Broadway Video Database - 2012

Complete listings of Broadway shows that have been filmed, taped or adapted, films that have made their way to the stage or vice-versa, concerts, documentaries, films with a theatrical focus and more! If it's theatre or star related and available on VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, Netflix or Amazon ... we've got it!

Liza Minnelli: Live from Radio City Music Hall (1/1/2014) Liza Minelli: Live From Radio City Music Hall chronicles her sold-out 1992 tour, filled with dazzling choreography and gorgeous costumes. Liza is in rare form with renditions of "Some People," "Imagine," "Theme From 'New York, New York'," and more
Love Never Dies (5/29/2012) EXPERIENCE IN GLORIOUS HIGH DEFINITION THE BREATHTAKING NEW PRODUCTION OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER'S LOVE NEVER DIES AND CONTINUE THE STORY OF THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Set 10 years later, the Phantom has escaped from Paris to New York where he lives amongst the joyrides and freak shows of Coney Island. He has finally found a place for his music to soar, all that is missing is his love Christine Daaé. In a bid to win back her love, the Phantom lures Christine, her husband Raoul, and their young so...
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (5/22/2012) Carol Channing's life story is as colorful as the lipstick on her big, bright smile. This inspirational film captures the 90-year-old icon's magic and vivacity both onstage and off, past and present. Illuminated by behind-the-curtain stories from Lily Tomlin, Chita Rivera, Barbara Walters, Tyne Daly, Tippi Hedren, Loni Anderson and Debbie Reynolds, Phyllis Diller, Tommy Tune, Bob Mackie and Bruce Vilanch.
Alfie Boe: The Bring Him Home Tour (3/12/2012) Filmed live at the Royal Festival Hall in London, during Alfie Boe’s sell out tour; the star of Les Miserables and the much loved tenor showcases his mesmerising and outstanding voice in his very own show Bring Him Home. Joined by special guests including Melanie C, Matt Lucas and Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alfie performs amongst others `The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face`,` Maria` from `West Side Story` and `When I Fall in Love` Available for purchase at http://www.dresscircle.co.uk/displa...
Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot At The Symphony (3/6/2012) Idina Menzel's new PBS concert special, Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony was filmed in November in Toronto and featured husband Taye Diggs and legendary composer/conductor Marvin Hamlisch. The concert will be released on DVD and CD on March 6. Track list includes: 1. Life Of The Party 2. I'm Not That Girl 3. Love For Sale / Roxanne 4. Funny Girl / Don't Rain On My Parade 5. Asleep On The Wind 6. No Day But Today 7. Poker Face 8. Gorgeous 9. Look To The Rainbow 10. Good Mo...
Vanya on 42nd Street (Blu-ray) (2/28/2012) In the nineties, André Gregory mounted a series of spare, private performances of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya in a crumbling Manhattan playhouse. These treasures of pure theater would have been lost to time had they not been captured on film, with subtle cinematic brilliance, by Louis Malle (My Dinner with André). In Vanya On 42nd Street, a stellar cast of actors—including Wallace Shawn, Julianne Moore, Brooke Smith, and George Gaynes—embark on a full read-through of Uncle Vanya (adapted into En...
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall: 25th Anniversary Concert (2/7/2012) Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom Of The Opera is a worldwide entertainment phenomenon. It has been staged in 145 cities across 27 countries and has been seen by over 130 million people, its box office sales eclipse Avatar, Titanic and Star Wars and the original cast recording album remains one of the biggest selling music titles of all time. To celebrate its 25th Anniversary year, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh present The Phantom Of The Opera in a fully-staged, lavish production, s...
To Kill a Mockingbird (50th Anniversary Edition) (1/31/2012) Told through the eyes of "Scout," a feisty six-year-old tomboy To Kill A Mockingbird carries us on an odyssey through the fires of prejudice and injustice in 1932 Alabama.
Memphis (1/5/2012) MEMPHIS takes place in the smoky halls and underground clubs of the segregated 50's, where a young white DJ named Huey Calhoun fell in love with everything he shouldn't: rock and roll and an electrifying black singer Felicia Farrell. MEMPHIS is an original story about the cultural revolution that erupted when his vision met her voice, and the music changed forever. Bursting off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love, this incredible ...
Elaine Paige - Rare and Unseen (12/31/2011) Singer and actress Elaine Paige is best known for her work in musical theatre. Paige was selected to play Eva Perón in the first production of Evita in 1978, which brought her to the attention of the broader public. In 1985, Paige released "I Know Him So Well" with Barbara Dickson from the musical Chess, which remains the biggest-selling record by a female duo. She appeared in The King and I from 2000 to 2001, and six years later she returned to the West End stage in The Drowsy Chaperone. She ha...
