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A History of the American Film

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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
Music: Mel MarvinLyrics: Christopher DurangBook: Christopher Durang

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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In the literature3 passages

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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