Broadway Musicals : a Jewish Legacy
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Call Number: DVD 782.1 Br
On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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Premiered nationally on PBS "Great Performances", January 1, 2013.
disc 1. (84 mins.) -- disc 2. Bonus features. (176 Min.).
Narrator: Joel Grey.
David Hyde Pierce, Matthew Broderick, Killi O'Hara, Zero Mostel, Nathan Lane, Barbra Streisand, Idina Menzel, Kristin, Chenowerth. Joel Grey, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Al Jolson, Fanny Brice, Dick Van Dyke.
Examines the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical. This entertaining documentary mingles cultural history with illuminating perspectives on the origins and meanings of some of Broadway's most beloved songs, stories and shows.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation, NTSC.
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
English ; SDH subtitles.
PUBLISHED
[S.l.] : Athena, [2012]
Year Published: 2012
Description: 2 videodiscs (84 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 16 page guide.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781598289848
1598289845
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Tapper, Albert M.
Kantor, Michael, 1961-
Grey, Joel, 1932-
Pierce, David Hyde.
Broderick, Matthew, 1962-
B'WAY Films.
Ghost Light Films.
Athena (Firm)
SUBJECTS
Musicals -- Excerpts.
Theater -- New York -- History.
Broadway (New York, N.Y.) -- Jews.
Documentary films.