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STARS 'N STRIPES Returns to New Jersey's Open Air Theatre for July 4th Weekend
by Courtnie Mele - June 29, 2014 A Fourth of July tradition returns to the Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre stage with Stars 'n Stripes, a Salute to America's Greatest Composers. Set for three performances, Stars 'n Stripes will be performed on Friday, July 4, Saturday, July 5 and Sunday, July 6, 2014 at 7:30 pm...
PBS Presents WAR OF THE WORLDS 75th Anniversary Broadcast
by Matt Tamanini - September 13, 2013 On October 30, 1938, just after 8:00 p.m. on the east coast, the millions of Americans tuned to CBS Radio were treated to an unusual dramatization of H.G. Wells's classic The War of the Worlds, performed by 23-year-old wunderkind Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater on the Air....
Irish Rep Presents Conor McPherson's THE WEIR, 5/23-7/07
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2013 Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 25th Anniversary Season with The Weir by Conor McPherson, author of SHINING CITY and THE SEAFARER - with previews set to begin May 15, prior to an official Off-Broadway opening May 23 on the Irish Repertory's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage (132 West 22nd Stree...
Atlantic Arts Foundation and Harlem Opera Theater to Present Britten's THE BURNING FIERY FURNACE, 5/12
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2014 On May 12, 2014, The Atlantic Arts Foundation, with the artistic collaboration of Harlem Opera Theater, presents Benjamin Britten's The Burning Fiery Furnace, with the generous support of MasterCard and Citi. One of Britten's famed "Parables for Church Performance," this one-hour opera in English wi...
VIDEO: Conserving and Exhibiting the Works of Nam June Paik with Michael Mansfield and Hugh Shockey
by Christina Mancuso - July 11, 2013 Talks from the symposium 'Conserving and Exhibiting the Works of Nam June Paik' on June 26, 2013 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum....
STAGE TUBE: Behind-the-Scenes of Michael Milligan's MERCY KILLERS, Premiering at the Stella Adler Studio Tonight
by Stage Tube - January 07, 2014 Working Theater, in its 29th season off?Broadway, will in a co?production with the Harold Clurman Lab Theater, offer a piercing perspective on healthcare reform in the United States, with MERCY KILLERS, written and performed by Michael Milligan. The play, directed by Tom Oppenheim will make its off?...
Streisand, New Hamlisch Doc & More Get PBS Fall Dates
by Caryn Robbins - May 09, 2013 PBS announced today a fall primetime line-up featuring a strong roster of wide-ranging programs. Among the exciting highlights will be "Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn" in which the legendary Barbra Streisand makes a historic homecoming back to Brooklyn at the new Barclays Center arena...
TV Exclusive: Watch Kate Baldwin, Marc Kudisch & More in Michael John LaChiusa's AMERICAN SONGBOOK Concert
by Nicole Rosky - February 03, 2014 Now in its 16th season, Lincoln Center's acclaimed series American Songbook continues to expand its scope celebrating the best in American singing and songwriting. Featured over the weekend was revered composer, lyricist, and librettist Michael John LaChiusa- returning to American Songbook after his...
Irish Rep Presents Conor McPherson's THE WEIR, Now thru 7/7
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2013 Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 25th Anniversary Season with The Weir by Conor McPherson, author of SHINING CITY and THE SEAFARER - with previews set to begin May 15, prior to an official Off-Broadway opening tonight, May 23 on the Irish Repertory's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage (132 West 2...
Smithsonian Channel Announes One Hour World Trade Center Special CROWNING NEW YORK
by Caryn Robbins - June 12, 2013 Smithsonian Channel is in production on a one-hour special that reveals one of modern day's most daring engineering feats: the installation of a 408-foot spire atop One World Trade Center....
Ken Burns's THE ROOSEVELTS Among PBS's New Programming Line-Up
by Caryn Robbins - July 22, 2014 Today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, PBS announced updates to its fall schedule and new programs for 2015. A brief synopsis of each program is listed below....
CUNY TV's ASIAN AMERICAN LIFE Features KUNG FU's Cole Horibe, Beg. Today
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2014 CUNY TV's monthly ASIAN AMERICAN LIFE series - recently nominated for a New York Emmy® Award for Best Public/Current/Community Affairs Series - returns in March with an all-new interview with actor Cole Horibe, star of David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu, a new play about the late Bruce Lee, now in an exten...
