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The NHL Winter Classic is scheduled for January 1, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.

Being held at Wrigley Field, the NHL’s annual outdoor game will feature the hometown Chicago Blackhawks vs the defending Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings.

Winter Classic Tickets are available at www.SelectATicket.com for the 2009 Winter Classic.

There’s also rumors swirling around the internet that the 2010 Winter Classic will be held at the brand new Yankee Stadium being built in the Bronx and will feature the New York Rangers vs the Boston Bruins. What a game that’d be! Rangers vs Bruins in the building where so many Yankees vs Red Sox contests will be held in the future.

The Nominees for 2008 Tony Awards honoring the best of Broadway have been announced. Here is a full list of the nominees. Be sure to visit SelectATicket.com for Broadway tickets!

Below is the list of 2008 Tony Award nominees for our AllStarTalk.com visitors: 

Best Play

• August: Osage County
• Rock ‘n‘ Roll
• The Seafarer
• The 39 Steps

Best Musical

• Cry-Baby
• In The Heights
• Passing Strange
• Xanadu

Best Book of a Musical

• Cry-Baby
• In The Heights
• Passing Strange
• Xanadu

Best Original Score

• Cry-Baby
• In The Heights
• The Little Mermaid
• Passing Strange

Best Revival of a Play

• Boeing-Boeing
• The Homecoming
• Les Liaisons Dangereuses
• Macbeth

Best Revival of a Musical

• Grease
• Gypsy
• South Pacific
• Sunday in the Park with George

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

• Ben Daniels, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
• Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
• Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing
• Rufus Sewell, Rock ‘n‘ Roll
• Patrick Stewart, Macbeth

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

• Eve Best, The Homecoming
• Deanna Dunagan, August: Osage County
• Kate Fleetwood, Macbeth
• S. Epatha Merkerson, Come Back, Little Sheba
• Amy Morton, August: Osage County

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

• Daniel Evans, Sunday in the Park with George
• Lin-Manuel Miranda, In The Heights
• Stew, Passing Strange
• Paulo Szot, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific
• Tom Wopat, A Catered Affair

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

• Kerry Butler, Xanadu
• Patti LuPone, Gypsy
• Kelli O‘Hara, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific
• Faith Prince, A Catered Affair
• Jenna Russell, Sunday in the Park with George

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

• Bobby Cannavale, Mauritius
• Raul Esparza, The Homecoming
• Conleth Hill, The Seafarer
• Jim Norton, The Seafarer
• David Pittu, Is He Dead?

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

• Sinead Cusack, Rock ‘n‘ Roll
• Mary McCormack, Boeing-Boeing
• Laurie Metcalf, November
• Martha Plimpton, Top Girls
• Rondi Reed, August: Osage County

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

• Daniel Breaker, Passing Strange
• Danny Burstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific
• Robin De Jesus, In The Heights
• Christopher Fitzgerald, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
• Boyd Gaines, Gypsy

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

• de‘Adre Aziza, Passing Strange
• Laura Benanti, Gypsy
• Andrea Martin, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
• Olga Merediz, In The Heights
• Loretta Ables Sayre, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific

Best Scenic Design of a Play

• Peter McKintosh, The 39 Steps
• Scott Pask, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
• Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County
• Anthony Ward, Macbeth

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

• David Farley and Timothy Bird & The Knifedge Creative Network, Sunday in the Park with George
• Anna Louizos, In The Heights
• Robin Wagner, The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
• Michael Yeargan, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific

Best Costume Design of a Play

• Gregory Gale, Cyrano de Bergerac
• Rob Howell, Boeing-Boeing
• Katrina Lindsay, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
• Peter McKintosh, The 39 Steps

Best Costume Design of a Musical

• David Farley, Sunday in the Park with George
• Martin Pakledinaz, Gypsy
• Paul Tazewell, In The Heights
• Catherine Zuber, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific

Best Lighting Design of a Play

• Kevin Adams, The 39 Steps
• Howard Harrison, Macbeth
• Donald Holder, Les Liaisons Dangereuses
• Ann G. Wrightson, August: Osage County

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

• Ken Billington, Sunday in the Park with George
• Howell Binkley, In The Heights
• Donald Holder, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific
• Natasha Katz, The Little Mermaid

Best Sound Design of a Play

• Simon Baker, Boeing-Boeing
• Adam Cork, Macbeth
• Ian Dickinson, Rock ‘n‘ Roll
• Mic Pool, The 39 Steps

Best Sound Design of a Musical

• Acme Sound Partners, In The Heights
• Sebastian Frost, Sunday in the Park with George
• Scott Lehrer, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific
• Dan Moses Schreier, Gypsy

