The 39 Steps Tickets in Phoenix

By: Spencinator    Category: ASU Gammage, Theater

I need to be cultured in plays. I haven’t heard of this one either. If you know The 39 Steps then get your tickets. The show will be at the ASU Gammage theater in Phoenix. Here is some info from wikipedia:

The 39 Steps is a play adapted from the 1915 novel by John Buchan and the 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock. Patrick Barlow wrote the adaptation, based on the original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon of a two-actor version of the play. Barlow had originally intended to portray the character of Richard Hannay, but focused solely on rewriting the original version

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Avenue Q Tickets in Phoenix

By: Spencinator    Category: ASU Gammage, Theater

This is another play I have never heard of. Avenue Q is coming to the ASU Gammage Theater in Phoenix. You go and see it and tell me how it is. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Avenue Q is a musical conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics, and directed by Jason Moore. The book is by Jeff Whitty. The show was produced by and opened at the Off-Broadway Vineyard Theatre in March 2003. The production transferred to Broadway in July 2003 and won several Tony Awards, including the award for Best Musical. It is still running on Broadway and holds the position of 23rd longest running show in Broadway history. The show has spawned a 2005 Las Vegas production, a 2006 West End production and various international productions. A U.S. national tour began in July 2007 and will end in May 2009.

The show is largely inspired by (and is in the style of) Sesame Street: Most of the characters in the show are puppets (operated by actors onstage), the set depicts several tenements on a rundown street in an Outer Borough of New York City, both the live characters and puppet characters sing, and short animated video clips are played as part of the story.

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Mary Poppins Tickets in Phoenix

By: Spencinator    Category: ASU Gammage, Theater

Mary Poppins the tour is coming to Phoenix for a few shows. Come to the ASU Gammage Theater for the fun. Here is some info from wikipedia:

In December 2004, a musical version of Mary Poppins, based on both the Disney film and the books, opened at the Prince Edward Theatre, London, after previewing in Bristol. It received critical acclaim and was nominated for nine 2005 Olivier Awards. It won two awards, Best Actress in a Musical, for Laura Michelle Kelly, and Best Theatre Choreography, for Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear. The musical has original music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, book by Julian Fellowes, and a few new songs and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.

In November 2006 a Broadway production opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre, New York. It received mixed reviews but was a box office success and nominated for 7 Tony Awards. It won one award, Best Scenic Design of a Musical, for Bob Crowley.

A number of tour productions are planned for 2008 and onwards, among them a National UK tour and a National US tour.

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August: Osage County Tickets in Phoenix

By: Spencinator    Category: ASU Gammage, Theater

In all reality, I have never heard of the show. August: Osage County is coming to Phoenix for a show. Come to the ASU Gammage theater for the fun. Here is some info from wikipedia:

August: Osage County is an original darkly comedic play by Tracy Letts. The June 28, 2007 world premiere production was produced by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, and closed on August 26, 2007. Its Broadway debut was at the Imperial Theater on December 4, 2007 and transferred to the Music Box Theatre on April 29, 2008.

The show made its UK Debut at London’s National Theatre in November 2008. A US National Tour is also planned to begin on July 24, 2009 at Denver’s Buell Theatre.

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Annie Tickets in Phoenix

By: Spencinator    Category: ASU Gammage, Theater

Annie the play is coming to Phoenix for a few shows. I haven’t seen the show but you can at the ASU Gammage Theater. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Annie is a musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The musical ran for nearly six years on Broadway, spawned numerous productions in many countries, as well as national tours, and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical’s songs “Tomorrow” and “It’s the Hard-Knock Life” are its more popular pieces.

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Little House on the Prairie Tickets in Phoenix

By: Spencinator    Category: ASU Gammage, Theater

This will be an interesting play. Little House on the Prairie is coming to the ASU Gammage Theater here in Phoenix. Here is some info from wikipedia:

A musical version of Little House on the Prairie, based on the books, premiered at the Guthrie Theater (Minnesota) on July 26, 2008 in previews, opening August 15 and scheduled to run through October 19. The musical has a book by Rachel Sheinkin, music by Rachel Portman and lyrics by Donna DiNovelli and is directed by Francesca Zambello with choreography by Michele Lynch. The cast includes Melissa Gilbert as “Ma”, Steve Blanchard as “Pa”, and Kara Lindsay (Laura), Jenn Gambatese (Mary), Sara Jean Ford (Nellie) and Kevin Massey (Almanzo Wilder).

