In Performance at the White House: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

WETA has produced In Performance at the White House since 1978 and the music series spans every administration since President Carter's. The series began with an East Room recital by the legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz. Since then, "In Performance at the White House" has embraced virtually every genre of American performance: pop, country, gospel, jazz, blues, theatre and dance among them. The series was created to showcase the rich fabric of American culture in the setting of the nation's most famous home.

Series details

• Title: In Performance at the White House
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 1978-02-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-02-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 11347
• IMDb ID: tt1700447
• TVDB ID: 246511

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1978: premiered 1978-02-26; final listed air date 1978-10-08; episode order: 3.
• Season 1979: premiered 1979-03-11; final listed air date 1979-04-15; episode order: 2.
• Season 1996: premiered 1996-05-06; final listed air date 1996-05-06; episode order: 1.
• Season 2009: premiered 2009-02-26; final listed air date 2009-10-15; episode order: 2.
• Season 2010: premiered 2010-06-18; final listed air date 2010-10-20; episode order: 3.
• Season 2011: premiered 2011-11-23; final listed air date 2011-11-23.
• Season 2012: premiered 2012-02-27; final listed air date 2012-05-21; episode order: 2.
• Season 2013: premiered 2013-04-16; final listed air date 2013-05-28; episode order: 2.
• Season 2014: premiered 2014-04-07; final listed air date 2014-11-07; episode order: 2.
• Season 2015: premiered 2015-06-26; final listed air date 2015-06-26; episode order: 1.
• Season 2016: premiered 2016-01-08; final listed air date 2016-02-26; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from In Performance at the White House on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.