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1. Wyatt Earp (1994)
PG-13 | 191 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, a man becomes a myth in this thrilling journey of romance, adventure, and desperate heroic action.
Director: Lawrence Kasdan | Stars: Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, David Andrews
Votes: 54,956 | Gross: $25.05M
2. Smash (2012–2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Musical
More drama occurs behind the scenes than on stage, as the team prepares an ambitious Broadway musical on the life of Marilyn Monroe.
Stars: Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Katharine McPhee, Christian Borle
Votes: 18,068
3. The Producers (1967)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Music
A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Dick Shawn, Kenneth Mars
Votes: 59,837 | Gross: $0.11M
4. Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Follows the counselors and campers on their first day at Camp Firewood in the summer of 1981.
Stars: Marguerite Moreau, Zak Orth, Paul Rudd, Michael Showalter
Votes: 25,206
5. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
R | 84 min | Comedy
An aspiring director and the marginally talented amateur cast of a hokey small-town Missouri musical production go overboard when they learn that someone from Broadway will be in attendance.
Director: Christopher Guest | Stars: Christopher Guest, Fred Willard, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey
Votes: 30,762 | Gross: $2.92M
6. Igor (2008)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Animated fable about a cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant who aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science community.
Director: Tony Leondis | Stars: John Cusack, Molly Shannon, Steve Buscemi, Myleene Klass
Votes: 24,332 | Gross: $19.53M
7. Ballet Shoes (2007 TV Movie)
PG | 85 min | Drama, Family, Musical
In 1930s London, three orphan girls are adopted by their great uncle, who is an eccentric paleontologist, and his niece.
Director: Sandra Goldbacher | Stars: Emma Watson, Yasmin Paige, Lucy Boynton, Emilia Fox
Votes: 9,175
8. Camp (2003)
PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Musical, Drama
After a series of Broadway flops, songwriter Bert Hanley (Dixon) goes to work at a musical camp for young performers. Inspired by the kids, he finds an opportunity to regain success by staging an altogether new production.
Director: Todd Graff | Stars: Don Dixon, Daniel Letterle, Joanna Chilcoat, Robin de Jesus
Votes: 6,168 | Gross: $1.63M
9. The Country Girl (1954)
Unrated | 104 min | Drama, Music
A director hires an alcoholic has-been and strikes up a stormy relationship with the actor's wife, who he believes is the cause of all the man's problems.
Director: George Seaton | Stars: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden, Anthony Ross
Votes: 6,672
10. Connie and Carla (2004)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
A mob mix-up in Chicago sends two chanteuses screaming for L.A., where they score a perfect gig: posing as drag queens on the dinner theater/cabaret circuit. Things get extra-weird when a guy falls for one of the girls.
Director: Michael Lembeck | Stars: Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny, Stephen Spinella
Votes: 8,646 | Gross: $8.05M
11. Hamlet 2 (2008)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Music
In this irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Director: Andrew Fleming | Stars: Steve Coogan, Elisabeth Shue, Catherine Keener, J.J. Soria
Votes: 17,358 | Gross: $4.88M
12. The Secret of an Old Attic (1984)
101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
During a summer holiday, two boys discover an anti-gravity cannon in an old attic.
Director: Vladimir Tadej | Stars: Mario Mirkovic, Jirí Guryca, Nina Petrovic, Rene Bitorajac
Votes: 326
13. The Big Gay Musical (2009)
Unrated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Two gay men in an Off-Broadway musical realize life is easier once you accept who you are.
Directors: Casper Andreas, Fred M. Caruso | Stars: Lena Hall, Daniel Robinson, Joey Dudding, Jeff Metzler
Votes: 1,802 | Gross: $0.02M
14. Six by Sondheim (2013 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, History
An intimate and candid look at the life and art of the legendary composer-lyricist.
Directors: James Lapine, Autumn de Wilde, Todd Haynes | Stars: Barbara Barrie, Jack Bashkow, Judy Bennett, Charles Braswell
Votes: 1,095
15. The Captains (2011)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Biography, Sci-Fi
The Captains is a feature length documentary film written and directed by William Shatner. The film follows Shatner as he interviews the other actors who have portrayed Starship captains within the illustrious science-fiction franchise.
Director: William Shatner | Stars: William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew
Votes: 3,075
16. La course à l'échalote (1975)
95 min | Comedy
An awkward banker tracks down cabaret performers, who stole the ownership title of their nightclub.
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin, Michel Aumont, Marc Doelnitz
Votes: 1,147
17. A Walk Worthwhile (2009)
85 min | Musical
The young couple Uli and Vanilla want to split up, but lust and money get in their way.
Directors: Milos Forman, Petr Forman | Stars: Petr Stach, Dagmar Zázvurková, Petr Písa, Jirí Suchý
Votes: 132
18. Tru Loved (2008)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tru moves to a conservative suburb where her friendship with the closeted football player is jeopardized when she starts their school's first Gay-Straight Alliance.
