KA Creative Team
Guy Laliberte -- Guide / Robert Lepage -- Creator and Director / Guy Caron --
Director of Creation / Set Designer / Marie-Chantale
Vaillancourt - Costume Designer / Rene Dupere -- Composer and Arranger /
Jacques Heim -- Choreographer / Luc Lafortune -- Lighting Designer / Jonathan
Deans -- Sound Designer / Holger Forterer -- Interactive Projections Designer
/ Michael Curry -- Puppet Designer / Patricia Ruel -- Props Designer / Jaque
Paquin -- Acrobatic Equipment and Rigging Designer / Andre Simard -- Aerial
Acrobatics Designer / Nathalie Gagne -- Make-up Designer

KA Ticket Information and Show Schedule

Tickets are $150, $125 and $99 (including tax) and are available 120 days
in advance of the performance date.

Contact: Steve Trash, Kid Comedian and Rockin' Eco Hero, 1-256-710-7216

http://www. Laura Schlessinger, a no nonsense relationship advisor to millions
since 1974

NETWORK OR SYNDICATED - PIONEER

Abbott + Costello, zany comedy team on the ABC Network from 1941-46 and
on NBC from 1946-49, best known for their signature skit "Who's on First"

Gang Busters, law enforcement reality series created by Phillips Lord and
hosted by Col.

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To reserve KA tickets:
* Call 800-929 -1111 or 702-891-7777., More than most, Steve Trash is
looking forward to the release of the new Tim Burton film "Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory" this summer.
"Hey, I love Johnny Depp and I love Tim Burton," Steve said. CHICAGO, A geographically diverse group of local
broadcasters and several classic series top the list of 2005 nominees into the
National Radio Hall of Fame, announced today by NRHOF President Bruce DuMont.
Winners in each of the following categories will be inducted during a
national radio broadcast from Chicago's Renaissance Hotel on Saturday,
November 5.

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Meanwhile, in the Archer's Den, captives perform on the Wheel of Death with
breathtaking displays of gravity-defying feats.
"I was nine years old when the original movie came out," Steve said.com .

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Trash -- kid comedian + rockin' eco hero -- was inspired by the original
1971 film "Willie Wonka + the Chocolate Factory," starring Gene Wilder, to
become a magical inventor, trash sculptor, kid entertainer and enigmatic
fashion icon, just like his hero Willie Wonka. He has appeared on "CBS This
Morning," CNBC's "America's Talking" and the cover of "The Weekly Reader.
To read about and hear past inductees into the National Radio Hall of
Fame, please go to http: //www.

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He uses his
talents to teach kids about respect for self, others and the environment in
fun and humorous ways. Anyone wishing to vote can join the Radio
Hall of Fame ($15.radiohof.

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KA is created and directed by acclaimed theatre and film director Robert
Lepage.stevetrash .stevetrash. Westwood One will produce and distribute the broadcast and
Interep will co-sponsor the program.
America's only Radio Hall of Fame, now undergoing major renovation in
downtown Chicago , is scheduled to re-open in 2006.

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Real Life Willie Wonka Awaits Film Release

My current
life and career is an outgrowth of those early inspirations."
Like Wonka, Steve enlightens children as he entertains them.
The 2005 nominees to the National Radio Hall of Fame are:

NETWORK OR SYNDICATED - ACTIVE

Bob + Tom, Indianapolis based comedy duo and one of America 's most
popular morning shows

Ann Compton, ABC News White House correspondent since 1974

Marian McPartland, host of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz for more than
25 years on National Public Radio

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Show days and times:
* KA performs at 7:30 and 10:30pm Fridays through Tuesdays.com . So, I would walk
around in an oversized top hat and a purple crushed velvet jacket that my
grandmother made for me and dream up delightful ideas for magic tricks, crazy
inventions, music, garbage sculpture, and funny stuff made of trash . This wild
use of my 'pure imagination' stuck with me and has served me well.

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* Go to http: //www.org .

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More than 4000 guests celebrated the show at the MGM Grand
Garden Arena where they partied until early light in a festive, Global Village
atmosphere.
As the plot of KA unfolds, danger lies in wait for the separated Twins at
every turn..jsp?userid=519461

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* Visit the KA ticket office at MGM Grand or any of the MGM MIRAGE box
offices. "It is also important that we recognize the
very special shows that defined the medium as an entertainment force and one
of inspiration as well," DuMont added.

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Featuring 80 performers from around the world, KA combines martial arts ,
acrobatics, puppetry, interactive video projections and pyrotechnics to tell
the epic saga of Imperial Twins -- a boy and a girl -- who embark on an
adventurous journey to fulfill their destinies . As the villains
give chase, the artists show off their climbing prowess with an incredible
ascent to safety. As a distraction from danger, the Twin
Brother learns the art of shadow puppets in a tender, yet poignant moment.com/ud_public.) at http://www.

