Released on: September 17, 2008, 10:23 am

Press Release Author: Kevin Saunders Hayes / Vox Lumiere

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Vox Lumiere brings its unique brand of “rock concert meets
silent film” to PBS this Fall with broadcast and national distribution of Vox
Lumiere-The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Press Release Body: Vox Lumiere, the radically unique live, theatrical performance
that combines music, theatre, dance and silent film has signed with PBS for national
distribution of Vox Lumiere-The Hunchback of Notre Dame this Fall.

Vox Lumiere, whose all-star cast of singers, dancers and musicians joins forces with
new music, multi-media, light show and film to retell timeless movie masterpieces
such as Metropolis, The Phantom of the Opera and Peter Pan, will kick off their PBS
debut with the 1923 classic starring Lon Chaney as the deformed, but noble
bellringer of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Vox Lumiere-The Hunchback of Notre Dame is slated to air in December as part of the
PBS National Pledge Drive.
-

“Vox Lumiere is a perfect marriage with PBS on so many levels,” says Kevin Saunders
Hayes, creator of Vox Lumiere. “Vox Lumiere is an amazing concert, great theatre,
and a. wonderful way of introducing our beautiful film heritage to a whole new
audience. We're bridging the gap between classic films and the 21st Century as
we've created a whole new way for everyone to experience these films through a
remarkable theatrical event.”

PBS will be rolling out a CD, DVD and Special COMBO CD/DVD (featuring the original
1923 silent film with Music and Lyrics by Kevin Saunders Hayes) of Vox Lumiere-The
Hunchback of Notre Dame. Release dates are currently set for mid-October.

Vox Lumiere will also be supporting the release of their PBS TV Special and the
product roll-out with extensive touring through the remainder of this season and for
2009-2010. "There are still some great priced routing dates available for the '08/09
season," said Adrienne Crane-Ross of Harmony Artists, "and we will be working on the
'09/10 tour as well at the upcoming Performing Arts Conferences. The response to
this show has been tremendous prior to this, and we expect Vox Lumiere will be even
busier after Hunchback hits the airwaves."

Vox Lumiere currently offers five (5) full productions. See video, photos and hear
music from each show. In addition, Vox Lumiere has performed throughout the US and
Europe, receiving awards, critical acclaim and outstanding audience reviews. Vox
Lumiere was honored by the Cinematheque Francaise with special performances at the
world-renowned Paris Cinematheque.

The classic 1923 film starring Lon Chaney was the first film adaptation of Victor
Hugo's novel about the hunchback Quasimodo's love for Esmeralda. It is one of the
grandest spectacles of the silent cinema, fueled by Lon Chaney's wonderful (and many
times painful) performance as Quasimodo, the deformed bellringer of Victor Hugo’s
famous French novel. Chaney wore a hump and harness weighing over 50 pounds,
twisting his torso to feel the pain of Quasimodo and delivering a performance that
earned him worldwide fame as “The Man of a Thousand Faces”


Web Site: http://www.voxlumiere.com

Contact Details: Kevin Saunders Hayes
Vox Lumiere
323-938-1499 wk
323-854-6059 mb
kevin@voxlumiere.com
www.voxlumiere.com
1307 Hauser Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019