One test of a documentary: Would you watch it more than once? Yes -- I've watched this three times with great pleasure and expect to do so again.Another test: Was it over too soon? Yes, emphatically; I wish the film were twice as long.Moreover, I found it extremely moving, even though I've never particularly considered myself a Broadway-show fan.Maybe, in part, it's because it's filled with terrific, nostalgic glimpses of old Times Square.The various featured performers, so many of them now no longer with us, are, of course, a joy (and in these snippets they all come across as charming and articulate and blessedly gifted at telling a funny anecdote), but special praise has to go to the editors; with its lively pace and rhythm, the film amounts to something of a master class in editing.Yeah, there are a couple of sourpusses on this site who've gone out of their way to dump on the film -- but their spleen probably has something to do with the lavish praise expressed in all the other comments, to which I suspect these contrarians are overreacting. So be it. I'm pleased, this time, to applaud along with the majority.P.S. I don't usually enjoy documentaries, but let me recommend one that, like this film, happens to be about show business: "Visions of Light," which interviews -- and displays the work of -- some of Hollywood's great modern cinematographers. I've never looked at movies in quite the same way again.

I saw this film in New York in June and loved it then and I just saw a press screener of the DVD - it is amazing what the filmmaker has done. In addition to being incredibly entertaining as a film, this is destined to be an invaluable historic reference. There are dozens of interviews with actors giving us a first person account of Broadway's Golden Age by those who were there, creating it.The DVD has at leat 30 minutes of interviews with the cast of the upcoming (I hope soon) "Next Generation" including: Betty Buckley, Jason Alexander, Doug Sills, John Barrowman, Cady Huffman and Daisy Eagan. There are also deleted scenes, one has Marian Seldes on Katharine Cornell - I cannot imagine how this was not in the original film. The movie could have been twice as long and still held up. It's also fun to see the alternate ending on the DVD and the red carpet footage of the NY and LA openings. This is not a rental, you will want to own it and watch it when you want to be entertained, or inspired, or moved, or laugh. This film is incredible.

Unlike so many quickly forgotten documentaries this sterling entry is a memorable experience, both educational and fun for anyone with whatever degree of interest/curiosity in the history of Broadway musicals and its Golden Age talent. Since so many of these celebrities are at the age where they soon might not be with us, it is a godsend to have their thoughts on their craft captured for posterity.This is the type of film where one viewing is not sufficient to capture all the flavor and nuances of the star-studded personalities captured in interview by the filmmaker.A very worthwhile experience!!!

For the older crowd, "Broadway: The Golden Age" is like finding something at a flea market that you didn't know you needed and can't live without (a lot of the cast are in movies and television too). For younger theatre fans, this will be like a banquet with a lot of choices and the frustration of thinking that being at the front of the line might have been better in some unknown, mid-century way. As is true in the films "Chicago" and "The Kid Stays in the Picture", the audience shouldn't file out or head for the bathroom as the credits roll, because the legends go on to sing lines from songs alongside the credits. Mimi Hines is a latter-day wonder! (For those who remember Phil Ford and Mimi Hines from, what, Jack Paar or maybe Johnny Carson, or both..)