photo: © Joan Marcus
Great Performances’ presentation of the Hamilton’s America documentary kicks off the 2016 PBS Fall Arts Festival on Friday, Oct. 21, at 8 p.m. The documentary combines interviews with creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, President Obama and others; rehearsal footage and visits to historical sites to tell the story of the making of the award-winning musical.
Due to the great appeal of this program we are adding a prime-time broadcast of Hamilton’s America at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27, to accommodate those viewers who will be unable to receive our signal while our transmission tower is undergoing maintenance.
The documentary will also be live streamed during the 8 p.m. Oct. 21 premiere via NPT’s online video portal at video.wnpt.org, Facebook Live at the Great Performances Facebook page and also on the PBS website.
Additional airtimes for Hamilton’s America on Nashville Public Television are:
- Saturday, Oct. 22, at 1 a.m.
- Monday, Oct. 24, at 2 a.m.
- Thursday, Oct. 27, at 8 p.m.
On NPT2, the additional airtimes are:
- Saturday, Oct. 22, at 4 a.m.
- Monday, Oct. 31, at 8 a.m.
- Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 1 p.m.
More ways to experience and explore Hamilton’s America:
- Facebook Live Q&A: Friday, Oct. 21, at 1 p.m.: A 30-minute Q&A with Hamilton’s America producer Alex Horwitz. Click here.
- For short videos and other material related to the documentary, are located here.
The 2016 PBS Fall Arts Festival airs Friday nights Oct. 21 through Dec. 23 and includes Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize (Oct. 28); Lincoln Center at the Movies: Alvin Ailey American Dance (Nov. 4); and Live from Lincoln Center: Lang Lang’s New York Rhapsody (Nov. 25). More information about the festival is available here.