Glee: The Concert Movie (12/20/2011) Here's your front-row seat to a thrilling concert performed by the phenomenally talented cast of Glee. See your favorite stars from the hit TV show as they sing the songs you love and dance up a storm on stage. Get swept up in the energy of "Glee Live" -- including performances not seen in theaters and hilarious Sue Sylvester introductions!
Stars and Stripes Forever (12/13/2011) Musical film about John Phillip Sousa.
Meet Me in St. Louis (Blu-ray) (12/13/2011) St. Louis 1903. The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. 17-year old Esther has fallen in love with the boy next door who has just moved in, John. He however, barely notices her at first. The family is shocked when Mr. Smith reveals that he has been transfered to a nice position in New York, which means that the family has to leave St. Louis and the St. Louis Fair.
Michael Feinstein: The Sinatra Legacy (12/6/2011) Backed by a thirty-two-piece orchestra, Michael Feinstein takes you on a musical journey of Frank Sinatra and his contemporaries. Through timeless songs performed in the unmistakable Michael Feinstein style he conjures up the biggest musical legends of a golden era using their extraordinary music, spiced with intimate stories about their larger-than-life personalities. It sings — and it most definitely swings — with all-new arrangements that bring these classic songs up to date and pays tribute...
Cheaper To Keep Her (12/6/2011) When a married couple is ready to call it quits, they always want different things. Raymond Mays wants a divorce and Morgan Mays wants alimony. When the fed-up judge decides Morgan deserves it all, the two face off with each other, only to discover it s easier to keep her as his wife. Brian McKnight and Vivica A. Fox star in the box office breaking, critically acclaimed stage play.
The Playboy Of The Western World (12/6/2011) Performed by the Druid Theatre Company of Galway, this production of Playboy of the Western World was heralded as possibly the most definitive version of Synge's masterpiece. The play is set in a remote inn on the west coast of Ireland at the turn of the 20th century. Christy Mahon is a fugitive who claims to have killed his father. Somehow this act turns him into a local hero and a romantic idol. Ironically when it is discovered that his father is alive and he is no murderer, Christy is totally...
The Stingiest Man in Town (11/29/2011) 1956 Television musical A Christmas Carol.
The Duchess Of Malfi (11/22/2011) Wienerworld has teamed up with Stage on Screen to release a new series of classic plays. Each production is highly polished, using professional actors and directors at London's Greenwich theatre. The Duchess of Malfi is considered to be the masterpiece of Jacobean playwright John Webster, it was first produced in around 1613. Set in Italy in the early 15th century, it starts out as a love story, with the Duchess marrying beneath her class. However, her brothers, one cool and corrupt, the other ...
A Madea Christmas: The Play (11/22/2011) When a wealthy family meets for Christmas at their posh Cape Cod estate, family arguments and secrets cause quite a stir. It will take the almighty Madea to save this Christmas and make it into a foot-stomping good time. Filled with great music and enough laughs to fill your holiday season with joy, A MADEA CHRISTMAS is a must-see.
Volpone (11/22/2011) Wienerworld has teamed up with Stage on Screen to release a new series of classic plays. Each production is highly polished, using professional actors and directors at London's Greenwich Theatre. Volpone was written by Ben Jonson, it was first produced in 1606. It's a dark satire on greed and lust. The story is set in 17th century Venice. The chief characters are Volpone, a rich libertine and conman, and Mosca, his servant. They cause chaos with an audacious fraud designed to part the city's wea...
Doctor Faustus (11/22/2011) Wienerworld has teamed up with Stage on Screen to release a new series of classic plays. Each production is highly polished, using professional actors and directors at London's Greenwich theatre. Doctor Faustus is a play by Christopher Marlowe. It was first published in 1604, although the basic tale is much older. Having decided he has accumulated all he can of conventional knowledge, Doctor Faustus turns to magic in a quest for greater truths. Before long, he ends up selling his soul to the de...
The School for Scandal (11/22/2011) Wienerworld has teamed up with Stage on Screen to release a new series of classic plays. Each production is highly polished, using professional actors and directors at London's Greenwich theatre. With its themes of deceit, pride, love, The School for Scandal is one of the most enduring theatre classics. It showcases mastery of farce, witty dialogue and delight in satirising upper-class pretension. Above all, it shows how appearances can be deceptive, and provides much else in terms of revelatio...
The Railway Children (11/21/2011) After a record breaking run with four star reviews across the board E. Nesbit’s classic returns with performances from London’s Waterloo Station. Leading the cast as Station Master Perks is comedian and broadcaster Marcus Brigstocke (Just A Minute, QI and Have I Got News For You). London’s breath-taking theatrical event is once again staged at the former Eurostar terminal where a 1,000 seat venue has been built around the railway tracks with audiences seated either side. The production features...