Director: Stewart Wade | Stars: Najarra Townsend, J.J. Soria, Howard Booth, Jay Costelo
Votes: 948 | Gross: $0.01M
19. A Year Ago in Winter (2008)
129 min | Drama
A renowned artist must uncover a young dancer's secrets in order to truly capture her likeness for a commissioned work.
Director: Caroline Link | Stars: Karoline Herfurth, Josef Bierbichler, Corinna Harfouch, Hanns Zischler
Votes: 1,648
20. Bad Girls: The Musical (2009 Video)
120 min | Musical
Bad Girls The Musical is an original British musical based on characters from the award winning and hugely popular television drama Bad Girls. Set in the fictional HMP Larkhall, it's the ... See full summary »
Directors: Maggie Norris, Robin Lough | Stars: Emily Aston, Phil Barley, Camilla Beeput, David Burt
Votes: 16
21. The 59th Annual Tony Awards (2005 TV Special)
Music
Tony Award is the popular name of award, annually awarded for achievements in area of the American theatre, including a musical theatre. Complete official name of award - "Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre".
Director: Glenn Weiss | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Christopher Akerlind, Edward Albee, Alan Alda
Votes: 175
22. Pittsburgh (2006)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy
Jeff Goldblum put his Hollywood actor life on hold to star alongside his new girlfriend in a Pittsburgh regional theater production of The Music Man. Co-directors Bradley and LaBrache tread... See full summary »
Directors: Chris Bradley, Kyle LaBrache | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley Jr., Illeana Douglas, Moby
Votes: 521
23. Three Seats for the 26th (1988)
106 min | Biography, Drama, Musical
A pseudo-documentary on the life of Yves Montand, who plays himself, in this tribute to his long career. During a musical tour, Montand returns to Marseille and revisits the many highlights... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Demy | Stars: Yves Montand, Mathilda May, Patrick Fierry, Françoise Fabian
Votes: 456
24. Jinkx Monsoon: Drag Becomes Him (2015)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, Biography
Drag Becomes Him provides an intimate glimpse inside the life of internationally acclaimed drag performer Jinkx Monsoon.
Director: Alex Berry | Stars: Jinkx Monsoon, Benjimen Blair, Zan Gibbs, Deanne Hoffer
Votes: 725
25. The Making of 'West Side Story' (1985 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary which shows, in great detail, the making of the 1985 Bernstein-conducted recording of the entire score of "West Side Story", featuring operatic stars.
Director: Christopher Swann | Stars: Leonard Bernstein, Kiri Te Kanawa, José Carreras, Tatiana Troyanos
Votes: 202
26. Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway (2017)
TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary
The remarkable story of how a group of inspired mavericks made an unlikely marriage of hip-hop and history the biggest musical show in America...and are getting ready to conquer the world.
Director: Elio Espana | Stars: Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jesse Green, Chris Jackson
Votes: 311
27. Elaine Stritch at Liberty (2002 TV Special)
Not Rated | 140 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
Elaine Stritch's one-woman show which won her a 2002 Tony. Filmed at the Old Vic Theatre in London, she traces her roots from The New School to Broadway star.
Directors: Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus, Rick McKay, D.A. Pennebaker, Andy Picheta | Stars: Elaine Stritch, Rick Borutta, Rob Bowman, John Lahr
Votes: 319
28. The Nomi Song (2004)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Having failed to break into professional opera in his native Germany (where, as an usher in West Berlin's Deutsche Oper, he would serenade the staff after the real performances were over) ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Horn | Stars: Klaus Nomi, Ann Magnuson, David Bowie, Gabriele Lafari
Votes: 1,122 | Gross: $0.07M
29. Baryshnikov on Broadway (1980 TV Special)
60 min | Documentary, Music, Musical
The star and his guests perform numbers from over a dozen renowned Broadway musicals, including: Oklahoma!, Fiddler on the Roof, Can-Can, The King and I, Cabaret, Where's Charley, Hello ... See full summary »
Director: Dwight Hemion | Stars: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Obba Babatundé, Nell Carter, Liza Minnelli
Votes: 50
30. No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (2006 Video)
112 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary about Jonathan Larson's musical Rent, from the original idea to its creator tragic passing to its adaptation to the silver screen.
Director: Jeffrey Schwarz | Stars: Billy Aronson, Martha Banta, Michael Barnathan, Tom Buderwitz
Votes: 219
31. Golden Lotus (2022)
105 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
An epic tale about the forsaken beauty, Golden Lotus, who undergoes a spellbinding journey amidst the dying war-torn years of Song Dynasty China. Captured live during its world premiere stage production in Hong Kong.
Director: Emily Chan | Stars: Harriet Chung, Sung Boon Ho, Ronan Pak, Billy Sy
Votes: 44
32. Bozská Ema (1979)
PG | 110 min | Biography, Drama
The opera lady singer Ema Destinnová (Bozidara Turzonovová) is in all her splendor at the American stages. But in Europe there rages war and she decides to return home to Bohemia. As an ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Krejcík | Stars: Bozidara Turzonovová, Gabriela Benacková, Juraj Kukura, Jirí Adamíra
Votes: 116
33. Showtime (1946)
Approved | 98 min | Drama, Musical
The life of Irishman George Howard, who bought an English theatre, and strived to improve the standard of musical entertainment. Set in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and loosely based on fact.
