Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy

Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy

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Doubt from the Minnesota Opera

Doubt from the Minnesota Opera

Doubt from the Minnesota Opera

Season 46 Episode 14

2:18:45

Everything Streaming Now

Everything Streaming Now

Ann

Season 47 Episode 24

1:53:11

The Magic of Spirituals

The Magic of Spirituals

The Magic of Spirituals

Season 50 Episode 9

54:25

Remember This

Remember This

Remember This

Season 50 Episode 10

1:53:25

Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”

Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”

Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”

Season 50 Episode 13

53:55

Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”

Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”

Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”

Season 50 Episode 14

53:25

Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”

Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”

Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”

Season 50 Episode 15

53:34

Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”

Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”

Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”

Season 50 Episode 16

54:25

Richard III

Richard III

Richard III

Season 50 Episode 19

2:19:49

Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony

Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony

Leonard Bernstein's Kaddish Symphony

Season 50 Episode 23

49:07

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Everything Streaming Now

New York City Ballet in Madrid

Season 51 Episode 3

1:24:45

Message In A Bottle

Message In A Bottle

Message In A Bottle

Season 51 Episode 4

1:25:25

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Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy

Season 40 Episode 6

Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim... Why has the Broadway musical proven to be such fertile territory for Jewish artists of all kinds? The documentary combines interviews with performance footage, including many of the rousing anthems and timeless ballads America has loved for a century.

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Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”

Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”

Season 50 Episode 16

Now Hear This “Albéniz: Portraits of Spain”

Discover the inspirations Spain provided composer Isaac Albéniz with host Scott Yoo.

Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”

Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”

Season 50 Episode 15

Now Hear This “Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound”

Experience the creation of music from this Japanese American composer with host Scott Yoo.

Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”

Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”

Season 50 Episode 14

Now Hear This “Schumann: Genius and Madness”

Visit Scotland, Germany and France with host Scott Yoo.

Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”

Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”

Season 50 Episode 13

Now Hear This “Piazzolla’s History with Tango”

Tango to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with host Scott Yoo.

Remember This

Remember This

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Season 50 Episode 10

Remember This

Experience David Strathairn as reluctant Holocaust witness, Jan Karski.

The Magic of Spirituals

The Magic of Spirituals

Season 50 Episode 9

The Magic of Spirituals

Glimpse behind the curtain at Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s famed concert.

Everything Streaming Now

Everything Streaming Now

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

Doubt from the Minnesota Opera

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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.