Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age- Page 3

[Jallenc32]

Posted: 11/3/15 at 11:44am

EricMontreal22 said: "I've spoken to the producer a lot on Facebook and it is happening--I BELIEVE a rough cut actually played last month at a film festival.

 

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He should let his Backers know about it (if it happened).  I had been thinking about it this morning, and just posted a comment on Kickstarter about the Indiegogo campaign he mentioned in his last update.  As of now he's within his revised window so I'm cool with the delay, but I'd love more information about how it's going.

Posted: 9/23/16 at 9:50am

This is officially now ridiculous. Per Rick's Facebook page he's still filming material for the film!  While I understand wanting to put the best product out there at some point you actually have to finish what you start.  He hasn't even communicated with his Kickstarter Backers since January!

I think Rick McKay may be the biggest con man this side of Donald Trump, always promising something that he has no intent on actually delivering.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/23/16 at 9:53am

You need to take a sip of something (preferably with a sedative mixed in), sit down, shut up and relax. 

[Jallenc32]

Posted: 9/23/16 at 10:01am

Jordan Catalano said: "You need to take a sip of something (preferably with a sedative mixed in), sit down, shut up and relax. " 

Communication is key. After years of promises it's time for him to live up to them.

Updated On: 9/23/16 at 10:01 AM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/23/16 at 10:03am

Uh-Huh

[ceisen]

Posted: 9/24/16 at 6:16pm

About a year ago, I read that Rick McKay was having some serious health issues which certainly delayed his work on the film. I also donated to this project and my last email was back in January from Kickstarter. Rick talked about showing the film at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and said he was hoping that the DVD/BluRay/Streaming release would happen for the Holiday 2016 season.

Apparently the funding for archival and music rights has caused much of the delay.

[TheSassySam]

Posted: 1/22/18 at 1:36pm

IMDB says this movie has been updated to 2018. 

 

Has anybody heard any word about this film's release? 

[SmokeyLady]

Posted: 1/22/18 at 2:35pm

ceisen said: "About a year ago, I read that Rick McKay was having some serious health issues which certainly delayed his work on the film. I also donated to this project and my last email was back in January from Kickstarter. Rick talked about showing the film at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and said he was hoping that the DVD/BluRay/Streaming release would happen for the Holiday 2016 season.

Apparently the funding for archival and music rights has caused much of the delay."

 

My understanding is that it was poorly received in the Palm Springs festival.   Perhaps he should have concentrated on making the film as opposed to making trailers.  I also donated money.  I feel like I was taken for a ride. 

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 2/17/21 at 12:18pm

I assume with Rick McKay's passing this sequel will never see the light of day, but does anyone know if there's any plans to release anything at all? The show footage is glorious  but I'd also just love to see more of the interviews.

Posted: 2/17/21 at 9:29pm

nasty_khakis said: "I assume with Rick McKay's passing this sequel will never see the light of day, but does anyone know if there's any plans to release anything at all? The show footage is glorious but I'd also just love tosee more of the interviews."

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!

 

 

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 7/21/21 at 1:11pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BROADWAY-BEYOND-THE-GOLDEN-AGE-Will-Make-August-14-Premiere-on-PBS-20210721

BROADWAY: BEYOND THE GOLDEN AGE Will Make August 14 Premiere on PBS


It would have been nice for those of us who helped fund this project to get this update sent to us, instead of stumbling upon the news online.

[uncageg]

Posted: 7/21/21 at 2:54pm

Really looking forward to this. Thought we might never see it.

[SeanD2]

Posted: 7/21/21 at 5:03pm

jacobtsf said: "https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BROADWAY-BEYOND-THE-GOLDEN-AGE-Will-Make-August-14-Premiere-on-PBS-20210721

BROADWAY: BEYOND THE GOLDEN AGE Will Make August 14 Premiere on PBS


It would have been nice for those of us who helped fund this project to get this update sent to us, instead of stumbling upon the news online."

Well I'll be a monkey's uncle... it's actually happening. Now to see if they actually fulfill the promised (and legally required) Kickstarter rewards. I assume that when PBS bought the doc they also purchased those liabilities, otherwise the producers who received the licensing check from PBS are stuck legally holding the bag. Should be interesting. 

