New Year New Year

01.06.2013 at 10:49 am by chicagojacobs

With the new year in full swing, the entertainment world has been full of big announcements as the new season begins. For fans of rock music one of the biggest announcements came from the legendary rock trio Green Day. The band announced this week that they will be heading back on tour in 2013 supporting their latest album “Uno! Dos! Tre!” a three album set that was released in September, November and December of 2012. The new tour has many fans excited after the band cancelled their last tour early due to health issues with their lead singer. This new tour is set to kick off on March 28th of 2013 and will feature 23 additional stops which will take the band throughout North America, Europe and Russia. Tickets for the event will go on sale next week for the tour.

Meanwhile the sports world has also had their own big ticket announcements especially surrounding this week’s games which will be the first round of playoff games for the NFL. With many NFL fans looking to get NFL playoff tickets to see their teams in this post-season play. Tickets for this round of NFL games are now for sale and those who are looking to get tickets to see their favorite teams play as they vie for a spot in the Super Bowl will want to act fast to get their tickets during the post-season.

One of the biggest announcements of the New Year in the world of live theater came with the announcement that The Gift would be premiering in the United States later this month. This will be the American premier of hailed Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith and will feature an exciting and highly anticipated cast. This includes actors James Van Der Beek and Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Kathy Baker. According to the new announcement the play will begin previews on January 29th with the official opening slated for February 6th. The production will be held in the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. Many are expecting the production to help bring in a new wave of live theatrical shows to the LA area. Tickets to the production, which are slated to stay at the Geffen Playhouse until March 10, 2013 will go on sale next week. Will you be getting yours?

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End Of 2012

12.28.2012 at 6:04 pm by chicagojacobs

With New Year’s Eve on the horizon, several live theatrical productions will be making their final performances this week before closing for the holiday season. Productions including Elf, A Christmas Story, and A Christmas Carol will be making their final performances this week and into next week so those looking to get tickets for these shows before they end for the season will want to act fast. The world of Broadway was dealt some other big news this week with the death of two iconic Broadway actors who have recently passed away, Charles Durning and Jack Klugman. Both actors passed away this Monday and Broadway will be paying tribute to the fallen actors this Friday evening during all of their performances to observe the passing of these two talented performers.

All Broadway productions will be paying homage to the actors. This includes the highly anticipated Broadway musical “Dead Accountants” starring famed movie actress Katie Holmes. The production, which was highly anticipated by both Broadway fans and fans of the actress just announced it will be closing two months early and play its final performance on January 6th. Those who want to see Holmes take the stage live and see this modern musical in person will want to get their tickets now before the production ends.

Meanwhile in the world of sports, all eyes are on the NFL playoffs, more specifically all eyes are on who will be making a playoff berth in the final stretch of the season. This has had football fans focusing their attention on the Sunday Night football game between the Redskins and Cowboys in which the two power house teams will be facing off against one another to determine who will win the NFC East and earn an automatic playoff position. Tickets for this big Sunday night game have been selling fast as more fans than ever are looking to see this historic rivalry unfold as the stakes are now higher than they have been in years. Those who are looking to see all of the action live can still get some of the standing room only tickets to the Sunday night game being played at FedEx Field in Washington DC. This match up is sure to be one of the biggest of the season; so football fans will not want to miss out. Will you be getting your tickets to the big game?

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Entertainment This Week

12.27.2012 at 9:53 pm by chicagojacobs

This week the world of entertainment has been focused on the holiday season; with many of the biggest touring acts in music right now taking a break to enjoy the holidays at home. While most musical acts took a few days off from their tours before gearing up for touring action in 2013; the theatrical world was a buzz this holiday season with hit live theater musicals about the holidays from A Christmas Story to Elf and How the Grinch Stole Christmas are all heading into their final week of performances before the holiday season comes to a close. Most of these Broadway productions are only slated to play through the first of the year, so fans will want to get their tickets now before these plays close until next holiday season.

While there has been minimal news from the music and theater world around the holiday season, the professional sports world has been in full swing. With regular season NBA games lasting through the holidays; there has been plenty of basketball action to keep fans excited. With the New Year approaching it also means that more of the big bowl games on on the horizon. With several bowl games already played, some of the biggest ones yet, including the Cotton Bowl, Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl and the BCS National Championship are all set to kick off around the New Year. Tickets are still available for college football fans who want to get in on all of this action during bowl season.

Meanwhile, many sports fans have their eyes set of the NFL as the professional football league inches closet to playoff time. With the last weekend of the regular season of the NFL approaches and with many teams battling not only for a playoff appearance but for home field advantages and seeding this week, fans of the NFL can expect all types of action in the upcoming week. Furthermore, the last week of the regular season also means that NFL playoff tickets are on the horizon and that after next week fans looking to see their favorite teams take the field in the playoffs will be able to get tickets to see the playoffs live. Since most playoff locations are determined by the rank and seeding of the teams still left in play; most playoff spots will not be revealed until next week; when fans will be able to buy tickets to see their favorite teams play. Tickets will be on sale early next month; will you be getting yours?

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