The Best of Broadway | |
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Created by | Martin Manulis |
Directed by |
David Alexander Sidney Lumet Paul Nickell Franklin J. Schaffner Herbert B. Swope Jr. |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Production | |
Producers | Martin Manulis
[1] Felix Jackson |
Running time | 60 mins |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | September 15, 1954 May 4, 1955 | –
The Best of Broadway is a 60-minute live television anthology series that aired on CBS Television on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time from September 15, 1954, to May 4, 1955, for a total of nine episodes. Each show was broadcast live in color from New York City, was an adaptation of a famous Broadway play, and included commercials for Westinghouse featuring Betty Furness. [2] Using a "giant new studio," [3] plays were presented in front of a studio audience, which contributed a Broadway-like element. [1]
This series ran every fourth week, with Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts being aired the other three weeks. [3]
The series originated from CBS Television Studio 72 at WCBS-TV. Martin Manulis was the initial producer, and Paul Nickell was the director. David Brookman was in charge of the music. [2] In February 1955, Felix Jackson became the producer when Manulis began producing Climax!. [4]
A review of "The Show-Off" in the trade publication Variety said that the episode was "pretty feeble stuff" but that Gleason's performance kept it from being "a trying experience, indeed." [6]
The Best of Broadway | |
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Created by | Martin Manulis |
Directed by |
David Alexander Sidney Lumet Paul Nickell Franklin J. Schaffner Herbert B. Swope Jr. |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Production | |
Producers | Martin Manulis
[1] Felix Jackson |
Running time | 60 mins |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | September 15, 1954 May 4, 1955 | –
The Best of Broadway is a 60-minute live television anthology series that aired on CBS Television on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time from September 15, 1954, to May 4, 1955, for a total of nine episodes. Each show was broadcast live in color from New York City, was an adaptation of a famous Broadway play, and included commercials for Westinghouse featuring Betty Furness. [2] Using a "giant new studio," [3] plays were presented in front of a studio audience, which contributed a Broadway-like element. [1]
This series ran every fourth week, with Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts being aired the other three weeks. [3]
The series originated from CBS Television Studio 72 at WCBS-TV. Martin Manulis was the initial producer, and Paul Nickell was the director. David Brookman was in charge of the music. [2] In February 1955, Felix Jackson became the producer when Manulis began producing Climax!. [4]
A review of "The Show-Off" in the trade publication Variety said that the episode was "pretty feeble stuff" but that Gleason's performance kept it from being "a trying experience, indeed." [6]