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New WNET Series 66TH & BROADWAY Premieres Tonight
by TV News Desk - February 05, 2015

New York City is a mecca for arts lovers and performing artists alike. Continuing its commitment to bringing arts programing to the New York metro area community, WNET has announced that it will debut the new local series 66th & Broadway....


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...


JULIE AND JULIA Among Reel 13's March Lineup
by Caryn Robbins - March 19, 2015

Academy Award-winning director and writer Nora Ephron's final film Julie and Julia leads the abbreviated lineup in March on Reel 13. The series was pre-empted on Saturday, March 7 and 14 due to special pledge programming....


Sutton Foster, Josh Groban & More Set for Documentary American Voices on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, 1/9
by Caryn Robbins - December 12, 2014

The art of singing is center stage in our country's popular culture: from Glee and 106 & Park to American Idol, The Voice, and Nashville, and even at sporting events and national ceremonies....


NATURE's Animal Homes 3-Part Series Begins on PBS, 4/8
by Caryn Robbins - March 11, 2015

Nature's Animal Homes Deconstructs a Variety of DIY Dwellings Wednesday, April 8, 15 and 22, 2015 on PBS. The three-part series provides intimate, never-before-seen views of the lives of animals in their homes...


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...


Renee Fleming Hosts AMERICAN VOICES on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, 1/9
by Christina Mancuso - December 12, 2014

The art of singing is center stage in our country's popular culture: from Glee and 106 & Park to American Idol,The Voice, and Nashville, and even at sporting events and national ceremonies....


Thirteen's NATURE Chronicles Life at Antarctica's Penguin Post Office Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 28, 2015

The program airs tonight, January 28, 2015 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). After broadcast, the episode will be available for online streaming at pbs.org/nature....


Josh Groban, Renee Fleming, Joshua Bell and NY Phil Set for 'LA DOLCE VITA', Airing on PBS, 2/27
by TV News Desk - February 06, 2015

Featuring Josh Groban, Renee Fleming and Joshua Bell, GREAT PERFORMANCES partners with the New York Philharmonic and music director Alan Gilbert for a concert of memorable movie themes with music fromAmarcord, Cinema Paradiso, Il Postino, and more. La Dolce Vita: The Music of Italian Cinema will air...


Sutton Foster, Josh Groban & More Set for Documentary American Voices on THIRTEEN's Great Performances, 1/9
by Caryn Robbins - December 12, 2014

The art of singing is center stage in our country's popular culture: from Glee and 106 & Park to American Idol, The Voice, and Nashville, and even at sporting events and national ceremonies....


Anna Sale, Anthony DeVito and More Set for HOW I LEARNED THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM, 2/25
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2015

The How I Learned Series will present HOW I LEARNED THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM on Wednesday, February 25th, 2015 at 8PM (doors at 7:30PM) at Union Hall, 702 Union Street, Brooklyn (Between 5th and 6th Aves)....


THIRTEEN's SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED Returns to PBS Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 30, 2015

Shakespeare Uncovered continues with a second season on PBS, beginning tonight, January 30 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) and continuing the following two successive Todays....


Rossini's Comic Gem Il Barbiere Di Siviglia Set for GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET, 3/22
by Caryn Robbins - February 25, 2015

The Met's effervescent production of Rossini's classic comedy Il Barbiere di Siviglia featuring some of the most instantly recognizable melodies in all of operareturns to Great Performances at the Met on Sunday, March 22 at 12 p.m....


Sutton Foster, Josh Groban & More Set for Documentary American Voices on THIRTEEN's Great Performances Tonight
by TV News Desk - January 09, 2015

The art of singing is center stage in our country's popular culture: from Glee and 106 & Park to American Idol, The Voice, and Nashville, and even at sporting events and national ceremonies....


Mark Morris Dance Group: L'Allegro, Il Penseroso ed il Moderato Set for THIRTEEN's Great Performances
by Caryn Robbins - February 23, 2015

Merriment and Milton are hardly synonymous, but the poet who penned Paradise Lost also inspired George Frideric Handel's L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, which concludes 'Mirth, with thee we mean to live.'...


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 ...


NYC-ARTS Goes Behind the Scenes of the Metropolitan Opera's Production of THE MERRY WIDO Tonight
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2014

The next edition of NYC-ARTS, THIRTEEN's weekly arts and culture multi-platform showcase for the tri-state area, will feature a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Franz Lehar's operetta The Merry Widow. Staged by five-time Tony Award-winning director and ch...


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 ...


Ric Burns' New Documentary American Ballet Theatre: A History to Premiere on THIRTEEN, 5/15
by Caryn Robbins - April 14, 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....


Cabaret Stars Jennifer Sheehan and KT Sullivan to Perform in New WNET Series 66TH & BROADWAY
by TV News Desk - February 02, 2015

New York City is a mecca for arts lovers and performing artists alike. Continuing its commitment to bringing arts programing to the New York metro area community, WNET has announced that it will debut the new local series 66th & Broadway....


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...


Anna Sale, Anthony DeVito and More Set for HOW I LEARNED THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM Tonight
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2015

The How I Learned Series will present HOW I LEARNED THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM tonight, February 25th, 2015 at 8PM (doors at 7:30PM) at Union Hall, 702 Union Street, Brooklyn (Between 5th and 6th Aves)....


PBS to Encore AMERICAN MASTERS: BING CROSBY REDISCOVERED, 12/26
by Caryn Robbins - December 09, 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....


Maria Bartiromo Hosts 2-Part Series ITALIAN AMERICANS OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY on THIRTEEN Tonight
by TV News Desk - February 17, 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 tonight, February 17th and 24th at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN, February 22nd at 9 p.m. on WLIW21 and on Thursday, February 26th ...


THIRTEEN's SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED Returns to PBS 1/30
by Caryn Robbins - December 11, 2014

Shakespeare Uncovered continues with a second season on PBS, beginning Friday, January 30 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) and continuing the following two successive Fridays....






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