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THE MACHINES THAT BUILT AMERICA

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TV. Radio. Phones. Airplanes. Motorcycles. Tractors. Home Appliances. Power Tools. These are The Machines That Built America. This docuseries reveals the surprising stories and rivalries behind the ground-breaking innovations that turned America into a superpower. Blending dramatic reenactments and archival footage with interviews from experts, biographers, and others, The Machines That Built America brings to life some of America's most storied inventors: Nikola Tesla, William Harley, Alexander Graham Bell, Duncan Black, Alonzo Decker, and many more. In eight episodes, viewers will meet these larger-than-life characters, inhabit their rivalries, and ride the rollercoaster of triumph and failure as they search for a breakthrough that will change humanity.

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Kelli O'Hara, Jessica Vosk, and More Announced for 92NY 2022/23 Tisch Music Season Photo Kelli O'Hara, Jessica Vosk, and More Announced for 92NY 2022/23 Tisch Music Season
by A.A. Cristi - July 15, 2022

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) has announced its 2022/23 Tisch Music Season, one of 92NY's largest and most diverse seasons to date. ...
Pianist Orion Weiss to Release ARC II: RAVEL, BRAHMS, SHOSTAKOVICH On First Hand Reco Photo Pianist Orion Weiss to Release ARC II: RAVEL, BRAHMS, SHOSTAKOVICH On First Hand Records
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 03, 2022

On Friday, November 11, 2022, acclaimed pianist Orion Weiss will release his new album, Arc II: Ravel, Brahms, Shostakovich, on First Hand Records....
The Glimmerglass Festival Announces Plans for Summer 2021 Photo The Glimmerglass Festival Announces Plans for Summer 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 01, 2021

The Glimmerglass Festival, the summer opera and musical theater festival in Cooperstown, New York, has announced plans for the summer of 2021 in the wake of its 2020 season cancelation due to COVID-19. The 2021 season will run July 15 through August 17....
The Legendary Tigerman Release New Album MISFIT in via London's Dirty Water Records Photo The Legendary Tigerman Release New Album MISFIT in via London's Dirty Water Records
by Macon Prickett - June 25, 2018

London's Dirty Water Records, together along Metronomo Management (Lisbon), Peer Music and Alter-K Records (Paris) and in cooperation with Sony Music/Jive Epic, are pleased to announce the US and UK album release of 'Misfit' by European blues-punk sensation, The Legendary Tigerman (A.K.A. Paulo Furt...
Open Source Music Festival to Launch Next Month at Abrons Arts Center Photo Open Source Music Festival to Launch Next Month at Abrons Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2017

The Open Source Music Festival, November 16-18, 2017 at the Abrons Arts Center, takes its inspiration from the collaborations and connections between artists. The groundbreaking event explores the phenomenon of Open Source through a musical lens....
Discovery Gives MacGyver a Run for His Money in All-New Series LAST OUTPOST Photo Discovery Gives MacGyver a Run for His Money in All-New Series LAST OUTPOST
by Tori Hartshorn - March 16, 2018

Move over MacGyver. Discovery Channel's all-new series LAST OUTPOST takes inventive ingenuity to the extreme in the treacherous turf of the Last Frontier. Backcountry builders Clint Greathouse and Todd Anderson create one-of-a-kind builds, using nothing but recycled parts, out-of-the box creativity,...
Sundance Film Festival Announces 2019 Film Lineup Photo Sundance Film Festival Announces 2019 Film Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 28, 2018

The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent feature films selected across all categories for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort, from January 24 - February 3, 2019....
Smithsonian Channel Premieres Season Two of SUPERCAR SUPERBUILD, 1/21 Photo Smithsonian Channel Premieres Season Two of SUPERCAR SUPERBUILD, 1/21
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2018

Smithsonian Channel roars into the New Year with season two of the fast-paced, high-octane series, SUPERCAR SUPERBUILD. Eight all-new hour-long episodes delve deep into the creation and design of some of the world's greatest automobile makers: Alfa Romeo, Rolls Royce, Jaguar, Porsche, Audi and more....
Open Source Music Festival to Launch Next Month at Abrons Arts Center Photo Open Source Music Festival to Launch Next Month at Abrons Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2017

The Open Source Music Festival, November 16-18, 2017 at the Abrons Arts Center, takes its inspiration from the collaborations and connections between artists. The groundbreaking event explores the phenomenon of Open Source through a musical lens....
The Greek National Opera Presents Philippe Hersant And Jean Eshenoz's LES ECLAIRS Nov Photo The Greek National Opera Presents Philippe Hersant And Jean Eshenoz's LES ECLAIRS November 2023
by A.A. Cristi - November 09, 2023

The Greek National Opera (GNO) presents the national premiere of Les Éclairs (Flashes of Lightning), a four-act, fictionalized account of the life of Nikola Tesla by French composer Philippe Hersant and librettist Jean Echenoz....
Open Source Music Festival to Launch Next Month at Abrons Arts Center Photo Open Source Music Festival to Launch Next Month at Abrons Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2017

The Open Source Music Festival, November 16-18, 2017 at the Abrons Arts Center, takes its inspiration from the collaborations and connections between artists. The groundbreaking event explores the phenomenon of Open Source through a musical lens....
2021 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced Photo 2021 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 03, 2021

After six days and 73 feature films, the 2021 Sundance Film Festival’s Awards Ceremony took place tonight, hosted by actor and comedian Patton Oswalt, with jurors presenting 24 prizes for feature filmmaking and seven for Short Films....
Ashnikko Announces Debut Album 'WEEDKILLER' & World Tour Photo Ashnikko Announces Debut Album 'WEEDKILLER' & World Tour
by Michael Major - March 02, 2023

