The Vietnam War was a decade of agony that took the lives of more than 58,000 Americans, and that Not since the Civil War have we as a country been so torn apart. In an immersive narrative, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. The Vietnam War features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
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National WWI Museum and Memorial Has Released February Schedule of Events
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 07, 2020
The National WWI Museum and Memorial's February offerings include a lecture on the role of the United States military in Siberia during WWI, a screening of the French film See You Up There, which retells the stories of two friends in post-WWI France, and a presentation discussing the racial tensions...
Circle Productions Presents ANNAWON'S SONG by Beverly Andrews
by A.A. Cristi - January 23, 2020
Annawon's Song tells the story of a Native American military veteran, wounded in both body and mind. His story is twinned with that of a young Afghani teenager being groomed to become a suicide bomber....
Documentary ALI & CAVETT: THE TALE OF THE TAPES Debuts on HBO February 11
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 21, 2020
Between 1968 and 1979, boxing superstar Muhammad Ali appeared on the Emmy® winning “Dick Cavett Show” no less than fourteen times. With natural charisma, quick wit and playful pugnacity, Ali was a perfect foil for the sophisticated broadcast host, and together they struck television gold. Whet...
BWW Interview: Red Concepcion Plays the Engineer in MISS SAIGON Opening in New Orleans Next Week
by Heidi Scheuermann - January 17, 2020
There are a handful of musicals that I firmly believe every self-proclaimed theatre lover needs to see, if for no other reason, to say they've seen it. Among the ranks are LES MISERABLES, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, WEST SIDE STORY, I think it's now pretty safe to add WICKED to the li...
BWW Review: MISS SAIGON at Majestic Theatre
by Kathy Strain - January 09, 2020
Many people in attendance at the performance of MISS SAIGON at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio have vivid memories of the Vietnam War. Many may have actually fought over there, many protested in the United States in antiwar demonstrations, while others may have been living in the fighting zones ...
TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Robyn Kerr on the Voting Rights Act
by Nicole Rosky - November 13, 2019
BroadwayWorld is checking in with the cast to uncover some little known facts about the political giants they play onstage. Today, watch as Robyn Kerr gives us a lesson on the Voting Rights Act....
TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Tramell Tillman on Bob Moses
by Nicole Rosky - November 11, 2019
the political giants they play onstage. Today, watch as Tramell Tillman gives us a lesson on Bob Moses....
TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Brian Dykstra on Stanley Levison
by Nicole Rosky - November 09, 2019
BroadwayWorld is checking in with the cast to uncover some little known facts about the political giants they play onstage. Today, watch as Brian Dykstra gives us a lesson on Stanley Levison....
TV: THE GREAT SOCIETY Star Brian Cox Opens Up About LBJ, SUCCESSION and More!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - November 03, 2019
Fans of Succession have gotten to watch Brian Cox give a masterful performance every Sunday night this fall on HBO. Fans of Broadway can watch an equally masterful performance eight times a week at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre....
IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS Explores True Life Struggles Of Women Veterans
by A.A. Cristi - October 30, 2019
Veterans Day honors those who served our country, but how many of us know the personal stories of those who served?...
TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Marchant Davis on Stokely Carmichael
by Nicole Rosky - October 30, 2019
BroadwayWorld is checking in with the cast to uncover some little known facts about the political giants they play onstage. Today, watch as Marchánt Davis gives us a lesson on Stokely Carmichael....
Livonia Community Theatre Announces A Season Of Service
by A.A. Cristi - October 30, 2019
Livonia Community Theatre's 2019-2020 season will honor and explore the historical experience of women in wartime, beginning Veteran's Day weekend with a production of Women and War, a one-act play by Jack Hilton Cunningham. The show runs November 8 and 9, 2019 at 7:30 p.m., and November 10, 2019, a...
TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Richard Thomas on Hubert Humphrey
by Nicole Rosky - October 28, 2019
It takes a cast of 19 to bring the epic story of LBJ to life eight times a week at the Vivian Beaumont theatre. Led by the great stage and screen actor Brian Cox, the company of Robert Schenkkan's The Great Society takes on more than fifty characters between them, retelling the tale of one of t...
