Latest Articles About Great Performances on PBS
New PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES Documentary Goes Backstage Broadway's Comeback
by Michael Major - December 02, 2021 'Great Performances – Reopening: The Broadway Revival' is hosted by NY1's Frank DiLella. Kristin Chenoweth, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lea Salonga, Sara Bareilles and more are featured in the new documentary with and with exclusive footage from Aladdin, Wicked, Jagged Little Pill, Tina: The Tina Turner Mu... 
Brian Stokes Mitchell Awarded Sarah Siddons Society of Chicago Actor of the Year Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 20, 2020 The Sarah Siddons Society of Chicago has announced the 2020 winner of the prestigious Actor of the Year Award, Brian Stokes Mitchell, one of our country's central leading Broadway stars since the 1990s, as well as an accomplished TV and film actor.... 
Lea Salonga Joins GREAT PERFORMANCES: BROADWAY BEST Lineup
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 02, 2020 Multiple-award winning actress and singer, Lea Salonga will join PBS' Great Performances for their fourth annual 'Broadway's Best' series slated for November.... 
VIDEO: Patrick Stewart MACBETH Streaming Now from PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES
by A.A. Cristi - May 12, 2020 PBS has unlocked a selection of its shows and concerts in its Live From Lincoln Center and Great Performances series, for a limited time.... 
VIDEO: Tony Winner Paulo Szot Sings 'A Simple Song' in the 'Leonard Bernstein Mass' on PBS
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 11, 2020 World-renowned Brazilian baritone, Paulo Szot playing the Celebrant, sings Leonard Bernstein's iconic a?oeA Simple Songa?? in this clip from the upcoming Great Performances: Leonard Bernstein Mass. ... 
Lily Tomlin to Receive AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards Career Achievement Honor
by Michael Major - January 19, 2022 AARP The Magazine announced that Lily Tomlin will receive this year’s Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award. Tomlin is the recipient of eight Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Grammy Award, and more. She will be honored at the 20th Anniversary Special of the annual Movies for Grownups® (MFG) Aw... 
VIDEO: Minnesota Opera's DOUBT is Now Available to Stream on PBS
by Stephi Wild - May 03, 2020 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-nominated 2008 film. ... 
Three Christmas Take-Out and Delivery Options in NYC and Beyond
by Marina Kennedy - December 17, 2020 Check out these three Christmas menus from Great Performances, Jones Wood Foundry and David Burke Tavern.... 
The Los Angeles Philharmonic's Centennial Concert Premieres On PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES May 8
by A.A. Cristi - April 23, 2020 The Los Angeles Philharmonic and Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel celebrated the orchestra's 100-year anniversary with an historic Centennial Birthday Celebration, October 24, 2019, at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The event, held on the very day of the orchestra's first performance 100 years e... 
Lea Salonga, FIDDLER Doc, and ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Announced for Great Performances Fall Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - October 01, 2020 The PBS series Great Performances has announced the lineup for its fourth annual Broadway's Best November series. ...
New PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES Documentary Goes Backstage Broadway's Comeback
by Michael Major - December 02, 2021 'Great Performances – Reopening: The Broadway Revival' is hosted by NY1's Frank DiLella. Kristin Chenoweth, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lea Salonga, Sara Bareilles and more are featured in the new documentary with and with exclusive footage from Aladdin, Wicked, Jagged Little Pill, Tina: The Tina Turner Mu... 
VIDEO: Watch Josh O'Connor & Jessie Buckley in the Trailer for GREAT PERFORMANCES: ROMEO & JULIET
by Sarah Leiber - March 17, 2021 An original film for television by the National Theatre, Great Performances: Romeo & Juliet premieres Friday, April 23 at 9 p.m. on PBS, pbs.org/gperf and the PBS Video app.... 
NJPAC to Present George Clinton In Conversation With Nona Hendryx
by A.A. Cristi - October 01, 2020 You're invited to a deep-dive, no-hype, real-talk interview with the Godfather of Funk himself, George Clinton. R&B Hall of Famer Nona Hendryx (Labelle, Mamafunk) will sit down with George for a no-holds-barred conversation about art, music, sex, hopes and dreams, life and afterlife. They'll delve i... 