The musical is scheduled to begin a 5-week engagement beginning September 10, 2009 at the Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey, prior to a US National tour beginning in October 2009 at the Ordway Theatre, St. Paul, Minnesota. Gilbert, Blanchard and Lindsay will continue their roles.

Prior to these productions, workshop presentations were held April 16-17, 2007; the cast included Melissa Gilbert and Patrick Swayze.

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Phantom of the Opera Tickets in Phoenix

By: Spencinator    Category: ASU Gammage, Theater

I have always wanted to see the Phantom of the Opera. You will have your chance if you come out to the ASU Gammage Theater in Phoenix. Here is some info from wikipedia:

The Phantom of the Opera (in French, Le Fantôme de l’Opéra) is a French novel by Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serialization in Le Gaulois from September 23, 1909 to January 8, 1910. Initially, the novel sold very poorly and was even out of print several times during the twentieth century. Today, it is considered to be a classic of French literature, though it is overshadowed by its many subsequent adaptations. The novel was translated into English in 1911. It has since been adapted many times into film and stage productions, the most notable of which were the 1925 film depiction and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1986 musical. The Phantom of the Opera musical is now the longest running Broadway show in history, and one of the most lucrative entertainment enterprises of all time.

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Legally Blonde Tickets in Phoenix

By: Spencinator    Category: ASU Gammage, Theater

I find it strange to have a play about this movie, but I guess it is good. Legally Blond is coming to Phoenix for a show at the ASU Gammage Theater. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Legally Blonde is a 2001 comedy film starring Reese Witherspoon, produced by Marc E. Platt for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios and directed by Robert Luketic. It is based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Amanda Brown, although only a handful of characters from the book survived the transition to the screen

The film tells the story of fashion marketing major and bubbly sorority girl Elle Woods’ quest to be regarded seriously at Harvard Law School, and to win back her boyfriend Warner.

The film was a Golden Globe Award nominee for Best Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy; Witherspoon’s performance also received a nomination.

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Wicked Tickets in Phoenix

By: Spencinator    Category: ASU Gammage, Theater

I am going to see this show and I am excited. I have only heard good things about it. Wicked will be at the ASU Gammage Theater soon. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Wicked tells the story of Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. (In the album notes, Gregory Maguire explained that he derived the name “Elphaba” from the initials of L. Frank Baum.) Their friendship struggles through their opposing personalities and viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, their reactions to the Wizard’s corrupt government, and, ultimately, Elphaba’s public fall from grace. The plot is set mostly before Dorothy’s arrival from Kansas, and includes several references to well-known scenes and dialogue in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz as a backstory.

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Tickets in Phoenix

By: Spencinator    Category: ASU Gammage, Theater

I have only seen the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and loved it. I wonder what the theater show is like. Come to the ASU Gammage for the show. Here is some info from wikipedia:

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car is a children’s book written by Ian Fleming (creator of James Bond) for his son Caspar, with illustrations by John Burningham. It was first published in 1964 by Jonathan Cape in London and Random House in New York, and later made into a successful film.

Writer Ian Fleming took his inspiration for the car from a series of aero-engined racing cars built by Count Louis Zborowski in the early 1920s at Higham Park, christened “Chitty Bang Bang”. Fleming had known Higham Park as a guest of its later owner, Walter Wigham, chairman of Robert Fleming & Co.

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Sesame Street Live Tickets in Phoenix

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Dodge Theatre, Theater

Sesame Street Live is taking over the Dodge Theater for a few days in early May. Here is some info on the show from the wiki:

Sesame Street Live is the live touring show based on the children’s television show Sesame Street.

Produced by Minneapolis-based VEE Corporation, the show opened on September 17, 1980, with a production of Sesame Street Live “Missing Bird Mystery” playing at the Met Center in Bloomington, MN. Sesame Street Live is now produced as three or four separate tours, each performing a different show, with its own plot, characters, scenery, and soundtrack. Shows are performed in arenas and theatres around the world, generally working on an eight to ten month touring schedule ending in the spring and resuming in the late summer. While in the United States, Sesame Street Live is a bus and truck show, with the equipment moving by two or three trucks and the personnel travelling by bus. (This is contrasted with a show that travels by rail, such as the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus.) Outside of the US, air cargo and sea containers are used.

