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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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BWW Interviews: The Past is Prologue in Arena's THE GREAT SOCIETY Photo BWW Interviews: The Past is Prologue in Arena's THE GREAT SOCIETY
by Benjamin Tomchik - January 25, 2018

In The Great Society, we follow Johnson as he seeks to pass his landmark legislative anti-poverty programs, the Great Society, while struggling to deal with a military quagmire in Vietnam and domestic strife over ongoing civil rights issues....


JEOPARDY Tournament of Champions Features Broadway 2017 Category - How'd You Do? Photo JEOPARDY Tournament of Champions Features Broadway 2017 Category - How'd You Do?
by Caryn Robbins - November 09, 2017

Last night's episode of the JEOPARDY 2017 Tournament of Champions featured a category titled 'Broadway 2017' in the Double Jeopardy round. Check out the 'answers' below and see how well you would have done!...


VIDEO: DCPA Theatre Company Presents Qui Nguyen's VIETGONE Photo VIDEO: DCPA Theatre Company Presents Qui Nguyen's VIETGONE
by A.A. Cristi - August 30, 2018

The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) presents the Theater Company's production of the 'raucous, immensely moving comedy' (The New York Times) Vietgone by Qui Nguyen....


BWW Reviews: A Square Finds A Round Space In Short North Theatre's Production Of HAIR Photo BWW Reviews: A Square Finds A Round Space In Short North Theatre's Production Of HAIR
by Paul Batterson - April 09, 2018

In the movie, 'FIELD OF DREAMS,' Annie Kinsella attacks a conservative member of the school board who wants to ban the writings of Terrance Mann with the line, 'I think if you had just experienced the Sixties ...'...


Review: An Epic and Sweeping MISS SAIGON Photo Review: An Epic and Sweeping MISS SAIGON
by Misha Davenport - November 20, 2018

The current National Tour of MISS SAIGON feature refreshed staging and a heartfelt, emotional and star-making performance by Emily Bautista....


Photo Flash: GLORY DENIED at Pittsburgh Opera Photo Photo Flash: GLORY DENIED at Pittsburgh Opera
by Rebecca Russo - February 22, 2019

Based on a book by Tom Philpott, Glory Denied tells the true story of US Army Colonel Jim Thompson, who was held captive as a prisoner of war longer than any other American in history. The opera deals not only with Thompson's suffering in the jungle of southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, but also...


Special Edition Of 20/20 Looks Back On The Legendary Life And Career Of John McCain Photo Special Edition Of 20/20 Looks Back On The Legendary Life And Career Of John McCain
by Tori Hartshorn - August 29, 2018

Following the death of Senator John McCain who had been battling aggressive brain cancer since last year, a special edition of “20/20” gives an in-depth look at his legendary public, professional and personal life. The special features footage from the ABC News archives including a 1967 interview wi...


Oral History of Vietnam War 'IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS' Begins at UNDER St. Marks Photo Oral History of Vietnam War 'IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS' Begins at UNDER St. Marks
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2017

FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade in association with Infinite Variety Productions will present the World Premiere of In Their Footsteps, a docudrama written by Ashley Adelman, Kelly Teaford, and Caroline Peters based on the oral testimonies of women who served in the Vietnam War....


HAIR LIVE! Pulled From NBC Schedule Photo HAIR LIVE! Pulled From NBC Schedule
by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2019

NBC's next live musical 'Hair Live!,' has been pulled from the schedule of the network's upcoming projects....


A Celebration Of Poetry Event Announced At The Windham Theatre Guild Photo A Celebration Of Poetry Event Announced At The Windham Theatre Guild
by A.A. Cristi - March 13, 2018

Here in Windham : A Celebration of Poetry Wednesday , April 18 , 2018 , at 7 pm Featuring Doug Anderson , Alexandrina Sergio , Steve Straight , and Windham County high school poets AND remembering poet and editor Alexander ' Sandy ' Taylor Steve Straight is the au thor of the poetry collections The ...


JEOPARDY Tournament of Champions Features Broadway 2017 Category - How'd You Do? Photo JEOPARDY Tournament of Champions Features Broadway 2017 Category - How'd You Do?
by Caryn Robbins - November 09, 2017

Last night's episode of the JEOPARDY 2017 Tournament of Champions featured a category titled 'Broadway 2017' in the Double Jeopardy round. Check out the 'answers' below and see how well you would have done!...


The Autry Presents First Major Retrospective Of Native Artist Rick Bartow Photo The Autry Presents First Major Retrospective Of Native Artist Rick Bartow
by A.A. Cristi - April 02, 2018

Occupying an interstitial realm, artist Rick Bartow's work transcends the notions of Western and Native art, realism and abstraction, and the traditional and contemporary. The first comprehensive exhibition on this important American artist and member of the Mad River Band Wiyot tribe, Rick Bartow: ...


