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Michelle Obama on Tour with Her New Book

18th September 2018 | Category: Theater

The former first lady will soon hit the road with her new book Becoming and we simply can’t wait.

 Tickets for the shows can be found here so make sure you buy them on time and not miss the opportunity to hear her story.

Michelle is drawing closer to the release of her memoire Becoming and she has just announced a book tour that will take her to arenas in ten cities all over the U.S. The tour will start in Chicago on the same day her memoires hit shelves on 13 November. Until mid-December she will visit Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New York, Dallas, Boston, Detroit, Brooklyn and San Jose.

The audience will be treated with an intimate and honest conversation between Michelle and a selection of moderators yet to be announced. She will reflect on the extraordinary stories shared in her book. She wrote about her personaland professional life, from her childhood in Chicago to life in the White House. She wrote about her roots on the South Side, her time as First Lady during Barack Obama’sadministration. She wrote about being a woman, a wife and a mother, about all the ups and downs, all the bumps and bruises. She even wrote about her and her husband’s friendship with Beyoncé, Jaz Z, Chance the Rapper and many more.

Michelle hopes her story will inspire others to grow, never give up and also share their stories as an example. All the people we meet and all the experiences, shape us into what we are today.

“I’ve spent the last year and a half reflecting on my story as deeply and honestly as I could, and now I’m thrilled to travel the country and do the same with readers this fall,” Obama said about her upcoming tour in a release.

“I hope that this tour will inspire others to reflect upon and share their own stories — all the joys and sorrows, all the scars and renewals — so that together, we can better recognize that each of us, in our own way, is in a constant process of becoming.”

Michelle Obama also details on her role as the first African American first lady and how she used her position for the empowerment of women and girls. Together with Live Nation, she organized than 10% of every show’s tickets are donated to various charities, schools and community groups in each city the tour stops.

You can buy tickets here.

Tara Traub, senior vice president of Live Nation Touring, is proud of and excited about the tour.

“Hearing her share her story in person will be a memorable life experience for attendees of the Becoming tour and one that will help encourage people to find their own voice and pursue their dreams for a better future — for themselves, their families, and their communities.”

A Conversation with Michelle Obama

Show Date and Time: Tuesday, 13 November, 8pm

Show Location: United Center, Chicago, Illinois

Show Duration: TBA

Hit Comedy The Nap Premieres on Broadway

10th September 2018 | Category: Theater

Hilarious comedy The Nap premiered on Broadway on 5 September and the reviews are, in a word, fantastic.

If you are up to for a big laugh, don’t miss this amazing new, authentic show by Olivier nominee, Richard Bean, in a production from MTC and buy your tickets here.

The Broadway previews started on 5 September at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre and after it officially opens on 27 September, the show is on the repertoire almost every night until 11 November. This is a new play by Richard Bean, the author of rollicking, award-winning Broadway comedy One Man, Two Guvnors. The Nap represents a very comedic look at the world of snooker.

Dylan is a fast-rising star in this British version of pool. He enters a championship tournament but is very quickly warned about the math fixing. Ex-convict dad, saucy mum, quick-tongued manager and a renowned gangster quickly pool him into their own dealings of match-fixing and the play is more about the characters than the game itself.

The cast is magnificent and will make you laugh so hard until you burst to tears.

The cast of The Nap is made up of Alexandra Billings, best known for Transparent and Goliath, Tony Award nominee John Ellison Conlee, two-time Tony Award nominee Johanna Day, four-time and 2018 United States National Snooker Champion Ahmed Aly Elsayed, Ben Schnetzer, Heather Lind, Max Gordon Moore, Bhavesh Patel and Thomas Jay Ryan.

The creative team for the production includes David Rockwell (scenic design), Kaye Voyce (costume design), Justin Townsend (lighting design), Lindsay Jones (original music and sound design), Anne Ford-Coates (hair and make-up design), Ben Furey (dialect coach), and Thomas Schall (fight director).

Once it was out, The Guardian raved, “Ingenious,” The Observer cheered, “Outrageously funny,” and The Daily Mail called The Nap “brilliant and terrifically inventive.” What more do you need from a play? Enjoy this smart and witted play with eccentric characters and comments. Tickets for all dates can be found here.

The Nap

Show Date and Time: Saturday, 15 September, 8pm

Show Location: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, New York City, New York

Show Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes with one intermission

Age Restriction: all ages

Pretty Woman: The Musical Becomes Record Breaking Sumer Hit

6th September 2018 | Category: Theater

September is here so this means the summer is coming to an end soon.

It’s time to set the records straight and see which show was the most popular and lucrative on Broadway this summer season.

The new tuner that has been packing in crowds since it premiered in July at Nederlander Theatre and broke some records on its way remaining the biggest summer hit. If you still hadn’t seen it, you can buy your tickets here to enjoy the musical based on 1990 smash hit film with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.

Last week, Pretty Woman: The Musical broke the record for the third time since its opening and filled the theatre to 98.33% capacity with the gross of $1,219,728. This proved to be the best week for Nederlander Theatre in its 97-year history.

The musical premiered at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago on 13 March and run for five weeks until 15 April. The show moved to Nederlander Theatre staring previews on 20 July and officially opened on 13 August. During previews, a seat in the theatre was dedicated to the late Garry Marshall, who wrote the original book.

