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Broadway: The Next Generation

64 min

A warm, chatty parade of stage veterans sharing memories and hopes, like eavesdropping on a lively backstage conversation.

Directed by: Rick McKay
Genres: Tv movie, Documentary
Starring: Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone, Jonathan Groff

Overview: A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.

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Directed by: Rick McKay
Genres: Tv movie, Documentary
Starring: Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone, Jonathan Groff

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
music
celebrity
work
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
ensemble
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Humour	4
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	1
Darkness	1
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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