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Unearthed Films Brings THE UNTOLD STORY to the U.S. Photo Unearthed Films Brings THE UNTOLD STORY to the U.S.
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 22, 2020

In 1978 in Hong Kong, a grisly murder takes place. Eight years later on a Macao beach, kids discover the severed hands of a fresh victim....


Golden Globe and Emmy Award Winner Julianna Margulies Tapped for National Geographic Photo Golden Globe and Emmy Award Winner Julianna Margulies Tapped for National Geographic Scripted Series THE HOT ZONE
by Tori Hartshorn - July 26, 2018

Golden Globe and Emmy Award Winner Julianna Margulies Tapped for National Geographic Scripted Series THE HOT ZONE...


EXTINCTION With Sir David Attenborough Will Premiere on PBS Photo EXTINCTION With Sir David Attenborough Will Premiere on PBS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 25, 2021

Presented by Sir David Attenborough, the program reveals how this crisis has grave consequences for us all—threatening food and water security, reducing our ability to control our climate, and putting us at greater risk of deadly pandemic diseases, including COVID-19. ...


Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Goldwyn, & More to Participate in Celebrity Comedy Benefit Photo Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Goldwyn, & More to Participate in Celebrity Comedy Benefit
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 23, 2020

The biggest names in comedy are coming together to help health workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic with a special virtual comedy fest on Friday, May 1....


National Geographic Gives Season Two Order to THE HOT ZONE Photo National Geographic Gives Season Two Order to THE HOT ZONE
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 11, 2020

National Geographic announced today that 'The Hot Zone,' the network's highest-rated scripted series to date, has been greenlit for a second season, which will focus on the anthrax attacks of 2001....


The Kitchen Presents Marianna Ellenberg's PAWEL & EBOLA Photo The Kitchen Presents Marianna Ellenberg's PAWEL & EBOLA
by Julie Musbach - January 25, 2018

The Kitchen presents Marianna Ellenberg's Pawel & Ebola, a new play that tells the story of the imagined offspring of neurologist and famed hysteric -photographer Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot in order to examine trauma and how notions of hysteria have been projected onto women from fin-de-si cle France ...


Discovery's INVISIBLE KILLERS Premieres March 29 on Discovery and Science Channel Photo Discovery's INVISIBLE KILLERS Premieres March 29 on Discovery and Science Channel
by Macon Prickett - February 21, 2018

Viruses have shaped our health and our history, and, despite all the tools of modern medicine, they continue to kill millions of people every year. Influenza, smallpox, and Ebola are among the three most lethal viruses ever to have plagued mankind. Each has taken a devastatingly large toll on the hu...


Alexander Upstairs Announces SELWYN AND GABRIEL Photo Alexander Upstairs Announces SELWYN AND GABRIEL
by Julie Musbach - March 20, 2018

After sold out performances in September 2017, Selwyn & Gabriel returns to the Alexander Bar....


Round House Theatre Announces New 2020-2021 Season Photo Round House Theatre Announces New 2020-2021 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 16, 2020

Round House Theatre has announced a new lineup of plays, conversations, and education offerings for its 43rd Season, which includes digital programming for the fall and winter and a return to live productions in its Bethesda theatre in spring 2021. ...


PBS to Premiere Dr. Anthony Fauci Documentary Photo PBS to Premiere Dr. Anthony Fauci Documentary
by Michael Major - July 27, 2022

Now, the new documentary American Masters: Tony – A Year in the Life of Dr. Anthony Fauci captures the most prominent physician in America at work  over a period of 14 months, beginning with Inauguration Day 2021, as he strives to improve national public health....


See What's Coming to NatGeo's End-of-Year Programming Photo See What's Coming to NatGeo's End-of-Year Programming
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 18, 2019

That's a wrap! National Geographic is saying goodbye to 2019 with some of your all-time favorite NGC programs of the year. From the dangerously frigid Alaskan terrain to the 3,200-foot summit of El Capitan, explore breathtaking sights, heart-pounding adventure and groundbreaking science from whereve...


Discovery Shines a Light on Three Deadly Viruses and Their Potential for Catastrophic Photo Discovery Shines a Light on Three Deadly Viruses and Their Potential for Catastrophic Outbreaks in INVISIBLE KILLERS
by Tori Hartshorn - February 21, 2018

Discovery Shines a Light on Three Deadly Viruses and Their Potential for Catastrophic Outbreaks in INVISIBLE KILLERS...


PBS's POV Series Presents the Documentary SURVIVORS Photo PBS's POV Series Presents the Documentary SURVIVORS
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 24, 2018

The 2014 Ebola outbreak is remembered as one of the most widely feared epidemics in recent memory. As the virus spread through West Africa, hysterical media reports outside the region fanned the flames of anxiety. However, according to Sierra Leonean filmmaker Arthur Pratt, the “role that locals pla...


Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning Continues 2023 “Global Issues” Series With Ed Photo Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning Continues 2023 “Global Issues” Series With Educational Lectures, February 1-28
by A.A. Cristi - February 13, 2023

2023 marks the 52nd season of Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning’s (SILL) “Global Issues” series. This hard-hitting series, which runs January 10-March 31, features 25 internationally renowned experts discussing a vast range of domestic and global issues. This month’s lectures feature front-pag...