Vincent Victoria Presents Announces Remount of THE DISAPPEARANCE OF EARTHA KITT
by A.A. Cristi - October 21, 2019
Vincent Victoria Presents will be remounting its popular play 'The Disappearance of Eartha Kitt' just in time for the Holiday Season. The dramatic production, which chronicles the life of the famed 'Santa Baby' singer Eartha Kitt, is returning for a limited special engagement December 6th-December...
BWW Interview: Richard Thomas Is a Happy Warrior in THE GREAT SOCIETY
by Naomi Serviss - October 21, 2019
Thomas brings to life the conscience and energy of Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey in Robert Schenkkan's latest exploration of the earth-shaking events of the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson....
ROLLING THUNDER VIETNAM Concert To Tour Australia
by A.A. Cristi - October 09, 2019
Australian concert drama Rolling Thunder Vietnam a?" Songs That Defined A Generation returns for a strictly-limited tour in March-April 2020, including the Queensland Performing Arts Centre [QPAC] in Brisbane, Hamer Hall in Melbourne and the new Coliseum Theatre in Western Sydney....
ROLLING THUNDER VIETNAM is Back By Popular Demand In 2020
by Stephi Wild - October 09, 2019
The sensational Australian concert drama Rolling Thunder Vietnam a?" Songs That Defined A Generation returns for a strictly-limited tour in March-April 2020, including the Queensland Performing Arts Centre [QPAC] in Brisbane, Hamer Hall in Melbourne, Geelong Arts Centre and the new Coliseum Theatre ...
TV: Go Inside Opening Night of THE GREAT SOCIETY with Brian Cox and More!
by TV - Opening Night Special - October 02, 2019
Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan returns to Broadway with the second of his two exhilarating dramas celebrating Lyndon B. Johnson's legacy: The Great Society starring Brian Cox ('Succession'), directed by Bill Rauch. This new play officially opened on Broadway last nig...
TV: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for THE GREAT SOCIETY; Watch Live at 6:15pm!
by TV - Red Carpets - October 01, 2019
Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan returns to Broadway with the second of his two exhilarating dramas celebrating Lyndon B. Johnson's legacy: THE GREAT SOCIETY starring Brian Cox (a?oeSuccessiona??), directed by Bill Rauch. This new play officially opens on Broadway toni...
Broadway Glossary: Meet The Presidents, Politicians, & Activists of THE GREAT SOCIETY
by A.A. Cristi - September 28, 2019
Get to know the real-life political players of the brand-new Broadway historical drama, The Great Society!...
BWW Previews: HIP HOP, SEX COMEDY FAIRYTALE VIETGONE LAUNCHES NEW SEASON at American Stage
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - September 26, 2019
Described as a a?oehip hop, sex-comedy fairytalea?? by director Brian Balcom, a?oeVietgonea?? written by Qui Nguyen, is having its regional premiere on October 2, launching the 2019-2020 season at American Stage....
Teatro Paraguas Presents ELLIOT: A SOLDIER'S FUGUE
by Julie Musbach - September 13, 2019
Teatro Paraguas presents Elliot: A Soldier's Fugue, written by playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes and directed by Alix Hudson. It is the lyrical and moving first play of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Elliot Trilogy....
Rainbow Theatre Project Kicks Off Season With BLUE CAMP
by Julie Musbach - September 12, 2019
Rainbow Theatre Project will begin the 2019-2020 season with the world premiere production of Tim Caggiano and Jack Calvin Hanna's Blue Camp, a play that takes audiences inside of the blue barracks on a U.S. Army base. Blue Camp will run October 31 a?" November 24, 2019 at the Thurgood Marshall Gall...
BWW Review: JASPER JONES at Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre
by Barry Lenny - August 21, 2019
Be sure to see this moving performance....
GI Film Festival San Diego Opens with TAKE ME HOME HUEY
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 15, 2019
The GI Film Festival San Diego, now in its fifth year, opens with a heartfelt documentary short, “Take Me Home Huey” featuring the transformation of a U.S. Army Huey helicopter into a colorful, inspirational sculpture by contemporary artist and Southern California resident Steve Maloney....
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