ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Directed byDori Berinstein
Written by
Produced byDori Berinstein
Starring
CinematographyAlan S. Deutsch
Edited by
Music byJeanine Tesori
Distributed byRegent Releasing
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
Running time
102 min
LanguageEnglish
Box office$151,708

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway is a 2005 American documentary film, the first feature film directed by Dori Berinstein,[1] a Broadway Producer, Writer and filmmaker. Berinstein completed the film in 2005. The film premiered at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival. The film was named one of the top 5 films of 2006 by the IDA (International Documentary Association) and received the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2006 Florida Film Festival.[2] The film was released commercially in 2007, with the first such showings on 11 May 2007 in New York City.[3]

Production

Berinstein filmed each principal musical on Broadway for her project during the 2003-2004 season, for about 600 hours of initial film footage.[4] 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, three of which were nominated for Best Musical at the Tony Awards that season, were:

The film climaxes with the 2004 Tony Awards ceremony at which Avenue Q won Best Musical over Wicked and Caroline, or Change. In addition to coverage of the musicals themselves, the movie includes interviews with New York theatre critics, and footage of several theatre critics discussing in a restaurant the various musicals and their predictions for the Tony Award winners.[5][6][7]

Cast

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 54 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critics consensus states: "Made with obvious care and attention, Showbusiness is an entertaining, insightful look into Broadway."[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 73 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[9] Theatre critic Michael Riedel received harsh criticism from actors and songwriters who were subjects of the film, after seeing his comments in the film.[4][6][7][10]

Release

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway premiered at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival. The film was released on DVD on October 16, 2007 by Liberation Entertainment.[11]

References

  1. ^ "ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway". Turner Classic Movies. United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Roberta Hershenson (May 6, 2007). "A Winning Producer Chronicles a Broadway Season on Film". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2008.
  3. ^ Zachary Pincus-Roth (January 26, 2007). ""ShowBusiness" Documentary – About Wicked, Avenue Q and Others – Gets Release May 11". Playbill Arts. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2008.
  4. ^ a b Michael Buckley (May 8, 2005). "Dori Berinstein and Her "Show Business" Documentary". Playbill Arts. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2008.
  5. ^ Matt Zoller Seitz (May 10, 2007). "Review of ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2005)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 10, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2008.
  6. ^ a b Charles McNulty (June 1, 2007). "Review of ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2008.
  7. ^ a b Philip Kennicott (June 22, 2007). "'ShowBusiness': A Peek Behind the Curtain". Washington Post. Retrieved February 24, 2008.
  8. ^ "ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  9. ^ "ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  10. ^ Eric Grode (May 11, 2007). "The Business of Broadway". New York Sun. Retrieved February 24, 2008.
  11. ^ ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway. Liberation Entertainment. Los Angeles: Liberation Entertainment Inc. October 16, 2007. ASIN B000UAE7NG. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
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