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Riverdance 25th Anniversary at the Boch Center Wang Theatre

May 10 - 15, 2022

May 6, 2022

Abhann Productions is proud to announce the return of Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show, which will tour over 40 cities

across North America in four months, beginning on March 4, 2022 in Salt Lake City, Utah and will include a run in Boston

from May 10 -15, 2022 at the Boch Center Wang Theatre. Tickets for Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show are now on sale.

For the complete Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show North American Tour schedule please visit www.riverdance.com.

Tickets for Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show at The Boch Center Wang Theatre can be purchased at and will be

available at the Boch Center Box Office, http://www.bochcenter.org/, by calling (800) 982-ARTS (2787) and via

Ticketmaster. Groups of 10 or more may reserve tickets by contacting Boch Center Group Sales at (617) 532-1116 or

groups@bochcenter.org.


Director John McColgan said, “We have assembled an extraordinary company of performers and we are thrilled for this

brand new 25th anniversary production of Riverdance to be on the road again welcoming audiences back to the theatre.”


Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show is Riverdance, as you’ve never seen it before! A powerful and stirring reinvention of

this beloved favorite, celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award-winning score and the thrilling energy and passion

of its Irish and international dance. Twenty-five years on, composer Bill Whelan has rerecorded his mesmerizing

soundtrack while producer Moya Doherty and director John McColgan have completely reimagined the ground-breaking

show with innovative and spectacular lighting, projection, stage and costume designs.

Immerse yourself in the extraordinary power and grace of its music and dance–beloved by fans of all ages. Fall in love with

the magic of Riverdance all over again.


The critically acclaimed 25th Anniversary North American Tour was shut down in March 2020 during a sold-out return

engagement to New York City’s Radio City Music Hall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Riverdance celebrated a

return to the stage in the United Kingdom, where the iconic show played to sold out audiences in 27 cities across the

country. Then followed its debut at Expo 2020 Dubai with a special production of Riverdance presenting a multi-cultural

experience including artists from the Middle East region. A highlight of the four-week run was the Riverdance performance

at the USA Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai for their Thanksgiving Day celebrations.


Riverdance The Animated Adventure was released on Netflix in the United States on January 14, 2022, where it swiftly

landed a spot on the streamer’s Global Top 10 list. With an original score by Grammy Award-winning composer Bill

Whelan, the animated musical comedy features the incredible craft and skill of the Riverdance troupe by utilizing motion

capture of their performances to create the animated dancing in the film. Tour lead dancers Maggie Darlington and Anna

Mai Fitzpatrick and Executive Producer/Director Padraic Moyles were involved with the dance production for the film,

while tour musicians Mark Alfred and Tara Howley play on the film score.


Riverdance began its journey as the interval act in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, produced for television by Moya

Doherty. This electrifying and innovative seven-minute dance piece was then developed into a full-length stage show by

Producer Moya Doherty, Composer Bill Whelan and Director John McColgan. With its fusion of Irish and International

music and dance, the show broke all box office records during its world première run in Dublin in early 1995. When the

show transferred to London the reaction was unprecedented. There followed a hugely successful tour starting in New

York in March 1996, where 8 sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall heralded the start of more than two decades of

touring by Riverdance companies throughout North America. Since its inception, Riverdance has packed theatres

throughout North America, Oceania, Asia, Europe, South Africa and South America.

Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show has been designed by lead designer Peter Canning, featuring Set by Alan Farquharson,

Lighting by Andrew Voller and Video by Cosmo AV along with Costumes by Joan Bergin and Sound by Michael O’Gorman.

For more information, please visit:

Website: www.riverdance.com


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