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Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Ato Blankson-Wood Performs Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" by Julia Corbett

Ato Blankson-Wood performs Hamlet's famous "To be, or not to be" soliloquy during the Public Theater's production. The post Ato Blankson-Wood Performs Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" appeared…

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Chita Rivera performs "All That Jazz" by Julia Corbett

Chita Rivera performs "All That Jazz" on "Celebrating 50 Year's of Broadway's Best." The post Chita Rivera performs "All That Jazz" appeared first on Great Performances.

SOURCE: PBS at 06:17PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Brian Cox and Nicole Ansari Examine a First Folio by Julia Corbett

Actors Brian Cox and Nicole Ansari examine one of Folger Shakespeare Library's First Folios and discuss the story behind it's creation. The post Brian Cox and Nicole Ansari Examine a First F…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, June 26, 2023

My Favorite Memory of Great Performances and PBS by Julia Corbett

Watch stars such as Rob McClure, Corbin Bleu, Solea Pfeiffer and more discuss their favorite memories of Great Performances and PBS. The post My Favorite Memory of Great Performances and PBS…

SOURCE: PBS at 02:42PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 12, 2023

Sara Bareilles & Jessie Mueller Sing "She Used to Be Mine" by Julia Corbett

Sara Bareilles is joined by Jessie Mueller to perform "She Used to Be Mine" from "Waitress." The post Sara Bareilles & Jessie Mueller Sing "She Used to Be Mine" appeared first on Great P…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Rob McClure's Broadway Medley of Musicals 2003-2023 by Julia Corbett

Rob McClure performs an homage to the last twenty years of Broadway musicals. The post Rob McClure's Broadway Medley of Musicals 2003-2023 appeared first on Great Performances.

SOURCE: PBS at 11:00AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Sutton Foster Performs "Being Alive" by Julia Corbett

Sutton Foster performs an excerpt of "Being Alive" during Great Performances' 50th anniversary celebration. The post Sutton Foster Performs "Being Alive" appeared first on Great Performances.

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, May 8, 2023

Corbin Bleu performs "That's How You Jazz" by Julia Corbett

Corbin Bleu performs "That's How You Jazz," an exhilarating tap number from "Jelly's Last Jam" as part of Great Performances' 50th anniversary celebration. The post Corbin Bleu performs "Tha…

SOURCE: PBS at 10:19AM[SHARE]
Friday, March 3, 2023

Renée Fleming performs "Funny How Dreams Have a Way" by Julia Corbett

Clarissa Vaughan (Renée Fleming) performs "Funny How Dreams Have a Way" in "The Hours." The post Renée Fleming performs "Funny How Dreams Have a Way" appeared first on Great Performances.

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM[SHARE]

Behind the Scenes of "Remember This" by Julia Corbett

Listen to actor David Strathairn and the directors of "Remember This" explain how they adapted the play for the screen. The post Behind the Scenes of "Remember This" appeared first on Great …

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Renée Fleming, Kelli O'Hara, & Joyce DiDonato Perform a Trio by Julia Corbett

Clarissa Vaughan, Laura Brown, and Virginia Woolf (Renée Fleming, Kelli O'Hara, and Joyce DiDonato) perform the final trio from "The Hours." The post Renée Fleming, Kelli O'Hara, & Jo…

SOURCE: PBS at 06:23PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Great Performances at the Met: The Hours by Julia Corbett

Premieres on Friday, March 17 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) Renée Fleming makes her return to the Met in this new opera by from Pulitzer Prize"winning composer Kevin Puts, adap…

SOURCE: PBS at 12:56PM[SHARE]
Friday, November 4, 2022

Josh Groban on the Power of Choirs by Julia Corbett

Josh Groban speaks on why he thinks singing in choirs is great training for young singers and why he loves singing with other people today. The post Josh Groban on the Power of Choirs appear…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM[SHARE]

Josh Groban Performs "Bring Him Home" by Julia Corbett

Josh Groban performs "Bring Him Home" from "Les Misérables" as part of his concert at Radio City Music Hall. The post Josh Groban Performs "Bring Him Home" appeared first on Great Performan…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Josh Groban on Collaborating with Other Artists by Julia Corbett

Go behind the scenes with Josh Groban as he talks about collaborating with Cyndi Lauper, Denée Benton, Tiler Peck and more in this interview with Laura Savini. The post Josh Groban on Colla…

SOURCE: PBS at 12:57PM[SHARE]
Friday, September 23, 2022

Behind the Scenes of "Intimate Apparel" by Julia Corbett

Lynn Nottage speaks with the cast members who both have played the title role and how Nottage reimagined her play as an opera. The post Behind the Scenes of "Intimate Apparel" appeared first…

