Kate Shindle To Host Broadway Channel's BROADWAY PROFILES, Begins Late May

The Broadway Channel® and International Media present BROADWAY PROFILES a one hour special and first of a series premiere airing on Public Television stations nation wide, in late May and mid June during national pledge week. The series is hosted and narrated by Broadway's Kate Shindle, most recently starring in Legally Blonde the Musical.

Broadway Profiles series offers viewers the best seat in the house to the heart and soul of America's premier entertainment venue, Broadway. Exhilarating performances and insightful behind the scenes interviews provide unique access to the stars that light up the great white way. It is the "best of the best" that Broadway has to offer. Kate Shindle takes viewers on a tour of great performances and behind the scenes insights from some of Broadway's most talented stars.

Broadway Profiles series premier "Women of Broadway" features Tony award winner, Sutton Foster enthralling audiences as she is "daring to dream" in Drowsy Chapperone, Little Women, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Young Frankenstein and Shrek the Musical. Christine Ebersole's Tony award-winning turn in Grey Gardens is featured as well as her amazing work in 42nd Street, Dinner at Eight, Steel Magnolias and Blithe Spirit. Oscar award winner, Estelle Parsons steals the show in August: Osage County. Julie Taymor's talent and versatility shine in The Lion King and she speaks about her upcoming blockbuster, Spiderman turn off the dark. The always creative and sensual Charlotte d'Amboise stands out in scenes from Chicago and a Chorus Line. The Audience has private previews with the stars as they share insights into the joy of their past roles as well as the exciting challenges and nuances of the performing on Broadway.

Executive Producers Matthew Hege, VP of the Broadway Channel and Gustavo Sagastume of International Media, have produced the show to provide additional television coverage for America's favorite entertainment offering, Broadway.

BROADWAY PROFILES will support the mission of public television stations nation wide by providing stations with free tickets to touring Broadway shows and events that support the partnership of local PBS stations and Broadway touring shows. This will encourage viewers to support their local PBS stations while enjoying their favorite Broadway shows on tour in their communities.

Producers:

Mathew Hege is Executive Producer, Producer of Broadway Profiles. He is Vice President of The Broadway Channel, a full-service multimedia com pany that produces and distributes video and television programming for Broadway, Off-Broadway, Las Vegas and Performing Art Centers and Regional Theatres nationwide. The Broadway Channel® produces the highly successful Broad way Previews- "One on the aisle and a backstage pass to the best of Broadway"- into over 34,000 Manhattan hotel rooms, all part of the Broadway Channel's digital network.

Executive Producer: Gustavo Sagastume has produced and been executive producer on hundreds of hours of programming in many genres during his public television career as writer, producer and executive. Most recently he served as Execu tive Producer for the PBS special THE OSMOND FAMILY 50TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION, CELTIC THUNDER and the upcoming PBS special DAVID GARRETT LIVE IN BERLIN. His national music production credits for public television include ANDRE RIEU: THE VIENNA I LOVE, YANNI: LIVE AT THE ACROPOLIS, GYPSY KINGS: TIERRA GITANA, JOHN TESH: LIVE AT RED ROCKS, GAEL FORCE: LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM. During his tenure as Vice Presi dent of Programming for PBS he developed CELTIC WOMAN and commissioned hundreds of music pledge specials.

Melba Silwany of the Broadway Channel supervised and assisted with producing and provided the editing of the show. Broadway Channel's Keith Hurd was involved in the production coordination and provided interview support for several of the stars featured. Paul Dokuchitz is the Director of Photography.

 

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