The latest form the creator of The Nightmare Before Chrismas, Tim Burton, this version of the classic tale follows 19-year-old Alice as she returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen’s reign of terror. The cast is lead by Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Anne Hathaway.
The latest picture from Martin Scorsese, Shutter Island stars Leonardo DiCaprio leading a star-studded cast as U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels, who is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane, where he uncovers darker plots than he could have previously imagined.
A&O is proud to announce our Spring Comedian, BO BURNHAM!
TICKETS GO ON SALE: THIS MONDAY, MAY 10TH AT 10AM ONLINE (nbo.northwestern.edu)
Bo will perform his stand-up routine on Sunday, May 16th at 7pm at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. You can purchase 4 tickets per WildCard.
He’s only 19, but Bo has already staked his claim in the comedy world. He finished #2 in Comedy Central’s Stand-up Showdown and Entertainment Weekly named him one of the rising stars of comedy. Bo’s music spares nobody in its clever wordplay on issues like race, gender, and sex. He’s released two albums, Bo Fo Sho and Bo Burnham, and is currently working on a new movie with Judd Apatow.
Get to know Bo:
New Math Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obIGsb-IZMo
Performing Live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-2zo9DacEc, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8nuqwDVHlw
Avatar is the highest grossing film of all time, and for good reason. Director James Cameron, who made Titanic and The Terminator, utilizes revolutionary special effects to create the alien world of Pandora, where a paraplegic marine on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
Catch the film that swept the Oscars, taking home six including best picture, director and screen play! Directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Jeremy Renner, this film, critically acclaimed for its intense atmosphere, follows an elite Army bomb squad unit in Iraq which must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
George Clooney stars in this Oscar-nominated film which follows Ryan Bingham, who leads an empty life out of a suitcase while working a job that has him traveling around the country firing people, until his company does the unexpected: grounds him. This dramatic comedy is hailed for the performance of Clooney and his co-stars Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick as well as the work of writer/director Jason Reitman.
UPDATE: Tickets for A&O Ball 2010 are sold out. Please check back for more information on the show closer to the date.
Get ready to get passionate, Northwestern. A&O Productions is proud to announce our headliner for A&O Ball 2010, PASSION PIT at the Riviera Theatre on April 23rd!
But wait, it gets even better! Before Passion Pit takes the stage the legendary Talib Kweli will rock the house. Check him out here if you’re not in love with him already.
Transportation to and from the venue is included with the price of the tickets. Busses will leave from SPAC and Cahn Auditorium starting at 6, and leaving every 15 minutes until 7:45. They will return immediately after the show.
A&O reserves the right to check WildCards at the door. Must be 21 to drink at one of the Riviera’s bars.
Formed by Michael Angelakos in his Emerson dorm room in 2007, the songs that would soon become their first EP were written as a Valentines Day gift to his girlfriend. Now famous for their quirky electronic jams, their new album Manners has been reviewed by Pitchfork as an album that “demands to be socialized with and is just so easy to love back.”
Talib Kweli is one of the most prominent rappers in underground hip-hop, and has worked with notable artists like Mos Def, Kanye West, ?uestlove, and even Dave Chappelle. He has released three solo albums, including the critically acclaimed “Quality”, “Beautiful Struggle”, and “Ear Drum”. Jay-Z even gave Kweli a shout out on his 2003 record, “The Black Album”, saying, “If skills be sold, truth be told/I’d probably be, lyrically, Talib Kweli”.
Catch the latest in the Twilight Saga as it follows the story of Bella whose whole world is turned upside down when Edward leaves her. With Bella’s heart broken, she turns to Jacob, her best friend, to fill the void that was left by Edward. As Bella spends more time with Jake, she learns that there’s more than vampires in the town of Forks.
Follow the story of one Mr. Fox and his wild-ways of hen heckling, turkey taking and cider sipping, nocturnal, instinctive adventures. He has to put his wild days behind him and do what fathers do best: be responsible. He is too rebellious. He is too wild. He is going to try “just one more raid” on the three nastiest, meanest farmers that are Boggis, Bunce and Bean. It is a tale of crossing the line of family responsibilities and midnight adventure and the friendships and awakenings of this country life that is inhabited by Fantastic Mr. Fox and his friends. Voiced by George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Willem Defoe and Owen Wilson.
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.
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.