Latest Articles About Great Performances on PBS
WNET to Stream Broadway's PRESENT LAUGHTER, RED and More!
by A.A. Cristi - April 07, 2020 Pass the time with some free-to-stream programming and resources available from WNET for audiences of all ages. ...
VIDEO: Met Opera's MANON To Air On PBS This Weekend
by Alan Henry - January 02, 2020 This Sunday at 12 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), season 14 of Great Performances at the Met premieres with Massenet's French tale, Manon. Soprano Lisette Oropesa stars as Manon, alongside tenor Michael Fabiano as Chevalier des Grieux, and Artur Ruciński (Lescaut), Brett Polegato (de Brétigny), ...
Great Performances on PBS Announces 'Broadway's Best' Lineup Featuring 42ND STREET, THE KING AND I, KINKY BOOTS
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 10, 2019 Great Performances returns with its third annual a?oeBroadway's Besta?? lineup of acclaimed theatrical productions, premiering Fridays, November 1-29 at 9 p.m. on PBS(check local listings), pbs.org/gperf and the PBS Video app. This fall's lineup spotlights musicals, comedy and drama: a?oe42nd Street...
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...
JOHN LEGUIZAMO'S ROAD TO BROADWAY is Nominated for an Imagen Award
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 07, 2019 The documentary John Leguizamo's Road To Broadway is among this year's Imagen Awards nominees. The NGL Studios documentary was produced by Bradley Kaplan and Jill Krikorian and directed by Ben DeJesus....
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...
WNET to Stream Broadway's PRESENT LAUGHTER, RED and More!
by A.A. Cristi - April 07, 2020 Pass the time with some free-to-stream programming and resources available from WNET for audiences of all ages. ...
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)....
92Y to Present Conversation With Anna Deavere Smith
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 08, 2020 As part of 92Y's Confronting Hate initiative, 92Y announced a conversation with celebrated playwright, actor, and professor Anna Deavere Smith on Monday, June 15 at 7 pm ET....
GREAT PERFORMANCES: ROMEO AND JULIET Premieres September 11th
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 24, 2020 This film adaptation of Shakespeare’s masterpiece takes legendary Royal Ballet choreographer Kenneth MacMillan’s 1965 audience favorite out of the theater and into the streets of a cinematic Verona, offering a passionate reimagining of this timeless love story. ...
GREAT PERFORMANCES Presents Leonard Bernstein's MASS Featuring Paulo Szot
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 07, 2020 Great Performances presents Leonard Bernstein Mass, premiering Friday, May 15 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/gperf and the PBS Video app....
BROADWAY AT HOME on PBS Continues With GREAT PERFORMANCES: SHE LOVES ME & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 09, 2020 Beginning July 24, GREAT PERFORMANCES will continue to keep the performing arts alive with Broadway at Home, broadcasting a theatrical favorite every week on PBS....
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts Cancels 2020-21 Season
by Stephi Wild - July 11, 2020 The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts has announced the cancellation of its 2020-21 season due to the health crisis....
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...
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....
The New York Philharmonic Will Present Two New Facebook and YouTube Broadcasts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 26, 2020 The New York Philharmonic is making available two new broadcasts this week on Facebook and YouTube. This Thursday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. EDT, the Philharmonic will rebroadcast the 1982 Great Performances episode featuring violinist and Philharmonic Board Member Itzhak Perlman performing the Mendelssoh...
PBS Streams Shows From Live From Lincoln Center and Great Performances Series For Free
by Stephi Wild - March 29, 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....
PBS Will Premiere MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING in the Park on November 22
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 12, 2019 For the first time in over 40 years, The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare In The Park will be broadcast on PBS' Great Performances, furthering our mission to make Shakespeare accessible to all. The production will air on Friday, November 22 at 9/8c....
TICK, TICK... BOOM!, CINDERELLA, and More are Coming to a Screen Near You in BWW's November Stage-to-Screen Report
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 05, 2019 There has been a lot of news this past month regarding stage-to-screen adaptations! It was confirmed that Idina Menzel will play Evelyn, the evil stepmother, in the live-action Cinderella film starring Camila Cabello. Ariana Debose has joined the cast of Ryan Murphy's Netflix adaptation of the The P...
BROADWAY AT HOME on PBS Continues With GREAT PERFORMANCES: SHE LOVES ME & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 09, 2020 Beginning July 24, GREAT PERFORMANCES will continue to keep the performing arts alive with Broadway at Home, broadcasting a theatrical favorite every week on PBS....
Leslie Odom Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Cyndi Lauper & More Perform in Honor of 2020 Recording Academy Special Merit Recipients
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 15, 2020 The Recording Academy® will honor its 2020 Special Merit Awards recipients with 'Great Performances: GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®,' an awards ceremony and tribute concert hosted by Jimmy Jam on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, at 9 p.m....
GREAT PERFORMANCES Airs 'The Riddle of Bach' on Friday
by Abigail Charpentier - September 23, 2019 a?oeThe Riddle of Bach,' the second episode of the new miniseries Great Performances: Now Hear This is premiering this Friday, September 27 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/nowhearthis and the PBS Video app. ...
BWW Feature: The 92Y School of Music Expands Cabaret Course Offerings With Michael Kirk Lane Instructing New Classes
by Stephen Mosher - May 14, 2020 The 92Y School of Music Expands Cabaret Course Offerings With Michael Kirk Lane Instructing New Classes...
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. ...
Leslie Odom Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Cyndi Lauper & More Perform in Honor of 2020 Recording Academy Special Merit Recipients
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 15, 2020 The Recording Academy® will honor its 2020 Special Merit Awards recipients with 'Great Performances: GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®,' an awards ceremony and tribute concert hosted by Jimmy Jam on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, at 9 p.m.... |