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Binge box, Musical

Label
Binge box, Musical
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13 (Across the Universe ; La La Land ; Les Miserables ; Mama Mia!) ; PG (Annie ; The Greatest Showman ; Into the Woods) ; G (Fiddler on the Roof ; Jesus Christ Superstar) ; NR (Sound of Music)
Main title
Binge box
Medium
videorecording DVD
Runtime
999
Series statement
Binge box
Sub title
Musical
Summary
Across the Universe: When a young dockworker leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in America, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nationAnnie: Annie is a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they'd be back for her someday, it's been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan. But everything's about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks, advised by his brilliant VP, Grace and Guy, makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her inFiddler on the Roof: Tevye is a poor milkman in czarist Russia, where he provides for three unmarried daughters and a sharp-tongued wife. Faced with mounting financial strain and growing anti-Semitism, Tevye strives to maintain balance despite the precarious nature of his situationThe Greatest Showman: Inspired by the ambition and imagination of P.T. Barnum, the musical tells the story of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a mesmerizing spectacle that became a worldwide sensationInto the Woods: Based on the stage musical of the same name, in this twist on several classic fairy tales, a baker and his wife desire a to have a family so much that they are willing to make a deal with a vindictive witch to do it. That witch also crosses paths with the likes of classic fairy tale characters - Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk - intent on teaching them a lessonJesus Christ Superstar: Rock opera musical version of the last days of Jesus ChristLa La Land: A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. This original musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing dreamsLes Miserables: In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his pastMamma Mia!: 20 year old Sophie is preparing to marry at her mother's hotel on a Greek island. She has a carefree life, a loving fiancee, and great friends. She is only missing one thing: a father. By reading her mother's diary she discovers that she has three possible fathers. Sophie secretly invites all three men to the wedding in a desperate bid to discover which of them is her father. But not all goes according to plan. Now, old loves are re-kindled, new loves are formed, and Sophie risks everything to discover the true identity of her fatherSound of Music: As Nazism takes over Austria, a governess and a widowed father fall in love and escape the country with his large family of musically-talented children
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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