Ken Howard News

Tony and Emmy Winner Ken Howard Dies at 71

by Robert Diamond — March 23, 2016

Kenneth Joseph 'Ken' Howard, Jr.

BWW Interview: Tenor Matthew Polenzani - Boy Toy of the Tudor Queens

by Richard Sasanow — March 22, 2016

Tenor Matthew Polenzani--he of the refined singing, elegant deportment and serious nature--is having a great season at the Met, with major roles in a pair of new productions.

Five Young Singers Named 2016 Winners of The Metropolitan Opera's National Council Auditions

by Louisa Brady — March 13, 2016

?After a months-long series of competitions at the district, regional, and national levels, a panel of expert judges named five young singers as the winners of the nation's most prestigious vocal competition, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

BWW Interview: Furlanetto American Concert Debut Celebrates SDO Anniversary

by Erica Miner — February 23, 2016

First American concert appearance to be held Mar.

VIDEO: Bartlett Sher Directs Verdi's 'Otello' on PBS' GREAT PERFORMANCES Today

by TV News Desk — February 21, 2016

Verdi's late masterpiece based on Shakespeare's tragic drama of jealousy and deceit, OTELLO, airs on THIRTEEN'S Great Performances at the Met today, February 21 at 12 p.

BWW Review: Kaufmann's Out, Alagna's In with Opolais in Met's New Film-Noir MANON LESCAUT

by Richard Sasanow — February 19, 2016

Take one part “Casablanca,” a taste of Bernstein's CANDIDE, some Alfred Hitchcock and you get Sir Richard Eyre's film noir concept for the Met's new MANON LESCAUT, now set in France in the 1940s, complete with Nazis.

VIDEO: First Look - Bartlett Sher Directs Verdi's 'Otello' on PBS' GREAT PERFORMANCES, 2/21

by Caryn Robbins — February 12, 2016

Verdi's late masterpiece based on Shakespeare's tragic drama of jealousy and deceit, OTELLO, airs on THIRTEEN'S Great Performances at the Met Sunday, February 21 at 12 p.

BWW Review: Radvanovsky Tears Up the Stage in MARIA STUARDA at the Met

by Richard Sasanow — February 9, 2016

With MARIA STUARDA at the Met, we're back for the second installment of Donizetti's so-called Tudor Trilogy, with ANNA BOLENA (Anne Boleyn) already off to the gallows and ROBERTO DEVEREUX (with Bette Davis and Errol Flynn, it was “Elizabeth and Essex”) still to come.

Voting for the 22nd SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDDS Closes Today

by Caryn Robbins — January 29, 2016

Balloting for this year's Actor® recipients will close at noon tomorrow, Friday, Jan.

Taye Diggs, Helen Mirren & More Join SAG AWARDS' Presenter Lineup

by Caryn Robbins — January 28, 2016

Patricia Arquette, Abraham Attah, Jason Bateman, Bryan Cranston, Taye Diggs, Jon Hamm, Keegan?Michael Key, Diane Lane, Julia Louis?Dreyfus, Helen Mirren, Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Renner and J.

Tony Hale to Toast the Opening of the 22nd SAG AWARDS Red Carpet Roll Out

by Caryn Robbins — January 27, 2016

Six-time Actor® nominee Tony Hale ('Veep,” 'Arrested Development.

Idris Elba, Mark Ruffalo & More Join SAG AWARDS Presenters Lineup

by Caryn Robbins — January 27, 2016

Anthony Mackie, Rachel McAdams, Jason Mitchell, Mark Ruffalo, Susan Sarandon and Kristen Wiig are all set to take center stage when they announce winners in a variety of categories.

BWW Review: All Puccini, All the Time at the Met with LA BOHEME and TURANDOT

by Richard Sasanow — January 25, 2016

Sometimes, the Metropolitan Opera seems like an endless Puccini festival.

Ken Howard & JoBeth Williams to Announce SAG Stunt Ensemble Honorees; Nominees Announced

by Caryn Robbins — January 18, 2016

SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard and SAG Awards® Committee Chair JoBeth Williams will announce the honorees for Outstanding Action Performances by Film and Television Stunt Ensembles

BWW Review: PERLES of Wonder from Damrau and Polenzani at the Met

by Richard Sasanow — January 13, 2016

One more BOHEME? Yet another TOSCA? How about BARBIERE redux? Sometimes the standard repertoire of opera companies seems too standard.

Photo Flash: First Look at Diana Damrau, Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien & More in Met Opera's LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES

by Matt Smith — January 9, 2016

The Met's acclaimed new production of Bizet's Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers), a rarity by the composer of Carmen that has not been staged by the company in a century, will be transmitted on Live in HD for the first time on Saturday, January 16 at 12:55pm ET.