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The Vietnam War was a decade of agony that took the lives of more than 58,000 Americans, and that Not since the Civil War have we as a country been so torn apart. In an immersive narrative, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. The Vietnam War features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.

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NewFilmmakers NY Presents THE ROAD HOME, War-Themed Documentary Series and More, 9/19
by BWW News Desk - September 03, 2012

On Wednesday, September 19th, NewFilmmakers goes to War with our Documentary Series, our Short Film Program and the new Feature THE ROAD HOME. ...


'Across the Mekong River' Wins Four Independent Book Awards
by Christina Mancuso - July 25, 2013

Competing with books from small and university presses as well as other independent publishers, author Elaine Russell's novel, 'Across the Mekong River,' won four 2013 independent publishing book awards for multicultural fiction over the past few months:...


Dale Dye's OUTRAGE Looks at the 1983 Bombing of the Beirut Marine Barracks
by Tyler Peterson - January 21, 2013

On October 23, 1983, a terrorist slammed a truck packed with thousands of pounds of explosives into a barracks where U.S. Marine peacekeepers were sleeping in Beirut, Lebanon. More than 240 military men died as a result of the dawn attack, the heaviest loss of life in a single incident involving U.S...


FX, Stephen Gaghan to Develop New 6-Part Vietnam Miniseries
by Tyler Peterson - April 01, 2013

FX is heading to Vietnam. According to Deadline, the cable network and Oscar-winner Stephen Gaghan are set to adapt Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss' book THEY MARCHED INTO SUNLIGHT into a six-part miniseries. Eric Simonson, documentarian and playwright, will pen the script....


Russell J. Jewett's New Book Recounts USMC Exploits in Vietnam
by Christina Mancuso - June 10, 2013

Over the past ten years, author and veteran Russell J. Jewett has been attending reunions with the members of the United States Marine Corp's Third Battalion Lima Company, a group also known as Ripley's Raiders. Inevitably, war stories are traded during these gatherings, but the details of these acc...


Photo Flash: First Look at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University's MISS SAIGON
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2013

This August will see Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University's Final Year Musical Theatre students in the fully staged production of Miss Saigon. The production will run from tomorrow 9 through 17 August 2013 at Conservatorium Theatre, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, South Bank,...


The Wall That Heals Traveling Vietnam Memorial Comes to Orlando 1/16
by Gabrielle Sierra - January 11, 2012

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and the City of Orlando are bringing The Wall that Heals, a traveling half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to downtown Orlando January 16 through 22....


Video: MISS SAIGON Revival Releases Teaser!
by Oliver Oliveros - June 28, 2013

Cameron Mackintosh Ltd.'s highly-anticipated 25th anniversary production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's beloved mega-musical 'Miss Saigon' has just released the show's first teaser....


Bounce to Celebrate MLK Day With Live Inauguration Coverage & Documentaries
by Caryn Robbins - January 18, 2013

Bounce TV's Martin Luther King Day Celebration on Monday, Jan. 21 will include live coverage of the 57th Presidential Inauguration as President Barack Obama takes his second oath of office, starting at 11:00 a.m. (ET). Bounce TV will also honor MLK Day with two special primetime documentaries...


Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University Students to Stage MISS SAIGON, 9-17 August
by Tyler Peterson - August 07, 2013

This August will see Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University's Final Year Musical Theatre students in the fully staged production of Miss Saigon. The production will run from 9 - 17 August 2013 at Conservatorium Theatre, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, South Bank, Queensland....


NewFilmmakers NY Presents THE ROAD HOME, War-Themed Documentary Series and More Tonight, 9/19
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2012

Tonight, September 19th, NewFilmmakers goes to War with our Documentary Series, our Short Film Program and the new Feature THE ROAD HOME. ...


Alumnae Theatre Company Presents COSI, 4/13-28
by Jennie Mamary - March 31, 2012

Alumnae Theatre Company presents Così by Louis Nowra Directed by Jane Carnwath Friday, April 13 - Saturday, April 28, 2012....


