GREAT PERFORMANCES mourns the untimely passing of Jessye Norman, one of the preeminent dramatic sopranos of her generation. Her various appearances on GREAT PERFORMANCES include "Mozart in Salzburg," "Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman Sing Spirituals" (both in 1990), and Stravinky's opera oratorio "Oedipus Rex" directed ...
GREAT PERFORMANCES mourns the passing of pioneering producer and director Harold Prince, whose seven decades in the theater spanned from Broadway’s mid-century Golden Age to the contemporary blockbusters of today. Prince’s publicist Rick Miramontez confirmed Prince died Wednesday, after a brief illness in Reykjavik, Iceland. ...
Great Performances mourns the passing Lewis Cullman, who for decades along with his late wife Dorothy was one of New York City's leading patrons of arts and cultural institutions. In addition to select Great Performances programs, the Cullmans' support of arts and culture programs produced and presented on PBS ...
Great Performances mourns the passing of pianist, conductor and composer André Previn, whose prodigious talents spanned across many genres including pop, musical theater, jazz, classical and opera. Previn’s appearances on Great Performances reflected this extraordinary range over four diverse programs: Rubinstein Plays Chopin (1975) and Rubinstein at 90 (1977), featuring Previn conducting ...
Great Performances mourns the passing of Broadway legend Carol Channing, whose memorable appearances on the series included Broadway Sings: The Music of Jule Styne in 1987 and “Jerry Herman’s Broadway at the Bowl” in 1994. Channing was also interviewed for the six-part Broadway: The American Musical in 2004. In this ...
Former New York City Ballet principal dancer and Dance Theatre of Harlem founder Arthur Mitchell passed away yesterday in a Manhattan hospital. He was 84 years old. A groundbreaking luminary in the dance world, Mitchell was known for his grace, charisma, leadership and tenacity both ...
GREAT PERFORMANCES mourns the passing of Marin Mazzie, one of the great talents in contemporary Broadway musical theater.
The program celebrates Paul Taylor’s masterworks spanning seven decades with a repertory of 21 dances. NYC-ARTS talks with Taylor and several of his magnificent dancers. Video courtesy of NYC-ARTS
Great Performances mourns the passing of singer and actress Barbara Cook whose appearance in the legendary "Follies in Concert" was memorably captured by the series in a 1986 documentary. Cook's incredible multi-decade career (her first musical "Flahooley" was in 1951) included original roles in such beloved ...
GREAT PERFORMANCES mourns the passing of groundbreaking playwright, author, director and actor Sam Shepard, who passed away on July 27, 2017. In 1998, GP memorably presented the documentary “Sam Shepard: Stalking Himself,” which examined the enduring power of Shepard’s plays and his vision of the ...
