Self
2022 marks the 25th anniversary of ABC airing Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” (1997), a revolutionary TV musical that embraced racial diversity in casting and has impacted generations over the years, starring an all-star cast led by Brandy Norwood as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her fairy godmother. ABC News is producing a news special dedicated to the legacy of this film, reflecting how the idea of a princess has evolved and what makes the film still relevant today.
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On 3 May 2022, Cameron Mackintosh invited many of Stephen Sondheim’s old friends to join him in London’s West End for a thrilling, joyously staged production. He had specially devised it to celebrate Sondheim’s extraordinary talents as a composer and lyricist. Featuring an all-star cast including Michael Ball, Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, Petula Clark, Anna-Jane Casey, Rosalie Craig, Janie Dee, Judi Dench, Daniel Evans, Maria Friedman, Haydn Gwynne, Bonnie Langford, Damian Lewis and Julia McKenzie.
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En sus primeras vacaciones sin su padre, Zoey intenta crear una Navidad mágica para su familia como las que solía hacer Mitch.
"SUNDAY" Legend
En la cúspide de su cumpleaños número 30, un joven y prometedor compositor de teatro navega por el amor, la amistad y las presiones de la vida como artista en la ciudad de Nueva York.
Self (archive footage)
An all-star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion and a sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce. Legends of the stage and screen—including Helen Mirren, Christine Baranski, August Wilson, James Corden, Alec Baldwin, John Lithgow, Viola Davis, Hugh Jackman and Ian McKellen—take us behind the scenes of Broadway's most groundbreaking and beloved shows, from A Chorus Line to Hamilton. Iconic performances by Lin Manuel Miranda, Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, James Earl Jones and Mandy Patinkin lead the way on a hurly burly ride through Times Square, once again the main street of American show business in this documentary directed by Academy-Award nominee Oren Jacoby.
Eva Woolf
¿Qué pasaría si conservaras un souvenir de cada relación en la que has estado? "The Broken Hearts Gallery" sigue a Lucy, una veinteañera que trabaja en una galería de arte de Nueva York y que es una acumuladora emocional.
A benefit stream of an exclusive evening with a Broadway Legend, leading lady and three-time Tony Award recipient Bernadette Peters. Throughout the evening, get the scoop from Peters and Broadway and television star Michael Urie as they talk about the concert and share insider stories. The one-night-only benefit concert in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Broadway Barks, originally performed at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre in 2009, features spectacular performances of songs by Stephen Sondheim, Rodgers & Hammerstein and more.
Performer
Estrellas de Broadway brindan por Stephen Sondheim con un concierto único en la vida de Broadway vía internet.
Host
The New York Philharmonic celebrates the dazzling orchestral world of Stephen Sondheim in a program hosted by Bernadette Peters, with special guest vocalist Katrina Lenk. Conducted by Alexander Gemignani, the concert features some of Sondheim’s most beloved works, including suites from Sunday in the Park, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd and more.
Herself
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the groundbreaking sketch comedy with appearances from Burnett, original cast members Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner, costume designer Bob Mackie, and a slew of special guests.
Gloria Windsor
After an 87 day labor dispute the New York Symphony Orchestra returned to play music. This is the story of that day.
Glinda (voice)
Hay problemas en Oz y se necesita de Dorothy. Con ayuda de Glinda, ella y Toto regresan a Oz. Con sus viejos amigos, el Espantapájaros, el Hombre de Hojalata, el León y nuevos personajes, Dorothy inicia un peligroso viaje para intentar detener a un astuto Bufón, quien amenaza con utilizar el poder de la Malvada Bruja del Oeste para convertir a toda la gente de Oz en marionetas. Ese sólo es uno de los obstáculos que Dorothy tiene que afrontar mientras transcurre el viaje, ya que además debe pasar por un laberinto, una cueva llena de dragones hambrientos y un malvado hechizo podría destruir el camino amarillo.
