百老汇：美国音乐剧  纽约星光百老汇,百老汇音乐剧编年史

ThissixpartdocumentaryminiseriespresentstheevolutionoftheBroadwaymusicalfromitsinceptionin1893tocurrentday2004.Itpresentsthoseinfluentialplayersbothonstageandbehindthescenes,aswellasavarietyofinfluentialBroadwayshows,ahandfulwhichareknowntohavetransformedthemusicalintowhattheaudienceknowsittobetoday.TheBroadwaymusicalwasoftenareflectionofwhatwashappeningintheworld,butalmostasoftenwasmeanttobeanescapefromproblemsoftheworld.SpecificworldeventshadaprofoundinfluenceontheoveralltoneofBroadwayshows,someoftheseeventsbeingwars(especiallytheworldwars),Prohibition,thestockmarketcrashandtheGreatDepression,and9/11.Broadwaymusicalswerealsoaffectedbytheonsetonvariousnewmedia,suchastalkingmoviesandtelevision.Theyinturninfluencedotherpopularculture,especiallywhatwasknownasthepopularmusicoftheday,especiallyupuntilthe1960s.BroadwaymusicalsultimatelywouldbecomeglobalcommoditieswithmanyshowsbeginningtheirlifeelsewherebesidestheNewYork,andmanyBroadwayshowsbroughttotheworldstagesthroughtouringcompanies,regionalproductionsandamateurproductions.