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"You Can't Take It With You" is hailed one of the greatest revivals and filmed plays for PBS television. David Woods brought stunning charm, humor, and time to this Moss Hart masterpiece. Jason Robards, Jr. gave the collective performance of his career. Colleen Dewhurst perfection, Elizabeth Wilson superior, a joyous ensemble.

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Episódio 1
June Moon
E2
June MoonIn a nod to the days of classic American comedy, a 1929's Tin Pan Alley lyricist meets a composer who has a big hit: "Paprika... the Spice of My Life."
The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
E3
The Widowing of Mrs. HolroydMr. Holroyd is an alcoholic, abusive miner in pre-WWI England who terrorizes his family. Mrs. Holroyd plans to run away with her would-be lover when Mr. Holroyd dies in a mining accident, leaving the family torn with guilt over their hatred of the dead man. Geraldine Page and Rex Robins star.
Antigone
E4
AntigoneWith fierce originality, this powerful adaptation of the Sophocles tragedy presents a world of honor, treachery and fateful consequences. Acclaimed actress Genevieve Bujold skillfully combines elements of zealotry and idealism in her affecting portrait of Antigone. Jean Anouilh's retelling of "Antigone" stages the inescapably wrenching central confrontation between Antigone and Creon by presenting Bujold and Fritz Weaver seated at a long, executive-suite table--a hallmark of Anouilh's play. The New York Times critic, John J. O'Connor, lauded this "Antigone" as "well acted, well directed and beautifully staged."
King Lear
E5
King LearKing Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.
In Fashion
E6
In FashionA musical comedy based on a play by the master of the bedroom farce, French playwright Georges Feydeau. Set in 1908, the action revolvrd around a series of comic love affairs.
Feasting with Panthers
E7
Feasting with PanthersOscar Wilde's five years at hard labor in Reading Gaol where he was imprisoned for being a sodomite.
The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
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The Widowing of Mrs. HolroydMr. Holroyd is an alcoholic, abusive miner in pre-WWI England who terrorizes his family. Mrs. Holroyd plans to run away with her would-be lover when Mr. Holroyd dies in a mining accident, leaving the family torn with guilt over their hatred of the dead man. Geraldine Page and Rex Robins star.
Monkey, Monkey, Bottle of Beer, How Many Monkeys Have We Here?
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Monkey, Monkey, Bottle of Beer, How Many Monkeys Have We Here?
Bernstein at Tanglewood
E10
Bernstein at TanglewoodLeonard Bernstein conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E Minor. Bernstein speaks of Serge Koussevitzky, founder of the Berkshire Music Center and former music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, on the centennial of Koussevitzky's birth, reminiscing about the time he came to Tanglewood to study under the famed conductor.