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Great Performances
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
Season 40
Episode 6
Narrated by Broadway legend Joel Grey, this documentary explores the role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical and showcases the work of some of the nation’s preeminent creators of musical theater including Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, and more.
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- Friday May 29, 8:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Saturday May 30, 2:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Saturday May 30, 2:30 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Sunday May 31, 2:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Tuesday Jun 2, 1:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Tuesday Jun 2, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Wednesday Jun 3, 12:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
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New York City Ballet presents an evening of works by George Balanchine and Justin Peck.
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Great Performances presents Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish symphony.
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