BEST BACKSTAGE MOVIES.

Everyone loves movies & everyone [should] love theatre.

What better union could exist than the marriage of cinema & stage?

Movies based on musicals tend to be hits & rarely disappoint; 

but more intriguing than the direct translation from stage to screen
are the movies that serve to provide insight into the theatrical process, which got me thinking about...

THE TOP 10 BACKSTAGE MOVIES:

1. CRADLE WILL ROCK 

2. Waiting for Guffman 3. A Midwinter’s Tale

4. Rushmore 5. Center Stage

6. Mangus!  7. Stage Beauty 8. Black Swan

9. Phoebe in Wonderland 10. Shakespeare in Love

THE TOP 10 BACKSTAGE MOVIES [categorically]: 

#1: historic & federal theatre  #2/3/4/6: indie-movies meet the stage  

#5/8: indulgent ballerina movies

#7/10: perfect period-pieces  #9: charming kiddie-theatre