As thousands cheer (excerpts) ; Lady be good (excerpts) ; Leave it to Jane (excerpts) ; Show boat (excerpts) ; The boys from Syracuse (excerpts) ; A Connecticut Yankee (excerpts) ; The Mikado (excerpts)
Item
Record ID
753
Identifier
90348
Work Title
As thousands cheer (excerpts) ; Lady be good (excerpts) ; Leave it to Jane (excerpts) ; Show boat (excerpts) ; The boys from Syracuse (excerpts) ; A Connecticut Yankee (excerpts) ; The Mikado (excerpts)
Uniform Title
As thousands cheer. Selections ; Lady be good. Selections ; Leave it to Jane. Selections ; Show boat. Selections ; Boys from Syracuse. Selections ; Connecticut Yankee. Selections ; Mikado. Selections
Program/Series Title
Great performances: Musical comedy tonight III
Script
Kaye, Sylvia Fine
Production Year
1985
Transmission/Release Date
11/22/85
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
PBS
Conductor/Music Director
Matz, Peter
Soloists
Eddie Albert ; Christine Andreas ; Kaye Ballard ; Gregg Burge ; Beth Howland ; Florence Henderson ; Patti LaBelle ; Donna McKechnie ; Peter Noone ; Roberta Peters ; Clive Revill ; Elaine Stritch ; Dick Van Dyke.
Participants
Sylvia Fine Kaye (host)
TV/Film Director
Harris, Stan
Sets
Johnston, Romain
Costumes
Hargate, Bill
Choreography
Painter, Walter
Production Company
DENA Films ; KCET/Los Angeles
Producer
Kaye, Sylvia Fine
Executive Producer
Venza, Jac
Technical Information
Tape ; color
Other Information
The history of musical comedy over a 50 year period presenting scenes from shows as originally staged on Broadway. Show boat excerpts with Irene Dunne, Paul Robeson, Allan Jones, Hattie McDaniel and Helen Morgan from l936 Universal feature film.
Duration
ca. 120'
Recorded
Taped live with audience at Wilshire Ebell Theater, Los Angeles
Archive
UCLA Film and Televsiion Archive ; Motion Picture/TV Reading Room, Library of Congress
Sourcemat
NEWCAT - 48 (X)