Full Review | Original Score: B | Jan 10, 2013

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 13, 2004

It's the sort of history you could nibble on for hours.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Nov 5, 2004

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.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 28, 2004

For theater lovers -- on both sides of the footlights.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 28, 2004

Its appeal isn't likely to cross over to those who don't already have the Broadway bug, or share the recollections themselves.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 14, 2004

Old-timers, showbiz buffs and big-stage wanna-bes will not be disappointed.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Oct 1, 2004

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.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 1, 2004

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.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 24, 2004

[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.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 24, 2004

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.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 24, 2004

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

What makes Golden Age compelling cinema is the archival material that McKay has assembled to bind his loose and often casually unfocused interviews.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 24, 2004

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.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 23, 2004

An enthralling, timeless documentary. It's the closest you'll ever get to actually being there.

| Original Score: 10/10 | Sep 11, 2004

Fascinating.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 25, 2004

Packed with priceless footage.

| Aug 8, 2004

The stories they tell in this warm, evocative documentary crackle with humor and glow with reverence. By listening to those stories, you'll glow too.

| Aug 6, 2004

If you love the theater, you've got to see the film and simply enjoy as everyone from A (Edie Adams) to Z (Karen Ziemba) holds forth.

| Aug 6, 2004

While less than artfully composed, Rick McKay's homegrown documentary about the glory days of the American theater represents an invaluable oral history.

Full Review | Jul 29, 2004