
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
Self

Alan Cumming
Self

Stephanie D'Abruzzo
Self

Raúl Esparza
Self

Edie Falco
Self

Boy George
Self

Hugh Jackman
Self

Nathan Lane
Self

John Leguizamo
Self

Idina Menzel
Self

Sarah Jessica Parker
Self

Carol Channing
Self

Pat Kiernan
Self

Cyndi Lauper
Self

LL Cool J
Self

Rob Marshall
Self

Rosie O'Donnell
Self

Renée Zellweger
Self

John Lithgow
Self

Anika Noni Rose
Self

Robert Lopez
Self

Nicole Byer
Self in Taboo Footage

Harvey Fierstein
Self

Nicole Kidman
Self (uncredited)
Ken Roberson
self
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