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Michael Kantor Named AMERICAN MASTERS Series Executive Producer
by Caryn Robbins - April 16, 2014

WNET, parent company of New York's public television stations THIRTEEN and WLIW21 and operator of NJTV, announced the appointment of Michael Kantor as executive producer of its American Masters series....


THIRTEEN's American Masters to Present Dance Documentary TANAQUIL LE CLERCQ, 6/20
by BWW Special Coverage - June 05, 2014

Of all the great ballerinas, Tanaquil Le Clercq (1929-2000), known as 'Tanny,' was surely among the most transcendent....


Legendary Folk Singer Pete Seeger Dies at 94
by Caryn Robbins - January 28, 2014

CNN reports that iconic folk singer Pete Seeger, whose career spanned eight decades, has died at the age of 94....


Billy Joel & More to Be Featured on THRITEEN's THE BOOMER LIST, Premiering 9/23
by Caryn Robbins - July 31, 2014

American Masters: The Boomer List, premiering nationwide Tuesday, September 23, 9-10:30 p.m. on PBS...


Matthew Broderick Narrates Final PIONEERS OF THIRTEEN Episode Tonight
by TV News Desk - December 19, 2013

By the early 1990s, New York's THIRTEEN, the PBS flagship station, was producing and filling public television screens across the country with award-winning programming such as Charlie Rose, Nature, American Masters, and Great Performances. As the cable and satellite revolution gave way to the digit...


MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE Doc Out Today
by Pat Cerasaro - January 14, 2014

The sensational recent PBS American Masters special spotlighting EGOT recipient Marvin Hamlisch's life and career is now available to order....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - American Masters Documentary MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE Airs Today on PBS
by TV News Desk - December 27, 2013

The 'American Masters' documentary 'Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love' premieres today, Dec. 27 on PBS. Below, watch an exclusive trailer featuring musician-composer Hamlisch, Barbra Streisand, and others!...


THIRTEEN's American Masters Airs Dance Documentary TANAQUIL LE CLERCQ Tonight
by BWW Special Coverage - June 20, 2014

Of all the great ballerinas, Tanaquil Le Clercq (1929-2000), known as 'Tanny,' was surely among the most transcendent....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - THE COLOR PURPLE Author Alice Walker on PBS' AMERICAN MASTERS Tonight
by TV News Desk - February 07, 2014

Writer/activist Alice Walker (b. Feb. 9, 1944) made HISTORY as the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her seminal novel The Color Purple (1982), for which she won the National Book Award. THIRTEEN's American Masters presents Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth, premieri...


THIRTEEN's American Masters to Present Dance Documentary TANAQUIL LE CLERCQ, 6/20
by BWW Special Coverage - June 05, 2014

Of all the great ballerinas, Tanaquil Le Clercq (1929-2000), known as 'Tanny,' was surely among the most transcendent....


BWW Exclusive Interview - Terre Blair Hamlisch Talks PBS's MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE
by Caryn Robbins - December 26, 2013

Terre Blair Hamlisch speaks exclusively to BWW about the wonderful years she spent alongside the multi-talented, Pulitzer Prize-winning musical genius, Marvin Hamlisch....


MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE Doc Out Today
by Pat Cerasaro - January 14, 2014

The sensational recent PBS American Masters special spotlighting EGOT recipient Marvin Hamlisch's life and career is now available to order....


Matthew Broderick Narrates Final PIONEERS OF THIRTEEN Episode Tonight
by TV News Desk - December 19, 2013

By the early 1990s, New York's THIRTEEN, the PBS flagship station, was producing and filling public television screens across the country with award-winning programming such as Charlie Rose, Nature, American Masters, and Great Performances. As the cable and satellite revolution gave way to the digit...


BWW Exclusive Interview - Terre Blair Hamlisch Talks PBS's MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE
by Caryn Robbins - December 26, 2013

Terre Blair Hamlisch speaks exclusively to BWW about the wonderful years she spent alongside the multi-talented, Pulitzer Prize-winning musical genius, Marvin Hamlisch....


THIRTEEN's American Masters Series Premieres PLIMPTON! Tonight
by TV News Desk - May 16, 2014

Famed participatory journalist George Plimpton (19272003) was a writer, editor, amateur sportsman, actor, and friend to many....


MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE Doc Now Available
by Pat Cerasaro - January 14, 2014

The sensational recent PBS American Masters special spotlighting EGOT recipient Marvin Hamlisch's life and career is now available to order....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - American Masters Documentary MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE Airs Today on PBS
by TV News Desk - December 27, 2013

The 'American Masters' documentary 'Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love' premieres today, Dec. 27 on PBS. Below, watch an exclusive trailer featuring musician-composer Hamlisch, Barbra Streisand, and others!...


MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE Doc Now Available For Pre-Order, Out 1/14
by Pat Cerasaro - January 02, 2014

The sensational recent PBS American Masters special spotlighting EGOT recipient Marvin Hamlisch's life and career is now available to order....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek at John Leguizamo, Billy Joel, Kim Cattrall and More in PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS: THE BOOMER LIST
by TV News Desk - July 30, 2014

From the time of its birth, the baby boomer generation (1946-1964) has significantly and uniquely changed our world. 2014 marks an important shift in American culture, as the last boomers turn 50. American Masters: The Boomer List, premiering nationwide Tuesday, September 23, 9-10:30 p.m. on PBS (ch...


Norman Jewison's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF to Air on THIRTEEN, 7/5
by Caryn Robbins - July 03, 2014

Director Norman Jewison's 1971 film adaptation of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF will air this Saturday, July 5th as part of Reel 13's July line up on THIRTEEN....


Theatre LatteDa Presents OUR TOWN, Now thru 4/6
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2014

Theater Latte Da will present Our Town today, March 12 - April 6, 2014 | The Lab Theater - 700 N 1st Street, Minneapolis, MN 55401...


STAGE TUBE: Emmy-Winning Filmmaker Nancy Buirski Spotlights Le Clercq's Ballet Career and More
by Christina Mancuso - May 15, 2014

Emmy-winning filmmaker Nancy Buirski spotlights Le Clercq's ballet career, struggle with polio, and influence on George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and dance....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - PBS Documentary MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE, Airing 12/27
by Caryn Robbins - December 18, 2013

THIRTEEN's American Masters explore Marvin's 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)....


VIDEO: Ed Norton Talks 'Catcher in the Rye' for PBS's SALINGER
by Caryn Robbins - January 14, 2014

Below, watch exclusive outtakes from the film including superfan Edward Norton's analysis of The Catcher in the Rye...


Recording Academy Issues Statement on Passing of Folk Singer Pete Seeger
by Caryn Robbins - January 28, 2014

Today, The Recording Academy issued the following statement on the passing of the iconic singer...






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