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Since the premiere of his groundbreaking series African American Lives (2006) through the first season of Finding Your Roots (2012), noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world

Primary Stages Announces Additional Winter Programming Photo Primary Stages Announces Additional Winter Programming
by Julie Musbach - February 21, 2018

PRIMARY STAGES (Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Shane D. Hudson, Executive Director; Casey Childs, Founder) announced today additional programming and events for the Winter 2018 season....


Oxford Film Festival 2014 Official Lineup Announced
by Caryn Robbins - December 09, 2013

The festival is proud to present the lineup for the 2014 film festival to be held February 6-9, 2014....


GREAT PERFORMANCES to Feature THE KING AND I, KINKY BOOTS, and More; Full PBS Fall Li Photo GREAT PERFORMANCES to Feature THE KING AND I, KINKY BOOTS, and More; Full PBS Fall Lineup
by Julie Musbach - July 19, 2019

PBS today unveiled its fall slate including new performance specials from Great Performances....


Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Debuts 3/25 on PBS
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2012

The basic drive to discover who we are and where we come from is at the core of the new 10-part PBS series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the 12th series from Professor Gates, the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institu...


BLACK-ISH, GET ON UP, Jennifer Hudson Among Nominees of 46th ANNUAL NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
by Movies News Desk - December 09, 2014

Nominations have been revealed for the 46th annual NAACP Image Awards. The event will take place on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, and be broadcast live on TV One....


Dionne Warwick & Jesse Sweet To Be Guests On Tom Needham's THE SOUNDS OF FILM Photo Dionne Warwick & Jesse Sweet To Be Guests On Tom Needham's THE SOUNDS OF FILM
by Julie Musbach - April 01, 2019

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Dionne Warwick, is Tom Needham's featured guest this Thursday at 6 pm EST on WUSB's 'The Sounds of Film.' The interview marks Ms. Warwick's third time on the long-running program. Also on the show, is award-winning director of 'City of Joel,' Jesse Sweet....


VIDEO: Larry Wilmore Calls Out Ben Affleck for His Slave-Owning Ancestry
by Caryn Robbins - April 21, 2015

On last night's THE NIGHTLY SHOW on Comedy Central, host Larry Wilmore shared a new segment for the show he called, "It Turns Out Ben Affleck's Ancestors May Have Owned Mine."...


Central Works 2017 Season Includes The Spring World Premiere of a Central Works Method Comedy
by A.A. Cristi - March 28, 2017

Central Works spring production, Edward King by Gary Graves, is a new comedy based on a very old story. The production opens with a press night May 13th (previews May 11th &12th), running through Jun 11 at the historic Berkeley City Club. A new comedy about finding your roots, in Edward King a hard ...


PBS Explores America's History, Food and Culture January-March 2020 Photo PBS Explores America's History, Food and Culture January-March 2020
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 05, 2019

From new episodes of FINDING YOUR ROOTS with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Season 2 of NO PASSPORT REQUIRED with Marcus Samuelsson to SOMEWHERE SOUTH, a new series with Chef Vivian Howard, PBS will explore America's diversity through food, history and culture with a series of programs scheduled from Jan...


Dionne Warwick & Jesse Sweet To Be Guests On Tom Needham's THE SOUNDS OF FILM Photo Dionne Warwick & Jesse Sweet To Be Guests On Tom Needham's THE SOUNDS OF FILM
by Julie Musbach - April 01, 2019

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Dionne Warwick, is Tom Needham's featured guest this Thursday at 6 pm EST on WUSB's 'The Sounds of Film.' The interview marks Ms. Warwick's third time on the long-running program. Also on the show, is award-winning director of 'City of Joel,' Jesse Sweet....


FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. Season 8 Premieres in January, Featuri Photo FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. Season 8 Premieres in January, Featuring Leslie Odom Jr., Nathan Lane & More!
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 10, 2021

Among the guests are stars of the stage and screen including Raúl Esparza, Nathan Lane, John Leguizamo, and Leslie Odom Jr....


BLACK-ISH, GET ON UP, Jennifer Hudson Among Nominees of 46th ANNUAL NAACP IMAGE AWARDS
by Movies News Desk - December 09, 2014

Nominations have been revealed for the 46th annual NAACP Image Awards. The event will take place on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, and be broadcast live on TV One....


