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.
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.
Latest Articles About Great Performances on PBS
Tune In to PBS This Friday for The Public Theater's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 20, 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....
TINA Broadway Opening Celebrated with GREAT PERFORMANCES at Jazz at Lincoln Center
by Marina Kennedy - November 17, 2019
The bright lights of Broadway were focused on Manhattan's Jazz at Lincoln Center on Thursday night, Nov. 7 for the party celebrating the opening of the new 'Tina - The Tina Turner Musical' catered by Great Performances....
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 ...
Annette Bening to be Honored at AARP The Magazine's 19th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards
by Abigail Charpentier - November 05, 2019
AARP The Magazine announced today that Annette Bening will receive the 2019 Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award. Bening – a recipient of two Golden Globes®, a Screen Actors Guild Award® and four-time Academy Award®-nominee – will be honored at the 19th annual Movies for Grownups...
BCMS Presents Haydn, Wiancko, Martinu & Bartók
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. ...
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?oe42n...
Anthony Ramos, John Leguizamo and Rita Moreno Among Winners at the 2019 IMAGEN AWARDS
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 12, 2019
On Sunday night, the winners of the 2019 Imagen Awards were unveiled with Anthony Ramos, Rita Moreno, and John Leguizamo taking home trophies. Ramos won the Best Actor - Feature film award for starring in Monsters and Men, Moreno won for her role on the acclaimed comedy One Day at a Time, and John L...
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 To Present An Encore of HAROLD PRINCE: THE DIRECTOR'S LIFE
by A.A. Cristi - August 01, 2019
PBS will be airing an encore of Great Performances a?' Harold Prince: The Director's Life this Friday, August 2 at 10 p.m....
GYPSY Starring Imelda Staunton is Now Streaming on PBS
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 02, 2019
Gypsy, starring Olivier Award-winner Imelda Staunton as Rose, is streaming now through July 31 on Great Performances on PBS....
Tonys TV: Leading Actress in a Musical, Stephanie J. Block
by Nicole Rosky - June 09, 2019
Stephanie J. Block has won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for The Cher Show....
Hawaii Performing Arts Festival To Launch 15th Anniversary Season On June 24
by Stephi Wild - June 05, 2019
Since the summer of 2005, Hawaii Performing Arts Festival (HPAF) has continued to bring world-class music to Hawaii Island. Over the past fifteen years, HPAF has garnered an international reputation as a premiere training and performance program for aspiring young artists worldwide, many of whom hav...
GREAT PERFORMANCES and Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving at The Brooklyn Museum
by Marina Kennedy - February 12, 2019
'Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving,' is an innovative, immersive experience combining art, culture, and food at the Brooklyn Museum. This is the most ambitious and far-reaching collaboration that the Brooklyn Museum and Great Performances Hospitality Group have undertaken to date, building o...
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/moviesforgr...
Celebrate 100 Years Of The Cleveland Orchestra On 'Great Performances'
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2019
Great Performances: The Cleveland Orchestra Centennial Celebration commemorates the centennial of the orchestra's founding with a gala concert conducted by music director Franz Welser-Most featuring works touching on more than a century of Viennese musical traditions. World-renowned, Grammy-nominate...
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-nomin...
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....
VIDEO: Isabel Leonard and Jessica Vosk Sing 'A Boy Like That/I Have A Love' on GREAT PERFORMANCES
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 14, 2018
Isabel Leonard and Jessica Vosk sing "A Boy Like That/I Have A Love" from "West Side Story" also performed by Tony Yazbeck and other Broadway artists on Great Performances: The Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood. Watch the performance below!...
PBS Announces Its Festive Programming for the Holiday Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 27, 2018
PBS has a merry and bright lineup of holiday programming, with new specials and returning fan favorites from series like CALL THE MIDWIFE, THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, GREAT PERFORMANCES and LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER, including treats for children and adults alike....
PBS to Present 'k.d. lang - Landmarks Live in Concert'
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 26, 2018
Iconic singer-songwriter k.d. lang performs a 25th anniversary concert celebrating her critically acclaimed 1992 album 'Ingenue' from the Majestic Theater in San Antonio, Texas, in k.d. lang - Landmarks Live in Concert - A Great Performances Special, premiering nationwide Friday, December...
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!...
VIDEO: Harold Prince Discusses His Creative Process on PBS' BROADWAY'S BEST
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 21, 2018
Tony Award-winning director and producer Harold Prince discusses his creative process in a clip from Great Performances - Harold Prince: The Director's Life. Watch below!...
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 ...
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