36 stories by "Melissa Major"
Helen Mirren receives the Career Achievement Honor at AARP’s 17th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards. Mirren, an Academy ®, Golden Globe®, Emmy®, Tony®, BAFTA® &…
Laurie Metcalf wins Best Supporting Actress for Lady Bird at AARP’s 17th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards. Available to viewers for the first time ever, Great Performances presents th…
Corbin Bleu and Lora Lee Gayer tap dance and sing in the energetic “Let’s Say It With Firecrackers” in Holiday Inn. Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn – The Broadway Musi…
Stream the Tony Award-winning play Indecent on GREAT PERFORMANCES – part of the fall Broadway's Best lineup.
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by Elisa Lichtenbaum With Thanksgiving upon us and Christmas just around the corner, there's no time like the present to get into the holiday spirit. To kick off this festive season, Great P…
The festive Roundabout Theatre Company production of Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn comes to PBS Friday, November 24 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) continuing the GREA…
by Elisa Lichtenbaum When Indecent opened on Broadway earlier this year, it was hailed by critics as "captivating and gorgeous" (Time Out New York) and "a heart-stirring reminder of the powe…
Now Streaming: As part of the Broadway's Best on PBS lineup, GREAT PERFORMANCES aired a special encore presentation of In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams " showcasing the 2008 …
The Tony Award-winning play Indecent comes to GREAT PERFORMANCES, Friday, November 17 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) as part of the fall Broadway's Best l…
by Elisa Lichtenbaum In the beginning, before the hit musical Hamilton, there was In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda's first Broadway musical. Winner of five 2008 Tony Awards, including Best…
Lin-Manuel Miranda explains the most autobiographical moment in his 2008 musical, In the Heights. Mandy Gonzalez and Christopher Jackson sing “When You’re Home.” A special …
Lin-Manuel Miranda discusses writing his first musical, In the Heights. The show was based on Lin’s experiences growing up in Washington Heights, New York City. A special encore of In …
The Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Landmarks Live in Concert host Chad Smith discuss the music their families listened to when they were growing up and how it impacted them. Captured thi…
Now Streaming: Kevin Kline's Tony Award®- winning performance in Noël Coward's Present Laughter. First produced in 1942 with Coward himself in the leading role, Present Laughter contin…
Noël Coward's Present Laughter stars Tony Award®-winner Kevin Kline and Cobie Smulders, whose performance earned her the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut. Noël Cow…
by Elisa Lichtenbaum "Everybody worships me. It's nauseating," Kevin Kline declares as hilariously egotistical actor Garry Essendine in Noel Coward's Present Laughter, airing Friday, Novembe…
by Elisa Lichtenbaum Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away, but who needs turkey when GREAT PERFORMANCES is serving up some fabulous hams in Broadway's Best on PBS, a special Friday night li…
Go behind the curtain of Noël Coward's Present Laughter with Director Moritz Von Stuelpnagel, Executive Producer Jordan Roth and cast members Cobie Smulders and Kate Burton. Noël Cowar…
Kevin Kline's Tony Award®– winning performance in Noël Coward's Present Laughter, first produced in 1942 with Coward himself in the leading role, comes to PBS Friday,…
Stream the critically-acclaimed Roundabout Theatre Company production of She Loves Me on GREAT PERFORMANCES – the opening presentation of PBS's fall Broadway's Best lineup.
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Go behind the scenes of She Loves Me with insights from the cast and production team. The critically-acclaimed Roundabout Theatre Company production of She Loves Me comes to GREAT PERFORM…
Laura Benanti sings “Vanilla Ice Cream” in She Loves Me. The critically-acclaimed Roundabout Theatre Company production of She Loves Me comes to GREAT PERFORMANCES, Friday, Octob…
by Elisa Lichtenbaum Every Friday night, from October through December, PBS will give theater lovers a front-row seat to some of the best-loved Broadway shows, from glorious, feel-good music…
The critically-acclaimed Roundabout Theatre Company production of She Loves Me comes to GREAT PERFORMANCES on Friday, October 20 at 9PM (check local listings) as the opening presentati…
Alicia Keys describes The Apollo Theater’s significance as a New York City landmark. Landmarks Live in Concert debuts on Friday January 20 at 9PM (check local listings) with Grammy Awa…
