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For immediate release: the arts are marketable

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August 19, 2010 by Amanda Ameer

Both these items come from Bill Kirby at McCarter Theater. He reads sports things.

From The Onion:

CINCINNATI–Bengals wide receivers Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens
reportedly stayed late after practice Tuesday to begin writing the
libretto and music for, and start preliminary blocking on, a new
touchdown-celebration opera. “Me and T.O. have both been working really
hard on these tight arias that really capture the awesome feeling of
scoring a touchdown,” said Ochocinco, attaching a Phantom Of The Opera
mask to his helmet. “And the Italian lyrics sound so romantic and kind
of sexy, not like that German stuff. The good thing about T.O. is that
he sings in this rich, full baritone, but he can also go up into head
voice and sing in this sweet-ass falsetto. It’s good shit.” Owens, who
is currently attempting to secure a block of seats near the end zone
for the orchestra, said the touchdown-celebration opera would be two
hours and 30 minutes in length, with one short intermission to allow
for costume changes.

I like the part about trying to reserve a block of seats. Welcome to my world, T.O..

The Philadelphia Phillies (that’s baseball, guys) are hosting two Social Media Nights as part of what seems to be a group sales initiative:

As a thank you for following the Phillies on Facebook and/or
Twitter, we are pleased to offer this opportunity to purchase Buy One
Get One Free tickets in locations regularly priced $26 and less for the
following game dates:

  • Friday, September 3 vs. Milwaukee Brewers at 7:05 p.m.
    Goya Latino Family Celebration
  • Monday, September 6 vs. Florida Marlins at 7:05 p.m.
    Hatfield Phillies Franks Dollar Dog Night

To order your tickets, click on the “Buy Tickets” button below and enter the promo code MEDIA

It’s like breaking the fourth social media wall: come hang out IN REAL LIFE with your “friends” and “followers.”

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Amanda Ameer

is a publicist who started First Chair Promotion in July 2007. She currently represents Hilary Hahn, Gabriel Kahane, David Lang, Michael Gordon, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sondra Radvanovsky, Julia Wolfe, Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Lawrence Brownlee. She thanks Chris Owyoung at One Louder Photo for taking the above photo very quickly and painlessly. Read More…

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