Bibliograph

Broadway, the American musical, a co-production of Ghost Light Films, Thirteen/WNET New York, NHK and BBC in association with Carlton International ; produced by Jeff Dupre, Michael Kantor and Sally Rosenthal ; written by Marc Fields, Michael Kantor & Laurence Maslon ; directed by Michael Kantor, Disc 1

Type

Label

Broadway, the American musical, a co-production of Ghost Light Films, Thirteen/WNET New York, NHK and BBC in association with Carlton International ; produced by Jeff Dupre, Michael Kantor and Sally Rosenthal ; written by Marc Fields, Michael Kantor & Laurence Maslon ; directed by Michael Kantor, Disc 1

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

Broadway, the American musical

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

56627355

Responsibility statement

a co-production of Ghost Light Films, Thirteen/WNET New York, NHK and BBC in association with Carlton International ; produced by Jeff Dupre, Michael Kantor and Sally Rosenthal ; written by Marc Fields, Michael Kantor & Laurence Maslon ; directed by Michael Kantor

Runtime

120

Summary

The 1st 2 episodes of a 6-part documentary series chronicling the entire history of the Broadway musical from 1893-2004. Each episode explores a different era in American musical theatre, spotlighting the Broadway shows and songs that defined that period. Featuring on-camera interviews with many of the pricipals involved in the development of the medium, the series draws on a wealth of rare performance footage and newly-restored film clips

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

B'way

Classification