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)
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