American Playhouse
| American Playhouse | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Anthology |
| Directed by |
Perry Miller Adato Robert Allan Ackerman Paul Bogart Kirk Browning Jonathan Demme Bill Duke Peter H. Hunt David Hugh Jones Barbara Kopple Jack O'Brien (director) Philip Leacock Marshall W. Mason Vivian Matalon Sharron Miller Joanne Woodward |
| Composer(s) | David Amram |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 11 |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | January 12, 1982 – December 22, 1993 |
American Playhouse is an anthology television series periodically broadcast by Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States.
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, Laura Linney, A Martinez, Conchata Ferrell, Eric Roberts, Lynne Thigpen, John Malkovich, Peter Riegert, Lupe Ontiveros, Ben Stiller, and Megan Mullally.
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