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Selected Movie Musicals from 1941 on 1950 • 1960 • 1970 • 1980 • 1990 • 2000 NEW movies, coming soon ¯ back on page one: Short History   •   Links Selected Movie Musicals up to 1940 ¯ on page four Books About Movie Musicals Video & DVD Collections Works About Movie Musicals

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Selected musical films yet to be coded in detail below "All That Jazz" [1979]; "Annie Get Your Gun" [1950]; "Babes On Broadway" [1941] directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland; "The Band Wagon" [MGM 1953]; "The Boyfriend" [1971] with Twiggy & Tommy Tune; "Cabaret" [1972]; "Cabin In The Sky" [1943]; "Camelot" [1967]; "Carmen Jones" [1954]; "Carousel" [1956]; "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" [1968] starring Dick Van Dyke; "Dirty Dancing" [1988]; "Doll Face" [1946] starring Viviane Blaine; "Dreamgirls" [2006]; "Easter Parade" [MGM 1948]; "Everyone Says I Love You" [1996] directed by Woody Allen; "The Fabulous Dorseys" [1947]; "Fame" [1980]; "Flashdance" [1983]; "Girl Crazy" [1943] co-directed by Busby Berkeley, starring Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland; "Grease" [1978]; "Guys and Dolls" [1955] starring Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons & Frank Sinatra; "Gypsy" [1962]; "Hair" [1979]; "Hairspray" [2007]; "Happy Go Lovely" [1951] starring David Niven, Vera-Ellen & Cesar Romero; "Hi-De-Ho" [1947]; Cole Porter's "High Society" 1955] starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly & Frank Sinatra, with Louis Armstrong; "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" [1967] starring Robert Morse, Michele Lee & Rudy Vallee; "I Dream of Jeanie" [1952] Stephen Foster biopic; "The Inspector General" [1949] with Danny Kaye; "The King and I" [1956]; Cole Porter's "Les Girls" [1957] directed by George Cukor, starring Gene Kelly, Mitzi Gaynor, Kay Kendall & Taina Elg; "Mame" [1974]; "Mr. Imperium" [1951] starring Lana Turner & Ezio Pinza; "New Faces of 1952" [1954] starring Eartha Kitt & Mel Brooks; "New York, New York" [1977]; "Oklahoma!" [1955]; "On The Town" [MGM 1949]; "Pot O' Gold" [1941] starring James Stewart & Paulette Goddard; "Private Buckaroo" [1942] starring The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran & Shemp Howard; "The Producers" [2005]; "Rhythm Parade" [1942] starring Gale Storm & The Mills Brothers; "Royal Wedding" [1951] starring Fred Astaire & Jane Powell; "Saturday Night Fever" 1977]; "Stage Door Canteen" [1943]; "Stars and Stripes Forever" [1952]; "State Fair" [1945 or 1962]; "The Stork Club" [1945] starring Betty Hutton, Barry Fitzgerald & Don DeFore; "Stormy Weather" [1943]; "Sweet Charity" [1969]; "This Is The Army" [1943] directed by Michael Curtiz, starring George Murphy; "Tommy" [1975]; "Till The Clouds Roll By" [1946] starring Robert Walker; "Trocadero" [1944]; "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" [1964]; "White Christmas" [1954]; "The Wiz" [1978]; "The Young Girls of Rochefort" [1967]; "Youth On Parade" [1942]; and "Ziegfeld Follies" [1946]

"The Great American Broadcast"
musical feature film [Fox May 1941]
Directed by Archie Mayo; starring Alice Faye, John Payne, Jack Oakie, Cesar Romero,
The Ink Spots & The Nicholas Brothers; full credits from IMDb
http://www.amazon.com/Great-American-Broadcast-Alice-Faye/dp/B0019APR5S/

"Lady Be Good" [1941]
Based on Gershwin's hit 1924 Broadway musical; won Oscar for Best Original Song /tt0033803/

"Yankee Doodle Dandy" [1942] with James Cagney

"Thank Your Lucky Stars" [1943] /tt0036422/
starring Eddie Cantor, Joan Leslie, Dennis Morgan, Edward Everett Horton, S.Z. Sakall & the Spike Jones band; with cameos by Humphrey Bogart, Jack Carson, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, John Garfield, Alan Hale, Ida Lupino, Hattie McDaniel, Ann Sheridan, Dinah Shore, Alexis Smith & George Tobias

