In Memoriam: Diahann Carroll

GREAT PERFORMANCES mourns the passing of Diahann Carroll, the groundbreaking star of Broadway, film and television. After her film debut in “Carmen Jones” (1954), Carroll made her Broadway debut in “House of Flowers” (1958), winning a Best Actress Tony Award for “No Strings” (1962). She made history with the 1968 television series “Julia.”

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Recent Episodes

Great Performances: Anything Goes

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Now Hear This "New American Voices"

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Now Hear This "Aaron Copland: Dean of American Music"

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Now Hear This "Florence Price and the American Migration"

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Now Hear This "Amy Beach: American Romantic"

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Great Performances: The Conductor

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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Jody and John Arnhold, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, the Kate W. Cassidy Foundation, the Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, The Abra Prentice Foundation, Rosalind P. Walter, The Starr Foundation, the Seton Melvin Charitable Trust, the Estate of Worthington Mayo-Smith, Ellen and James S. Marcus, Ruth and Harold Newman, the Merle and Shirley Harris Fund, The Lewis "Sonny" Turner Fund for Dance, Lorraine A. Egan and Richard T. Egan, public television viewers and PBS.

Clips & Previews

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Broadway's Best 2019

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Improvisations, Movement #3

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A Ballet in Sneakers: Jerome Robbins and Opus Jazz

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Interview with Patrick Stewart

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Harry Connick, Jr. About being on Great Performances

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Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine and Tharp

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Miami City Ballet's Edward Villella

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PBS Arts from New York: Andrea Bocelli Live in Central...

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Interview with The Sea Witch

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Interview with The Poet

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Interview with John Neumeier

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Interview with The Princess

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Great Performances

Great Performances brings the best in the performing arts from across America and around the world to a US television audience. It presents a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

TV Schedules

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Upcoming

Merry Wives

Experience Shakespeare's comedic masterpiece from the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park set in South Harlem that tells the story of trickster Falstaff and the wily wives who outwit him.

Friday May 20, 2022 9:00 pm ET on KET
Friday May 20, 2022 8:00 pm CT on KET
Sunday May 22, 2022 12:00 am ET on KET
Saturday May 21, 2022 11:00 pm CT on KET

Keeping Company with Sondheim

Take an inside look at the reimagined production as it returns to Broadway. Features new interviews with cast members Katrina Lenk, Patti LuPone, Sondheim and more.

Friday May 27, 2022 9:00 pm ET on KET
Friday May 27, 2022 8:00 pm CT on KET
Sunday May 29, 2022 12:00 am ET on KET
Saturday May 28, 2022 11:00 pm CT on KET

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