Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

Moon Over Broadway

Play trailer Moon Over Broadway 1997 1h 32m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
88% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 60% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
A film about theater, this documentary follows preparations for "Moon Over Buffalo," a Broadway play starring famous comedienne Carol Burnett and actor Philip Bosco. Also featured are other behind-the-scenes figures, including various producers and harried director Tom Moore. Presenting extensive rehearsal footage, the movie tracks the growing tension as opening night approaches, with numerous hitches popping up before the show is ready for preview audiences.

Critics Reviews

View All (8) Critics Reviews
Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: A Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Robert Faires Austin Chronicle Rated: 4.5/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle Rated: 4/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 5, 2005 Full Review Randy Shulman Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) Rated: 4/5 Jan 29, 2004 Full Review Andrea Chase Killer Movie Reviews No one is better than Pennebaker at unmasking the inner workings of human dynamics Rated: 4/5 May 25, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (3) audience reviews
Audience Member A great glimpse into the creation of a Broadway play that captures a very distinct end of an era in the Broadway scene. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member This is more of a Documentary then it is a movie, About the play Moon over Broadway that played at different venues throughout the United States, it didn't do much for me, lost interest in first 30 minutes but did drag to the end. It was at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival but even with that note I can only give it one star. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting movie about the goings-on backstage at a Broadway play. The personal dynamics between star (Carol Burnett), playwright (Ken Ludwig), director (Tom Moore), and producers are particularly interesting. However, when they're not arguing or fighting, the documentary isn't particularly interesting. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
Moon Over Broadway

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew

More Like This

View All Best Movies to Stream at Home
Shakespeare Behind Bars 93% 84% Shakespeare Behind Bars Watchlist This So-Called Disaster 89% 64% This So-Called Disaster Watchlist Broadway: The Golden Age 83% 92% Broadway: The Golden Age Watchlist Reel Paradise 69% 66% Reel Paradise Watchlist Inside Deep Throat 82% 67% Inside Deep Throat Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

Synopsis A film about theater, this documentary follows preparations for "Moon Over Buffalo," a Broadway play starring famous comedienne Carol Burnett and actor Philip Bosco. Also featured are other behind-the-scenes figures, including various producers and harried director Tom Moore. Presenting extensive rehearsal footage, the movie tracks the growing tension as opening night approaches, with numerous hitches popping up before the show is ready for preview audiences.
Director
Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker
Producer
Wendy Ettinger, Frazer Pennebaker
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 5, 2000
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.1K
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround