Exclusive: Danielle Brooks Looks Back on Her Stage Debut at Six-Years-Old on FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Michael Major - February 13, 2024 Oscar and Tony-nominated actress Danielle Brooks is finding her roots tonight on PBS. The Color Purple star is sitting down with Henry Louis Gates Jr. for a new episode of Finding Your Roots tonight with Dionne Warwick. Watch an exclusive video clip, where Brooks discusses catching the acting bug wh... 
Primary Stages Announces Additional Winter Programming
by Julie Musbach - February 21, 2018 PRIMARY STAGES (Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Shane D. Hudson, Executive Director; Casey Childs, Founder) announced today additional programming and events for the Winter 2018 season.... 
Anthony Ramos, Danielle Brooks & More Join FINDING YOUR ROOTS Season 10
by Michael Major - October 04, 2023 The new season will feature Valerie Bertinelli, Danielle Brooks, LeVar Burton, Ciara, Michael Douglas, Lena Dunham, Brendan Fraser, Sammy Hagar, Sunny Hostin, Tracy Morgan, Alanis Morissette, Ed O’Neill, Bob Odenkirk, Anthony Ramos, Iliza Shlesinger, Wes Studi, Dionne Warwick, and Jesse Williams.... 
Exclusive: Nathan Lane on Re-Naming Himself After His GUYS & DOLLS Character on FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Michael Major - February 22, 2022 In an exclusive clip from tonight's episode of Finding Your Roots on PBS, Nathan Lane discusses the process of how he decided to change his name, choosing between the first names of two of his previous roles, Benjamin Franklin in 1776 or Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls. Leslie Odom Jr. will also ap... 
Audra McDonald & Mandy Patinkin Will Appear on FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 21, 2021 Today’s most compelling personalities discover the surprising stories buried within their own families in the seventh season of the critically acclaimed PBS series FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.... 
Musco Center For The Arts Announces 2019-20 Season
by Julie Musbach - May 28, 2019 The fourth Musco Center for the Arts season at Chapman University will run September 2019 through May 2020 with a packed schedule of artists and groups from the worlds of opera, dance, theatre, and classical music as well as Broadway, jazz, country, and American roots music. Among the special events... 
GREAT PERFORMANCES to Feature THE KING AND I, KINKY BOOTS, and More; Full PBS Fall Lineup
by Julie Musbach - July 19, 2019 PBS today unveiled its fall slate including new performance specials from Great Performances.... 
Tom Hanks, Al Gore and More Headline 'Pomp Under the Circumstances: A Virtual Commencement'
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 16, 2020 Across the country, thousands of high school and college graduation ceremonies have been cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This has deprived the Class of 2020 of a rite of passage and experiencing a traditional commencement address.... 
Ken Burns's LEONARDO DA VINCI Documentary is Coming to PBS
by Michael Major - February 12, 2024 The film, which explores the life and work of the 15th century artist Leonardo da Vinci, is Burns's first non-American subject. It also marks a significant change in the team's filmmaking style, which includes using split screens with images, video and sound from different periods to further context... 
Boulder's Local Theater Company Welcomes Henry Louis Gates Jr to LIVING ROOM LOCAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 21, 2021 Local Theater Company's Founding Artistic Director Pesha Rudnick announced today that Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University, will join Denver-based Transformation Coach Mic... 
Leslie Odom Jr. & Nathan Lane Featured on Upcoming Episode of PBS' FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Michael Major - February 18, 2022 On a new episode of PBS' Finding Your Roots, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will accompany Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nathan Lane as they meet a cast of inspiring ancestors hidden in the branches of their family trees. Now in its eight season, the series helps today’s leading artists, politicians, performers and ... 
PBS to Honor the Legacy of Black History Month
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 10, 2019 PBS today announced special programming to commemorate Black History Month, as part of its commitment to celebrating the diversity of America year-round.... 
