TV series

Broadway: The American Musical

2004 · 1 season

A warm, informative stroll through Broadway history, rich with archival clips and affectionate interviews that make it feel like a celebration.

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.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, uplifting and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Art, music, ambition, identity
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
music
ambition
identity
class
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: documentary
serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: documentary
Created by: Michael Kantor
Written by: JoAnn Young
Starring: Julie Andrews, Al Hirschfeld, Kitty Carlisle, Carol Channing, Stephen Sondheim, Michael Kidd, Mel Brooks, Joel Grey
Length: 1 seasons, 6 episodes, 60 min each
Network: PBS
Country: Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English