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Broadway, the American musical (promotional video)

Title
Broadway, the American musical (promotional video) [videorecording] / a film by Michael Kantor ; written by JoAnn Young ; [directed by Michael Kantor]
Publication
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, c2004.

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Additional Authors
  • Kantor, Michael, 1961-
  • Young, JoAnn
  • Andrews, Julie
  • Sondheim, Stephen
  • Prince, Harold, 1928-2019
  • Rich, Frank
  • Robbins, Jerome
  • Laurents, Arthur
  • Sheffer, Jonathan
  • Taymor, Julie, 1952-
  • Schoenfeld, Gerald, 1924-2008
  • Tune, Tommy
  • McKechnie, Donna
  • Lee, Baayork
  • Hamlisch, Marvin
  • Daniele, Graciela, 1939-
  • Donen, Stanley
  • Ebb, Fred
  • Kander, John
  • Eisner, Michael, 1942-
  • Lahr, John, 1941-
  • Paramount Pictures Corporation.
  • Broadway Film Project, Inc, donor.
  • Thirteen/WNET, donor.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (31 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
Promotional tape with excerpts from the six-hour PBS documentary. A new generation of musicals, beginning with West side story, choreographed and directed by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, "revitalized" the American musical. Bob Fosse injected "sexy cynicism" in Chicago, while Michael Bennett created his blockbuster hit A chorus line. In 1997 the Walt Disney Corporation produced its first Broadway musical, based on its animated film The lion king, and ushered in the redevelopment of 42nd Street.
Alternative Title
Broadway, the American musical
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Documentaries and factual works.
  • Musicals.
  • Trailers and promo's.
Note
  • Credits at end of tape.
  • The completed production is available on NCOX 2058.
Performer (note)
  • Host: Julie Andrews; interviews with: Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Frank Rich, Jerome Robbins, Arthur Laurents, Jonathan Sheffer, Julie Taymor, Gerald Schoenfeld, Tommy Tune, Donna McKechnie, Baayork Lee, Marvin Hamlisch, Graciela Daniele, Stanley Donen, Fred Ebb, John Kander, Michael Eisner, John Lahr.
Biography (note)
  • Broadway, the American musical, which aired on PBS in October 2004, is a documentary chronicling the entire history of 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 involved.
Contents
Includes segments from: Episode five, Tradition (1957-1979) -- Episode six, Putting it all together (1980-2004).
Call Number
NCOX 2052
OCLC
85836970
Title
Broadway, the American musical (promotional video) [videorecording] / a film by Michael Kantor ; written by JoAnn Young ; [directed by Michael Kantor]
Imprint
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, c2004.
Performer
Host: Julie Andrews; interviews with: Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Frank Rich, Jerome Robbins, Arthur Laurents, Jonathan Sheffer, Julie Taymor, Gerald Schoenfeld, Tommy Tune, Donna McKechnie, Baayork Lee, Marvin Hamlisch, Graciela Daniele, Stanley Donen, Fred Ebb, John Kander, Michael Eisner, John Lahr.
Biography
Broadway, the American musical, which aired on PBS in October 2004, is a documentary chronicling the entire history of 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 involved.
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Added Author
Kantor, Michael, 1961- producer.
Kantor, Michael, 1961- director.
Young, JoAnn, writer.
Andrews, Julie, host.
Sondheim, Stephen, interviewee.
Prince, Harold, 1928-2019, interviewee.
Rich, Frank, interviewee.
Robbins, Jerome, interviewee.
Laurents, Arthur, interviewee.
Sheffer, Jonathan, interviewee.
Taymor, Julie, 1952- interviewee.
Schoenfeld, Gerald, 1924-2008, interviewee.
Tune, Tommy, interviewee.
McKechnie, Donna, interviewee.
Lee, Baayork, interviewee.
Hamlisch, Marvin, interviewee.
Daniele, Graciela, 1939- interviewee.
Donen, Stanley, interviewee.
Ebb, Fred, interviewee.
Kander, John, interviewee.
Eisner, Michael, 1942- interviewee.
Lahr, John, 1941- interviewee.
Paramount Pictures Corporation.
Broadway Film Project, Inc, donor.
Thirteen/WNET, donor.
Research Call Number
NCOX 2052
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