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NYC Book Party Events Announced for New Book About Infiltrating Trump America Photo 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...


Peace Center Announces 2017-18 Peace Voices Program Photo Peace Center Announces 2017-18 Peace Voices Program
by A.A. Cristi - August 14, 2017

The Peace Center's 2017-2018 Peace Voices program features Poetic Conversations, master classes with visiting artists, teen and adult workshops, community readings and a poetry slam. With Poet-in-Residence Glenis Redmond at the helm, attendees are encouraged to tell unique personal stories, have imp...


PBS to Feature Lyric Opera's ORPHEE ET EURYDICE on GREAT PERFORMANCES Photo PBS to Feature Lyric Opera's ORPHEE ET EURYDICE on GREAT PERFORMANCES
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2017

Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced that Thirteen Productions LLC for WNET New York has selected the world-renowned opera company's premiere production of the 1774 Paris version of Gluck's Orph e et Eurydice, created by the legendary choreographer John Neumeier and featuring The Joffrey Ballet, to ...


Women's Rights Explored in New Oratorio by Van Nuys High School Students Photo 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...


Broadway's INDECENT to Arrive on PBS This Fall; PRINCE OF BROADWAY Pushed to 2018 Photo Broadway's INDECENT to Arrive on PBS This Fall; PRINCE OF BROADWAY Pushed to 2018
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2017

The Tony Award-winning play Indecent comes to THIRTEEN's Great Performances, Friday, November 17 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) as part of the fall Broadway's best lineup....


NYC-ARTS to Feature Juilliard's Dr. Joseph Polisi This Month Photo NYC-ARTS to Feature Juilliard's Dr. Joseph Polisi This Month
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2017

On October 26, NYC-ARTS will feature the program's co-host and New York Emmy winner Paula Zahn in conversation with Dr. Joseph Polisi, President of the Juilliard School....


SHE LOVES ME to Kick Off 'Broadway's Best' Lineup This Friday on PBS Photo SHE LOVES ME to Kick Off 'Broadway's Best' Lineup This Friday on PBS
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2017

As previously announced, the critically-acclaimed Roundabout Theatre Company production of She Loves Me comes to THIRTEEN's Great Performances, Friday, October 20 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) as the opening presentation of PBS's fall Broadway's best lineup....


PBS' GREAT PERFORMANCES to Continue May 20 with Puccini's LA BOHEME Starring Michael Photo 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....


MAC To Honor Sharon McNight, Ruby Rims, and James Gavin Photo 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....


New Photo Exhibit Announced At JKC Gallery Beginning 4/12 Photo 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...


Ken Burns Launches UNUM – New Media Initiative to Present Issues and Spark Conversati Photo Ken Burns Launches UNUM – New Media Initiative to Present Issues and Spark Conversations
by Emily Bruno - November 17, 2017

Filmmaker Ken Burns today announced the launch of UNUM, a new digital destination where users can access clips from across Burns's films, explore themes that run through American history including Leadership, Race, Innovation, and War and relate them to issues of the present....


Julie Taymor Chats THE LION KING Milestone on NYC-ARTS Today Photo Julie Taymor Chats THE LION KING Milestone on NYC-ARTS Today
by TV News Desk - November 16, 2017

NYC-ARTS, THIRTEEN's weekly arts and culture multi-platform showcase, brings artslovers an all-access pass to the interesting, unusual and unique cultural offerings of the greater New York City region. On November 16, the series will feature the program's co-host and New York Emmy winner Paula Zahn ...


Listen: Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks Launches Season 2 of AMERICAN MASTERS PODCAST Photo Listen: Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks Launches Season 2 of AMERICAN MASTERS PODCAST
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2017

Today, THIRTEEN's American Masters series launched Season 2 of the American Masters Podcast with new guest host Anna Drezen, Emmy-nominated Saturday Night Live (SNL) writer, comedian and author (How to Win at Feminism, How May We Hate You?, Reductress) on the American Masters website, iTunes, Soundc...


PBS Honors Louisa May Alcott with 'The Woman Behind 'Little Women' Encore Photo PBS Honors Louisa May Alcott with 'The Woman Behind 'Little Women' Encore
by Tori Hartshorn - May 10, 2018

A special encore broadcast of American Masters -- Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women' airs nationwide Sunday, May 20 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) and will be available to stream the following day on pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS apps. This special encore broadcast coinci...


