For years, Broadway musicals have spawned multiple film adaptations, from the early days of cinema to Steven Spielberg's remake of West Side Story. Take a look at our list of 15 musicals that have danced their way to the screen more than once!
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by Josh Sharpe -
I Know Catherine, The Log Lady, the new documentary centering on stage and screen actress Catherine Coulson, will have its Hollywood premiere on April 17th as the Closing Night Film of the American Cinematheque's This is Not A Fiction Film Festival.
by A.A. Cristi -
This season, his life is taking center stage in Just In Time, a new Broadway musical starring Tony Award-winner Jonathan Groff. Learn more about the iconic showman here!
by Stephi Wild -
West Side Story is the second mega production that Ruud de Graaf and Hans Cornelissen will bring to 13 major theaters in the Netherlands. Learn more about the cast here!
by Josh Sharpe -
Academy Award®-winning actress and Academy Museum Gala honoree Rita Moreno will visit the Academy Museum for a conversation on her life and iconic eight-decade long career. The conversation will be followed by a screening of West Side Story (1961) in 70 mm.
by Chantal Kunst -
Theaterproducent De Graaf & Cornelissen Entertainment heeft bekend gemaakt dat in seizoen 2025-2026 de musical West Side Story langs de grote theaters van Nederland gaat toeren. Zoals ook bij het imposante Les Misérables zal West Side Story een groot live-orkest hebben met maar liefst twintig muzikanten.
by Blair Ingenthron -
Theaterproducent De Graaf & Cornelissen Entertainment heeft bekend gemaakt dat in seizoen 2025-2026 de musical West Side Story langs de grote theaters van Nederland gaat toeren. Zoals ook bij het imposante Les Misérables zal West Side Story een groot live-orkest hebben met maar liefst twintig muzikanten.
by Claudio Erlichman -
West Side Story opens on July 8th at Theatro Sao Pedro. A masterpiece by Bernstein & Sondheim, direction by Charles Moeller and Brazilian version by Claudio Botelho, the musical direction is by Claudio Cruz, who leads the Orquestra do Theatro Sao Pedro. The production also has a cast headed by Giulia Nadruz (Maria) and Beto Sargentelli (Tony)
by Mike Noland -
Lea Salonga is a Tony winner and Disney Legend for a reason. Her gorgeous voice and grace will be evident if you are lucky enough to see her perform live. Don't delay, get tickets to her show as quickly as you can because you won't want to miss this wonderful opportunity. It really will be A Whole New World.
by Chloe Rabinowitz -
Museum of the Moving Image has announced See It Big: Sondheim, a ten-film series devoted to the celebrated composer, lyricist, author, artist, and all-around innovator Stephen Sondheim. When Sondheim died last November, he didn’t just leave behind an extraordinary corpus of work—he had exited a world that his art had forever changed.
by Oliver Oliveros -
On Valentine’s week, Steven Spielberg’s first full-length musical film, 'West Side Story,' which recently been nominated for seven Oscar Awards, including this year’s 'Best Picture,' finally screens in Philippine cinemas starting February 16.
by Michael Major -
Check out what's coming to streaming this month, including new additions to Seth Rudetsky's concert series, Flying Over Sunset, the SIX alternates' concert at 54 Below, Sweet Magnolias season two and the highly-anticipated fourth season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel!
by Drew Eberhard -
The year 1985, the setting Fair Verona where we lay our scene. Over the years Romeo & Juliet has been translated, interpreted and conceived in many different forms and fashion. Outside of literature none more so than that of film and stage. Diverting back to literature briefly, Romeo & Juliet was first translated into English in 1562 as a poem entitled The Tragic History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke.
by A.A. Cristi -
Sarasota Opera has announced the initial lineup for the 2021 summer movie series, which will open with “La Cage aux Folles” on Saturday, June 5.
by Sarah Jae Leiber -
Next year, film aficionados can enjoy a yearlong journey spanning nine decades of cinema history, through a dozen of some of the movie industry’s greatest titles, as Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies present the seventh annual TCM Big Screen Classics series.
by Jose German Martinez Paneque -
Era 26 de septiembre de 1957 cuando el Winter Garden Theater de Broadway acogía el nuevo musical WEST SIDE STORY, con música de Leonard Bernstein, letras del entonces novato Stephen Sondheim, libreto de Arthur Laurents y coreografías de Jerome Robbins. Nadie sabía en aquel momento que lo que estaban viviendo era un acontecimiento que marcaría la historia de Broadway para siempre: El nacimiento de uno de los más grandes clásicos del Teatro Musical.
by Roy Berko -
On Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26, CVLT will be streaming the archival video of Visiting Mr. Green for a pay-as-you-can admission. For details and advance reservation, visit https://cvlt.org/events/visiting-mr-green
by ETTORE FARRATTINI -
Ha appena compiuto 90 anni, ma Stephen Sondheim non da segno di voler abbandonare la scena musicale. Sempre impegnato nella supervisione di revival dei suoi musical o al lavoro su nuovi show, Sondheim è considerato il simbolo del musical On Broadway: gli è stato dedicato un teatro sulla 43° strada e ha al suo attivo 8 Tony Award, 16 Drama Desk Awards, 8 Grammy, e 1 Oscar.
by Peter Nason -
BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best film musicals since the sound era began; see if your favorites made the list!
by Chloe Rabinowitz -
In this time of social distancing and remaining responsibly indoors, we are all looking for ways to brighten our days and get moving any way we can!
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