Macbeth: Watch the Full Program
Watch the full film of Rupert Goold’s Macbeth starring Sir Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood below. (View full post to see video) Following a London West End run in December 2007, a sold-out limited...
View ArticleSondheim! The Birthday Concert: Preview the Concert
In a year chock full of star-studded 80th birthday tributes to legendary Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, the March 15–16 gala evenings with the New York Philharmonic at New York’s...
View ArticleMemphis: About the Musical Theater Broadcast
Broadway’s smash hit musical Memphis, winner of four Tony Awards® including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book and Best Orchestrations, comes to THIRTEEN’s Great Performances Friday, February 24 at 9...
View ArticleThe Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall: About the Program
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall, a fully-staged, lavish 25th anniversary mounting of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s long-running Broadway and West End extravaganza, comes to Great Performances...
View ArticleJackie Evancho: Music of the Movies: About the Show
THIRTEEN’s Great Performances will present 12-year-old classical crossover prodigy Jackie Evancho’s second television special Jackie Evancho: Music of the Movies, in August on PBS (check local...
View ArticleTanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration: Clip: The Boston Pops Performs...
The Boston Pops performs Leonard Bernstein’s “Times Square: 1944.” Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration, featuring many of the iconic artists identified with the fete, will air on THIRTEEN’S Great...
View ArticleTanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration: Clip: James Taylor Performs “Shall...
Acclaimed singer-songwriter James Taylor performs Rodger and Hammerstein’s “Shall We Dance?” from “The King and I” at the “Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration.” Tanglewood 75th Anniversary...
View ArticleBroadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy: About the Film
As Sir Robin carols merrily to King Arthur in Monty Python’s Spamalot, “In any great adventure, if you don’t want to lose…you won’t succeed on Broadway if you don’t have any Jews.” Eric Idle’s cheeky...
View ArticleBroadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy: Video: Fiddler’s Tradition
This excerpt from Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy speaks to the surprising universality of the 1964 Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick musical Fiddler on the Roof—a show about a small, tight-knit Jewish...
View ArticleBroadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy: Watch the Full Film
Watch the full film Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy. (View full post to see video) Why has the Broadway musical proven to be such fertile territory for Jewish artists of all kinds? From Broadway’s...
View ArticleStephen Sondheim’s “Company” with the New York Philharmonic: About the Show
Great Performances presents the New York Philharmonic’s concert staging of legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning musical, “Company,” with an all-star cast. The groundbreaking...
View ArticleRodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!”: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’
Hugh Jackman (Curly) sings “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’” in a scene with Maureen Lipman (Aunt Eller) in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” produced by the Royal National Theatre. See the entire...
View ArticleRodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!”: The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
Hugh Jackman (Curly) sings “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top” while Maureen Lipman (Aunt Eller) and Josefina Gabrielle (Laurey) go about their farm chores in Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!”...
View ArticleRodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!”: People Will Say We’re in Love
Josefina Gabrielle (Laurey) and Hugh Jackman (Curly) dryly warn one another that “People Will Say We’re in Love” in this popular song from Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!”. This Royal National...
View ArticleRodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!”: The Title Song: “Oklahoma!”
The Royal National Theatre cast of “Oklahoma!” perform the rousing title song by Rodgers & Hammerstein during the musical’s wedding scene. Hugh Jackman stars as Curly, Maureen Lipman as Aunt Eller...
View ArticleSting: The Last Ship: Highlights from The Last Ship
See images from Sting’s home town and hear him perform songs from his new album and forthcoming musical The Last Ship. The 16-time Grammy Award-winning musician shares an intimate evening of music and...
View ArticleNational Theatre: 50 Years on Stage: Guys and Dolls: Sit Down, You’re Rocking...
In 1982, Richard Eyre’s multi-award-winning Olivier Theatre revival of Frank Loesser, Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling’s “Guys and Dolls” became the biggest hit of the National Theatre’s first 20 years....
View ArticleNational Theatre: 50 Years on Stage: Watch the Celebration
Watch the full program of National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage. The National Theatre opened its doors in 1963 with Laurence Olivier as its first director. Eight hundred productions later, the venerable...
View ArticleSting: The Last Ship: Watch Sting Interview on Creative Process
Sting talks to Paula Zahn of NYC-ARTS about his creative process for The Last Ship, which took place after a near decade-long hiatus from songwriting. His Broadway-bound musical is based on the...
View ArticleSting: The Last Ship: Sting’s Live Performance: “Shipyard”
Sting and his band and Jimmy Nail perform “Shipyard” from his album and upcoming musical, The Last Ship, live at the Public Theater in New York City. Watch Sting Live: “Shipyard” (View full post to see...
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