A&O Productions is proud to announce our 2010 Winter Speaker, comedian Tracy Morgan. He’ll be bringing his stand-up performance to Northwestern on Saturday, February 6th at 7.30pm in the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.

Update (2/1): A&O is pleased to announce that we have been able to secure a limited number of additional tickets, and will be placing them on sale at noon Saturday, the day of the show, at the physical Norris Box Office.  Tickets will be 1 per person and Wildcards will be checked both at time of sale and at the door of the venue.  Please check this space for more details in coming days.

Tickets for A&O Presents an Evening With Tracy Morgan are now sold out. If you have any questions or concerns, please get in contact with us at aoproductions@u.northwestern.edu.  If you’ve had issues with the Norris Box Office online ticketing system, please e-mail nbo@u.northwestern.edu.  Keep an eye on this space for more information about the show.

We apologize to any student who was unable to get a ticket to this show.  A&O works hard to ensure that the maximum number of students possible are able to attend every event we produce, but are limited by campus venue selection and availability. If you have concerns please get in contact with us.

Tracy on 30 Rock, “Therapy, Jack Style”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTj47rcuM-4
Cop Out Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17jr2D3mzps
SNL, “Tracy’s Back:” http://www.hulu.com/watch/62438/saturday-night-live-tracys-back
Tracy discusses his new book: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgkcaRnlSiA

This remake of the classic Shakespare play “The Taming of the Shrew.”, but set in a modern day highschool, stars Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles and Joseph Gordon Levit. Catch this classic 90’s romantic comedy for free in Swift 107!

Come catch this audience-loved and critically hailed zombi-comedy which follows two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus is a big wuss — but when you’re afraid of being eaten by zombies, fear can keep you alive. Tallahassee is an AK-toting, zombie-slaying’ bad ass whose single determination is to get the last Twinkie on earth. As they join forces with Wichita and Little Rock, who have also found unique ways to survive the zombie mayhem, they will have to determine which is worse: relying on each other or succumbing to the zombies.

Hailed as one of the scariest films of the year (and perhaps of all time?), Paranormal Activity tells the story of a young couple dealing with a demonic presence in their new suburban starter home. Shot entirely in the director’s bedroom on a $10,000 budget, this has still terrified audiences across the country and is not to be missed.

The latest and most popular among critics and fans in the iconic magic franchise, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince follows Harry through his his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, during which he discovers an old book owned by the Half Blood Prince and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort’s dark past.

Some are calling this film Quentin Tarantino’s masterpeice, and indeed it may be just that. This critically acclaimed- acclaimed action film follows a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as “The Basterds” are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis as they team up with a young French Jewish girl determined to exact revenge on the Nazis as well. Inglorious Basterds stars Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth and B.J. Novak.

This small yet heralded film starring Jospeh Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel is is not so much a love story as a story about love. Audiences and critics both enjoyed this offbeat romantic comedy about a woman (Deschanel) who doesn’t believe true love exists, and the young man (Gordon-Levitt) who falls for her.

Do you want to chat on the phone with Ari Gold? Pick Luda up from the airport? Promote a 4,000-person concert? Play pong with Demetri Martin? Bring films to campus such as The Hangover? Build a stage from the ground up? Book some of the biggest names in the entertainment biz?

That’s what we thought. A&O Productions, the oldest and largest student group at Northwestern, is now taking committee applications for the 2009-10 Board and WANTS YOU.

Committees you can apply to:

Productions
Concerts
Promotions and Public Relations
Speakers and Special Events
Corporate Relations
Films
Internal Affairs
Information Technologies
Finance

Download the application HERE. It is due by Sunday, Oct. 18th at 11:59pm.

To find out more about the committees and ask any questions you might have, come to A&O’s info session on Tuesday, Oct. 13th at 9pm in Fisk 217 (the auditorium).

Earlier this year, this hit comedy became the largest grossing R-rated film of all time, and for good reason. Audience’s loved this Las Vegas-set comedy centered around three groomsmen who lose their about-to-be-wed buddy during their drunken misadventures, and then must retrace their steps in order to find him. The Hangover stars Bradley Cooper and Zach Galafianakis.

UPDATE:  We had an extremely enthusiastic student response to our upcoming Joshua Radin concert on March 1st and all available passes have been picked up from the Norris Box Office. If students are still looking to attend the event, the best option is to find a friend with an extra pass. However, in an effort to fill as many seats as possible, a pass will only guarantee a seat if presented no later than 8:20 pm (10 minutes before the start of the event). At that point we will begin seating students without passes and any empty seat will be filled.

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A&O Productions is incredibly excited to announce that Demetri Martin, whose new show “Important Things” debuts on Comedy Central Wednesday February 11th, is coming to Northwestern February 26th. Tickets are $10, and in a first for an A&O event, will be available online starting Monday, February 16th at 10:30 am. The show will be in Pick Staiger concert hall, doors at 7, show 7:30.

Demetri has been featured on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Flight of the Conchords, and Late Night with Conan O’Brien, as well as his own Comedy Central special.

Tickets will only be available online for at least the first 24 hours, and students will be able to buy 2 per NetID.

Watch this space for more details and the ticketing link at 10:30 sharp on the 16th.