Jeff Westover
12-04-2008, 10:29 AM
Watching holiday classics such as "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Miracle on 34th Street" to welcome the holiday season is a timeless tradition for thousands of families worldwide. This December, NCM Fathom and Mercury Radio Arts give families a new heartwarming tale to add to their holiday classics with Glenn Beck's The Christmas Sweater. Based on the No. 1 New York Times best seller, Beck tells a story of love, tragedy, redemption and the power of faith in The Christmas Sweater movie theatre event simulcast LIVE from the final night of Beck's 11-city tour.
The Christmas Sweater comes to life in more than 420 movie theatres nationwide LIVE on Wednesday, Dec. 17th and taped encore on Thursday, Dec. 18th at 8:00 pm ET / 7:00 pm CT / 6:00 pm MT and 8:00 pm PT (tape delayed). Author, radio and television personality Glenn Beck reveals his softer side during this "living play" that features theatrical animation, specially-created projections and a powerful Christmas musical score from a 10-piece orchestra and Broadway gospel singer. Tickets are available at www.FathomEvents.com (http://www.fathomevents.com/) and presenting theatre box offices. For a complete list of theatre locations and prices, please visit the website (theatres are subject to change).
Based on a personal true story, The Christmas Sweater is a narrative of a boy named Eddie who wanted nothing more than a new bike for Christmas from his mother. What he got instead was a sweater. That Christmas morning started a tragic and painful road to manhood for Eddie.
"The Christmas Sweater is a story that actually started writing itself when I was 13 years old," Beck said. "It is something that really shaped my life and is something I didn't really begin to understand until I was in my thirties. This is one of the most important things I have ever done - I had to get this story right."
Glenn Beck's The Christmas Sweater will be shown in select movie theatres including AMC Entertainment Inc., Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark Holdings, Inc., Georgia Theatre Company, Goodrich Quality Theatres, Hollywood Theaters, Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, Malco Theatres, Marcus Theatres, National Amusements and Regal Entertainment Group movie theatres, as well as Palace Cinema 9 (South Burlington, VT) and Penn Cinema (Lititz, PA) through NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast Network - North America's largest cinema broadcast network.
"NCM Fathom is very pleased to bring Glenn Beck back to the big screen this holiday season to present families with the opportunity to share in The Christmas Sweater tale at their local movie theatre," said Dan Diamond, NCM Fathom vice president.
The Christmas Sweater comes to life in more than 420 movie theatres nationwide LIVE on Wednesday, Dec. 17th and taped encore on Thursday, Dec. 18th at 8:00 pm ET / 7:00 pm CT / 6:00 pm MT and 8:00 pm PT (tape delayed). Author, radio and television personality Glenn Beck reveals his softer side during this "living play" that features theatrical animation, specially-created projections and a powerful Christmas musical score from a 10-piece orchestra and Broadway gospel singer. Tickets are available at www.FathomEvents.com (http://www.fathomevents.com/) and presenting theatre box offices. For a complete list of theatre locations and prices, please visit the website (theatres are subject to change).
Based on a personal true story, The Christmas Sweater is a narrative of a boy named Eddie who wanted nothing more than a new bike for Christmas from his mother. What he got instead was a sweater. That Christmas morning started a tragic and painful road to manhood for Eddie.
"The Christmas Sweater is a story that actually started writing itself when I was 13 years old," Beck said. "It is something that really shaped my life and is something I didn't really begin to understand until I was in my thirties. This is one of the most important things I have ever done - I had to get this story right."
Glenn Beck's The Christmas Sweater will be shown in select movie theatres including AMC Entertainment Inc., Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark Holdings, Inc., Georgia Theatre Company, Goodrich Quality Theatres, Hollywood Theaters, Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, Malco Theatres, Marcus Theatres, National Amusements and Regal Entertainment Group movie theatres, as well as Palace Cinema 9 (South Burlington, VT) and Penn Cinema (Lititz, PA) through NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast Network - North America's largest cinema broadcast network.
"NCM Fathom is very pleased to bring Glenn Beck back to the big screen this holiday season to present families with the opportunity to share in The Christmas Sweater tale at their local movie theatre," said Dan Diamond, NCM Fathom vice president.