GREAT PERFORMANCES to Feature THE KING AND I, KINKY BOOTS, and More; Full PBS Fall Li Photo GREAT PERFORMANCES to Feature THE KING AND I, KINKY BOOTS, and More; Full PBS Fall Lineup
by Julie Musbach - July 19, 2019

PBS today unveiled its fall slate including new performance specials from Great Performances....


PBS Announces Winter-Spring 2019 Primetime Schedule Photo PBS Announces Winter-Spring 2019 Primetime Schedule
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 14, 2018

PBS today announced its Winter-Spring 2019 primetime schedule, featuring a season brimming with new drama, music, arts, history, science, nature and more, as well as returning seasons of favorite series....


Samuel L. Jackson Among Stars to be Featured on PBS's FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Caryn Robbins - April 16, 2012

FINDING YOUR ROOTS with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the PBS series that explores race, culture and identity through the genealogy and genetics of some of America's best-known personalities, amps up the star power in its five remaining episodes. ...


WAKE UP with BWW 2/24/2016 - HOLD ON TO ME DARLING, BILLY ELLIOT on Tour and More!
by Jessica Khan - February 24, 2016

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: HOLD ON TO ME DARLING starts off-Broadway and BILLY ELLIOT heads across the UK!...


But, Wait! What's Premiering This Week; September 21st-27th?
by Matt Tamanini - September 21, 2014

The next week sees the kickoff of the 2014 Fall TV Season, with loads of shows premiering each week. From new shows like MADAM SECRETARY and GOTHAM debuting to fan favorites like THE GOOD WIFE and MODERN FAMILY returning, there will be no shortage of shows to watch this week. So, check out our list ...


Audra McDonald & Mandy Patinkin Will Appear on FINDING YOUR ROOTS Photo Audra McDonald & Mandy Patinkin Will Appear on FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 21, 2021

Today’s most compelling personalities discover the surprising stories buried within their own families in the seventh season of the critically acclaimed PBS series FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Neil Patrick Harris Uncovers His Ancestors on Tonight's FINDING YOUR ROOTS on PBS
by Caryn Robbins - February 23, 2016

Neil Patrick Harris is featured on tonight's episode of PBS's FINDING YOUR ROOTS. In the sneak peek below, the Tony and Emmy winner finds out about his ancestors who arrived in America in 1618!...


The Kennedy Center Sets 2015 Page-to-Stage New Play Festival Lineup
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2015

The Kennedy Center hosts its 14th annual Page-to-Stage new play festival from Today, September 5 to Monday, September 7, 2015, featuring more than 50 theaters from the D.C. metropolitan area, all with a mission to produce and support new work. The 14th Annual Page-to-Stage event showcases more than ...


Sundance Institute Names 12 Fellows For Reimagined Episodic Lab: Pilot To Series Photo Sundance Institute Names 12 Fellows For Reimagined Episodic Lab: Pilot To Series
by A.A. Cristi - October 09, 2020

Sundance Institute announced today the 12 fellows chosen to participate in its first-ever Episodic: Pilot to Series Lab, designed as an immersive two-part experience hosted on Sundance Collab, where selected emerging TV writers will workshop an original pilot and develop a series overview. ...


Tom Hanks, Al Gore and More Headline 'Pomp Under the Circumstances: A Virtual Commenc Photo Tom Hanks, Al Gore and More Headline 'Pomp Under the Circumstances: A Virtual Commencement'
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 16, 2020

Across the country, thousands of high school and college graduation ceremonies have been cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This has deprived the Class of 2020 of a rite of passage and experiencing a traditional commencement address....


Boulder's Local Theater Company Welcomes Henry Louis Gates Jr to LIVING ROOM LOCAL Photo Boulder's Local Theater Company Welcomes Henry Louis Gates Jr to LIVING ROOM LOCAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 21, 2021

Local Theater Company's Founding Artistic Director Pesha Rudnick announced today that Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University, will join Denver-based Transformation Coach Mic...


Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Debuts 3/25 on PBS
by Kelsey Denette - March 23, 2012

The basic drive to discover who we are and where we come from is at the core of the new 10-part PBS series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the 12th series from Professor Gates, the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institu...


Gravitas Ventures Acquires Rights to Sundance Winner JIM: THE JAMES FOLEY STORY
by Caryn Robbins - February 05, 2016

Following an award-winning showing at the Sundance Film Festival, Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. VOD and DVD rights as well as all Canadian rights to “Jim: The James Foley Story.” The pivotal film makes its television debut February 6 on HBO....






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