ALAN CUMMING SINGS SAPPY SONGS | What Does "Sappy" Mean? | PBS

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In this behind-the-scenes look, Alan Cumming explains what made him chose the songs in his cabaret special and why he refers to them as "sappy." ALAN CUMMING SINGS SAPPY SONGS premieres Friday, November 18, 2016 at 9/8c.
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Get out your tissues and experience what The New York Times called "an emotional firestorm" as the award-winning television and Broadway star brings down the house with his acclaimed cabaret show.
The PBS Arts Fall Festival returns Friday nights, beginning October 21, 2016, with 8 new programs, including the highly anticipated look into the making of the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton, a contemporary take on the life of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. Visionary Lin-Manuel Miranda, the show’s Tony and Grammy Award-winning creator and star, will host this year’s festival.