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FOR MEDIA INFORMATION Contact: Cathy Johnson or Susan Claassen Administration: (520) 884-0672 Box Office: (520) 882-9721 1400 N. First Ave, Tucson, AZ. 85719 www.invisibletheatre.com THE INVISIBLE THEATRE Presents Headlining our WHERE: The Invisible Theatre 1400 N. First Ave at Drachman Tucson, AZ 85719 WHEN: Friday, December 11 at 8:00 PM Saturday, December 12 at 8:00 PM Sunday, December 13 at 3:00 PM TICKETS: Ticket Price: $22 Call (520) 882-9721 for reservations and information Discounts available for groups of 10 or more Discounts available for current Invisible Theatre season ticket holders RUSH TICKETS: One half-hour prior to curtain for any scheduled performance, tickets are available for half price – subject to availability RUNNING TIME: 70 minutes, with no intermission November 17, 2009, Tucson, Arizona; The Invisible Theatre headlines its Winter Wonderland Holiday Cabaret series with Randy Roberts – world renowned female illusionist extraordinaire, direct from Key West! Randy features an all live, multi-media tribute to some of the world’s most loved performers including Bette Midler, Cher and audience favorite “Consuela – The Latin Showgirl” Randy Roberts From the moment he walks onstage, Randy Roberts is in charge of his audience. He is at ease with a song, a dance, or a joke. Roberts fills the room with gorgeous costumes, hilarious humor and a voice that never fails to thrill. Called “truly talented” by the New York Times and “luscious” by the Arizona Daily Star, he uses his own voice as he performs a Las Vegas- style show with broad audience appeal in an all live, multi media tribute to some of the world’s most loved female performers. Roberts’ uncanny impersonations of Bette Midler, Cher and Joan Rivers have kept him in the spotlight for more than 20 years. During his 20-year career as a performer, Roberts has delighted audiences around the world in venues including the Sahara, Stardust, and Riviera Hotels in Las Vegas, the Sands Hotel and Casino in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Xenon Music Hall in Madrid, Spain, the Beachcomber Hotel in Honolulu, HI, the Palace Casino and the New Palace Casino in Biloxi, MS, the State Line Hotel and Casino in Wendover, NV, Donald Trump’s Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ, the Red Barn Theatre in Key West, FL and the Crystal Room in Key West – his home venue. Roberts’ bilingualism makes him a favorite in Puerto Rico and Spain. Roberts is also a popular performer with symphony orchestras up and down the East Coast having performed with the Key West Pops, the Key West Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestra of St. Peters by the Sea and recently headlined with the Thayer Symphony Orchestra. Currently, Roberts is headlining in The Crystal Room Cabaret at Lateda in Key West, FL. Robert’s roster of famous and infamous ladies also includes: Mae West (an audience favorite), Carol Channing, Ann Miller, Phyllis Diller (an act which landed him on “The Jenny Jones Show” with the real Phyllis Diller), a bevy of original ladies, including a tribute to Gypsy Rose Lee and another audience favorite: Consuela – The Latin Showgirl. Robert’s talents aren’t reserved for the stage. He is an accomplished lyricist, an adept sound technician, a talented writer and successful producer. .

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