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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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Bookworks Presents Nick Turse with KILL ANYTHING THAT MOVES, 2/1
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2014

BookWorks presents Nick Turse, author of Kill Anything That Moves, on February 1st at 5pm....


Dennis Chapman Releases THE AUTUMN MARINE
by Christina Mancuso - January 17, 2014

For author and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Dennis Chapman, the Vietnam War changed his entire perception on life and taught him lessons and skills he never dreamed of. In his new biographical novel, 'The Autumn Marine' (published by iUniverse), Chapman shares his personal experiences with future gener...


Galerie Lelong to Present Nancy Spero's WAR SERIES as Part of Frieze Masters: Spotlight 2013, 10/17-20
by Tyler Peterson - October 10, 2013

For Frieze Masters: Spotlight 2013, curated by Adriano Pedrosa, Galerie Lelong presents American artist Nancy Spero's fiercely provocative War Series (1966-1970). The War Series, works in gouache and ink on paper, was originally inspired by Spero's outrage at world political events of the 1960s, mor...


Video: MISS SAIGON Revival Releases Teaser!
by Oliver Oliveros - June 28, 2013

Cameron Mackintosh Ltd.'s highly-anticipated 25th anniversary production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's beloved mega-musical 'Miss Saigon' has just released the show's first teaser....


TheatreWorks Offers Stage Two Program Free to Teens; HAIR Auditions Set for Today
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2013

Thanks in part to an anonymous donor, the TheatreWorks Stage Two Teen Program is now being offered FREE OF CHARGE to all teens ages 14 to 19....


Author Robert Jackson Announces the Release of 'The Life and Legend of Robert (Stonewall) Jackson'
by Robert Diamond - September 16, 2013

In the new book 'The Life and Legend of Robert (Stonewall) Jackson: Body Builder, Wrestler, and Survivor: My Battle with the Vietnam War, Drugs, and Prison' (published by iUniverse), author Robert Jackson takes an introspective look at his battle with drugs, prison and the Vietnam War. From the high...


Combat Infantryman Releases New Memoir About WWII
by Christina Mancuso - June 18, 2013

Never in the history of the world, before or since, has there been such cataclysmic destruction as there was in World War II. The entire face of the earth changed as millions died and entire cities were razed to rubble. World War II was the harbinger of the Holocaust and the herald of the Atomic ...


White Plains Performing Arts Center Opens HAIR Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2013

HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, with book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot, is the story of the 'tribe', a group of politically active, long-haired hippies of the 'Age of Aquarius' living a bohemian life in New York City and fighting against conscrip...


Adalbert Lallier Discusses A PEACE WITHOUT HONOR
by Christina Mancuso - May 22, 2013

Misled by the hawkish proponents of the Domino theory, the United States, the world's greatest ever democracy and most powerful country, launched in 1965 a massive attack upon Vietnam, an undeveloped mainly agricultural country whose sovereign territory amounted to barely three per cent of the geogr...


ROLLING THUNDER VIETNAM, Starring Wes Carr, to Kick Off National Tour Aug 14
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2014

The powerful new Australian concert drama Rolling Thunder Vietnam will world premiere in Brisbane on 14 August 2014 prior to a national tour....


STAGE TUBE: On This Day 7/13- HAIR
by Nicole Rosky - July 13, 2013

Today in 2011, the return engagement of the second Broadway revival of HAIR opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 67 performances. Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of...


Special Forces Officer Releases Memoir, 'Blood on the Risers'
by Christina Mancuso - November 26, 2013

Contrary to the way Vietnam veterans are portrayed in American subculture and popular wartime films, Special Forces Officer Michael O'Shea believes all Vietnam veterans should be treated like the heroes they are....


Signature Theatre Offers Backstage Tours of MISS SAIGON, Now thru 9/21
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2013

Signature Theatre opens its 2013/14 season with Miss Saigon, the most technically ambitious show in the theatre's history, and now theatergoers have a chance to go even deeper into the world of the show....


ROLLING THUNDER VIETNAM, Starring Wes Carr, to Kick Off National Tour Aug 14
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2014

The powerful new Australian concert drama Rolling Thunder Vietnam will world premiere in Brisbane on 14 August 2014 prior to a national tour....


Tickets Now on Sale for Le Petit Theatre's HAIR, Running 11/8-23
by Tyler Peterson - October 03, 2013

A cast of over two dozen local actors are at work at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, now rehearsing for HAIR, the popular rock musical, which runs Nov. 8 - 23. Troy R. Poplous will direct a cast of 25 actors which will be accompanied by a six piece orchestra directed by Robert Pate....


ArtsWest to Present HAIR, 4/23-6/7
by Tyler Peterson - April 16, 2014

In celebration of the Summer of Love, join ArtsWest as we bring the American tribal-love rock musical to our stage....


Former Gang Member Pens 'Surviving the Warzone'
by Christina Mancuso - October 17, 2013

100 percent of cities with a population of more than 250,000 report gang activity, teenviolencestatistics.com and Richard Quarantello writes his new memoir that embodies his experiences as an adolescent involved in the New York gangs during the 1960s....


Sarah Sewell Wolter Releases Psychological Drama
by Christina Mancuso - March 13, 2014

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'Across the Mekong River' Wins Four Independent Book Awards
by Christina Mancuso - July 25, 2013

Competing with books from small and university presses as well as other independent publishers, author Elaine Russell's novel, 'Across the Mekong River,' won four 2013 independent publishing book awards for multicultural fiction over the past few months:...


Street Theatre Company Presents HAIR for a One-weekend In Concert performance!
by Robert Diamond - October 26, 2013

Street Theatre Company brings Nashville the hit musical HAIR as its sixth "In Concert" production. After closing on Broadway in the early 1970s, it was revived and won the 2009 Tony for Best Revival of a Musical. Defining the genre of a Rock Musical, HAIR tells the story of a politically active grou...


Walt Williams Releases 'White Lion'
by Christina Mancuso - October 08, 2013

Vivid and realistic nightmares about a man serving in Vietnam led Walt Williams realize that this man's life paralleled his own....


FX, Stephen Gaghan to Develop New 6-Part Vietnam Miniseries
by Tyler Peterson - April 01, 2013

FX is heading to Vietnam. According to Deadline, the cable network and Oscar-winner Stephen Gaghan are set to adapt Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss' book THEY MARCHED INTO SUNLIGHT into a six-part miniseries. Eric Simonson, documentarian and playwright, will pen the script....


Stepping Into Tomorrow: The Awakening By Sebastain Cor-Dova is Released
by Christina Mancuso - January 08, 2014

The struggles of the African American community throughout the history of the United States are no secret. According to Sebastain Cor-Dova, the negative effects of social and economic disparities continue to impact and shape modern society....


Photo Flash: First Look at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University's MISS SAIGON
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2013

This August will see Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University's Final Year Musical Theatre students in the fully staged production of Miss Saigon. The production will run from tomorrow 9 through 17 August 2013 at Conservatorium Theatre, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, South Bank,...


Russell J. Jewett's New Book Recounts USMC Exploits in Vietnam
by Christina Mancuso - June 10, 2013

Over the past ten years, author and veteran Russell J. Jewett has been attending reunions with the members of the United States Marine Corp's Third Battalion Lima Company, a group also known as Ripley's Raiders. Inevitably, war stories are traded during these gatherings, but the details of these acc...






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