Actors' Equity Reaches First-Time Agreement With Cruise Line
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2018
Actors' Equity Association announced today that it reached an agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line to cover members on the cruise line's new ship, the Norwegian Bliss. From May 3 - May 5 while in New York, the Norwegian Bliss was under Equity Agreement, marking the first time that a full Equity cast has been used on a cruise ship.
Broadway Talent Tapped for 2018/2019 Season at the Met
by Julie Musbach - Feb 15, 2018
Accelerating his arrival as Music Director by two seasons, Yannick Nezet-Seguin will take up the post in time for the start of the Metropolitan Opera's 2018-19 season, it was announced today.
Irish Indie-Nerd Brian Kelly of SO COW Is Back with New Band HALF FORWARD LINE Plus Single FOR CENTURIES
by Tori Hartshorn - Nov 27, 2017
Half Forward Line is the new band from Brian Kelly (So Cow), Niall Murphy (Oh Boland) and drummer/recordist Ciaran o Maol in. The trio have crafted a short sharp dose of power pop, recorded over two days in the lounge of a derelict rural Irish pub. 'The Back Of Mass' takes in tales of wedded bliss, social anxiety and the perils of letting someone try on your glasses. Infused with the pioneering jangling spirit of the Flying Nun roster, along with garage rock sonics and Kelly's inimitable brand of buzzsaw pop and slice-of-life lyrics, Half Forward Line have delivered a half-hour album hallmarked by hook-laden songs.
LIPTON WELLNESS RANGE New Tea Experience
by Marina Kennedy - Sep 27, 2017
Lipton is helping make wellness more accessible for busy people with its new Lipton Wellness range. The new range, made with carefully selected botanicals and blended with essential oils, helps make wellbeing a part of your everyday routine in just 4-6 minutes of brew time. Enjoy a daily cup or two to supplement your varied balance diet anytime, anywhere.
BWW Review: Wagner's HOLLANDER Flies Under Nezet-Seguin, with Volle and Wagner, at the Met
by Richard Sasanow - Apr 28, 2017
The audience was there to be thrilled on Tuesday, when the Met's new Music Director, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, took on Wagner's DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER (THE FLYING DUTCHMAN) and they weren't disappointed. It was a musically glorious performance with the Met orchestra in peak form under its new maestro, the company's great chorus both charming and energetic, and the cast of principals marvelous, led by baritone Michael Volle in the title role and soprano Amber Wagner as Senta.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conducts First Wagner Opera at the Met, 4/25
by Christina Mancuso - Apr 13, 2017
Future Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts his first Wagner opera with the company, Der Fliegende Holländer, beginning April 25. The opera, which has not been seen at the Met since 2010, featuresMichael Volle as the Dutchman, the ghostly sailor damned to sail the seas in search of the love that will set him free. Amber Wagner sings the role of Senta, opposite Jay Hunter Morris as the huntsman Erik. The cast also features Dolora Zajick as Senta's nurse Mary with Ben Bliss as the Steersman and Franz-Josef Selig as Senta's father Daland.
M&R Productions in Association with Glenn Krutoff Presents THE RADICALIZATION OF ROLFE
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 14, 2016
The Radicalization of Rolfe, winner of 2016 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Award, re-opens as part of the Fringe Encore Series 2016 at The Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, New York City on Sunday, October 23, 2016. Written by Andrew Bergh and directed by Abigail Zealey Bess, The Radicalization of Rolfe is inspired by the backstory of the lesser-known but vital secondary characters in the legendary musical The Sound of Music. "A tone perfect production," the New York Times declares it is "a play that was just as much fun as - and cleverer than - it promised to be."
Marin Alsop Leads the BSO in Strauss' 'A HERO'S LIFE' Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Oct 23, 2014
Music Director Marin Alsop will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in Strauss's Ein Heldenleben: A Hero's Life tonight, October 23 at 8 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and Sunday, October 26 at 3 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore.
Marin Alsop to Lead the BSO in Strauss' 'A HERO'S LIFE,' 10/23 & 26
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 1, 2014
Music Director Marin Alsop will lead the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) in Strauss's Ein Heldenleben: A Hero's Life on Thursday, October 23 at 8 p.m. at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and Sunday, October 26 at 3 p.m. at The Music Center at Strathmore.