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The Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Ballet return for the beloved annual tradition against the joyful backdrop of the picturesque city NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Stage and screen legend Julie Andrews returns for the fourth time to host the festive annual New Year's celebration with the Vienna Philharmonic, under the direction of Franz Welser-Most from Vienna's Musikverein. This is Welser-Most's second time at the podium of this much cherished event;...
From Irving Berlin to Stephen Sondheim, and from Fanny Brice to Barbra Streisand, the film explores the phenomenon of how Jewish-American songwriters created a uniquely American art form NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Sir Robin carols merrily to King Arthur in Monty Python's Spamalot, "In any great adventure, if you don't want to lose...you won't succeed on Broadway if you don't have any Jews." (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110413/MM83011LOGO)...
Newly restored and with a remixed soundtrack, the surreal film makes its national American TV debut NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour -- the controversial surreal film made by The Beatles and broadcast by the BBC in 1967 and unavailable for decades - comes to THIRTEEN's Great Performances, Friday, December 14 at 10 p.m. on PBS. (Check local listings.) The film will follow the new documentary Magical Mystery Tour Revisited airing at 9...
The story behind the controversial and surreal Beatles film features new interviews with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr DATELINE CITY, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Songs you'll never forget, the film you've never seen and a story that's never been told. In August 1967, in the wake of the extraordinary impact of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles made a film. It was seen in the U.K. by a huge audience, at 8.35 p.m. on BBC One on Britain's Boxing...
Michael Buble, Mary J. Blige, and Cee-Lo Green among guest stars joining Stewart's first holiday special, along with a special virtual duet with the legendary Ella Fitzgerald NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Grammy Award®-winning, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Rod Stewart, hosts his first holiday special, Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby, on THIRTEEN's Great Performances beginning this December on PBS. (Check local listings.) (Logo:...
Features new interviews with Brooks, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Cloris Leachman, Carl Reiner, Joan Rivers, and others Connect with other cultural icons at pbs.org/americanmasters NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After 60 years in show business, Mel Brooks has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer; he is one of 14 EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) winners. Yet, the comedy giant has energetically avoided a documentary profile from being...
"Annie" production team and THIRTEEN form unprecedented partnership as part of an extensive educational initiative to foster children's interest in the performing arts. NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- THIRTEEN, the flagship PBS station in New York, and Arielle Tepper Madover Productions have announced a ground-breaking partnership focused on the upcoming Broadway revival of Annie. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120619/DC27198LOGO) On...
NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, with musicals such as The Book of Mormon enjoying phenomenal box office success, revivals like The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess delighting new generations, and musical stage versions of popular films such as Once and Newsies dominating the Tony Awards, Broadway is proving yet again that its vitality and magic endure. Nominated for five 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards and winner of two, including Outstanding Nonfiction...
THIRTEEN Week begins a year-long celebration to mark the station's golden milestone including mini-concerts by The Knights, American Graduate Day and an encore presentation of Pioneers of THIRTEEN NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has issued a proclamation designating September 17-23, 2012 as "THIRTEEN Week" in commemoration of the September 16 start of the year-long celebration of THIRTEEN's 50(th) anniversary. The proclamation delivered...
The Spanish language learning web series makes its broadcast debut in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Oh Noah!, the fun and funny web series introducing kids to Spanish, will make its broadcast debut in interstitials in episodes of the popular PBS KIDS math series Cyberchase. Kids can catch Noah and his comic misadventures at the end of Cyberchase episodes beginning next Monday,...
