Broadway: The Golden Age [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

Description

The Golden Age is both a celebration of current Broadway stars and a tribute to Broadway legends past. Through a plethora of interviews and vast amounts of archival footage McKay presents a variety of factoids anecdotes and memories from over 100 Broadway actors writers and directors.Directed by Rick McKay who traveled across five continents during the documentary's production Broadway: The careers of Laurette Taylor, Kim Hunter, Jessica Tandy, and Marlon Brando, are all animatedly retold as is some of the Broadway of olde such as Angela Lansbury's struggle to land a role in Mame and the shocked reaction to West Side Story on its opening night. In addition to footage and discussion regarding highly successful Broadway stars a variety of actors recount their experiences and struggles in finding even a small amount of critical recognition. The cast includes Shirley MacLaine, Bea Arthur, Edie Adams, Alec Baldwin, Kaye Ballard and many others. This is a REGION ONE DVD coded for viewing in the U.S. and Canada. It may NOT be viewable in other countries unless you have a player designed to play REGION ONE or ALL REGIONS. If in doubt check with the manufacturer of your DVD player before ordering.