Thirteen's American Masters Presents the U.S. Broadcast Premiere of Richard Linklater Photo Thirteen's American Masters Presents the U.S. Broadcast Premiere of Richard Linklater -- Dream is Destiny 9/1 on PBS
by Emily Bruno - August 29, 2017

Slacker. Indie filmmaker. Oscar nominee. Writer, director, producer, actor Richard Linklater (b. July 30, 1960) is all these things and more. Boasting a trove of never-before-seen archival footage, American Masters: Richard Linklater -- dream is destiny provides an unconventional look at the fiercel...


Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit to Play Providence in February Photo Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit to Play Providence in February
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2017

Two-time Grammy Award winner Jason Isbell and his mighty band The 400 Unit have announced 2018 tour dates bringing them through the Midwest and Eastern U.S. in January and February with a tour stop at The VETS in Providence on February 2, 2018....


THIRTEEN's THEATER CLOSE-UP to Air 'THE GABRIELS' Trilogy This December Photo 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....


PBS to Feature Lyric Opera's ORPHEE ET EURYDICE on GREAT PERFORMANCES Photo PBS to Feature Lyric Opera's ORPHEE ET EURYDICE on GREAT PERFORMANCES
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2017

Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced that Thirteen Productions LLC for WNET New York has selected the world-renowned opera company's premiere production of the 1774 Paris version of Gluck's Orph e et Eurydice, created by the legendary choreographer John Neumeier and featuring The Joffrey Ballet, to ...


Egypt's Great Pyramid Discovery Documentary Premieres January 2018 on PBS Photo Egypt's Great Pyramid Discovery Documentary Premieres January 2018 on PBS
by Emily Bruno - November 02, 2017

Following the publication of Nature's article acknowledging the greatest discovery in Egypt's Khufu pyramid for more than 1,000 years, THIRTEEN's Secrets of the Dead: Scanning the Pyramids will unveil the adventure behind this revelation in a new documentary premiering nationwide Wednesday, January ...


Charlize Theron And Kweku Mandela Kick Off Nelson Mandela Celebration At The Geffen P Photo Charlize Theron And Kweku Mandela Kick Off Nelson Mandela Celebration At The Geffen Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - February 06, 2018

On the occasion of what would mark the 100th birthday of Nelson Mandela, Academy Award-winning actress and super-philanthropist Charlize Theron and House of Mandela Family Foundation Co-Founder Kweku Mandela will kick off a series of events in a yearlong celebration in his honor....


AzN PoP! Debuts At Joe's Pub At The Public Theater Photo 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...


NYC-ARTS Spotlights 2017 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award-Winning Violinst Chad Hoopes Photo NYC-ARTS Spotlights 2017 Avery Fisher Career Grant Award-Winning Violinst Chad Hoopes
by Emily Bruno - September 14, 2017

NYC-ARTS, Thirteen's weekly arts and culture multi-platform showcase, brings arts lovers an all-access pass to the interesting, unusual and unique cultural offerings of the greater New York City region. Each year, the world-renowned Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts administers The Avery Fisher...


Broadway's INDECENT to Arrive on PBS This Fall; PRINCE OF BROADWAY Pushed to 2018 Photo Broadway's INDECENT to Arrive on PBS This Fall; PRINCE OF BROADWAY Pushed to 2018
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2017

The Tony Award-winning play Indecent comes to THIRTEEN's Great Performances, Friday, November 17 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) as part of the fall Broadway's best lineup....


TED WILLIAMS: THE GREATEST HITTER WHO EVER LIVED, Narrated by Jon Hamm, to Debut on P Photo TED WILLIAMS: THE GREATEST HITTER WHO EVER LIVED, Narrated by Jon Hamm, to Debut on PBS July 23
by Macon Prickett - June 07, 2018

During his remarkable career with the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams earned many nicknames - The Kid, The Splendid Splinter and Teddy Ballgame, but the only nickname that he wanted was “the greatest hitter who ever lived.” In that pursuit, he combined his preternatural gifts with a fierce work ethic t...


American Health Council Names James VanDemark, BFA to Industry Board Photo American Health Council Names James VanDemark, BFA to Industry Board
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2017

Mr. James VanDemark, Professor of Double Bass and Chair of Musical Arts at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music, has been selected to join the Industry Board at the American Health Council....






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