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Ken Burns's two-part, four-hour documentary, Benjamin Franklin, explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th Century's most consequential and compelling personalities.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Cynthia Erivo & More Among Audie Awards Finalists Photo Lin-Manuel Miranda, Cynthia Erivo & More Among Audie Awards Finalists
by Michael Major - February 03, 2022

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) have announced finalists for the 2022 Audie Awards. Finalists include Cynthia Erivo for Best Female Narrator and Lin-Manuel Miranda for Best Male Narrator. Leslie Odom Jr., Annie Golden, Telly Leung, and Jason Tam are also featured on audiobooks that made the l...


Meet the Cast of 1776, Beginning Previews Tonight! Photo Meet the Cast of 1776, Beginning Previews Tonight!
by Stephi Wild - September 16, 2022

1776 begins previews on Broadway tonight, Friday, September 16, ahead of its official opening on Thursday, October 6, 2022. This is a limited engagement through Sunday, January 8, 2023 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street)....


The Mark Morris Dance Group 2022-2023 Tour Season To Feature THE LOOK OF LOVE and Mor Photo The Mark Morris Dance Group 2022-2023 Tour Season To Feature THE LOOK OF LOVE and More
by Blair Ingenthron - October 06, 2022

The Mark Morris Dance Group (MMDG) will resume national touring for its 2022-2023 season, with ten confirmed nationwide stops from October 2021 to June 2022. The touring season centers on Mark Morris's BOLD new creation, The Look of Love....


Michael Douglas to Play Benjamin Franklin in New Apple TV+ Limited Series Photo Michael Douglas to Play Benjamin Franklin in New Apple TV+ Limited Series
by Michael Major - February 28, 2022

Based on the book “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America” by Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff, the new limited event series is a co-production between ITV Studios America and Apple Studios. The drama will explore the thrilling story of one of the greatest gambles of Ben...


Review Roundup: 1776 Opens On Broadway- Critics Weigh In! Photo Review Roundup: 1776 Opens On Broadway- Critics Weigh In!
by A.A. Cristi - October 06, 2022

The new Broadway production of 1776, directed by Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus, has opened on Broadway as a limited engagement at Roundabout's American Airlines Theatre on Broadway. Read all of the reviews! ...


Photos: Broadway-Bound 1776 Celebrates Opening Night at American Repertory Theatre Photo Photos: Broadway-Bound 1776 Celebrates Opening Night at American Repertory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2022

On May 26 following the Harvard University Commencement, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson attended the Opening performance of American Repertory Theater’s revival of 1776. ...


Crystal Lucas-Perry, Carolee Carmello, Elizabeth A. Davis, and More Will Lead 1776 on Photo Crystal Lucas-Perry, Carolee Carmello, Elizabeth A. Davis, and More Will Lead 1776 on Broadway
by Team BWW - August 09, 2022

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the complete cast for the new Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning musical, 1776, directed by Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus....


Photos: First Look at All New Photos of Broadway-Bound 1776 Photo Photos: First Look at All New Photos of Broadway-Bound 1776
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2022

All new photos have been released for the pre-Broadway engagement of 1776, opening tonight at the American Repertory Theatre!...


VIDEO: Mandy Patinkin Presents Benjamin Franklin Category on JEOPARDY! Photo VIDEO: Mandy Patinkin Presents Benjamin Franklin Category on JEOPARDY!
by Michael Major - April 05, 2022

Mandy Patinkin appeared on last night's episode of Jeopardy! to present a category based on the life of Benjamin Franklin. Patinkin voices the Benjamin Franklin in Ken Burns’s two-part, four-hour documentary based on the life of the founding father. ...


Morgan's Pier to Present Fall Fest on the Waterfront with Pumpkin Carving, Fall Decor Photo Morgan's Pier to Present Fall Fest on the Waterfront with Pumpkin Carving, Fall Decor, and New Menus
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 20, 2022

One of Philadelphia's largest and longest running fall festivals is back! Morgan's Pier Fall Fest returns to the Philadelphia waterfront from Thursday, September 22 to Saturday, October 29, 2022....


VIDEO: Mandy Patinkin Presents Benjamin Franklin Category on JEOPARDY! Photo VIDEO: Mandy Patinkin Presents Benjamin Franklin Category on JEOPARDY!
by Michael Major - April 05, 2022

Mandy Patinkin appeared on last night's episode of Jeopardy! to present a category based on the life of Benjamin Franklin. Patinkin voices the Benjamin Franklin in Ken Burns’s two-part, four-hour documentary based on the life of the founding father. ...


L'AMOUR `A PASSY Comes to A.R.T. Next Month Photo L'AMOUR `A PASSY Comes to A.R.T. Next Month
by Stephi Wild - October 04, 2022

France's support of the nascent United States in 1778 is one of the great diplomatic triumphs of history, credited to the ambassadorial team of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. An exciting backstory to this miracle of statecraft is the platonic affair between Franklin and the flam...


