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Bernadette Peters Hosts WNET’s Broadway’s Best at POPS

Bernadette Peters(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)
Bernadette Peters
(Photo © Joseph Marzullo)

Broadway’s Best at Pops, a one-hour special featuring memorable performances from the PBS series Evening at Pops plus never-before-seen interviews with Broadway luminaries, will air on WNET-TV (Channel 13) on Thursday, November 24 at 8pm.

Bernadette Peters hosts the special, which features performances by such stars as John Raitt and his daughter Bonnie Raitt (“Hey There”), Ray Bolger (“Once In Love With Amy”), Pearl Bailey (“Hello, Dolly!”), Ethel Merman (“Everything’s Coming Up Roses”), Audra McDonald (“Mister Snow”), Sammy Davis Jr. (“I Gotta Be Me”), Carol Channing (“Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend”), Kristin Chenoweth (“Glitter and Be Gay”), and Gregory Hines (“Rhythm is My Business”).

Among the celebrities interviewed are Boston Pops conductors John Williams and Keith Lockhart, singer Michael Feinstein, and composer/conductor Marvin Hamlisch. Check local listings for viewing times on other PBS stations.