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Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway
Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway

Whoopi Goldberg: Back to Broadway

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Comedy

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Twenty years before this video was produced, comedian Whoopi Goldberg took Broadway by storm in a one-woman show that established her as one of the wittiest, finest performers of her generation. The groundbreaking comic returns to the Great White Way in this HBO special that has her revisiting some of her earlier characters, such as the belly-aching druggie Fontaine, as well as new avatars such as Lurleen, a Southern belle facing menopause.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

4.667/10

Release Date

09 April 2005

Country

United States of America

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Herself / Fontaine / Lurleen / Crippled Lady

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