The Best of Broadway
The Best of Broadway is a 60-minute live television anthology series that aired on CBS Television on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time from September 15, 1954, to May 4, 1955, for a total of nine episodes. Each show was broadcast live in color from New York City, was an adaptation of a famous Broadway play, and included commercials for Westinghouse featuring Betty Furness. Using a "giant new studio", plays were presented in front of a studio audience, which contributed to a Broadway-like atmosphere.
- Runtime
- 1h
- Released
- 1954
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1954
Storyline
The Best of Broadway is a 60-minute live television anthology series that aired on CBS Television on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time from September 15, 1954, to May 4, 1955, for a total of nine episodes. Each show was broadcast live in color from New York City, was an adaptation of a famous Broadway play, and included commercials for Westinghouse featuring Betty Furness. Using a "giant new studio", plays were presented in front of a studio audience, which contributed to a Broadway-like atmosphere.
Top credits
Betty Furness — Self, Self - Westinghouse commercials, Self - for Westinghouse products
Claudette Colbert — Actress, Julie Cavendish
Margaret Hamilton — Sarah, Usher
Helen Hayes — Abby Brewster, Fanny Cavendish
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
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9 episodes – 1 seasons
User reviews
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Presented live and in Color
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Color