HAIR LIVE! Pulled From NBC Schedule Photo HAIR LIVE! Pulled From NBC Schedule
by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2019

NBC's next live musical 'Hair Live!,' has been pulled from the schedule of the network's upcoming projects....


Rainbow Theatre Project to Kick Off 2017-18 Season with BLUE CAMP Photo Rainbow Theatre Project to Kick Off 2017-18 Season with BLUE CAMP
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2017

Rainbow Theatre Project will begin the 2017-2018 season with Tim Caggiano and Jack Calvin Hanna's Blue Camp, a play that takes audiences inside of the blue barracks on a U.S. Army base....


The Stories Of Chicano Vietnam Veterans To Hit The Stage At Bootleg Theater Photo The Stories Of Chicano Vietnam Veterans To Hit The Stage At Bootleg Theater
by A.A. Cristi - August 22, 2018

The invisible histories of Chicano veterans of the Vietnam War are being brought to center stage in the debut of "Ring of Red: A Barrio Story." The play will run from Sept. 20-30 at Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly Blvd. in Los Angeles....


New Thriller Follows Professor, Military Officers in Trafficking Sting Photo New Thriller Follows Professor, Military Officers in Trafficking Sting
by Robert Diamond - June 01, 2018

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Martha Rosler: Irrespective Retrospective Opens This Friday Photo Martha Rosler: Irrespective Retrospective Opens This Friday
by A.A. Cristi - October 29, 2018

The Jewish Museum will present Martha Rosler: Irrespective, a survey exhibition of the work of the influential artist Martha Rosler, from November 2, 2018, through March 3, 2019. Rosler is considered one of the strongest and most resolute artistic voices of her generation; she is also a prolific wri...


HBO to Premiere BRESLIN AND HAMILL: DEADLINE ARTISTS Photo HBO to Premiere BRESLIN AND HAMILL: DEADLINE ARTISTS
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 08, 2019

Brilliant writers, tribunes of the working class and icons of the lost world of newspapering, Jimmy Breslin and his friend Pete Hamill personified New York City. For five decades, these colorful columnists spoke for ordinary people and brought passion, wit and literary merit to their reporting on th...


Willow Stream Publishing Announces Release of 'Rain Falling on Tamarind Trees,' a Vie Photo Willow Stream Publishing Announces Release of 'Rain Falling on Tamarind Trees,' a Vietnam Travelogue by Award-Winning Author C. L. Hoang
by Robert Diamond - November 17, 2017

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'MUSIC AND MIGHT' Tribute to Vietnam Veterans to Air on WHRO Photo 'MUSIC AND MIGHT' Tribute to Vietnam Veterans to Air on WHRO
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2017

Music and Might, the one-hour special airing on WHRO TV15 on Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at 8:00 pm EST is a collaboration of the Virginia Arts Festival and WHRO....


Kansas City Actors Theatre Partners with New Letters on the Air for Special Event Photo Kansas City Actors Theatre Partners with New Letters on the Air for Special Event
by Julie Musbach - December 21, 2017

Kansas City Actors Theatre is partnering with New Letters on the Air, the longest continuously-running broadcast of a national literary radio series, to present local author Alan Proctor in conversation before the January 18th performance of Gardner McKay's play, Sea Marks at the H&R Block City St...


Popra Nakayama Stars In The Off Broadway Musical WAR + LOVERS Photo Popra Nakayama Stars In The Off Broadway Musical WAR + LOVERS
by BWW News Desk - December 29, 2018

CDancer/Actor Popra Nakayama starred as Li Ming Song in a recent production of the off Broadway musical, War+Lovers, held from August 14-18 at the long-running theatre in New York City, Theatre Row....


THE 60'S FESTIVAL Kicks Off In January with A Tribute To Dr. Martn Luther King Jr. an Photo THE 60'S FESTIVAL Kicks Off In January with A Tribute To Dr. Martn Luther King Jr. and More!
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2018

Beginning this month, Carnegie Hall presents The '60s: The Years that Changed America, a citywide festival from January 14-March 24, 2018, featuring an expansive array of events to be presented at Carnegie Hall and at more than 35 leading partner cultural institutions throughout New York City...


A SIGN OF THE TIMES Comes To Delaware Theatre Company 11/28 Photo A SIGN OF THE TIMES Comes To Delaware Theatre Company 11/28
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2018

The Delaware Theatre Company presents A SIGN OF THE TIMES, running Nov. 28 to Dec. 23. ...


Photo Flash: Get A First Look At Pittsburgh Opera's GLORY DENIED Photo Photo Flash: Get A First Look At Pittsburgh Opera's GLORY DENIED
by Alan Henry - February 22, 2019

Based on a book by Tom Philpott, Glory Denied tells the true story of Colonel Jim Thompson, America's longest-held prisoner of war. The opera deals not only with Thompson's suffering in the jungle of southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, but also the tragic aftermath that followed his liberation....






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