Release Date: Friday, August 27th 2010
Mill Avenue District and ASU Gammage Launch 2010/11 Season of Dinner & A Show
N E W S R E L E A S E
For Immediate Release
Friday, August 27, 2010
Contact: Casaundra Brown, Downtown Tempe Community, Inc. (480) 355-6068 casaundra@downtowntempe.com
Tempe, AZ – If you plan on attending any of the fantastic shows ASU Gammage has planned for the 2010/2011 PROGRESSIVE® Broadway Across America –Arizona season season, then you also qualify for some special deals in Mill Avenue District! Once again, the Downtown Tempe Community, Inc. (DTC) and ASU Gammage have teamed up to launch “Dinner & A Show”, a special program, which offers ticketholders discounts or free menu items from participating restaurants in the Mill Avenue District. Four hours of free parking is also provided at ParkiT locations the night of a show. Dinner & A Show will start on Monday, September 27 with the opening of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.
Dinner & A Show caters to all events held at the historic ASU Gammage, including the PROGRESSIVE® Broadway Across America - Arizona Series, the BEYOND series, and rental shows. Eleven Mill Avenue District restaurants are offering discounts or free menu items upon presentation of an ASU Gammage ticket stub on the day of each show. Participating restaurants include:
• Dave’s Electric Brew Pub – 20% off entire bill
• Robbie Fox’s Public House – ½ off bottle of wine
• Crave Café & Lounge – 50% off food items, ½ price Hookah service, and $2 beer
• Z’Tejas – Complimentary house glass of wine included with purchase of entrée
• Cookiez on Mill – Half-Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich and 20 ounce Coke product for $4
• Monti’s La Casa Vieja – Choice of ½ off any appetizer or $3 glass of house wine
• La Bocca Pizzeria & Wine Bar – Free dessert with purchase of two entrees
• My Big Fat Greek Restaurant – ½ off bottles of wine
• The Munchies Café – 25% off total bill
• My Sister and Me Florist - Free Rose
• Stan's Metro Deli - Buy An Entree and Get a Free Dessert
Free parking is available for 4 hours at Centerpoint Surface Lot on 5th St. & Maple, Hayden Square Garage on 3rd St, Brickyard Garage on 7th St. & Mill, and City Hall Parking Garage on 5th Street. Patrons can also catch the Orbit Jupiter shuttle, provided by the City of Tempe, at each bus stop along Mill Avenue to take them to and from ASU Gammage. For more information visit http://www.millavenue.com/dining/dinnerandshow.
About ASU Gammage
Located on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University, ASU Gammage is among the largest university-based presenters of performing arts in the world. ASU Gammage is the home theater of the PROGRESSIVE® Broadway Across America – Arizona and Beyond series. Its mission is connecting communities by providing artistic excellence and educational outreach to the public. ASU Gammage is an historic hall designed by internationally-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright. asugammage.com
About Broadway Across America
Broadway Across America is owned and operated by British theater producer John Gore (CEO) and entertainment industry veteran Thomas B. McGrath (Chairman). Broadway Across America presents first-class touring Broadway musicals and plays, family productions and other live events throughout a network of 43 North American cities. Broadway Across America is also dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse live theater for productions on Broadway, across America and throughout the world. Broadway Across America most recently produced the Broadway productions of HAIR, WEST SIDE STORY and Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS. Upcoming productions include MINSKY'S, PROMISES, PROMISES, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET and the West End production of BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S. Touring productions include Nickelodeon's STORYTIME ADVENTURES featuring Dora the Explorer and DREAMGIRLS. For more information or to purchase tickets through an authorized agent go to BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com.
ABOUT DTC
Downtown Tempe Community, Inc. (DTC) is the private, non-profit organization that manages the Mill Avenue District and is responsible for the vibrancy and excellence of the cultural, lifestyle, and commerce experience in the District. Mill Avenue District, Inc. works in partnership with the City of Tempe to increase the value of downtown Tempe through enhanced management and promotional services on behalf of Mill Avenue District members and other downtown stakeholders. For more information on dining, shopping, parking, and announcements visit millavenue.com.
