PBS to Air Broadway Documentary

By Bob Mondello

Published October 18, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

If you're a fan of Broadway musicals, this is your week. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, PBS TV stations air Broadway:The American Musical, a six-hour documentary charting the history of the Great White Way. Bob Mondello says the series is packed with rare footage and even rarer insights.

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