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The primetime performing arts series on PBS showcasing the best in music, opera, theater, dance and popular song from across America and around the world.

In its 39th season on PBS, GREAT PERFORMANCES is still the only place on primetime television where you can see the best in music, opera, theater, dance and popular song from across America and around the world.



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GREAT PERFORMANCES Presents 'Havana Time Machine' on PBS, 10/6 Photo GREAT PERFORMANCES Presents 'Havana Time Machine' on PBS, 10/6
by Caryn Robbins - August 29, 2017

Born Raúl Francisco Martínez-Malo, Jr. to Cuban parents in Miami, the versatile roots-rock music singer embarks on a musical and historical odyssey through the present-day Cuban capital in Havana Time Machine, a US/Cuba collaborative musical showcase premiering as a special co-presentation of Great ...


Broadway's INDECENT to Arrive on PBS This Fall; PRINCE OF BROADWAY Pushed to 2018 Photo Broadway's INDECENT to Arrive on PBS This Fall; PRINCE OF BROADWAY Pushed to 2018
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2017

The Tony Award-winning play Indecent comes to THIRTEEN's Great Performances, Friday, November 17 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) as part of the fall Broadway's best lineup....


GREAT PERFORMANCES Presents 'Havana Time Machine' on PBS, Today Photo GREAT PERFORMANCES Presents 'Havana Time Machine' on PBS, Today
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2017

Born Raúl Francisco Martínez-Malo, Jr. to Cuban parents in Miami, the versatile roots-rock music singer embarks on a musical and historical odyssey through the present-day Cuban capital in Havana Time Machine, a US/Cuba collaborative musical showcase premiering as a special co-presentation of Great ...


GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS Airs on PBS' 'Great Performances' 10/13 Photo GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS Airs on PBS' 'Great Performances' 10/13
by Caryn Robbins - August 31, 2017

In collaboration with the Recording Academy, 'Great Performances' presents 'GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends', the second annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Academy's 2017 Special Merit Awards recipients....


VIDEO: SNL Parodies 'Liza with a Z' in Saoirse Ronan Opening Monologue Photo VIDEO: SNL Parodies 'Liza with a Z' in Saoirse Ronan Opening Monologue
by Caryn Robbins - December 03, 2017

On last night's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, host Saoirse Ronan attempted to teach people how to pronounce her name correctly through a little ditty that sounds an awful lot like Liza Minnelli's 'Liza with a Z'....


SHE LOVES ME Kicks Off 'Broadway's Best' Lineup Tonight on PBS Photo SHE LOVES ME Kicks Off 'Broadway's Best' Lineup Tonight on PBS
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2017

The critically-acclaimed Roundabout Theatre Company production of She Loves Me comes to THIRTEEN's Great Performances, tonight, October 20 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) as the opening presentation of PBS's fall Broadway's best lineup....


PBS's GREAT PERFORMANCES Presents Grammy Salute To Music Legends 2017, Today Photo PBS's GREAT PERFORMANCES Presents Grammy Salute To Music Legends 2017, Today
by BWW News Desk - October 13, 2017

In collaboration with the Recording Academy, GREAT PERFORMANCES presents GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends 2017, the second annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Academy's 2017 Special Merit Awards recipients....


BWW Review: I'LL GET YOU BACK AGAIN at Round House Theatre - A World Premiere Play Wi Photo BWW Review: I'LL GET YOU BACK AGAIN at Round House Theatre - A World Premiere Play With Music
by Charles Shubow - October 19, 2017

So much time and effort goes into presenting any sort of play... from the written word, direction, set design, lighting, sound, and especially the actors. And here in I'LL GET YOU BACK AGAIN, it's the play that needs a little work and tweaking....


Stage Stars on Screen - A Guide to Broadway on TV's 2017-18 Season!
by Caryn Robbins - August 13, 2017

Broadway stars, live musical presentations and a high school theater department-themed drama series are all on tap for the upcoming 2017-18 primetime television season. Check out the exciting programming slate below!...


BWW Review: ROTH BAR Offers Wonderful Farm-to-Table Cuisine in an Artistic Setting Photo BWW Review: ROTH BAR Offers Wonderful Farm-to-Table Cuisine in an Artistic Setting
by Marina Kennedy - November 10, 2017

We are certain you will love the Roth Bar, an inviting cafe in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City that offers the finest farm-to-table selections for brunch, lunch, anytime eats or coffee and tea....


Mozart's Early Masterpiece 'Idomeneo' Conducted by James Levine Comes to GREAT PERFORMANCES
by A.A. Cristi - June 26, 2017

Tenor Matthew Polenzani sings the title role of the King of Crete, with mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in the trouser role of his noble son Idamante, soprano Elza van den Heever as Elettra, and soprano Nadine Sierra as Ilia.             ...


SHE LOVES ME Kicks Off 'Broadway's Best' Lineup Tonight on PBS Photo SHE LOVES ME Kicks Off 'Broadway's Best' Lineup Tonight on PBS
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2017

The critically-acclaimed Roundabout Theatre Company production of She Loves Me comes to THIRTEEN's Great Performances, tonight, October 20 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) as the opening presentation of PBS's fall Broadway's best lineup....


