Broadway: The American Musical (2004)

Cast

Series cast summary:
	Julie Andrews	...	Herself - Host (6 episodes, 2004)
	John Lahr	...	Himself (6 episodes, 2004)
	Stephen Sondheim	...	Himself (6 episodes, 2004)
	Philip Furia	...	Himself (4 episodes, 2004)
	Brendan Gill	...	Himself (4 episodes, 2004)
	Al Hirschfeld	...	Himself (4 episodes, 2004)
	Tommy Tune	...	Himself (4 episodes, 2004)
	Max Wilk	...	Himself (4 episodes, 2004)
	Joel Grey	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2004)
	Stephen Hanan	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2004)
	Robert Kimball	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2004)
	Harold Prince	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2004)
	Jonathan Sheffer	...	Himself (3 episodes, 2004)
	Nancy Kathryn Anderson	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Mary Ellen Barrett	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Mel Brooks	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Kitty Carlisle	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Carol Channing	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Ted Chapin	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Jerome Chodorov	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Stanley Donen	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Ann Douglas	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Chris Ferry	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Jonathan Freeman	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	John Herrera	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Margo Jefferson	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Jane Krakowski	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Miles Kreuger	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Arthur Laurents	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	John McMartin	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Steve Nelson	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Dana O'Connell	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Jerry Orbach	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Frank Rich	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Jerome Robbins	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Mary Rodgers	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Jonathan Schwartz	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Peter Stone	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Julie Taymor	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Ben Vereen	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	George C. Wolfe	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Jeffrey Wright	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
	Chip Zien	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)

Storyline

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... Written by Huggo  

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