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Stanley Nelson's FREEDOM SUMMER Coming to PBS Tonight
by TV News Desk - June 24, 2014 The Freedom Summer story reminds us that the movement that ended segregation was far more complex than most of us know,' says American Experience Executive Producer Mark Samels....
LOVE AND HIP HOP ATLANTA Stars Benzino and Althea Set for Rolling Out Magazine
by Caryn Robbins - September 15, 2014 “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” stars Althea Heart and Benzino should be used to that kind of nakedness. But today, they're trying out a different, slightly more literal, kind of nakedness: as they bare all for Rolling Out's camera, in an exclusive photo shoot....
American Experience to Present EDISON Edison
by Anna Bencivengo - December 17, 2014 By the time he died in 1931, Thomas Alva Edison was one of the most famous men in the world. The holder of more patents than any other inventor in history, Edison had amassed a fortune and achieved glory as the genius behind such revolutionary inventions as sound recording, motion pictures, and elec...
WSU and Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Team Up for FENCES Readings, 1/25
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2014 Wayne State University's Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance will present a staged reading of August Wilson's Tony-award winning play, Fences, at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. The readings take place at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2014, ...
CUNY TV's ASIAN AMERICAN LIFE to Feature KUNG FU's Cole Horibe, Begin. 3/7
by Tyler Peterson - March 04, 2014 CUNY TV's monthly ASIAN AMERICAN LIFE series - recently nominated for a New York Emmy® Award for Best Public/Current/Community Affairs Series - returns in March with an all-new interview with actor Cole Horibe, star of David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu, a new play about the late Bruce Lee, now in an exten...
Maria Bartiromo to Host ITALIAN AMERICANS OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY on WLIW21, THIRTEEN & NJTV
by Tyler Peterson - February 05, 2015 The largest Italian American population in the United States is found in New York and New Jersey. The new two-part series Italian Americans of New York and New Jersey - premiering on Tuesday, February 17th and 24th at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN, Sunday, February 15th and 22nd at 9 p.m. on WLIW21 and on Thur...
KILLING TIME IN SAUDI ARABIA by Matthew Heines is Released
by Christina Mancuso - November 03, 2014 From: Matthew D. Heines-Author, Teacher, Humorist. Who: Teacher/author Matthew D. Heines (Sequim High School/Washington State University graduate) Hometown: Sequim, Washington Military Service: Paratrooper/machine gunner-82nd Airborne Division Education: Washington State University-Bachelor...
Cast Announced for Jessica Dickey's THE GUARD at Ford's Theatre This Fall
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2015 Ford's Theatre Society today announced that Tim Getman (Round House's Rapture, Blister, Burn; Fool for Love), Mitchell Hebert (Ford's The Laramie Project), Josh Sticklin (Keegan Theatre's Midsummer Night's Riot), Kathryn Tkel (Kennedy Center's Mockingbird) and Craig Wallace (Ford's The Laramie Proje...
ASASSINS to Open Warner Stage Company's 2015-16 Next Month
by Tyler Peterson - August 04, 2015 Assassins lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, in a one-act historical 'revusical' that explores the dark side of the American experience....
WSU and Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Team Up for FENCES Readings Today
by BWW News Desk - January 25, 2014 Wayne State University's Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance will present a staged reading of August Wilson's Tony-award winning play, Fences, at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. The readings take place at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. tonight, January 25, 2014, and ...
Readings, Opera Excerpts and More Set for 'NOW HE BELONGS TO THE AGES' at Ford's Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2015 Ford's Theatre Society hosts Now He Belongs to the Ages: A Lincoln Commemoration, a moving tribute to President Abraham Lincoln on the 150th anniversary of his assassination -- tonight, April 14, 2015, at 9 p.m....
PBS's AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Presents Cold War Roadshow to Premiere 11/18
by Caryn Robbins - October 07, 2014 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Presents Cold War Roadshow premieres Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET on PBS...
