The Sound of Music Live!
A measurable sign of success: Other networks started doing it, too.
Less measurable: A generation of young theater lovers suddenly born.
David James
(By the way, itstill is.)
Gypsy(1993)
Zadan and Meron left their mark on another grand musical tradition adaptations ofGypsy!
with their 1993 made-for-television entry starring Bette Midler as the stage mother to end all stage mothers.
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Footloose(1984)
Zadans first major Hollywood gig?
Partnering with Lewis J. Rachmil onFootloose, the 1984 dance pic starring Kevin Bacon.
Almost 30 years later, Zadan would return to the warehouse to produce the 2011 remake.
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