We Choose To Go To The Moon On PBS With John Monsky

WE CHOSE TO GO TO THE MOON is the new “living documentary” about America’s space race which blends live music and storytelling in a vivid on-stage experience. Created, written and narrated by writer and historian John Monsky and directed for the stage by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening, Chess), this immersive theatrical experience tells the dramatic tale of America’s race to space and decision to land a man on the Moon in one of the most ambitious scientific and exploration achievements in history. Bringing together a 45-piece orchestra and band – including a rare theremin – along with Broadway vocalists, breathtaking photographs, and narrative drama, the production creates an emotional history unlike any previous telling of mankind’s journey to the Moon.The words of the astronauts, engineers, and their families recall the excitement, the fear, and the triumph of the race to space. In a poignant moment, viewers will see the three burial flags of the Apollo 1 astronauts brought together for the first time – a moving reminder that most of the astronauts were also American veterans.Filmed at New York’s Carnegie Hall in April 2026 by the Academy Award-winning RadicalMedia, against the backdrop of the Artemis II mission around the Moon, WE CHOSE TO GO TO THE MOON includes vignettes and vocal performances by stage and film star Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect, Spring Awakening), Grammy Award nominee Brent Comer (The Outsiders), Claybourne Elder (Company, The Gilded Age), TV star Elizabeth Gillies (Netflix’s Dynasty), Tony Award nominee Taylor Louderman (Mean Girls), and Grammy and Tony Award-nominee Joy Woods (Gypsy, Six). Neil Armstrong’s son Mark Armstrong and granddaughter Kali Armstrong also perform a moving special tribute to the astronaut. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support .