Comically channeling the demise of great world empires, Colin Quinn uses his “articulate brand of comedy” in taking audiences through an uproarious history of the world in 75 minutes. From his personification of Caesar as the original Italian mobster to his complaints about Ancient Greece and Antigone giving way to Costco and Snooki, Quinn is at his satirical best, taking on the attitudes, appetites and bad habits that toppled the world’s most powerful nations. Colin Quinn Long Story Short proves that throughout human history, the joke has always been on us.
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Disclaimer: Thanks to Colin Quinn Long Story Short for the prize for the giveaway.
Thomas & Friends Live! On Stage is coming to the Theater at MSG on March 5 & 6 for six performances. Tickets go on sale to the general public on December 12th, but we are extending an exclusive presale opportunity for Dada Rocks readers. The presale runs now until 10pm this Saturday, 12/11.
Thomas and Friends Live! On Stage will be bringing Thomas the Tank Engine and the rest of his friends from Shining Time Station to The Theater at Madison Square Garden for two days only, on March 5th & 6th.
Join Thomas, Percy, Diesel and the rest of their friends as they work together to save the Magic Lantern Festival from a big storm rolling onto the Island of Sodor. Children will enjoy their favorite trains on stage, while learning lessons of friendship and cooperation.
John Tartaglia’s Imaginocean is an amazing show for kids 2 and up. The story of 3 fish is highly engaging to the kids as they’re super bright in colors based on the blacklight approach the show takes. Its interactive as many times the puppets break the 4th wall to interact with the crowd.
The story is great for kids as it adds some mystery as the main characters are taken on a treasure hunt. There are of course morals being shown to kids during each of the acts. Be it sharing or not being afraid the show incorporated story, song and more into a very fun filled time.
I totally recommend this show for kids as young as two years old, I took my 27 month old and he loved it! The characters are something that you’d figure would be in a disney movie and as such my child really wants a Dorsal doll. John has put together an amazing cast of voices that do a great job bring the characters to life.
To purchase tickets http://www.imaginoceanthemusical.com/tickets/calendar.html New World Stages 340 West 50th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues New York, New York Wednesday @ 11 am & 2 pm Saturday @ 11 am, 2 pm & 4:30 pm Sunday @ 12 pm & 3 pm
Running time: 50 minutes
Ticket Price: $39.00 – Wednesday $55.00 – Saturday/Sunday $75.00 – Premium ticket which includes premium seating, autographed poster, bucket of goodies and a meet ‘ngreet with several characters
Of course it being the holiday season the show is running with an added sing-along until January 2nd. They do a bunch of holiday songs that just make everyone smile and boogie in their seats.
How to win it (family 4 pack of tickets!)… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. December 13rd, 2010.
You must comment telling us which fish is your favorite character from the show (if you need their names check http://www.imaginoceanthemusical.com)? please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email)
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YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE!: THERE’S A PARTY IN MY CITY! NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WILL STOP IN FRISCO, TX ON DECEMBER 12 FOR SINGING & DANCING
$1 From Every Ticket Sold To Benefit Habitat for Humanity Affiliate
Fresh off a triumphant sold-out tour debut, a headlining performance at The White House, a critically-acclaimed, chart-topping album, and an appearance at Coachella that garnered rave reviews from spectators and media alike, DJ Lance Rock and the cast of YO GABBA GABBA! are heading back on the road with YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE!: THERE’S A PARTY IN MY CITY! to play to enthusiastic fans in Frisco Texas.
VIP packages with premium tickets and meet and greets will also be available. For complete tour, ticket information and VIP packages, visit www.yogabbagabbalive.com. Children under one year of age will be admitted free to sit on a parent’s lap. The other thing to know is if you already got tickets you can always add on the VIP package here http://yogabbagabbalive.com/vipupgrade
YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE!: THERE’S A PARTY IN MY CITY
Frisco Texas at the Dr. Pepper Arena – which is as close to Dallas & Fort Worth as this tour will get
2 Shows on Sunday, December 12 @ 2:00 PM & 5:00 PM to purchase tickets http://yogabbagabbalive.com/tickets/59-dr-pepper-arena-frisco
The state-of-the-art production features music, singing, dancing and animation. The show is an interactive experience that offers audience members of all ages the opportunity to witness their favorite characters come to life. Joining the characters on stage will be hip-hop legend Biz Markie to teach kids how to beat box with “Biz’s Beat of the Day”. Special guests will join the party on stage for the Super Music Friends Show and Dancey Dance segments.
Released in October, 2009, YO GABBA GABBA!: MUSIC IS AWESOME Volume 1 topped kids and overall music charts at iTunes (#1 kids album), Amazon (top 5 kids album) and Target sales, which reached more than 40,000 copies in only 6 months since its release. YO GABBA GABBA!: MUSIC IS AWESOME was picked as one of 2009’s top holiday gifts for toddlers by both PARENTS magazine and the popular Mom web destination MomLogic.com. YO GABBA GABBA!: MUSIC IS AWESOME Volume 2 will be released on iTunes and hit shelves nationwide this past September.
