Stay Tuned! PBS-KQED Broadcasts: September

San Francisco's PBS affiliate, KQED TV9 and DT9, has several great up-coming Broadway and theatre related broadcasts planned for the month of September!  As announced from San Francisco KQED releases: 

Judy Garland: BY MYSELF
September 3rd, 12:05AM
For the first time on film, Judy Garland tells her own story, in her own words. Using recordings Garland made in preparation for writing her autobiography, "Judy" reveals Garland as she saw herself. In an exclusive - and unprecedented - arrangement, Turner Entertainment granted American Masters unlimited access to the MGM archives. This special arrangement means that "Judy" includes extensive material from A Star Is Born, as well as never- before-seen rehearsal footage, rare outtakes and alternate takes of Garland's numerous performances. 

Leonard Bernstein: REACHING FOR THE NOTE
September 6th, 9:00PM and September 8th, 3:00AM
This special uses home movies, scrapbooks, photographs, rehearsal footage, television interviews and newsreels - much of which has never before been seen by the public -- to document every period of this music giant's remarkable life. At the core of this special are the autobiographical thoughts and words of Bernstein himself. 

Josh Kornbluth SHOW WITH RITA MORENO
September 11th, 7:30PM, September 15th, 2:30AM and 10:30PM
Actress Rita Moreno shares some of the highs and lows of her extraordinary Hollywood career, including landing her Oscar-winning role in West Side Story.

LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER: New York Philharmonic OPENING NIGHT GALA CONCERT
September 13th, 8:00PM
Maestro Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic open up their musical season with a performance of classical Mozart and Beethoven. Guest pianists include Emanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfman.

GREAT PERFORMANCES: MY NAME IS BARBRA
September 16th, 8:00PM
GP is proud to present the two historic musical showcases that brought Barbra Streisand the same unprecedented triumph on television that she had already achieved on Broadway and in recordings. My Name is Barbra, her first pioneering special from 1965, garnered five Emmys, including the first of several for Streisand personally, as well as her first Peabody Award. The critical acclaim was unprecedented, with UPl exclaiming, "She is so great it is shocking. She may well be the most supremely talented and complete popular entertainer that this country has ever produced." Her second outing, Color Me Barbra (1966), was greeted with equal acclaim and filled with further musical and visual innovation. Together, the programs shine a spotlight on the many talents that paved the way for a legendary five-decade career as singer, actress, director, composer, and producer.

GREAT PERFORMANCES: COLOR ME BARBRA
September 16th, 9:00PM
Barbra Streisand's second solo television special, Color Me Barbra (1966), was greeted with equal acclaim to 1965's My Name Is Barbra, and still dazzles with even further musical and visual innovation. Videotaped in color, the special opens with a dreamy interlude at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and then segues to a charming, animal-filled circus sequence before concluding with a bravura concert performance. Recapturing the electrifying early years of the Streisand sensation, the showcase shines a spotlight on the many talents that paved the way for a legendary five-decade career as singer, actress, director, composer, and producer. Among the songs receiving the show-stopping Streisand treatment are "Where or When," "Gotta Move," "Have I Stayed Too Long at the Fair?" "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home," "It Had to Be You," "Starting Here, Starting Now" and many more.

VICTOR/VICTORIA
September 17th, 12AM Midnight
Down-and-out soprano Victoria (Julie Andrews) invents her alter-ego Victor, a female impersonator, on the advise of her mentor and aging gay nightclub singer Toddy (Robert Preston). (Memorable quote: "You want me to be a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman?"). Victor becomes the toast of 1930s Paris cabarets, and proceeds to totally confuse an American admirer, King Marchand (James Garner). The cast also features Alex Karras as Marchand's gay bodyguard, Squash. A sophisticated comedy which won an Oscar for its musical score and adaptation (Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse), along with Oscar nominations for Andrews (Best Actress), Preston (Best Supporting Actor), Lesley Ann Warren (Best Supporting Actress), and three other categories.

THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT (1974)
September 30th, 8:00PM
MGM stars from yesterday including Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Clark Gable, Debbie Reynolds, James Stewart, and Elizabeth Taylor, present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history. Written and directed by Jack Haley, Jr. 

AMERICAN MASTERS: Gene Kelly - ANATOMY OF A DANCER
September 30th, 10:13PM
Among the beloved stars of Hollywood's golden age, Gene Kelly remains one of the most surprising. His first major film success came at the age of 30 - well past his prime as a dancer. A short 10 years later, he made his last hit. Single- handedly responsible for creating a new approach to film musicals as performer, choreographer and director, Kelly was equally determined to incorporate a distinctly athletic, American style into dance. "I didn't want to move or act like a rich man. I wanted to dance in a pair of jeans," he said. As this documentary proves, Kelly went far beyond the grinning, beloved entertainer the world has come to know. His charisma and creativity were matched by a volatile temper, driven perfectionism, and the need for attention. Kelly's most enduring achievements are demonstrated in such films as Singin' in the Rain, On the Town and An American in Paris.

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