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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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VIDEO: Watch the Full Film HAROLD PRINCE: THE DIRECTOR'S LIFE Photo VIDEO: Watch the Full Film HAROLD PRINCE: THE DIRECTOR'S LIFE
by Stephi Wild - November 24, 2018

Harold Prince: The Director's Life has been released online in full!...


AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, Hal Prince & More Will Air on PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES This Fall Photo AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, Hal Prince & More Will Air on PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES This Fall
by Nicole Rosky - July 30, 2018

PBS just recently announced its fall 2018 GREAT PERFORMANCES line-up, which will commence on Fridays, November 2, and continue on November 9, 16 and 23 (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET)....


PBS Great Performances Returns 3/25 with Thomas Adès' THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL Photo PBS Great Performances Returns 3/25 with Thomas Adès' THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL
by Macon Prickett - March 01, 2018

Season 12 of Great Performances at the Met continues on PBS on Sunday, March 25, at 12:00pm with the American premiere of Thomas Adès's The Exterminating Angel, a surreal fantasy about a dinner party from which the guests can't escape. The Exterminating Angel was inspired by the classic Luis Buñuel ...


PBS To Broadcast and Stream AARP The Magazine's 17th Annual Movies For Grownups Award Photo PBS To Broadcast and Stream AARP The Magazine's 17th Annual Movies For Grownups Awards
by Macon Prickett - February 20, 2018

Broadcast and streamed for the first time, AARP The Magazine's 17th Annual Movies for Grownups® Awards celebrates 2017's standout films with unique appeal to movie lovers with a grownup state of mind and recognizes the inspiring artists who make them. Co-produced by THIRTEEN's Great Performances ser...


Donald Glover Will Be Both Host and Musical Guest of Saturday Night Live Photo Donald Glover Will Be Both Host and Musical Guest of Saturday Night Live
by Stephi Wild - April 15, 2018

Donald Glover will be both host and musical guest of the May 5 episode of Saturday Night Live. The news was announced on last night's John Mulaney-hosted episode....


PBS Presents MOVIES FOR GROWNUPS AWARDS with AARP the Magazine Photo PBS Presents MOVIES FOR GROWNUPS AWARDS with AARP the Magazine
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 11, 2019

Hosted by Tony Award-winning actor and comedian Martin Short, Great Performances – Movies for Grownups® Awards with AARP The Magazine premieres nationwide Friday, February 15 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) and will be available to stream beginning February 16 on pbs.org/moviesforgrownups an...


GREAT PERFORMANCES: THE OPERA HOUSE to Premiere Friday, May 25 on PBS Photo GREAT PERFORMANCES: THE OPERA HOUSE to Premiere Friday, May 25 on PBS
by Macon Prickett - April 23, 2018

Great Performances: The Opera House, the new documentary by multiple Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke (Grey Gardens; Lalee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton) surveys a remarkable period of the Metropolitan Opera's rich history and a time of great change for New York City. Drawing on ...


VIDEO: Watch 'I Got Rhythm' From the Upcoming Great Performances' Premiere of AN AMER Photo VIDEO: Watch 'I Got Rhythm' From the Upcoming Great Performances' Premiere of AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 24, 2018

Great Performances "Broadway's Best" will roll out nationwide on PBS beginning Friday, November 2 at 9pm with the U.S. broadcast premiere of the extraordinary An American in Paris The Musical, followed by the debut of another beloved classic, Rodgers & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music on Friday, Nov...


PBS to Premiere JOHN LEGUIZAMO'S ROAD TO BROADWAY This Friday Photo PBS to Premiere JOHN LEGUIZAMO'S ROAD TO BROADWAY This Friday
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 13, 2018

John Leguizamo's Road to Broadway follows the always provocative Leguizamo as he prepares for his most challenging theatrical quest yet - cramming 3,000 years of Latino history into 90 minutes of stage time for his one man show. With extraordinary access to his creative process, the film traces the ...


AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, Hal Prince & More Will Air on PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES This Fall Photo AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, Hal Prince & More Will Air on PBS GREAT PERFORMANCES This Fall
by Nicole Rosky - July 30, 2018

PBS just recently announced its fall 2018 GREAT PERFORMANCES line-up, which will commence on Fridays, November 2, and continue on November 9, 16 and 23 (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET)....


Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley Bring MY FUNNT VALENTINE to NJPAC Photo Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley Bring MY FUNNT VALENTINE to NJPAC
by Julie Musbach - April 10, 2018

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents My Funny Valentine with Marin Mazzie & Jason Danieley. Romance will ring when Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley present songs from their most beloved roles, including Ragtime, Kiss Me, Kate and The Full Monty....


GREAT PERFORMANCES Season 12 Continues Sunday, July 8 on PBS with Rossini's SEMIRAMID Photo GREAT PERFORMANCES Season 12 Continues Sunday, July 8 on PBS with Rossini's SEMIRAMIDE
by Macon Prickett - June 26, 2018

Season 12 of Great Performances at the Met continues Sunday, July 8 on PBS (check local listings) with a rare Met performance of Rossini's masterpiece Semiramide, starring Angela Meade as the titular Queen of Babylon and Elizabeth DeShong as the warrior Arsace. Javier Camarena, Ildar Abdrazakov and ...


VIDEO: Saturday Night Live Pokes Fun at Oscar Winners and Losers With Celebrity Famil Photo VIDEO: Saturday Night Live Pokes Fun at Oscar Winners and Losers With Celebrity Family Feud Sketch
by Stephi Wild - March 11, 2018

In last night's Celebrity Family Feud sketch on Saturday Night Live, Oscar winners went up against Oscar losers. Watch Frances McDormand (Kate McKinnon), Guillermo Del Toro (Beck Bennett), Allison Janney (Heidi Gardner) and Jordan Peele (Chris Redd) take on Common (Sterling K. Brown), Sally Hawkins ...


