainment and Nickelodeon today announced its celebrated theatrical production Dora the Explorer Live! Search for the City of Lost Toys will return to Canada for a national tour. A global phenomenon seen by more than four million parents and children worldwide in 30 countries, Dora’s live musical adventure incorporates educational and interactive components that have made Nickelodeon’s 16-time Emmy nominated series Dora the Explorer a hit preschool program in Canada. Tickets go on-sale Friday, January 30 and are available through www.DoraLiveCanada.com.
Kicking off April in Ontario, Dora the Explorer Live! Search for the City of Lost Toys sends Dora on her most important mission yet: to find her lost teddy bear. With help from the live audience and her courageous amigos, Dora uses her map-reading, counting, musical and language skills to successfully navigate the number pyramid and the mixed-up jungle to reach The City of Lost Toys. During the 70-minute live show featuring colorful costumes and stunning sets, Dora and her cousin Diego, Boots, Map, Backpack, Tico, Isa, Benny -- even that pesky fox Swiper -- invite audiences to think, sing and play along while helping to find Dora’s teddy bear.
"Using our hallmark, innovative multimedia technology and an all-star creative team, we created a truly unique live musical adventure that is fun for the whole family,” says Koba Entertainment’s award-winning creative director, Patti Caplette. “We are thrilled to feature the iconic young Dora to entertain and share the positive and empowering messages for which she is known to families across Canada.”
Dora the Explorer Live! Search for the City of Lost Toys is among Koba Entertainment’s long list of stage show properties including Toopy and Binoo: Fun and Games, The Backyardigans: Quest for the Extraordinary Alien and Max & Ruby in the Nutcracker Suite.
Canadian Tour Schedule:
April 5 Cornwall, ON Aultsville Theatre
April 8 Peterborough, ON Showplace Performance Centre
April 9 Hamilton, ON Hamilton Place
April 11 Kitchener, ON Centre In The Square
April 12 Chatham, ON St. Clair College Capitol Theatre
April 13 London, ON Centennial Hall
April 14 Brantford, ON Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts
April 15 Mississauga, ON Living Arts Centre
April 18 Toronto, ON Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
April 19 Kingston, ON Grande Theatre
April 22 Fredericton, NB The Playhouse
April 23 Saint John, NB Imperial Theatre
April 25 Halifax, NS Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
April 26 Moncton, NB Capitol Theatre
April 30 Grand Falls-Windsor, NL Arts and Culture Centre
May 2 St. John's, NL Mile One Centre
May 4 Gander, NL Arts and Culture Centre
May 9 Montreal, QC Olympia de Montréal
May 10 Ottawa, ON Centrepointe Theatre
May 13 North Bay, ON Capitol Centre
May 16 Thunder Bay, ON Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
May 19 Regina, SK Conexus Arts Centre
May 20 Saskatoon, SK TCU Place
May 21 Lloydminster, AB Vic Juba Community Theatre
May 23 Bonnyville, AB Bonnyville & District Centennial Centre
May 24 Fort McMurray, AB Keyano Theatre
May 26 Fort St. John, BC North Peace Cultural Centre
May 28 Grande Prairie, AB Revolution Place
May 30 Red Deer, AB ENMAX Centrium
May 31 Calgary, AB Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
June 2 Kamloops, BC Sagebrush Theatre
June 3 Vernon, BC Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre
June 5 Maple Ridge, BC The ACT
June 6 New Westminster, BC Massey Theatre
June 7 Vancouver, BC The Orpheum
June 9 Victoria, BC Royal Theatre
June 10 Nanaimo, BC The Port Theatre
June 13 Cranbrook, BC Key City Theatre
June 16 Edmonton, AB Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
June 18 Brandon, MB Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium
June 19 Winnipeg, MB Pantages Playhouse
About Koba Entertainment
A prominent producer of original family musicals, Koba Entertainment has been captivating audiences throughout the world with celebrated characters from literature, television, and pop culture. Koba Entertainment productions have enchanted people of all ages in more than 165 North American cities, 12 countries and 4 continents. Production credits for young audiences include: Dora the Explorer, Max & Ruby, The Backyardigans, the Doodlebops, Strawberry Shortcake, Caillou and Franklin. For more information, visit: www.koba-entertainment.com.
About Nickelodeon (Canada)
One of the world’s leading entertainment brands for kids, Nickelodeon (Canada) features a lineup of award-winning Nick properties, from current live-action comedies, animated favourites and special events such as the Kids’ Choice Awards, to classic hits. Nickelodeon (Canada) is owned by Canadian-based media and entertainment company Corus Entertainment Inc. For more information, please visit NickCanada.com and corusent.com.
Experience Corus on the web at www.corusent.com.
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