Episode Details

AMERICA MADE IN VIRGINIA: 250 YEARS TOGETHER celebrates the nation’s Semiquincentennial with a star-filled tribute set in the revolutionary capital of Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area. Blending live performance, music, historic interpretation, and large-scale visual spectacle to create an inspiring national event that connects the nation’s founding to the present day, the special is designed as a celebration and a unifying national moment. Produced in partnership with VA250, the two-hour event will honor the past, engage the present, and inspire a season of civic renewal — all from the place where the path to independence began. From the first melodic sounds of a violin to the thunderous pyrotechnic finale, this is a program for all Americans to see themselves reflected in our nation’s continuing story.Highlights from the live event include a dazzling variety of musical performances by an outstanding line-up of American artists, including Multi-platinum recording artist, Emmy and Grammy nominee, Tony Award winner and “Ambassador of the Great American Songbook,” Michael Feinstein, three-time Grammy Award-winning opera singer Ryan Speedo Green, Tony winner and Emmy, SAG, Olivier, and two-time Grammy nominee Kelli O’Hara, Tony, Drama Desk, Antonyo and Outer Critics Award winner Adrienne Warren, and legendary Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Judy Collins. AMERICA MADE IN VIRGINIA: 250 YEARS TOGETHER will also feature narration by Tony and Golden Globe nominee and Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Thomas and a special greeting from acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns.  

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