FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 15, 2013
Media Contact: Tony Astran Publicity Manager Seneca Gaming Corporation Phone: 716-501-2066 E-mail: TAstran@SenecaCasinos.com
LIGHT UP NEW YEAR’S EVE WEEKEND WITH SUPERSTAR VANESSA WILLIAMS AT SENECA NIAGARA AND SUPER PARTY GROUP CHEAP TRICK AT SENECA ALLEGANY Insult-comic Lisa Lampanelli kicks off 2014 lineup NIAGARA FALLS AND SALAMANCA, N.Y. – The final weekend of 2013 promises to be one to remember at the Seneca Casinos in Western New York. Entertainment will ring out the year with world-famous singer and actress Vanessa Williams at Seneca Niagara Events Center on December 28, followed by a boisterous rock performance by Cheap Trick on December 29 at Seneca Allegany Events Center. The new entertainment lineup for 2014 then kicks off with fan-favorite comedian Lisa Lampanelli at Seneca Allegany on January 11. The multitalented Vanessa Williams comes to Seneca Niagara Events Center in Niagara Falls, N.Y., for the first-time ever on Saturday, Dec. 28 for an 8 p.m. performance. Tickets start at $60 and go on sale Friday, Oct. 18, at noon. After becoming Miss America in 1983, Williams rose to the top of the Billboard charts with hits like “Save the Best for Last,” “Dreamin’” and “Colors of the Wind” for the Disney movie “Pocahontas.” She has performed in multiple Broadway plays and earned a Tony Award nomination for “Into the Woods” in 2002. While she continues to enjoy a musical career, Williams is most recently known for television roles on “Ugly Betty” – for which she received an Emmy Award nomination in three consecutive years – and “Desperate Housewives.” She also has starred in movies, acted as a spokesperson for a variety of personal-care products and recently co-wrote a memoir with her mother.