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On Broadway
Genres
Documentary
Overview
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 this documentary directed by Academy-Award nominee Oren Jacoby.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
84 min
Release Date
2019-10-12
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
8.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Alec Baldwin
Self
Christine Baranski
Self
James Corden
Self
Michael Eisner
Self
David Henry Hwang
Self
Nicholas Hytner
Self
Hugh Jackman
Self
John Lithgow
Self
Cameron Mackintosh
Self
Ian McKellen
Self
Helen Mirren
Self
Hal Prince
Self
Tommy Tune
Self
August Wilson
Self
George C. Wolfe
Self
Emanuel Azenberg
Self
Sidney Baumgarten
Self
Richard Bean
Self
Alexandra Billings
Self
John Breglio
Self
Cora Cahan
Self
Nancy Coyne
Self
Oskar Eustis
Self
Gianni Felidi
Self
Robert Fox
Self
Sonia Friedman
Self
Jeremy Gerard
Self
Natasha Katz
Self
Rocco Landesman
Self
Heather Lind
Self
Elizabeth Ireland McCann
Self
Lynne Meadow
Self
Nelle Nugent
Self
Jack O'Brien
Self
Michael Paulson
Self
Albert Poland
Self
Michael Riedel
Self
Rebecca Robertson
Self
Ben Schnetzer
Self
Jeffrey Seller
Self
Daniel J. Sullivan
Self
Carl Weisbrod
Self
Bob Avian
Self (archive footage)
Michael Bennett
Self (archive footage)
Viola Davis
Self (archive footage)
Bob Fosse
Self (archive footage)
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Self (archive footage)
Joel Grey
Self (archive footage)
Beth Howland
Self (archive footage)
Bernie Jacobs
Self (archive footage)
James Earl Jones
Self (archive footage)
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Self (archive footage)
Linda Lavin
Self (archive footage)
Patti LuPone
Self (archive footage)
Andrea McArdle
Self (archive footage)
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Self (archive footage)
Mandy Patinkin
Self (archive footage)
Bernadette Peters
Self (archive footage)
Roger Rees
Self (archive footage)
Lloyd Richards
Self (archive footage)
Jerry Schoenfeld
Self (archive footage)
Jonathan Silverman
Self (archive footage)
Stephen Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
Phillipa Soo
Self (archive footage)
Gwen Stewart
Self (archive footage)
Elaine Stritch
Self (archive footage)
Julie Taymor
Self (archive footage)
Courtney B. Vance
Self (archive footage)
Ben Vereen
Self (archive footage)
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Self (archive footage)
Sammy Williams
Self (archive footage)
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