Latest Articles About American Experience on PBS
CBS THIS MORNING to Broadcast Live from Smithsonian National Museum, 9/12
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2016 CBS THIS MORNING will broadcast live from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C., on Monday, Sept.12, the first media outlet to broadcast live from the museum prior to its public opening on Sept. 24....
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's 'Command and Control' Premieres on PBS 1/10
by Caryn Robbins - December 16, 2016 A cautionary tale of freak accidents, near misses, human fallibility, and extraordinary heroism, Command and Control exposes the terrifying truth about the management of America's nuclear arsenal and shows what can happen when the weapons built to protect us threaten to destroy us....
Freeform Picks Up New Comedy Pilot BROWN GIRLS from Writers Shilpi Roy & Nastaran Dibai
by Caryn Robbins - October 17, 2016 Freeform grows its production slate by greenlighting the new comedy pilot “Brown Girls” from writers Shilpi Roy and Nastaran Dibai, it was announced today by Karey Burke, Freeform's executive vice president, Programming & Development....
Cast Announced for Jessica Dickey's THE GUARD at Ford's Theatre This Fall
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2015 Ford's Theatre Society today announced that Tim Getman (Round House's Rapture, Blister, Burn; Fool for Love), Mitchell Hebert (Ford's The Laramie Project), Josh Sticklin (Keegan Theatre's Midsummer Night's Riot), Kathryn Tkel (Kennedy Center's Mockingbird) and Craig Wallace (Ford's The Laramie Proje...
ASASSINS to Open Warner Stage Company's 2015-16 Next Month
by Tyler Peterson - August 04, 2015 Assassins lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, in a one-act historical 'revusical' that explores the dark side of the American experience....
Tickets to Comedian Hasan Minhaj at Wharton Center on Sale Friday
by Tyler Peterson - July 11, 2016 The Daily Show correspondent HASAN MINHAJ will bring his hilarious, critically acclaimed one-man show HOMECOMING KING to Wharton Center on Friday, October 7! Tickets go on sale Friday, July 15 at 10:00 a.m. and will be available at the official source to purchase Wharton Center tickets online, whart...
Rory Kennedy's LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM Airs on Detroit Public TV Tonight
by TV News Desk - April 28, 2015 There have been many movies and documentaries produced about the war in Vietnam, but none as inspiring and heart-wrenching as Rory Kennedy's Oscar-nominated film, Last Days in Vietnam, airing on Detroit Public Television/Ch. 56 tonight, April 28 at 9 p.m. Presented by American Experience, the film t...
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Opens Season with 'Bonnie & Clyde' on PBS Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 19, 2016 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE returns in January 2016 with a new lineup of films that explore more of the fascinating characters and epic stories that have shaped our nation's past and present....
CBS THIS MORNING to Broadcast Live from Smithsonian National Museum, 9/12
by Caryn Robbins - September 07, 2016 CBS THIS MORNING will broadcast live from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C., on Monday, Sept.12, the first media outlet to broadcast live from the museum prior to its public opening on Sept. 24....
PBS's AMERICAN EXPERIENCE to Revisit 'The Battle of Chosin', Today
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2016 Produced and directed by Randall MacLowry and executive produced by Mark Samels, The Battle of Chosin premieres on American Experience today, November 1, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS....
Philadelphia Debut of Prison Drama V TO X
by Sally Henry Fuller - August 29, 2015 According to the 2010 U.S. census, for every 100 black women age 25-54, there are approximately 83 black men in society....
PBS to Air ON TWO FRONTS: LATINOS & VIETNAM, 9/22
by Caryn Robbins - June 26, 2015 ON TWO FRONTS: LATINOS & VIETNAM, premiering on PBS during Hispanic Heritage Month, captures a complex aspect of the Vietnam War: the legacy of Latino veterans and their families during the conflict....
