Christmas Sports and Theater

12.26.2012 at 10:49 am by chicagojacobs

With the week of Christmas celebrations ahead the official Christmas week kicked off with a blast with several big announcements in the entertainment world. However for most people this week is all about seeing Christmas-themed shows, music and events. Although the NHL season is currently suspended indefinitely, there will be plenty of NFL action on Christmas Eve with Monday Night football. The NBA will also be partaking in the holiday celebrations with several games taking place on Christmas day. This includes a highly anticipated match up between the new Brooklyn Nets as they take on the highly rated Boston Celtics on Christmas Day. Tickets for these games are still on sale and available for those looking to get in on all of the holiday action.

However, this week in entertainment isn’t only about big Christmas sports events, it is also all about the holiday themed celebrations. This of course includes the Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas production at Madison Square Garden. This is a live entertainment event unlike any other that is sure to fill the seats of the massive venue each and every night. Tickets are available to the event now and will be one sale through December 30th.

Those who are looking to see a more traditional Broadway plays can enjoy seeing the limited time performances of the holiday musical Elf. This live musical production is based on the hit Will Ferrell movie of the same name and will be running at Al Hirschfield Theatre through the New Year. Those who want to see another modern day Christmas tale can check out all of the action in A Christmas Story Live. This is a musical rendition of the cult classic holiday film that follows the story of a Midwestern Christmas.

This event will be playing live through the week at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Tickets for the production are still on sale and are available to all who are looking to get in or stay in the holiday spirit. Those who want to see these three limited time productions will want to act fast when getting their tickets as they will only be available for a limited time and only through the holiday season.

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Weekend Update

11.04.2012 at 7:32 pm by chicagojacobs

While the upcoming Christmas season is bringing a number of new special holiday shows, recent events around the country have also resulted in the cancellation of many live entertainment performances. Some of the most notable cancellations in the entertainment world have come as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Broadway sales have been drastically impacted by the hurricane and caused many shows to get record low ticket sales.

One of the biggest cancellations came from the professional sports world. The new Brooklyn Nets, formerly the New Jersey Nets, were forced to cancel their first home game of the season, which was also their official opening of the Barclays Center. This highly anticipated opening was scheduled to be a big moment for the team and the city as they welcomed the new Barclays center into the Brooklyn area. However, the Thursday season opener was cancelled and fans will be able to get tickets to a makeup game later in the season. The NBA of course isn’t the only league canceling games, the NHL recently announced that they have still been unable to reach an agreement and that games throughout the month of November are officially cancelled and that fans will have to wait until at least December to see their favorite teams take the ice.

Meanwhile the rock band, Green Day, who was in the midst of their popular 2012-2013 tour, announced they would be postponing their tour dates from January and February while lead singer Billie Joel Armstrong takes some personal time to enter a rehabilitation facility. The band announced that all of their new dates will be announced once Armstrong is ready to continue the tour in 2013. The group also revealed that all tickets that were purchased from shows from September 26th to December 10th will be refunded.

Fortunately, while many national events are being cancelled other artists are kicking off new tours and events around the country. This week Rick Ross kicked off his MMG Tour a 23 stop tour across the United States that ends on December 2nd. Tickets for the event are on sale now while fans can take advantage of this opportunity to see Rick Ross Live all month long. Fans of country music also enjoyed a great announcement this week as Little Big Town announced their new tour, called The Tornado Tour, which is set to launch in January of 2013. Tickets for this 25 cit concert are on sale now; do you have yours yet?

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