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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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State of the Arts NYC's Lineup Hails Radical Breakthroughs, Movements, & Personalitie Photo State of the Arts NYC's Lineup Hails Radical Breakthroughs, Movements, & Personalities
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2017

As our mild summer begins to end and we ease into fall, State of the Arts NYC has organized a lineup that captures the importance of pioneering change in American and beyond....


PAINT IT! - The Apprentice Showcase Comes to Capital Stage
by A.A. Cristi - June 15, 2017

 The world premiere of Bobbi Tran's Paint It!, a story of twenty-somethings sharing a New York apartment struggling with love, loss, jealousy, and the struggle to find their true selves. This production will be produced entirely by the 2016-2017 Apprentice Company. Kayla Menz will direct this turbul...


Opera Upper West to Stage Immersive GLORY DENIED on Aircraft Carrier for New York Opera Fest
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2017

Local immersive opera theatre, Opera Upper West, presents GLORY DENIED, an opera by Tom Cipullo based on the true story of America's longest serving prisoner of war, Colonel Floyd 'Jim' Thompson....


Robert Erickson Shares FLUKE FAMILY KING
by Christina Mancuso - October 31, 2016

Robert Erickson's 'Fluke Family King: Book Three in the Saga of Maynerd Dumsted' (published by iUniverse) is the third installment in the misadventures of Sir Maynerd Fluke Dumsted, knight and Royal National Hero. Although ordered by King Kruke to tour the four lands of Gnaught in an effort to unify...


BWW Blog: Clarissa Moon - An Interview with the Cast of A PIECE OF MY HEART at Rollins College
by Guest Blogger: Clarissa Moon - February 22, 2017

This week, I had the chance to talk with Fiona Campbell, Nick D'Alessandro, and Anneliese Moon from the cast of A PIECE OF MY HEART at Rollins College....


VIDEO: First Look - Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston Star in Richard Linklater's LAST FLA Photo VIDEO: First Look - Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston Star in Richard Linklater's LAST FLAG FLYING
by Caryn Robbins - August 24, 2017

Below, check out Richard Linklater's upcoming drama LAST FLAG FLYING starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne. The film comes to select theaters on November 3rd from Amazon Studios. ...


Rainbow Theatre Project Announces 2017-2018 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2017

???????Rainbow Theatre Project Producing Artistic Director H. Lee Gable and Managing Director Michael Kelley announce the 2017/18 season, which will include two readings and two productions, one of which will be a part of the 2018 Women's Voices Theater Festival. During Rainbow Theatre Project's fif...


Folk Icon Joan Baez Coming to bergenPAC, 3/6
by Tyler Peterson - January 28, 2016

?Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey and Metropolitan Entertainment present: Joan Baez, Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 8PM. Purchase tickets at www.ticketmaster.com or Box Office at 201.227.1030. ...


BWW Exclusive Interview: Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg Discuss the Politics of Theatre and More!
by Andrew Burrill - March 06, 2017

Alain Boublil And Claude-Michel Schonberg, the artistic team behind the creation of LES MISERABLES and MISS SAIGON chat about Hamilton, politics, new musicals and more!...


J. Everett Prewitt Receives Fifth Award for A LONG WAY BACK
by Christina Mancuso - December 05, 2016

In A Long Way Back, Black soldiers thought to be killed in action mysteriously reappear in Cu Chi, Vietnam. A curious war correspondent uncovers an illegal army mission gone awry. The novel is an intriguing glimpse into the Vietnam War, merging the lives of the soldiers and the reporter as they stru...


UofSC Lab Theatre to Present STILL LIFE, 2/25-28
by Tyler Peterson - February 01, 2016

Show times are 8pm nighty.   Tickets are $5 and available only at the door.  The Lab Theatre is located at 1400 Wheat St., on the first floor of the Booker T. Washington building....


Azusa Productions' EROICA to Premiere in July at Redtwist Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - June 09, 2016

Azusa Productions, in association with Redtwist Theatre, will present the world premiere of the touching family drama EROICA, by David Alex, directed by Maggie Speer, playing July 9 - August, 2016 at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr in Chicago. Tickets for EROICA are currently available at dime.i...


