- On Broadway (film)
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On Broadway
Promotional poster for On BroadwayDirected by Dave McLaughlin Produced by Charlie Harrington
Donna Bertolon
Lance Greene
Kris MeyerWritten by Dave McLaughlin (story & screenplay) Starring Joey McIntyre
Eliza Dushku
Sean Lawlor
Amy Poehler
Mike O'MalleyCinematography Terrence Hayes Editing by Julie Garces Release date(s) April 25, 2007 Running time 98 min. Country USA Language English On Broadway is an independent film, shot in Boston in May 2006, starring Joey McIntyre, Jill Flint, Eliza Dushku, Mike O'Malley, Robert Wahlberg, Amy Poehler and Will Arnett.
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Plot
Emotionally devastated by the death of his uncle, Boston carpenter Jack O'Toole (McIntyre) writes a play inspired by the man's wake. When nobody will produce the play, Jack quits his job to produce it himself, imagining that this play will give a new start to the strained relationship Jack has with his father. But the only stage Jack can afford is in the back room of a neighborhood pub. In this humble environment, Jack pulls together a theater company of sorts and brings his story to the stage, and in the process he brings together his family and friends and helps them move beyond their loss.
Credits
The film was written and directed by playwright/screenwriter Dave McLaughlin and shot by cinematographer Terrence Fitzgerald Hayes.
Additional cast members included Vincent Dowling, Sean Lawlor, Lucas Caleb Rooney, Lance Greene, Andrew Connolly, Peter Giles, Dossy Peabody and Nancy E. Carroll.
Release
The movie had its festival release at a sold-out premiere at the Independent Film Festival of Boston on April 27, 2007. It received good reviews.[1] The movie went on to screen at the film festivals of Woods Hole, Galway, New Hampshire, Hoboken, New Jersey, Waterfront, Napa and Northampton. It won an award for Best Feature in the Galway Film Fleadh, another for Audience Best Feature in the Woods Hole Film Festival, the Grand Jury Prize for Best Film in the New Hampshire Film Festival and had six nominations in the Hoboken Film Festival. At the 2007 Phoenix Film Festival On Broadway won the Sundance Channel Audience Award for Best Film, and Joey McIntyre won the Best Breakthrough Performance Award at the same festival.
On Broadway had a theatrical release on March 14, 2008 in Boston at the Somerville Theater, West Newton Cinema, Sharon Cinemas 8 and Dedham Community Theater.
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Categories:- 2007 films
- Independent films
- Films about writers
- Films set in Massachusetts
- 2000s drama films
- American drama films
- Independent film stubs
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