“Mel Brooks: Make a Noise” profiles the larger-than-life, yet very private comedy giant. He has never authorized a biography and has always before requested that his friends not talk about him. Features new interviews with Brooks, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Cloris Leachman, Carl Reiner and Joan Rivers. An AMERICAN MASTERS presentation, MEL BROOKS: MAKE A NOISE airs on Monday, May 20, at 8 p.m. on KTWU-HD – Digital Channel 11.1.
Follow ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro over the course of a musical season. Enjoy dynamic performances before sold-out crowds, intimate moments of life on the road and visits to Shimabukuro’s native Hawai’i, where he has risen from local hero to international star. JAKE SHIMABUKURO: LIFE ON FOUR STRINGS airs on Friday, May 10, 8 PM on KTWU-HD, Digital Channel 11.1
A classic story involving foul play, cover ups, a murder mystery and a voyage of discovery explains what happened to a group of Irish men who immigrated to America. SECRETS OF THE DEAD premieres “Death on the Railroad” on Wednesday, May 8 at 9 p.m. on KTWU-HD, Digital Channel 11.1. In 1832, railroad contractor Philip Duffy hired 57 Irish immigrants to lay railroad tracks in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Less than two months after their arrival, all 57 were dead. Did they all die — as was widely believed — from cholera? Or were some murdered? In 2003, twin brothers who discovered a secret file among their grandfather’s papers investigated the deaths of these men and found the location of their final resting place. Using the latest forensic and scientific investigative techniques, DNA, forensic analysis, facial reconstruction and historical detective work in Ireland and the U.S., modern detectives and experts unravel this extraordinary story. Photo Credit: Smallbones
Live From Lincoln Center presents the New York Philharmonic’s production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s iconic American musical Carousel, featuring a star-studded cast including Kelli O’Hara, Nathan Gunn, Stephanie Blythe, Shuler Hensley, Jason Danieley, Jessie Mueller, Kate Burton, John Cullum and New York City Ballet dancers Robert Fairchild and Tiler Peck. “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel” is hosted by Audra McDonald and will air on KTWU-HD, Digital Channel 11.1, on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 8 p.m.
Now a beloved classic, Carousel—with music by Richard Rodgers and book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II—was hailed by Time Magazine as “the best musical of the 20th Century.” Based on Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár’s 1909 play, Liliom, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel transfers the story from Europe to the Maine coastline and revolves around the tragic romance between carousel barker Billy Bigelow and mill worker Julie Jordan. The musical includes such highlights as “If I Loved You,” “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over,” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” Following its Broadway premiere in 1945,Carousel has been staged across America and throughout the world and remade for both film and television. Landmark stagings include the Royal National Theatre (UK) 1992 production, which was subsequently presented at Lincoln Center Theater in 1994 and five Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival (and Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Audra McDonald); a current European production by Britain’s Opera North is now showing in Paris. The New York Philharmonic production features Kelli O’Hara (Julie Jordan), Nathan Gunn (Billy Bigelow), Stephanie Blythe (Nettie Fowler), Shuler Hensley (Jigger Craigin), Jason Danieley (Enoch Snow), Jessie Mueller (Carrie Pipperidge), Kate Burton (Mrs. Mullin), and John Cullum (Starkeeper/Dr. Seldon), among others. This production also features New York City Ballet principal dancers Robert Fairchild (Carnival Boy) and Tiler Peck (Louise), dancing original choreography by Warren Carlyle, in the pas de deux ballet in Act II. This staged concert performance was directed by John Rando and conducted by Rob Fisher.
PICTURED: Nathan Gunn and Kelli O’Hara star as Billy Bigelow and Julie Jordan in this concert production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved musical
Trace the fascinating evolution and legacy of Wonder Woman. From the birth of the comic book superheroine in the 1940s to the blockbusters of today, Wonder Women! looks at how popular representations of powerful women often reflect society’s anxieties about women’s liberation. “INDEPENDENT LENS: Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines” airs on Monday, April 15, at 9 p.m. on KTWU-HD, Digital Channel 11.1. The film includes guest interviews with Gloria Steinem, Lindsay Wagner (TV’s “Bionic Woman”) and Lynda Carter (pictured, TV’s “Wonder Woman”).
Set in 1909 London, Jeremy Piven (Entourage) stars in Mr. Selfridge, a drama series based on the real life story of the flamboyant and visionary American founder of Selfridge’s, London’s lavish department store. The new short series continues on MASTERPIECE CLASSIC this Sunday at 8 p.m. on KTWU-HD, Digital Channel 11.1.