"Spotlight Scandals" aka "Spotlight Revue"
[Monogram Pictures July 1943]

A con man and a singing barber become friends and decide to create a vaudeville act together; the film charts their gradual success alongside the great comedy & musical acts of 1943. Then the duo must choose between staying together or allowing one partner to have a shot at being a famous radio singer. Co-written & directed by William Beaudine; starring Frank Fay, Billy Gilbert, Bonnie Baker, 'Butch & Buddy', The Radio Rogues, Harry Langdon, Iris Adrian, Herb Miller's Orchestra & Henry King's Orchestra Reel Enterprises b&w DVD [10/2007] for $8.85 full credits at IMDb

"Meet Me In St. Louis" [1944]

"Rhapsody In Blue" [1945]

"The Harvey Girls" musical feature film [M.G.M. Jan 1946]

Filmed in Technicolor; a young girl traveling West on the train as a mail-order bride meets a bunch of Harvey House waitresses going to the same town. Directed by George Sidney; starring Judy Garland {age 23}, John Hodiak, Ray Bolger, Angela Lansbury, Preston Foster, Virginia O'Brien, Kenny Baker, Marjorie Main, Chill Wills, Selena Royle & Cyd Charisse; won Oscar for Best Original Song Turner Home Ent. color DVD [4/2001] for $6.49 M.G.M./Warner color VHS [4/92] out of prodn/many used full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia "The Harvey Girls" [1942 novel] by Samuel Hopkins Adams Dell Mapback mass pb [1942] out of print/rare Random House hardcover [1942] out of print/rare more info on Harvey House Restaurants [1875-1968] at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

"Swing Parade" [Monogram March 1946]

Three waiters help a singer break into show business and to romance the nightclub owner Starring The Three Stooges (Moe, Larry & Curly), Gale Storm & Phil Regan Legend Films colorized DVD [3/2007] for $7.49 Allied Artists Ent. b&w VHS [4/98] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb

"The  Pirate"  [M.G.M. May 1948]

An unhappily-engaged girl dreams of the pirate Macoco; a traveling singer falls for her and poses as the pirate. Directed by Vincente Minnelli; starring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, George Zucco & The Nicholas Brothers Warner Home Video color DVD [7/2007] for $13.99 Warner color VHS [5/90] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest" [New Wave/Warner July 2007 video release]
A look at the making of "The Pirate", from its beginnings as a stageplay for Lunt & Fontaine, and what it took to push
against the artistic limits of the movie musical. Written & directed by Peter Fitzgerald; narrated by Maurice LaMarche
available on DVD above; full credits from IMDb

"In The Good Old Summertime"  [M.G.M. July 1949]

A musical version of Lubitch's "The Shop Around The Corner" [1940]: Two young people who can't stand each other at their job are unknowingly romantic pen-pals. Co-directed & co-written by {uncredited} & co-starring Buster Keaton; co-directed by Robert Z. Leonard; starring Judy Garland, Van Johnson, S.Z. Sakall & Spring Byington Warner Home Video color DVD [4/2004] for $14.99 Warner Home Video color VHS [5/90] for $19.99 full credits from IMDb

"The Barkleys of Broadway"  [1949]
Starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant & Billie Burke

"Three Little Words" [1950] /tt0043044/

"An American In Paris" [MGM 1951]
http://www.amazon.com/American-Paris-Blu-ray-Gene-Kelly/dp/B0018KGVA4/

"Show Boat" [1951]

"Jack and The Beanstalk"
musical feature [Warner Bros. April 1952]

A semi-musical (5 songs), family fun in sepia tones and Super CineColor. Desparate for work, Lou agrees to babysit Bud's 'problem child' progidy son; when Lou stumbles over some big words in the fairy tale book that he is reading to the kid, the kid takes over and reads to Lou. Babysitter Lou, of course, falls asleep and dreams that he is Jack, and the other actors all play dual roles also. Co-produced by & starring Lou Costello; directed by Jean Yarbrough; co-produced & co-written by Pat Costello; co-written by Nathaniel Curtis; also starring Bud Abbott, Buddy Baer, Shaye Cogan, James Alexander, Dorothy Ford, Barbara Brown, David Stollery & William Farnum Digiview Prodns 81-minute color DVD [4/2004] for $14.49 Goodtimes/T.G.G. Direct 70-minute color DVD [2003] for $3.83 {sic} Madacy Ent. 70-minute VHS [8/98] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"Moulin Rouge" [1952]
Directed by John Huston, starring José Ferrer;
full credits from IMDb
MGM/UA color VHS [12/89] for $17.99

