Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A., Lights Up the Stage...

Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A., Lights Up the
Stage With 'Creature from The Black Lagoon - A Raging Rockin' Show,' A
Broadway-Level Contemporary, Musical Adaptation of Universal's Cult Horror
Film

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Studios Hollywood
introduced "Creature from The Black Lagoon - A Raging Rockin' Show," featuring
an all-original score and dazzling Broadway-level production values in a hip,
musical stage adaptation of the Universal cult classic, opening exclusively at
The Entertainment Capital of L.A.

The "Creature" made a grand entrance to the theme park in an enormous
traveling aquarium. Among those on hand to witness his arrival was actress
Julie Adams, who was the "Creature's" leading lady in the 1954 classic
Universal Pictures film production that inspired the new musical production.

The new musical attraction has an approximate 25 minute running time and a
storyline that has been updated from the original screenplay to infuse romance
and comic relief with extravagant stagecraft, acrobatic choreography and a
hilarious and contemporary musical score certain to keep the production moving
at a sizzling pace.

Audiences will be immersed within a menacing Amazon environment, completely
enveloped by the exotic sounds of the jungle as they watch the twisted love
story between beauty and beast unfold. From the production's first moments,
guests will be thrust into an unexpectedly outrageous, bizarrely romantic,
melodic and often outlandishly comic adventure as this monster classic is
re-imagined for the 21st Century.

"Creature from the Black Lagoon - A Raging Rockin' Show" is being realized for
the stage by Universal Creative and an award-winning theatrical production
team drawing from the best of Broadway that includes, Tony Award(R)-nominated
Director and Choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett, whose credits include
Footloose, starring Kevin Bacon, Bewitched, starring Nicole Kidman and
Broadway's "Swing!"; Scenic Designer James Youmans, whose credits include
Broadway's "West Side Story" and "Gypsy," starring Patti LuPone as well as
Barry Manilow's Showstoppers International Tour; Creature & Puppet Designer
Michael Curry, one of the world's leading production designers and whose
credits include "The Lion King," the 1996 and 2002 Olympic opening and closing
ceremonies and Cirque du Soleil(R); Fly Sequence Designer Paul Rubin, whose
accomplishments include elaborate aerial stunts for "Wicked," "Peter Pan,"
and the Tony Awards(R); and Producer Marc Routh, whose Broadway credits
include, "Little Shop of Horrors" "Gypsy," starring Patti LuPone, Mel Brooks'
"Young Frankenstein" and "The Producers."

Universal Studios Hollywood (www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com), The
Entertainment Capital of L.A., includes a movie-based theme park and Studio
Tour, the CityWalk entertainment, shopping and dining complex, the Universal
Cinemas and the Gibson Amphitheatre concert and special event venue. The theme
park features the groundbreaking attractions "The Simpsons Ride," "Revenge of
the Mummy - The Ride," "Shrek 4-D," "Jurassic Park - The Ride" and the newly
enhanced Studio Tour in HD, with a state-of-the-art Hi-Def monitor system and
new movie and TV sets on the historic backlot. Universal CityWalk features
over 60 entertainment-themed restaurants, nightclubs, shops and dynamic
entertainment options. The Universal CityWalk Cinemas, which includes
California's largest IMAX venue, features the best movie-going experience in
Los Angeles.

Universal Studios Hollywood is a unit of Universal Parks & Resorts, a division
of Universal Studios, a part of NBC Universal. NBC Universal is one of the
world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development,
production, marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global
audience. Formed in May of 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi
Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio
of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company,
significant television production operations, a leading television stations
group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General
Electric (NYSE: GE), with 20% controlled by Vivendi Universal.

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Eliot Sekuler, +1-818-622-6896, eliot.sekuler@nbcuni.com, or Audrey Eig
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online), +1-818-622-5985, trana.pittam@nbcuni.com, all of Universal Studios
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