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Broadway: The Golden Age is a breezy, affectionate tribute to a sparkling array of the era's best and brightest.
All Critics (46) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (38) | Rotten (8) | DVD (1)
For theater lovers -- on both sides of the footlights. Oct 28, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
For theater lovers -- on both sides of the footlights.
Jeff Strickler
Old-timers, showbiz buffs and big-stage wanna-bes will not be disappointed. Oct 1, 2004 | Rating: B-
Old-timers, showbiz buffs and big-stage wanna-bes will not be disappointed.
Tom Long
Rather than listen to these old-timers reminisce about the good old days ... my advice is to get out and support your local thespians instead. Oct 1, 2004 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Rather than listen to these old-timers reminisce about the good old days ... my advice is to get out and support your local thespians instead.
John Monaghan
McKay's straightforward cinematic valentine, which also includes rare archival stage footage, is a treat for those bedazzled by the idea of Broadway in its prime. Sep 24, 2004 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
McKay's straightforward cinematic valentine, which also includes rare archival stage footage, is a treat for those bedazzled by the idea of Broadway in its prime.
Misha Berson
[The subjects] eagerly unwind before McKay's one-man camera, reminiscing about everything from their finest hours to the days when ticket prices still ran in single digits. Sep 24, 2004 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
[The subjects] eagerly unwind before McKay's one-man camera, reminiscing about everything from their finest hours to the days when ticket prices still ran in single digits.
Peter Howell
It takes more than a fan to analyze the legacy of a period. But a fan is just what it takes to indulge in that legacy, which is exactly what Broadway: The Golden Age is all about. Sep 24, 2004 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
It takes more than a fan to analyze the legacy of a period. But a fan is just what it takes to indulge in that legacy, which is exactly what Broadway: The Golden Age is all about.
Kamal Al-Solaylee
It's the sort of history you could nibble on for hours. Nov 5, 2004 | Rating: B+
It's the sort of history you could nibble on for hours.
Shawn Levy
Whether it's Julie Harris weeping as she recalls an Ethel Waters performance she saw 60 years ago or Marian Seldes lamenting the cruelty of show biz or Ann Miller blithely carving a decade off her age, there's no arguing that these years were golden. Oct 28, 2004 | Rating: 3/4
Whether it's Julie Harris weeping as she recalls an Ethel Waters performance she saw 60 years ago or Marian Seldes lamenting the cruelty of show biz or Ann Miller blithely carving a decade off her age, there's no arguing that these years were golden.
Chris Hewitt
Its appeal isn't likely to cross over to those who don't already have the Broadway bug, or share the recollections themselves. Oct 14, 2004 | Rating: 2/4
Its appeal isn't likely to cross over to those who don't already have the Broadway bug, or share the recollections themselves.
Jack Zink
I can think of no higher compliment than to report that after seeing it, I wanted to rush out and see a play. Sep 24, 2004 | Full Review…
I can think of no higher compliment than to report that after seeing it, I wanted to rush out and see a play.
Robert W. Butler
What makes Golden Age compelling cinema is the archival material that McKay has assembled to bind his loose and often casually unfocused interviews. Sep 24, 2004 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
What makes Golden Age compelling cinema is the archival material that McKay has assembled to bind his loose and often casually unfocused interviews.
John Coulbourn
The demise of the New York theater is, of course, too complex a subject to be contained in a study of less than two hours, but this free-flowing film certainly hits the high points as it flips around its talking-head celebrity sound bites at warp speed. Sep 23, 2004 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
The demise of the New York theater is, of course, too complex a subject to be contained in a study of less than two hours, but this free-flowing film certainly hits the high points as it flips around its talking-head celebrity sound bites at warp speed.
William Arnold
fascinating documentary with an amazing bevy of theatre performers and legends.
Super Reviewer
A living record of an age which unfortunately I will never be able to experience. It is true that Broadway is still with us but it pales in comparison to the stories told in this film about the "golden age".
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