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Ann

Season 47 Episode 24
1:53:11
Lea Salonga in Concert

Lea Salonga in Concert

Season 48 Episode 9
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Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

Season 48 Episode 17
1:34:46
Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Season 48 Episode 18
2:24:55
The Arts Interrupted

The Arts Interrupted

Season 48 Episode 20
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Roots of Latin Jazz

Roots of Latin Jazz

Season 48 Episode 27
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Yannick – An Artist’s Journey

Yannick – An Artist’s Journey

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The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

Season 49 Episode 3
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Now Hear This "Beethoven's Ghost"

Now Hear This "Beethoven's Ghost"

Season 49 Episode 6
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Coppelia

Coppelia

Season 49 Episode 10
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Great Performances

Much Ado About Nothing

Season 47 Episode 9

For the first time in over four decades, Great Performances presents a Public Theater production recorded live at Free Shakespeare in the Park. After a highly successful, critically acclaimed run at the outdoor Delacorte Theater in New York City’s Central Park, "Much Ado About Nothing" is a bold interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece featuring Danielle Brooks as Beatrice.

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Celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
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Great Performances presents Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish symphony.
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Experience Shakespeare’s tragedy recorded from Central Park starring Danai Gurira.
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