Rory Kennedy's LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM to Air on Detroit Public TV Next Month; Sets 2 Public Screenings
by TV News Desk - March 27, 2015 There have been many movies and documentaries produced about the war in Vietnam, but none as inspiring and heart-wrenching as Rory Kennedy's Oscar-nominated film, Last Days in Vietnam, airing on Detroit Public Television/Ch. 56 on April 28 at 9 p.m. Presented by American Experience, the film tells t...
Rory Kennedy's LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM Hosts Two Public Screenings in Detroit
by TV News Desk - March 31, 2015 There have been many movies and documentaries produced about the war in Vietnam, but none as inspiring and heart-wrenching as Rory Kennedy's Oscar-nominated film, Last Days in Vietnam, airing on Detroit Public Television/Ch. 56 on April 28 at 9 p.m. Presented by American Experience, the film tells t...
Mixed Magic Theatre to Present A KWANZAA SONG, 12/11-21
by Tyler Peterson - November 19, 2014 Mixed Magic Theatre will present the 15TH ANNUAL production of A KWANZAA SONG from DECEMBER 11th-21st, Thursdays-Saturdays 7:30 pm | Sundays 3:00 pm....
PBS Premieres AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Presents Klansville U.S.A. Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 13, 2015 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Presents Klansville U.S.A. will premiere tonight, January 13, 2015 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET on PBS....
The Washington Ballet Presents the World Premiere of SLEEPY HOLLOW, 2/18-22
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2015 The Washington Ballet presents Sleepy Hollow, the third installation in its ongoing “The American Experience” series of developing original full-length ballets based on iconic American literary masterworks....
Deadline for Kumu Kahua Theatre's Annual Playwriting Contest Set for Today
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2014 ?Each year Kumu Kahua Theatre co-sponsors a playwriting contest with the University of Hawai'i at M?noa Theatre and Dance Department in its effort to bring new and exciting drama to the stage....
Rory Kennedy's LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM Airs on Detroit Public TV Tonight
by TV News Desk - April 28, 2015 There have been many movies and documentaries produced about the war in Vietnam, but none as inspiring and heart-wrenching as Rory Kennedy's Oscar-nominated film, Last Days in Vietnam, airing on Detroit Public Television/Ch. 56 tonight, April 28 at 9 p.m. Presented by American Experience, the film t...
PBS and CPB Expand Content and Resources to Support U.S. Veterans
by Caryn Robbins - May 07, 2014 PBS and CPB today announced the launch of a new veterans' initiative that features national content rolling out over several years, and local community engagement efforts to increase dialogue and solutions as our nation's veterans transition to civilian life....
CUNY TV's ASIAN AMERICAN LIFE to Feature KUNG FU's Cole Horibe, Begin. 3/7
by Tyler Peterson - March 04, 2014 CUNY TV's monthly ASIAN AMERICAN LIFE series - recently nominated for a New York Emmy® Award for Best Public/Current/Community Affairs Series - returns in March with an all-new interview with actor Cole Horibe, star of David Henry Hwang's Kung Fu, a new play about the late Bruce Lee, now in an exten...
Raven Theatre Company to Offer ALL MY SONS Benefit Performance, 9/28
by Tyler Peterson - September 05, 2014 Raven Theatre Company will open its 31st season with a benefit performance on Sunday, September 28th. Tickets at $60.00 will include a performance of All My Sons by Arthur Miller and a pre-show reception that will give a nod to the play's s post-WW II era setting. The reception, beginning at 1:45 pm...
The Washington Ballet Presents the World Premiere of SLEEPY HOLLOW, Now thru 2/22
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2015 The Washington Ballet presents Sleepy Hollow, the third installation in its ongoing "The American Experience" series of developing original full-length ballets based on iconic American literary masterworks....
VIDEO: First Look - PBS's AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: WALT DISNEY, Premiering 9/14
by Caryn Robbins - June 04, 2015 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE offers an unprecedented look at the life and legacy of one of America's most enduring and influential storytellers in Walt Disney, a new two-part, four-hour film premiering Monday and Tuesday, September 14-15, 2015...
Philadelphia Debut of Prison Drama V TO X
by Sally Henry Fuller - August 29, 2015 According to the 2010 U.S. census, for every 100 black women age 25-54, there are approximately 83 black men in society.... |
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