John Kander

A fun journey through the classics of musical theater.

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who lived through it, creating a first-hand archive of personal backstage stories and memories. The new documentary is the long-awaited sequel to late filmmaker Rick McKay’s award-winning 2003 film Broadway: The Golden Age, continuing the saga into the '60s and '70s and spotlighting beloved classic Broadway shows including Once Upon a Mattress, Bye Bye Birdie, Barefoot in the Park, Pippin, A Chorus Line, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Chicago, and 42nd Street. Featuring a galaxy of stars including Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Glenn Close, André De Shields, Jane Fonda, Robert Goulet, Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, and many more, the film also includes rare archival photos and never-before-seen footage both onstage and off.

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presents a 2013 concert celebrating Chita Rivera's 80th birthday as a fundraiser to aid struggling artists during the pandemic. Chita offers a musical retrospective of her career in the theatre with guest stars Tommy Tune and Ben Vereen. Includes songs from 'Seventh Heaven,' 'West Side Story,' 'Bye Bye Birdie,' 'The Happy Time,' 'Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris,' 'Chicago,' 'The Rink,' 'Kiss of the Spider Woman,' & 'The Visit,' among others.

It’s murder putting on a new musical – literally! The star of a new Broadway-bound musical has been murdered on stage on opening night! The entire cast and crew are suspects. Time to call in the local detective, Frank Cioffi. With a nose for crime and an ear for music, Frank tries to find the killer whilst giving the show a lifeline.

Featuring archival clips from his many groundbreaking productions, the performance-documentary includes interviews with many of Prince's collaborators, including Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Mandy Patinkin, John Kander, Susan Stroman, and Angela Lansbury, all sharing their firsthand insights into his pioneering achievements in the theatre.

The life of Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime): 60 years of groundbreaking plays and musicals, the struggle for gay rights, addiction and recovery, finding true love, and the relentless pursuit of inspiration.

An all-star cast performs the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb; songs include "New York, New York" and "Cabaret."

An all-star cast performs the music of John Kander and Fred Ebb; songs include "New York, New York" and "Cabaret."

A retrospective of Chita Rivera's film, television and stage career, including interviews with Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, Carol Lawrence and others. Originally aired as Episode 2 of Season 43 of the PBS series Great Performances.

단조롭고 지루한 일상에서 벗어나기를 꿈꾸며 화려한 무대 위 스타가 되길 꿈꾸는 록시(르네 젤위거)는 우발적인 살인으로 교도소에 수감된다. ​그곳에서 만난 매혹적인 시카고 최고의 디바 벨마(캐서린 제타 존스)는 승률 100%의 변호사 빌리(리처드 기어)와 무죄 석방을 위한 계획을 짜고 있다. 빌리는 법정을 하나의 무대로 탈바꿈시키는 쇼 비즈니스의 대가로, ​자극적인 사건에 불나방처럼 모여드는 언론의 속성을 교묘하게 이용한다. 록시 또한 빌리의 흥미를 끌어 자신의 변호를 맡기게 되고, ​평범한 가수 지망생에 불과했던 록시는 신문의 1면을 장식하며 일약 스타덤에 오르게 되는데...

단조롭고 지루한 일상에서 벗어나기를 꿈꾸며 화려한 무대 위 스타가 되길 꿈꾸는 록시(르네 젤위거)는 우발적인 살인으로 교도소에 수감된다. ​그곳에서 만난 매혹적인 시카고 최고의 디바 벨마(캐서린 제타 존스)는 승률 100%의 변호사 빌리(리처드 기어)와 무죄 석방을 위한 계획을 짜고 있다. 빌리는 법정을 하나의 무대로 탈바꿈시키는 쇼 비즈니스의 대가로, ​자극적인 사건에 불나방처럼 모여드는 언론의 속성을 교묘하게 이용한다. 록시 또한 빌리의 흥미를 끌어 자신의 변호를 맡기게 되고, ​평범한 가수 지망생에 불과했던 록시는 신문의 1면을 장식하며 일약 스타덤에 오르게 되는데...

A profile of composing team John Kander and Fred Ebb, who have written many Broadway musicals. Highlights include interviews with Lauren Bacall, Joel Grey and others, as well as the two men themselves, plus clips of performances of their songs.

