Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

  • NR
  • 04/03/2003 (US)
  • Music, Documentary, History
  • 1h 51m

One filmmaker's search for a Broadway that was lost, and the 100 legends that he found.

Overview

Broadway: The Golden Age is the most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form. Award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay filmed over 100 of the greatest stars ever to work on Broadway or in Hollywood. He soon learned that great films can be restored, fine literature can be kept in print - but historic Broadway performances of the past are the most endangered. They leave only memories that, while more vivid, are more difficult to preserve. In their own words — and not a moment too soon — Broadway: The Golden Age tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. This is the largest cast of legends ever in one film.

Rick McKay

Director, Writer

Cast

Edie Adams's headshot

Edie Adams

Self
Bea Arthur's headshot

Bea Arthur

Self
Elizabeth Ashley's headshot

Elizabeth Ashley

Self
Alec Baldwin's headshot

Alec Baldwin

Self
Kaye Ballard's headshot

Kaye Ballard

Self
Betsy Blair's headshot

Betsy Blair

Self
Tom Bosley's headshot

Tom Bosley

Self
Carol Burnett's headshot

Carol Burnett

Self

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