SOURCE: PBS at 02:40PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 27, 2022

Behind the Scenes of Broadway's "Company" with Patti LuPone by Julia Corbett

Get a behind-the-scenes look into the rehearsal room of "Company" with Marianne Elliott, Patti LuPone and Katrina Lenk. The post Behind the Scenes of Broadway's "Company" with Patti LuPone a…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, May 23, 2022

Sondheim and The Character of Bobby by Julia Corbett

Composer Stephen Sondheim, actress Cynthia Nixon and theatre critic Hilton Als discuss the character of Bobby, and how Sondheim's own relationship to his heterosexual, married friends may ha…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, May 16, 2022

Changing Bobby to Bobbie in Broadway's "Company" by Julia Corbett

Listen to Katrina Lenk (Bobbie), Cynthia Nixon and the Company cast discuss switching the gender of the character of Bobbie, and how it opened the door to switch other roles in the cast as w…

SOURCE: PBS at 11:54AM[SHARE]
Friday, May 13, 2022

Sutton Foster and Kathleen Marshall on "Anything Goes" by Julia Corbett

Listen to star Sutton Foster and director Kathleen Marshall discuss what it took to revive "Anything Goes." The post Sutton Foster and Kathleen Marshall on "Anything Goes" appeared first on …

SOURCE: PBS at 03:30PM[SHARE]

Broadway's Best Preview by Julia Corbett

Preview this season of Broadway's Best, featuring "Anything Goes," "Merry Wives," and "Keeping Company with Sondheim." The post Broadway's Best Preview appeared first on Great Performances.

SOURCE: PBS at 11:57AM[SHARE]

Changing Amy to Jamie in Broadway's "Company" by Julia Corbett

Matt Doyle, Patti LuPone and Etai Benson discuss what went into gender-bending "I'm Not Getting Married Today," and how the added anxiety surrounding gay marriage added to the overall anxiet…

SOURCE: PBS at 10:38AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Sutton Foster and Robert Lindsey perform "Friendship" by Julia Corbett

Watch as Sutton Foster (as Reno Sweeney) and Robert Lindsey (as Moonface Martin) perform the song "Friendship" from Cole Porter's "Anything Goes." The post Sutton Foster and Robert Lindsey p…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

"Blow, Gabriel, Blow" from "Anything Goes" by Julia Corbett

Sutton Foster and the cast of "Anything Goes" performs the Cole Porter classic, "Blow, Gabriel, Blow." The post "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" from "Anything Goes" appeared first on Great Performance…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, April 22, 2022

Sutton Foster Performs "Anything Goes" by Julia Corbett

Watch Sutton Foster and the cast of Anything Goes perform the show-stopping Act 1 finale. The post Sutton Foster Performs "Anything Goes" appeared first on Great Performances.

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Tony Kushner and Rita Moreno Discuss "West Side Story." by Julia Corbett

Writer Tony Kushner and actress Rita Moreno discuss his winning screenplay for "West Side Story" as well as what went into reviving this classic tale for a modern audience. The post Tony Kus…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Learning from Leonard Bernstein by Julia Corbett

Marin Alsop reflects on her first interaction with Leonard Bernstein at the Tanglewood Music Festival. The post Learning from Leonard Bernstein appeared first on Great Performances.

SOURCE: PBS at 10:40AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Back to the Rehearsal Room by Julia Corbett

Adrienne Warren (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical), Michael James Scott (Aladdin), and Sara Bareilles (Waitress) discuss what it's like bringing their shows back into the rehearsal room. The po…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, January 14, 2022

Reopening "Wicked" by Julia Corbett

Go behind the scenes of the reopening night of "Wicked" as Kristin Chenoweth and the cast prepare to bring one of Broadway's biggest musicals back to the stage. The post Reopening "Wicked" a…

SOURCE: PBS at 12:23PM[SHARE]
Friday, January 7, 2022

Broadway Is… by Julia Corbett

Listen to Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Bareilles, Adrienne Warren, Andrew Rannells, Kristin Chenoweth and others discuss what "Broadway" means to them. The post Broadway Is… appeared first on…

SOURCE: PBS at 04:11PM[SHARE]
Sunday, September 12, 2021

The Red Shoes: From Film to Stage by Julia Corbett

Listen to director Matthew Bourne as he explains how incorporated dance into this stage adaptation of "The Red Shoes." Based on the iconic film by the same name, Bourne chose to fully immers…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:55AM[SHARE]

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