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Latest Articles About American Experience on PBS
Broadway Choreographer, Donald McKayle, Passes Away at Age 87
by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2018
Choreographer Donald McKayle, whose work on the musical Raisin made him the first black man to direct and choreograph a Broadway show, passed away on Friday in Irvine, California. He was 87 years old....
Detroit Public Television Brings Special Programming of the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death
by Macon Prickett - April 04, 2018
Those of us of a certain age will never forget that tragic day 50 years ago when we learned of the death of Martin Luther King. Since that time, much has changed in this nation – often as a result of his historic work – and much remains to be done to realize his dream....
BWW Interview: 29 and Counting at Arena for TWO TRAINS RUNNING's David Emerson Toney
by Benjamin Tomchik - March 20, 2018
It is not uncommon for actors to have multiple credits at the same theatre. However, to say that David Emerson Toney has appeared at Arena Stage several times would be a bit of an understatement....
Center Theatre Group Names Three Local Students For AWMC National Finals
by A.A. Cristi - March 08, 2018
Center Theatre Group has named Hannah Franklin, Gerardo Navarro and Jackson Lewis as the top performers of the August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) Regional Finals held at the Mark Taper Forum on March 5, 2018. Hannah Franklin and Gerardo Navarro will go on to represent Los Angeles in the nati...
'THE BOMBING OF WALL STREET' to Premiere on PBS' An American Experience Series Next Month
by Macon Prickett - January 30, 2018
On September 16, 1920, as hundreds of Wall Street workers headed out for lunch, a horse-drawn cart packed with dynamite exploded in front of Morgan Bank - the world's most powerful banking institution. The blast turned the nation's financial center into a bloody war zone and left 38 dead and hundred...
Pulitzer Prize Winning FENCES Opens at Ridgefield Theater Barn, 2/2
by A.A. Cristi - January 19, 2018
The Ridgefield Theater Barn will present Fences, the Pulitzer Prize, Tony, and Drama Desk Award-winning play by August Wilson beginning Friday, February 2nd at 8pm. Directed by Katherine Ray, and produced by Craig David Rosen, performances will continue Friday and Saturday evenings through February ...
THE GILDED AGE Premieres 2/6 on PBS
by Tori Hartshorn - January 10, 2018
New Documentary Explores the Tumultuous Era That Set the Stage for Modern America...
BWW Interview: Arena's SOVEREIGNTY and Kalani Queypo Explore the Native American Experience on Stage
by Benjamin Tomchik - January 10, 2018
When Mary Kathryn Nagle's play Sovereignty begins performances at Arena Stage later this week, they'll hear something rarer than an original musical and of immense importance to America's history and story the Cherokee Language....
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....
Philadelphia Theatre Company Warms Hearts This Holiday Season with Princess Concert and Sing-Along 12/17
by A.A. Cristi - November 20, 2017
Philadelphia Theatre Company welcomes everyone's favorite princesses for a heart-warming afternoon concert for the entire family. During A Dream Is A Wish: Holiday Princess Concert audiences will sing-along with a gathering of princesses from popular movie musicals and television shows in a one day...
Season 42 Lineup Announced for The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - November 10, 2017
See the full 42nd season lineup at the Noel S. Ruiz Theater below!...
BET Networks Announces New Game Show Series BLACK CARD REVOKED
by Caryn Robbins - November 10, 2017
BET Networks is bringing one of America's hottest party games to colorful life with the announcement of the new game show series, 'BLACK CARD REVOKED.'...
University of Virginia Department of Drama presents: SEVEN GUITARS
by Andrew Burrill - October 26, 2017
The University of Virginia Department of Drama presents SEVEN GUITARS by August Wilson, directed by Theresa M. Davis, Professor of Cross-Cultural Performance, in the Ruth Caplin Theatre!...
Da Camera presents TIEMPO LIBRE, 11/12
by A.A. Cristi - October 24, 2017
Da Camera's 2017 18 jazz series continues with three-time Grammy-nominated Afro-Caribbean ensemble Tiempo Libre at the University of Houston's Cullen Performance Hall on Friday, November 10, 2017, at 8 PM....
JAG Productions Wins NETC Regional Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2017
JAG Productions closed its inaugural season with an enormous honor: as the 2017 recipient of the New England Theatre Conference's (NETC) Regional Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American Theatre. The award is given once a year in recognition of regional theaters that have perpetuated theatr...
