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American Masters CHARLEY PRIDE: I'M JUST ME Available for Free on PBS Photo American Masters CHARLEY PRIDE: I'M JUST ME Available for Free on PBS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 15, 2020

American Masters – Charley Pride: I’m Just Me is streaming free again for a limited time on pbs.org/americanmasters and on the PBS Video app which will run through December 26 before going back to members-only PBS Passport....


American Masters to Premiere Alvin Ailey Documentary Photo American Masters to Premiere Alvin Ailey Documentary
by Michael Major - December 20, 2021

American Masters: Ailey is a portrait of the legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey (1931-1989), a trailblazing pioneer who founded his influential studio Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1958 at age 27. Using previously unheard audio interviews recorded in the last year of Ailey’s life, the docum...


Who Was Joe Papp? Watch Career Highlights of the Theatre Legend Photo Who Was Joe Papp? Watch Career Highlights of the Theatre Legend
by Team BWW - May 25, 2022

Joe Papp, founder of The Public Theater, Free Shakespeare in the Park and producer of groundbreaking plays like Hair, A Chorus Line and for colored girls, created a 'theater of inclusion' based on the belief that great art is for everyone....


PBS AMERICAN MASTERS to Celebrate The Public Theatre's Joe Papp with Documentary Photo PBS AMERICAN MASTERS to Celebrate The Public Theatre's Joe Papp with Documentary
by Marissa Tomeo - May 01, 2022

Ahead of the 60th Anniversary Season of Free Shakespeare in The Park at New York City’s Delacorte Theater in Central Park, American Masters: Joe Papp in Five Acts tells the story of this indomitable, street-wise champion of the arts. ...


American Symphony Orchestra Offers Free Concerts Photo American Symphony Orchestra Offers Free Concerts
by Stephi Wild - April 29, 2022

The American Symphony Orchestra (ASO) continues its 60th anniversary season on Sunday, June 5 with American Masters, a free symphonic concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center featuring the world premiere of Roberto Sierra’s newly commissioned Concerto for Electric Violin performed by acclaimed electric vio...


Palisades Virtuosi to Present 100! Concert Celebration Of Their 100 New Works Photo Palisades Virtuosi to Present 100! Concert Celebration Of Their 100 New Works
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 09, 2023

Join Palisades Virtuosi for a concert celebration of their 100 new works on December 3 at The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, NJ. Don't miss this critically-acclaimed flute, clarinet, and piano trio....


Tyne Daly to Appear at Terrence McNally Documentary Screening This Month Photo Tyne Daly to Appear at Terrence McNally Documentary Screening This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - June 09, 2024

Theatre West will screen the Emmy-nominated documentary EVERY ACT OF LIFE about Terrence McNally on June 23, 2024, followed by a discussion with director Jeff Kaufman, producer Marcia Ross, and Tyne Daly....


National Symphony Orchestra to Presents BEETHOVEN & AMERICAN MASTERS Festival Photo National Symphony Orchestra to Presents BEETHOVEN & AMERICAN MASTERS Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 13, 2021

The NSO will present Beethoven & American Masters, a three-week festival featuring concerts that belatedly celebrate the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth. Led by Music Director Gianandrea Noseda, the concerts pair symphonies by Beethoven with works by 20th-century American composers...


Gil Gutiérrez Trio to Perform at Birdland in May Photo Gil Gutiérrez Trio to Perform at Birdland in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 04, 2024

See the gifted Gil Gutiérrez Trio at Birdland NYC on Friday, May 17, Saturday May 18 and Sunday, May 19. Learn how to purchase tickets.m...


Palisades Virtuosi to Present GLOBAL WARNING – A Concert Devoted To Climate Concerns Photo Palisades Virtuosi to Present GLOBAL WARNING – A Concert Devoted To Climate Concerns
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 24, 2022

The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi flute, clarinet and piano trio will be in concert on Sunday, March 27 @ 3:00 PM, performing Global Warning - A Concert Devoted to Climate Concerns at Hackensack Performing Arts Center (HACPAC), 102 State St. in Hackensack, NJ....


PBS to Premiere Dr. Anthony Fauci Documentary Photo PBS to Premiere Dr. Anthony Fauci Documentary
by Michael Major - July 27, 2022

Now, the new documentary American Masters: Tony – A Year in the Life of Dr. Anthony Fauci captures the most prominent physician in America at work  over a period of 14 months, beginning with Inauguration Day 2021, as he strives to improve national public health....


Palisades Virtuosi Presents 20th Anniversary Concert On November 29 At Carnegie Hall' Photo Palisades Virtuosi Presents 20th Anniversary Concert On November 29 At Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall
by A.A. Cristi - November 01, 2022

The critically-acclaimed Palisades Virtuosi flute, clarinet and piano trio will present their 20th Anniversary Concert at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, November 29 @ 7:30 PM @ Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 W 57th St. in Manhattan....


