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Broadway musicals a Jewish legacy

Broadway musicals a Jewish legacy

DVD 2021

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!

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Broadway (New York, N.Y.) History
Jewish composers United States
Jewish lyricists United States
Jews United States Biography
Jews in the motion picture industry United States History
Musicals Excerpts
Theater New York (State) New York History
United States Civilization Jewish influences
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ISBN:
9781531713805
Description:
1 videodisc (85 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
wide screen
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Target Audience Note:
E
Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated
Other Title:
Great performances. Broadway musicals : a Jewish legacy
Jewish legacy
Notes:
"SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--container
Premiered nationally on PBS "Great Performances", January 1, 2013
Title from container
Narrated by Joel Grey
DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic
For private home use only
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)
Audio tracks in English, captions in English
Control Number:
3083836
UPC:
841887045551
Other Authors:
B'WAY Films, production company
Baker, Patty, film producer
Cahill, Sylvia, film producer
Ghost Light Films, production company
Grey, Joel, 1932- narrator
Gura, Jan, film producer
Kantor, Michael, 1961- film director, film producer, screenwriter
O'Donnell, Bill, film producer
PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher
Tapper, Albert M., film producer
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), production company
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