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Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony

Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony

Season 50 Episode 23
49:07
New York City Ballet in Madrid

New York City Ballet in Madrid

Season 51 Episode 3
1:24:45
Message In A Bottle

Message In A Bottle

Season 51 Episode 4
1:25:25
Making Shakespeare: The First Folio

Making Shakespeare: The First Folio

Season 51 Episode 7
1:53:59
The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry

The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry

Season 51 Episode 10
1:24:55
George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum

George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum

Season 51 Episode 11
1:24:25
Now Hear This “Rising Stars”

Now Hear This “Rising Stars”

Season 51 Episode 14
53:54
Now Hear This “Virtuosos”

Now Hear This “Virtuosos”

Season 51 Episode 15
53:24
Now Hear This “Old Friends”

Now Hear This “Old Friends”

Season 51 Episode 16
53:54
Now Hear This “The Composer is Yoo”

Now Hear This “The Composer is Yoo”

Season 51 Episode 17
54:24
Go Public!

Hamlet

Season 51 Episode 19
2:33:19
Audra McDonald at the London Palladium

Audra McDonald at the London Palladium

Season 51 Episode 20
1:22:24
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Great Performances

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Season 48 Episode 29

Go backstage on Broadway from 1959 to the early 1980s through interviews with theater legends including Carol Burnett, Liza Minnelli, Dick Van Dyke and more touching on a variety of classic shows like “Bye, Bye Birdie,” “Pippin” and “A Chorus Line.”

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Now Hear This “Rising Stars”
53:54
Season 51 Episode 14
Now Hear This “Rising Stars”
Visit Julliard Pre-College with Scott Yoo to play with some of tomorrow’s virtuosos.
George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum
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1:24:25
Season 51 Episode 11
George Jones: Still Playin’ Possum
Honor one of the most beloved stars in country music history.
Frank Gehry Dies at 96
The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry
1:24:55
Season 51 Episode 10
The LA Phil Celebrates Frank Gehry
Celebrate 20 years at Walt Disney Concert Hall with the LA Phil.
Making Shakespeare: The First Folio
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1:53:59
Season 51 Episode 7
Making Shakespeare: The First Folio
Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
Message In A Bottle
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1:25:25
Season 51 Episode 4
Message In A Bottle
Experience Kate Prince’s dance and theater show set to the songs of Sting.
New York City Ballet in Madrid
1:24:45
Season 51 Episode 3
New York City Ballet in Madrid
New York City Ballet presents an evening of works by George Balanchine and Justin Peck.
Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony
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49:07
Season 50 Episode 23
Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony
Great Performances presents Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish symphony.
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1:53:11
Season 47 Episode 24
Ann
Enjoy a close look at Texas governor Ann Richards in this play starring Holland Taylor.
Doubt from the Minnesota Opera
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2:18:45
Season 46 Episode 14
Doubt from the Minnesota Opera
Watch an adaption of the hit film where suspicion comes to a head at a Catholic school.
Everything Streaming Now
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1:23:24
Season 40 Episode 6
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
Find out why the Broadway musical has proven to be a fertile territory for Jewish artists.
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