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# Broadway: The American Musical (5-CD box set) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00827969289921
name: Broadway: The American Musical (5-CD box set)
family: family/broadway-the-american-musical
default_observation: us-box
summary: US five-CD box set companion to the 2004 PBS documentary series Broadway: The American Musical, Columbia Broadway Masterworks / Legacy C5K 92899.
brand: brand/columbia-broadway-masterworks
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: box set
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment | US | | | | derived | ^discogs-cbm | Released on the Columbia Broadway Masterworks and Legacy labels (^discogs); Discogs gives Sony Music Entertainment Inc. as the parent of Columbia Broadway Masterworks and Sony Music Entertainment as the parent of Legacy (^discogs-legacy); the set credits Sony BMG Music Entertainment for (p) and (c) |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | derived | ^discogs-cbm | Barcode 0827969289921; no source names the registrant; target is the owner of the labels credited on the release (^discogs) |
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## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| US | sourced | ^legacy | Legacy Recordings' own release page links to US retailers, its Barnes & Noble link carrying EAN 827969289921; release country US per ^discogs and ^musicbrainz | 2026-09-13 | | | |
| US | sourced | ^ebay | US eBay listing printing UPC 827969289921 in its title, offered as new; a 2004 release, so second-hand trade; no price read | 2026-09-13 | new | | |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| -------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Broadway: The American Musical | name | en | | |
| Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) | search | en | | |
| C5K 92899 | search | | | |
| CK 92903 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Various Artists
label: brand/columbia-broadway-masterworks
record_company: company/sony-music-entertainment
copyright: Sony BMG Music Entertainment
phonographic_copyright: Sony BMG Music Entertainment
catalogue_number: C5K 92899
media: cd
discs: 5
released: 2004-10-19
release_country: US
genre: Stage & Screen, Musical
runtime_min: 379.3
edition: 5-CD box set
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## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | -------- | ------------------------------------- | ------- |
| 1-01 | Give My Regards To Broadway | Joel Grey, "George M!" Company | 3:42 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-02 | Swanee | Al Jolson | 2:38 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-03 | When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine | Bert Williams | 3:01 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-04 | A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody | John Steel | 2:27 | ^discogs | MusicBrainz gives 2:37 (^musicbrainz) | |
| 1-05 | My Man | Fanny Brice | 3:28 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-06 | Fascinating Rhythm | Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire | 2:26 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-07 | If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie) | Eddie Cantor | 2:52 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-08 | Someone To Watch Over Me (From "Oh! Kay!") | Tom Waring | 3:31 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-09 | Bill | Helen Morgan | 4:04 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-10 | Ol' Man River | Paul Robeson | 4:08 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-11 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra | 3:26 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-12 | Ten Cents A Dance | Ruth Etting | 3:18 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-13 | Body And Soul | Libby Holman | 3:21 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-14 | Brother, Can You Spare A Dime | Bing Crosby | 3:14 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-15 | Night And Day | Fred Astaire | 3:15 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-16 | Heat Wave | Ethel Waters | 3:03 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-17 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (From "Roberta") | Tamara | 2:56 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-18 | You're The Top | Ethel Merman | 2:56 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-19 | Summertime | Anne Brown | 2:33 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-20 | September Song | Walter Huston | 2:56 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-21 | My Heart Belongs To Daddy | Mary Martin | 2:56 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-22 | It Never Entered My Mind | Shirley Ross | 3:17 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-23 | Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered | Vivienne Segal | 3:11 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-24 | Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning | Irving Berlin | 1:39 | ^discogs | | |
| 1-25 | Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' | Alfred Drake | 2:31 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-01 | New York, New York | Cris Alexander, Adolph Green, John Reardon | 4:00 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-02 | If I Loved You | John Raitt, Jan Clayton | 4:22 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-03 | Come Rain Or Come Shine | Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas | 2:54 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-04 | There's No Business Like Show Business | "Annie Get Your Gun" Original Broadway Cast, Ensemble | 3:11 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-05 | How Are Things In Glocca Morra? | Ella Logan | 3:15 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-06 | Once In Love With Amy | Ray Bolger | 4:24 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-07 | Wunderbar | Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison | 3:37 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-08 | Some Enchanted Evening | Ezio Pinza | 3:03 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-09 | Lost In The Stars | Todd Duncan | 3:35 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-10 | Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend | Carol Channing | 3:01 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-11 | Luck Be A Lady | Robert Alda, "Guys & Dolls" Original Broadway Cast, Guys | 3:02 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-12 | Getting To Know You | Gertrude Lawrence | 3:29 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-13 | Who Cares? | Jack Carson, Betty Oakes | 1:45 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-14 | Stranger In Paradise | Doretta Morrow, Richard Kiley | 4:10 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-15 | Ballad Of Mack The Knife | Gerald Price | 3:21 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-16 | Hey There | John Raitt | 3:35 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-17 | Whatever Lola Wants | Gwen Verdon | 3:14 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-18 | I Could Have Danced All Night | Julie Andrews | 3:32 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-19 | Standing On The Corner | Shorty Long, John Henson, Alan Gilbert | 2:50 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-20 | The Party's Over | Judy Holliday | 2:43 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-21 | Candide, Act I: Glitter And Be Gay | Barbara Cook | 5:45 | ^discogs | | |
| 2-22 | Tonight | Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence | 3:55 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-01 | Seventy-Six Trombones | Robert Preston | 3:03 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-02 | Enjoy Being A Girl | Pat Suzuki | 3:36 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-03 | Everything's Coming Up Roses | Ethel Merman | 3:08 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-04 | My Favorite Things | Mary Martin | 2:48 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-05 | Put On A Happy Face | Dick Van Dyke | 3:20 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-06 | Try To Remember | Jerry Orbach | 2:48 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-07 | Camelot | Richard Burton | 2:32 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-08 | Love Makes the World Go 'Round | Anna Maria Alberghetti | 1:52 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-09 | I Believe In You | Robert Morse, "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" Original Broadway Cast, Male Ensemble | 4:03 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-10 | The Sweetest Sounds | Diahann Carroll, Richard Kiley | 5:02 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-11 | Comedy Tonight | Zero Mostel, "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" Original Broadway Cast | 5:01 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-12 | What Kind Of Fool Am I? | Anthony Newley | 2:36 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-13 | As Long As He Needs Me | Georgia Brown | 4:11 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-14 | Hello, Dolly! | Carol Channing, "Hello, Dolly!" Original Broadway Cast | 5:43 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-15 | People | Barbra Streisand | 3:28 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-16 | Anyone Can Whistle | Lee Remick | 3:41 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-17 | If I Were A Rich Man | Zero Mostel | 4:58 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-18 | Night Song | Sammy Davis Jr. | 4:07 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-19 | The Impossible Dream | Richard Kiley | 2:23 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-20 | If My Friends Could See Me Now | Gwen Verdon | 3:29 | ^discogs | | |
| 3-21 | Open A New Window | Angela Lansbury, "Mame" Original Broadway Cast | 3:47 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-01 | Willkommen | Joel Grey | 5:12 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-02 | The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In) | James Rado, Lynn Kellogg, Melba Moore, "Hair" Original Broadway Cast | 3:38 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-03 | I'll Never Fall In Love Again | Jill O'Hara, Jerry Orbach | 3:18 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-04 | The Ladies Who Lunch | Elaine Stritch | 4:30 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-05 | Tea For Two | Roger Rathburn, Susan Watson | 8:21 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-06 | I'm Still Here | Yvonne De Carlo | 4:23 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-07 | I Don't Know How To Love Him | Yvonne Elliman | 3:31 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-08 | We Go Together | Adrienne Barbeau, Barry Bostwick, Walter Bobbie, "Grease" Original Broadway Cast | 2:26 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-09 | Corner Of The Sky | John Rubinstein | 3:19 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-10 | Send in the Clowns | Glynis Johns | 3:28 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-11 | Ease On Down The Road | Stephanie Mills, Tiger Haynes, Ted Ross, Hinton Battle | 2:29 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-12 | One | "A Chorus Line" Original Broadway Cast | 4:46 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-13 | All That Jazz | Chita Rivera, "Chicago" Original Broadway Cast | 3:13 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-14 | Tomorrow | Andrea McArdle | 2:07 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-15 | Don't Cry For Me Argentina | Patti LuPone | 5:22 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-16 | Come Follow The Band | Jim Dale, "Barnum" Original Broadway Cast | 3:53 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-17 | Lullaby Of Broadway | Jerry Orbach, "42nd Street" Original Broadway Cast | 4:49 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-18 | And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going | Jennifer Holliday | 4:08 | ^discogs | | |
