News on your favorite shows, specials & more!

ABRAHAM LINCOLN - PAGE 2

Abraham Lincoln small logo


The HISTORY Channel's three-night documentary event Abraham Lincoln will be a definitive biography of the 16th president, the man who led the country during its bloodiest war and greatest crisis.

- Source TVMaze

BWW Feature: Ford's Theatre Brings DC's Theatrical Rite of Spring ONE DESTINY Off the Photo BWW Feature: Ford's Theatre Brings DC's Theatrical Rite of Spring ONE DESTINY Off the Stage and Into Your Homes
by Elliot Lanes - February 16, 2021

As the pandemic wears on I have been thinking about what I am going to miss as spring approaches. Certain things such as being able to view the cherry blossoms in person, giving directions to the National Zoo as a lost tourist stands in front of a sign saying “Zoo this way” are just two examples....


Servant Stage Presents THE CIVIL WAR in Concert Photo Servant Stage Presents THE CIVIL WAR in Concert
by Stephi Wild - January 07, 2021

Servant Stage will bring a virtual production of the Broadway musical The Civil War to the community. This thrilling dramatic theatrical concert draws on letters, diaries, firsthand accounts, and the words of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Walt Whitman to put a human face on the greatest t...


Juneteenth Celebration Highlights Culture and History at Fair Park Photo Juneteenth Celebration Highlights Culture and History at Fair Park
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2022

The Blair Foundation and the Elite News will host the North Texas Juneteenth Celebration, March, and Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2022, from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm at Fair Park. ...


Ford's Theater Announces Dates For Radio Play NECESSARY SACRIFICES Photo Ford's Theater Announces Dates For Radio Play NECESSARY SACRIFICES
by A.A. Cristi - March 23, 2021

Ford's Theatre has announced an audio drama adaptation of Richard Hellesen's Necessary Sacrifices, featuring acclaimed Washington actors Craig Wallace as Frederick Douglass and Paul Morella as Abraham Lincoln. Psalmayene 24 makes his Ford's directorial debut. ...


NBC to Develop Series Based on ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER Character Photo NBC to Develop Series Based on ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER Character
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 11, 2018

NBC is developing a series based on a “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' character, according to Variety....


Greenwich House Hosts JUNETEENTH JUBILEE An Outdoor, All-Ages Arts Celebration Photo Greenwich House Hosts JUNETEENTH JUBILEE An Outdoor, All-Ages Arts Celebration
by A.A. Cristi - June 03, 2022

On Friday, June 17 at 4 PM, Greenwich House will host a “Juneteenth Jubilee” ahead of Juneteenth Independence Day (June 19). This commemorates the date in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger, accompanied by federal troops, arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Pro...


THE LINCOLNS OF SPRINGFIELD Comes to Springfield Ahead of Potential New York Run Photo THE LINCOLNS OF SPRINGFIELD Comes to Springfield Ahead of Potential New York Run
by Stephi Wild - March 28, 2023

Springfield, IL – historically significant as the State Capitol AND the place Abraham Lincoln called home from 1837-1861- when he began his tenure in The White House as one of the most lauded presidents in history-will serve as host for a joyous and riveting new musical love story....


Previews: Bipoc Play Reading Series to Feature LeAnne Howe at Straz' Teco Theatre Photo Previews: Bipoc Play Reading Series to Feature LeAnne Howe at Straz' Teco Theatre
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 17, 2023

In Savage Conversations, the President's largest mass execution of thirty-eight Dakota nightly haunts the First Lady. Although she has never met an American Indian, grappling with grief, she claims that a Savage Indian enters her bedroom, slashes her face and scalp, and is committed to Bellevue Plac...


NECESSARY SACRIFICES Extended At North Coast Repertory Theatre Photo NECESSARY SACRIFICES Extended At North Coast Repertory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - October 12, 2020

North Coast Rep's award-winning theatre located in Solana Beach, CA is doing innovative theatre during this time by being the first theatre in the US to film a live stage performance for streaming. ...


Jonathan Prince Sculpture Exhibit Opens at Chesterwood Photo Jonathan Prince Sculpture Exhibit Opens at Chesterwood
by Stephi Wild - July 07, 2022

Elemental Matters: The Sculpture of Jonathan Prince, will be on view July 1 - October 24, 2022 at Chesterwood. Featuring 12 monumental outdoor sculptures by Prince, Elemental Matters is Chesterwood's 44th annual contemporary sculpture show. ...


Choral Artists Of Sarasota Announces 2023-2024 Season; Tickets On Sale September 1 Photo Choral Artists Of Sarasota Announces 2023-2024 Season; Tickets On Sale September 1
by A.A. Cristi - August 10, 2023

Choral Artists of Sarasota's 45th season features six concerts in November, December, February, March, April and May. A season highlight includes the Florida premiere of “Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight” by Florence Price, an African-American composer whose works were lost during the middle of the...


JUNETEENTH JUBILEE to Take Place at Greenwich House Pottery Photo JUNETEENTH JUBILEE to Take Place at Greenwich House Pottery
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 13, 2022

On Friday, June 17 at 4 PM, Greenwich House will host a 'Juneteenth Jubilee' ahead of Juneteenth Independence Day (June 19)....


