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shocked to see him dancing in his
underwear in the original 1975 pro-
duction of Chicago.
Take a look at Rex Harrison criti-
cizing the orchestra at a 1956 dress
rehearsal of My Fair Lady, and a stiff
but game Ed Sullivan being fes-
tooned with garlands by the cast of
Hair, back in 1970.
Broadway has its serious side as
well. We see homemade videos of
Jonathan Larson clowning around
on his last day as a waiter. He left
that job to stage his new musical
Rent, which went on to win the
1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and
the Tony Award for Best Play. But
Larson wasn't there; he died of an
aneurysm less than a month before
the show opened.
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Like all PBS documentaries,
Broadway has its share of talking
heads. Steven Sondheim seems to
dominate the final two episodes.
Because of his association with
Oscar Hammerstein II and Leonard
Bernstein (not to mention the
plethora of musicals he wrote on his
own), he can be seen in every stage
of his development, from an apple-
cheeked youngster to a grizzled vet-
eran.
Introducing and summing up each
episode is a serious and well-modu-
lated Julie Andrews, cutting a very
different figure than she did in her
own fresh-faced youth. ❑
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If the images of Broadway: The American Musical whet your appetite,
here are a few add-ons from the series.
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• The series website, www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway, includes many
one-page biographies, a year-by-year history, lesson plans for second-
ary-school teachers and more.
• Although the series comprises
nearly six hours, some interviews
and clips still ended up on the
cutting room floor. Many are
included in a three-disc DVD
version by Paramount Home
Video, selling for a retail price of
$59.99.
Tickets at PalaCend.com , The Palace Box
Office, and all ticketropster locations.
Charge by phone at 248.645.6666.
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• Laurence Maslon, who co-
authored two episodes of the tel-
evision series and served as its
senior adviser, collaborated with
Kantor on a hardcover book that
includes the information in the
series along with more photo-
graphs, memoirs and previously
unpublished material. Like the
television version, it's called
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• PBS is marketing a Broadway package for $179.97, including the
book, DVD set, a five-CD set from the show and another CD of extra
music. Go to www.shoppbs.org and enter the word "Broadway" in
the search box.