Audience Rewards® Partners With First Bankcard® to Launch Audience Rewards® American Express® Card | Business Wire

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Audience Rewards^®, The Official Rewards Program of Broadway

and the Arts^TM and First Bankcard^®, a division of

First National Bank of Omaha and a leading issuer of credit cards, are

announcing the launch of the Audience Rewards^® American

Express^® Card.

The Audience Rewards^® American Express^® Card is a

new way to participate in the Audience Rewards loyalty program, which

allows patrons of Broadway and live entertainment to earn free and

discounted tickets, merchandise and unique theater experiences by

redeeming ShowPoints. Cardmembers can earn points from their everyday

use of the card and redeem them for exclusive opportunities like meet

and greets with the stars, theater tours and private singing lessons.

“Our Audience Rewards members are a highly engaged community who bring a

wide spectrum of live entertainment and the arts into their lives every

day. We’re thrilled that together with First Bankcard, we’ll now reward

their love of arts and culture even further,” said Charles Flateman, CEO

of Audience Rewards.

“We’re excited to work in partnership with Audience Rewards to enhance

their customers’ passion and loyalty for live entertainment and the

arts,” said Stephen F. Eulie, president of First Bankcard. “We believe

in driving results through continuous improvement to help us make

one-of-a-kind programs like Audience Rewards more valuable to its

customers.”

The new Audience Rewards^® American Express^® Card

is the fastest way to earn points toward free tickets to Broadway and

the Arts:

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  Earn one point for every $1 spent on the card.

  
  


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  Earn two points for every qualifying $1 spent on live entertainment up

  
  

  to $12,000 per each 12 billing cycle period. Then, one point per

  
  

  qualifying $1 spent.

  
  


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  Earn an additional two ShowPoints (for a total of four) for every

  
  

  qualifying $1 spent at participating shows and theaters by entering

  
  

  your Audience Rewards account number and using your card for up to

  
  

  $12,000 spent on live entertainment per each 12 billing cycle period.

  
  

  Then, three points per qualifying $1 spent at participating shows and

  
  

  theaters.

  
  


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  Redeem reward points toward free tickets, one of a kind collector’s

  
  

  items and exclusive theater experiences.

  
  

In celebration of the Audience Rewards^® American Express^®

Card, new Cardmembers will also earn 3,000 bonus points for spending

$1,000 within the first three billing cycles. Awards start at 500 points

with our Cash and Point Savers.

With two million members nationwide, Audience Rewards^® is the

first and only rewards program thanking dedicated patrons of the

performing arts for their loyalty. The program was created by a

coalition of Broadway theater operators and performing arts centers

around America as a free benefit to consumers, allowing them to earn and

redeem ShowPoints for unique theater experiences and merchandise and

gain inside access to performing arts information, special services and

member events.

For more information on the new Audience Rewards^® American

Express^® Card, visit http://bit.ly/1nYUOWw.

About Audience Rewards

Audience Rewards® is the Official Rewards Program of Broadway and the

Arts™. It’s a standing ovation for theatergoers across the nation. Earn

valuable ShowPoints every time you buy tickets to participating shows,

on Broadway and beyond. Save money by redeeming points to see the shows

you love or, even better, securing unique experiences and merchandise

exclusively curated for Audience Rewards® members.

About First Bankcard

First Bankcard, a division of First National Bank of Omaha, is a leader

in the credit card partnership arena, serving approximately 400

financial institutions, co-brand and affinity partners nationwide. For

60 years, First Bankcard has offered quality products and superior

service to help its customers achieve their goals. Visit http://bit.ly/1nYUOWx

for more information.

About First National Bank of Omaha

First National Bank of Omaha is a subsidiary of First National of

Nebraska, which is the largest privately owned banking company in the

United States. First National and its affiliates have more than $18

billion in managed assets and 5,000 employee associates. Primary banking

offices are located in Nebraska, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, South

Dakota and Texas.

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