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[Interview with Richard Adler raw footage]

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  • "Broadway, the American musical"

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  • "Raw interview footage used for the documentary Broadway, the American musical. Richard Adler, lyricist, composer and producer of several Broadway shows, discusses his career. Topics include the value of having worked with with producer George Abbott; the production and direction of The pajama game, directed by Abbott; its role in launching the careers of director Harold Prince and choreographer Bob Fosse, Adler's writing of the song "Steam heat," and the show's songs that made the hit parade, including "Steam heat" and "Hernando's hideaway"; the creation of the show Damn Yankees, produced by Abbott; for which Adler wrote the music, including his showstopping song "You gotta have heart," and the dancing of Gwen Verdon, which in his opinon made the show a hit; Fosse and Verdon's working relationship and marriage; the song "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo" from Damn Yankees; the death in 1955 of his songwriting partner Jerry Ross; Alan Jay Lerner's book and lyrics for My fair lady; his friendship and working relationship with composer Richard Rodgers; Fiddler on the roof as the "last great score" for the American musical; the "meaning" of the musical during the 1950s; his favorite musicals, including Gypsy and My fair lady; the future of Broadway. Interview continues for last several minutes with audio only discussion concerning the hit recording by Rosemary Clooney of his song "Hey there.""

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  • "Interviews"
  • "Musicals"
  • "Unedited footage"
  • "Documentaries and factual works"

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  • "[Interview with Richard Adler raw footage]"

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