Directors: George King, Leontine Sagan | Stars: Richard Greene, Ann Todd, Peter Graves, Morland Graham
Votes: 56
34. Martine (2002 TV Movie)
60 min | Music
In a tribute to musicals old and new, Martine McCutcheon and a few special guests perform a variety of songs from the shows.
Director: Ian Hamilton | Stars: Martine McCutcheon, Andrea Bocelli, Judy Garland, Vinnie Jones
Votes: 13
35. Harold Rome: Pins and Needles (1978 TV Movie)
28 min | Musical
Excerpts from the 1937 musical comedy by composer-lyricist Harold Rome. Originally written for the International Ladies Garment Union, it ran for four years. Here Rome with two pianos and ... See full summary »
Director: Roger Englander | Stars: David Berman, Phllip Campanella, Daniel Fortus, Tom Offt
36. Grease Is the Word (2007– )
Music
Stars: Zoë Ball, Brian Friedman, David Gest, David Ian
Votes: 55
37. The Miracle (2007)
29 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
While confessing to her priest, Tekki Lomnicki, a little person, must face the painful truth about a journey she and her mother made to Lourdes if she is to win a chance at redemption.
Director: Jeffrey Jon Smith | Stars: Tekki Lomnicki, Rula Gardenier, Michael Chinn, Mary Redmon
Votes: 37
38. Growing Up on Broadway (1984)
17 min | Documentary, Short, Animation
The 1984 cast of the Broadway musical 'Annie' talks about menstruation.
Stars: Shelley Bruce, Diana Barrows, Dara Brown, Nicole Francis
Votes: 10
39. Breezin' with Bierman (2014– )
60 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Adam Bierman, Loren W. Lepre, Kurt Tazelaar, Jody Wood
40. I ara què, Xènia? (1993)
Comedy, Musical
Stars: Àngels Gonyalons, Pep Munné, Mercè Bruquetas, Carles Lloret
Votes: 6
41. The Sound of Musicals (2013)
47 min | Documentary
Documentary series following every aspect of the business of musicals, with unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to a season in the West End.
Stars: Stephen Mangan, Nica Burns, David Ian, Mark Shenton
42. The Lost Paradise: Arvo Pärt, Robert Wilson (2015 TV Movie)
56 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
He is the most performed contemporary composer in the world. And yet he rarely ventures out in public, prefers to keep quiet about his music, feels at home in the forests of Estonia and ... See full summary »
Director: Günter Atteln | Stars: Sofiya Gubaydulina, Paul Hillier, Tõnu Kaljuste, Madis Kolk
Votes: 19
43. Words and Music by Jerry Herman (2007 TV Movie)
TV-G | 56 min | Documentary, Music, Musical
A documentary profile of the life and work of Broadway legend Jerry Herman, composer/lyricist of 'Hello, Dolly!', 'Mame', and 'La Cage Aux Folles'.
Director: Amber Edwards | Stars: Jerry Herman, Carol Channing, Angela Lansbury, George Hearn
Votes: 16
44. The Show Must Go On!: Live at the Palace Theatre (2021 TV Special)
Music
The world's most iconic musicals, including "The Lion King", "Wicked" and "Hamilton" return to the West End stage at the Palace Theatre for a live concert performance in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
45. A Beat in Time (1983)
80 min | Documentary, History, Music
Director: Nick Cockram | Star: Brenton Langbein
46. Madame Esmeralda and the Audition (2016)
14 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Told she's too "ethnic-looking," a devastated opera singer overcomes her stage fright after she twirls into a magical garden.
Directors: Todd J. Phelps, Paul Whitehead | Stars: Miki Yamashita, Benjamin A. Onyango, Pamela Hill, Alfred Aboulsaad
47. Anatomy of a Song (1976 TV Movie)
28 min | Documentary, Music
Stephen Sondheim, composer-lyricist; John Weidman, writer; and Frank Rich, theater critic, in a close study of how one Broadway musical song came to be: "Someone in a Tree" from "Pacific ... See full summary »
Director: John Musilli | Stars: James Dybas, Mako, Frank Rich, Stephen Sondheim
48. Levi Wise Kenneth Catoe Jr. - Johanna from Sweeney Todd (2022 Video)
1 min | Short, Musical
Director: Levi Wise Kenneth Catoe Jr. | Star: Levi Wise Kenneth Catoe Jr.
49. Old Show Queens (2019–2020)
108 min | Documentary
Gary Gunas and Billy Rosenfield, a couple for over 40 years, had front row seats for not only some of the biggest hits of the second half of the 20th century - but an insider's view of what was going on backstage, too.
Stars: Bill Rosenfield, Gary Gunas
50. Glen Tetley: Pierrot's Tower (1995)
58 min | Documentary
Centered around his 1995 staging of Voluntaries, one of the choreographer's most beautiful and moving ballets, Glen Tetley: Pierrot's Tower presents an eye opening peek into the creative ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: Nathalie Caris, Rudi van Dantzig, Coleen Davis, Wayne Eagling