Exclusive: Danielle Brooks Looks Back on Her Stage Debut at Six-Years-Old on FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Michael Major - February 13, 2024 Oscar and Tony-nominated actress Danielle Brooks is finding her roots tonight on PBS. The Color Purple star is sitting down with Henry Louis Gates Jr. for a new episode of Finding Your Roots tonight with Dionne Warwick. Watch an exclusive video clip, where Brooks discusses catching the acting bug wh... 
Primary Stages Announces Additional Winter Programming
by Julie Musbach - February 21, 2018 PRIMARY STAGES (Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Shane D. Hudson, Executive Director; Casey Childs, Founder) announced today additional programming and events for the Winter 2018 season.... 
Video: Watch Joe Manganiello on THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW
by Michael Major - March 18, 2024 Catch the latest episode of THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW featuring guest star Joe Manganiello. Tune in for an engaging conversation and exciting insights. Joe reveals to Jennifer how he found out about his real family name on “Finding Your Roots,” discovering that his grandfather wasn't his father's dad... 
Anthony Ramos, Danielle Brooks & More Join FINDING YOUR ROOTS Season 10
by Michael Major - October 04, 2023 The new season will feature Valerie Bertinelli, Danielle Brooks, LeVar Burton, Ciara, Michael Douglas, Lena Dunham, Brendan Fraser, Sammy Hagar, Sunny Hostin, Tracy Morgan, Alanis Morissette, Ed O’Neill, Bob Odenkirk, Anthony Ramos, Iliza Shlesinger, Wes Studi, Dionne Warwick, and Jesse Williams.... 
Exclusive: Nathan Lane on Re-Naming Himself After His GUYS & DOLLS Character on FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Michael Major - February 22, 2022 In an exclusive clip from tonight's episode of Finding Your Roots on PBS, Nathan Lane discusses the process of how he decided to change his name, choosing between the first names of two of his previous roles, Benjamin Franklin in 1776 or Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls. Leslie Odom Jr. will also ap... 
Musco Center For The Arts Announces 2019-20 Season
by Julie Musbach - May 28, 2019 The fourth Musco Center for the Arts season at Chapman University will run September 2019 through May 2020 with a packed schedule of artists and groups from the worlds of opera, dance, theatre, and classical music as well as Broadway, jazz, country, and American roots music. Among the special events... 
GREAT PERFORMANCES to Feature THE KING AND I, KINKY BOOTS, and More; Full PBS Fall Lineup
by Julie Musbach - July 19, 2019 PBS today unveiled its fall slate including new performance specials from Great Performances.... 
From Personal Trainer To Playwright Nancy Schuler's 2nd Act Earns Bravos
by A.A. Cristi - October 25, 2018 Nancy Schuler, playwright and actor will present Everyone Has a Story a talk and performance on Saturday November 10, 12:00 - 2:00pm as part of the Palace Theater's new monthly 2ND ACT series.... 
Two Innovative Companies Join Forces For NYC Women's Fund Supported Play HOW TO MELT ICE
by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2023 Maria-Cristina Fusté, Executive Artistic Director of Boundless Theatre Company and Melody Brooks, Artistic Director of New Perspectives Theatre Company are using the combined strengths of their two companies--NPTC has an award-winning history of developing new plays by women and BTC has a team of to... 
Lea Salonga, Sheryl Lee Ralph, & More Join FINDING YOUR ROOTS Season 11
by Josh Sharpe - September 19, 2024 In the new season of the Emmy® nominated series FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., nineteen celebrity guests will sit down with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to dive into their ancestral history and solve mysteries that have plagued their families when the series returns January 7 on PBS.... 
Dionne Warwick & Jesse Sweet To Be Guests On Tom Needham's THE SOUNDS OF FILM
by Julie Musbach - April 01, 2019 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Dionne Warwick, is Tom Needham's featured guest this Thursday at 6 pm EST on WUSB's 'The Sounds of Film.' The interview marks Ms. Warwick's third time on the long-running program. Also on the show, is award-winning director of 'City of Joel,' Jesse Sweet.... 
Ken Burns's LEONARDO DA VINCI Documentary is Coming to PBS
by Michael Major - February 12, 2024 The film, which explores the life and work of the 15th century artist Leonardo da Vinci, is Burns's first non-American subject. It also marks a significant change in the team's filmmaking style, which includes using split screens with images, video and sound from different periods to further context... 
