RWS and Associates

RWS & Associates Entertainment Inc. is a full service entertainment firm founded by Ryan Stana in 2003.[1] RWS provides custom-designed and pre-packaged entertainment worldwide. This firm is based in New York and is currently in their 10th year of production. RWS & Associates works with clients in corporations, theme parks, cruise ships, resorts, shopping centers and the fashion industry.

Services

RWS & Associates creates entertainment tailored to captivate audiences within various venue sizes. Companies choose from a wide variety of existing shows or they can customize a production that will be created to their clientele.

RWS & Associates is a provider of licensed characters for live appearances and mini stage shows. Some popular characters include: Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder, Barney, Angelina Ballerina, Mike the Knight, The Octonauts, etc.

Corporate Entertainment

RWS & Associates produces fashion shows, corporate events, and live entertainment for various clients including Kohl’s, the Hard Rock Resorts, Vera Wang, Victoria’s Secret, and Jennifer Lopez.

Theme Parks

With theme parks including Six Flags and Cedar Fair Entertainment, RWS & Associates casts and produces themed shows for staged performances in the various park locations.

Retail

RWS & Associates produces shows for several retail destinations throughout the United States, including the Simon Group, Westfield Malls, and Macy’s.

Cruise Ships

The newest venture with RWS & Associates is producing stage productions for Holland America Line. These musical revues will be featured on the M/S Eurodam and M/S Westerdam beginning in December, 2013.[2]

Audition Tour

Each year RWS & Associates seek out singers, dancers, actors, musicians, technicians, stunt performers, specialty performers, DJs, and costumed character players for productions throughout the world. In 2013, RWS hosted a nationwide 10th Anniversary Audition Tour in locations including New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, and Massachusetts.

Awards

Year Award Category Production
2012 Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Supplier of the Year Winner Luminosity(Cedar Point)[3]
2012 IAAPA Brass Ring Spirit Award Winner Meghan Hakey
2012 About.com Reader's Choice Award Best New Theme Park Show Winner Survivor Live! (Six Flags New England)
2011 IAAPA Brass Ring Best Overall Production Finalist Vocal Acceleration (Six Flags New England)
2010 IAAPA Brass Ring Best Female Performer Award Winner Rebecca Galarza (Santa's Village)
2009 Emmy (r) Award Outstanding Special Event Winner Macy's Stars on Broadway
2009 IAAPA Big E! Award Best Atmosphere Winner The Wonderers (Dutch Wonderland)
2009 IAAPA Big E! Award Best Atmosphere Finalist N'Disquize (Hershey Park)
2009 IAAPA Big E! Award Best Male Performer Finalist Scott Kruse (Hershey Park)
2009 IAAPA Big E! Award Best Overall Production Finalist Survivor Live! (Elitch Gardens)
2009 IAAPA Big E! Award Best Sports Show Finalist High Noon Hold Up (Frontier City)
2008 IAAPA Big E! Award Best Overall Production Finalist The Spirit of Christmas (Santa's Village)
2007 IAAPA Big E! Award Best Overall Production Winner Once Upon a Christmas (Santa's Village)
2007 IAAPA Big E! Award Best Overall Production Honorable Mention Rockin' on route 66 (Lake Compounce)
2006 IAAPA Big E! Award Best Overall Production Finalist Country Unleashed (Lake Compounce)
2006 IAAPA Big E! Award Best Overall Production Finalist Once Upon a Christmas (Santa's Village)
2004 Time Out New York New York City's Top Fifty Entrepreneurs Ryan Stana[4] (CEO of RWS & Associates)

References

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