This amazing show features an original score by Brian Adams and Jim Vallance and the lead roles belong to three-time Tony nominee Andy Karl and screen star Samantha Barks. Based on one of the most popular romantic comedies of all time, the musical follows Vivian, a prostitute but in fact a spirited diamond in the rough, who dreams of a better life and melts the frozen heart of corporate raider Edward Lewis.

This amazing musical produced by Paula Wagner features scenic design by David Rockwell, costume design by Gregg Barnes, lighting design by Kenneth Posner and Philip S. Rosenberg. Sound design is provided by John Shivers, hair design by Josh Marquette, and music supervision, arrangements, and orchestrations by Will Van Dyke.

The show promises to give us back faith in the power of “happily ever after” and will definitely continue to fill theatres in 2019 so don’t miss it and buy your tickets right now.

Current Broadway frontrunners by gross is once again Hamilton which made $3.25 million. Behind it were The Lion King, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Hello, Dolly! and Frozen which all surpassed $2 million.

Pretty Woman: The Musical

Show Date and Time: Tuesday, 12 March, 2019, 7pm

Show Location:Nederlander Theatre, New York City, New York

Show Duration: 2 hours and 25 minutes, 1 intermission

Carrie Underwood to Hit the Road in Spring with All-Female Bill

4th September 2018 | Category: Concerts

Carrie Underwood will kick off her extensive Cry Pretty Tour 360 in May, supporting her upcoming album Cry Pretty due to come out on 14 September. Tickets for all dates and venues can be found here so grab your tickets on time.

The announcement came earlier this month when the country super star posted a video to her fans, explaining how much her last tour meant to her.

“We had so much fun in the round on the last tour because I got to be closer to you guys and go to see your beautiful faces and interact with you guys, so I’m so excited to be doing another brand new 360-degree show.”

The extensive arena tour will feature an all-female bill that will perform in an in-the-round setting. Maddie & Tae and Runway June will perform as openers and Carrie hopes the audience will fall in love with them just like she did.

Carrie and her husband Mike Fisher are expecting their second child so the tour can’t happen earlier than May. The first performance will be on 1 May in Greensboro in North Carolina. Just like her last trek, the Storryteller Tour 2016, this tour will also feature an in-the-round stage. The in-the-round configuration is a stage in the middle of the arena floor, creating a 360-degree setting which allows fans on all sides of the arena to have a fantastic view.

“I love performing in the round,” says Underwood.  “It’s so much fun for me and the band to play in every direction and creates a much more intimate and immersive experience for the audience, even in a larger arena setting.”

Underwood can’t wait to bring her new songs to life plying them live in front of the audience in 56 arenas across the USand Canada. Seven-time Grammy winner has more than 65 million records sold worldwide. She is the top country artist of all time and the only solo county artist to have a number one hit at the Billboard’s Hot 100 in the 2000s. We simply can’t wait to hear her new songs. Don’t waste any time and purchase your tickets here.

The Cry Pretty Tour 360

Show Date and Time: Wednesday, 1 May 2019, 7 pm

Show Location: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina

Show Duration: tba

Metallica About to Kick off Final Leg in September

31st August 2018 | Category: Concerts

Twelfth and the final leg of Metalica’s extensive tour is about to kick off in North America with their first performance in Madison on 2 September.

If you still hadn’t had the chance to listen the kings of heavy metal live, now is your last chance. Tickets for all North American performances can be found here so just pick the city closest to you.

The World Wired Tour consists of 12 legs and 134 shows in total. The tour started on 26 October 2016 in Puerto Rico with 11 shows in total in Latin America. Metallica performed 5 shows in Asia and 43 in Europe in the late 2017 and early 2018, and after a summer break, they return to North America this fall. At the end of the tour, there would be 75 shows performed in the US and Canada in total.

The final North American leg consists of 34 shows in all major cities in the US and Canada including Winnipeg, Sacramento, Austin, Portland, Buffalo, Salt Lake City, Kansas City, Indianapolis and many more. Some of these cities like Grand Forks, North and South Dakota, Sioux Falls and Alabama will see Metallica for the first time in decades during this last run. The final jaunt is setting off on 2 September in Madison, Wisconsin and keeps Metallica on the road through 2019, concluding on 13 March in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Comedian Jim Breuer will host a “Light It Up” pre-show party at every gig. “Jim, along with a DJ to get the night rocking with some great tunes, hits the stage before the band with comedy, fan interaction, giveaways and much more,” the band said.

The tour is supporting the band’s latest album Hardwired…To Self-Destruct which was released in fall 2016 as a double album and certified platinum by RIAA. The album topped the charts in 57 countries and sold 291,000 units in the first week and five million copies worldwide. It was the second time in history any band had six consecutive albums debut at number one, along with Dave Matthews Band.

Their previous tour was World Magnetic Tour in 2008-2010, supporting their ninth album Death Magnetic which earned $217.2 million for 187 performances which was their most successful tour.

The ongoing tour is expected to break the record with $211.4 million earned so far.

World Wired Tour

Show Date and Time: 2 September 2018, 7:30pm

Show Location: Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin

Age Restriction: no age restriction placed on this show