Genre: Theatrical Performances
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Cirque du Soleil: Alegria (2001)
Cast: Francesca Gagnon, Eve Montpetit, Ebon Grayman …
Directed by: Nick Morris
Filmed live in Australia in 2001, this Cirque du Soleil performance crafts a mesmerizing fantasy about the fascinating world inhabited by circus performers young and old, including how they…
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Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway (2008)
Cast: Will Chase, Shaun Earl, Eden Espinosa …
This program captures the final Broadway stage performance of Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning musical "Rent," filmed live in Manhattan's Nederlander Theatre, where…
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Cirque du Soleil: Varekai (2003)
Cast: John Gilkey, Octavio Alegria, Alexei Anikine …
Directed by: Dominic Champagne
Cirque du Soleil, the mind-bending acrobatic theater troupe, presents this highly imaginative, allegorical tale about a young man who falls from the sky into a kaleidoscopic world populated…
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Les Miserables (2010)
Cast: Alfie Boe, Nick Jonas, Norm Lewis …
Directed by: Nick Morris
An all-star cast celebrates the 25th anniversary performance of the legendary stage adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel of the French Revolution. Among those providing their voices to the…
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Cirque du Soleil: La Nouba (2004)
Cast: Danica Sheridan, Rob Alton, Igor Arefiev …
Directed by: David Mallet
In the magical world of La Nouba, dreams become reality and talent turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. Filmed at Cirque du Soleil's permanent venue at Walt Disney World in…
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Cirque du Soleil: Saltimbanco (1997)
Cast: Dimitri A. Arnaoutov, Rene Bazinet, Ann Bernard …
Directed by: Jacques Payette
Ranging from 8 to 45 years of age, more than 50 performers -- including Dimitri A. Arnaoutov, Rene Bazinet and Ann Bernard -- comprise an international troupe of dancers who wow viewers with…
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Looking for Richard (1996)
Cast: Penelope Allen, Gordon MacDonald, Madison Arnold …
Directed by: Al Pacino
Oscar winner and renowned thespian Al Pacino searches for a way to channel Shakespeare's flawed hero in this self-effacing documentary that faithfully chronicles what went on behind the…
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Cirque du Soleil: Lovesick (2006)
Filmed over the course of two years, this fascinating documentary exposes the ups and downs of a troupe of Cirque du Soleil performers as they put together "Zumanity," an erotic show in Las…
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Cirque du Soleil: Dralion (2000)
Cast: Luan Leilei, Luis Pelegrini, Juliana Neves …
Directed by: Guy Caron, David Mallet
The troupe that's been reinventing the circus arts since 1984 combines ancient Chinese traditions with its own unique artistry in this dazzling performance. Dralion celebrates life, art…
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Cirque du Soleil: Quidam (1999)
Cast: John Gilkey, Franco Dragone, Chris Lashua …
Directed by: Franco Dragone
With its unique blend of acrobatics, performance art and illusion, the acclaimed Cirque du Soleil troupe creates another mesmerizing production. In this installation, a child ignored by her…
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Cirque du Soleil: Cirque Réinvénte (1992)
Directed by: Jacques Payette
Relive highlights from the legendary Cirque du Soleil's 1987 tour with this Emmy Award-winning program. Five years after its creation, the groundbreaking circus sold out audiences…
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Cirque du Soleil: Midnight Sun (2004)
Cast: Francesca Gagnon, Mathieu Lavoie, Daniela Mercury …
Directed by: Victor Pilon
Montreal's St. Catherine Street sets the stage for an enchanted evening of entertainment as an audience of 200,000 thrills at Cirque du Soleil's unprecedented tour de force…
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Cirque du Soleil: La Magie Continue (2001)
Since its beginnings in 1984, Cirque du Soleil has been pleasing the public with a novel show concept that is as original as it is non-traditional -- an astonishing, theatrical blend of…
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Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man: IMAX (2000)
Cast: Ian McKellen, Nicky Dewhurst, Brian Dewhurst …
Directed by: Keith Melton
Internationally acclaimed performing arts troupe Cirque du Soleil leads an awe-inspiring tour of the human experience, shot on location in an ocean, a redwood forest, a desert, a jungle and a…
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Cirque du Soleil: A Baroque Odyssey (1994)
Directed by: Jean-Philippe Duval
Made in 1994, this 10-year anniversary retrospective captures the essence of Cirque du Soleil, the amazing energy and spirit that gave birth to the phenomenon and the breathtaking artistry…
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Cirque du Soleil: Nouvelle Expérience (1991)
Cast: Didier Antoine, Cecile Ardail, Irina Arnaoutova …
Directed by: Franco Dragone
The amazing tightrope walkers, trapeze artists, contortionists, acrobats, fire eaters, jugglers and stilt walkers of Cirque du Soleil gather under the same big top for their renowned…
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My Trip to Al-Qaeda (2010)
Cast: Lawrence Wright
Directed by: Alex Gibney
Journalist Lawrence Wright brings his multilayered one-man play to the screen as he discusses how a reporter remains objective while covering highly charged issues such as 9/11, Al-Qaeda,…
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When the Lights Go Out (2010)
Cast: Wendy Raquel Robinson, Keith Robinson, Clifton Powell …
Directed by: Alvin Moore Jr.
Musician Gary hopes to further his career, but problems with his wife, Sheila, and daughter, Alicia, threaten to derail him. Due to Sheila's lukewarm attitude, Gary regrets losing his…
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Macbeth (2010)
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Kate Fleetwood, Suzanne Burden …
Directed by: Rupert Goold
Maintaining the gripping tone of director Rupert Goold's acclaimed stage adaptation, this modernized version of the Shakespearean tragedy stars Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood as the…
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Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family: The Play (2010)
Cast: Tyler Perry, Chandra Currelley-Young, Cassi Davis …
Directed by: Tyler Perry
Shirley (Chandra Currelley-Young) wants to tell her family about a big development, but rounding up five grown children with as many different lifestyles requires divine intervention -- or…
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There's a Stranger in My House (2009)
Cast: Angell Conwell, Clifton Powell, Vivica A. Fox …
Directed by: Clifton Powell
Filmed live before an audience at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, this song-filled comedy from playwright Donald Gray follows the misadventures of a young woman who allows…
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King Lear (2009)
Cast: Ian McKellen, Romola Garai, Monica Dolan …
Directed by: Trevor Nunn, Chris Hunt
In this 2008 Royal Shakespeare Company production of the bard's enduring tragedy, Ian McKellen (in an Emmy-nominated role) stars as the world-weary title character, a doting father who…
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You Don't Tell I Won't Tell (2009)
Cast: Don "D.C." Curry, Angela Cooper, Gary Jenkins …
Directed by: Lenore Faith
Big secrets beget comedy in this production of director-playwright Lenore Faith's gospel stage play about a married couple (Shawn Smith and Mahalia Jackson), their mutual friend, Skeeter…
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Vera: Life of a Diva (2009)
Cast: Ira Siff, Philip Koch, Keith Jurosko …
Experience the extraordinary life of fictitious soprano Vera Galupe-Borszkh (Ira Siff) in this outrageous cross-dressing opera spoof, which showcases hilarious scenes from the singer's…
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Era: Intersection of Time (2008)
Cast: Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe, Shanghai Circus City
The past and future of Shanghai collide in this eye-popping acrobatic performance, a multimedia combination of traditional Chinese acrobatic arts and state-of-the-art special effects. Tricks…