| 4-19 | The Bells Of St. Sebastian | Raul Julia | 4:31 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-01 | Memory | Betty Buckley | 3:39 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-02 | I Am What I Am | George Hearn | 3:02 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-03 | Move On | Bernadette Peters, Mandy Patinkin | 3:40 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-04 | Do You Hear The People Sing? | Michael Maguire, "Les Misérables" Original Broadway Cast | 2:08 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-05 | The Music Of The Night | Michael Crawford | 5:14 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-06 | You're Nothing Without Me | James Naughton, Gregg Edelman | 3:24 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-07 | The American Dream | Jonathan Pryce, "Miss Saigon" Original London Cast | 6:05 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-08 | Doctor Jazz | Gregory Hines, "Jelly's Last Jam" Original Broadway Cast | 2:41 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-09 | With One Look | Glenn Close | 3:14 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-10 | On Broadway | Adrian Bailey, Frederick B. Owens, Ken Ard, Victor Trent Cook | 2:39 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-11 | Le Jazz Hot | Julie Andrews, "Victor/Victoria" Original Broadway Cast | 4:23 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-12 | Seasons Of Love | "Rent" Original Broadway Cast | 2:53 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-13 | Hakuna Matata | Max Casella, Tom Alan Robbins, Scott Irby-Ranniar, Jason Raize | 3:14 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-14 | I Wanna Be A Producer | Matthew Broderick, "The Producers" Original Broadway Cast | 6:48 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-15 | Dancing Queen | Louise Plowright, Jenny Galloway | 3:44 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-16 | Good Morning Baltimore | Marissa Jaret Winokur | 3:42 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-17 | Movin' Out | Michael Cavanaugh, "Movin' Out" Original Broadway Cast, Band | 2:40 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-18 | I Go To Rio | Hugh Jackman, "The Boy From Oz" Original Broadway Cast | 3:41 | ^discogs | | |
| 5-19 | Defying Gravity | Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel | 5:57 | ^discogs | | |
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## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------- | ---- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ---------- | --------- |
| Format | Box set, 5 × CD, compilation | | ^discogs | | us-box | | | | known | printed | |
| Booklet | Included | | ^discogs | Discogs release notes: "This 5 CD box set with booklet accompanied the PBS TV series" | us-box | | | | known | printed | |
| Total running time | 379.3 | min | ^discogs | Sum of the 106 Discogs track durations | us-box | | | | known | calculated | |
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## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| us-box | US 5-CD box set, Columbia Broadway Masterworks / Legacy C5K 92899 | edition | US | en | 2004-10-19 | | 2026-09-13 | supported | | | | ^discogs | Release date per ^discogs and ^musicbrainz; MusicBrainz gives Legacy CK 92903 as label and catalogue number | | 1 | | box set | |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ----------- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------------- | -------- | -------------------------- |
| us-box | Columbia Broadway Masterworks | Label | ^discogs | Catalogue number C5K 92899 |
| us-box | Legacy | Label | ^discogs | Catalogue number C5K 92899 |
| us-box | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Phonographic copyright (p) | ^discogs | |
| us-box | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Copyright (c) | ^discogs | |
| us-box | Columbia Records | Manufactured by | ^discogs | |
| us-box | Darren Salmieri | A&R | ^discogs | |
| us-box | James Orofino | A&R | ^discogs | |
| us-box | Patti Matheny | A&R | ^discogs | |
| us-box | Stacey Boyle | A&R | ^discogs | |
| us-box | Lisa Sparagano | Art Direction | ^discogs | |
| us-box | Lisa Sparagano | Design | ^discogs | |
| us-box | Brian Drutman | Compilation Producer | ^discogs | |
| us-box | Didier C. Deutsch | Compilation Producer | ^discogs | |
| us-box | Michael Kantor | Compilation Producer | ^discogs | |
| us-box | Steve Berkowitz | Compilation Producer | ^discogs | |
| us-box | Darcy Proper | Compilation Producer | ^discogs | |
| us-box | Darcy Proper | Mixed By | ^discogs | |
| us-box | Darcy Proper | Mastered By | ^discogs | |
| us-box | Jeffrey Peisch | Management [Project Director] | ^discogs | |
| us-box | Joy Monfried | Management [Project Director] | ^discogs | |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| | images | unknown | No licensed cover photograph found; not on Open Food Facts | |
| us-box | identity | disputed | Catalogue number: Discogs gives C5K 92899 (Columbia Broadway Masterworks and Legacy), MusicBrainz CK 92903 (Legacy); no spine photo read to settle it | ^musicbrainz |
| us-box | relationships | disputed | Playbill announced the set as a Columbia Broadway Masterworks and Decca Broadway release; the Discogs record of this barcode credits Columbia Broadway Masterworks and Legacy only | ^playbill |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 registrant of prefix 0827969; the gs1_prefix_owner edge is derived from the label owner | |
| us-box | markets | not_researched | Current availability and retail price not established; listings seen are second-hand or not fetchable (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Oldies.com, Dusty Groove refused the server fetch) | |
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## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: Built from Discogs and MusicBrainz release records, the Legacy Recordings and Masterworks Broadway release pages, Playbill and an eBay listing; no pack photo read. Track list and durations from Discogs (106 tracks; MusicBrainz lists durations for discs 1-3 and agrees except track 1-04).
