ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Regent Releasing | Release Date: May 11, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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13
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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88
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
What stands out, not surprisingly, is the work and passion that goes into the shows. But seeing all this from the inside creates an extraordinary level of empathy for those involved. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
ShowBusiness is a smart, highly entertaining piece of cinema-reportage, but it never quite rises to the level of penetrating insight or emotional catharsis. Read full review
80
Village VoiceMatt Singer
Producer/director Dori Berinstein knows her way around a Broadway show -- she's produced 11 of them, including her latest, Legally Blonde -- and her insider status no doubt helped secure behind-the-scenes access as she tracks one season in the life of four musicals, and explains the unusual level of intimacy between interviewer and subjects. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Captures the flavor of putting on a show on Broadway. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTy Burr
The film's slick and entertaining, an obvious must-see for musical hounds. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineRobin Snook
It's riveting to watch the shows' respective creators work, clash, whine, celebrate and commiserate as the season and their stories unfold. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
Following the shows from rehearsals to Tony Awards night, she gets behind the scenes and does a good job conveying the incessant anxieties and glee of the talents involved. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneChris Jones
Much of this strikingly human, rapidly paced and laudably well-rounded film is fascinating. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Along the way Dori Berinstein's cameras catch gallant theater people doing what they've done since Sophocles was a pup: rehearsing, revising, worrying, learning, stretching, struggling to bump things up from good to wonderful and constantly, fervently hoping. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderAlbert Williams
Thrilling rehearsal and performance footage of Idina Menzel in "Wicked," Tonya Pinkins in "Caroline," and Euan Morton in "Taboo" is juxtaposed with thoughtful, funny, and revealing interviews with writers, directors, producers, publicists, and critics. Read full review
70
Washington PostPhilip Kennicott
ShowBusiness is not so clever nor so entertaining as the popular musical "A Chorus Line," which plied this territory more than 30 years ago, but it does go deeper into the mechanics of the business. Read full review
70
The New York TimesMatt Zoller Seitz
ShowBusiness is packed with telling details that the director, Dori Berinstein, was lucky to catch on camera. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesCharkes McNulty
The film is a love letter to theater and the people who make it. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
You'll have to look elsewhere than this love letter to the Great White Way to explain why "Wicked" and "Avenue Q" became huge hits, and why "Caroline, or Change" joined "Taboo" as a costly flop. Read full review
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