Rent Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
4.2 of 5 from 48 ratings
5h 42min
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- Synopsis:
- "Broadway: The American Musical" is a documentary which gives an insight into the epic of popular American culture as it has changed in every era. It animatedly reflects the talent of a myriad of prominent composers from Irving Berlin to George Washington through to the present day of Stephen Sonheim. Composed of six episodes, it features up-close and intimate interviews with a multitude of A-class personalities within the musical industry which offers a unique comparison of the modern progression of American musicals. Some of the personalities featured include actor/director Tim Robbins, actor Julie Andrews, writer/producer Mel Brooks, and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber to name a few.
- Actors:
- Julie Andrews, John Lahr, Stephen Sondheim, Philip Furia, Brendan Gill, Al Hirschfeld, Tommy Tune, Max Wilk, Joel Grey, Stephen Hanan, Robert Kimball, Harold Prince, Jonathan Sheffer, Nancy Kathryn Anderson, Mary Ellen Barrett, Mel Brooks, Kitty Carlisle, Carol Channing, Ted Chapin, Jerome Chodorov
- Directors:
- Michael Kantor
- Producers:
- Jeff Dupre, Michael Kantor, Sally Rosenthal, Lucia Touchstone Haring
- Writers:
- Marc Fields, Michael Kantor, Laurence Maslon, Martin Starger, JoAnn Young
- Aka:
- Broadway: The American Musical: A History of Broadway
- Studio:
- Granada
- Genres:
- TV Documentaries
- Collections:
- Introducing the EGOT Crowd
