{"id":2,"date":"2012-09-14T19:13:56","date_gmt":"2012-09-14T19:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/broadway\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2012-10-09T16:55:08","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T16:55:08","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/broadway\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Broadway: The American Musical<\/em> 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 today\u2019s Broadway, where big-budget new productions and revivals of classic favorites compete side by side for box office success. <a href=\"\/wnet\/broadway\/about\/episode-descriptions\/\">Read episode descriptions.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch a preview:<\/strong><br \/>\n<style>.video-wrap {position: relative;  padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin-bottom: 1em;} .video-wrap\tiframe {position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: hidden;} .video-wrap.no-topbar {padding-bottom: 56.25%;}<\/style><div class=\"video-wrap no-topbar nocontent no-content cf\"><iframe id=\"partnerPlayer\" name=\"partnerPlayer\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"  src=\"\/\/player.pbs.org\/widget\/partnerplayer\/2286146906\/?chapterbar=false&topbar=false&autoplay=false&endscreen=false\" title=\"Embedded Video Player\" loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen width=\"512\" height=\"288\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>Airs Sundays, October 7-November 11, 2012, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nPeppered throughout are legendary moments in Broadway history:  George Gershwin\u2019s sojourn to Folly Island, where he began to compose his legendary score for Porgy and Bess; the thrill of Oklahoma!\u2019s opening night; comedienne Fanny Brice\u2019s heart-grabbing performance of \u201cMy Man.\u201d  From the titillating yet artful spectacle of The Ziegfeld Follies to Ethel Merman\u2019s brassy rendition of \u201cI\u2019ve Got Rhythm,\u201d and from Julie Taymor\u2019s visionary staging of The Lion King to a behind-the-scenes look at Wicked\u2019s opening night, the series enlightens, educates and offers unique insight into this truly American art form.<\/p>\n<p>The first comprehensive documentary series on the history of the American musical created for television, <em>Broadway: The American Musical<\/em> is a co-production of Ghost Light Films, THIRTEEN, NHK, and the BBC in association with Carlton International.  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