Melrose Pyrotechnics will raise the curtain on the wonderful world of Broadway at L’International des Feux Loto-Québec, presented by TELUS

Montréal, July 18, 2006 — The American fireworks company Melrose Pyrotechnics will give its regards to one of the world’s great theatre districts — Broadway — on Wednesday, July 19, at 10 p.m. at L’International des Feux Loto-Québec presented by TELUS.

Members of the Melrose Pyrotechnics team are proud to represent the United States, one of the nine countries selected to compete in the 2006 edition of the Montréal International Fireworks Competition. They consider this to be the world’s most prestigious event of its kind and they plan to give spectators tomorrow evening a truly stunning show.

For its presentation, titled “Curtain Call,” the company will rely on a wide variety of wheels, candles and comets to create a feeling of closeness to spectators with pieces that occupy a lot of space-time. Mike Cartolano, the firm’s artistic designer, plans to lean heavily on single-shot technology, which instantly ensures greater precision.

The presentation will also feature a wide range of colours, as ultra-intense tints blend with the extremely soft to create a most attractive symbiosis. Golds, oranges and silvers will be among the colours that will delight the crowd. The soundtrack, chosen especially to fit the Broadway theme, includes pieces from renowned musicals such as The Sound Of Music, Chicago and Phantom of the Opera. Open your eyes and look up — you’re on one of New York City’s most famous streets!

What started as a hobby for the company’s founder, Anthony Cartolano, quickly became a lifetime mission, with the result that Melrose Pyrotechnics is now one of the world’s largest fireworks firms. It presented more than 800 shows in 10 days as part of the recent Fourth of July celebrations in the United States. With the third generation of the Cartolano family now the helm of the firm, Melrose Pyrotechnics remains focused on its original objective: to delight its audiences with the fruit of its team members’ talent, passion and know-how.

Soundtrack

1. Chicago (John Kander)
2. Oklahoma (Rodgers & Hammerstein)
3. The Sound Of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein)
4. West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein)
5. Cats (Andrew Llyod Webber)
6. The Fiddler On The Roof (Jerry Bock)
7. The King & I (Rodgers & Hammerstein)
8. The Phantom Of The Opera (Andrew Llyod Webber)