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The Vietnam War was a decade of agony that took the lives of more than 58,000 Americans, and that Not since the Civil War have we as a country been so torn apart. In an immersive narrative, Ken Burns and Lynn Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. The Vietnam War features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.

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Video: First Look At VIETGONE at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Photo Video: First Look At VIETGONE at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
by Joshua Wright - May 09, 2024

Get a first look at Vietgone at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in this all new video!...


Video: ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO Sets World Premiere; Teaser Trailer Released Photo Video: ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO Sets World Premiere; Teaser Trailer Released
by Josh Sharpe - August 29, 2024

One to One: John & Yoko, the new documentary from director Kevin Macdonald about John Lennon and Yoko Ono, is receiving its world premiere screenings at the Venice Film Festival and Telluride Film Festival, respectively. Watch the teaser trailer now....


Review: THE SEED at Subiaco Arts Centre Photo Review: THE SEED at Subiaco Arts Centre
by David Bravos - November 08, 2024

What did our critic think of THE SEED at Subiaco Arts Centre....


Matt Bomer's FELLOW TRAVELERS Series Picked Up By Showtime Photo Matt Bomer's FELLOW TRAVELERS Series Picked Up By Showtime
by Michael Major - April 20, 2022

SHOWTIME announced today that Emmy nominee and Critics Choice Award winner Matt Bomer (The Normal Heart, The Boys in the Band) will star in the limited series FELLOW TRAVELERS, which he will executive produce with Oscar nominee Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) and Robbie Rogers (All American, My Policema...


Jonathan Bailey to Join Matt Bomer in Showtime's FELLOW TRAVELERS Limited Series Photo Jonathan Bailey to Join Matt Bomer in Showtime's FELLOW TRAVELERS Limited Series
by Michael Major - July 11, 2022

On the stage, Bailey has most recently starred in Marianne Elliott’s sold-out revival of Cock, which opened to rave reviews in March 2022. Bailey previously collaborated with Elliott for the award-winning Company, alongside Patti Lupone, for which he won an Olivier Award. He also starred alongside I...


Jelani Alladin & Noah J. Ricketts Join Matt Bomer's Showtime Limited Series FELLOW TR Photo Jelani Alladin & Noah J. Ricketts Join Matt Bomer's Showtime Limited Series FELLOW TRAVELERS
by Michael Major - July 19, 2022

SHOWTIME has announced that Jelani Alladin (Frozen, Hercules), Noah J. Ricketts (To My Girls, Frozen) and Linus Roache (Batman Begins, HOMELAND) have joined the lead cast of its new limited series FELLOW TRAVELERS, also starring Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey and Allison Williams. Bomer will also execu...


Dick Cavett to Receive WGAE's Evelyn F. Burkey Award at 2022 Writers Guild Awards Photo Dick Cavett to Receive WGAE's Evelyn F. Burkey Award at 2022 Writers Guild Awards
by Michael Major - March 14, 2022

In 1966, Cavett wrote and hosted the special, WHERE IT’S AT, produced by Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear. In 1968, Cavett was hired by ABC to host THIS MORNING, which was renamed THE DICK CAVETT SHOW and moved to prime time and then to late night, where it ran opposite THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CA...


Skylight Music Theatre Presents First Developmental Reading of FORTUNATE SONS Featuri Photo Skylight Music Theatre Presents First Developmental Reading of FORTUNATE SONS Featuring Music & Lyrcis by Paul Williams
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 19, 2021

Skylight Music Theatre today announced it will offer a rare insider’s look at the making of a new musical when it presents the first staged concert reading of Fortunate Sons, featuring music and lyrics by legendary Oscar and Grammy Award-winner Paul Williams....


Theatre 55 Re-opens With HAIR Photo Theatre 55 Re-opens With HAIR
by Stephi Wild - June 28, 2021

The Tribe seeks to find harmony, love, and freedom during to the sexual revolution while rebelling against the war and expectations from family and society. HAIR's jubilant score is filled with such timeless favorites as 'Let the Sun Shine In', 'Easy To Be Hard' and 'Aquarius'. The themes and strugg...


Short Story Theatre is Back With Five All True Stories Next Month Photo Short Story Theatre is Back With Five All True Stories Next Month
by Stephi Wild - April 18, 2023

Short Story Theatre presents an evening of five warm, wise and wonderful true stories on Thursday, May 11, at 7:30 p.m. at The Art Center Highland Park, 1957 Sheridan Road in Highland Park. ...


Peter Arnett Talks DATELINE-SAIGON, Saddam Hussein & Osama bin Laden On Tom Needham's Photo Peter Arnett Talks DATELINE-SAIGON, Saddam Hussein & Osama bin Laden On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by A.A. Cristi - July 07, 2020

DATELINE-SAIGON director, Tom Herman, and award-winning journalist, Peter Arnett, join Tom Needham on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM. Maja Zdanowski, the writer and director of IN GOD I TRUST, will also be on the show....


Jeremy Strong Joins Leonard Bernstein Biopic MAESTRO Photo Jeremy Strong Joins Leonard Bernstein Biopic MAESTRO
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 19, 2020

Emmy-winner Jeremy Strong is in talks to join the cast of 'Maestro,' the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic. ...


Video: HBO Releases THE SYMPATHIZER First Look Photo Video: HBO Releases THE SYMPATHIZER First Look
by Michael Major - April 12, 2023

HBO has released the video teaser for the original limited series THE SYMPATHIZER. Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar co-showrun and executive produce. The new video footage introduces the cast led by Hoa Xuande, Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Ky Duyen, and Sandra Oh and reveals star and executive producer...


