Latest Articles About American Masters on PBS
Palisades Virtuosi Presents PV CELEBRATES NJ
by Julie Musbach - February 15, 2019 The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi flute, clarinet and piano trio will present PV Celebrates NJ, a concert on Sunday, March 10 @ 3:00 pm at Hackensack Performing Arts Center (HACPAC), 102 State St. in Hackensack, New Jersey. There will be a pre-concert talk with the artists and composers at... 
92Y Celebrates the Legendary Sammy Davis, Jr. Featuring Harriett D. Foy, Betsy Wolfe, and More
by Julie Musbach - January 25, 2019 Known as "Mr. Entertainment," Sammy Davis, Jr., had the kind of career that was indisputably legendary, vast in scope and scale: song-and-dance man, Rat Pack member alongside Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, Tony-nominated actor…. And yet, his life was complex, complicated and contradictory, as he str... 
Black Lounge Film Series Kicks Off Black History Month With Screening of SAMMY DAVIS JR.: I'VE GOTTA BE ME
by Julie Musbach - February 13, 2018 Black Lounge Film Series Kicks Off Black History Month With Screening Of Sammy Davis Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me At The Overtown Performing Arts Center On February 16th, 2018... 
Community College of Baltimore County Continues American Masters Homage with JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2018 Performing Arts at the Community College of Baltimore County continues its tribute to American Masters with August Wilson's iconic Joe Turner's Come and Gone November 1-5 in the Center for the Arts Theatre at CCBC Catonsville, 800 South Rolling Road.... 
PBS to Air Documentary TERRENCE MCNALLY: EVERY ACT OF LIFE
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 29, 2019 Playwright, librettist, scriptwriter and outspoken LGBTQ activist Terrence McNally has long believed in the power of the arts to transform society and make a difference. The new documentary American Masters - Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life, premiering nationwide Friday, June 14 at 9 p.m. on PBS... 
ITVS Reaches Milestone with Over 100 Sundance Acceptances
by Tori Hartshorn - December 03, 2018 ITVS announced today that, with four new films premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2019, the organization has now funded and co-produced more than 100 Sundance premieres. Mandated by Congress in 1988 to address the lack of diverse voices in public media, ITVS has served as an incubat... 
American Masters Pictures Films to World Premiere at Sundance
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2019 Three American Masters Pictures documentaries will have their world premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2019, which runs from January 24 – February 3: Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, N. Scott Momaday: Words from a Bear and Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am.... 
VIDEO: First Look - PBS Presents Documentary on A RAISIN IN THE SUN Playwright Lorraine Hansberry
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2018 One week after the anniversary of her death, American Masters -- Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart premieres nationwide Today, January 19 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) and will stream the following day at pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS apps. Check out the trailer below!... 
Canton Museum of Art Free Offers Admission on Presidents' Day
by A.A. Cristi - February 14, 2018 Canton Museum of Art (CMA) will observe Presidents' Day with free gallery admission from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 19, 2018. Free art acitivites for all ages will be available in the lobby, one of which will be inspired by the legacy of president Abraham Lincoln.... 
American Masters Celebrates Sammy Davis, Jr. and Charley Pride in Honor of Black History Month
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 18, 2019 This February, for Black History Month, American Masters profiles two iconic performers who broke new ground in entertainment as the Civil Rights movement gathered momentum in America: Sammy Davis, Jr., and Charley Pride. American Masters – Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me, the first major film do...
American Masters Pictures Films to World Premiere at Sundance
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 16, 2019 Three American Masters Pictures documentaries will have their world premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2019, which runs from January 24 – February 3: Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, N. Scott Momaday: Words from a Bear and Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am.... 
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for AMERICAN MASTERS: DECODING WATSON on PBS
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 17, 2018 Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, the man behind the double helix, confronts his complex legacy in the new documentary American Masters: Decoding Watson, premiering nationwide Wednesday, January 2 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). The film will be available to stream beginning Janu... 
