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51. The Jewish Americans (2008)
360 min | Documentary
Acclaimed filmmaker David Grubin traces 350 years of Jewish American history, from the arrival of the first Jews in 1654 up to the present day. THE JEWISH AMERICANS tells the story of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Carl Reiner, Sid Caesar, Tony Kushner
Votes: 105
52. The 72nd Annual Tony Awards (2018 TV Special)
Music, Reality-TV
Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban host Broadways biggest night, honoring the best shows of the 2017-18 season.
Director: Glenn Weiss | Stars: Denzel Washington, Ariana DeBose, Matt Bomer, Robert De Niro
Votes: 86
53. The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994 TV Special)
Family
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Amy Irving, Anthony Hopkins, George Abbott, Jane Adams
Votes: 68
54. Hot White Heist (2021 Podcast Series)
Action, Comedy
Hot White Heist follows a crew of misfits from across the LGBTQ spectrum as they attempt the stickiest heist in history: stealing a hidden supply of sperm samples from the US government.
Stars: Bowen Yang, Cynthia Nixon, Shannon Woodward, Michaela Jaé (MJ) Rodriguez
Votes: 66
55. Munich: The On-Set Experience (2006 Video)
14 min | Short
Stars: Jonathan Avigdori, Eric Bana, Rick Carter, Daniel Craig
Votes: 66
56. Velshi (2020– )
Not Rated | 60 min | Talk-Show
MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi brings his sharp analysis and point-of-view to weekend mornings.
Stars: Ali Velshi, Jennifer Rubin, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Joyce Vance
Votes: 60
57.
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Mike Nichols
(2010)
90 min | Documentary
Director: Louis J. Horvitz | Stars: Amy Adams, Carole Bayer Sager, Warren Beatty, Annette Bening
Votes: 60
58.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
New York: Part III - Sunshine and Shadow
(1999)
TV-PG | 111 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Episode three turns the spotlight on greed and wealth.
Director: Lisa Ades | Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Ruth J. Abram, Philip Bosco, Robert A. Caro
Votes: 59
59. The Pulitzer at 100 (2016)
TV-14 | 91 min | Documentary
The history of the Pulitzer Prize the most prestigious award in journalism is explored in this informative and entertaining documentary.
Director: Kirk Simon | Stars: John Adams, Ayad Akhtar, Jim Amoss, Martin Baron
Votes: 56
60. 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (2013 TV Special)
120 min
Director: Michael Dempsey | Stars: Amy Adams, Ben Affleck, Judd Apatow, Stefan Arndt
Votes: 55
61.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
New York: Part V - Cosmopolis
(1999)
TV-PG | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Episode five tells the African-American experience and the birth of the new media industries.
Director: Lisa Ades | Stars: David Ogden Stiers, Ruth Abram, Joan Allen, Thomas Bender
Votes: 55
62.
20/20 (1978– )
Episode:
Something's Coming: West Side Story
(2021)
Unrated | 40 min | Documentary, News
A step inside the new "West Side Story", from director Steven Spielberg, featuring interviews with the cast and crew, and discussions with Puerto Ricans on the role this story has had on their lives.
Stars: David Muir, Amy Robach, David Alvarez, Leonard Bernstein
Votes: 55
63. Munich: Memories of the Event (2006 Video)
9 min | Short
Stars: David A. Hamade, Kathleen Kennedy, Tony Kushner, Geoffrey Rush
Votes: 51
64. AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Documentary
The Award is the highest honor for a career in film and celebrates an individual whose career has greatly contributed to the enrichment of American culture.
Stars: Carole Bayer Sager, George Stevens Jr., Jack Nicholson, Gregory Peck
Votes: 50
65. Munich: The Experience (2006 Video)
27 min | Documentary, Short
This making-of documentary for the film Munich (2005) is a shortened version of what appears on the second disc of the out-of-print Collector's Edition DVD. Bundled together with the 1-disc... See full summary »
Stars: Eric Bana, Rick Carter, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds
Votes: 49
66. Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
TV-G | 60 min | News, Talk-Show
Continuing his long-running conversation with the American public, Bill Moyers returned to television in January 2012 with Moyers & Company, a weekly series of smart talk and new ideas ... See full summary »
Stars: Bill Moyers, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, John Nichols, Gretchen Morgenson
Votes: 48
67. The 47th Annual Tony Awards (1993 TV Special)
Family
Director: Walter C. Miller | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Jane Alexander, John Arnone, Bea Arthur
Votes: 47
68. Working in the Theatre (1976– )
60 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
Bringing together performers, directors, playwrights, designers, choreographers, producers and behind-the-scenes personnel from the American and international theatre, the program offers a ... See full summary »
Stars: Jean Dalrymple, George White, Brendan Gill, Ted Chapin
Votes: 46
69.
