Five Quickies: Il Divo on Broadway, Zach Braff in 'Bullets Over Broadway,' Chris Thile's Mandolin Bach, Verizon's Droid Mozart Ad, Brolin Family Rock Opera

News gets made fresh everyday.

And with the world's best musicians, singers, dancers and actors going back to repertory work after their summer stocks, there's more good news happening now than there was, say, back in August.

So, in an effort to keep all you Classicalites abreast of each and every situation, we'll be trawling the web for the best headlines--those stories, those people making the biggest waves.

Here, then, is today's news:

Il Divo is Coming to Broadway [New York Times]

Zach Braff in First Bullets Over Broadway Promo [Broadway World]

Chris Thile Looks Back to Bach [NPR Music]

Verizon Commercial - DROID "Opera" [YouTube]

Josh Brolin's Stepsister Made a Rock Opera About a Swamp Goddess in Space [Bedford+Bowery]

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New York Times, Woody Allen, Bach, NPR Music, Mozart, YouTube