MOAD MDC To Open Renovated Galleries With New Exhibitions, New Mission And New Identi Photo MOAD MDC To Open Renovated Galleries With New Exhibitions, New Mission And New Identity
by Julie Musbach - March 28, 2018

Museum of Art and Design at Miami Dade College (MOAD) will inaugurate its newly renovated galleries with two outstanding exhibitions, By the People: Designing a Better America and This Situation, a work by the acclaimed British-German artist Tino Sehgal. The reopening of MOAD's facility in the histo...


THE LOH DOWN ON SCIENCE: SPECIAL PANDEMIC EDITION Launches Today Photo THE LOH DOWN ON SCIENCE: SPECIAL PANDEMIC EDITION Launches Today
by Stephi Wild - April 23, 2020

Inspired by listener requests in times of the coronavirus, coupled with the advent of Earth Day, THE LOH DOWN ON SCIENCE is launching a limited radio/podcast series called THE LOH DOWN ON SCIENCE: SPECIAL PANDEMIC EDITION (ldospandemicedition.org) on April 22 for eight weeks....


BWW Review: THE CATASTROPHIST at Round House Theatre and Marin Theatre Company Photo BWW Review: THE CATASTROPHIST at Round House Theatre and Marin Theatre Company
by Hannah Wing - January 28, 2021

The Catastrophist, co-produced by Round House Theatre and Marin Theatre Company, and directed by Jasson Minadakis, is a surreal and emotional glimpse into Dr. Wolfe’s passion of preventing catastrophe before it happens....


Read Excerpts from Stage Manager Richard Hester's HOLD, PLEASE: STAGE MANAGING A PAND Photo Read Excerpts from Stage Manager Richard Hester's HOLD, PLEASE: STAGE MANAGING A PANDEMIC
by Team BWW - April 16, 2022

Veteran Broadway Stage Manager Richard Hester (Jersey Boys) has just release 'Hold, Please: Stage Managing A Pandemic,' a memoir of the year Broadway went dark....


Marin Theatre Company & Round House Theatre Announce Extension Of THE CATASTROPHIST Photo Marin Theatre Company & Round House Theatre Announce Extension Of THE CATASTROPHIST
by A.A. Cristi - February 23, 2021

Due to popular ticket demand, Marin Theatre Company and Round House Theatre announced the extension of Lauren M. Gunderson's The Catastrophist, the hit world premiere digital co-production based on the life and work of award-winning “virus hunter” Nathan Wolfe. Filmed on stage at Marin's Boyer Theat...


International Women's Media Foundation Presents 2018 Courage In Journalism Awards Photo International Women's Media Foundation Presents 2018 Courage In Journalism Awards
by A.A. Cristi - October 25, 2018

The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) today honored several outstanding female journalists at the 2018 Courage in Journalism Awards luncheon at Cipriani 42nd Street. This year's honorees included news agency JINHA founder, Zehra Do?an, U.S. freelance photojournalist, Meridith Kohut, unde...


PBS Series POV Announces 31st Season Including BILL NYE: SCIENCE GUY, DARK MONEY, & M Photo PBS Series POV Announces 31st Season Including BILL NYE: SCIENCE GUY, DARK MONEY, & More
by Macon Prickett - April 11, 2018

The creative, fighting spirit is alive and well in 2018. The newest slate of documentary films from PBS television series POV arrives this June with a lineup of empowering and moving stories about the strength of art and activism. From scientists setting out to save the planet to hip-hop artists car...


THE SURPRISE SHOW Hosted By Nicholas Wallace Hits The Staircase Photo THE SURPRISE SHOW Hosted By Nicholas Wallace Hits The Staircase
by Julie Musbach - September 03, 2019

What is scarier than performing new material? Well - Ebola; deep dark water; lots of things, actually. Regardless, trying out new material is still scary. Illusionist Nicholas Wallace, known for enjoying a scare, will launch a weekly show where he and special guests will do that scary thing: tackle ...


Two Black Women Take On Oscar Wilde's Comedy THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST At Tara Photo Two Black Women Take On Oscar Wilde's Comedy THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST At Tara Theatre
by Stephi Wild - January 23, 2019

Two Gents Productions and Tara Arts are delighted to present their co-production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest which has its London Premiere at Tara Theatre from 27 February- 16 March 2019 with press night on 28 February at 7.30pm....


Internationally-Renowned South African Artist William Kentridge Brings Exhibit To MOA Photo Internationally-Renowned South African Artist William Kentridge Brings Exhibit To MOAD MDC
by Stephi Wild - April 25, 2018

The renowned and recently revamped Museum of Art and Design (MOAD) at Miami Dade College (MDC) will present More Sweetly Play the Dance, a video installation by the internationally-renowned South African artist William Kentridge. More Sweetly Play the Dance encircles viewers in a procession of movin...


Austin Playhouse Announces THE CATASTROPHIST Photo Austin Playhouse Announces THE CATASTROPHIST
by A.A. Cristi - February 24, 2022

Austin Playhouse announces the return to live performance with The Catastrophist directed by Austin Playhouse Founder Don Toner and starring Company Member and new Co-Associate Artistic Director, Ben Wolfe. ...






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