Broadway: The American Musical - Season 1 - Eps 1: Give My Regards to Broadway (1893-1927)
The episode features interviews with Irving Berlin’s daughter Mary Ellen Barrett, Ziegfeld Follies girls Doris Eaton and Dana O’Connell, New Yorker critic Brendan Gill, theater artist Al Hirschfeld, composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim, and Ziegfeld daughter Patricia Z. Stephenson. Highlights include newly-restored color footage of The Ziegfeld Follies and footage of Fanny Brice singing “My Man.”
About Broadway: The American Musical
Title: Broadway: The American Musical
First Air Date: 2004-10-19
Last Air Date: 2004-10-21
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.8/10 (from 5 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 6
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: BBC
Synopsis
This six part documentary miniseries presents the evolution of the Broadway musical from its inception in 1893 to current day 2004. It presents those influential players both on stage and behind the scenes, as well as a variety of influential Broadway shows, a handful which are known to have transformed the musical into what the audience knows it to be today.
Cast
Julie Andrews
Self (Host)
Al Hirschfeld
Self
Kitty Carlisle
Self
Carol Channing
Self
Stephen Sondheim
Self
Michael Kidd
Self
Mel Brooks
Self
Joel Grey
Self
Hal Prince
Self
George C. Wolfe
Self