Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: And finally tonight: remembering the work of the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Jeff is back with that. JEFFREY BROWN: Hoffman, who died this week…
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, shown here at a New York Knicks game in December, was found dead on Feb. 2, 2014. Credit: Rich Schultz/Getty Images Oscar award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hof…
Please view the original post to see the video. Christopher Plummer talks to Paula Zahn, co-host of NYC-ARTS, about his remarkable performance as the fabled but faded star John Barrymore …
In this scene from Barrymore, John Barrymore (Christopher Plummer) banters with his line prompter Frank before beginning a rehearsal of Richard III, in which he struggles to remember the li…
In this opening scene excerpt, acting legend John Barrymore (Christopher Plummer) introduces himself to the audience. He explains the anticipated revival of his "Richard III" production and …
The National Theatre opened its doors in 1963 with Laurence Olivier as its first director. Eight hundred productions later, the venerable institution celebrates its 50th anniversary with a s…
Sergei Filins, the Bolshoi ballet's chief, wears sunglasses and a cap as he attends a press conference at the University Hospital of Aachen on March 15, 2013 in Aachen, Germany, where he was…
In 2013, renowned performer Rita Morena spoke with former NewsHour correspondent Ray Suarez about her life in show business and self-titled memoir. Rita Moreno is the only Latino American t…
Acclaimed English director Deborah Warner's new production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, conducted by Valery Gergiev, will be the season premiere of Great Performances at the Met Friday, J…
The Broadway musical Sweet Smell of Success, based on the 1950s film, earned Tony nominations for Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score. Its star John Lithgow, who won the Tony Award for Be…
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioIVETTE FELICIANO: This might look like a typical Saturday matinee on Broadway… But the fact that Annmarie Scotti is here with her son Nick, tells you …
Marvin Hamlisch earned his recognition early in his Hollywood career, and in a big way: He won three Oscars in one evening for his music for the films "The Sting" and "The Way We Were." The …
Marvin Hamlisch composed the film score and title song to the film "The Way We Were," starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford. Watch Film Excerpt: Writing "The Way We Were" Please vie…
Composer Marvin Hamlisch's parents Max and Lilly Hamlisch were Jewish Austrians who immigrated to New York City from Vienna. His father had been a professional accordionist who played at Vie…
Rebecca Eaton, executive producer of Masterpiece on PBS, talks to chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown about her decades long career creating British dramas. Rebecca Eaton grew up an Angl…
Marvin Hamlisch and his peers discuss his early musical talent, his classical training as a classical pianist, and his secret boyhood dream to be a great popular musician like Cole Porter.
[caption id="attachment_1860" align="aligncenter" width="610" caption="Henry IV, Part 1. The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare\'s History Plays"][/caption]Jeremy Irons earned a Screen Actors Guild (…
Watch Marvin Hamlisch's funny antics at the piano in front of a live audience. Bob Avian calls him a performer who's a mix of the great entertainer Victor Borge and the renowned classical mu…
Pianist Kevin Cole, renowned for his interpretation of Gershwin and performances from The Great American Songbook canon, is one of many illustrious musicians interviewed in Marvin Hamlisch: …
Marvin Hamlisch (June 2, 1944 " Aug. 6, 2012) was a composer and conductor known for his great versatility and humanity. He believed in the power of music to bring people together.
Marvin Hamlisch is a mensch. What is a mensch, you ask? The term comes from the Yiddish, for "human being," but is used to describe a person of integrity and honor. Watch Film Extra: Ma…
Marvin Hamlisch's musical genius was recognized at an early age: the musical prodigy entered Juilliard, the country's most prestigious conservatory, at the age of six. Watch Film Extra: Ma…
Barbra Streisand has a fun time performing "Evergreen" with trumpeter Chris Botti, playing to the crowd at her Back to Brooklyn concert. Streisand composed "Evergreen," with lyrics by Paul W…
Barbra Streisand pays tribute to her hometown of Brooklyn by giving the lyrics of "You're the Top" a special twist. "You're the Top" was written by Cole Porter for the 1934 musical, Anything…
Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages celebrates the launch of Luciano Pavarotti's career 50 years ago. Hear the late, great tenor in some of his finest performances, singing "Nessun Dorma" and ot…