42nd Street Preview
Preview: Season 47 Episode 6 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
"42nd Street" is the song-and-dance, American dream fable of Broadway.
The 1981 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, 42nd Street is the song-and-dance, American dream fable of Broadway, featuring the iconic songs “42nd Street,” “We’re In the Money,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” “Shuffle Off To Buffalo,” “I Only Have Eyes For You” and many more.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
42nd Street Preview
Preview: Season 47 Episode 6 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The 1981 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, 42nd Street is the song-and-dance, American dream fable of Broadway, featuring the iconic songs “42nd Street,” “We’re In the Money,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” “Shuffle Off To Buffalo,” “I Only Have Eyes For You” and many more.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch Great Performances
Great Performances is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Buy Now
Great Performances Newsletter
Subscribe to the Great Performances newsletter to keep up with the latest full episodes to stream, exclusive content, and more!Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S47 Ep6 | 2m 2s | Watch the musical number that inspired the title for "42nd Street." (2m 2s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S47 Ep6 | 2m 10s | Auditions for "Pretty Lady," 1933's hottest new show, begin. (2m 10s)
The Story Behind the "Stair Dance"
Clip: S47 Ep6 | 1m 54s | Learn all of the magical details that went into creating the famous “stair dance”. (1m 54s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Support for PBS provided by:
Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...