ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

Overview

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.

Cast

Kristin Chenoweth

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Alan Cumming

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Stephanie D'Abruzzo

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Raúl Esparza

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Edie Falco

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Boy George

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Hugh Jackman

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Nathan Lane

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John Leguizamo

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Idina Menzel

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Sarah Jessica Parker

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Carol Channing

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