Music of Billy Joel to Be Featured on Next Week's AMERICAN IDOL
by Caryn Robbins - March 16, 2012

On next week's AMERICAN IDOL, the Top 10 contestants will take on the music of legendary performer Billy Joel. The show will air on Wednesday, March 21st at 8/7c on the Fox Network. ...


VIDEO: First Look - Christopher Plummer, Benjamin Walker Star in HBO's 'MUHAMMAD ALI' Biopic
by Caryn Robbins - August 14, 2013

HBO Films new drama Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight from director Stephen Frears is coming to the cable network on Saturday, October 5th at 8 pm....


Bounce Celebrates MLK Day With Live Inauguration Coverage & Documentaries
by TV News Desk - January 21, 2013

Bounce TV's Martin Luther King Day Celebration today, Jan. 21 will include live coverage of the 57th Presidential Inauguration as President Barack Obama takes his second oath of office, starting at 11:00 a.m. (ET). Bounce TV will also honor MLK Day with two special primetime documentaries...


STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/31- HAIR
by Nicole Rosky - March 31, 2013

Today in 2009, the second Broadway revival of HAIR opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, where it ran for 519 performances. Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-...


McLean Community Center's 10th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Features 'An Evening with Dick Gregory,' 1/19
by Kelsey Denette - December 17, 2012

Civil Rights icon Dick Gregory will be the featured speaker at the 10th Annual McLean Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, in the Alden Theatre. Sponsored by the McLean Community Center, the event will include a post-performance reception. Tickets are $20, $10 for M...


POW and Author of TAPS ON THE WALLS Hosts Reading and Book Signing, 4/16
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2013

Acclaimed author, decorated veteran and former Vietnam POW, Major General John Borling, USAF (Ret) will host a reading and book signing here on April 16 at 2:00 pm. Taps on the Walls: Poems from the Hanoi Hilton is a stirring compilation of the poems General Borling created during his six-year confi...


White Plains Performing Arts Center Opens HAIR, 5/3
by Kelsey Denette - April 30, 2013

HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, with book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot, is the story of the "tribe", a group of politically active, long-haired hippies of the "Age of Aquarius" living a bohemian life in New York City and fighting against conscrip...


NewFilmmakers NY Presents THE ROAD HOME, War-Themed Documentary Series and More, 9/19
by BWW News Desk - September 03, 2012

On Wednesday, September 19th, NewFilmmakers goes to War with our Documentary Series, our Short Film Program and the new Feature THE ROAD HOME. ...


Author and Vietnam Veteran Ray Gleason Uses Humanity and Combat Experience in Latest Novel, THE VIOLENT SEASON
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2013

The Vietnam War was a long and costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States, from 1954 to 1975 (1). While these days, many people learn about a war through the media and pop culture, Vi...


STAGE TUBE: On This Day 3/31- HAIR
by Nicole Rosky - March 31, 2012

Today in 2009, the second Broadway revival of HAIR opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, where it ran for 519 performances. Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-...


DROUGHT AND RAIN Opens at Arts Centre Melbourne Tonight, Sept 20
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2012

French-Vietnamese choreographer, Ea Sola, brings Drought and Rain (re-creation 2011) to Arts Centre Melbourne tonight, 20 - Saturday 22 September. Exploring 'traditional Vietnamese song and dance in a contemporary framework, Drought and Rain will see twelve elderly Vietnamese women present their exp...


Artist Series Presents HAIR, 4/10
by Kelsey Denette - March 15, 2013

HAIR: a celebration of peace and love!, the 2009 Tony Award-Winning Best Musical Revival directed by Diane Paulus, comes to Jacksonville's Times- Union Center's Moran Theater for one performance only on Wednesday, April 10th at 7:30PM!...


Video: MISS SAIGON Revival Releases Teaser!
by Oliver Oliveros - June 28, 2013

Cameron Mackintosh Ltd.'s highly-anticipated 25th anniversary production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's beloved mega-musical 'Miss Saigon' has just released the show's first teaser....






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