NBC & Twitter Partner for 2014 Sochi Olympics
by Tyler Peterson - February 05, 2014 NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, and Twitter will collaborate on NBC's broadcast of the XXII Olympic Winter Games from Sochi, Russia, to magnify the Olympic conversation on Twitter and encourage tune-in to NBCUniversal's multi-platform coverage of the Games, the two companies announ...
Elvis Stojko Talks About His Broadway Debut as Billy Flynn in CHICAGO
by Alan Henry - March 18, 2014 Elvis Stojko is no stranger to performing in front of an audience, having gone to the Olympics representing Canada in figure skating. Now, Sotjko is trading in the skates for a pair of dancing shoes to star as the fast talking lawyer Billy Flynn in the Broadway Production of Chicago....
U.S. Medalist Julia Mancuso Goes for Gold on NBC's Olympics Coverage Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - February 09, 2014 NBC's primetime coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games continues tomorrow, Monday, February 10 at 8 p.m. ET with decorated Olympian Julia Mancuso in the gold medal final of the super combined, which consists of one downhill run and one slalom run. Mancuso, whose three Olympic medals are the most ...
ABC to Air DISSON SKATING's Colgate Skating Series This November
by Casey Judge - October 27, 2014 Disson Skating returns to the ice for its 25th year with the upcoming Colgate Skating Series airing exclusively on ABC. Each two-hour special in this milestone year will feature world-renowned Olympic figure skating champions and musicians, with select shows featuring the skaters' families, Olympic ...
NBC to Premiere NANCY & TONYA Documentary Tonight
by Tyler Peterson - February 23, 2014 NBC's primetime coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games tonight, Sunday, February 23 at 7/6c is highlighted by the special documentary Nancy & Tonya, in which Mary Carillo looks back at the events surrounding the ladies' figure skating competition at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games, one of the most ...
Elvis Stojko Talks About His Broadway Debut as Billy Flynn in CHICAGO
by Alan Henry - March 18, 2014 Elvis Stojko is no stranger to performing in front of an audience, having gone to the Olympics representing Canada in figure skating. Now, Sotjko is trading in the skates for a pair of dancing shoes to star as the fast talking lawyer Billy Flynn in the Broadway Production of Chicago....
Johnny Weir & Tara Lipinski Headed to ACCESS HOLLYWOOD for Oscar Sunday Red Carpet Coverage
by Tyler Peterson - February 25, 2014 Olympic Gold Medalist Tara Lipinski and three-time U.S. figure skating champion and Olympian Johnny Weir had just as much fun coordinating their outfits together as they did as ice skating commentators for NBC at the Winter Games in Sochi Russia. And now the pair is headed straight from Sochi to Ho...
ABC to Present Exclusive FIGURE SKATING Specials for 2014/15 Television Season
by Caryn Robbins - March 05, 2014 Fresh off the blades of the Winter Olympics, ABC has reached a multi-year agreement with Disson Skating, a leader in family entertainment programming, for the exclusive broadcast of Disson Skating's legendary entertainment specials for the 2014/2015 television season....
VIDEO: Jim Parsons Parodies Johnny Weir in SNL Cold Open
by Tyler Peterson - March 02, 2014 On last night's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, Jim Parsons channeled Olympian and NBC figure skating analyst Johnny Weir in the show's cold open. Check out the skit, featuring Kate McKinnon as Ellen DeGeneres, below!...
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's Wild and Swinging Holiday Party to Play Orleans Showroom, 12/29-30
by Tyler Peterson - November 19, 2014 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will bring their trademark big band sound to The Orleans Showroom on December 29 and 30 for “Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's Wild and Swinging Holiday Party.”...
NBC Announces Digital Coverage of 2014 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
by Caryn Robbins - February 07, 2014 NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, is offering U.S. Olympic fans unprecedented digital and social media coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games from Sochi, Russia...
NBC & NBCSN Score Big Gains Throughout Tuesday's Olympics Coverage
by Tyler Peterson - February 12, 2014 NBC and NBCSN posted sizable increases for Tuesday's Sochi Winter Olympics coverage which featured Shaun White in the snowboard halfpipe final, Erin Hamlin becoming the first American to medal in a luge singles event (bronze), the figure skating pairs' short program, the gold medal final in women's...
