Famed Producer Tim Molyneux to Showcase Songs – Including
New WSOP Theme Song – at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and
Casino
June 24, 2008 – All In: The Poker Musical will make its
world debut in a special one-hour concert format July 4th and
5th at Masquerade Theatre in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.
On Thursday, July
3, the first day of the World Series of Poker Main Event, a special preview
concert will be held at 7:30 PM for poker VIP's, luminaries and media.
Created by Tim
Molyneux, with support from Phil Hellmuth and the World Series of Poker, this is
the first poker-themed musical and the first musical to be developed in
conjunction with a leading sports brand.
Echoing the core values and fabric that makes up poker players, this new
genre of entertainment is a first for Las Vegas.
The story of All In: The Poker Musical revolves
around the final nine players at the Main Event of the World Series Of Poker
and, just like in the real WSOP, these players come from all walks of life.
These clearly identifiable characters sing songs that are interlaced with poker
analogies, quotes, and situations that also apply to the game of
life.
"Through the
lyrics of the songs and style of music, we see not only who these final nine
players are, but we are able to see ourselves, our families, and our world,"
said Phil Hellmuth, the 11-time WSOP bracelet winner and international poker
icon.
Molyneux is a
world-renowned creator of large-scale production shows, including Bite, which celebrates its four-year
anniversary on the Las Vegas Strip this August. He has worked with Dolly Parton,
Playboy, Royal Caribbean Cruises, and is currently featured on E! Entertainment
Television and the Lifetime Channel.
The one-hour
concert during the WSOP will feature a live band, showgirls and such Broadway
show veterans as Jimmy Lockett (Big
River,
The Music Of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Starlight Express,
Cats); Reva Rice (Starlight
Express, Smokey Joe's Café, Fosse, Chicago, and Spamalot); and Brandon Nix (We
Will Rock You).
The show is fast
paced, witty, sexy and fun. Molyneux's music is as varied as the characters
themselves with a mix of styles ranging from pop, country, rock, blues, jazz and
musical theater.
"The game of poker
is metaphor for the game of life," said Jeffrey Pollack, WSOP commissioner. "Now
one man's vision and creativity will show us just how close they really are in
this special concert."
Hellmuth is a
character in the show and has worked closely with Molyneux to help bring the
poker player's thinking and attitude to life on stage.
"Tim is known for
writing very commercial material that is not only creative but sexy, hip and
attainable for the masses, said Hellmuth. "His poker musical sings loudly that
poker is for everyone and we are all in this special game and this world
together."
"Tim Molyneux has
done what others have tried to do by capturing the global phenomena of poker by
brilliantly tying it to one of the most powerful forces on earth…music," said
renowned poker pro Jennifer Harmon. "Poker is life and Tim shows us this in a very
entertaining way."
The WSOP has also
chosen one of the songs from All In: The
Poker Musical to debut during the Main Event of the 2008 WSOP. "All In: The Poker Musical really
captures what the WSOP brand stands for and reminds us all that anyone can win
and anyone can win on poker's greatest stage," said Pollack.
All In: The Poker Musical the world's first poker musical. "Our show
embraces the spirit of this great city and mixes it with the fun and passion of
poker, music, and dance," added Molyneux.
Tickets to "All
In, The Poker Musical Concert" start at $29.95 and can be purchased at the Rio
Box Office or by calling 702/777-7776 or visit www.riolasvegas.com or www.pokermusical.com
