"Mattel Entertainment is thrilled to announce the incredibly talented and multi award-winning creative team for 'Barbie™ Live in Fairytopia™!,'" said Richard Dickson, Senior Vice President of Global Consumer Marketing and Entertainment. "Along with Clear Channel Entertainment, we have truly assembled a Broadway-caliber, all-star line-up of behind the scenes masters that will transport audiences to the magical land of Fairytopia™, where glittery fairies and magical creatures will delight hearts and create new life-long memories for Barbie® fans of all ages."

Inspired by the highly successful March 2005 direct-to-video movie "Barbie® Fairytopia™," the magical theatrical production will enchant family audiences with beautiful costumes, exquisite backdrops and special effects - including awe-inspiring flying fairies. An original musical score will heighten the excitement and fantasy. "Barbie™ Live in Fairytopia™!" builds on the success of Barbie™ Entertainment's six chart-topping Barbie™ films and casts Barbie™ as Elina™ in a magical land of enchanting adventures.

Casting for Barbie™ as Elina™ will begin in early-December. Resumes and 8x10 photos can be sent to Stuart Howard Associates, 207 West 25th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10001 for consideration. Additionally, an open casting call will be held on December 5, 2005 from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Times Square Studios, 1500 Broadway, New York, NY. Portions of the audition may be broadcast on national television on "Good Morning America." Please visit BarbieLive.com or call 212-365-6848 for more information.

"It's great to be working on this new production that will introduce Barbie™ to the theatrical stage," said Schaeffer. "It promises to bring Fairytopia™ to life in an exciting three-dimensional production that will be perfect for families across America and beyond. We've assembled a terrific creative team that promises to make a lasting impression for the long-awaited theatrical debut of Barbie™."

Costume designer Gregg Barnes said, "I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to design for Barbie® - she is a fashion phenomenon. It is a great honor to bring to life the fantasy and grandeur that she inspires among all ages."

About the Production Team

ERIC SCHAEFFER (Director): Schaeffer recently directed the Los Angeles production of Disney's Snow White and the off-Broadway musical Under the Bridge. On Broadway, his credits include Putting It Together, big (First National Tour) and Sweet Adeline, and he made his West End debut with The Witches of Eastwick. Eric served as the artistic director for the Sondheim Celebration at The Kennedy Center where he directed Passion and Sunday in the Park with George. Regional credits include Putting It Together with Carol Burnett at the Mark Taper Forum and his upcoming projects include Mame at the Kennedy Center. He is the co-founder and artistic director of Signature Theatre in Washington DC. Eric has been awarded four Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Direction along with 20 total nominations. His musical productions have received six Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Musical.

GREGG BARNES (Costume Designer): Tony-nominated costumer designer Barnes's Broadway credits include: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Imperial Theatre), a Tony nomination for Flower Drum Song (The Virginia Theatre), and Sideshow (Richard Rodgers Theatre). Other New York credits include: The National Tour of The Wizard of Oz (Madison Square Garden), Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus, Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, Cinderella, The Merry Widow (New York City Opera), Cinderella in a Mirror, Suds, Sweet Release (Alvin Ailey Dance Company) and Dubarry Was a Lady. His tour credits include: the National Tour of South Pacific, Anastasia on Ice, Rugrats - A Live Adventure, Blue's Clues Live, Scooby-Doo in Stagefright! - Live On Stage and Dora The Explorer Live. Barnes is the recipient of the Irene Shraff young Master Award for Design and his upcoming projects include The Drowsy Chaperone (pre-Broadway, The Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles) and a revival of Mame (Kennedy Center).

JAMES KRONZER (Scenic Designer): Kronzer recently completed work for Disney on a new musical called Twice Charmed, now being performed on board the Disney Magic. His credits include: Under the Bridge (Off-Broadway), and various regional theatres including the Signature Theatre, Folger Theatre, Arden Theatre, Wilma Theatre and Philadelphia Theatre Co, Florida Stage, Asolo, Shakespeare Theatre, San Diego Rep, Milwaukee Rep, among others. He has also designed the National Tours of Seussical The Musical, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change and Showboat. Kronzer is the recipient of 7 Helen Hayes Awards out of 23 nominations and a Barrymore Award. He is an Artistic Associate at Signature Theatre and Round House Theatre.