NBC Wraps SOCHI OLYMPICS Coverage with #1 Primetime Show
by Caryn Robbins - February 24, 2014 NBC concluded its coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games from Sochi, Russia with its two primetime telecasts – the Closing Ceremony and the special Nancy & Tonya documentary – ranking #1 and #2 on broadcast television in household rating...
NBC to Air Three Weekends of Figure Skating Coverage
by Tyler Peterson - January 15, 2015 Beginning this Saturday, Jan. 17, at 5 pm ET, NBC presents three consecutive weekends of figure skating, highlighted by live coverage of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships featuring the pairs', ice dance, ladies' and men's free skate competitions. Live U.S. Figure Skating Championships coverage b...
Snowboard Slopestyle Among Tonight's OLYMPICS Coverage on NBC
by Caryn Robbins - February 06, 2014 Be sure to tune-in tonight at 8pm EST, when NBC begins its coverage of the Olympics one day prior to the Opening Ceremony...
N'kenge to Perform at Sing & Skate Against Breast Cancer Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - January 17, 2014 With the 2014 Winter Olympics only weeks away, a cast of former Olympians is teaming up with Broadway Star N'kenge from the musical ' Motown' for the annual Sing & Skate Against Breat Cancer at Bank of America Winter Village on January 18 to benefit the Jacobi Medical Center Auxiliary. Last year the...
Olympic Curling Gold Medalist Kevin Martin to Join NBC Olympics
by Caryn Robbins - February 03, 2014 Kevin Martin, a two-time Olympic curling medalist who skipped Team Canada to the gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Games, will join NBC Olympics for its 2014 Olympic Winter Games coverage, it was announced today....
Twyla Tharp Will Hit the Road with New Works in 2015; Tour Will Visit Lincoln Center & More!
by Nicole Rosky - February 09, 2015 According to the New York Times, dance legend Twyla Tharp, whose choreography has been seen on Broadway in such shows as Movin' Out and Come Fly Away, is going on the road. The choreographer will celebrate her 50th year in the business with a national tour that will eventually make its way to Lincol...
Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski to Host 2014 ISU GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING on NBC, 11/16
by Caryn Robbins - November 13, 2014 NBC continues its coverage of the 2014 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series with Grand Prix Russia. Coverage of the men's and ladies' free skates begins this Sunday, Nov. 16, at 4 p.m. ET....
Tara Lipinski & Terry Gannon Host 2014 ISU GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING SERIES, Continuing Today on NBC
by TV News Desk - November 30, 2014 NBC continues its coverage of the 2014 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series with Grand Prix Japan, the final event before the 2014 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final....
NBC Announces Extensive OLYMPICS Coverage for 2/10 & 11; Watch Mancuso Go for Gold Tonight!
by Caryn Robbins - February 10, 2014 NBC's primetime coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games continues today, Monday, February 10 at 8 p.m. ET with decorated Olympian Julia Mancuso in the gold medal final of the super combined, which consists of one downhill run and one slalom run....
Olympic Skiers Bode Miller & Ted Ligety to Compete in Super Combined Final Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - February 13, 2014 NBC's primetime coverage of the XXII Olympic Winter Games tomorrow, Friday, February 14 at 8 p.m. ET features the men's super combined gold medal final featuring five-time Olympic medalist Bode Miller and reigning world champion Ted Ligety -- the previous two Olympic gold medalists in the event. Als...
NBC Olympics to Air Three Documentaries this Weekend
by Tyler Peterson - February 21, 2014 NBC Olympics will present three documentaries as a part of its coverage of the final weekend of XXII Olympic Winter Games from Sochi, Russia: Lokomotiv, which chronicles the tragedy surrounding the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey club (airs tomorrow within NBC's afternoon Olympic coverage); Long Way Home...
U.S.'s Meryl Davis & Charlie White Highlight NBC's Olympics Coverage Tomorrow
by Tyler Peterson - February 07, 2014 NBC's primetime coverage tomorrow, Saturday, February 8, features the ladies' and ice dance teams short programs on the second day of the inaugural team figure skating competition. 2010 Olympic silver medalists and reigning World ice dance champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White anchor a strong Amer...
BWW Interviews: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Tour Starring Jillian Butterfield as Belle
by Kathy Strain - September 29, 2014 BEAUTY AND THE BEAST has been entertaining audiences all over the world with the wonderful costumes, stages and music. In order for this show to get out on the road, it takes a very talented performer to portray Belle in this beloved Disney classic. Jillian Butterfield has recently been cast as Bell... |