A throw-away joke in the Monty Python musical Spamalot may say it best, albeit bluntly: “You won’t make it on Broadway if you don’t have any Jews.” 'Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy' investigates the factors that have made musical theater such fertile territory for Jewish artists of all kinds, drawing on interviews and extensive performance clips to tell the stories behind the Broadway classics that America has loved over the past century. Tomorrow night at 9 PM on WHYY-TV 12. | WHYY

Discover how Jewish artists have excelled on Broadway from interviews and performance footage, including many of the timeless ballads America has loved for a century. Great Performances l PBS "Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy" airs tonight at 9 p.m. | Georgia Public Broadcasting