Latest Articles About American Experience on PBS
WCT Presents DISABILITY: THE EVOLUTION
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2018 The Waukesha Civic Theatre presents disABILITY: The Evolution, running October 4 - 7, 2018. While the Broadway hit 'Hamilton' explored the founding fathers of American Experience, this show explores the history of the human experience of disability from the dawn of recorded history is set to music w... 
PassinArt A Theatre Company Will Present August Wilson's SEVEN GUITARS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 20, 2020 A Theatre Company presents Seven Guitars by Pulitzer winning playwright August Wilson takes an in-depth look at the plight of African Americans through the lives of seven African American characters during the nineteen forties in Pittsburgh after attending the funeral of a friend. The play reveals f... 
Leslie Odom, Jr. To Deliver Carnegie Mellon Commencement Address
by A.A. Cristi - April 02, 2019 Leslie Odom, Jr., the Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor and singer best known for his role in the Broadway musical 'Hamilton,' will deliver the keynote address at Carnegie Mellon University's 122nd Commencement at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 19, in the university's Pittsburgh campus.... 
Dayton Celebrates The Brilliance of Black Dance with 50 World Class Performances in Three Days
by Stephi Wild - December 12, 2018 Dayton-area audiences will be in for a treat when the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) partners with local favorite Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) to present a dazzling array of dance performances by many of the leading Black dance companies from the U.S. and abroad, Jan... 
Chelsea Symphony Concert to Feature Works by Contemporary Female Composers in Honor of International Women's Day
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 06, 2020 In honor of International Women's Day, The Chelsea Symphony's March 6 and 7, 2020 concert series, Songs of Hope, feature compositions by contemporary American female composers whose work captures the American experience.... 
American Experience to Stream RFK In Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy's Assassination
by Macon Prickett - May 29, 2018 To mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, American Experience will stream its acclaimed 2004 portrait, RFK from June 5 through Labor Day on its site. Written and directed by David Grubin and produced by Grubin and Sarah Colt, the acclaimed two-hour film traces RFK's ris... 
New 2-Part American Experience Documentary THE CIRCUS Premieres October 8-9 on PBS
by Macon Prickett - June 14, 2018 “The Circus,”a four-hour, two-part documentary, explores the colorful history of this popular, influential and distinctly American form of entertainment, from the first one-ring show at the end of the 18th century to 1956, when the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey big top was pulled down for the l... 
PBS Announces its SUMMER OF SPACE Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 04, 2019 During its presentation at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, PBS announced a celestial programming spectacle sure to excite any space enthusiast. A SUMMER OF SPACEmultiplatform experience, anchored by the highly anticipated AMERICAN EXPERIENCE six-hour film “Chasing the Moon,” an... 
Palo Alto Players Presents FLOWER DRUM SONG
by Sarah Hookey - April 02, 2019 Palo Alto Players continues its 2018-19 season with FLOWER DRUM SONG, Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang's new adaptation of the 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein classic musical.... 
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE THE VOTE, Featuring the Voices of Audra McDonald, Laura Linney, and More, Begins Today
by Stephi Wild - July 06, 2020 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The Vote, a new four-hour, two-part documentary series, tells the dramatic story of the epic - and surprisingly unfamiliar - crusade waged by American women for the right to vote.... 
PBS Summer Slate Celebrates the Cultural, Technological Milestones of Summer of 1969
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 02, 2019 PBS, America's home for documentary film, is telling the story of '69 with a special summer slate commemorating the cultural milestones and technological triumphs of 50 years ago.... 
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Receives Grant From Gulf Coast Community Foundation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 10, 2020 Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe recently received an Arts Appreciation Grant of $30,000 from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. The grant will support WBTT's operations as well as the costs associated with its 2020-2021 season.... 
PBS Explores America's History, Food and Culture January-March 2020
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 05, 2019 From new episodes of FINDING YOUR ROOTS with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Season 2 of NO PASSPORT REQUIRED with Marcus Samuelsson to SOMEWHERE SOUTH, a new series with Chef Vivian Howard, PBS will explore America's diversity through food, history and culture with a series of programs scheduled from Jan... 
