Broadway: The American Musical - Season 1 - Eps 1: Give My Regards to Broadway (1893-1927)

Name: Eps 1: Give My Regards to Broadway (1893-1927)
Released: 2004-10-19
Rating: 3.9

2004-10-19 • ? min • ⭐ 7.8/10

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.”

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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.