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  • 2004
  • Unrated
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 51 m
  • 2004
  • Unrated
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 51 m
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Summary The most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form, Broadway tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. (Second Act Productions)

Directed By: Rick McKay

Written By: Rick McKay

  • 2004
  • Unrated
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 51 m
  • 2004
  • Unrated
  • Dada Films
  • 1 h 51 m

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

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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Summary The most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form, Broadway tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. (Second Act Productions)

Directed By: Rick McKay

Written By: Rick McKay

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82% Positive
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Moving and invaluable.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
83
It's the sort of history you could nibble on for hours.
By Shawn Levy FULL REVIEW
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Rick McKay's exceptional new documentary Broadway: The Golden Age presents a veritable avalanche of interviews with some of the biggest names in the history of the American theater, preserving for posterity their wise words and disarming anecdotes.
By Scott Foundas FULL REVIEW
75
A delightful "That's Entertainment" for the theater.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
70
Performance after performance -- by Kim Stanley, Marlon Brando, Laurette Taylor . . . Never heard of her? That’s reason enough not to miss this movie.
By Ron Stringer FULL REVIEW
60
What could easily have been a sentimental, fannish exercise in musty nostalgia is in fact a lovely tribute to an era of feverish creativity that seemed as though it would never end yet now lives only in memory.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
50
A well-intended but hopelessly ill-focused documentary which wants to be the "That's Entertainment!" for the New York theater but seems like a hodgepodge of anecdotes, factoids and moldy memories.
By Phil Hall FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Second Act Productions
Release Date Jun 11, 2004
Duration 1 h 51 m
Rating Unrated
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Tagline The largest collection in history of award-winning stars brought together in a single movie!
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Awards

San Diego Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
Palm Beach International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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