Category Archives: Musical

The Wiz

IMDB Rating: 4.40
3975 votes

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In this version of the classic story - based on the smash Broadway musical - Dorothy is a shy 24-year-old Harlem kindergarten teacher who is brought by a snowstorm to the mysterious Land of Oz, a sprawling, decaying, nightmarish, and dangerous megalopolis that resembles the physical characteristics of New York City. The re-telling of the tale includes various urban settings, extreme sadness and melancholy, and features themes of rising above one's background and the expectations of others.
Actors
DorothyDiana Ross
ScarecrowMichael Jackson
TinmanNipsey Russell
Also posted in 1978, Adventure, Family, Fantasy | Comments (0)

The Goldwyn Follies

IMDB Rating: 5.10
168 votes

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Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person. Hit song: "Love Walked In."
Actors
Oliver MerlinAdolphe Menjou
ThemselvesThe Ritz Brothers
Olga SamaraVera Zorina
Also posted in 1938, Romance | Comments (0)

Pufnstuf

IMDB Rating: 5.90
322 votes

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Jimmy runs away to be by himself after a bad day at school. He takes his flute down by the sea to relax. When he lays the flute down it becomes alive. (Turns to solid gold with diamond studs). Plotting to steal is a witch named Witchiepoo. Jimmy hops aboard a beautiful magic talking board that wants to take him out to sea. But the boat actually belongs to the Witch... who turns the boat back into a black evil craft meant to trap Jimmy and bring him to her. But Jimmy escapes from the boat and makes a swim for land. A Dragon named Pufnstuf was watching the whole event between Jimmy and the witch. Pufnstuf and the cops (two ants named Cling & clang) go to aid Jimmy. Jimmy ends up on the shores of Living island (where every thing is alive) & is rescued by Pufnstuf & Co. The rest of the movie has the witch trying to get the magic flute in order to impress Boss Witch and her Friend Witch Hazel (Mama Cass Elliot), while Pufnstuf and Friends are attempting to find ways to get Jimmy off of the island.
Actors
JimmyJack Wild
WitchiepooBillie Hayes
Boss WitchMartha Raye
Also posted in 1970, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | Comments (0)

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

IMDB Rating: 8.90
403 votes

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Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
Actors
Roger DavisWill Chase
CopShaun Earl
Benjamin Coffin IIIRodney Hicks
Also posted in 2008, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Anastasia

IMDB Rating: 6.60
13927 votes

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The lost Russian Princess Anastasia and her incredible quest to find her true identity. When the shadow of revolution falls across Russia, Anastasia, the royal family's youngest daughter, barely escapes with her life. Years later, joined by a band of heroic companions, Anastasia must battle the evil Rasputin, his sidekick Bartok the bat and a host of ghostly minions in a headlong race to reach Paris, reclaim her rightful destiny.... and solve the greatest mystery of the 20th century!
Actors
AnastasiaMeg Ryan
DimitriJohn Cusack
VladimirKelsey Grammer
Also posted in 1997, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

IMDB Rating: 5.20
2041 votes

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Morgana, sister of Ursula, almost steals the baby Melody from her parents, Ariel and Eric. To protect Melody, she's told never to enter the ocean, but by her 12th birthday, she's been swimming there for years. She discovers the magic locket that was to be her christening gift, which makes her visible to Morgana. Morgana tempts her by offering her fondest wish, to turn her into a mermaid; however, to remain a mermaid, she'll have to steal the magic trident from King Triton (who, unknown to her, is her grandfather). Meanwhile, all the sea creatures are searching for her. Along the way, she joins up with comic relief sidekicks Tip (a penguin) and Dash (a walrus). When she returns with the trident, Morgana's evil nature is revealed, and there is a massive battle of good and evil.
Actors
ArielJodi Benson
SebastianSamuel E. Wright
MelodyTara Strong
Also posted in 2000, Animation, Family, Fantasy | Comments (0)

The Lion King

IMDB Rating: 8.20
110437 votes

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A young lion prince is born in Africa, thus making his uncle Scar the second in line to the throne. Scar plots with the hyenas to kill King Mufasa and Prince Simba, thus making himself King. The King is killed and Simba is led to believe by Scar that it was his fault, and so flees the kingdom in shame. After years of exile he is persuaded to return home to overthrow the usurper and claim the kingdom as his own thus completing the "Circle of Life".
Actors
Young SimbaJonathan Taylor Thomas
Adult SimbaMatthew Broderick
ScarJeremy Irons
Also posted in 1994, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Barbie in the Nutcracker

IMDB Rating: 5.20
404 votes

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In this computer-animated version of the beloved Christmas story, Clara, played by Barbie (voice by Kelly Sheridan), gets a nutcracker as a gift. During the night, the nutcracker comes to life to save Clara from the Mouse King (voice by Tim Curry), who eventually shrinks the pair. To break the spell, the two must find the Sugarplum Fairy. The London Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky's music, with choreography by the New York City Ballet.
Actors
BarbieKelly Sheridan
ClaraKelly Sheridan
NutcrackerKirby Morrow
Also posted in 2001, Animation, Family | Comments (0)

The Muppets Take Manhattan

IMDB Rating: 6.60
4925 votes

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The Muppets are back in a brand-new full-length musical comedy! After graduating college, the Muppets travel to Manhattan to have someone produce their musical "Manhattan Melodies". When it doesn't happen, the gang splits up. Kermit makes friends with Jenny (Juliana Donald) and Piggy is jealous, thinking that Kermit found a new girl. Now Rowlf is a vet secretary, Fozzie's living in a cave, and Piggy is working at a hotel with her partner, but apparently they get fired and now Piggy lives next door to where Kermit works at Pete's with Jenny. When Jenny and Kermit find producer-in-training Ronny Coleman (Lonny Price), he promises to produce their show. The gang returns to Manhattan, but after getting hit by a car in joy, Kermit gets amnesia and now finds work making ads with other frogs. When Kermit is found at Pete's, they try to restore his memory.
Actors
Kermit the FrogJim Henson
RowlfJim Henson
Dr. TeethJim Henson
Also posted in 1984, Comedy, Family, High IMDB rating, Romance | Comments (0)

Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird

IMDB Rating: 6.30
1332 votes

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Big Bird is the central character in this film. A social worker, upon seeing that Big Bird doesn't live with other birds, sets him up with a Dodo family to be adopted. Unfortunately he is not happy in his new surroundings and, trying to get back to Sesame Street, runs away from home. On the way, he encounters adventure with all kinds of people, and discovers where he really wants to be: His true home - Sesame Street.
Actors
Big BirdCaroll Spinney
OscarCaroll Spinney
BrunoCaroll Spinney
Also posted in 1985, Adventure, Comedy, Family, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)
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