Willy Bietak Productions Signed To Create and Co-Produce Three New Ice Skating Musical Extravaganzas For Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

(EMAILWIRE.COM, April 02, 2007 ) Beverly hills, CA -- Willy Bietak Productions has been commissioned by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Executive Producer Peter J. Compton and Sr. Producer Bradley Kain to create and co-produce three new ice skating musical extravaganzas to appear aboard the cruise line's Liberty, Navigator and Explorer of the Seas. All three shows are currently in pre-production, with casting for principals and other top international skating performers to take place in the United States, Europe and Asia. The new Liberty of the Seas ice skating musical spectacular “ENCORE” has been scheduled to premiere April 22, 2007, during the preview cruises of the ship in Southampton, England prior to the Liberty's maiden voyage, to sail the Caribbean out of Miami May 19, 2007. The new Navigator of the Seas ice skating musical spectacular “BLADES” has been scheduled to debut June 2, 2007 sailing out of Southampton, England, to the Mediterranean this summer. The new show will be the second ice skating musical production on the Navigator. It will run with “Ice Dancin',” which debuted on the Navigator cruise in November, 2002.The new Explorer of the Seas ice skating musical spectacular, “Spirit of the Seasons” is scheduled to open August 3, 2007 when the ship moves this year to sail year round from Cape Liberty, NJ to Bermuda and the Caribbean.Current Royal Caribbean/Bietak shipboard productions include Explorer of the Seas - "Planet Ice," Adventure of the Seas - "Cool Art...Hot Ice," Navigator of the Seas - "Ice Dancin'," Mariner of the Seas - "Ice Under the Big Top," Voyager of the Seas - "Ice Odyssey," and Freedom of the Seas - "Freedom-Ice.com." The musical ice shows’ production team includes Royal Caribbean Productions Executive Producer Peter J. Compton and Senior Producer Bradley Kain, Co-Producer Willy Bietak, Associate Producer Sylvia Froescher, Director/Choreographer Cathy Steele, Associate Choreographer Chris Nolan, Production Designer Robert Rang, Costume Designers Emmy Winner Pete Menefee and Carol Beadle, Musical Director Kevin Nadeau, and Emmy Winner Lighting Designer Marcia Madeira. Emmy Award Winner Sarah Kawahara is the Director/Choreographer for the new Explorer of the Seas, and the new Navigator of the Seas productions.# # #For more informationGerry Porter 310 248-4479 or Gene Schwam 310-248-4475Hanson & Schwam PRgerryporter@hspr.net or Geneschwam@hspr.net###This press release was issued through GroupWeb EmailWire.Com. For more information on press release distribution, go to http://www.emailwire.com.

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