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here now to perform a selection from tchaikovsky's "nutcracker," ladies and gentlemen, david halberg with "he saw." ♪ ♪ [cheering and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering and applause] [cheering and applause] >> stephen: good night. captioning sponsored by captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.or mr. geiss, i'm so sorry. i just found out that you're here. i'd have my assistant sit on his naughty stool if he didn't love it so much. no apologies. i'm just admiring your bulb cover. thank you, sir. why don't you, uh-- are you all right? it's the diabetes. i'm light-headed all the time. i can't see a damn thing. we're all getting older, sir. tell me about it. my baby girl is getting married. she and her fiancé are out choosing floral arrangements right now. [chuckles] fire island, really? i'd love to come out. fight the surf together, light a fire, check each other for ticks. kathy, i think i just found the perfect place for our honeymoon. you're getting a fine son-in-law, sir. banks would do anything for the company. i know there's no love lost

here now to perform a selection from tchaikovsky's "nutcracker," ladies and gentlemen, david halberg with "he saw." ♪ ♪

here now to perform a selection from tchaikovsky's "nutcracker," ladies and gentlemen, david halberg with "he saw." ♪ ♪ [cheering and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering and applause] [cheering and applause] >> stephen: good night. captioning sponsored by captioning sponsored by comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.or (tina fey) previously, on 30 rock... [whining like a dog] (tina) oh, my, not that--this. sorry, i don't shake hands. i have avian bone syndrome. hollow bones. tracy jordan, the black crusaders are coming for you. the top law firm in cleveland wants me. god's sakes, tracy, where are you? starting a new life. because of the black crusaders? that's crazy. will you marry me? no. i took that job. blurgh. cough. [coughs] and cough. [coughs] and cough. [coughs] okay, now let's start the examination. are you getting enough sleep? no. you drinking water? no. are you exercising at all? no. and you're still working those long hours? yes. i feel great. my wedding's in a couple of days. your 18th, right? same as bianca's. i guess our friends will just have to c

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britain at the end of the nineteenth century by the outstanding wishing composer go to tchaikovsky the ballet has been performed in the bolshoi stage for decades tickets for the show on new year's eve are sold out months in advance and prices on the black market could be as high as thousands of dollars a true new year's treat. for those who are not lucky to get tickets for the thirty first december there is another quite popular way into the new year. in fact celebrating the holiday with family and friends at home is a widely followed tradition in russia several hours before the clock strikes midnight people start creating various dishes with salad being among the highlights the president addresses the nation on t.v. everyone raises a glass of champagne and makes a wish. and while some prefer to watch the fireworks celebration is on and others prefer to moscow's red square full of thousands of excited muscovites tourists and this is its application to meet in. the hearts of the russian capital. there are various films around the world that have become associated with the festive season

on the fourth of march eighteenth seventy seven of the staples of the basha repertoire include tchaikovsky sleeping beauty and the nutcracker asms g.'s lp coffee s romeo and juliet leanne's spartacus the theatre is also known for its opera productions of course. god. this season which is the two hundred thirty six in the boss was history teaches such classical performances as bogus cordoned off common and tossed it to mention just a few the company tours a lot being an important source of cultural for stage also collaborate with the world's most famous the it is. the sky is the first international gas company on the bolshoi's newly reopened main stage and an impressive exhibition of costumes and italian theatre is displayed in the foyer as possible because they're sure the relationship and collaboration between the two theaters has a long history in the past century our opera singers with the training at the scarlet dances from the scarlet came to practice at the bolshoi and now we don't only exchange companies who also work together in organizing museum exhibition. you can see one of the

they pulled together a music program that showcases tchaikovsky favorites with tunes from mow town, theeach boys, simon and garfunkel and the beatles and motown. it's a hollywood musical romp. it's at the yerba buena center for the arts in san francisco this weekend. the flower power performances are -- is that you in the mix there, frank? >> could be. i'm a huge fan. >> doing a jig there. >> there is elizabeth, too. performances 7 p.m. saturday. sunday 11 a.m. and 3:00. >> okay, let's recap of the movie new year's eve on dvd "rise of the planet of the apes," dance, celtic yuletide and, of course, your dance along the nutcracker you have to love that. >> you're usually pretty kind to movies so this new year's eve flick must be kind of eh. >> it's good. i don't always buy these formulaic kind of movies. gary marshall is the king of this. he does it well. but i just like more of a story, and i just didn't care about the character. >> michelle pfeiffer in that? >> i should have mentioned. deniro and michelle pfeiffer and their performances are really strong. but, you know, one thing i real