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Title:

Broadway musicals (DVD) : a Jewish legacy / a production of B'WAY Films LLC, Ghost Light Films, and THIRTEEN for WNET ; producers, Bill O'Donnell, Albert M. Tapper, Jan Gura, Patty Baker, Sylvia Cahill ; produced, written and directed by Michael Kantor.

Publisher:

PBS,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Theater--New York--New York--History.
Jews in the motion picture industry--United States--History.
Jewish composers--United States.
Jewish lyricists--United States.
Jews--United States--Biography.
Musicals--Excerpts.
Broadway (New York, N.Y.)--History.
United States--Jewish influences.--Jewish influences.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.

Other Authors:

Kantor, Michael, 1961- screenwriter. film producer, screenwriter.
Tapper, Albert M., film producer.
Grey, Joel, 1932- narrator.
PBS DVD (Firm), publisher.
B'WAY Films, production company.
Ghost Light Films, production company.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), production company.

Other Titles:

Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))

Notes:

Title from disc surface. Premiered nationally on PBS "Great Performances", January 1, 2013. Previously released as 2-DVD set in 2013. Wide screen (16x9). Narrated by Joel Grey.

Summary:

Narrated by Tony-and Academy Award-winner Joel Grey, 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. With performances by Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara, Zero Mostel, Nathan Lane, Barbra Streisand, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, and many more!

ISBN:

1531713807
9781531713805

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1252642100

UPC:

841887045551

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)