PBS's MARVIN HAMLISCH: THE WAY HE WAS to Premiere 12/27
by Caryn Robbins - July 26, 2013 With exclusive access to Hamlisch's personal archival treasure trove and complete cooperation from his family, Marvin Hamlisch: The Way He Was (w.t.), premiering nationally Friday, December 27 at 9 p.m. on PBS...
Sigourney Weaver to Host Thirteen's TREASURES OF NEW YORK: Botanical Gardens, 6/27
by Caryn Robbins - June 18, 2013 WNET takes viewers behind the scenes of this historic botanical garden in the next edition of Treasures of New York, airing Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 10:30 p.m....
Season Premiere of THIRTEEN's NATURE Chronicles Otter Rescue, 10/16
by Caryn Robbins - October 10, 2013 The season premiere of NATURE airing Wednesday, October 16, 2013 on PBS, takes viewers behind the scenes at California's Monterey Bay Aquarium to see the work of the Sea Otter Research and Conservation program...
PAVAROTTI: A VOICE FOR THE AGES to Air 11/30 on PBS' GREAT PERFORMANCES
by TV News Desk - October 23, 2013 Like Enrico Caruso before him, Luciano Pavarotti extended his presence far beyond the limits of Italian opera. Quickly establishing his trademark rich sound as the great male operatic voice of the 20th century, he expanded his reach to stadium concerts and pop collaborations which brought him fame b...
Documentary JIMI HENDRIX - Hear My Train A Comin' Coming to Blu-ray/DVD, 11/5
by Caryn Robbins - September 09, 2013 Experience Hendrix LLC and Legacy Recordings will release, on DVD and Blu-ray, the expanded home video edition of the American Masters documentary Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A Comin'...
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Billie Jean King Profiled on Thirteen's AMERICAN MASTERS
by Caryn Robbins - July 15, 2013 This new documentary traces the incredible life of the single most important female athlete of the 20th century as her 70th birthday nears....
PBS to Premiere BRAINS ON TRIAL with ALAN ALDA, 9/11
by Caryn Robbins - August 01, 2013 As brain scanning techniques advance, their influence in criminal cases is becoming critically important. An innovative two-part series, Brains on Trial with Alan Alda, airing Wednesday, September 11 and 18, 2013, 10-11 p.m. on PBS...
Berlioz's Epic Les Troyens Premieres on THIRTEEN's Great Performances on PBS, 6/30
by Caryn Robbins - June 20, 2013 Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads a rare revival of Berlioz's epic Les Troyens, based on Virgil's Aeneid on Great Performances at the Met Sunday, June 30 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will broadcast the opera at 12:30 p.m....
Jonas Kaufmann Sings Title Role in the Met's PARSIFAL; Performance Airs Today on PBS
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2013 Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in a new production of Wagner's final masterpiece Parsifal, staged by acclaimed French Canadian director Francois Girard in his Met debut, on Great Performances at the Met Today, July 28 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN w...
York Theatre to Present Reading of FICTION IN PHOTOGRAPHS, 6/13
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2013 The York Theatre Company and its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series kicks off the summer with Janet Brenner co-producing Fiction In Photographs, an original musical conceived and directed by Randy Redd, with Book by Dan Elish and Music & Lyrics by Dan Mills. With music direction by Adam Podd, th...
Four Freedoms Park to Be Featured on Next TREASURES OF NEW YORK
by Caryn Robbins - October 17, 2013 Four Freedoms Park will be highlighted on the Next Edition of Treasures of New York, Premiering on October 22 on WLIW21 and October 31 on THIRTEEN...
All-Star Orchestra to Premiere on THIRTEEN in New York City, 9/8
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2013 Renowned conductor Gerard Schwarz and his hand-picked team of top orchestral musicians from across the United States come together to form a made-for-television classical music concert seriespremiering on THIRTEEN on Sunday, September 8, 2013 at 12:30 p.m. The All-Star Orchestra, similar to Major Le...
ALL-STAR ORCHESTRA Premieres on PBS SoCal in Los Angeles Today
by TV News Desk - October 01, 2013 Renowned conductor Gerard Schwarz and his hand-picked team of musicians come together to form a made-for-television classical music concert series...
