SECOND CITY IMPROVS ITS WAY TO GPAC
1/15/08
SECOND CITY IMPROVS ITS WAY TO GPAC
In the second performance of the Comedy Series, the Germantown Performing Arts Centre presents the comedic troupe, The Second City. The Second City gave us SCTV and inspired shows, such as, Saturday Night Live and Whose Line is it Anyway. It has launched the careers of a countless number of comedy's greatest stars, including Steve Carell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Belushi, and Chris Farley. This comedic medley of classic scenes, songs, and improvisations is sure to keep you rolling with laughter.
WHO: The Second City
WHEN: Friday, February 29, 8 p.m.
TICKETS: Single tickets are $35, plus handling fee, and are available now by calling (901) 751-7500 or online at www.GPACweb.com.
Box Office Hours: Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or 8 hours prior to a performance. All major credit cards accepted.
WHERE: Germantown Performing Arts Centre
1801 Exeter Road
Germantown, TN 38138
CONTACT: For more information or to arrange an interview with the artist(s), please contact Carrie Corbett at (901) 751-7501 or carrie@gpacweb.com.
IMAGES: See attached
ARTIST WEB: www.secondcity.com
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:
It all started in a converted Chinese laundry on Chicago's north side in 1959. No one could know that by the next century, The Second City would have established itself as the premier comedy institution in the world. With theatres in Chicago, Toronto, Detroit, Las Vegas, and Denver; training centers in each of those cities as well as New York and Los Angeles; a corporate division that offers creative services to the business world; a TV and film division; and touring troupes that bring its unique brand of improv-based sketch comedy all over the world, The Second City has become, in the words of the New York Times, "A Comedy Empire."
The touring troupes at The Second City have been the springboard for generations of the comedy world's best and brightest. Its alumni list includes: Alan Arkin, Joan Rivers, Robert Klein, Peter Boyle, Harold Ramis, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, John Candy, Martin Short, George Wendt, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Chris Farley, Ryan Stiles, Mike Myers, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, and more. In addition to stellar talent, Second City's other chief export is comedy that is both hilarious and thought provoking; smart and silly; sophisticated and wild. The concept is simple: six actors augmented by a musical accompanist and a sound and lighting director perform a two-act revue featuring sketch comedy, songs, and improvisation.
Drawing from the vast archives of material that Second City has created over 40 plus years, The Second City touring companies are also creating on-the-spot, topical comedy that changes with every performance. The diversity of Second City performances are matched by the diversity of its venues, as the company has taken its act on the road to theatres, festivals, colleges, and performing arts centers in every state of the union and to international audiences from Singapore to Vienna.
