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TORONTO—The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announces
the new 5 Star Experience dinner & theatre packages for the
08/09 Season featuring two new production companies and new partnerships
with four Toronto Eateries. Barrel of Laughs returns and
Theatre a la Carte, Toronto's top-value theatre and dining
package, now includes a ticket to one of 26 shows presented by 5
unique theatre companies and dinner at one of 5 favourite local
restaurants for one low price. TAPA also launches "5 Star +"
where consumers can enjoy 10% off the best available daily rate
at the Delta Chelsea Downtown Toronto Hotel.
For the first time Theatre a la Carte participants are able to choose
a production from Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company and
fu-GEN Asian-Canadian Theatre Company or returning partners
Tarragon Theatre, Theatre Passe Muraille and The
Canadian Stage Company. This value-added package is further
customized with a choice of a prix fix dinner at Epicure Café &
Grill, Dos Amigos, East!, any Spring Rolls restaurant location,
or the all-you-can-eat buffet at Bb33 Brasserie. A memorable night
out for only $54.95!
Barrel of Laughs, the longest running and most popular 5
Star Experience, includes a night of Comedy at The Second City,
a tour of Steam Whistle Brewery, and dinner at The Red Tomato for
only $49.95.
"TAPA is very pleased to be working in partnership with the Delta
Chelsea Hotel", says Executive Director Jacoba Knaapen, "this is
a great new option for visitors to Toronto as well as local Torontonians
that offers unbeatable prices". Both Theatre a la Carte and Barrel
of Laughs feature the flexibility to redeem the package in one evening
or over several months. 5 Star Experiences are easy to purchase
and are sold and distributed at T.O. TIX—Toronto’s One-Stop Ticket
Shop at Yonge-Dundas Square, available in person or online at
www.totix.ca.
5 Star Experience packages 2008-09 are valid from October 2008 –
June 2009.
Go Live Toronto:
The 5 Star Experience is a component of TAPA’s Go Live Toronto campaign.
Go Live Toronto is a city-wide marketing campaign designed to increase
public awareness of theatre, dance and opera, energize the youth
demographic and engage a wider audience. Go Live Toronto is a call
to action to the people of Toronto the people of Toronto encouraging
them to "go live" and experience some of the award-winning work
that is consistently presented on Toronto stages.
Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts:
The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) is an arts service
organization that represents nearly 200 professional theatre, dance
and opera companies in the City of Toronto, and works to create
an environment in which the performing arts may flourish and maintain
its leadership role in the vitality of the City of Toronto.
Among the programs and services provided by TAPA are: the T.O. TIX
Booth—Toronto's One-Stop Ticket Shop at Yonge-Dundas Square and
online at www.totix.ca;
the Dora Mavor Moore Awards; Go Live Toronto including: the online
hub goliveto.ca; Toronto’s official Theatre Guide, featuring comprehensive
listings for theatre, dance and opera performances & theatre map;
hipTIX, offering $5 tickets to students between the ages of 15 and
29, and the Commercial Theatre Development Fund. For more information
visit
www.tapa.ca.
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