Lion King at the Orpheum

I went to see the Lion King at the Orpheum on Saturday and, wow, it was amazing!

The opening scene actually gave me shivers as the cast performed to a T the opening portion of the Lion King where Simba is introduced at Pride Rock. The stage, as well as the isles, were filled with life-like animals as the theater was encompassed with amazing sound.

Seeing the Lion King makes me want to see Beauty and the Beast even more when it comes in the fall!

A Prairie Home Companion

Mark your calendars! A Prairie Home Companion: Garrison Keillor Live Broadcast will be coming to the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul on February 11.

Garrison Keillor is always a great show and, as a Minnesota favorite, will likely be packed! If you haven't been to A Prairie Home Companion yet, you definitely won't want to miss it.

Ten Reasons to Visit Saint Paul

The Pop Traveler recently published a list of ten reasons to visit Minneapolis-Saint Paul! Here they are:

1. First Avenue

First Avenue is one of the best concert venues in the country. Take a look at the 'wall of fame' and see all the names of bands that have played at First Ave. First Ave is a symbol of the great local music scene.

2. Minneapolis Institute of Arts

There are nearly 60 museums in the area, with only Chicago and D.C. boasting more. However, the MIA is probably the best!

3. The lakes

Though our license plates lie... we actually have around 12,000 lakes, the truth still holds - our lakes are gorgeous!

4. Target

Minnesota is the home of the first-ever Target.

5. Skyways

Both Minneapolis and Saint Paul have miles of skyways that hide us from the (sometimes) crappy Minnesota weather.

6. Hennepin Theatre Trust

There are some 30 theater companies in town, but along Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis sit four of the most iconic and historic structures.

7. Local brews

We love our beer! It is no surprise that more and more local breweries keep popping up around the cities.

8. Public art

9. Authors and screenwriters

10. Jucy Lucy

We love our burgers!

What is your favorite thing about Minneapolis-Saint Paul? Is it the theatre scene? That's our favorite!

Foreigner State Theatre Minneapolis cancelled

The Foreigner concert that was to take place at the Minneapolis State Theatre on Friday February 20th has been cancelled with no rescheduled date. If you have tickets, contact your place of purchase to find out how to get a refund!

Burnsville Performing Arts Center calendar

The Burnsville Performing Arts Center has been around for a few years now, and is really picking up speed in the amount and class of the events that take place there!

The Burnsville Performing Arts Center calendar of events hosts an array of acts. Check out the Burnsville Performing Arts Center schedule below! I believe most Burnsville Performing Arts Center tickets can be purchased directly from the box office, still! A perk of a small venue that not a lot of people know about!

Tim Patrick and His Blue Eyes Band 2/11
Dakota Valley Symphony: Four Choirs Festival 2/12
Almost Maine 2/24 through3/11
Tinh Anh Linh Chien 2/26, two shows
The Spencers: Theater of Illusion 3/8

Keep checking back at my blog for a Burnsville Performing Arts Center schedule that will include dates after March!

American Idiot musical tour dates and review

The story of American Idiot the musical is based on the band Green Day's concept album of the same name. The musical, expanded from the concept album, revolves around three disaffected young men, Johnny, Will and Tunny. Johnny and Tunny leave their suburbia and parents to look for meaning in life and find the excitement of the city. Will stays in their hometown with his pregnant girlfriend.

American Idiot won two Tony Awards in 2010; Best Scenic Design of a Musical and Best Lighting Design of a Musical. American Idiot was nominated for Best Musical and won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.

The American Idiot tour calendar is as follows:

Toronto, ON
December 28-January 15, 2012

Detroit, MI
January 17-22, 2012

Boston, MA
January 24-29, 2012

Raleigh, NC
January 31-February 5, 2012

Chicago, IL
February 7-19, 2012

Minneapolis, MN
February 21-26, 2012

State College, PA
February 28-29, 2012

St. Louis, MO
March 2-4, 2012

Denver, CO
March 6-11, 2012

LA, CA
March 13-April 22, 2012

Tempe, AZ
April 24-29, 2012

Dallas, Tx
May 8-20, 2012

Costa Mesa, CA
May 29-June 3, 2012

Seattle, WA
June 5-10, 2012

San Fran, CA
June 12-July8, 2012

Minneapolis State Theatre Million Dollar Quartet tickets

Million Dollar Quartet will play at the Minneapolis State Theatre from March 27 through April 1, 2012. Tickets went on sale, and Ticket King has awesome tickets available!

The Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet is inspired by the true story of the famed recording session that brought together rock n' roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. It happened on December 4, 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis. Sam Phillips, known as the "Father of Rock n' Roll" pulled these four singers together for an amazing jam session.

With the making of this musical, Million Dollar Quartet allows you into that night, telling a tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations. You'll hear the big-time hits such as "Blue Suede Shoes," "Fever," "Great Balls of Fire," "I Walk the Line," and "Folsom Prison Blues," among others.

If you're a fan of these musicians and 50s Rock n' Roll, this is a must see Broadway Musical for you!

Disney's The Lion King Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre tickets

Ticket King is your source for Disney's Lion King tickets! The Lion King is running at the Orpheum Theatre from Wednesday January 11, 2012 through Sunday February 12, 2012. Ticket King has Lion King tickets for select shows of the show's run at the Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre.

The Lion King tickets start at $105/ticket in the balcony section. You do not want to miss the chance to see this amazing musical! Anyone who even remotely enjoyed the movie The Lion King, will be astounded at how awestruck they will be when they see what the show creators did to move the story to the stage. The first time I saw The Lion King, my breath literally caught in my throat and brought tears to my eyes!

The Lion King runs two hours and 30 minutes long and includes one intermission. The show starts promptly at the start time, and there will be a ten minute seating hold at the beginning and after the intermission. You do not want to be late and miss any of this amazing story!

As always, you know where to get your theatre tickets! Ticket King has The Lion King tickets you're looking for!

Disney's Beauty and the Beast re-released in 3D

I went to a movie last night, my first movie in AGES! (I have an 11 month old, I didn't even know what movies were playing!) Luckily my sister invited my husband and I out on a double date. While at the movie theatre, I saw a cardboard cutout ad for Disney's Beauty and the Beast 3D! Beauty and the Beast is one of my top Disney movies of all time, so I checked out the info today online.

Disney thought that the rerelease of The Lion King 3D was so good, they are rereleasing a few more popular movies to 3D. Beauty and the Beast 3D comes out on January 13, 2012, so not long to wait! Beauty and the Best originally hit movie theatres in 1991! Can you believe it's been 20 years! I cannot! I remember seeing Beauty and the Beast in the movie theatre. There was a theatre right by my house, maybe 2 blocks away, but it was the "expensive" movie theatre, so we hardly ever went there. On the night we went to this movie, we walked over to the movie theatre and saw the movie, then also got to go to the highly priced 50's style diner for ice cream! Yup, 20 years ago, and I remember all that! What a great day it was!

Also coming soon to Disney 3D is Finding Nemo, September 14, 2012, Monsters, Inc, January 18, 2013 and The Little Mermaid September 13, 2013!

Did anyone see The Lion King 3D? I'm looking for reviews. I'm skeptical on if I want to see my favorite classic Disney movies in 3D or not. Does the 3D add to the effect or take away from it? Let me know your thoughts!

Florida Philharmonic Center For The Arts schedule

The Naples, Florida Philharmonic Center For The Arts has many shows going on the schedule. See a line up of some of the Philharmonic Center For The Arts calendar here!

12/16-12/18 Naples Philharmonic Orchestra: Holiday Pops

12/20-12/23 Million Dollar Quartet

12/28 Blast!

12/29 Regis & Joy Philbin

1/4/12 Dennis Miller

1/8/12 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

1/9/12 Johnny Mathis

1/11/12 Liza Minnelli

1/12/12 Ultimate Doo Wop

1/24-1/29/12 Les Miserables

1/30/12 Diana Krall

Those are a lot of great event options for the Naples, Florida area within the next 5 or 6 weeks! Be sure to buy some Philharmonic tickets for you and your family this holiday season!

Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre Blue Man Group dates

The Blue Man Group will be at the Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre from June 15, 1012 until June 24, 2012. Blue Man Group tickets are available through Ticket King over the phone at 612-341-4131, online at www.TicketKingOnline.com or in person at 212 Chicago Avenue South in Minneapolis.