National Finalists Named For 2019 August Wilson Monologue Competition Held At Taper
by A.A. Cristi - March 15, 2019 Center Theatre Group has named Dejean Deterville, Mylah Eaton and Daniel Velez as the top performers of the August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) Regional Finals held at the Mark Taper Forum on March 11, 2019. Deterville and Eaton will go on to represent Los Angeles in the national finals on Ma... 
Showtime Documentary Films Announces New Docu-Series GOSSIP Starring Cindy Adams
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 26, 2019 SHOWTIME Documentary Films today announced a new limited docu-series, GOSSIP STARRING CINDY ADAMS (w/t), profiling the longtime columnist whose work at the New York Post made her the reigning queen of gossip. Imagine's Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are executive producing, with Emmy and BAFTA® nominee... 
PBS to Debut MR. TORNADO on May 19
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 04, 2020 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Mr. Tornado tells the story of Tetsuya Theodore Fujita, a Japanese-American scientist who devoted his life to unlocking the mysteries of severe storms.... 
Broadway Choreographer, Donald McKayle, Passes Away at Age 87
by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2018 Choreographer Donald McKayle, whose work on the musical Raisin made him the first black man to direct and choreograph a Broadway show, passed away on Friday in Irvine, California. He was 87 years old.... 
Black Theatre Troupe Presents SIMPLY SIMONE
by Sarah Hookey - March 21, 2019 Prodigy. Superstar. Activist and Exile. As one of the true divas of the 20th Century, vocal powerhouse Nina Simone defied classification and defined a generation. Four women give us an intimate look at her music and lay bare the rich legacy of this icon.... 
Pierre-Alexandre Petiot Brings FRENCH TWIST SWING QUINTET to 54 Below
by Julie Musbach - March 04, 2019 FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents the French Twist Swing Quintet (by the French Pianist Pierre-Alexandre PETIOT) at Feinstein's/ 54 Below, for a superb musical performance of French jazz songs made popular by French composers such Yves Montand, Charles Trenet, and American Jazz ...
VIDEO: Hear Audra McDonald, Laura Linney, & More in the Trailer for THE VOTE on PBS
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 10, 2020 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The Vote, a new four-hour, two-part documentary series, tells the dramatic story of the epic a?" and surprisingly unfamiliar a?" crusade waged by American women for the right to vote. Focusing primarily on the movement's militant and momentous final decade, the film charts Americ... 
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The Vote to Have Re-Broadcast September 8-29
by Stephi Wild - August 22, 2020 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The Vote, a four-hour documentary series, tells the dramatic story of the epic — and surprisingly unfamiliar — crusade waged by American women for the right to vote.... 
This May, American Experience Salutes Women Trailblazers With Four Encore Broadcasts
by Tori Hartshorn - April 09, 2019 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE will present a special salute to “Women in History” this May with encore broadcasts of four films that celebrate extraordinary women: Amelia Earhart, Annie Oakley, Emma Goldman and Rachel Carson. From the groundbreaking work of the scientist who launched the modern environmental ... 
Woodstock Director Recalls Memorable Hendrix Performance On Tom Needham's SOUNDS OF FILM
by Stephi Wild - July 23, 2019 WOODSTOCK: THREE DAYS THAT DEFINED A GENERATION director, Barak Goodman, is Tom Needham's exclusive guest this Thursday at 6 pm on WUSB's THE SOUNDS OF FILM.... 
East West Players Receives Grant From The Annenberg Foundation To Produce Artistic Works And Programs About Asian Pacific Experiences
by Julie Musbach - April 27, 2018 East West Players (EWP), the nation's longest-running professional theater of color and the largest producing organization of Asian American artistic work, has received a grant from Annenberg Foundation, a family foundation that is proud to support the arts, community, education, global issues, and ...
WCT Presents DISABILITY: THE EVOLUTION
by Stephi Wild - September 18, 2018 The Waukesha Civic Theatre presents disABILITY: The Evolution, running October 4 - 7, 2018. While the Broadway hit 'Hamilton' explored the founding fathers of American Experience, this show explores the history of the human experience of disability from the dawn of recorded history is set to music w... |
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