The Gang From FX's 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia' Taketh to the Road With a Live Rock Opera

The Gang From FX's 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia' Taketh to the Road With a Live Rock Opera

'THE NIGHTMAN COMETH' TO FEATURE 'SUNNY' CAST MEMBERS ROB MCELHENNEY, GLENN HOWERTON, CHARLIE DAY, KAITLIN OLSON AND DANNY DEVITO Tickets Go on Sale August 7, 2009 for Multi-City 'The Nightman Cometh' Tour Kicking Off in Boston on September 15th

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- As the highly anticipated 5th season of FX's original comedy series It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia approaches, fans of the hit will have their chance to see the gang up close and in person as they take "The Nightman Cometh" on a multi-city tour. The musical performance was written by Rob McElhenney (Mac), Charlie Day (Charlie) and Glenn Howerton (Dennis) who all star along with Kaitlin Olson (Sweet Dee), and Danny DeVito (Frank) with special appearances by Mary Elizabeth Ellis (The Waitress) and Artemis Pebdani (Artemis).

"The Nightman Cometh" is a live stage adaptation of a fan favorite episode from season four in which Charlie writes a rock opera to woo his longtime obsession, The Waitress. The stage show originally premiered at the Troubadour in Los Angeles last spring and, based on the success and fan buzz generated by the musical, producers decided to bring the live show to six major US cities including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles (a full list of cities and dates is included below).

Tickets go on sale August 7, 2009 and are available at Ticketmaster and Live Nation locations and online at ticketmaster.com and livenation.com. Tickets subject to applicable service charges and event time and date are subject to change.

   Date            City                    Venue   Sept 15         Boston, MA              House of Blues   Sept 16         New York, NY            Beacon Theatre   Sept 17         Philadelphia, PA        Tower Theatre   Sept 22         Seattle, WA             Moore Theatre   Sept 24         San Francisco, CA       Nob Hill Masonic Center   Sept 25         Los Angeles, CA         The Hollywood Palladium   

"The Nightman Cometh" was written by Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton and is directed by Matt Shakman. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia is executive produced by, Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton Michael Rotenberg and Nick Frenkel.

"The Nightman Cometh" live tour will provide an excellent promotional platform for the fifth season launch of the critically acclaimed comedy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which debuts Thursday, September 17th at 10:00 PM on FX. The series is produced by FX Productions.

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