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Audra McDonald performs "Cornet Man" from "Funny Girl" and explains her special connection to the song from her high school show choir days.
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Patrick Wilson performs "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin" from "Oklahoma" at the 80th Anniversary celebration of Rodgers and Hammerstein's work.
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The cast of Hamlet (Ato Blankson-Wood, Solea Pfieffer, and Nick Rehberger) discuss what forces influence their relationships with one another, and how a modern context helps bring new ideas …
Audra McDonald invites the audience at her London Palladium show to perform "I Could Have Danced All Night" from "My Fair Lady" with her.
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The cast of Hamlet (Ato Blankson-Wood, Solea Pfieffer, and Nick Rehberger) discuss what it means to bring Shakespeare's "Hamlet" into the modern day.
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Audra McDonald performs "Will He Like Me?" from "She Loves Me" at her concert at the London Palladium.
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Ato Blankson-Wood (Hamlet) and Lorraine Toussaint (Gertrude) perform Act III, Scene 4 in the Public Theater's production of "Hamlet."
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Solea Pfeiffer performs Ophelia's flower monologue from Hamlet Act IV Scene 5.
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Ato Blankson-Wood performs Hamlet's famous "To be, or not to be" soliloquy during the Public Theater's production.
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Julia Sachi Mates shares how David Geffen's vision as a music producer changed her appreciation for the talent of nurturing talent. Written as part of the American Masters Digital Archive pr…
Chita Rivera performs "All That Jazz" on "Celebrating 50 Year's of Broadway's Best."
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On November 29, 2011, Neil Young spoke about David Geffen's role as a performer in the art of the deal and how the media mogul found success in the behind-the-scenes action. Interview conduc…
On December 12, 2006, Rita Moreno reflected on how Jerome Robbins' toughness as a director and choreographer shaped the 1961 production of West Side Story and helped her sharpen her skillset…
Actors Brian Cox and Nicole Ansari examine one of Folger Shakespeare Library's First Folios and discuss the story behind it's creation.
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On September 25, 2009, Steve Martin sat down with director Susan Lacy for a conversation on how record industry mogul and studio executive David Geffen found Hollywood success through his fr…
On June 30, 1998, James Earl Jones sat down with actress and director Lee Grant to discuss Sidney Poitier's impact on himself and other young Black actors. Interview conducted for Sidney Poi…
On February 6, 2019, iconic drag performer and artist Lady Bunny chatted with directors Sally Rosenthal and Julia Marchesi about actress Mae West's onstage persona and how she cultivated a l…
Watch stars such as Rob McClure, Corbin Bleu, Solea Pfeiffer and more discuss their favorite memories of Great Performances and PBS.
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In this extended outtake from "Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll" conducted by director James House, New Orleans bounce artist and performer Big Freedia reflects on the similar…
Actor Treat Williams describes working with director Sidney Lumet on "Prince of the City." Williams and documentary filmmaker Nancy Buirski have a conversation about Lumet's unique approach …
Sara Bareilles is joined by Jessie Mueller to perform "She Used to Be Mine" from "Waitress."
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Rob McClure performs an homage to the last twenty years of Broadway musicals.
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Sutton Foster performs an excerpt of "Being Alive" during Great Performances' 50th anniversary celebration.
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Corbin Bleu performs "That's How You Jazz," an exhilarating tap number from "Jelly's Last Jam" as part of Great Performances' 50th anniversary celebration.
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Clarissa Vaughan (Renée Fleming) performs "Funny How Dreams Have a Way" in "The Hours."
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