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STAGE TUBE: Kristin Chenoweth Takes ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Following Hometown Concert
by Sally Henry Fuller - August 24, 2014

Kristin Chenoweth has added her name to the list of Broadway stars who have taken the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, but this time in a sparkly formal dress. She took the challenge after her hometown concert, KRISTIN CHENOWETH: COMING HOME, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, joined by director Kenny Ortega and m...


ABC Reveals Details on This Week's DANCING WITH THE STARS
by Caryn Robbins - November 07, 2011

With only five remaining couples, the competition heats up as each couple performs two individual dances. They will first hit the dance floor performing a ballroom style dance that they have not yet performed, then will face their biggest challenge yet with the 'Instant Dance' - in which they will h...


PBS Airs Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY with the New York Philharmonic Tonight
by TV News Desk - November 08, 2013

Great Performances presents the New York Philharmonic's concert staging of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical Company with an all-star cast...


Laura Cantrell Plays Joe's Pub in NYC Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2014

No Way There From Here, the new album from Nashville-born, New York City-based singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell, was released January 28 on Thrift Shop Recordings and distributed by Redeye....


Must Watch DVR Alert! BARBRA STREISAND: BACK TO BROOKLYN Airs on PBS's Great Performances Tonight
by BWW Special Coverage - November 29, 2013

With our apologies to Lea Michele, there truly is only ONE Barbra Streisand and on PBS tonight the legendary star 'sings them all' from FUNNY GIRL to GYPSY as only she can. For musical theatre fans of all ages, and lovers of great music, it's a can't miss television event....


Laura Cantrell Plays Joe's Pub in NYC Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2014

No Way There From Here, the new album from Nashville-born, New York City-based singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell, was released January 28 on Thrift Shop Recordings and distributed by Redeye....


Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson et al to Host PBS Arts Fall Festival Series, Beg. 10/14
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2011

PBS has announced that Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson and Anna Deveare Smith will join previously announced hosts for its upcoming series PBS Arts Fall Festival. The Festival will air on Friday evenings, beginning October 14, 2011. ...


The Guthrie Theater Featured in 10/7 New York Times
by Caryn Robbins - October 07, 2011

The Guthrie Theater was featured in The New York Times on Friday in conjunction with the appearance of its acclaimed production of Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore on the PBS Arts Fall Festival....


Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson et al to Host PBS Arts Fall Festival Series, Beg. 10/14
by Caryn Robbins - October 06, 2011

PBS has announced that Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson and Anna Deveare Smith will join previously announced hosts for its upcoming series PBS Arts Fall Festival. The Festival will air on Friday evenings, beginning October 14, 2011. ...


PBS to Tape Andrea Boccelli's Central Park Concert, 9/15
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2011

The free concert offered by internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli on Central Park's Great Lawn, Thursday, September 15, 2011, will be recorded in high definition by THIRTEEN's GREAT PERFORMANCES. Accompanied by the New York Philharmonic, under the direction of music director Alan Gilbert, t...


Hugh Jackman Stars in Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! on PBS's Great Performances Tonight
by TV News Desk - November 15, 2013

Great news for Hollywood and Broadway fans: Hugh Jackman-who recently starred in the worldwide hit film version of 'Les Miserables'- can be seen again in his breakout musical role as cowpoke Curly in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, tonight, November 15 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN's Great Performances...


PBS Announces Hosts for Nine-Part PBS Arts Fall Festival
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2011

Actor Rainn Wilson, film director Taylor Hackford, actor Andy Garcia, singer/songwriter Rosanne Cash, singer Linda Ronstadt and journalist Paula Zahn are among the celebrity hosts who will introduce the programs and provide behind-the-scenes perspective for PBS' first-ever Arts Fall Festival, it was...


Fall PBS Specials Announced - Kristin Chenoweth, PORGY & BESS, SWEENEY TODD, Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, CATS & More!
by Nicole Rosky - July 22, 2014

Announced today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, the 2014 PBS Arts Fall Festival returns in September with 11 weekly programs featuring classic Broadway hits, music from around the country and a theater performance by award-winning actor Nathan Lane....


PBS Airs Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY with the New York Philharmonic Tonight
by TV News Desk - November 08, 2013

Great Performances presents the New York Philharmonic's concert staging of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical Company with an all-star cast...


PBS Airs A RAISIN IN THE SUN REVISITED Documentary Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2013

PBS' new performance documentary A RAISIN IN THE SUN REVISITED: THE RAISIN CYCLE AT CENTER STAGE explores the history and legacy of Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking 1959 play through the lens of a culturally significant milestone: the staging of two contemporary, issues-oriented plays that Raisin...


David Bolger Honored For His Work On Guthrie's H.M.S. Pinafore 9/19
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 20, 2011

The Twin Cities theater community gathered on Monday, September 19 for the 7th annual Ivey Awards, a celebration that honors and showcases the work of professional theater companies and artists....


The Guthrie's H.M.S. PINAFORE Kicks Off PBS Arts Fall Festival, 10/14
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2011

The Guthrie Theater's acclaimed production of Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore will open the nine-part PBS Arts Fall Festival of performing arts programming on Friday, October 14 at 8:00 p.m. CST on PBS....


Andrea Bocelli Concerto: One Night In Central Park CD/DVD Available 11/15
by Gabrielle Sierra - October 19, 2011

On September 15, 2011, internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli gave a once in a lifetime, free concert as a gift to New York City on Central Park's Great Lawn....


Kristin Chenoweth Signs Worldwide Record Deal; New Album 'Coming Home', PBS Special Coming This November
by Caryn Robbins - September 04, 2014

Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth has just signed a worldwide recording deal with Concord Music Group, and will release her newest album, 'Coming Home on November 18th....


Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald, David Hyde Pierce and More Set for PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, 10/18
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2013

In celebration of this extraordinary legacy on the occasion of the series' 40th anniversary on PBS, a stellar roster of diverse alumni gather to share their personal stories of what Great Performances has meant to them, with reminiscences and performances by Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald, Don Henley...


Andrea Bocelli Concerto: One Night In Central Park CD/DVD Available 11/15
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2011

On September 15, 2011, internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli gave a once in a lifetime, free concert as a gift to New York City on Central Park's Great Lawn....


Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine & Tharp Of THIRTEEN'S Great Performances
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 29, 2011

THIRTEEN's Great Performances puts the spotlight on one of America's finest dance companies in Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine and Tharp on Friday, October 28 at 9 p.m. ET. ...


Hugh Jackman Stars in Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! on PBS's Great Performances Tonight
by TV News Desk - November 15, 2013

Great news for Hollywood and Broadway fans: Hugh Jackman-who recently starred in the worldwide hit film version of 'Les Miserables'- can be seen again in his breakout musical role as cowpoke Curly in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, tonight, November 15 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN's Great Performances...


PBS to Air Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY with the New York Philharmonic, 11/8
by Caryn Robbins - September 24, 2013

Great Performances presents the New York Philharmonic's concert staging of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical Company with an all-star cast...


MOBY-DICK Opera Broadcast on THIRTEEN's Great Performances Today
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2013

Composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer's award-winning opera Moby-Dick, will be broadcast on THIRTEEN's Great Performances tonight, November 1, 2013 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival....






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