PBS Announces 'Reconstruction: America After the Civil War,' A New Documentary from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., to Air Spring 2019 on PBS
by Tori Hartshorn - July 31, 2018 PBS Announces 'Reconstruction: America After the Civil War,' A New Documentary from Henry Louis Gates, Jr., to Air Spring 2019 on PBS... 
PBS Explores America's History, Food and Culture January-March 2020
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 05, 2019 From new episodes of FINDING YOUR ROOTS with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Season 2 of NO PASSPORT REQUIRED with Marcus Samuelsson to SOMEWHERE SOUTH, a new series with Chef Vivian Howard, PBS will explore America's diversity through food, history and culture with a series of programs scheduled from Jan...
Leslie Odom Jr. & Nathan Lane Featured on Upcoming Episode of PBS' FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Michael Major - February 18, 2022 On a new episode of PBS' Finding Your Roots, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will accompany Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nathan Lane as they meet a cast of inspiring ancestors hidden in the branches of their family trees. Now in its eight season, the series helps today’s leading artists, politicians, performers and ... 
FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. Season 8 Premieres in January, Featuring Leslie Odom Jr., Nathan Lane & More!
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 10, 2021 Among the guests are stars of the stage and screen including Raúl Esparza, Nathan Lane, John Leguizamo, and Leslie Odom Jr....
Exclusive: Danielle Brooks Looks Back on Her Stage Debut at Six-Years-Old on FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Michael Major - February 13, 2024 Oscar and Tony-nominated actress Danielle Brooks is finding her roots tonight on PBS. The Color Purple star is sitting down with Henry Louis Gates Jr. for a new episode of Finding Your Roots tonight with Dionne Warwick. Watch an exclusive video clip, where Brooks discusses catching the acting bug wh... 
Ken Burns Launches UNUM – New Media Initiative to Present Issues and Spark Conversations
by Emily Bruno - November 17, 2017 Filmmaker Ken Burns today announced the launch of UNUM, a new digital destination where users can access clips from across Burns's films, explore themes that run through American history including Leadership, Race, Innovation, and War and relate them to issues of the present....
GREAT PERFORMANCES to Feature THE KING AND I, KINKY BOOTS, and More; Full PBS Fall Lineup
by Julie Musbach - July 19, 2019 PBS today unveiled its fall slate including new performance specials from Great Performances.... 
PBS Announces Fall 2018 Primetime Schedule
by Macon Prickett - July 16, 2018 PBS today announced its fall 2018 schedule lineup, anchored by THE GREAT AMERICAN READ (Tuesdays, September 11- October 23). Exploring the power, passion and joy of reading, the series is hosted by Meredith Vieira and features reflections from everyday Americans as well as notables. Margaret Atwood,... 
PBS Announces Winter-Spring 2019 Primetime Schedule
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 14, 2018 PBS today announced its Winter-Spring 2019 primetime schedule, featuring a season brimming with new drama, music, arts, history, science, nature and more, as well as returning seasons of favorite series....
Audra McDonald & Mandy Patinkin Will Appear on FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 21, 2021 Today’s most compelling personalities discover the surprising stories buried within their own families in the seventh season of the critically acclaimed PBS series FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR....
Exclusive: Nathan Lane on Re-Naming Himself After His GUYS & DOLLS Character on FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Michael Major - February 22, 2022 In an exclusive clip from tonight's episode of Finding Your Roots on PBS, Nathan Lane discusses the process of how he decided to change his name, choosing between the first names of two of his previous roles, Benjamin Franklin in 1776 or Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls. Leslie Odom Jr. will also ap... 
PBS Sets FINDING YOUR ROOTS Season Eight Premiere
by Michael Major - December 21, 2021 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will retrace the ancestral journeys of David Chang and Raúl Esparza, whose families fled their homelands in a new episode, leading them to find lost parts of themselves along the way. The new season will also feature Nathan Lane, Rebecca Hall, Mario Lopez, and more.... |
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