Roger Q. Mason's LAVENDER MEN Will Premiere in Los Angeles With Skylight Theatre and Photo Roger Q. Mason's LAVENDER MEN Will Premiere in Los Angeles With Skylight Theatre and Playwrights' Arena
by Stephi Wild - June 08, 2022

Acclaimed Black Filipinx playwright and Kilroys List honoree Roger Q. Mason will premiere their much-anticipated play Lavender Men with Skylight Theatre Company and Playwrights' Arena in Los Angeles, August 6-September 4....


VIDEO: Netflix Releases Season Three Date Announcement for JESSICA JONES Photo VIDEO: Netflix Releases Season Three Date Announcement for JESSICA JONES
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 29, 2019

Netflix announces that the final season of Marvel's Jessica Jones, the groundbreaking, award-winning series about a New York City private investigator with incredible strength, will launch on Friday, June 14. All 13 episodes will be released to Netflix members globally on this date....


Stage and Screen Actor Hal Holbrook Dies at 95 Photo Stage and Screen Actor Hal Holbrook Dies at 95
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2021

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actor Hal Holbrook has died at 95 years old....


Terence L. Cranert's New Musical THE LINCOLNS OF SPRINGFIELD To Open in Illinois This Photo Terence L. Cranert's New Musical THE LINCOLNS OF SPRINGFIELD To Open in Illinois This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 27, 2023

Terence L. Cranert's stirring new musical for the whole family, THE LINCOLNS OF SPRINGFIELD, premieres in Springfield, Illinois, with sights set on New York....


Photo Flash: Arena Stage's JQA Celebrates Opening Night Photo Photo Flash: Arena Stage's JQA Celebrates Opening Night
by Julie Musbach - March 19, 2019

Arena Stage's JQA celebrated opening night on March 15, 2019. Check out photos from the evening below!...


Stray Cat Opens Season 17 With Annie Baker's THE ANTIPODES Photo Stray Cat Opens Season 17 With Annie Baker's THE ANTIPODES
by Stephi Wild - August 23, 2018

Following the successes of her Pulitzer Prize-winning The Flick and her haunting and enigmatic John, Stray Cat once again brings the latest work by in-house favorite playwright Annie Baker. An unnamed conference room. A group of creators on an intense and intensely surreal brainstorming session for ...


Gene Gillette Performs in Greece in ARTAUD/VAN GOGH, Now Playing! Photo Gene Gillette Performs in Greece in ARTAUD/VAN GOGH, Now Playing!
by Stephi Wild - November 11, 2022

Broadway actor Gene Gillette is in Greece exclusively to perform the theatrical monologue 'Artaud/Van Gogh' under the direction of Ioli Andreadi in the Basement of the Art Theater “Karolos Koun” in Athens....


VIDEO: Watch A.J. Shively Sing 'Why Should I Die in Springtime' from PARADISE SQUARE Photo VIDEO: Watch A.J. Shively Sing 'Why Should I Die in Springtime' from PARADISE SQUARE
by Nicole Rosky - March 01, 2022

BroadwayWorld is very excited to bring you an exclusive sneak peek of the cast in action below. Watch as A.J. Shively performs 'Why Should I Die in Springtime', written by  Jason Howland, Nathan Tysen, and Masi Asare....


San Diego REP Extends Viewing for Aaron Posner's JQA Photo San Diego REP Extends Viewing for Aaron Posner's JQA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 31, 2020

San Diego Repertory Theatre (San Diego REP) announced today extended viewing access for the theatre’s filmed version of Aaron Posner’s play JQA. Directed by REP Artistic Director Sam Woodhouse, the film of Posner’s play about President John Quincy Adams will now be available for viewing through Nove...


LINCOLN 2020 Comes To The Hollywood Fringe Festival Photo LINCOLN 2020 Comes To The Hollywood Fringe Festival
by Stephi Wild - June 02, 2019

Announcing 'Lincoln 2020,' a sharp, interactive political comedy that satirizes our current political situation without ever using the T-word, premiering June 6th as part of the 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival....


BWW Review: NECESSARY SACRIFICES at Taproot Theatre Photo BWW Review: NECESSARY SACRIFICES at Taproot Theatre
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - September 22, 2019

NECESSARY SACRIFICES at Taproot Theater is both necessary and a gift to audiences. In a time of great division, this show reaches deep into the psyche of our nation and reminds us how even those with great differences can work together. With compelling dialogue, witty and heartfelt performances, and...


LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT In Concert Comes to Cooper Union April 8 Photo LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT In Concert Comes to Cooper Union April 8
by Julie Musbach - February 21, 2019

Letters to the President is a multi-composer song cycle in development with The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.  A concert presentation of the new work is set for Monday, April 8, 2019 at 7pm in the historic Great Hall at Cooper Union....


Ford's Theatre Hosts Annual Gala Photo Ford's Theatre Hosts Annual Gala
by Stephi Wild - June 02, 2019

Ford's Theatre Society celebrated the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln at its Annual Gala on Sunday evening, June 2, 2019, at Ford's Theatre (511 10th Street NW). For more than 40 years, the Society has hosted this bipartisan event, which provides crucial support to the non-profit's theatrical an...






Videos

Recommended For You