Latest Articles About American Masters on PBS
AMERICAN MASTERS to Premiere Jascha Heifetz: GOD'S FIDDLER on PBS, 4/16
by Caryn Robbins - March 24, 2015 ?Emmy- and Peabody-winning filmmaker Peter Rosen (American Masters - Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes, The Cliburn: Playing on the Edge) uncovers the story of legendary musician Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987), the first truly modern violin virtuoso, for THIRTEEN's American Masters...
John Leguizamo, Billy Joel, Kim Cattrall & More Featured on PBS's THE BOOMER LIST Tonight
by TV News Desk - September 23, 2014 From the time of its birth, the baby boomer generation (1946-1964) has significantly and uniquely changed our world. 2014 marks an important shift in American culture, as the last boomers turn 50. American Masters: The Boomer List, premiering nationwide tonight, September 23, 9-10:30 p.m. on PBS (ch...
PBS to Air MASTERPIECE's 'Wolf Hall' Starring Tony-Award Winner Mark Rylance
by Caryn Robbins - November 19, 2014 PBS will host two days of press conferences featuring Damian Lewis, who plays Henry VIII in MASTERPIECE's "Wolf Hall," starring Tony-Award winner Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell...
PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS to Present Memoriam Tribute to Joan Rivers, 9/23
by Caryn Robbins - September 18, 2014 American Masters will present an In Memoriam tribute broadcast of Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) on Tuesday, September 23, 10:30 p.m.-12 midnight on PBS (check local listings)....
VIDEO: PBS's MAKE 'EM LAUGH Shares Never-Before-Seen Video of Joan Rivers
by Caryn Robbins - September 24, 2014 Conducted on November 16, 2006, this never before seen interview outtake is from the archives of the six-hour PBS comedy series MAKE 'EM LAUGH: The Funny Business of America....
DVR Alert: Tony & Pulitzer-Winning Playwright August Wilson Featured on PBS's American Masters Tonight
by TV News Desk - February 20, 2015 THIRTEEN's American Masters series and Pittsburgh PBS affiliate WQED join forces to explore the life and legacy of playwright August Wilson (April 27, 1945 - October 2, 2005) -- the man some call America's Shakespeare...
PBS's August Wilson Documentary THE GROUND ON WHICH I STAND Out Today on DVD
by TV News Desk - February 24, 2015 The DVD is available today, February 24, from PBS Distribution. The documentary is now available to view online....
John Leguizamo, Billy Joel, Kim Cattrall & More Featured on PBS's THE BOOMER LIST Tonight
by TV News Desk - September 23, 2014 From the time of its birth, the baby boomer generation (1946-1964) has significantly and uniquely changed our world. 2014 marks an important shift in American culture, as the last boomers turn 50. American Masters: The Boomer List, premiering nationwide tonight, September 23, 9-10:30 p.m. on PBS (ch...
Misty Copeland & More Featured in Ric Burns' American Ballet Theatre Documentary on THIRTEEN, 5/15
by Caryn Robbins - May 06, 2015 THIRTEEN's American Masters series teams up with Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns to co-produce a new documentary about American Ballet Theatre (ABT) in honor of its 75th anniversary....
PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS Presents Memoriam Tribute to Joan Rivers Tonight
by TV News Desk - September 23, 2014 Immediately following tonight's 9-10:30 p.m. PBS premiere of Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' new documentary American Masters: The Boomer List, AMERICAN MASTERS will present an In Memoriam tribute broadcast of Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) tonight, September 23, 10:30 p.m.-12 midnight on PBS (chec...
John Leguizamo, Billy Joel, Kim Cattrall & More Featured on PBS's THE BOOMER LIST Tonight
by TV News Desk - September 23, 2014 From the time of its birth, the baby boomer generation (1946-1964) has significantly and uniquely changed our world. 2014 marks an important shift in American culture, as the last boomers turn 50. American Masters: The Boomer List, premiering nationwide tonight, September 23, 9-10:30 p.m. on PBS (ch...
