THIRTEEN's THEATER CLOSE-UP to Air 'THE GABRIELS' Trilogy This December
by TV News Desk - November 21, 2017 This December, Theater Close-Up will raise the curtain for viewers on Tony Award-winning playwright and director Richard Nelson's compelling three-play cycle, The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family....
Industry Pro Newsletter 9/14: Reopenings, Continued Pivots, and that Fauci Clickbait
by Alan Henry - September 14, 2020 Though last week wasn't all good news as more theatres announced delays in their reopening plan, or in the case of the Rockettes the official cancellation of the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, there were some bright spots in the industry this week - Barrington Stage and Berkshire Theat...
Egypt's Great Pyramid Discovery Documentary Premieres January 2018 on PBS
by Emily Bruno - November 02, 2017 Following the publication of Nature's article acknowledging the greatest discovery in Egypt's Khufu pyramid for more than 1,000 years, THIRTEEN's Secrets of the Dead: Scanning the Pyramids will unveil the adventure behind this revelation in a new documentary premiering nationwide Wednesday, January ...
Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates
by Michael Major - January 31, 2023 Tori Amos announced a US tour this summer to continue celebration of her highly acclaimed 2021 album, Ocean to Ocean. Following a sold-out World Tour throughout 2022, Tori will once again be performing with long-time collaborator bassist Jon Evans and renowned UK drummer Ash Soan, with special guest...
THIRTEEN's American Masters Presents Exclusive U.S. Broadcast Premiere of Itzhak Perlman Documentary
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 05, 2018 From Schubert to Strauss, Bach to Brahms, Mozart to…Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman's violin playing transcends mere performance to evoke the celebrations and struggles of real life. Director Alison Chernick's (The Jeff Koons Show, Matthew Barney: No Restraint) new documentary provides an intimate, ciném...
CNN and PBS Launch New Late-Night Public Affairs Series AMANPOUR & COMPANY July 2018
by Macon Prickett - May 09, 2018 Yesterday, at the PBS Annual Meeting with public television stations, PBS and WNET announced that in collaboration with CNN, the new one-hour late-night public affairs series, Amanpour & Company, will launch in July on PBS (check local listings). The new series will feature wide-ranging, in-depth co...
Celebrate 100 Years Of The Cleveland Orchestra On 'Great Performances'
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2019 Great Performances: The Cleveland Orchestra Centennial Celebration commemorates the centennial of the orchestra's founding with a gala concert conducted by music director Franz Welser-Most featuring works touching on more than a century of Viennese musical traditions. World-renowned, Grammy-nominate...
The Cleveland Orchestra And Ideastream Partner With Great Performances On New National Co-Production
by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2018 On Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Severance Hall, America's preeminent performing arts television series Great Performances in association with ideastream will record The Cleveland Orchestra's 100th Anniversary Gala Concert for an exclusive U.S. television broadcast on PBS slated for 2019. The broa...
THIRTEEN's THEATER CLOSE-UP to Air 'THE GABRIELS' Trilogy This December
by TV News Desk - November 21, 2017 This December, Theater Close-Up will raise the curtain for viewers on Tony Award-winning playwright and director Richard Nelson's compelling three-play cycle, The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family....
GREAT PERFORMANCES ELLIS ISLAND: The Dream of America with Pacific Symphony Premieres Friday, June 29 on PBS
by Macon Prickett - May 31, 2018 THIRTEEN's Great Performances and Pacific Symphony, led by music director Carl St.Clair, pay tribute to America's history with a performance of composer Peter Boyer's “Ellis Island: The Dream of America,” a Grammy-nominated contemporary classical work celebrating the historic American immigrant expe...
VIDEO: Rufus Wainwright Discusses 'Road Trip Elegies', Wanting to Star in ANNIE, and More!
by Stephi Wild - January 03, 2021 Wainwright’s latest album, “Unfollow The Rules” is nominated for a Grammy but it’s his unique audio autobiography, “Road Trip Elegies,” a conversation with his therapist on a road trip from Montreal to New York City, that delivers insight about his musical journey and the relationships that shaped h...
TREASURES OF NEW YORK: The Juilliard School Takes Viewers Inside The Prestigious Performing Arts Conservatory
by A.A. Cristi - June 22, 2018 Treasures of New York: The Juilliard School explores the rich history and legacy of the world's most prestigious performing arts conservatory, often referred to as simply Juilliard, from its creation to its move to Lincoln Center. ...
