Broadway: The American Musical

Season 1 Episode 6: Putting It Together (1980-2004)

The episode features interviews with writer/producer Mel Brooks, actor Kristin Chenoweth, Walt Disney Corporation CEO Michael Eisner, actor/bookwriter Harvey Fierstein, composer/lyricist Jerry Herman, actor Nathan Lane, playwright/director James Lapine, producer Rocco Landesman, director Arthur Laurents, actor Idina Menzel, Nederlander Theaters chairman James Nederlander Sr., director Susan Stroman, and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Highlights include home movies of Jonathan Larson working as a waiter before leaving his job to create Rent, and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of Wicked in rehearsal and opening on Broadway.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

6

Cast:

Julie Andrews, Al Hirschfeld, Kitty Carlisle

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

2004

Rating:

8.0