"A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein," with Christine Ebersole, Airs on PBS Oct. 29 | Playbill

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News "A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein," with Christine Ebersole, Airs on PBS Oct. 29 "Carnegie Hall Opening Night 2008: A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein," which was filmed live at Carnegie Hall Sept. 24, airs on WNET/Thirteen Oct. 29 at 9 PM ET as part of the "Great Performances" series; check local listings.
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Christine Ebersole

The September evening launched Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds, Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic's citywide festival celebrating the work of the late composer Leonard Bernstein.

The all-Bernstein evening featured the San Francisco Symphony conducted by musical director Michael Tilson Thomas. Performers included two-time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole, soprano Dawn Upshaw, baritone Thomas Hampson and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

The program for the concert follows:

  • Symphonic dances from West Side Story
  • Selections from A Quiet Place, including Prelude from Act I, "You're Late," Interlude, Morning. Good morning, and Postlude from Act I
  • "I Can Cook Too" from On the Town
  • Meditation from Mass
  • "What a Movie!" from Trouble in Tahiti
  • "To What You Said" from Songfest
  • Selection from Fancy Free
  • "Gee, Officer Krupke" from West Side Story
  • "Ya Got Me" from On The Town For more information visit pbs.org/gperf.

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