PBS NewsHour Weekend to Air AMERICA IN BLACK AND BLUE 2020
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 15, 2020 America in Black and Blue 2020, a new PBS NewsHour Weekend special, offers context for and insight into the widespread protests currently engulfing the nation after the latest display of police brutality against Black citizens....
PBS's SECRETS OF THE DEAD: SCANNING THE PYRAMIDS Reveals Historic New Discoveries, 1/24
by Tori Hartshorn - December 13, 2017 New documentary premieres Wednesday, January 24 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Streams January 25 via pbs.org/secrets and PBS apps....
THIRTEEN's THEATER CLOSE-UP to Air 'THE GABRIELS' Trilogy This December
by TV News Desk - November 21, 2017 This December, Theater Close-Up will raise the curtain for viewers on Tony Award-winning playwright and director Richard Nelson's compelling three-play cycle, The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family....
PBS's SECRETS OF THE DEAD: SCANNING THE PYRAMIDS Reveals Historic New Discoveries, Today
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2018 New documentary premieres Today, January 24 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Streams January 25 via pbs.org/secrets and PBS apps....
Industry Pro Newsletter: Reopenings, Continued Pivots, and that Fauci Clickbait
by Alex Freeman - September 28, 2020 A lot of what we have this week falls more on the 'bad news' side of the equation, so be sure and check out the fun video involving the cast of the Frozen films that we link to at the end....
Great Performances: GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends 2018® Honors Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, John Williams, Louis Jordan, The Meters, Queen, Tina Turner and More
by Tori Hartshorn - September 24, 2018 In collaboration with the Recording Academy, Great Performances presents GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends 2018®, the third annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Recording Academy's 2018 Special Merit Awards recipients. The celebration and tribute concert feature rare performan...
NYC-ARTS to Visit Brooklyn Cultural Destinations In January
by A.A. Cristi - January 03, 2018 NYC-ARTS, THIRTEEN's weekly arts and culture multi-platform showcase, brings arts lovers an all-access pass to the interesting, unusual and unique cultural offerings of the greater New York City region. New York's five boroughs and the surrounding region offer some of the most renowned cultural inst...
PIONEERS: REGINALD F. LEWIS AND THE MAKING OF A BILLION DOLLAR EMPIRE Premieres 2/16
by Tori Hartshorn - February 09, 2018 PIONEERS: REGINALD F. LEWIS AND THE MAKING OF A BILLION DOLLAR EMPIRE Premieres 2/16...
Tori Amos Announces Summer US Tour Dates
by Michael Major - January 31, 2023 Tori Amos announced a US tour this summer to continue celebration of her highly acclaimed 2021 album, Ocean to Ocean. Following a sold-out World Tour throughout 2022, Tori will once again be performing with long-time collaborator bassist Jon Evans and renowned UK drummer Ash Soan, with special guest...
Julie Taymor to Chat THE LION KING Milestone on NYC-ARTS This Month
by TV News Desk - November 01, 2017 NYC-ARTS, THIRTEEN's weekly arts and culture multi-platform showcase, brings artslovers an all-access pass to the interesting, unusual and unique cultural offerings of the greater New York City region. On November 16, the series will feature the program's co-host and New York Emmy winner Paula Zahn ...
THIRTEEN's American Masters Presents the Story of Pioneering Feminist Singer-Activist Holly Near 3/1
by Tori Hartshorn - February 13, 2019 An outspoken political activist and singer-songwriter, Holly Near's music and life story illustrate how song can have the power to send a clarion call and influence the course of social justice a?" from the lesbian and women's movements to anti-war efforts and the fight to give South American women ...
Season 12 Of Great Performances at the Met Concludes On 9/9 PBS With CENDRILLON
by Tori Hartshorn - August 20, 2018 Season 12 of Great Performances at the Met concludes Sunday, September 9 at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) with Cendrillon, Massenet's operatic take on the classic fairy tale Cinderella, starring Joyce DiDonato as the titular heroine and Alice Coote as Prince Charming, alongside Kathleen Kim ...
PBS to Feature Lyric Opera's ORPHEE ET EURYDICE on GREAT PERFORMANCES
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2017 Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced that Thirteen Productions LLC for WNET New York has selected the world-renowned opera company's premiere production of the 1774 Paris version of Gluck's Orph e et Eurydice, created by the legendary choreographer John Neumeier and featuring The Joffrey Ballet, to ... |