Documentary looking at the history of Hollywood musicals in the 1960s. This decade saw independent film companies becoming more prominent as the bigger Hollywood studios, who produced the mainstream musicals, experienced a decline. This brought the emergence of more realistic story lines and the use of contemporary music like rock 'n' roll. This programme features songs from the musicals 'West Side Story' (1961), 'The Music Man' (1962), 'Mary Poppins' (1964), 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' (1964), 'Funny Girl' (1968), 'Oliver!' (1968) and 'Sweet Charity' (1969).
Shirley Jones
as Self - Host
Rita Moreno
as Self
Julie Andrews
as (archive footage)
Dick Van Dyke
as (archive footage)
Judy Garland
as (archive footage)
Liza Minnelli
as (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn
as (archive footage)
Rex Harrison
as (archive footage)
Natalie Wood
as (archive footage)
Glynis Johns
as (archive footage)
George Chakiris
as (archive footage)
Sally Ann Howes
as (archive footage)
