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
90X ARTS FESTIVAL 3/12 to 3/14 at Ideal Glass in the East Village
by Marina Kennedy - March 09, 2018
For the seventh year, the brigade of professional performing and visual artists that make up the ranks of Great Performances' 'cater waiter' service staff will take center stage for the annual 90X Arts Festival from March 12 - 14 at the East Village's Ideal Glass space....
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 Lu...
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 Performanc...
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...
PBS Shares Clip Ahead Of GREAT PERFORMANCES - NAS LIVE FROM THE KENNEDY CENTER: CLASSICAL HIP-HOP Premiere
by Tori Hartshorn - January 30, 2018
PBS Shares Preview of GREAT PERFORMANCES - NAS LIVE FROM THE KENNEDY CENTER: CLASSICAL HIP-HOP...
VIDEO: Will Ferrell Promos This Week's SNL with Look Back at Beloved Characters
by Caryn Robbins - January 24, 2018
Will Ferrell hosts SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE on January 27, 2018, with musical guest Chris Stapleton. In the promo below, In this week's promo for the show, SNL cast member Leslie Jones welcomes the returning Ferrell with impressions of some of his most loved characters....
THIRTEEN's Great Performances Presents Nas Performing With the National Symphony Orchestra
by Caryn Robbins - January 12, 2018
Two decades after the album's critically acclaimed release, hip-hop artist Nas teamed up with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, to stage a symphonic rendition of Illmatic, one of the most revered albums in hip-hop history....
Great Performances At The Met Kicks Off 2018 With Bellini's NORMA
by Stephi Wild - January 09, 2018
Season 12 of Great Performances at the Met begins with a new production of Bellini's masterpiece about a woman scorned, conducted by Carlo Rizzi. Norma stars Sondra Radvanovsky as the titular druid high priestess, opposite Joyce DiDonato as Norma's new rival and Joseph Calleja as her unfaithful love...
Hugh Bonneville Hosts GREAT PERFORMANCES - FROM VIENNA: THE NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION, 1/1
by BWW News Desk - January 01, 2018
Hugh Bonneville joins as new host to ring in 2018 for beloved annual PBS broadcast tradition from the heart of Austria. The show premieres Monday, January 1, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)...
Don't Miss SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Tonight on NBC!
by Tori Hartshorn - December 21, 2017
The yearly tradition SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL airs tonight on NBC at 9/8c. Get your holiday cheer on with two hours of the best holiday sketches in SNL history!...
Chef Spotlight: Executive Chef Mark Russell of GREAT PERFORMANCES and Chef for THE DEAD 1904 by Irish Repertory Theatre
by Marina Kennedy - December 18, 2017
As the executive chef de cuisine for New York City's sustainability oriented catering and food service company Great Performances (GP), Mark Russell oversees seasonal recipe and menu development for the broad spectrum of events hosted by GP's social, corporate ad nonprofit clients....
Hugh Bonneville Hosts GREAT PERFORMANCES - FROM VIENNA: THE NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION, 1/1
by Caryn Robbins - December 13, 2017
Hugh Bonneville joins as new host to ring in 2018 for beloved annual PBS broadcast tradition from the heart of Austria. The show premieres Monday, January 1, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)...
VIDEO: Santa Fields Some Awkward Questions from the Kids About Who's on the Naughty List
by Julie Musbach - December 10, 2017
'Saturday Night Live' opened this week with a heartwarming scene of the traditional mall Santa. All seemed well until the kids had some questions for the jolly holiday patron. Watch below to find out why Al Franken is on the naughty list, why Daddy has to wait for his tax cut to trickle down, and wh...
Tasty Latke Culture at Brooklyn Museum December 18
by Marina Kennedy - December 07, 2017
The 9 th Annual Latke Festival, one of most deliciously fun tasting events on New York City's calendar, will celebrate the scrumptious versatility of the potato pancake on Monday, December 18, 2017 at the Brooklyn Museum; the event's new home after a smashing debut there last year. Presented...
Tony Winner Helen Mirren to Receive AARP's Career Achievement Honor
by Caryn Robbins - December 06, 2017
AARP The Magazine announced today that Helen Mirren will receive the 2017 Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award. The AARP Movies for Grownups multimedia franchise was established in 2002 to celebrate and encourage filmmaking with unique appeal to movie lovers with a grownup state of mind and...
VIDEO: SNL Parodies 'Liza with a Z' in Saoirse Ronan Opening Monologue
by Caryn Robbins - December 03, 2017
On last night's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, host Saoirse Ronan attempted to teach people how to pronounce her name correctly through a little ditty that sounds an awful lot like Liza Minnelli's 'Liza with a Z'....
LATKE FESTIVAL Returns to Brooklyn Museum on 12/18
by Marina Kennedy - November 30, 2017
The 9th Annual Latke Festival, one of most deliciously fun tasting events on New York City's calendar, will celebrate the scrumptious versatility of the potato pancake on Monday, December 18, 2017 at the Brooklyn Museum, the event's new home after a smashing debut there last year....
DVR Alert: PBS Airs Broadway Production of IRVING BERLIN'S HOLIDAY INN Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 24, 2017
The festive Roundabout Theatre Company production of IRVING BERLIN'S HOLIDAY INN comes to PBS tonight, November 24 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) continuing the GREAT PERFORMANCES marathon within PBS's Fall Broadway's best lineup....
Sneak Peek: PBS Presents Broadway Production of IRVING BERLIN'S HOLIDAY INN, 11/24
by Caryn Robbins - November 22, 2017
The festive Roundabout Theatre Company production of IRVING BERLIN'S HOLIDAY INN comes to PBS Friday, November 24 at 9 p.m. (check local listings) continuing the Great Performances marathon within PBS's Fall Broadway's best lineup....
Broadway's INDECENT Arrives on PBS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2017
The Tony Award-winning play Indecent comes to THIRTEEN's Great Performances, tonight, November 17, at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) as part of the fall Broadway's best lineup....
VIDEO: PBS Presents Paula Vogel's Tony-Winning Play INDECENT, Today
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2017
The Broadway's Best lineup on PBS continues this week with the Great Performances presentation of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel's Tony Award-winning play INDECENT, premiering Today, November 17 at 9pm ET...
VIDEO: PBS Presents Paula Vogel's Tony-Winning Play INDECENT, 11/17
by Caryn Robbins - November 15, 2017
The Broadway's Best lineup on PBS continues this week with the Great Performances presentation of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel's Tony Award-winning play INDECENT, premiering Friday, November 17 at 9pm ET...
VIDEO: Watch a Preview for Broadway's INDECENT, Airing This Friday on PBS
by TV News Desk - November 15, 2017
The Broadway's Best lineup on PBS continues this week with the Great Performances presentation of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel's Tony Award-winning play Indecent, premiering Friday, November 17 at 9pm ET (check local listings), and available to stream the following day via pbs.org/g...
Hugh Bonneville Named New Host of GREAT PERFORMANCES's 'From Vienna' The New Year's Celebration'
by Caryn Robbins - November 13, 2017
This year's program welcomes new host Hugh Bonneville, best known as Robert, Earl of Grantham, in Masterpiece's global phenomenon, Downton Abbey....
BWW Review: ROTH BAR Offers Wonderful Farm-to-Table Cuisine in an Artistic Setting
by Marina Kennedy - November 10, 2017
We are certain you will love the Roth Bar, an inviting cafe in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City that offers the finest farm-to-table selections for brunch, lunch, anytime eats or coffee and tea....
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