JAG Productions Announces Fundraiser
by Julie Musbach - September 23, 2017
Join the company for an evening of food, fashion & fun in collaboration with Revolution's Fall Fashion Show! Proceeds of the $75 per person tab help support events scheduled by JAG Productions for its 2017-2018 season!...
PBS to Re-Air American Experience's Acclaimed WALT DISNEY Broadcast
by Caryn Robbins - August 11, 2017
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's acclaimed four-hour, two part WALT DISNEY will re-broadcast on Tuesdays, August 29 and September 5 on PBS....
Ford's Theatre Society Renews Partnership With TodayTix To Continue Free First Preview Ticket Initiative
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2017
Ford's Theatre Society announced it will continue the popular Free First Preview initiative, through which free tickets are given away to the first preview performance of all Ford's Theatre productions, in partnership with TodayTix. The TodayTix mobile lottery will launch one week before the first p...
Sustaining Black Theatre in the Upper Valley: A Conversation with Jarvis Antonio Green
by A.A. Cristi - July 11, 2017
Join us for a conversation with Jarvis Antonio Green, Founding Artistic Director of JAG Productions and BarnArts Center for the Arts.This community event will be a meaningful look behind the scenes at the founding of JAG Productions, a chance to hear Jarvis' story and path to its founding, and a gli...
by A.A. Cristi - July 11, 2017
Join us for a conversation with Jarvis Antonio Green, Founding Artistic Director of JAG Productions and BarnArts Center for the Arts.This community event will be a meaningful look behind the scenes at the founding of JAG Productions, a chance to hear Jarvis' story and path to its founding, and a gli...
The Players Salutes The American Spirit With AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: A PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION
by A.A. Cristi - June 14, 2017
On Saturday, July 1, 2017, The Players pays tribute to the music and musicians that have characterized the American experience with "America the Beautiful: A Patriotic Celebration." This dynamic and captivating five-piece production will warm your heart, lift your spirit and make you "proud to be an...
by A.A. Cristi - June 14, 2017
On Saturday, July 1, 2017, The Players pays tribute to the music and musicians that have characterized the American experience with "America the Beautiful: A Patriotic Celebration." This dynamic and captivating five-piece production will warm your heart, lift your spirit and make you "proud to be an...
BWW Review: MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM at 1st Stage
by Jenny Minich - June 12, 2017
Important content and several exceptional performances outweigh 1st Stage's flawed production of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. ...
by Jenny Minich - June 12, 2017
Important content and several exceptional performances outweigh 1st Stage's flawed production of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. ...
PBS Series AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Debuts Weekly 'Songs of the Summer'
by Caryn Robbins - June 02, 2017
Roll down the windows, turn up the volume and prepare to sing along as AMERICAN EXPERIENCE celebrates the music of the season with 'Songs of the Summer.'...
by Caryn Robbins - June 02, 2017
Roll down the windows, turn up the volume and prepare to sing along as AMERICAN EXPERIENCE celebrates the music of the season with 'Songs of the Summer.'...
A&E Network Greenlights Untitled New High School Docuseries
by Caryn Robbins - May 15, 2017
A&E Network has ordered an eye-opening new untitled docuseries that takes a first-hand look at the inner-workings of the universal American experience of life in public high school....
by Caryn Robbins - May 15, 2017
A&E Network has ordered an eye-opening new untitled docuseries that takes a first-hand look at the inner-workings of the universal American experience of life in public high school....
Photo Flash: First Look at JAG Productions' FENCES
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2017
JAG Productions will present August Wilson's Fences later this month at the Woodstock Town Hall Theatre in Woodstock, Vermont. Previews begin April 27, 2017 and performances run through May 7, 2017....
by BWW News Desk - April 28, 2017
JAG Productions will present August Wilson's Fences later this month at the Woodstock Town Hall Theatre in Woodstock, Vermont. Previews begin April 27, 2017 and performances run through May 7, 2017....
No Peeking's IN LAK'ECH Discusses Latin American Experience at Grassroots Community Space
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2017
Grassroots Community Space presents the premier of In Lak'Ech, a No Peeking Theatre production that discusses the diverse and multicultural perspectives of the Latin American Experience and its various definitions....
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2017
Grassroots Community Space presents the premier of In Lak'Ech, a No Peeking Theatre production that discusses the diverse and multicultural perspectives of the Latin American Experience and its various definitions....
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