Penn and Teller and a Bit of Luck

From the amazing Mariah Carey concert I covered to the Seven Stars Cookbook giveaway I promoted, you may have noticed a little hint-hinting for you to check out Caesar's Entertainment and their Total Rewards Program over the past few months. Well, it's been an absolute pleasure working with them, and I hope you learned a thing or two about how to optimize your next Atlantic City or Las Vegas vacation. As a final word, I'd like to leave you with a few words from the famous magicians Penn and Teller.

May the chips fall ever in your favor and may you register for Total Rewards!

AWESOME GIVEAWAY: 2 Tickets to Closer than Ever

There's something about Off-Broadway theaters I love. Whether it be the intimate setting, the encouragement of success swirling about, or the mere opportunity to be able to see a show not many others get to see, Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theaters produce some of the best shows around.

The York Theatre Company is one of my favorites. Boasting 175 seats and having produced hits like Yank! in 2010 and Sweeney Todd, it serves the community well by offering $20 tickets to all shows for both students and seniors. The latest mainstage production is a revival of 1989's Closer Than Ever, an intimate musical about love, friendship, security, happiness – and holding onto those essentials in a world that pulls us in a hundred directions at once. The musical promises to be a refreshing treat for audiences, old and new, filled with insights you’ve never heard expressed, except in your own heart. The limited engagement starts June 5.

All my readers are in luck! I'm giving away a pair of tickets to Closer Than Ever! There are 4 easy ways to win, and each comment counts as an entry. Be sure to leave your email in each comment so that I can contact you if you are the winner.

1) REQUIRED - Follow this blog by clicking on the button on the right panel and leave a comment below letting me know you did so.

2) REQUIRED - Leave a comment letting me know what your favorite Off-Broadway experience has been. If you don't have any Off-Broadway experiences, let me know why you'd most like to have one.

3) Follow me on Twitter @yaelleah and leave a comment below letting me know you did so.

4) Tweet about this contest "I just entered to win 2 tix to Closer Than Ever at the York Theatre on Awesome In New York! http://bit.ly/KAZkKV" and let me know with a link to your tweet.

Winners will be chosen using Random.org on Tuesday 6/5. You have until Tuesday 6/5 at 12 p.m. EST to enter the contest. Good luck!

A winner has been chosen! Congratulations Evie! You've won 2 tickets to Closer than Ever! Thanks to everyone who entered and stay awesome!

AWESOME DEAL: 13-Month Subscription to NY Mag

Having been a subscriber to New York Magazine for almost 2 years now, I can tell you it's a must read for any New Yorker. It's full of interesting feature stories all somehow relating to your life in the Big Apple and the culture section fills you in with all you need to know about what's going on around you in the coming week. However it's not so long ***cough, New Yorker, cough*** that you can manage to get through it on your weekly commute and still have time to read other things that interest you.

Rue La La (one of my favorite deal/shopping sites) is currently offering a 13-month subscription to New York Magazine for only $17, which is a steal especially considering it's a weekly publication. Normal subscriptions sell for over $30. The deal ends in 6 days, but why wait?

Click here to get the deal!

Free Tickets to Traces for Crunch Members

Attention all Crunch members! If you're dying to see the Off-Broadway show Traces, which recently inspired a new workout class at Crunch Union Square, clear your evening tomorrow! The first 50 people who show a valid Crunch membership ID at the Union Square Theater Box Office (100 E. 17th Street) at 1 pm tomorrow, Thursday 5/31, will receive one free ticket to tomorrow night's performance at 8 pm.



I hope some of you are able to take advantage of this awesome offer!

AWESOME GIVEAWAY: More Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center Tickets!

A few weeks ago I gave away several pairs of tickets to classical concerts at Carnegie Hall and I had such a great response that I'm giving away more! Here are details on the 3 concerts up for grabs:

• Of Faith and Freedom: Memorial Day Concert: Monday 5/28, 7pm at Lincoln Center featuring patriotic works of choral music.

