Latest Articles About American Masters on PBS
AMERICAN IDIOT Documentary, BROADWAY IDIOT, to Play 5/4 in Berkeley
by Kelsey Denette - April 12, 2013 Broadway Idiot, a documentary about the making of Berkeley Rep's acclaimed stage version of Green Day's American Idiot, debuted to stellar reviews at last month's South by Southwest Film Festival. Now it returns to the theatre where it all began as a benefit for Berkeley Rep's education and outreach...
THIRTEEN’s American Masters to Air First Film Bio of Media Mogul David Geffen, 11/20
by Tyler Peterson - November 14, 2012 David Geffen's far-reaching influence - as agent, manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and Broadway producer, and philanthropist - has helped shape American popular culture for the past four decades. Notoriously press and camera-shy, Geffen reveals himself for the first time in the new two-hou...
THIRTEEN Celebrates 50 Years in September
by Kelsey Denette - June 28, 2012 New York's THIRTEEN, the flagship station of PBS, celebrates 50 years....
Sister Rosetta Tharpe Set for Season 27 of THIRTEEN's American Masters
by Caryn Robbins - February 19, 2013 American Masters opens its 27th season with the story of African-American gospel singer and guitar virtuoso Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915-October 9, 1973)....
PBS' AMERICAN MASTERS: GORE VIDAL Now Available for Streaming
by Kelsey Denette - August 03, 2012 Beginning today, PBS and American Masters are making the 2003 documentary American Masters The Education of Gore Vidal available for streaming on the American Masters website (http://pbs.org/americanmasters) and PBS Video (http://pbs.org/video) to commemorate the life of the eclectic intellectual wh...
Streisand, New Hamlisch Doc & More Get PBS Fall Dates
by Caryn Robbins - May 09, 2013 PBS announced today a fall primetime line-up featuring a strong roster of wide-ranging programs. Among the exciting highlights will be "Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn" in which the legendary Barbra Streisand makes a historic homecoming back to Brooklyn at the new Barclays Center arena...
PBS to Present AMERICAN MASTERS: INVENTING DAVID GEFFEN, 11/20
by Caryn Robbins - October 16, 2012 THIRTEEN's American Masters presents the first film biography of media mogul David Geffen. The Emmy-winning filmmaker Susan Lacy's new documentary features candid interviews with Geffen, Cher, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Elton John, Don Henley, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Nora Ephron, Mike Nichols,...
STAGE TUBE: Preview AMERICAN MASTERS MARILYN MONROE: STILL LIFE, Airing on PBS Tonight, 8/5
by Movies News Desk - August 05, 2012 PBS presents a special encore of the award-winning 2006 documentary American Masters Marilyn Monroe: Still Life tonight, August 5 from 8-9 p.m, nationwide on PBS and in the New York metro area on THIRTEEN to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Monroe's death (8/5/62). Get preview of the documentary,...
Streisand, New Hamlisch Doc & More Get PBS Fall Dates
by Caryn Robbins - May 09, 2013 PBS announced today a fall primetime line-up featuring a strong roster of wide-ranging programs. Among the exciting highlights will be "Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn" in which the legendary Barbra Streisand makes a historic homecoming back to Brooklyn at the new Barclays Center arena...
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - JOFFREY: MAVERICKS OF AMERICAN DANCE, Premiering 12/28
by Caryn Robbins - December 05, 2012 JOFFREY: MAVERICKS OF AMERICAN DANCE will premiere Friday, December 28, 2012 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Mandy Patenkin narrates this American Masters special. Get a sneak peek below!...
THIRTEEN's 'American Masters' to Produce Mel Brooks Documentary, Set for PBS Premiere, May 2013
by TV News Desk - October 15, 2012 Brooks has agreed to throw himself into a new documentary about his storied career, giving American Masters exclusive interviews and complete access to his film archives. Slated to premiere May 2013 on PBS (check local listings), American Masters Mel Brooks (w.t.) features new interviews with Brooks...
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Broderick, Lane & More Featured on PBS's MEL BROOKS Special
by Caryn Robbins - March 11, 2013 Premiering nationwide Monday, May 20, 2013 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) on PBS (check local listings), American Masters Mel Brooks: Make a Noise features new interviews with Brooks, his friends and colleagues, including Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Cloris Leachman and Joan Rivers. Get a sneak peek below!...
VIDEO: First Look - Official Trailer for Green Day's BROADWAY IDIOT Documentary
by Caryn Robbins - February 13, 2013 Below, check out the first official trailer to the Green Day musical documentary, BROADWAY IDIOT, which follows the musical AMERICAN IDIOT's journey to Broadway....