After emerging as one of our most innovative alt-pop artists with more than 2.5 billion streams, genre-blurring pop star Ashnikko (she/they) announces her highly-anticipated debut album, WEEDKILLER. In celebration, Ashnikko unveils bouncy alt-pop single “Worms,” the genre-spanning follow-up to fiery...
BWW Review: NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC PREMIERES 'FIRE IN MY MOUTH' at David Geffen Hall A Photo BWW Review: NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC PREMIERES 'FIRE IN MY MOUTH' at David Geffen Hall At Lincoln Center
by Joanna Barouch - February 01, 2019

The American-born, Pulitzer Prize winning composer Julia Wolfe, has written a tour-de-force oratorio about the devastating Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of March 25, 1911, utilizing a huge cast of singers and instrumentalists. Fire in My Mouth(a quote drawn from an interview with fervent labor ac...
Smithsonian Channel to Honor American Veterans with GUN TRUCKS OF VIETNAM and THE LOS Photo Smithsonian Channel to Honor American Veterans with GUN TRUCKS OF VIETNAM and THE LOST TAPES
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 06, 2018

Smithsonian Channel is set to honor American veterans this November with two premieres offering unique perspectives and new insights on crucial aspects of the Vietnam War. One-hour special GUN TRUCKS OF VIETNAM premieres Sunday, November 11 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and explores the ingenuity of American serv...
The Glimmerglass Festival Announces Plans for Summer 2021 Photo The Glimmerglass Festival Announces Plans for Summer 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 01, 2021

The Glimmerglass Festival, the summer opera and musical theater festival in Cooperstown, New York, has announced plans for the summer of 2021 in the wake of its 2020 season cancelation due to COVID-19. The 2021 season will run July 15 through August 17....
Interview: Alexandra Billings on the World of THE PERIPHERAL & Her Love of Sci-Fi Photo Interview: Alexandra Billings on the World of THE PERIPHERAL & Her Love of Sci-Fi
by Michael Major - December 01, 2022

The final episodes of The Peripheral have featured the addition of Alexandra Billings (Wicked, Transparent) to the cast as the pivotal inspector, Ainsley Lowbeer. Before the premiere of the finale episode, BroadwayWorld caught up with Billings to discuss her character, acting in the sci-fi genre, an...
Dave Kindig Returns or New Seson of BITCHIN' RIDES, Premiering on Velocity, 10/3 Photo Dave Kindig Returns or New Seson of BITCHIN' RIDES, Premiering on Velocity, 10/3
by Caryn Robbins - September 27, 2017

Velocity's #1 series BITCHIN' RIDES is returning for an all new season of exceptionally built and designed vehicles from self-made fabricator Dave Kindig and his celebrated custom car fabrication shop Kindig It Design....
Interview: Alexandra Billings on the World of THE PERIPHERAL & Her Love of Sci-Fi Photo Interview: Alexandra Billings on the World of THE PERIPHERAL & Her Love of Sci-Fi
by Michael Major - December 01, 2022

The final episodes of The Peripheral have featured the addition of Alexandra Billings (Wicked, Transparent) to the cast as the pivotal inspector, Ainsley Lowbeer. Before the premiere of the finale episode, BroadwayWorld caught up with Billings to discuss her character, acting in the sci-fi genre, an...
LA's Gold Star Release Title Track 'Headlights USA' Photo LA's Gold Star Release Title Track 'Headlights USA'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 04, 2021

Headlights USA is a shift in a new direction for Rabenreither. The Los Angeles-based musician has been releasing music as Gold Star since 2012....
Ashnikko Unveils New Single 'Cheerleader' Off Debut Album 'WEEDKILLER' Photo Ashnikko Unveils New Single 'Cheerleader' Off Debut Album 'WEEDKILLER'
by Michael Major - July 28, 2023

“Cheerleader” is a siren song about modern beauty standards, undercutting imagery of a poised, pom-pom waving poster-girl with blades, blood stains and broken faces. Like a funhouse mirror it warps the infamous cheer from the opening scene of the early 2000’s movie Bring It On into a critique of our...
Smithsonian Channel Premieres Season Two of SUPERCAR SUPERBUILD, 1/21 Photo Smithsonian Channel Premieres Season Two of SUPERCAR SUPERBUILD, 1/21
by Caryn Robbins - January 05, 2018

Smithsonian Channel roars into the New Year with season two of the fast-paced, high-octane series, SUPERCAR SUPERBUILD. Eight all-new hour-long episodes delve deep into the creation and design of some of the world's greatest automobile makers: Alfa Romeo, Rolls Royce, Jaguar, Porsche, Audi and more....
Kelli O'Hara, Jessica Vosk, and More Announced for 92NY 2022/23 Tisch Music Season Photo Kelli O'Hara, Jessica Vosk, and More Announced for 92NY 2022/23 Tisch Music Season
by A.A. Cristi - July 15, 2022

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) has announced its 2022/23 Tisch Music Season, one of 92NY's largest and most diverse seasons to date. ...
Open Source Music Festival to Launch Next Month at Abrons Arts Center Photo Open Source Music Festival to Launch Next Month at Abrons Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - November 16, 2017

The Open Source Music Festival, November 16-18, 2017 at the Abrons Arts Center, takes its inspiration from the collaborations and connections between artists. The groundbreaking event explores the phenomenon of Open Source through a musical lens....
REDCAT Announces Fall 2018 Calendar Of Premieres Photo REDCAT Announces Fall 2018 Calendar Of Premieres
by A.A. Cristi - August 02, 2018

REDCAT, CalArts' downtown center for contemporary arts, announces adventurous international and LA performances featured in the ambitious new Fall 2018 season at REDCAT, including stunning stagecraft and object theater from Rotterdam, the world premiere of a new dance and video work by LA company Da...




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