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## Images <!--images-->
| asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | observation |
| ------------------- | ----- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------- |
| front-476be7d5.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/defde543-2fa4-4663-b261-bd98f5d8e9c6/cover-art | 2026-09-13 | | defde543-2fa4-4663-b261-bd98f5d8e9c6 | 33071642914 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/defde543-2fa4-4663-b261-bd98f5d8e9c6/33071642914.jpg | https://coverartarchive.org/release/defde543-2fa4-4663-b261-bd98f5d8e9c6/33071642914-1200.jpg | 2026-09-13T19:17:38.632Z | 827969289921 | barcode | 1 | 287 | 500 | 287 | 500 | |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------- | ------------ | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/13949067 | Discogs release 13949067: Various – Broadway: The American Musical (5 × CD box set, US, 2004) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 13949067 | | | | |
| discogs-sampler | https://api.discogs.com/releases/3212425 | Discogs release 3212425: Various – The Best Of Broadway: The American Musical (CD, 2004) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 3212425 | | | | |
| discogs-cbm | https://api.discogs.com/labels/237517 | Discogs label 237517: Columbia Broadway Masterworks | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 237517 | | | | |
| discogs-legacy | https://api.discogs.com/labels/15491 | Discogs label 15491: Legacy | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 15491 | | | | |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/defde543-2fa4-4663-b261-bd98f5d8e9c6?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Broadway: The American Musical (5 × CD, US, 2004) | 2026-09-13 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | defde543-2fa4-4663-b261-bd98f5d8e9c6 | | CC0 | | |
| musicbrainz-links | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/defde543-2fa4-4663-b261-bd98f5d8e9c6?fmt=json&inc=labels+url-rels | MusicBrainz release: URL relationships (Amazon ASIN B00064ADMK) | 2026-09-13 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | defde543-2fa4-4663-b261-bd98f5d8e9c6 | | CC0 | | |
| legacy | https://www.legacyrecordings.com/releases/broadway-the-american-musical-5-cd-box-set-carton-ct-10/ | Legacy Recordings: Broadway: The American Musical (5 CD) | 2026-09-13 | Legacy Recordings | manufacturer | | | Buy links (Barnes & Noble link carries EAN 827969289921; Amazon ASIN B00064ADMK) | | | |
| mwb | https://masterworksbroadway.com/music/broadway-the-american-musical-5-disc-set/ | Masterworks Broadway: Broadway: The American Musical – 5 disc set | 2026-09-13 | Masterworks Broadway | manufacturer | | | Synopsis | | | |
| playbill | https://playbill.com/article/pbs-honors-theatre-and-artists-in-broadway-the-american-musical-documentary-oct-19-21-com-122567 | PBS Honors Theatre and Artists in "Broadway: The American Musical" Documentary, Oct. 19-21 | 2026-09-13 | Playbill | publication | 2004-10-19 | | | | | |
| ebay | https://www.ebay.com/itm/185737594180 | eBay listing: Broadway: The American Musical ~ NEW 5-CD Box Set (Oct-2004, Columbia) PBS 827969289921 | 2026-09-13 | eBay | retailer | | 185737594180 | Listing title (read in web search results; the server fetch was refused with 403) | | | |
| wiki-mwb | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterworks_Broadway | Wikipedia: Masterworks Broadway | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| archive-2007 | https://web.archive.org/web/20070301005510/http://en.barcodepedia.com/827969289921/broadway-the-american-musical-pbs-series | Barcodepedia (archived 1 March 2007): Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) | 2026-09-13 | Internet Archive | other | 2007-03-01 | | | | | |
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## About <!--about-->
Broadway: The American Musical is a five-CD compilation box set released in the United States on 19 October 2004,[^musicbrainz] issued as the companion to the six-hour PBS documentary series of the same name, hosted by Julie Andrews and produced and directed by Michael Kantor, which premiered that week.[^playbill] Discogs credits the Columbia Broadway Masterworks and Legacy labels, catalogue number C5K 92899, with 106 tracks and a booklet; Kantor is among its compilation producers.[^discogs] The songs are drawn almost entirely from original cast recordings,[^mwb] running from Joel Grey's "Give My Regards to Broadway" to "Defying Gravity" by Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel.[^discogs] Playbill announced the set as a release of Columbia Broadway Masterworks and Decca Broadway.[^playbill]
A single-disc sampler, The Best of Broadway: The American Musical, was issued on Decca Broadway and Columbia Broadway Masterworks with three tracks not found in the box.[^discogs][^discogs-sampler] The 2006-2013 Barcodepedia had a page for this barcode, taken from Amazon.com data, which listed it as an Audio CD.[^archive-2007]
<!--/about-->