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (11/15/2011) Teatro Real de Madrid presents Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht.
Making War Horse (11/15/2011) Documentary about the National Theatre production of War Horse.
Michael Ball: Heroes Live (11/14/2011) Relive Michael Ball's Sold Out Heroes Tour with this DVD. Michael’s new tour features solid gold, classic songs which were originally big hits for legendary artists such as Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond, Billy Joel and more. The songs featured were hits in the 1950s, 60s and 70s and have stood the test of time, such as 'Summer Wind' by Frank Sinatra, 'Joanna' by Scott Walker, the beautiful 'Play Me' by Neil Diamond, Billy Joel's 'New York State Of Mind' and Tony Benne...
Russell Watson: Live at the Albert Hall (11/14/2011) Russell Watson: Live at the Albert Hall. Concert filmed at the Royal Albert Hall in London in May 2011. To be Release on November 14, 2011
The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (11/1/2011) Experience the classic holiday tale of the Nutcracker brought to life like you have never seen it before. This all-new film features a highly-acclaimed cast including; Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane, Frances de la Tour and John Turturro. Join Mary on a magical adventure when her toy nutcracker comes to life and whisks her away to a magical kingdom filled with fantastical toys, sugar plums and dancing fairies. Mary soon discovers the evil Rat King is threatening the kingdom and in order to save the N...
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: 40th Anniversary Edition (10/18/2011) Having proven itself as a favorite film of children around the world, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is every bit as entertaining now as it was when originally released in 1971. There's a timeless appeal to Roald Dahl's classic children's novel, which was playfully preserved in this charming musical, from the colorful carnival-like splendor of its production design to the infectious melody of the "Oompah-Loompah" songs that punctuate the story. Who can forget those diminutive Oompah-Loompa...
The Bad Seed (10/11/2011) A single mother discovers that within her seemingly angelic daughter beats the heart of a cold-blooded serial murderer. One woman must make a terrible decision about the daughter she loves and desperately wants to protect in this classic thriller.
Man of Her Dreams/There's a Stranger in My House (10/11/2011) Man of Her Dreams: Women desire it, pray for it and dare to hope for it - the perfect husband, soul mate, father and MAN. But as these women discover, finding the man of your dreams can turn into your worst nightmare! Featuring Clifton Powell and Jackee Harry, Man of Her Dreams is a hilarious and heartwarming rollercoaster ride of emotions filled with twists and turns and crazy family drama. There's a Stranger In My House: Did you ever think you knew someone, only to find out everything you bel...
Jig (10/4/2011) JIG is the remarkable story of the fortieth Irish Dancing World Championships, held in March 2010 in Glasgow. Three thousand dancers, their families and teachers from around the globe descend upon Glasgow for one drama filled week. Clad in wigs, make up, fake tan, diamantes and dresses costing thousands of pounds they compete for the coveted world titles.
Bette Midler: The Showgirl Must Go On (10/4/2011) The Divine Miss M is back! Bette Midler returns in this Las Vegas extravaganza taped before a packed house at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the 70-minute cavalcade features an exhilarating tour de force of some of Ms. Midler’s colorful and classic stage characters. Joining her is an entourage of talented performers, including the staggering Harlettes, 16 dazzling dancers she calls The Caesar Salad Girls and a 13-piece band. Thrilling audiences with her captivating performances, M...
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway (10/4/2011) Based on the original show that launched Pee-wee Herman into an American pop culture icon, Paul Reubens’ beloved quirky character brings his Playhouse to life once more! The Pee-Wee Herman Show on Broadway was shot at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York City in January 2011, immediately following the conclusion of its wildly successful Broadway engagement. The 90-minute HBO special is filled with subversive humor and childlike wonder based both on Reubens’ original stage show The Pee-wee He...
Phantom of the Opera - 25th Anniversary Celebration Box Set (10/3/2011) To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the London opening of the world’s greatest entertainment phenomenon, The Phantom Of The Opera 25th Anniversary Celebration box set is a sumptuous 4-CD and 1 DVD set that tells its story. This collection, overseen by Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group, contains the original recording of The Phantom Of The Opera. Listen again to timeless standards such as All I Ask Of You, The Music Of The Night and Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, and you realise h...
Anna Nicole (9/27/2011) In a tragic-comic take on the extremes of celebrity culture, composer Mark Anthony Turnage, librettist Richard Thomas and director Richard Jones add Anna Nicole Smith to opera's gallery of bad, sad girls. A pneumatic Playboy model who married an octogenarian billionaire, she achieved grotesque fame before her destitute, drug-riddled death. With its jazz-coloured score and Eva-Maria Westbroek's starry performance, this is, as the New York Times said: 'an engrossing outrageous, entertaining and, u...