DAVE, MUHAMMAD, AND I AT THE AMERICANA HOTEL Plays the 2022 San Francisco Fringe Fest Photo DAVE, MUHAMMAD, AND I AT THE AMERICANA HOTEL Plays the 2022 San Francisco Fringe Festival Next Month
by Stephi Wild - August 30, 2022

Edward Lebowitz will present “Dave, Muhammad, and I at The Americana Hotel,” a Vietnam War story by someone who didn't go as part of the 31st annual San Francisco Fringe Festival, September 8 through 17, 2022....


BABYLIFT By Anh Vo A Solo Performance in Memory of the Ghosts of the Vietnam War To H Photo BABYLIFT By Anh Vo A Solo Performance in Memory of the Ghosts of the Vietnam War To Have Canadian Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - November 07, 2022

A semi-naked body kneels in front of the iconic image of Thich Quang Duc's self-immolation (1963). An altar is carefully set up centre stage. Rituals are meticulously performed. Fragmented narratives unfold, interspersed with myriad historical and contemporary references. ...


Carnegie Hall to Present Kronos Quartet In Premieres By Jonathan Berger, Aleksandra V Photo Carnegie Hall to Present Kronos Quartet In Premieres By Jonathan Berger, Aleksandra Vrebalov & inti Ffiggis-vizueta
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 31, 2022

On Friday, April 23, 2022 at 9:30pm, Carnegie Hall presents the renowned Kronos Quartet at Zankel Hall....


DOGFIGHT is Now Playing at Woodstock Arts Photo DOGFIGHT is Now Playing at Woodstock Arts
by Stephi Wild - November 05, 2021

Currently on stage at Woodstock Arts (formerly Elm Street Cultural Arts Village) is the musical production of Dogfight, a romantic and heartbreaking theatrical journey inspired by the veteran experience of the Vietnam War and the 1991 Warner Brothers film. A young soldier learns empathy when he play...


New Production of MISS SAIGON Comes to Sheffield Theatres in 2023 With Joanna Ampil Photo New Production of MISS SAIGON Comes to Sheffield Theatres in 2023 With Joanna Ampil
by Stephi Wild - September 22, 2022

Sheffield Theatres will present a new production of Miss Saigon by special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh, marking the first regional non-replica production of Boublil and Schönberg's hit musical retelling of Madame Butterfly set during the Vietnam war....


The American Theatre of Actors Explores Vietnam In A HOUSE IN THE SUBURBS Photo The American Theatre of Actors Explores Vietnam In A HOUSE IN THE SUBURBS
by A.A. Cristi - January 24, 2023

The American Theatre of Actors explores the American family during the Vietnam War with A House in the Suburbs by Bruce Lawder, directed by John DeBenedetto and featuring David Allard, Austin Boatwright, Richard Fisher, Amy Losi, Emmy Potter and Amanda Schussel....


Xhloe & Natasha To Present A LETTER TO LYNDON B. JOHNSON OR GOD At SoHo Playhouse Photo Xhloe & Natasha To Present A LETTER TO LYNDON B. JOHNSON OR GOD At SoHo Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - December 18, 2024

Xhloe and Natasha will present A Letter To Lyndon B. Johnson or God: Whoever Reads This First, a farcical exploration of American boyhood influenced by the Vietnam War during the 1960s....


FELLOW TRAVELERS Starring Matt Bomer & Jonathan Bailey Sets Premiere Date on Showtime Photo FELLOW TRAVELERS Starring Matt Bomer & Jonathan Bailey Sets Premiere Date on Showtime
by Michael Major - August 17, 2023

Fellow Travelers, Showtime's upcoming limited series starring Matt Bomer (The Normal Heart, The Boys in the Band) and Jonathan Bailey (Wicked movie, Company) has announced a Showtime premiere date. The series also stars Jelani Alladin (Frozen on Broadway, Hercules), Allison Williams (Peter Pan Live,...


Sheffield Theatres Reveal Full Cast and Creative Team For New Reimagined Production o Photo Sheffield Theatres Reveal Full Cast and Creative Team For New Reimagined Production of MISS SAIGON
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2023

Sheffield Theatres has announced the full cast and creative team for the first non-replica regional production of Miss Saigon. By special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh, Boublil and Schönberg's hit musical retelling of Madame Butterfly set during the Vietnam war....


Tony-Nominee Anthony Chisholm Passes Away At 77 Photo Tony-Nominee Anthony Chisholm Passes Away At 77
by A.A. Cristi - October 16, 2020

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Tony-nominated actor, Anthony Chisholm.   ...


Review: MISS SAIGON at Folketeatret Photo Review: MISS SAIGON at Folketeatret
by Christian Ranke - September 02, 2023

For many years, Miss Saigon was celebrated as a masterful work of musical theater. However, it has faced its fair share of criticism for its alleged 'political incorrectness' issues since its revival in the West End and on Broadway a few years ago. ...


Review: VIETGONE at Guthrie Theater Photo Review: VIETGONE at Guthrie Theater
by Jared Fessler - September 29, 2022

What did our critic think of VIETGONE at Guthrie Theater? When Saigon falls in 1975, Quang and Tong, two Vietnamese refugees separated from their previous partners, have a sexy meet-cute in Arkansas that promptly becomes a no-strings-attached relationship to pass the time. Living in the land of 'che...






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