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Broadway, the American musical (promotional reel) : a 6-part series for public television

Title
Broadway, the American musical (promotional reel) : a 6-part series for public television [videorecording] / [produced by] Thirteen/New York.
Publication
New York : Thirteen/WNET, c2002.

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Additional Authors
  • Kantor, Michael, 1961-
  • Sondheim, Stephen
  • Furia, Philip, 1943-
  • Kreuger, Miles
  • Channing, Carol
  • Douglas, Ann, 1942-
  • Hirschfeld, Al
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
  • Broadway Film Project, Inc, donor.
  • Thirteen/WNET, donor.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (6 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
Promotional reel for the six-hour PBS documentary Broadway, the American musical. Includes footage from a variety of Broadway productions and excerpts from interviews conducted for the program.
Alternative Title
  • Broadway : the American musical : presentation reel 4/17/02 (revised opening title)
  • Broadway, the American musical
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentaries and factual works.
  • Musicals.
  • Trailers and promo's.
Note
  • The completed production is available on NCOX 2058.
  • Credits for completed production from pbs.org: A film by Michael Kantor ; produced by Jeff Dupre, Michael Kantor and Sally Rosenthal ; written by Marc Fields, Michael Kantor, Laurence Maslon and JoAnn Young ; directed by Michael Kantor.
Biography (note)
  • Broadway, the American musical, which aired on PBS in October 2004, is a documentary chronicling the entire history of a unique American art form, the Broadway musical. Each of the six episodes covers a different era in American history, and features the Broadway shows and songs which defined the period. The series draws on feature films, television broadcasts, archive news footage, original cast recordings, still photos, diaries, journals, first-person accounts, and on-camera interviews with many of the principals involved in the development of the genre.
Call Number
NCOX 1958
OCLC
164433063
Title
Broadway, the American musical (promotional reel) : a 6-part series for public television [videorecording] / [produced by] Thirteen/New York.
Imprint
New York : Thirteen/WNET, c2002.
Performer
Interview excerpts with: Philip Furia, Stephen Sondheim, Carol Channing, Miles Kreuger, Ann Douglas, and Al Hirschfeld.
Biography
Broadway, the American musical, which aired on PBS in October 2004, is a documentary chronicling the entire history of a unique American art form, the Broadway musical. Each of the six episodes covers a different era in American history, and features the Broadway shows and songs which defined the period. The series draws on feature films, television broadcasts, archive news footage, original cast recordings, still photos, diaries, journals, first-person accounts, and on-camera interviews with many of the principals involved in the development of the genre.
Local Note
Gift of Broadway Film Project, Inc. and Thirteen/WNET, 2005.
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Added Author
Kantor, Michael, 1961- producer.
Sondheim, Stephen, interviewee.
Furia, Philip, 1943- interviewee.
Kreuger, Miles, interviewee.
Channing, Carol, interviewee.
Douglas, Ann, 1942- interviewee.
Hirschfeld, Al, interviewee.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), producer.
Broadway Film Project, Inc, donor.
Thirteen/WNET, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOX 1958
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