FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JIM HENSON’S DINOSAUR TRAIN LIVE!
BUDDY’S BIG ADVENTURE
Based on the Hit PBS KIDS Show
Comes To West Palm Beach’s Kravis Center May 9
(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – April 9, 2015) The popular Emmy® Award nominated
PBS KIDS series Dinosaur Train will come to life on the stage in a big way with Jim
Henson’s Dinosaur Train - Live! Buddy’s Big Adventure at the Raymond. F. Kravis
Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach on Saturday, May 9 at 10 am and
1 pm. Tickets start at $10 and are on sale now. Buddy the dinosaur’s world will be
created for this live “pre-hysterical” experience as only the Jim Henson Company can.
See more details at www.DinosaurTrainLive.com.
Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train – Live! Buddy's Big Adventure will bring the beloved stars
of the hit PBS series to your hometown for the first time. Kids can join Buddy, Tiny,
King, Don and more in a fun-filled, interactive and immersive live trip back in time to an
age when dinosaurs roamed the earth....and rode in trains! They will be brought to life in
an exciting, original, musical story created just for the stage where the audience is
always a part of the action. Utilizing lush projected backgrounds and vistas, magical
special effects that fill the theatre, a full sized replica of the Dinosaur Train, unique
hybrid puppeteered costume characters and an engaging live host, our Dinosaur pals
and their adventures will truly seem larger than life.
Little Buddy is a proud Tyrannosaurus Rex living happily in the Pteranodon family nest.
But, what exactly makes Buddy a part of this family and just what will happen when he
gets bigger and can't fit in the nest anymore? Buddy wants to know, so the Pteranodons
decide to hop aboard the one and only Dinosaur Train and set off on an adventure
across the Mesozoic to take Buddy to see his good friend King Cryolophosaurus. King's
giving a big concert in Troodon Town and will be a great pal for Buddy to talk to and
figure it all out. But, oh no, King is missing! Will Buddy and the gang be able to find him
in time for his concert? Just why is King hiding anyway? And will Buddy discover what
makes him special and such an important part of the Pteranodon family? Let’s all take a
ride on the Dinosaur Train to find out, together!
Through interactivity, music and laughter Dinosaur Train - Live! Buddy's Big Adventure
will have kids up and dancing in the aisles.
“This will absolutely be a ‘wow’ show for kids where they can feel like they’ve been
transported to Buddy’s amazing world and can go on an adventure with him and his
friends. It will be chocked full of music, laughs and effects that families will love
experiencing together. We hope kids will be having such a great time they won't even
realize all of the science concepts they're learning!”
- John Tartaglia (Director, Producer) and Michael Shawn Lewis (Producer, Co-Creator)
Jim Henson’s DINOSAUR TRAIN LIVE: BUDDY’S BIG ADVENTURE pulls in to the Kravis
Center on Saturday May 9 at 10 am and 1 pm. Tickets start at $10 and may be purchased at the
Official Kravis Center Website, Kravis.org, in person at the Box Office located at 701
Okeechobee Blvd. or by phone at 561-832-7469.
Beyond The Stage - Musical Presentation: Please join us for a free pre-show musical
performance by School Of Rock of the Palm Beaches at 9:00 am and 12:00 pm in the Dreyfoos
Lobby.
About the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts:
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is a not-for-profit performing arts center
whose mission is to enhance the quality of life in Palm Beach County by presenting a diverse
schedule of national and international artists and companies of the highest quality; by offering
comprehensive arts education programs; by providing a Palm Beach County home in which
local and regional arts organizations can showcase their work; and by providing economic
catalyst and community leadership in West Palm Beach, supporting efforts to increase travel
and tourism to Palm Beach County.
About PBS KIDS television series, Dinosaur Train:
The PBS KIDS animated television series, Dinosaur Train, created by Craig Bartlett, embraces
and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains while
encouraging basic scientific thinking and skills. Each episode includes animated segments with
live-action sequences featuring a paleontologist who brings to life the show’s natural science
and natural history curriculum for preschoolers, giving specific facts about dinosaurs and
comparing their features to animals of today. The series has been airing on PBS Kids since
September of 2009. The Dinosaur Train television series is a big hit for young viewers;
consistently ranking in the top ten children’s programs for ages 2 to 5 according to Nielsen.
About The Jim Henson Company:
The Jim Henson Company has remained an established leader in family entertainment for over
50 years and is recognized worldwide as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics and digital
animation. Best known as creators of the world famous Muppets, Henson has received over 50
Emmy Awards and nine Grammy Awards. Recent credits include the Emmy® nominated “Sid
the Science Kid,” and “Dinosaur Train” as well as “Wilson & Ditch: Digging America” and
“Pajanimals.” Features include “The Dark Crystal,” “Labyrinth,” “MirrorMask,” and “Unstable
Fables” and television productions include “Fraggle Rock” and the sci-fi cult series “Farscape.”
With additional locations in New York and London, The Jim Henson Company is headquartered
in Los Angeles on the historic Charlie Chaplin lot, complete with soundstage and postproduction
facilities. Independently owned and operated by the five adult children of founder Jim Henson,
the Company is also home to Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™, a pre-eminent character-building
and visual effects group with international film, television and advertising clients, as well as
Henson Recording Studios, one of the music industry’s top recording facilities known for its
world-class blend of state-of-the-art and vintage equipment. The Company’s Henson Alternative
brand has recently launched the national tour of “Stuffed and Unstrung,” a live puppet
improvisational show named one of the top 10 “Best Stage Shows” by Entertainment Weekly.
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About Mills Entertainment:
Mills Entertainment is a leading producer and promoter of branded live entertainment. Mills
collaborates with top brands and personalities to develop, market and produce live theatrical
events throughout the U.S. and worldwide. Current projects include Theresa Caputo Live, The
Cake Boss: Bakin’ with the Boss Tour, Cesar Millan Live, Clifford the Big Red Dog Live!, and
Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild Live.
About Gables Grove Productions:
Gables Grove Productions Inc. currently is collaborating with The Jim Henson Company, Walt
Disney Creative Entertainment/Imagineering, Sea World, Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal
Caribbean Cruise Lines, and independent producers and writers to develop exciting multimedia
entertainment. About the founders: Tony & Emmy Award nominee John Tartaglia starred in the
acclaimed musical Avenue Q, appeared on Broadway in Shrek The Musical and in
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and created and starred in The Playhouse Disney series
‘’Johnny and the Sprites.’’ Broadway performer Michael Shawn Lewis is a founder of the New
York Children’s Theater Festival, a non-profit organization dedicated to the development of
theater for younger audiences. They both received Drama Desk nominations for their OffBroadway production of John Tartaglia’s ImaginOcean, currently touring internationally and
being developed for television with the Jim Henson Company.
About The Brad Simon Organization:
The Brad Simon Organization is the leading North American booking agency specializing in
live branded entertainment for family audiences. Current and past tour highlights include:
Clifford The Big Red Dog Live, Scholastic’s The Magic School Bus Live, John Tartaglia’s
ImaginOcean, The Magic Tree House: The Musical, Mad Science Presents: CSI LIVE! and Star
Trek Live!, Arthur Live, Franklin The Turtle Live, Maurice Sendak’s Little Bear Live, Calliou Live,
A Garfield Christmas, and The Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences productions:
Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, The PhantomTollbooth and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
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