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  • Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy (2013)
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    TV Movie | 85 min | Documentary
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy (2013)
Not Rated
TV Movie | 85 min | Documentary

Engaging, humorous, and provocative, Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy examines the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical. The film showcases the work of legends such as Irving Berlin...See moreEngaging, humorous, and provocative, Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy examines the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical. The film showcases the work of legends such as Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim. Interviews with songwriters and luminaries including Sheldon Harnick, Stephen Schwartz, Harold Prince, Arthur Laurents, Charles Strouse, and Mel Brooks provide insight, alongside standout performances and archival footage. Written by Anonymous See less
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Jan 1, 2013 (United States)
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34 cast members
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Mary Ellin Barnett
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Jerry Bock
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Damon Evans
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Joel Grey
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Stuart J. Hecht
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David Lehman
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Laurence Maslon
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Zero Mostel
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Harold Prince
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Mary Rodgers
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Jule Styne
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