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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021 · 85 min

A warm, nostalgic stroll through backstage memories, full of chatter, laughter and archival sparkle, like listening to old friends reminisce.

Directed by
Rick McKay
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who lived through it, creating a first-hand archive of personal backstage stories and memories. The new documentary is the long-awaited sequel to late filmmaker Rick McKay’s award-winning 2003 film Broadway: The Golden Age, continuing the saga into the '60s and '70s and spotlighting beloved classic Broadway shows including Once Upon a Mattress, Bye Bye Birdie, Barefoot in the Park, Pippin, A Chorus Line, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Chicago, and 42nd Street. Featuring a galaxy of stars including Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Glenn Close, André De Shields, Jane Fonda, Robert Goulet, Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, and many more, the film also includes rare archival photos and never-before-seen footage both onstage and off.

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Directed by
Rick McKay
Genres
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  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
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  • art
  • memory
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • identity
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  • big city
  • workplace
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period
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teen
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  • documentary
  • ensemble
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  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Humour5
Realism9
Romance3
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