Bathtubs Over Broadway

87 min. Documentary/Comedy. PG-13.

Showings

Michigan Theater - Screening Room Fri, Jan 18, 2019 3:15 PM - 4:42 PM
Michigan Theater - Annex Fri, Jan 18, 2019 5:45 PM - 7:12 PM
Michigan Theater - Auditorium Sat, Jan 19, 2019 3:00 PM - 4:27 PM
Michigan Theater - Screening Room Sat, Jan 19, 2019 7:45 PM - 9:12 PM
Michigan Theater - Annex Sun, Jan 20, 2019 2:30 PM - 3:57 PM
Michigan Theater - Auditorium Sun, Jan 20, 2019 6:00 PM - 7:27 PM
Michigan Theater - Annex Mon, Jan 21, 2019 4:15 PM - 5:42 PM
Michigan Theater - Annex Mon, Jan 21, 2019 6:30 PM - 7:57 PM
Michigan Theater - Auditorium Tue, Jan 22, 2019 5:45 PM
Michigan Theater - Annex Tue, Jan 22, 2019 8:00 PM - 9:27 PM
Michigan Theater - Annex Wed, Jan 23, 2019 4:15 PM - 5:42 PM
Michigan Theater - Annex Wed, Jan 23, 2019 6:30 PM - 7:57 PM
Event Info
Category:Featured
Films
Michigan Featured
Michigan Films

Description

When he started as a comedy writer for the "Late Show with David Letterman," Steve Young had few interests outside of his day job. But while gathering material for a segment on the show, Steve stumbled onto a few vintage record albums that would change his life forever. Bizarre cast recordings - marked "internal use only" - revealed full-throated Broadway-style musical shows about some of the most recognizable corporations in America: General Electric, McDonald's, Ford, DuPont, Xerox. Steve didn't know much about musical theater, but these recordings delighted him in a way that nothing ever had. While tracking down rare albums, unseen footage, composers and performers, Steve forms unlikely friendships and discovers that this discarded musical genre starring tractors and bathtubs was bigger than Broadway.