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Grand personalities, tempermental artists, and clashing ideas of taste and direction -- what more could you want in the Broadway theater? This wonderful behind-the-scenes documentary of the uphill struggle to bring "Moon Over Buffalo" to the Broadway stage reveals in intimate detail the painful collaborative efforts involved in giving birth to a new play. The film is as instantly absorbing as any great drama, and provides the viewer with an honest, unflinching view of what happens when a group of talented artists and producers come together to create.
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I am very intrigued by the stage. It is the place an actor can go and discover their other personalities. I have to admit that I bought this movie because I have been in a production of MOON OVER BUFFALO and I wanted to see how they perceived the script compared to my community theatre. Let me tell you, one doesn't watch this film for the play on stage, which was awesome in itself, one watches this film to see how a Broadway worthy script goes from the page to the stage over the course of a few months. The play changes by leaps and bounds, I was very interested to discover that many of the punch lines of the show were eventually cut to make the show work. This video makes you want to get together with some friends and put on a play. We, as the audience, are one sided as far as what we see goes. But with this documentary, we are on all sides of this production. After you watch the video, you feel like you were shown something very special, very intimate. You were shown actors in their natural environment, adapting a new script to fit their needs and wants. I would go as far to say that this film should be purchased by CAROL fans. Ms. Burnett is very much a part of this film. She is awesome! She is the show, well, Burnett and Bosco are the show, but you will love her. She is a great person on and off stage. BUY THIS VIDEO! It is soooooo cool!
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This rare, behind the scene look at the mounting of a big budget (and ultimately successful) broadway show should be required viewing for all college theatre majors with hopes of making a career in the theatre. In a seamless 90 minutes, the docu-style video reveals the hard work, discipline and pressures involved in mounting a broadway show and what it must be like to work in the theatre today.
Carol Burnett, a consumate performer, takes a lot of heat from the director, writer and others as the show struggles along in rehearsal as it preps for broadway. The director, Tom Moore and writer, Ken Ludwig come across with "in your face" self-importance that is totally eclipsed by Burnett's amazing grace and class in dealing with all of their anxieties. After all, this isn't Shakesphere folks!
Memorable moments are many; the set breaking down stopping the first preview cold, which prompts Burnett to come out and talk to the audience. This is absolute gold!
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Sitting in the audience, we often glimpse the end result. We may even think how effortlessly and seamlessly it all fits together in a nice, neat package. Then we form our judgments towards yeah or nay, and go off on our way.
What Moon Over Broadway does is not only deflate, but explode, those perceptions with honesty and a no-holds barred approach. In showing the mechanics of putting together a mildly successful Broadway farce, the sweat and tears often known but rarely seen are so real and true, and understandable. From first reheasal to opening nite, fun and ugly parts are for us to witness, and form our own conclusions.
I must admit to purchasing this DVD solely on the merits of seeing one of my all time favorite comediennes at work, Carol Burnett. We do spend much time with her, but she is restrained in performing her role, and subdued in real life. It isn't until the dress rehearsal, when a technical glitch causes the director to take Carol onstage as herself, and she charms the waiting audience with her sparkling, funny personality we all love.
Highly recommend this for theater buffs.
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Moon Over Broadway traces the hard road of a Broadway-bound musical in this day and age, even if it stars the talented, indefatigable Carol Burnett. It's a very cool inside look at how a play is honed in places like New Haven as it makes its way to the Great White Way--warts and all. If you're a fan of theater, you won't want to miss this great film.
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