Film
The Best of Broadway
1985 · 1h 53m · Music
A tribute to the American Musical Theatre.
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Overview
Tom Bosley hosts a tribute to the American musical theater taped before a live audience featuring dozens of stars recreating their original performances. Among the show-stoppers are Chita Rivera's Spanish Rose dance in "Bye, Bye, Bireie," Ray Walston as the Devil in "Damn Yankees," Nell Carter singing the Fats Waller classic "Cash for Trash" from "Ain't Misbehavin," Glynis Johns with "Send in the Clowns" from "A Little Night Music," Barry Bostwick from "Grease," and many more.
Cast
Ethel Merman
Herself
Debbie Reynolds
Herself
Diahann Carroll
Herself
Alexis Smith
Herself
Nell Carter
Herself
Donna McKechnie
Herself
Crew
- Robert IscoveDirector
- Michael BrandmanWriter
- Ken ShapiroWriter
- Leonora ThunaWriter
Details
- Release date
- May 24, 1985
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- G
- Genres
- Music
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