musicals

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A chorus line

Dreams of performing on Broadway drive hundreds of hopefuls, wanting to impress the toughest choreographer in town with their dancing skills. As the audition rolls on and more dancers are cut, the choreographer leads them on the try-out of their lives.
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Sunset boulevard

vocal selections
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Autism, the musical

Profiles five children with autism, their parents, and acting coach Elaine Hill as they take on the enterprise of a full-length stage production.

Gotta sing, gotta dance

a pictorial history of film musicals

Love on cue

Maggie is hoping to secure the lead in her school's production of "Romeo and Juliet" along with the heart of her prospective co-star Derek, but when she learns the play is going to be a musical, she decides to take a few voice lessons from drama club member Nico Vasquez who has definite leading man possibilities himself.

Grease

A musical fantasy of high-school life in the 1950's, the story focuses on the romance between the handsome Danny, a would-be gang leader, and his naive girlfriend Sandy.

Over the moon

Presents the script and score of the musical "Over the Moon," in which the moon transforms itself into a small boy to descend on a small town to help humans find love and instead is caught up in a love triangle between the boy, a prince, and the prince's girlfriend.

The song of the moon

2018
"The Melowies are required to perform a musical in front of all of Destino. Selene does not want to participate because she made a fool of herself the last time she performed publicly. With a little encouragement from her friends she auditions and wins the role of the moon! A rival Melowy sabotages her performance, throwing green pain all over Selene's costume before the performance. Nevertheless, she closes her eyes and sings"--Amazon.com.
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How does the show go on?

an introduction to the theater
2007
An introduction to the backstage work done in the theater uses examples from Disney musicals to show the jobs done by the cast and crew for every aspect of the show, from the playwright and set manager to the director, conductor, and actors.
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Fairy Tale Reform School: Wished

2019
Maxine, with the help of an over-enthusiastic genie, makes a wish that has everyone at the Fairy Tale Reform School focusing on producing a musical rather than figuring out how to combat Rumpelstiltskin.

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