The shows feature original music scores and songs, complemented with old favorites from the show, and professional dancers as costumed characters performing the parts of the Muppets. The productions are done in a theatrical style. In an arena, a stage is built and a false proscenium is created to make the experience more similar to going to a theatre.

It ought to be a blast for the kids. If you are having trouble finding tickets to this show at the Dogde Theater box office here is where you should look for after market tickets:

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My Little Pony Live Tickets in Phoenix

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Jobing.com (pronounced Jobbing.com) Arena Tickets, Theater

Ok so My Little Pony Live is coming to Jobing.com arena in Glendale soon. It turns out that this show is produced by the same people who do Sesame Street Live. The idea is that it is like a play (musical actually) but the actors are the My Little Pony, umm, ponies. My Little Pony has been a favorite for little girls for a long time now. We get this from wikipedia:
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WWE RAW (+Smackdown and WCE) Tickets in Phoenix

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Sports, Theater, US Airways Center Tickets

Pro Rasslin’s is coming into town folks — the show is Phoenix will be at the US Airways Center.. This is a good time just waitin’to happen. For some reason the antics of pro wrestlers seem to have a timeless appeal. The latest big show will feature the following current werestling stars:

“WWE AND WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPION JOHN CENA
WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPION SHAWN MICHAELS
RIC FLAIR
EDGE
RANDY ORTON
UMAGA
ARMANDO ESTRADACARLITO
THE GREAT KHALI
INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION JEFF HARDY
JOHNNY NITRO
MELINA
SHELTON BENJAMIN
CRYME TYME
WOMEN’S CHAMPION MICKIE JAMES
VICTORIA
CANDICE MICHELLE
TORRIE WILSON
AND MANY MORE!”

Anyway, if you don’t find the seats that you want to this spectacle through the box office here are you best after market ticket vendor options:
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Ron White Tickets In Phoenix

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Concerts, Dodge Theatre, Theater

Comedian Ron White has a gig scheduled at the Dodge Theater soon. You’ll recognize Ron from his participation in the Blue Collar Comedy Tour (although he wasn’t on Blue Collar TV). This show is likely to sell out so if you can’t find the tickets you want at the box office here are the best ticket brokers to check:

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Wiggles Tickets in Phoenix

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Dodge Theatre, Theater

So some people think I look a bit like Anthony Wiggle… Not sure what to think about that. But a few years ago I did dress in a Wiggles costume at Halloween with some other dads. I won honorable mention in a swanky costume party with that get-up! (The party host had a toddler too it turns out.)

Anyway the Wiggles will be at the Dogde Theater soon. If you are having trouble getting the quality seats you were hoping for through the box office never fear — there is always a ticket broker happy to sell you some after market tickets. Here are the best of the after market ticket vendors:
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Disney On Ice Tickets in Phoenix (Monsters Inc.)

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Theater, US Airways Center Tickets

Disney On Ice is coming into Phoenix again for three days worth of shows at the US Airways Center. The theme this time around is Pixar’s Monsters Inc. and it ought to be a big hit with the little ones. Hey – what’s not to love about a huge furry Sully ice skating? Anyway, if you don’t find the seats you want through the box office here are you best after market ticket vendor options:
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Ralphie May Tickets in Phoenix

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Celebrity Theatre (Theater) Tickets, Concerts, Theater

Comedian Ralphie May is coming to Phoenix for a show at the Celebrity Theater. His shtick is partially that he is morbidly obese, though rumor has it he has dropped all the way down to 365 pounds. I hear he was more than twice that heavy at one point! Anyway, if you can’t find the tickets you need to this show at the box office here are the places to shop for after market tickets:
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George Lopez Phoenix Tickets

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Concerts, Dodge Theatre, Theater

Comedian George Lopez has a few upcoming shows scheduled at the Dogde Theater. If you are having trouble getting the quality seats you were hoping for never fear — there is always a ticket broker happy to sell you some after market tickets. Here are the best of the after market vendors:
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“Chita Rivera: The Dancers Life” Tickets in Phoenix

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Gammage Auditorium Tickets, Theater

I am clearly not the target market for this show…

Ok, so I guess Chita Rivera is a famous dancer from back in the day. She became a huge star on Broadway in the 50’s. Apparently she remains a star in the eyes of a lot of people because the ticket brokers have bought up a lot of tickets to this show (and that means they expect it to sell out.) Well if that is the case then I say good for Ms. Rivera. (I must admit; she does have a pretty cool name.)

