After being in development for the past two decades since the release of the original documentary, PBS has finally screened Broadway: Beyond The Golden Age. Written, directed, and produced by late filmmaker Rick McKay, it is a sequel to McKay’s 2003 documentary Broadway: The Golden Age—By the Legends Who Were There. Beyond the Golden Age and picks up where the first film left off.
The new episode is Broadway: Beyond The Golden Age, an oral history documentary exploring Broadway from 1959-1983 via one-on-one interviews with a host of Broadway legends: Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Glenn Close, André De Shields, Jane Fonda, Robert Goulet, Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, and more.
It’s been hosted by one of Queerguru’s favorite Broadway peeps Two Time Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff ; check below what he has to say about it.
Plus You can watch the whole program on PBS HERE