| Beginning in 1948 as "The Toast
Of The Town", the show was hosted by ED SULLIVAN
and became America's most popular and enduring variety show for
the next 23 years. A virtual "who's who" of American entertainment.
An appearance on the Sullivan show truly said to the American public
that you were a star. - The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Buddy
Holly, Barbra Streisand, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, the Jackson
Five, the Everly Brothers, Rudolf Nureyev , the Muppets, Judy Garland
- all of these performers and thousands of others owed some degree
of their success to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW.
The Sullivan collection is also the largest resource for original
cast Broadway productions. As these shows were generally running
in New York just a short distance from the Ed Sullivan Theatre,
through the years scenes from Broadway's finest dramas and musicals
were played out on the show. This included original casts doing
scenes from Camelot, Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, Brigadoon,
Pal Joey, West Side Story, Stop The World..., Member Of The Wedding,
Cabaret, Hello Dolly, Sweet Charity and Hair.
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