Bob Newhart to Join Nashville Comedy Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 18, 2019 The Nashville Comedy Festival is excited to announce the addition of legendary comedy icon Bob Newhart to their 2019 lineup. Newhart is set to bring his award-winning stand-up comedy to TPAC's Andrew Jackson Hall Wednesday, April 10th at 7pm.... 
PBS to Premiere AMERICAN MASTERS – CHARLEY PRIDE: I'M JUST ME
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 18, 2019 American Masters – Charley Pride: I'm Just Me will make its PBS network premiere Friday, Feb. 22 at 9 p.m. ET (check local listings), and begin streaming at pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS apps on Saturday, Feb. 23.... 
THIRTEEN's American Masters Presents the Story of Pioneering Feminist Singer-Activist Holly Near 3/1
by Tori Hartshorn - February 13, 2019 An outspoken political activist and singer-songwriter, Holly Near's music and life story illustrate how song can have the power to send a clarion call and influence the course of social justice a?" from the lesbian and women's movements to anti-war efforts and the fight to give South American women ... 
PBS Honors Louisa May Alcott with 'The Woman Behind 'Little Women' Encore
by Tori Hartshorn - May 10, 2018 A special encore broadcast of American Masters -- Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women' airs nationwide Sunday, May 20 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) and will be available to stream the following day on pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS apps. This special encore broadcast coinci... 
Palisades Virtuosi to Present PV GOES TO THE OPERA! at Unitarian Society of Ridgewood
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2017 The Palisades Virtuosi flute, clarinet and piano trio presents their season-opening PV Goes to the Opera! concert on Saturday October 7 at 8:00 PM (with a pre-concert talk at 7:15) at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, NJ.... 
New Book BROADWAY TO MAIN STREET to Feature in Conversation at Skirball
by Julie Musbach - October 24, 2018 Oxford University Press and Laurence Maslon will celebrate the new book Broadway to Main Street: How Show Tunes Enchanted America with a special free "Skirball Talks" event at New York's Skirball Performing Arts Center on Monday, November 19 at 6:30 PM.... 
Blue Marble Cocktails is Shaking Up the Ready-To-Drink Cocktail Market
by Marina Kennedy - February 28, 2018 No bartender. No problem. Blue Marble Cocktails has released the world's best all-natural, ultra-premium, ready-to-drink, pre-mixed cocktails, and spirits in the world. New to the industry, Blue Marble has already won dozens of awards, and many of the top companies in the world are adding Blue M...
Community College of Baltimore County Continues American Masters Homage with JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE
by Julie Musbach - October 30, 2018 Performing Arts at the Community College of Baltimore County continues its tribute to American Masters with August Wilson's iconic Joe Turner's Come and Gone November 1-5 in the Center for the Arts Theatre at CCBC Catonsville, 800 South Rolling Road....
VIDEO: First Look - PBS Presents Documentary on A RAISIN IN THE SUN Playwright Lorraine Hansberry
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2018 One week after the anniversary of her death, American Masters -- Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart premieres nationwide Today, January 19 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) and will stream the following day at pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS apps. Check out the trailer below!... 
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....
American Masters Celebrates Sammy Davis, Jr. and Charley Pride in Honor of Black History Month
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 18, 2019 This February, for Black History Month, American Masters profiles two iconic performers who broke new ground in entertainment as the Civil Rights movement gathered momentum in America: Sammy Davis, Jr., and Charley Pride. American Masters – Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me, the first major film do... 
New Documentary Examines History of The Met Opera, in Select Cinemas This Month
by Julie Musbach - January 03, 2018 A new film by multiple Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke, surveys a remarkable period of the Metropolitan Opera's rich history and a time of great change for New York.... 
TED WILLIAMS: THE GREATEST HITTER WHO EVER LIVED, Narrated by Jon Hamm, to Debut on PBS July 23
by Macon Prickett - June 07, 2018 During his remarkable career with the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams earned many nicknames - The Kid, The Splendid Splinter and Teddy Ballgame, but the only nickname that he wanted was “the greatest hitter who ever lived.” In that pursuit, he combined his preternatural gifts with a fierce work ethic t... |
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