BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY Documentary Wins Tribeca Film Fest Albert Maysles Award

By: Apr. 27, 2018
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BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY Documentary Wins Tribeca Film Fest Albert Maysles Award

Bathtubs Over Broadway, a new documentary that allows audiences into the secret world of unseen industrial Broadway musicals, was awarded the Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award at the Tribeca Film Festival this week.

Announcing the win, the jury of the Tribeca film festival stated:

"The winner of the Best New Documentary Director goes to a film that we chose for many reasons. The story, the specific subject, THE JOURNEY into a world we never knew existed. This film also has an element every great film, doc, and story needs...heart. It's an honor to give the award to Bathtubs over Broadway!,"

When he started as a comedy writer for the LATE SHOW WITH David Letterman, Steve Young had few interests outside of his day job. But while gathering material for a segment on the show, Steve stumbled onto a few vintage record albums that would change his life forever.

Bizarre cast recordings - marked "internal use only" - revealed full-throated Broadway-style musical shows about some of the most recognizable corporations in America: General Electric, McDonald's, Ford, DuPont, Xerox. Steve didn't know much about musical theater, but these recordings delighted him in a way that nothing ever had.

BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY follows Steve Young on his quest to find all he can about this hidden world. While tracking down rare albums, unseen footage, composers and performers, Steve forms unlikely friendships and discovers that this discarded musical genre starring tractors and bathtubs was bigger than Broadway.

With David Letterman, Chita Rivera, Martin Short, Florence Henderson, Susan Stroman, Jello Biafra and more.


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