''The Kate'' is an American
public television
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music program recorded live at the
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in
Old Saybrook, Connecticut
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. It is produced by
Public Broadcasting Service
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(PBS) member television station
CPTV and is broadcast on PBS stations across the United States.
Concept
''The Kate'' features musical performances filmed live at the 250-seat
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center.
The show features performers who perform a range of musical genres, including rock, pop, blues, jazz, and Broadway.
[
The show's co-creator and executive producer Jennifer Boyd looks for performers who are exploring new creative directions in their work.]Saturday Night Live
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'' cast member Ana Gasteyer who performed a nightclub act; Ann Wilson of Heart
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who explored a personal project called "The Ann Wilson Thing"; actress Rita Wilson who performed songs from an upcoming album; and Jarrod Spector whose performance traced the history of the falsetto
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It is produced by the vibration of the ...
from Enrico Caruso
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to Freddie Mercury
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.[
Each season consists of six one-hour episodes.][ In addition to the musical performances, each episode features interviews with the performers and backstage footage.][
A fifth season is in production and is scheduled to run in the spring of 2020.]
Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
References
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2016 American television series debuts
PBS original programming