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22 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversIt's one for the time capsule.
- 88New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe strength of McKay's film is not in identifying a cultural period, but in giving voice to so many great theater people. Their passion is infectious, their stories are priceless and their humor is boundless.
- 80VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasRick McKay's exceptional new documentary Broadway: The Golden Age presents a veritable avalanche of interviews with some of the biggest names in the history of the American theater, preserving for posterity their wise words and disarming anecdotes.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA delightful "That's Entertainment" for the theater.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenAnyone who attended Broadway shows in the days when ticket prices were reasonable and the actors and singers performed without amplification will feel a rush of nostalgia as these troupers offer what amounts to a breezy compilation of after-dinner remarks.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe film will eventually be a must-own video item for theater buffs.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceMore buff than historian, McKay chats with anyone who can tell him about the good old days, a vaguely defined period that sprawls from the mid '40s to the late '60s.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghWhat could easily have been a sentimental, fannish exercise in musty nostalgia is in fact a lovely tribute to an era of feverish creativity that seemed as though it would never end yet now lives only in memory.
- 50Film ThreatPhil HallFilm ThreatPhil HallA well-intended but hopelessly ill-focused documentary which wants to be the "That's Entertainment!" for the New York theater but seems like a hodgepodge of anecdotes, factoids and moldy memories.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe movie is mostly a megadose of good-old-days nostalgia.