July 5, 2007

Contact:
Dale B. Stark
Public Relations Manager
Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
(515) 246-2363 : desk
(515) 770-3253 : cell
dstark@civiccenter.org

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TICKETS ON SALE: FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2007, 10 A.M.

COLIN MOCHRIE AND BRAD SHERWOOD OF ‘WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY’ TO RETURN TO THE CIVIC CENTER
Tickets for the improv comedy duo go on sale Friday, July 13, 2007 at 10 a.m.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Continuing to thrive on the success of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, two stars of the Emmy nominated series, will return to Des Moines in September to present an evening of extraordinary improvisational comedy. The performance is coming to the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 13, 2007 at the Civic Center Ticket Office (221 Walnut St., downtown), all Ticketmaster locations, charge-by-phone at (515) 243-1888 and online at CivicCenter.org and www.ticketmaster.com.

DAY         DATE      TIME         TICKET PRICES
Saturday  Sept. 29   8:00 p.m.   $39.50 / $49.50

All pricing includes a Building Restoration Fee of $2.50

The September show will mark Mochrie & Sherwood’s third appearance in Des Moines since they began touring together in 2002. Their first two Des Moines performances, in 2003 and 2005, both sold out and were two of the Civic Center’s highest grossing single shows of their respective years.

Since the show is driven by audience suggestions and is 100% improvised, no two performances are ever the same. For their third visit to Des Moines, Mochrie & Sherwood will present several all-new improv games as well as some of their classics, such as “Sound Effects” and the “Deadly Mousetrap Improv”. The show becomes truly interactive as audience members are called to the stage to participate in the fun.

“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” continues to appear over fifteen times a week on Comedy Central and ABC Family.

Colin Mochrie began his Improv career when he was first introduced to Ryan Stiles by a friend and the two teamed up. Shortly after doing Expo '86, Colin moved to Toronto. There, he auditioned for The Second City (a famous North American comedy theater), where Stiles was working at the time. Mochrie worked in The Second City for three years.

Mochrie's first appearance on “Whose Line is it Anyway”, the British version, was in 1991. His role on the American “Whose Line” got off to a rocky start when ABC wanted to drop Mochrie because they thought the comedian looked too old and not hip enough. Thankfully those involved in the show held their ground, and ABC was smart enough to see that talent and creativity were more important than 'hip' and the fans agreed, making Mochrie a popular mainstay on the American “Whose Line” stage.

Lately Mochrie has been as busy as ever. He has been busy appearing in commercials as the Nabisco Snack Fairy, and has been heavily involved in independent and small movie projects including in 'The Movie Co-op', which is a Canadian venture to help produce great Canadian movies funded by and run by the artists themselves.

Brad Sherwood is a regular cast member on ABC's “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and was a regular on the British version on Comedy Central as well.  His credits include “The Drew Carey Show”, “The Green Screen Show”, over 100 appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, numerous appearances on VH-1’s “I Love The 80’s’ & 90’s”, and guest hosting “Talk Soup”.

Brad's other past credits include a season on “LA Law”, “To Tell The Truth”, “The Newz”, and hosting “The New Dating Game”.

The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines is a private not-for-profit corporation celebrating 27 years of presenting the performing arts to Iowa and the surrounding states.  It is the presenter of major Broadway and educational touring companies, performers and groups, and is the performing home of many local and regional groups, including the Des Moines Symphony and StageWest.  All performances of the Broadway Series are supported by Betts Auto Campus. 

 

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