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STAGE TUBE: Robert Redford Dishes on His First Broadway Roles in Clip from Rick McKay's THE GOLDEN AGE Film Trilogy

Rick McKay, the producer/director of THE GOLDEN AGE FILM TRILOGY, has just unveiled a new clip from the upcoming project, this time featuring an interview with screen legend Robert Redford, in which he opens up about being a fake contestant on a quiz show, long before he ever was on Broadway. Check it out below!

Redford kicked off his career in New York, starring on Broadway in THE HIGHEST TREE, SUNDAY IN NEW YORK, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, LITTLE MOON OF ALBAN and TALL STORY.

Redford is an American actor, film director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival. He has received two Academy Awards: one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime Achievement in 2002. In 2010, he was awarded French Knighthood in the Legion d'Honneur.

In April 2014, Time magazine included Redford in its annual TIME 100 as one of the "Most Influential People in the World" declaring him the "Godfather of Indie Film."

Redford recently appeared on the big screen in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, is portraying the iconic Dan Ratherin the upcoming film Truth, and will star as Bill Bryson in A Walk in the Woods. The actor has appeared on Broadway in Barefoot in the Park, Sunday in New York, Little Moon of Alban, The Highest Tree and Tall Story.

Rick McKay's new film Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age will be out next year -- support his Broadway Trilogy by making a tax-deductible donation here, and be sure to watch the trailer for the upcoming installment!






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