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Book Cover Annie
By Huston, John
Quinn, Aileen
Burnett, Carol
2005/08 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
9780767899963 Find in the Library

Daddy Warbucks protects little orphan Annie from Miss Hannigan and crooks in Depression-era New York.

Book Cover Annie Get Your Gun
By Sidney, George
Various Artists
Hutton, Betty
2005/03 - Warner Home Video
0012569543829 Find in the Library

The popular musical makes its eagerly-awaited video debut. It's the story of Annie Oakley, a backwoods girl who challenges Frank Butler's claim to being the best marksman around, and hits a bull's-eye to his heart, as well. This Special Edition features the original trailer; a new introduction by Howard Keel; and 3 rare outtake musical numbers, including two with original star Judy Garland.

Book Cover Brigadoon
By Minnelli, Vincente
Johnson, Van
Charisse, Cyd
2005/03 - Warner Home Video
0012569672390 Find in the Library

New Yorkers hunting in Scotland find a magical village that fell asleep in 1754. Directed by Vincente Minnelli.

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Bye Bye Birdie
By Sidney, George
1999/07 - Sony Pictures
BL10903DVD Find in the Library

When rock star Conrad Birdie gets drafted, his manager organizes a nationwide contest in which one lucky girl wins a farewell kiss on The Ed Sullivan show.

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Camelot
By Logan, Joshua
1998/06 - Warner Studios
BL05043DVD Find in the Library

This special-edition DVD release of Joshua Logan's 1967 film of the hit Broadway musical about the love triangle between King Arthur (Richard Harris), Guenevere (Vanessa Redgrave), and Sir Lancelot (Franco Nero) has a widescreen presentation, two documentaries, Dolby sound, an alternate music-only track, and optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles.

Book Cover Carousel
By King, Henry
MacRae, Gordon
Jones, Shirley
2007/11 - Tcfhe
0024543381471 Find in the Library

A carnival barker finds a wife, dies in a holdup and returns to Earth to guide his daughter. Directed by Henry King.

Book Cover Cats
By Mallet, David
Cats
Paige, Elaine
2005/07 - Universal Home Video
0025192111624 Find in the Library

A completely new experience! It's Cats as you've never seen it before. Catch this exhilarating experience on video. The musical that is known all over the world will captivate you like never before.

Book Cover Chicago
By Marshall, Rob
2004/11 - Buena Vista Home Video
BL08023DVD Find in the Library

At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves on Chicago's famed Murderess Row. They also share Billy Flynn, the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends.

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A Chorus Line
By Attenborough, Richard
2003/04 - MGM
BL06931DVD000 Find in the Library

"After narrowing down hundreds of Broadway hopefuls, Zach (Douglas) leads a select group of dancers on the tryout of their lives. In an audition twist, Zach asks each performer personal and intimate questions—with results that powerfully affect not only the young performers, but the hardened stage veteran as well"—Container.

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Dreamgirls
By Condon, Bill
2007/04 - Paramount Home Video
BL05078DVD Find in the Library

A trio of women have high hopes for fame but end up paying a high price for it.

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Evita
By Parker, Alan
1998/03 - Miramax
BL09901DVD Find in the Library

True-life story of Eva Peron, who rose above childhood poverty and a scandalous past to achieve fortune and fame.

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Fiddler on the Roof
By Jewison, Norman
1998/06 - MGM
BL10020DVD Find in the Library

Tevye is a poor Jewish milkman with five unmarried daughters to support in a village in Czarist Russia. With a sharp tongued wife at home and growing anti-Semitism in the village, Tevye talks to God about his troubles. His people's traditions keep him strong when his existence is as precariously balanced as a fiddler on the roof.

Book Cover Funny Girl
By Wyler, William
Wyler, William
Stark, Ray
2007/11 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
9780767824934 Find in the Library

The life of comedienne Fannie Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of the Lower East Side, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, including her marriage to and eventual divorce from her first husband, Nick Arnstein.

Book Cover Godspell
By Greene, David
Godspell
Garber, Victor
2006/02 - Sony Pictures Home Ent
0043396224193 Find in the Library

In the tradition of "Hair," "Tommy" and "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Godspell" is an updated interpretation of the Gospel's lessons filled with unforgettable song and dance numbers set in New York City.

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Grease
By Kleiser, Randal
2003/12 - Paramount Home Video
BL08022DVD Find in the Library

Musical concerning the romance between a teen-age gang-leader and his naive girlfriend, set in the 1950's.

Book Cover Guys and Dolls
By Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
Various Artists
Brando, Marlon
2008/05 - Tcfhe/MGM
0027616809322 Find in the Library

A Broadway gambler bets a Runyonesque high roller cannot take a sidewalk soul-saver on a date to Havana. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

Book Cover Hair
By Forman, Milos
Various Artists
Savage, John
2008/05 - Tcfhe/MGM
0027616764126 Find in the Library

An Oklahoman bound for Vietnam joins the Age of Aquarius with hippies in Central Park. Directed by Milos Forman.

Book Cover Into the Woods
By Lapine, James
1997/08 - Image Entertainment
BL10959DVD000 Find in the Library

The fairy tale characters of Little Red Ridinghood, Cinderella, and Jack (and the Beanstalk) are linked together with the characters of a baker and his wife. Their stories intertwine as they all search for something different in the woods. After they have all found happiness, they must band together to fight a giant.

Book Cover Jesus Christ, Superstar
By Jewison, Norman
Neeley, Ted
Elliman, Yvonne
2004/08 - Universal Home Video
9781417015771 Find in the Library

Jesus, Judas and Mary Magdalene cross paths in this version of the rock opera. Directed by Norman Jewison.

Book Cover Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
By Mallet, David
2000/03 - Universal Studios
BL03910DVD Find in the Library

A lively and colorful journey through ancient Egypt, Joseph and the amazing Technicolor dreamcoat follows the rags-to-riches story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colors.

Book Cover Kiss Me Kate
By Sidney, George
Grayson, Kathryn
Miller, Ann
2005/03 - Warner Home Video
0012569508828 Find in the Library

Lilli and Fred act the same way offstage as they do in The Taming of the Shrew.

Book Cover Little Shop of Horrors
By Oz, Frank
Greene, Ellen Oz
Various Artists
2006/09 - Warner Home Video
0085391832522 Find in the Library

Nerdy Seymour falls for beautiful Audrey the shop assistant when he takes a job with a florist in a seedy part of town. When he discovers a bizarre little plant--which he names Audrey II--and brings it home to raise, he has no idea of the immenent danger. Audrey II grows...and talks...and it's food it wants. Now Seymour must decide who's more important, Audrey or Audrey II.

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Mamma Mia
By Lloyd, Phyllida
2008/09 - Universal
BL10083DVD Find in the Library

Raised on a Greek island by a formerly rebellious mom who never disclosed the identity of her father, a bride-to-be locates three men who might be her father and invites them to her wedding.

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My Fair Lady
By Cukor, George
1998/12 - Warner Home Video
BL01954DVD Find in the Library

A Cockney waif is transformed by a linguistics professor into an elegant lady

Book Cover Oklahoma!
By Zinnemann, Fred
MacRae, Gordon
Jones, Shirley
2007/11 - Tcfhe
0024543208433 Find in the Library

Cowboy Curly loves Laurey despite hired hand Jud Fry . Rodgers and Hammerstein songs include Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'.