Get Your Backstage Pass to The Metropolitan Opera s The Audition at Cineplex Entertainment Theatres Advance tickets now available

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1 For Immediate Release Get Your Backstage Pass to The Metropolitan Opera s The Audition at Cineplex Entertainment Theatres Advance tickets now available TORONTO, ON, May 6, 2009 (CGX.UN) Cineplex Entertainment is pleased to present The Metropolitan Opera s The Audition, a feature length documentary that provides a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to make it in one of the most difficult professions in the performing arts. The Audition will be shown in High Definition (HD) and digital surround sound on Saturday, June 6 th at 1 pm EST/12 pm CST/11 am MST/10 am PST and Monday, June 15 th at 7 pm local time at select Cineplex Entertainment theatres across the country. We are excited to offer our guests The Audition, an addition to the acclaimed MET Opera: Live in HD series that guests have enjoyed at our theatres across the country for the past three years, said Pat Marshall, Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations, Cineplex Entertainment. The Audition offers an exclusive backstage pass into the intense pressures the competitors face as they try to launch an opera career with the Met. Our regular Met opera guests will love the drama and excitement in this production. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke, The Audition looks at the intense pressures young opera singers face as they struggle to succeed in one of the most difficult professions in the performing arts. The feature-length documentary takes you behind the scenes at the Metropolitan Opera s National Council Auditions, where each year thousands of hopefuls compete for a cash prize, the chance to sing on the Met stage and the opportunity to launch a major operatic career. The film covers the dramatic week leading up to the finals of the 2007 auditions, focusing on three very different tenor contestants: Michael Fabiano, a fiery 22-year-old grappling with his inner demons; Alek Shrader, a 25-year-old with movie star looks who attempts to sing nine high Cs in the fiendishly difficult aria that made Pavarotti a star and Ryan Smith, who at age 30, and with little formal training, is pursuing his dream of an operatic career. The Audition also includes a 20 minute panel discussion taped recently at The Met with Renée Fleming on the panel. Advance tickets are now available online at as well as at participating theatre box offices. Admission for seniors and children ages 3 12 is $ tax and general admission is $ tax. Cineplex Entertainment will present The Audition at the following select theatres across the country: BRITISH COLUMBIA SilverCity Coquitlam 170 Schoolhouse Street Coquitlam, BC SilverCity Riverport Entertainment Way Richmond, BC

2 SilverCity Victoria 3130 Tillicum Road Victoria, BC Galaxy Nanaimo Rutherford Road Nanaimo, BC Colossus Langley A Avenue Langley, BC SilverCity Mission London Avenue Mission, BC Cineplex Odeon Victoria 780 Yates Avenue Victoria, BC Cineplex Odeon Aberdeen Mall TransCanada Highway Kamloops, BC ALBERTA Cineplex Odeon Grand Prairie th Street Grand Prairie, AB Galaxy Medicine Hat 3292 Dunmore Road SE Medicine Hat, AB Galaxy Lethbridge st Avenue SW Lethbridge, AB Scotiabank Theatre Edmonton Street Edmonton, AB Cineplex Odeon Crowfoot Crossing 91 Crowfoot Terrace NW Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver 900 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC Famous Players Orchard Plaza Cooper Road Kelowna, BC Cineplex Odeon Park & Tilford Brooksbank Avenue North Vancouver, BC Famous Players Highway 6 Vernon, BC Famous Players Fifth Avenue Prince George, BC SilverCity Metropolis 4700 Kingsway Avenue Burnaby, BC Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton th Street NW Edmonton, AB Scotiabank Theatre Chinook 6455 MacLeod Trail SW Galaxy Red Deer Highway #2 Red Deer, AB Famous Players Westhills 165 Stewart Green SW Cineplex Odeon North Edmonton th Avenue NW Edmonton, AB Cineplex Odeon Eau Claire Marketplace Barclay Parade SW

3 MANITOBA SilverCity Polo Park 815 St. James Street Winnipeg, MB SASKATCHEWAN Galaxy Regina 420 McCarthy Boulevard N Regina, SK ONTARIO Scotiabank Theatre Toronto 259 Richmond Street W Cineplex Odeon Sheppard Grande 4861 Yonge Street SilverCity Fairview Mall 1800 Sheppard Avenue E Cineplex Odeon Queensway 1025 The Queensway Etobicoke, ON Colossus Vaughan 3555 Highway 7 W Woodbridge, ON Galaxy Barrie 72 Commerce Park Drive Barrie, ON Galaxy Guelph 485 Woodlawn Road W Guelph, ON SilverCity Oakville 3531 Wyecroft Road Oakville, ON Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square 7555 Montrose Road Niagara Falls, ON SilverCity London 1680 Richmond Street London, ON SilverCity St. Vital St. Mary s Road Winnipeg, MB Galaxy Saskatoon nd Avenue S Saskatoon, SK Coliseum Scarborough 300 Borough Drive Scarborough, ON The Beaches Alliance 1651 Queen Street E SilverCity Yonge-Eglinton 2300 Yonge Street SilverCity Richmond Hill 8725 Yonge Street Richmond Hill, ON Coliseum Mississauga 309 Rathburn Road W Mississauga, ON SilverCity Brampton 50 Great Lakes Drive Brampton, ON Cineplex Odeon Oshawa 1351 Grandview Street N Oshawa, ON Galaxy Peterborough 320 Water Street Peterborough, ON Cineplex Odeon Gardiners Road 636 Gardiners Road Kingston, ON Galaxy Waterloo 550 King Street N Waterloo, ON

