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Learn more about An American in Paris The Musical with Garen Scribner, former actor in the National Tour and current host of the “Broadway Sandwich” web series on ALL ARTS. He di…
This Great Performances retrospective celebrates the extraordinary career of producer and director Harold Prince, whose seven decades in the theater spans from Broadway's "Golden Ag…
Fridays, November 2-23 on PBS Features U.S. broadcast premieres of the four-time Tony-winning stage adaptation of "An American in Paris The Musical," the U.K. live production of "Rodgers …
Celebrate Chicago's vibrant music culture with performances by Renée Fleming, Broadway's Jessie Mueller, rap artist Lupe Fiasco, folk legend John Prine, pop and gospel singer Michelle Willi…
 World-renowned soprano Renée Fleming hosts an all-star evening from Lyric Opera of Chicago, featuring rapper Lupe Fiasco, folk legend John Prine, Broadway's Jessie Mueller, pop and gos…
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…
On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the first-ever black woman to author a play performed on B…
As “A Raisin in the Sun” broke new ground on Broadway, Lorraine Hansberry raised her voice for activism. Hear Lorraine Hansberry’s speech of “sighted eyes and feeling…
Born in 1930, Lorraine Hansberry was a woman of many “firsts.” She was the first African-American woman to live in her residence hall, Langdon Manor, at the University of Wiscons…
Sidney Poitier, Lloyd Richard and Ruby Dee reflect on the unprecedented casting of black actors in the Broadway debut of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun."
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Stream Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn on GREAT PERFORMANCES – part of the fall Broadway's Best lineup.
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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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Go behind the curtain of Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn with actors Megan Sikora, Corbin Bleu, Danny Rutigliano and Lora Lee Gayer. Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn comes to PBS Friday, November 24 …
Get your backstage pass to Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn with Production Stage Manager Michael Passaro. Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn – The Broadway Musical comes to PBS Friday, November 2…
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…
Go behind the curtain of the Tony Award-winning play Indecent with Writer Paula Vogel, Director Rebecca Taichman, Producer Daryl Roth, and various cast members. Indecent comes to GREAT PERFO…
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…
During his eight-decade career, Bob Hope (1903-2003) was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment: vaudeville, Broadway, movies, radio, television,…
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 …
