GP at The Met: Falstaff: Falstaff in Photos: A Feast for the Eyes by Knightc

Opera director Robert Carsen's production of Falstaff is a special one you won't want to miss, with vivid costumes by Brigitte Reiffenstuel and a setting in 1950s England that winks at the e…

SOURCE: PBS at 4:28pm on April 10, 2014☆⚑

Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy: Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy wins Peabody Award by Knightc

The Great Performances production Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy is a 2014 Peabody Award winner! [caption id="attachment_2090" align="aligncenter" width="610" caption="Zero Mostel per…

SOURCE: PBS at 2:30pm on April 2, 2014☆⚑

GP at The Met: Falstaff: Video: Love in the Kitchen in Act II by Knightc

The freshly roasted turkey is hot, and so is the passion and comedy in this lovers' kitchen scene from Act II of Falstaff. The Italian baritone Ambrogio Maestri is Sir John Falstaff and the …

SOURCE: PBS at 5:21pm on March 20, 2014☆⚑

GP at The Met: Falstaff: About the Performance by Knightc

Verdi's brilliant final masterpiece Falstaff, in its first new Metropolitan Opera production in 50 years " and conducted by Met Music Director James Levine in his first Great Performances at…

SOURCE: PBS at 5:50pm on March 19, 2014☆⚑

GP at the Met: Tosca (2014): Tosca Aria "Vissi d'arte" by Knightc

American Soprano Patricia Racette sings the aria "Vissi d'arte" from Act II of Puccini's Tosca at the Metropolitan Opera. Watch Excerpt of Tosca Aria "Vissi d'arte" Please view the orig…

SOURCE: PBS at 4:12pm on March 7, 2014☆⚑

GP at the Met: Tosca (2014): About the Performance by Knightc

Tosca, Puccini's enduring favorite opera, starring an exceptional trio of singing actors in the leading roles, returns to Great Performances at the Met Sunday, March 9 at 12 p.m. on PBS (che…

SOURCE: PBS at 3:23pm on March 6, 2014☆⚑

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell in Concert: "Love Has Come For You," the Grammy-Winning Best American Roots Song by Knightc

Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's song "Love Has Come For You" won a Grammy Award for Best American Roots Song at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in 2014. Watch them perform the title song from…

SOURCE: PBS at 4:08pm on February 21, 2014☆⚑

GP at The Met: The Nose: Excerpt of Cathedral Scene in Act I by Knightc

This excerpt from Shostakovich's "The Nose" at the Metropolitan Opera features Kovalyov (Paulo Szot) discovering his missing nose (Alexander Lewis) in the cathedral. Watch The Nose on Great …

SOURCE: PBS at 2:48pm on February 19, 2014☆⚑

Sting: The Last Ship: Watch Sting Interview on Creative Process by Knightc

Sting talks to Paula Zahn of NYC-ARTS about his creative process for The Last Ship, which took place after a near decade-long hiatus from songwriting. His Broadway-bound musical is based on …

SOURCE: PBS at 12:46pm on February 19, 2014☆⚑

Sting: The Last Ship: Sting's Live Performance: "What Have We Got?" by Knightc

Sting performs "What Have We Got?" from his album and upcoming musical, The Last Ship, live at the Public Theater in New York City. Backing him is singer and actor Jimmy Nail, who will be a …

SOURCE: PBS at 11:30am on February 19, 2014☆⚑

Sting: The Last Ship: Sting's Live Performance: "Show Some Respect" by Knightc

Sting performs "Show Some Respect" from his album and upcoming musical, The Last Ship. He is backed by a 14-piece band and actor and singer Jimmy Nail, who will appear in the upcoming stage …

SOURCE: PBS at 1:57pm on February 18, 2014☆⚑

National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage: Judi Dench Sings "Send in the Clowns" by Knightc

Judi Dench sings Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" from the musical A Little Night Music (1973). Dench starred as Desiree in the musical's 1995 revival at the National Theatre. The rol…

SOURCE: PBS at 11:39am on February 14, 2014☆⚑

Mel Brooks: American Master Mel Brooks Talks about Friend and Mentor Sid Caesar by Knightc

