Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened (2016), ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2005), David Byrne's American Utopia (2020), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), But Not for Me (1959), Rhapsody in Blue (1945), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), The Velvet Touch (1948) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Broadway movies.
Storyline: New York, 1959. Max Bialystock was once the king of Broadway, but now all his shows close on opening night. Things turn around when he's visited by the neurotic accountant Leo Bloom, who proposes a scheme tailor-made for producers who can only make flops: raise far more money than you need, then make sure the show is despised. No one will be interested in it, so you can pocket the surplus. To this end, they produce a musical called Springtime for Hitler written by escaped Nazi Franz Liebken. Then they get the insanely flamboyant Roger De Bris to direct. Finally, they hire as a lead actress the loopy Swedish bombshell Ulla (whose last name has over 15 syllables). As opening night draws near, what can go wrong? Well, there's no accounting for taste...
Plot Keywords: president, intelligence officer, pop star, prostitute, secret agent, bodyguard, gutsy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The continuing story of Fanny Brice following that depicted in Funny Girl (1968) is presented. An established star on Broadway as a headliner for the Ziegfeld Follies, Fanny and the rest of the world are hitting difficult times entering into the 1930s. Her marriage to Nicky Arnstein, who she still loves is ending in divorce, and even Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. is having trouble coming up with money to continue to produce the Follies. Along comes brash nightclub owner, song lyricist and wannabe impresario Billy Rose, who says he can raise the money and has the material to produce his own revue, which he wants to star Fanny. Fanny is both attracted to and repelled by Billy because of his chutzpah, his stubbornness and knowing that underneath his outer veneer is the soul of a true hustler... much like she was when she was first starting out and much like she still is now. Through their professional trials and tribulations, they slowly start to fall for each other. But Fanny admits that Nicky is still never far from her mind...—Huggo
Plot Keywords: singer, lyricist, ex-husband, producer, mistress, husband, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A barker at a down-at-the-heels carnival becomes a powerhouse New York publicity man as he transforms a sideshow dancer into a Broadway sensation.—David S. Smith
Plot Keywords: carnival barker, exotic dancer, sheriff, theatrical producer, friend, madcap, lighthearted ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: This musical biopic chronicles the vaudeville-to-Broadway story of 1920s' star Marilyn Miller (June Haver). From her start on the boards in Findlay, Ohio, Marilyn sings and dances her way to Broadway stardom, frequently in company with her mentor, dancer Jack Donahue (Ray Bolger).—Dan Navarro <daneldorado@yahoo.com>
Plot Keywords: dancer, vaudevillian, husband, songwriter, broadway star, parent, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Playwright Travalian feels pulled limb from limb these days. He has a Broadway play in rehearsal and they want rewrites. His tramp wife is leaving him, leaving him as well with four children from her previous marriages plus his own son. And his lead actress wants to move in with him but isn't used to kids.—Paul Emmons <pemmons@wcupa.edu>
Plot Keywords: playwright, wife, movie star, producer, stepfather, son, witty ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Bill Benson and Ted Adams are to appear in a Broadway show together and, while in Paris, each 'discovers' the perfect leading lady for the plum female role. Each promises the prize role to the girl they selected without informing the other until they head back across the Atlantic by liner - with each man having brought his choice along! It becomes a stormy crossing as each man has to tell his 'find' that she might not get the role after all.—Alfred Jingle
Plot Keywords: broadway star, tv personality, dancer, frenchwoman, protégé, american, amusing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the production.
Plot Keywords: actress, prostitute, director, playwright, wife, broadway director, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Anne Welles, a bright, brash young New England college grad leaves her Peyton Place-ish small town and heads for Broadway, where she hopes to find an exciting job and sophisticated men. During her misadventures in Manhattan and, later, Hollywood, she shares experiences with two other young hopefuls: Jennifer North, a statuesque, Monroe-ish actress who wants to be accepted as a human being, but is regarded as a sex object by all the men she meets, and Neely O'Hara, a talented young actress who's accused of using devious means by a great older star (Helen Lawson) to reach the top, pulling an "All About Eve"-type deception in order to steal a good role away from her.—filmfactsman
Plot Keywords: secretary, singer, actress, attorney, husband, sister, melodramatic ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Gordon Miller is rehearsing a musical comedy in the penthouse suite of Gribble's hotel...on credit. The mounting bill is driving Gribble frantic. Chaos increases when playwright Glen Russell, whose dramatic play he thinks Miller is producing, arrives. But it turns out Russell can sing like Sinatra, and Miller has leading lady Christine turn on the charm. Can Miller's crazed machinations save the show?—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: playwright, producer, hotel manager, hotel owner, airy, endearing, spirited ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In New York City, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a stage star to take his next effort. When he returns to Broadway, his girl stays behind and starts seeing a local businessman.—WesternOne
Plot Keywords: playwright, actress, celebrity, mother, father, business owner, creative ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) and her dog, Boi, go to New York City and overcome the odds to find success in the dog-eat-dog world of theater.
Plot Keywords: teen girl, aspiring actress, filmmaker, talent scout, dog, student, airy ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Broadway producer Jonnie Demming courts big-name talent for his upcoming musical show, oblivious to the talent all around him, in his family and friends. When Jonnie finally lands Hollywood star Helen Hoyt for his cast, Helen herself tries opening Jonnie's eyes to the talents of his dad and sister. But Jonnie remains adamant. Will his family and friends launch their own show, in competition with Jonnie's?—Dan Navarro <daneldorado@yahoo.com>
Plot Keywords: producer, actress, vaudevillian, daughter, dancer, amusing, spectacular ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Stanley Snodgrass, perhaps Broadway's clumsiest (if not oldest and most out-of-tune) chorus boy, finds himself unceremoniously ousted from yet another show. Due to an infamous slasher threatening the show's leads, Stanley finds himself brought back as the headliner, unaware that he's being used as bait by police. Even with Detective Logan secretly posing as Stanley's valet, producer Harry Fraser fears Jack the Slasher may not put in an appearance soon enough to prevent Stanley murdering his show.—statmanjeff
Plot Keywords: performer, starlet, boyfriend, fan, killer, girlfriend, cheeky ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Shipyard worker Bill Swanson writes a wartime play celebrating the American spirit. He meets theatre actress Julie Hampton, visiting the shipyard on a bond drive, and convinces her to read his patriotic opus. Enthusiastic at its potential, Julie is able to get the show produced, but Bill is dismayed when he discovers that its being turned into a musical. Withdrawing his option, he returns to his day job, but Julie isn't to be put off so easily.—Chris Stone <jstone@bellatlantic.net>
Plot Keywords: broadway star, coworker, uncle, producer, inspiring, lighthearted, spirited ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Story of the legendary impresario Sol Hurok and the many stars that he introduced and represented to the world of music.
Plot Keywords: impostor, wife, ballerina, opera singer, violinist, broadway star, melodramatic ...
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