ABOUT THE FILMMAKER

Dori Berinstein - Director "ShowBusiness" Dori Berinstein is a three-time Tony-winning Broadway producer with an extensive film and television producing and directing background.

"ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway," marks Dori Berinstein’s debut as a feature film director.  Berinstein's 11th Broadway show, "Legally Blonde: The Musical,"  premiered April 29,  2007.   Her previous theatrical productions include: "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (Tony Award), "Fool Moon" (Tony Award), "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" (Tony Award), "The Crucible" and "Flower Drum Song."

Dori is the co-founder of Camp Broadway, a nationwide, immersive theatre program aimed at giving kids a life-long love for the arts.

Dori produced, directed and/or supervised over 40 film, f/x and video productions including "Dirty Dancing" (Film and TV Series,) Isaac Mizrahi's "Unzipped" (Award-winning documentary), Jim Henson's "MuppetVision 3-D" (Disney Theme Park), Alan Cumming's "Eavesdropping" (TV), and  "The Isaac Mizrahi Show" (TV). She served as an executive at Walt Disney Imagineering, Paramount and Sony Pictures.   She also exec-produced websites for President Clinton and Oprah Winfrey.

Dori is currently in production on her third documentary feature, chronicling the New Jersey Nets Senior Cheer Squad. Her second documentary feature, "Some Assembly Required," produced in partnership with NASA astronaut Dr. Sally Ride, follows kids competing in a national toy invention competition.
-Photo by Anita and Steve Shevett-