Anyway, if you are looking to see this show at the Gammage Auditorium over at ASU in Tempe (Phoenix) and aren’t finding what you need at the box office here is where you should shop:

AIW Tickets has tickets to three shows starting at $85
Stubhub is worth checking
TicketsNow has tickets at $95
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David Copperfield Tickets in Phoenix

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Dodge Theatre, Theater

When I was a kid a had an embarrassing moment at a magic show. We kids were sitting in front of the stage and the magician did a trick where he dropped a guillotine on an audience member’s head, severing a carrot but leaving the head of the person untouched. It was a pretty cool trick actually. The thing was that the severed carrot fell in front of the stage where I was sitting. I picked it up and looked around wondering I should do with this carrot (I mean it could have been still needed for the show right?) The girl next to me told me to throw it back on stage. In retrospect I now know that she meant just toss it gently back up there… but at the time I hauled back and hucked it at the magician. It grazed his ear as it whizzed by. He wasn’t amused. He asked for the parents of the kid in the front to come get me. My dad wasn’t too pleased either.

Anyway, I don’t recommend you huck any carrots at David Copperfield if you go to this show. Tickets ain’t cheap and you’d probably get tossed from the Dogde Theater is you did…

Anyway, if you are looking for tickets to this show and the box office doesn’t cut it for you here is where you should look:

1. AIW Tickets has seats starting at $100

2. Compare pricing at a couple of these ticket vendors –
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Cedric the Entertainer Tickets in Phoenix

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Dodge Theatre, Theater

So it turns out Cedric the Entertainer does more than commercials and an occasional movie still. He is bringing his live act to Phoenix soon for a show at the Dogde Theater. Ced’s wiki says this about him:

Cedric the Entertainer (born Cedric Antonio Kyles, April 24, 1964 in Jefferson City, Missouri) is an American actor and comedian. The self-assumed title “The Entertainer” comes from his early days as a comedian when he also sang and danced… In 1996, Cedric moved into acting, playing Steve Harvey’s friend, Cedric Jackie Robinson, on his sitcom, The Steve Harvey Show. His acting career grew and he began appearing in movies, including Big Momma’s House, Dr. Dolittle 2, Barbershop, Barbershop 2, Serving Sara, Johnson Family Vacation, Intolerable Cruelty, Man of the House, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Be Cool.

Tickets to this show are likely to be hard to come by so if you can’t find the seats you need at the box office here is where you ought to look online:

1. AIW Tickets has seats starting at $125

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Legends Tickets in Phoenix (Orpheum Theatre)

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Concerts, Orpheum Theatre Tickets, Theater

So a show called Legends (or is it “Legends!”?) is set for a multi-night showing at the Orpheum Theater in Phoenix. As far as I can tell this is a big celebrity impersonator fest with Elvis, Prince, Madonna and other impersonators putting on shows. The ticket brokers have been snapping up tickets so it must be a fun show that will sell out pretty quickly. If you are having trouble getting the tickets you want at the Orpheum box office here are the places you ought to try next:

1. AIW Tickets has seats starting at $75

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Tickets in Phoenix

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Gammage Auditorium Tickets, Theater

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is coming to Phoenix’s (actually Tempe’s) Gammage Auditorium. Can you spell? Want to test your spelling skills on stage with the actors? You can’t try if you don’t have tickets! Here’s what you do.

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Harlem Globetrotter Tickets in Phoenix

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Theater, US Airways Center Tickets

Yes, the Harlem Globetrotters are still around. Word has it they still put on a good show too. The good news for us in the desert is they are bringing their traveling show to the US Airways Center in Phoenix soon. The Globetrotters wiki says:

The Harlem Globetrotters are a basketball team that combines athleticism and comedy to create one of the best-known sports entertainment franchises in the world. Created by Abe Saperstein in 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, the team adopted the name Harlem because of its connotations as a leading African-American community. Over the years it has toured more than 100 countries, playing more than 20,000 exhibition games, mostly against deliberately ineffective opposition like the Washington Generals (1953–1995) and the New York Nationals (1995–present).