PBS and American Experience Announce 'Rachel Carson' - Voiced by Mary-Louise Parker
by Richard Best - September 28, 2016 PBS and AMERICAN EXPERIENCE announced today that Rachel Carson, a new two-hour documentary on the influential writer and scientist, will premiere April 2017 on PBS stations. Inspired by recent scholarship, the film illuminates the public and private life of the woman whose writings revolutionized ho...
VIDEO: First Look - PBS's AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: WALT DISNEY, Premiering 9/14
by Caryn Robbins - June 04, 2015 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE offers an unprecedented look at the life and legacy of one of America's most enduring and influential storytellers in Walt Disney, a new two-part, four-hour film premiering Monday and Tuesday, September 14-15, 2015...
South Bend Civic Theatre to Welcome Michael J. Miles, 5/29-30
by Tyler Peterson - April 30, 2015 South Bend Civic Theatre welcomes master banjo player Michael J. Miles for one weekend only May 29-30, as he performs an evening of music and memories of the American experience....
Rory Kennedy's LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM Airs on Detroit Public TV Tonight
by TV News Desk - April 28, 2015 There have been many movies and documentaries produced about the war in Vietnam, but none as inspiring and heart-wrenching as Rory Kennedy's Oscar-nominated film, Last Days in Vietnam, airing on Detroit Public Television/Ch. 56 tonight, April 28 at 9 p.m. Presented by American Experience, the film t...
ABC Celebrates Opening of Smithsonian's New National Museum of African American History & Culture
by Caryn Robbins - September 01, 2016 The ABC Television Network celebrates the unveiling of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture with a two-hour program of music, dance and the spoken word called “Taking the Stage – Changing America.”...
Walt Disney Tribute Among PBS' 2015 Fall Primetime Schedule
by Caryn Robbins - June 04, 2015 PBS' Fall 2015 primetime schedule offers delights in all genres - from drama to the performing arts to sumptuous nature and science programs...
Jessica Dickey's THE GUARD Begins Tonight at Ford's Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2015 Ford's Theatre Society today announced that Tim Getman (Round House's Rapture, Blister, Burn; Fool for Love), Mitchell Hebert (Ford's The Laramie Project), Josh Sticklin (Keegan Theatre's Midsummer Night's Riot), Kathryn Tkel (Kennedy Center's Mockingbird) and Craig Wallace (Ford's The Laramie Proje...
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE 'Murder of a President' Premieres on PBS Tonight
by TV News Desk - February 02, 2016 Based on Candice Millard's best-sellerDestiny of the Republic, Murder of a President is the story of James A. Garfield, one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president, his shooting by a deluded madman named Charles Guiteau, and its bizarre and tragic aftermath....
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: WALT DISNEY Comes to DVD Today
by TV News Desk - September 15, 2015 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE offers an unprecedented look at the life and legacy of one of America's most enduring and influential storytellers....
TheatreLAB to Present BLACKLIST
by Tyler Peterson - September 04, 2015 TheatreLAB is proud to introduce their newest program, BlackList. Conceived by TheatreLAB CompanyArtist, Mary Shaw, and co-created by local theatre favorite, Carolyn Meade, BlackList celebrates the African American voice. By spotlighting the individual works of an influential artist, BlackList will ...
The National to Revive MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM This Winter
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2015 According to the Daily Mail, August Wilson's MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM is headed to the National Theatre in January, directed by Dominic Cooke....
Iron Crow Theatre Announces 16-17 Season Today
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2016 Iron Crow Theatre hosts its first annual Season Announcement Event, set for today, February 6, 2016 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm in historic Mt. Vernon at The Fitzgerald located at 1201 W. Mt. Royal Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217....
Rory Kennedy's LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM Hosts Two Public Screenings in Detroit
by TV News Desk - March 31, 2015 There have been many movies and documentaries produced about the war in Vietnam, but none as inspiring and heart-wrenching as Rory Kennedy's Oscar-nominated film, Last Days in Vietnam, airing on Detroit Public Television/Ch. 56 on April 28 at 9 p.m. Presented by American Experience, the film tells t... |
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