"Singin' In The Rain" [1952]
listed on Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Movies (5/2005)
critical text by Peter Wollen ISBN-13: 9780851703510
http://www.amazon.com/Singin-Rain-Making-American-Masterpiece/dp/070061656X/

"Lili" [M.G.M. March 1953]

A French circus troupe adopts a poor girl; she is lonely and confides in some puppets. When she begins singing to the puppets, a crowd gathers and the circus has a new star act. Directed & choreographed by Charles Walters; script by Helen Deutsch, based on the story "Love of Seven Dolls" by Paul Gallico; original music by Bronislau Kaper; starring Leslie Caron, Mel Ferrer, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Zsa Zsa Gabor & Kurt Kasznar; won Oscar for Best Music Score, Oscar nominations for Best Director, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Color Cinematography, Best Set Decoration; won BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress, won WGA Award for Best Musical Script Region 1 DVD not available (2008) M.G.M./Warner color VHS [12/94] out of prodn/used Film Score Monthly soundtrack CD [3/2006] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $14.99 27"x40" poster from Amazon for $19.99

Cole Porter's "Kiss Me Kate" [M.G.M. Nov 1953]
Filmed in 3-D; starring Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson & Ann Miller; full credits from IMDb

"Red Garters" musical Western spoof [Paramount Feb 1954]

A musical filmed in 3-D & Technicolor; a man looking for his brother's killer is surprised to find everyone celebrating the brother's death and an end to gunplay in general. He eventually discovers the murderer and each man swears to shoot down the other in a gunfight; however, their girlfriends team up to put an end to the bloodshed. Directed by George Marshall; choreography by Nick Castle; starring Rosemary Clooney, Guy Mitchell, Jack Carson, Pat Crowley, Gene Barry, Cass Daley, Frank Faylen, Reginald Owen, Joanne Gilbert & Buddy Ebsen Paramount color DVD [9/2005] out of prodn/used Paramount color VHS [1998] for $12.98 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"Anything Goes" [1956] /tt0048954/
Based on a play by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton; music by Cole Porter;
starring Bing Crosby & Donald O'Connor

"The Pajama Game" [Warner Bros./First National Aug 1957]

	Demands by workers in a pajama factory for a seven-and-a-half cent raise are simply ignored by management; in the midst of this ordeal, romance begins to blossom between the head of the grievance committee and the handsome new factory superintendent. Directed by George Abbott & Stanley Donen; screenplay by George Abbott & Richard Bissell, based on the 'record-smashing hit Broadway play', which is based on the novel "7½ Cents"; starring Doris Day, John Raitt, Carol Haney, Eddie Foy Jr., Reta Shaw, Barbara Nichols, Thelma Pelish, Jack Straw, Ralph Dunn, Owen Martin, Jackie Kelk & Ralph W. Chambers Westlake/Osiris color DVD [2/2010] for $9.98 Warner Home Video color DVD [4/2005] for $13.99 Warner Home Video color VHS [4/92] for $2.10 {sic} Warner Home Video color VHS [7/2001] for $4.44 Collectables soundtrack CD [7/2001] 12 tracks for $14.65 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia
	"The Pajama Game" Broadway musical [1954] Sony Records Broadway cast recording CD [5/2000] 22 tracks - out of prodn/many used 1954 Broadway musical based on the novel "7½ Cents"; hit original run May 1954 to Nov 1956 {1063 performances}; revival Dec 1973 to Feb 1974, revival Feb-June 2006; book by George Abbott & Richard Bissell; music & lyrics by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross; directed by George Abbott & Jerome Robbins; cast includes Eddie Foy Jr., Janis Paige, John Raitt, Marion Colby, Ralph Dunn, Carol Haney, Thelma Pelish, Stanley Prager, Reta Shaw & Rae Allen
	"7½ Cents" [1953] by Richard Bissell Kindle Edition from Harold Matson Co. [6/2011] for $4.99 Little, Brown 8x6 hardcover [1953] out of print/used Little, Brown BCE 7¾x5¼ hardcover [1953] out of print/used

Cole Porter's "Silk Stockings" [1957]
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, starring Fred Astaire & Cyd Charisse; full credits from IMDb

