Rebroadcast from the original live July 4th airdate, SundayArts presents the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning 28th annual broadcast of A CAPITOL FOURTH, live from Washington, DC, hosted by theater and television actor Jimmy Smits. The star-spangled party will feature unrivaled musical performances from some of the country’s best known and award-winning artists, as well as the most spectacular fireworks display anywhere in the nation. Grammy winning musicians Huey Lewis and the News, “American Idol” winner Taylor Hicks, rock ‘n’ roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis, Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell, classical superstar Hayley Westenra and soprano Harolyn Blackwell will perform a selection of patriotic and celebratory music with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Erich Kunzel. The event will also feature a special tribute to the Olympic athletes with figure skater and gold medal winner Scott Hamilton. Following this musical salute, the Washington, DC, skyline will come alive with the most colorful, creative and booming display of fireworks ever set against silhouettes of the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Monument and the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. Capping the show will be a rousing rendition of Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” complete with live cannon fire provided by the United States Army Presidential Salute Battery, an audience favorite and now A CAPITOL FOURTH tradition. The multi-award winning event will be broadcast live in high definition from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol and can be heard in stereo over National Public Radio and by U.S. military personnel in more than 175 countries and aboard 140 U.S. Navy ships at sea on the American Forces Network (AFN).