The episode features interviews with actor Carol Channing, Gershwin sister Frances Gershwin Godowsky, Al Jolson & Co. creator Stephen Mo Hanan, critic Margo Jefferson, writer Miles Krueger, New Yorker theater critic John Lahr, radio host/music critic Jonathan Schwartz, theater historians Max Wilk and Robert Kimball, and director/producer George C.Wolfe. Highlights include rare performance footage of composer Eubie Blake and a specially animated sequence of Rodgers and Hart’s 1927 hit “Thou Swell” from A Connecticut Yankee.
| Title | Broadway: The American Musical - Season 1 Episode 2 Syncopated City (1919-1933) |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country | Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Studio | PBS |
| Cast | Julie Andrews, Al Hirschfeld, Kitty Carlisle, Carol Channing, Stephen Sondheim, Michael Kidd |
| Crew | Bill O'Donnell (Producer), Jeff Dupre (Producer), Sally Rosenthal (Producer), Michael Kantor (Producer), Jac Venza (Executive Producer) |
| Alternative Titles | |
| Keyword | musical, miniseries, broadway |
| First Air Date | Oct 19, 2004 |
| Last Air date | Oct 21, 2004 |
| Season | 1 Season |
| Episode | 6 Episode |
| Runtime | 360:14 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb: | 7.80/ 10 by 5.00 users |
| Popularity | 7.861 |
| Language | English |
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