Broadway: The American Musical

Broadway: The American Musical tells two stories: the 100-year history of musical theater and the story of its relationship to 20th-century American life. The six-part series begins with the immigrant experience at the turn of the century, when a melting pot of voices and styles gave rise to a popular new form of entertainment, and ends with todays Broadway, where big-budget new productions and revivals of classic favorites compete side by side for box office success.