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The show's title, KA, is inspired by the ancient Egyptian belief in the
"ka," an invisible spiritual duplicate of the body that accompanies every
human being throughout this life and into the next. "Opening day,
I'll be in the front row of the theater.

National Radio Hall of Fame Announces 2005 Nominees

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I get to be
him in real life . Visit Trash's website at
http://www. I wanted to BE Willie Wonka.
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I
wanted to create real mystery and magic just like he did.

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Lepage ("Bluebeard's Castle ," "The Far Side of the Moon") describes
the story as "the coming of age of a young man and a young woman through their
encounters with love, conflict and the duality of KA, the fire that can unite
or separate, destroy or illuminate." And with a smile he added, "But you
know, Johnny only gets to act like Willie Wonka in the movies .com . "Some
kids wanted to hang out with Willie Wonka.XpressPress .

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for more information and to download photos. And, much to his wife's
vexation , there is also a huge pile of junk that Steve promises will be art
some day.

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Celebrity attendees included Pamela Anderson, Trista Rehn, Ryan Sutter,
Wolfgang Puck, Cheryl Hines, Kelly Hu, Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus of
Blink 182, Melinda Clarke, among others ." The Twins' journeys take them through a
succession of challenging landscapes and ever-changing performance spaces that
conjure an entire empire on stage..com

Photos of Steve Trash: http://www.

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LAS VEGAS, Last night, Cirque du Soleil unveiled
its latest creation, KA, to an enthusiastic audience made up of celebrities,
VIPs and media. Video projections react to the
artists ' touch while the adversaries spin through the air in a stunning
display of perpendicular acrobatics and aerial adventure.stevetrash.

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An encounter with mysterious giant sea creatures proves to
be more mischievous than menacing.
* KA is dark (no shows) on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Visit and register with the "Press Room" at ka. Home for the Rockin' Eco Hero is an earth -bermed
house, with a trash sculpture garden out front.
The voting deadline is August 1.

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The action resumes during the Pillars scene, where artists perform daring
acrobatic maneuvers while leaping on and over multiple pillars.
The Twin Sister, protected by her Nursemaid, manages an escape in a
miraculous man-powered flying machine, releasing her into a surreal forest
populated with bright, luminous creatures on Bungees and Swing Poles.

Cirque du Soleil is world-renowned for its distinct brand of theatrical
entertainment. In Las Vegas, Cirque du Soleil has a privileged partnership
with MGM MIRAGE to create and present unique and innovative productions, which
include Mystere(R) at Treasure Island, "O(R)" at Bellagio, and ZUMANITY(TM),
ANOTHER SIDE OF CIRQUE DU SOLEIL (TM) at New York-New York Hotel and Casino."
Steve currently travels internationally with his live shows and has
entertained over 10 million kids worldwide.com/willie /

This release was issued through The Xpress Press News Service, merging
e-mail and satellite distribution technologies to reach business analysts and
media outlets worldwide.

Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click
appropriate link.
"Our Radio Hall of Fame list this year includes many respected
broadcasters who have worked at the local level and who are being recognized
for the first time," said DuMont. Ballots will be tabulated by Altschuler,
Melvoin and Glasser LLP of Chicago.
Promotional support for the Radio Hall of Fame is provided by American
Airlines and The Renaissance Chicago Hotel.

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Although Steve may not make chocolate, his impact on kids is just as
powerful. For more information, visit
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Cirque du Soleil and MGM Grand Celebrate the Gala Premiere of KA in Las Vegas

Archers and Spearmen hunt them relentlessly. Steve has the innate ability to capture kids' imaginations, much as
his on-screen counterpart did.prnewswire. Norman Schwarzkopf that aired on NBC, ABC, CBS and
Mutual

The Great Gildersleeve, comedy series on NBC that starred Harold Peary
and Willard Waterman, along with a strong supporting cast

Music and the Spoken Word, a program of inspiration and music, featuring
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, is the longest running radio broadcast in
America

LOCAL OR REGIONAL - ACTIVE

Marty Brennaman , "voice of the Cincinnati Reds" on WLW/Cincinnati since
1974

Ron Chapman, legendary Texas personality from KLUV/Dallas

Ronn Owens, versatile talk show host on KGO/San Francisco since 1975

Scott Shannon, veteran on-air personality and program director of
WPLJ /New York

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Jess Cain, morning talk show host for over 33 yeas on WHDH/Boston

Mike Murphy, talk show host for over 24 years on KCMO/Kansas City

Jean Shepherd, the late radio humorist and master storyteller on WOR/New
York

Preston Westmoreland, former Phoenix, AZ afternoon personality

Ballots will be mailed in mid-May to radio executives, broadcast
historians and all RHOF members.

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In the culmination of the
Twins' extraordinary journeys, a battle takes place on an enormous vertical
stage offering a unique aerial perspective.