Contemporary Circus World Premiere I HEAR YOU AND I'D LIKE TO RESPOND Comes To Cannon Photo Contemporary Circus World Premiere I HEAR YOU AND I'D LIKE TO RESPOND Comes To Cannonball Festival, September 8-18
by A.A. Cristi - August 12, 2022

“Fringe favorites” Almanac Dance Circus Theatre are back with their first full production since 2018, I Hear You and I'd Like to Respond. ...


Photos: Stars Arrive on the 1776 Red Caret on Opening Night Photo Photos: Stars Arrive on the 1776 Red Caret on Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - October 07, 2022

There was a revolution on Broadway last night! Roundabout Theatre Company and the American Repertory Theater's new Broadway production of 1776, directed by Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus, opened officially at Roundabout's American Airlines Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there for the big night and you...


Photo: Senator Elizabeth Warren Attends 1776 At American Repertory Theater Photo Photo: Senator Elizabeth Warren Attends 1776 At American Repertory Theater
by A.A. Cristi - June 20, 2022

Massachusetts Senator and American Repertory Theater fan Elizabeth Warren attended 1776 on Thursday, June 16....


Photos: First Look at All New Photos of Broadway-Bound 1776 Photo Photos: First Look at All New Photos of Broadway-Bound 1776
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2022

All new photos have been released for the pre-Broadway engagement of 1776, opening tonight at the American Repertory Theatre!...


Photos: Broadway-Bound 1776 Celebrates Opening Night at American Repertory Theatre Photo Photos: Broadway-Bound 1776 Celebrates Opening Night at American Repertory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2022

On May 26 following the Harvard University Commencement, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson attended the Opening performance of American Repertory Theater’s revival of 1776. ...


Photos: 1776 Company Assembles for a Fore Fathers Family Photo Photo Photos: 1776 Company Assembles for a Fore Fathers Family Photo
by Bruce Glikas - September 08, 2022

Roundabout Theatre Company will soon present the new Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning musical, 1776, directed by Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus, and co-produced with the American Repertory Theater. The company just gathered for a fore fathers family photo in the rehearsal room....


Photos: 1776 Company Takes First Broadway Bows Photo Photos: 1776 Company Takes First Broadway Bows
by Jennifer Broski - October 07, 2022

There was a revolution on Broadway last night! Roundabout Theatre Company and the American Repertory Theater's new Broadway production of 1776, directed by Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus, opened officially at Roundabout's American Airlines Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street)....


Photo: First Look at Broadway-Bound 1776 at A.R.T. Photo Photo: First Look at Broadway-Bound 1776 at A.R.T.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2022

The Broadway-bound production of 1776 began performances last week at American Repertory Theater at Harvard University and we've got the first photos of the cast and the new production. ...


Photos: See New Images of Kristolyn Lloyd, Elizabeth A. Davis, Carolee Carmello & Mor Photo Photos: See New Images of Kristolyn Lloyd, Elizabeth A. Davis, Carolee Carmello & More in 1776
by Show Highlights - November 07, 2022

1776 is now playing at Roundabout’s American Airlines Theatre on Broadway. This is a limited engagement through Sunday, January 8, 2023. The cast of 1776 includes Kristolyn Lloyd as “John Adams,” Gisela Adisa as “Robert Livingston,” Nancy Anderson as “George Read,” and more. See new production photo...


Reyes | Finn to Present 'James Benjamin Franklin: Practice' Photo Reyes | Finn to Present 'James Benjamin Franklin: Practice'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 07, 2022

Reyes | Finn  will present Practice, the gallery’s third solo exhibition of work by Detroit-based artist James Benjamin Franklin, which will be on view from January 15th–February 26th, 2022....


Lakewood Cultural Center and Performance Now Theatre to Stage 1776 Photo Lakewood Cultural Center and Performance Now Theatre to Stage 1776
by Marissa Tomeo - March 20, 2022

The Lakewood Cultural Center and Performance Now Theatre Company present America’s Tony Award-winning musical “1776,” March 18th through April 3rd. Witness the birth of a nation as our forefathers struggle to craft the Declaration of Independence. The seminal event in American history blazes to vivi...


Video: Go Inside Opening Night for 1776 on Broadway Photo Video: Go Inside Opening Night for 1776 on Broadway
by Opening Night - October 08, 2022

There is a revolution happening on Broadway! Roundabout Theatre Company and the American Repertory Theater's new Broadway production of 1776, directed by Jeffrey L. Page and Diane Paulus, opened officially at Roundabout's American Airlines Theatre on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there for the big nig...


Kristolyn Lloyd to Join the Cast of 1776 as 'John Adams' in Late October Photo Kristolyn Lloyd to Join the Cast of 1776 as 'John Adams' in Late October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 09, 2022

Beginning Tuesday, October 25, Kristolyn Lloyd (Dear Evan Hansen) will lead the cast of Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of 1776 as 'John Adams.' 1776 begins preview performances on Friday, September 16, 2022 and opens officially on Thursday, October 6, 2022....






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