NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- King Kong and Beetlejuice are the two newest additions to Arcis Broadway Productions’ investment portfolio. King Kong, based on the 1932 novel, began previews October 5th, 2018 with an official opening scheduled for November 8th, 2018. Beetlejuice, based on Tim Burton’s 1988 comedy film, debuts on Broadway April 25th, 2019. In 2017, Arcis Broadway Productions invested in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, The Sting: A New Musical, Fate Still Rests (formerly Vox Lumiere: The Phantom of the Opera), and The Voice: Neon Dreams in Las Vegas.
Sponsored by Arcis Capital Partners LLC (“ArcisCap”), Arcis Broadway Productions LLC seeks to invest in dramatic and musical productions on Broadway, Las Vegas, and cruise ships, including international and US tours. The fund aims to diversify its investments across multiple productions over three development stages to mitigate risks and maximize returns.
ArcisCap Expands its Theatre, Media and Entertainment Team
Mike Evariste is a Tony-nominated Co-Producer on the Tony-nominated and 2013 Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway play, Disgraced. Mike has also raised capital for Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants, Something Rotten, and Rock of Ages. He is Co-Founder/Producer of 42 Seven Productions, a New York/Los Angeles-based production company that produces live shows featuring stars of Broadway, TV, and film for the luxury W Hotel chains in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, DC and London. For television, he was the creator and Executive Producer of “Arsenic 9,” a non-scripted pilot created for The Sundance Channel in association with Big Fish Entertainment.
As a performer, Mike was last seen on the Emmy-winning NBC live broadcast of Jesus Christ Superstar, starring John Legend. His other Broadway and TV credits are Tina Fey’s Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Broadway revivals of Tony Award-winning South Pacific, Hair, Les Miserable, and Amazing Grace. He has toured nationally and internationally in the productions of The Book of Mormon, South Pacific, Hair, Rent, Smokey Joe’s Café, and Fame.
Mike is a graduate of The Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Program and holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Theatre from Florida State University.
Afzal M. Tarar, Chairman and Managing Partner of ArcisCap said, "We are delighted to have Mike on our team and look forward to growing our theater, media and entertainment investments under his creative leadership."
About ArcisCap
Arcis Capital Partners LLC ("ArcisCap") is a boutique investment banking, investment management and investment advisory firm specializing in cross-border private equity investments and M&A transactions in real estate & hospitality; theater, media & entertainment; healthtech, biotech & life sciences; FinTech; and digital technologies. Headquartered in New York City, the firm has offices and partner presence in Atlanta, Cambridge, Orlando, Silicon Valley, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
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