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"Jellicle" cats join for a Jellicle ball where they rejoice with their leader, Old Deuteronomy. One cat will be chosen to go to the "Heavyside Layer"...

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar first exploded onto the West End stage in 1971 and it was clear that the musical world...

The story of a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and...

Tom Bosley hosts a tribute to the American musical theater taped before a live audience featuring dozens of stars recreating their original...

Oscar Wilde's five years at hard labor in Reading Gaol where he was imprisoned for being a sodomite.

In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to...

This documentary traces the deep-rooted stereotypes which have fueled anti-black prejudice.

In commemoration of the 100th birthday of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, performers present classic Hammerstein songs.

London society matron Lady Sneerwell loves to gossip and spends her free time engaged in manipulation. When she selfishly derails the romance of...

In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt...

An untalented singer-dancer, Verna Vane, fervently believes that a U.S.O. tour overseas will put her on the road to superstardom. Although she's more...

In Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning...

Discover how the big, bold ideas of Silicon Valley are helping launch a new era of private space exploration in this half-hour KQED Science...

British superstar composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is feted in this 50th birthday benefit gala produced by Lloyd Webber's own theatrical company at...

A backstage documentary film including footage from the legendary 1985 concert performance of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical at Lincoln Center's...

A profile of composing team John Kander and Fred Ebb, who have written many Broadway musicals. Highlights include interviews with Lauren Bacall, Joel...

A writer (made to resemble Russian playwright Anton Chekhov) narrates a collection of his stories, all of which are written in the style of Chekhov.

The Cat in the Hat takes Nick and Sally on the craziest Halloween adventure, where they go to the Oooky-ma-kooky Closet to help find Nick and Sally...

A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a...

Dramatist Luigi Pirandello's mordant comedy of manners tells the tale of upper-crust Italians Silia Gala and her sneering spouse, Leone, who finds...