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.
Anthony Ramos, Danielle Brooks & More Join FINDING YOUR ROOTS Season 10
by Michael Major
- Oct 4, 2023
The new season will feature Valerie Bertinelli, Danielle Brooks, LeVar Burton, Ciara, Michael Douglas, Lena Dunham, Brendan Fraser, Sammy Hagar, Sunny Hostin, Tracy Morgan, Alanis Morissette, Ed O’Neill, Bob Odenkirk, Anthony Ramos, Iliza Shlesinger, Wes Studi, Dionne Warwick, and Jesse Williams.
Detroit Public TV, PBS Books And ASALH Partnership To Celebrate Black Authors
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 3, 2021
As the nation struggles to understand its past and forge a more equitable future, PBS Books and ASALH (Association for the Study of African American Life and History) have formed a new alliance, committed to highlighting the most acclaimed and important African American authors of our time and the insights they provide on issues related to diversity and cultural literacy.
Boulder's Local Theater Company Welcomes Henry Louis Gates Jr to LIVING ROOM LOCAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jan 21, 2021
Local Theater Company's Founding Artistic Director Pesha Rudnick announced today that Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University, will join Denver-based Transformation Coach Michanda Lindsey for an hour-long interactive conversation on Sunday, January 31, 12pm MT.
The Paley Center for Media Announces PBS AT 50: AN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Sep 30, 2020
The Paley Center for Media today announced the latest selection to its Paley Front Row Presented by Citi series: PBS at Fifty: An Anniversary Celebration. It will premiere on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at 8:00 pm EST/5:00 pm PST on the Paley Centera??s dedicated channel on Yahoo Entertainment.
PBS to Honor the Legacy of Black History Month
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Jan 10, 2019
PBS today announced special programming to commemorate Black History Month, as part of its commitment to celebrating the diversity of America year-round.
Primary Stages Announces Additional Winter Programming
by Julie Musbach
- Feb 21, 2018
PRIMARY STAGES (Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Shane D. Hudson, Executive Director; Casey Childs, Founder) announced today additional programming and events for the Winter 2018 season.
VIDEO: Cynthia Erivo Performs 'If You Knew Susie' and 'Let It Be' at AFTD's 2017 Hope Rising Benefit
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 2, 2017
The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) hosted the second annual Hope Rising benefit at The Pierre Hotel on Thursday, October 12. The evening's program concluded with a four-song set from Tony Award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo, who most recently starred in The Color Purple on Broadway. Ms. Erivo's first song, 'If You Knew Susie,' was dedicated to the memory of Susan Newhouse. Ms. Erivo capped her performance with 'Let It Be' by the Beatles, dedicated to Si and Victoria Newhouse. Watch her perform both songs below!
Trump's Speech: The Day After on Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN
by Caryn Robbins
- Mar 1, 2017
The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast.
Trump: Congress & Correspondents on Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN
by Caryn Robbins
- Feb 27, 2017
The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast.
BWW Review: SMALL AXE at The Theatre Centre
by Dennis Kucherawy
- Feb 2, 2015
Five years in development, 'Small Axe' is a compelling, timely, provocative and inspiring new piece of Verbatim Theatre now playing at the Theatre Centre. It is presented by The Theatre Centre and Project: Humanity (PH). Founded in 2008, PH calls itself 'a non-profit organization raising awareness of social issues through the arts.' It reunites actor/writer Andrew Kushnir and director Alan Dilworth, who previously collaborated in 2010 on PH's 'The Middle Place,' a successful play about Toronto's homeless youth. Premiered at SummerWorks, it was restaged as a coproduction of Theatre Passe Muraille, Canadian Stage and PH.
Photo Coverage: Inside A RAISIN IN THE SUN's Opening Night Theatre Arrivals
by Walter McBride
- Apr 4, 2014
The stars gathered last night to celebrate the opening night of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street); the same theatre where the original production of A Raisin in the Sun opened 55 years ago. BroadwayWorld brings you complete photo coverage from the star-studded red carpet below!
INVISIBLE MAN Begins at the Huntington, 1/4
by Kelsey Denette
- Nov 30, 2012
Sixty years after the landmark American novel's publication, the Huntington Theatre Company presents a searing production of Ralph Ellison's epic Invisible Man. The first adaptation in any medium to be authorized by the Ellison Trust, the Jefferson Award-winning script is by Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Oren Jacoby. Christopher McElroen, award-winner and co-founder of the Classical Theatre of Harlem, directs. Teagle F. Bougere delivers "a tour-de-force performance" (BroadwayWorld.com) in the iconic title role.
Mary J. Blige Headlines McDonald's Black365 Honorees
by Kelsey Denette
- Jun 23, 2011
Continuing its long-standing support and connection to the African-American community, McDonald's will recognize a distinguished list of five prominent African-Americans who influence and inspire greatness through outstanding community service at the 2011 365Black Awards.
A Dangerous Woman: New Biography of Adah Isaacs Menken Now Available
by Sarah Moore
- Jan 20, 2011
Adah Isaacs Menken was the original global Superstar, the first media celebrity, a daredevil American performer who risked her life on stage. A poet and rebel, she was known to Victorians as "The Naked Lady." Her colorful life is the subject of A Dangerous Woman: The Life, Loves, and Scandals of Adah Isaacs Menken, 1835-1868, America's Original Superstar, by Barbara and Michael Foster.
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