Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

In their own words, and not a moment too soon - 'Broadway' tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American ... See full summary »

Director:

Rick McKay

Writer:

Rick McKay

Stars:

Edie Adams, Bea Arthur, Elizabeth Ashley

4 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Edie Adams	...	Herself
Bea Arthur	...	Herself
Elizabeth Ashley	...	Herself
Alec Baldwin	...	Himself
Kaye Ballard	...	Herself
Bryan Batt	...	Himself
Betsy Blair	...	Herself
Jim Borstelmann	...	Himself
Tom Bosley	...	Himself
Marlon Brando	...	Himself (archive footage)
Carol Burnett	...	Herself
Kitty Carlisle	...	Herself
Carol Channing	...	Herself
Betty Comden	...	Herself
Barbara Cook	...	Herself

Storyline

In their own words, and not a moment too soon - 'Broadway' tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. This may be the last chance that these stories may be documented, for unlike film and television, live theatre exists only in the memories of those who were there watching, or more importantly, creating this magic. 'Broadway' tells the stories of these legendary performers, composers and writers while illustrating their tales with amazing, rare, archival performance footage and these legends' own home movies and photos.

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Plot Keywords:

legend | great white way | broadway manhattan new york city | broadway musical | reference to beethoven | 

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Taglines:

The largest collection in history of award-winning stars brought together in a single movie!

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Genres:

Documentary | History | Music

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

Second Act Productions [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

April 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Broadway

Filming Locations:

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Second Act Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After hearing Gretchen Wyler's tale of her breakout by replacing the star of "Silk Stockings" at a moment's notice when the usual understudy was nowhere to be found, Rick McKay tried to locate the absent understudy, actress Sherry O'Neal, for an interview. Unfortunately, O'Neal had died some time prior. At the premiere he mentioned this fact to Wyler, who exclaimed, "Thank goodness I didn't know that! Had I known, I would have never told the story!"

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Quotes

Elaine Stritch: I think people are so STUPID when they say, "Oh, we shouldn't revive these musicals, we shouldn't revive that show." My God! There's a whole new generation in the world! They should see 'Kiss Me, Kate.' It's great theater! They should see 'Guys and Dolls.' One of the best musicals ever written. They should see 'Annie Get Your Gun.' It's a ball. This is, you know, Beethoven, this is Bach, this is, uh, somethin'! Fer chrissake...

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Connections

References Carousel (1956)

User Reviews

Truly Inspirational

I was fortunate to view this at the NYC premiere. I was in total awe. After shaking hands with Kitty Carlisle Hart and saying Hi to the most recently departed Fay Wray, I was just amazed. It was an experience I will never ever forget. I also saw Miss Celeste Holm, Tommy Tune, Chita Rivera. It was totally wonderful! The film was excellent. I wanted to just sit there for hours and hours listening to what the actors and actresses had to say. Their stories were fascinating. Which is what a Documentary should be. Telling the story about what life was like. Giving the "Inside Scoop" I hope I will be able to see the sequel to it. Anyone who says this film is Amateurish obviously overlooks the fact that this film will be a classic and should receive an Oscar Nomination, if not the Oscar for best Documentary. Anyone guy who can go and interview over a hundred stars, has to be amazing.

Go and buy this DVD!!!! It is worth every Penny!