PBS Fall Arts Festival Premieres Tonight

Actress Anna Deavere Smith. Photo Credit: Robert Severi

The 2013 PBS Arts Fall Festival returns in October with seven weekly programs that highlight Broadway classics, music from around the country, and legendary superstar Barbra Streisand.

Underscoring PBS’ ongoing commitment to giving audiences a front row seat and a backstage pass to the best of the arts on-air and online, the series will be hosted by award-winning television, film and stage star Anna Deavere Smith (NURSE JACKIE, THE WEST WING) starting Friday, October 18, 2013 at 9 p.m. ET (check local listings).