The Bacon Brothers Announce 'Out of Memory Tour' for April 2022
by Michael Major - December 14, 2021 The pandemic was a fertile time creatively for the brothers. They released a new album, The Way We Love, out of which came an array of accompanying videos. In April 2020, they released the video for 'She-Zee-Zee (Easy on My Eyes.') Check out their new tour dates now!... 
Leslie Odom Jr. & Nathan Lane Featured on Upcoming Episode of PBS' FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Michael Major - February 18, 2022 On a new episode of PBS' Finding Your Roots, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will accompany Leslie Odom, Jr. and Nathan Lane as they meet a cast of inspiring ancestors hidden in the branches of their family trees. Now in its eight season, the series helps today’s leading artists, politicians, performers and ... 
PBS to Honor the Legacy of Black History Month
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 10, 2019 PBS today announced special programming to commemorate Black History Month, as part of its commitment to celebrating the diversity of America year-round.... 
PBS Explores America's History, Food and Culture January-March 2020
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 05, 2019 From new episodes of FINDING YOUR ROOTS with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Season 2 of NO PASSPORT REQUIRED with Marcus Samuelsson to SOMEWHERE SOUTH, a new series with Chef Vivian Howard, PBS will explore America's diversity through food, history and culture with a series of programs scheduled from Jan...
Dionne Warwick & Jesse Sweet To Be Guests On Tom Needham's THE SOUNDS OF FILM
by Julie Musbach - April 01, 2019 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Dionne Warwick, is Tom Needham's featured guest this Thursday at 6 pm EST on WUSB's 'The Sounds of Film.' The interview marks Ms. Warwick's third time on the long-running program. Also on the show, is award-winning director of 'City of Joel,' Jesse Sweet.... 
Palace Theater Launches 'Second Act' Series with Tom 'The Suit' Forst
by Julie Musbach - August 27, 2018 Blues Hall of Fame member, Tom "the Suit" Forst will share his story "From the Boardroom to the Bandstand" in words and music accompanied by his band, when the Palace Theater's new 2ND ACT series debuts Monday September 17 at 6:00pm Tickets for 2ND ACT, the new monthly speaker's series featuring sto... 
FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. Season 8 Premieres in January, Featuring Leslie Odom Jr., Nathan Lane & More!
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 10, 2021 Among the guests are stars of the stage and screen including Raúl Esparza, Nathan Lane, John Leguizamo, and Leslie Odom Jr....
Exclusive: Danielle Brooks Looks Back on Her Stage Debut at Six-Years-Old on FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Michael Major - February 13, 2024 Oscar and Tony-nominated actress Danielle Brooks is finding her roots tonight on PBS. The Color Purple star is sitting down with Henry Louis Gates Jr. for a new episode of Finding Your Roots tonight with Dionne Warwick. Watch an exclusive video clip, where Brooks discusses catching the acting bug wh...
Palace Theater New Series Second ACT On Sale July 10th
by Julie Musbach - July 05, 2018 Tickets for Second Act, the new monthly series featuring stories presented by ordinary people doing extraordinary things after mid-life, debuting in September at Waterbury's Palace Theater, go on sale Monday July 10.... 
Exclusive: Billy Crudup Uncovers His Past in FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Michael Major - April 03, 2023 Watch an exclusive video from the season finale of Finding Your Roots, in which Billy Crudup reads the baptism record of his ancestor, Kristoff, from 1797 which reveals that Kristoff was an illegitimate child. Dr. Gates also reveals that Billy's fifth great-grandmother never married. Billy and Dr. G...
GREAT PERFORMANCES to Feature THE KING AND I, KINKY BOOTS, and More; Full PBS Fall Lineup
by Julie Musbach - July 19, 2019 PBS today unveiled its fall slate including new performance specials from Great Performances.... 
PBS Announces Winter-Spring 2019 Primetime Schedule
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 14, 2018 PBS today announced its Winter-Spring 2019 primetime schedule, featuring a season brimming with new drama, music, arts, history, science, nature and more, as well as returning seasons of favorite series.... 
Audra McDonald & Mandy Patinkin Will Appear on FINDING YOUR ROOTS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 21, 2021 Today’s most compelling personalities discover the surprising stories buried within their own families in the seventh season of the critically acclaimed PBS series FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.... |
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