We’re going to see Imagination Movers in December, what a long wait for my son and daughter. I won’t tell them until closer to the actual date because they don’t understand two months away yet. I’m going to have a hard time waiting and even my husband is excited. I asked him if he wanted to take the kids or if he wanted me to host the tickets as a giveaway and he said let’s take the kids.
They will love it.
My husband and I were just sharing a story about my daughter and her dancing to their songs. Oh how our household loves Imagination Movers. Thanks to DPAC Durham Performing Arts Center we are going and we’ll share the review later, but first we wanted to share their tour dates and information with you.
Imagination Movers will launch their first-ever U.S. concert theater tour. The “Live From The Idea Warehouse Tour” will come to DPAC on October 15, 2009 @ 6:30pm. Tickets go on-sale Saturday, August 8 at 10am.
Ticket prices to see this live concert range from $10-$32. Tickets can be purchased at DPAC box office, 919.680.2787, and online at DPACnc.com. Tickets are also available through all Ticketmaster outlets.
Imagination Movers is a hit with audiences around the world, airing in over 55* countries/ territories and in 12 languages since September 2008. In the U.S., the series ranks among TV’s Top 5 programs with preschoolers 2-5 in 3Q09 to date, and year to date has reached over 46 million unduplicated Total Viewers. Globally, Imagination Movers is the #1 original Playhouse Disney series launch ever among kids and Total Viewers in Australia, and in 1Q09 ranked as the #1 series on Playhouse Disney in the UK, Denmark and Sweden, while ranking as a Top 5 series in Italy, India and the U.S.
The Imagination Movers are: Rich Collins, a former journalist and father of five; Scott Durbin, a teacher and father of two; Dave Poche, an architect and father of two; and Scott "Smitty" Smith, a New Orleans firefighter who was part of the Hurricane Katrina search and rescue effort. Imagination Movers features the blue-suited band – Rich, Scott, Dave and Smitty – as brain-stormers working hard to solve “idea emergencies” in their Idea Warehouse. Each episode features five songs.
After signing to Walt Disney Records, Imagination Movers released their debut album “Juice Box Heroes” in March 2008. The CD ranked in the Top 10 on iTunes Children’s Music chart. Parenting Magazine awarded it a “Parenting Pick” and Common Sense Media recognized Imagination Movers among the Best TV of 2008, citing the quartet’s “addictive sense of humor and quest for fun.” Their new Walt Disney Records CD, "For Those About to Hop," shipped last month. The album’s smart, high-energy pop was described in the New York Times as “prized by many parents for non-condescending lyrics and music that evokes the Beastie Boys or Red Hot Chili Peppers.”
Imagination Movers airs weekdays at 9:30 a.m., ET/PT and weekends at 10:00 a.m., ET/PT during Disney Channel’s Playhouse Disney programming block for preschoolers. The series carries a TV-Y parental guideline.
Additional information can be found at: www.imaginationmoverstour.com
Tour dates follow:
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City |
Venue |
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10-Oct-Sat |
Shreveport, LA |
The Strand |
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11-Oct-Sun |
New Orleans, LA |
UNO Lakefront |
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14-Oct-Thu |
N. Charleston, SC |
N. Charleston Performing Arts Center |
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15-Oct-Thu |
Durham, NC |
DPAC |
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18-Oct-Sun |
Houston, TX |
Verizon |
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20-Oct-Tue |
Paducah, KY |
Carson Center |
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21-Oct-Wed |
Davenport, IA |
Adler Theatre |
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22-Oct-Thu |
Kansas City, MO |
Midland Theatre |
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23-Oct-Fri |
Sioux Falls, SD |
Washington Pavillion |
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24-Oct-Sat |
Minneapolis, MN |
Target Center |
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25-Oct-Sun |
Merrilville, IN |
Star Plaza |
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28-Oct-Wed |
Mansfield OH |
Renaissance Theatre |
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30-Oct-Fri |
Indianapolis, IN |
Murat Theatre |
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1-Nov-Sun |
Waukegan, IL |
Gennessee Theatre |
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2-Nov-Mon |
Champaign, IL |
Star Theatre |
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4-Nov-Wed |
Rochester, NY |
Auditorium Theatre |
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5-Nov-Thu |
Syracuse, NY |
Landmark Theatre |
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6-Nov-Fri |
Reading, PA |
Sovereign Performing Arts Center |
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7-Nov-Sat |
Boston, MA |
Orpheum |
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8-Nov-Sun |
New York, NY |
Nokia Live |
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11-Nov-Wed |
Morgantown, WV |
Creative Arts Center |
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13-Nov-Fri |
New Brunswick, NJ |
State Theatre |
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14-Nov-Sat |
New Haven, CT |
Shubert |
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15-Nov-Sun |
Frederick MD |
Weinberg Center |
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18-Nov-Wed |
Wilmington, DE |
Grand Opera House |
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19-Nov-Thu |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Byham Theatre |
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20-Nov-Fri |
Staten Island, NY |
St. George Theatre |
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21-Nov-Sat |
Philadelphia, PA |
Keswick |
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22-Nov-Sun |
Huntington, WV |
Big Sandy Arena |
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4-Dec-Fri |
Mesa, AZ |
Ikeda Theatre |
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5-Dec-Sat |
Los Angeles, CA |
Club Nokia |
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6-Dec-Sun |
Oakland,. CA |
Fox |
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9-Dec-Wed |
Fresno, CA |
Saroyan Theatre |
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11-Dec-Fri |
Portland OR |
Theatre of the Clouds |
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12-Dec-Sat |
Seattle, WA |
Moore Theatre |
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13-Dec-Sun |
Spokane, WA |
INB Performing Arts |
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About Playhouse Disney
Playhouse Disney, seen in a daily programming block on Disney Channel U.S. and on 21 Playhouse Disney channels around the world, encourages preschoolers to imagine and learn through original series, short-form and acquired programming that includes song, movement and entertainment. Guided by an established curriculum, Playhouse Disney supports multiple areas of child development: physical, emotional, social and cognitive; thinking and creative skills as well as moral and ethical development through carefully constructed themes, storylines and endearing characters.
About Buena Vista Concerts
In September 2006, the Disney Music Group launched Buena Vista Concerts, its concert production arm. In less than two years, the division has been responsible for three of the most successful concert tours in recent years — The Cheetah Girls: The Party’s Just Begun Tour (2006/2007 – 86 dates), High School Musical: The Concert (2006/2007 – 52 dates) and the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds Tour (2007/2008 – 70 dates).
About DPAC
Durham Performing Arts Center is a 2,800 capacity multi-use theatre that will feature the hottest Broadway and family shows, high-profile concerts and incredible special events. DPAC has become a beacon of energy in Durham and a cultural landmark for entertainment for the region to experience. DPAC presents the SunTrust Broadway Series in the first-class theatre with show stopping Broadway engagements of Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, Spring Awakening, and much more during DPAC’s second Broadway season. Music legend Roger Daltry, comedian superstar Robin Williams and numerous electrifying performances are set to take the stage during the upcoming DPAC season.