New York: A Documentary Film (1999– )
Episode:
Sunshine and Shadow (1865-1898)
(1999)
TV-PG | 110 min | Documentary, History
This period in New York's history covers many local characters and the corruption but also the building of the Brooklyn bridge and the erection of the Statue of Liberty.
Director: Ric Burns | Stars: Ruth J. Abram, Philip Bosco, Robert A. Caro, Caleb Carr
Votes: 37
70. The Stories of West Side Story the Steven Spielberg Film (2022 Video)
97 min | Documentary
Rejoice in the astonishing all-new footage of Spielberg at work in documentary filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau's revealing The Stories of West Side Story.
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Ansel Elgort, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Rita Moreno, Stephen Sondheim
Votes: 35
71. The Journey to Lincoln (2013 Video)
9 min | Documentary, Short
The cast and crew of Lincoln (2012) discuss how and why the film was conceived, with emphasis on the choice to narrow its focus to the passage of the 13th Amendment in the U.S. House of Representatives in early 1865.
Stars: Rick Carter, Daniel Day-Lewis, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Tommy Lee Jones
Votes: 35
72.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012– )
Episode:
Decoding Our Past Through DNA
(2014)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Deval Patrick, the first African American Governor of Massachusetts, and actress Jessica Alba learn incredible new facts about their rich heritage. Dr. Gates and some of his previous guests also unlock the secrets of their own DNA.
Director: Jesse Sweet | Stars: Jessica Alba, Angela Bassett, Tom Colicchio, Anderson Cooper
Votes: 35
73. Angels in America: The Opera (2004 TV Movie)
140 min | Drama
Director: François Roussillon | Stars: Daniel Belcher, Topi Lehtipuu, Barbara Hendricks, Julia Migenes
Votes: 34
74.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
In the Wings: Angels in America on Broadway
(1993)
56 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Includes production meetings, rehearsals and performances, as well as interviews with New York cast members prior to last month's Broadway opening of "Millennium Approaches," the first half of the play.
Director: Tom Bywaters | Stars: Kathleen Chalfant, Roy M. Cohn, David Marshall Grant, Marcia Gay Harden
Votes: 32
75. Poetry in America with Elisa New (2018– )
TV-PG | 24 min
Scholar and host Elisa New travels the country, joining up with distinguished poets, celebrities, and everyday Americans to create a fully immersive experience in hearing, reading, and interpreting American poems.
Stars: Elisa New, Nas, Donna Lynne Champlin, Tony Kushner
Votes: 30
76. The Great Work Begins. Scenes from Angels in America (2020 TV Movie)
51 min | Drama
A benefit reading of scenes from Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning epic "Angels in America".
Director: Ellie Heyman | Stars: Glenn Close, Paul Dano, Linda Emond, Whoopi Goldberg
Votes: 28
77. Operation Lysistrata (2006)
85 min | Documentary
In January 2003, two women in New York City, Kathryn Blume and Sharron Bower, thought to organize readings of the ancient Greek play by Aristophanes, Lysistrata, as a protest against the ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Patrick Kelly | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Cheryl Black, Kathryn Blume, Sharron Bower
Votes: 26
78. Looking for Lincoln (2009 TV Movie)
Documentary, Biography
Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s quest to piece together Lincoln's complex life takes him from Illinois to Gettysburg to Washington, D.C. and face-to-face with people who live with Lincoln... See full summary »
Directors: John Maggio, Muriel Soenens | Stars: Lerone Bennett, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Votes: 26
79. Stagestruck: Gay Theatre in the 20th Century (1999– )
140 min | Documentary
Chronicles of gay men and the theatre in the 20th century. From Oscar Wilde and Noel Coward through Terrence Rattigan and Tennesee Williams and on to Edward Albee, Joe Orton, Tony Kushner, and Larry Kramer.
Stars: Penny Downie, Todd Boyce, Michael Elwyn, Frank Lazarus
Votes: 23
80.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012– )
Episode:
Our People, Our Traditions
(2014)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Playwright Tony Kushner, songwriter Carole King and lawyer Alan Dershowitz share not only a Jewish heritage but also a history of perseverance in the face of withering opposition, and as it turns out, so did their ancestors.
Director: Phil Bertelsen | Stars: Alan Dershowitz, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Carole King, Tony Kushner
Votes: 23
81. Overheard (2010– )
Talk-Show
In-depth interviews with today's most fascinating public figures. Join us for smart conversations with the country's most interesting people, always with an eye toward the news and always with a sense of humor.
Stars: Evan A. Smith, Richard Linklater, Carolyn Krawczyk, Lawrence Wright
Votes: 20
82.
