NCM Fathom partners with Take On The Day LLC and HarperCollins Publishers to bring Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the No. 1 most-listened-to female radio talk show host in America, to more than 450 movie theaters nationwide. Dr. Laura Live! In Praise of Mom takes a poignant look at mothers in this inspiring event presented LIVE on Tuesday, May 5th, and broadcast from the Irvine Barclay Theatre on the University of California, Irvine campus.
Dr. Laura Live! In Praise of Mom comes to the big screen LIVE on Tuesday, May 5th followed by a taped encore on Wednesday, May 6th at 8:00 pm ET / 7:00 pm CT / 6:00 pm MT and 7:30 pm PT (tape delayed). Tickets are available at www.FathomEvents.com and presenting theater box offices. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, please visit the Fathom website (theaters are subject to change).
Dr. Laura Schlessinger invites moms and their families to celebrate Mother’s Day and join her in a special tribute to the women who receive little recognition for their devotion to motherhood. Known for her no-nonsense advice on the popular internationally syndicated radio program, Dr. Laura will recount her own life as a career woman turned stay-at-home mom showing her journey from mis-conception to conception and from birth to the joys and struggles of parenting during this live stage show.
“After my difficult delivery,” says Dr. Laura, “ending up with an emergency C-section (and then there were all those teenage years!), I thought I’d never want to relive any of that! However, in retrospect, it was all part of the most wondrous experience of my life: being a mommy. I can’t wait to relive it all with you as we celebrate BEING A MOMMY!”
Dr. Laura Live! In Praise of Mom is adapted from Dr. Laura’s newest book, “In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms,” available on April 7th from HarperCollins. The live show will feature audio and video vignettes about moms from sons, daughters, grandparents, dads and moms; and in addition, Dr. Laura will answer questions from audience members live at the Irvine Barclay Theatre.
“Dr. Laura, America’s top female radio talk show host, will be at her multi-media best during this timely and uplifting in-theater event celebrating moms across the country,” said Dan Diamond, vice president of Fathom. “This is a must-see for anyone who wants to honor their mother this Mother’s Day.”
Dr. Laura Live! In Praise of Momwill be shown in select movie theatres including AMC Entertainment Inc., Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark USA Inc., Clearview Cinemas, Cobb Theatres, Goodrich Quality Theaters, Hollywood Theaters, Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, Marcus Theatres, National Amusements and Regal Entertainment Group movie theaters, as well as Palace Cinema 9 (South Burlington, VT) and Penn Cinema (Lititz, PA) through NCM’s exclusive Digital Broadcast Network.
With a broadcast career spanning more than 30 years, Dr. Laura continues to dispense her no-nonsense advice to millions of listeners each week on more than 250 radio stations nationwide. She is the author of 10 New York Times best-selling books and four children’s books.
About National CineMedia
NCM LLC operates the largest digital in-theater network in North America through long-term agreements with its founding members, AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), the three largest theater operators in the U.S., and through multi-year agreements with several other theater operators. NCM LLC produces and distributes its FirstLook pre feature program; cinema, lobby and online advertising products; comprehensive meeting and event services and other entertainment programming content. NCM LLC’s national network includes approximately 17,300 screens of which approximately 15,300 are part of the company’s Digital Content Network (DCN). NCM LLC’s network covers 176 Designated Market Areas® (49 of the top 50). During 2008, approximately 690 million patrons attended movies shown in theaters currently included in the network (excluding Consolidated Theatres and Star Theatres). National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) owns a 41.5% interest in and is the managing member of NCM LLC. To learn more about National CineMedia Inc., please visit the company’s website at www.ncm.com.
About The Dr. Laura Program/Take On The Day, LLC
Take On The Day LLC is an independent radio syndication and theatrical company owned by Dr. Laura Schlessinger and Geoff Rich. Established in 2005, it produces and distributes The Dr. Laura Program: the internationally acclaimed radio program broadcast Monday through Friday from noon to 3 p.m. PT on more than 250 radio stations, Armed Forces Radio, XM Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. The program has more than 8.5 million weekly listeners in 40 countries around the globe. Visit www.DrLaura.com for more information.
About HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins, one of the largest English-language publishers in the world, is a subsidiary of News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV). Headquartered in New York, HarperCollins has publishing groups around the world including the HarperCollins General Books Group, HarperCollins Children's Books Group, Zondervan, HarperCollins UK, HarperCollins Canada, HarperCollins Australia/New Zealand and HarperCollins India. HarperCollins is a broad-based publisher with strengths in literary and commercial fiction, business books, children's books, cookbooks, mystery, romance, reference, religious and spiritual books. With nearly 200 years of history HarperCollins has published some of the world's foremost authors and has won numerous awards including the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, the Newbery Medal and the Caldecott. Consistently at the forefront of innovation and technological advancement HarperCollins is the first publisher to digitize its content and create a global digital warehouse to protect the rights of its authors, meet consumer demand and generate additional business opportunities. You can visit HarperCollins Publishers on the Internet at http://www.harpercollins.com.
Contacts:
NCM Fathom
Michelle Portillo, 303-792-8651
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Marketing for NCM Fathom
Erik Stein, 213-639-6162
estein@solters.com
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Eve
Samuels, 213-639-6166
esamuels@solters.com
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Take
On The Day
Cecilia Cardenas, 212-239-2988 ext. 309
ccardenas@totdradio.com
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HarperCollins
Publishers
Leslie Cohen, 212-207-7490
leslie.cohen@harpercollins.com