Broadway: The American Musical (2004– )

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A six-part documentary about the Broadway musical

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Season:

1

Year:

2004
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 5 nominations. See more awards »
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Cast

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Philip Furia ...
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Brendan Gill ...
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Al Hirschfeld ...
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Max Wilk ...
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Stephen Hanan ...
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Robert Kimball ...
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Harold Prince ...
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Jonathan Sheffer ...
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Nancy Kathryn Anderson ...
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Mary Ellen Barrett ...
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Ted Chapin ...
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Jerome Chodorov ...
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Stanley Donen ...
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Ann Douglas ...
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Margo Jefferson ...
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Miles Kreuger ...
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Steve Nelson ...
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Dana O'Connell ...
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Frank Rich ...
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Mary Rodgers ...
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Jonathan Schwartz ...
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Peter Stone ...
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This six part documentary miniseries presents the evolution of the Broadway musical from its inception in 1893 to current day 2004. It presents those influential players both on stage and behind the scenes, as well as a variety of influential Broadway shows, a handful which are known to have transformed the musical into what the audience knows it to be today. The Broadway musical was often a reflection of what was happening in the world, but almost as often was meant to be an escape from problems of the world. Specific world events had a profound influence on the overall tone of Broadway shows, some of these events being wars (especially the world wars), Prohibition, the stock market crash and the Great Depression, and 9/11. Broadway musicals were also affected by the onset on various new media, such as talking movies and television. They in turn influenced other popular culture, especially what was known as the popular music of the day, especially up until the 1960s. Broadway ... Written by Huggo

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19 October 2004 (USA)  »

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Broadway: El musical americano  »

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Trivia

The unidentified two-strip Technicolor sequences used to illustrate "The Ziegfeld Follies" were lifted out of Glorifying the American Girl. The star of this film, also unidentified although frequently shown in the clips, was 'Mary Eaton', sister of interviewee Doris Eaton. See more »

Goofs

A two-strip technicolor clip of Dennis King and Jeanette MacDonald from The Vagabond King (q.v.) is used to illustrate the pre-Ziegfeld shows seen on Broadway before the turn of the century. The Vagabond King was not performed on Broadway until 1925, and the film was made four years later (1929) and released in 1930. See more »

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Greetings from California:

In your excellent review questioned why John Lahr did not mention is father Bert Lahr (Cowardly Lion in Wizard of Oz) In the 1950's I was friendly with John's brother and was told that only he was not overly close to his father, John was raised by his mother (not my friends Mother) & was a good deal younger than John, He hardly ever saw John & John hardly ever saw his father.

A closely knit family this was not.

John Lahr has written a book as well on his fathers life & times. I have forgotten the title, however.


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