The Great War is a four-hour cinematic documentary covering U.S. involvement in World War I in the critical year of 1918. After three years of horrific battle in the trenches of France and Belgium, the Allies are on the verge of collapse—and Germany the cusp of victory. The United States is forced to rapidly train, arm, and ship millions of young soldiers overseas to Europe for the first time.
Our story follows General John J. Pershing, leader of the American Expeditionary Force, who is charged with training and deploying an army almost from scratch; Michael B. Ellis, a young man fighting with the Army's soon to be legendary Big Red One; and Horace Pippin and Henry Johnson, brave African American soldiers whose courage in battle helped their regiment be christened the Harlem Hellfighters.
The Great War weaves together the stories of these four men to tell one story: how an isolationist America reluctantly entered World War I and emerged a global power.
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BWW Review: WAR HORSE, The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
by Liz Cearns - January 10, 2019
One of the most instantly noticeable things about War Horse is the diversity of its audience's ages: a children's book if enjoyed by many a parent or independent adult turned into a play and attended by schoolchildren, twenty-somethings and those, like Michael Morpurgo himself, who spent childho...
New Fabric Art Exhibition & Programs On Healing Wounded Soldier
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2019
Programs on policies developed to heal wounded World War I soldiers, the importance of air power during the war and the real-life story of Winnie-the-Pooh as well as the debut of a new special exhibition on fabric art during the Great War are among the January offerings at the National WWI Museum an...
National WWI Museum And Memorial Announces Completion Of $25 Million Call To Duty Capital Campaign
by Stephi Wild - December 18, 2018
The National WWI Museum and Memorial announced the completion of its $25 million "Call to Duty" capital campaign today....
Solo Productions Presents MARY'S WEDDING By Stephen Massicotte At Streetcar Crowsnest
by Stephi Wild - December 13, 2018
One of the most celebrated plays in Canadian history, MARY'S WEDDING by Stephen Massicotte, will have its first professional production in Toronto at Streetcar Crowsnest. A love story set against the backdrop of the Great War, this is an epic, unforgettable story of love, hope, and survival. MARY'S ...
Incognito Theatre Company Will Make VAULT Debut With TOBACCO ROAD
by Stephi Wild - December 12, 2018
Incognito Theatre Company, winners of the Les Enfants Terribles' 2018 Greenwich Partnership Award, return to London to make their VAULT Festival debut with their sell-out success Tobacco Road. They bring their unrelenting energy and cinematic physical style to the story of London's criminal underwor...
VIDEO: See New Video From SILENT NIGHT at Washington National Opera
by Alan Henry - December 07, 2018
The year is 1914 and the Great War has just been declared, dividing nations and sending millions into battle. As Christmas Eve falls on a battlefield near Belgium, soldiers in French, German, and Scottish trenches begin recalling songs of home, stepping into no-man's-land for a spontaneous truce. On...
THE GUARDIANS Comes to Amazon Prime in December
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 26, 2018
A stunning portrait of a family trying to maintain their culture and traditions as war rages around them, the graceful historical drama THE GUARDIANS is the latest offering from the acclaimed French filmmaker Xavier Beauvois, whose previous films include the award-winning Of Gods and Men and The Pri...
James Still Bio Wins Kentucky History Book Award
by A.A. Cristi - November 19, 2018
University Press of Kentucky author Carol Boggess has been named the recipient of a 2018 Kentucky History Award given by the Kentucky Historical Society for her book, James Still: A Life. The Kentucky History Awards recognize outstanding achievements by historians, public history professionals, volu...
Paul Fraccalvieri Rejoins The Cast Of A HANSEL & GRETEL CHRISTMAS
by Stephi Wild - November 17, 2018
Paul Fraccalvieri rejoins the cast of the holiday treat, 'Hansel & Gretel Christmas' for the FACT THEATRE COMPANY 'S special Thanksgiving Sunday performance November 25 at Manhattan Rep 17 W. 45th Street 3rd floor @ 1pm and continues through December (December 2-9-16) in this one-hour modernized ver...
BWW Review: I'LL LEAVE IT TO YOU at Howick Little Theatre
by Monica Moore - November 14, 2018
Howick Little Theatre's production of I'll Leave It to You successfully transports the audience back to another time with a sublime attention to detail of every aspect of the production. The full house on Opening Night was treated to a hilarious farce encased in a visually authentic wrapping of supe...