[jacobtsf]

Posted: 8/14/21 at 8:13am

Here is a new interview with Jamie deRoy and Jane Klain, 2 of the 11 producers who finally got this film done. I’m very excited to watch this, but also very frustrated that those of us who actually funded this project have heard nothing at all, not even an email to tell us it will be on TV.

https://culturalattache.co/2021/08/12/how-rick-mckays-broadway-beyond-the-golden-age-was-finished/?fbclid=IwAR3LMkD6XLKQXUpu-HezvGFgJm_zlg6-uFfm1M0IPG-queeymlR7trunu0w

[James2]

Posted: 8/15/21 at 10:08pm

What did people think of this?

There were quite a few good stories, and I liked the stitched-together Ain't Misbehavin' reunion, but I was ultimately disappointed by the shows that were not mentioned at all.  No Fiddler?  No Cabaret?  Not one mention of the name Sondheim?

[morosco]

Posted: 8/15/21 at 10:13pm

It blew my mind when the cast of Ain't Misbehavin' talked about getting cabs home after the show.

Also, was David Merrick's voice dubbed by someone else in the clip of the 42nd Street opening night curtain call? It didn't sound right.

Any interested can watch the entire film here.

Updated On: 8/16/21 at 10:13 PM

[SeanD2]

Posted: 8/16/21 at 10:36am

James2 said: "What did people think of this?

There were quite a few good stories, and I liked the stitched-togetherAin't Misbehavin'reunion, but I was ultimately disappointed by the shows that were not mentioned at all. NoFiddler? NoCabaret? Not one mention of the name Sondheim?"

I thought it really missed having a clear narrative through line like the first one did. It also seemed to be focused on those shows they could get archival footage of (and afford to license).

I'd be very curious how this compares to the version that screened in Palm Beach

[saxpower]

Posted: 8/16/21 at 1:18pm

I wonder how much was edited out for the PBS pledge breaks?   In my area (Wilmington, DE) there was a 2-hour block for it but I'd venture at least a quarter of that was pledge breaks.   Perhaps some of the omissions some people are noting were in the parts that were edited out?

And I agree something sounded odd about Merrick's announcement...audio quality seemed too good. 

[Kad]

Posted: 8/16/21 at 1:23pm

James2 said: "What did people think of this?

There were quite a few good stories, and I liked the stitched-togetherAin't Misbehavin'reunion, but I was ultimately disappointed by the shows that were not mentioned at all. NoFiddler? NoCabaret? Not one mention of the name Sondheim?"

In their defense, those shows as well as Sondheim have all been covered extensively in other media.

[morosco]

Posted: 8/16/21 at 1:43pm

And I agree something sounded odd about Merrick's announcement...audio quality seemed too good.

I wonder if they used the dialogue from either Jerry Orbach or Lee Roy Reams telling the story as they showed the actual footage from the moment? Blended the audio with the video? The end result of the editing is confusing. (It almost sounds like Walter Cronkite's voice making that announcement!)

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Posted: 8/16/21 at 10:14pm

I love the way this was edited.  Interweaving one performer’s recollections with the others both corroborated and enhanced the stories.  The end product is truly a gift for theater lovers.  My only disappointment was when it ended.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/17/21 at 9:30am

Overall, I loved what is in the film but those who own the DVD of the first film know so much wasn’t included as that first DVD has a long featurette with footage/interviews that were intended for this sequel. Even on YouTube, there is an extensive amount of clips of interviews and sections that weren’t included in the final cut of the film. LuPone, who was interviewed extensively, doesn’t even appear in this sequel.

[saxpower]

Posted: 8/17/21 at 10:07am

Looking back, its kind of odd that during the pledge breaks, the DVD of the program wasn't offered as a "gift" for people making certain amounts of pledges.   Usually, when a program is used for pledges, that's one of the options.  I know people are turning away from physical media but one of the gifts was the Ultimate Broadway CD. 

[lovebwy]

Posted: 8/20/21 at 4:17am

The cut that was screened in Palm Springs was 148 minutes long. The PBS version was 70 minutes. 

Very, very disappointing. I liked the ACL casts reunion section, and the Chicago stuff was great. But there was clearly way too much missing from Rick's original vision. 

Didn't care for it at all.

 

 

[lovebwy]

Posted: 8/20/21 at 4:23am

The trailer from 2013 hints at what might have been. Rick McKay's vision. 

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Half of the interviews in this trailer weren't included at all. Half the shows featured weren't either. 

This is a real bummer.