US Marine Band With The All-Star Orchestra Wins Emmy
by Julie Musbach - May 07, 2019 'The President's Own' United States Marine Band in Partnership with the All-Star Orchestra took home an Emmy Award Saturday at the 62nd Annual New York Emmy Awards, which took place at the Marriott Marquis Broadway Ballroom in New York City....
NYC Book Party Events Announced for New Book About Infiltrating Trump America
by A.A. Cristi - January 02, 2018 On December 12th, 2017, 39 West Press released the new book Meet the Deplorables: Infiltrating Trump America, authored by legendary infiltration journalist Harmon Leon and ferocious political cartoonist Ted Rall to answer the question most of America has been asking: 'What the hell happened in 2016...
THIRTEEN's THEATER CLOSE-UP to Air 'THE GABRIELS' Trilogy This December
by TV News Desk - November 21, 2017 This December, Theater Close-Up will raise the curtain for viewers on Tony Award-winning playwright and director Richard Nelson's compelling three-play cycle, The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family....
Recording Academy Presents GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS on PBS
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 12, 2018 In collaboration with PBS' 'Great Performances' series, the Recording Academy presents 'GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®', the third annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Academy's 2018 Special Merit Awards recipients. The celebration and tribute concert feature rare performa...
WALKOUT: PAST, PRESENT, REPEAT Explores 1968 East L.A. Student Protests
by Julie Musbach - February 07, 2019 WALKOUT: Past, Present, Repeat, a timely new oratorio written by Van Nuys High School students for the Los Angeles Master Chorale's Voices Within Oratorio Project, will be premiered by students and members of the Master Chorale on Friday, March 1st and Saturday, March 2nd in the school's auditorium....
Women's Rights Explored in New Oratorio by Van Nuys High School Students
by Julie Musbach - January 09, 2018 Hear Our Voice: A Woman's Journey, a timely new oratorio written by Van Nuys High School students for the Los Angeles Master Chorale's Voices Within Oratorio Project, will be premiered by students and members of the Master Chorale on Friday, February 16 andSaturday, February 17 at the school's audit...
AzN PoP! Debuts At Joe's Pub At The Public Theater
by Stephi Wild - November 14, 2017 AzN PoP!, an all Asian, female, musical sketch comedy group makes their hour long debut at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater on Monday, November 20th. They recently wrapped up a successful eight month run of their twenty-five minute show, AzN PoP!: Live in Concert! at The Upright Citizens Brigade Th...
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for GREAT PERFORMANCES: CHICAGO VOICES Hosted by Renée Fleming on PBS
by Stage Tube - August 07, 2018 A star-studded array of vocal talent with deep ties to Chicago gathers on stage at Lyric Opera to pay tribute to the city's wide-reaching influence across blues, jazz, rock, folk, hip-hop, gospel, opera and classical music in Great Performances: Chicago Voices, premiering nationwide Friday, August 1...
Southampton Arts Center Announces 'ICP Talks' With Photographers
by Stephi Wild - July 30, 2018 Southampton Arts Center presents a series of illustrated talks with influential photographers, specially created by the International Center of Photography (ICP), to shine a light on the power of images to raise awareness, create connection, and effect change in today's world....
PBS' GREAT PERFORMANCES to Continue May 20 with Puccini's LA BOHEME Starring Michael Fabiano and Sonya Yoncheva
by Macon Prickett - May 02, 2018 Season 12 of Great Performances at the Met continues Sunday, May 20 on PBS (check local listings) with one of the world's most popular operas, Puccini's La Bohème, starring Sonya Yoncheva as the fragile Mimì and Michael Fabiano as the poet Rodolfo....
THIRTEEN's American Masters Presents Exclusive U.S. Broadcast Premiere of Itzhak Perlman Documentary
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 05, 2018 From Schubert to Strauss, Bach to Brahms, Mozart to…Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman's violin playing transcends mere performance to evoke the celebrations and struggles of real life. Director Alison Chernick's (The Jeff Koons Show, Matthew Barney: No Restraint) new documentary provides an intimate, ciném...
MAC To Honor Sharon McNight, Ruby Rims, and James Gavin
by Stephi Wild - January 22, 2018 The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) will present Tony nominee SHARON McNIGHT and RUBY RIMS with its 2018 Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 32nd Annual MAC Awards to be held Tuesday, March 27 at 7:00 pm at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City....
