Soundstage: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Beginning in 1974, long before music television filled the airwaves, the PBS series Soundstage sparked the nation. The innovative and prestigious program achieved widespread critical acclaim and featured the artists that defined the era. Soundstage played host to such luminaries as Bob Dylan, Al Green, Janis Ian, ArethaFranklin, Bonnie Raitt, the Doobie Brothers, Arlo Gutherie, Jose Feliciano, Harry Chapin, Benny Goodman, Dionne Warwick, Itzhak Perlman, the Temptations, Kenny Loggins, among others... The ground-breaking, hour-long concerts were filmed before small studio audiences, giving home viewers the sensation of experiencing the concert firsthand. As a result of the immense popularity of Soundstage, the show enjoyed tremendous longevity, initially running from 1974 to 1985. For all those who loved the original series, we are proud to announce that Soundstage has been reborn! The production uses state of the art high-definition video equipment, and is digitally recorded and mixed in Dolby 5.1 surround sound.

Series details

• Title: Soundstage
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 2003-03-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-05-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9483
• IMDb ID: tt0421459
• TVDB ID: 83641

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-03-01; final listed air date 2003-11-01; episode order: 14.
• Season 2: premiered 2004-06-17; final listed air date 2004-11-01; episode order: 14.
• Season 3: premiered 2005-06-30; final listed air date 2005-10-13.
• Season 4: premiered 2006-06-29; final listed air date 2007-12-23; episode order: 14.
• Season 5: premiered 2007-06-14; final listed air date 2007-07-19; episode order: 5.
• Season 6: premiered 2008-01-10; final listed air date 2008-12-18; episode order: 14.
• Season 7: premiered 2009-01-08; final listed air date 2009-12-10; episode order: 14.
• Season 8: premiered 2010-01-21; final listed air date 2010-07-01; episode order: 6.
• Season 9: premiered 2016-04-28; final listed air date 2016-05-19; episode order: 4.
• Season 10: premiered 2017-01-05; final listed air date 2017-02-09; episode order: 5.
• Season 11: premiered 2018-04-05; final listed air date 2018-05-03; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Soundstage on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.