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Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award nominee Josh Groban returns to New York City’s famed 6,000-seat theater for an evening of hits, humor and heart. Recorded in April 2022, the concert is a celebration of the arts and serves as Groban’s love letter to New York City. The internationally acclaimed musician shares personal anecdotes and is joined by a full orchestra to perform his signature hits including “You Raise Me Up” as well as musical theater favorites “The Impossible Dream” and “Bring Him Home.” He is also joined on stage by award-winning artists including Grammy, Emmy and Tony winner Cyndi Lauper; Tony nominee Denée Benton; Country Music Television Award nominee Breland; and New York City principal ballet dancer Tiler Peck. Presented as part of Great Performances 50th anniversary season, the special also features a live painting created to music by artist David Garibaldi. Great Performances: Josh Groban’s Great Big Radio City Show premieres Friday, November 25 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) and streams via PBS Passport with additional songs including a special duet with award-winning violinist Itzhak Perlman.

Musical Program (Broadcast):

  • “Out of My Box” – Josh Groban
  • “The World We Knew” – Josh Groban
  • “Angels” – Josh Groban
  • “Both Sides Now” – Josh Groban and Denée Benton
  • “New York Minute” – Josh Groban featuring live painting by David Garibaldi
  • “Granted” – Josh Groban and choir
  • “Time After Time” – Josh Groban and Cyndi Lauper
  • “Real Men Don’t Cry” – Josh Groban and Breland
  • “The Fullest” – Josh Groban and choir
  • “So She Dances” – Josh Groban featuring dance performance by Tiler Peck
  • “Bring Him Home” – Josh Groban
  • “You Raise Me Up” – Josh Groban and choir
  • “The Impossible Dream” – Josh Groban
  • “Empire State of Mind” – Josh Groban and choir

Additional Performances Streaming via PBS Passport:

  • “She” – Josh Groban
  • “Cinema Paradiso” – Josh Groban featuring violinist Itzhak Perlman
  • “Panis Angelicus” – Josh Groban with Martina Bruno
  • Drum Solo – Josh Groban
  • “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” – Josh Groban

Notable Talent:

  • Josh Groban – Tony, Emmy, and four-time Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist
  • Denée Benton – Tony-nominated singer and actor
  • Cyndi Lauper – Grammy, Emmy and Tony-winning singer, songwriter, actor and activist
  • Tiler Peck – Critically acclaimed principal dancer for New York City Ballet
  • Breland – Country Music Television Award-nominated singer and songwriter
  • David Garibaldi – Renowned performance artist
  • Carl Rydlund – Conductor
PRODUCTION CREDITS

Great Performances: Josh Groban’s Great Big Radio City Show is directed for television by Joe Thomas and produced by Diarmuid Quinn, Britton Billik and Michael T. Fiur; Beth Watson is associate producer and Josh Groban and Diarmuid Quinn are executive producers. For Great Performances, Bill O’Donnell is series producer and David Horn is executive producer.

About Great Performances:
Series funding for Great Performances is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, the Abra Prentice Foundation, LLC, Jody and John Arnhold, The Starr Foundation, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, the Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Seton J. Melvin, the Estate of Worthington Mayo-Smith, the Jack Lawrence Trust, and Ellen and James S. Marcus. Funding for Great Performances: Josh Groban’s Great Big Radio City Show was provided by Leni and Peter May.

UNDERWRITERS

Series funding for Great Performances is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, the Abra Prentice Foundation, LLC, Jody and John Arnhold, The Starr Foundation, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, the Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, the Seton Melvin Charitable Trust, the Estate of Worthington Mayo-Smith, the Jack Lawrence Trust, and Ellen and James S. Marcus. Funding for Great Performances: Josh Groban’s Great Big Radio City Show was provided by Leni and Peter May.