The BEST episodes of Great Performances season 21
Every episode of Great Performances season 21, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Great Performances season 21!
Great Performances, a television series devoted to the performing arts, has been telecast on PBS since 1972. The show is produced by WNET in New York City. It is one of the longest running performing arts anthologies on television, second only to Hallmark Hall of Fame. Great Performances presents concerts, ballet, opera, an occasional documentary, and plays. The series has also won many television awards, including an Emmy Award, a Peabody Award, and an Image Award, with nods from the Directors Guild of America and the Cinema Audio Society.
#2 - A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia
Season 21 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/1992
Lawrence and Feisal go to argue for Arab independence at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference.
#3 - Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Season 21 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/3/1993
A tribute from Carnegie Hall to composer Stephen Sondheim by Hollywood and Broadway performers.
#4 - Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
Season 21 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/7/1992
A behind-the-scenes look at the cast-album recording session of the 1992 Tony-winning Broadway revival of the Frank Loesser musical.
#5 - Suddenly, Last Summer
Season 21 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/1993
The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.