CURRENT AND EXCITING NEWS
RWS and Associates has been featured in numerous trade publications highlighting their exceptional services as well as superior talent.
Check out a few examples of how the company prides itself on truly making entertainment the main attraction!
RWS & Associates was proudly named Supplier of the Year at Amusement Today’s 2012 Golden Ticket Awards
RWS and Associates Press Release~ September 2012
RWS & Associates was proudly named Supplier of the Year at Amusement Today’s 2012 Golden Ticket Awards for producing Cedar Point Amusement Park’s summer production Luminosity.
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RWS and Associates to Ignite the Night with 'Luminosity' at Cedar Point
RWS and Associates Press Release~ May 2012
RWS and Associates has created Luminosity: Ignite the Night from the ground up, taking an underused portion of Cedar Point's midway and transforming it into a 50,000 square foot outdoor dance club experience.
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RWS and Associates Entertainment, Inc. Wins Readers’ Choice Award
RWS and Associates Press Release~ March 2012
RWS and Associates Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Survivor, Live! has been selected as the About.com 2012 Readers' Choice Award for best New Theme Park Show of 2011.
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Garfield Set to Take Direction from RWS and Associates
RWS and Associates Press Release~ November 2011
Garfield is jumping down from the fence and up to center stage with the help of RWS and Associates Entertainment Inc. (RWS).
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Brian Stokes Mitchell and Christine Ebersole to Perform in UPMC Benefit produced by RWS and Associates!
Broadwayworld.com~ October 2011
On October 19th several of Broadway's greatest stars will be sharing their talents in the name of supporting Cancer reesearch and patient care at a special benefit produced by EMMY® Award-Winning RWS and Associates Entertainment, Inc.
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RWS and Associates and Actors' Equity Association Sign Groundbreaking Agreement.
Actors' Equity Association Press Release~ August 2011
RWS and Associates Entertainment, Inc. and Actors' Equity Association are pleased to announce the creation of an unprecedented agreement allowing RWS to employ Equity members.
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UCF's Rebecca Galarza wins performance award at IAAPA
Orlando Theater Blog~ Nov. 2010
Rebecca Galarza is the WINNER of the 2010 IAAPA Brass Ring/ Best Female Performer Award! She is being recognized for her outstanding performance at Santa’s Village Theme Park in Jefferson, NH this past summer.
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Get Them Up Off Their Seats: Interaction with the Audience is a Key Element of New Live Entertainment
Funworld~ August 2010
From skating Snoopys and world-renowned magicians to battling X-Men and a nostalgic throwback to the TV shows like “Gilligan’s Island,” the industry’s live entertainment offerings in 2010 showcase both traditional song-and-dance talent and special effects and performances like LED lights, martial arts, and flame throwers. Whether stunt focused or heavy on the song and dance, all successful shows had one thing in common: guest interaction
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Snoopy's Hot Summer Lights at Worlds of Fun Turns Up The Heat
Examiner.com~ June 2010
Daylight is dimming, and more than two million LED lights are poised to shine, blink, and glow in the night at Kansas City's Worlds of Fun theme park.
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RWS and Associates launches national tour of Rock Band, Live
Associated Press~ Summer 2010
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Theme park 'Rock Band' debuts at Dorney Park in Allentown on Friday
The Morning Call~ May 2010
Ryan Stana noticed that wherever he went, someone was playing ''Rock Band,'' the video game in which participants simulate performing songs with controllers modeled after guitars, drums and microphones. Stana decided that ''Rock Band'' could translate into a stage show for theme parks.
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RWS and Associates Entertainment, Inc. Has a New Home in Times Square!
RWS and Associates Press Release~ Feb. 2010
RWS and Associates Entertainment Inc. just announced that they have moved into new offices located in New York City’s historic Actors Equity Building in Times Square, at 1560 Broadway.
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Rock Band™ Live;
an Interactive Experience
RWS and Associates Press Release~ Nov. 2009
MTV Games and EMMY® Award-Winning, New York City-based RWS and Associates
Entertainment Inc., today announced an agreement that will allow RWS
& Associates to bring the MTV Games' hit Rock Band™ music video
game, onto the stages of theme parks across the U.S!
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RWS and Associates'
Macy's Stars On Broadway Receives a 2009 EMMY® Award
RWS and Associates Press Release ~ Oct.. 2009
Macy's Stars on Broadway (Ryan Stana, Executive Producer),
designed to transport viewers to the heart of Times Square through song,
dance, and fashion, received a 2009 EMMY® Award for "Outstanding Special
Event" in the Mid American Chapter of the National Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences.
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Reality
Expansion: ‘Survivor’ hits theme parks this summer
TV Guide ~ Mar. 2009
Hey, it worked for Days of Thunder, Indiana Jones and even SpongeBob
SquarePants. Now it’s Survivor’s turn to foray into the world of theme
park shows, and only the best will outlast, outwit and outplay – all
in front of a live audience.
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Interactive'Survivor:
Live' stage show hits theme parks
Entertainment Weekly ~ Mar. 2009
CBS' flagship reality show Survivor is headed to three theme parks this
summer in the form of a stage show.
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CBS
Stages Live Show For 'Survivor'
Variety ~ Mar. 2009
CBS Consumer Products has sealed a deal to bring the stage show "Survivor:
Live" to three theme parks this summer [and] has partnered with
RWS and Associates to create the interactive show.
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Bouncy, Glittery
Fashion Show Leaves Lasting Impression
STLtoday ~ Apr. 2008
RWS and Associates Entertainment Inc. creates Macy's "Stars on
Broadway" bash to benefit the St. Louis Children's Hospital Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit.
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New
Shows, Pricing Debut at Darien Lake
Amusement Today ~ Jun. 2007
RWS and Associates Entertainment Inc. provides All New Shows at Darien
Lake Theme Park and Resort in Darien Lake, NY!
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Danger Rangers
Deal to Bring Award Winning Live Show to Theme Parks
Blooloop.com ~ May 2007
New York City-based RWS & Associates Entertainment Inc., and Educational
Adventures have finalized a licensing agreement to market and distribute
the award-winning Danger Rangers Safety Rules! Live Show into live entertainment
venues.
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Lake
Compounce Turns to RWS for 2006 Show Lineup
Amusement Today ~ Jun. 2006
"RWS and Associates stands by the strong belief that entertainment
at theme parks should be a destination and not just another attraction."
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RWS
to Provide Lake Compounce Entertainment
FUNWORLD ~ May 2006
"RWS and Associates has announced it will be providing the live
entertainment for the 2006 summer season at Lake Compounce Theme Park
in Bristol, Connecticut."
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RWS
Associates Gains Show Deal at Santa's Village
Amusement Today ~ Nov. 2005
"RWS and Associates has teamed up with Santa's Village, Jefferson,
New Hampshire to produce and
present 'Holiday Magic', an original musical revue."
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