Jack Palmer is a social worker whose job has taken precedence over his personal life. Mainly, his job is to help four mentally challenged men live regular lives in a home. They consist of: Norman, who works at a donut shop and has a thing for keys; Barry, who thinks he is a golf pro and doesn't communicate well with his father; Arnold, who is into all things Russian and has a habit of spending money; and Lucien, who is into Spider Man and must testify before the state senate. Jack wants to help them, but he also thinks it is time to move on with his life. The hard part is trying to say goodbye to the guys he cares about.

Documentary about the creation of the iconic Broadway show

A married couple review their lives and renew their love for one another while driving to a friend's funeral.

A filmed stage performance of the 1993 London revival. Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Skyfall) directed this new production for the Donmar Warehouse in London's West End. It starred Jane Horrocks as Sally, Adam Godley as Cliff, Alan Cumming as the Emcee and Sara Kestelman as Fräulein Schneider. Cumming received an Olivier Award nomination for his performance and Kestelman won the Olivier for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical. Mendes's conception was very different from either the original production or the conventional first revival. The most significant change was the character of the Emcee. The role, as played by Joel Grey in both prior incarnations, was an asexual, edgy character dressed in a tuxedo with rouged cheeks. Alan Cumming's portrayal was highly sexualized, as he wore suspenders (i.e. braces) around his crotch and red paint on his nipples.

Joey Wellman, an American cartoonist from Cleveland now largely forgotten at home, visits France with his partner Lena to attend an exhibition in Paris about the comic strip (bande dessinée) which features his work. He also hopes to be reconciled with his daughter Elsie who has been a student in Paris for two years, in flight from the American culture of which she sees her father as a typical example. Elsie is naively infatuated with French literature, and is trying to secure an introduction to the brilliant university professor Christian Gauthier, an expert on Flaubert but also an enthusiast for comic books. The meeting of father and daughter goes badly, but Elsie is persuaded to join Joey and Lena for the weekend at the country house of Gauthier's mother, Isabelle. During a comic-themed masquerade party, all of the characters are made to reconsider their present and past relationships.

Michael Pierson, a young gay man and professional attorney, is struck with AIDS in the prime of his life. Having never even come out to his family, he finds himself in the unenviable position of dropping two bombshells on them. He must come to terms with the inevitability of his premature death while trying to maintain his relationships with family members who harbor fears, resentments, and denial. Airing on network television during the height of the original AIDS epidemic, "An Early Frost" was many people's first look at an AIDS victim as a human being rather than a statistic.

1935년 텍사스주. 에드나는 보안관인 남편과의 사이에 1남 1녀를 두고 평화롭게 살아간다. 그러나 그러던 중 에드나는 하루 아침에 남편을 잃고 만다. 보안관이었던 남편이 행패를 부리던 흑인을 진정시키기 위해 흑인에게 접근했다가 그 자리에서 즉사한 것이다. 에드나에게는 남편의 갑작스런 죽음 뿐 아니라 경제적 어려움이 닥쳐온다. 남편이 큰 빛을 남겨 조상 대대로 내려온 땅이 은행에 넘어갈 처지에 놓인 것이다. 에드나에게 이제 남은 것은 어린 아들과 딸 뿐이다. 그러나 그녀는 은행장에게 그 땅에 면화 재배를 할 수 있도록 해달라고 청원을 하고, 은행장으로부터 면화를 재배해도 좋다는 허락을 받아내는데...

A hard-hitting, fast, sure-handed baseball player tries to break into the sport by applying for a spot on a minor-league team. The only problem is that the player is female, which engenders resistance and resentment among many players and officials.

When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. He's then visited by the patient's mistress, Brooke Reynolds, whom he quickly falls for despite her being a likely murder suspect. As the police pressure on him intensifies, Rice decides to attempt solving the case on his own and soon discovers that someone is trying to kill him as well.

