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Diahann Carroll : The Lady, The Music, The Legend to Premiere on PBS in September

Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll : The Lady, The Music, The Legend will premiere on WNET, Thirteen on Tuesday September 14 at 8pm. The special will also be seen on WLIW21 on September 15 at 8pm.

The program captures Carroll as she performs songs by Johnny Mercer, Richard Rodgers, Alan Jay Lerner, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Cole Porter. The concert was taped, as previously reported, this past April at the Annenberg Theater in Palm Springs, California.

Carroll starred on Broadway in House of Flowers and won the Tony Award for her role in No Strings. She received an Academy Award nomination for Claudine, and starred on the groundbreaking TV series, Julia, for which she won a Golden Globe, as well as the hit TV series Dynasty.

For further information, visit: www.pbs.org.