Splashy Hollywood does splashy Broadway in this behind-the-scenes of a show musical. The leading lady is, as many times before, suddenly unavailable and the understudy chorus line girl is thrust into the limelight. Last minute preparations for opening night with the new star turn the entire production on its ear before the big premiere. Many memorable tunes including: "Forty-Second Street," "Young and Healthy," "You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me" and "Shuffle Off To Buffalo."

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Norman Maine, a movie star whose career is on the wane, meets showgirl Esther Blodgett when he drunkenly stumbles into her act one night. A friendship develops, then blossoms into romance before tensions increase as Esther's career takes off while Norman's continues to plummet

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Talented rock star John Norman Howard (Kris Kristofferson) has seen his career begin to decline. Too many years of concerts and managers and life on the road have made him cynical and the monotony has taken its toll. Then he meets the innocent, pure and very talented singer Esther Hoffman (Barbra Streisand). As one of his songs in the movie says "I'm gonna take you girl, I'm gonna show you how." And he does. He shows Esther the way to stardom while forsaking his own career. As they fall in love, her success only makes his decline even more apparent. A love story for the time - and a great film it is.

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All You Need Is Love

An original musical film, Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massachusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool.

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Together for the first time and for the first time on DVD, comes these two true-life tales that capture the music, the memories and the magic of Al Jolson.

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 ALL THAT JAZZ is actually a semi-autobiographical account of the life of is celebrated writer/director/choreographer, Bob Fosse. The multi-talented performer who brought home a combines total of eight trophies. Part tragic, part comic, this outrageous look at life in the fast lane is the Academy Award winning musical about Bob Fosses excessive life in show business, played by Roy Scheider.

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An American In Paris:
When producer Arthur Freed decided to film a Technicolor musical utilising the George Gershwin songbook, he could not have predicted he would win the 1951 Academy Award for Best Picture, or that his star Gene Kelly would receive an honorary Oscar for advancing the art of choreography on the screen. Kelly plays a struggling artist in post-war Paris, befriended by sourpuss Oscar Levant and Gallic charmer Georges Guetary. To partner him in dance, Gene picked a virtual unknown from Roland Petit's Ballet in Paris: Leslie Caron in her movie debut.

On The Town:
One of the most enjoyable of all MGM musicals, this is the exuberant directing bow of actor dancer Gene Kelly and choreographer Stanley Donen in this joyous adaptation of a Broadway show that began as a ballet. Kelly insisted on actually filming in New York City itself, away from the studio sound stage. Gene, a gawky Frank Sinatra, and the funny Jules Munshin play three sailors. Whilst on a 24 hour shore leave, they meet three fabulous gals in New York, New York the wonderful trio of Ann Miller, Vera-Ellen and Betty Garrett and sing and dance away in a style that will thrill and enchant as much today as they did back in 1949. With On the Town, screen play writers Adolph Green and Betty Comden and directors Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen bring a magical breath of fresh air to the movie musical.

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MGM originally cast Judy Garland, but her ongoing drug and alcohol problems led to her being fired and replaced by Betty Hutton. Fortunately, the bright and brassy Hutton sparkles in this highly fictionalized story of Annie Oakley, the sharpshooter who wins fame in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and wins the heart of fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler (Howard Keel). Dashing baritone Keel was beginning his career as one of MGM's favorite leading men in the 1950s (including Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Kiss Me, Kate). Together they make gold of the many Irving Berlin hits--"Doin' What Comes Naturally," "Anything You Can Do," "They Say It's Wonderful," "I Got the Sun in the Morning," and the classic anthem "There's No Business Like Show Business."

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Seven Brides For Seven Brothers:
Howard Keel and Jane Powell are rapturous newlyweds who tame his six rowdy bachelor brothers in the wild Oregon backwoods in this Best Score Academy Award winning song and dance filled comedy.

Annie Get Your Gun:
Frank Butler, handsome star of Buffalo Bills Wild West Show, bags clay pigeons and ladies hearts. Hes the best marksman in the world until a blackwoods hoyden challenges him. Her name? Annie Oakley. Betty Hutton and Howard Keel star in this sharp shootin funfest based on the 1,147 performance Broadway smash boasting Irving Berlins beloved score, including Doin What Comes Naturally, I Got The Sun In The Morning and the anthemic Theres No Business Like Show Business. As produced by Arthur Freed, directed by George Sidney and seen and heard in a new digital transfer from restored elements, this lavish, spirited production showcases songs and performances with bull's eye precision, earning an Oscar for adaptation scoring. The story is a brawling boy meets girl meets buckshot rivalry. But love finally triumphs when Annie proves that, yes, you can get a man with a gun

