Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy- Page 2

[zamedy]

Posted: 1/2/13 at 10:51pm

Great documentary. I learned a lot! Loved hearing Laurents tell the Passover Seder story about Merman and her ham sandwich. Classic. Priceless. Also.. the irony surrounding the work of Irving Berlin never hit me until this documentary. The best-selling Christmas song of all time ("White Christmas") was written by a Jew. The most popular secular Easter song of all time ("Easter Parade") was written by a Jew. He was and is the greatest American songwriter of all time.

My DVR says there's an encore performance this morning (at 2am I believe).

[jv92]

Posted: 1/3/13 at 12:13am

The Strouse story was not just devastating, but the juxtaposition of "Put on a Happy Face" following it was truly moving. The highlight of the documentary for me. But it was quite good overall.

[ggersten]

Posted: 1/3/13 at 12:22am

I guess George M. Cohan had no influence on the development of the American Musical Theater.

[Wishing Only Wounds]

Posted: 1/3/13 at 12:39am

No, I got myself quite worked up from being so excited... I was schvitzing! That said, I meant it as a hyperbole...I guess it didn't translate well online/ to people who don't really know me.

I was kvelling too, though; I think we all were.

Updated On: 1/3/13 at 12:39 AM

[jv92]

Posted: 1/3/13 at 10:18am

Was George M. Cohan Jewish? I think Porter, a non-Jew, got so much attention because his music was influenced by Jewish music.

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 1/3/13 at 12:34pm

Cohan was born Irish Catholic.