“Broadway: The Golden Age” is the first part of award-winning filmmaker Rick McKay’s Broadway Trilogy. On over 17 crtics’ year-end Top Ten List, it has been celebrated as “the most ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America’s most celebrated indigenous art form.” McKay’s journeyed over 6 years and 5 continents to find out whether there had been a golden age of theatre and why it had never been documented. He soon learned that great films can be restored, fine literature can be kept in print – but historic Broadway performances of the past are the most endangered. They leave only memories that, while more vivid, are more difficult to preserve. In their own words – and not a moment too soon - “Broadway” tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre.

This may be the last chance that these stories may be documented, for unlike film and television, live theatre exists only in the memories of those who were there watching, or more importantly, creating this magic. “Broadway” has been lauded by critics who realize that it is critical to preserve this magical history before it is too late, making it possible for future generations to understand the power and importance of live theatre and to inspire them to help keep it alive. AintItCoolNews.com said the film is “a national treasure (and) the closest that any of us will ever get to being part of the golden age of Broadway. See it!”

“Broadway” tells the stories of these legendary stars while illustrating their tales with amazing, rare, never before seen archival performance footage and their own home movies and photos. “Broadway” covers many subjects, including “Coming to Broadway”, “Getting the Job”, “Camaraderie”, “The First Time,” “The Big Break”, “The Days of Out of Town Previews,” “The Legends,” “What Changed and Why?” as well as these legends discussing “Where Broadway Is Going.”

“Broadway: The Golden Age” has won standing ovations, rave reviews and fifteen Best Film, Documentary and Audience Awards as it opened in NYC  as the #2 Indie film per-screen-average in the US, going on to play over 125 cities domestically and still playing internationally.  The extensive DVD, with over 90 minutes of rare extras, was released domestically in the US by RCA/BMG release and is a a best-seller. The television version is also one of the biggest hits that PBS Television has had. Mr. McKay is hard at work on the sequels, “Broadway: BEYOND the Golden Age” and “Broadway: The NEXT Generation.”