Glee Live! In Concert – US and Canada Public on Sale Dates!

THE CAST OF FOX’S SMASH SHOW “GLEE” TO RETURN TO CONCERT STAGES IN THE U.S. AND CANADA THIS MAY FOR BLOCKBUSTER CROSS-COUNTRY TOUR PRIOR TO PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED EUROPEAN ENGAGEMENT! Shows go on sale starting TODAY!

2011 Glee Live! In Concert! Dates:

May 21 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Event Center

May 22 Sacramento, CA Arco Arena

May 24 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion

May 24 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion

May 27 Anaheim, CA Honda Center

May 28 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center

May 29 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center

June 1 Minneapolis, MN Target Center

June 2 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse

June 3 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena

June 4 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena

June 6 Boston, MA TD Garden

June 8 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center

June 11 Toronto, Canada Air Canada Centre (3:00PM)

June 11 Toronto, Canada Air Centre (8:00PM)

June 12 Toronto, Canada Air Centre

June 13 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills (7:30PM)

June 14 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena

June 16 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center

June 17 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center

June 18 Uniondale, NY Nassau Colliseum (3:00PM)

June 18 Uniondale, NY Nassau Colliseum

Tickets go on sale to the general public for most cities on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 10:00 a.m. (Tickets for the Boston concert go on sale Friday, Feb. 18 at 10:00 a.m.; Toronto goes on sale Friday, Feb. 18 at noon and Sacramento Saturday, Feb. 19 at noon.) Tickets will be available via www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800) 745-3000 or at any Ticketmaster Outlet. Tickets will be available at the arena box offices as well. “Glee Live! In Concert!” has also teamed with I Love All Access to provide a variety of fan ticket packages for the show, including premium seats, parties and more. For more information, please visit “Glee” at www.gleetour.com.

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GLEE Tour Pre-Sale February 11, 2011

Select tickets from the GLEE Live Tour will be available to American Express cardholders in an exclusive presale beginning Friday, Feb. 11, 2011.  Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Dates continue to be added, so check the GLEE Live tour website for up to date info.

Check out the dates below:
May 21 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Event Center
May 22 Sacramento, CA Arco Arena
May 24 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
May 27 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
May 28 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
May 29 San Diego, CA Valley View Casino Center
June 1 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
June 2 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse
June 3 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
June 6 Boston, MA TD Garden
June 8 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
June 11 Toronto, Canada Air Canada Centre
June 13 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
June 14 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
June 16 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
June 18 Uniondale, NY Nassau Colliseum

MOVIE REVIEW: Burlesque

Burlesque
Directed by: Steve Antin
Starring: Christina Aguilera, Cher, Stanley Tucci, Cam Gigandet, Kristen Bell, Julianna Hough, Eric Dane, Alan Cumming, Peter Gallagher

By: Nevra Azerkan
Rating:

After seeing the trailer for Burlesque I knew it was a must see for me. So I was ecstatic when I was able to catch an advance screening of the movie.

The story begins with Ali (Christina Aguilera), a small town girl from Iowa, who moves to Hollywood to follow her dreams to perform on stage. While watching the dancers perform she realizes that’s what she wants to be doing. She befriends Jack, the bartender (Cam Gigandet) who indirectly gets her a waitressing position at the club. When one of the dancers, Georgia (Julianne Hough) gets pregnant, Tess begins auditioning for a replacement. After showing Tess and Sean (Stanley Tucci), the stage manager, that she knows all of their routines she officially becomes one of the Burlesque Lounge dancers. The drama begins after the star of the show, Nikki (Kristen Bell) comes in wasted and Tess has no choice but to replace her with Ali, which starts a feud between the two. Tess has defaulted on payments and risks losing the club if she doesn’t come up with the money. That’s where Marcus Gerber (Eric Dane), a hot shot businessman and patron of the club, comes in. Not only is he interested in getting to know Ali, but he has also set his sights on buying the Burlesque Lounge.

