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The Vietnam War was a decade of agony that took the lives of more than 58,000 Americans, and that Not since the Civil War have we as a country been so torn apart. In an immersive narrative, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. The Vietnam War features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.

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GI Film Festival San Diego Opens with TAKE ME HOME HUEY Photo GI Film Festival San Diego Opens with TAKE ME HOME HUEY
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 15, 2019

The GI Film Festival San Diego, now in its fifth year, opens with a heartfelt documentary short, “Take Me Home Huey” featuring the transformation of a U.S. Army Huey helicopter into a colorful, inspirational sculpture by contemporary artist and Southern California resident Steve Maloney....


Seacoast Rep Lets The Sun Shine In With HAIR Photo Seacoast Rep Lets The Sun Shine In With HAIR
by A.A. Cristi - July 16, 2019

Seacoast Rep is pleased to present Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical on its second stage at the STAR Theatre at Kittery Community Center from July 18th through August 4th....


Reese Witherspoon, Fox 2000 Will Take On Vietnam Drama LEAGUE OF WIVES Photo Reese Witherspoon, Fox 2000 Will Take On Vietnam Drama LEAGUE OF WIVES
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 07, 2018

Fox 2000 and Reese Witherspoon have acquired League of Wives, an upcoming non-fiction book by Heath Lee, to produce an adaptation, according to The Hollywood Reporter....


BWW Review: A 60's TRILOGY Recounts Three Iconic Moments in an Era That Changed the W Photo BWW Review: A 60's TRILOGY Recounts Three Iconic Moments in an Era That Changed the World
by Shari Barrett - September 27, 2018

Those of us who can remember the tumultuous 1960s will certainly see moments of our own lives in the World Premiere of A 60's TRILOGY by Tommy Carter which connects race relations and the Vietnam War to present day. And on this 50th Anniversary of the Tet Offensive and the assassinations of Martin L...


Documentary ALI & CAVETT: THE TALE OF THE TAPES Debuts on HBO February 11 Photo Documentary ALI & CAVETT: THE TALE OF THE TAPES Debuts on HBO February 11
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 21, 2020

Between 1968 and 1979, boxing superstar Muhammad Ali appeared on the Emmy® winning “Dick Cavett Show” no less than fourteen times. With natural charisma, quick wit and playful pugnacity, Ali was a perfect foil for the sophisticated broadcast host, and together they struck television gold. Whether di...


TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Christopher Livingston on James B Photo TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Christopher Livingston on James Bevel & Jimmie Lee Jackson
by Nicole Rosky - October 31, 2019

BroadwayWorld is checking in with the cast to uncover some little known facts about the political giants they play onstage. Today, watch as Christopher Livingston gives us a lesson on James Bevel and Jimmie Lee Jackson....


Frigid New York Presents IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS Photo Frigid New York Presents IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS
by A.A. Cristi - October 24, 2018

Produced by Infinite Variety Productions, In Their Footsteps is based on interviews with five women who served the United States in the Vietnam War. It premiered at the Kraine Theater in December 2017 before enjoying a sold-out run at 59E59th. Most recently, In Their Footsteps was featured in The Ed...


Vincent Victoria Presents Announces Remount of THE DISAPPEARANCE OF EARTHA KITT Photo Vincent Victoria Presents Announces Remount of THE DISAPPEARANCE OF EARTHA KITT
by A.A. Cristi - October 21, 2019

Vincent Victoria Presents will be remounting its popular play 'The Disappearance of Eartha Kitt' just in time for the Holiday Season. The dramatic production, which chronicles the life of the famed 'Santa Baby' singer Eartha Kitt, is returning for a limited special engagement December 6th-December 1...


TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Gordon Clapp on J. Edgar Hoover Photo TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Gordon Clapp on J. Edgar Hoover
by Nicole Rosky - November 04, 2019

BroadwayWorld is checking in with the cast to uncover some little known facts about the political giants they play onstage. Today, watch as Gordon Clapp gives us a lesson on J. Edgar Hoover....


BWW Interview: Red Concepcion Plays the Engineer in MISS SAIGON Opening in New Orlean Photo BWW Interview: Red Concepcion Plays the Engineer in MISS SAIGON Opening in New Orleans Next Week
by Heidi Scheuermann - January 17, 2020

There are a handful of musicals that I firmly believe every self-proclaimed theatre lover needs to see, if for no other reason, to say they've seen it. Among the ranks are LES MISERABLES, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, WEST SIDE STORY, I think it's now pretty safe to add WICKED to the li...


VIDEO: MISS SAIGON Makes its Premiere in Zurich Photo VIDEO: MISS SAIGON Makes its Premiere in Zurich
by Julie Musbach - December 04, 2018

Miss Saigon is flying the helicopter into Theatre 11! Go inside the premiere with the video below...


TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Tramell Tillman on Bob Moses Photo TV Exclusive: The Great Facts of THE GREAT SOCIETY- Tramell Tillman on Bob Moses
by Nicole Rosky - November 11, 2019

the political giants they play onstage. Today, watch as Tramell Tillman gives us a lesson on Bob Moses....