Self (archive footage)
Una mirada íntima y sincera de la vida y el arte del legendario compositor y letrista.
Diane
A drama centered on a former actress who subjects her 15-year-old daughter to a series of depressed small towns, money woes, failed love affairs, and bouts of depression.
Herself
Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and works of one of Broadway's greatest legends — the one and only Stephen Sondheim. For the master composer and lyricist's 80th birthday, many of musical theater's brightest stars gathered in March of 2010 to perform more than two dozen sensational numbers from Sondheim's illustrious career, and several of these enduring songs are performed by the original Broadway cast members. David Hyde Pierce hosts this magical event with Stephen Sondheim's longtime collaborator Paul Gemignani conducting the New York Philharmonic. Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS series "Great Performances" (season 38, episode 2).
Barbara Bradfield
El doctor Dennis Slamon (Harry Conick Jr.) está desarrollando un nuevo fármaco llamado Herceptin, un fármaco revolucionario para el tratamiento en la lucha contra el cáncer de mama pero le cortan la financiación del proyecto. Con el apoyo de sus nuevos socios, Slamon continua el perfeccionamiento del tratamiento, pero el nuevo medicamento parece que no actúa igual con todos los pacientes. (FILMAFFINITY)
Mary Ann
Narrator
This poignant documentary traces a production of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Into the Woods," starring more than 100 public-school students from the Washington, D.C., area. Preparation for the performance at the Kennedy Center is also highlighted, including the many details involved with putting on such a grand event. Watch as these lucky kids get caught up in everything from designing the set to rehearsing the songs.
Sue (voice)
Piecito y sus abuelos comparten un inusual sueño que les llevará a emprender un fantástico viaje. Los siempre curiosos Cera, Púas, Patito y Petrie no pierden la oportunidad de seguirlos. A través de esta aventura descubrirán muchas nuevas criaturas, así como las maravillas de la naturaleza, con sus peligros y sus placeres. Casualmente, se encontrarán con la mayor reunión de dinosaurios nunca vista, donde también se encuentra un Cuellilargo muy especial al que Piecito no esperaba volver a ver nunca...
Rebecca Gromberg
A Alex Gromberg (Michael Douglas) no le resulta nada fácil ejercer el delicado papel de padre, hijo y marido. Intenta evitar los errores de su padre y aceptar los que ya ha cometido con sus hijos. Su mujer (Bernadette Peters), es una psicóloga que intenta hallar el equilibrio entre la vida profesional y familiar. Mitchell Gromberg (Kirk Douglas), el abuelo, es un prestigioso abogado de Nueva York ya jubilado. Su mujer Evelyn (Diana Douglas) es la esposa entregada que le ha servido siempre de apoyo moral y ha suavizado la conflictiva relación entre Alex y su padre. Asher Gromberg (Cameron Douglas), el hijo mayor de Alex. es un joven bastante irresponsable. Eli (Rory Culkin), el hijo de once años, es el más maduro de los hombres de la familia Gromberg. Tres generaciones de una familia americana cada una de las cuales vive a su aire.
Bailey Lewis
La apacible vida de dos lesbianas, Bobbie (Rachel Ward) y Bailey (Bernadette Peters) se ve alterada cuando una de ellas tiene que hacerse cargo de su sobrino de diez años. Ambas mujeres viven a las afueras de Dublín, Irlanda, en la aldea costera de Bray. Juntas, forman una pareja atípica. Bobbie es inglesa y Bailey es de New York, dónde actuó veinte años en Broadway. En la actualidad dirigen una taberna. Sin embargo, sus vidas se complican cuando aparece Kenny (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), el sobrino de Bobbie, que acaba de perder a sus padres en un trágico accidente.
Self
Featuring inverviews from: Afrika Bambaataa, Ashford & Simpson, Jackson Browne, Kim Burell, Taylor Dayne, Carmen Electra, Faith Evans, Roberta Flack, Joel Gray, Kc & the Sunshine Band, Eartha Kitt, Patti Labelle, Queen Latifah and more?
