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Great Performances

Arts and Music Series / 5 Seasons

Great Performances brings the best in the performing arts from across America and around the world to a US television audience. It presents a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

Watch Latest: S52 E14

54m 24s / TV-G

Behind the Curtain: Indecent

6m 9s

Go behind the curtain of the Tony Award-winning play Indecent with Writer Paula Vogel, Director Rebecca Taichman, Producer Daryl Roth, and various cast members. Indecent comes to Great Performances on Friday, November 17 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) as part of the fall Broadway’s Best lineup.

Max Gordon Moore as Playwright Sholem Asch in Indecent

1m 56s

Playwright Sholem Asch (Max Gordon Moore) defends his controversial play, God of Vengeance, in this scene from Indecent. The Tony Award-winning play Indecent comes to Great Performances on Friday, November 17 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) as part of the fall Broadway’s Best lineup.

Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway Dreams

2m 6s

Lin-Manuel Miranda worked for seven years to get his first musical, In the Heights, on Broadway. He shares his gratititude for the opportunity to both write a part for himself (Usnavi) and be able to perform it.

In The Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams Preview

29s

In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams chronicles the personal stories of composer/lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of In the Heights in the months leading up to its 2008 opening night.

Foo Fighters Perform "Sunday Rain" at the Acropolis

6m 23s

Multi-Grammy-winning rock band Foo Fighters perform "Sunday Rain" at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, in this outtake from Landmarks Live in Concert for Great Performances. Captured this past July, Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special premieres nationwide Friday, November 10 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).

Foo Fighters Perform "Sunday Rain" at the Acropolis

6m 23s

Multi-Grammy-winning rock band Foo Fighters perform "Sunday Rain" at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, in this outtake from Landmarks Live in Concert for Great Performances. Captured this past July, Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special premieres nationwide Friday, November 10 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).

Dave Grohl and Chad Smith Discuss Musical Influences

2m 12s

The Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith of discuss the music their families listened to when they were growing up and how it impacted them. Captured this past July, Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special premieres nationwide Friday, November 10 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).

Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert - Preview

1m 22s

Multi-Grammy-winning rock band Foo Fighters delivers an electrifying, historic performance at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, in the latest installment of Landmarks Live in Concert for GREAT PERFORMANCES. Captured this past July, Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special premieres nationwide Friday, November 10 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).

How Paul McCartney Wound Up Playing Drums on “Sunday Rain”

2m 29s

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl speaks to Landmarks Live in Concert host Chad Smith about recording “Sunday Rain” with special guest Paul McCartney on drums. Captured this past July, Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special premieres nationwide Friday, November 10 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).

The Pretender

9m 8s

Multi-Grammy-winning rock band Foo Fighters perform "The Pretender" at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, in the latest installment of Landmarks Live in Concert for GREAT PERFORMANCES. Captured this past July, Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special premieres nationwide Friday, November 10 at 10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).

Cobie Smulders and Kevin Kline

1m 47s

Noël Coward’s Present Laughter stars Tony Award®-winner Kevin Kline and Cobie Smulders, whose performance earned her the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut. Noël Coward’s Present Laughter comes to Great Performances on Friday, November 3rd at 9PM (check local listings). The play continues the Broadway's Best lineup on PBS.

The Dressing Gown

2m 1s

Noël Coward’s Present Laughter follows a self-obsessed actor (Kevin Kline) in the midst of a mid-life crisis. Noël Coward’s Present Laughter comes to Great Performances on Friday, November 3rd at 9PM (check local listings). The play continues the Broadway's Best lineup on PBS.

Noël Coward's Present Laughter - Behind the Curtain

5m 45s

Noël Coward’s Present Laughter stars Tony Award®-winner Kevin Kline and Cobie Smulders, whose performance earned her the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut. Noël Coward’s Present Laughter comes to Great Performances on Friday, November 3rd at 9PM (check local listings). The play continues the Broadway's Best lineup on PBS.

Noël Coward's Present Laughter | Preview

30s

Kevin Kline’s Tony Award®-winning performance in Noël Coward’s Present Laughter, first produced in 1942 with Coward himself in the leading role, comes to PBS Friday, November 3, 2017 at 9/8c (check local listings). The play continues the Great Performances marathon within the Broadway's Best on PBS lineup.

Ilona | She Loves Me

2m 23s

Gavin Creel and Jane Krakowski perform "Ilona" in She Loves Me. The critically-acclaimed Roundabout Theatre Company production of She Loves Me comes to Great Performances, Friday, October 20 at 9PM (check local listings) as the opening presentation of PBS’s fall Broadway’s Best lineup.

Broadway's Best on PBS - Preview

30s

Great Performances continues its commitment to bringing unparalleled access to some of the most exciting and eclectic theater offerings on Broadway and beyond with a diverse mix of critically acclaimed musicals, comedies and dramas.

Vanilla Ice Cream | She Loves Me

3m 5s

Laura Benanti sings "Vanilla Ice Cream" in She Loves Me. The critically-acclaimed Roundabout Theatre Company production of She Loves Me comes to Great Performances, Friday, October 20 at 9PM (check local listings) as the opening presentation of PBS’s fall Broadway’s Best lineup.

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