By Elisa Lichtenbaum This month, Great Performances returned with its fifth annual “Broadway’s Best” lineup, beginning on a “de-lovely” note with the celebrated West End revival of Cole Porter’s classic musical Anything Goes, starring Sutton Foster, reprising her Tony-winning performance as brassy, sassy evangelist-turned-nightclub singer ...

By Julia Corbett Even if you haven’t read any of Shakespeare’s nearly 40 works, you probably could recognize his sonnets and endlessly quotable declarations of love, hate and everything in between. Even though his work is nearly 400 years old, Shakespeare’s intimate understanding of the ...

Confident, clever, charismatic: We all know and love Reno Sweeney from Anything Goes. Taking the audience for a ride on the SS American complete with disguises, singing sailors, and more, we’re taking a look at some of the costumes in this timeless classic musical by Cole ...

by Elisa Lichtenbaum This month, Great Performances returns with its fifth annual “Broadway’s Best” lineup, premiering on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/broadwayonpbs, and the PBS Video app as part of #PBSForTheArts, a multiplatform campaign celebrating the arts in America. The festive Friday night line-up begins ...

Great Performances spoke with Reena Esmail and Sergio Assad, two talented composers featured in this season of Now Hear This. Read about what inspires them, how they derive inspiration from their immigrant roots and more below. Then, catch these incredible artists in Now Hear This “New American Voices,” premiering on ...

Just like Aaron Copland did for much of his career, Now Hear This host Scott Yoo works with students as part of a teaching festival. Whether you are preparing to audition for a prestigious opportunity or just hoping to impress your friends and family, Scott’s tips may help. ...

By Jasmine Wilson Season 16 of Great Performances at the Met continues with Great Performances at the Met: Fire Shut Up in My Bones, premiering Friday, April 1 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings). The historic production marked the Met’s first performance ...

By Jasmine Wilson Season 16 of Great Performances at the Met continues with Great Performances at the Met: Fire Shut Up in My Bones, premiering Friday, April 1 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings). The historic production marked the Met’s first performance ...

Like her experience in Now Hear This – Amy Beach: American Romantic, flutist Alice Dade makes musical comparisons to what’s in her glass. Engage all your senses and enjoy!   When I’m not practicing, I enjoy cooking. I cook a lot of Japanese, French and some ...

These Spotify tracks are a source of wonderment and new experiences for me.  Before creating season 3 of Great Performances: Now Hear This, the music of Florence Price, Reena Esmail, and Sergio Assad was less familiar to me.  Now these pieces feel like friends that ...