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BWW Review: NOISES OFF! Brings Laughs And Door Slamming to Centre Stage Photo BWW Review: NOISES OFF! Brings Laughs And Door Slamming to Centre Stage
by Neil Shurley - May 14, 2019

The audience I saw it with often exploded with laughter....


Billy Valentine Plays Blackbox @ The Edye At The Broad Stage, Today Photo Billy Valentine Plays Blackbox @ The Edye At The Broad Stage, Today
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2018

The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica presents Billy Valentine, today, November 2 at 8:00pm.  Billy Valentine is the third evening of blackbox @ the edye, which transforms The Edye into a club featuring up-and-coming jazz and blues artists.  The series is curated and hosted by The Reverend ...


BWW Review: JEKYLL & HYDE THE MUSICAL at Sunnyvale Community Players Photo BWW Review: JEKYLL & HYDE THE MUSICAL at Sunnyvale Community Players
by Paul Bolton - September 20, 2019

Sunnyvale Community Players take on a Monster of a show with 'Jekyll & Hyde The Musical'.SCP open's their 51st season with an ambitious musical, a?oeJekyll & Hydea??.  The show, by Frank Wildhorn, Steve Cuden, and Leslie Bricusse spent several years on Broadway and had multiple Tony Award nomination...


What So Not and Herizen Reveal WE CAN BE FRIENDS Video Out On Counter Records Photo What So Not and Herizen Reveal WE CAN BE FRIENDS Video Out On Counter Records
by Tori Hartshorn - January 28, 2019

Today, Australia's What So Not (Chris Emerson) and rising artistHerizen share the official music video for their collaboration “We Can Be Friends” HERE (+ listen HERE)....


VIDEO: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Finds Its Judas, Peter, Simon & More- Meet the New Cast Photo VIDEO: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Finds Its Judas, Peter, Simon & More- Meet the New Cast Members!
by Nicole Ciravolo - February 22, 2018

More members of the 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live!' cast have been announced. Set for Easter Sunday (April 1, 2018), NBC will bring to broadcast television 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live!' -- a one-of-a-kind live staging of the iconic 1971 Broadway rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyric...


ESPN's FIRST TAKE Continues Western Tour; Magic Johnson, Snoop Dogg to Headline Photo ESPN's FIRST TAKE Continues Western Tour; Magic Johnson, Snoop Dogg to Headline
by Caryn Robbins - September 11, 2017

ESPN's morning debate show First Take, will continue its three-city western tour with three live shows Monday, Sept. 11, through Wednesday, Sept. 13, from Los Angeles from ESPN's Los Angeles Production Center....


Strictly Seattle Announces Free Events
by Julie Musbach - July 01, 2017

Now in its 19th year, Strictly Seattle is a festival of open experimentation where audiences get to "see local choreographers try new things, often with big future projects in mind" (Michael Upchurch) and see stunning new dancers who just moved to Seattle from all over the country....


Walt Disney Company Presents Wall-to-Wall 2019 NFL DRAFT Coverage Photo Walt Disney Company Presents Wall-to-Wall 2019 NFL DRAFT Coverage
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 18, 2019

The Walt Disney Company's presentation of the 2019 NFL Draft will offer more to fans than ever before as the entire event, April 25-27, will air on both ESPN and ABC, and each network will provide distinct telecasts for Rounds 1-3 in prime time. Additionally, all seven rounds of the draft will be st...


ESPN Announces Extensive Coverage of for Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor Photo ESPN Announces Extensive Coverage of for Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor
by Caryn Robbins - August 24, 2017

ESPN will present extensive pre- and post-fight news and information coverage across its platforms in English and Spanish of the much-anticipated fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor....


BWW Review: 1984 at Downtown Cabaret Theatre Photo BWW Review: 1984 at Downtown Cabaret Theatre
by Sean Fallon - February 03, 2019

The Downtown Cabaret Theatre starts off 2019 with 1984, setting the bar high for the year with an absolutely phenomenal production of a staged version of the classic George Orwell novel....


Check Out Quotables from TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON 4/23-4/27 Photo Check Out Quotables from TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON 4/23-4/27
by Tori Hartshorn - May 01, 2018

Check Out Quotables from TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON 4/23-4/27...


Friederike Krum With James Pearson Releases SOMEBODY LOVES ME Photo Friederike Krum With James Pearson Releases SOMEBODY LOVES ME
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 20, 2020

It's been quite a journey. During a career that has lasted over three decades and taken her from her native Germany to London, Friederike Krum has learned from the best, sang with the best and deployed her extraordinary mezzo-soprano in the service of opera, jazz, Lied and classical musicals....


ESPN Expanding Fantasy Content Across Platforms
by Caryn Robbins - May 12, 2017

Building on the success of ESPN's No. 1 Fantasy Football game and Fantasy content across television, digital and audio, ESPN is working to expand its programming on all platforms for the upcoming Fantasy Football season....


