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10/18/08
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)
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Reviews Counted:51
Fresh:45
Rotten:6
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: Made with obvious care and attention, Showbusiness is an entertaining, insightful look into Broadway.
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Over the course of one Broadway musical season (2003-2004), "ShowBusiness" follows the four high-profile productions that would eventually become Tony nominees for Best Musical: a big-noise musical... [More]
Starring: Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Boy George, Idina Menzel
Director: Dori Berinstein
Reviews for ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Anyone who thinks show biz is glamorous and easy should watch this film.
04/11/08
It whets your appetite for the stage; it certainly made me want to watch every one of these plays.
11/05/07
For those who believe there's no business like show business, this documentary will be a singular sensation.
10/02/07
This sounds like the sort of thing that could bore to tears anyone not enamored of the musical theater, but in fact it's a compelling, often amusing look backstage.
08/31/07
Thanks to Berinstein’s celebratory but lucid documentary, now have a better sense of what it takes to make it on Broadway.
08/30/07
It's a rosy and warty look at what makes the big shows happen, and what makes them tick. I hope you'll see it, even if you're not 'into' musical theatre -- it's really well done.
08/20/07
Berinstein’s film captures all the hopes, thrills and heartache of an endeavor in which every night is a high-wire act.
08/10/07
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway is a tasty bonbon for theater buffs that has many fascinating backstage details.
07/21/07
For the Broadway babies out there, ShowBusiness will make you want to schedule a trip to the Great White Way.
07/12/07
It's incredibly prescient of Berinstein to know where to be and get in there...It's a rosy and warty look at what makes the big shows happen, and what makes them tick. I hope you'll see it, even if you're not "into" musical theatre.
07/05/07
Bright lights, big drama. A delectable trip down Broadway.
06/30/07
By keeping the theme squarely on the process and the toll it takes on the players, Berinstein gives viewers a captivating look behind the scenes.
06/30/07
This is an entertaining visit to a strange planet.
06/29/07
The star-struck [Dori] Berinstein squanders her opportunity to ask some tough questions about the state of, and prospects for, the American musical.
06/28/07
Showbusiness: The Road to Broadway is essentially a valentine to a profession that filmmaker Dori Berinstein loves and admires.
06/27/07
A fascinating document about the constant tussle between the show and the business of showbiz.
06/23/07
Show Business misses lots of fascinating stuff.
06/21/07
It is filled with neurotic people in greasepaint, some charming, most amusing, and by the time you've spent an hour and a half with them, you're more than invested in their lives and cares.
06/21/07
Top CriticAlong the way, the film includes insightful observations about the creative process.
06/08/07
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