Margo / 'Titania'
En el día de su casamiento con la princesa Gwendolyn, el príncipe John (Sean Maguire) es sorprendido siéndole infiel a su futura esposa. Como castigo, tanto el príncipe como su leal sirviente Rodney son convertidos en sapos por toda la eternidad, o hasta lograr que una dama, no solo los besen sino también que se casen con ellos. (FILMAFFINITY)
Rita (voice)
El Deseo de Wakko (Wakko's Wish según su título original en inglés) es una película animada hecha para video creada en el año 1999 y basada en la serie Animaniacs, de Warner Bros. La película fue dirigida por Liz Holzman, Rusty Mills, y Tom Ruegger, y producida por Steven Spielberg, permitiendo dar el cierre definitivo a la serie. La película relocaliza a todos los personajes de Animaniacs en un cuasi-medieval mundo de cuento de hadas en tono tragicómico y retrata su misión para encontrar una estrella que quieren que les conceda un deseo.
Elise Ellis
Two young lovers meet on a series of snowy days in high school.
'Hey, Mr Producer!' presenta escenas seleccionadas de las producciones del productor musical más exitoso del mundo, Cameron Mackintosh: canciones clásicas de musicales clásicos interpretados por el elenco máximo.
Herself
The program on this DVD is basically a retrospective produced in the early 1990s for public television that was originally called «A Bing Crosby Christmas: Just Like the Ones You Used to Know» that was narrated by Gene Kelly and hosted by Bing's widow, Kathryn Crosby. The program itself features clips from fifteen of Bing's classic television specials, concentrating on the period from the early 1960s onwards when he included Kathryn and their three children in the programs.
A diva who effuses sweetness as naturally as she breathes!" - The New York Times. Live from Royal Festival Hall in London, Bernadette Peters combines raw talent with alluring sophistication as she sings many Broadway standards, including "Broadway Baby" (Follies), "Time Heals Everything" (Mack & Mabel), and "Some People" (Gypsy). She also performs a selection of songs from her Grammy-nominated, bestselling album, "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight," as well as several numbers from Stephen Sondheim that were featured in her performance at Carnegie Hall, New York.
Faith Shawn
LeAnn Rimes plays herself from her childhood in Nashville to her performing around the country as a country-western singer, until she has to make a choice: Does she perform at the Grand Ole Opry, following her dreams? Or does she not go to the concert, and stay at her dying grandmother's bedside? The made-for-tv film is based in part on LeAnn's autobiographical novel.
Helen Ayers
Cuando inició aquel imprevisto viaje en autobús con su madre, Sammy no podía imaginar que su vida cambiaría para siempre: al despertarse en la última parada, descubrió que se encontraba completamente solo en una ciudad desconocida. Al verse huérfano de repente, decidió hacerse el sordo. (FILMAFFINITY)
Sophie (voice)
Cuando la sombra de la revolución se cierne sobre Rusia, Anastasia, la hija más joven de la familia real, apenas consigue escapar con vida. Años despúes conoce al joven Dimitri. Cuando se dirigen a París para reclamar los derechos del legado de Anastasia, se verán envueltos en una cruenta lucha contra el malvado monje Rasputín y su sicario, el murciélago Bartok.
Angelique (voice)
Es víspera de Navidad y Bella planea animar y decorar el sombrío castillo de Bestia con alegría y muchos adornos, aún sabiendo que Bestia odia la Navidad. Antes de que empiece la fiesta, Bella, junto a todos los personajes que encandilaron al mundo, descubren que el Maestro Fortes, un malvado órgano de tubos y su fiel y divertido compañero Pífano están tratando de sabotear el evento. Ni siquiera bajo esta terrible amenaza, Bella desiste de enseñar a Bestia el verdadero significado de la Navidad. Con una animación exquisita, esta película brilla con nuevos y sorprendentes personajes, música envolvente y magia.
