The PBS premiere of “Hamilton’s America” at the United Palace theater in Washington Heights on October 17 was thrilling and the 3,400-seat house was packed— with high school students, young performers, members of New York City nonprofit and community groups, THIRTEEN donors and patrons, and viewers like you!
American Masters’ new documentary on Norman Lear features interviews with the TV sitcom legend himself, plus George Clooney, Jon Stewart, Amy Poehler, Mel Brooks, Lena Dunham, Carl and Rob Reiner, Russell Simmons and others.
Travon Free hosted the Great Performances Facebook Live from the red carpet at the 3,400-seat United Palace theater in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s home neighborhood, Washington Heights, on Monday, October 17 at 6pm. Current and former stars of Hamilton — including Lin-Manuel …
This week, for some odd reason, Ross Poldark decided to become a Cuban band singer who continually thwarts his flame-haired wife’s attempts to join him in show business, or fish business, or something like that.
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to Bob Dylan, poet, political activist, and American Master, for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” This is the first time this honor has gone to a musician.
What you heard from both candidates about the Affordable Care Act at the second presidential debate was either untrue or incomplete. Here’s the truth about what Trump and Clinton claimed.
Superhero traits like strength, speed and agility also come in small packages. The general perception of hummingbirds is that they’re delicate and jewel-like. According to Emmy-winning filmmaker Ann Johnson Prum, they’re feisty, fierce, and tough as nails.
Lin Manuel-Miranda has been the creative and cast for Sesame Street and The Electric Company, interned at THIRTEEN, and now has a second documentary appearing on Great Performances. Here are some fun facts about his enthusiastic and enduring association with public television.
What are you looking forward to this month — Hamilton’s America and GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends on Great Performances? Poldark on Masterpiece? Normal Lear: Just Another Version of You on American Masters? A look at the economy in Dream …
Hamilton’s America, a new documentary from Great Performances, premieres on the PBS Arts Fall Festival on Friday, October 21 at 9pm ET. The film offers an intimate look at the creation of the Broadway musical Hamilton, revealing Miranda’s process as he adapts Hamilton’s epic story into groundbreaking musical theater.
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