Released by Regent Releasing and Liberation Entertainment, “ShowBusiness” follows four high-profile productions that eventually became Tony Award nominees in the 2003-2004 season: a lavish musical prequel to “The Wizard of Oz,” Wicked; the controversial Rosie O’Donnell/Boy George collaboration, Taboo; the highly anticipated Tony Kushner/Jeanine Tesori musical, Caroline, or Change and an irreverent musical sleeper hit with puppets, Avenue Q. Film and stage actor, Tony Award winner Alan Cumming, is the co-producer of “ShowBusiness.”
From casting to staging, from previews to red-carpet opening nights, from the announcement of the Tony nominations to the suspense-filled Tony Night, “ShowBusiness” provides a never-before-seen look at the inner workings of Broadway Musicals. Allowed unprecedented backstage access, director Dori Berinstein casts a camera’s eye on rehersals, backstage dramas, and the mysteriously wondrous creative process.
“It was a sheer labor of love to chronicle a Broadway season and experience first hand the hopes, dreams, and passions of the people who devote their lives to the theater,” said director/producer Dori Berinstein. “The Broadway community couldn’t have been more supportive and my hope is to give audiences a glimpse of what really goes on behind the curtain.”
“ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway” was a 2006 International Documentary Association (IDA) Distinguished Documentary Award Finalist. “ShowBusiness” also won the Best Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize at the 2006 Florida Film Festival.
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