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Friday, May 13, 2022

Broadway’s Best Preview by Julia Corbett

Preview this season of Broadway's Best, featuring "Anything Goes," "Merry Wives," and "Keeping Company with Sondheim." The post Broadway’s Best Preview appeared first on Great Performances.

SOURCE: PBS at 11:57AM

Changing Amy to Jamie in Broadway’s “Company” by Julia Corbett

Matt Doyle, Patti LuPone and Etai Benson discuss what went into gender-bending "I'm Not Getting Married Today," and how the added anxiety surrounding gay marriage added to the overall anxiet…

SOURCE: PBS at 10:38AM
Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Sutton Foster and Robert Lindsey perform “Friendship” by Julia Corbett

Watch as Sutton Foster (as Reno Sweeney) and Robert Lindsey (as Moonface Martin) perform the song "Friendship" from Cole Porter's "Anything Goes." The post Sutton Foster and Robert Lindsey p…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

“Blow, Gabriel, Blow” from “Anything Goes” by Julia Corbett

Sutton Foster and the cast of "Anything Goes" performs the Cole Porter classic, "Blow, Gabriel, Blow." The post “Blow, Gabriel, Blow” from “Anything Goes” appeared first on Great Per…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM
Friday, April 22, 2022

Sutton Foster Performs “Anything Goes” by Julia Corbett

Watch Sutton Foster and the cast of Anything Goes perform the show-stopping Act 1 finale. The post Sutton Foster Performs “Anything Goes” appeared first on Great Performances.

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Tony Kushner and Rita Moreno Discuss “West Side Story.” by Julia Corbett

Writer Tony Kushner and actress Rita Moreno discuss his winning screenplay for "West Side Story" as well as what went into reviving this classic tale for a modern audience. The post Tony Kus…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM
Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Learning from Leonard Bernstein by Julia Corbett

Marin Alsop reflects on her first interaction with Leonard Bernstein at the Tanglewood Music Festival. The post Learning from Leonard Bernstein appeared first on Great Performances.

SOURCE: PBS at 10:40AM
Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Back to the Rehearsal Room by Julia Corbett

Adrienne Warren (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical), Michael James Scott (Aladdin), and Sara Bareilles (Waitress) discuss what it's like bringing their shows back into the rehearsal room. The po…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:00AM
Friday, January 14, 2022

Reopening “Wicked” by Julia Corbett

Go behind the scenes of the reopening night of "Wicked" as Kristin Chenoweth and the cast prepare to bring one of Broadway's biggest musicals back to the stage. The post Reopening “Wicked�…

SOURCE: PBS at 12:23PM
Friday, January 7, 2022

Broadway Is… by Julia Corbett

Listen to Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Bareilles, Adrienne Warren, Andrew Rannells, Kristin Chenoweth and others discuss what "Broadway" means to them. The post Broadway Is… appeared first on…

SOURCE: PBS at 04:11PM
Sunday, September 12, 2021

The Red Shoes: From Film to Stage by Julia Corbett

Listen to director Matthew Bourne as he explains how incorporated dance into this stage adaptation of "The Red Shoes." Based on the iconic film by the same name, Bourne chose to fully immers…

SOURCE: PBS at 09:55AM
Sunday, August 15, 2021

“I Think An Empty Theatre is Exciting” by Julia Corbett

Broadway stars such as Carol Burnett, Robert Morse, Robert Redford and Elaine Stritch reminisce about what it was like to arrive to the theatre before their audiences in Rick McKay's "Broadw…

SOURCE: PBS at 12:00PM
Monday, August 9, 2021

Carol Burnett Meets George Abbott by Julia Corbett

As a student, Carol Burnett predicted she would move to New York City and work with George Abbott. Watch as she remembers how losing out on one role led to her being cast in "Once Upon A Mat…

SOURCE: PBS at 01:35PM
Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Vienna Philharmonic Performs Bernstein’s “Somewhere.” by Julia Corbett

The Vienna Philharmonic Performs Leonard Bernstein's "Somewhere" from "Symphonic Dances from West Side Story." This second dance within the series imagines a happier, fantasy world in which …

SOURCE: PBS at 12:28PM