The Jonas Brothers to Join Kristi Yamaguchi for One Rockin' Night in Phoenix

TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR YAMAGUCHI'S ANNUAL FRIENDS AND FAMILY ICE SHOW OCTOBER
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DENVER, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jonas Brothers, platinum selling
Hollywood Records artists and Disney Channel stars, will join Olympic gold
medalist and "Dancing with the Stars" champion Kristi Yamaguchi for one
rockin' evening of entertainment in the US Airways Center in Phoenix.
Tickets for this one-time only event are on sale now. The show is
scheduled for Oct. 12.
The Jonas Brothers -- featuring brothers Kevin, Joe and Nick -- will be
the music headliners for Yamaguchi's annual Friends and Family ice show, which
features Olympic and world-class skaters and their children. The show will be
nationally televised on NBC-TV at a date to be announced.
The Jonas Brothers have grown into a pop culture phenomenon, with hits
like "S.O.S." and "When You Look Me in the Eyes." "Burnin' Up," the first
single from their third album, "A Little Bit Longer," debuted at # 1 on iTunes
for both song and video, and was the # 1 video of the week on YouTube. "A
Little Bit Longer" is scheduled to be released August 12. Joining the Jonas
Brothers is Demi Lovato, the band's "Camp Rock" co-star who will be releasing
her solo debut this fall. In addition, Jordan Pruitt will be performing.
Jordan's second CD, "Permission to Fly" is being released exclusively at
Limited Too and Justice stores today, July 22, and will be out in wide release
later this Summer.
The Friends and Family show will be sponsored locally by CNW
Entertainment, a children's entertainment and educational company showcasing
its CrocPond (TM) brand.
"When great family brands come together that are 10 out of 10 in our book,
such as Kristi Yamaguchi and her Always Dream Foundation, The Jonas Brothers,
Musselman's Apple Sauce, CrocPond, and NBC, it is amazing the cumulative and
exponential power they can all bring to a special event like this one," said
Nicholas Zaldastani, CEO of CNW Entertainment, which includes CrocPond. "It
will be great for everybody to see. How often do you see brands with
integrity, concern for other people and wholesome family entertainment come
together for an event like this?"
The Friends and Family show concept has been something dear to Yamaguchi's
heart. She and husband Bret Hedican are parents of two daughters. Keara was
born in 2003, and Emma arrived in 2005. Their children have big skates to fill
as Yamaguchi has won a gold medal and Hedican was part of the Carolina
Hurricanes team that won the coveted Stanley Cup title in 2006. Yamaguchi has
always been involved with children's organizations, and established her Always
Dream Foundation for children in 1996.
Among the skaters expected to join Yamaguchi in the show this year are
Olympic gold medalists Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, who will be making
their first appearance in the show having become proud parents of son, Jesse,
on Sept. 30, 2007. Two-time Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan, who gave birth to
her third child, daughter Nicole, in May, also will take to the ice.
Other members of this star-studded cast are two-time Olympic gold medalist
Ekaterina Gordeeva, Olympic gold medalist Viktor Petrenko, four-time world
champion Kurt Browning, three-time U.S. champion and two-time world bronze
medalist Michael Weiss, Olympic bronze medalist Jozef Sabovcik, three-time
U.S. pairs champions Jenni Meno and Todd Sand and Isabelle Brasseur and Rocky
Marval. Brasseur won a world title and an Olympic silver medal with Canadian
partner Lloyd Eisler and is married to Marval, a former U.S. Pairs Champion.
Children of the skaters are also expected to participate in the show.
Comcast-Spectacor (comcast-spectacor.com) is the Philadelphia-based sports
and entertainment company which owns the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), the
Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), the Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL), the two arenas in
which their teams play, the Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum, four Flyers
Skate Zone community ice skating and hockey rinks and Comcast SportsNet
Philadelphia. In addition, Comcast-Spectacor is also the principal owner of
Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management
field with more than 50 facilities throughout the United States and Canada;
Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage service provider; New Era Tickets,
a ticketing and marketing company for public assembly facilities; Front Row
Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company; and 3601 Creative
Group, a full-service in-house advertising agency. Comcast-Spectacor also owns
the Bowie Baysox, the Delmarva Shorebirds, the Frederick Keys baseball teams,
all affiliates of the Baltimore Orioles.
SOURCE Disson Skating

Lynn Plage, +1-303-716-9500, lplage@lpcpublicity.com, for Disson Skating