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Broadway: The American Musical
This unprecedented history of "The Great White Way," hosted by Julie Andrews, brings alive the epic story of musical theater and its inextricable link to 20th-century American life. With Mel Brooks, Carol Channing, Betty Comden, Joel Grey, Kitty Carlisle Hart, John Lahr, Arthur Laurents, Harold Prince, Stephen Sondheim, Tommy Tune, Ben Vereen, George C. Wolfe and many more, the series includes an extraordinary collection of rare archival footage, private home movies and original cast recordings.
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What do you consider the best Broadway musical? Why?
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What effect[s] do you think the Broadway musical has had on American culture overall? Global culture?
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How do you see American history and culture reflected in the content of early Broadway musicals? How do you think current Broadway shows like Avenue Q, for example, reflect American culture today?
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How "hard" do you think an audience should have to "work" to appreciate the performance of a Broadway musical?
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How do you think the experience of a movie adaptation of a Broadway production compares to a live performance of that same show?
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What do you think is the correlation between the amount of money spent mounting a musical and the quality of the show?
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What is your favorite Broadway song?
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What do you think the future holds for the Broadway musical?
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Veteran actor Harvey Fierstein asserts that the Broadway culture is predominantly "gay." What do you think? How do you think this might influence a show?
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What most surprised you in watching this series?
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To request an in-depth teacher's guide to Broadway, send an e-mail to guiderequest@
thirteen.org.
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