Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

85 mins | Documentary | Aug. 14, 2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who lived through it, creating a first-hand archive of personal backstage stories and memories. The new documentary is the long-awaited sequel to late filmmaker Rick McKay’s award-winning 2003 film Broadway: The Golden Age, continuing the saga into the '60s and '70s and spotlighting beloved classic Broadway shows including Once Upon a Mattress, Bye Bye Birdie, Barefoot in the Park, Pippin, A Chorus Line, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Chicago, and 42nd Street. Featuring a galaxy of stars including Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Glenn Close, André De Shields, Jane Fonda, Robert Goulet, Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, and many more, the film also includes rare archival photos and never-before-seen footage both onstage and off.

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

85 mins | Documentary | Aug. 14, 2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who lived through it, creating a first-hand archive of personal backstage stories and memories. The new documentary is the long-awaited sequel to late filmmaker Rick McKay’s award-winning 2003 film Broadway: The Golden Age, continuing the saga into the '60s and '70s and spotlighting beloved classic Broadway shows including Once Upon a Mattress, Bye Bye Birdie, Barefoot in the Park, Pippin, A Chorus Line, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Chicago, and 42nd Street. Featuring a galaxy of stars including Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Glenn Close, André De Shields, Jane Fonda, Robert Goulet, Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, and many more, the film also includes rare archival photos and never-before-seen footage both onstage and off.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Broadway: The Golden Age and Beyond LLC, The WNET Group
Original title Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Directors Rick McKay
Writers Rick McKay

Cast

Jonathan Groff

as Host

Jason Alexander

as Self

Bea Arthur

as Self

Alec Baldwin

as Self

Kaye Ballard

as Self

Renee Baughman

as Self

Andy Beu

as Self

Kelly Bishop

as Self

Denise Pence

as Self

Steve Boockvor

as Self

Candy Ann Brown

as Self

Carol Burnett

as Self

Marge Champion

as Self

Glenn Close

as Self

Carole Cook

as Self

Arlene Dahl

as Self

Jeff Daniels

as Self

Ronald Dennis

as Self

Loretta Devine

as Self

Charles Durning

as Self

Fred Ebb

as Self

Nanette Fabray

as Self

Cy Feuer

as Self

Jane Fonda

as Self

Trish Garland

as Self

Troy Garza

as Self

Ben Gazzara

as Self

Joanna Gleason

as Self

Robert Goulet

as Self

Tammy Grimes

as Self

Uta Hagen

as Self

Mitzi Hamilton

as Self

Julie Harris

as Self

Jerry Herman

as Self

Celeste Holm

as Self

Cady Huffman

as Self

Tab Hunter

as Self

Cherry Jones

as Self

John Kander

as Self

Lainie Kazan

as Self

Shirley Knight

as Self

Frank Langella

as Self

Elaine Paige

as Self

Baayork Lee

as Self

Sondra Lee

as Self

Priscilla Lopez

as Self

Donna McKechnie

as Self

Armelia McQueen

as Self

Ann Miller

as Self

Liza Minnelli

as Self

Robert Morse

as Self

James Naughton

as Self

Jack Noseworthy

as Self

Jerry Orbach

as Self

Ken Page

as Self

Janis Paige

as Self

Betsy Palmer

as Self

Estelle Parsons

as Self

Michon Peacock

as Self

Don Percassi

as Self

Don Pippin

as Self

Jane Powell

as Self

Hal Prince

as Self

Karen Prunczik

as Self

Lee Roy Reams

as Self

Robert Redford

as Self

Debbie Reynolds

as Self

Wanda Richert

as Self

Chita Rivera

as Self

Mary Rodgers

as Self

Gena Rowlands

as Self

John Rubinstein

as Self

Eva Marie Saint

as Self

Liev Schreiber

as Self

Pamela Sousa

as Self

Tony Stevens

as Self

Charles Strouse

as Self

Elaine Stritch

as Self

Jane Summerhays

as Self

Tommy Tune

as Self

Dick Van Dyke

as Self

Ben Vereen

as Self

Thommie Walsh

as Self

Susan Watson

as Self

Jane White

as Self

Sammy Williams

as Self

Walter Willison

as Self

Karen Ziemba

as Self