Grant tells the remarkable and quintessentially American story of a humble man who overcomes incredible obstacles, rises to the highest ranks of power and saves the nation not once, but twice. With a seamless blend of dramatic scenes, expert commentary and beautifully enhanced archival imagery, this series uncovers the true legacy of the unlikely hero who led the nation during its greatest tests: The Civil War and then Reconstruction - the herculean task of reconciling the North and the South. During this time, Grant acted as a pillar of strength when our country suffered its greatest-ever loss of American life. One of the most courageous and unexpected initiatives of Grant's presidency was protecting the right to vote for the four million formerly enslaved people freed at the end of the war in the face of violent and widespread resistance. Grant features on-camera interviews with top experts in the field including Ron Chernow, retired United States Army General and former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director David Petraeus, acclaimed author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates and professor of English at West Point Elizabeth Samet to name a few.
- Source TVMazeCelebrate the Fourth with the Grant Park Music Festival annual Independence Day Salute, one of Millennium Park's most popular summer concerts of the season. Christopher Bell conducts the Grant Park Orchestra in this holiday tradition, full of rousing marches and patriotic anthems, including Tcha...
Showtime Documentary Films will debut the new documentary BECOMING CARY GRANT, a definitive biography of the extraordinary Hollywood icon, at the Cannes Film Festival....
Summer in Chicago begins in less than seven weeks with opening night of the Grant Park Music Festival on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park....
Lyric Opera of Chicago presents the American premiere of a new production of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady, starring Richard E. Grant and Lisa O'Hare as Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle. The production runs tonight, April 28, through May 21 (press opening April 29) at Lyric's Civic Opera House, 2...
Samantha Womack, Les Dennis and Carrie Hope Fletcher star in The Addams Family, coming to The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, next month....
Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum has partnered with the USO of Metropolitan New York to celebrate Fleet Week and our service members visiting New York. The festivities will begin on Wednesday, May 24, with the Sailor Jerry and USO Welcome Party featuring a special performance by the three-time Grammy-winning...
The State Theatre recently received a Cultural Enrichment Spark Grant from Lehigh Valley Community Foundation (LVCF). The $12,500 grant will help fund the Spark the Arts Ticket Initiative, providing free tickets to students and veterans in the Lehigh Valley region....
Lyric Opera of Chicago released today new behind-the-scenes rehearsal images from its production of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady, starring Richard E. Grant and Lisa O'Hare as Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle. The production runs April 28 through May 21 (press opening April 29) at the Civic Opera...
Award-winning radio DJ and TV presenter, voice-over artist, actor and regular panto villain Grant Stott will be performing a special extended version of his 2016 Edinburgh Fringe hit solo show, Tales From Behind The Mic, at The Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, on Saturday 22 April and The Kings Theatre...
As part of its ongoing commitment to Georgia's historic theaters, The Fox Theatre Institute (FTI) announces its largest ever preservation grant funding with up to $500,000 now available to qualifying venues for the 2017/2018 grant season....
The Public's 60th Anniversary Mobile Unit production of TWELFTH NIGHT is currently on tour to correctional facilities, homeless centers, social service organizations, and other community venues in the five boroughs through April 22. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!...
Leonia Arts, a nonprofit cultural arts alliance in the borough of Leonia, New Jersey, invites artists of all levels to apply for The Suzanne Pancrazi Memorial Grant. The grant is open to established or aspiring artists working in any medium -- visual, literary, performance, multi-media, or another a...
Lyric Opera of Chicago's grand-scale company premiere of My Fair Lady, starring Richard E. Grant and Lisa O'Hare as Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle, runs April 28 through May 21 (press opening April 29) at the Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the le...
Victoria Playhouse Petrolia (VPP) has been named a 2017 OCAF grant recipient. The Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund (OCAF) aims to increase cultural tourism by providing investments to assist Ontario organizations to develop, promote and present events and attract new tourists and visitors to cultur...
The CW has shared all-new photos from the SUPERGIRL and THE FLASH musical crossover episode which will feature Broadway's Jeremy Jordan, Jesse L. Martin and Darren Criss....
The CW has released the first teaser for the 'Duet' episode as well as first look images - check them out below!...
Drama Desk Award winning and Emmy nominated playwright Eugene Pack directed a staged reading of his hilarious new comedy SHARPIES on February 19 at the Mark Taper Auditorium in Lost Angeles. BroadwayWorld has a look at the reading below!...
New American Folk Theatre presents the Midwest premiere of DEEP IN THE HEART OF TUNA, the newest installment of the comedic 'Tuna' series, which has entertained audiences across the U.S for over 25 years (Greater Tuna, 'A Tuna Christmas, 'Red, White and Tuna' and Tuna Does Vegas). Written by Ed Howa...
Shakespeare Dallas has been awarded a $35,000 grant by The Arts Community Alliance (TACA), Dallas' premier umbrella arts organization providing financial support, stewardship and resources to area arts groups. In a record fundraising year, TACA announced at its annual Grant Awards Presentation on Ja...
Artist in Residence BAX asks artists to submit a Letter of Intent to be selected to submit a full proposal for the Artist in Residence program.The Letter of Intent can only be submitted online no later than Wednesday March 1, 2017 at 5:00pm. All applicants will be notified by Friday March 10, 2017....
Today (Friday 27 January 2017) Grant Stott, one of Radio Forth's longest serving DJ's ever, is stepping down from his hugely popular daytime radio show on Forth 1 - which he has hosted for the past 17 years - to take his 2016 Edinburgh Fringe hit solo show, Tales From Behind The Mic, on the road. Di...
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE) was one of 26 not-for-profit organizations to receive a grant at the DuPage Foundation's Holiday Open House held on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Foundation's office in Downers Grove. The DuPage Foundation awarded more than $207,000 in grants to organizations working in t...
BrightSide Theatre, was one of 26 not-for-profit organizations to receive a grant at the DuPage Foundation's Holiday Open House held on Tuesday, December 13, at the Foundation's office in Downers Grove....
Due to popular demand, Irish Theatre of Chicago's hit production of Conor McPherson's haunting and humorous Irish classic THE WEIR will add four additional performances, extending through Sunday, January 29, 2017 at The Den Theatre, 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. ITC's critically-acclaimed reviv...
Chicago's Grant Park Music Festival Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar today announced a rich array of programming for the Festival's 2017 season, including a world premiere commission by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, Aaron Jay Kernis....
