BWW Review: Emotionally Draining, Intellectually Satisfying DEATH OF A SALESMAN at Ensemble
by Roy Berko
- Sep 22, 2015
Arthur Miller's DEATH OF A SALESMAN, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning drama, now on stage at Ensemble Theatre, is universally recognized as one of, if not the greatest modern American play. Others that are recognized as top classic plays are LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (Eugene O'Neil), STREET CAR NAMED DESIRE (Tennessee Williams), OUR TOWN (Thornton Wilder), and WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF (Edward Albee).
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL LIVE to Leap onto THIRTEEN's GREAT PERFORMANCES Next Month
by TV News Desk
- Sep 17, 2015
Elton John and Lee Hall's adaptation of the acclaimed 2000 film, written by Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry, won multiple awards on both sides of the Atlantic, including 10 TONY AWARDS BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL LIVE, the long-running hit both on Broadway and in London's West End (where it is still playing), comes to THIRTEEN's GREAT PERFORMANCES Friday, October 23 at 9 p.m. on PBS.
MEET THE MIDTOWN MEN Documentary Premieres in NYC Area
by Nicole Rosky
- Sep 10, 2015
Stars of the award-winning Original Cast of Broadway's Jersey Boys take fans along as they prepare for and perform their fifth North American tour in their new public television special, MEET THE MIDTOWN MEN. Tony Award winner Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard, and Tony Award nominee J. Robert Spencer -- The Midtown Men -- share personal stories of their rise to fame and perform some of the biggest songs of the 1960s.
THIRTEEN's American Masters to Feature Legendary African American Tennis Pioneer Althea Gibson
by Caryn Robbins
- Aug 17, 2015
People often cite Arthur Ashe as the first African American to win Wimbledon (1975). He was indeed the first African American male to win the men's singles title, but it was, in fact, Althea Gibson, who was the first African American to cross the color lineplaying and winning at Wimbledon (1957 and 1958) and at the U.S. Nationals (1957 and 1958 precursor of the U.S. Open).
TREASURES OF NEW YORK: COOPER HEWITT to Screen on WLIW21, 6/23 & 28
by TV News Desk
- Jun 17, 2015
Housed in the former mansion of steel titan, Andrew Carnegie, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum - a New York City and national historic landmark - is the nation's first and only museum dedicated entirely to historic and contemporary design. Treasures of New York: Cooper Hewitt - premiering on Tuesday, June 23 at 7 p.m. on WLIW21 and Sunday, June 28 at 7:30 p.m. - brings viewers a glimpse inside the multi-year, $91 million renovation project that has transformed the museum both inside and out.
THIRTEEN's American Masters Presents Updated Harper Lee Documentary in Honor of GO SET A WATCHMAN Release, 7/10
by Christina Mancuso
- Jun 12, 2015
One of the most influential American novels of the 20th century and biggest bestsellers of all time,To Kill a Mockingbird was believed to be the first and only novel by Nelle Harper Lee (born April 28, 1926), until now. On July 14, HarperCollins will release Lee's earliest known work, Go Set a Watchman, featuring characters from her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which was published 55 years ago (July 11, 1960).
NJTV Debuts New Agnes Varis NJTV Studio Tonight
by Caryn Robbins
- May 18, 2015
NJTV, New Jersey's public television network, will air the first live broadcast of its weeknight news program, NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams from its new, state-of-the-art Agnes Varis NJTV Studio at 2 Gateway in Newark tonight
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