Latest Articles About American Experience on PBS
WCT Presents DISABILITY: THE EVOLUTION
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2018 The Waukesha Civic Theatre presents disABILITY: The Evolution, running October 4 - 7, 2018. While the Broadway hit 'Hamilton' explored the founding fathers of American Experience, this show explores the history of the human experience of disability from the dawn of recorded history is set to music w... 
Leslie Odom, Jr. To Deliver Carnegie Mellon Commencement Address
by A.A. Cristi - April 02, 2019 Leslie Odom, Jr., the Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor and singer best known for his role in the Broadway musical 'Hamilton,' will deliver the keynote address at Carnegie Mellon University's 122nd Commencement at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 19, in the university's Pittsburgh campus.... 
Dayton Celebrates The Brilliance of Black Dance with 50 World Class Performances in Three Days
by Stephi Wild - December 12, 2018 Dayton-area audiences will be in for a treat when the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) partners with local favorite Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) to present a dazzling array of dance performances by many of the leading Black dance companies from the U.S. and abroad, Jan... 
PBS to Re-Air American Experience's Acclaimed WALT DISNEY Broadcast
by Caryn Robbins - August 11, 2017 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's acclaimed four-hour, two part WALT DISNEY will re-broadcast on Tuesdays, August 29 and September 5 on PBS....
Sustaining Black Theatre in the Upper Valley: A Conversation with Jarvis Antonio Green
by A.A. Cristi - July 11, 2017 Join us for a conversation with Jarvis Antonio Green, Founding Artistic Director of JAG Productions and BarnArts Center for the Arts.This community event will be a meaningful look behind the scenes at the founding of JAG Productions, a chance to hear Jarvis' story and path to its founding, and a gli...
A&E Network Greenlights Untitled New High School Docuseries
by Caryn Robbins - May 15, 2017 A&E Network has ordered an eye-opening new untitled docuseries that takes a first-hand look at the inner-workings of the universal American experience of life in public high school.... 
American Experience to Stream RFK In Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy's Assassination
by Macon Prickett - May 29, 2018 To mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, American Experience will stream its acclaimed 2004 portrait, RFK from June 5 through Labor Day on its site. Written and directed by David Grubin and produced by Grubin and Sarah Colt, the acclaimed two-hour film traces RFK's ris... 
New 2-Part American Experience Documentary THE CIRCUS Premieres October 8-9 on PBS
by Macon Prickett - June 14, 2018 “The Circus,”a four-hour, two-part documentary, explores the colorful history of this popular, influential and distinctly American form of entertainment, from the first one-ring show at the end of the 18th century to 1956, when the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey big top was pulled down for the l... 
PBS Announces its SUMMER OF SPACE Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 04, 2019 During its presentation at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, PBS announced a celestial programming spectacle sure to excite any space enthusiast. A SUMMER OF SPACEmultiplatform experience, anchored by the highly anticipated AMERICAN EXPERIENCE six-hour film “Chasing the Moon,” an... 
Palo Alto Players Presents FLOWER DRUM SONG
by Sarah Hookey - April 02, 2019 Palo Alto Players continues its 2018-19 season with FLOWER DRUM SONG, Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang's new adaptation of the 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein classic musical.... 
PBS Summer Slate Celebrates the Cultural, Technological Milestones of Summer of 1969
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 02, 2019 PBS, America's home for documentary film, is telling the story of '69 with a special summer slate commemorating the cultural milestones and technological triumphs of 50 years ago.... 
National Finalists Named For 2019 August Wilson Monologue Competition Held At Taper
by A.A. Cristi - March 15, 2019 Center Theatre Group has named Dejean Deterville, Mylah Eaton and Daniel Velez as the top performers of the August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) Regional Finals held at the Mark Taper Forum on March 11, 2019. Deterville and Eaton will go on to represent Los Angeles in the national finals on Ma... 
