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.

Last Updated: 12/9/2024Network: PBSStatus: Continuing
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#1 - Oedipus Rex

Season 21 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/26/1993

Directors: Julie Taymor
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#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.

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
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#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.

Directors: Kirk Browning
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#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.

Directors: Gail Levin
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#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.

Directors: Richard Eyre