The Colbert Report (2005–2014)
Episode:
Tony Kushner
(2012)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner talks about writing the screenplay for the upcoming film "Lincoln."
Stars: Stephen Colbert, Christopher Steiner, Tony Kushner, Christopher Steiner
Votes: 20
83. West Side Story: A New Generation (2022 TV Special)
29 min | Documentary
Join director Steven Spielberg for an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at his reimagining of the enduring classic "West Side Story" in this television documentary special.
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: David Alvarez, Ariana DeBose, Ansel Elgort, Mike Faist
Votes: 19
84. West Wing Week (2010–2017)
Stars: Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Josh Earnest, Michelle Obama
Votes: 17
85. The Troupe (2004)
Documentary
This documentary traces the production of performances of the highly refined and virtuosic traditional Iranian theatre form, ta'ziyeh at the Lincoln Center Festival in New York City in 2002.
Director: Rabeah Ghaffari | Stars: Laura Aswad, William Beeman, Mohammad Ghaffari, Tony Kushner
Votes: 17
86. In Search of Angels (1994)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Ken Short | Stars: Harold Bloom, Sophy Burnham, Jill D'Agnenica, Mordecai Finley
Votes: 12
87.
The Jewish Americans (2008)
Episode:
They Came to Stay/A World of Their Own
(2008)
Documentary
Director: David Grubin | Stars: Joseph L. Andrews, Ron Arons, Saul Berman, Aaron Bisman
Votes: 6
88. Hot White Heist 2 (2024 Podcast Series)
158 min | Action, Comedy
Hot on the heels of Hot White Heist's critically acclaimed first season, Judy Fink and his team of amateur heist experts are back-and they're in bigger trouble than ever.
Stars: Bowen Yang, Jane Lynch, Cynthia Nixon, Ian McKellen
89. He Wanted the Moon
Drama | Announced
A doctor is determined to continue his medical research into manic depression during the 1920s and '30s despite his suffering from the condition himself. Based on the life of by Dr. Perry Baird.
Star: Brad Pitt
90. The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara
Drama, History | Pre-production
The treatment of a young Jewish boy, forcibly raised as a Christian in 19th century Italy, creates a furor which pits the Papacy itself against forces of democracy and Italian unification.
91. Angels in America (2021 TV Movie)
145 min | Drama
Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Dominique Blanc, Clément Hervieu-Léger, Jérémy Lopez, Florence Viala
92. Untitled Barbara Jordan Biopic
Biography, Drama | Announced
The life story of American civil rights leader-turned-congresswoman, Barbara Jordan.
Star: Viola Davis
94. Spotlight on Broadway (2013– )
History
Spotlight on Broadway is a multimedia project of the City of New York's Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment to celebrate the unique, indelible legacy of Broadway and its forty theaters.... See full summary »
Stars: Eric Bogosian, Audra McDonald, Andrew Dolkart, Jeffrey Eric Jenkins
95. The Legacy Project (2011–2016)
Documentary
The Legacy Project serves to heighten awareness of writing and composing for the stage. They provide a unique window into the thinking of America's most prominent and promising playwrights, composers, lyricists and librettists.
Stars: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Sondheim, Annie Baker, Edward Albee
96. Marian (III) (2017)
28 min | Documentary, Short
when marian stops speaking she relies on her students, colleagues and only daughter to speak for her.
Director: R.E. Rodgers | Stars: Edward Albee, Katharine Andres, Charlotte Booker, Donald Corren
97. Brundibar (2019 Video)
68 min | Musical
Brundibar is a children's opera written and composed in Czechoslovakia in 1938 and performed by child prisoners in the Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II. This video ... See full summary »
Directors: Debra Zarne, Elyse Edelman
98. Honoring Eric Bentley: A Centennial Tribute Concert (2023)
Music
Eric Bentley is one of the most respected theater critics, playwrights, editors and translators of our time. For his 100th birthday, a galaxy of stars honored Bentley at Broadway's ... See full summary »
Director: Warren Elgort | Stars: Roger Copeland, Elliot Forrest, Louise Kerz, Tony Kushner
99. Lincoln Speaks (2015)
17 min | Documentary, Short
This exhibition focuses on Abraham Lincoln's mastery of language and how his words changed the course of history. Today, nearly 150 years after the end of the Civil War, he remains an ... See full summary »
Director: Declan Kiely | Stars: Harold Holzer, Tony Kushner, Earl Lewis, Edna Greene Medford
100. The Stages of Edward Albee (2012)
93 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Stages of Edward Albee examines the life and work of a writer who many consider the leading playwright of our times. In this very personal account of Albee James Dowell paints his ... See full summary »
Directors: John Kolomvakis James Dowell, John Kolomvakis | Stars: Edward Albee, John Guare, Rosemary Harris, Bill Irwin