4 SilverCity Ancaster 771 Golf Link Road Ancaster, ON Galaxy Sault Ste. Marie 293 Bay Street Sault Ste. Marie, ON SilverCity Burlington 1250 Brant Street Burlington, ON Galaxy Brantford 300 King George Road Brantford, ON Galaxy Brockville 2399 Parkedale Avenue Brockville, ON Galaxy Cambridge 355 Hespeler Road Cambridge, ON Galaxy North Bay 300 Lakeshore Drive North Bay, ON Galaxy St. Thomas 417 Wellington Street St. Thomas, ON Famous Players Lambton London Road Sarnia, ON Coliseum Ottawa 3090 Carling Avenue Ottawa, ON Cineplex Odeon South Keys 2214 Bank Street Ottawa, ON QUEBEC Starcité Montreal 4825 ave. Pierre De Coubertin Montreal, QC Cineplex Odeon Brossard 9350 boul. Leduc Brossard, QC Cineplex Odeon Devonshire Mall 3100 Howard Avenue Windsor, ON SilverCity Sudbury 355 Barrydowne Road Sudbury, ON SilverCity Newmarket Yonge Street Newmarket, ON Galaxy Cornwall 1325 Second Street E Cornwall, ON Famous Players Belleville Bell Boulevard Belleville, ON Galaxy Collingwood 6 Mountain Road Collingwood, ON Galaxy Midland 9226 County Road 93 Midland, ON Galaxy Orangeville 85 Fifth Avenue Orangeville, ON Galaxy Owen Sound th Street Owen Sound, ON SilverCity Thunder Bay 850 North May Street Thunder Bay, ON SilverCity Gloucester 2385 City Park Drive Gloucester, ON Scotiabank Theatre Montreal 977 rue Ste-Catherine O Montreal, QC Cineplex Odeon Ste. Foy 1200 boul. Duplessis St. Foy, QC

5 Coliseum Kirkland 3200 rue Jean Yves Kirkland, QC Galaxy Sherbrooke 4204 rue Bertrand Rock Forest, QC Cineplex Odeon Beauport 825 rue Clemenceau Beauport, QC Galaxy Victoriaville 1121 Jutras Est Victoriaville, QC Colossus Laval 2800 rue Cosmodôme Laval, QC Gatineau boul. de l Hôpital Gatineau, QC Cineplex Odeon Latin Quarter 350 rue Emery Montreal, QC Cineplex Odeon Boucherville 20 boul. de Montagne Boucherville, QC Galaxy Fleur-de-Lys 4520 boul. des Récollets Trois Rivieres, QC OTHER LOCATIONS Capitol Theatre Street Yellowknife, NWT Cinema St. Eustache 305 Avenue Mathers St. Eustache, QC Max Cameron Theatre 5400 Marine Avenue Powell River, BC Cinema Twin st Avenue NE Swift Current, BC Capitol Theatre 20 Queen Street Port Hope, ON Salmar Classic Theatre 360 Alexander Street Salmon Arm, BC Art Spring Theatre 100 Jackson Avenue Salt Spring Island, BC Meaford Opera House 1-12 Nelson Street E Meaford, ON Cinema Jonquierre 2445, rue St. Dominique Jonquierre, QC About Cineplex Entertainment LP As the largest motion picture exhibitor in Canada, Cineplex Entertainment LP owns, leases or has a joint-venture interest in 130 theatres with 1,328 screens serving more than 63.5 million guests annually. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Cineplex Entertainment operates theatres from British Columbia to Quebec and is the largest exhibitor of digital, 3D and IMAX projection technologies in the country. Proudly Canadian and with a workforce of more than 9,000, the company operates the following top tier brands: Cineplex Odeon, Galaxy, Famous Players, Colossus, Coliseum, SilverCity, Cinema City and Scotiabank Theatres. The units of Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund, which owns approximately 99.5% of Cineplex Entertainment LP, are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol CGX.UN). For more information, visit

6 For more information, contact: Pat Marshall Georgia Sourtzis Vice President, Manager, Communications Communications and Investor Relations Cineplex Entertainment Cineplex Entertainment