Broadway's INDECENT Arrives on PBS Tonight Photo Broadway's INDECENT Arrives on PBS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2017

The Tony Award-winning play Indecent comes to THIRTEEN's Great Performances, tonight, November 17, at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) as part of the fall Broadway's best lineup....


PBS Announces Airdates for Broadway's FALSETTOS, INDECENT, HOLIDAY INN & More! Photo PBS Announces Airdates for Broadway's FALSETTOS, INDECENT, HOLIDAY INN & More!
by Caryn Robbins - September 14, 2017

This fall, PBS brings viewers broadcast premieres of Broadway's best every Friday night, beginning October 20 with a GREAT PERFORMANCES special, SHE LOVES ME, starring Laura Benanti, Zachery Levi, Jane Krakowski and Gavin Creel. On October 27, LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER's FALSETTOS, set amidst the eme...


Andrea Bocelli - Landmarks Live in Concert Set for GREAT PERFORMANCE Special, 6/30
by Caryn Robbins - June 16, 2017

Andrea Bocelli - Landmarks Live in Concert - A GREAT PERFORMANCES Special continues the new Landmarks arts strand on Friday, June 30 at 10 p.m. on PBS...


Tony Winner Helen Mirren to Receive AARP's Career Achievement Honor Photo Tony Winner Helen Mirren to Receive AARP's Career Achievement Honor
by Caryn Robbins - December 06, 2017

AARP The Magazine announced today that Helen Mirren will receive the 2017 Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award. The AARP Movies for Grownups multimedia franchise was established in 2002 to celebrate and encourage filmmaking with unique appeal to movie lovers with a grownup state of mind and...


LATKE FESTIVAL Returns to Brooklyn Museum on 12/18 Photo LATKE FESTIVAL Returns to Brooklyn Museum on 12/18
by Marina Kennedy - November 30, 2017

The 9th Annual Latke Festival, one of most deliciously fun tasting events on New York City's calendar, will celebrate the scrumptious versatility of the potato pancake on Monday, December 18, 2017 at the Brooklyn Museum, the event's new home after a smashing debut there last year....


Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2017 Comes to THIRTEEN's Great Performances
by Caryn Robbins - July 14, 2017

Led for the second time by German pianist and conductor Christoph Eschenbach, the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic returns for its 14th open-air concert, with a program inspired by fairy tales and myths, in Austria's Imperial Schönbrunn Palace Gardens. The Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert ...


Tony Winner Helen Mirren to Receive AARP's Career Achievement Honor Photo Tony Winner Helen Mirren to Receive AARP's Career Achievement Honor
by Caryn Robbins - December 06, 2017

AARP The Magazine announced today that Helen Mirren will receive the 2017 Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award. The AARP Movies for Grownups multimedia franchise was established in 2002 to celebrate and encourage filmmaking with unique appeal to movie lovers with a grownup state of mind and...


PBS Announces Air Dates for SHE LOVES ME, PRESENT LAUGHTER, HOLIDAY INN & More!
by Caryn Robbins - July 12, 2017

PBS today announced its fall 2017 lineup, as well as the January 2018 broadcast of TONY BENNETT: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE, a PBS music special taping this fall to honor the singer, this year's recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Also announced is a wee...


PBS's GREAT PERFORMANCES Presents Grammy Salute To Music Legends 2017, 10/13 Photo PBS's GREAT PERFORMANCES Presents Grammy Salute To Music Legends 2017, 10/13
by Caryn Robbins - September 29, 2017

In collaboration with the Recording Academy, GREAT PERFORMANCES presents GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends 2017, the second annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Academy's 2017 Special Merit Awards recipients....


VIDEO: Watch a Preview for Broadway's INDECENT, Airing This Friday on PBS Photo VIDEO: Watch a Preview for Broadway's INDECENT, Airing This Friday on PBS
by TV News Desk - November 15, 2017

The Broadway's Best lineup on PBS continues this week with the Great Performances presentation of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel's Tony Award-winning play Indecent, premiering Friday, November 17 at 9pm ET (check local listings), and available to stream the following day via pbs.org/g...


PBS to Feature Lyric Opera's ORPHEE ET EURYDICE on GREAT PERFORMANCES Photo PBS to Feature Lyric Opera's ORPHEE ET EURYDICE on GREAT PERFORMANCES
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2017

Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced that Thirteen Productions LLC for WNET New York has selected the world-renowned opera company's premiere production of the 1774 Paris version of Gluck's Orph e et Eurydice, created by the legendary choreographer John Neumeier and featuring The Joffrey Ballet, to ...


SHE LOVES ME to Kick Off 'Broadway's Best' Lineup This Friday on PBS Photo SHE LOVES ME to Kick Off 'Broadway's Best' Lineup This Friday on PBS
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2017

As previously announced, the critically-acclaimed Roundabout Theatre Company production of She Loves Me comes to THIRTEEN's Great Performances, Friday, October 20 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) as the opening presentation of PBS's fall Broadway's best lineup....


GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS Airs on PBS' 'Great Performances' 10/13 Photo GRAMMY SALUTE TO MUSIC LEGENDS Airs on PBS' 'Great Performances' 10/13
by Caryn Robbins - August 31, 2017

In collaboration with the Recording Academy, 'Great Performances' presents 'GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends', the second annual all-star concert offering a primetime spotlight for the Academy's 2017 Special Merit Awards recipients....






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