PBS2004年制作发行，茱莉.安德鲁斯（Julie Andrews）主持。 　　电影『芝加哥』中两位女郎的劲歌热舞、『红磨坊』俊男美女的悲恋情歌、『歌剧魅影』纠葛恋情的不朽传奇…，我们几乎可以确定沉寂半世纪之久的歌舞片再度回春，继续引领二十一世纪的风尚潮流。继《狮子王》、《美女与野兽》之后，迪士尼的经典动画《小美人鱼》、《泰山》、《木偶奇遇记》也将搬上音乐剧舞臺，这种结合歌、舞、剧以及声光舞臺的超级跨界艺术，既是普罗大眾的最爱，更是艺术家们始终坚持的梦想。 　　纽约星光百老匯是一部纪录美国百老匯音乐剧表演型态发展历程的编年史。全片共分为六个单元，由奥斯卡金奖影后茱莉安德鲁斯口述，鉅细靡遗的为您介绍百老匯从1893年到当代，进化沿革的兴衰与风华。 　　在片中，除了收录百老匯历年来重要音乐剧代表作的表演经典片段(包括：画舫璇宫、芝加哥、奥克拉荷马、Hello！荷莉、窈窕淑女、狮子王…等)，更可以瞥见猫王、金凯利、茱莉安德鲁斯、芭芭拉史翠珊、提姆罗宾斯、休杰克曼和芮妮齐薇格…等好莱坞巨星身影。全长共360分鐘，被誉为有史以来刻划百老匯发展历程最为精采详尽的系列影片。

This six part documentary miniseries presents the evolution of the Broadway musical from its inception in 1893 to current day 2004. It presents those influential players both on stage and behind the scenes, as well as a variety of influential Broadway shows, a handful which are known to have transformed the musical into what the audience knows it to be today. The Broadway musical was often a reflection of what was happening in the world, but almost as often was meant to be an escape from problems of the world. Specific world events had a profound influence on the overall tone of Broadway shows, some of these events being wars (especially the world wars), Prohibition, the stock market crash and the Great Depression, and 9/11. Broadway musicals were also affected by the onset on various new media, such as talking movies and television. They in turn influenced other popular culture, especially what was known as the popular music of the day, especially up until the 1960s. Broadway musicals ultimately would become global commodities with many shows beginning their life elsewhere besides the New York, and many Broadway shows brought to the world stages through touring companies, regional productions and amateur productions.

A naive young dancer in a Broadway show innocently gets involved in backstage bootlegging and murder.

A naive young dancer in a Broadway show innocently gets involved in backstage bootlegging and murder.

Once upon a time in the USA, Broadway and Business had a baby: the Corporate Musical. This is the story of one of Capitalism's strangest creations and the comedy writer obsessed with rescuing this hidden world from obscurity. With David Letterman, Martin Short, Susan Stroman, Jello Biafra and more.

“The Americans invented jazz to make up for death, the star to recover from women. To comfort themselves faced with the night, they invented Broadway. Every evening in downtown New York, an artificial day begins. Its purpose is to advertise the shows, vaunt the products, and the inventors of these adverts would be quite astonished to discover that the most fascinating spectacle, the most precious object, is the street transfigured by their signage. This day has its own inhabitants, its shadows, its mirages, its ceremonies. It also has its own sun…” (Chris Marker) 　　“The first film I’ve seen in which colour is absolutely necessary.” (Orson Welles)

Once upon a time in the USA, Broadway and Business had a baby: the Corporate Musical. This is the story of one of Capitalism's strangest creations and the comedy writer obsessed with rescuing this hidden world from obscurity. With David Letterman, Martin Short, Susan Stroman, Jello Biafra and more.

“The Americans invented jazz to make up for death, the star to recover from women. To comfort themselves faced with the night, they invented Broadway. Every evening in downtown New York, an artificial day begins. Its purpose is to advertise the shows, vaunt the products, and the inventors of these adverts would be quite astonished to discover that the most fascinating spectacle, the most precious object, is the street transfigured by their signage. This day has its own inhabitants, its shadows, its mirages, its ceremonies. It also has its own sun…” (Chris Marker) 　　“The first film I’ve seen in which colour is absolutely necessary.” (Orson Welles)