New Single From Bauhaus' David J Photo New Single From Bauhaus' David J
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 05, 2019

David J (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) presents 'Migena And The Frozen Roses', a new single that features The Brian Jonestown Massacre frontman Anton Newcombe on keys, synth, percussion and programming and spoken word by Italian actress Asia Argento....


Billy Valentine Plays Blackbox @ The Edye At The Broad Stage, 11/2 Photo Billy Valentine Plays Blackbox @ The Edye At The Broad Stage, 11/2
by A.A. Cristi - October 12, 2018

The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica presents Billy Valentine, on Friday, November 2 at 8:00pm.  Billy Valentine is the third evening of blackbox @ the edye, which transforms The Edye into a club featuring up-and-coming jazz and blues artists.  The series is curated and hosted by The Rever...


More Than 2 Million Teams Drafted for ESPN Fantasy Football Marathon II Photo More Than 2 Million Teams Drafted for ESPN Fantasy Football Marathon II
by Caryn Robbins - August 16, 2017

ESPN showed there is a method to the madness of the ESPN Fantasy Football Marathon presented by DraftKings, as the 28-hour event spurred more than 2 million teams drafted on ESPN Fantasy Football...


Vogue Ball Welcomes The Unlimited House Of Krip Photo Vogue Ball Welcomes The Unlimited House Of Krip
by BWW News Desk - July 27, 2017

Liverpool's Vogue Ball is now just three months away. And this year's event is set to welcome a special new commission which puts deaf and disability arts and artists at the heart of the action....


Full Casting Announced For The World Premiere Of Howard Brenton's THE SHADOW FACTORY Photo Full Casting Announced For The World Premiere Of Howard Brenton's THE SHADOW FACTORY
by Stephi Wild - January 05, 2018

Director of Nuffield Southampton Theatres, Samuel Hodges, today announces the full cast for the company's inaugural production at NST City the world premi re of Howard Brenton's The Shadow Factory, which Hodges directs. Veteran of stage and screen Anita Dobson joins the cast as Lady Cooper/Ma (Wic...


Grammy-Winning Eliane Elias To Release MUSIC FROM MAN OF LA MANCHA Out 4/13 Photo Grammy-Winning Eliane Elias To Release MUSIC FROM MAN OF LA MANCHA Out 4/13
by Macon Prickett - March 12, 2018

Following her 2015 GRAMMY®-winning Made in Brazil and 2017's Latin GRAMMY®-winning Dance of Time, Eliane Elias returns with Music from Man of La Mancha, set for release on April 13, 2018, via Concord Jazz. Recorded with two different trios—one that finds the piano virtuoso accompanied by bassist Edd...


What So Not Teams Up With Herizen On WE CAN BE FRIENDS Photo What So Not Teams Up With Herizen On WE CAN BE FRIENDS
by Tori Hartshorn - January 22, 2019

Australia's What So Not (Chris Emerson) is diving head first into 2019 by releasing a brand new collaboration with rising artist Herizen, titled “We Can Be Friends” (listen HERE)....


Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Final Studio Album: Soul of a Woman, Out 11/17 Photo Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Final Studio Album: Soul of a Woman, Out 11/17
by Emily Bruno - October 10, 2017

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings' final studio album, Soul of a Woman, is a lush, orchestral masterpiece. A true testament to the life and career of Daptone's fearless leader and one of the world's greatest performers....


BWW Interview: Dave Koz Celebrate 20 Years of Christmas Tours with New CD Photo BWW Interview: Dave Koz Celebrate 20 Years of Christmas Tours with New CD
by Tory Gates - October 05, 2017

'...there was something about the saxophone that really connected with me. It became my sort of best friend and trusted ally, still to this day, it's right there for me all the time.'...


2018 Indie Memphis Announces Annual Awards Photo 2018 Indie Memphis Announces Annual Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 06, 2018

 Indie Memphis Film Festival is pleased to announce this year's award recipients. This year's festival spanned from November 1st through November 5th and proudly boasted an extremely diverse roster of filmmakers, with fifty percent of the films in the Narrative Competition directed by female-identif...


Jeremiah Johnson to Release HEAVEN'S TO BETSY on February 14 Photo Jeremiah Johnson to Release HEAVEN'S TO BETSY on February 14
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 22, 2020

Jeremiah Johnson, acclaimed St. Louis blues rocker, is readying the release of his sophomore set Heaven's to Betsy, due out via Ruf Records on February 14th. The St. Louis bandleader is a beacon of time-honored songcraft, writing on acoustic guitar, digging deep for raw lyrics and insisting on studi...


BWW Review: Loving You to Death in Nogueira's THE IDEAL OBITUARY Photo BWW Review: Loving You to Death in Nogueira's THE IDEAL OBITUARY
by Kristen Morale - March 12, 2018

Written and directed by Rodrigo Nogueira (the latter with assistance from Valerie Mudek) and now presented at the Tank, The Ideal Obituary makes for quite the interesting play for more reasons that one. Produced in association with Torn Page and Apt 929 Studios, it is considered a dark comedy that ...






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