Arts and Culture

For great arts and culture content and discussion

both on-air and online, start here. Arts and cultural programming on WXXI-TV and Radio, as well as online discussions and special events hosted by WXXI are featured below. Read more

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Featured Programming

Great Performances: Keeping Company with Sondheim

Friday, May 27, 2022 - 9:00pm

on WXXI-TV

Take an inside look at the reimagined gender-swapped production as it returns to Broadway during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On-Demand WXXI Classical: Musicians of Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage

WXXI Classical is proud to pay tribute to the generations of classical musicians of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage who have enriched America’s history and are instrumental in the future of classical music.

Native America Series: On-Demand

Native America illuminates the splendor of a past whose story has for too long remained untold.

Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Tuesday, May 17, 2022 - 9:00pm

on WXXI-TV

The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song salutes musician, Lionel Richie.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: 50 Years and Circlin’ Back

Sunday, May 15, 2022 - 1:00pm

on WXXI-TV

Celebrate the groundbreaking band’s musical milestones and hits along with special guests.

Great Performances: Anything Goes

Friday, May 13, 2022 - 9:00pm

on WXXI-TV

Broadway star Sutton Foster reprises her Tony Award-winning performance as Reno Sweeney and makes her West End debut in P.G. Wodehouse and Cole Porter’s golden age musical.