JERICHO, NY, November 16, 2001 – AMC host John Burke will emcee the first-ever showing of the beloved Radio City Christmas Spectacular® featuring the world-famous Rockettes® in Cleveland at the State Theatre on Thursday, December 6. The show begins at 8:00 PM. Mr. Burke's appearance is sponsored by AMC and Adelphia Communications.
The State Theatre is located at 1519 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, and is one of Playhouse Square's collection of theaters including the Allen, Palace, Ohio and Hanna. The Radio City Christmas Spectacular will enchant children of all ages with live holiday entertainment where snowmen shimmy, reindeer fly, elves rap, and the Radio City Rockettes perform their fancy footwork and eye-high kicks. Included in the show are classic scenes such as "The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" and "The Living Nativity." The Radio City Christmas Spectacular will have 51 performances from December 6 through 30th. Tickets are available by calling 1-216-241-6000 or 1-800-766-6048.
John Burke began his acting career in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia where he majored in Journalism and minored in Theatre at Georgia State University. Currently, he is one of the hosts on AMC, the premiere 24-hour movie network featuring award-winning original productions about the world of American film. In this role Burke introduces films on AMC, providing little known details and insight to the movies that are about to air on the network. He also hosts AMC's BEHIND THE SCREEN, an Emmy award-winning, weekly, original series airing on Sunday nights at 10:00 PM (ET), which showcases classic and contemporary Hollywood and explores the links between them.
Adelphia Communications Corporation (Nasdaq; ADLAC) is the sixth largest cable television operator in the United States, serving approximately 5.6 million subscribers. Its business operations include cable entertainment, high-speed Internet access, long distance telephone service, paging and security. Through Adelphia Business Solutions, Adelphia also serves more than 300,000 telephone access lines.
AMC is the nation's premier movie entertainment network, bringing timeless favorites to a broad audience by placing them in a fresh and contemporary context. Award-winning original documentaries, series and specials are infused with the energy and excitement of Hollywood. Launched in 1984, AMC is currently available in 81 million homes.
AMC is owned and managed by Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. A subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) and NBC, Rainbow manages American Movie Classics, WE: Women's Entertainment, Bravo, The Independent Film Channel, MuchMusic USA, Rainbow Sports, News 12 Networks and MetroChannels as well as the Rainbow Advertising Sales Corporation and Rainbow Network Communications. In addition, Rainbow is a fifty-percent partner in FOX Sports Net. AMC is one of the assets included in a new series of Cablevision common stock — Rainbow Media Group tracking stock (NYSE: RMG) — which began trading on the NYSE on March 30th. MGM (NYSE: MGM) owns a 20 percent stake in four of Rainbow's national networks – AMC, Bravo, IFC and WE: Women's Entertainment.
Contact:
Jaime Saberito
516-803-4354