ESPN's FIRST TAKE to Present Live Performance by Platinum-Selling Rapper Wale, Today
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2017 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 Today, Jan. 3, they will be joined by special guests throughout the week....
Atlanta Opera Presents DON PASQUALE, 3/25
by Molly Tracy - February 15, 2017 For the first time in its history, the Atlanta Opera presents Don Pasquale, Donizetti's comic masterpiece. Taking a new slant on the original, this production is transposed to the golden era of Hollywood in the 1950's....
ESPN Names Seasoned Execs to Lead Programming & Production Efforts
by Caryn Robbins - July 19, 2016 ESPN has named five seasoned and creative executives to lead the wide-ranging areas comprising its Programming and Production efforts. Each of these individuals will now report to ESPN President John Skipper....
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...
BWW Review: Real Housewives of Sneden's Landing: RUMORS
by Jeffrey Ellis - April 29, 2016 Neil Simon's Rumors - one of the most popular stage farces of the late 20th century - is given its due with the fourth production at Nashville's iconic and I daresay historic Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre. Directed with panache by stage veteran Lydia Bushfield (who, herself, has starred in one of th...
ESPN's FIRST TAKE Averages Over 500,000 Viewers for Live Shows
by Caryn Robbins - January 31, 2017 FIRST TAKE, ESPN's lively weekday morning debate show featuring Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman and host Molly Qerim, is averaging 515,000 viewers per live episode since its move to ESPN (Jan. 3 – 27)....
ESPN Coverage of the 2016 NFL DRAFT to Begin Today
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2016 ESPN's presentation of the 2016 NFL Draft – the company's 37th consecutive year televising the event – begins Today, April 28, at 8 p.m. ET from Chicago's Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University....
ESPN2 to Air FIRST TAKE Veteran's Day and Election Day Specials Next Week
by Caryn Robbins - November 03, 2016 ESPN2's FIRST TAKE kicks off ESPN's week of Veteran's Day programming with a live telecast from Joint Base Charleston in Charleston, S.C., on Monday, Nov. 7, at 10 a.m. ET....
ESPN to Air Exclusive 2016 NBA Draft Coverage
by Tyler Peterson - June 20, 2016 ESPN will exclusively cover the 2016 NBA DRAFT presented by State Farm on Thursday, June 23, at 7 p.m. ET from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. on both television and radio. Michael Wilbon will join the main television desk this year, working alongside NBA DRAFT analyst Jay Bilas and NBA analys...
INSTAGRAM CHECK: Sweet 16! HAMILTON's Thayne Jasperson's Backstage Video Celebrating 16 Tony Nominations
by Michael Dale - May 05, 2016 The ensemble member assumes the role of town crier to introduce his giddy new backstage video....
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...
ESPN Airs Exclusive Coverage of 2016 NBA Draft Tonight
by TV News Desk - June 23, 2016 ESPN will exclusively cover the 2016 NBA Draft presented by State Farm tonight, June 23, at 7 p.m. ET from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. on both television and radio....
ESPN to Air NBA All-Star Celebrity Game 2017; Celebrity Roster Revealed
by Caryn Robbins - February 09, 2017 ESPN will televise NBA All-Star Celebrity Game 2017 on Friday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. ET from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La....
The Industry Presents A Showcase of Six New Operas, And New Opera BONNIE & CLYDE, 2/24-25
by Molly Tracy - February 02, 2017 The Industry presents the third installment of FIRST TAKE, a biennial workshop of new American operas - the only showcase of its kind on the West Coast. Saturday, February 25 (8 - 10 pm) brings the debut of SECOND TAKE, presenting an entire performance of a new opera first heard on the previous FIR...
Winners Announced for ESPN's 'First Take, Your Take' Viewer Contest
by Caryn Robbins - November 23, 2016 Stephen A. Smith announced the two winners – one male and one female – of the “First Take, Your Take” viewer contest on First Take earlier today....
ESPN2's FIRST TAKE to Hit the Road for NFL Training Camp Tour
by Caryn Robbins - July 28, 2016 FIRST TAKE – ESPN2's weekday morning studio debate show – is headed on a NFL Training Camp Tour next week (Tuesday through Friday), meeting with star players and coaches at each location....
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...
ESPN's FIRST TAKE to Present Live Performance by Platinum-Selling Rapper Wale, Today
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2017 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 Today, Jan. 3, they will be joined by special guests throughout the week....
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...
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,...
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, ...
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. ...
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....
'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.... |