"Broadway: The American Musical" (2004) TV series 2004-

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

19 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

A six-part documentary about the Broadway musical

Plot Keywords:

Broadway's Golden Age | Manhattan New York City | New York City | Broadway Manhattan New York City | Four Word Title

Awards:

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

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)

Series Directed by
Michael Kantor		(6 episodes, 2004)

Series Writing credits
Martin Starger		(6 episodes, 2004)
Michael Kantor		(3 episodes, 2004)
Marc Fields		(2 episodes, 2004)
Laurence Maslon		(2 episodes, 2004)
JoAnn Young		(2 episodes, 2004)

Series Produced by
Lynn Badia	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 2004)
Jeff Dupre	....	producer (6 episodes, 2004)
David Horn	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 2004)
David M. Jackson	....	executive producer: uk (6 episodes, 2004)
Michael Kantor	....	producer (6 episodes, 2004)
Bill O'Donnell	....	supervising producer (6 episodes, 2004)
Sally Rosenthal	....	producer (6 episodes, 2004)
Lucia Touchstone Haring	....	producer / associate producer (6 episodes, 2004)
Jac Venza	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 2004)

Series Cinematography by
Mead Hunt		(6 episodes, 2004)
Buddy Squires		(6 episodes, 2004)

Series Film Editing by
Kris Liem		(3 episodes, 2004)
Adam Zucker		(2 episodes, 2004)

Series Makeup Department
Toy Van Lierop	....	makeup designer (6 episodes, 2004)

Series Sound Department
Mark Mandler	....	sound recordist (6 episodes, 2004)
Branka Mrkic	....	dialogue editor (6 episodes, 2004)
Angela Organ	....	assistant sound editor (6 episodes, 2004)
Deborah Wallach	....	supervising sound editor (6 episodes, 2004)
John Zecca	....	sound recordist (6 episodes, 2004)
Erich Netherton	....	assistant narration recordist (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Diana J. Collins	....	wardrobe supervisor (3 episodes, 2004)

Series Editorial Department
Christy Denes	....	associate editor (6 episodes, 2004)

Series Music Department
Eos Orchestra	....	musicians: incidental music (6 episodes, 2004)
Dan Evans Farkas	....	music editor (6 episodes, 2004)
Matthias Gohl	....	music arranger / music producer / ... (6 episodes, 2004)
David Loud	....	musician: piano (6 episodes, 2004)
Jonathan Sheffer	....	conductor: incidental music (6 episodes, 2004)

Series Other crew
Arlen Appelbaum	....	legal & business affairs (6 episodes, 2004)
Laurence Maslon	....	senior consultant (6 episodes, 2004)
Meredith McGuire	....	production associate (6 episodes, 2004)
Kristen Sullivan McEntyre	....	production coordinator (6 episodes, 2004)

Production Companies

• Ghost Light Films
• Thirteen / WNET
• NHK
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Carlton International Media (in association with) (as Carlton International)

Distributors

• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2004) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• NHK (2004) (Japan) (TV)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2005) (UK) (TV) (BBC 4)
• Divisa Home Video (2006) (Spain) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Eos Orchestra  incidental music performed by
• Right Track Recording  music recorded at (as Right Track Recording Studio)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

360 min (6 parts)

Country:

USA | UK | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Shubert Theater - 225 West 44th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Ghost Light Films

Trivia:

The unidentified two-strip Technicolor sequences used to illustrate "The Ziegfeld Follies" were lifted out of Glorifying the American Girl (1929). The star of this film, also unidentified although frequently shown in the clips, was 'Mary Eaton', sister of interviewee Doris Eaton.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: 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.

Movie Connections:

Features "Great Performances: Recording 'The Producers': A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks (#29.15)" (2001)

Rates a big thank you

I have just watched the first segment of Broadway: The American Musical on DVD. I just received the DVD today and right now it is one a.m., so I won't be watching any more tonight. Here I am, a Broadway musical fan watching it on my DVD player some 8,000 miles away from the Great White Way on November 29, 2004. According to the notes and the PBS website, this series ran on American TV just a few weeks ago. Whether the series meets every one of my expectations or not (though watching an, as always, perfectly-coifed over-90 Kitty Carlisle Hart remind herself of how irked she was about following a wet and messy seal act in vaudeville 70 or 75 years ago was worth the price of the DVD set in itself), the fact that PBS has chosen not to make us wait five or ten years, but barely a couple of weeks to be able to own this series and watch all or part of it any time we want deserves all my plaudits. Bravo. I look forward to the rest of the marvelous history, the marvelous singing, dancing, sets, and costumes in the segments that remain for me to view.