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NBC Sports Group will present 14.5 hours of Kentucky Derby coverage beginning today, May 1, at 4 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network with Kentucky Derby Classics, and culminating with the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby on NBC, Saturday, May 4
NBC Sports Group will present 14.5 hours of Kentucky Derby coverage beginning Wednesday, May 1, at 4 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network with Kentucky Derby Classics, and culminating with the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby on NBC, Saturday, May 4
Streisand - The Main Event comes to Latest Music Bar on Sunday 5 & 19 May 2013 as part of Brighton Fringe Festival. The show had a highly successful season in London's West End at the Trafalgar Studios as well as Camden Fringe and it's sell out run at the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe where it received rave 5* reviews. It is a celebration of Streisand's vast career and musical achievements with songs from Broadway to Pop and Jazz all of which have been made famous by the star during her career.
NBC announces sports events coverage April 27 - May 19, 2013:
NBC Sports Network has unveiled its upcoming sports coverage for April 20 - May 12. Check out the full listings below:
Live coverage of the Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series of major prep races for the 2013 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands, continues this Saturday with the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes from Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., (4:30-6 p.m. ET on NBC) and the Arkansas Derby from Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., (6-7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network). The Road to the Kentucky Derby is a collaboration of The Jockey Club and the NBC Sports Group.
NBC Sports Network has unveiled its upcoming sports coverage for April 13 - May 5. Check out the full listings below:
Live coverage of the Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series of major prep races for the 2013 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands, continues this Saturday 6-7:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network with the Santa Anita Derby from Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., and the Wood Memorial from Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, N.Y. The Road to the Kentucky Derby is a collaboration of The Jockey Club and the NBC Sports Group.
Live coverage of the ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY, a series of major prep races for the 2013 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands, begins with the Florida Derby from Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Fla.
Live coverage of the ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY, a series of major prep races for the 2013 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands, begins with the Florida Derby from Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Fla.
For the first time ever, the Breeders' Cup Classic will be broadcast live in primetime, culminating 9 1/2 hours of Breeders' Cup World Championships coverage over two days by the NBC Sports Group from Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. The Breeders' Cup returns to its original home at NBC for the first time since 2005, in the first year of a multi-year media rights agreement.
Es ist ein Abend auf den wir alle lange in Berlin gewartet haben: endlich scheint der Sommer Einzug in die Hauptstadt zu halten. Und der Sommer trägt orange. Das ist nämlich die Farbe des zarten, luftigen Sommerkleides das Katie Melua verhüllt. Von Anfang an versprüht die zauberhafte, süße Katie Magie auf dem Gendarmenmarkt. Die in Georgien geborene und in London aufgewachsene Künstlerin ist das unumstrittene Highlight dieses Sommers. Eine frische, warme Sommerprise, so prickelnd wie Champagner und ebenso blendend schön wie sympathisch. Diese Frau weiß einfach wie sie eine perfekte Show abliefert und ihr Publikum fesselt.
In honor of this week's US release of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL on DVD/Blu-ray - PHANTOM 25 for short - today we are focusing on the multitude of attributes that have made Andrew Lloyd Webber's unforgettable gothic musical the most successful entertainment of all time, now in its 25th year onstage and about to reach 10,000 performances on Broadway, where it is the reigning longest running show of all time. The gargantuan excitement generated by and the enthusiastic reception enjoyed by PHANTOM for audiences worldwide is unprecedented, yet, the new ultimate presentation of the show - PHANTOM 25 - is even more spectacular and thrilling than any iteration of PHANTOM on any stage or screen thus far. Bringing together the cast of a lifetime with the electricity of a live audience, the HD preservation of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL is positively peerless in its sleekness, precision and polish of presentation. Never before - not even in the vaunted hands and cords of original show stars Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford - has the show been this contemporary, sexual and hypnotizing. Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom brings a rawness and austerity to the role that commands attention and Sierra Boggess is, in a word, supreme, as the young ingenue under the Phantom's watchful musical tutelage. So, too, does Hadley Fraser's perfectly painted Raoul hit the right mark, as do the rest of the exceptional cast in their commitment to making clear-cut, strong and colorful impressions in their roles. The LED-enhanced set is an imaginative reworking of the designs by Maria Bjornson and the musical staging is smooth and assured thanks to original show choreographer Gillian Lynne. Yet, the star of PHANTOM 25 is, unquestionably, Andrew Lloyd Webber's rapturous, rich and enveloping score. Bringing together an impressive and inspired assortment of genres in creating the quintessential pop opera, Lloyd Webber employs elements of grand opera, opera bouffe, operetta and musical theatre, as well as incorporates a diverse range of musical styles - even a little heavy metal guitar in the title song, as we shall see (and hear). The score of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is one of Andrew Lloyd Webber's finest achievements and stands tall alongside his other classic scores for JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, EVITA, CATS, SUNSET BOULEVARD among many other international hit shows. Indeed, the story and score of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is so very complex and decadent as to allow for a continuation of the story, score, characters and overall themes in the form of the new musical, LOVE NEVER DIES, which premiered in a new version in Australia last year and whose story traces the relationship of the Phantom, Christine and Raoul from the end of the original show all the way from Paris to Coney Island ten years later where PHANTASMA is the show everyone must experience thanks to a mysterious figure lurking in the shadows beyond the carousel. In today's celebration of PHANTOM 25, we will take a look at the original music videos, the legendary Hal Prince production on Broadway and in the West End, the forthcoming LOVE NEVER DIES - coming to Fathom-equipped theaters nationwide later this month - all with a special spotlight on the most phantastic anniversary concert of all time, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL.
The Jockey Club, in collaboration with the NBC Sports Group, CNBC and six racetracks, will provide live coverage of the ROAD TO THE KENTUCK DERBY™, a series of six major prep races for the 2012 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands to be run over four consecutive weekends. Coverage begins with the Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes from Turfway Park in Florence, Ky., this Saturday 5-6 p.m. on NBC Sports Network.
The Jockey Club, in collaboration with the NBC Sports Group, CNBC and six racetracks, will provide live coverage of the ROAD TO THE KENTUCK DERBY™, a series of six major prep races for the 2012 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands to be run over four consecutive weekends. Coverage begins with the Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes from Turfway Park in Florence, Ky., this Saturday 5-6 p.m. on NBC Sports Network.
The NBC Sports Group's coverage of Autumn at Keeneland, live horse racing from Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., continues on Saturday, 5-6 p.m. ET on NBC with the 28th running of the $400,000 Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup.
The NBC Sports Group's coverage of Autumn at Keeneland, live horse racing from Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., continues on Saturday, 5-6 p.m. ET on NBC with the 28th running of the $400,000 Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup.
In honor of this Sunday's once-in-a-lifetime worldwide live movie theater showing of the 25th anniversary celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber's PHANTOM OF THE OPERA by Fathom - the same company who recently brought us LES MISERABLES, Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY, and Shakespeare's Globe Series, among others - today we are going to take a look at many of the various aspects of the world's most successful entertainment as it swings like a wonton chandelier into cinemas worldwide direct from the Royal Albert Hall for the next two weeks. By going back and revisiting the hallowed origins of the haunting operatic musical - Hal Prince, Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman included - as well as a look at the various iterations of the show since its inception - such as the 2004 film version, PHANTOM VEGAS and the musical sequel, LOVE NEVER DIES - perhaps we, too, can bring back the music and memories and magical moments of so many years ago - 25 to be exact - with this special spotlight of illumination on all aspects of what makes PHANTOM a sensation, now and forever.
The UK editor in chief talks to one half of the incredibly successful Stiles and Drewe duo!
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