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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival

Introduction

In the summer of 2004, a spectacular gathering of musicians from across the guitar world performed together at Eric Clapton's three-day Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas. GREAT PERFORMANCES presents highlights from the unprecedented event featuring a once-in-a-lifetime showcase of guitar luminaries performing rock anthems, blues ...

Concert for George

Production Credits

Web Credits Producer: Anu Krishnan Art Director: Sabina Daley Designer & Flash Programmer: Karen Mattson Graphic Art: Karen Mattson Technical Director: Brian Lee PHP Scripting: Ben Chappel Production Assistant: Diana Cofresí-Terrero Copy Editor: Leslie Kriesel HTML Implementation Assistance: Brian Santalone GREAT PERFORMANCES Web pages copyright ...

Concert for George

Musical Selections

Richard Young - Oops Publishing Ltd. 2002 To see an excerpt of a performance from the concert, click on the Watch the Video links below. "I Want to Tell You" Written by George Harrison Jeff Lynne "If I Needed Someone" Written by George Harrison Eric ...

Concert for George

Your Tributes to George

Richard Young - Oops Publishing Ltd. 2002 We want to thank everyone who shared their recollections and comments about George Harrison as well as the program. Please leave your tributes to George Harrison in the comments field below. Jean King "Concert for George" was the ...

Concert for George

The Beatles Re-Mania

Copyright Sean O'Mahony Collection The legacy of the enigmatic George Harrison will always be linked with the Beatles. The overlooked "quiet" Beatle who wrote such great songs as "Something," "Here Comes the Sun," and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," which are among the band's most ...

Concert for George

Introduction

Richard Young - Oops Publishing Ltd. 2002 Rock music's most celebrated musicians gathered at London's Royal Albert Hall on November 29, 2002 to pay tribute to one of their own, the legendary George Harrison, on the one-year anniversary of his death. On that magical night, ...

The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet

Synopsis

Act I As conceived by Peter Wright, after the original book by Lev Ivanov. Herr Drosselmeyer (Anthony Dowell), a mysterious magician and creator of mechanical toys and clocks, was once employed at the royal palace, where he invented a trap that killed off half the ...

The Nutcracker from the Royal Ballet

Introduction

From London's beautifully refurbished Covent Garden Opera House comes this elegant new production with one of Tchaikovsky's most enduring scores for the ballet. Generations of audiences have enjoyed this perennial Christmas favorite, a charming tale of holiday adventure that follows a little girl's journey through ...

Interview: Trevor Nunn, Director

Sir Trevor Nunn, aged 63, directed "Oklahoma!" for the National Theatre in London in 1998 and filmed this screen adaptation before the production moved to the West End the following year. The revival opened on Broadway in March 2002. Sir Trevor was artistic director of ...

Production Credits

Web Credits Producer: Anu Krishnan Art Director: Sabina Daley Designer & Flash Programmer: Karen Mattson Graphic Art: Karen Mattson Technical Director: Brian Lee PHP Scripting: Ben Chappel Production Assistant: Diana Cofresí-Terrero Copy Editor: Leslie Kriesel HTML Implementation Assistance: Brian Santalone Writers: Michael Coveney, Thomas Hischak ...