The World of Sholom Aleichem (9/27/2011) Recording of the 1960 TV broadcast directed by Don Richardson and starring Zero Mostel.
The Dybbuk (9/27/2011) Recording of the 1960 TV broadcast of the S. Ansky play, directed by Sidney Lumet.
Einstein: The Man Behind the Genius (9/27/2011) Although Albert Einstein first expressed what would come to be known as the theory of relativity in an article published in 1905, it wasn't until his revolutionary work ushered the world into the nuclear age via the atomic bomb that Albert Einstein's fame reached critical mass, growing exponentially. He became a household name and eventually a pop icon. In Einstein: The Man Behind the Genius, actor Steve Polinsky portrays physicist Einstein in a critically acclaimed one-man show. The theatrical ...
John Barrowman Collectors Edition (9/26/2011) Concert footage from the 2009 UK Tour at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and the 2010 tour filmed at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Circo (9/20/2011) Gorgeously filmed along the back roads of rural Mexico and set to the music of Calexico, Circo follows the Ponce family's hardscrabble circus as it struggles to stay together. Tino, the ringmaster, is driven by his dream to lead his parents' circus to success and corrals the energy of his whole family, including his four young children, towards this singular goal. But his wife Ivonne is determined to make a change. Feeling exploited by her in-laws, she longs to return to her kids a childhood los...
Making The Boys (9/20/2011) Before Prop 8, "Will & Grace," AIDS, gay pride or Stonewall, "The Boys in the Band" changed everything. Crayton Robey's Making the Boys explores the enduring legacy of the first-ever gay play and subsequent Hollywood movie to successfully reach a mainstream audience. Beloved by some for breaking new ground and condemned by others for reinforcing gay stereotypes, "The Boys in the Band" sparked heated controversy that endures to this day. Featuring interviews with its author Mart Crowley, survivin...
The Inspector General (9/20/2011) An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge.
Forever Plaid (9/20/2011) The story is a simple one of four young men struggling to make it as a swing & standards close harmony group in those pre-Beatles, pre-grassy knoll days of our Perry Como innocence. So what s the problem? They re dead! Wiped out by a bus full of Catholic schoolgirls while the lads were driving in their now iconic cherry red 54 Mercury convertible to their first real gig (at the Fusel-Lounge in a local Pennsylvania airport). The schoolgirls, by the by, were okay. But a second opportunity is now h...
Brand New Day (9/13/2011) In the Summer of 1969 a young man is filled with the life of the idyllic old pearling port Broome - fishing, hanging out with his mates and his girl. However his mother returns him to the religious mission for further schooling. After being punished for an act of youthful rebellion, he runs away from the mission on a journey that ultimately leads him back home. (IMDB.com)
Glee: Season 2 (9/13/2011) Despite their loss at the Regionals the kids in New Directions are more motivated than ever. And whether it's Will doing a sexy tango with a substitute teacher (Gwyneth Paltrow) Sue joining the glee club or everyone catching Bieber fever the excitement at William McKinley High School is keeping everyone on their toes. With more incredible musical numbers hugely popular guest stars like John Stamos Carol Burnett and Kristin Chenowith and lots of behind-the-scenes special features Glee Season 2 hi...
Wishful Drinking (9/13/2011) Wishful Drinking brings the unique sensibilities of actress/author Carrie Fisher to HBO via a 76-minute adaptation of her acclaimed one-woman stage production. As she demonstrates in this uproarious and often poignant performance, Carrie Fisher is not just an accomplished actress, screenwriter and best-selling author. She’s the offspring of show-biz royalty, daughter of celebrated actress Debbie Reynolds and crooner Eddie Fisher, whose very public affair with Elizabeth Taylor ended a storybook m...
Le Songe (8/30/2011) Recording of Les Ballet de Monte Carlo's performance of Le Songe, Le Songe is a dream like comedy surfing on the wings of the maddest desires in this full length ballet based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Carmen (8/30/2011) All the passion and spectacle of Bizet's Carmen comes to life in this dazzling screen opera starring Placido Domingo and Julia Migenes-Johnson. In 19th century Seville, the lusty, tempestuous Carmen (Migenes-Johnson) seduces a naive Army corporal, Don Jose (Domingo), newly assigned to the village fortress. Jose abandons his career, his fiancée and even his dying mother for the love of this sultry gypsy. But soon she spurns him in favor of a toreador, Escamillo (Ruggero Raimondi). Crazed with jea...
Laugh to Keep From Crying: The Play (8/30/2011) Step into Tyler Perry’s neighborhood, peel back the rough exterior and BEHOLD! Get on the laugh wagon as some of your favorite stage stars strut, sing and remind us, no matter how tough it gets, that laughter, faith and love are the best remedies.