"Gigi" [MGM 1958] full credits from IMDb

"South Pacific"  [Fox March 1958]
Directed by Joshua Logan; screenplay by Paul Osborn, based on the Rodgers & Hammerstein Broadway musical, based on
"Tales of The South Pacific" by James A. Michener; starring Rossano Brazzi {singing voice by Giorgio Tozzi}, Mitzi Gaynor,
John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen, Russ Brown, Tom Laughlin & Francis Kahele; full credits at IMDb

"Never Steal Anything Small" [Universal Feb 1959]

Musical feature film in CinemaScope & Eastman Color; ambitious Jake is after the presidency of longshoreman union Local 26. When he meets the wife of an upright young attorney,Jake breaks up their marriage, pursues the girl, and pins a grand larceny rap on her husband — all set to music! Adapted & directed by Charles Lederer; based on the play "The Devil's Hornpipe" by Maxwell Anderson & Rouben Mamoulian; starring James Cagney, Shirley Jones, Roger Smith, Cara Williams, Nehemiah Persoff, Royal Dano, Horace McMahon, Anthony Caruso, Virginia Vincent & Jack Albertson DVD/Blu-ray not available • Universal Studios color VHS [1998] for $39.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Mikado" TV special [NBC-TV April 1960]
Bell Telephone Hour adaptation of the 1885 comic opera co-directed by Savoyard actor Martyn Green; featuring
Groucho Marx {as Ko-Ko}, Stanley Holloway {as Pooh-Bah} & Helen Traubel {as Katisha} • credits at IMDb

"Flower Drum Song"  [1961]
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0054885/ B000H1RFPA

"Snow White and The Three Stooges" [Fox May 1961]

An ice-skating princess escapes assassination by her jealous stepmother, the queen. The princess seeks refuge at the home of the seven dwarfs, where The Three Stooges are house-sitting. Their amnesiac ward is in reality Prince Charming; he and the princess fall in love. The evil queen disguises herself as a witch and gets the princess to bite the poisoned apple; the prince recovers his memory and leads a revolt and rescues the princess in the nick of time. The evil queen rides her broom into a mountain peak and is killed, and the prince & princess marry and live happily ever after. Filmed in color & widescreen; directed by Walter Lang; starring Larry Fine & Moe Howard & Curly-Joe DeRita, Olympic figure skating champion Carol Heiss, Edson Stroll, Patricia Medina & Guy Rolfe; W.G.A. nomination for Best Musical Screenplay Fox widescreen color DVD [4/2005] for $6.99 Fox color VHS [1/98] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"West Side Story" [United Artists 1961] Starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn & Rita Moreno; won 10 Oscars including Best Picture; at end of 2011, holds #66 box office ranking, at 55,970,300 tickets full credits from IMDb • theme music [4min : 26sec]

"Meredith Willson's The Music Man" [1962]
/tt0056262/ dvd=B00000F14B bluray=/B001B51B9M/

"My Fair Lady" [Warner Bros. 1964] full credits from IMDb

"The Sound of Music" [20th Century Fox 1965] full credits from IMDb

"A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" [1966]
Directed by Richard Lester; starring Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton, Michael Crawford
& Jack Gilford; full credits at IMDb

"Funny Girl" (1968) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0062994/

sequel "Funny Lady" (1975) http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0073026/

"Yellow Submarine" [Apple Corps / United Artists 1968]
full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • official movie site

"Yellow Submarine" animated remake in 3-D
[in turnaround 3/2011]
Directed by Robert Zemeckis • latest info at IMDb

"Oliver!" [Columbia 1968] full credits from IMDb

"Hello, Dolly" [1969] http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0064418/

"Paint Your Wagon" [1969]
starring Lee Marvin, Jean Seaberg & Clint Eastwood

"Fiddler On The Roof" [1971]
won 3 Oscars; full credits at IMDb

Frank Zappa's "200 Motels" [1971] /tt0066732/

"1776" feature film [Columbia Nov 1972]

	A musical version of the meetings in Philadelphia prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Directed by Peter H. Hunt; starring William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard {as Thomas Jefferson} & Blythe Danner Col/TriStar color DVD [7/2002] for $22.46 Col/TriStar color VHS [4/91] for $17.99 Col/TriStar color VHS [8/98] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb

Brian De Palma's "Phantom of the Paradise" [1974] /tt0071994/

Stanley Donen's "The Little Prince" [1974] /tt0071762/

Peter Bogdanovich's "At Long Last Love" [March 1975] /tt0072665/

"Nashville" [Paramount June 1975]

Essentially a musical, with various storylines converging at a performance at the Parthenon in Nashville. Co-produced & directed by Robert Altman [1925-2006]; script by Joan Tewkesbury; ensemble cast including Ned Beatty, Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Shelley Duvall, Henry Gibson, Scott Glenn, Jeff Goldblum, Barbara Harris, Lily Tomlin, Gwen Welles & Keenan Wynn; won Oscar for Best Original Song, nominated for Best Picture, Best Director & Best Supporting Actress (RB & LT); DGA & WGA Award noms; listed on National Film Registry (1992) Paramount widescreen color DVD [8/2000] for $9.98 Paramount color VHS [1/98] 2 tapes - out of prodn/many used M.C.A. soundtrack CD [5/2000] for $10.99 full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia 11"x17" blue poster from Amazon for $9.99 11"x17" white poster from Amazon for $9.99

"Bugsy  Malone"  [RSO/Paramount 1976]

A parody of gangster films: subteen kids dressed up in pinstripe suits and flapper dresses, shooting 'splurge' guns, driving pedal cars, and dancing – this is a musical! Written & directed by Alan Parker; starring Scott Baio, Florrie Dugger, Jodie Foster, John Cassisi & Martin Lev Panorama color DVD [10/2005] for $21.49 Paramount color VHS [2/96] for $13.99 Musicrama soundtrack CD [1/98] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $9.99

"Saturday Night Fever" [1977]

"Popeye" feature film [Disney/Paramount Dec 1980]

Directed by Robert Altman [1925-2006]; script by Jules Feiffer; starring Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul Dooley, Paul L. Smith, Wesley Ivan Hurt & Richard Libertini Paramount widescreen color DVD [6/2003] for $9.99 Paramount color VHS [10/96] for $9.45 full credits at IMDb

"Zoot  Suit" [Universal 1981]

A landmark of Latino/Xicano arts. First staged as a play in 1978, this is a filming of that play; the 'stylized musical' tells of anti-Xicano riots in Los Angeles in 1942 against a backdrop of swing music & dance. The sensational performance of Edward James Olmos as 'El Pachuco' shows why he is today's leading Hispanic actor. Written & directed by Luis Valdez; also starring Daniel Valdez, Charles Aidman & Tyne Daly Universal widescreen color DVD [5/2003] for $9.99 Universal color VHS video [4/2001] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb • credits on Broadway

"One From The Heart" [American Zoetrope/Columbia Feb 1982]
Co-produced, co-written & directed by Francis Ford Coppola
official website {redirects > Zoetrope}
exclusive essay from F.F. Coppola on the 2002 rebirth of his 1982 film
full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia
http://www.amazon.com/One-Heart-Frederic-Forrest/dp/B0000YRL8K/

"Annie" feature film [Rastar/Columbia May 1982]

Produced by Ray Stark; directed by John Huston; script by Carol Sobieski, based on the Broadway musical; starring Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters & Edward Herrmann Sony Special Edition color DVD [1/2004] for $9.99 Sony widescreen color DVD [12/2000] out of prodn/used Sony Special Edition color VHS [1/2004] out of stock/used Sony color VHS [8/97] out of prodn/many used Sony soundtrack CD [10/90] for $8.97 full credits at IMDb

"The Best Little Wh*rehouse in Texas"
[R.K.O./Universal July 1982]

"The Pirate Movie" [Fox Aug 1982]

At the local Pirate Day Festival, Mabel is tricked by her friends who set sail with a hunky lad and without Mabel; so she borrows a tiny sailboat and follows, but capsizes in a storm and washes up on a deserted island; the XVIIth Century dream sequence somewhat follows the plot of Gilbert & Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance" (with different songs), with a second happy ending when Mabel wakes up on the beach. Directed by Ken Annakin; written by Trevor Farrant; starring Kristy McNichol, Christopher Atkins, Ted Hamilton, Bill Kerr & Maggie Kirkpatrick Starz / Anchor Bay color DVD [3/2005] out of prodn/many, many used Fox color VHS [1/83] out of prodn/many used Polydor soundtrack album {on vinyl only} [1982] 20 tracks on 2 disks - out of prodn/rare full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"The  Pirates  of  Penzance"
[Universal Feb 1983]

