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The Industry's HOPSCOTCH Opera Recording Set for Release on Key-Shaped USB Drive
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2017

On Today, January 13, more than two hours' worth of music from Hopscotch will be issued by The Industry Records as a car key-shaped USB drive or digital download available via Bandcamp and other outlets. Simultaneously, a new interactive website about the opera, with animations, images, and audio, w...


The Industry's HOPSCOTCH Opera Recording Set for Release on Key-Shaped USB Drive
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2016

On Friday, January 13, more than two hours' worth of music from Hopscotch will be issued by The Industry Records as a car key-shaped USB drive or digital download available via Bandcamp and other outlets. Simultaneously, a new interactive website about the opera, with animations, images, and audio, ...


Jazz Icon Esperanza Spalding Comes to the Mayo Center This Fall
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2016

Jazz icon Esperanza Spalding comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center as she presents Emily's D+Evolution on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 8 pm....


ESPN Announces SUPER BOWL LI Coverage, Beginning 1/30
by Caryn Robbins - January 26, 2017

ESPN will cover Super Bowl LI – Tom Brady and the New England Patriots vs. Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons – from various locations in Houston beginning Monday, January 30,...


ESPNU Studio Show Announces Lineup for 2016 College Football Season
by Caryn Robbins - August 25, 2016

ESPNU's studio coverage of this year's college football season will include pre-game, halftime and post-game shows on Saturdays with host Brendan Fitzgerald and analysts Kevin Carter and Charles Arbuckle....


ESPN Audio Sets Monthly Record for Podcast Impressions for 4th Consecutive Month
by Caryn Robbins - July 07, 2016

In June and for the fourth consecutive month, ESPN Audio broke its record for the number of podcast impressions –47,555,864....


Building Bridges Art Foundation Presents A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2017

On public view from April 22nd to May 17th, Building Bridges Art Foundation (BBAX) presents A History of Violence, a solo exhibition of artwork by award winning visual artist and photographer Melanie Pullen.  ...


Communist Daughter's 'Therapeutic' New Track 'Balboa Bridge' Streaming Exclusively via Stereogum
by Richard Best - October 04, 2016

After songwriting comparisons to Bruce Springsteen (“Hold Back”), Nirvana, and Fleetwood Mac (“Roll a Stone”), Communist Daughter is debuting another single from the upcoming sophomore album via Stereogum: the misleadingly upbeat “Balboa Bridge.”...


'First Take, Your Take' Viewer Contest Winners to Appear on ESPN This Month
by Caryn Robbins - January 13, 2017

The two winners of the “First Take, Your Take” viewer contest will travel to ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn., on Tuesday, Jan. 17, and Wednesday, Jan. 18, to receive the full backstage experience and join Stephen A. Smith , Max Kellerman and Molly Qerim on First Take on ESPN at 10 a.m. ET to deb...


The Stephen A. Smith Show Returns to ESPN Radio's New York & LA Stations
by Caryn Robbins - January 04, 2017

On Tuesday, Jan. 17, The Stephen A. Smith Show will return to ESPN's owned and operated radio stations in Los Angeles – ESPN LA710 – and New York – 98.7FM. The same day, the two-hour program will debut on ESPN's SiriusXM Channel 80....


ESPN Coverage of the 2016 NFL DRAFT to Begin 4/28
by Caryn Robbins - April 21, 2016

ESPN's presentation of the 2016 NFL Draft – the company's 37th consecutive year televising the event – begins Thursday, April 28, at 8 p.m. ET from Chicago's Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University....


Hosts of ESPN Radio to Takeover FIRST TAKE, Beginning 7/11
by Caryn Robbins - July 07, 2016

The hosts of ESPN Radio will take over First Take, ESPN2's weekday morning studio debate show, for one week beginning Monday, July 11....


espnW to Present Full Slate of Original Content & Programming This March
by Caryn Robbins - March 01, 2017

Today marks the beginning of Women's History Month, and espnW will kick off ESPN's robust celebration with a full slate of dedicated original content and programming built around the theme of “Women Making History.”...


