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Visage to Release New Album 'Hearts and Knives', 6/11
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2013

Founding fathers of the New Romantics and pioneers of the '80s sound, Visage return with a new album Hearts and Knives. (more...)

GOOD PEOPLE, THE RED BOX, Star Linda Kelsey, and More Set for Park Square Theatre's 2013-14 Season
by BWW News Desk - Mar 24, 2013

Park Square Theatre announces a 2013-2014 Season composed entirely of area, regional and world premieres - opening with David Lindsay-Abaire's dark comedy Good People and closing with the first ever stage depiction of Nero Wolfe, the famously eccentric detective genius created by best-selling author Rex Stout. The talent bringing these stories to life includes bold-faced names and theatre favorites, including the Minnesota stage debut of James Denton of Desperate Housewives fame, the return of Emmy-nominee Linda Kelsey playing Mary Todd Lincoln and the Park Square directing debuts of Joe Chvala and Amy Rummenie. (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at Steven Webb and Zoe George in QUASIMODO at King's Head Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2013

Quasimodo, the last great unproduced musical by Oliver! composer Lionel Bart, is getting its World Premiere, 50 years after it was written. In a major coup for the King's Head Theatre in London, Quasimodo will play for a 4-week season from last night, 20 March through 13 April 2013. Scroll below for a first look at the show's stars Steven Webb and Zoe George! (more...)

Brian Kenny Premieres New Show on NBC Sports Radio
by TV News Desk - Mar 21, 2013

NBC Sports Radio announced today that Brian Kenny, MLB Network and Showtime host, and formerly of ESPN, will host The Brian Kenny Show in the 9am-12n ET Monday-Friday slot, as the network completes its roster and rolls out 24/7 sports talk programming on Monday, April 1st. (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes - Steven Webb, Richard Chevara and More in King's Head QUASIMODO World Premiere!
by Stage Tube - Mar 20, 2013

Ahead of the first public preview tonight, producers have released rehearsal footage and creative interviews for Quasimodo, the last great unproduced musical by Oliver! composer Lionel Bart, which is getting its World Premiere, 50 years after it was written. In a major coup for the King's Head Theatre in London, Quasimodo will play for a 4-week season from Wednesday 20 March - Saturday 13 April. Click below to watch the behind-the-scenes video! (more...)

Lionel Bart's Final Great Musical QUASIMODO Makes London Premiere Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Mar 20, 2013

Fifty years after he started writing it, Quasimodo, a major musical by Oliver! composer Lionel Bart, will finally get its World Premiere at the King's Head Theatre in London this month, March 2013. (more...)

SHOWTIME Sports Sets Expansive Line Up in Support of MAY DAY
by TV News Desk - Mar 19, 2013

Showtime Sports has scheduled more than 100 hours of diverse boxing and documentary programming across broadcast television, cable television, premium television, and digital portals in advance of the upcoming Showtime PPV presentation of MAY DAY-the mega-event headlined by boxing's No. 1 pound-for-pound titlist Floyd 'Money' Mayweather's welterweight world championship defense against Four-Division World Champion Robert 'The Ghost' Guerrero, Saturday, May 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (more...)

Alice Cooper, George Lopez Perform At Rock & Roll Academy
by BWW News Desk - Mar 19, 2013

Chuck Brennan, CEO of Dollar Loan Center and namesake of the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy, doesn't do anything halfway. (more...)

Brennan Rock & Roll Academy Hosts Grand Opening March 26-30
by BWW News Desk - Mar 16, 2013

Chuck Brennan, CEO of Sioux Falls-based Dollar Loan Center and namesake of the Brennan Rock & Roll Academy, is planning a grand opening celebration that will live in infamy. A series of fundraising events beginning on March 26 will include performances from America's favorite rock and comedian stars including Night Ranger, Louie Anderson, Alice Cooper, Vince Neil and Stephen Pearcy among dozens of others. (more...)

Mark Fisher Fitness: Glutes of Glory
by Mark Fisher Fitness - Jun 9, 2013

Glutes are a cultural obsession in the Ninja Clubhouse. They are key for both health AND hotness, and consequently, we spend a lot of time refining our techniques to create beautiful booties. (more...)