Six episodes combine history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis and the personal passion of its celebrated hosts — Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson and David Tennant — to tell the story behind the stories of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. Each episode combines interviews with actors, directors and scholars, along with visits to key locations, clips from some of the most celebrated film and television adaptations, and illustrative excerpts from the plays specially staged for the series at Shakespeare’s Globe in London. SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED premieres on Friday, January 25th at 8 p.m. and continues on Fridays through February 8th. Individual episodes are:
Macbeth With Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke invites viewers to join him in his quest to play Shakespeare’s murderous Thane of Cawdor by uncovering the true story that served as inspiration, immersing himself in some of the most memorable and innovative productions and discovering Shakespeare’s extraordinary insights into the criminal mind. Friday, January 25, 8 p.m.
The Comedies With Joely Richardson
Joely Richardson investigates (with her mother Vanessa Redgrave) the legacy of these two brilliant cross-dressing comedies and the great comic and romantic heroines created by Shakespeare in two perennially popular plays. Friday, January 25, 9 p.m.
Richard II With Derek Jacobi
Derek Jacobi returns to a role he played 30 years ago, coaches actors at the Globe in aspects of the play, reveals why it could have cost Shakespeare his life — and shares some of the extraordinary modern political parallels within the play that still resonate as dictators are deposed. Also featured are notable excerpts from the upcoming GREAT PERFORMANCES film adaptation starring Ben Whishaw and Patrick Stewart. Friday, February 1, 8 p.m.
Henry IV & Henry V With Jeremy Irons
Jeremy Irons (who stars as Henry IV in the upcoming new GREAT PERFORMANCES film adaptation) uncovers the enduring appeal of Shakespeare’s “history plays,” from the facts of English history to the father-son drama that Shakespeare created. He discloses what Shakespeare’s sources were — and how he distorted them. He invites the viewer behind the scenes at the filming of some of the most important sequences in the new GREAT PERFORMANCES adaptations of both plays, starring Irons, with Tom Hiddleston as Prince Hal. Friday, February 1, 9 p.m.
Hamlet With David Tennant
An acclaimed Hamlet himself in the RSC’s recent hit production (and another recent GREAT PERFORMANCES production), David Tennant meets with fellow Hamlets, including superstar Jude Law, comparing notes on the titanic challenge of playing the most iconic of all roles. He also tries, alongside Simon Russell Beale and Ben Whishaw, to master the meaning of the play and the reason why it is considered the greatest of Shakespeare’s works. Friday, February 8, 8 p.m.
The Tempest With Trevor Nunn
Trevor Nunn, the legendary director who has directed 30 of Shakespeare’s 37 plays and is determined to complete them all before he retires, takes viewers through the magical and mysterious world created in Shakespeare’s last complete play. He considers The Tempest Shakespeare’s farewell from the stage and relates the play to the playwright’s family life. Among the enthusiastic students of the play who contribute ideas about the role of Prospero is the Archbishop of Canterbury, along with Helen Mirren and director Julie Taymor, who collaborated on the most recent film adaptation — with Mirren playing a female Prospera. Friday, February 8, 9 p.m.
PBS NEWSHOUR will provide comprehensive live coverage of President Barack Obama’s second inauguration. A special daytime edition of the PBS NewsHour broadcast anchored by Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff begins at 10 A.M. on Monday, January 21, 2013 on KTWU-HD, Digital Channel 11.1. Online, the PBS NewsHour team will offer extensive reporting on the people, the process and the history of past celebrations. A live stream of the inaugural can be accessed on the KTWU Homepage using the “Streaming PBS NEWSHOUR” link.
The broadcast special includes live coverage at the Capitol building, including the swearing-in and President Obama’s second inaugural address. Plus, it will feature analysis by the NewsHour’s regular commentators syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. Presidential historians Richard Norton Smith, Beverly Gage and Annette Gordon-Reed will contribute perspective and historical context
Online, the PBS NewsHour website will list the schedule for the day’s events with a breakdown of what’s happening where and when. You can read our Inauguration Live Blog and watch a live stream of our broadcast special as well as extended live coverage of the inaugural parade.
Other Online Features include:
Tune in to KTWU at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 21st or online at www.pbs.org/newshour for the PBS NEWSHOUR Inauguration Special.
The Great War is over and a long-awaited engagement is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate for a third thrilling season. DOWNTON ABBEY, Season 3, continues on MASTERPIECE CLASSIC on Sundays at 8 p.m. on KTWU-HD, Digital Channel 11.1. The all-star cast returns with the addition of guest star Academy Award®-winner Shirley MacLaine as Martha Levinson (pictured).
KTWU celebrates the popular DOWNTON ABBEY series with show clips, interview bites and ‘making of’ footage of fondly remembered moments from the first two seasons. Viewers will also see tantalizing previews of the new season coming next year to PBS. Watch DOWNTON ABBEY REVISITED on Sunday, November 25, 7 PM on KTWU-HD, Digital Channel 11.1.
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