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PBS Arts aims to spark a resurgence of the arts in the United States, helping to make all Americans more aware that the arts are accessible to everyone and ensuring that all Americans understand that the arts are not only for them but also about them. PBS believes the arts enrich the human spirit, create vibrant and healthy communities and should be available to everyone

STAGE TUBE: Kristin Chenoweth Takes ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Following Hometown Concert
by Sally Henry Fuller - August 24, 2014

Kristin Chenoweth has added her name to the list of Broadway stars who have taken the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, but this time in a sparkly formal dress. She took the challenge after her hometown concert, KRISTIN CHENOWETH: COMING HOME, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, joined by director Kenny Ortega and m...


ABC Reveals Details on This Week's DANCING WITH THE STARS
by Caryn Robbins - November 07, 2011

With only five remaining couples, the competition heats up as each couple performs two individual dances. They will first hit the dance floor performing a ballroom style dance that they have not yet performed, then will face their biggest challenge yet with the 'Instant Dance' - in which they will h...


PBS Airs Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY with the New York Philharmonic Tonight
by TV News Desk - November 08, 2013

Great Performances presents the New York Philharmonic's concert staging of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical Company with an all-star cast...


Must Watch DVR Alert! BARBRA STREISAND: BACK TO BROOKLYN Airs on PBS's Great Performances Tonight
by BWW Special Coverage - November 29, 2013

With our apologies to Lea Michele, there truly is only ONE Barbra Streisand and on PBS tonight the legendary star 'sings them all' from FUNNY GIRL to GYPSY as only she can. For musical theatre fans of all ages, and lovers of great music, it's a can't miss television event....


Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson et al to Host PBS Arts Fall Festival Series, Beg. 10/14
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2011

PBS has announced that Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson and Anna Deveare Smith will join previously announced hosts for its upcoming series PBS Arts Fall Festival. The Festival will air on Friday evenings, beginning October 14, 2011. ...


Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson et al to Host PBS Arts Fall Festival Series, Beg. 10/14
by Caryn Robbins - October 06, 2011

PBS has announced that Cyndi Lauper, Rainn Wilson and Anna Deveare Smith will join previously announced hosts for its upcoming series PBS Arts Fall Festival. The Festival will air on Friday evenings, beginning October 14, 2011. ...


PBS Announces Hosts for Nine-Part PBS Arts Fall Festival
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2011

Actor Rainn Wilson, film director Taylor Hackford, actor Andy Garcia, singer/songwriter Rosanne Cash, singer Linda Ronstadt and journalist Paula Zahn are among the celebrity hosts who will introduce the programs and provide behind-the-scenes perspective for PBS' first-ever Arts Fall Festival, it was...


Fall PBS Specials Announced - Kristin Chenoweth, PORGY & BESS, SWEENEY TODD, Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, CATS & More!
by Nicole Rosky - July 22, 2014

Announced today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, the 2014 PBS Arts Fall Festival returns in September with 11 weekly programs featuring classic Broadway hits, music from around the country and a theater performance by award-winning actor Nathan Lane....


PBS Airs A RAISIN IN THE SUN REVISITED Documentary Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2013

PBS' new performance documentary A RAISIN IN THE SUN REVISITED: THE RAISIN CYCLE AT CENTER STAGE explores the history and legacy of Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking 1959 play through the lens of a culturally significant milestone: the staging of two contemporary, issues-oriented plays that Raisin...


The Guthrie's H.M.S. PINAFORE Kicks Off PBS Arts Fall Festival, 10/14
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2011

The Guthrie Theater's acclaimed production of Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore will open the nine-part PBS Arts Fall Festival of performing arts programming on Friday, October 14 at 8:00 p.m. CST on PBS....


Andrea Bocelli Concerto: One Night In Central Park CD/DVD Available 11/15
by Gabrielle Sierra - October 19, 2011

On September 15, 2011, internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli gave a once in a lifetime, free concert as a gift to New York City on Central Park's Great Lawn....


Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald, David Hyde Pierce and More Set for PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, 10/18
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2013

In celebration of this extraordinary legacy on the occasion of the series' 40th anniversary on PBS, a stellar roster of diverse alumni gather to share their personal stories of what Great Performances has meant to them, with reminiscences and performances by Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald, Don Henley...


Andrea Bocelli Concerto: One Night In Central Park CD/DVD Available 11/15
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2011

On September 15, 2011, internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli gave a once in a lifetime, free concert as a gift to New York City on Central Park's Great Lawn....


Hugh Jackman Stars in Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! on PBS's Great Performances Tonight
by TV News Desk - November 15, 2013

Great news for Hollywood and Broadway fans: Hugh Jackman-who recently starred in the worldwide hit film version of 'Les Miserables'- can be seen again in his breakout musical role as cowpoke Curly in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, tonight, November 15 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN's Great Performances...


MOBY-DICK Opera Broadcast on THIRTEEN's Great Performances Today
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2013

Composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer's award-winning opera Moby-Dick, will be broadcast on THIRTEEN's Great Performances tonight, November 1, 2013 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), as part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival....


THE NANCE, Starring Nathan Lane, to Air on PBS's Live from Lincoln Center
by Caryn Robbins - May 08, 2014

Nathan Lane's Tony-winning performance in last season's THE NANCE will air on PBS next year as part of the Live From Lincoln Center series 40th season....


Kristin Chenoweth Signs Worldwide Record Deal; New Album 'Coming Home', PBS Special Coming This November
by Caryn Robbins - September 04, 2014

Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth has just signed a worldwide recording deal with Concord Music Group, and will release her newest album, 'Coming Home on November 18th....


Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald, David Hyde Pierce and More Set for PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2013

In celebration of this extraordinary legacy on the occasion of the series' 40th anniversary on PBS, a stellar roster of diverse alumni gather to share their personal stories of what Great Performances has meant to them, with reminiscences and performances by Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald, Don Henley...


Laura Cantrell to Release New Album NO WAY THERE FROM HERE, 1/28; Plays Joe's Pub in NYC, 1/29
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2014

No Way There From Here, the new album from Nashville-born, New York City-based singer-songwriter Laura Cantrell, will be released January 28 on Thrift Shop Recordings and distributed by Redeye....


Barbra Streisand's BACK TO BROOKLYN Concert, Encores of OKLAHOMA!, COMPANY & More to Air as a Part of PBS ARTS FALL FESTIVAL
by Nicole Rosky - August 06, 2013

The 2013 PBS Arts Fall Festival returns in October with seven weekly programs that highlight Broadway classics, music from around the country, and legendary superstar Barbra Streisand....


Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald, David Hyde Pierce and More Set for PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, 10/18
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2013

In celebration of this extraordinary legacy on the occasion of the series' 40th anniversary on PBS, a stellar roster of diverse alumni gather to share their personal stories of what Great Performances has meant to them, with reminiscences and performances by Julie Andrews, Audra McDonald, Don Henley...


Barbra Streisand's BACK TO BROOKLYN Concert, to Air Tonight as Part of PBS ARTS FALL FESTIVAL
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2013

The 2013 PBS Arts Fall Festival returned this fall with seven weekly programs that highlight Broadway classics, music from around the country, and legendary superstar Barbra Streisand....


Barbra Streisand's BACK TO BROOKLYN Concert to Air 11/29 as a Part of PBS Arts Fall Festival
by Nicole Rosky - October 15, 2013

The 'Greatest Star' Returns Home in Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn on Great Performances Friday, November 29, 2013 at 9 p.m. as Part of the PBS Arts Fall Festival...


PBS Airs A RAISIN IN THE SUN REVISITED Documentary Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2013

PBS' new performance documentary A RAISIN IN THE SUN REVISITED: THE RAISIN CYCLE AT CENTER STAGE explores the history and legacy of Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking 1959 play through the lens of a culturally significant milestone: the staging of two contemporary, issues-oriented plays that Raisin...


Andrea Bocelli Concerto: One Night In Central Park Released On Sugar/Decca
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2011

On September 15, 2011, internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli gave a once in a lifetime, free concert as a gift to New York City on Central Park's Great Lawn....






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