Ann Reinking

The Joy is in the Work: Remembering Ann Reinking

This is a tribute documentary film about Ann Reinking as a teacher, mentor, and inspiration during her time at Broadway Theatre Project between the years 1991 and 2004. Students share the stories of their experiences training with her and the knowledge she gave them in helping them grow as artists and as people. Actors, dancers, and singers from all walks of life featuring interviews from Patrick Wilson, Michael James Scott, Ashley Brown, Lorin Latarro, Matthew López, Connor Gallagher, Dylis Croman, and many more.

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted by Shirley Jones.

Chicago: The Musical

Companion DVD to the 10th Anniversary Edition of the 1997 Broadway revival cast album. The disc includes interviews with the creators and cast members, as well as international performance footage from Holland, Italy, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, and Russia.

Mad Hot Ballroom

Eleven-year-old New York City public school kids journey into the world of ballroom dancing and reveal pieces of themselves and their world along the way. Told from their candid, sometimes humorous perspectives, these kids are transformed, from reluctant participants to determined competitors, from typical urban kids to "ladies and gentlemen," on their way to try to compete in the final citywide competition.

Fosse

Fosse is a three-act musical revue showcasing the choreography of Bob Fosse. The musical was conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr., Chet Walker, and Ann Reinking. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2000. In 2002, Fosse, featuring Reinking and Ben Vereen, was aired as part of the "Great Performances — Dance In America" series on PBS television. This filmed Broadway tribute strings together acclaimed director/choreographer Bob Fosse's "greatest hits."

Night of 100 Stars III

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

Sweet Charity

Bob Fosse's personal archival housecam recording of the 1986 revival of Sweet Charity, live at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway, starring Ann Reinking as Charity Hope Valentine – replacing Debbie Allen, who originated the revival.

Micki + Maude

TV reporter Rob Salinger longs for a baby. But his career-minded wife, Micki, is too busy for motherhood. A romantic fling with a seductive cellist, Maude, leads to her pregnancy. Rob receives another shock when Micki announces that she's also expecting! In love with both women, he marries Maude and starts leading a double life full of complicated and riotous situations.

A Night on the Town

A 1980s photographer and advertising designer trying on clothes in a vintage clothing store find themselves transported to the 1930s.

Annie

An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is selected. While Annie gets accustomed to living in Warbucks' mansion, she still longs to meet her parents. So Warbucks announces a search for them and a reward, which brings out many frauds.

Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical

An in-depth look into the making of the film Annie (1982). It covers the adaptation changes from the original Broadway musical, the hiring of director John Huston, the nationwide search to cast the title role, the production process, and the conception of several musical numbers, including a different version of the song "Easy Street" than the one that ended up in the film.

All That Jazz

Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.

Movie Movie

Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals, are satirized using the same cast.

Liza with a Z

Liza Minnelli stars in a television concert directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. She performs her songs such as the title number and a medley of songs from the film Cabaret (1972).