On Broadway (film)

On Broadway
Promotional poster for On Broadway
Directed by	Dave McLaughlin
Produced by	Charlie Harrington Donna Bertolon Lance Greene Kris Meyer
Written by	Dave McLaughlin (story & screenplay)
Starring	Joey McIntyre Eliza Dushku Sean Lawlor Amy Poehler Mike O'Malley
Cinematography	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.

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.

References

1. ^ Bostonist: On Broadway At the Independent Film Festival of Boston

External links

• Official website
• On Broadway at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with Dave MacLaughlin and Lance Greene
• Digital download at amazon.com
• Digital download at iTunes