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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THE GUARDIANS From Acclaimed Director Xavier Beauvois Arrives Today
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 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...
REDCAT Premieres KAMP By Holland's Hotel Modern
by Stephi Wild - August 23, 2018
REDCAT, CalArts' downtown center for contemporary arts, begins the Fall 2018 season of adventurous international and LA performances with the stunning stagecraft and object theater from Rotterdam's Hotel Modern and their most acclaimed work KAMP, September 20 - 23, 2018....
The Finborough Theatre Announces its New Season - SQUARE ROUNDS, Vibrant Festival, and More!
by Stephi Wild - August 22, 2018
The 150th birthday year of the Finborough Theatre building continues with its September-November season, which again brings together the two strands of its multi-award-winning artistic policy. Alongside unique rediscoveries from a forgotten Victorian dramatist and two works inspired by the First Wor...
Symbolic & Powerful Poppy Art Installation Begins At National WWI Museum And Memorial
by A.A. Cristi - August 13, 2018
During the course of World War I, approximately 117,000 American soldiers lost their lives in defense of the United States and its allies....
New Film About Rural Frenchwomen During WWI Opens in Jaffrey
by Tori Hartshorn - August 13, 2018
A significant contender for nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 2019 Academy Awards®, The Guardians opens this Saturday, August 18 at 7pm at The Park Theatre's River Street Theatre (RST) in Jaffrey. It screens again on Wednesday, August 22 at 2pm....
EDINBURGH 2018: BWW Review: PRIVATE PEACEFUL, Underbelly Cow Barn
by Fraser MacDonald - August 12, 2018
The ability to hold the attention of the audience in delivering a complex, multi-character script with one actor makes this piece a real treat for audiences....
New Biography Details the Experiences of World War I Soldier, John M....
by Robert Diamond - August 07, 2018
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Living The Great War Event, Program On Harry Truman & Documentary Screenings Highlight August Events At National WWI Museum And Memorial
by Stephi Wild - July 31, 2018
The free weekend event Living the Great War featuring living historians, educational programs, World War I-era vehicles and replica WWI aircraft, a program focused on Harry Truman's military career and a pair of documentary screenings about John J. Pershing and The Hello Girls highlight August event...
Northwestern And Royal Conservatoire Will Premiere A Pair Of New Musicals At Edinburgh Fringe
by A.A. Cristi - July 24, 2018
Students from Northwestern University's American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) will once again perform side by side with students of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) in thematically linked musicals at Edinburgh Festival Fringe....
Antic Disposition Present The Largest Theatrical Tour Of English Cathedrals
by Stephi Wild - July 23, 2018
Returning for its fourth year to delight audiences around the UK, Antic Disposition's critically-acclaimed production of Shakespeare's Henry V will embark on a historical tour of ten of the most beautiful and significant cathedrals. Coinciding with the centenary of the First World War Armistice on 1...
The Playground Theatre Announces First Anniversary Season - ONCE UPON A MATTRESS and More
by Stephi Wild - July 20, 2018
Following a triumphant first year, The Playground Theatre today announces its first full Autumn Season. The programme runs from October to January and features the World premiere of The Paradise Circus by cult American novelist James Purdy, the World premiere of Fanatical the Musical by Matt Board a...
Chester Theatre Company Presents MARY'S WEDDING
by Stephi Wild - July 20, 2018
Chester Theatre Company (CTC) presents Stephen Massicotte's two-actor, three-character play, Mary's Wedding, in the historic Chester Town Hall, 15 Middlefield Road in Chester, MA, from July 26 through August 5, 2018....
Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland Returns For Another Run At Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by Stephi Wild - July 18, 2018
Following rave reviews and sold-out audiences, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland returns to the capital this August for another five-star run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe....
The National Theatre Announces New Season of Talks and Events
by Stephi Wild - July 17, 2018
To accompany the new season of productions, a programme of talks and events will begin with a series relating to Antony and Cleopatra. Director Simon Godwin will reflect on the production, and Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo will discuss the challenges and rewards of appearing in the production. Pr...
THE GUARDIANS From Acclaimed Director Xavier Beauvois Arrives 8/28
by Tori Hartshorn - July 10, 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...
BUT IT STILL GOES ON To Make World Premiere at Finborough Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2018
In a production commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, a world premiere from the author of Goodbye To All That and I Claudius, Robert Graves' "post-catastrophic comedy", But It Still Goes On, directed by Fidelis Morgan, opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four-week limited season today, 10 July 2...
National WWI Museum And Memorial's Matthew Naylor Named 2018 NonProfit PRO Executive Of The Year
by A.A. Cristi - July 06, 2018
NonProfit Pro named National WWI Museum and Memorial President and CEO Dr. Matthew Naylor as its 2018 Executive of the Year as announced in its recent magazine issue....
Staten Island Historical Richmond Town Celebrates Centennial This Fourth of July
by A.A. Cristi - July 03, 2018
Emmy award-winning journalist Kelly Wright, former anchor and reporter for Fox News Channel, performs a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence to kick off Historic Richmond Town's Pinwheel Parade, led by fife and drum, as New York City's living history village Celebrates the Centennial!...
BWW Review: FOR KING AND COUNTRY, Southwark Playhouse
by Gary Naylor - July 03, 2018
Courtroom drama set on the Western Front that doesn't convince in its script and staging but still presses the emotional buttons....
BalletBoyz Presents A New Adaptation Of The Award-Winning YOUNG MEN At Wilton's Music Hall
by Stephi Wild - July 02, 2018
Internationally acclaimed all-male dance company BalletBoyz will bring to life their Rose d'Or award-winning film and sell-out stage production of Young Men in a new hybrid adaptation of live dance and film at Wilton's Music Hall from Tuesday 13 to Saturday 17 November. In this new production, the c...
Incognito Theatre Company Return to Edinburgh Fringe with TOBACCO ROAD
by Julie Musbach - June 26, 2018
Incognito Theatre Company, winners of the Les Enfants Terribles' 2018 Greenwich Partnership Award, return to the Edinburgh Fringe with their explosive physical style to tell the story of five resourceful young men and women attempting to carve out a place for themselves in the murky underworld of 1...
Exhibition Focused On American Jewish Life During WWI To Open At National WWI Museum And Memorial
by A.A. Cristi - June 25, 2018
More than 250,000 Jews served in the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. Yet, their stories - and the stories of those who remained in the U.S. during the war - often remain untold....
BUT IT STILL GOES ON To Make World Premiere at Finborough Theatre
by Stephi Wild - June 15, 2018
In a production commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, a world premiere from the author of Goodbye To All That and I Claudius, Robert Graves' "post-catastrophic comedy", But It Still Goes On, directed by Fidelis Morgan, opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four-week limited season on Tuesday, 10 J...
July Sizzles With Fun Activities At Liberty Hall Museum At Kean University
by Stephi Wild - June 14, 2018
Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University has a great line up of events for everyone in the family to enjoy this July....
BWW Review: BIRDSONG, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Fraser MacDonald - May 30, 2018
As the centenary of the armistice of the First World War approaches, there is no better time for Sebastian Faulks's Birdsong to be revived once again in its staged adaptation by Rachel Wagstaff....
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