Comedic legend Sid Caesar passed away February 12, 2014, at the age of 91. Caesar was a friend and mentor to Mel Brooks and the two worked together through much of Brooks' early career. Se…

SOURCE: PBS at 5:31pm on February 13, 2014☆⚑

National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage: Benedict Cumberbatch in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Knightc

Watch Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch play Rosencrantz and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith play Guildenstern in a scene from Tom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. The play was …

SOURCE: PBS at 4:00pm on February 13, 2014☆⚑

National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage: Scene from War Horse by Knightc

In this War Horse scene performed live at National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage, watch Jack Holden as Albert, and Toby Oliè, Thomas Wilton and Michael Brett as the puppeteers who collectively…

SOURCE: PBS at 12:22pm on February 13, 2014☆⚑

National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage: Penelope Wilton and Nicholas Le Prevost in Bedroom Farce by Knightc

Downton Abbey star Penelope Wilton (Isobel Crawley) and Nicholas Le Prevost (Shakespeare in Love and a regular of Masterpiece productions including Foyle's War and Inspector Morse) perform a…

SOURCE: PBS at 1:11pm on February 11, 2014☆⚑

National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage: James Corden in One Man, Two Guvnors by Knightc

James Corden performs a slapstick scene from his starring role of Francis Henshall in the comedy One Man, Two Guvnors, which opened at the National Theatre in 2011. Corden starred in the Bro…

SOURCE: PBS at 5:30pm on February 10, 2014☆⚑

National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage: Guys and Dolls: Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat by Knightc

In 1982, Richard Eyre's multi-award-winning Olivier Theatre revival of Frank Loesser, Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling's "Guys and Dolls" became the biggest hit of the National Theatre's first 20…

SOURCE: PBS at 4:58pm on February 10, 2014☆⚑

National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage: Ten Tales, Play by Play by Knightc

By DANIEL ROSENTHAL Daniel Rosenthal, author of The National Theatre Story, the definitive new history of the National Theatre of Great Britain, looks back at the original productions of te…

SOURCE: PBS at 5:35pm on February 7, 2014☆⚑

Barrymore, Starring Christopher Plummer: Interview with Christopher Plummer by Knightc

Please view the original post to see the video. Christopher Plummer talks to Paula Zahn, co-host of NYC-ARTS, about his remarkable performance as the fabled but faded star John Barrymore …

SOURCE: PBS at 12:07pm on January 31, 2014☆⚑

Barrymore, Starring Christopher Plummer: Barrymore Excerpt: Rehearsing Richard III by Knightc

In this scene from Barrymore, John Barrymore (Christopher Plummer) banters with his line prompter Frank before beginning a rehearsal of Richard III, in which he struggles to remember the li…

SOURCE: PBS at 2:37pm on January 30, 2014☆⚑

Barrymore, Starring Christopher Plummer: Barrymore Excerpt: John Barrymore Introduces Himself by Knightc

In this opening scene excerpt, acting legend John Barrymore (Christopher Plummer) introduces himself to the audience. He explains the anticipated revival of his "Richard III" production and …

SOURCE: PBS at 4:12pm on January 29, 2014☆⚑

National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage: Watch the Celebration by Knightc

The National Theatre opened its doors in 1963 with Laurence Olivier as its first director. Eight hundred productions later, the venerable institution celebrates its 50th anniversary with a s…

SOURCE: PBS at 3:37pm on January 27, 2014☆⚑

GP at the Met: Eugene Onegin (2014): About the Opera by Knightc

Acclaimed English director Deborah Warner's new production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, conducted by Valery Gergiev, will be the season premiere of Great Performances at the Met Friday, J…

SOURCE: PBS at 2:56pm on January 3, 2014☆⚑

Marvin Hamlisch: Film Excerpt: Sweet Smell of Success by Knightc

The Broadway musical Sweet Smell of Success, based on the 1950s film, earned Tony nominations for Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score. Its star John Lithgow, who won the Tony Award for Be…

SOURCE: PBS at 12:56pm on December 23, 2013☆⚑