MEMPHIS

DVD, Blu-ray,and digital download of the Tony Award-winning musical, which was filmed in front of a live audience at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway. Starring Chad Kimball and Montego Glover. Music by David Bryan and Lyrics by Joe DiPietro.

CAROLINA BLUES

Directed by Leigh Jason / 1944 - Starring: Ann Miller, Kay Kyser and his band, Victor Moore, Jeff Donnell, Howard Freeman, Georgia Carroll - Songs: Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn

MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS

Blu-ray release of the 1944 musical film featuring Judy Garland and Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Extras include, among others: introduction by Liza Minnelli; commentary by John Fricke with Margaret O'Brien,Irving Brecher, Hugh Martin and Barbara Freed-Saltzman; Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic (Narrated by Roddy McDowall); Hollywood: The Dream Factory (Emmy-Award winning 1972 MGM-TV special, narrated by Dick Cavett – first time on home video); Becoming Attractions: Judy Garland (1996 TCM special). 

THE STINGIEST MAN IN TOWN

1956 Television musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”. Score by Fred Spielman and Janice Tore. Starring Basil Rathbone, Vic Damone, Patrice Munsel, Johnny Desmond and Robert Weede.

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL

DVD and Blu-ray release of the October 2, 2011 Royal Albert Hall concert that celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. Starring Rosemary Ashe, Sarah Brightman, Michael Crawford, Steve Barton, Sierra Boggess, David Firth, Hadley Fraser, John Savident, John Aron, Mary Millar and Ramin Karimloo.  

MY FAIR LADY

Blu-ray release of the 1964 film version of Alan Jay Lerner/Frederick Loewe musical version of Shaw's “Pygmalion”. Directed by George Cukor and starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn. Extras include audio commentary; Rex Harrison radio interview; alternate Audrey Hepburn song takes; featurettes from 1963 and 1964; poster art & lobby cards gallery; trailers.

WEST SIDE STORY

1961 film version of Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents musical. Four-disc set includes two-disc Blu-ray, newly restored DVD, Tribute CD and collectible memorabilia. Hundreds of hours of restoration, new 7.1 digital audio and extras including featurettes Pow! The Dances of West Side Story, A Place for Us: West Side Story’s Legacy; storyboard to film comparison montage; song-specific commentary by Stephen Sondheim.

THE FIRST NUDIE MUSICAL

Blu-ray release of the 1976 movie directed by Mark Haggard & Bruce Kimmel. Starring Stephen Nathan, Cindy Williams, Bruce Kimmel, Diana Canova, Alexandra Morgan, Leslie Ackerman, and Alan Abelew. Screenplay, Music and Lyrics by Bruce Kimmel. Available at Kritzerland.

THE STUDENT PRINCE

Directed by Richard Thorpe / 1954 - Starring: Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, John Ericson, Louis Calhern, Edmund Gwenn, S.Z. "Cuddles" Sakall, Betta St. John, John Williams, Evelyn Varden - Songs: Sigmund Romberg and Dorothy Donnelly & Paul Francis Webster

LOST HORIZON

Directed by Charles Jarrott / 1973 - Starring: Peter Finch, John Gielgud, Liv Ullmann, Michael York, Sally Kellerman, George Kennedy, Charles Boyer, Bobby Van, Olivia Hussey, James Shigeta - Songs: Burt Bacharach & Hal David

SCROOGE

Blu-ray release of the 1970 film musical starring Albert Finney, Alec Guiness, Michael Medwin, Edith Evans, Kenneth More, Laurence Naismith, Kay Walsh. Songs by Leslie Bricusse. Directed by Ronald Neame.

FASHIONS OF 1934

Directed by William Dieterle / 1934 - Starring: William Powell, Bette Davis, Frank Mc Hugh, Hugh Herbert, Verree Teasdale - Songs: Sammy Fain & Irving Kahal

BETTE MIDLER: THE SHOWGIRL MUST GO ON

Recorded live in Las Vegas, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the 70-minute production also features the Harlettes, 20 dancers Midler calls "The Caesar Salad Girls" and a 13-piece band. DVD and Blu-ray release.

FOREVER PLAID

Film version of Stuart Ross Off-Broadway musical. Shown on some PBS stations. Starring Stan Chandler, David Engel, Larry Raben and Daniel Reichard. David Hyde Pierce narrates. Written and directed by Stuart Ross and Alan Helm.

TOP BANANA

Directed by Alfred E. Green / 1954 - Starring: Phil Silvers, Rose Marie, Danny Scholl, Judy Lynn, Jack Albertson, Joey Faye - Songs: Johnny Mercer

I wasn't able to find the DVD cover, so I used the original movie poster instead.

TWO TICKETS TO BROADWAY

Directed by James V. Kern / 1951 - Starring: Tony Martin, Janet Leigh, Gloria De Haven, Eddie Bracken, Ann Miller, Barbara Lawrence, Bob Crosby, The Charlivels - Songs: Jule Styne & Leo Robin

LOOKING FOR LOVE

Directed by Don Weis / 1964 - Starring: Connie Francis, Jim Hutton, Susan Oliver, Joby Baker, Barbara Nichols, Jay C. Flippen, Johnny Carson, George Hamilton, Yvette Mimieux, Paula Prentiss, Danny Thomas - Songs: Hank Hunter & Stan Vincent

FOLLOW THE BOYS

Directed by Richard Thorpe / 1963 - Starring: Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, Danny Robin, Russ Tamblyn, Richard Long, Ron Randell, Roger Perry, Janis Paige - Songs: Benny Davis, Murray Mencher & Dramato Palumbo

WHEN THE BOYS MEET THE GIRLS

Directed by Alvin Ganzer / 1965 - Starring: Connie Francis, Harve Presnell, Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs, Liberace, Louis Armstrong, Sue Ane Langdon, Fred Clark, Frank Faylen, Joby Baker, Herman'S Hermits - Songs: George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin and others

GARDEN OF THE MOON

Directed by Busby Berkeley / 1938 - Starring: Pat O'Brien, Margaret Lindsay, John Payne, Johnnie Davis, Melville Cooper, Jimmie Fidler - Songs: Harry Warren and Al Dubin & Johnny Mercer

SWEETHEARTS

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke / 1938 - Starring: Jeanette Mac Donald, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Florence Rice, Mischa Auer, Herman Bing, Reginald Gardiner - Songs: Victor Herbert and Bob Wright & Chet Forrest