LEA MICHELE AND DARREN CRISS CONTINUE LM/DC TOUR WITH NORTH AMERICAN WEST COAST DATES

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1 CONTACT Tim Dunn (714) x4209, Laura Lanzi (714) x4371, Images: SCFTA.org/media RELEASE DATE LEA MICHELE AND DARREN CRISS CONTINUE LM/DC TOUR WITH NORTH AMERICAN WEST COAST DATES A dazzling evening of laughs, chills, and spellbindingly good music, Lea Michele and Darren Criss in concert are a musical celebration to believe in. DC Metro...the LM/DC Tour is just what Gleeks have been thirsting for Broadway World November 2, 2018 in Segerstrom Hall Fan and American Express Ticket Pre-Sale Begins September 12 Public On-Sale Begins September 14 COSTA MESA, CA Following the demand of fans and rave reviews, actors and musicians LEA MICHELE and DARREN CRISS announced today that they will continue their wildly successful LM/DC Tour on the West Coast including their Segerstrom Center debut on Friday, November 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Segerstrom Hall.

2 Lea Michele and Darren Criss NEWS 2/5 Tickets to the LM/DC Tour start at $39 and go on sale Friday, September 14 at 10 a.m. They will be available online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) For inquiries about group ticket savings for 10 or more, please call the Group Services office at (714) Fans can gain access to the artist pre-sale tickets on September 12 at 10 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. MT by visiting LMDCtour.com. American Express Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning September 12 at 10 a.m. local time through September 13 at 10 p.m. local time. We loved every minute of the first leg of the LM/DC Tour, said Michele and Criss. Each city warmly embraced us with a good time and high energy. We have the best fans, and when we heard them wanting more, we absolutely wanted to deliver. We couldn t be more thrilled to take the LM/DC Tour to the west coast. Michele last hit the road in the spring of 2017 for a string of sold-out shows on her Intimate Evening With North America tour. Performing songs from her albums Louder and Places, critics stated Lea created a really beautiful night and performance. One of the key factors in the concert being so warm and welcoming was the fact that you knew everyone in the room was feeling the same. Criss most recently released a five-track indie EP titled Homework, his first solo project in more than seven years. It debuted at #1 on Billboard s Heatseekers Chart, while SiriusXM described it as a nice hybrid of early Elton John and Ben Folds. In 2017, he debuted his indie-pop band, Computer Games, along with his brother, Chuck Criss, with their first album, Lost Boys Life EP. Billboard deemed the bands single Every Single Night as a contender for song of the summer. LM/DC Tour Dates* All dates, cities and venues subject to change. West Coast: Friday, October 26th Las Vegas, NV: The Chelsea Saturday, October 27th Salt Lake City, UT: Eccles Theater Monday, October 29th San Francisco, CA: The Masonic Tuesday, October 30th San Jose, CA: Center for the Performing Arts Thursday, November 1st San Diego, CA: Humphreys Concerts By the Bay Friday, November 2nd Costa Mesa, CA: Segerstrom Center for the Arts Saturday, November 3rd Phoenix, AZ: Gammage ASU Monday, November 5th Los Angeles, CA: The Theatre at the Ace Hotel For more info, visit:

3 Lea Michele and Darren Criss NEWS 3/5 About Lea Michele: Lea Michele is best known for her performance as Rachel Berry on the critically acclaimed, Golden Globe, Grammy, and SAG award-winning Fox television series Glee. She has been nominated for an Emmy, a SAG Award, and multiple Golden Globes. The Glee cast recordings have sold more than 10 million singles and garnered over 20 top 40 US Billboard Hot 100 hits. Lea released her debut album, Louder, in March of 2014, marketing her step into her career as a solo artist with an incredible vocally driven record. The album debuted at # 1 on itunes and in the Top 5 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. That same year, Lea added best-selling author to her resume when she released her first book, Brunette Ambition, which was a NY Times Best Seller. She released her second book, You First, the following year. In 2017 she released her sophomore album Places and embarked on a series of sold-out shows in North America in support of the album. About Darren Criss: Darren Criss is a multi-faceted artist with an illustrious career spanning television, film, music and stage. He was recently nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his portrayal of Andrew Cunanan in the second installment of Ryan Murphy s award-winning series American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace. His performance has been dubbed as electrifying, chilling, compelling, magnetic and frightening, and career-changing, and has received accolade recognition with nods from the Television Critics Association Awards, MTV Movie & TV Awards and People s Choice Awards. In the fall of 2016, Criss returned to Broadway in his critically acclaimed performance as Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which kicked off the 2014 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival s national tour. The New York Times touted Criss as mesmerizing when he first stepped into the title role on Broadway in Best known for playing Blaine Anderson on FOX s global phenomenon Glee, he received an Emmy Award nomination in 2015 for best original music and lyrics for the song This Time, which was performed by Lea Michele and appeared in the episode titled Dreams Come True. Segerstrom Center for the Arts applauds its corporate partners including Kia Motors America, Official Automotive Partner; and United Airlines, Official Airline. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is an acclaimed arts institution as well as a beautiful multi-disciplinary cultural campus. It is committed to supporting artistic excellence, offering unsurpassed experiences and to engaging the entire community in new and exciting ways through the unique power of live performance and a diverse array of inspiring arts-based education and community engagement programs. Previously called the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Segerstrom Center is Orange County s largest non-profit arts organization. In addition to its six performance venues, Segerstrom Center is also home to the American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School. The Center presents a broad range of programming for audiences of all ages, including international ballet and dance, national tours of top Broadway shows, jazz and cabaret, contemporary artists, classical music performed by renowned chamber orchestras and ensembles, family-friendly programming, free performances open to the public from outdoor movie screenings to dancing on the plaza and many other special events. Segerstrom Center is a leader among the nation s performing arts centers for providing education programs designed to inspire young people through the arts. The Center s programs reach hundreds of

4 Lea Michele and Darren Criss NEWS 4/5 thousands of students each year in five Southern California counties. Community engagement programs developed through the Center for Dance and Innovation and Center Without Boundaries also connect the Center more comprehensively with Orange County s many diverse communities. The CDI supports flagship artistic programming and a wide range of projects that celebrate innovation, nurture creativity and engage audiences of the future. It is home to the ABT Gillespie School and the School of Dance and Music for Children with Disabilities. The Center Without Boundaries develops partnerships with noncultural organizations to help them in their own efforts to respond to the ever-changing needs of the community. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is also proud to serve as the artistic home to three of the region s major performing arts organizations: Pacific Symphony, Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Pacific Chorale, who contribute greatly to the artistic life of the region with annual seasons performed at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. In addition to Segerstrom Center for the Arts as a presenting and producing institution, it also identifies the beautiful 14-acre campus that embraces the Center s own facilities as well as two independently acclaimed organizations: Tony Award -winning South Coast Repertory and a site designated as the future home of the Orange County Museum of Art.

5 Lea Michele and Darren Criss NEWS 5/5 LEA MICHELE & DARREN CRISS: LM/DC TOUR Segerstrom Center for the Arts Segerstrom Hall 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA Friday, November 2, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Start at $39 In person - Online - The Box Office 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, CA Open 10 a.m. 6 p.m. daily SCFTA.org Phone - (714) Open 10 a.m. 6 p.m. daily Group Sales - (714) Open 9 a.m. 5p.m. Monday-Friday Information provided is accurate at the time of printing, but is subject to change. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is a public, non-profit organization. Segerstrom Center for the Arts is a registered trademark. # # #