[United States] : PBS Home Video Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2004.
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Notes:
- DVD, region 1, widescreen format Dolby digital.
- Closed-captioned.
- Host: Julie Andrews.
- Editor, Kris Liem, Adam Zucker (ep. 4-5), Nancy Novak (ep. 6) cinematography, Buddy Squires, Mead Hunt.
- Widescreen.
- Not rated.
- This documentary series details the razzle-dazzle history of a unique American art form. Each episode chronicles a different era and features the Broadway shows and songs that defined the period. The series draws on feature films, rare television moments, archival news footage, original cast recordings, still photos, diaries, journals, first person accounts, and on-camera interviews with many of the principals involved in creating the American musical.
- Disc 1. Episode one, Give my regards to Broadway (1893-1927) / written by Marc Fields and Michael Kantor & Laurence Maslon Episode two, Syncopated city (1919-1933) / written by Marc Fields — disc 2. Episode three, I got plenty o’ nuttin’ (1930-1942) / [written by Michael Kantor] Episode four, Oh, what a beautiful mornin’ (1943-1960) / written by JoAnn Young — disc 3. Episode five, Tradition (1957-1979) / written by JoAnn Young Episode six, Putting it together (1980-2004) / written by Michael Kantor & Laurence Maslon.
- Special features: Additional performances Broadway interviews photo credits Wicked : the road to Broadway.
- This is the first comprehensive documentary series to chronicle the entire razzle-dazzle history of this unique American art form. Each episode chronicles a different era in American history, and features the Broadway shows and songs that defined the period. The series draws on a wealth of feature films, rare television moments, archive news footage, original cast recordings, still photos, diaries, journals, intimate first person accounts, and on-camera interviews with many of the principals involved in creating the American musical.
- Episode one: Give my regards to Broadway (1893-1927) — episode two: Syncopated city (1920-1933) — episode three: I got plenty of nuttin’ (1929-1942) — episode four: Oh, what a beautiful mornin’ (1943-1960) — episode five: Tradition (1957-1979) — episode six: Putting it together (1980-2004).
Subjects:
- Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
- Theater — United States.
- Musicals.
- Musicals — Production and direction.
- Musical theater.
- Documentary television programs. lcgft
- Television programs for the hearing impaired. lcgft
- Musical films. lcgft
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