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Chicago Tickets – the Most Entertaining Musical in Town

Chicago Tickets – The Most Entertaining Musical In Town

Chicago is one of Broadways most popular musicals. It has won six Tony Awards and has been made into a film as well, starring Catherine Zeta Jones, Renee Zelweiger and Richard Gere. The musical features some of the best dancing on Broadway, choreographed by Ann Reinking. According to the New York Times it is “the best musical in townâ€.

The story of Chicago deals with adultery, murder and showbiz. It starts of by showing how Velma Kelly, a vaudevillian, has shot her sister who used to perform along with her. Velma had caught her sister with her husband. She shows no remorse and she performs the famous song “All That Jazzâ€. At the same time another girl, Roxie Hart kills a nightclub regular, Fred Casely, whom she was rather intimate with. Her unsuspecting husband takes the blame because she convinces him that Fred was a burglar.

Both the women land up at the same women’s prison filled with a number of other murderers. The prison is looked after by a matron, “Mama†Morton who follows a system of mutual aid, which works very well for her and the inmates. Enter Billy Flynn who is the most famous lawyer who can get anyone acquitted for the right price. There is animosity building between the two girls, Velma and Roxie as each one tries to outdo the other. If Velma makes the headlines one day then Roxie makes sure she’s there the next. Velma is really mad when Roxie manages to hire her lawyer, the famous Billy Flynn.

Roxie becomes the darling of Chicago with her supposed tragic story. Velma is pushed in to the background. She asks Roxie to star with her in a recreation of her sister act after they are acquitted and Roxie turns her down. Soon another story of a sordid crime of passion makes the headlines, overshadowing hers. Roxie decides to fake a pregnancy to gain the limelight back. Velma is amazed at how resourceful Roxie is and how she always manages to bounce back. Eventually Billy gets Roxie acquitted as promised. As soon as she is free, another sensational crime takes away all the attention from her and she is soon forgotten. In the end, she and Velma up for that sister act after all.

The current Broadway cast of Chicago includes Bianca Marroquin as Roxie, Brenda Braxton as Velma and Joey Lawrence as Billy Flynn. It is directed by Walter Bobbie with a book by John Kander and Fred Ebb. Chicago opened on November 14, 1996 and has completed ten years on Broadway. It has won a number of awards including six Tony Awards, one Grammy and five Drama Desk Awards.

Chicago is running for its eleventh year on Broadway at the Ambassador Theater. You can buy your tickets at the box office, which you will have to do as soon as tickets go on sale as there is always a rush for this entertaining musical. If you wish to get your tickets home delivered then you can order online or by phone for an extra cost.

About the Author

Al is the webmaster of Chicago Tickets, a New York City entertainment website with reviews and news on every musical and play, as well as Chicago tickets information.

Top 8 Killer Investor Presentation Points

Investors are people just like you and me. They want to know 'what is it in for me'. The have money to invest because they have successfully earned enough income to put them in the top 5% of the wealthy. They are motivated to invest because they want to give back with the experience and money.

Your first presentation should be no longer than 8 - 15 minutes. Back up charts and other visuals can be used to expand on a point. Use our Top 8 Killer Investor Presentation Points as a guide.

1. Opening Remarks

2. Mission Statement

3. Market Opportunity

4. Description of Product or Services

5. Management

6. Marketing Strategy

6. Capital Needs

8. Closing Remarks

1. Opening Statements

Opening statements should be concise and to the point. Introduce yourself and any other members of your management team who are present. If possible, have one of your creditable investors speak for a couple of minutes on their personal insight as to why they invested. It should not be an investor who is a close relative or is part of the management team.

Get excited and have passion about your opportunity. Create a buzz about your deal, so that investors will spread the word about your company to other investors.

Comment: Give a concise and professional overview that gives investors attending some insight as to your organizational skills. The tone you set for the presentation is critical. Be professional, but find some areas where you can add some humor without being a comedian.

"First impressions are very important."

2. Mission Statement

In one or two sentences, state the mission of your business.

3. Market Opportunity

In a short paragraph, demonstrate to the investors the specific market opportunity or need for your product or service. Be specific with how many actual products or services can be sold and in what time frame.

Sample of Opening & Mission Statements

Good afternoon, my name is Tom Jones. I am the founder and President of XYZ Corporation. Assisting me today is our CFO, Richard Smith.

Accelerated use of latex gloves and latex covers for medical devices to protect against infectious diseases over the past two decades has resulted in as many as 17 percent of healthcare workers affected by latex allergies. A greater risk is with the general population that is not aware of the allergy until they come in contact with latex during a medical procedure. XYZ has identified the cause for the allergy and has determined a process for making latex virtually non-allergenic.

We have a contract to distribute our process to 72 countries and are raising $500,000 to fulfill the contract.

4. Description of the Product or Service

4. Describe what product or service your company sells. Keep it simple. Don't bring up technical or confusing information. Details are usually brought up in later meetings. It is important to be specific on the product or service's unique value to customers and why your company is different from the competition. It is imperative that you show how your company will attract customers who will purchase what you are selling.

5. Marketing Strategy

Many companies who have had good products and services did not become successful. One reason is to clearly identify your company's marketing strategy.

Talk about the value of your strategic alliances and partnerships. Investors look for aggressive marketing as a key component to success. Therefore, choosing a marketing method is critical to achieving your success. Will you be marketing directly or use strategic partnerships and alliances? This is vital, since the cost to market directly can be very costly. Using strategic partners, alliances, or resellers could be a much more valuable marketing and sales strategy.

"Create a buzz about your deal by being articulate, passionate, and with complete understanding of your opportunity."

6. Your Management Team

Describe each key person who is important to making the company successful. Most investors recognize that having a management team of friends and relatives is usually not a good idea and could be a critical mistake to the company in many ways.

Assemble the best talent you can find, with strong managerial skills, and explain to the investors why this management team, under your guidance, can lead the company to success.

If your management team is not in place, it is vital that you at least identify key personnel who will join your business at some future event or date, (such as after funding has been obtained).

"Investors are attracted to people who have been successful
in other businesses."

7. Capital Needs

It is very important to outline the need for funding and why your company should be considered for an investment.

Understanding the importance that each investor is very interested in how you are going to spend their money. Demonstrate exactly how your company will prudently spend the money.

Be sure to have an easy to understand, detailed month-by-month written use of funds that backs up what you say in your presentation. In a summary format, reveal the use of funds and projected salaries. Investors look favorably on first year salaries of $40K - $60K tied in with some performance clause. Investors usually don't want to pay for high salaries.

8. Closing Statements

Be sure to say 'Thank you' to the investors for their time and invite them to an demonstration, a visit to your facility, or to an additional meeting with more in-depth information.

The gold is in the follow-up. Keep investors informed about your progress in an investor relations campaign. Ask if there are certain areas they would like you to address. When possible, get their feedback on what they liked and any concerns they may have.
"Practice until you can deliver the presentation by memory."

Learn about where to present to investors at http://www.launchfn.com/id213.html

About the Author

As a venture catalyst with LAUNCHfn & NBAI, accelerates the capital raising process by delivering resources and capital. $23.7 Million in funding transactions have been completed since 1994 through the Private Equity Investor Forum. View my Linked In Profile
http://www.linkedin.com/in/roxiethomas



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