| Description |
3 videodiscs (approximately 120 min. each) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital |
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optical |
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Dolby |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| Series |
PBS home video
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PBS Home Video.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen format ; Dolby digital. |
| Performer |
Host: Julie Andrews. |
| Credits |
Editor, Kris Liem, Adam Zucker (episodes 4-5), Nancy Novak (episode 6) ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Mead Hunt. |
| Note |
Widescreen. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
This documentary series details the razzle-dazzle history of a unique American art form. Each episode chronicles a different era and features the Broadway shows and songs that defined the period. The series draws on feature films, rare television moments, archival news footage, original cast recordings, still photos, diaries, journals, first person accounts, and on-camera interviews with many of the principals involved in creating the American musical. |
| Contents |
disc 1. Episode one, Give my regards to Broadway (1893-1927) / written by Marc Fields and Michael Kantor & Laurence Maslon ; Episode two, Syncopated city (1919-1933) / written by Marc Fields -- disc 2. Episode three, I got plenty o' nuttin' (1930-1942) / [written by Michael Kantor] ; Episode four, Oh, what a beautiful mornin' (1943-1960) / written by JoAnn Young -- disc 3. Episode five, Tradition (1957-1979) / written by JoAnn Young ; Episode six, Putting it together (1980-2004) / written by Michael Kantor & Laurence Maslon. |
| Note |
Special features: additional performances, interviews and featurette: Wicked: the road to Broadway (disc 3). |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
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Theater -- United States.
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Theater. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Musicals.
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Musicals.
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| Subject |
Musicals -- Production and direction.
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Musicals -- Production and direction. |
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Musical theater.
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Musical theater. |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Television programs for the hearing impaired.
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Television programs for the hearing impaired.
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Musical films.
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Musical films.
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| Subject |
Musicals. |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Kantor, Michael, 1961-
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Fields, Marc.
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Maslon, Laurence.
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Young, JoAnn.
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Dupre, Jeff.
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Rosenthal, Sally.
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Andrews, Julie.
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Ghost Light Films.
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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai.
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British Broadcasting Corporation.
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Carlton International Media Limited.
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PBS Home Video.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
American musical |
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Broadway, the American musical |
| Note |
At head of title: B'way |
| Added Title |
Broadway, the American musical (Television program)
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Wicked: the road to Broadway.
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| ISBN |
1415702365 |
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9781415702369 |
| Standard No. |
097368857148 |
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841887051507 |
| Music No. |
88571 PBS Home Video |
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