Jordin Sparks is playing the Marquee Theatre in Tempe on July 1 as part of a national tour that'll take the Glendale native to 35 cities across the country.

Sparks, the 20-year-old 2007 American Idol winner, is also slated to make Broadway debut in the 2008 Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, In The Heights, this summer.

The real question, though, is when is Ms. Sparks finally going to take that purity ring off? Craig Outhier handicaps the odds of her various prospective suitors in an article in this week's print issue. Check it out here.

Also, if you're Jordin Sparks dad, former NFL DB Phillippi Sparks, we'd hate for you to come find us at the College Times office, 2211 South 48th Street in Tempe, and kick our asses. However, if you were looking for someone's ass to kick as a result of that article, you should definitely drive from Glendale to 2211 South 48th Street in Tempe, and not anywhere in downtown Phoenix.

Here are the rest of Jordin Sparks Tour Dates

June 3 Sayreville,
NJ Starland Ballroom

June 4 Clifton Park, NY Northern
Lights

June 8 Greensburg, PA Palace
Theater

June 10 New York,
NY Nokia Theater

June 11 Hampton, NH
HB
Casino

June 12 Hartford,
CT Webster Theater

June 13 Boston,
MA House of Blues

June 15 Cincinnati,
OH 20th
Century

June 16 Detroit,
OH Royal Oak

June 17 Cleveland,
OH House of Blues

June 19 Norfolk,
VA The Norva

June 20 Charlotte, NC Fillmore

June 22 Fort Lauderdale,
FL Revolution

June 23 Orlando,
FL House of Blues

June 28 Houston,
TX House of Blues

June 29 Dallas,
TX House of Blues

July 1 Tempe,
AZ Marquee

July 2 Anaheim,
CA The Grove

July 3 Reno,
NV Knitting Factory

July 5 Seattle,
WA The Showbox

July 6 Portland,
OR Roseland Theater

July 8 San Diego,
CA House of Blues

July 9 Los Angeles, CA Club Nokia

July 10 San
Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom

July 12 Denver,
CO Ogden Theater

July 14 Kansas
City, MO Beaumont
Club

July 16 Minneapolis,
MN First Ave

July 17 Chicago,
IL House of Blues

July 18 Philadelphia,
PA TLA

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