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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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Street Theatre Company to Present DOGFIGHT
by Tyler Peterson - May 19, 2015

Street Theatre Company, continuing to meet its goal to stage Nashville premieres, opens its second show of the 2015 season with the Off-Broadway musical DOGFIGHT. The show originally opened in New York in 2012 and, after receiving rave reviews and numerous awards, made its way to the London stage in...


Author's Novel Focuses on the Evacuation of Saigon
by Robert Diamond - April 25, 2015

Almost 40 years ago, the world watched as the fate of Saigon sealed the fate of Vietnam. The hotly contested politics of those years, the tragic moments of those last days and the heroic evacuation of not only Americans but tens of thousands of Vietnamese plays a vital role in the newest book in aut...


Real Life Vietnam Air Force DJ Comments on Passing of Robin Williams
by Caryn Robbins - August 12, 2014

In an interview published in today's USA Today, Cronauer spoke about his sorrow over hearing the news of the actor's passing ....


VIDEO: AMERICAN MASTERS Pays Tribute to CBS Newsman Bob Simon
by Caryn Robbins - February 13, 2015

The American Masters series website has an In Memoriam tribute to award-winning, CBS News and 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon, a Bronx native and Manhattan resident. Watch the video below!...


CBS SUNDAY MORNING Posts Largest Audience Since May
by Caryn Robbins - October 29, 2015

CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD posted its largest audience since May 31, 2015, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Oct. 25....


Sondra Ray Pens SPIRITUAL INTIMACY
by Christina Mancuso - October 12, 2015

Sondra Ray, first round Peace Corps volunteer in the Kennedy era, US Air Force Nurse during the Vietnam War, inspiring spiritual teacher loved the world over, devoted author of 20 books on healing, spiritual practices and relationships, has completed her newest work 'Spiritual Intimacy - What You Re...


Solo Show About Vietnam War Photographer Offers Veterans Day Benefit
by Adrienne Onofri - November 10, 2014

The Nov. 11 performance of Stu Richel's VIETNAM...THROUGH MY LENS, running until Nov. 23 off-Broadway, will benefit military families....


STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/13/15- HAIR
by Nicole Rosky - July 13, 2015

Today in 2011, the return engagement of the second Broadway revival of HAIR opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 67 performances. Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of...


PBS Airs ON TWO FRONTS: LATINOS & VIETNAM Tonight
by TV News Desk - September 22, 2015

ON TWO FRONTS: LATINOS & VIETNAM, premiering on PBS during Hispanic Heritage Month, captures a complex aspect of the Vietnam War: the legacy of Latino veterans and their families during the conflict....


New Book Reveals Diary Entries Detailing World War II Bombing Missions
by Christina Mancuso - November 21, 2014

Little Rock, AR...


Pontine Welcomes Bread & Puppet Theatre's 'THE SITUATION' Tonight
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2015

Tonight 2 June at 7pm, Pontine presents the world-famous Bread & Puppet Theater in a new work, Public Access Center for the Obvious Presents: The Situation, written and directed by Peter Schumann....


LETTERS, MEDALS, ROSES is Released
by Christina Mancuso - September 18, 2015

Author Marjorie A. Brockman has been writing poetry since high school. So when she met with Vietnam veterans and heard their stories, she knew just the medium to record their accounts. Her new book of poetry, 'Letters, Medals, Roses' (published by Trafford Publishing), puts readers into the hearts a...


CBS News Veteran Bruce Morton Dies at 83
by Tyler Peterson - September 05, 2014

Bruce Morton, an award-winning political correspondent for CBS News who also covered the Vietnam War and the space program, died today at his home in Washington, D.C., after a battle with cancer. He was 83....


VIDEO: Funny or Die Mocks Donald Trump in New 'POW' Video
by Caryn Robbins - July 23, 2015

Funny or Die is at it again. In a new black and white video, the team mocks Trump's challenging years at the University of Pennsylvania's prestigious Wharton School, which allowed him to stay out of the Vietnam War....


City Circle Presents HAIR at the CCPA This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2014

City Circle Acting Company of Coralville will present the American Tribal Love-Rock Musical Hair this weekend, August 1-3 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. Performances are August 1 and 2 at 7:30 pm and August 2 and 3 at 2:00 pm....


Ewan McGregor Set to Make Directorial Debut with AMERICAN PASTORAL
by Caryn Robbins - February 18, 2015

According to Variety.com, Ewan McGregor will make his directorial feature film debut in Lakeshore Entertainment's “American Pastoral” in addition to starring with Jennifer Connelly and Dakota Fanning....


ONCE UPON A MULBERRY FIELD by C. L. Hoang Wins Award for General Fiction in the 2015 Eric Hoffer Book Award
by Christina Mancuso - May 19, 2015

San Diego author C. L. Hoang receives new recognition for his debut novel 'Once Upon a Mulberry Field,' a love story during the Vietnam War published in 2014. The book recently won Honorable Mention in the General Fiction category at the 2015 Eric Hoffer Book Award. The Eric Hoffer Award for b...


Gil Francisco Releases BUFORD'S MAILBOX
by Christina Mancuso - May 09, 2016

Gil Francisco, a decorated academic, and author of short stories such as: 'Behind Success: A Memoir from the School of Hard Knocks', and 'The Tales of the Kanterberry Kids', has completed his new book 'Buford's Mailbox Sketches of 1968', a gripping and potent firsthand look at the outcries for racia...


New York Playwright Allston James Wins 2015 British Theatre Challenge with SURIBACHI
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2015

SURIBACHI, a play by American playwright Allston James, has won the 4th Annual British Theatre Challenge's Audience Appreciation Award....


Azusa Productions' EROICA to Run 7/9-8/7 at Redtwist Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - April 12, 2016

Azusa Productions, in association with Redtwist Theatre, is pleased to present the world premiere of the touching family drama EROICA, by David Alex, directed by Maggie Speer, playing July 9 - August, 2016 at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr in Chicago. Casting will be announced shortly. Tickets ...


T. O. Stallings Releases SILHOUETTES IN THE GARDEN
by Christina Mancuso - May 26, 2015

VICKSBURG, Miss....


Photo Flash: Bellingham TheatreWorks' THE GHOSTS OF TONKIN Begins Tonight ACT
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2015

In commemoration of the 50-year anniversary of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, Bellingham TheatreWorks presents the powerful, behind-closed- doors story of how seemingly well-intentioned public officials brought about one of the most devastating chapters in the history of the United States: The Vietn...


Earl “Dusty” Trimmer Releases PAYBACK TIME!
by Christina Mancuso - June 30, 2015

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Jenny La Sala Releases NEVER FORGOTTEN
by Christina Mancuso - December 14, 2015

There are many Vietnam Veterans today who suffer silently from survivor's guilt and the trauma of haunting, combat flashbacks. Many of today's readers either know someone who fought during the Vietnam War and/or has a family member that served it. The realization of this agonizing plight for so many...


Blake Entertainment & QPAC Present World Premiere of ROLLING THUNDER VIETNAM Tonight
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2014

The powerful new Australian concert drama Rolling Thunder Vietnam will world premiere in Brisbane tonight, 14 August 2014 prior to a national tour....






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