Bathtubs Over Broadway

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Bathtubs Over Broadway

PG-13

Released Nov 30, 2018

1h 27m

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Writer Steve Young tracks down rare musical show albums, unseen footage, composers and performers.

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Bathtubs Over Broadway pulls back the curtains on a delightfully entertaining -- and surprisingly affecting -- glimpse into a largely forgotten corner of pop culture.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

It makes you ponder, from the standpoint of cultural anthropology, the differences between then and now, with conglomerates today hell-bent on enriching shareholders by decimating workforces.

Jan 10, 2019

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Matt Fagerholm

RogerEbert.com

With its balance of exuberant humor and rigorous insight, Bathtubs Over Broadway provides as stellar an education for the uninformed as Siegel's 'The Bathrooms Are Coming!'

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 4, 2019

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Chris Jones

Chicago Tribune

Another reminder that top-drawer musical-theater talent has long been more abundant in America than prestigious paying gigs, and that great actors can make you cry when they're singing about car-key blanks.

Jan 3, 2019

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Alex Bentley

CultureMap

Bathtubs Over Broadway is a must-see experience that proves that being open to a human connection can lead to some amazing discoveries.

Mar 29, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Truly one of the most delightful and one of the most entertaining feature docs to come my way in a very long time.

Rated: 4.0/4.0

Sep 2, 2020

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Diane Pershing

Malibu Times

If you love Broadway musicals or offbeat documentaries or admire the comedy mind of one of David Letterman's chief writers and are interested in his obsessions, check out this one.

Aug 7, 2020

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Audience Member

It was great fun to see these video recordings of something I never knew existed and was not supposed to see. Thank you Steve Young for bringing this to all of us!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

As a veteran of many years of creating these shows, this film brought back many happy memories. I was especially delighted to see a snippet of my work included! Most of all, I was touched to see my old buddy and co-worker Sid Siegel receive a small portion of the honors he so richly deserves. I can only say God Bless You, Steve Young, for warming the heart and bringing tears to the eyes of an old man with little to show for his work but many great memories...until now!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

This was such an unexpected gem! I have lost track of how many times I have sat down to enjoy this extraordinary hidden world! Thank you Steve Young for sharing your discoveries!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

An offbeat paean to the peculiar excesses and exultations of campy midcentury American entrepreneurship, though Side B does start to lose steam as the focus shifts from industrial musicals to their collection by Steve Young, who the documentary tries to position as something of a Steve Wiebe—though without a heel like Billy Mitchell, Wiebe (like Young) would be just another dweeb.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

Fantastic! My new favourite movie!! A delight from curious beginning to soaring finale, and the perfect antidote to anger, gloom and tedium. Anyone – in fact everyone! – in social isolation should to see this!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

It was a delight! I especially loved how Steve found these performers and helped them value their past work even more. It's also about the joy of eccentric adventures

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Synopsis

Writer Steve Young tracks down rare musical show albums, unseen footage, composers and performers.

Director: Dava Whisenant
Producer: Amanda Spain, Susan Littenberg, Dava Whisenant
Screenwriter: Ozzy Inguanzo, Dava Whisenant
Distributor: Focus World
Production Co: Blumhouse Television
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Language)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 30, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 9, 2019
Runtime: 1h 27m

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