Cultural/Performing Arts Videos
The Works of William Shakespeare: Tragedy II
These BBC performances from the 1970s and \x9280s are prized by libraries and universities for their staging, casts (Helen Mirren, Derek Jacobi, Sir John Gielgud, Anthony Hopkins), and completeness; not a word has been cut.
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
The brightest stars perform their signature songs from the biggest musicals of all time.
The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Comedy DVD
Five of the Bard's most beloved comedies\x97 Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Merchant of Venice\x97are brought brilliantly to life by the likes of Helen Mirren, Geoffrey Palmer, John Cleese, Nig
Margot Fonteyn
She was a prima ballerina and a tabloid darling; a dancer of great eloquence and a Swinging Sixties cultural icon; Nureyev\x92s ideal on-stage partner and the lover of innumerable public figures; a celebrity who died penniless and alone.
Broadway's Lost Treasures III
Broadway royalty and Tony\xAE-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet and Harvey Fierstein are you rhosts for this third compilation fo great musical perfromances form the archives of the Tony Award\xAE broadcasts.
Broadway\x92s Lost Treasures Collection
The brightest stars perform their signature songs from the biggest musicals of all time. All are drawn from the archives of the Tony\xAE Awards and unseen since their original telecasts.
The Legendary Victor Borge
\x93The Great Dane\x94 made his piano debut at 17 and stayed in the spotlight for eight decades. He performed before kings, queens, and 11 US presidents.
The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited
Released in 1952, Harry Smith\x92s Anthology of American Folk Music had a profound influence on Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and other great musicians. In 1999 and 2001, a series of concerts were held in honor of Smith and his Anthology.
P.D.Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem!
Forty years ago, Professor Peter Schickele \x93discovered\x94 the music of fictional composer P.D.Q. Bach.
Laurence Olivier Presents
During the 1970s, Granada Television in the U.K. produced a series of award-winning television plays featuring the great Sir Laurence Olivier.