This movie basically reveal (unwittingly) who controls Broadway. And it's not pretty.
These are old geezers who cling to their power until they are dragged to their grave.
Soloway is a rather boring character. Slow talker but clearly a hard worker who is out of step with the times. He is clueless on how to use the internet.
It will be more interesting to see who takes over once all these old cronies disappear.
They didnt even know that typing on a computer has a spellcheck! OMG.
They show a bunch of Playbills from Leonard's plays and frankly, none of them are all that impressive.
The secondary motive to this doc -- besides the obvious gey agenda -- is to tout some tap dancing garbage that will clearly go no where. Olympia Dukasis who clearly has not spoken to him in a hundred years give him a call and it's like crickets. What was the point of that?
And the Tappin' Thru Life is ludicrous. It's allegedly Maurice Hines giving kudos to his dead brother, but meanwhile if anyone is actually aware they'd know the two had a huge falling out and hated each other and nearly had fistfights.
I was truly bored during most of this film, aside from a handful of interesting stories the old geezers have.
Plot summary
Through verité documentary footage, humorous storytelling, interviews and archival film material, Leonard Soloway's Broadway captures a Broadway few ever see as told through the eyes of a legendary Broadway producer you've probably never heard of. He lived an unconventional life on his own terms who, over a 70-year span, staged over 100 shows (and counting) which generated history making headlines, over 40 Tony Awards, 62 Tony Nominations, 21 Drama Desk Awards, 29 Drama Desk nominations and 3 Pulitzer Prizes in addition to launching the careers of famous stars known the world over.
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Mercedes Ruehl as Self
Campbell Scott as Narrator
Brooke Shields as Self
John Slattery as Self
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