Josh Groban’s Great Big Radio City Show, featuring the star of the forthcoming Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, will make its PBS premiere November 25 at 9 PM ET as part of Great Performances' 50th anniversary season; check local listings. The concert will also stream via PBS Passport.
Groban, who was Tony-nominated for his Broadway debut in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, is joined by Grammy, Emmy, and Tony winner Cyndi Lauper; Tony nominee Denée Benton; Country Music Television Award nominee Breland; and New York City principal ballet dancer Tiler Peck. The special also features a live painting created to music by artist David Garibaldi.
Get a sneak peek of the concert in the video below:
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Carl Rydlund conducts the orchestra.
The filmed concert is a celebration of the arts and served as
Groban’s love letter to New York City. The vocalist, who is backed by a
full orchestra, shares personal anecdotes as well as such tunes as “You
Raise Me Up,” “The Impossible Dream,” and “Bring Him Home.”
The set list follows:
Musical Program:
“Out of My Box” – Josh Groban
“The World We Knew” – Groban
“Angels” – Groban
“Both Sides Now” – Groban and Denée Benton
“New York Minute” – Groban featuring live painting by David Garibaldi
“Granted” – Groban and choir
“Time After Time” – Groban and Cyndi Lauper
“Real Men Don’t Cry” – Josh Groban and Breland
“The Fullest” – Groban and choir
“So She Dances” – Groban featuring dance performance by Tiler Peck
“Bring Him Home” – Groban
“You Raise Me Up” – Groban and choir
“The Impossible Dream” – Groban
“Empire State of Mind” – Groban and choir
Additional Performances Streaming via PBS Passport:
“She” – Groban
“Cinema Paradiso” – Groban featuring violinist Itzhak Perlman
“Panis Angelicus” – Groban with Martina Bruno
Drum Solo – Groban
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” – Groban