A nobleman's son was apprenticed by mistake to the Pirate King of Penzance; his term of indenture is now over, and he sets out to redeem himself and arrest the pirate band. Adapted & directed by Wilford Leach, from the 1879 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan; starring Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Rex Smith, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose, David Hatton, Louise Gold & Teresa Codling DVD/Blu-ray not available; M.C.A. color VHS [3/92] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb video of the 1980 stage performance in New York's Central Park, starring Kline & Ronstadt Kultur Video color DVD [10/2002] for $22.49

"A  Chorus  Line" [1985]

"Every Little Step" docu about 'A Chorus Line'
http://www.sonyclassics.com/everylittlestep/

"The  Fabulous  Baker  Boys" [1989] /tt0097322/

"Newsies" [Touchwood/Disney April 1992]

Filmed mostly on New York Street on the Universal Studios backlot. A musical about the newspaper street vendors of 1899 New York City going on strike! "They found the courage to challenge the powerful" Directed by Kenny Ortega; written by Bob Tzudiker & Noni White; starring Christian Bale, David Moscow, Bill Pullman, Robert Duvall {as Joseph Pulitzer}, Ann-Margret, Aaron Lohr, Max Casella, Gabriel Damon, David James Alexander {as Gov. Theodore Roosevelt}, Michael Lerner & Kevin Tighe Walt Disney Video Collector's Edition widescreen color DVD [1/2002] for $8.99 Walt Disney Video color VHS [7/97] for $14.95 Walt Disney Records soundtrack CD [4/92] 16 tracks - out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia "Newsies: 8 Original Songs" [1992] Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Jack Feldman Hal Leonard Corp. 11¾x9 pb [8/92] for $11.21 "Newsies" was among the lowest-grossing films in Disney Studios history. The film gained fans from the 1997 video release and showings on the Disney Channel; pressure got the film released on DVD in 2002, and it has since recouped its production costs. The 'fan base' is now large enough that a stage musical has been created, with some old songs and some new songs; the premiere was in New Jersey in late 2011, and it is expected to open on Broadway in March 2012.

"Topsy  Turvy" [1999]
http://www.thinmanfilms.co.uk/index.php/2008/01/07/topsy-turvy-1999-2/

"Moulin  Rouge" [Fox May 2001]

Co-written & directed by Baz Luhrmann; starring Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor & John Leguizamo; won Oscars for Best Art Direction, Best Costumes; nominated for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Actress & 3 more; also won 3 Empire Awards, 3 Golden Globes CBS/Fox Special Edition color VHS [3/2002] for $12.99 Fox widescreen color DVD [12/2001] for $22.49 Interscope soundtrack CD [5/2001] for $13.29 full credits from IMDb

"Moulin Rouge: The Splendid Illustrated Book That Charts The Journey of Baz Luhrmann's Motion Picture" [2001] by Miro Bilbrough, Baz Luhrmann & Sue Adler Newmarket Press 9½x9¼ hardcover [6/2001] for $24.47

"Chicago" [Dec 2002]

Directed by Rob Marshall; based on the musical by Bob Fosse & Fred Ebb, based on the play by Maurine Watkins; starring Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah & John C. Reilly; won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (CZJ), Best Art Direction, Best Costumes, Best Editing, Best Sound; Oscar nominations for Best Director, Best Script/Adap- tation, Best Actress (RZ), Best Actor (JCR), second Best Supporting Actress (QL), Best Cinema- tography, Best Original Song – for a total of 13 nominations!; also won DGA Award, won 3 of 5 SAG noms & won 2 of 12 BAFTA Award noms; WGA Award nom Buena Vista color VHS [8/2003] for $20.99 Buena Vista color DVD [8/2003] for $19.45 Buena Vista widescreen DVD [8/2003] for $19.45 Sony soundtrack CD [1/2003] for $13.49 full credits from IMDb • Broadway credits • official movie site

"De-Lovely" [2004]
full credits from IMDb

"Across  The  Universe" [Revolution/Sony Sept 2007]

