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by - September 08, 2013

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, September 8, 2013 - Sunday, September 8, 2013. ...


STAGE TUBE: Stephen Sondheim Talks SWEENEY, Songwriting & More on PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND
by Tyler Peterson - September 08, 2013

Master composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim appeared on this evening's new edition of PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND. Sondheim's interview with PBS' chief correspondent for arts, culture, and society Jeffrey Brown, featured his thoughts on SWEENEY TODD, songwriting, and a BroadwayWorld mention! Check out hi...


Southern Rep to Stage MOLD World Premiere, 3/20-4/14
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2013

Southern Rep Theatre continues its 26th Season Mainstage Series with the World Premiere of MOLD by John Biguenet at The Contemporary Arts Center directed by Mark Routhier starring Trey Burvant, Kerry Cahill, Randy Maggiore, and Carol Sutton. In MOLD, John Biguenet, Louisiana Writer of the Year 2012,...


TimeLine Theatre to Host Blago Reporters for 7/10 Post-Show Discussion
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2011

TimeLine Theatre will host some of Chicago's top news reporters, each who have been covering the recent Blagojevich trial, for a timely post-show discussion titled Exclusive! Chicago's Top Reporters on The Front Page: Same Story, Different Century. This newly-added special event will be on Sunday, J...


VIDEO: Phish's Trey Anastasio Talks Classical Music on PBS' NEWSHOUR
by Tyler Peterson - July 03, 2013

Phish's Trey Anastasio recently Jeffrey Brown on PBS' NEWSHOUR, where he opened up about classical music, commitment, and the sense of community a symphony orchestra can bring. Check out the full interview below!...


PBS Celebrates Black History Month with True Originals
by Nicole Rosky - January 13, 2011

This season PBS celebrates True Originals - innovators, artists, scientists, political leaders and ordinary citizens who dared to advance, challenge, improve, invent and explore. This February is no exception....


PBS Arts Opens Two Tragedies: Hamlet and Macbeth Online Today
by Gabrielle Sierra - September 24, 2010

Tis a Shakespeare takeover today as the recently launched PBS Arts website posts a new exhibition, "Two Tragedies: Shakespeare's Hamlet and Macbeth," exclusively on www.pbs.org/arts....


Jack Hitt to Play Joe's Pub, 11/3-17
by Kelsey Denette - October 17, 2012

Jack Hitt will play the Joe's Pub at The Public stage to present his latest solo show MAKING UP THE TRUTH for three nights on November 3, 11 & 17 at 7:00 PM....


PBS Commemorates Tenth Anniversary of September 11th With Special Programming
by Kelsey Denette - July 25, 2011

PBS will commemorate the tenth anniversary of September 11th with a special series of new and encore programs leading up to and continuing beyond Sunday, September 11. Programs in news and public affairs, science, and the performing arts are planned as part of the remembrance. Beginning at 4:00 p.m....


New Orleans Ballet Association Presents Trey McIntyre Project
by Sarah Moore - January 28, 2011

The New Orleans Ballet Association (NOBA) is thrilled to reunite two remarkable creative forces, Trey McIntyre Project (TMP) and Preservation Hall Jazz Band (PHJB), in an extraordinary world premiere event on February 4 at 8pm at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. This exclusive one-night only performance...


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...


THIRTEEN's American Masters to Air Biography of Composer Marvin Hamlisch, 12/27
by Caryn Robbins - October 30, 2013

Composer, conductor, genius, mensch: Marvin Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 Aug. 6, 2012) earned four Grammys, four Emmys, three Oscars, three Golden Globes, a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize before his untimely death, making him one of only two PEGOT winners ever....


PBS Commemorates 10th Anniversary of 9/11 With Special Programming
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 25, 2011

PBS will commemorate the tenth anniversary of September 11th with a special series of new and encore programs leading up to and continuing beyond Sunday, September 11. ...


Kinsman Robinson Galleries Opens LOUIE PALU Today
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2013

Kinsman Robinson Galleries presents LOUIE PALU, Mira Mexico, today, September 21 - October 12, 2013. Opening: Tonight, Saturday, September 21, 2:00 - 4:00 pm....


Southern Rep Stages MOLD World Premiere, Now thru 4/14
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2013

Southern Rep Theatre continues its 26th Season Mainstage Series with the World Premiere of MOLD by John Biguenet at The Contemporary Arts Center directed by Mark Routhier starring Trey Burvant, Kerry Cahill, Randy Maggiore, and Carol Sutton. In MOLD, John Biguenet, Louisiana Writer of the Year 2012,...


RUINED Playwright Lynn Nottage Featured On NewsHour With Jim Lehrer
by Gabrielle Sierra - June 16, 2009

Playwright Lynn Nottage, whose Pulitzer Prize winning play RUINED recently announced a seventh extension at Manhattan Theatre Club, was featured last night on PBS' 'NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.'...


PBS Announces Programming Line-Up for 2012 'Black History Month'
by Caryn Robbins - December 08, 2011

PBS announced today an expansive slate of programs profiling the rich history, culture and contributions of African-Americans. The programs air as part of PBS' celebration of Black History Month, February 2012....


PAVAROTTI: A VOICE FOR THE AGES to Air 11/30 on PBS' GREAT PERFORMANCES
by TV News Desk - October 23, 2013

Like Enrico Caruso before him, Luciano Pavarotti extended his presence far beyond the limits of Italian opera. Quickly establishing his trademark rich sound as the great male operatic voice of the 20th century, he expanded his reach to stadium concerts and pop collaborations which brought him fame b...


PBS-TV to Present AN EVENING WITH BERRY GORDY
by Caryn Robbins - November 09, 2012

The HistoryMakers will welcome and honor Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown Records, during AN EVENING WITH BERRY GORDY on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at The Art Institute of Chicago....


Kinsman Robinson Galleries Presents LOUIE PALU, 9/21
by Christina Mancuso - September 16, 2013

Kinsman Robinson Galleries presents...


STAGE TUBE: Jack Black Tributes Will Ferrell at Kennedy Center
by Nicole Rosky - October 25, 2011

This October, the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize salutes Will Ferrell. The program airs Monday, October 31 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS stations nationwide. Taped at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on October 23, the 90-minute special features a star-studded cast of Ferrell's friends and ...


PBS-TV to Present AN EVENING WITH BERRY GORDY
by Caryn Robbins - November 09, 2012

The HistoryMakers will welcome and honor Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown Records, during AN EVENING WITH BERRY GORDY on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at The Art Institute of Chicago....


Rick Foucheux Stars in Jim Lehrer's BELL for National Geographic Live, Now thru 9/21
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2013

Join us in celebrating National Geographic's 125th anniversary with the world premiere of the play BELL. Written by veteran journalist, author, and playwright-yes, playwright-Jim Lehrer, starring celebrated Washington actor Rick Foucheux, and directed by Jeremy Skidmore, this one-man play reveals th...


Christopher Lloyd Lends Voice to Emmy-Winning CYBERCHASE on Thirteen
by Caryn Robbins - November 01, 2013

Adventure, mystery, environmental science and math join forces this Monday, November 4, when all-new episodes of Cyberchase, the Emmy Award winning series produced by THIRTEEN, begin airing on PBS stations across the country....


PBS's Woodruff, Ifill to Co-Anchor Live Coverage of National Conventions
by Caryn Robbins - June 22, 2012

Award-winning political journalists Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill will co-anchor gavel-to-gavel broadcast coverage from the PBS Skybox at both the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL (August 27 - 30) and from the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC (September 4 - 5) as well as the...






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