Miracle on 42nd Street

Miracle on 42nd Street
Film poster
Directed byAlice Elliott
Written byJoal Ryan, Steve Ryfle
Produced by
  • Mary Jo Slater
  • Lisa Shreve
  • Alice Elliot
  • Erika Lockridge
  • Joanne Storkan
  • Nancy McLeod Perkins
  • Cindy Cowan
  • Cindy Bond
  • Eric Small
Edited by
  • Arash Ayrom
  • Elena Toccafondi
Release date
  • November 11, 2017 (2017-11-11) (Doc NYC)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States

Miracle on 42nd Street is a 2017 documentary film that delves into the history and impact of the Manhattan Plaza apartment complex in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood in New York City. The documentary is narrated by Chazz Palminteri and features interviews with people involved with the development of the project as well as previous tenants such as Alicia Keys, Terrence Howard, Donald Faison, Larry David, Samuel L. Jackson (who worked at Manhattan Plaza as a doorman), and many others.[1][2] It is directed by Alice Elliott, an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker. Mary Jo Slater, the producer, and Lisa Shreve, the consulting editor, are both previous tenants of the building.[3] The film opened in November 2017 at the Doc NYC film festival.[1]

The film won Best Feature Documentary at the Franklin International Independent Film Festival.[4] The film won the 2020 New York Emmy Award for Best Documentary.[5] The documentary was released on DVD on January 15, 2020.[6]

  1. ^ a b Michael Riedel (2017-11-09). "How a Hell's Kitchen Artists' Haven Transformed the Neighborhood". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  2. ^ "Exclusive Miracle on 42nd Street Clip: I'll Never Live There" by Peter Martin, Screen Anarchy, October 30, 2017
  3. ^ Donelan, Charles (2018-02-01). "Miracle on 42nd Street Shows Grand Social Experiment that Yielded Notable Results". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  4. ^ Bowling, Suzanna (2020-03-22). "Emmy Nominated Miracle on 42nd Street tells the Story of Manhattan Plaza". Times Square Chronicles. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  5. ^ "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York Chapter Announces the Results of the 63rd Annual New York Emmy Awards" (PDF). New York Emmy Awards. April 25, 2020. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  6. ^ "Miracle on 42nd Street". Amazon. Retrieved 2020-05-10.