Special Edition Of 20/20 Looks Back On The Legendary Life And Career Of John McCain
by Tori Hartshorn - August 29, 2018 Following the death of Senator John McCain who had been battling aggressive brain cancer since last year, a special edition of “20/20” gives an in-depth look at his legendary public, professional and personal life. The special features footage from the ABC News archives including a 1967 interview wi...
HAIR LIVE! Pulled From NBC Schedule
by A.A. Cristi - February 04, 2019 NBC's next live musical 'Hair Live!,' has been pulled from the schedule of the network's upcoming projects....
A Celebration Of Poetry Event Announced At The Windham Theatre Guild
by A.A. Cristi - March 13, 2018 Here in Windham : A Celebration of Poetry Wednesday , April 18 , 2018 , at 7 pm Featuring Doug Anderson , Alexandrina Sergio , Steve Straight , and Windham County high school poets AND remembering poet and editor Alexander ' Sandy ' Taylor Steve Straight is the au thor of the poetry collections The ...
The Autry Presents First Major Retrospective Of Native Artist Rick Bartow
by A.A. Cristi - April 02, 2018 Occupying an interstitial realm, artist Rick Bartow's work transcends the notions of Western and Native art, realism and abstraction, and the traditional and contemporary. The first comprehensive exhibition on this important American artist and member of the Mad River Band Wiyot tribe, Rick Bartow: ...
Rainbow Theatre Project to Kick Off 2017-18 Season with BLUE CAMP
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2017 Rainbow Theatre Project will begin the 2017-2018 season with Tim Caggiano and Jack Calvin Hanna's Blue Camp, a play that takes audiences inside of the blue barracks on a U.S. Army base....
Martha Rosler: Irrespective Retrospective Opens This Friday
by A.A. Cristi - October 29, 2018 The Jewish Museum will present Martha Rosler: Irrespective, a survey exhibition of the work of the influential artist Martha Rosler, from November 2, 2018, through March 3, 2019. Rosler is considered one of the strongest and most resolute artistic voices of her generation; she is also a prolific wri...
Willow Stream Publishing Announces Release of 'Rain Falling on Tamarind Trees,' a Vietnam Travelogue by Award-Winning Author C. L. Hoang
by Robert Diamond - November 17, 2017 ...
THE 60'S FESTIVAL Kicks Off In January with A Tribute To Dr. Martn Luther King Jr. and More!
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2018 Beginning this month, Carnegie Hall presents The '60s: The Years that Changed America, a citywide festival from January 14-March 24, 2018, featuring an expansive array of events to be presented at Carnegie Hall and at more than 35 leading partner cultural institutions throughout New York City...
Kansas City Actors Theatre Partners with New Letters on the Air for Special Event
by Julie Musbach - December 21, 2017 Kansas City Actors Theatre is partnering with New Letters on the Air, the longest continuously-running broadcast of a national literary radio series, to present local author Alan Proctor in conversation before the January 18th performance of Gardner McKay's play, Sea Marks at the H&R Block City St...
Dare2Draw And The New York Historical Society present BRIAN WOOD, 11/11
by A.A. Cristi - October 27, 2017 Brian Wood is a twenty-year veteran of the comic book industry, and the creator/co-creator and writer of numerous titles, including DMZ, The Massive, Channel Zero, Demo, Northlanders, Rebels, and Starve. His work on licensed properties includes Star Wars, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Aliens....
getTV Will Honor the 50th Anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy's Death with his Historic Episode of THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW
by Macon Prickett - May 31, 2018 To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Robert F. Kennedy, getTV will air a historic episode of “The Merv Griffin Show” featuring the late Senator, on June 6 at 9:00PM ET/8C. The show originally aired October 3, 1967, six months before Kennedy officially declared himself a candidate for ...
A SIGN OF THE TIMES Comes To Delaware Theatre Company 11/28
by Alan Henry - November 08, 2018 The Delaware Theatre Company presents A SIGN OF THE TIMES, running Nov. 28 to Dec. 23. ...
Four-Part CNN Original Series Event, 1968, Debuts 5/27 From Executive Producer Tom Hanks
by Tori Hartshorn - April 19, 2018 From Emmy Award-winning executive producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog comes a CNN Original Series Event, 1968. Airing over two nights - Sunday, May 27 and Monday, May 28 between 9 p.m.-11:00 p.m. ET- the four-part docuseries goes back 50 years to explore 1968, a year marked by seismic...
SEA MARKS Comes to H&R Block City Stage at Union Station
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2018 You're invited to join us for this exclusive one-time interview as Angela Elam--host of New Letters on the Air (produced at UMKC and aired locally on Sundays at 6:30 a.m. on KCUR 89.3 FM)--talks with local author Alan Proctor before the January 18th performance of Sea Marks from 6:45-7:15 p.m....
DOGFIGHT at Vienna's English Theatre
by Leah Windahl - February 20, 2018 The VET Youth Ensemble at Vienna's English Theatre presents DOGFIGHT. Set in the Vietnam War, DOGFIGHT follows a group of young American soldiers on the brink of deployment. As part of a cruel bet, they try to find the ugliest date, but Corporal Eddie Birdlace ends up finding something much more bea...
BWW Review: Steven Levenson's Charming and Funny DAYS OF RAGE Takes a Sentimental Look at Young '60s Activists
by Michael Dale - October 31, 2018 'I hate white people,' blurts out a diminutive, small-voiced white teenager, trying to convince the white activist she just met that she would be a valuable addition to his commune. 'I can't help it. I always have.'...
Debut Episode of Ken Burns' THE VIETNAM WAR Delivers Over 11 Million Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - October 13, 2017 PBS announced that the premiere episode of THE VIETNAM WAR, the 10-part, 18-hour documentary film series from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that aired on Sunday, September 17, drew an average audience of 9.6 million viewers (P2+) across PBS stations nationwide...
CBS' FACE THE NATION Is No 1 Sunday Morning Public Affairs Program
by Caryn Robbins - September 20, 2017 CBS News' FACE THE NATION was the #1 Sunday morning public affairs program on Sept. 17, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings....
Photo Flash: Get A First Look At Pittsburgh Opera's GLORY DENIED
by Alan Henry - February 22, 2019 Based on a book by Tom Philpott, Glory Denied tells the true story of Colonel Jim Thompson, America's longest-held prisoner of war. The opera deals not only with Thompson's suffering in the jungle of southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, but also the tragic aftermath that followed his liberation....
BWW Review: FIFTH OF JULY at Susquehanna Stage Company
by Rich Mehrenberg - June 02, 2018 Fifth of July is an intelligent piece of community theater....
BWW Interview: Chicago actor Christine Bunuan returns in MISS SAIGON national tour
by Emily McClanathan - November 11, 2018 Chicago actor Christine Bunuan stars as Gigi in the national tour of MISS SAIGON, which plays at Broadway in Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre November 14 through December 8. Bunuan recently spoke to BroadwayWorld Chicago about bringing this epic love story on the road....
DCPA Theatre Company Announces Full Cast And Creative Team For Qui Nguyen's VIETGONE
by Julie Musbach - June 28, 2018 The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is proud to announce full casting and creative team for the Theater Company's production of the "raucous, immensely moving comedy" (The New York Times) Vietgone by Qui Nguyen....
Pittsburgh Opera Presents GLORY DENIED - The True Story Of America's Longest-Held POW
by Stephi Wild - December 18, 2018 Based on a book by Tom Philpott, Glory Denied tells the true story of US Army Colonel Jim Thompson, who was held captive as a prisoner of war longer than any other American in history. The opera deals not only with Thompson's suffering in the jungle of southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, but also... |