If you are looking for tickets to the big show here is where we recommend you hunt:

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Disney On Ice Tickets in Phoenix

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Theater, US Airways Center Tickets

Disney On Ice is coming back to Phoenix. The latest variation on the show is called “Disney On Ice: Disneyland Adventure” whatever that means. I took my little girls to Disney on ice a few years back and they liked it. I survived too. One this is for sure, these things tend to do really well and even sell out on occasion. The wiki says this:

Disney on Ice is a touring ice show produced by Feld Entertainment under agreement with The Walt Disney Company. Aimed primarily at children, the shows feature figure skaters dressed as Disney cartoon characters in performances that derive music and plot from the various Disney films; the “stars” of the show are the Disney characters themselves rather than the skaters.

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Bill Cosby Tickets in Phoenix

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Dodge Theatre, Theater

The legendary comedian Bill Cosby will be in town at the Dodge Theater soon. Cosby is fixin’ to crack 70 but he is still at it. I assume this tour is in support of his new comedy album reportedly called “The House of Blues Cosby”. His wiki says this about him:

William Henry “Bill” Cosby, Jr., Ed.D. (born July 12, 1937) is an American actor, comedian, television producer, and activist. He received an Ed.D. from the University of Massachusetts for his doctoral thesis on Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, an educational children’s cartoon series he created.

Anyway, this is a pretty hot ticket here in Phoenix so is you are looking to get seats here are the places we recommend you check:
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Tickets to The Nutcracker in Phoenix Arizona

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Phoenix Symphony Hall Tickets, Theater

Hey, what screams “Christmas” more than a ballet about a girl who gets magically shrunken and then fights a magical evil rat king? Apparently not much. And once again there is a top-flight production of the Nutcracker playing this December in Phoenix. The music is as beautiful as ever and the dancing makes for a lovely experience every time. Here is a little trivia on the Nutcracker from the wiki:

The Nutcracker (Russian: Щелкунчик, English: Shchelkunchik), Op. 71, is a fairy-ballet in two acts, three tableaux, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1891–1892, and based on The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (German: Nußknacker und Mausekönig), a story by E. T. A. Hoffmann (1816). Alexandre Dumas’ adaptation of the story was set to music by Tchaikovsky (after the libretto of Marius Petipa) and has become the most popular ballet performed around Christmas time. It is appealing to children and adults alike and has been a standard yearly feature of theatres in many cities. A selection of eight of the more popular numbers from the ballet was made by the composer, forming The Nutcracker Suite, designed for concert performance. The titles of the ballet (simply The Nutcracker) and the suite (The Nutcracker Suite) are frequently confused.

Tchaikovsky composed the ballet in 1891–1892, but he was unsatisfied with it and considered it to be one of his less successful pieces.

The first performance of the ballet was held as a double premiere together with Tchaikovsky’s last opera Iolanta on December 6/18, 1892, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, Russia. The ballet was conducted by Riccardo Drigo and choreographed by Lev Ivanov. However, this performance had just limited success.

The current popularity of The Nutcracker is due in part to Willam Christensen, former Ballet master of the San Francisco Ballet, who imported the work to the United States in 1944. The success of the ballet and George Balanchine’s choreography for his own 1954 version created a winter tradition of Nutcracker performances in the United States.

Ok, so on to where you should hunt for tickets. The box office is always a good place to start, but tickets sell out fast so here is where you should look to find just to the tickets you want:
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High School Musical Concert Tickets in Phoenix

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Jobing.com (pronounced Jobbing.com) Arena Tickets, Theater

You gotta hand it to the folks at Disney — they know how to promote their cra… err… stuff. They have created a newish batch of that stuff in the form of High School Musical – The Concert. If I have this right, I guess this is the traveling road show of the made for tv movie that my 9 year old daughter and her friends were very interested in called High School – The Musical, or High School Musical or something. I couldn’t bring myself to watch it but based on the ads it looks like dreamy hoops star longs to sing or some such nonsense. I’m sure drama and hilarity abounded…

Anyway, if you need to get tickets for yourself and a daughter or something we have done some research and here are the best after market sources for excellent seats to this tour stop at Jobing.com (Glendale) Arena: (more…)

Blue Man Group Tickets in Phoenix

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Dodge Theatre, Theater

The Blue Man Group’s “How To Be A Megastar Tour” show is coming to Phoenix Arizona to the Dodge Theater. Tickets are hard to come by but we’ve got ya covered.

StubHub has tickets ranging from $70-400+
We Have Seats is selling all sorts of tickets ranging from $87-400+
TicketsNow is worth checking too

Here is some info on the Blue Man Group from their wiki:

Blue Man Group (BMG) is a creative organization centered on a trio of mute performers, called Blue Men, that present themselves in blue paint, latex bald caps, and black clothing.

