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Canyon Moon Theatre Presents IN SEARCH OF THE SACRED Benefit, 3/29
by Harmony Wheeler - March 21, 2012

Poetry is the language in which humanity explores its own amazement. Such explorations will unfold at 7 PM on Thursday, March 29th at the Canyon Moon Theatre in the Village of Oak Creek in the Outlet Mall on SR179. After weeks of planning by Mary Guaraldi, the Director-Producer will be opening the t...


Thirteen's AMERICAN MASTERS to Pay Tribute to Jazz Legend Cab Calloway, 2/27
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2012

American Masters celebrates 'The Hi De Ho Man's' career and legacy during Black History Month with the new documentary CAB CALLOWAY: SKETCHES premiering nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) on PBS (check local listings). In the New York metro-area the film airs Sunday, February 26 at 8 ...


STAGE TUBE: Steve Brodner Sketches Cab Calloway
by James T Harding - February 24, 2012

In these two videos Steve Brodner sketches Cab Calloway for use in the CAB CALLOWAY: SKETCHES movie, which is released on 2/27. The documentary is about charismatic music and dance pioneer Cab Calloway, who is an exceptional figure in the history of jazz. Calloway lead one of the most popular Africa...


'Cab Calloway: Sketches' Premieres 2/26 on THIRTEEN
by Kelsey Denette - February 23, 2012

'Hi de hi de hi de ho!' Charismatic music and dance pioneer Cab Calloway (12-25-1907 - 11-18-94) is an exceptional figure in the history of jazz. As a singer, dancer and bandleader, he charmed audiences around the world with his boundless energy, bravado and elegant showmanship. Calloway was also an...


Thirteen's AMERICAN MASTERS to Pay Tribute to Jazz Legend Cab Calloway, 2/27
by Caryn Robbins - January 31, 2012

American Masters celebrates 'The Hi De Ho Man's' career and legacy during Black History Month with the new documentary CAB CALLOWAY: SKETCHES premiering nationally Monday, February 27 at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) on PBS (check local listings). In the New York metro-area the film airs Sunday, February 26 at 8 ...


Judy Kuhn to Perform at World Financial Center Today
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2012

Broadway star and Tribeca resident Judy Kuhn will perform songs from iconic 19th-century soprano Jenny Lind's fabled U.S. debut in a free concert celebrating two Lower Manhattan landmarks at the World Financial Center Winter Garden next month....


LET ME DOWN EASY Airs On PBS' 'Great Performances' Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2012

PBS's 'Great Performances' series has just announced the schedule for their previously announced 2012 line-up, which is set to feature a slew of theatre productions. Included in the season is LET ME DOWN EASY- a one-woman show featuring Anna Deavere Smith airing January 13; MEMPHIS- featuring origi...


Judy Kuhn to Perform at World Financial Center, 1/14
by Nicole Rosky - January 04, 2012

Broadway star and Tribeca resident Judy Kuhn will perform songs from iconic 19th-century soprano Jenny Lind's fabled U.S. debut in a free concert celebrating two Lower Manhattan landmarks at the World Financial Center Winter Garden next month....


MEMPHIS, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, et al. to Air on PBS' 'Great Performances' in 2012
by Nicole Rosky - December 27, 2011

PBS's 'Great Performances' series has just announced the schedule for their previously announced 2012 line-up, which is set to feature a slew of theatre productions. Included in the season is LET ME DOWN EASY- a one-woman show featuring Anna Deavere Smith airing January 13; MEMPHIS- featuring origi...


STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - American Master's WOODY ALLEN: A DOCUMENTARY to Air on PBS 11/20
by Caryn Robbins - November 18, 2011

Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian, and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy®-winning, Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Robert Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year an...


MEMPHIS, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, et al. to be Featured on WNET's 'Great Performances'
by Nicole Rosky - November 15, 2011

As described in a brochure for WNET's 'Great Performances' series, the 2011-12 season will feature a slew of theatre productions. Included in the line-up is LET ME DOWN EASY- a one-woman show featuring Anna Deavere Smith, MEMPHIS- featuring original stars Montego Glover and Chad Kimball, and THE HAN...


PBS to Air THE WAR WE ARE LIVING, PART 4, 11/1
by Caryn Robbins - October 26, 2011

On Tuesday night, November 1, PBS television stations across the country will broadcast an under-reported story from the frontlines of Colombia's resurging war, entitled, The War We are Living. This is the fourth part of a five-part series, Women War & Peace, a comprehensive television initiative ex...