George Trowbridge Author of Striking Eight Bells: A Vietnam Memoir, Won the Award for Photo George Trowbridge Author of Striking Eight Bells: A Vietnam Memoir, Won the Award for Best Overall Book of 2018 for Richter Publishing
by Robert Diamond - November 16, 2018

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BWW Review: MISS SAIGON at Majestic Theatre Photo BWW Review: MISS SAIGON at Majestic Theatre
by Kathy Strain - January 09, 2020

Many people in attendance at the performance of MISS SAIGON at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio have vivid memories of the Vietnam War. Many may have actually fought over there, many protested in the United States in antiwar demonstrations, while others may have been living in the fighting zones ...


Popra Nakayama Stars In The Off Broadway Musical WAR + LOVERS Photo Popra Nakayama Stars In The Off Broadway Musical WAR + LOVERS
by Stephi Wild - August 23, 2018

CDancer/Actor Popra Nakayama starred as Li Ming Song in a recent production of the off Broadway musical, War+Lovers, held from August 14-18 at the long-running theatre in New York City, Theatre Row....


IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS Explores True Life Struggles Of Women Veterans Photo IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS Explores True Life Struggles Of Women Veterans
by A.A. Cristi - October 30, 2019

Veterans Day honors those who served our country, but how many of us know the personal stories of those who served?...


Rainbow Theatre Project Kicks Off Season With BLUE CAMP Photo Rainbow Theatre Project Kicks Off Season With BLUE CAMP
by Julie Musbach - September 12, 2019

Rainbow Theatre Project will begin the 2019-2020 season with the world premiere production of Tim Caggiano and Jack Calvin Hanna's Blue Camp, a play that takes audiences inside of the blue barracks on a U.S. Army base. Blue Camp will run October 31 a?" November 24, 2019 at the Thurgood Marshall Gall...


David Mixner To Receive Lifetime Legend Award At GMCLA 40/STONEWALL 50 Concert Photo David Mixner To Receive Lifetime Legend Award At GMCLA 40/STONEWALL 50 Concert
by A.A. Cristi - June 21, 2019

Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA), one of the country's longest-running and largest LGBTQ arts organizations, will honor David Mixner, a leader in LGBTQ and civil rights for the past 60 years with its Lifetime Legend award for six decades of activism, service, and leadership, at its upcoming g...


ROLLING THUNDER VIETNAM Concert To Tour Australia Photo ROLLING THUNDER VIETNAM Concert To Tour Australia
by A.A. Cristi - October 09, 2019

Australian concert drama Rolling Thunder Vietnam a?" Songs That Defined A Generation returns for a strictly-limited tour in March-April 2020, including the Queensland Performing Arts Centre [QPAC] in Brisbane, Hamer Hall in Melbourne and the new Coliseum Theatre in Western Sydney....


Smithsonian Channel to Honor American Veterans with GUN TRUCKS OF VIETNAM and THE LOS Photo Smithsonian Channel to Honor American Veterans with GUN TRUCKS OF VIETNAM and THE LOST TAPES
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 06, 2018

Smithsonian Channel is set to honor American veterans this November with two premieres offering unique perspectives and new insights on crucial aspects of the Vietnam War. One-hour special GUN TRUCKS OF VIETNAM premieres Sunday, November 11 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and explores the ingenuity of American serv...


John A. Emery MD Releases Medical Memoir A SURGEON'S LIFE WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER Photo John A. Emery MD Releases Medical Memoir A SURGEON'S LIFE WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER
by Julie Musbach - June 10, 2019

John A. Emery MD announces his medical memoir, A Surgeon's Life With Bipolar Disorder....


Cursed Earth Unleashes New Single FEAR, Announces New Mixtape Photo Cursed Earth Unleashes New Single FEAR, Announces New Mixtape
by Tori Hartshorn - April 03, 2019

From the nightmare depths Cursed Earth return, faceless and fuelled by hate. Their forthcoming mixtape The Deathbed Sessions features guest appearances from Larissa Stupar (Venom Prison), Matt Honeycutt (Kublai Khan), Joel Birch (The Amity Affliction), Booka Nile & Sean Harmanis (Make Them Suffer), ...


BWW Review: Steven Levenson's Charming and Funny DAYS OF RAGE Takes a Sentimental Loo Photo BWW Review: Steven Levenson's Charming and Funny DAYS OF RAGE Takes a Sentimental Look at Young '60s Activists
by Michael Dale - October 31, 2018

'I hate white people,' blurts out a diminutive, small-voiced white teenager, trying to convince the white activist she just met that she would be a valuable addition to his commune. 'I can't help it. I always have.'...


Little Theatre Of Norfolk Pays Tribute To Women's History In A PIECE OF MY HEART Photo Little Theatre Of Norfolk Pays Tribute To Women's History In A PIECE OF MY HEART
by Stephi Wild - February 29, 2020

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VIDEO: DCPA Theatre Company Presents Qui Nguyen's VIETGONE Photo VIDEO: DCPA Theatre Company Presents Qui Nguyen's VIETGONE
by A.A. Cristi - August 30, 2018

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) presents the Theater Company's production of the 'raucous, immensely moving comedy' (The New York Times) Vietgone by Qui Nguyen....






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