Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Show Business - the movie about Broadway
#0Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 8/28/05 at 12:46pmI heard about a movie at the Tribeca Film Festival that was a documentary about getting shows to Broadway and all the way to the Tony's. I think some of the featured shows were Avenue Q, Taboo and Wicked. Does any one know anything about this?
#1re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 8/28/05 at 12:47pm
I saw it at Tribeca, and absolutely loved it. If you're interested, I think I bookmarked my thread about it. At the screening, they said they were looking into a DVD release, and there was an article concerning that a few weeks later, but I don't think there's been much news since. 
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#2re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 8/28/05 at 1:32pm
Thank you so much, Emcee. However,I couldn't find the link to your thread.
Anyone else got info on this Documentary?
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#3re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 8/28/05 at 1:32pmoh thanks Emcee, I'd love to read anything you have about it
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#4re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 8/28/05 at 1:34pmWow. It sounds fascinating. Maybe it'll turn up on PBS!
#5re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 8/28/05 at 2:17pm
eep, sorry about that! Here you go:
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=847575&dt=042605122446
#6re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 8/28/05 at 3:04pmEmcee, I feel the same way about it! I absolutley ADORED it! I too, saw it at the Tribeca Film Festival where Dori mentioned a DVD release.
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#7re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 8/28/05 at 5:32pmVery interesting and informative film, the cast of Avenue Q came off very well, hopefully a DVD will happen quickly, with lot's of extras!!
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#8re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 8/28/05 at 5:44pm
ok so what type of documentary is it?
is this like the american musical one, with a narrator and it goes back into clips, sort of like a historical information film? or is it more á la michael moore let's-follow-people around-and-see-what-they-do?
does it have a point or message, or is it just show&tell?
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#9re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 8/28/05 at 5:48pmMore like cameras following people around to see what they do. The film-makers were given sort of all-access permission to rehearsals and things. And, for example, the Avenue Q creators had given home videos of writing sessions and old readings.
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#11re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 8/28/05 at 6:10pmo i see...i'll definetely be looking out for this one then.
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#12re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 8/28/05 at 10:05pmAnyone we can write to to encourage the release of the film on DVD?
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#13re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 7/26/06 at 3:48pmIs there any news on this? Dvd release? Distribution deal?
#14re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 7/26/06 at 3:56pm
I saw it at Tribeca as well. Very well done film. It chronicles AVENUE Q, WICKED, TABOO, and CAROLINE, OR CHANGE from the beginning of the creative process to the Tony Awards.
Oh, and Jeff Marx's dad has a few very funny recurring appearances throughout. 
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
Updated On: 7/26/06 at 03:56 PM
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
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#15re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 7/26/06 at 3:56pmI heard it may have a limited release in theatres this September actually.
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#17re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 7/26/06 at 4:10pmI'd love to see this film. I hope it plays somewhere near me.
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#18re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 7/26/06 at 8:57pm
Is there a site to learn more about it? and while searching for one I found an article about it, if anyone is intreasted.
http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/5976
I also found a cast list
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037274/
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#19re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 7/26/06 at 9:23pmwow. I would love to see this. It sounds amazing.
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#20re: Show Business - the movie about Broadway
Posted: 7/26/06 at 9:36pm
That is not the right link. That is from 1944.
This is the correct one:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456004/
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