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  • July 2008

    • Brother's Ghost Writer: Madonna

      New York Post  |  Jul 28, 08 10:53 AM CDT

      Brother's Ghost Writer: Madonna

      (Newser) - Christopher Ciccone’s perfectly timed book, Life with My Sister Madonna , may have had a world-famous ghost writer: the Material Girl herself. In a bid to sell concert tickets, Madonna "actually ghost-wrote parts of it with him,” an insider tells the New York Post . “That's why there's nothing too devastating in Chris's book." More »

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      Alex Rodriguez  • Madonna  • celebrity tell-alls  • concert tour  • ticket sales  • Christopher Ciccone  • ghostwrite

    • Holmes' Sept. Broadway Debut Already a Bust?

      New York Post  |  Jul 2, 08 11:41 AM CDT

      Holmes' Sept. Broadway Debut Already a Bust?

      (Newser) - Katie Holmes is not drawing the tickets sales for her Broadway debut producers had hoped for, the New York Post reports. "I bought 1,000 tickets to the show," one broker says of the September revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons . "I still have them." Some had predicted Holmes' turn would rival Julia Roberts' box-office success with Three Days of Rain in 2006. More »

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      theater  • Tom Cruise  • Broadway  • Nicole Kidman  • Katie Holmes  • Julia Roberts  • ticket sales  • All My Sons

  • June 2008
  • March 2008

    • Ready for $35 Movie Tickets?

      Variety  |  Mar 26, 08 12:14 PM CDT

      Ready for $35 Movie Tickets?

      (Newser) - Think your movie-going experience could be more than sticky floors and greasy popcorn? Village Roadshow Gold Class Cinemas agrees. The high-end theater chain is making its debut in America, offering a bar selling cocktails and sushi, reclining lazy-boy style seats (with service buttons to call waiters), and valet parking for the deluxe price of $35 a ticket, Variety reports. More »

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      movie  • Chicago  • movie industry  • movie theaters  • luxury  • ticket sales  • concierge

    • NCAA Grabs More Control of Ticket Resales

      Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 18, 08 11:58 AM CDT

      NCAA Grabs More Control of Ticket Resales

      (Newser) - The NCAA is stepping up its efforts to rake in more money from March Madness by striking deals with online sites that resell tickets and travel packages at hefty profits, the Los Angeles Times reports. By sanctioning such deals, the NCAA says it can guard against unscrupulous gouging, but critics say the nonprofit overseer of college sports is running its business just like the pros. More »

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      NCAA basketball  • NCAA  • 2008 NCAA Tournament  • college  • March Madness  • ticket sales  • ticket resellers

  • December 2007

    • Led Zeppelin Outwits Scalpers

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 10, 07 7:58 AM CST

      Led Zeppelin Outwits Scalpers

      (Newser) - Rock band Led Zeppelin performs in London tonight for the first time in 20 years and fans are pouring in from all over the world—including Brazil, Australia and the US. Some may be bitterly disappointed, however. Stringent new security arrangements designed to beat scalpers may stop some fans from seeing their idols. A million people vied for 18,000 tickets available only on the web, and sales were limited to two tickets a person. More »

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      security  • Led Zeppelin  • reunion concert  • ticket sales  • scalpers  • Ahmet Ertegun

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