Great Performances ratings (TV show, 1971-)

Name: Great Performances
Genre: Documentary, Comedy, Drama, Biography, Music
Released: 1971
Rating: 7.9

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Rank	7,853 / 35,165
Trend	17
Genres	Documentary, Comedy, Drama, Biography, Music, Musical
Seasons	53
Episodes	417
Total votes	25,186
Average votes	60
Average rating	7.9 / 10

"You Can't Take It With You" is hailed one of the greatest revivals and filmed plays for PBS television. David Woods brought stunning charm, humor, and time to this Moss Hart masterpiece. Jason Robards, Jr. gave the collective performance of his career. Colleen Dewhurst perfection, Elizabeth Wilson superior, a joyous ensemble.

Directors: Adrian Hall, Albert Maysles, Allan Albert, Andrew J. Kuehn, Annie Leibovitz, Anthony Page, Anthony Van Laast, Arne Arnbom, Arvin Brown, Baz Luhrmann, Ben Washam, Billy Bungeroth, Brian Large, Bruce Gowers, Bruce Logan, Burt Shevelove, Christopher Swann, Chuck Jones, Dave Heather, Davey Marlin-Jones, David Cunliffe, David M. Thompson, David Maysles, David Wellington, Dezsö Magyar, Diana Leblanc, Don Mischer, Douglas Turner Ward, Dwight Hemion, Edwin Sherin, Ellis Rabb, Erik Canuel, Ernest Dickerson, Francesca Zambello, Gail Levin, Gale Edwards, Geoffrey Nottage, George C. Wolfe, Gerald Freedman, Gerald Gutierrez, Gian Carlo Menotti, Gianfranco De Bosio, Glenn DuBose, Glenn Jordan, Habib Azar, Harold Prince, Harold Scott, Humphrey Burton, Jack Hofsiss, Jan Schmidt-Garre, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Jeb Brien, Jerome Schnur, Jim Brown, Joe Layton, John Madden, Jon Else, Jon Jory, Jonas Åkerlund, Julie Taymor, Kathy Bates, Kevin Kline, Kirk Browning, L.A. Johnson, Lonny Price, Luciano Salce, Luis Valdez, Marieke Schroeder, Mark Lamos, Martin Guigui, Matthew Bourne, Matthew Diamond, Maurice Noble, Merrill Brockway, Michael Apted, Michael Attenborough, Michael Blakemore, Michael Houldey, Michael Langham, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Michael Smuin, Michael Waldman, Mischa Scorer, Moira Armstrong, Morgan Neville, Nigel Finch, Norman Campbell, Pat Jaffe, Patricia Birch, Paul Bogart, Peter H. Hunt, Peter Hall, Peter Levin, Peter Sellars, Philip Saville, Phyllida Lloyd, Pierre Cavassilas, Richard Benedict, Richard Eyre, Richard Olivier, Rick Hauser, Robert Altman, Robert Dornhelm, Robert Kalfin, Rodney Bennett, Rodney Fisher, Roger Englander, Ron Maxwell, Ross Devenish, Ross MacGibbon, Rupert Goold, Simon Curtis, Spike Lee, Stanley Dorfman, Stephen Porter, Steven Robman, Sue Knussen, Ted Newsom, Tex Avery, Thomas Voigt, Tony Palmer, Trevor Nunn, Waris Hussein, William Ball, Yimou Zhang, Zbigniew Rybczynski Writers: Adolph Green, Adrian Hall, Alain Boublil, Alan Zweibel, Albert Innaurato, Alfred Uhry, Alice Goodman, Anthony Burgess, Anthony Page, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Anton Chekhov, Antonio Ghislanzoni, Antonio Skármeta, Antony Sher, Arnold Weinstein, Arrigo Boito, Arthur Miller, Barry Harman, Beaumarchais, Bella Spewack, Bertolt Brecht, Betty Comden, Bob Ogle, Bram Stoker, Brian Hooker, Bruce