TONY BENNETT: AN AMERICAN CLASSIC, created and directed by acclaimed director Rob Marshall, is a ground-breaking television event in a contemporary reinvention of the variety special. The breathtaking stage productions take the viewer on an emotional musical journey of this legendary entertainer’s life by re-creating the seminal venues of his career. Tony performs duets of his greatest hits with some of today’s greatest artists – “Smile” with Barbra Streisand, “Rags to Riches” with Elton John, “The Shadow of Your Smile” with Juanes, “For Once in My Life” with Stevie Wonder to name a few. Woven throughout the special are narratives by special guests such as Billy Crystal, John Travolta and Robert De Niro. The special ends with Tony’s solo performance of his signature song “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.”