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Great Performances

Broadway's Best 2024

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Join us for four nights of acclaimed theater productions: "Hamlet," "Audra McDonald at the London Palladium," "Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch," and "Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary."

Major 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, Jody and John Arnhold, the Abra Prentice Foundation, 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 Charitable Remainder Trust Worchell Lawrence, and Ellen and James S. Marcus.

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Great Performances

Nadine Sierra performs "Ah! Je veux vivre"

Juliette (Nadine Sierra) performs "Ah! Je veux vivre" in "Roméo et Juliette"

Clip: S51 E25 | 2:10

Great Performances

Great Performances at the Met: Roméo et Juliette

Soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim portray Shakespeare’s famed star-crossed lovers.

Preview: S51 E25 | 0:30

Great Performances

Lise Davidsen in "La Forza del Destino"

Lise Davidsen performs the Act IV aria "La Forza del Destino."

Clip: S51 E24 | 1:52

Great Performances

Great Performances at the Met: La Forza del Destino Preview

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s grand tale of love, deadly vendetta, and family strife.

Preview: S51 E24 | 0:30

Great Performances

Great Performances at the Met: Carmen Preview

Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut.

Preview: S51 E23 | 0:30

Great Performances

Aigul Akhmetshina Performs "Habanera" from Carmen at the Met

Aigul Akhmetshina and the Met Chorus perform "L’amour est un oiseau rebelle"

Clip: S51 E23 | 1:34

Watch • 1:28:14

Great Performances

Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary

Features an all-star cast at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Special: 1:28:14

Great Performances

Audra McDonald Performs "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"

Audra McDonald Performs "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" in this anniversary concert.

Clip: S51 E22 | 1:05

Great Performances

Broadway Stars' Earliest Memory of Rodgers & Hammerstein

Audra McDonald, Michael Ball, Daniel Dae Kim discuss their earliest memory of R&H.

Clip: S51 E22 | 1:59

Great Performances

Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary Preview

Features an all-star cast at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Preview: S51 E22 | 0:30

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Great Performances

Great Performances at the Met: Roméo et Juliette

Soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim portray Shakespeare’s famed star-crossed lovers.

Episode: S51 E25

Great Performances

Great Performances at the Met: La Forza del Destino

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s grand tale of love, deadly vendetta, and family strife.

Episode: S51 E24

Great Performances

Great Performances at the Met: Carmen

Acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell makes her Met debut.

Episode: S51 E23

Watch • 2:24:52

Great Performances

Rodgers & Hammerstein's 80th Anniversary: Extended Performance

Features an all-star cast at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Episode: S51 E22 | 2:24:52

Watch • 1:45:24

Great Performances

Purlie Victorious

The comedic play tells the story of a Black preacher’s scheme to reclaim his inheritance.

Episode: S51 E21 | 1:45:24

Watch • 1:22:24

Great Performances

Audra McDonald at the London Palladium

Audra McDonald performs a repertoire of classic Broadway songs at the London Palladium.

Episode: S51 E20 | 1:22:24

Watch • 2:33:19

Great Performances

Hamlet

Experience this Shakespearean classic directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.

Episode: S51 E19 | 2:33:19

Great Performances

Great Performances at the Met: Nabucco

Ancient Babylon comes to life in this production of Verdi’s early masterpiece.

Episode: S51 E18

Watch • 54:24

Great Performances

Now Hear This “The Composer is Yoo”

Follow host Scott Yoo’s journey to compose a piece of music for the first time.

Episode: S51 E17 | 54:24

Watch • 53:54

Great Performances

Now Hear This “Old Friends”

Explore how virtuosos become maestros, featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Lynn Chang and more.

Episode: S51 E16 | 53:54