Jan 11, 2010 | Entertainment
Comedienne will deliver stand-up act in the Arena on April 9th
Talk show host, author and stand-up comedian Chelsea Handler announced today that she will celebrate the release of her third book, Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, by headlining a 21-city tour presented by Belvedere Vodka, which will stop at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, April 9th at 8:00pm with special guest Brad Wollack.
Tickets are $50.00 and go on sale Friday, January 15th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log onto ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge by Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Saturday, January 16th, subject to availability.
As one of the nation’s fastest-rising female stand-ups, Chelsea has performed to sold-out audiences at venues and festivals across the country, including, most recently, the prestigious Carnegie Hall. Her comedy mixes fearless honesty, ironic riffs and self-deprecations with an abundance of always-fresh material.
Although she regularly appears on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, has co-hosted The View, was profiled on Nightline, and has been featured on Today, LIVE with Regis and Kelly and Late Night with David Letterman, Chelsea is best known for her own E! Entertainment show, Chelsea Lately, which airs weeknights at 11:00pm. Consistently the highest-rated program on E!, Chelsea Lately has been picked up through 2012,providing Chelsea with the perfect showcase for what she does best: comment on pop culture and entertainment news while interacting with the public. The daily program offers a tongue-in-cheek look at entertainment news, celebrity truths and rumors that just won’t die, and other hot topics of the day. Bringing refreshing new energy to the late night arena, Chelsea Lately is an authentic and hilarious commentary on the celebrity culture around us.
A three-time published author, Chelsea’s latest book, Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang hits stores on March 9th. In the new opus, Chelsea mines her family, her sex life, her career, and her distinctively outrageous worldview to bring readers an outrageous no-holds-barred account of life on the ridiculous side. In addition to her concerts, Chelsea is expected to meet her fans at bookstores in cities along the route of her upcoming tour.
Brad Wollack is a two-time Emmy nominated television writer, producer and on-camera correspondent. In the past year, Wollack served as the head writer and Supervising Producer for the Fox Sports Net’s comedy-sports talk show pilot, Regular Joe’s, and was a writer/producer for the popular E! comedy series, The Chelsea Handler Show, as well as the Simon Cowell/A. Smith & Co./FOX collaboration, Celebrity Duets. Currently, Wollack writes for –and often appears on — the acclaimed late night comedy series on E!, Chelsea Lately.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th best venue by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” For more information on concerts and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
Jan 11, 2010 | Entertainment
Performing live on March 5th with special guests Young Jeezy and Trey Songz
After a stellar 2009, surpassing Elvis as the solo artist with the most #1 albums, scoring a #1 single with the anthemic “Empire State Of Mind” with Alicia Keys, performing during the World Series at Yankee Stadium, winning American Music Awards, sitting down with Oprah and staging a sold-out 2009 tour, Jay-Z has added dates to his BP3 2010 North American tour. He will return to Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, March 5th at 8:00pm with special guests Young Jeezy and Trey Songz.
Tickets are $120.00 and $80.00 and go on sale Saturday, January 16th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log on to ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge by Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets may also be purchased at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Sunday, January 17th subject to availability.
“Jay-Z is the greatest rapper alive. Anyone who was in attendance at his sold-out KeyArena concert Saturday night can attest to that fact. Hova, Young Hov, Jigga, Hovito, whatever you call him, Shawn Carter is on top of the rap game and there were no signs of him stepping down any time soon during his career-spanning two-hour show.” Seattle Post Intelligencer (KeyArena Review), October 19, 2009
Young Jeezy’s latest studio effort, The Recession, debuted at #1 in September of last year, moving 260,000 units in its first week to give the rapper his second #1 album.
Trey Songz released his third studio album, Ready, late last year. The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the top 20 hit “Successful,” a track which features Canadian entertainer Drake.
For more information on Jay-Z with special guests Young Jeezy and Trey Songz and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
Jan 11, 2010 | Entertainment
Live on February 16th with special guest Flyleaf
Two of the hottest young Alt-Rock acts will be teaming up at Mohegan Sun for a performance live in the Arena on Tuesday, February 16th at 7:00pm. The show will feature special guest Flyleaf.
Tickets are $30.00 and go on sale Saturday, January 16th at 10:00am through Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log onto ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster’s national toll free Charge by Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office starting Sunday, January 17th, subject to availability.
Breaking Benjamin’s fourth studio effort, Dear Agony, surfaced in September, debuting at #4 on The Billboard 200. The record’s first single, “I Will Not Bow,” peaked at #40 on the magazine’s Hot 100 chart.
Three Days Grace unveiled its third studio set, Life Starts Now, in September. The album is the group’s first release in three years and debuted at #3 on The Billboard 200. The set marks the outfit’s second record to be produced by Grammy-nominated Howard Benson (Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson).
Memento Mori, Flyleaf’s sophomore album, follows the outfit’s eponymous full-length debut, which surfaced in 2005. The first record peaked at #57 on The Billboard 200 and #3 on the magazine’s Top Heatseekers chart.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th best venue by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” For more information on concerts and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
Jan 11, 2010 | Entertainment, Special Events
Patti Stanger will meet fans on Saturday, February 13th
Spin Street and Mohegan Sun welcome Bravo’s Millionaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger for a special appearance and signing event of her latest release Become Your Own Matchmaker. This free personal appearance and signing will take place on the Spin Street Stage in The Shops at Mohegan Sun on Saturday, February 13th at 10:00am. All Signings & Sightings events are free and open to the public. Spin Street will be selling signing merchandise at special event pricing.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Patti Stanger founded a very successful matchmaking service, Millionaire’s Club, in 2000 and has hit the ground running since. Her new book, Become Your Own Matchmaker, was released on paperback on December 29, 2009. Stanger can be seen starring on Bravo’s hit television show, Millionaire Matchmaker, which she also produces. Stanger is also the host of XM satellite radio’s P.S. I Love You show which airs on Thursdays from 1:00pm to 3:00pm Eastern time and recently started her own dating site, PSXOXO.com in partnership with Spark.com.
