RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S
OKLAHOMA!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM
Hugh Jackman returns in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” in time for the landmark musical’s 70th anniversary. Jackman — who recently starred in the hit film version of “Les Miserables” — can be seen again in his breakout musical role as cowpoke Curly in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!”.
JFK: ONE PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 @ 10:00PM
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States serving from January 20, 1961 until his assassination on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. Five decades later, as we mark the 50th anniversary of his death, JFK: One PM Central Standard Time, a Secrets of the Dead special presentation, tells the story of two men, one the President of the United States John F. Kennedy – shot in Dallas and rushed to Parkland hospital, his fate unknown – and the other respected CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite, knowing he had to get the story right amid myriad uncertainties that tragic day.
PARROT CONFIDENTIAL
SATURDAY, MAY 9 @ 10:00PM
Meet Lou. Abandoned in a foreclosed home, Lou is one of thousands of parrots in need of rescue. From the wilds of Costa Rica to suburban America, a loveable, quirky cast of parrots will reveal their unforgettable tales and the bittersweet world they share with humans. Their outrageous intelligence and uncanny ability to communicate in any language has made parrots one of the world’s most popular pets.
MANY RIVERS TO CROSS
MAKING A WAY OUT OF NO WAY (1897-1940)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 @ 9:00PM
Racist images in the Jim Crow era were used as propaganda to send messages that demeaned African Americans and legitimized violence against them. A visit to the Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University in Michigan—home to the largest collection of racist memorabilia in the country—reveals racist memorabilia and messages in all forms, from kitchen utensils to postcards featuring images of public whippings. Among the museum’s collection is a row of caricatures—the Pickaninny, the Tom, the coon, the tragic mulatto, the Jezebel, the savage.
JFK
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 @ 7:00PM
Forever enshrined in myth by an assassin’s bullet, Kennedy’s presidency long defied objective appraisal. Recent assessments have revealed an administration long on promise and vigor, and somewhat lacking in tangible accomplishment. His proposals for a tax cut and civil rights legislation, however, promised significant gains in the months before his assassination. While maturation, as evidenced in the handling of the Cuban missile crisis, was apparent, the potential legacy of the New Frontier will forever be left to speculation.
THE PARADISE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 @ 7:00PM & 11:00PM
Denise summons all her ingenuity, pluck and cunning to face the biggest challenge of her career: uniting the curmudgeonly traders of Tollgate Street. But another union requires cunning of a different sort from the powerful and influence-wielding Katherine. Will it be enough to secure Moray? Glendenning, seeing Moray and Denise together, is uneasy.
WASHINGTON WEEK
WITH GWEN IFILL
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 @ 7:30PM
The off-year election results from around the country have Republicans and Democrats looking for hints of any trends that may carry through to 2014 and 2016.
In the Virginia gubernatorial race, former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe narrowly defeated tea-party favorite Ken Cuccinelli who tried to make the election a referendum on the Affordable Care Act. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) easily won re-election setting up an expected 2016 presidential bid. And the voters of New York City elected the first Democratic mayor in two decades.
STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S COMPANY
WITH THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 9 @ 6:00PM
This New York Philharmonic gala concert production of “Company” is directed by Sondheim veteran Lonny Price and stars Craig Bierko (as Peter), Stephen Colbert (as Harry), Jon Cryer (as David), Katie Finneran (as Amy), Neil Patrick Harris (as Bobby), Christina Hendricks (as April), Adam Lazar (as Paul), Patti LuPone (as Joanne), Jill Paice (as Susan), Martha Plimpton (as Sarah), Anika Noni Rose (as Marta), Jennifer Laura Thompson (as Jenny), Jim Walton (as Larry), and Chryssie Whitehead (as Kathy).
LOVE IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29 @ 8:00PM
Animals dance, sing, flirt, and compete with everything they’ve got to find and secure a mate. For many, the all-important bonds they share as a couple are what enable the next generation to survive. But can we call these bonds love? In this delightful, provocative look at the love life of animals, we see the feminine wiles of a young gorilla, the search for Mr. Right among a thousand flamingos, the open “marriages” of blue-footed boobies, the soap opera arrangements of gibbons, and all the subtle, outrageous, romantic antics that go into finding a partner. These are love stories all right, as various and intriguing as the lovers themselves.
MAKING STUFF SAFER
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 @ 7:00PM & 12:00AM
The world has always been a dangerous place, so how do we increase our odds of survival? In “Making Stuff Safer,” David Pogue explores the cutting-edge research of scientists and engineers who want to keep us out of harm’s way. Some are countering the threat of natural disasters with new firefighting materials and safer buildings.