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The Best of Broadway

The Best of Broadway
Created by Martin Manulis
Directed by David Alexander
Sidney Lumet
Paul Nickell
Franklin J. Schaffner
Herbert B. Swope Jr.
Country of origin USA
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 9
Production
Running time 60 mins
Release
Original network CBS
Audio format Monaural
Original release September 15, 1954 (1954-09-15) – May 4, 1955 (1955-05-04)

The Best of Broadway is a 60-minute live television anthology series that aired on CBS Television on Wednesdays at 10pm ET 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 ads for Westinghouse featuring Betty Furness.

This series ran every fourth week, with Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts being aired the other three weeks. After this series, and Ford Star Jubilee (1955–56), CBS largely refrained from color broadcasting until the mid-60's.

Actors appearing in the series included:



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