Elvis is in the Building with Matt Lewis Performance

Media Contact:

Kristen Gleason
Director of Marketing
The Paramount Theater
215 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.979.1922 ext. 103
kristen@theparamount.net

For Immediate Release

September 6 , 2006

Elvis will be in the building when singer Matt Lewis performs the tribute  Long Live the King at The Paramount on Friday, September 15 at 8 pm.   One of today's leading Elvis interpreters, USA Today has stated that "few impersonators have him down like Lewis, who brings down the house."  Special guests for this concert are The Kings of Swing.

Matt Lewis has spent more than twenty years perfecting his Elvis tribute.  Long Live the King is an epic multimedia tribute spanning Elvis' entire career, from the energetic fifties and the emotionally raw sixties to the bombastic seventies.  The show also includes sections devoted to Elvis’ movie hits and gospel music.  Lewis’ singing -- all live, not lip-synched -- sounds strikingly like Elvis, and his dancing and stage presence allow his audiences a taste of a live concert experience with the King.  

Lewis has toured the world, entertaining audiences in almost every major city in the United States as well as Singapore, Germany, Australia, Poland, Canada, and Japan.  He has performed with Elvis' back-up band, The Jordanaires, and currently headlines the Legends in Concert show at the Imperial Palace on the Las Vegas strip.   

Performing with Lewis, The Kings of Swing (KOS) have enthusiasm and showmanship that is a perfect match for his high-energy performance.  KOS has been playing classic swing and the best of Beach, Motown, and rock n' roll music for more than 30 years.  The wide appeal of this Richmond-based band has taken them to appearances on the campuses of major colleges and universities and before elite audiences at major social and special events up and down the East Coast. 

 Seats for Long Live the King on September 15 are $40, $35, $32, and $29.   Tickets are available online or through The Paramount’s Box Office at 434.979.1333.  

For more information about Matt Lewis and the Kings of Swing, please visit www.thekingonline.com or www.kingsofswing.com.