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- A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.
- Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.
- Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
- The exceptional life and career of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon.
- Comedian Ricky Gervais brutally roasts Hollywood and exposes their hypocrisy.
- A feature documentary which captures Katharine Hepburn's spirit and determination, exploring her story using her own words, through a combination of hours of previously hidden and intimate audio tapes, video and photographic archive.
- An intimate and candid look at the life and art of the legendary composer-lyricist.
- The comedy world gathers to celebrate, and roast, Kevin Hart, as he accepts the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
- Seth MacFarlane hosts the Academy Awards.
- The film is based on the musical recording of the famous opera by Modest Mussorgsky about the tragic events surrounding the ruling of the Russian tsar Boris in the early 17th century. The recording was actually made two years before the filming with the participation of the Washington Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich) and several opera stars (the part of Marina is sung by Galina Vishnevskaya). Zulawski made the film just as we would be watching the theatrical performance. Then we are going through the sets and, finally, we notice the film crew. The director deliberately filled the picture with a plenty of anachronisms making the implications on the Soviet history and the other dictatorships of the 20th century.
- Entertainers receive recognition at the annual ceremony; the year's honorees are comic Billy Crystal, soprano Renée Fleming, singer-songwriter Barry Gibb, Hip Hop's First Lady Queen Latifah and singer Dionne Warwick.
- NEXT at the Kennedy Center on PBS features programs across the Center's season, showcasing artists who are at the forefront of their disciplines and serve as culture bearers of the 21st century.
- Through interviews and archive footage, this video details the history of the rock opera TOMMY, including the album, the movie and the broadway musical.
- The Kennedy Center Honors celebrates the lives and careers of actor, George Clooney; singer Amy Grant; singer Gladys Knight; composer and musician Tania Leon and the Irish music band, U2, with tributes and performances.
- Medea (Zoe Caldwell) is in Corinth with Jason (Mitchell Ryan) and their two young sons. King Kreon wants to reward Jason for his exploits: he gives the hand of his daughter, Glauce, to Jason.
- An outstanding lineup of entertainers gathers in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to salute Jon Stewart, recipient of the 23rd annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
- The National Memorial Day Concert is back as a live presentation with plans including a tribute to General Colin Powell and commemorations of Gold Star families and to those who lost their lives in the Vietnam War.
- John F. Kennedy's years as president.
- The 2020 National Memorial Day Concert paid tribute to the men and women who did so much for all of us in the current fight against COVID-19 and continued the 31-year tradition of honoring and remembering our troops, veterans, wounded warriors, all those who have given their lives for freedom, and their families.
- 19981h 15m7.9 (12)TV SpecialRecorded October 11, 1997 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington D.C., an impressive All-Star cast of Blues musicians, including Muddy's own son Bill Morganfield, turned out to pay homage to the legendary Muddy Waters, the King of the Blues.
- A concert celebrating America's 244th birthday pays tribute to the first responders and essential workers on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis; black heroes past and present, wounded warriors are also paid homage.
- The nation's 245th birthday celebration will be feature new performances from sea to shining sea, all-new pre-taped performances from locations across the country will be feature top stars from pop, country, R&B, classical and Broadway. Capping off the concert broadcast will be live coverage of the fireworks display over our nation's iconic skyline captured by the multiple cameras stationed around the city.
- National Memorial Day Concert 2023 will tribute to Vietnam War POWs and Gold Star families, as well as a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and a remembrance of World War II.
- Celebrate our country's 246th birthday with the 42nd anniversary broadcast of America's Independence Day celebration for our entire nation.
- The Kennedy Center celebrates its 50th anniversary. Echoing the 1962 event, "An American Pageant of the Arts," this special celebration and re-launch of live, in-person performing arts in America was hosted by Audra McDonald.
- The 43rd annual concert celebrating America's 247th birthday features special tributes to America's military and nurses and a message from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station; host Alfonso Ribeiro.
- Max Jobrani is a great comic actor very popular with Iranian and wider Middle Eastern audiences in the US and Canada by getting them to recognize their own foibles. He is a frequent guest of NPR's 'Wait! Wait! Don't Tell Me!'
- In Havana today, artists experiment with form and content while the documentary explores the lines that connect art and life.
- Damien Woetzel, president of the Juilliard School and former NYC Ballet dancer, brings together a mix of different dance and music genres to create a show in only two days to an already sold out audience at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.
- Following shows across Europe, the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra concludes its uplifting tour at the Kennedy Center. This new orchestra led by conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson includes recent Ukrainian refugees and famous Ukrainian musicians.
- A tribute to director William Wyler consisting of interviews and excerpts from his many classic films.
- 1985– 58mTV-146.1 (118)TV EpisodePresents a biography of Nobel Prize winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer as he converses with friends in a popular cafeteria, responds to post-lecture questions, and addresses people in his study.
- 1985– 1h 22mTV-14TV EpisodeThe modern dance choreographers Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis jointly and individually led many companies. The two developed the Nikolais/Louis dance technique together. In 1999 the dance companies representing their work were phased out
- 1985– 56mTV-146.6 (221)TV EpisodeSurely one of the most profound and outrageous influences on the times following World War I, was the group of a dozen or so taste-makers who lunched together at New York City's Algonquin Hotel.
- 1985– TV-147.3 (92)TV EpisodeIn the summer of 1931, three young idealists, Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg, were inspired by a passionate dream of transforming the American theater.
- 1985– TV-147.1 (142)TV EpisodeDocumentary about acclaimed screenwriter Waldo Salt.
- 1985– 1h 22mTV-147.2 (286)TV Episode59MetascoreThe life and work of Allen Ginsberg, the greatest of the Beat Generation poets is put in focus in this film