American Experience's BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID to Premiere 2/11 on PBS
by Tyler Peterson - January 15, 2014 Long before they were immortalized on screen by Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid captivated Americans from coast to coast. In the 1890s, their thrilling exploits — robbing western banks and trains and then seemingly vanishing into thin air — became front-page news a...
Howard McGillin Leads Irish Rep's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, Now thru 12/29
by BWW News Desk - December 04, 2013 Irish Repertory Theatre will continue its current season with a revival of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, The 1946 Live Radio Play, adapted by Anthony E. Palermo from the screenplay by Francis Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra and Jo Swerling. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE, The 1946 Live Radio Play premiered la...
VIDEO: First Look - PBS's 1964: The Year That Transformed America, Airing Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 14, 2014 '1964 was when, for better or worse, the outlines of the America we live in began to be visible,' says writer/director Stephen Ives. 1964 premieres on American Experience tonight, January 14, 2014, 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings)....
Irish Rep Presents Conor McPherson's THE WEIR, Now thru 7/7
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2013 Irish Repertory Theatre continues its 25th Anniversary Season with The Weir by Conor McPherson, author of SHINING CITY and THE SEAFARER - with previews set to begin tonight, May 15, prior to an official Off-Broadway opening May 23 on the Irish Repertory's Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage (132 West 2...
THE CIVIL WAR IN PENNSYLVANIA: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE is Released
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2013 HARRISBURG,Pa., Nov. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Pennsylvania Civil War 150, the state's official program commemorating the 150thanniversary of the American Civil War, is proud to announce the release of a new publication, 'The Civil War in Pennsylvania: The African American Experience.'...
Rolling Out Magazine's Cover Features Adrienne Bailon
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2013 Being a teenage star can be a gift and a curse. The national exposure can catapult a career into the stratosphere, but there is always the risk of being restricted when it comes to delving into mature art....
Stanley Nelson's FREEDOM SUMMER Coming to PBS Tonight
by TV News Desk - June 24, 2014 The Freedom Summer story reminds us that the movement that ended segregation was far more complex than most of us know,' says American Experience Executive Producer Mark Samels....
A MIND-BENDING EVENING OF BECKETT to Begin Tonight at Irish Rep
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2013 The New York premiere of A MIND-BENDING EVENING OF BECKETT features the short plays Act Without Words, Breath and Play, at the Irish Repertory Theatre. With direction and puppet design by Bob Flanagan, A MIND-BENDING EVENING OF BECKETT will be performed tonight, October 16th- December 1st in the Iri...
LOVE AND HIP HOP ATLANTA Stars Benzino and Althea Set for Rolling Out Magazine
by Caryn Robbins - September 15, 2014 “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” stars Althea Heart and Benzino should be used to that kind of nakedness. But today, they're trying out a different, slightly more literal, kind of nakedness: as they bare all for Rolling Out's camera, in an exclusive photo shoot....
American Experience to Present EDISON Edison
by Anna Bencivengo - December 17, 2014 By the time he died in 1931, Thomas Alva Edison was one of the most famous men in the world. The holder of more patents than any other inventor in history, Edison had amassed a fortune and achieved glory as the genius behind such revolutionary inventions as sound recording, motion pictures, and elec...
CUNY TV's ASIAN AMERICAN LIFE to Feature KUNG FU's Cole Horibe, Begin. 3/7
by Tyler Peterson - March 04, 2014 CUNY TV's monthly ASIAN AMERICAN LIFE series - recently nominated for a New York Emmy® Award for Best Public/Current/Community Affairs Series - returns in March with an all-new interview with actor Cole Horibe, star of David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu, a new play about the late Bruce Lee, now in an exten...
Celebration Arts Presents August Wilson's RADIO GOLF, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2013 Celebration Arts will present Radio Golf, a drama by August Wilson, beginning tonight, September 19, 2013. Shows Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. through October 20, 2013....
WSU and Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Team Up for FENCES Readings Today
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2014 Wayne State University's Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance will present a staged reading of August Wilson's Tony-award winning play, Fences, at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. The readings take place at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. tonight, January 25, 2014, and ... |
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