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PBS, American Experience Announce Two-Part Documentary About George W. Bush
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 29, 2019
Today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, PBS and American Experience announced “W,” a two-part biography on the life and presidency of George W. Bush. The newest production in the American Experience Peabody Award-winning collection The Presidents, “W” features interviews ...
PBS, WETA Announce Documentary Series ASIAN AMERICANS
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 29, 2019
Today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, PBS and WETA announced ASIAN AMERICANS, a new five-part documentary series currently in production and expected to broadcast in May 2020 on PBS. The series examines what the 2010 U.S. Census identifies as the fastest growing racial/ethnic gr...
Woodstock Director Recalls Memorable Hendrix Performance On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by Stephi Wild - July 23, 2019
WOODSTOCK: THREE DAYS THAT DEFINED A GENERATION director, Barak Goodman, is Tom Needham's exclusive guest this Thursday at 6 pm on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM....
PBS to Air WOODSTOCK: THREE DAYS THAT DEFINED A GENERATION
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 25, 2019
In August 1969, half a million young people from all walks of life journeyed from every corner of the country to a dairy farm in upstate New York for a concert unprecedented in scope and influence. Woodstock examines the tumultuous decade that led to those three historic days — years that saw the ...
PBS to Air Encore Broadcast of American Experience's STONEWALL UPRISING
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 30, 2019
When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in Greenwich Village in New York City on June 28, 1969, the street erupted into violent protests that lasted for days. The Stonewall riots, as they came to be known, marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement in the Un...
PBS Summer Slate Celebrates the Cultural, Technological Milestones of Summer of 1969
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 02, 2019
PBS, America's home for documentary film, is telling the story of '69 with a special summer slate commemorating the cultural milestones and technological triumphs of 50 years ago....
PBS Announces Slate: Celebrates 'Summer of '69' Featuring 'Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation'
by Tori Hartshorn - May 01, 2019
PBS, America's home for documentary film, is telling the story of '69 with a special summer slate commemorating the cultural milestones and technological triumphs of 50 years ago....
Children's Theatre Company Celebrating Crossing Bridges Festival
by Julie Musbach - April 16, 2019
Children's Theatre Company (CTC) presents the Crossing Bridges Festival, the culminating event of CTC's signature education program Neighborhood Bridges on May 14, 15, 21, and 22, 2019....
This May, American Experience Salutes Women Trailblazers With Four Encore Broadcasts
by Tori Hartshorn - April 09, 2019
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE will present a special salute to “Women in History” this May with encore broadcasts of four films that celebrate extraordinary women: Amelia Earhart, Annie Oakley, Emma Goldman and Rachel Carson. From the groundbreaking work of the scientist who launched the modern enviro...
Leslie Odom, Jr. To Deliver Carnegie Mellon Commencement Address
by A.A. Cristi - April 02, 2019
Leslie Odom, Jr., the Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor and singer best known for his role in the Broadway musical 'Hamilton,' will deliver the keynote address at Carnegie Mellon University's 122nd Commencement at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 19, in the university's Pittsburgh campus....
Palo Alto Players Presents FLOWER DRUM SONG
by Sarah Hookey - April 02, 2019
Palo Alto Players continues its 2018-19 season with FLOWER DRUM SONG, Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang's new adaptation of the 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein classic musical....
Celebrate Spring and Earth Day on PBS This April and May
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 27, 2019
Throughout April and beyond, PBS will celebrate Earth Day and the arrival of spring with programs that explore topics from the change of seasons in North America to the way scientists and politicians came together to fix the hole in the ozone layer. New specials include a live interactive look at th...
Black Theatre Troupe Presents SIMPLY SIMONE
by Sarah Hookey - March 21, 2019
Prodigy. Superstar. Activist and Exile. As one of the true divas of the 20th Century, vocal powerhouse Nina Simone defied classification and defined a generation. Four women give us an intimate look at her music and lay bare the rich legacy of this icon....
National Finalists Named For 2019 August Wilson Monologue Competition Held At Taper
by A.A. Cristi - March 15, 2019
Center Theatre Group has named Dejean Deterville, Mylah Eaton and Daniel Velez as the top performers of the August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) Regional Finals held at the Mark Taper Forum on March 11, 2019. Deterville and Eaton will go on to represent Los Angeles in the national finals on Ma...
Pierre-Alexandre Petiot Brings FRENCH TWIST SWING QUINTET to 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - March 04, 2019
FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents the French Twist Swing Quintet (by the French Pianist Pierre-Alexandre PETIOT) at Feinstein's/ 54 Below, for a superb musical performance of French jazz songs made popular by French composers such Yves Montand, Charles Trenet, and American Jazz ...
WOMEN WHO MOVE AMERICA Comes to the Hatbox
by Stephi Wild - February 05, 2019
Tales Told Productions presents Women Who Move America: A three-part program exploring the unique challenges facing women throughout American history. Performances will be held Saturday, February 23rd and Sunday, February 24th at 2:00 pm, at the Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Suite 1161, Concord, ...
by Stephi Wild - February 05, 2019
Tales Told Productions presents Women Who Move America: A three-part program exploring the unique challenges facing women throughout American history. Performances will be held Saturday, February 23rd and Sunday, February 24th at 2:00 pm, at the Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Suite 1161, Concord, ...
PBS Announces its SUMMER OF SPACE Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 04, 2019
During its presentation at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, PBS announced a celestial programming spectacle sure to excite any space enthusiast. A SUMMER OF SPACEmultiplatform experience, anchored by the highly anticipated AMERICAN EXPERIENCE six-hour film “Chasing the Moo...
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....
Northglenn Arts Presents Cleo Parker Dance Ensemble
by A.A. Cristi - January 17, 2019
Northglenn Arts presents two performances of the Cleo Parker Dance Ensemble on February 1. Cleo Parker Dance is a Denver institution, based in Five Points, that has served the community for 48 years, teaching generations of families the beauty, fun and healing power of dance....
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....
SEALAB to Premiere February 5 on PBS
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 03, 2019
Sealab tells the mostly forgotten story of the U.S. Navy's daring program that tested the limits of human endurance, revolutionized the way humans explored the ocean and laid the groundwork for undersea military missions to come. Based in part on the book SEALAB: America's Forgotten Quest to Liv...
Dayton Celebrates The Brilliance of Black Dance with 50 World Class Performances in Three Days
by Stephi Wild - December 12, 2018
Dayton-area audiences will be in for a treat when the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) partners with local favorite Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) to present a dazzling array of dance performances by many of the leading Black dance companies from the U.S. and abroad, Jan...
PBS' 'American Experience' to Premiere THE SWAMP
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 06, 2018
The Swamp tells the dramatic story of humanity's attempts to conquer the Florida Everglades, one of nature's most mysterious and unique ecosystems. Told through the lives of a handful of colorful and resolute characters, from hucksters to politicians to unlikely activists, The Swamp explores the ...
Margaret Cho to Executive Produce MERCY MISTRESS
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 26, 2018
In a surprise announcement from her private lair, Margaret Cho announced last week that “I have joined an amazing new series, Mercy Mistress, as an Exec Producer. You will watch.”...
Breakthrough Theatre Presents ASSASSINS
by Stephi Wild - November 09, 2018
The Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park presents the Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical, 'Assassins', from November 9-26, 2018....
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