"On Broadway" Documentary: Now Available for Rental

[robbie_731]

Posted: 6/8/20 at 3:11pm

Hey,

I think this has flown under the radar, but the Miami Jewish Film Festival made the documentary "On Broadway" available for rental for $12 on it's Virtual Screening Room platform on Vimeo On Demand a few days ago.

It played at DOC NYC, among other festivals, last year, and generally got good reviews, but the main criticism was that it was too short and cursory for big Broadway fans, with not much new information.

However, it does feature lots of interviews with major Broadway talent, so it still might be worth a watch.

Synopsis:

An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion and a sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce. Legends of the stage and screen, including Helen Mirren, Christine Baranski, August Wilson, James Corden, Alec Baldwin, John Lithgow, Viola Davis, Hugh Jackman and Ian McKellen, take us behind the scenes of Broadway's most groundbreaking and beloved shows, from "A Chorus Line" to "Hamilton." Iconic performances by Lin Manuel Miranda, Patti Lupone, Bernadette Peters, James Earl Jones and Mandy Patinkin lead the way on a hurly burly ride through Times Square, once again the main street of American show business in ON BROADWAY, directed by Academy-Award nominee Oren Jacoby.

Rental link: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/onbroadway