How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice...

On May 5, 2011, Carnegie Hall will celebrate its 120th anniversary with a gala concert by the New York Philharmonic conducted by Alan Gilbert. The concert repertoire is currently planned to include Beethoven's Triple Concerto performed by Gil Shaham (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello) and Emanuel Ax (piano); a selection of songs by Duke Ellington and a complete performance of George Gershwin's An American in Paris...Great Performances...7pm

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Then we look at the life of pioneering American entertainer, Jack Soo, an Oakland native who became the first Asian American to be cast in the lead role in a regular television series, "Valentine's Day" (1963), and later starred in the popular comedy show "Barney Miller" (1975-1978). Featuring rare footage and interviews with Soo's co-stars and friends, including actors George Takei, Nancy Kwan and Max Gail, comedians Steve Landesberg and Gary Austin, and producer Hal Kanter, the film traces Soo's early beginnings as a nightclub singer and comedian, to his breakthrough role as Sammy Fong in Rogers and Hammerstein's Broadway play and film version of "The Flower Drum Song". The film shows how Soo's work laid the groundwork for a new generation of Asian American actors and comedians...8:30pm