PEARL JAM TWENTY Arrives on DVD 10/24
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2011

What did it take for Pearl Jam to survive, persevere and grow into the most iconic rock acts of all time over the past two decades? Find out when PEARL JAM TWENTY is released on DVD on October 24 from Columbia Records/SONY Music Entertainment. ...


PEARL JAM TWENTY Arrives on DVD 10/24
by Kelsey Denette - October 18, 2011

What did it take for Pearl Jam to survive, persevere and grow into the most iconic rock acts of all time over the past two decades? Find out when PEARL JAM TWENTY is released on DVD on October 24 from Columbia Records/SONY Music Entertainment. ...


Gabriel Byrne to Present IAW&A O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award, 10/17
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2011

Gabriel Byrne will present the IAW&A annual Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award to Irish Rep founders Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O'Reilly, in an evening of 'literary libation,' Monday. Oct. 17, 2011 at the Manhattan Club, upstairs at Rosie O'Grady's (800 7th Avenue and 52nd St., NYC), startin...


Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson et al to Host PBS Arts Fall Festival Series, Beg. 10/14
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2011

PBS has announced that Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson and Anna Deveare Smith will join previously announced hosts for its upcoming series PBS Arts Fall Festival. The Festival will air on Friday evenings, beginning October 14, 2011. ...


Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson et al to Host PBS Arts Fall Festival Series, Beg. 10/14
by Caryn Robbins - October 06, 2011

PBS has announced that Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson and Anna Deveare Smith will join previously announced hosts for its upcoming series PBS Arts Fall Festival. The Festival will air on Friday evenings, beginning October 14, 2011. ...


Gabriel Byrne to Present IAW&A O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award, 10/17
by Caryn Robbins - October 06, 2011

Gabriel Byrne will present the IAW&A annual Eugene O'Neill Lifetime Achievement Award to Irish Rep founders Charlotte Moore and Ciarán O'Reilly, in an evening of 'literary libation,' Monday. Oct. 17, 2011 at the Manhattan Club, upstairs at Rosie O'Grady's (800 7th Avenue and 52nd St., NYC), startin...


PBS Features Hugh Laurie, San Francisco Ballet, et al. in Fall 2011 Schedule
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2011

PBS raises the curtain on a new fall season celebrating the arts, exploring America's 'Great Experiment' with PROHIBITION, and traveling to the edges of the universe with NOVA's 'The Fabric of the Cosmos.' Also on tap this season, PBS will premiere new shows from MASTERPIECE featuring award-winning ...


Paltrow, GLEE, Connick Jr., Sondheim!, Tony Awards Win Creative Arts Emmys - Full List
by Lauren Wolman - September 10, 2011

The Creative Arts portion of the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were distributed in a ceremony held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 10. An edited version of the show will air on ReelzChannel on Sept. 17, the night before the Primetime Emmys air on FOX....


Pearl Jam Twenty Launches 9/1 With 20 Days of Pearl Jam Countdown
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 01, 2011

Starting September 1, Columbia Records and Pearl Jam will launch a 20 Days of Pearl Jam Countdown to the theatrical release of the Pearl Jam Twenty film and soundtrack on September 20. ...


PBS Features Hugh Laurie, San Francisco Ballet, et al. in Fall 2011 Schedule
by Nicole Rosky - July 13, 2011

PBS raises the curtain on a new fall season celebrating the arts, exploring America's 'Great Experiment' with PROHIBITION, and traveling to the edges of the universe with NOVA's 'The Fabric of the Cosmos.' Also on tap this season, PBS will premiere new shows from MASTERPIECE featuring award-winning ...


Met Opera's James Levine Revealed In New PBS Documentary
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 11, 2011

To celebrate Maestro James Levine's 40 years at the Metropolitan Opera, American Masters presents James Levine: America's Maestro, premiering nationally Wednesday, June 1 at 8 p.m. ...


Garrison Keillor to Speak at Lund Auditorium, 5/1
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2011

True to his radio form, humorist celebrity speaker Garrison Keillor shares hilarious anecdotes about growing up in the American Midwest, the people of Lake Wobegon, and 'late-life fatherhood.' With a wonderful, dry sense of humor, he captivates audiences and delivers with class, charisma, and wisdom...


Garrison Keillor to Speak at Lund Auditorium, 5/1
by Caryn Robbins - April 26, 2011

True to his radio form, humorist celebrity speaker Garrison Keillor shares hilarious anecdotes about growing up in the American Midwest, the people of Lake Wobegon, and 'late-life fatherhood.' With a wonderful, dry sense of humor, he captivates audiences and delivers with class, charisma, and wisdom...





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