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 New Season of The History of the World in 100 Performances with Adam Gopnik to Feature MY FAIR LADY and HAMILTON
by Macon Prickett - April 11, 2018
A new season of The History of the World in 100 Performances with Adam Gopnik begins on Monday, April 30, with a look at the 1956 original Broadway premiere of My Fair Lady. The season continues with explorations of the scandalous 1913 premiere of The Rite of Spring and the evolution of Ha...
RETURN OF THE UNKNOWN to Mark the Centenary of the Armistice at the Marlowe, Canterbury
by Stephi Wild - April 06, 2018
Return Of The Unknown, led by The Marlowe in Canterbury, will take place at Dover Marine Station in November 2018. This extraordinary space was, in 1920, the scene of the home-coming for the unidentified soldier of the Great War. The Unknown Warrior passed through the port on his way to Westminster ...
THE RETURN OF THE UNKNOWN Comes to the Marlowe
by Stephi Wild - April 03, 2018
Return Of The Unknown, led by The Marlowe in Canterbury, will take place at Dover Marine Station in November 2018. This extraordinary space was, in 1920, the scene of the home-coming for the unidentified soldier of the Great War. The Unknown Warrrior passed through the port on his way to Westminster...
CRUCIBLE: LIFE & DEATH IN 1918 Exhibition Opens at National WWI Museum And Memorial
by A.A. Cristi - March 30, 2018
The opening of the special exhibition Crucible: Life & Death in 1918 and a timely program focused on the complex issue of protection and detection of chemical weapons highlight the April events at the National WWI Museum and Memorial....
Winners Announced for 2018 Mario Fratti Award for Excellence in Italian Playwriting
by Julie Musbach - March 28, 2018
Kairos Italy Theater and KIT Italia announce The Winner of the 2018 Mario Fratti Award for Excellence in Italian Playwriting goes to The City Rises (La citta' che sale) by Chiara Boscaro & Marco Di Stefano....
HITLER VS PICASSO AND THE OTHERS Now Playing in U.S. Cinemas
by Macon Prickett - March 28, 2018
80 years have passed since the Nazi Regime placed a definite ban on so-called “degenerate art”, organizing an exhibition in Munich in 1937 to publically brand and stigmatize it and, at the same time, holding an exhibition to glorify “pure Arian Art”, with “The Great Exhibition of Germ...
BWW Review: THE LADY WITH A DOG, Tabard Theatre
by Gary Naylor - March 23, 2018
A splendid production that shifts the action from Chekhov's original short story into 1920s Britain to add layers of meaning and depth to both the themes and characters - fringe theatre at its best....
BWW Review: BETWEEN THE CROSSES: ADELAIDE FRINGE 2018 at Bakehouse Theatre
by Barry Lenny - March 06, 2018
Will Huggins presents a high-energy, fast-paced, good-humoured performance....
March Events Announced at National WWI Museum and Memorial
by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2018
A series of programs discussing the "monumental" painting Gassed, the essential role of women during the course of World War I and the lasting effects of Russia's sudden exit from the Great War are among the March events at the National WWI Museum and Memorial....
BWW Review: ANTHEM FOR A DOOMED YOUTH: ADELAIDE FRINGE 2018 at Bakehouse Theatre
by Barry Lenny - February 22, 2018
Masterson lifts these poems from the written word into powerful recitations...
The Arvada Center Hosts A Special WWI Event On March 14
by Julie Musbach - February 21, 2018
The Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities presents a special poetry event "War of Words" on March 14, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre. The conflicted voices of America's WWI poets spring to life in this powerful performance, written by Colorado Poet Laureate Joseph Hutchison and pres...
John Singer Sargent presents Exhibition and Program On African Americans In WWI
by A.A. Cristi - January 30, 2018
The opening of the special exhibition John Singer Sargent Gassed featuring the "monumental" work of art and a program examining the challenges endured by African Americans during the Great War are among the February events at the National WWI Museum and Memorial....
Watch: Trailer For THE MILLIONAIRES' UNIT
by Tori Hartshorn - January 26, 2018
The Millionaires' Unit is the story of a privileged group of college students from Yale who formed a private air militia in preparation for America's entry into World War One. Known as the First Yale Unit, and dubbed 'the millionaires' unit' by the New York press, they became the founding squadron o...
