YouTube Starts Production on CREATORS FOR CHANGE WITH MICHELLE OBAMA: GIRLS' EDUCATION in Vietnam
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Dec 9, 2019
Today, YouTube creator and actress Liza Koshy joined Michelle Obama, Julia Roberts, Lana Condor, and Ngô Thanh Vân (Veronica Ngo), and the TODAY show's Jenna Bush Hager on a visit to a school in Vietnam as part of the Obama Foundation's Girls Opportunity Alliance, which promotes adolescent girls education around the world. This trip will be documented as part of a new YouTube Original special, “Creators for Change with Michelle Obama: Girls' Education.” The group met with girls benefiting from an education program of Room to Read, a nonprofit organization working with the Girls Opportunity Alliance to support adolescent girls education in Vietnam. YouTube will also send creators to India and Namibia to profile other girls education efforts supported by the Girls Opportunity Alliance and share the stories of adolescent girls around the world who are overcoming adversity to pursue their education.
Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager to Host 'A Toast to 2019!'
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Dec 5, 2019
Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager will ring in 2020 with an all-star New Year's Eve primetime special, A Toast to 2019!, on December 31 at 8pm/7c on NBC. Kristen Bell, Martin Short, Maya Rudolph, Tony Hale, Terry Crews, Nikki Glaser and more will join Kotb and Hager as they break down the biggest pop culture moments and trends of the year.
Young People's Chorus of New York City Releases 2019 Holiday Performance Schedule
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Nov 20, 2019
Young People's Chorus of New York City® (YPC) celebrates the holidays with a variety of performances citywide, including the annual YPC Winter Wonder concert, a New York holiday tradition beloved by families across the city. Led by YPC Founder / Artistic Director Francisco J. Núñez and Associate Artistic Director Elizabeth Núñez, this year's Winter Wonder concert takes place at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall on Sunday, December 8, at 4:00 p.m. and features Metropolitan Opera star Nadine Sierra and dramatic baritone Lester Lynch.
VIDEO: Watch Kim Kardashian West Talk About Rodney Reed on TODAY SHOW
by Sarah Leiber
- Nov 18, 2019
Rodney Reed was scheduled to be put to death on Wednesday, but the execution has put on hold indefinitely. In a TODAY exclusive, Kim Kardashian West, who was with Reed when he received news of the stay, tells Jenna Bush Hager that Reed gave an “overwhelming sigh of relief and hope” and said, “Praise Jesus.”
VIDEO: Caissie Levy and Patti Murin Perform FROZEN Finale 'Let It Go' on TODAY
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Aug 2, 2019
On Friday morning's episode of TODAY, Caissie Levy, who plays Elsa in the Broadway musical a?oeFrozen,a?? and Patti Murin, who plays Elsa's younger sister Anna, stop by to talk to Jenna Bush Hager and Willie Geist about what it means to be part of the stage sensation. The duo also performs fan favorite a?oeLet It Goa?? live in Studio 1A.
Red Nose Day Celebrates Fifth Annual Event To End Child Poverty As Stars Turn Out To Support
by Tori Hartshorn
- May 28, 2019
Yesterday marked the fifth annual Red Nose Day in the U.S., following activities and events across the country in recent weeks that brought together millions of Americans to have fun, make a difference, and raise money and awareness for children living in poverty. Red Nose Day has now raised more than $190 million in the campaign's first five years in the U.S., including nearly $40 million so far in the 2019 campaign with the fundraising ongoing through June and beyond.
VIDEO: Christine Baranski Reveals She's Preparing for Musical Film
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Apr 24, 2019
On this morning's episode of TODAY, actress Christine Baranski sat down with Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Meredith Vieira to talk about the third season of her CBS All Access drama, "The Good Fight." During the interview, Baranski revealed to the co-hosts that she was preparing for a musical film that has 'not been announced,' but that it is 'yet another movie musical.'
NBC News to Air Jenna Bush Hager's REMEMBERING GEORGE H.W. BUSH: A LOVE LETTER TO GAMPY
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Dec 6, 2018
NBC News' Jenna Bush Hager will host a one-hour personal tribute to her grandfather, entitled Remembering George H.W. Bush: A Love Letter to Gampy, airing Saturday, December 8 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT/7:30 p.m. PT/7 p.m. MT on NBC. The special broadcast captures an intimate look at 41's life and legacy, in his own words and from those closest to him. Bush Hager sits down with former President George W. Bush, Laura Bush, the late Barbara Bush, former President Bill Clinton, and many more who knew the former president beyond politics, to share never-before-heard stories about the former president's time as a navy pilot, his term at the White House and the epic love story he had with his wife.
VIDEO: Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale Discuss AMERICAN SON on TODAY
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Nov 9, 2018
On this morning's episode of TODAY, Kerry Washington and Steven Pasquale, stars of Broadway's "American Son," sit down with Jenna Bush Hager to talk about how they bring the gripping tale about a mother searching for her missing son, a mixed-race boy living in the South, to the stage.
VIDEO: Jenna Bush Hager Reveals She Auditioned for LES MISERABLES as a Child
by Marika O'Hara
- Oct 18, 2018
Jenna Bush Hager recently got to experience her first time on a Broadway stage when she joined the cast of Chicago earlier this week. While discussing the experience on The Today Show, she revealed that she had actually wanted to be a Broadway star when she was young, even auditioning for the role of Little Cosette in Les Miserables multiple times as a child. She joked about being her repeated rejection, describing herself as a 'well-fed, tan Texan,' and stating that she could neither sing nor dance as a child.
VIDEO: Barry Manilow Discusses His Las Vegas Residency on TODAY
by Macon Prickett
- Jun 8, 2018
The legendary Barry Manilow sits down with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager to talk about his new residency in Las Vegas, "Manilow Las Vegas: The Hits Come Home." "This time around I wanted to see if I could get them all in one 90-minute show," he tells TODAY.
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