As for the acting, I am glad to report that there wasn’t anything cringe worthy. Christina holds her own even during the times that she comes off as whiny, but that’s her character after all. Cher is perfect in her role as mentor and her partnership with Tucci is dynamic. Kristen Bell does a great job as the jealous washed out former star of the show (no traces of Veronica Mars here!). I was particularly impressed with Cam Gigandet, who had great chemistry with Christina and this role shows us his diversity as an actor. He definitely has an amazing agent because I keep seeing him all over these days and I don’t think that’s going to stop anytime soon. You also get quite an eyeful of him in this movie as he has the only nude scene in the film. Stanley Tucci, is a wonderful addition as always, bringing in his entertaining comedic flavor. Another fun tidbit is Glee’s Dianna Agron has a very small part in the film as Natalie, Jack’s fiancée.

The musical numbers were PHENOMENAL. They really did not spare any expense. I think everyone left the theater with a little dance in their step. It’s nearly impossible not to. The choreography was mesmerizing and Christina and Cher’s singing—do you really have to ask? Their performances were electrifying. You will not be able to tear your eyes away from the screen.  There is no doubt that the soundtrack will be a top seller and the film is bound to be a favorite as well.

The Romantics Movie Trailer Starring Katie Holmes, Anna Paquin, Josh Duhamel, Out September 10th

Starring: Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel, Anna Paquin, Elijah Wood, Malin Akerman, Adam Brody, Jeremy Strong, Rebecca Lawrence, Dianna Agron and Candice Bergen.

Over the course of one raucous night at a seaside wedding seven close friends, all members of a tight, eclectic college clique, reconvene to watch two of their own tie the knot.  Laura (Katie Holmes) is maid of honor to Lila (Anna Paquin), her golden girl best friend.  The two have long rivaled over the groom, Tom (Josh Duhamel).  Friendships and alliances are tested and the love triangle comes to a head the night before the wedding, when the drunken friends frolic in the nearby surf and return to shore… without the groom. Based on the heralded novel by producer, novelist, director Galt Niederhoffer, THE ROMANTICS is a Zeitgeist love story and generational comedy that breathes new life into the genre and recaptures the camaraderie of youth.

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SECOND WAVE OF CATEGORIES AND NOMINEES ADDED TO “TEEN CHOICE 2010” AIRING MONDAY, AUGUST 9, ON FOX

The next wave of nominees has been announced for TEEN CHOICE 2010 airing Monday, Aug. 9 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.  New categories include Choice Movie Scene Stealer, Choice Celebrity Fashion Line, Choice Web Star, Choice Smile, Choice American Idol Alum, Choice Country Song and Choice Country Album.  GLEE and “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” lead the second wave of TEEN CHOICE 2010 nominees with 9 nominations each.

Fans ages 13-19 can vote once each day for all of their favorite TEEN CHOICE 2010 nominees at www.teenchoiceawards.com.

Hosted by Katy Perry, TEEN CHOICE 2010 celebrates the hottest teen icons in film, television, music, sports and fashion. This star-studded two-hour event will feature appearances by David Archuleta, Kristen Bell, John Cena, Miranda Cosgrove, Zac Efron, Victoria Justice, Jim Parsons and Shailene Woodley.  Additional performers, presenters and nominees will be announced soon.

Following is the list of categories and nominees for the next wave of TEEN CHOICE 2010 nominees:

MOVIES

Choice Movie: Liplock

Russell Brand and Jonah Hill, “Get Him to the Greek”

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, “The Proposal”

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth, “The Last Song”

Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift, “Valentine’s Day”

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

Choice Movie: Fight

Sean Combs vs. Russell Brand and Jonah Hill, “Get Him to the Greek”

Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle vs. The Hammer Drones, “Iron Man 2”

Logan Lerman vs. Jake Abel, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”

Mia Wasikowska vs. The Jabberwocky, “Alice in Wonderland”

Sam Worthington vs. Stephen Lang, “Avatar”

Choice Movie: Hissy Fit

Jessica Biel, “Valentine’s Day”

Sean Combs, “Get Him to the Greek”

