Broadway: The American Musical

Overview

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.

Series details

First air date

2004

Last air date

2004

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Episode runtime

60 min

Genres

Documentary

Original language

EN

Origin country

US

Networks

PBS

Production

BBC

Cast

Julie Andrews

Self (Host)

A

Al Hirschfeld

Self

Kitty Carlisle

Self

Carol Channing

Self

Stephen Sondheim

Self

Michael Kidd

Self