PBS B'Way...the American Musical factual errors?

[morosco]

PBS B'Way...the American Musical factual errors?#0

Posted: 10/23/04 at 7:54pm

I haven't had a chance to watch it all again but at a few points in the program I remember thinking "HUH?". Are there any errors that anyone noticed?

[midtowngym]

re: PBS B'Way...the American Musical factual errors?#1

Posted: 10/23/04 at 8:07pm

ATC has a thread about that. There were quite a few.

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[morosco]

re: PBS B'Way...the American Musical factual errors?#2

Posted: 10/23/04 at 8:15pm

really midtowngym? thanks...i'll check it out.

[jczelyph]

re: PBS B'Way...the American Musical factual errors?#3

Posted: 10/23/04 at 8:19pm

Forgive my ignorance, midtowngym, but what does ATC stand for? I'd like to check out that thread...

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[pab]

re: PBS B'Way...the American Musical factual errors?#4

Posted: 10/23/04 at 9:29pm

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[wickedfan]

re: PBS B'Way...the American Musical factual errors?#5

Posted: 10/23/04 at 9:32pm

I remember some of the facts were a little dramatized. I remember they said that the reviews for West Side TSory were mixed. If I recall from my book on Broadway musicals from 1939-1960. they said West Side Story got a few raves and many favorables. Maybe my book is incorrect, which I highly doubt.

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[BWayBoy88]

re: PBS B'Way...the American Musical factual errors?#6

Posted: 10/23/04 at 10:28pm

It said that the last song Rogers and Hammerstein wrote was "Edelwise" and I thought it was the "16 Going on 17 reprise"

[juice23]

re: PBS B'Way...the American Musical factual errors?#7

Posted: 10/23/04 at 10:35pm

I thought Mr. Larson died of some brain tumor or something- they said heart condition. Maybe i got mixed up....

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[Plum]

re: PBS B'Way...the American Musical factual errors?#8

Posted: 10/23/04 at 10:36pm

Brain aneurysm, I think. The Rent-heads will know better than me, though.

[ljay889]

re: PBS B'Way...the American Musical factual errors?#9

Posted: 10/23/04 at 10:44pm

I believe is was an auerotic (sp) Aneurysm.

[Michael Strathmore]

re: PBS B'Way...the American Musical factual errors?#10

Posted: 10/23/04 at 10:46pm

I think it was too. One of his valves ruptured, I believe...

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[BroadwayDiva]

re: PBS B'Way...the American Musical factual errors?#11

Posted: 10/23/04 at 10:47pm

It was an aortic anuerysm (sp?) believed to be caused by Marfan Syndrome.

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[Princess MimiChica]

re: PBS B'Way...the American Musical factual errors?#12

Posted: 10/23/04 at 10:49pm

It was his heart. It was probably due to the fact that Jon most likely had Marfans Syndrome and was never diagnosed...