ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

"The Real Dream is Behind the Curtain"

Apr 19 2007 PG 1h 42m
Documentary

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway is an American documentary film, directed by Dori Berinstein, a Broadway Producer, Writer and Filmmaker. Berinstein filmed each principal musical on Broadway for her project during the 2003-2004 season, for about 600 hours of initial film footage. She focused the film on four musicals, through the difficulties of pre-production, their openings, attendant publicity around the shows, and their reviews, through the 2004 Tony Award competition. The four musicals documented for the film were: Wicked, Taboo, Caroline or Change, Avenue Q.

Plot

Follows the four high-profile productions that would eventually become Tony nominees for Best Musical of 2004: "Wicked," (currently the highest grossing musical of all time), the Rosie O'Donnell/Boy George musical brought from London, "Taboo," Tony Kushner's "Caroline, or Change," and a grown-up puppet show called "Avenue Q." Digging behind the scenes, from casting and out-of-town previews to the suspense-filled Tony Awards, "ShowBusiness" provides an engrossing look at the inner workings of Broadway musicals. Listening in to critics around the dinner table, interviews with the creators, footage of rehearsals and openings all combine to make this one of the most entertaining documentaries (and dramas) about the world of musical theater.

Written by

Dori Berinstein, Richard Hankin

Directed by

Dori Berinstein

Cast

Alissa Anderegg, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Rob Ashford

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Dramatic Forces

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
408
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA