Category Archives: Musical
Blue's Big City Adventure
Release 2022
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Director: Matt Stawski
Writers: Angela Santomero
Stars: BD Wong, Steve Burns, Steven Pasquale, Alex Winter, Ali Stroker
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15038118/
Josh and Blue head to New York City to audition for a big Broadway musical.
Spirited
Release 2022
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Director: Sean Anders
Writers: Sean Anders, John Morris
Stars: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Patrick Page, Sunita Mani
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10999120/
A musical version of Charles Dickens's story of a miserly misanthrope who is taken on a magical journey.
Zombies 3
Release 2022
Genre Family, Musical, Romance
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Director: Paul Hoen
Writers: David Light, Joseph Raso
Stars: Meg Donnelly, Milo Manheim, RuPaul, Matt Cornett, Chandler Kinney
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14301252/
Zed anticipates an athletic scholarship while Addison is gearing up for Seabrook's international cheer-off competition. Then suddenly, extraterrestrial beings appear around Seabrook, causing more than friendly competition.
West Side Story
Release 2021
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Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Tony Kushner, Arthur Laurents
Stars: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Rita Moreno
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581652/
An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.
Cyrano
Release 2021
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Director: Joe Wright
Writers: Edmond Rostand, Erica Schmidt
Stars: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn, Monica Dolan
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12889404/
Too self-conscious to woo Roxanne himself, wordsmith Cyrano de Bergerac helps young Christian nab her heart through love letters.
Annie Live!
Release 2021
Genre Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
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Director: Lear Debessonet, Alex Rudzinski
Writers: Thomas Meehan
Stars: Nicole Scherzinger, Taraji P. Henson, Megan Hilty, Harry Connick Jr., Celina Smith
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14635982/
A young orphan opens the heart of billionaire Sir Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks.
Tick, Tick... Boom
Release 2021
Genre Biography, Drama, Musical
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Director: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Writers: Steven Levenson, Jonathan Larson
Stars: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesus, Vanessa Hudgens, Joshua Henry
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8721424/
On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City.
Dear Evan Hansen
Release 2021
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Director: Stephen Chbosky
Writers: Steven Levenson
Stars: Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams, Danny Pino
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9357050/
Film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical about Evan Hansen, a high school senior with Social Anxiety disorder and his journey of self-discovery and acceptance following the suicide of a fellow classmate.
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Release 2021
Genre Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical
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Director: Jonathan Butterell
Writers: Tom MacRae, Dan Gillespie Sells
Stars: Max Harwood, Lauren Patel, Sarah Lancashire, Shobna Gulati, Richard E. Grant
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8635092/
Feature film adaptation of the musical about a teenager from Sheffield, England who wants to be a drag queen.
Annette
Release 2021
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Director: Leos Carax
Writers: Ron Mael, Russell Mael
Stars: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg, Devyn McDowell, Sinay Bavurhe
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6217926/
A stand-up comedian and his opera singer wife have a 2 year old daughter with a surprising gift.