One-Tank Trip for Aug. 1/15
(c) By Jim Fox
The Marvel superheroes plan to invade a
venue near you for an epic battle against evil.
Some 25 Marvel comic icons including
Spider-Man, Captain America and the Avengers (Iron Man, Black Widow, Hulk and
more) will jump from the comic book pages to do battle with threatening
villains that come to life.
Marvel Universe Live! is an action-packed,
high-tech battle between good and evil that’s been touring 85 cities in the
U.S. and Canada.
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| Spider-Man joins the fray with Marvel comic icons in the performance. |
They’ll be duking it out this weekend in
Ottawa and then in Hamilton, Toronto and Montreal throughout this month.
“It’s being hailed as the most technically
advanced live show ever – a once-in-a-lifetime, monumental performance,” said
publicist Beth Merrick.
“Fans will definitely feel the energy with
cutting-edge special effects, pyrotechnics, aerial stunts, martial arts,
motorcycles and more,” she added.
The “mind-blowing” show unlike anything area
fans have seen before has the Marvel icons together on one epic quest.
Cosmic Cube, the source of ultimate power
and one of the most feared and coveted treasures in the Marvel Universe, has
been shattered into pieces by the Mighty Thor in order to prevent it from
falling into the wrong hands.
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| Plenty of villains come to do battle at the Marvel superheroes’ show. |
With the pieces scattered across the globe,
Thor’s villainous brother Loki devises a scheme to clone its powers, inciting a
threat that could not only decimate earth but also obliterate the universe.
To defeat Loki, Marvel’s biggest superheroes
must band together, including the Avengers – Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk
and Thor along with Spider-Man and Wolverine.
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| The Mighty Thor has shattered the Cosmic Cube so it won’t fall into the wrong hands. |
They must trek across the globe to retrieve
the Cosmic Cube fragments and unite them.
As the superheroes track the Cube, they encounter
some of their biggest adversaries including Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Red
Skull, Madame Hydra, Aldrich Killian, Electro and more, in the quest for the
same fragments.
These foes have no problem teaming up if it
gets them closer to their ultimate goal of world domination.
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| Captain America makes a dramatic jump on a motorcycle in Marvel Universe Live! |
Show manager Randy Foster said translating
those superpowers from comic book pages and movie screens took the production
company, Feld Entertainment, two years to research and develop while creating cutting-edge
special effects such as 3-D projection mapping technology.
The mapping turns objects into display
surfaces and gives the show the ability to transport the audience to prominent
locations within the Marvel Universe including the Avengers’ tower, AIM lab,
Hydra Island and Loki’s Fortress.
Marvel Universe Live! features a two-hour
scenic movie that plays along in the background of the live performance that is
packed with pyrotechnics, lasers, car crashes, fight scenes and stunts.
“Fans will feel like they’ve stepped into a
Marvel blockbuster film come to life with non-stop movie style action and
stunts,” said producer Juliette Feld.
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| The superheroes’ cast performing in Marvel Universe Live! |
Audiences will see the world of superheroes
come to life before their eyes in a “unique experience that puts audiences
right in the middle of the action,” she added.
The show is produced by Feld Entertainment
that also stages Disney on Ice, Disney Live!, Monster Jam and the Ringling
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
If you go:
- Marvel Universe
Live! takes to the stage in Hamilton at FirstOntario Centre for seven shows
from Aug. 6 to 9.
Show times are Aug.
6 and 7 at 7 p.m.; Aug. 8, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Aug. 9, 11 a.m. and 3
p.m.
- Seven Toronto
shows at the Air Canada Centre are from Aug. 13 to 16. Times: Aug. 13 and 14, 7
p.m.; Aug. 15, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Aug. 16, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Ticket prices for
Hamilton and Toronto are from $25; with children’s tickets at $20 for “select
seating.” ticketmaster.ca; 1-855-985-5000.
The show is on this weekend through Aug. 2
at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa and at Montreal’s Bell Centre from Aug. 20 to
23.
For more details about
Marvel Universe Live!: marveluniverselive.ca
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Jim Fox can be reached at onetanktrips@hotmail.com
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