Latest Articles About American Masters on PBS
AMERICAN MASTERS to Celebrate Rock'n'Roll Legend Fats Domino 2/26; Watch Sneak Peek!
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2016 Fats Domino was one of the most popular rockers of the 1950s and early 60s. His achievements and record sales during that time were rivaled only by Elvis Presley....
AARP Provides Major Series Funding for THIRTEEN's 'American Masters'
by Caryn Robbins - January 05, 2017 WNET announced today that AARP has provided two years of major funding for THIRTEEN's American Masters series, which launched Season 31 with the exclusive U.S. broadcast premiere of American Masters: By Sidney Lumet this week....
Palisades Virtuosi to Present GIFTS FROM THE HEART Concert
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2016 The Palisades Virtuosi flute, clarinet and piano trio presents Gifts From the Heart, a concert of works inspired by friendship, today, November 4 at 8:00 PM at the George Frey Center for Arts and Recreation in the Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th Street in Fair Lawn, New Jersey....
TV Icon Norman Lear & More Set for Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN
by Caryn Robbins - July 14, 2016 The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast....
THIRTEEN to Toast the End of an Era with DOWNTON ABBEY FAREWELL
by Caryn Robbins - March 03, 2016 DOWNTON ABBEY, the top-rated PBS drama of all time, will conclude its sixth and final season on Sunday, March 6 at 9 p.m....
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - American Masters Documentary CAROLE KING: NATURAL WOMAN
by Caryn Robbins - February 03, 2016 Now, King tells her own story in the new documentary American Masters -- CAROLE KING: NATURAL WOMAN, premiering nationwide Friday, February 19 at 9 p.m. on PB...
Morgan Freeman to Narrate THIRTEEN's American Masters B.B. King Documentary, Today
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2016 King's story of struggle and triumph is chronicled in American Masters: B.B. King: The Life of Riley, premiering nationwide during Black History Month today, February 12 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS...
Photo Flash: Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton Attend PBS's MAYA ANGELOU: AND I STILL RISE Preview in NYC
by - February 17, 2017 Last night, February 16, 2017, at a special preview event for the new documentary 'American Masters -- Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise' at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York, NY), Dr. Maya Angelou's grandson Colin Johnson, Co-Founder and Principal of Caged Bird Legacy, LLC, ...
VIDEO: First Look - PBS Documentary LORETTA LYNN: STILL A MOUNTAIN GIRL
by Caryn Robbins - January 29, 2016 Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl, premiering Friday, March 4 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) during Women's History Month as part of the 30th anniversary season of THIRTEEN's American Masters series....
NORMAN LEAR: JUST ANOTHER VERSION OF YOU Opens in Select Theaters 7/8
by Caryn Robbins - July 06, 2016 NORMAN LEAR: JUST ANOTHER VERSION OF YOU will open in select theaters beginning this Friday, July 8th. The film premieres nationwide on American Masters Tuesday, October 25...
THIRTEEN's American Masters to Premiere 'By Sidney Lumet', Today
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2017 Prolific and versatile filmmaker Sidney Lumet (1924-2011) made 44 films in 50 years, earning the Academy Honorary Award for lifetime achievement after four Oscar nominations....
Documentary NORMAN LEAR: JUST ANOTHER VERSION OF YOU to Premiere on PBS, 10/25
by Caryn Robbins - September 13, 2016 The first documentary about the 94-year-old television legend, AMERICAN MASTERS --NORMAN LEAR: JUST ANOTHER VERSION OF YOU, premieres nationwide Tuesday, October 25...
AMERICAN MASTERS to Present 'Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise', on PBS Today
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2017 With unprecedented access, filmmakers Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack trace Dr. Angelou's incredible journey, shedding light on the untold aspects of her life through never-before-seen footage, rare archival photographs and videos and her own words....
NORMAN LEAR: JUST ANOTHER VERSION OF YOU Opens in Select Theaters Today
by TV News Desk - July 08, 2016 NORMAN LEAR: JUST ANOTHER VERSION OF YOU will open in select theaters beginning today, July 8th. The film premieres nationwide on American Masters Tuesday, October 25...
PBS Announces Highlights of Black History Month Programming
by Caryn Robbins - January 17, 2017 To honor Black History Month, and as part of its commitment to celebrate the diversity of America year-round, PBS kicks off a new year with documentaries and specials that highlight the African-American experience...
AMERICAN MASTERS to Present World Premiere of Patsy Cline Documentary on PBS, Today
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2017 Born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Winchester, Virginia, Patsy Cline defined modern country music by using her singular talent and heartwrenching emotional depth to break down barriers of gender, class and genre. In her music and her life, she set a standard of authenticity towards which artists sti...
Thirteen To Stream “Take this Hammer,” Historic Documentary About Author and Activist James Baldwin
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2017 WNET, home to tri-state-area PBS Stations THIRTEEN, WLIW21and NJTV, is making the groundbreaking 1963 documentary, Take This Hammer, available via Facebook Live today, February 24 at 8 pm....
Mel Brooks' Sci-Fi Flop SOLARBABIES Made Him 'Ready to Jump Off a Roof'
by Louisa Brady - May 28, 2016 In an interview with SlashFilm writer Blake Harris for the podcast 'How Did This Get Made?', comedy legend actually answers the question that the title asks, explaining how his producing the sci-fi flop SOLARBABIES threatened to ruin his life....
Renowned Harpist-Vocalist ERIN HILL Releases Her First Album Of Holiday Music
by Caryn Robbins - November 17, 2016 This holiday season, a very special album from an extraordinarily talented performer will be making your yuletide bright!...
THIRTEEN's 'American Masters' Airs New Documentary CAROLE KING: NATURAL WOMAN Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2016 Four-time Grammy Award-winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, recent Kennedy Center Honoree and the first woman to be awarded The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, Carole King's (b. February 9, 1942) career as a singer-songwriter is unparalleled....
AMERICAN MASTERS Kicks Off New Season with Premiere of BY SIDNEY LUMET, 1/3
by Caryn Robbins - December 20, 2016 AMERICAN MASTERS: BY SIDNEY LUMET premieres nationwide Tuesday, January 3 at 8 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) and features a new, exclusive interview with Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-nominated actor Treat Williams, who starred in Lumet's Prince of the City, afterward....
WAKE UP with BWW 2/19/2016 - SHE LOVES ME, THE SECRET GARDEN and More!
by Jessica Khan - February 19, 2016 Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: SHE LOVES ME takes its first bows on Broadway, and THE SECRET GARDEN returns to the stage!...
THIRTEEN's American Masters Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Launch of Digital Video Archive & Podcast
by Caryn Robbins - June 23, 2016 On this day in 1986, THIRTEEN's American Masters made its series debut on PBS with Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman,' a cinéma vérité documentary about the making of Arthur Miller's masterpiece for network television, and its stars Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich....
AMERICAN MASTERS to Present 'Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future', 12/27
by Caryn Robbins - November 29, 2016 American Masters -- Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future explores the life and visionary work of Finnish-American modernist architectural giant Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) in the series' Season 30 finale, premiering nationwide Tuesday, December 27...
Video: Sneak Peek - AMERICAN MASTERS Documentary 'Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl'
by Caryn Robbins - February 22, 2016 Below, watch a new excerpt from the new documentary American Masters -- Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl, premiering nationwide Friday, March 4 at 9 p.m. on PBS... |
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