Joyce DiDonato Stars in MARIA STUARDA, Airing Today on PBS' 'Great Performances at the Met'
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2013 Joyce DiDonato stars as Mary, Queen of Scots, in the first-ever Met production of Donizetti's intensely dramatic historical opera Maria Stuarda, on Great Performances at the Met today, Sunday, July 14 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera at 12:30 p.m.)...
Joyce DiDonato Stars in MARIA STUARDA, Airing Today on PBS' 'Great Performances at the Met'
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2013 Joyce DiDonato stars as Mary, Queen of Scots, in the first-ever Met production of Donizetti's intensely dramatic historical opera Maria Stuarda, on Great Performances at the Met today, Sunday, July 14 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). (In New York, THIRTEEN will air the opera at 12:30 p.m.)...
York Theatre Presents Reading of FICTION IN PHOTOGRAPHS Today
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2013 The York Theatre Company and its acclaimed Developmental Reading Series kicks off the summer with Janet Brenner co-producing Fiction In Photographs, an original musical conceived and directed by Randy Redd, with Book by Dan Elish and Music & Lyrics by Dan Mills. With music direction by Adam Podd, th...
THIRTEEN's SECRETS OF THE DEAD to Feature King Tut, 7/10
by Caryn Robbins - June 17, 2013 THIRTEEN's Secrets of the Dead separates myth from reality to reveal the life and death of Egypt's most famous Boy King in Ultimate Tut. The show airs July 10 on PBS....
PBS's MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE to Premiere 12/27
by Caryn Robbins - October 08, 2013 THIRTEEN's American Masters explore his prolific life and career in the series' Season 27 finale Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love, premiering nationally Friday, December 27, 2013, 9-10:30 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)....
MOBY-DICK Opera to Be Broadcast on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, 11/1
by Christina Mancuso - September 23, 2013 Composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer's award-winning opera Moby-Dick, will be broadcast on THIRTEEN's Great Performances Friday, November 1, 2013 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival....
NYC ARTS Announces Weekly Listings 7/18 - 8/29
by Caryn Robbins - July 15, 2013 NYC-ARTS provides arts lovers in the tri-state area with an all-access pass to the New York City area's myriad cultural offerings: from music and dance concerts, to the theater, museums and galleries-from the classic to the contemporary....
PBS Premieres BRAINS ON TRIAL with ALAN ALDA Tonight
by TV News Desk - September 11, 2013 As brain scanning techniques advance, their influence in criminal cases is becoming critically important. An innovative two-part series, Brains on Trial with Alan Alda, airing tonight, September 11 and the 18th, 2013, 10-11 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), explores how the growing ability to sepa...
Four Freedoms Park Featured on Tonight's TREASURES OF NEW YORK on Thirteen
by TV News Desk - October 31, 2013 Four Freedoms Park, situated at the southern tip of Roosevelt Island, is celebrating its one-year anniversary of being open to the public. Find out its history and how it was shaped by the architect Louis I. Kahn, one of the masters of 20th century architecture, when this Treasures of New York episo...
Berlioz's Epic Les Troyens Premieres on THIRTEEN's Great Performances on PBS Today
by TV News Desk - June 30, 2013 Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads a rare revival of Berlioz's epic Les Troyens, based on Virgil's Aeneid on Great Performances at the Met today, June 30 at 12 noon on PBS (check local listings). In New York, THIRTEEN will broadcast the opera at 12:30 p.m....
Great Performances Presents COMPANY with the NY Phil - Patti LuPone, Neil Patrick Harris, Jon Cryer & More, 11/8
by Christina Mancuso - September 24, 2013 Great Performances presents the New York Philharmonic's concert staging of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical Company with an all-star cast including (in alphabetical order) Craig Bierko (as Peter), Stephen Colbert (as Harry), Jon Cryer (as David), Katie Finneran (as Amy), Neil Patrick Harris ...
THIRTEEN to Present Ndiphilela Ukucula: I Live To Sing, 7/18
by Caryn Robbins - July 09, 2013 Ndiphilela Ukucula: I Live to Sing airs on Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday, Thursday, July 18 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN... |