There are TWO sequels to “Broadway: The Golden Age” now filming! Due first, in theatres in late Summer 2008, is “Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age” followed by “Broadway: The Next Generation” (scroll down for more information on BNG) in 2009.

“BROADWAY: BEYOND THE GOLDEN AGE” tells the stories of the legends that came to New York City and made history in the exciting era of the 50’s, 60’s & 70’s, ending on August 25th, 1980, as director/choreographer Gower Champion dies on the opening night of his Broadway show “42nd Street.” Chapters of the film include lost footage of legendary shows and salutes to George Abbott, Michael Bennett, David Merrick, Stephen Sondheim, as well as show such as “Follies,” “A Chorus Line,” “Chicago,” “Gypsy,”  with chapters with the original cast of Loraine Hansberry’s “Raisin in the Sun,” Black Broadway; The Great Teachers, focusing on the Actors Studio, Neighborhood Playhouse, Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner, Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof.

“Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age” is still filming but already includes Debbie Allen, Kaye Ballard, Kelly Bishop, Candy Brown, Betty Buckley, Jim Burrows, Marge Champion, Wayne Cilento, Glenn Close, Kay Cole, Barbara Cook, Michael Crawford, Jeff Daniels, Ruby Dee, Patty Duke, Nancy Dussault, Tovah Feldshuh, Bonnie Franklin, Peter Gallagher, Joanna Gleason, Alice Ghostley, Arlene Golonka, Dody Goodman, Lou Gossett, Jr., Robert Guillaume, Valerie Harper, Florence Henderson, Cherry Jones, Michael Kidd, Shirley Knight, John Lithgow, Norman Lloyd, Priscilla Lopez, Patti LuPone, Cameron Mackintosh, Hugh Martin, Marshall W. Mason, Donna McKechnie, Armelia McQueen, Liza Minnelli, Melba Moore, Karen Morrow, Julie Newmar, Ken Page, Bernadette Peters, Sian Phillips, Donald Pippin, Tommy Rall, Leroy Reams, Estelle Parsons, Arthur Penn, Robert Redford, Ann Reinking, Debbie Reynolds, Chita Rivera, John Rubinstein, Richard Thomas, Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, Thommie Walsh, Susan Watson, Sammy Williams, Charlayne Woodard and many more still shooting. BBGA also brings back many beloved stars from the original film, “Broadway: The Golden Age.”

“BROADWAY: THE NEXT GENERATION” picks up the story in 1980 as the entire landscape of Broadway and theatre in America begins to change. The film chronicles Broadway in the 80’s - up to the present and also goes beyond traditional Broadway to theatre that is developing in storefronts, apartments and theatres all over the country, bringing the story up to the present. The film already includes Jason Alexander, Debbie Allen, Alec Baldwin, John Barrowman, Bryan Batt, Jim Borstelman, Jason Robert Brown, Glenn Close, Alan Cumming, Loretta Devine, Daisy Eagan, Hunter Foster, Sutton Foster, Joanna Gleason, Jeff Goldblum, Harry Groener, Jonathan Groff, Adam Guettel, Ruthie Henshall, Cady Huffman, Richard Jay-Alexander, Cherry Jones, Simon Jones, Isabel Keating, Michael John LaChiusa, Robert Lopez, Cameron Mackintosh, Jeff Marx, Audra McDonald, Liza Minnelli, Matthew Morrison, Christine Pedi, Amanda Plummer, Noah Racey, Phylicia Rashad, Wanda Richert, Camille Saviola, Liev Schreiber, Marc Shaiman, Douglas Sills, Josh Strickland, Mary Testa, Richard Thomas, Ben Vereen, Wendy Wasserstein, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Scott Wittman, George C. Wolfe, Karen Ziemba and many more now filming. Advance previews and trailers will be available on this site soon.

Both films will have limited art house Theatrical runs in major cities followed by International TV and DVD.

Please feel free to write director Rick McKay at rick@secondactproductions.com with your suggestions for whom to include in these two new films. Your input has made the first film a great success and is much appreciated on the next two!