Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021)

(1930–2021)

Silver Linings Playbook (2012) Rated R

After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.

Company (2011) Rated NR

Following five couples and their friend Robert, the perpetual bachelor, Company explores the true meaning of being in a relationship through a series of vignettes.

West Side Story (1961) Rated NR

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) Rated R

The legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.

Joker (2019) Rated R

In Gotham City, mentally troubled comedian Arthur Fleck is disregarded and mistreated by society. He then embarks on a downward spiral of revolution and bloody crime. This path brings him face-to-face with his alter-ego: the Joker.

Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy (2013) Rated NR

Engaging, humorous, and provocative, Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy examines the unique role of Jewish composers and lyricists in the creation of the modern American musical. The film showcases the work of legends such as Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim. Interviews with songwriters and luminaries including Sheldon Harnick, Stephen Schwartz, Harold Prince, Arthur Laurents, Charles Strouse, and Mel Brooks provide insight, alongside standout performances and archival footage.

Knives Out (2019) Rated PG-13

A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.

Terms of Endearment (1983) Rated PG

Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love, and her daughter’s family problems.

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019) Rated PG-13

The origin story behind one of Broadway’s most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its creative roots in early 1960s New York, when “tradition” was on the wane as gender roles, sexuality, race relations and religion were evolving.

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) Rated PG

The Madagascar animals fly back to New York City, but crash-land on an African nature reserve, where they meet others of their own kind, and Alex especially discovers his royal heritage as prince of a lion pride.

Synopsis by IMDB.

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