Poster of Cast and Crew in Great Performances - Season 34 - Episode 1 - From Shtetl to Swing

Great Performances - Season 34 - From Shtetl to Swing (Episode 1)

Plot: A collective journey from synagogue choirs to Harlem hot spots, from Yiddish theater to musical extravaganza, from klezmer to ragtime, from symphonic jazz to swing. All the way from the Bowery to Tin Pan Alley to Broadway to Hollywood - FROM SHTETL TO SWING recounts the ebullient story of a musical metamorphosis born in darkest Russia
Episode Aired On:
Wednesday, October 5 2005
19 years ago