Latest Articles About American Experience on PBS
HBO Launches First Asian Pacific American Short Film Competition
by Caryn Robbins - August 22, 2016 HBO has launched HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries, a short film competition dedicated to showcasing emerging APA directors with unique perspectives of the Asian Pacific American experience....
Orson Welles' CITIZEN KANE 75th Anniversary Blu-ray Arrives Today
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2016 To mark the 75th anniversary of Orson Welles' cinematic masterpiece CITIZEN KANE, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) will release a new Blu-ray and DVD on November 15...
A&E Network Greenlights Untitled New High School Docuseries
by Caryn Robbins - May 15, 2017 A&E Network has ordered an eye-opening new untitled docuseries that takes a first-hand look at the inner-workings of the universal American experience of life in public high school.... 
PBS to Re-Air American Experience's Acclaimed WALT DISNEY Broadcast
by Caryn Robbins - August 11, 2017 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's acclaimed four-hour, two part WALT DISNEY will re-broadcast on Tuesdays, August 29 and September 5 on PBS....
Sustaining Black Theatre in the Upper Valley: A Conversation with Jarvis Antonio Green
by A.A. Cristi - July 11, 2017 Join us for a conversation with Jarvis Antonio Green, Founding Artistic Director of JAG Productions and BarnArts Center for the Arts.This community event will be a meaningful look behind the scenes at the founding of JAG Productions, a chance to hear Jarvis' story and path to its founding, and a gli...
COME FROM AWAY Extends in D.C. Before Broadway Run
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2016 Ford's Theatre Society announced today that the new Irene Sankoff and David Hein musical 'Come From Away,' based on the heart-warming true story of how a small Canadian town cared for 6,579 airline passengers stranded in Newfoundland after 9/11, has extended due to popular demand....
Sally Allen's 10 Novels That Describe the American Experience
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2016 Literary expert Sally Allen, author of Unlocking Worlds: A Reading Companion for Book Lovers (Griffins Wharf Publishing), has curated a list of 10 novels that describe the American experience....
PBS Announces New Programming During Summer 2016 TCA Session
by Richard Best - July 28, 2016 Today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, PBS announced new programs and initiatives launching in 2016 and beyond. A brief synopsis of each program is listed below, along with links to the full press releases....
Race in America & More Set for Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN
by Caryn Robbins - August 08, 2016 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....
Election Coverage, New & Returning Drama Series & Olympic-Themed Specials Set for PBS Summer Programming
by Caryn Robbins - April 28, 2016 The PBS summer schedule offers comprehensive election coverage, as well as specially themed programs around the 31st Olympiad in August 2016....
Ford's to Offer Free First Preview for COME FROM AWAY and More This Season
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2016 Ford's Theatre Society announced it is partnering with TodayTix on a new Free First Preview initiative that will give away tickets to the first preview performance for all mainstage productions.... 
PBS Announces Premiere Dates for LITTLE WOMEN with Angela Lansbury, Tony Bennett Tribute ft. Josh Groban & More
by Caryn Robbins - December 06, 2017 PBS today announced its Winter/Spring 2018 schedule lineup, which includes the much-anticipated second season of MASTERPIECE's hit series Victoria (Sundays, January 14-February 25),starring Jenna Coleman, Tom Hughes and, this season, Dame Diana Rigg....
Luis Valdez's VALLEY OF THE HEART Begins Tonight at San Jose Stage Company
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2016 On track to be one of San Jose Stage Company's biggest box office hits, VALLEY OF THE HEART, in partnership with El Teatro Campesino, has been extended through March 13 with six additional performances. With increasing demand for tickets, sold out performances and limited availability in others, the...
LA LA LAND, FENCES Among 2017 WRITERS GUILD AWARD Nominations; Full List
by Caryn Robbins - January 04, 2017 The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting during 2016.... 
JAG Productions Announces Fundraiser
by Julie Musbach - September 23, 2017 Join the company for an evening of food, fashion & fun in collaboration with Revolution's Fall Fashion Show! Proceeds of the $75 per person tab help support events scheduled by JAG Productions for its 2017-2018 season!...
San Jose Stage Company Extends Luis Valdez's VALLEY OF THE HEART Before Opening
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2016 On track to be one of San Jose Stage Company's biggest box office hits, VALLEY OF THE HEART, in partnership with El Teatro Campesino, has been extended through March 13 with six additional performances. With increasing demand for tickets, sold out performances and limited availability in others, the...
De Blasio in the Hot Seat on Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN
by Caryn Robbins - January 31, 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....
Bass Concert Hall to Welcome Los Lobos with Ballet Folklorico Mexicana, 2/11
by Tyler Peterson - January 22, 2016 The Mexican-American Experience is celebrated through song, dance, music and film highlighting the many notable achievements and contributions of Mexican-Americans throughout US History in this brand-new multi-media production, featuring Multiple Grammy-Award Winners Los Lobos and dancers from Balle...
PBS & American Experience to Present 3-Night Event THE GREAT WAR
by Caryn Robbins - July 29, 2016 At the Summer 2016 Television Critics Association press tour today, PBS and American Experience announced that THE GREAT WALL, a six-hour, three-night event, will premiere in April 2017...
Griffin Theatre Company Presents IN TO AMERICA
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2017 Griffin Theatre Company is pleased to continue its 2016-17 Season, an exploration of the American Dream, with the world premiere of IN TO AMERICA, a 400-year journey through the immigrant experience, written by Artistic Director Bill Massolia (Letters Home) and directed by Dorothy Milne. IN TO AMERI...
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo Narrate 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao'
by BWW News Desk - January 02, 2017 Is reading more books on that long list of 2017 New Years' resolutions? Lin-Manuel Miranda announced today via Twitter (seen below) that he and Karen Olivo have narrated a new audiobook available now on iBooks and Audible, 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.' ...
MARY SPEAKS to Tell Story of African-American Mothers and Sons in One Woman Show
by Julie Musbach - January 27, 2017 Theater for the New City Executive Director Crystal Field is presenting Mary Speaks, a new one-woman show that looks at African- American mothers and sons facing tragedy from Emmett Till to today....
The Players Salutes The American Spirit With AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: A PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION
by A.A. Cristi - June 14, 2017 On Saturday, July 1, 2017, The Players pays tribute to the music and musicians that have characterized the American experience with "America the Beautiful: A Patriotic Celebration." This dynamic and captivating five-piece production will warm your heart, lift your spirit and make you "proud to be an... 
THE GILDED AGE Premieres 2/6 on PBS
by Tori Hartshorn - January 10, 2018 New Documentary Explores the Tumultuous Era That Set the Stage for Modern America...
Stage 62 Presents ASSASSINS This Month
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2016 Assassins lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, in a one-act historical 'revusical' that explores the dark side of the American experience. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, writers Stephen Sondheim and John We... |
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