About this season
Since premiering in 1976, the landmark series has sought to democratize the world of the performing arts by making Lincoln Center's historic concerts and events available for public broadcast across the country. And it continues to push the boundaries, both technical and creative, of what is possible in the realm of stage performance capture.
Episodes (6)
1. Pipeline
Aired 8 February 2019 • 120 min
Nya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son Omari opportunities they’ll never have. When a controversial incident at his upstate private school threatens to get him expelled, Nya must confront his rage and her own choices as a parent. But will she be able to reach him before a world beyond her control pulls him away?
2. Cynthia Erivo in Concert
Aired 10 May 2019 • 120 min
Enjoy a soulful evening of song from one of Broadway’s brightest stars. Seamlessly making the transition from the stage to the big screen, British-born Cynthia Erivo won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in The Color Purple before starring in several films, including Steve McQueen’s Widows.
3. Annaleigh Ashford in Concert
Aired 17 May 2019 • 120 min
A new concert from stage and screen star Annaleigh Ashford, who thrilled audiences in Sunday in the Park with George (opposite Jake Gyllenhaal), Kinky Boots, and You Can’t Take It With You, for which she won a Tony Award.
4. Megan Hilty in Concert
Aired 24 May 2019 • 120 min
Megan Hilty, who's starred in "Wicked," "9 to 5: The Musical," "Noises Off" and NBC's "Smash," performs musical-theater favorites and classic standards.
5. Odyssey Chamber Music Society in Greece
Aired 6 September 2019 • 120 min
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center journeys to this remarkable land, performing works embodying the essence of classical music in iconic settings like the ancient theatre of Larissa and the historic Church of the Taxiarchon in Pelion – culminating in a mighty version of Mendelssohn’s Octet.
6. New York Philharmonic: Celebrating Sondheim
Aired 31 December 2019 • 84 min
Ring in the New Year with the New York Philharmonic performing Stephen Sondheim's most beloved works. Featuring Tony Award–winning stage and screen actress / vocalist Katrina Lenk — who will star in the gender-blind Broadway revival of Sondheim’s "Company" in 2020 — in her New York Philharmonic debut. The concert is conducted by Alexander Gemignani, also in his Philharmonic debut; and directed by Lonny Price. Includes selections and suites from "A Little Night Music," "Assassins," "Company," "Into the Woods," "Sunday in the Park with George," and "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street."