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Sage Steele to Host ABC's and ESPN's NBA COUNTDOWN
by Caryn Robbins - October 22, 2013

ESPN today announced it has reached a multi-year extension with versatile on-air personality Sage Steele. Per the agreement, Steele will take on a new role at ESPN, hosting the Friday and Sunday editions of NBA Countdown...


NY Public Library for the Performing Arts Artistic Producer Evan Leslie Celebrates 50 Years of FIDDLER
by NYPL for the Performing Arts - September 23, 2014

BroadwayWorld.com continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, and resources. Below, check out a piece by Evan Leslie (Artistic Producer, The New York Public Library for the P...


ESPN's JIMMY V WEEK for Cancer Research to Begin 12/3
by Caryn Robbins - November 19, 2013

In its seventh consecutive year, ESPN's Jimmy V Week for Cancer Research begins on Tuesday, Dec. 3, across all domestic ESPN platforms....


L.A. Dance Project's INVISIBLE CITIES Opens Today at Union Station
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2013

The Industry, LA's home for new and experimental opera, in partnership with the L.A. Dance Project and powered by Sennheiser, has announced that tickets are now on sale at www.InvisibleCitiesOpera.com/tickets for Invisible Cities, an innovative production representing a thrilling new collaboration o...


Rory Block Plays Bridge Street Live Tonight
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2014

Multi-award-winning blues singer/guitarist Rory Block will release the fourth CD in her 'Mentor Series' on June 4 with Avalon on Stony Plain Records, a tribute to blues master Mississippi John Hurt. Previous Rory Block salutes have been to Rev. Gary Davis (I Belong to the Band), Mississippi Fred McD...


Chindamo & Black CD REIMAGININGS Released at Melbourne Recital Centre Today, 5/9
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2012

Joe Chindamo is a jazz pianist and an internationally acclaimed composer and arranger, and Zoe is a violinist. In each other they have found not only life partners, but also a unique musical partnership. They have collaborated on ReImaginings, a new CD that is both a collision of musical styles and ...


ESPN on Xbox One Officially Launches Today
by Caryn Robbins - November 22, 2013

ESPN on Xbox One officially launches today with the release of Xbox One. The launch marks the debut of WatchESPN on the latest next generation gaming and entertainment console...


Rory Block to Play Bridge Street Live, 3/29
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2014

Multi-award-winning blues singer/guitarist Rory Block will release the fourth CD in her 'Mentor Series' on June 4 with Avalon on Stony Plain Records, a tribute to blues master Mississippi John Hurt. Previous Rory Block salutes have been to Rev. Gary Davis (I Belong to the Band), Mississippi Fred McD...


Zion Theatre Company’s C.S. Lewis Theatre Festival Begins With THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, 7/6
by Kelsey Denette - June 27, 2012

C.S. Lewis is getting some love in Utah this summer with the upcoming "C.S. Lewis Theatre Festival" produced by Zion Theatre Company, which is featuring two plays that center around C.S. Lewis's life and work. ...


Tickets Now on Sale for L.A. Dance Project's INVISIBLE CITIES at Union Station, 10/19-11/8
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2013

The Industry, LA's home for new and experimental opera, in partnership with the L.A. Dance Project and powered by Sennheiser, has announced that tickets are now on sale at www.InvisibleCitiesOpera.com/tickets for Invisible Cities, an innovative production representing a thrilling new collaboration o...


EMMYS COVERAGE 2013: BWW Salutes Stage & Screen Star Bobby Cannavale
by Matthew Allen - September 18, 2013

In anticipation of the live 65th Annual Emmy Award broadcast on CBS this Sunday, BWW will be spotlighting the Emmy nominated TV performances of some of Broadway's biggest stars. Today, we take a look at the career of Bobby Cannavale; from the police officer boyfriend on WILL AND GRACE to Tony nomine...


THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE Kicks Off Zion Theatre Company’s C.S. Lewis Theatre Festival, 7/6
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2012

C.S. Lewis is getting some love in Utah this summer with the "C.S. Lewis Theatre Festival" produced by Zion Theatre Company, featuring two plays that center around C.S. Lewis's life and work....


MTV Premieres Lil Wayne's New Music Video 'No Worries' Today
by TV News Desk - November 21, 2012

MTV and hip hop superstar Lil Wayne have partnered for the global premiere of his new music video "No Worries" featuring Detail, the first single from his upcoming album I Am Not A Human Being, Part 2, across its various TV and digital screens....