ABOUT SIGNINGS AND SIGHTINGS
Mohegan Sun’s Signings & Sightings, presented in collaboration with Spin Street, is a one-of-a-kind experience that allows guests to get up-close-and-personal with some of the world’s biggest entertainers. Whether it’s an up-and-coming band, well-known comedian or chart-topping musician, a Signings & Sightings event provides artists with an exciting opportunity to share their latest work in an interactive way with fans. Spin Street, located in The Shops at Mohegan Sun, offers a variety of music, movies and entertainment memorabilia with special signing merchandise available for each Signings & Sightings event. Visit mohegansun.com/signings-sightings for more information.
Jan 8, 2010 | Entertainment
Celebrate seven wonderful decades on Sunday, March 7th
So Long Springfield, the daylong farewell to Guiding Light, enters 2010 with more stars, more action and even more fun. This extraordinary event will take place live at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, March 7th and will feature twelve of Guiding Light’s best-loved actors, introducing several that have not appeared at previous East Coast locations. There are two very different sessions and an intimate brunch, with the daytime session taking place from 1:00pm – 5:00pm and the evening session taking place from 8:00pm – 10:30pm. The intimate brunch is only available for fans who attend one of the two So Long Springfield sessions, and takes place from 10:30am – 12:00pm inside Birches Bar & Grill.
Tickets for the daytime session are $80.00. Tickets for the evening session are $70.00 and a combo ticket for both sessions is being offered for $140.00. Tickets for the daytime session and brunch are $190.00, tickets for the evening session and brunch are $180.00 and the combo ticket for both sessions and brunch is $250.00. Tickets are available for purchase at the Mohegan Sun Box Office, at celebrityeventsgroup.com or call 1.866.364.0330.
Appearing at Mohegan Sun will be all of your favorite Guiding Light cast mates including Liz Keifer, Bradley Cole, Justin Deas, Grant Aleksander, Beth Chamberlin, Kim Zimmer, Marcy Rylan, Daniel Cosgrove, Robert Newman, Jerry ver Dorn, Jessica Leccia and Michael O’Leary.
The daytime session, from 1:00pm – 5:00pm, will include an informal question and answer session, followed by three solid hours to get hugs and take pictures with the actors.
The evening session, from 8:00pm – 10:30pm, will begin with an informal concert among friends, with musical and comedic performances by the actors that will leave fans wanting more. Then the stars will interact with audience in an all new “game show” element, featuring prizes for the winners, and scene-acting from real scripts. (Participants are randomly selected from the audience.) The best is last…a “magical” sharing of behind-the-scenes stories that occurred on the set and between cast mates, shedding insight into their real relationships and feelings toward each other throughout the years.
During the bunch, from 10:30am – 12:00pm, enjoy even more up-close time with the actors, only available to fans that attend either (or both) of the So Long Springfield sessions. During this intimate brunch, the actors will be interacting and enjoying the company of their fans in a relaxed atmosphere. The brunch takes place in Birches Bar & Grill. Space is limited—so be one of the first to register!
The exciting So Long Springfield tour concludes with the pinnacle event; So Long Springfield at Sea. While cruising fans can spend five magical days with the stars, participating in lots of interactive activities with a great deal of time to get hugs, autographs and pictures from all of the actors. Fans will cruise aboard the Carnival Glory, departing July 31, 2010 through August 4, 2010 from New York. Mohegan Sun will be giving away one cabin for two, to one lucky winner!
For more information on So Long Springfield at Mohegan Sun, call 1.866.364.0330.
Mohegan Sun Arena is ranked the 4th best venue by Billboard Magazine and was the 2008 recipient of a Country Music Award for “Casino of The Year.” For more information on concerts and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
Jan 5, 2010 | Entertainment
Mohegan Sun will host comedy nights in The Cabaret Theatre presented by Treehouse Comedy Productions
Beginning Saturday, February 13th, The Cabaret Theatre will begin hosting a comedy night every Saturday evening
presented by Treehouse Comedy Productions. Comedy nights will begin at 9:00pm with three-act shows for twenty-one plus audiences unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. This comedy series will be presented and staged through a partnership between Mohegan Sun and the well-known, Connecticut-based Treehouse Comedy Productions.
Opening night of the comedy series will bring celebrity comic Kevin Meaney to The Cabaret Theatre stage. He is one of the most popular stand-up comics in the business with more than twenty-five years of experience. His TV and movie credits include Saturday Night Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Late Night with Conan O’Brien and the film, Big. Meaney also starred in the hit Broadway musical Hairspray and most recently taped an upcoming episode on the award-winning TV show, 30 Rock.
Treehouse Comedy Productions was born out of the Treehouse Comedy Club, Connecticut’s first and original full-time comedy showcase that began in Westport in 1983. The original club featured then up-and-comers Rosie O’Donnell, Denis Leary and Jon Stewart. With the opening of various satellite venues throughout the state, Treehouse Comedy Productions hosted and helped launch the careers of such noteworthy comics such as Jim Gaffigan and Lisa Lampanelli. Treehouse Comedy Productions have staged more than 10,000 shows in the last twenty-five years, presenting the very best in live stand-up comedy in Connecticut.
For more information on The Cabaret Theatre Presents a Treehouse Comedy Production and other great events at Mohegan Sun, visit mohegansun.com. For information on this week’s schedule, call the Entertainment and Special Events hotline at 1.888.226.7711, ext. 27163.