BWW Review: BRASS, Union Theatre
by Gary Naylor - November 11, 2018
Brass brings the Great War's generation to life in a way that educates and entertains - real people emerging from the seemingly endless roll call of The Fallen....
BWW Review: BURY THE DEAD, Finborough Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - November 02, 2018
Finborough Theatre end their series dedicated to the Great War by bringing back Irwin Shaw's Bury The Dead. Directed by Rafaella Marcus and the first London production in 80 year, the piece works as a monumental metaphor to stand up for the truth....
The London International Animation Festival Returns to the Barbican for its Fifteenth Year
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 01, 2018
The London International Animation Festival (LIAF 2018) returns to the Barbican for its fifteenth year with an extensive ten-day celebratory feast of forums, screentalks and over 200 of the best recent, historical and retrospective animated shorts and features from around the world....
Peter Jackson's First World War Film to Have TV Premiere on BBC Two
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 31, 2018
In a unique film commissioned by 14-18 NOW, Imperial War Museums in association with the BBC aims to bring to life the realities of the First World War for a whole new generation....
Douglas Taurel Honors Veterans And Remembers World War I On Veterans Day
by Julie Musbach - October 29, 2018
On November 11, 2018 (Veterans Day), Douglas Taurel, actor and creator of the acclaimed solo show The American Soldier, will perform his new play An Americans Soldier's Journey Home at the Hoboken Museum in Hoboken, NJ at 4 pm....
BWW Review: THE WIPERS TIMES, Arts Theatre
by Fraser MacDonald - October 23, 2018
Returning to the Arts Theatre in London's West End after a UK tour, The Wipers Times proves that the history of the Great War can be engaging and at times entertaining....
Redpatch To Mark 100th Anniversary Of The Armistice
by Julie Musbach - October 22, 2018
Redpatch is a must-see show that tells the story of the First World War from the perspective of a Metis solider on the Western Front. Featuring an all-Indigenous cast, Redpatch is presented in partnership with Arts Club Theatre Company and Hardline Productions....
Poetry Collection Highlights The 'Very Tragic' Futility of War
by Robert Diamond - October 18, 2018
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Guest Blog: Out of Joint's Kate Wasserberg On CLOSE QUARTERS
by Guest Blog: Kate Wasserberg - October 17, 2018
Kate Bowen's funny, filthy, heartfelt play about three young women who are the very first British female infantry soldiers was the perfect project for Out of Joint to make with our brilliant partners at Sheffield. It deals with politics but doesn't tell you what to think, reaches out to its audience...
Granddaughter Reflects with her Grandmother on Love and Fond Memories...
by Robert Diamond - October 15, 2018
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National WWI Museum And Memorial Announces $550,000 Gift From Hall Family Foundation
by A.A. Cristi - October 12, 2018
The National WWI Museum and Memorial announced a $550,000 gift from the Hall Family Foundation today....
BWW Review: FOUR SEASONS/REMEMBRANCE, Peacock Theatre
by Dzifa Benson - September 29, 2018
New English Ballet Theatre, founded by artistic director Karen Pilkington-Miksa, has been on a mission to nurture and showcase young dancers and emerging choreographers since it launched seven years ago. In the intervening time, it has become synonymous with a visionary and thoroughly modern approac...
BWW Review: ALICE OSWALD'S MEMORIAL, Barbican Theatre
by Gary Naylor - September 28, 2018
Alice Oswald's epic re-imagining of The Iliad developed into an extraordinary theatrical event that provides intellectual nourishment, but makes great demands on its audience....
Baritone John Brancy And Pianist Peter Dugan Join Forces For A WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL IN SONG
by BWW News Desk - September 28, 2018
September 28 through to November 12, 2018, Baritone John Brancy will continue his collaboration with pianist Peter Dugan in an extensive 'A WWI Memorial in Song' tour in partnership with the WWI Centennial Commission. The pair have been redefining the art song recital since making their critically a...
BalletBoyz Brings New Production Young Men to Wilton's Music Hall
by Stephi Wild - September 26, 2018
BalletBoyz will be opening a new adaption of their sell-out stage production Young Men at Wilton's Music Hall this autumn from 13-17 November....
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