Ken Burns

Review: A WINTER GATHERING WITH KATHY MATTEA at Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - Dec 10, 2024

Kathy Mattea remembers the time when she was moping around the house, worried about making “an album nobody would hear.” It was 1993 and she was making a Christmas album minus the usual holiday standards or well-known carols. Santa was nowhere to be found; jingle bells, as subject or sound effect, was absent. 

Video: BEHIND THE LINES Documentary Trailer with Laura Dern, Paul Walter Hauser, & More
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 7, 2024

Sypher Studios and Lon Haber & Co have released first-look footage of the new feature documentary, Behind the Lines, based on the New York Times bestselling book of the same name by the renowned historian Andrew Carroll. Watch it now!

Review: Musical Theatre West Presents Spirited AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'
by Michael Quintos - Oct 23, 2024

Structured as a non-stop song-and-dance revue without any dialogue, the Fats Waller tribute musical relies on its spunky live band and its crazy-good, five-person cast to sing a songbook filled with (mostly) joyful and (some) sorrowful jazz tunes. The show continues through Nov. 3, 2024 at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, CA.

Idina Menzel and More Will Receive National Medal of Arts
by Stephi Wild - Oct 21, 2024

Idina Menzel and more will receive a National Medal of Arts during a ceremony. Among the other recipients are Eva Longoria, Missy Elliott, Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, Queen Latifah, and more.

New Musical ADVENTURES IN THE GREAT BEYOND to Open at The Hudson MainStage in November
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 5, 2024

The Great Beyond Company & The Hudson Theatre has announced the new musical, Adventures In The Great Beyond, with previews beginning November 1, 2024.

Baby Boomer & Gen Z Creatives Tom Chiodo and Joe Nedder Team Up For New Pop-Rock Musical
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 21, 2024

The Great Beyond Company & The Hudson Theatre have announced the new musical, Adventures In The Great Beyond -- featuring  music by Joe Nedder, with book, lyrics & direction by Tom Chiodo, previewing at the Hudson Mainstage Theatre beginning November 1, 2024.

Interview: Cid Bullens on THE CIVILITY OF ALBERT CASHIER at The Colony Theatre
by Shari Barrett - Aug 26, 2024

The Colony Theatre in association with producers Christine Russell (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Head Over Heels), Robert Ulrich and Jay Paul Deratany are presenting the Reel Red Entertainment production of The Civility of Albert Cashier, a new musical about notable queer history figure Albert Cashier, born Jennie Hodgers, who served alongside the men of the 95th Illinois Volunteer Infantry with distinction throughout some of the fiercest fighting of the Civil War. While not alone as a woman serving on the battlefield during the war, Cashier never revealed himself as anyone other than a man dedicated to serving his country on the battlefields during its greatest time of need. He was recognized as such by his comrades in arms and those surrounding him and retained his identity as a man throughout his later life. Transgender musician and actor Cidny Bullens (Pictured) portrays the older Cashier in the play with Dani Shay taking on the role of the younger Cashier. I decided to speak with Cid about his own road to self-discovery and what led him to the role of a transgender man.

See Ingrid Michaelson, Ben Platt, Kelly Bishop & More at 92NY This Fall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 14, 2024

TV, Film and Theater Events at 92NY this fall will feature, Kate McKinnon, Ingrid Michaelson, Ben Platt and more. See the full lineup!

The Donald M. Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film Festival Presents Special Summer Screening of BELLA!
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 17, 2024

Next week The Donald M. Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film Festival© (SASIFF) will be hosting a special summer screening of BELLA!, an award-winning documentary about trailblazing Congresswoman Bella Abzug, on the 104th anniversary of her birth: July 24 at 4 pm at Cinemark Boynton Beach 14.

A Celebration of Literature Comes to Ancram Center for the Arts
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2024

Finished your Netflix queue and unsure what to watch next? Uninspired by the offerings at the local movie theater? Here’s an antidote to the summer screen blahs: live readings of electrifying fiction over two days at Ancram Center for the Arts. 

The San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers Starring Alasdair Fraser
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 3, 2024

Experience the captivating performance of the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers featuring Alasdair Fraser.

'PBS: America @ 250' Multiyear Look At Our Nation to Air Next Fall
by Michael Major - Mar 26, 2024

Explore the upcoming PBS multiyear project, PBS: America @ 250, a comprehensive and bold look at the nation's history, culture, and future. The six-part, twelve-hour series, which was written by Burns's long-time collaborator Geoffrey Ward, is about the people who lived through America's founding struggle, their experiences over eight years.

THE HELLO GIRLS to Play the Kennedy Center & Symphony Space This May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2024

Prospect Theater Company's production of The Hello Girls will play Washington, DC for one night only on Tuesday, May 7th at 7:30pm in the Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Avantika, Tony Danza, Tovah Feldshuh, Tonya Pinkins and More Will Lead WINDOWS
by Stephi Wild - Feb 29, 2024

 Windows, a new play written by New York Times Bestselling Author Tawni O'Dell will make its world premiere, in a strictly limited engagement March 25th - 27th at The Town Hall. Learn more about the play and find out who is starring here!

Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, Nick Chuba Collaborate On Score For FX Limited Series SHŌGUN
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 24, 2024

Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross, and Nick Chuba collaborate on the score for the FX limited series Shōgun, premiering February 27 on Hulu. Learn more here!

Ken Burns's LEONARDO DA VINCI Documentary is Coming to PBS
by Michael Major - Feb 12, 2024

The film, which explores the life and work of the 15th century artist Leonardo da Vinci, is Burns's first non-American subject. It also marks a significant change in the team's filmmaking style, which includes using split screens with images, video and sound from different periods to further contextualize Leonardo's art and scientific explorations.

Celebrate Women's History Month With BELLA! Washington DC Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2024

'BELLA!' Washington DC Premiere celebrates Women's History Month with a theatrical screening of the film directed by Jeff L. Lieberman at Edlavitch DCJCC Theater.

Review: Broadway's Jessica Vosk Honors the Songwriters of Laurel Canyon at OC's Segerstrom Center
by Michael Quintos - Jan 30, 2024

A spectacular one-night-only concert at OC's Segerstrom Center starring one of Broadway's most acclaimed stars, Jessica Vosk's 'California Dreamin'' is a rousing, informative tribute to the incredible singer/songwriters that populated the Laurel Canyon artists community in Los Angeles that included Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, and more.

Symphony Space Announces New Programs For Spring 2024
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 17, 2024

Symphony Space has announced additional Spring 2024 programming. The coming months abound with bespoke evenings that offer playful and candid experiences of some of today's most beloved voices in music, literature, theater, and more.

Symphony Space Unveils Spring 2024 Programming Featuring George Takei, Judy Collins & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2024

Symphony Space has revealed additional Spring 2024 programming. See performance dates and learn who is taking part!