Visage Premieres New Single 'Dreamer I Know'; 'Hearts & Knives' Out, 6/11
by BWW News Desk - Jun 5, 2013

Founding fathers of the New Romantics and pioneers of the '80s sound, Visage return with a new album Hearts and Knives. “It has been 29 years since the last Visage album and during that period it often seems like we have all lived through several lifetimes,” comments Steve Strange, the band's creative force and flamboyant leader singer. (more...)

The Flaming Lips to Perform at Rock for Oklahoma Benefit
by BWW News Desk - Jun 18, 2013

Oklahoma City favorite sons THE FLAMING LIPS will join an all-star line-up of musicians with a special connection to the state of Oklahoma for the Rock For Oklahoma Benefit concert, which will raise money for victims of both F5 tornados that struck Moore, Oklahoma City, and surrounding areas this spring. (more...)

MISS NIGHTINGALE - THE BURLESQUE MUSICAL Continues UK Tour thru July 27
by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2013

The art of burlesque has become a huge trend in entertainment, providing fashion with the 'Vintage' look, and inspiring a major Hollywood movie. It's now being brought back to its traditional European roots - of British Music hall and continental Cabaret - in a new musical touring the UK this summer. Miss Nightingale - the burlesque musical tells a gripping story of sex, scandal and showbiz in war-torn 1940s London. It is at London's Leicester Square Theatre from Tue 2 - Sun 7 July. The show stars British-born international burlesque performer, Amber Topaz. (more...)

Horse Trade Theater Group Presents The Summer Burlesque Blitz, 7/18
by BWW News Desk - Jun 10, 2013

Summer just got hotter thanks to Horse Trade Theater Group's Summer Burlesque Blitz featuring classic striptease with Angie Pontani's Burlesque-A-Pades, Kita St. Cyr's Intime Burlesque, and The Paper Dolls troupe, nerdlesque with D20, RAWR!, and Storybook Burlesque, boylesque with Epic Win and Shocks & Cocks, and storytelling striptease mashups with Bare. (more...)

Robin Hirsch Set for Cornelia Street Cafe's SHAKESPEARE: A TWO-PART INVENTION Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 28, 2013

Cornelia Street Cafe presents Shakespeare: A Two-Part Invention featuring Robin Hirsch and John Hudson today, April 28th at 6pm. (more...)

Steve LaRocque Stars in One-Man Show BYLINE: ERNIE PYLE 4/25
by BWW News Desk - Apr 23, 2013

Steve LaRocque follows his critically-acclaimed appearance in 'A Walk in the Woods' at Quotidian Theatre Company with three free performances of his one-man WWII play, Byline: Ernie Pyle on April 25. LaRocque plays war correspondent Ernie Pyle, recounting the major events of World War II in Pyle's own words. The actor becomes the reporter, appalled at the tragic waste of war and the brutal conditions it imposes on the men who fight it, and personally committed to going back to it, again and again, until the end. (more...)

ESPN to Air 43 Hours of 2013 NFL Draft Coverage, 4/25-27
by TV News Desk - Apr 18, 2013

For the 34th consecutive year, ESPN will televise the NFL Draft presented by Bud Light (April 25-27) from Radio City Music Hall in New York. The first hour of Round 1 on Thursday, April 25 (8 p.m. ET), will be presented with limited commercial interruption for the second consecutive year. The three-day event will also be available via WatchESPN. Highlights: (more...)

Robin Hirsch Set for Cornelia Street Cafe's SHAKESPEARE: A TWO-PART INVENTION, 4/28
by BWW News Desk - Apr 15, 2013

Cornelia Street Cafe presents Shakespeare: A Two-Part Invention featuring Robin Hirsch and John Hudson on Sunday, April 28th at 6pm. (more...)

The Collinwood Painted Rain Barrel Project, Today
by BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2013

Community Partnership for Arts and Culture Artists in Residence Grantee, local artist Linda Zolten Wood, was inspired by St. Clair's 'Year of the...' statue competition/auctions, and Northeast Shores Development Corporation free rain barrel distribution for 25 Collinwood residents per year. (more...)