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Premieres beginning Sunday, May 18 on PBS (check local listings) Lise Davidsen takes on the role of the fiery diva Floria Tosca starring alongside Freddie De Tommaso in his company debut as …
Premieres Friday, May 23 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), on pbs.org/gperf and the PBS App In 1934 Duluth, Minnesota, a group of wayward travelers' lives intersect in a gues…
Premieres Friday, May 30 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), on pbs.org/gperf and the PBS App Starring Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block in her West End debut as Lilli…
Liza Minnelli grew up immersed in Hollywood and the world of filmmaking. The MGM backlot was her playground. There, her mother, Judy Garland, lit up the screen in musicals like "The Pirate" …
Greer Grimsley, Emily D'Angelo, and Ben Bliss, as the Commander, Jess, and Eric, sing an excerpt from Act I in Jeanine Tesori's new opera.
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Liza Minnelli made "Liza with a Z," a concert film made for television, with producer Fred Ebb and choreographer Bob Fosse in 1972. The show highlighted both Liza's personality and her perfo…
As the daughter of Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli, Liza Minnelli learned how to handle the press at a young age, which helped with the media attention that came after the succes…
Friends described Liza Minnelli as going into her relationships with fervor and passion, even if they were only for a short period of time. "She throws herself into the relationship with the…
Liza Minnelli struggled with fertility issues throughout her life and wasn't able to have children of her own. However, she surrounded herself with close friends and became a godmother to se…
"I was born, and they took a picture," says Liza Minnelli, expressing the reality of growing up in the flashbulb-popping, gossip-saturated spotlight as Hollywood royalty"as the daughter of O…
Alan Cumming feels alive in this opening song at the 2025 Movies for Grownups Awards.
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Katherine McPhee, Andrea Bocelli and David Foster perform "Can't Help Falling In Love" in this 30th anniversary celebration of Andrea Bocelli.
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Glenn Close wins the Career Achievement Award at the 2025 Movies for Grownups Awards.
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Take an intimate look into the life of Liza Minnelli, the iconic actress best known for her Oscar-winning performance in Cabaret. Following in the footsteps of her mother, the legendary Judy…
Throughout her extraordinary career, Brenda Lee has transcended genre boundaries and solidified her place as one of the most versatile female artists of the 20th century. Singer-songwriter J…
Broadway legend Cynthia Erivo performs "Days of Wine and Roses" in this tribute to Henry Mancini.
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Aaron Tveit performs Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Soliloquy" from "Carousel."
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Patrick Wilson performs Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" from "Oklahoma!"
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Kristin Chenoweth covers "I Fall To Pieces" by Patsy Cline and The Jordanaires.
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On October 10, 2007, Lily Tomlin spoke about her time on Laugh-In and how she developed her characters. Interview conducted by director Michael Kantor for the six-hour PBS comedy series, "Ma…
Audra McDonald Performs "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" by Rodgers & Hammerstein.
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Audra McDonald, Michael Ball, Daniel Dae Kim and more discuss their earliest memory of Rodgers & Hammerstein's iconic music.
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Purlie (Leslie Odom, Jr.) tells Missy (Heather Alicia Simms) about his plan to buy his church back using his cousin's inheritance in this satirical play by Ossie Davis.
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The cast of "Rodgers and Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary" (Aaron Tveit, Michael Ball, Daniel Dae Kim, Maria Friedman, Audra McDonald, Julian Ovenden and more) perform "Edelweiss" from the "So…
It costs a lot of money to open a big musical on Broadway"anywhere from $18 million to $32 million just to get in the door. So, if you wanna be a producer and you have a golden ticket at you…
