Movies and TvShows featuring "stage-production" theme.
It tells the story of Edward. After undergoing a facial reconstructive surgery, he becomes fixated on an actor in a stage production based on his former life.
Since premiering in 1976, the landmark series has sought to democratize the world of the performing arts by making Lincoln Center's historic concerts and events available for public broadcast across the country. And it continues to push the boundaries, both technical and creative, of what is possible in the realm of stage performance capture.
Starlight is a play loved throughout the world. Karen and Hikari make a promise with each other when they're young that one day they'll stand on that stage together. Time passes, and now the girls are 16 years old. Karen is very enthusiastic about the lessons she takes every day, holding her promise close to her heart. Hikari has transferred schools and is now away from Karen. But the cogs of fate turn, and the two are destined to meet again. The girls and other Stage Girls will compete in a mysterious audition process to gain acceptance into the revue.
In the midst of the Great Depression, a group of talented chorus girls in New York City face challenges and adventures while trying to make it in show business. With hidden identities, mistaken identities, and a touch of romance, they navigate through tough times and find a way to rise above adversity.
Def Poetry, also known as Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry or Def Poetry Jam, which was co-founded by Bruce George, Danny Simmons and Deborah Pointer, is an HBO television series produced by hip-hop music entrepreneur Russell Simmons. The series presents performances by established spoken word poets, as well as up-and-coming ones. Well-known actors and musicians will often surprise the audience by showing up to recite their own original poems. The show is hosted by Mos Def. Def Poetry is a spin-off of Def Comedy Jam. As he did on Def Comedy, Simmons appears at the end of every episode to thank the audience.
Victor/Victoria is a comedic tale of a struggling singer who finds success by pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman, all set against the backdrop of 1920s Paris. With the help of a flamboyant entertainer and a gangster mobster, she navigates the world of nightclub performances, gender disguise, and romantic entanglements.
The Marc Pease Experience is a comedy-drama film about Marc Pease, a high school music teacher who is still fixated on his past glory days as a member of a singing group. As Marc prepares for a musical production, he must confront his stage fright and overcome various obstacles. Along the way, he navigates his relationships with his best friend, students, and mentors, all while trying to fulfill his bigger dreams. The film explores themes of pretentiousness, jealousy, and the pursuit of music. Will Marc be able to find his true voice and regain his confidence on stage?
A televised pantomime of Cinderella featuring various celebrities.
In 1993, a tragedy occurred during a high school play, resulting in the accidental hanging of a student. Twenty years later, the school decides to perform the same play again as a tribute, but supernatural forces turn it into a horrifying ordeal for the students involved. As they are stalked and killed one by one, secrets and dark pasts are revealed, leading to a night of terror.
Drei reizende Schwestern is a German television series.
In 19th-century Paris, a detective is tasked with solving a series of gruesome murders. As he delves deeper into the investigation, he uncovers dark secrets and confronts his own haunted past. With the help of an unexpected ally, he must catch the killer before more lives are lost.
Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill are back and reviving their much loved characters Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade for the first time in years! They've not been seen on the small screen since a Hogmanay special in January 2008, but this year sees a full reunion of the original television cast as Jack and Victor are reunited alongside other Still Game favourites Winston, Isa, Tam, Navid, and Bobby.
A young girl is striving for stardom. In order to get a lead role in a new production, she agrees to stand-in for a famous star whose rich patron died in her arms one night. The real-life drama gradually comes to mirror the story of the play being performed by her.
Bathtubs Over Broadway is a comedy documentary that follows a theater director named Steve Young as he discovers a hidden world of music. While researching for his job as a writer for The Late Show with David Letterman, Young stumbles upon the strange and quirky world of industrial musicals. These are large-scale musical productions that were created by corporations in the 1950s and 1960s to promote their products to employees. Young becomes fascinated with this obscure part of music history and sets out on a journey to explore the forgotten songs and the people behind them.
Produced in 1978, The Neon Woman is an “outrageous murder mystery” set in a run-down Baltimore burlesque house managed by a retired stripper, Flash Storm, the hottest stripper that ever lived who has gone legit, opened her own strip joint, and is trying to cope with whatever comes along. There's Kitty Larue, the stripper with an identity problem. There's the horny bible thumping senator who wants to pray with Divine but really wants something less spiritual. Finally, Divine's young virgin daughter returns from boarding school and within minutes is turned into an alcoholic, heroin addicted stripper who has been betrothed to the black janitor. There's more but as the cliché goes, it has to be seen to be believed! By the time of it's VHS release, the 12 year old live footage was already a bit raw and gritty, but still gives more than a fair idea as to why Divine was so loved as a performer. The production ran for eighty-four performances at the Hurrah Discotheque, New York.
Adaptation of the award-winning stage musical. The story takes place entirely in a bedroom dominated by a couple's four poster bed, taking them through fifty years of marriage, through happiness and sorrow, through good times and bad, through childbirth, parenthood, and the eventual sadness from the absence of their children. In the end, they face the future together, while remembering their past.
Composer and musician Neil Brand presents a series on musical theatre evolution over the last century.