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The Industry's HOPSCOTCH Opera Recording Set for Release on Key-Shaped USB Drive
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2016

On Friday, January 13, more than two hours' worth of music from Hopscotch will be issued by The Industry Records as a car key-shaped USB drive or digital download available via Bandcamp and other outlets. Simultaneously, a new interactive website about the opera, with animations, images, and audio, ...


ESPNU Studio Show Announces Lineup for 2016 College Football Season
by Caryn Robbins - August 25, 2016

ESPNU's studio coverage of this year's college football season will include pre-game, halftime and post-game shows on Saturdays with host Brendan Fitzgerald and analysts Kevin Carter and Charles Arbuckle....


VIDEO: KINKY BOOTS' Brian Usifer Composes New Episode of SPORTS...THE MUSICAL?
by Caryn Robbins - February 09, 2016

The Kicker, the new sports comedy website from Above Average and Bryan Tucker, the co-head writer of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE has released an all-new episode of SPORTS...THE MUSICAL?...


Hosts of ESPN Radio to Takeover FIRST TAKE, Beginning 7/11
by Caryn Robbins - July 07, 2016

The hosts of ESPN Radio will take over First Take, ESPN2's weekday morning studio debate show, for one week beginning Monday, July 11....


The Industry's HOPSCOTCH Opera Recording Set for Release on Key-Shaped USB Drive
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2016

On Friday, January 13, more than two hours' worth of music from Hopscotch will be issued by The Industry Records as a car key-shaped USB drive or digital download available via Bandcamp and other outlets. Simultaneously, a new interactive website about the opera, with animations, images, and audio, ...


Shawan And The Wonton, Catchin' Feels, and Releasing Them...
by Tory Gates - February 14, 2016

'When it comes to the songwriting process…it's like shedding my skin."...


BWW Review: Anneliese van der Pol Shows Off a Touch of Star Quality at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Troy Frisby - October 18, 2016

Invoking Barbra, Judy and a host of other mononymous musical divas, Anneliese van der Pol came to play during her solo show at Feinstein's/54 Below on September 29. Winningly self-deprecating, van der Pol (VANITIES) kept the show moving and refreshingly loose, joking after the first number, 'So I'm ...


ESPN2's FIRST TAKE Launches 'First Take, Your Take' Viewer Contest
by Caryn Robbins - October 13, 2016

Starting today, ESPN2's FIRST TAKE has launched the “First Take, Your Take” viewer contest offering two winning fans the chance to debate Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman on national television....


Jazz Icon Esperanza Spalding Comes to the Mayo Center This Fall
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2016

Jazz icon Esperanza Spalding comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center as she presents Emily's D+Evolution today, October 8, 2016 at 8 pm....


Official: Jessica Brown Findlay, Vanessa Kirby & More to Join Paul Rhys in UNCLE VANYA at Almeida Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - December 11, 2015

Jessica Brown Findlay (Sonya), Vanessa Kirby (Elena), Richard Lumsden (Telegin), Hilton McRae (Serebryakov), Tobias Menzies (Astrov) and Ann Queensberry (Nanny) join the previously announced Paul Rhys (Vanya) in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, a new version created by and directed by Associate Director, Robe...


BWW Review: HITCHCOCK'S BIRDS Is A Wonderful Insight Into The Legendary Director
by Jade Kops - October 02, 2016

Writer and performer Laura Johnston brings a wonderfully researched show, filled with real stories, quoted verbatim to give a different perspective on "The Master Of Suspense" in HITCHCOCK'S BIRDS....


ESPN to Present 28-Hour Fantasy Football Marathon This August
by Caryn Robbins - August 09, 2016

ESPN will televise the 28-hour Draft Kings Fantasy Football Marathon in preparation for the 2016 NFL season on Aug. 15-16....


Author Nick Boothman to Present 'Write A Saleable Book' Weekend Writing Seminar, 8/28
by Christina Mancuso - July 22, 2015

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Next Week's Lineup Announced for FIRST TAKE on ESPN
by Caryn Robbins - July 14, 2016

ESPN commentators continue to fill the debate chairs on FIRST TAKE next week with SportsCenter anchor Jonathan “The Coach” Coachman and studio anchor Max Bretos...


BWW Interviews: STACY ANN RAPOSA
by Don Grigware - July 14, 2015

Stacy Ann Raposa has, for several years, worked with actors to explore the depths of their minds and souls.  In doing so, the actors create solo pieces that are performed in public at the end of a four month process.  Rather than just moving from one solo piece to another, all actors are on stage th...


Kate Fagan Inks Multiyear Deal to Remain at espnW
by Caryn Robbins - February 10, 2016

espnW has re-signed versatile writer and commentator Kate Fagan to a new multiyear agreement, which will keep yet another of the brand's core voices in its ranks....


ESPN Announces Today's SUPER BOWL 50 Coverage
by Caryn Robbins - February 05, 2016

ESPN's coverage of Super Bowl 50 from the Bay Area continues today, Friday, Feb. 5, from set locations at San Francisco's Marina Green and Fort Mason....


Tickets to Kanopy Dance Company's 40th Season Now on Sale
by Tyler Peterson - September 23, 2015

For this our 4Oth Anniversary Season, Kanopy will present three weekend of provocative dance-vivid performances inspired by Martha Graham's teachings of tension and release-- but works that are Kanopy's own-created in collaboration with artists and chroreographers from around the globe....


ESPN Names Seasoned Execs to Lead Programming & Production Efforts
by Caryn Robbins - July 19, 2016

ESPN has named five seasoned and creative executives to lead the wide-ranging areas comprising its Programming and Production efforts. Each of these individuals will now report to ESPN President John Skipper....


BWW Review: Real Housewives of Sneden's Landing: RUMORS
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 29, 2016

Neil Simon's Rumors - one of the most popular stage farces of the late 20th century - is given its due with the fourth production at Nashville's iconic and I daresay historic Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre. Directed with panache by stage veteran Lydia Bushfield (who, herself, has starred in one of th...


ESPN Coverage of the 2016 NFL DRAFT to Begin Today
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2016

ESPN's presentation of the 2016 NFL Draft – the company's 37th consecutive year televising the event – begins Today, April 28, at 8 p.m. ET from Chicago's Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University....


Charlie Dixon Joins FOX Sports as EVP of Content
by Caryn Robbins - July 23, 2015

Charlie Dixon, a former NBC and ESPN executive, joins FOX Sports as Executive Vice President of Content for FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2...


INSTAGRAM CHECK: Sweet 16! HAMILTON's Thayne Jasperson's Backstage Video Celebrating 16 Tony Nominations
by Michael Dale - May 05, 2016

The ensemble member assumes the role of town crier to introduce his giddy new backstage video....


ESPN to Air Exclusive 2016 NBA Draft Coverage
by Tyler Peterson - June 20, 2016

ESPN will exclusively cover the 2016 NBA DRAFT presented by State Farm on Thursday, June 23, at 7 p.m. ET from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. on both television and radio. Michael Wilbon will join the main television desk this year, working alongside NBA DRAFT analyst Jay Bilas and NBA analys...


ESPN2 to Air FIRST TAKE Veteran's Day and Election Day Specials Next Week
by Caryn Robbins - November 03, 2016

ESPN2's FIRST TAKE kicks off ESPN's week of Veteran's Day programming with a live telecast from Joint Base Charleston in Charleston, S.C., on Monday, Nov. 7, at 10 a.m. ET....






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