Great Performances

Season 30

TV-14

"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.

Where to Watch Season 30

12 Episodes

From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 1999
E1
From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 1999
The Rodgers & Hart Story: Thou Swell, Thou Witty
E2
The Rodgers & Hart Story: Thou Swell, Thou Witty
Star Crossed Lovers
E3
Star Crossed Lovers
Swingin' with Duke: The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
E4
Swingin' with Duke: The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
E6
Turandot at the Forbidden City of BeijingTurandot at the Forbidden City is a 1998 live production of Puccini's opera Turandot directed by Zhang Yimou, with Zubin Mehta conducting the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
Parsifal: The Search for the Grail
E7
Parsifal: The Search for the Grail
Crazy for You
E8
Crazy for YouBobby Child, scion of a New York banking family (and also a talented song-and-dance man), is sent by his mother to foreclose the Gaiety Theatre in Deadrock, Nevada. Once there, however, he falls in love with the daughter of the theatre's owner, and becomes involved in a scheme to save the day by putting on a magnificent show.
Burn the Floor
E9
Burn the FloorAn explosive journey through dance featuring some of the world's champion ballroom and Latin dancers.
Episode 10
E10
Episode 10
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
E11
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading LadiesThis film presents highlights of a concert given on 28 September 1998 at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Some of the ladies offer songs with which they have been closely associated over the years, while others explore the road not taken.
Andrea Bocelli: Sacred Arias
E12
Andrea Bocelli: Sacred AriasInternational tenor sensation Andrea Bocelli makes a pilgrimage to the eternal city of Rome for a beautiful holiday concert, featuring works selected from the beloved Italian repertoire that has been sung by every great tenor since Caruso. From Gigli to Pavarotti, this is sacred music that not only captures the thrilling pyrotechnic vocal display of grand opera, but also reflects the deepest spiritual feelings of the world's great composers. Among the treasured arias featured are Schubert's and Gounod's "Ave Maria" and Verdi's "Ingemisco" from his "Requiem," as well as such Christmas standards as "Silent Night" and "Adeste Fideles." Accompanying Bocelli in this program is the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, one of the world's oldest musical institutions, and its chief conductor, Myung-Whun Chung.