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In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams chronicles the personal stories of composer/lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of In the Heights in the months leading up to its 2008 opening night.

Hamilton’s America, the documentary film that brings history to vivid life through the lens of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s pop culture Broadway phenomenon Hamilton – winner of 11 Tony Awards® and the Pulitzer Prize -- explodes onto THIRTEEN’s Great Performances. The story of Alexander Hamilton is most ...

Chita Rivera co-starred with Liza Minnelli in The Rink, the tenth Kander and Ebb musical collaboration with book by Terrence McNally. It opened February 9, 1984. See Chita Rivera, who won a Tony Award for her role, perform "Chief Cook and Bottle Washer" at her ...

A retrospective of Broadway legend Chita Rivera. Luminaries Dick Van Dyke, John Kander, Carol Lawrence, Ben Vereen, and others pay tribute to the dynamic singer, dancer, and actress. Anita in “West Side Story,” Rosie in “Bye Bye Birdie,” Velma in “Chicago,” — these are just ...

The Great Performances production Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy is a 2013 Peabody Award winner! "Peabody Awards honor 'stories that matter,' so it is incredibly rewarding for Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy to be recognized with this prestigious award," said filmmaker Michael Kantor. "When you ...

The surprising universality of the 1964 Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick musical Fiddler on the Roof—a show about a small, tight-knit Jewish community living in early 20th-century Tsarist Russia. Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy airs January 1, 2013 at 9:30 PM (check local listings).

Narrated by Broadway legend Joel Grey, this documentary explores the role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical and showcases the work of some of the nation’s preeminent creators of musical theater including Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George and ...

An aspiring singer in segregated Memphis, Felicia (Montego Glover) takes the stage at her brother’s underground bar, Delray’s. Joined by her brother Delray (J. Bernard Calloway) she brings down the house with the rockin’ blues opener “Underground.” Memphis, the 2010 Tony award-winner for Best Musical, ...

Broadway's smash hit musical Memphis, winner of four Tony Awards(R) including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book and Best Orchestrations, comes to Great Performances Friday, February 24 at 9 p.m. (check local listings). Memphis is the first Best Musical Tony Award winner to air on ...

Watch a portion of Harry Connick Jr.'s performance of "Nowhere with Love" from GREAT PERFORMANCES Harry Connick Jr., In Concert on Broadway airing nationally March 2, 2011 at 9:30 p.m. (check local listings).