Cinedigm to Broadcast Michael Jackson Memorial Live in Theaters
By Rachel Cericola
Can't score tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial? Don't pack up that red leather jacket and sequined glove just yet.
Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. just announced they are teaming up with AEG to broadcast the Michael Jackson Memorial Service on big screens in at least 36 different theaters across the country.
The Michael Jackson Memorial Service will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 7, starting at 10:00 a.m. (PST). Artists and celebrities scheduled to appear/perform include Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, John Mayer, Kobe Bryant, the Andrae Crouch Choir, Berry Gordy, Jennifer Hudson, Magic Johnson, Martin Luther King III, Brooke Shields, Usher, and others.
The live feed from the Staples Center will be available in HD Digital Cinema with stereo surround sound. Cinedigm will then broadcast the feed commercial-free nationwide via its CineLive digital cinema network of theaters.
The confirmed venues include:
- AL - Wynnsong 16, 725 Schillinger Rd., Mobile, AL
- AR - Rave Colonel Glenn 18, 18 Colonel Glenn Plaza Dr., Little Rock, AR
- CA - Mann Chinese 6, 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
- CA - Krikorian 12-Monrovia, 410 South Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA
- CA - Galaxy 10-Tulare, 1575 Retherford St., Tulare, CA
- CO - Chapel Hills 15, 1710 Briargate Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO
- FL - Rave Bayou 15, 5149 Bayou Blvd., Pensacola, FL
- GA - Carmike 15, 5555 Whitlesey Parkway, Columbus, GA
- GA - Carmike Conyers Crossroads 16, 1536 Dogwood Dr. SE, Conyers, GA
- GA - Carmike Wynnsong 11-Savannah, 1150 Shawnee St., Savannah, GA
- IA - Carmike Wynnsong 16-Johnston, 5233 NW 84th St., Johnston, IA
- IL - Beverly Center 18, 910 Meijers Drive, Champaign, IL
- IL - Carmike Market Square 10, 2160 Sycamore Rd., Dekalb, IL
- IN - East 18 Evansville, 4250 W. Jefferson Blvd., Evansville, IL
- KS - Seth Childs 12, 2610 Farm Bureau, Manhattan, KS
- MI - NCG Lansing Eastwood, 2500 Showtime Drive, Lansing, MI
- MO - Carmike University, 8-Warrensburg, 727 N. Charles, Warrensburg, MO
- MT - Carmike 10-Missoula, 3640 Mullan Rd., Missoula, MT
- NC - Carmike 10-Asheville, 299-1 Swannanoa River Rd., Asheville, NC
- NC - Carmike Market Fair 15, 1916 Skibo Rd., Fayetteville, NC
- NC - Carmike 16-Jacksonville, 350 Western Blvd., Jacksonville, NC
- NC - Marquee Wakefield 12, 10600 Common Oak Dr., Raleigh, NC
- NM - Telshor 12 (Las Cruces, NM), 2811 North Telshore Blvd., Las Cruces, NM
- NV - Rave Town Square 18, 6857 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV
- NY - Pavillion Digital Showcase Theatre, 188 Prospect Park W, Brooklyn, NY
- NY - Marquee Orchard 14-New Hartford, 20 Ellinwood Dr., New Hartford, NY
- NY - Chelsea, 260 West 23rd St., New York, NY
- TN - Carmike 9-Dyersburg, 528 Green Village Shopping Ctr., Dyersburg, TN
- TN - Thoroughbred 20, 636 Frazier Dr., Franklin, TN
- TN - Johnson City 14, 1805 North Roan St., Johnson City, TN
- TN - Carmike Wynnsong 16-Knoxville, 200 North Peters Rd., Knoxville, TN
- TX - Galaxy Highland 10, 6700 Middle Fiskville Rd., Austin, TX
- TX - Carmike 20, 3003 S. Expressway 281, Edinburg, TX
- TX - RMP North East Mall 18, 1101 Melbourne Rd., Hurst, TX
- VA - Marquee Southpoint 9, 5800 Southpoint Blvd., Fredericksburg, VA
- VA - Carmike 10, 4494 Electric Rd., Roanoke, VA
- WV - Marquee Southridge 12, 331 Southridge Blvd., Charleston, WV
A limited number of free tickets are available. Check out Cinedigm's website for more information and theater additions.
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