Broadway: The Golden Age

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Audience Member I enjoyed every moment of this film. I only wish it were longer. Full of laughs and historical footage. This film was an endeavor of love and it shows throughout the film! Bravo Rick! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Very interesting documentary about what Broadway used to be. I really enjoyed the interviews and rare old footage. However, to some degree, it felt like an elegy to a day that we will never see again. Things change. Thats life. it doesn't mean things are worse these days, only different. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member As a high school student studying theatre and film directing, this movie was surely an educative experience. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member This magical doc from director Rick McKay is some kind of miracle. McKay grew up in Indiana in the 1960's, far from the glitz of Broadway. By the time McKay got his break as a singer, writer and producer and was able to witness live theatre in New York City, most of the icons of the stage had moved on. So he set out find them. What results is the movie you have before you. McKay logged more than 250 hours of interviews with numerous legends of the stage, and added rich archival footage, including John Raitt in Carousel and Marlon Brando's legendary performance in A Streetcar Named Desire. It's two magical hours of pure brilliance. Towards the end, the legend herself Elaine Stritch scolds McKay and remarks 'For Christ's sake, Rick, don't you have enough?'. No, but what he does have is sooo worth viewing. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member If you're a fan of Broadway musicals, you have to see this documentary. Rick McKay may not be the best documentary filmmaker ever, but he certainly struck gold when he found a bunch of Broadway legends from the 40s 50s and 60s to talk about the Golden Age of Broadway. This documentary goes over just about everything from how auditions worked to where the hangouts were, you feel like you get a complete history of Broadway in its heyday. This is a documentary meant for the time capsule. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member More a collection of interviews than a cohesive film, but when the subjects are these, who gives a shit? It made me yearn to be a New Yorker in the 1950s - what a life that must have been. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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