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Taylor Hicks to Star in National Tour of 'Grease'; Dates and Locations Announced
Monday, September 15, 2008; Posted: 12:09 PM - by BWW News Desk
 
The producers of the Tony Award nominated new Broadway production of GREASE are
proud to announce that "American Idol" Season Five winner, Taylor Hicks, will
star in the first national tour of the show, launching at the Providence
Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI on December 2, 2008.   Taylor Hicks
made his debut on Broadway in the role of "Teen Angel" this past summer.  
 
"I had such a great experience on Broadway for the last three months," says
Hicks.  "This is such a great opportunity to visit old fans and new fans across
the country while bringing them a great Broadway show!"
 
Full casting for the tour will be announced at a later date.
 
The schedule for the national tour of GREASE™ is as follows:
 
- December 2 - 7, 2008 at the Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence, RI
- December 9 - 14, 2008 at the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts, East
Lansing, MI
- December 16 -21, 2008 at Palace Theatre, Columbus, OH
- December 30, 2008 - January 4, 2009 at the Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
- January 6 - 18, 2009 at the Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
- January 20 - February 1, 2009 at the Aronoff Center for the Arts, Cincinnati,
OH
- February 3 - 15, 2009 at the Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, MD
- February 24 - March 1, 2009 at the Music Hall, Tucson, AZ
- March 3 - 8, 2009 at the Civic Theatre, San Diego, CA
- March 10 - 22, 2009 at the Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
- March 24 - April 19, 2009 at the Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, CA
- April 21 - 26, 2009 at Keller Auditorium, Portland, OR
- April 28 - May 10, 2009 at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa
Mesa, CA
- May 12 - 30, 2009 at the 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, WA


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