Fabulous Freddy’s car wash and convenience stores are already known for an excellent car wash, gas, snacks, and food. Now they’re offering culture, too.

Tuacahn Amphitheatre and Fabulous Freddy’s have joined forces to create Tuacahn satellite ticket counters in all Fabulous Freddy store locations in St. George, Utah and Summerlin, Nevada. To celebrate this new partnership, Fabulous Freddy’s is offering a free car wash when you purchase tickets to Annie, Footloose, Aida or Disney High School Musical 2 in the store now through August 31st 2009, some restriction apply.

With some of the most convenient locations in town, and with roughly 1,000 people entering each location every day and thousands more passing by, the North Bluff Street and the River Road locations are perfect for people wanting to buy tickets without having to travel to secluded Padre Canyon in Ivins.

“It will save time and gas for the majority of Washington County residents,” states Kevin Smith, Tuacahn Amphitheatre’s CEO. “You leave with a clean car and with genuine, printed tickets in-hand, so you can avoid the line at our box office before the shows.”

“Fabulous Freddy’s thrives on delivering on our Mission Statement. We want to provide a Fabulous Experience to our customers,” says Brett Warnick, general manager of both St. George Fabulous Freddy’s locations. “Tuacahn does an excellent job with its programs.  This a great partnership that allows Tuacahn and us to serve the community together.” As part of this partnership Fabulous Freddy’s will also be providing valet services at all Tuacahn events.

All Tuacahn Amphitheater event tickets can be purchased at St.George Utah locations on Bluff Street (806 North Bluff), River Road (134 South River Road), or the Summerlin store in Las Vegas, Nevada (9611 Trailwood Dr.).

Casting is complete for the Tuacahn Amphitheatre’s fourteenth season of live musical theatre near St. George, Utah. Broadway in the Desert 2009 includes new productions of Annie and Footloose this summer from June 8—August 15. Veteran actors of Broadway and regional stages as well as directors and designers of many of Tuacahn’s most beloved past productions will take part in a new season of live performances at the outdoor venue in the heart of Southern Utah.

Tickets prices range from $20- $49 depending on the date and seat location and are now on sale online at tuacahn.org or by calling 435-652-3300.

The ever-popular Annie will alternate nights with Footloose as part of the outdoor venue’s summer series. Both shows play in repertory Monday through Saturday, June 8–August 15. The two productions will also have continued performance dates through October 17 for the venue’s fall season, which adds Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida to the lineup starting August 25.

Ronald L. Brown, Laura Dickinson, SuEllen Estey, Grace Etzkorn, Thayne Jasperson, Kylie Rae, Christian Whelan, Bart Williams, and an additional fifty-five actors from throughout the local area and across the United States will perform in the 2009 season.

Many of the actors this year have prominent credits in New York, on TV, and in film. For example, Thayne Jasperson, a Tuacahn vet who played Mungojerrie in Cats at Tuacahn in 2006, returns this season as Ren in Footloose. Jasperson was a finalist on the FOX television show So You Think You Can Dance last summer.

Other members of the cast include Ashley Adamek, Josh Adamson, Jenn Aedo, Ryan Anderson, Sophie Beckstrand, Jan Broberg, Monique Brog, Erica Bryce, Ceili Burdick, Dane Camp, Anna Carothers, Mary Carothers, Aliya Cazier, Aubree Christensen, Emeline Christensen, Brian Conway, Madalyn Durbin, Alexandra Fisher, Kyle Fowler, Alexa Freeman, Drew Freeman, Jesse Gonzales, Billi Hale, Stacia Hardy, Casey Harward, Amy Hauck, Danielle Hobbs, Keola Holt, Kassidy Quin Jones, Bryanna Karratti, Kaitlyn Kidman, Cynthia Klumpp, Caroline Labrum, Troy McGee, Aaron Meadows, Micajah Milne, Allyson Pace, Kyli Rae, Karli Marie Rasmussen, Tim Roberts, Dan Rosenbaum, Eddy Schumacher, Becca Schwartz, Alexis Smith, Amy Smith, Ellie Smith, Mikell Smith, Tino Smith, Dominique Stay, Jennifer Stone, Terrance Thomas, Ben Tichy, George Tobey, Kristin Wetherington, Chloe Ray Wood, Abby Wuehler, and Veronica Yeager.

Scott S. Anderson, Tuacahn’s Artistic Director and director of Annie says, “We are extremely fortunate and pleased that our cast of Annie is populated by a talented group of Broadway and regional talent, sprinkled with a heavy dose of local children filling the roles of the orphans.” This talented group of actors, combined with a strong behind-the-scenes creative team, made this “the perfect year to finally bring Annie to life in this beautiful canyon.”

Derryl Yeager, a frequent Tuacahn collaborator who is directing Footloose this year, is equally excited about the coming season. He hopes audiences will take the message of Footloose to heart and knows people will be surprised “at just how timely and relevant the story remains today.”

Deanna Dys, director/choreographer of Tuacahn’s production of 42nd Street, returns to provide choreography for Annie. The design team also includes Doug Ellis (scenery), John Titensor and Wilma Mickler-Sears (costumes), Joseph L. Eddy (lights), Karine Ivey and Matthew Reeves Oliver (hair and makeup), David Swenson (sound), Brad Shelton (Properties), and Monica Dickhens (PSM). Music direction is provided by Camille Villalpando Rolla.

For more information or to purchase tickets call (800) 746-9882 or visit tuacahn.org.