Broadway: The American Musical - Season 1 - Eps 3: I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (1930-1942)

Name: Eps 3: I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (1930-1942)
Released: 2004-10-20
Rating: 3.9

2004-10-20 • ? min • ⭐ 7.8/10

The episode features interviews with actor and original “Bess” Anne Brown, playwright Jerome Chodorov, actor Carol Channing, film director Stanley Donen, actor and original “Porgy” Todd Duncan, writer Philip Furia, actor Kitty Carlisle Hart, actor June Havoc, actor/producer John Houseman, actor/director Tim Robbins, and composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Highlights include rarely seen home movies of the Gershwin brothers from the 1930s, and 1950s TV footage of the incomparable Ethel Waters singing Irving Berlin’s “Suppertime.”

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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.