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简介：ThissixpartdocumentaryminiseriespresentstheevolutionoftheBroadwaymusicalfromitsinceptionin1893tocurrentday2004.Itpresentsthoseinfluentialplayersbothonstageandbehindthescenes,aswellasavarietyofinfluentialBroadwayshows,ahandfulwhichareknowntohavetransformedthemusicalintowhattheaudienceknowsittobetoday.TheBroadwaymusicalwasoftenareflectionofwhatwashappeningintheworld,butalmostasoftenwasmeanttobeanescapefromproblemsoftheworld.SpecificworldeventshadaprofoundinfluenceontheoveralltoneofBroadwayshows,someoftheseeventsbeingwars(especiallytheworldwars),Prohibition,thestockmarketcrashandtheGreatDepression,and9/11.Broadwaymusicalswerealsoaffectedbytheonsetonvariousnewmedia,suchastalkingmoviesandtelevision.Theyinturninfluencedotherpopularculture,especiallywhatwasknownasthepopularmusicoftheday,especiallyupuntilthe1960s.BroadwaymusicalsultimatelywouldbecomeglobalcommoditieswithmanyshowsbeginningtheirlifeelsewherebesidestheNewYork,andmanyBroadwayshowsbroughttotheworldstagesthroughtouringcompanies,regionalproductionsandamateurproductions.…