PAINT IT!: The Apprentice Showcase Opens at Capital Stage
by A.A. Cristi - June 06, 2017

The world premiere of Bobbi Tran's Paint It!, a story of twenty-somethings sharing a New York apartment struggling with love, loss, jealousy, and the struggle to find their true selves. This production will be produced entirely by the 2016-2017 Apprentice Company. Kayla Menz will direct this turbule...


Mack Shares MY VIETNAM EXPERIENCE in New Book
by Christina Mancuso - October 14, 2016

Mack, a retired veteran, has completed his new book 'My Vietnam Experience': a gripping and potent account of the time spent in service during the Vietnam War through the eyes of the author....


STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/13/16- HAIR
by Nicole Rosky - July 13, 2016

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...


STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 3/31/16- HAIR
by Nicole Rosky - March 31, 2016

Today in 2009, the second Broadway revival of HAIR opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, where it ran for 519 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 the hippie counter-...


BLOOD ROAD to Screen at Boulder Theater This August Photo BLOOD ROAD to Screen at Boulder Theater This August
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2017

Sports Garage Cycling and Boulder Mountainbike Alliance will present BLOOD ROAD at Boulder Theater today, August 19, 2017....


VIDEO: On This Day, April 11; The Heat is On! The Original Production of MISS SAIGON Opens on Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - April 11, 2017

On this day in 1991, the original Broadway production of Miss Saigon opened, gaining legendary status, critical acclaim, and making a star out of its leading lady, Lea Salonga. ...


VIETNAM Documentary & More Among PBS's Fall 2017 Schedule
by Caryn Robbins - July 12, 2017

PBS today announced its fall 2017 lineup, as well as the January 2018 broadcast of TONY BENNETT: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE, a PBS music special taping this fall to honor the singer, this year's recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song....


UNEXPECTED PRISONER: Memoir of a Vietnam POW By Robert Wideman Set for Release, 11/11
by Christina Mancuso - November 07, 2016

Graham Publishing Group announces the upcoming release of Unexpected Prisoner by Robert Wideman.  Unexpected Prisoner will be available where fine books are sold on November 11, 2016....


VIDEO: 30 Days of TONY, Day 16: MISS SAIGON Makes a Star Out of Lea Salonga
by A.A. Cristi - May 26, 2017

Welcome to BroadwayWorld's Tony Award Countdown: 30 Days of TONY, a loving look at some of the most memorable moments from Tony's history featuring today's nominees!...


Mixed Blood presents the Regional Premiere of Qui Nguyen's Sexy and Hilarious VIETGONE!
by A.A. Cristi - March 14, 2017

Mixed Blood Theatre is proud to announce the final show in its 2016/2017 Season, Vietgone. In Vietgone, award winning pioneer of "geek theater" Qui Nguyen brilliantly chronicles the love story of his parents meeting in an Arkansas refugee center after fleeing Vietnam during the fall of Saigon in 197...


TV: This Was the Hour- Catch Up with the Cast of MISS SAIGON on Opening Night!
by TV - Opening Night Special - March 24, 2017

The heat is back on at the Broadway Theatre. After the opening night curtain came down last night, the company of MISS SAIGON gathered at Tavern on the Green to celebrate the musical's historic return to the Great White Way. BroadwayWorld was on hand to chat with them about everything Saigon!...


Stage Door Theatre to Present SAME TIME NEXT YEAR, 4/15-5/22
by Carol Kassie - April 08, 2016

Comedy, drama, history, and romance: Bernard Slade's Same Time Next Year, provides a fascinating - and often very funny - look at two ordinary people who grow and change over an extended period of time. The Tony and Drama Desk award-winning play will open at Stage Door Theatre on April 15th, and run...


Jim Squadrito and Arlene Violet Share DANCE OF THE CHAMELEON
by Christina Mancuso - January 18, 2016

Jim Squadrito, a veteran, decorated medic, successful businessman, activist for veterans and various charities and writer has completed his new book with the assistance of Arlene Violet. Arlene Violet is the first woman elected state attorney general, a published author, prior talk show host and att...






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