PBS Announces Premiere Dates for LITTLE WOMEN with Angela Lansbury, Tony Bennett Tribute ft. Josh Groban & More
by Caryn Robbins - December 06, 2017 PBS today announced its Winter/Spring 2018 schedule lineup, which includes the much-anticipated second season of MASTERPIECE's hit series Victoria (Sundays, January 14-February 25),starring Jenna Coleman, Tom Hughes and, this season, Dame Diana Rigg.... 
Broadway Choreographer, Donald McKayle, Passes Away at Age 87
by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2018 Choreographer Donald McKayle, whose work on the musical Raisin made him the first black man to direct and choreograph a Broadway show, passed away on Friday in Irvine, California. He was 87 years old.... 
Black Theatre Troupe Presents SIMPLY SIMONE
by Sarah Hookey - March 21, 2019 Prodigy. Superstar. Activist and Exile. As one of the true divas of the 20th Century, vocal powerhouse Nina Simone defied classification and defined a generation. Four women give us an intimate look at her music and lay bare the rich legacy of this icon.... 
JAG Productions Announces Fundraiser
by Julie Musbach - September 23, 2017 Join the company for an evening of food, fashion & fun in collaboration with Revolution's Fall Fashion Show! Proceeds of the $75 per person tab help support events scheduled by JAG Productions for its 2017-2018 season!... 
Pierre-Alexandre Petiot Brings FRENCH TWIST SWING QUINTET to 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - March 04, 2019 FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents the French Twist Swing Quintet (by the French Pianist Pierre-Alexandre PETIOT) at Feinstein's/ 54 Below, for a superb musical performance of French jazz songs made popular by French composers such Yves Montand, Charles Trenet, and American Jazz ... 
This May, American Experience Salutes Women Trailblazers With Four Encore Broadcasts
by Tori Hartshorn - April 09, 2019 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE will present a special salute to “Women in History” this May with encore broadcasts of four films that celebrate extraordinary women: Amelia Earhart, Annie Oakley, Emma Goldman and Rachel Carson. From the groundbreaking work of the scientist who launched the modern environmental ...
De Blasio in the Hot Seat on Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN
by Caryn Robbins - January 31, 2017 The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast.... 
Woodstock Director Recalls Memorable Hendrix Performance On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by Stephi Wild - July 23, 2019 WOODSTOCK: THREE DAYS THAT DEFINED A GENERATION director, Barak Goodman, is Tom Needham's exclusive guest this Thursday at 6 pm on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM.... 
Detroit Public Television Brings Special Programming of the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death
by Macon Prickett - April 04, 2018 Those of us of a certain age will never forget that tragic day 50 years ago when we learned of the death of Martin Luther King. Since that time, much has changed in this nation – often as a result of his historic work – and much remains to be done to realize his dream.... 
East West Players Receives Grant From The Annenberg Foundation To Produce Artistic Works And Programs About Asian Pacific Experiences
by Julie Musbach - April 27, 2018 East West Players (EWP), the nation's longest-running professional theater of color and the largest producing organization of Asian American artistic work, has received a grant from Annenberg Foundation, a family foundation that is proud to support the arts, community, education, global issues, and ...
WCT Presents DISABILITY: THE EVOLUTION
by Stephi Wild - September 18, 2018 The Waukesha Civic Theatre presents disABILITY: The Evolution, running October 4 - 7, 2018. While the Broadway hit 'Hamilton' explored the founding fathers of American Experience, this show explores the history of the human experience of disability from the dawn of recorded history is set to music w...
CTC Celebrates 19 Years Of Neighborhood Bridges At The Crossing Bridges Festival
by Julie Musbach - April 17, 2018 Children's Theatre Company (CTC) presents the Crossing Bridges Festival, the culminating event of CTC's education program Neighborhood Bridges on May 7, 8, 15 and 16, 2018. This festival involves over 600 students in 24 classrooms from 11 elementary schools performing captivating stories that have ...
MARY SPEAKS to Tell Story of African-American Mothers and Sons in One Woman Show
by Julie Musbach - January 27, 2017 Theater for the New City Executive Director Crystal Field is presenting Mary Speaks, a new one-woman show that looks at African- American mothers and sons facing tragedy from Emmett Till to today.... |
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