• West Coast Sounds: Tuesday 5/29, 8pm at Carnegie Hall featuring a piano program full of talented young people playing works by Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Chopin, Liadov, Vine, Lutoslawski, Bach, Schumann, Beethoven, R. Strauss, and Kabalevsky.

• What About Us?: Friday 6/15, 7:30 pm at Jazz at Lincoln Center featuring today’s youth taking on tough issues using song and dance to illustrate a more positive and peaceful world. Professional gospel singers join the 84 voiced choir to bring the thrill of gospel and pop to new heights.

I'm giving away 2 pairs of tickets to each show! To enter to win please follow the instructions below. There are 5 easy ways to win and each comment counts as an entry. Please include your email in any and all comments so I know how to contact you if you are the winner.

1) REQUIRED - Leave a comment below letting me know which concert you would like to enter to win tickets to (you can enter for all three in one comment!).

2) REQUIRED - Follow this blog by clicking on the button on the right panel and leave a comment below letting me know you did so.

3) Follow me on Twitter @yaelleah and leave a comment below letting me know you did so.

4) Tweet about this giveaway with a link to this page and let me know with a link to your tweet in a comment below.

5) Click on this link and register to play the Total Rewards online game and leave a comment letting me know you did so.

Winners will be on Wednesday 5/23. You have until Wednesday 5/23 at 12 p.m. EST to enter the contest. Good luck!

Total Rewards Mega Prizes

Raise your hand if you've been playing the Total Rewards game from Caesar's Entertainment over the past few months! Sad news...the promotion is almost over! However, the good news is that you have a chance to win a whole bunch of super awesome mega prizes on May 18-20 as the program wraps up. All you have to do is swipe your Total Rewards card at a Caesar's hotel/casino and your entered!

For more information and to check out all of the hotels nearby (there are 5 in Atlantic City!), click here. Prizes include 200 Total Rewards Marketplace gift cards per property, ACM property experiences (dining, spa, hotel), a trip to Las Vegas that includes 2 nights hotel accommodations, coach airfare for two and a $200 Total Rewards Marketplace Gift Card (each property will award one trip) and trips to the 2012 Olympics and lodging at London Clubs (each property will award one trip). You know you'd like to take a spontaneous trip this weekend :)

AWESOME GIVEAWAY: 2 Tickets to 2 Off-Broadway Shows

So you say it's been a little while since I ran a ticket giveaway, well that's about to change. Jules plays at the Laurie Beechman Theatre (407 West 42nd Street) and tells the story of Broadway's most famous vaudeville and film star: female impersonator Julian Eltinge. The year is 1941 and the place is a dressing room at Billy Rose's club in Manhattan during the star's the final performance. (Save $5 on the price of your ticket here and use code TETCJ512).

Tennessee Williams' final full-length play In Masks Outrageous and Austere explores the surreal, the nefarious, and the erotic in ways never before attempted. The richest woman in the world, her gay husband, and his young lover are thrust into a mystery world, defined by disorientation and paranoia, where they are held captive by omnipotent corporate forces. A cast of bizarre characters enters an increasingly threatening environment, and tensions reach a fever pitch as trust among the three protagonists begins to disintegrate. Playing at The Culture Project (45 Bleecker Street) through May 13, this one is sure to make you think.

All my readers are in luck! I'm giving away a pair of tickets to both shows: Jules and In Masks Outrageous and Austere! There are 4 easy ways to win each set of tickets, just use the forms to enter below (no comments necessary).

1) REQUIRED - Follow this blog by clicking on the button on the right panel and leave a comment below letting me know you did so.

2) Follow me on Twitter @yaelleah and leave a comment below letting me know you did so.

3) Tweet about this contest "I just entered to win 2 tix to Jules off-Broadway on Awesome In New York! http://bit.ly/JbK4Ss" and/or "I just entered to win 2 tix to In Masks off-Broadway on Awesome In New York! http://bit.ly/JbK4Ss" and let me know with a link to your tweet.

4) Click on this link and register to play the Total Rewards online game and leave a comment letting me know you did so.

Winners will be chosen using Random.org on Thursday 5/10. You have until Wednesday 5/9 at 5 p.m. EST to enter the contest. Good luck!