The Industry's HOPSCOTCH Opera Recording Set for Release on Key-Shaped USB Drive
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2016

On Friday, January 13, more than two hours' worth of music from Hopscotch will be issued by The Industry Records as a car key-shaped USB drive or digital download available via Bandcamp and other outlets. Simultaneously, a new interactive website about the opera, with animations, images, and audio, ...


ESPN Announces SUPER BOWL LI Coverage, Beginning 1/30
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2017

ESPN will cover Super Bowl LI – Tom Brady and the New England Patriots vs. Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons – from various locations in Houston beginning Monday, January 30,...


ESPN Signs espnW Writer and ESPN Radio Host Sarah Spain to Multiyear Extension
by Caryn Robbins - September 20, 2016

ESPN has signed the talented espnW writer and versatile ESPN Radio host Sarah Spain to a multiyear extension. Spain will continue in her role as a featured reporter and columnist for espnW on multiple ESPN platforms...


BWW Review: Anneliese van der Pol Shows Off a Touch of Star Quality at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Troy Frisby - October 18, 2016

Invoking Barbra, Judy and a host of other mononymous musical divas, Anneliese van der Pol came to play during her solo show at Feinstein's/54 Below on September 29. Winningly self-deprecating, van der Pol (VANITIES) kept the show moving and refreshingly loose, joking after the first number, 'So I'm ...


Award-Winning Journalist Jeff Darlington Joins ESPN as Reporter
by Caryn Robbins - August 31, 2016

Jeff Darlington, an award-winning journalist who has covered the NFL and other sports since 2004, has joined ESPN in a reporting role that will include SportsCenter and multiple ESPN platforms. He begins his new duties Sept. 1....


ESPN to Present 2017 NFL Draft Live from Philadelphia
by Caryn Robbins - April 21, 2017

ESPN will present the 2017 NFL Draft – the company's 38th consecutive draft telecast – live from the NFL Draft Theatre at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia. Round 1 begins Thursday, April 27, at 8 p.m. ET...


Meet THE ADDAMS FAMILY of Athens Theatre
by Liz Cearns - September 29, 2016

This weekend will be the first of Athens Theatre's run of 'The Addams Family: A New Musical', and here are just a few of the reasons they're so proud of the show: their cast! On Friday, September 30, the audience can join the company for their traditional - and  free! - Opening Night champagne toast...


BWW Preview: Choreographer Pat Birch is Candid on New CANDIDE at City Opera, Opening January 6 at the Rose Theatre
by Richard Sasanow - January 04, 2017

Leonard Bernstein's CANDIDE has had more lives than that proverbial cat--the latest being New York City Opera's new take on it, opening on January 6 for a ten-performance run at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theatre. It is, once again, helmed by director Hal Prince and choreographer Pat Birch, who w...


ESPN's FIRST TAKE to Present Live Performance by Platinum-Selling Rapper Wale, 1/3
by Caryn Robbins - December 29, 2016

When FIRST TAKE, ESPN's weekday morning studio debate show featuring commentators Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman with host Molly Qerim, moves to ESPN at 10 a.m. ET beginning Tuesday, Jan. 3, they will be joined by special guests throughout the week....


ESPN2's FIRST TAKE Launches 'First Take, Your Take' Viewer Contest
by Caryn Robbins - October 13, 2016

Starting today, ESPN2's FIRST TAKE has launched the “First Take, Your Take” viewer contest offering two winning fans the chance to debate Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman on national television....


BWW Review: A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS Reaches Back 150 Years to Bring Us a New, More Nuanced Holiday Story, at Artists Rep
by Krista Garver - December 01, 2016

Holiday shows can be pretty cliche -- someone learns the true meaning of Christmas and then everyone breaks into song. Now, don't get me wrong, I look forward to watching Mickey's Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (cartoon version) every year. But during a time when new societal fau...


YAGI Film Inc. Announces Screenings of Documentary BEHIND THE COVE
by Ashlee Latimer - November 26, 2016

YAGI Film Inc. announces the U.S. premiere of Behind THE COVE, a documentary film rebuttal to the Oscar-winning film The Cove with week-long screenings in New York and Los Angeles, in late November (11/25/16 – 12/1/16) and early December (12/2/16 – 12/8/16), respectively....






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