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Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure(2011)

1h 30min | Kids & Family, Music
3.0/5 (with 250 votes)

After a talent scout spots her performing with her dog Boi at a charity gala, Sharpay Evans sets off for the bright lights of NYC, convinced instant fame and fortune are in the bag. But theatre's a dog-eat-dog world. Fortunately, Sharpay also meets Peyton, a handsome student filmmaker who finds Sharpay nearly as fascinating as she finds herself.

Directed by Michael Lembeck - With Ashley Tisdale, Austin Butler, Cameron Goodman, Bradley Steven Perry, Alec Mapa, Jack Plotnick, ...
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The Broadway Melody(1929)

NR
| 1h 40min | Drama, Romance / Love
2.6/5 (with 53 votes)

The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognises that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.

Directed by Harry Beaumont - With Anita Page, Charles King, Bessie Love, Edward Dillon, Carla Laemmle, Jed Prouty, ...
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Kiss Me Kate(1953)

NR
| 1h 49min | Comedy, Music, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 36 votes)

Fred and Lilli are a divorced pair of actors who are brought together by Cole Porter who has written a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play. A fight on the opening night threatens the production, as well as two thugs who have the mistaken idea that Fred owes their boss money and insist on staying next to him all night.

Directed by George Sidney - With Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, Bob Fosse, ...
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Into the Woods(1991)

2h 33min | Drama, Music
4.0/5 (with 18 votes)

A collection of fairy tale characters head into the woods, and soon learn that fairy tales don't end at "happily ever after." This rendition of Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical was recorded on the stage with its original all-star Broadway cast. Originally broadcast as part of "American Playhouse" on PBS (season ten, episode one).

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Speak Easily(1932)

1h 21min | Comedy
3.0/5 (with 6 votes)

A professor gets mixed up with chorus girls in a Broadway musical.

Directed by Edward Sedgwick - With Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, Thelma Todd, Sidney Toler, Lawrence Grant, Henry Armetta, ...

Company(2011)

NR
| 2h 25min | Comedy, Drama
3.5/5 (with 11 votes)

Company centers on Bobby, a confirmed bachelor, celebrating his 35th birthday with his ten closest friends, who happen to be five couples.

Directed by Lonny Price

Dancing Lady(1933)

NR
| 1h 32min | Comedy, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 13 votes)

Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musical being directed by Patch. Tod thinks he can get what he wants from Janie, Patch thinks Janie is using her charms rather than talent to get to the top, and Janie thinks Patch is the greatest. Steve, the stage manager, has the Three Stooges helping him manage all the show girls. Fred Astaire and Nelson Eddy make appearances as famous Broadway personalities.

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard - With Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Robert Benchley, Nelson Eddy, Fred Astaire, ...
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Footlight Serenade(1942)

1h 20min | Comedy, Music, Romance / Love

Conceited World Champion boxer Tommy Lundy decides to test his popularity in a Broadway show. Tommy always has an eye for the ladies and he starts paying attention to beautiful chorus girl Pat Lambert. Pat's boyfriend Bill Smith isn't impressed with Tommy even though Tommy gets him a boxing part in the show. When Tommy finds out that Pat and Bill were secretly together the night before the show opens, he angrily plans to turn the boxing scene with Bill into a real bout.

Directed by Gregory Ratoff - With John Payne, Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Jane Wyman, Frank Orth, Irving Bacon, ...

Alice in Wonderland(1983)

1h 30min | Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

From the elaborate Broadway revival of the 1932 Eva Le Gallienne/Florida Friebus production comes a whimsical retelling of the Lewis Carroll classic.

Directed by Kirk Browning - With Kate Burton, Richard Burton, Geoffrey Holder, Eve Arden, Nathan Lane

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf(1982)

NR
| 1h 18min | Drama, Romance / Love
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

The powerful tales of seven diverse African-American women are woven together in this 1982 performance of Ntozake Shange's Obie Award-winning landmark play. A breakthrough portrayal of black women's experiences in America, the story combines music, poetry and dance to celebrate their unique culture while painting a poignant portrait of their terrible struggles.

Barefoot In the Park(1982)

PG-13
| 2h 7min | Comedy, Romance / Love
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

HBO Standing Room Only presentation of the 1981 stage revival. From the Neil Simon Book. New Yorkers Paul Bratter and Corie Bratter née Banks have just gotten married. He is a stuffed shirt just starting his career as a lawyer. She is an independently minded free spirit who prides herself on doing the illogical purely out of a sense of adventure.

Liza Minnelli: Liza's at The Palace(2009)

2h | Music
2.8/5 (with 2 votes)

The full 2-hour performance of Liza's 2009 concert is available only as a part of this special collector's edition. This exciting midnight performance was recorded at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on October 1, 2009. Act One features favorite songs by Ms. Minnelli. Liza adds a new personal musical introduction to the fond remembrance of famous vaudevillians. Act Two is a very special tribute to Liza's godmother, Kay Thompson, a groundbreaking singer-dancer, songwriter, and vocal arranger/coach at the MGM Studios in the 1940s. This documentary captures Liza Minelli's award-winning 2009 Broadway concert that featured renditions of favorites from throughout her career. The setlist includes "Cabaret," "Liza," and "New York, New York.".