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Great Performances

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1971 –52 seasons · 712 episodesTV-GReturning series
ComedyDramaDocumentary
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Bray Poor

Bray Poor

Narrator (voice)

712 eps

Estelle Parsons

Estelle Parsons

Agnes

2 eps

Frances Sternhagen

Frances Sternhagen

Wilma Atkins

2 eps

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Patsy Johnson

2 eps

Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan

Faye Precious

3 eps

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

Hart

2 eps

Louis Zorich

Louis Zorich

Dorn

2 eps

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Warder

2 eps

Frederick Coffin

Frederick Coffin

Oswald

3 eps

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Essie Miller

4 eps

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Self - Host

2 eps

Frank Langella

Frank Langella

Konstantin Treplev

3 eps

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Irina Arkadina

2 eps

Richard Backus

Richard Backus

Robert Mayo

2 eps

Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Bennie

2 eps

Swoosie Kurtz

Swoosie Kurtz

Muriel McComber

2 eps

John McMartin

John McMartin

Leone Gala

2 eps

Tom Aldredge

Tom Aldredge

Mazzini

2 eps

Charles Kimbrough

Charles Kimbrough

Benton Arrelsford

3 eps

George Martin

George Martin

Boss Mangan

2 eps

John Houseman

John Houseman

Dr.Fawcett

2 eps

Carol Kane

Carol Kane

Francis Loomis

2 eps

Roy Poole

Roy Poole

Maj. Gen. Randolph

2 eps

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Self

2 eps

Sally Kellerman

Sally Kellerman

Self

2 eps

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Nikolai

2 eps

Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim

Self

3 eps

Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Alma Winemiller

4 eps

John Cullum

John Cullum

Self

4 eps

Roberta Maxwell

Roberta Maxwell

Clara

2 eps

André De Shields

André De Shields

Tweedledum

2 eps

Tom Bosley

Tom Bosley

Self - Host

2 eps

Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett

Self

5 eps

John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Self

3 eps

Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

Self

3 eps

Len Cariou

Len Cariou

Self

3 eps

The story

What it's about

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

The run

Seasons

52 seasons · 712 episodes.

  • Season 0 · Complete

    Specials

    20171 episode

  • Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    19715 episodes

  • Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    19723 episodes

    7.0IMDb

  • Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    197410 episodes

    7.2IMDb

  • Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    19757 episodes

    8.5IMDb

  • Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    19769 episodes

    9.0IMDb

  • Season 6 · Complete

    Season 6

    19774 episodes

    9.0IMDb

  • Season 7 · Complete

    Season 7

    19784 episodes

    8.7IMDb

  • Season 8 · Complete

    Season 8

    19791 episode

  • Season 9 · Complete

    Season 9

    19803 episodes

    5.8IMDb

  • Season 10 · Complete

    Season 10

    19816 episodes

    8.2IMDb

  • Season 11 · Complete

    Season 11

    19821 episode

  • Season 12 · Complete

    Season 12

    19839 episodes

    8.0IMDb

  • Season 13 · Complete

    Season 13

    19857 episodes

    7.8IMDb

  • Season 14 · Complete

    Season 14

    19857 episodes

    8.7IMDb

  • Season 15 · Complete

    Season 15

    19866 episodes

    7.7IMDb

  • Season 16 · Complete

    Season 16

    198711 episodes

    7.7IMDb

  • Season 17 · Complete

    Season 17

    19886 episodes

    7.6IMDb

  • Season 18 · Complete

    Season 18

    19899 episodes

    9.6IMDb

  • Season 19 · Complete

    Season 19

    19906 episodes

    6.9IMDb

  • Season 20 · Complete

    Season 20

    19917 episodes

    8.2IMDb

  • Season 21 · Complete

    Season 21

    19929 episodes

    6.3IMDb

  • Season 22 · Complete

    Season 22

    199318 episodes

  • Season 23 · Complete

    Season 23

    199315 episodes

    8.1IMDb

  • Season 25 · Complete

    Season 25

    19949 episodes

    8.1IMDb

  • Season 26 · Complete

    Season 26

    199511 episodes

    8.7IMDb

  • Season 27 · Complete

    Season 27

    19965 episodes

    9.0IMDb

  • Season 28 · Complete

    Season 28

    199710 episodes

    8.7IMDb

    28th season of a TV series dedicated to the Arts featuring live performances

  • Season 29 · Complete

    Season 29

    199813 episodes

    8.8IMDb

  • Season 30 · Complete

    Season 30

    199912 episodes

    8.8IMDb

  • Season 31 · Complete

    Season 31

    20007 episodes

    9.0IMDb

    TV series dedicated to the Arts featuring live performances

  • Season 32 · Complete

    Season 32

    200114 episodes

    8.0IMDb

  • Season 33 · Complete

    Season 33

    20029 episodes

    8.0IMDb

  • Season 34 · Complete

    Season 34

    200512 episodes

  • Season 35 · Complete

    Season 35

    200415 episodes

  • Season 36 · Complete

    Season 36

    200812 episodes

    6.8IMDb

  • Season 37 · Complete

    Season 37

    200914 episodes

    6.0IMDb

  • Season 38 · Complete

    Season 38

    201022 episodes

  • Season 39 · Complete

    Season 39

    201124 episodes

  • Season 40 · Complete

    Season 40

    201218 episodes

  • Season 41 · Complete

    Season 41

    201332 episodes

  • Season 42 · Complete

    Season 42

    201423 episodes

  • Season 43 · Complete

    Season 43

    201516 episodes

    10.0IMDb

  • Season 44 · Complete

    Season 44

    201627 episodes

  • Season 45 · Complete

    Season 45

    201728 episodes

    10.0IMDb

  • Season 46 · Complete

    Season 46

    201829 episodes

  • Season 47 · Complete

    Season 47

    201930 episodes

    9.0IMDb

  • Season 48 · Complete

    Season 48

    202031 episodes

    7.0IMDb

  • Season 49 · Complete

    Season 49

    202133 episodes

  • Season 50 · Complete

    Season 50

    202224 episodes

  • Season 51 · Complete

    Season 51

    202322 episodes

  • Season 52 · Complete

    Season 52

    202424 episodes

  • Season 53 · Complete

    Season 53

    202523 episodes

    10.0IMDb

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Cinematography

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

  • YouTube TVStreaming
  • PBSStreaming
  • ThirteenStreaming
  • WETA+Streaming

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