Using Shakespeare's Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 as your map, follow the history of rebellion in turn of the 15th century England and the successive stories of three ki…
Henry IV's reign is marred by his own guilt over Richard's death, civil war, and the gnawing fear that his son Hal is a total wastrel unworthy of the throne. In this scene from the Shakespea…
Season 27 Finale Marvin Hamlisch: The Way He Was (w.t.) Premieres Nationally Friday, December 27, 2013 on PBS (check local listings) Tony-winner Dori Berinstein's documentary features new…
Richard II is a vain, self-indulgent man who rules with little regard for his people's welfare. He is ultimately overthrown by his cousin Bolingbroke, who ascends the throne as Henry IV (Jer…
He will give the devil his due. Jeremy Irons researches Shakespeare's history plays as well as the differences between the real history and the father-son drama that Shakespeare creates. Sha…
You may my glories and my state depose, but not my griefs; still am I king of those. Derek Jacobi looks at Richard II and returns to a role he played 30 years ago: the story of a king who lo…
Short Synopsis HENRY V has settled onto the throne and has the makings of a fine King. The French AMBASSADOR brings a challenge from the FRENCH DAUPHIN. Inspired by his courtiers, including…
Short Synopsis In the aftermath of the Battle of Shrewsbury, NORTHUMBERLAND learns of the death of his son. THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE attempts, on behalf of the increasingly frail King, to sep…
Short Synopsis The heir to the throne, PRINCE HAL, defies his father, KING HENRY, by spending his time at MISTRESS QUICKLY's tavern in the company of the dissolute FALSTAFF and his companio…
Short Synopsis KING RICHARD is called upon to settle a dispute between his cousin HENRY BOLINGBROKE and THOMAS MOWBRAY. RICHARD calls for a duel but then halts it just before swords clash. …
The Hollow Crown is a lavish new series of filmed adaptations of four of Shakespeare's most gripping history plays; Richard II, Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2 and Henry V on THIRTEEN's …
Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann sings the title role in a new production of Wagner's final masterpiece Parsifal, staged by acclaimed French Canadian director François Girard in his Met debut, o…
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJEFFREY BROWN: It was with this leap in 2011 that David Hallberg made history in Moscow. Russians like Nureyev and Baryshnikov have famously come West to dan…
Joyce DiDonato (Mary), Elza van den Heever (Elizabeth), Matthew Polenzani (Leciester) perform the Act I finale from Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda" which airs on PBS Sunday, July 14 at 12 p.m. (…
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Watch Video Audra McDonald has gone back home... And, that's the title of her first solo record in seven years, "Go Back Home," released at the end of May. The five-time Tony winner fea…
Watch Video When Jon Robin Baitz's family drama "Other Desert Cities" closed on Broadway last June, it concluded a strong run and had been showered with high praise for showcasing its cr…
Live from the Paley Center in L.A., a discussion with the 2,000 Year Old Man, Mel Brooks about his upcoming biography film, Mel Brooks: Make a Noise. Joining Brooks are Robert Trachtenberg (…
Sarah Brightman's voice has been often described as heavenly, which more than ever seems especially appropriate, as the soprano has recently turned her sights to the skies. Her latest album,…
What came first: the Mel Brooks movie or the cliché? The classic Hollywood Sci-Fi spaceship always gets gratuitous screentime from every camera angle. Mel Brooks's Hollywood spaceship ap…
For Mel Brooks the spoofing is in the details. The classic Hollywood Horror film is always black-and-white and includes scene transitions like iris outs, wipes and fades to black. Mel Bro…
Mel Brooks never met a stereotype he couldn't upend. The classic Hollywood cowboy is always white. Mel Brooks's Hollywood cowboy is black. And his Indian chief speaks Yiddish.
Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner in conversation with director and writer Judd Apatow, marking the day on which the 2000 Year Old Man joins Twitter.
Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) makes his Met debut with a new production of Verdi's Rigoletto. The new staging moves the opera's tragic events from a decadent 1…
The logic here is, as long as it isn't happening to Mel Brooks, it's funny.