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If the weekend of June 6 and 7 isn't filled with enough theater excitement for people around the country because of the Tony Awards, Ovation TV has a solution – a hot of of programs celebrating and showcasing the Broadway musical.

At the center of the cable channel's week-long celebration of the energy and creativity of this uniquely American artform, will be a the premiere of a documentary about Hal Prince, the theatrical producer and director who has been responsible for some of the most beloved Broadway shows in history. The documentary, Mr Prince, is an Ovation original special and is the director/producer's first-ever television profile.

In addition to this, which will have its premiere on Ovation on Saturday, June 6, the channel will also air over the course of the week, such films as Bob Fosse's Cabaret, Martin Scorsese's New York, New York, the 2002 television production of The Music Man and the documentary Annie: Life After Tomorrow.

You can find a complete program guide at the Ovation website: www.ovationtv.com. You can also check out a promo video of the Mr. Prince documentary here: here.