Best Direction of a Play

• Maria Aitken, The 39 Steps
• Conor McPherson, The Seafarer
• Anna D. Shapiro, August: Osage County
• Matthew Warchus, Boeing-Boeing

Best Direction of a Musical

• Sam Buntrock, Sunday in the Park with George
• Thomas Kail, In The Heights
• Arthur Laurents, Gypsy
• Bartlett Sher, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific

Best Choreography

• Rob Ashford, Cry-Baby
• Andy Blankenbuehler, In The Heights
• Christopher Gattelli, Rodgers & Hammerstein‘s South Pacific
• Dan Knechtges, Xanadu

Best Orchestrations

• Jason Carr, Sunday in the Park with George
• Alex Lacamoire & Bill Sherman, In The Heights
• Stew & Heidi Rodewald, Passing Strange
• Jonathan Tunick, A Catered Affair

The New York Rangers clinched a playoff spot for the third consecutive year last night with a 3-0 victory over the rival NY Islanders.

 With two first period power play goals from Captain Jaromir Jagr and the 10th shutout this season from goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, the Rangers were in complete control of the game all night long.

The teams meet again tonight at Madison Square Garden. With a playoff spot secured and the Islanders’ season all but over expect it to still be a physical contest as they battle for bragging rights and their pride.

The regular season standings are still a muddy mess but it is looking more and more likely that the Rangers and Devils will meet in the first round.

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Much to the chagrin of their fans, the NY Yankees decided yesterday to postpone their home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays. As it turned out, their decision was a big premature as the weather was not bad enough to cancel the game. The game has been rescheduled to be played tonight at 7pm.

Don’t forget, New York Yankee fans, that this is the final season to be played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx as the team is building a new stadium to be opened next season.

As always, you can find New York Yankee tickets at SelectATicket.com. With competitive pricing, great seat selection and over 30 years of experience - there is no other logical choice when it comes to NY Yankee tickets than to go with Select A Ticket.

With the warm weather approaching that can only mean one thing to Tri State Area concert goers — it is time to see what is playing at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ!

PNC Bank Arts Center, or better known by it’s original name - The Garden State Arts Center - is open again and the concert schedule is available now.

Visit SelectATicket to see the PNC Bank Arts Center concert schedule for 2008. Buy PNC Bank Arts Center tickets at Select A Ticket today!

It may be hard to believe but the Pocono 500 is just a little over two months away!

Being held on June 8, 2008, the Pocono 500 is the first of two NASCAR races held at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA.

The 5 most recent winners of the Pocono 500 are:

2007 Jeff Gordon
2006 Denny Hamlin
2005 Carl Edwards
2004 Jimmie Johnson
2003 Tony Stewart

Who will win the 2008 Pocono 500? Why not buy Pocono 500 tickets from selectaticket and see it in person?! There’s nothing quite like the experience of a NASCAR race from the insane tailgating scene in the parking lot to the 100,000 screaming fans watching as over 30 cars travel at speeds above 200 mph.

As the spring weather starts to emerge and baseball season begins, that means it is also time for Major League Soccer to kick off their season.

The New York Red Bulls start another season at Giants Stadium on April 5.

Select A Ticket, located closeby in Riverdale and Paramus, New Jersey - has great seats for all Red Bulls games.

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2008 Mets Tickets look to be a popular ticket item this summer as the Mets enter their final season at Shea Stadium. From Casey Stengal to the 69 Mets to the 86 Mets and that famous Mookie Wilson ground ball through Bill Buckner’s legs, and not to mention the Subway Series vs the NY Yankees… Shea Stadium has seen it’s share of baseball history.

Select A Ticket wants you to know they have Mets tickets for this season and with the addition of Johan Santana, the Mets just might make their final season at Shea one to remember!

New York Yankee pitcher Joba Chamberlain has been returned to the bullpen according to Manager Joe Girardi.

Chamberlain was great coming out of the bullpen last year and some members of Yankee management thought it’d be a good idea to make him a starter this spring.

However the thinking of “it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” must have taken over as Girardi announced yesterday that Joba’s going to remain a reliever but may become a starter “in the future”. Leaving the door open to move him into the rotation at a later date if he so chooses.

Teams are heading back north and now is the time to buy New York Yankee tickets for their final season at Yankee Stadim!

It is hard to believe but it is that time of year again — NASCAR season is getting up to speed and soon the local races will begin!

Everybody knows the tremendous turnout NASCAR races generate and this year promises to be no different as all your favorite drivers come to Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA for the Pocono 500.

This year the Pocono 500 will be held on Sunday June 8 so don’t waste any more time — find your Pocono 500 Tickets today as SelectATicket.com.