SUSAN DI LALLO (Bookwriter/Co-Lyricist): One of the "up and coming musical theatre writers" according to Backstage Magazine, DiLallo captured the 2003 Kleban Award given annually to "The Most Promising Librettist in American Musical Theatre," and a Richard Rodgers Award, presented by the American Academy of Arts & Letters to support development of Once Upon a Time in New Jersey (winner, Global Search for New Musicals Competition, 2005). A major Chicago production is planned for 2006. She also won the 2003 KIDDSTUFF New Play Competition for book and lyrics to an adaptation of Pinocchio. Off-Broadway credits include That's Life (Outer Critics Circle nominee) and This Week in the Suburbs. She is currently writing the libretto to Iron Curtain, an original musical comedy that will be seen in New York in the Spring.

ROBBIE ROTH (Composer/Co-Lyricist): Roth is a composer/lyricist from Toronto, Canada, whose recorded work has garnered international acclaim, both critically and commercially. Since the charting success of his first album, Watershed, Robbie has had a number of tracks licensed for use in feature film and television, and has lent his production ear to a myriad of well-known and developing artists. He has scored a number of feature films, and his music has most recently appeared on a recording alongside Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits and Johnny Cash. He is currently co-writing and producing an album for Tony-nominated Broadway performer Gavin Creel.

CHRIS LEE (Lighting Designer): Lee, previously nominated for two Helen Hayes and two Barrymore awards, was a Joseph Papp Artist in Residence. His Broadway/West End credits include: Linda Eder Live At the Gershwin (Broadway), Shakespeare's R&J (Tokyo & London). Off-Broadway credits include: Saving Aimee!, The Mistress Cycle, Under The Bridge, Boy, Broadway Bares VI - XIV, ...in the absence of spring..., The Notebook, Sarah Plain And Tall, The Summer Of The Swans, Skyscraper, Cloud Nine, Linda Eder at Carnegie Hall, Urinetown. Other credits include: Jesus Christ Superstar (European Tour), Born To Sing (National Tour), Twice Charmed and Remember The Magic for Disney Creative Entertainment, the feature film Camp, and a design associate with Imagination (USA) Ltd. Upcoming productions include: Sarah Plain And Tall and Sammy And Me.

CHRISTOPHER D'AMBOISE (Choreographer): d'Amboise has worked extensively as a choreographer, director and dancer. He began performing when he was six and became a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet at 20. While there he worked closely with George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. For over 10 years he danced all of the major roles before his transition to Broadway where he co-starred with Bernadette Peters in Andrew Lloyd Webber's SONG AND DANCE (Tony Award nomination, Featured Actor in a Musical - 1986). His choreography for the theater includes: You Never Know, High Society, Romeo & Juliet: The Musical, and My Fair Lady. He is presently writing, directing and choreographing a new play with music entitled The Studio, to be produced in the 2005-2006 season. As a ballet choreographer his reputation is worldwide. He has created more than 80 works which have been seen in over 20 countries. Television credits include two appearances on the esteemed "Kennedy Center Honors", where he performed most recently in honor of his father, legendary ballet performer and instructor Jacques d'Amboise, as well as appearances on "Live from Studio 8H" and the Oscar and Emmy Award-winning documentary "He Makes Me Feel Like Dancing."

KAI HARADA (Sound Design): Harada attended Yale University for two years before leaving to pursue a career in theatrical sound design. As associate to sound designer Tony Meola, he has worked on such projects as A Christmas Carol; The Sound of Music; High Society; Disney's Der Gl�ckner von Notre Dame; Kiss Me, Kate; Sweet Smell of Success; Wild Party; Footloose; Man of La Mancha; and Wicked. He is the Production Sound Engineer for the Wicked National Tour and Chicago companies. Regional and Off-Broadway design credits include Norman's Ark, Two Cities, Heaven Help Us!, The Downtown Plays as part of the Tribeca Theatre Festival, and Under the Bridge.

About Mattel
Mattel, Inc., (NYSE: MAT, www.mattel.com) is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products, including Barbie®, the most popular fashion doll ever introduced. The Mattel family is comprised of such best-selling brands as Hot Wheels®, Matchbox®, American Girl® and Tyco® R/C, as well as Fisher-Price brands (www.fisher-price.com), including Little People®, Rescue Heroes®, Power Wheels® and a wide array of entertainment-inspired toy lines. With worldwide headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., Mattel employs more than 25,000 people in 42 countries and sells products in more than 150 nations throughout the world. The Mattel vision is to be the world's premier toy brands -- today and tomorrow.

About Clear Channel Entertainment
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