Let's Put On a Show

Let's Put On a Show

2024 · 73 min · Documentary, Music

A documentary-style program it's guided by Stewart Lane, a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the process of bringing a Broadway show from conception to opening night.

Directed by Stewart F. Lane

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