PBS' series Great Performances has set air dates for filmed performances of Broadway's Yellow Face and Girl From the North Country, and London's Kiss Me, Kate.
David Henry Hwang's Yellow Face, filmed in the final weeks of the Roundabout Theatre Company production, will begin premiering on local PBS stations May 16 (check local listings), and will be available for nationwide streaming on PBS.org beginning at 9 PM ET. Directed by Leigh Silverman, Yellow Face stars Daniel Dae Kim as DHH, Kevin Del Aguila as Actor A, Ryan Eggold as Marcus, Francis Jue as HYH, Marinda Anderson as Actor B, Greg Keller as Reporter, and Shannon Tyo as Leah. Casting is by Carrie Gardner and Jilliam Cimini. Inspired by real events, the playwright's fictionalized doppelg盲nger DHH (Kim) leads protests against yellowface casting in Miss Saigon, but then mistakenly casts a white actor as the Asian lead in one of his own plays.
Girl From the North Country, filmed shortly before the musical re-opened post-pandemic in 2022, will begin airing May 23 and will stream the same day at 9 PM ET. The live capture features Todd Almond, Colin Bates, Jeannette Bayardelle, Craig Bierko, Jennifer Blood, Matthew Frederick Harris, Caitlin Houlahan, Robert Joy, Luba Mason, Ben Mayne, Matt McGrath, Tom Nelis, Jay O. Sanders, John Schiappa, Austin Scott, Housso Semon, Kimber Elayne Sprawl, Rachel Stern, Chiara Trentalange, Bob Walton, Aidan Wharton, Chelsea Lee Williams, and Emmy winner Mare Winningham. The film is produced by Totally Theatre Productions, led by Gavin Kalin, with Tim van Someren serving as director of the film. The original creative team, including Rae Smith, Lucy Hind, Mark Henderson, McPherson, Simon Hale, and Simon Baker, reassembled in New York to work alongside Totally Theatre throughout the process.
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Finally, Kiss Me, Kate, filmed at London's Barbican Theatre last year, will begin airing and streaming May 30. The production, which has already been shown in movie theatres, is directed by Tony winner Bartlett Sher, and stars Stephanie J. Block as Lilli Vanessi and Katharine, Adrian Dunbar as Fred Graham and Petruchio, Charlie Stemp (Crazy for You; Hello, Dolly!) as Bill Calhoun and Lucentio, Georgina Onuorah (Oklahoma!) as Lois Lane and Bianca, Hammed Animashaun as Gangster, Nigel Lindsay as Gangster, and Peter Davison as General Harrison Howell.
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Daniel Dae Kim and Ryan Eggold
Francis Jue and Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim, Kevin Del Aguila, Marinda Anderson, and Francis Jue
Daniel Dae Kim and Greg Keller
Daniel Dae Kim, Ryan Eggold, and Shannon Tyo
Daniel Dae Kim, Ryan Eggold, and Marinda Anderson
Daniel Dae Kim and Ryan Eggold
Ryan Eggold, Marinda Anderson, Daniel Dae Kim, and Kevin Del Aguila
Francis Jue, Marinda Anderson, Kevin Del Aguila, Daniel Dae Kim, Ryan Eggold, and Shannon Tyo