Tickets for Blue Man Group are starting as low as $59/ticket.

Blue Man Group reviews state Blue Man Group is a must see, good for the whole family, two thumbs up, many Blue Man Group reviewers say they have seen the show multiple times and have not been disappointed!

I've heard such great things about the Blue Man Group show. Be sure to buy your Blue Man Group tickets now!

Minneapolis Pantages Theatre events schedule

There is not a whole lot going on at the Pantages Theatre right now, but check out the schedule of events for the Pantages Theatre!

12/9 The Blenders
12/10 The Blenders
12/15-12/18 All Is Calm
2/4 Jeff Mangum

What do you think of the Pantages events calendar!? Who would you like to see cross the stage at the Minneapolis Pantages Theatre?

Minneapolis State Theatre events calendar

There is more than just theatre shows going on at the Minneapolis State Theatre! The State often hosts great music concerts as well!

The State Theatre events calendar includes an array of events. Check out the Minneapolis State Theatre schedule here:

12/13 Ryan Adams
1/13 Tim Gunn
1/20 Foreigner
2/11 O.A.R.
2/23 Arianna Huffington
3/2 Buddy Guy
3/21 Kara DioGuardi

Those are just a few of the non-broadway show type events that will be at the State Theatre in the next few months! Be sure to check back to see what other awesome people might be making a stop at the Minneapolis State Theatre!

I have to admit, I didn’t get to see the whole parade. It’s on TiVo, or whatever the recording device is called at my in-laws house, but I doubt I’ll make it back to watch what I missed. With a ten month old, there is a lot going on, and watching the parade came in dead last once it was time to eat breakfast and take a nap. Which is sad because I love watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

With that said, my favorite musical snippet I was able to catch during the parade was for the musical How to Succeed (in business without really trying). So odd and yet interesting to see Harry Potter act in a musical! Wait….not Harry Potter…Daniel Radcliffe. I personally have not seen him act in anything except the Harry Potter movies. I think he did a great job. Granted the music is lip-synced for the parade, but I believe it is him really singing the music at some point. I think it would be really cool to see Daniel Radcliffe on Broaday in How To Succeed the musical.

I think I have a soft place in my heart for the play/musical How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying because it was one of the spring musicals my high school put on while I was a Sophomore or Junior in high school. There were people I looked up to that were in older grades who were main leads in the musical, as well as really close friends that had bigger parts and parts in the chorus. It’s always more fun, for me, to watch a play or musical when I know someone in the production, which then leads to interest in something like this on Broadway because I have seen the story before and know what is going on when I watch it.

I would for sure see the How To Succeed musical on Broadway. I would want to see it while Daniel Radcliffe is still the lead role. He is only the lead role until January, when Darren Criss from Glee will take over the role. Darren Criss plays Glee character Blaine Anderson, for all you Gleeks out there! I would enjoy seeing How To Succeed with Darren Criss in it as well. He’s not hard to look at, and he has a great voice.

How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying is playing at the New York Hirschfeld Theatre now through at least the beginning of July, 2012. Once again, contact Ticket King online at www.TicketKingOnline.com or call us to order over the phone at 1-800-396-7328. Ticket King is your source for theatre tickets and has How To Succeed tickets for select performances.

Sister Act musical on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade review

While I’m blogging about the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, I’ll mention another musical I saw a snapshot of during the Parade yesterday. Sister Act. I LOVED the Sister Act movies starring Whoppi Goldberg. I think she did such a fantastic job in those movies. Since I grew up watching and loving Whoopi in the Sister Act movies, I can definitely see myself going to see Sister Act the musical.

The musical Sister Act is currently playing in New York, New York at the Broadway Theatre. Sister Act looks to be playing at the Broadway Theatre until at least the middle of June, 2012.

Ticket King has Sister Act musical tickets available for select performances. If you’re in New York, I think this would be an excellent musical to check out! Especially if you’re in your late 20’s or into your 30’s, you’re in the demographic that grew up with the Sister Act movies, and I’m sure you’d get a kick out of seeing Sister Act turned into a broadway musical! As always, you can order online at www.TicketKingOnline.com or order over the phone, 1-800-396-7328. Ticket King phone hours are Monday through Friday, 8am until 9pm Central Time and Saturdays 9am until 4pm.