America’s Longest-Running Independence Day Celebration to Broadcast Live on South Carolina ETV

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – America’s longest-running live national Independence Day TV tradition, A Capitol Fourth, will broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on ETV-HD on Tuesday, July 4th at 8 pm. 

This year’s celebration welcomes iconic actor and television host Alfonso Ribeiro to lead the 43rd annual edition of America’s national Independence Day celebration on PBS. A Capitol Fourth celebrates America’s birthday with special tributes, musical selections, fun for kids of all ages with Elmo and Cookie Monster of Sesame Street and the greatest display of fireworks in the U.S.A.

Ribeiro will lead an all-star cast in a patriotic extravaganza of all-live musical performances by top stars from pop, country, R&B, classical and Broadway, featuring the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of premier pops conductor Jack Everly.

A Capitol Fourth will feature:

• Chicago – multi-Grammy Award-winning legendary rock and roll band
• Boyz II Men – Grammy Award-winning and best-selling R&B group of all time
• Belinda Carlisle – Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and co-founder/lead vocalist of the Go-Go’s
• Babyface – 12-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist, songwriter and producer
• Maddie & Tae – multi-platinum country duo and CMT Award-winner
• Charles Esten – artist-songwriter and star of global hit series OUTER BANKS and NASHVILLE
• The Broadway cast of A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical – featuring Will Swenson and Robyn Hurder

The evening will also include several special tributes. World-renowned five-time Grammy Award-winner Renée Fleming will honor our service members and their families. The acclaimed actress and singer Adrienne Warren, who received a Tony Award for her portrayal of Tina Turner in the Broadway musical Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, will pay tribute to the legendary Queen of Rock n’ Roll. A special performance by the Northwell Nurse Choir will also pay tribute to America’s nurses.

NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg will also share a special Independence Day message with the nation from the International Space Station.

The festivities will culminate with a patriotic musical medley featuring The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” during the spectacular fireworks display, an annual audience favorite. The musical finale will be accompanied by live cannon fire provided by the United States Army Presidential Salute Battery, A Capitol Fourth tradition.

A Capitol Fourth airs live on ETV-HD on Tuesday, July 4th, at 8 pm, with an encore broadcast to follow at 9:32 pm. The event will also and stream on the PBS website and the PBS YouTube channel.

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