Dates, venues and ticket prices are subject to change.
Winner will get 4 tickets for the 2pm show on Dec 12th (this is also considered the Dallas / Fort Worth show!)
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. December 6th 2010.
You must comment telling us who would you love to see do a dancey dance at the live show? please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email)
This past weekend we took Marc to Sesame Place this was our first trip with him. It was well under a two hour drive from New York City out to Langhorne, PA home of sesame place. The ride was mainly uneventful other then a pit stop at a roadside Starbucks (truly the only drug of choice of my family). We arrived at the Courtyard Marriott Langhorne (the hotel and sesame place tickets were my birthday gift from my sister and father) checked in received our tickets to sesame place and waited all of 10 minutes for the next free shuttle bus to sesame place. Marc couldnt stop saying ELMO it was every 3 word out of his mouth it didnt help that the hotel lobby had a elmo cardboard cut out; that you could tell had been battered by the many kids that just came running up to it trying to give him a hug (yes, Marc was completely in that group too).
Within a 3 minutes we were being dropped off at the park. It was like pretty amazing getting to the park and seeing everyone wearing elmo and cookie monster shirts. We got into the park in a matter of a minute there was next to no lines and even on a saturday the park wasnt too crowded.
We grabbed a map and off to the rides… its important to note that half of sesame place is a dry park and the other half (ok maybe a little more then half) is a water park. Our first stop was the carousel. Marc loves carousels but he was really thrilled to be on this one… after that we did a bunch of other rides and character meet and greets. It was awesome to watch my son’s face glow – I’m sure the same way my parent’s face glowed when they had taken me all those years ago (and my wife grew up with one in the Dallas area, its now closed). Yup, Marc is a second generation Sesame Place kid (and to me thats very cool!).
I say that sesame place is great for kids of all ages because there are rides clearly suited for the 2-3 year olds which Marc loved, some rides really designed for 4-9 year olds and another whole set thats really designed for the 7-13 years olds. I noticed that on my second day there that the ages of the kids jumped to the teens, I’m sure that was based on the idea that it was about 10 degrees hotter which might be why the lines for the water park made it a little tough to go on any of the water rides.
I highly recommend going to sesame place, if its your first time it would be tough to due it all in one day but that might be why they sell so many season passes and they’re such a good deal… Sesame Place is currently offering one of our best deals of the year—purchase a 2011 Season Pass and enjoy unlimited admission the rest of this season and all of 2011! Families who purchase season passes enjoy unlimited admission to Sesame Place, a 30% discount on all food and merchandise in the park, entrance into exclusive Season Pass Member events and kids eat free at Dine With Me! with the purchase of an adult dinner.
Sesame Place’s 2011 season passes are available in three levels. Sesame Passes, $92.00 per person, gives guests unlimited admission into the park, exclusive access to member events, plus a 30% discount on food and merchandise. Big Bird Passes, $122.00 per person, allow guests additional benefits including complimentary general parking, complimentary meet-and-greets with characters, and 50% off single day admission to SeaWorld, Aquatica, and Busch Gardens. Super Grover Passports, $189.00 per person, offer the most benefits to guests. In addition to everything mentioned above, guests receive unlimited admissions to SeaWorld, Aquatica and Busch Gardens, complimentary preferred parking, and ride again privileges.
I’m a huge fan of the meet and greet which allows your some quality time with the characters before the parade, but it really gets amazing when you have the super grover pass to stay on some of the dry rides again or even better the Abby’s Magic Queue (line cutting) ticket which lets you cut the line on a bunch of dry rides and sit upfront in Elmo’s World show (and arrive late). The abby bracelet is an add on but not waiting on lines sooo worth it and they limit how many they sell!
My cousins have season passes and are on they’re 4th or 5th trip this season so clearly they’re getting their money worth. My step-sister recommends going mid week to really cut down on the crowds but for those not looking to take vacation days the abby pass will save the day on a weekend visit.
I’m hoping for another visit to check out the count’s spooktacular!
Well my friends at Sesame Place are kind enough to offer one lucky family a family 4 pack of 1 day tickets to be used some point this season.
How to win it… Contest ends 11:59pm EST. September 11, 2010.
You must comment telling us your favorite Sesame Street Character, please include some method for us to contact you in the comment (twitter or email)
You get 1 extra entry for tweeting about this contest (you can do this daily). Must contain the following information:
@SesamePlace @dadarocks – http://bit.ly/deS7GH and you must also comment with the link to your twitter message.
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You will have 24 hours to reply before we pick another winner!
Disclaimer: Sesame Place is providing these tickets for the raffle.
Comically channeling the demise of great world empires, Colin Quinn uses his “articulate brand of comedy” in taking audiences through an uproarious history of the world in 75 minutes. From his personification of Caesar as the original Italian mobster to his complaints about Ancient Greece and Antigone giving way to Costco and Snooki, Quinn is at his satirical best, taking on the attitudes, appetites and bad habits that toppled the world’s most powerful nations. Colin Quinn Long Story Short proves that throughout human history, the joke has always been on us.
