Mo'nique Kicks Off Her Comedy Tour 3/19

By: Mar. 12, 2010
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Not only is Mo'Nique riding high on winning the Washington, DC, Boston, Los Angeles and New York Film Critics' Awards, a SAG Award and a Golden Globe Award, having a top-rated late night talk show on BET and now an Academy Award, the highest honor an actor can achieve, but she is also readying herself to embark upon a highly anticipated comedy tour--Spread the Love Tour 2010. Joining Mo'Nique on this year's Spread The Love Tour will be her BET late night talk show counterpart comedian and actor Rodney Perry, comedian Tone- X, who will serve as the resident Man on the Street for the tour, and DJ Ant. Fresh off her historic Oscar win and becoming only the 5th African-American woman in history to win an Academy Award, Mo'Nique is wasting no time continuing to take the world by storm and tickling funny bones all at the same time.

"On this tour people can expect the kind of laughter that makes the bottom of their stomach hurt," said Mo'Nique. "And the type of love you'll never forget."

As it makes its trek across the country, Mo'Nique's Spread the Love Tour will hit 20 cities during its run. The tour will kick off in New Orleans, LA at UNO Lakefront Arena on Friday, March 19th and will conclude in Bridgeport, Connecticut in May. The show is being presented across the country by AEG Live with tickets on sale now in select cities. Tickets are available at aeglive.com/ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations and at the respective venue's box offices.

The term triple threat would be diminishing from the powerful range, the all consuming presence and the undeniable talent and reach of Baltimore native Mo'Nique. Whether she's spreading the love and empowering women across the country through her outreach or making millions laugh with her unapologetically, raw in your face comedic antics, Mo'Nique continues to touch the masses with her keepin' it real, no holds barred persona and attitude. Her bold, brassy stand-up routines, in your face humor and straight from the street stories will leave you wanting more. What Mo'Nique will be bringing to each city on the Spread the Love Tour will be no different--real, raw, rowdy and riotous.

Mo'Nique's hard work and dedication landed her own TV sitcom, "The Parkers," which ran for five seasons. She would also go on to host a number of reality shows, including a beauty pageant for full-figured women on Oxygen called "F.A.T. Chance ("Fabulous and Thick")". It was evident that her success wouldn't stop at comedy and TV; it would also be felt on the big screen too. From movies like "The Queens of Comedy" and "Baby Boy," to "Two Can Play That Game," and "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins," Mo'Nique was signaling to the world that she was here to stay. Most recently she took the world by storm in her portrayal of the severely dysfunctional mom Mary Jones in the award-winning, much talked about film, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire", which just earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her only the fourth African-American female behind Hattie McDaniel, Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Hudson to win the prestigious award in the Best Supporting Actress category.

Moving from comedy to drama and back again Academy Award Winning actress and comedienne Mo'Nique can and does do it with the greatest of ease and elegance. From tickling your funny bone to taking you to The Edge of your seat, the power contained within her performances every time she hits the stage, any stage, is undeniable.

Mo'Nique's Spread The Love Tour dates are as follows:

March 19
New Orleans, LA
UNO Lakefront Arena
Tickets on Sale Now
March 20
Washington, DC
DAR Constitution Hall
Tickets on Sale Now
March 26
St. Louis, MO
Fabulous Fox Theatre
Tickets on Sale Now
March 27
Detroit, MI
Fox Theatre
Tickets on Sale Now
April 2
Los Angeles, CA
Nokia Theatre - LA Live
Tickets on Sale Now
April 3
Oakland, CA
Paramount Theater
Tickets on Sale Now
April 9
Newark, NJ
Prudential Center
Tickets on Sale Now
April 10
Augusta, GA
James Brown Arena
Tickets on Sale Now
April 16
Kansas City, MO
Midland Theatre by AMC
Tickets on Sale Now
April 17
Houston, TX
Reliant Arena
Tickets on Sale Now
April 23
Boston, MA
Agganis Arena at Boston U.
Tickets on Sale Now
April 24
New York, NY
Theater at MSG
Tickets on Sale Now
April 30
Greensboro, NC
Greensboro Special Events Ctr.
Tickets on Sale Friday, March 19th
May 1
Norfolk, VA
Constant Convocation Ctr.
Tickets on Sale Friday, March 26th
May 7
Birmingham, AL
BJCC Arena
Tickets on Sale Friday, March 26th
May 8
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Theatre
Tickets on Sale Friday, March 26th
May 14
Minneapolis, MN
U.S. Bank Theater Target Ctr.
Tickets on Sale Friday, April 9th
May 15
Chicago, IL
Arie Crown Theater
Tickets on Sale Friday, April 9th
May 21
Philadelphia, PA
Temple Univ./ Liacouras Ctr.
Tickets on Sale Friday, April 9th
May 22
Bridgeport, CT
Arena at Harbor Yard
Tickets on Sale Friday, April 9th

***Dates are subject to change.

For more info on the Spread The Love Tour, log onto www.ticketmaster.com
For more info on Mo'Nique, log onto www.moniqueworldwide.com

About AEG Live
AEG Live, the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles-based AEG, is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance. AEG Live is comprised of touring, festival, exhibition, broadcast, merchandise and special event divisions, fifteen regional offices, and thirty state-of-the-art venues. The company is currently producing tours and productions including Bette Midler "The Showgirl Must Go On" and Cher at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace and Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, The Color Purple and The Pee Wee Herman Show. The concert tour roster includes artists such as Taylor Swift, Leonard Cohen, Bon Jovi, Celine Dion, Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, Kenny Chesney, Pink, Paul McCartney, KISS and American Idols Live. AEG Live is the largest producer of music festivals in North America from the critically acclaimed Coachella Music & Arts Festival to Stagecoach and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. For more information, go to www.aeglive.com.



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