Miley Cyrus, “The Last Song”

Giovanni Ribisi, “Avatar”

Vince Vaughn, “Couples Retreat”

Choice Movie: Chemistry

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, “The Proposal”

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth, “The Last Song”

Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift, “Valentine’s Day

Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum, “Dear John”

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

Choice Movie: Male Breakout

Quinton Aaron, “The Blind Side”

Jesse Eisenberg, “Zombieland / Adventureland”

Liam Hemsworth, “The Last Song”

Aaron Johnson, “Kick-Ass”

Logan Lerman, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”

Choice Movie: Female Breakout

Gemma Arterton, “Clash of the Titans”

Alexandra Daddario, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”

Chloë Grace Moretz, “Kick-Ass”

Taylor Swift, “Valentine’s Day”

Mia Wasikowska, “Alice in Wonderland”

Choice Movie: Male Scene Stealer

Sean Combs, “Get Him to the Greek”

George Lopez, “Valentine’s Day”

Kellan Lutz, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

James Marsden, “Death at a Funeral”

Mark Wahlberg, “Date Night”

Choice Movie: Female Scene Stealer

Dakota Fanning, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

Ashley Greene, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

Anne Hathaway, “Alice in Wonderland” / “Valentine’s Day”

Anna Kendrick, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” / “Up in the Air”

Betty White, “The Proposal”

TELEVISION

Choice TV: Personality

Nick Cannon

Simon Cowell

Cat Deeley

Mario Lopez

Ryan Seacrest

Choice TV: Breakout Show

“Community”

“Life Unexpected”

“Modern Family”

“The Vampire Diaries”

“Victorious”

Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer

Hilary Duff, “Gossip Girl”

Bethany Joy Galeotti, “One Tree Hill”

Katerina Graham, “The Vampire Diaries”

Shenae Grimes, “90210”

Amber Riley, “Glee”

Choice TV: Male Scene Stealer

Chris Colfer, “Glee”

Johnny Galecki, “The Big Bang Theory”

Simon Helberg, “The Big Bang Theory”

James Lafferty, “One Tree Hill”

Matthew Morrison, “Glee”

Choice TV: Female Breakout Star

Dianna Agron, “Glee”

Nina Dobrev, “The Vampire Diaries”

Sarah Hyland, “Modern Family”

Bridgit Mendler, “Good Luck Charlie”

Mae Whitman, “Parenthood”

Choice TV: Male Breakout Star

Ken Jeong, “Community”

Kevin McHale, “Glee”

Rico Rodriguez, “Modern Family”

Mark Salling, “Glee”

Paul Wesley, “The Vampire Diaries”

Choice TV: Parental Unit

Rob Estes and Lori Loughlin, “90210”

Bethany Joy Galeotti and James Lafferty, “One Tree Hill”

Lauren Graham, “Parenthood”

Bruce and Kris Jenner, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”

Mike O’Malley, “Glee”

MUSIC

Choice Music:  Single

“Nothin’ On You,” B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars

“Can’t Be Tamed,” Miley Cyrus

“Your Love Is My Drug,” Ke$ha

“Bad Romance,” Lady Gaga

“California Gurls,” Katy Perry

Choice Music: Hook Up

“Airplanes,” B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams

“I Like It,” Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull

“Telephone,” Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé

“If We Ever Meet Again,” Timbaland featuring Katy Perry

“We’ll Be A Dream,” We the Kings featuring Demi Lovato

Choice Music: Breakout Artist – Male

Justin Bieber

B.o.B

Jason Derülo

Drake

Nick Jonas and The Administration

Choice Music: Breakout Artist – Female

Miranda Cosgrove

Selena Gomez and The Scene

Ke$ha

Demi Lovato

Nicki Minaj

Choice Music: Love Song

“When I Look At You,” Miley Cyrus

“Stay,” Nick Jonas and The Administration

“Catch Me,” Demi Lovato

“Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever),” Muse

“The Only Exception,” Paramore

Choice Music: R&B Track

“In My Head,” Jason Derülo

“Beautiful Monster,” Ne-Yo

“Rock That Body,” The Black Eyed Peas

“Rude Boy,” Rihanna

“OMG,” Usher

Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track

“Hello Good Mornin,” Diddy-Dirty Money featuring T.I.

