DENVER, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
Broadway is back, and movie theaters are helping spread the word.
Fathom Events, the leader in event cinema and one of the top
distributors of content to movie theaters, nationwide, and Vertical
are partnering to bring audiences BROADWAY RISING, a feature
documentary chronicling the complex road to reopening Broadway
post-pandemic.
View Trailer HERE.
Fathom's special screening includes an introduction from the
director, Amy Rice (HBO's By the
People: The Election of Barack
Obama, The Newsroom) and behind-the-scenes footage
hosted by Tyler-Ferguson.
Tickets are on sale now through Fathom Events or participating
theater box offices. For a complete list of theater locations,
visit www.fathomevents.com (participating theaters are subject to
change).
During the 2018-2019 season, New York
City's live-theater industry – popularly known simply as
"Broadway" -- contributed nearly $15
billion to the city's economy and supported nearly 97,000
jobs according to Broadway League. BROADWAY RISING tells the story
of the harrowing impact of the COVID-19 shutdown on the Broadway
community and its subsequent journey back to the stage. The
documentary highlights the lives of hundreds of players, on-stage
and behind the scenes, as they breathe life back into the theatre
industry. BROADWAY RISING shines the spotlight on everyone playing
a "role" -- from costume makers to ushers, producers to performers,
restaurant owners to florists -- as they all worked toward the
triumphant and much-anticipated post-lockdown opening night on
September 14, 2021.
Vertical's SVP of Acquisitions Tony Piantedosi stated,
"Herculean challenges are not new to Broadway. But when full-time
employees whose livelihoods depend upon Broadway found themselves
suddenly and completely unemployed – it was a steep hill to climb
back to opening night. This is their story, from early quiet
moments of anxiety and self-reflection to the determination that
'the show must go on,' to the storied September 2021 opening night."
BROADWAY RISING is produced by Tony Award®-winners Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita under their A KID NAMED BECKETT
Productions, Sam Bisbee of Park
Pictures, Christopher Cowen of
STATION 10, and Amy Rice, in
association with World of Ha and XTR.
About Fathom Events
Fathom is a recognized leader in the entertainment industry as
one of the top distributors of content to movie theaters in
North America. Owned by AMC
Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC); Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:
CNK); and Regal, a subsidiary of the Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L),
Fathom operates the largest cinema distribution network, delivering
a wide variety of programming and experiences to cinema audiences
in all of the top U.S. markets and to more than 45 countries. For
more information, visit www.FathomEvents.com.
About Vertical
Founded in 2012, Vertical has become a leading global
independent distributor releasing films across all mediums.
Vertical's unique combination of full-service marketing and highly
effective sales services provides collaborative solutions for
filmmakers, as the company leverages creative and platform
relationships to maximize revenue streams from all content
providers.
Current and upcoming Vertical releases include Michael Jacobs' Maybe I Do starring Diane Keaton, Susan
Sarandon, Richard Gere,
William H. Macy, Emma Roberts and Luke
Bracey; Oscar-nominated writer-director Damián Szifron's
Misanthrope starring Shailene
Woodley, Ben Mendelsohn, and
Jovan Adepo; K. Asher Levin's Good
Side of a Bad Man starring Emile
Hirsch, Thomas Jane,
Harvey Keitel, and Ashley Benson; Darren Le
Gallo's Sam & Kate starring Dustin Hoffman and Sissy
Spacek; Hans Canosa's The
Storied Life of A.J. Fikry based on Gabrielle Zevin's New York
Times bestselling novel; 2022 Sundance pic Emily the
Criminal by director John Patton
Ford starring Aubrey Plaza
who is nominated for a 2022 Gotham Award for Outstanding Lead
Performance; 2022 SXSW thriller Gone in the Night directed by
Eli Horowitz and starring
Winona Ryder and John Gallagher Jr.; Krystin Ver Linden's Alice which premiered at
Sundance 2022 and stars
Keke Palmer, Common, Gaius Charles
and Jonny Lee Miller; John Michael McDonagh's The Forgiven starring
Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, and Matt Smith which premiered at Tribeca 2022; and
Rodrigo García's Four Good Days starring Glenn Close and Mila
Kunis and featuring Diane
Warren's Academy Award® nominated original song "Somehow You
Do."
Vertical's past successes include Reinaldo Marcus Green's Joe Bell starring Mark
Wahlberg, Reid Miller and
Connie Britton; Channing Godfrey Peoples' Miss Juneteenth,
starring Nicole Beharie in her Best
Actress Gotham Independent Film Award-winning performance and four
Independent Spirit Award nominations including Best Female Lead and
Best First Feature, and NAACP Image Award nomination for
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture; Eytan Rockaway's Lansky starring Harvey Keitel and Sam
Worthington; the Toronto
Film Festival Midnight Madness breakout Shadow in the Cloud,
directed by Roseanne Liang and
starring Chloe Grace Moretz; Robin's
Wish, the revelatory account of iconic comedian Robin Williams' final days, directed by
Tylor Norwood; Tate Taylor's Ava with John Malkovich, Geena
Davis, Joan Chen,
Colin Farrell and Jessica Chastain; and John Pollono's directorial debut Small Engine
Repair starring Jon Bernthal,
Shea Whigham, Jordana Spiro and Ciara
Bravo. Chris Kelly's Other
People, with Molly Shannon in her
Independent Spirit Award-winning performance is also among
Vertical's slate; and Babak Anvari's
BAFTA and British Independent Film Award-winning thriller Under the
Shadow.
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