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Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy

Sunday, June 2, at 6 p.m. on VPT
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Why has the Broadway musical proven to be such fertile territory for Jewish artists of all kinds? From Broadway's golden age, names like Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, the Gershwin's, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim immediately come to mind. More recently, Broadway babies such as Stephen Schwartz, Marc Shaiman and Andrew Lippa represent a sampling of the Jewish talents who continue to leave their mark on musical theater. Filmmaker Michael Kantor focuses on this central question left largely unaddressed in his Emmy-winning Broadway: The American Musical, combining interviews with performance footage, including many of the rousing anthems and timeless ballads America has loved for a century.

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Sunday, June 2, at 6 p.m. on VPT
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
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Andrea Bocelli: Love In Portofino
Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby
Jackie Evancho: Music Of The Movies
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Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night 2012
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The New York Philharmonic 10th Anniversary Concert
Placido Domingo: My Favorite Roles
Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2011
Jackie Evancho: Dream With Me In Concert
Carnegie Hall 120th Anniversary Concert
Hitman Returns: David Foster & Friends
Harry Connick, Jr. In Concert On Broadway
From Vienna: The New Year's Celebration 2011
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Pierre Boulez Conducts
Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival 3
Billy Joel Live At Shea Stadium
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
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