Cinderella's Stepmother
Cinderella chafes under the cruelty of her wicked stepmother and her evil stepsisters, until her Fairy Godmother steps in to change her life for one unforgettable night. At the ball, she falls for handsome Prince Christopher, whose parents, King Maximillian and Queen Constantina, are anxious for him to find a suitable paramour.
Rita (voice) (archive footage)
Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff is a VHS tape that contains "Draculee, Draculaa," "Phranken-Runt," "Meatballs or Consequences," "Scare-Happy Slappy," "Witch One" and "Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled."
Fay Apple
Anyone Can Whistle is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Described by theater historian Ken Mandelbaum as "a satire on conformity and the insanity of the so-called sane," the show tells a story of an economically-depressed town whose corrupt Mayoress, in an attempt to draw tourists, decides to create a fake "miracle" - which draws the attention of Fay Apple, an emotionally inhibited nurse, a crowd of inmates from a local asylum called "The Cookie Jar," and a "doctor" with secrets of his own.
Self
The story of Peter Allen, Australia's beloved variety entertainer and songwriter. As one of the first openly gay entertainers, Allen won a unique stardom with a mainstream public which loved him for his honesty.
The Soprano
Backstage at the Metropolitan Opera House a soprano is preparing for her debut in the opera Tosca. The stage manager gives her encouraging advice. She is visited by her "tenor for the evening." Equally terrified and nervous yet excited, she thinks fondly of her brother, who died from AIDS. He appears to her in her dressing room as a ghostly apparition.
Self
This program features the music of Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim in a 1992 performance at Carnegie Hall. An American Musical Theatre writer for over 40 years, Stephen Sondheim has created the scores for hits such as Passion, Assassins, Bounce, Into The Woods, Sunday In The Park With George, Merrily We Roll Along, Sweeney Todd and Pacific Overtures. Featuring: Liza Minnelli, Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, Glenn Close and many more.
Marie D'Agoult
La baronesa Dudevant (conocida por su pseudónimo: George Sand), que se separó de su marido hace años, se encuentra en Paris, donde vive con sus dos hijos. Escritora conocida, suele llevar vestimenta masculina y entre su círculo de amistades, entre otros, se encuentran el compositor y virtuoso del piano Franz Liszt, el pintor Eugène Delacroix, y el escritor Alfred de Musset. En la capital escucha tocar al compositor y pianista Frédéric Chopin: fascinada por su música, inmediatamente se siente atraída por él. (FILMAFFINITY)
Witch
A collection of fairy tale characters head into the woods, and soon learn that fairy tales don't end at "happily ever after." This rendition of Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical was recorded on the stage with its original all-star Broadway cast. Originally broadcast as part of "American Playhouse" on PBS (season ten, episode one).
Muse
Casada con un marido rico que la minusvalora, Alice lleva una vida vacía y cómoda que transcurre entre boutiques exclusivas, masajistas y cotilleos de peluquería. Le gustaría dedicarse a escribir y conocer mejor a un hombre con el que ha coincidido en la guardería de sus hijos, pero su educación conservadora se lo impide. Un brujo de Chinatown le facilitará el camino con una serie de hierbas mágicas de sorprendentes efectos.
Jane (Bernadette Peters) tiene un mareo mientras está en casa. A medida que su condición no mejora, se consulta a un médico que se da cuenta de que está muy enferma y que no tiene la familia para ayudarla a superar este momento muy difícil. Ella cuenta con la ayuda de un terapeuta (Mary Tyler Moore), que es muy reticente a involucrarse en este caso debido a la pérdida que sufrió cuando era niña. A medida que su condición se deteriora, Jane aprende a llegar a un acuerdo con su pasado, al igual que su terapeuta.
