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 By Liz Fields Lena Horne was one of the most recognizable actors, singers and civil rights icons of her era. Throughout her 70-year career, Horne struggled to forge her own identity ami…
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Carroll tells the story of when she spoke up in an early makeup session for the TV show "Julia."
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Stick Figure Entertainment to Produce Documentary on Legendary Choreographer Twyla Tharp for American Masters on PBS NEW YORK " SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 " Stick Figure Entertainment, in association…
Writer, producer, and actor Lena Waithe explains why the hair of Black women can be revolutionary, and how Cicely Tyson's decision to wear hers naturally was an inspiration to many other Bla…
A visionary artist who found salvation through dance, Alvin Ailey confronted a world that refused to embrace him and was determined to build one that would. Directed by Jamila Wignot, Ailey …
Edie Falco on Terrence McNally's gift for writing and what it was like for her to star in the 2002 Broadway revival of "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune." American Masters " Terre…
Watch Sir Richard Eyre's production of Bizet's masterpiece starring Clémentine Margaine reprising her role as opera's ultimate seductress alongside Roberto Alagna as her impassioned lover D…
Watch Cilea's classic opera starring Anna Netrebko in the title role of the real-life French actress who dazzled 18th-century audiences with her on-and offstage passion, with Piotr BeczaÅ 
by Elisa Lichtenbaum Friends, Romans, countrymen (and countrywomen), lend us your ears! Julius Caesar, Shakespeare's timeless tale of power, loyalty and ambition gone awry, is coming to Grea…
See Michael Mayer's richly textured production of Verdi's classic opera, starring soprano Diana Damrau as the tragic heroine Violetta and Juan Diego Flórez as her hapless lover Alfredo. M…
Great Performances: Doubt from Minnesota Opera is a new opera based on playwright John Patrick Shanley's acclaimed 2005 Broadway play, which was later adapted into an Academy Award-nomina…
Sister James (Adriana Zabala) and Sister Aloysius (Christine Brewer) come head-to-head when Sister Aloysius expresses her initial concern over the behavior of Father Flynn in this new opera …
Premieres Friday, January 25 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) Great Performances: Doubt from the Minnesota Opera is a new opera based on playwright John Patrick Shanley's acclaimed 20…
Isabel Leonard and Jessica Vosk sing “A Boy Like That/I Have A Love” from “West Side Story” also performed by Tony Yazbeck and other Broadway artists. Great Performan…
Iconic singer-songwriter k.d. lang performs "Miss Chatelaine" to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her album "Ingenue" with Landmarks Live in Concert and Great Performances. k.d. lang " Land…
Iconic singer-songwriter k.d. lang performs "Season of Hollow Soul" to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her album "Ingenue" with Landmarks Live in Concert and Great Performances. k.d. lang …
Take a peek into the legendary career of the pioneering Broadway producer and director and winner of 21 Tony Awards with this retrospective celebration featuring Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Llo…
Watch as Lonny Price, director of Harold Prince: A Director’s Life, discusses the impact of this legendary director and producer with his work on musicals including Cabaret, Sweeney To…
Through extensive experimentation and audience feedback, Tony Award nominee John Leguizamo developed his Broadway show Latin History for Morons in La Jolla by adding more of a bite to …
Ben DeJesus, director of John Leguizamo’s Road to Broadway, discusses witnessing the creative development of the Tony Award-winner's play and its personal impact. Premieres Friday, …
Follow John Leguizamo as he revisits his roots in Jackson Heights and identifies how the vibrant Latin culture influenced his Broadway show Latin History for Morons. Premieres Friday, Novemb…
Ted Chapin, President and Chief Creative Officer of Rodgers & Hammerstein, discusses what makes The Sound of Music the quintessential R&H musical, the differences between the m…
In a hilarious piece performed from his Broadway show Latin History for Morons, watch as Tony Award nominee John Leguizamo describes how he wishes the first Thanksgiving took place. Pr…