RICHARD II, Originally Scheduled to Begin Free Shakespeare in the Park Season, Will Now be Presented as a Radio Play
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 18, 2020 WNYC and The Public Theater have joined forces to reimagine Free Shakespeare in the Park's RICHARD II as a radio play that speaks to this current moment in our nation's history.... 
PBS to Air ANN Starring Holland Taylor This June
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 29, 2020 This summer, Great Performances explores the lives of two trailblazing American women with two acclaimed theatrical productions. Great Performances: Ann, Emmy Award winner Holland Taylor's compelling portrayal of the legendary Texas Governor Ann Richards, premieres Friday, June 19 at 9 p.m. on PBS.... 
VIDEO: See How Brian Stokes Mitchell is Helping Out-of-Work Artists as Chairman of The Actors Fund
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 17, 2020 Brian Stokes Mitchell spoke with MSNBC in an interview yesterday about how he's helping support out-of-work actors and stage workers during the health crisis.... 
GREAT PERFORMANCES to Premiere New COMPANY Revival Documentary
by Michael Major - January 18, 2022 Filmed over the course of two years, the documentary will feature rehearsal and performance footage, plus new interviews with Marianne Elliott, Katrina Lenk, Patti LuPone, Stephen Sondheim, and members of the original 1970 cast. The working title is Great Performances: Keeping Company with Sondheim....
Lea Salonga, FIDDLER Doc, and ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Announced for Great Performances Fall Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - October 01, 2020 The PBS series Great Performances has announced the lineup for its fourth annual Broadway's Best November series. ...
New Season of GREAT PERFORMANCES: NOW HEAR THIS Features Haydn, Schubert, Mozart And Beethoven
by A.A. Cristi - August 20, 2020 From Vienna to Montreal, Berlin to Philadelphia, London to New York City and beyond, celebrated violinist and chief conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic Scott Yoo discovers the secret stories behind some of the greatest classical music ever composed in the second season of Great Performances: N... 
Club 11 London Cancels Stephanie J. Block Performance at Cadogan Hall; Plans to Reschedule for 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2020 Club 11 London has announced the cancellation of Stephanie J. Block's performance at Cadogan Hall on August 30th 2020.... 
VIDEO: Josh O'Connor, Jessie Buckley & the Cast of ROMEO & JULIET Play 'William Shakespeare or Taylor Swift?'
by Sarah Leiber - March 30, 2021 In this contemporary rendering of Shakespeare’s beloved romantic tragedy, a company of actors in a shuttered theater bring to life the tale of two young lovers who strive to transcend a world of violence and hate. ...
New Season of GREAT PERFORMANCES: Now Hear This Features Haydn, Schubert, Mozart and Beethoven
by A.A. Cristi - September 15, 2020 From Vienna to Montreal, Berlin to Philadelphia, London to New York City and beyond, celebrated violinist and chief conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic Scott Yoo discovers the secret stories behind some of the greatest classical music ever composed in the second season of Great Performances: N... 
The Metropolitan Opera Announces VERDI'S REQUIEM: THE MET REMEMBERS 9/11
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 20, 2021 The Metropolitan Opera will present a pre-season performance of Verdi’s Requiem to commemorate the 20th anniversary of September 11. On Saturday, September 11, 2021, at 7:45pm ET, Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct the Met Orchestra and Chorus with a quartet of star soloists.... 
PBS' Great Performances to Present Peter Boyer's 'Ellis Island: The Dream Of America With Pacific Symphony'
by A.A. Cristi - June 16, 2020 PBS's Great Performances and Pacific Symphony, led by Music Director Carl St.Clair, pay tribute to America's history and celebrate the historic American immigrant experience with a special Independence Day weekend program of composer Peter Boyer's Grammy-nominated contemporary classical work a?oeEll... 
VIDEO: Watch a Sneak Peek of PORGY AND BESS Starring Eric Owens and Angel Blue on PBS
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 06, 2020 Great Performances at the Met: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess premieres Friday, July 17 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).... |
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