Tammy Faye Bakker
En la década de los 80, el televangelista y fundador del PTL Club Jim Bakker (Kevin Spacey) decide llevar más lejos su programa junto a su esposa Tammy (Bernadette Peters) y crear un parque de atracciones bautizado como Heritage USA. Sin embargo, ambos estaban siendo investigados por varios actos escandalosos, entre ellos el fraude fiscal, y Bakker termina en prisión por ello y por drogar y abusar de su secretaria Jessica Hahn
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Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in with Sesame Street favorites Oscar, Ernie, the Count, and more as they tickle your funny bone with tunes like, "Everything in the Wrong Place Ball," "Mary Had a Bicycle," and more. James Taylor drops by to sing "Jellyman Kelly," and Jeremy Irons, Jane Curtin, and Paul Simon lead an all-star cast of celebrities in the showstopper, "Put Down the Duckie." Songs: The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree; Ladybug Picnic; Jellyman Kelly; Wavin' Goodbye to You with My Heart; Old MacDonald Cantata; Everything in the Wrong Place Ball; One Banana; Calcutta Joe; Mary Had a Bicycle; Ten Tiny Turtles on the Telephone; Put Down the Duckie.
Lou Ann McGuinn
Tommy Nowak es un cazador de fugitivos que utiliza métodos muy originales para atrapar a sus víctimas. Su despreocupado tipo de vida da un giro de 180 grados cuando le encargan encontrar a una joven que, al verse involuntariamente implicada en un asunto muy turbio, decide huir con su hija de ocho meses en el Cadillac rosa de su marido.
Eleanor
Meet the denizens of New York City: artists, prostitutes, saints, and seers. All are aspiring toward either fame or oblivion, and hoping for love and acceptance. Instead they find high rents, faithless partners, and dead-end careers.
Marie Rothenberg
David is a six-year-old boy who is caught in the middle of his two feuding (& divorced) parents. His father, Charles, kidnaps him to California, where he eventually sets him on fire as a means of revenge against Marie, David's mother (Young David receives third-degree burns over 90% of his body). This movie chronicles David's struggle to recover and the obstacles he faces along the way.
Self (archive footage)
Stars celebrate Bob Hope's 50 years with NBC.
Dot / Marie
Producción para TV de la obra ganadora del Pulitzer. George, una versión libre del pintor Georges Seuray, se sumerge en la realización de su gran obra "Tarde de domingo en la isla de la Gran Jatte" junto a su amante Dot. Personas y personajes de la obra se confunden al atravesar su historia. Años después, el descendiente de George (un cínico artista contemporáneo) debe hacer las paces con la historia de su familia y con su abuela.
Self
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
Sleeping Beauty / Princess Debbie
A prince chases his destiny to an ancient castle in search of a cursed princess, thanks to the help of an informative lumberjack.
George Burns celebrates his new-found status as a celebrity sex symbol with guests and collection of beautiful women of all ages. With singing, dancing and a discussion on sex symbols through the ages.
Lily St. Regis
Annie, una inquieta niña huérfana, ha sido seleccionada entre sus compañeras para vivir unos días en casa de un multimillonario. Aunque, en un principio, el único objetivo de éste era montar una campaña publicitaria para mejorar su imagen, inesperadamente acaba encariñándose con la niña y decide ayudarla a encontrar a sus verdaderos padres.
Self / Lily
An in-depth look into the making of the film Annie (1982). It covers the adaptation changes from the original Broadway musical, the hiring of director John Huston, the nationwide search to cast the title role, the production process, and the conception of several musical numbers, including a different version of the song "Easy Street" than the one that ended up in the film.
Aqua
Two domestic robots fall in love and run off together.
Eileen
Arthur Parker, un vendedor de partituras musicales, está casado con Joan, aunque su matrimonio no va bien a causa de la enfermiza timidez de su mujer. Durante un viaje, Arthur conoce a Ellen, una maestra con quien mantiene una relación, pero ocultándole su condición de casado.
Rutanya Wallace
A suicidal tuba player hires a hit-man to rub him out. The next day he falls in love.
