VeggieTales Live! Happy Birthday Bob & Larry Tour Returns This Fall With First-Time Show Dates For West Coast

FRANKLIN, Tenn., Aug. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Idea Entertainment, a leading studio producing children's programming, announced the official tour dates for the fall leg of their brand-new VeggieTales^® Live! Happy Birthday Bob & Larry tour. Tickets are now on sale for the production that will run in 30 cities nationwide between Sept. 21 and Nov. 10, 2013.

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For the first time, the tour will make its way to the West Coast to share silliness and celebration with fans in San Diego, CA (Oct. 12, 2013), Portland, OR (Sept. 29, 2013) and others. The VeggieTales Live! show is currently scheduled to make stops in several other major cities including Denver, CO (Sept. 25, 2013), Las Vegas, NV (Oct. 8, 2013), Phoenix, AZ (Oct. 13, 2013), Atlanta, GA (Oct. 25, 2013) and more.

Bob and Larry are throwing the ultimate musical birthday event and are inviting their friends across the country to join in on the excitement. Birthday party attendees can expect an unforgettable experience of dancing, sing-a-longs and familiar faces from the last 20 years of hilarious VeggieTales stories.

"We're thrilled to invite all of our fans to the biggest birthday bash ever," said Leslie Ferrell, President of Big Idea Entertainment. "This special 20th birthday celebration is for everyone, young and old, coast to coast. This spectacular show will make returning VeggieTales Live! show fans and newcomers jump to their feet with exciting stories, songs and features."

VeggieTales Live! Happy Birthday Bob & Larry is a must-see, one-of-a-kind celebration filled with silly song favorites and memorable entertainment for the whole family. The tour will feature fan-favorite songs like "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything," "His Cheeseburger," "I Love My Lips," "Song of the Cebu," "The Hairbrush Song," "Monkey" and "God is Bigger."

For more information on how to join this can't miss milestone birthday party, including current tour itinerary, ticket information and group sales, please visit veggietales.com/live.

About Big Idea

Big Idea Entertainment, a division of DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., is a leading studio and producer of children's and family programming, characters and brands. Big Idea's best-selling series VeggieTales^® is a one of the most recognized brands in the US with moms of preschoolers*.  Since 1993, VeggieTales^® has sold 70 million videos, 15 million books and more than 7 million CDs. VeggieTales^® enjoyed four seasons as a top-rated series on NBC Saturday mornings, Telemundo and ION TV.  The studio's two theatrical releases, Lionsgate's Jonah--A VeggieTales^® Movie (2002), and Universal Pictures' The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything^®--A VeggieTales^® Movie (2008), are distinguished among the most successful faith-based films of all time. Big Idea also maintains an extensive presence in publishing, licensing and live entertainment arenas. For more information on Big Idea, visit: www.VeggieTales.com.

*Spring 2012 Q-Score

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