27 stories by "Colin Fitzpatrick"
As part of its Broadway's Best lineup, GREAT PERFORMANCES airs a special encore presentation of In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams " Friday, November 10 at 9 p.m. ET (che…
In a segment from NYC-ARTS, Paula Zahn interviews Andrew Lloyd Webber, the superstar of the musical theater who wrote The Phantom of the Opera among other hit shows. Mr. Webber has composed …
Watch a clip from The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall with Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Bogess singing "Phantom of the Opera." The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall, a…
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall, a fully-staged, lavish 25th anniversary mounting of Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running Broadway and West End extravaganza, comes to Great P…
Renee Fleming interviews Mariusz Kwiecien (Don Giovanni), Barbara Frittoli (Donna Elvira), and Luca Pisaroni (Leporello) about their roles in Don Giovanni; also including a preview clip from…
Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi leads his first Met performances of Mozart's Don Giovanni in a new production directed by Tony Award winner Michael Grandage in his Met debut, on THIRTEEN's G…
Broadway's smash hit musical Memphis, winner of four Tony Awards® including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book and Best Orchestrations, comes to THIRTEEN's Great Performances Friday, Feb…
The Thomashefskys: Music and Memories of a Life in the Yiddish Theater, a celebration of Yiddish theater pioneers Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky by their grandson, Michael Tilson Thomas, Arti…
Anna Deavere Smith talks about the process by which her play Let Me Down Easy was created. Called "the most exciting individual in American theater" by Newsweek magazine, Smith turns her the…
"Star singer Andrea Bocelli dazzled thousands with his signature brand of pop and opera on a cold, wet night in New York City's Central Park, which will be etched in his memory as an importa…
Based on the Academy Award-winning 1994 Italian film that became a surprise hit with audiences around the world, and also on the 1985 novel Ardiente Paciencia by Antonio Skármeta, Il Post…
Bill T. Jones, the recipient of a prestigious MacArthur "genius" grant and winner of two Tony Awards, has been named "an irreplaceable treasure" by the The Dance Heritage Coalition. Above al…
GP@TheMet will return for a sixth season of live theatrical transmissions followed by subsequent PBS broadcast; at the time of this proposal, two productions are in discussion for scheduling…
An American favorite for his award-winning role in the hit TV series House, the versatile British actor Hugh Laurie showcases his musical side in an atmospheric personal odyssey filmed on lo…
Download "Police Dog Blues," the tenth track on Hugh Laurie's debut album Let Them Talk. Hugh Laurie: Let Them Talk " A Celebration of New Orleans Blues airs on THIRTEEN's Great Performances…
Hugh Laurie talks about his love of the blues and New Orleans in this behind-the-scenes interview for his upcoming program for Great Performances, Hugh Laurie: Let Them Talk.
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Watch an unedited version of the program on the Great Performances Web Site.
In remembrance and renewal, THIRTEEN'S Great Performances will broadcast A Concert for New York , performed by the New York Philharmonic on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of 9/11 , le…
In this clip from Rigoletto from Mantua, a filmic adaptation of the opera starring Placido Domingo, tenor Vittorio Grigolo as the womanizing Duke of Mantua sings the well known classic c…
Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto " recorded in high definition in the Renaissance splendor of Mantua, Italy, in the actual places and hours of the day specified in the libretto" was broadcast live…
John Mayer Trio, after an introduction by comedian Bill Murray dressed as Elvis on stage, play their hit song "Who Did You Think I Was" for the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival III co…
On May 5, 2011, Carnegie Hall commemorated its 120th anniversary with an all-star gala concert featuring conductor Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic and special guests pianist Emanu…
In this outtake from James Levine: America's Maestro, James Levine gives an explanation of his unique approach to conducting an orchestra - how he believes in being a "teacher conductor."
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In this outtake from James Levine: America's Maestro, James Levine remembers growing up with a father who led a dance band that broadcast from the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and recalls his firs…
In this outtake from James Levine: America's Maestro, Levine instructs Ed Parks on how to be an Italian operatic Figaro, teaching him how to make the music his own.
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