Corbin Bleu with dancers as part of GREAT PERFORMANCES: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF BROADWAY’S BEST. Photo by Joseph Sinnott.
Now in its 53rd season on PBS, GREAT PERFORMANCES is America’s preeminent performing arts television series, showcasing a diverse range of performing arts specials from around the world.
Since its premiere in 1972, GREAT PERFORMANCES has presented an international roster of renowned artists and performing art companies of all genres. From new productions of timeless classics to innovative performances by emerging artists, GREAT PERFORMANCES is proud to carry on its legacy of bringing the best of the performing arts to an American public television audience. To date, the series has been awarded 67 Emmy Awards and six George Foster Peabody Awards.
GREAT PERFORMANCES is produced by THIRTEEN Productions LLC for The WNET Group. Under the GREAT PERFORMANCES banner, THIRTEEN also presents GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET, which recently completed its sixteenth season.
Major funding for Great Performances and Great Performances at the Met is provided by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, the S. Irving and Anne Nevard Sherr Foundation, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, Jody and John Arnhold, and Ellen and James S. Marcus.
Major funding for Great Performances at The Met is provided by the Anne Ray Foundation.
Major funding for Great Performances is provided by the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, the Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, the Abra Prentice Foundation, Inc., The Starr Foundation, Madeline and Stephen Anbinder, Leni and Peter May, The V & L Marx Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, the Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Trust and The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation. Additional Great Performances funding provided by The Lewis “Sonny” Turner Fund and George and Michael Eberstadt.
Corporate funding for the Vienna Philharmonic New Year’s Day and Summer Night Concerts provided by Rolex.
Additional funding for Great Performances PBS Learning Media provided by Henry and Lucy Moses.
Major corporate funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by Raymond James Financial.