CNN and PBS Launch New Late-Night Public Affairs Series AMANPOUR & COMPANY July 2018
by Macon Prickett - May 09, 2018 Yesterday, at the PBS Annual Meeting with public television stations, PBS and WNET announced that in collaboration with CNN, the new one-hour late-night public affairs series, Amanpour & Company, will launch in July on PBS (check local listings). The new series will feature wide-ranging, in-depth co...
Season 12 Of Great Performances at the Met Concludes On 9/9 PBS With CENDRILLON
by Tori Hartshorn - August 20, 2018 Season 12 of Great Performances at the Met concludes Sunday, September 9 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) with Cendrillon, Massenet's operatic take on the classic fairy tale Cinderella, starring Joyce DiDonato as the titular heroine and Alice Coote as Prince Charming, alongside Kathleen Kim ...
PBS SoCal Nominated For Five Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards
by Macon Prickett - June 12, 2018 PBS SoCal KOCE Southern California's home for PBS will receive the Governors Award Emmy at the 70th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards the for the station's five years of extraordinary work on the 'American Graduate: Let's Make it Happen.' The initiative focuses on local programming, community outreach an...
New Photo Exhibit Announced At JKC Gallery Beginning 4/12
by A.A. Cristi - April 03, 2018 Mercer County Community College's (MCCC's) James Kerney Campus Gallery (JKCG) in downtown Trenton announces the opening of 'America in a Trance,' an exhibit by photographer Niko J. Kallianiotis, whose images of life in small Pennsylvania towns capture a fading picture of the American dream. The show...
PBS to Present Docuseries SINKING CITIES
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 15, 2018 As the earth warms, sea levels rise and super-storms become more frequent and intense, many of the world's major coastal cities may soon be under water. In the last five years alone, the United States has been hit with 83 hurricanes, devastating cities from New York to Houston....
American Youth Symphony Gala Concert Features Sarah Chang In World Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - March 29, 2019 The American Youth Symphony (AYS) welcomes famed violinist Sarah Chang for the world premiere performance of composer Fil Eisler's new violin concerto. This concert, presented as part of the prestigious orchestra's 54th annual Gala celebrations, represents the inaugural event of the AYS Korngold Com...
Gracie Awards Select Country Artist Jessie Chris to Perform at 2018 Awards on June 27th in NYC
by Tori Hartshorn - June 22, 2018 The leadership of the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) announces that Judy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor of “PBS NewsHour,” will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 43rd Annual Gracie Awards Luncheon. Hosting the luncheon will be another television news veteran, E...
Recording Academy Presents GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS on PBS
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 12, 2018 In collaboration with PBS' 'Great Performances' series, the Recording Academy presents 'GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®', the third annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Academy's 2018 Special Merit Awards recipients. The celebration and tribute concert feature rare performa... by Robert Diamond - September 27, 2018 ...
Documentary Film ICONIC VISION: John Parkinson, Architect of Los Angeles Premieres on Public Broadcasting in July
by Macon Prickett - June 21, 2018 PBS SoCal and Clear Sky Films announced that Iconic Vision: John Parkinson, Architect of Los Angeles will premiere on Public Broadcasting in July. The documentary film tells the story of Parkinson's influence on the development of Los Angeles through his design of noted architectural masterpieces in...
JUST MERCY Wins Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2019 Virginia Film Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 04, 2019 The Virginia Film Festival made another serious Autumn splash in Central Virginia last weekend, entertaining, challenging, and delighting enthusiastic audiences in Charlottesville with a deep and diverse program that combined projected award season favorites with new discoveries with features, docu...
The Cleveland Orchestra And Ideastream Partner With Great Performances On New National Co-Production
by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2018 On Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Severance Hall, America's preeminent performing arts television series Great Performances in association with ideastream will record The Cleveland Orchestra's 100th Anniversary Gala Concert for an exclusive U.S. television broadcast on PBS slated for 2019. The broa...
Fall Arts Season Kicks off with the 39th Detroit Jazz Festival
by Rebecca Russo - August 31, 2018 The world's largest free jazz festival kicks off this weekend, and Detroit Public Television for the first time will be broadcasting live from the Detroit Jazz Festival in a 90-minute program hosted by our own Fred Nahhat and Jazz Fest President Chris Collins.... |