Vilanch, Burt Shevelove, Buz Kohan, Carlo Gozzi, Caterino Mazzolà, Charles Gaines, Charles Perrault, Choderlos de Laclos, Christoph Friedrich Bretzner, Christopher Neame, Chuck Jones, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Clifford Odets, Conor McPherson, Craig Lucas, D.H. Lawrence, Dan Wakefield, Daniel Catán, David Axlerod, David Henry Hwang, David Hyde Pierce, David Ives, David M. Thompson, David Mercer, David Storey, David Wild, Dominick Argento, Dr. Seuss, DuBose Heyward, E.E. Cummings, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Edith Wharton, Edmond Rostand, Edna Ferber, Edward Albee, Ellis Rabb, Emily Mann, Erik Canuel, Eugene O'Neill, Eva Le Gallienne, Eve Merriam, Felice Romani, Florida Friebus, Frank Loesser, Frank Mandel, Frank Norris, Frank Slocum, Fred Plotkin, George Bernard Shaw, George C. Wolfe, George Furth, George S. Kaufman, Georges Feydeau, Gerald Savory, Gian Carlo Menotti, Giuseppe Adami, Giuseppe Giacosa, Graciela Daniele, Graham Greene, Guy Bolton, Harold Pinter, Heinrich von Kleist, Henri Meilhac, Henri Murger, Henry Colomer, Henry Colomer, Henry James, Herbert Sargent, Hildy Parks, Holland Taylor, Hugh Wheeler, Irv Spector, Irwin Shaw, Jack Hofsiss, Jack McGowan, Jack McGowan, Jacopo Ferretti, James A. Michener, James Goldman, James Kirkup, James Taylor, Jason Keillor, Jay Binder, Jean Anouilh, Jean Cocteau, Jean-Marc Natel, Jeremy Brooks, JoAnn Young, Joe Gilford, Joe Layton, John Hartford, John L. Miller, John Leguizamo, John Milton, John O'Hara, John Patrick Shanley, John Walker, Jon Jory, Josh Groban, Joshua Logan, Jules Barbier, Jules Feiffer, Julian Mitchell, Kenneth Cavander, Lanford Wilson, Laurence Schwab, Leo Stein, Leonora Thuna, Leslie Lee, Lewis Carroll, Lonny Price, Lorenzo da Ponte, Louisa May Alcott, Luigi Illica, Luigi Pirandello, Luis Valdez, Lynn Nottage, Manuel Penella, Mark Adamo, Mark Twain, Marsha Sheiness, Mary Cleere Haran, Maxim Gorky, Mbongeni Ngema, Mel Brooks, Michael Bawtree, Michael Blakemore, Michael Brandman, Michael Feingold, Michael Maltese, Michel Carré, Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra, Mischa Scorer, Mitch Glazer, Morgan Neville, Moss Hart, Nahum Tate, Neil Simon, Nicholas Wright, Noël Coward, Norton Juster, Oliver Hailey, Oscar Hammerstein II, Oscar Wilde, Ossie Davis, P.G. Wodehouse, Paddy Chayefsky, Paul Gallico, Paula Wagner, Pete Townshend, Peter Nichols, Philip H. Reisman Jr., Pietro Metastasio, Primo Levi, Renato Simoni, Rich Hogan, Richard B. Sheridan, Richard Cumming, Richard Wilbur, Ring Lardner, Robert Altman, Robert Penn Warren, Rodney Fisher, Sam Spewack, Samuel Beckett, Shaina Taub, Sheldon Epps, Sidney Howard, Sidney Kingsley, Stark Young, Steve Lawson, Stew, Susan Stroman, Suzanne Grossman, Ted Newsom, Tedd Pierce, Tennessee Williams, Terrence McNally, Thomas Meehan, Thornton Wilder, Tim Rice, Tony Adams, Victor Hugo, Victorien Sardou, Viktor Léon, Voltaire, Wendy Wasserstein, William Alfred, William Gillette, William Luce, William Murray, William Shakespeare, Winifred Foley, Yanna Kroyt Brandt

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