Web site: http://www.pbs.org/broadway/
Details
Episode description: Prohibition and the Jazz Age; Broadway heroines like Marilyn Miller, who becomes a testament to pluck and luck; "Whoopee" and the Charleston; Runnin' Wild and George White's Scandals; the revolutionary jazz show Shuffle Along, which reopens Broadway's doors to black talent; the Marx Brothers; Al Jolson's meteoric rise to stardom; and songwriting teams the Gershwin brothers and Rodgers and Hart. [cc]
Rating: [TV-PG] (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Series Information: Broadway: The American Musical
TV Schedule
No Upcoming Airdates.
Past Airdates:
- KET: Friday, October 19, 2012 at 10:00 pm EDT
- KET2: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 8:00 pm EDT
- KET2: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 3:00 am EDT
- KET2: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 5:00 am EDT
- KET2: Monday, October 15, 2012 at 2:00 am EDT
First aired: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 (excluding any air dates prior to June 1999)
Links
Official web site: http://www.pbs.org/broadway/
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Local Presentation Sponsors
KET's broadcast of Broadway: The American Musical is made possible in part by:
- EKU Center for the Arts