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Studio: Arts Alliance America Release Date: 10/21/2008 Run time: 75 minutes
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
At The End of The Rainbow,
This review is from: Life After Tomorrow (DVD)
Life After Tomorrow is a documentary about what happens in life after your dreams come true. The film reunites cast members who played orphans in the Broadway production of Annie. Via interviews with high-profile "annies" like Sarah Jessica Parker, viewers get a glimpse of life inside the dream-nights at Studio 54 when you're ten, life on the road with tutors who got high, stage mothers who had affairs with stage fathers and subsequent abortions, and worst of all, growth spurts which predicated your removal from the show. As one cast member in the film remarks, "the younger ones are coming to take your place and you're 12."
This isn't a US Weekly type of documentary. There are no child star "smash-ups" here-no stories of "annies" robbing liquor marts for drug money because they weren't able to readjust to life after stardom. The tragedy here is subtle and understated. Many of these women admit to being forced off stage and continuing life with the nagging hope in their heart that they would get back to Broadway. Life happens to these actresses-they become financial planners, mothers and annoying stage mothers, but some of them are obviously stuck somewhere else-not in tomorrow, but yesterday-when they were singing and dancing in Annie. Some of them haven't self-actualized which is unpleasant to see in someone who is turning 40. Others have adjusted OK. It's interesting, but it's also a hard-knock life when you peak at 10.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great behind-the-scenes look at an American musical classic!,
By J Fab (Virginia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Life After Tomorrow (DVD)
I saw this film at a festival screening and enjoyed it immensely! The woman who directed it was herself an ANNIE alumna, and she has persuaded many of her fellow former orphans to reflect on their shared experiences. The result is a rare chance for theatre lovers to peek behind the scenes and gain some insight into what it's like to be a youngster on and off the stage of a monster musical hit. I found the revelations fascinating, if not always as wholesome as the show's enduring image. In addition to the women who once played orphans, we hear from principals from the show like lyricist and perennial ANNIE director Martin Charnin and Harve "Daddy Warbucks" Presnell, as well as an extreme ANNIE fan, among others.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It can be a hard knock life,
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This review is from: Life After Tomorrow (DVD)
Saw this on cable in late 2007. Great documentary look at showbiz and its effects on children, rising child stars, and STAGE MOTHERS. There were some interesting stories about off-stage affairs between some of the parents who traveled with the children on tour.
I love showbiz behind-the-scenes peeks, and this one is a winner.
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