Senate Resolution 120 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2         BY  ZAUN, McCOY, WARD, LAMBERTI, HATCH,
  1  3                   DEARDEN, and SHULL
  1  4 A Resolution recognizing the Iowa premiere of Disney's The
  1  5    Lion King at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines.
  1  6    WHEREAS, the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, a
  1  7 nonprofit performing arts center, has served the
  1  8 people of Iowa for more than 25 years, engaging some 6
  1  9 million patrons in world=class entertainment,
  1 10 education, and cultural activities since 1979; and
  1 11    WHEREAS, on Friday, March 3, 2006, the Civic Center
  1 12 welcomed its most historic production yet to Des
  1 13 Moines, Disney's The Lion King, making its Iowa
  1 14 premiere as part of the Civic Center's 2005=2006 Betts
  1 15 Broadway Series; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, this theatrical epic, winner of six Tony
  1 17 Awards in 1998, will become the longest=running
  1 18 Broadway production in Iowa history with a record six=
  1 19 week run of 45 performances from March 3 through April
  1 20 9, 2006; and
  1 21    WHEREAS, Disney's The Lion King will play to a
  1 22 record audience of 120,000 across its entire run,
  1 23 drawing visitors from every corner of Iowa and from
  1 24 throughout the Midwest to Des Moines, creating an
  1 25 economic impact in the millions of dollars; and
  1 26    WHEREAS, Des Moines represents the second=smallest
  1 27 market in the world to host the show, and is currently
  1 28 one of just eight places on the globe to see Disney's
  1 29 The Lion King; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 30    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  2  1 congratulates the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
  2  2 on making Iowa theatrical history and welcomes the
  2  3 cast and crew of Disney's The Lion King to Iowa and
  2  4 their new home in Des Moines; and
  2  5    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, an
  2  6 official copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  2  7 presentation to the Civic Center President and Chief
  2  8 Executive Officer Jeff Chelesvig, staff members, and
  2  9 the touring company of Disney's The Lion King.
  2 10 LSB 6538SS 81
  2 11 jr:nh/cf/24.1