Great Performances 53 years old

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.

Credits

Whoopi Goldberg

self

Ethan Hawke

self

Natalie Portman

Herself - Host

Nathan Lane

Himself

Leslie Odom, Jr.

Performer

Stephen Sondheim

Maxie Schwartz

Cast

Name	Character
Whoopi Goldberg She was 15 , now 69 years old	as self
Ethan Hawke He was 1 , now 54 years old	as self
Natalie Portman She was 8 , now 43 years old	as Herself - Host
Nathan Lane He was 16 , now 68 years old	as Himself
Leslie Odom, Jr. She was 10 , now 43 years old	as Performer
Stephen Sondheim He was 40 , 91 years old when he died	as Maxie Schwartz
Stephen Sondheim He was 40 , 91 years old when he died	as self
Itzhak Perlman He was 27 , now 79 years old	as Himself
Cady Huffman She was 7 , now 59 years old	as Herself
Gustavo Dudamel He was 8 , now 43 years old	as Himself - Conductor
Daniel J. Sullivan He was 30 , now 84 years old	as Sintsov
Denyce Graves She was 8 , now 60 years old	as Mrs. Miller
Nickolas Ashford He was 29 , 70 years old when he died	as self
David Hobson (tenor) He was 10 , now 64 years old	as Danceny

Crew

Name	Job title
William Shakespeare Writing He was 408 , 51 years old when he died	Writer
Gary Halvorson Directing He was 27 , now 24 years old	Director
Douglas J. Cuomo Sound He was 14 , now 66 years old	Original Music Composer
Susan Froemke Directing She was 24 , now 77 years old	Director

Great Performances (53 years)

Returning Series

First Air Date: 1971-01-28
Runtime: [120,60] minutes
Number of Episodes: 565