Stuart Hecht Recalls PBS “Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy”
Published Oct 6, 2022
JLive Presents Stuart Hecht
(9 min) In this clip, Theatre Historian Stuart Hecht answers an audience question about participating in the 90-minute PBS documentary about the influence of Jewish composers and lyricists on the modern American musical.
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Reflections
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In this clip, Stuart Hecht recalls a concern at the documentary’s inception: “don’t let it be just another ‘...and then we did this’ kind of show”. What does he mean? Can you think of any films you’ve seen that follow that structure? What do you think about this type of documentary filmmaking?
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