Strikingly visionary teen love story set in the turbulent 1960s using 33 Beatles songs & psyche- delic graphics. Co-written & directed by Julie Taymor; co-written by Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais; starring Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Evan Rachel Wood, Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther, T.V. Carpio & Spencer Liff, with cameos by Joe Cocker, Salma Hayek, Eddie Izzard & Bono Sony widescreen color Blu-ray [2/2008] for $12.99 Sony widescreen color DVD [2/2008] 2 disks - out of prodn/many used Interscope records soundtrack CD [10/2007] 2 disks for $9.99 Interscope records soundtrack CD [9/2007] for $10.97 full credits from IMDb • official movie site {requires Flash}

"High School Musical"
"High School Musical" TV movie [Disney Channel Jan 2006]
"High School Musical 2" TV movie [Disney Channel Aug 2007]
"High School Musical 3: Senior Year" feature film [Oct 2008]
"High School Musical 4: East Meets West" TV movie [Disney Channel in 2010?]

"Company: A Musical Comedy" TV special
[Japan Nov 2007, USA Feb 2008]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1160997/

"Original Cast Album: Company" [1970] directed by D.A. Pennebaker

“Mamma Mia!” [Universal July 2008] /tt0795421/

"Repo! The Genetic Opera"
[LionsGate/Twisted Nov 2008]

In the not-too-distant future, a worldwide epidemic of organ failure devestates society, and GeneCo sets up an organ transplant service – for a price. But when customers fail to make payments on time, ruthless Repo Men track the customers down and repossess the transplanted organ. Co-produced & directed by Darren Lynn Bousman; book & music by Darren Smith & Terrance Zdunich; starring Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head, Sarah Brightman, Paris Hilton, Bill Moseley, Nivek Ogre, Terrance Zdunich, Sarah Power & Jessica Horn LionsGate widescreen color DVD [1/2009] for $13.99 full credits from IMDb • official movie site

"Hipsters (Stilyagi)" musical feature
[Russia Dec 2008, USA Oct 2011]

A candy-colored musical set in 1955 Moscow at the height of the Cold War. Communist youth group member Mels falls in love with Polly, a part of the Hipsters crowd, and he soon becomes immersed in the Hipster scene of swing dancing, smoky nightclubs, hot jazz, pompadours, and poodle skirts. In Russian with English subtitles. Co-produced, co-written & directed by Valeriy Todorovskiy; starring Anton Shagin, Oksana Akinshina, Igor Voynarovskiy & Ekaterina Vilkova; won 4 Russian Golden Eagle Awards, won 4 Russian Nika Awards DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site

"Nine" [Weinstein Dec 2009]

Fellini's 1963 movie "8½" was the 'inspiration' for the Italian stage musical "Nine" which was the basis for the 1982 Broadway musical which is the basis for this musical feature film. A desperate movie director struggles to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor, which begins shooting in only a week. He searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, former lovers, colleagues, his muse, and his mother, while balancing the demands of his art, his profession and his personal life. Co-produced & directed by Rob Marshall; adapted by Michael Tolkin & Anthony Minghella; starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren & Stacy Ferguson; already nominated for 5 Golden Globe Awards DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site

"Bran Nue Dae"
[Roadshow Australia Jan 2010, Freestyle USA release Sept 2010]

Based on a successful Australian stage musical; in Summer of 1965, a young Aborigine runs away from his stifling religious boarding school. Co-written & directed by Rachel Perkins; starring Geoffrey Rush, Rocky Mackenzie, Jessica Mauboy, Ernie Dingo, Deborah Mailman, Magda Szubanski & singer-songwriter Missy Higgins DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site

"The Story of Bran Nue Dae" [2010 TV] /tt1647810/

"Burlesque" [Sony Nov 2010]

Excellent movie musical fairy tale with several show-stoppers by Cher & Aguilera. The owner of the Burlesque Lounge fends off endless artistic and financial challenges, including pressure to sell out to a developer, but things start to improve when she hires a farm girl as a waitress and discovers that the girl is extremely talented. Written & directed by Steven Antin; starring Cher, Christina Aguilera, Kristen Bell, Cam Gigandet, Stanley Tucci, Peter Gallagher & Eric Dane DVD/Blu-ray not yet available R.C.A. soundtrack CD [11/2010] 10 tracks for $9.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • official movie site

"Carmen in 3-D"
[The Royal Opera House of London March 2011]

Bizet's 1875 opera in 3-D by ReelD; a Gypsy cigarette worker pursues a passionate affair with a young Army officer, when she drops him for a bullfighter, the soldier is enraged; in French with English subtitles. Directed by Julian Napier; starring Christine Rice, Bryan Hymel & Aris Argiris DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site