“Find Your Love,” Drake

“Love The Way You Lie,” Eminem featuring Rihanna

“Wavin’ Flag,” K’naan

“Carry Out,” Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake

Choice Music: Rock Track

“You and Your Heart,” Jack Johnson

“All The Right Moves,” OneRepublic

“Ignorance,” Paramore

“Breakeven,” The Script

“Hey, Soul Sister,” Train

Choice Music:  Country Song

“Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum

“The House That Built Me,” Miranda Lambert

“Water,” Brad Paisley

“Fifteen,” Taylor Swift

“Undo It,” Carrie Underwood

Choice Music: Album – Pop

“My World 2.0,” Justin Bieber

“Animal,” Ke$ha

“The Fame Monster,” Lady Gaga

“Here We Go Again,” Demi Lovato

“The E.N.D.” The Black Eyed Peas

Choice Music: Album – Rock

“Leave This Town,” Daughtry

“To The Sea,” Jack Johnson

“The Resistance,” Muse

“Brand New Eyes,” Paramore

“Save Me San Francisco,” Train

Choice Music: Album – R&B

“Jason Derülo,” Jason Derülo

“The Element of Freedom,” Alicia Keys

“The ArchAndroid,” Janelle Monáe

“Rated R,” Rihanna

“Raymond vs. Raymond,” Usher

Choice Music: Album – Rap

“B.o.B Presents the Adventures of Bobby May,” B.o.B.

“So Far Gone,” Drake

“Relapse,” Eminem

“The Blueprint 3,” Jay Z

“Battle of the Sexes,” Ludacris

Choice Music: Album – Country

“Doin’ My Thing,” Luke Bryan

“Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum

“Fearless,” Taylor Swift

“Play On,” Carrie Underwood

“The Foundation,” Zac Brown Band

FASHION AND BEAUTY

Choice Male Hottie

Zac Efron

Taylor Lautner

Kellan Lutz

Robert Pattinson

Ian Somerhalder

Choice Female Hottie

Jessica Biel

Megan Fox

Scarlett Johansson

Kim Kardashian

Katy Perry

Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon- Female

Miley Cyrus

Selena Gomez

Lady Gaga

Eva Longoria Parker

Katy Perry

Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon-Male

Russell Brand

Jonas Brothers

Ashton Kutcher

Taylor Lautner

Justin Timberlake

Choice: Celebrity Fashion Line

“Sean Jean,” Sean “Diddy” Combs

“Miley and Max,” Miley Cyrus and Max Azria

“House of Harlow,” Nicole Richie

“L.A.M.B.,” Gwen Stefani

“William Rast,” Justin Timberlake

MISCELLANEOUS

Choice Twit

Ellen DeGeneres

Kim Kardashian

Ashton Kutcher

George Lopez

Ryan Seacrest

Choice Web Star

Greyson Chance

Shane Dawson

Fred Figglehorn/Lucas Cruikshank

iJustine

Charles Trippy

Choice Videogame

Band Hero

Green Day: Rock Band

Halo 3

New Super Mario Brothers Wii

The Sims 3

Choice Smile presented by Invisalign Teen

Miranda Cosgrove

Zac Efron

Victoria Justice

Taylor Lautner

Cory Monteith

Choice Activist

Leonardo DiCaprio

Eva Longoria Parker

Shakira

Jessica Simpson

Justin Timberlake

Choice American Idol Alum

David Archuleta

Kelly Clarkson

Chris Daughtry

Jennifer Hudson

Carrie Underwood

Most Fanatic Fans

David Archuleta

Justin Bieber

Miley Cyrus

Glee Cast

Twilight Cast

CONCERT REVIEW: Glee Live! Tour

Glee Live! Tour
May 20, 2010
Gibson Amphitheatre
Universal City, CA

By: Nevra Azerkan
Rating:

On May 20, 2010 at the Gibson Amphitheatre, the Glee cast performed their first L.A. concert on the tour. Opening for them was The LXD, also known as The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers, which features Glee cast member, Harry Shum, Jr. The LXD, formed by Step Up 2 and 3D director, Jon Chu, is a web series that you can watch on hulu.com. I definitely encourage everyone to go watch the series because these dancers really live up to their name. Seeing them perform live was a mind-blowing experience. The choreography was insane. Some of those moves did not even look real. So if you have the opportunity to see them live, don’t miss out.

