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
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Stephanie D'Abruzzo
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Raúl Esparza
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Edie Falco
Self
Boy George
Self
Hugh Jackman
Self
Nathan Lane
Self
John Leguizamo
Self
Idina Menzel
Self
Sarah Jessica Parker
Self
Carol Channing
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Pat Kiernan
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Cyndi Lauper
Self
LL Cool J
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Rob Marshall
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Rosie O'Donnell
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Renée Zellweger
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John Lithgow
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Anika Noni Rose
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Robert Lopez
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Nicole Byer
Self in Taboo Footage
Harvey Fierstein
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Nicole Kidman
Self (uncredited)
Ken Roberson
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