Events Attractions

THE RHYTHM IS GONNA' GET YOU AT THE SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW

11.16.1998

          Gloria Estefan and Stevie Wonder will star in the
     Progressive Auto Insurance Super Bowl XXXIII Halftime Show
     at Pro Player Stadium on January 31, 1999.  Fox will
     broadcast the 10-minute show, which will be produced by
     Radio City Entertainment, which has done five Super Bowl
     halftime shows (NFL).  Estefan's husband, Emilio, is
     designing the show.  Negotiations "are ongoing to secure a
     top swing band to attract the younger audience" (Alan Snel,
     SUN-SENTINEL, 11/15).  NFL Dir of Corporate Communications
     Chris Widmaier called Wonder and Estefan "performers who
     appealed to a wide range of people.  They are in a class by
     themselves" (Barry Jackson, MIAMI HERALD, 11/15).

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