Marie Kimble Johnson
Navin Johnson es un chico ingenuo que, al cumplir 18 años, decide recorrer mundo y se instala en Saint Louis. Pero todo el mundo se aprovecha de él, hasta que un invento le hace ganar una fortuna
First of three programs about musical theatre hosted by writer-composer-lyricist Sylvia Fine.
Trudy Engles
A retired mainland lawyer buys a small Honolulu hotel and finds himself in a murderous situation involving a runaway grand jury witness, a ruthless mobster, and a racket-busting U.S. Senator framed for beating up an airline stewardess.
Little Dee
En una pequeña ciudad de California, un veterano de la Guerra de Vietnam (Kristofferson) y sus amigos, son contratados por un grupo de hombres, entre ellos su hermano (Vincent), para proteger los yacimientos petrolíferos de unos inescrupulosos empresarios. (FILMAFFINITY)
Vilma Kaplan
Homenaje satírico al cine mudo norteamericano, en el que grandes estrellas como Paul Newman o Burt Reynolds se autoparodian. Mel Brooks interpreta a un director que propone lo que él considera una idea fantástica: hacer una película muda. Está convencido de que su original idea evitará la desaparición de los estudios de cine para los que trabaja.
Melody
In 1920s New York City, W. C. Fields is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his girlfriend leaves him and his broker loses his money, Fields begins anew in California. Working at a wax museum, Fields eventually lands a film role that ascends him to stardom. Back in the limelight and palling around with John Barrymore and the like, Fields meets an aspiring actress Carlotta Monti at a party, with whom he forms a rocky relationship.
Miss Toot
Historia ambientada en una cárcel en la que presos y guardias se enfrentan en un partido de fútbol americano.
Allison
The story of Ace Eli Walford, a 1920s stunt flyer who barnstorms around the country, taking his eleven-year-old son Rodger with him as he goes from town to town. The place is rural Kansas, and the time is midsummer in the early nineteen-twenties, not long after World War I. Eli (Cliff Robertson), a barn storming pilot who has the emotional make-up of an 11-year-old, and Rodger (Eric Shea), his 11-year-old son who possesses the wisdom of the ancients, set off to see the world, which means flying all the way to San Willow. To Eli, San Willow seems to be as fabled as Xanadu and quite as remote. In essence, "Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies" is about the adventures of Rodger and Eli getting from nowhere to nowhere. Eli, a killer with the ladies at first, always leaves them unsatisfied. He seems to have a sex problem. Rodger spends a lot of his time getting his dad out of scrapes. He also drinks, smokes and goes to sleep at night crying for his deceased mom.
Lady Larkin
The second television adaptation of Once Upon a Mattress was broadcast on December 12, 1972, on CBS. This production, videotaped in color, included original Broadway cast members Burnett, Gilford and White, and also featured Bernadette Peters as Lady Larken, Ken Berry as Prince Dauntless, Ron Husmann as Harry, and Wally Cox as The Jester. It was directed by Ron Field and Dave Powers. Again, several songs were eliminated and characters were combined or altered. Since the parts of the Minstrel and the Wizard were cut from this adaptation, a new prologue was written with Burnett singing "Many Moons Ago" as a bedtime story.
Herself/ Josie Cohan
Based on the semi-hit Broadway musical of 1968 starring Joel Grey, this TV version has been re-fashioned in significant ways. The premise here is that a small group of modern-day performers have gotten together in a rehearsal studio to celebrate George M. Cohan's life and work. Joel Grey and Bernadette Peters (also from the original cast) and the other cast members are apparently playing themselves, with Austin Pendleton serving as a stage manager/director.
Girl
The Christmas Tree is a 1958 Hallmark Hall of Fame made-for-television film that was broadcast on NBC on December 14, 1958. It is based on the short story "An Affair at the Inn" by Charles J. Finger. A number of stars in short skits, including Carol Channing and Cyril Ritchard on skates.