2차 세계대전에 참전하고 온 색스폰 주자 지미(Jimmy Doyle: 로버트 드니로 분)는 전승 파티에서 프랜신(Francine Evans: 라이자 미넬리 분)을 만나자 추근대지만 프랜신은 거들떠보지도 않는다. 하지만 계속 부닥치는 인연에 두사람은 가까워지고 어느새 프랜신에게 사랑을 느낀 지미는 가수인 그녀가 순회 공연하는 곳을 찾아가 사랑을 호소하고 결혼을 하게 된다. 타고난 음악성은 있지만 다소 남보다 앞서나가는 음악적 취향과 성격이 지나치게 직선적이고 불같은 지미는 인간 관계에서 문제가 있어 제대로 일이 풀리지 않는다. 하지만 워낙 출중한 가수인 프랜신은 여기저기서 섭외가 들어오고, 그녀가 스타가 되리란 건 누구도 의심하지 않는다. 마침내 프랜신은 임신을 하게 되고, 아이를 무사히 낳기 위해 혼자 뉴욕으로 돌아가고 지미는 울며 겨자 먹기로 혼자 밴드를 이끌고 공연을 다니지만 손님은 점점 줄어들고 결국 밴드를 남의 손에 넘기고 프랜신 곁으로 돌아온다. 실업자가 된 지미, 가수로서 정상을 향해 치닫는 프랜신, 성공한 아내와 실패한 남편 사이의 갈등의 골은 깊어가고 두 사람은 사랑하지만 헤어지려하는데....

During a press conference, international star Nina remembers simpler times, flashing back to her days as a maid in a run-down Italian hotel. As a young woman, Nina befriends Contessa Sanziani, an elderly woman who entertains Nina with memories of her vibrant, wealthy life with Count Sanziani. Inspired by her tales of success, young Nina fantasizes about her own adventures and seeks to find the same excitement in her life.

가수 화니(바브라 스트라이샌드 분)는 마지막 쇼를 마치면서 자신의 분신과도 같은 바비와 스스로의 생계를 걱정하지 않을 수 없게 된다. 게다가 무척이나 사랑했던 닉(오마 샤리프 분)으로부터 영문도 모른채 이혼을 통고받자 그녀는 계속되는 어려움에 진한 외로움을 느낀다. 우연히 들린 바에서 만난 빌리(제임스 칸 분)가 자신의 노래를 팔겠다고 제의하자 많은 작곡가들로부터 한번 불러주십사는 요청을 받기만 했던 화니는 자존심이 상한 나머지 매몰차게 거절을 한다. 그러나 결국 빌리가 계획하고 있는 환상의 뮤지컬에 출연하게 되는 화니는 비록 첫 공연이 소품 담당자의 실수로 엉망이 되지만 새로이 기획한 코믹 뮤지컬은 가는 곳마다 상상외의 갈채를 받을 정도로 크게 성공을 거둔다. 뮤지컬의 성공과 함께 빌리와 화니 사이에는 사랑이 싹트고 결혼에 이르게 된다. 그러나 닉을 완전히 잊지 못한 화니와 불같은 성격의 빌리는 사사건건 부딪치고 이들의 결혼 생활은 파탄 지경에까지 이르는데...

Liza Minnelli stars in a television concert directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. She performs such songs as the title number and "Son of a Preacher Man." The concert concludes with a medley of songs from the film Cabaret (1972). The special, Minnelli and Fosse all won Emmy Awards. Bob Fosse also won the Oscar and Tony that year, in the only instance of any person ever winning all three in a one-month period.

샐리보울은 30년대 베를린의 킷캇 클럽에서 명성을 떨친 전설적인 댄서다. 그녀는 최고의 매너를 지닌 영국 신사 브라이언 로버츠와 사랑에 빠지지만 그남자는 양성애자다. 샐리와 브라이언 두 사람은 동시에 부유한 플레이 보이 막시밀리언 폰 헤우네의 유혹을 받는다, 흔히 볼 수 있는 삼각 관계가 아닌 양성애가 얽힌 이중의 이 삼각관계에 끼어드는 것은 정치다. 샐리의 동료인 유대인 여자 나탈리는 바람둥이인 프리트와 사랑을 나누지만 나치가 득세하자 자신의 유대인 신분을 감춘채 살아남기위해 전전긍긍한다. 샐리는 브라이언의 아이를 임신하지만 자신의 직업적인 미래를 위해 아이를 지운다. 그러자 브라이언은 영국으로 돌아간다.

An opportunistic young man working as a servant to a European countess uses his sexual talents to better his station in life.