ESPN Kicks Off Extensive SUPER BOWL XLVII Coverage, Beg. Today
by TV News Desk - January 28, 2013

ESPN will offer more than 120 hours of TV and radio programming throughout Super Bowl XLVII week from the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans, beginning today, Jan. 28....


BWW Interview: Chicago's Dynamic Duo AMY AND FREDDY Headline The Copa Palm Springs, Beginning Tonight
by David Green - July 18, 2014

The COPA PALM SPRINGS presents Chicago, music and comedy legends Amy Armstrong and Freddy Allen for two performances, July 18 and 19 at 8:00 pm. Amy and Freddy have graced the stages coast-to-coast, both large and small, and in over 20 countries with their one-of-a-kind wit and musical prowess. The...


BWW Interviews: Jazz Star and Musical Theater Lover Jane Monheit in Concert in the O.C.
by Michael L. Quintos - October 04, 2012

An accomplished, world renowned jazz vocalist with a clear affinity for musical theater, Jane Monheit is set to appear in Costa Mesa on October 5 for a one-night-only concert alongside fellow jazz star John Pizzarelli as part of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts' 2012-2013 Cabaret series. Recently,...


NBA Finals Tip Off Exclusively on ABC Tonight
by TV News Desk - June 06, 2013

The NBA Finals - the defending NBA Champion Miami Heat and LeBron James vs. the San Antonio Spurs and Tim Duncan - will tip off exclusively on ABC tonight, June 6, at 9 p.m. ET...


BWW Reviews: Female Solo Artists Play the Capital Fringe – MEDEA'S GOT SOME ISSUES and MANDARIN ORANGE
by Jennifer Perry - July 20, 2014

Both excel largely due to the strength of the performer....


FLASH SPECIAL: The Many Reasons Why Aaron Tveit Is Great
by Pat Cerasaro - June 06, 2013

Today we are presenting a spotlight on one of the most popular Broadway/Hollywood crossover stars of the decade who is quickly rising up the ranks on stages and on screens around the world with his impressive work in an vast array of projects on Broadway, in Hollywood and on TV - exemplified tomorro...


BWW Interview: Chicago's Dynamic Duo AMY AND FREDDY Headline The Copa Palm Springs, Beginning Tonight
by David Green - July 18, 2014

The COPA PALM SPRINGS presents Chicago, music and comedy legends Amy Armstrong and Freddy Allen for two performances, July 18 and 19 at 8:00 pm. Amy and Freddy have graced the stages coast-to-coast, both large and small, and in over 20 countries with their one-of-a-kind wit and musical prowess. The...


Jamie Horowitz Named SVNP, General Manager of 'TODAY'
by Tyler Peterson - May 07, 2014

NBC News President Deborah Turness announced today that Jamie Horowitz will be the new Senior Vice President and General Manager of TODAY. Horowitz, who will take the helm later this year, joins from ESPN, where he currently serves as Vice President of Original Programming and Production....


Paul McCartney's 'Live Kisses' Airs on PBS's GREAT PERFORMANCES Tonight, 9/7
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2012

Paul McCartney's Live Kisses captures the magical night of February 9 in the City of Angels - coincidentally, the 48th anniversary of The Beatles' U.S. TV debut on The Ed Sullivan Show no less --when Paul McCartney decided to bring Kisses On The Bottom, his newly released collection of pop standards...


ESPN2 Airs 2013 WNBA Draft Today
by TV News Desk - April 15, 2013

The top female college basketball prospects - highlighted by the '3 to See' of Elena Delle Donne (Delaware), Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame) and Brittney Griner (Baylor) - will convene at ESPN's Bristol, Conn., headquarters for the 2013 WNBA Draft presented by State Farm today, April 15....


Temporary Hero Releases BLASPHEMY. Album Today
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2013

Mix together mathematics, medicine, and music and you get... an album? Why not? Temporary Hero is born out of the cliched story of loving music with influences ranging from Columbia records based Aretha Franklin to how to destroy angels and Apparat to the non-cliched story of a journey from a comple...


Charissa Thompson, Marcellus Wiley to Host SPORTSNATION Beginning in Jan.
by Tyler Peterson - December 04, 2012

ESPN2's quirky afternoon show SportsNation will announce on today's program that it is moving to the west coast and host Charissa Thompson will be joined by new co-host Marcellus Wiley. Wiley replaces Colin Cowherd who will remain in Bristol where he will focus on his nationally syndicated radio sh...






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