VIDEO: Bill Hader's Stefon Returns to Saturday Night Live Photo VIDEO: Bill Hader's Stefon Returns to Saturday Night Live
by Stephi Wild - March 18, 2018

On last night's Saturday Night Live, Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, including a waitress at a Maine IHOP asking black teens to pay upfront. The segment also included an appearance by fan favorite Stefon, played by Bill Hader. Hader used to be a seri...


PBS To Celebrate 'Broadway's Best' Every Friday This November! Photo PBS To Celebrate 'Broadway's Best' Every Friday This November!
by A.A. Cristi - October 24, 2018

Great Performances on PBS will present more of the Great White Way's brightest stars with a new "Broadway's Best" lineup premiering Fridays, November 2-23 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)....


VIDEO: Elizabeth Stanley & Company Preview Songs from JAGGED LITTLE PILL! Photo VIDEO: Elizabeth Stanley & Company Preview Songs from JAGGED LITTLE PILL!
by Nicole Rosky - March 06, 2018

As BroadwayWorld previosuly reported, Elizabeth Stanley will lead the cast of The American Repertory Theatre's staging of Alanis Morissette's landmark album Jagged Little Pill....


PBS First-Ever Broadcast of Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Magazine 2/23 Photo PBS First-Ever Broadcast of Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Magazine 2/23
by Tori Hartshorn - February 12, 2018

PBS First-Ever Broadcast of Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Magazine...


VIDEO: Preview The Met's CENDRILLON Ahead Of 9/9 Screening On Great Performances Photo VIDEO: Preview The Met's CENDRILLON Ahead Of 9/9 Screening On Great Performances
by Alan Henry - September 06, 2018

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Great Performances at the Met: Cendrillon, starring Joyce DiDonato as the titular heroine and Alice Coote as Prince Charming alongside Kathleen Kim as the Fairy Godmother and Stephanie Blythe as Madame de la Haltiere. The season 12 finale airs this Sunday, September...


Career Achievement Award Winner Announced for Great Performances Movies for Grownups Photo Career Achievement Award Winner Announced for Great Performances Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Magazine
by Tori Hartshorn - December 18, 2018

Shirley MacLaine will receive AARP The Magazine's2018 Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award, the publication announced today. MacLaine will be honored at the 18th annual Movies for Grownups® Awards ceremony on Feb. 4, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California....


Great Performances Presents The Cleveland Orchestra Centennial Celebration Photo Great Performances Presents The Cleveland Orchestra Centennial Celebration
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 03, 2019

Great Performances: The Cleveland Orchestra Centennial Celebrationcommemorates the centennial of the orchestra's founding with a gala concert conducted by music director Franz Welser-Möst featuring works touching on more than a century of Viennese musical traditions. World-renowned, Grammy-nominated...


BWW Review: A SUPER HAPPY STORY (ABOUT FEELING SUPER SAD), Tron Theatre, Glasgow Photo BWW Review: A SUPER HAPPY STORY (ABOUT FEELING SUPER SAD), Tron Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - October 26, 2018

Written by Olivier award winner Jon Brittain (Rotterdam & Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho) with music by Matthew Floyd Jones (Frisky and Mannish) prepare for a hilarious cabaret musical about depression that explains how it's OK to not be OK....


Lotus Land - The American Rush Tribute Comes to NJPAC Photo Lotus Land - The American Rush Tribute Comes to NJPAC
by Stephi Wild - March 27, 2018

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents The American RUSH Tribute - LOTUS LAND is an authentic 3 piece RUSH tribute band dedicated to being the closest thing to RUSH as possible. Tickets to see LOTUS LAND go on sale Friday, March 30th at 10 AM, visit NJPAC.org or 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.572...


GREAT PERFORMANCES Season 12 Continues Sunday, July 8 on PBS with Rossini's SEMIRAMID Photo GREAT PERFORMANCES Season 12 Continues Sunday, July 8 on PBS with Rossini's SEMIRAMIDE
by Macon Prickett - June 26, 2018

Season 12 of Great Performances at the Met continues Sunday, July 8 on PBS (check local listings) with a rare Met performance of Rossini's masterpiece Semiramide, starring Angela Meade as the titular Queen of Babylon and Elizabeth DeShong as the warrior Arsace. Javier Camarena, Ildar Abdrazakov and ...


VIDEO: Saturday Night Live Cold Open Spoofs THE BACHELOR Starring Robert Mueller Photo VIDEO: Saturday Night Live Cold Open Spoofs THE BACHELOR Starring Robert Mueller
by Stephi Wild - March 11, 2018

On last night's Saturday Night Live, the cold open spoofed The Bachelor featuring Robert Mueller as the bachelor himself. In the sketch, Becca K. (Cecily Strong) is shocked to learn Robert Mueller (Kate McKinnon) can't commit to charging President Donald Trump with collusion. Watch the hilarious cli...


New Jersey Performing Arts Center Presents BRIGHT MOMENTS! Celebrating Dorthaan at 80 Photo New Jersey Performing Arts Center Presents BRIGHT MOMENTS! Celebrating Dorthaan at 80!
by A.A. Cristi - April 02, 2018

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Bright Moments! Celebrating Dorthaan at 80! Join Don Braden, Antoinette Montague, Steve Turre, Cassandra Wilson, Brandee Younger and more jazz greats for this musical celebration of Dorthaan Kirk, "Newark's First Lady of Jazz."...






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