BROADWAY OR BUST and More Highlight PBS' Fall 2012 Line-Up
by TV News Desk - May 15, 2012 The runaway British hit CALL THE MIDWIFE, a new drama that depicts midwifery in 1950s London, kicks off the PBS 2012 fall season with a six-part Sunday-night run that begins September 30. A production of BBC Worldwide and Neal Street Productions, MIDWIFE further strengthens PBS' hold on quality Sund...
Mandy Patinkin to Narrate PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS JOFFREY, 12/28
by Caryn Robbins - June 18, 2012 Mandy Patinkin will narrate PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS JOFFREY BALLET on Friday December 28th at 9pm. The special will cover the story of the first quintessentially American dance company founded by Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino, who pioneered a new dance philosophy....
Thirteen's AMERICAN MASTERS to Present 'Philip Roth: Unmasked,' 3/29
by Caryn Robbins - February 12, 2013 The film has its world theatrical premiere March 13-19 for one week only at Film Forum in New York City and premieres nationally Friday, March 29 at 9 pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings) in honor of Roth's 80th birthday....
PBS Presents JOHNNY CARSON: KING OF LATE NIGHT Documentary Tonight, 5/14
by TV News Desk - May 14, 2012 Two-time Emmy®-winning filmmaker Peter Jones explores his life, career, complexities, and contradictions in the two-hour documentary American Masters JOHNNY CARSON: KING OF LATE NIGHT premiering nationally tonight, May 14, 2012 at 9 pm (ET) on PBS (check local listings). 2012 marks the 50th annivers...
Mandy Patinkin Narrates PBS's MAVERICKS OF AMERICAN DANCE Tonight
by TV News Desk - December 28, 2012 American Masters Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance, premiering nationally tonight, December 28, 2012 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings), tells the story of the first quintessentially American dance company, the Joffrey Ballet....
INVENTING DAVID GEFFEN Premieres 11/20 on PBS
by Kelsey Denette - July 10, 2012 David Geffen's far-reaching influence - as agent, manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and Broadway producer, and philanthropist - has helped shape American popular culture for the past four decades....
Mandy Patinkin to Narrate PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS JOFFREY, 12/28
by Caryn Robbins - June 18, 2012 Mandy Patinkin will narrate PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS JOFFREY BALLET on Friday December 28th at 9pm. The special will cover the story of the first quintessentially American dance company founded by Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino, who pioneered a new dance philosophy....
PBS Announces Black History Month Special Programming
by Caryn Robbins - January 28, 2013 In celebration of Black History Month and as part of its year-round commitment to diverse programming, PBS today announced an on-air lineup commemorating the contributions of African Americans in music, dance, television and civil rights, providing an in-depth look at key figures and events that sh...
STAGE TUBE: Preview AMERICAN MASTERS MARILYN MONROE: STILL LIFE, Airing on PBS, 8/5
by Movies News Desk - August 01, 2012 PBS presents a special encore of the award-winning 2006 documentary American Masters Marilyn Monroe: Still Life this Sunday, August 5 from 8-9 p.m, nationwide on PBS and in the New York metro area on THIRTEEN to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Monroe's death (8/5/62). Get preview of the document...
Canyon Moon Theatre Presents IN SEARCH OF THE SACRED Benefit, 3/29
by Harmony Wheeler - March 21, 2012 Poetry is the language in which humanity explores its own amazement. Such explorations will unfold at 7 PM on Thursday, March 29th at the Canyon Moon Theatre in the Village of Oak Creek in the Outlet Mall on SR179. After weeks of planning by Mary Guaraldi, the Director-Producer will be opening the t...
Joel Grey to Narrate PBS's BROADWAY MUSICALS: A JEWISH LEGACY, 1/1
by Caryn Robbins - November 27, 2012 As Sir Robin carols merrily to King Arthur in Monty Python's Spamalot, 'In any great adventure, if you don't want to lose…you won't succeed on Broadway if you don't have any Jews.' Eric Idle's cheeky lyric, which unfailingly generated knowing guffaws from Broadway audiences, proves to be more than a...
VIDEO: Must Watch - Mel Brooks AMERICAN MASTERS on PBS May 20!
by Robert Diamond - May 19, 2013 We've got a MUST WATCH reminder for Monday night - American Masters Mel Brooks: Make a Noise, the newest film in the American Masters series, will premiere nationally Monday, May 20 at 9pm ET/PT on PBS(check local listings), and will be released on DVD by Shout! Factory on May 21.... |
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