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Title:

Broadway musicals [videorecording (DVD)] / a Jewish legacy / Albert M. Tapper presents ; production of B'WAY Films, Ghost Light Films and Thirteen for WNET ; directed by Michael Kantor ; Barbara Brilliant, executive producer.

Format:

[videorecording (DVD)] /

Publisher:

B'WAY Films LLC :

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

2 videodiscs (84 min.) : sd., color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 16 page guide.

Subject:

Musicals--Excerpts.
Broadway (New York, N.Y.)--Jews.--Jews.
Theater--New York--New York--History.
Documentary films.

Other Authors:

Tapper, Albert M.
Kantor, Michael, 1961-
Grey, Joel, 1932-
Pierce, David Hyde.
Broderick, Matthew, 1962-
B'WAY Films.
Ghost Light Films.
Athena (Firm)

Notes:

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. Premiered nationally on PBS "Great Performances", January 1, 2013.

Contents:

disc 1. (84 mins.) -- disc 2. Bonus features. (176 Min.).

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

1598289845
9781598289848

OCLC:

(OCoLC)827716551

UPC:

054961898497

Locations:

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)