"Broadway: The Golden Age" Film

[jimmirae]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 5:39am

I was just browsing the net and I found there exists a film, dated 2004 and called "Broadway: The Golden Age- By The Legends Who Were There". I cannot seem to yet find anything else about this other than it is an unrated documentary by Rick McKay and runs 111 minutes, But wait, here's the cast list:
CAST

Edie Adams -
Bea Arthur -
Carol Burnett -
Elizabeth Ashley -
Kitty Carlisle Hart -
Jerry Herman -
Jeremy Irons -
Michele Lee -
James Naughton -
Janis Paige -
Stephen Sondheim -
Leslie Uggams -
Gwen Verdon -
Alec Baldwin -
Carol Channing -
Cy Feurer -
Farley Granger -
Mimi Hines -
Anne Jackson -
Hal Linden -
Patricia Neal -
Donald Pippin -
Kim Stanley -
Betsy Von Furstenberg -
Kaye Ballard -
Betty Comden -
Adolph Green -
Arlene Dahl -
Phil Ford -
Al Hirschfeld -
Derek Jacobi -
Miles Kreuger -
Shirley MacLaine -
Ann Miller -
Gretchen Wyler -
Tommy Tune -
Vincent Sherman -
Gena Rowlands -
Chita Rivera -
Rex Reed -
Jerry Orbach -
Robert Morse -
Donna McKechnie -
Carol Lawrence -
Angela Lansbury -
John Kenley -
Kim Hunter -
June Havoc -
Julie Harris -
Robert Goulet -
Nanette Fabray -
Hume Cronyn -
Elaine Stritch -
Eva Marie Saint -
Martin Landau -
Betty Garrett -
Hal Prince -
Phyllis Newman -
Jane Powell -
Elliott Reed -
Maureen Stapleton -
Eli Wallach -
Betsy Blair -
Barbara Cook -
Charles Durning -
Tammy Grimes -
Celeste Holm -
Lainie Kazan -
Karl Malden -
Liliane Montevecchi -
Fayard Nicholas -
Charles Nelson Reilly -
Tony Roberts -
Tom Bosley -
Carol Cook -
Fred Ebb -
Ben Gazzara -
Uta Hagen -
Rosemary Harris -
Sally Ann Howes -
Joan Kobin -
Frank Langella -
Arthur Laurents -
Patricia Morison -
Harold Nicholas -
Diana Rigg -
Mary Rodgers -
Marian Seldes -
Now, If this thing is on DVD I MUST find a copy, Has ANYONE out there seen it and, if so, any exceptional content?

[The8re phan]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 8:08am

This is a GREAT documentary that everyone on this board should own. It is available on DVD (got mine thru amazon.com) and at this time, there are two sequels planned.

[Candleshoe2]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 8:36am

Are there any good clips from some shows or is strictly interviews and etc...

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 8:51am

there are some GREAT clips from both musicals and straight theatre. I watch this ALL THE TIME. When are the sequels supposed to come out? I thought the "Next Generation" was supposed to be out at the end of this year, but I haven't heard anything about it.

[hannahshule]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 9:07am

I LOVE bway: the golden age

both the interviews and (very rare) clips are amazing. definately worth owning

[best12bars]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 10:54am

Brilliant documentary.

Great stories, great people, great photos and great footage.

Did I mention it was great?

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 10:55am

Brilliant film. I hope the sequel happens.

[lildogs]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 12:38pm

I saw this at the Anjelika--and of course, cried and laughed alot. And Stritchie has the last word; doesn't she always?

[gypsy71]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 12:46pm

I also think it is a great film. According to the website a sequel will be coming out in 2006. www.broadwaythemovie.com is the website I think.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 12:47pm

I saw this at the theater as well - all it did was depress me with the realization that I was born about 40 years too late.

There are clips from the new one on the DVD.

Updated On: 11/25/05 at 12:47 PM

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 12:48pm

Stritch should always have the last word.

[Broadway Bob*]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 10:16pm

You can rent this DVD from the Blockbuster OnLine service. Mine is on its way to me. I ordered it not knowing what it was and now I'm excited to get it!

[CapnHook]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 10:26pm

It's a shame people have never heard of this. A year ago it was all we could talk about here on BroadwayWorld.com.

It is an EXTREMELY GOOD documentary that had a release in LA/NY and a select few other cities.

There are two sequels in the works:
1) BROADWAY - MORE OF THE GOLDEN AGE
2) BROADWAY - THE NEXT GENERATION

For information on all of Rick McKay's BROADWAY documentaries, visit http://www.broadwaythemovie.com

I wouldn't worry about renting it. Go ahead and buy it via Amazon.com. You won't be sorry. When I bought it, I watched it twice in a row - I HAD to see it again. And the bonus features - the HOURS worth of bonus features - are BRILLIANT!

[jimmirae]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 10:29pm

I just watched the clips and am getting the DVD, I had just come across it and had never heard a thing about it, I hope he does the follow ups too, Sounds great! Thanks!

[iamemma]

Posted: 11/25/05 at 10:36pm

BUY it you wont regret...

[Mamie]

Posted: 11/26/05 at 5:10am

This isn't a film you want to rent - it's definitely a keeper. I pop it in and watch it whenever I'm in the mood to travel back to the golden age - at least in my mind. I can't count the number of times I've watched it. It's the best film on Broadway I've ever seen.

[CapnHook]

Posted: 11/26/05 at 8:25am

Yay for Scout in the avatar!

I watch it whenever I'm in the "mood" too. This and the BROADWAY - THE AMERICAN MUSICAL documentary but that's more of a historical series. GOLDEN AGE is more opinionated.

[Flahooley]

Posted: 11/26/05 at 2:08pm

Wonderful Documentary. I loved the glimpes of LANSBURY in MAME, and the sections on Kim Stanley and Laurette Taylor are inspirations.