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One year for my birthday I received a trio of products based on Michael Kantor’s documentary “Broadway: the American Musical.” I received the book, the 5 CD set, and the DVD set as well.
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I absolutely love them.
I’ve been doing theatre for over twenty years and I have both Bachelors and Masters degrees in theatre. I have a special love for the musical. This film goes into detail from the earliest days of Broadway, hitting the highlights from Ziegfeld and Cohen to Wicked. The story moves chronologically, but also finds themes: the commercialization of Broadway, the difficulty of mounting new productions, and the evolution of the artistic form.
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Hosted by Julie Andrews, it shows a lot of archival footage, especially in the later chapters, juxtaposed with recent interviews. It’s wonderful to see Jerry Orbach in the original Chicago and then hear his memories of the play in an interview taped before his death. There are very few films from those old days, but luckily so many numbers from musicals were featured on shows like The Ed Sullivan Show and are included here. It’s also fun to see what Times Square looked like pre-Gulianni.
Extras include a behind the scenes look at Wicked and an early performance of Jonathan Larson’s song “Sunday.” Also included are additional interviews from many of Broadway’s finest.
If I had one criticism it would be that it’s not long enough to include all of my favorite shows, but I can live with that. It’s really for the Broadway crowd, but if you’re in the crowd you’ll love it, and you’ll want to pick up the book and CDs too.
It’s an ambitious project. The only trouble is, you don’t want it to end. There are snippets of plays that just whet the appetite for more. It is a nostalgic walk down Memory Lane even if most of the plays opened before you were born! Julie Andrews is perfect as the spokesperson and the subject matter makes you feel proud to be not only American, but human. For all our faults, we do know; humor, heartbreak, and romance, and manage to find enduring ways to put them to unforgettable melodies, abiding lyrics and magnificantly choreographed dance. A well deserved tribute to the American Broadway Musical.
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