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Episode Detail: A Salute to Broadway: The Shows - In Performance at the White House

President and Mrs. Reagan appear in “A Salute to Broadway: The Shows,” the first of a three-part tribute. Marvin Hamlisch is joined by Jerry Orbach, Pearl Bailey, Larry Kert, Judy Kuhn, Pamela Myers and songwriter Jerry Herman. Included: “Lullaby of Broadway,” “Try to Remember,” “Legalize My Name,” “Something Wonderful” and “Maria.”
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Premiered: 1981, on PBS
Rating: TV-G
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Premise: An occasional series featuring concerts from the nation's capital that, over the years, has showcased performers as diverse as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Elvis Costello and Steve Martin. As Nancy Reagan noted in the first program, `With the participation of public television, the East Room becomes a concert hall for the entire nation.'

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