Warner Bros. Consumer Products Partners With Rainbow Productions To Produce Live Shows Throughout Europe
(June 14, 2004 – Burbank, CA) – Warner Bros. Consumer Products has granted a license to Rainbow Productions to produce Looney Tunes live shows throughout Europe. The live shows will star the world-famous and legendary Looney Tunes characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety, and Taz. These shows, which will include character mall shows and activity events will play in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
“This is a fantastic opportunity to bring the zany and irreverent Looney Tunes characters to life for audiences throughout Europe,” said Pilar Zulueta, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Warner Bros. Consumer Products’ Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). “We have worked with Rainbow Productions for numerous years and are pleased to have them produce our Looney Tunes live shows.”
“We are excited to be working closely with Warner Bros. Consumer Products in developing and bringing to life on the stage the Looney Tunes Master Piece Show.” said David Scott, Managing Director. “Working with Warner Bros. - and tapping into our creative live production skills - the show will offer a new way for children and families throughout Europe to experience and engage with the fun Looney Tunes characters.”
Rainbow Productions was formed in London 20 years ago and is acknowledged as Europe’s leading costume character specialist. With an unrivalled portfolio of over 65 licensed celebrity characters available to book for ‘Meet and greet’ personal appearances, examples of Rainbow Production’s clients include those from the entertainment industry, leisure attractions industry, retail sector and charities. The company’s latest venture - RAINBOW LIVE PRODUCTIONS – offers tailored-made show packages which include costume character and puppet creation plus script and song origination, set design, scenery construction, direction and staging.
Warner Bros. Consumer Products, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is one of the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.
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