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Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I

“Getting to Know You”

"Get to know" Kelli O’Hara in her Tony-winning performance as Mrs. Anna, in "Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I."

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42nd Street

42nd Street

The “Audition”

Auditions for "Pretty Lady," 1933's hottest new show, begin with an intense tap routine led by the show's choreographer, Andy Lee.

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In Memoriam: Broadway Singer & Actress Diahann Carroll

GREAT PERFORMANCES mourns the passing of Diahann Carroll, the groundbreaking star of Broadway, film and television. After her film debut in “Carmen Jones” (1954), Carroll made her Broadway debut in “House of Flowers” (1958), winning a Best Actress Tony Award for “No Strings” (1962). She ...

Now Hear This “Vivaldi: Something Completely Different”

Coming Up This Season on Great Performances

An exclusive look at Great Performance's Season 47 brochure, from Now Hear This to Broadway's Best and more.

Kinky Boots

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Rejoice with the Tony Award-winning high-heeled hit musical with songs by pop icon Cyndi Lauper and a book by Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein about an unexpected duo that embraces their differences to create an extraordinary line of shoes.

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RED

Red

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Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant—and the growing competitive presence of a new generation of artists—Rothko takes on his greatest career challenge yet: to create a definitive series of paintings for the Philip Johnson-designed Four Seasons restaurant in architect Mies van der Rohe’s ...

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42nd Street

42nd Street

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The 1981 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, 42nd Street is the song-and-dance, American dream fable of Broadway, featuring the iconic songs “42nd Street,” “We’re In the Money,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” “Shuffle Off To Buffalo,” “I Only Have Eyes For You” and many more.

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Clare Halse and Philip Bertioli

Much Ado About Nothing

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THIRTEEN’s Great Performances Presents Third Annual “Broadway’s Best” Lineup Featuring Tony Award-winning Productions Fridays, November 1-29 on PBS Features U.S. broadcast premieres of “42nd Street,” “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I,” “Kinky Boots” and “Red,” plus world premiere of “Much Ado About Nothing” from ...

He’s Got Rhythm: Robert Fairchild Talks “An American In Paris”

On Friday, November 2, a live capture of the Tony Award-winning An American in Paris The Musical kicks off Great Performances' Broadway's Best series, offering audiences another chance to behold the rhapsodic dance and song spectacle choreographed and directed by Christopher Wheeldon. By Britt Stigler for ...