'Extraordinary' Painting Arrives At National WWI Museum And Memorial
by A.A. Cristi - January 25, 2018
One of the world's largest war-related paintings, Gassed by John Singer Sargent, is tentatively scheduled to arrive at the National WWI Museum and Memorial on Monday, Jan. 29 at approximately 6 p.m. Upon arrival in a crate weighing more than 2,000 pounds, a large crew will unload the massive paintin...
Time Productions Presents AFTER THE BALL Upstairs at the Gatehouse
by Stephi Wild - January 18, 2018
Ian Grant's new play explores how our acts reverberate down the generations. Inspired by a true event in 1918 and an unresolved family memory, After the Ball is a gripping ensemble piece, spanning sixty years, about desire, personal responsibility and the devastating repercussions of human conflict...
Cavalry Theatre Announces Full Casting for Inaugural Production SOMEWHERE A GUNNER FIRES
by Stephi Wild - January 15, 2018
Cavalry Theatre has announced full casting for the world premi re of Tom Stuchfield's play Somewhere a Gunner Fires. The play marks the 100th anniversary of the ceasefire of the First World War in 1918 and is set in its final months. Tom Stuchfield directs Chris Born (Volker) Guy Clark (Dixon), Oliv...
Discussion Examining Young Hemingway & Dos Passos and World War I-Themed LEGO Program Highlight January Events at National WWI Museum And Memorial
by Julie Musbach - January 03, 2018
A discussion about Earnest Hemingway's pivotal experiences in Kansas City and relationship with John Dos Passos and a Great War-themed LEGO building program are among the January events at the National WWI Museum and Memorial....
Cavalry Theatre Announce The World Premiere Of Their Inaugural Production SOMEWHERE A GUNNER FIRES
by Stephi Wild - December 18, 2017
Cavalry Theatre today announces the world premi re of Tom Stuchfield's play Somewhere a Gunner Fires. The play marks the 100th anniversary of the ceasefire of the First World War in 1918 and is set in its final months. The production opens at King's Head Theatre, on 9 February 2018, with previews fr...
Photo Flash: First Look at ALICE IN WINTERLAND at Rose Theatre Kingston
by Stephi Wild - December 14, 2017
Rose Theatre Kingston announces its Christmas show, Alice in Winterland, based on Lewis Carroll's timeless books Alice Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Following the success of last year's enchanting adaptation of The Wind in the Willows and 2015's festive hit A Christmas Caro...
Casting Announced for IMAGINATIONSHIP at Finborough Theater
by A.A. Cristi - December 12, 2017
Originally seen as a staged reading as part of Vibrant 2017 A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, the world premiere of Imaginationship by Sue Healy runs at the Finborough Theatre, playingSunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees from Sunday, 7 January 2018 (Press Night:Monday, 8 January 201...
Guy Masterson Returns to Adelaide Fringe with Four Productions
by Julie Musbach - December 10, 2017
Olivier Award winner Guy Masterson returns for his 12th Adelaide Fringe with an Adelaide premiere season of four acclaimed plays themed on war and its effects on the individual combatants....
Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University Announces Holiday Programming
by A.A. Cristi - November 28, 2017
Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University, the historic former residence of New Jersey's first elected governor, William Livingston, is in full holiday swing. Its Christmas tour, A Wartime Christmas, is quickly becoming a favorite among visitors. Five different rooms of the museum has been trans...
Photo Flash: In the Rehearsal Room for Rose Theatre Kingston's ALICE IN WINTERLAND
by Stephi Wild - November 21, 2017
Featuring magically evocative music and strikingly imaginative designs, puppetry and projections, this spectacular new stage production of Lewis Carroll's timeless books takes the audience into a fairy-tale land of wonder and adventure. The production features professional actors alongside members o...
BWW Review: David Greenspan Flies Solo in Eugene O'Neill's STRANGE INTERLUDE
by Michael Dale - November 09, 2017
To give credit where it's due, Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer-winning STRANGE INTERLUDE is perhaps the best play imaginable about women's sexuality that could have been written by a 35-year-old American man in 1923....
The Library of Congress' Veterans History Project to Celebrate Veterans Day with Theatre and More
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2017
On NOVEMBER 11, 2017 (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 Library of Congress in Washington, DC....
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