As Broadway continued its post-World War I expansion north of Times Square, so too did the art form. Tim Dolan, an actor and owner of Broadway Up Close tours in New York City, leads a virtual stroll that takes in the theaters at the northern end of the Broadway Theatre District from 47th Street to 54th Street, including the Ethel Barrymore, Samuel J. Friedman, Winter Garden, Neil Simon, Gershwin, and Studio 54.
Along the way, discover how Broadway was transformed by the introduction of rock musicals with the landmark 1968 production of Hair and with the first million-dollar show, the short-lived Via Galactica from 1972. Learn how a dog named Sandy would change one Tony Award–winner's life—and Broadway's canine future—while Little Orphan Annie belted "Tomorrow" before thousands.
Videos and rarely seen photographs help set the stage. Spotlighting some of Broadway's most notable shows and legendary performers that have called these theaters home, Dolan pulls back the curtain on backstage quirks and secrets that are seldom revealed.
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