"Glee: The 3-D Concert Movie" [Fox Aug 2011]  

A concert documentary shot during the "Glee Live! In Concert!" tour of Summer 2011, set for two-week bookings. Directed by Kevin Tancharoen; starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Dianna Agron, Lea Michele, Darren Criss, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Kevin McHale, Chord Overstreet, Mark Salling, Naya Rivera, Harry Shum Jr., Amber Riley & Jenna Ushkowitz; scenes of series star Jane Lynch were filmed but cut; also seems to be absent series regulars Jessalyn Gilsig, Jayma Mays & Matthew Morrison DVD/Blu-ray not yet available Columbia soundtrack CD [8/2011] 23 tracks for $9.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia

"Joyful Noise" [Alcon/Warner Bros. Jan 2012]  

The story is much like a sitcom, the camera direction is without style, but the acting is wonderful and the music is fantastically powerful. A racially-mixed church choir in small-town Georgia competes again in the national 'Joyful Noise' competition, and loses again during the semi-finals; but melodrama intervenes and the choir is invited to Los Angeles for the finals. (Contains pro-Christian speeches that are natural to the characters.) Written & directed by Todd Graff; music by Mervyn Warren; starring Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan, Dexter Darden, Courtney B. Vance, Kris Kristofferson, Angela Grovey, Paul Woolfolk, Jesse L. Martin, Andy Karl & Dequina Moore Watertower Music (Warner) soundtrack CD [1/2012] 12 tracks for $10.00 DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site • movie entry at Wikipedia

untitled surfing musical [Fox]  
Announced 9/2010: Fox won the bidding war for movie rights to The Beach Boys song catalog
for an original bigscreen musical proposal written by Susannah Grant; to be produced by
Craig Zadan, Neil Meron & John Stamos; no entry yet on IMDb

"Rock  of  Ages"  
feature musical [Warner Bros. / NewLine 2012?]
Announced 2/2011: A film version of the smash Broadway musical built around rock hits of the 1980s by Journey,
Joan Jett, Bon Jovi & Pat Benatar; written & adapted by Chris D’Arienzo; Adam Shankman to direct & choreograph;
possibly starring Anne Hathaway, Tom Cruise & Russell Brand • latest info at IMDb

"Les  Miserables"  
Broadway musical [Working Title/Universal Dec 2012?]
Announced 9/2011: Tom Hooper is set to direct William Nicholson’s script of the famous Broadway musical, which
is itself based on Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel. Hugh Jackman & Russell Crowe are signed to star; other cast members
include Helena Bonham Carter, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Tveit & Anne Hathaway • latest info at IMDb

"Bob The Musical" [Disney 2013?]  
Announced 12/2010: Co-writer-directors Phil Lord & Chris Miller will direct the comedy about a
regular guy who, after a blow to the head, suddenly can hear the inner songs of everyone’s hearts, turning
his reality into a musical – much to his dismay; music & lyrics by Marc Shaiman • latest info at IMDb

"The Greatest Showman On Earth" [Fox 2013?]
Announced 8/2011: 20th Century Fox’s period musical about P.T. Barnum, the legendary showman who created the
three-ring circus, and loved to hoax a gullible public, will star Hugh Jackman. Commercials director & visual effects
wizard Michael Gracey is set to direct; a focal point of the movie is Barnum’s infatuation with opera singer
Jenny Lind, called 'The Swedish Nightingale' • credits at IMDb

"Monkeys  of  Bollywood"  
animated feature musical [DreamWorks 2014?]
Announced 1/2011: DreamWorks Animation signed husband-and-wife producing team Gurinder Chadha & Paul Berges, Broadway lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman for the studio’s first animated feature musical, based on the Hindu epic poem “The Ramayana”. Set in modern Mumbai, India; the story revolves around two monkeys who try to stop an ancient demon from conquering the world. • latest info at IMDb

"Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Vallie & The Four Seasons"  
[G.K. Films for 2014? release]
Announced 10/2010: The bigscreen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical will be produced
by Graham King & Tim Headingtons, with Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice writing the screenplay
latest info at IMDb

"Sweet Valley High" [studio mo 19xx]  
Announced 1/2012: Screenwriter Diablo Cody is all over TV saying that this film is indeed a musical
not yet listed on IMDb

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