Blue Man Group’s theatrical acts incorporate rock music (with an emphasis on percussion), odd props, audience participation, sophisticated lighting, and large amounts of paper. It is also noted for having a “poncho section” of the audience; in the front rows, audience members are provided with plastic ponchos in order to protect them from various foods, substances, paints, and so on, which get thrown, ejected, or sprayed from the stage. The shows are family-oriented, humorous, energetic and often employ thought-provoking satire on modern life. Much of the humor breaks the fourth wall, for example, interrupting the show to ridicule latecomers in the audience.

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Dancing with the Stars Tickets in Phoenix (a Glendale/Jobing.com Arena)

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Glendale (Jobing.com) Arena, Theater

Dance has made a TV comeback. Between Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance, cutting the rug isall the rage on TV now. Well the traveling raod show is coming to Phoenix at the newly renamed Jobing.com Arena (formerly Glendale Arena). The Ticket brokers have been getting their hands on a lot of the best seats so if you are in need of good seats to the show here are the best places to hunt online:

Stubhub has a few tickets now and will let you sell your extra seats too

Here is some info from the U.S. Dancing with the Stars wiki:

Dancing with the Stars is a reality show airing on ABC in the United States. The show is based on the British BBC TV series Strictly Come Dancing and is part of the international Dancing with the Stars franchise.

The concept of the show is to pair a celebrity with a professional dancer in an attempt to win a high score from a panel of three judges and then a high number of votes from the viewers, who can call in and vote online. The person who receives the lowest score is eliminated, but they are allowed to dance one last dance at the end of the show.

The current co-hosts are Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris. In season 1, Bergeron’s co-host was Lisa Canning. The panel of judges is Len Goodman (head judge), Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli. Harold Wheeler is the musical director. The announcements for the show’s titles and dance introductions were recorded in the United Kingdom by Alan Dedicoat.

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Season three (premiered September 12, 2006) expanded from ten couples to eleven. Celebrity participants for season three of the USA edition of Dancing with the Stars are:

* Tucker Carlson, political pundit/MSNBC news anchor – partner Elena Grinenko (eliminated first)
* Monique Coleman, actress – partner Louis van Amstel
* Sara Evans, singer – partner Tony Dovolani (withdrew during sixth week)
* Willa Ford, singer – partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy (eliminated fifth)
* Vivica A. Fox, actress – partner Nick Kosovich (eliminated fourth)
* Harry Hamlin, actor – partner Ashly DelGrosso (eliminated third)
* Joey Lawrence, actor – partner Edyta Sliwinska
* Mario Lopez, actor/TV host – partner Karina Smirnoff
* Shanna Moakler, beauty queen/reality television star – partner Jesse DeSoto (eliminated second)
* Emmitt Smith, NFL running back – partner Cheryl Burke
* Jerry Springer, talk show host/former politician – partner Kym Johnson (former champion of Australian version of Dancing with the Stars) (eliminated sixth)

* As part of Slim Fast Dance Challenge: Tysonia Sichinga and Christian Perry

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Tickets to Doodlebops at Dodge Theater in Phoenix Arizona

By: Phoenix Tickets Finder    Category: Dodge Theatre, Theater

Alright, I admit it: The Doodlebops kinda creep me out. My toddler likes the show well enough but I cringe every time it comes on. Seems too similar to the weird psychedelic stuff from decades past like HR Puff n Stuff and that always creeped me out as a kid. Plus, the whole music dance theater thing that the doodle bops reek of just ain’t my thing.

But let’s face it — The Doodlebops are not targeted toward dads; the Doodlebops are targeted toward little kids and little kids eat this kind of stuff up. So if you are looking for primo seats to their Phoenix show we have you covered.

Stubhub has excellent tickets (including front row seats) ranging from $55-160.
We Have Seats has similarly excellent seats ranging from $69-145.
Ticketsnow has many of the same seats ranging from $75-165

And for your reading pleasure here is some more info on the Doodlebops:

The Doodlebops is a Canadian musical comedy series for preschool children. Beginning its broadcasting run in 2004, the series, produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment airs on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Canada in the CBC Kids morning block, and on the Disney Channel in the USA as part of the Playhouse Disney morning programming schedule. The series stars are Lisa J. Lennox as Deedee Doodle, Chad McNamara as Rooney Doodle, and Jonathan Wexler as Moe Doodle.

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