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.

Spider Man Turn Off The Dark musical in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!

The Spiderman musical: Spider Man Turn Off The Dark was one of the many featured musicals in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade yesterday. Did you watch the parade, and if so, did you see the performance of Spider Man Turn Off The Dark? What did you think of the short tid-bit look into the musical?

I thought the costumes for the evil characters were a bit cheesey. However, there is only so much you can do on the stage versus a movie, so I cannot expect that the costumes will be as good as they were in the Spiderman movies.

I think seeing the Spiderman musical: Spider Man Turn Off The Dark would be worth it to see how they pull everything off and how they do the “flying” scenes and fight scenes between Spiderman and his nemesis’s.

That is my very brief Spider Man Turn Off the Dark musical review from what I saw on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2011.

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Ordway Center for Performing Arts Still Black, Still Proud

On Tuesday, November 22, 2011, the Ordway Center for Performing Arts in St. Paul will host Still Black, Still Proud at 7:30pm.

Still Black, Still Proud is an African Tribute to James Brown. Pee Wee Ellis as well as other stars Maceo Parker and Vusi Mahlasela help to bring James Brown's music full circle in this innovative, tribute to Afro-funk music. Still Black, Still Proud celebrates the lasting legacy of Brown, while looking into the deep relationship between soul, funk and modern African music.

Sister's Christmas Catechism Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

The New York Times says, "Interactive Theatre at it's best and full of laughs," when referring to Sister's Christmas Catechism.

The interactive play Sister's Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi's Gold is playing at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts in St. Paul on the Ordway McKnight Theatre from December 13, 2011 through January 1, 2012.

The play has been compared to CSI: Bethlehem. It's a holiday mystery--what happened to Magi's gold. Telling the story of the nativity, Sister's Christmas Catechism puts a hilarious spin, while creating a living nativity using her scientific tools, being helped by a choir and audience members.

Another great way to spend an evening with friends and family members, getting in the holiday spirit and having some laughs!

A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol

A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol is playing from November 25, 2011 through January 1, 2012 at the New Century Theatre in Minneapolis.

The story of A Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol is a hilarious Minnesota spoof of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The story takes place on Christmas Eve in Bunyan Bay, Minnesota where bar owner Gunner Johnson, after arguing with his, says he is skipping Christmas. After he storms out of the bar, he snowmobiles across the lake, falls through, and goes into a coma. In his dreams, he is visited by Sven Yorgensen, a folk legend is replaces the ghost of Christmas past, present, and future.

A silly way to enjoy a Christmas classic!

The Addams Family Musical Tour schedule

The Addams Family Musical National Tour has kicked off! Below is a full schedule of the Addams Family musical calendar.

There are Addams Family musical tickets available through www.TicketKingOnline.com! Buy your Addams Family tickets today!

Orlando, FL
Nov 1-6, 2011

West Palm, FL
Nov 8-13, 2011

Toronto, ON
Nov 16-27, 2011

Schenectady, NY
Nov 29-Dec 4, 2011

Buffalo, NY
Dec 6-11, 2011

Chicago, IL
Dec 27-Jan 1, 2012

Nashville, TN
Jan 3-8, 2012

Houston, TX
Jan 10-15, 2012

Oklahoma City, OK
Jan 17-22, 2012

Tulsa, OK
Jan 24-29, 2012

East Lansing, MI
Jan 31-Feb 5, 2012

Boston, MA
Feb 7-19, 2012

Hartford, CT
Feb 21-26, 2012

Durham, NC
Feb 28-Mar 4, 2012

Baltimore, MD
Mar 6-18, 2012

Providence, RI
Mar 20-25, 2012

Cincinnati, OH
Mar 27-Apr 8, 2012

Cleveland, OH
Apr 10-20, 2012

Memphis, TN
Apr 24-29, 2012

Madison, WI
May 1-6, 2012

St Paul, MN
May 8-20, 2012

Grand Rapids, MI
May 22-26, 2012

San Diego, CA
May 29-Jun 3, 2012

Los Angeles, CA
Jun 5-17, 2012

Denver, CO
Jun 19-Jul 1, 2012

Washington, DC
Jul 10-Jul 29

Pittsburgh, PA
July 31-Aug 12, 2012

Bring It On the Musical tour review

You know the movie Bring It On. Admit it, you've seen the teen flick! Now you can see the explosive new musical comedy that raises the stakes on over-the-top high school rivalries.

"Two squads. Two schools. One Mission: claim the title at the National Cheerleading Championships."

Bring It On the Musical has some awesome people on board with the production. Jeff Whitty, who worked on Avenue Q and is a Tony Award winner is a writer for Bring It On. Tony Award Winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (In The Heights), Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer Tom Kitt (Next to Normal) and lyricist Amanda Green (High Fidelity), among others have collaborated on this musical to bring it to what it is today.

Everyone enjoys some gravity-defying choreography, weather you're willing to admit it! Who hasn't stopped briefly on ESPN's coverage of the National Cheerleading Championships? Now you can see the awesome cheerleading stunts in person, in addition to a witty script and humorous take on high school rivals.

The Bring It On the Musical tour schedule is as follows:

Los Angeles, CA
Ahmanson Theatre
October 30-December 10, 2011

San Francisco, CA
Orpheum Theatre
December 14, 2011-January 7, 2012

Denver, CO
Buell Theatre
January 10-21, 2012

Houston, TX
Hobby Center
January 24-February 5, 2012

Fayetteville, AR
Walton Arts Center
February 7-12, 2012

Dallas, TX
Music Hall
February 14-26, 2012

Des Moines, IA
Civic Center
February 28-March 4, 2012

Chicago, IL
Cadillac Palace Theatre
March 6-25, 2012

St Louis, MO
Fox Theatre
March 27-April 8, 2012

Charlotte, NC
Belk Theatre
April 10-15, 2012

Durham, NC
DPAC
April 17-22, 2012

Providence, RI
PPAC
April 24-29, 2012

Toronto, ON
Canon Theatre
May 2-June 3, 2012