Broadway The American Musical: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This six part documentary miniseries presents the evolution of the Broadway musical from its inception in 1893 to current day 2004. It presents those influential players both on stage and behind the scenes, as well as a variety of influential Broadway shows, a handful which are known to have transformed the musical into what the audience knows it to be today.

Series details

• Title: Broadway The American Musical
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 2004-10-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-10-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 25942
• IMDb ID: tt0423623
• TVDB ID: 119351

Cast and credited roles

• Julie Andrews — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-10-19; final listed air date 2004-10-21; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Broadway The American Musical on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.