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Season 53
Episode 10
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Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy Preview
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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Experience this musical by Conor McPherson featuring the music of Bob Dylan set in 1934 Minnesota.
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Experience this Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical from London's Donmar Warehouse.
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Discover Agustin Barrios’ rise from rural Paraguay to becoming a pioneering guitar composer.
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Discover Rachmaninoff's reinvention as an American artist after losing everything in Russia.
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Explore Boccherini’s love for Madrid through a musical night tour of the city with Scott Yoo.
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Experience Rudolf Nureyev’s legendary production of “Swan Lake” co-starring Margot Fonteyn.
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Explore Chopin’s musical evolution from Poland to Paris with Scott Yoo and pianist Jan Lisiecki.
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Experience the world-renowned Italian tenor’s 30th anniversary concert.
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