GREAT PERFORMANCES

Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant—and the growing competitive presence of a new generation of artists—Rothko takes on his greatest career challenge yet: to create a definitive series of paintings for the Philip Johnson-designed Four Seasons restaurant in architect Mies van der Rohe’s ...

Kelli O’Hara and Ken Watanabe star in a Tony Award-winning revival of the beloved musical about a British schoolteacher instructing the royal children of the King of Siam, featuring classic songs including “Shall We Dance?" and “Hello, Young Lovers.”

Scott Yoo heads to Germany to cross "play the Bach partitas for solo violin" off his bucket list, and play a duet with renowned concert pianist Alice Sara Ott.

For the new miniseries Great Performances: Now Hear This, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic Scott Yoo traveled across Europe and Morocco to chase the secret histories behind great classical composers and their masterworks. To memorialize his travels, Scott shared his favorite locations, and ...

Corbin Bleu and Lora Lee Gayer tap dance and sing in the energetic "Let's Say It With Firecrackers" in Holiday Inn. Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn - The Broadway Musical comes to PBS, continuing the Great Performances marathon within the Broadway’s Best lineup on PBS.

Lora Lee Gayer and Bryce Pinkham perform Irving Berlin’s classic holiday song, "White Christmas."

Watch the great composer John Williams at work at Royce Hall in Los Angeles, CA, recording the theme song he wrote for Great Performances. The theme won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music and has been heard on Great Performances broadcasts ...

A behind the scenes look at Susan Stroman’s new staging of Franz Lehár's “The Merry Widow,” which will premiere on December 31st at The Metropolitan Opera. The production will play through January, including a live HD transmission to movie theaters around the world. In April, ...

Great Performances presents Cheek to Cheek LIVE! Airing 09/24/2014 at 9 p.m. ET.

After a decade-long hiatus from songwriting, superstar Sting talks to Paula Zahn about his creative process for “The Last Ship,” his Broadway-bound musical. Sting recently previewed his score for the show with the release of his latest album, as well as with an intimate concert ...