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Eddie Ellison is an ex-con who spent time in Sing-Sing prison. Kay marries him as soon as he serves his time. Five years later, Eddie and his ex-convict buddy Larry, have both gone straight, and Eddie and Kay have a beautiful little girl named Shirley. However, Welch has kept a close eye on them for years. He believes in "once a criminal, always a criminal." Then, when Eddie's employer's wife's pearls go missing, it comes out that Eddie and Larry both spent time in prison, and they're fired. Welch suspects that Eddie and Larry have something to do with the theft of the pearls. Will Welch prove that Eddie and Larry had something to do with the theft, or will the truth prevail?

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The year was 1961. Fallout shelters dot suburban backyards. Ken joins Barbie. Roger Maris slugs 61 home runs. And Elvis Presley is in paradise, playing an ex-G.I. who comes home to Blue Hawaii. His mother (Angela Lansbury) expects him to climb the corporate ladder. But Elvis would rather wear an aloha shirt than a white collar, so he goes to work as a tour guide. Lucky Elvis: his first customers are a carful of cuties. Elvis, lovely scenery, lovelier girls and rock-a-hula songs--now that's paradise!

Running time - 97 minutes     Rated - G

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The Life and Times of Peter Allen.
Australian performer Peter Allen became an international superstar with songs such as I Go To Rio, I Still Call Australia Home, and the Academy Award-winning Best That You Can Do (Arthur's Theme).

Featuring footage covering thirty years of his life, this compelling documentary depicts Allen's stellar rise from Tenterfield to Tinseltown, and includes interviews with his friends and family including Harry Connick Jnr., Bette Midler, Ann Margret and Carole Bayer Sager.
From the producers of "The Boy From Oz" Stage Show, a major Broadway hit starring Hugh Jackman.

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Romance blooms for an American who stumbles upon a magical Scottish village visible for one day every hundred years. Bagpipes and brogues abound in the Technicolor Highlands, and the Lerner and Loewe score makes this one of the most underrated of the grand 1950s musicals.

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Brigadoon:
Out of the highland mists comes a miracle of time, place and love. Romance blooms for an American who stumbles upon a magical Scottish village visible for one day every hundred years. Bagpipes and brogues abound in the Technicolor Highlands, and the Lerner and Loewe score makes this one of the most underrated of the grand 1950s musicals.

Take Me Out To The Ball Game:
The Wolves baseball team gets steamed when they find they've been inherited by one K.C. Higgins, a suspected "fathead" who intends to take an active interest in running the team. But K.C. turns outs to be a beautiful woman who really knows her baseball. Second baseman Dennis Ryan promptly falls in love. But his playboy room mate Eddie O'Brien has his own notions about how to treat the new lady owner and some unsavoury gamblers have their own ideas about how to handle Eddie.

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A rock singer travels to a small Ohio town to make his "farewell" television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted.

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Cabaret, the musical masterpiece that revolutionised the genre, is a dark, multi-layered look at the decadent fantasy world that was Berlin preceding the devastating reality of World War II.

Liza Minelli plays Sally Bowles, star of the seedy Kit Kat Club. Her exuberance and eternal optimism charm both the audience and Brian (Michael York) an English journalist, their ill-fated romance mirroring the political chaos that surrounds them.

The extraordinary energy and style of Bob Fosse's choreography and the remarkable historical drama combine to make Cabaret not just a spectacular musical, but a powerful film experience.

Running time - 124 minutes     Rated - M   

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Doris Day and Howard Keel fuss, feud and fall in love as Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok in this entertainment mother lode. At first curvaceous Calamity is too durned busy fighting Indians and cracking a bullwhip to pay mind to such girlie what-alls as dresses and perfume. And Wild Bill is too danged busy wooing a dainty chateuse (Allyn McLerie) to give a hoot about a hot-headed tomboy. But things change in a rootin' tootin,' big way when each becomes love's target. There are wide-open Technicolor Western spaces, lots of high-stepping dances and a hummable humdinger of a score by Academy Award-winning songwriters Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster, who took their first Oscar for the classic ballad (and '50s megahit) Secret Love.

Running Time: 101 minutes     Rating: G

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The legend of King Arthur has enchanted generation after generation. His pure, perfect kingdom was shattered because of the tragic passion between Queen Guenevere and the Round Table's bravest knight Lancelot.

Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe shaped that saga into the 1960 musical Camelot. Seven years later, the stage hit became a triple Academy Award winner with glowing performances by Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero and a glistening score. This remastered edition delivers a revitalized picture and remixed Dolby Digital sound. Experience anew the melodic romance of that "one brief shining moment" known as Camelot.

Running time - 173 minutes     Rated - G

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1896, Montmartre, the Can-Can, the dance in which the women lift their skirts, is forbidden. Nevertheless Simone has it performed every day in her night club. Her employees use their female charm to let the representatives of law enforcement look the other way or even attend the shows. But then the young ambitious judge Philippe Forrestier decides to bring this to an end. Will Simone manage to twist him round her little finger, too. Her boyfriend Francois certainly doesn't like to watch her trying.

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Cats and Phantom Of The Opera. See Individual Titles for Descriptions.

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Cats:
For the first time ever, an Andrew Lloyd Webber show has been specially filmed and made available on video. With a star cast including Elaine Page and Sir John Mills, and its stunning production values, CATS will no doubt set a new standard for the filming of all future musicals. One of its many classic songs, became an instant worldwide hit. Since then CATS has smashed records and conquered the world. Using the latest technology, all the excitement, thrill, romance and intimacy of this theatrical legend has been captured on screen.

The Phantom of the Opera:
Based on the hit musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the tale tells the story of a disfigured musical genius that haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with the lovely Christine, the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera--exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents.

Jesus Christ Superstar:
This dazzling interpretation of the hit Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera tells the story of Christ's (Ted Neeley) final weeks in a bold and epic production. Shot entirely on location in Israel, producer director Norman Jewison creates a brilliant example of modern movie making with ground breaking vision and the unforgettable songs of Rice and Webber.

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Cherished Hymns of the Forefathers is a Special Edition boxed set containing a wealth of programs from the TV series Hymns of the Forefathers Series I & II presented by Christopher Lawrence. Disc I - 6 half hour episodes including some of the most powerful and emotive hymns ever written. Amazing Grace by John Newton, Abide With Me by Francis Lyte, It Is Well with My Soul by Horatio Spafford, and How Great Thou Art. Three hours of fascinating documentary together with additional Special Features.
Disc 2 - 84-minute original Hymns of the Forefathers Easter special. In addition to this, in the Special Features there are four half hour programs with additional footage and performances from the music soundtrack released on ABC Classics arranged and conducted by Paul Terracini. The programs also feature text subtitling of the Hymns when performed by the orchestra and choir.
Bonus CD - The orchestral and choral soundtrack from the series Hymns of the Forefathers. Enjoy the rich musical scores featured in sumptuous new symphonic orchestral and choral arrangements. Cherished Hymns will lift and inspire like never before in this Special Edition Boxed Set.

As seen on ABC TV and the Ovation Channel

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Winner of six Academy Awards® (2002) including Best Picture and starring sexy Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones's Diary), Best Supporting Actress winner Catherine Zeta-Jones (Traffic), Best Supporting Actress nominee Queen Latifah (Bringing Down The House) and Golden Globe winner Richard Gere (Unfaithful - CHICAGO is a dazzling spectacle cheered by audiences and critics alike!

At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelley (Zeta-Jones) and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart (Zellweger) both find themselves sharing space on Chicago's famed Murderess Row! They also share Billy Flynn (Gere), the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends. But in Chicago, there's only room for one legend! Also starring John C. Reilly (Gangs Of New York) and Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angels).

Running time - 109 minutes     Rated - M

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Michael Douglas stars as a choreographer who subjects 16 dancers to a gruelling audition in this Academy Award-nominated adaptation of the landmark Broadway musical. Featuring Marvin Hamlisch's Oscar nominated music and Jeffrey Hornaday's (Flashdance) sizzling choreography, this thrilling portrayal of life behind the velvet curtains is truly "One Singular Sensation".

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Black and White.
When Edward Morgan, the rich trustee of an orphanage, first meet little Elizabeth and her older sister Mary, he is immediately entranced and adopts them for an imaginary benefactor. Though both girls come to adore Edward, Mary falls in love with him, unaware he is having the same feelings for her. So it's up to Elizabeth to play matchmaker and bring her two favourite grown-ups together.

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 Fred Astaire becomes both the benefactor and suitor of Leslie Caron in this charming story of a playboy who falls under the spell of a beautiful French orphan. While traveling through France, Jervis Pendleton lll (Astaire) anonymously sponsors an 18-year-old girl named Julie (Caron), whom he sends to college in America. Two years later they finally meet face to face and start to fall in love. But complications arise and their happiness is threatened when Jervis embarks on a noble yet misguided attempt to do "the right thing" about their age difference.

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