American Playhouse

American Playhouse

"American Playhouse" is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by PBS.

It premiered on January 12, 1982 with "The Shady Hill Kidnapping", written and narrated by John Cheever and directed by Paul Bogart. Its final broadcast, "In the Wings: Angels in America on Broadway", a rerun of a behind-the-scenes look at Tony Kushner's award-winning play in two parts, aired on January 1, 1994.

The series proved to be the springboard for the careers of numerous performers, including David Marshall Grant, Polly Holliday, A Martinez, Conchata Ferrell, Eric Roberts, Lynne Thigpen, John Malkovich, Peter Riegert, Lupe Ontiveros, and Megan Mullally.

Notable productions

*"For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf", 1982
*"Fifth of July", 1982
*"Working", 1982
*"Miss Lonelyhearts", 1983
*"True West", 1984
*"The Gin Game", 1984 (originally shown on cable in 1981)
*"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof", 1985 (originally shown on cable)
*"Under the Biltmore Clock", 1986
*"The House of Blue Leaves", 1987
*"The Trial of Bernard Goetz", 1988
*"Into the Woods", 1991
*"Tru", 1992
*"Porgy and Bess", 1993 (produced in partnership with Great Performances)

External links

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