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

  • 20032003
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 51m
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8.3/10
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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
  • Documentary
  • History
  • Music
Interviews and archival footage are used to tell the story of post-war Broadway through the 1960s.Interviews and archival footage are used to tell the story of post-war Broadway through the 1960s.Interviews and archival footage are used to tell the story of post-war Broadway through the 1960s.
IMDb RATING
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476
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  • Director
    • Rick McKay
  • Writer
    • Rick McKay
  • Stars
    • Edie Adams
    • Bea Arthur
    • Elizabeth Ashley
Top credits
  • Director
    • Rick McKay
  • Writer
    • Rick McKay
  • Stars
    • Edie Adams
    • Bea Arthur
    • Elizabeth Ashley
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    • 36User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 1 nomination

    Photos36

    Actor Liev Schreiber with director Rick McKay on the set of "Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There."
    Director Rick McKay and cast member Alec Baldwin on the set of McKay's film "Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There"
    Director Rick McKay with actor Alan Cumming on the set of "Broadway: The Golden Age"
    Director Rick McKay with theatre legend Gwen Verdon on the set of "Broadway: The Golden Age" at the last interview she would ever give before her death.
    Director Rick McKay with screen legend Fay Wray at the lighting of the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center in New York City, 2001.
    Actor Jeremy Irons with director Rick McKay on location in Ireland for the film "Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There."
    "Broadway: The Golden Age" director Rick McKay with cast members Maureen Stapleton and Fay Wray.
    Director Rick McKay with actor Angela Lansbury at L.A.'s Universal Studios for the filming of "Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There."
    "Broadway: The Golden Age" director Rick McKay with cast members Janis Paige, Robert Goulet, Kaye Ballard, Carol Lawrence, Rick McKay, Gretchen Wyler, Charles Durning, Carol Channing, Patricia Morison and Jerry Herman at a sneak preview 4/19/03 at the Laemmle Camelot Theatre in Palm Springs.
    Director Rick McKay
    "Broadway: The Golden Age" director Rick McKay on location in Times Square, NYC, NY
    Director Rick McKay with actress Carol Burnett on the set of "Broadway: The Golden Age."

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    Edie Adams
    Edie Adams
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    Bea Arthur
    Bea Arthur
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    Elizabeth Ashley
    Elizabeth Ashley
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    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
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    Kaye Ballard
    Kaye Ballard
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    Bryan Batt
    Bryan Batt
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    Betsy Blair
    Betsy Blair
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    Jim Borstelmann
    Jim Borstelmann
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    Tom Bosley
    Tom Bosley
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    Marlon Brando
    Marlon Brando
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    • (archive footage)
    Carol Burnett
    Carol Burnett
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    Kitty Carlisle
    Kitty Carlisle
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    Carol Channing
    Carol Channing
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    Betty Comden
    Betty Comden
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    Barbara Cook
    Barbara Cook
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    Carole Cook
    Carole Cook
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    Hume Cronyn
    Hume Cronyn
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    Arlene Dahl
    Arlene Dahl
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    • Director
      • Rick McKay
    • Writer
      • Rick McKay
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Elaine Stritch's collaboration with Rick McKay on this film lead to her one-woman show "Elaine Stritch At Liberty" being filmed for television.
    • Quotes

      Gwen Verdon: Now they tell me that it was The Golden Age of Broadway, but when you're that involved with it, you don't know you're in The Golden Age. And after I left the stage, I immediately started playing everybody's mother in movies!

    • Connections
      Edited from General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (1954)

    User reviews36

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    10/10
    Twenty Four Carat GOLDEN AGE
    Honestly, there's nothing better you could do with your time or money than buy this movie and watch it immediately.

    I'd heard glowing reviews of this movie, so as soon as it hit Chicago I was first in line, bringing a friend along. The next day, I was back there again, with another friend in tow.

    Myself, my friends, and everyone else I know that's seen this movie feel it is the most important documentary ever made about Broadway. They say history is made by the people who lived it, and here--from his own personal passion--Rick has amassed the largest number of living legends ever to appear in the same film. Rather than a bland collection of facts, this movie is filled with life and energy and stories--both silly and heartfelt--by the people who were actually there. You can't beat Chita Rivera talking about the original production of WEST SIDE STORY, or Angela Lansbury and MAME, or countless others.

    As you watch, you're simply spellbound by the love and dedication that went into preserving these people on film and more so, by the love and dedication these legends have for Broadway stage. Your heart aches to be there, with them, in all the glory and splendor they recreate from their recollections.

    Quite simply, if you care about theatre in any way shape or form, this movie is required viewing. And if you don't care about theatre, this movie will make you a convert to the magic that is live theatre. Rick McKay is a saint of the performing arts and deserves entry into the theatre hall of fame for this movie, right alongside all the legends he interviewed.

    The only thing you could possibly have against this film is that it's too short. It's two hours, and when it's done, you want to sit for another two, and I imagine another two after that.
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    • Dec 13, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 23, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Second Act Productions (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Broadway
    • Filming locations
      • Cork, County Cork, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Creative Projects Group
      • Second Act Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $353,580
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,524
      • Jun 13, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $353,580
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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