After The LXD finished, girls dressed up as Cheerios came through the audience passing out bags. Then a video was played with Sue Sylvester explaining her disgust of the Glee Club and in true Sue Sylvester fashion, she was providing barf bags for the audience. The Glee cast came out shortly after and performed many of songs sung on the show including (in no particular order): “Push It”,  “Don’t Rain On My Parade”, “Beautiful”,  “Sweet Caroline”, “Lady is a Tramp”, “Defying Gravity”, “Bust Your Windows”, “Bad Romance”, “Dancing with Myself”, “Its My Life/Confessions”, “Halo/Walking on Sunshine”, “Jump”, “Stand by Me”, “Getting What You Want”, “The Boy Is Mine”, “Don’t Stop Believin’”, “My Life Would Suck Without You”, “True Colors”, “Somebody to Love”, and “Like A Prayer”. Vocal Adrenaline (minus Jonathan Groff who was in the audience) performed: “Rehab” and “Mercy”.

In between some of the numbers, a few cast members, usually Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Brittany (Heather Morris) would talk to the audience in character. I think Brittany was everyone’s favorite as her ditzy character says some of the most hilarious things and the crowd was eating it up. We were also treated to videos featuring Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) and Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison).

As far as costumes and staging, the costumes were just like the ones used on the show: matching and fairly simple (except the Lady Gaga number!). The backdrop on the stage was computer animated and with the lighting really gave the stage a special look with every song. There was some pyrotechnics and glitter shooting at the end as well.

Overall, the Glee cast performed exceptionally. They are all very talented and everyone who was expecting to hear the music from the show to sound exactly the same got even better. Lea Michele really steals the show. Not only is her voice amazing, but with her Broadway background she really knows how to own the stage. I had hoped that Jonathan Groff would have made a special appearance on stage, but he stayed in the audience. I’m sure word got out to someone that people were hoping for a Rachel Berry and Jesse St. James duet and so at the show the following night he did get on stage and sing with Lea. The Gleeks sang along to all the songs and the energy was running high. The show flew by and by the end of the night everyone was disappointed when we had to leave our faux McKinley High.

Let’s hope for another Glee Live! Tour after Season Two. If that does happen, I encourage them to add more dates and places as well as free signings before the show. This time around, they had a VIP package that was $300 for VIP seating, a Glee gift bag filled with Glee merchandise and to attend an exclusive pre-party show that did not specify if the full cast would be there to meet with fans. I love Glee, but $300 seems excessive especially with no prior guarantee that you would meet the cast. Until another tour is announced though, we will just have to get our fix once Glee returns to TV.

GLEE Tour Details!

THE CAST OF FOX’S SMASH SHOW “GLEE” HITS THE STAGE
IN NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, PHOENIX AND CHICAGO THIS MAY

Special Presale To American Express Cardmembers Starts March 5; Tickets Go On Sale To General Public Friday, March 12 for the Phoenix Date and Saturday, March 13 for Los Angeles, New York & Chicago

May 18 | Phoenix, AZ | Dodge Theatre
May 20 | Los Angeles, CA | Gibson Amphitheatre
May 21 | Los Angeles, CA | Gibson Amphitheatre
May 25 | Chicago, IL | Rosemont Theatre
May 26 | Chicago, IL | Rosemont Theatre
May 28 | New York City, NY | Radio City Music Hall
May 29 | New York City, NY | Radio City Music Hall

For more info: http://www.gleetour2010.com/