The Country Music Association to Honor Louis Messina with CMA Touring Lifetime Achievement Award
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 6, 2018
The Country Music Association will honor the Messina Touring Group's CEO Louis Messina with this year's CMA Touring Lifetime Achievement Award. Messina received the news personally from Country legend George Strait, who made a surprise phone call last Friday morning. Final voting for the CMA Touring Awards, which highlight vital behind-the-scenes members of the touring industry, closes Thursday, Dec. 13. The CMA Touring Awards will take place Monday, Jan. 28 at Nashville's Marathon Music Works. Jerrod Niemann will return to host the ceremony.
Live Nation Entertainment Launches Women Nation Fund To Invest In Female-Founded Live Music Businesses
by Macon Prickett - May 15, 2018
Live Nation Entertainment has established the Women Nation Fund, an early-stage investment fund focused on female-led live music businesses. Live Nation is setting up the fund and will provide access to the company's resources and capital for underrepresented female entrepreneurs in the concert promotions, events and festival spaces. The announcement was made today by Live Nation's President and CEO, Michael Rapino.
Photo Flash: spit&vigor presents MOTH & FLAME by Sara Fellini
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2018
spit&vigor is thrilled to announce their performances of MOTH & FLAME, written by Sara Fellini (winner - 2014 Planet Award for Outstanding New Script, nominated - 2015 NYIT Award for Outstanding Full Length Script) and directed by Emma Rosa Went (Much Ado About Nothing - The Brick, Boxcar - The Tank).
spit&vigor presents MOTH & FLAME By Sara Fellini
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2018
spit&vigor is thrilled to announce their performances of MOTH & FLAME, written by Sara Fellini (winner - 2014 Planet Award for Outstanding New Script, nominated - 2015 NYIT Award for Outstanding Full Length Script) and directed by Emma Rosa Went (Much Ado About Nothing - The Brick, Boxcar - The Tank). Performances are Thursdays-Saturdays April 5-21 at The Balcony Theater at The Center at West Park (165 West 86th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10024) as part of The Center at West Park's Artist's Residency. Tickets are $20. For advance reservations, please email https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mothflame-tickets-43001032245.
spit&vigor to Present NEC SPE / NEC METU at the United Solo Festival
by BWW News Desk - Aug 28, 2017
spit&vigor is thrilled to announce their performances of NEC SPE + NEC METU, written by Sara Fellini (winner - 2014 Planet Award for Outstanding New Script, nominated - 2015 NYIT Award for Outstanding Full Length Script) and directed by Emma Rosa Went (AMP - HERE Arts, Boxcar - The Tank).
BWW Interviews: 6 Questions & a Plug with DAMN YANKEES' Tari Kelly
by Kristen Hirsch Montag - Jun 17, 2015
Whatever Lola wants... Tari Kelly gets? It would seem so with the resume this talented actor presents as she returns to the Ordway for her fourth production on the Saint Paul stage. Get to know more about her in 6 Questions & a Plug.