Shows · A History of the American Film
A satirical romp through decades of American cinema, following archetypal characters who embody every Hollywood cliché from the wholesome small-town girl to the hard-boiled detective. As the decades progress from silent films through film noir to disaster movies, the characters' lives mirror the increasingly chaotic and absurd trajectory of American popular culture.
- Opened
- 1978
- Performances
- 5
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Revolution
Productions1 on Broadway
| 1978 | ANTA Theatre Original. March 30, 1978 · David Chambers | 5 performances |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
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3 passages naming A History of the American Film, found by keyword across 178 books. It's where this show turns up in the literature, not curated trivia about it.
A History of the American Film, book by Christopher Durang, music by Mel Marvin; Angel, book by Ketti Frings and Peter Udell, music by Gary Geld, lyrics by Udell. book:ever-after-the-last-years-of-musical-theater-and-beyond-barry-singer#p249
Other original Broadway book musicals: A History of the American Film, book by Christopher Durang, music by Mel Marvin; Angel, book by Ketti Frings and Peter Udell, music by Gary Geld, lyrics by Udell. book:ever-after-the-last-years-of-musical-theater-and-beyond-singer-barry-1957-new-yo#p325
Daniele left the show to honor her commitment to do musical staging for the musical revue A History of the American Film, which ran for twenty-one performances on Broadway in March to April 1978. book:the-musical-theater-of-stephen-schwartz-from-godspell-to-paul-r-laird-rowman-lit#p166
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