National Memorial Day Concert with Stokes tonight (May 24) on TV

[Daniel Will-Harris]

http://broadwayworld.com/article/National_Memorial_Day_Concert_Featuring_Holmes_Weist_Fishburne_Mitchell_To_Air_May_24_20090524

Katie Holmes, Diane Weist, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Laurence
Fishburne will be featured in the annual National Day Memorial
Concert, broadcast live from the Nation's Capital. The special will
air on PBS stations around the country May 24 beginning at 8 PM ET.

The concert will be co-hosted for the third year by Gary Sinise and
Joe Mantegna.

PBS notes that "this year's special tributes are to the veterans of
World War II, Korea and Vietnam and the sacred war memorials built in
their honor in the Nation's Capital. Actor Charles Durning, a highly
decorated World War II veteran and 14-year National Memorial Day
Concert participant, will be recognized for his bravery and sacrifice
as part of the "Greatest Generation." The valor of the newest veterans
will be honored as the program examines the lasting bonds that buddies
form on the battlefields of Iraq."

Holmes and Weist will read a personal story penned by a U.S. veteran.
The actresses were recently seen together in the broadway revival of
ALL MY SONS.

Others scheduled to appear or perform include Colm Wilkinson,
Katharine McPhee, Trace Adkins and General Colin Powell.

Visit the PBS website for more information.