| Description |
3 videodiscs (DVD)(360 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
PBS home video.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Performer |
Host: Julie Andrews; interviews with: Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Frank Rich, Jerome Robbins, Marvin Hamlisch, Donna McKechnie, Jerry Orbach, Chita Rivera. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Contents |
Episode one: Give my regards to Broadway (1893-19274) -- 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-present). |
| Note |
For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
Broadway (New York, N.Y.) -- Videodiscs.
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Theater -- United States -- Videodiscs.
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Musicals -- Videodiscs.
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Musicals -- Production and direction -- Videodiscs.
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Musical theater -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Added Author |
Kantor, Michael, 1961-
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Andrews, Julie.
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Sondheim, Stephen.
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Prince, Harold, 1928-
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Rich, Frank.
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Robbins, Jerome.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1415702365 |
| Standard No. |
097368857148 |
| Music No. |
885714 Paramount |
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