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TheatreWorks AD Makes Directorial Debut With GEM OF THE OCEAN in April
by Stephi Wild - February 04, 2022 TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner August Wilson's sweeping drama Gem of the Ocean. This seminal classic will be directed by Artistic Director Tim Bond, a close friend of the late playwright and a leading interpreter of his work, making his TheatreWorks dir... 
American Masters to Premiere Alvin Ailey Documentary
by Michael Major - December 20, 2021 American Masters: Ailey is a portrait of the legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey (1931-1989), a trailblazing pioneer who founded his influential studio Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1958 at age 27. Using previously unheard audio interviews recorded in the last year of Ailey’s life, the docum... 
PassinArt A Theatre Company Will Present August Wilson's SEVEN GUITARS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 20, 2020 A Theatre Company presents Seven Guitars by Pulitzer winning playwright August Wilson takes an in-depth look at the plight of African Americans through the lives of seven African American characters during the nineteen forties in Pittsburgh after attending the funeral of a friend. The play reveals f... 
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre Announces 2021 Fall Concert Series
by A.A. Cristi - September 22, 2021 Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre has announced a season of performance that will engage audiences in magnetic human stories at once new & deeply familiar. ... 
Photos & Video: Utah Shakespeare Festival Presents RAGTIME
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 01, 2021 Utah Shakespeare Festival is presenting Ragtime, now running through September 11 at the Randall L. Jones Theatre. The worlds of a wealthy white couple, a Jewish immigrant father and daughter, and an African-American ragtime musician intertwine and sometimes collide as they seek the American dream a... 
VIDEO: HBO Releases Documentary A CHOICE OF WEAPONS: INSPIRED BY GORDON PARKS Trailer
by Michael Major - November 03, 2021 A Choice Of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks explores the enduring legacy of photographer, writer, composer, activist and filmmaker, Gordon Parks, and spotlights his visionary work and its impact on the next generation of artists.... 
Becky and Baldwin Presents OTHER MONOLOGUES Virtual Theatre Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 12, 2020 Becky and Baldwina??s Other Monologues Virtual Series a?" a week-long digital showcase of monologues by Mara De La Rosa (creator of OutfestNowa??s a?oeBAES Welcomea??) and Nicholas Pilapil. Other Monologues will feature performances by some of Los Angelesa?? most exciting talent in comedy and theate... 
Chelsea Symphony Concert to Feature Works by Contemporary Female Composers in Honor of International Women's Day
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 06, 2020 In honor of International Women's Day, The Chelsea Symphony's March 6 and 7, 2020 concert series, Songs of Hope, feature compositions by contemporary American female composers whose work captures the American experience.... 
FREEDOM RIDERS Featuring John Lewis and C.T. Vivian Streaming on PBS.org
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 20, 2020 In honor of the recent passing of two of the original Freedom Riders, longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis and the Reverend C.T. Vivian, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE announced today that it will stream Stanley Nelson's Freedom Riders beginning today, Monday, July 20 on PBS.org and the PBS Video App....
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre Announces 2021 Fall Concert Series
by A.A. Cristi - September 22, 2021 Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre has announced a season of performance that will engage audiences in magnetic human stories at once new & deeply familiar. ... 
Grits Entertainment and The Sheen Center Present Angela Polite's MARY SPEAKS
by A.A. Cristi - August 10, 2021 From August 9-15, Grits Entertainment, LLC and The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture will present Angela Polite's play Mary Speaks for online streaming.... 
Fisk Jubilee Singers Celebrate the Release of 'Heritage & Honor: 150 Year Story of The Fisk Jubilee Singers'
by A.A. Cristi - June 30, 2022 Nashville's earliest music ambassadors, the Fisk Jubilee Singers, celebrated the release a limited-edition commemorative book, Heritage & Honor: 150 Year Story of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, with an unveiling ceremony at Fisk University on Wednesday.... 
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE THE VOTE, Featuring the Voices of Audra McDonald, Laura Linney, and More, Begins Today
by Stephi Wild - July 06, 2020 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The Vote, a new four-hour, two-part documentary series, tells the dramatic story of the epic - and surprisingly unfamiliar - crusade waged by American women for the right to vote.... 
Santa Rosa Symphony to Present AMERICAN RHAPSODY
by Stephi Wild - February 09, 2022 The Green Music Center will return to live performances on February 18 with the Santa Rosa Symphony in American Rhapsody. The concert will feature Aram Demirjian, guest conductor as well as Michelle Cann, piano.... 
PBS to Air Encore Broadcast of American Experience's STONEWALL UPRISING
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 30, 2019 When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in Greenwich Village in New York City on June 28, 1969, the street erupted into violent protests that lasted for days. The Stonewall riots, as they came to be known, marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement in the Un... 
PBS Summer Slate Celebrates the Cultural, Technological Milestones of Summer of 1969
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 02, 2019 PBS, America's home for documentary film, is telling the story of '69 with a special summer slate commemorating the cultural milestones and technological triumphs of 50 years ago.... 
WORLD Channel Presents New Digital Series THE CONVERSATION REMIX
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 15, 2021 WORLD Channel — the diverse multicast platform helping public media audiences better understand the different cultures, lifestyles, and people in an ever-evolving global community — invites new voices to join the conversation on race with the new digital series, The Conversation Remix. ... 
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Receives Grant From Gulf Coast Community Foundation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 10, 2020 Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe recently received an Arts Appreciation Grant of $30,000 from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. The grant will support WBTT's operations as well as the costs associated with its 2020-2021 season.... 
Shakespeare & Company to Present BREAKING DAWN: THE AMERICAN MYTH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 04, 2021 Shakespeare & Company will present the virtual performance Breaking Dawn: The American Myth, a film and accompanying audiocasts by The NET, through Saturday, Nov. 21.... 
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: CITIZEN HEARST to Premiere on PBS
by Michael Major - September 08, 2021 The documentary follows William Randolph Hearst, who controlled the largest media empire in the country in the 1930s: 28 newspapers, a movie studio, a syndicated wire service, radio stations, and 13 magazines. He used his communications stronghold to achieve political power unprecedented in the indu... 
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... 
SUMMER OF SOUL Documentary Headed to Searchlight Pictures and Hulu
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 05, 2021 The acquisition is for worldwide rights, with the film set for theatrical release as well as exclusively streaming on Hulu in the U.S. and internationally on Star and Star+.... 
BWW Exclusive: Renée Elise Goldsberry Narrates Marian Anderson Documentary VOICE OF FREEDOM
by Sarah Leiber - February 15, 2021 Produced by Rob Rapley and executive produced by Cameo George, Voice of Freedom premieres Monday, February 15, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS Video App.... 
Showtime Documentary Films Announces New Docu-Series GOSSIP Starring Cindy Adams
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 26, 2019 SHOWTIME Documentary Films today announced a new limited docu-series, GOSSIP STARRING CINDY ADAMS (w/t), profiling the longtime columnist whose work at the New York Post made her the reigning queen of gossip. Imagine's Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are executive producing, with Emmy and BAFTA® nominee...
SUMMER OF SOUL Documentary Headed to Searchlight Pictures and Hulu
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 05, 2021 The acquisition is for worldwide rights, with the film set for theatrical release as well as exclusively streaming on Hulu in the U.S. and internationally on Star and Star+.... |
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