On Broadway (2019)

An allstar cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work a new attention to inclusion and a sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce Legends of the stage and screenincluding Helen Mirren Christine Baranski August Wilson James Corden Alec Baldwin John Lithgow Viola Davis Hugh Jackman and Ian McKellentake us behind the scenes of Broadways most groundbreaking and beloved shows from A Chorus Line to Hamilton Iconic performances by Lin Manuel Miranda Patti LuPone Bernadette Peters James Earl Jones and Mandy Patinkin lead the way on a hurly burly ride through Times Square once again the main street of American show business in this documentary directed by AcademyAward nominee Oren Jacoby