The Paley Center for Media Announces PBS AT 50: AN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Photo The Paley Center for Media Announces PBS AT 50: AN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 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....


AMERICAN MASTERS Turns Up The Volume On The Life And Legacy Of Jazz Legend Doc Severi Photo AMERICAN MASTERS Turns Up The Volume On The Life And Legacy Of Jazz Legend Doc Severinsen
by A.A. Cristi - March 05, 2021

After more than 30 years as the colorful bandleader of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, master trumpeter Doc Severinsen continues to defy nature well into his 90s with a grueling schedule of touring, performing and teaching. An engaging new documentary, American Masters – Never Too Late: The...


BWW Exclusive: Creation of the Public Theater Explored in JOE PAPP IN FIVE ACTS Photo BWW Exclusive: Creation of the Public Theater Explored in JOE PAPP IN FIVE ACTS
by Michael Major - June 01, 2022

In an exclusive clip, watch how Joe Papp, the founder of The Public Theater, Free Shakespeare in the Park and producer of groundbreaking plays like Hair, A Chorus Line and for colored girls…, turned a dilapidated building into what the Public Theater is today....


AMERICAN MASTERS Announces New Documentary on Twyla Tharp Photo AMERICAN MASTERS Announces New Documentary on Twyla Tharp
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 08, 2020

Stick Figure Entertainment, in association with American Masters Pictures, is proud to announce Twyla Moves (w.t.), a feature documentary...


American Masters CHARLEY PRIDE: I'M JUST ME Available for Free on PBS Photo American Masters CHARLEY PRIDE: I'M JUST ME Available for Free on PBS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 15, 2020

American Masters – Charley Pride: I’m Just Me is streaming free again for a limited time on pbs.org/americanmasters and on the PBS Video app which will run through December 26 before going back to members-only PBS Passport....


Rita Moreno to Receive the Stanley Kramer Award at the 2022 Producers Guild Awards Photo Rita Moreno to Receive the Stanley Kramer Award at the 2022 Producers Guild Awards
by Michael Major - January 26, 2022

Oscar, Tony, Grammy and two-time Emmy winner Rita Moreno’s career began with her Broadway debut at age 13. Most recently, Moreno co-stars and is an Executive Producer of the Steven Spielberg remake of the classic, West Side Story, which released worldwide this past December. Moreno won an Oscar for ...


AMERICAN MASTERS Season Finale Will Explore Life of Helen Keller Photo AMERICAN MASTERS Season Finale Will Explore Life of Helen Keller
by Michael Major - September 16, 2021

Emmy and Tony Award winner Cherry Jones will perform Keller’s writings in the season 35 finale. The new documentary rediscovers the complex life and legacy of Helen Keller, who was deaf and blind since childhood, exploring how she used her celebrity and wit to advocate for social justice....


American Masters CHARLEY PRIDE: I'M JUST ME Set To Air November 5 Photo American Masters CHARLEY PRIDE: I'M JUST ME Set To Air November 5
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 05, 2020

American Masters – Charley Pride: I’m Just Me will air on NPT-HD Thursday, November 5 at 8:00 pm CT and 11:00 pm CT, Monday, November 9 at 8:00 am, Tuesday, November 10 at 1:00 pm, December 5th at 12 am and 4 am CT. ...


PBS to Premiere AMERICAN MASTERS: GROUCHO & CAVETT Photo PBS to Premiere AMERICAN MASTERS: GROUCHO & CAVETT
by Michael Major - October 05, 2022

American Masters: Groucho & Cavett explores the enduring friendship between Emmy Award-winning television personality Dick Cavett and iconic comedian Groucho Marx. Cavett, a writer for Jack Parr on The Tonight Show, met Marx at the funeral of playwright George S. Kaufman in 1961....


AMERICAN MASTERS to Spotlight Tony- Winning Choreographer Twyla Tharp Photo AMERICAN MASTERS to Spotlight Tony- Winning Choreographer Twyla Tharp
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2021

American Masters on PBS will explore the life and career of dance legend and Tony Award-winning choreographer, Twyla Tharp.  ...


AMERICAN MASTERS Announces New Documentary on Twyla Tharp Photo AMERICAN MASTERS Announces New Documentary on Twyla Tharp
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 08, 2020

Stick Figure Entertainment, in association with American Masters Pictures, is proud to announce Twyla Moves (w.t.), a feature documentary...


AMERICAN MASTERS to Spotlight Tony- Winning Choreographer Twyla Tharp Photo AMERICAN MASTERS to Spotlight Tony- Winning Choreographer Twyla Tharp
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2021

American Masters on PBS will explore the life and career of dance legend and Tony Award-winning choreographer, Twyla Tharp.  ...


Celebrate Women's History Month With BELLA! Washington DC Premiere Photo Celebrate Women's History Month With BELLA! Washington DC Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 01, 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. ...






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