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Phylicia Rashad and More in PBS's August Wilson Special
by TV News Desk - February 09, 2015 THIRTEEN's AMERICAN MASTERS series and Pittsburgh PBS affiliate WQED join forces to explore the life and legacy of playwright August Wilson (April 27, 1945 - October 2, 2005) -- the man some call America's Shakespeare -- from his roots as an activist and poet to his indelible mark on Broadway. 'AMER...
Martha Marchena Plays Latin American Classics at the Koubek Theater Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2014 Martha Marchena will perform Latin American classics tonight, October 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Koubek Theater....
American Ballet Theatre Documentary to Premiere Nationwide on PBS, 5/15
by Matt Smith - May 06, 2015 THIRTEEN's American Masters series teams up with Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns to co-produce a new documentary about American Ballet Theatre (ABT) in honor of its 75th anniversary. ...
AMERICAN MASTERS: AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE World Premiere Screening Set for 3/23 at the Kennedy Center
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2015 The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage hosts the World Premiere screening of American Masters: American Ballet Theatre on Monday, March 23 at 6:00 P.M. in the Terrace Theater at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C....
VIDEO: John Leguizamo Talks New PBS Special BABY BOOMERS on 'Today'
by Caryn Robbins - September 22, 2014 Actor and comedian John Leguizamo is part of the new PBS Documentary AMERICAN MASTERS: THE BOOMER LIST that celebrates the lives of 19 baby boomers....
THIRTEEN's American Masters to Premiere Documentary 'Bing Crosby Rediscovered', 11/2
by Caryn Robbins - November 19, 2014 Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903-October 14, 1977) was, without doubt, the most popular and influential multimedia star of the first half of the 20th century. For more than three decades, through radio, film, television and records, he reigned supreme....
Martha Marchena to Play Latin American Classics at the Koubek Theater, 10/17
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2014 Martha Marchena will perform Latin American classics on Friday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Koubek Theater....
AMERICAN MASTERS Premieres Jascha Heifetz: GOD'S FIDDLER on PBS Tonight
by TV News Desk - April 16, 2015 Emmy- and Peabody-winning filmmaker Peter Rosen (American Masters - Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes, The Cliburn: Playing on the Edge) uncovers the story of legendary musician Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987), the first truly modern violin virtuoso, for THIRTEEN's American Masters ...
PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS to Present Memoriam Tribute to Joan Rivers, 9/23
by Caryn Robbins - September 18, 2014 American Masters will present an In Memoriam tribute broadcast of Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) on Tuesday, September 23, 10:30 p.m.-12 midnight on PBS (check local listings)....
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company Receives NEA Grant
by Tyler Peterson - May 11, 2015 Through its grant-making to thousands of nonprofits each year, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) promotes opportunities for people in communities across America to experience the arts and exercise their creativity. Weston Playhouse Theatre Company is honored to be a spring 2015 grant recipie...
VIDEO: New Clips of John Leguizamo, Kim Cattrall and More in PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS: THE BOOMER LIST
by TV News Desk - September 15, 2014 American Masters: The Boomer List explores the story of the influential baby boomer generation (1946-1964) through the lives of 19 iconic boomers--one born each year of the baby boom. Subjects including Samuel L. Jackson, Billy Joel, Tommy Hilfiger, Amy Tan, Maria Shriver, Kim Cattrall, Erin Brockov...
Martha Marchena Plays Latin American Classics at the Koubek Theater Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2014 Martha Marchena will perform Latin American classics tonight, October 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Koubek Theater....
AMERICAN MASTERS Premieres Jascha Heifetz: GOD'S FIDDLER on PBS Tonight
by TV News Desk - April 16, 2015 Emmy- and Peabody-winning filmmaker Peter Rosen (American Masters - Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes, The Cliburn: Playing on the Edge) uncovers the story of legendary musician Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987), the first truly modern violin virtuoso, for THIRTEEN's American Masters ...
PBS to Premiere AMERICAN MASTERS - Dorothea Lange Documentary, 8/29
by Caryn Robbins - July 31, 2014 Her celebrated photograph 'Migrant Mother' is one of the most recognized and arresting images in the world, a haunting portrait that came to represent the suffering of America's Great Depression.... |