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In this candid and often hilarious memoir, the celebrated director, comedian, writer, and actor offers a comprehensive, personal look at his tumultuous life. Beginning with his Brooklyn childhood and his stint as a writer for the Sid Caesar variety show in the early days of television, working alongside comedy greats, Allen tells of his difficult early days doing standup before he achieved recognition and success. With his unique storytelling pizzazz,...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017.
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246 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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"With full-throttle honesty, Gabourey Sidibe shares her one-of-a-kind life story in a voice as fresh and challenging as many of the unique characters she's played onscreen since her unconventional rise to international fame in Lee Daniels' acclaimed movie Precious. Her memoir hits hard with self-knowing dispatches on friendship, depression, celebrity, haters, fashion, race, and weight. Irreverent, hilarious, and untraditional, Gabby's book will resonate...
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New Harvest
Pub. Date
2013.
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xiv, 286 pages ; 24 cm
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"Actors Anonymous is unsettling, funny, personal, and dark, a story told in many forms, from testimonials (in the style of Alcoholics Anonymous) and scripts to letters, diaries, and more. Franco turns his "James Franco" persona inside out--sometimes humorously, often mercilessly. The book brims with profound insights into the nature and purpose of acting, bawdy satires of the high life, as well as deeply moving portraits of aspiring actors who never...
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Before his name became synonymous with a new style of comedy; before he had written, directed, or produced his first movie or TV show; before he and his roommate Adam Sandler were performing stand up at dive bars in LA; before all that, Judd Apatow was a kid in Syosett, Long Island who was utterly obsessed with comedy. At 16, he started hosting a radio show for his local high school station, and he would call up the biggest comics of the day -- comics...
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The schools of Philadelphia were filling up with broken violins, drums, pianos, and more, making it difficult for students to learn to play. This sparked an idea for a symphony, played entirely with the broken instruments, that would raise funds to repair the instruments themselves. Musicians young and old volunteered, and their captivating performance showed that even something broken can sing-and that great music is always possible with a bit of...
46) The Red Shoes
Publisher
Illuminations
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (96 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Filmed at Sadler’s Wells in 2019, Matthew Bourne’s THE RED SHOES is a triumphant adaptation of the legendary 1948 feature film by Micheal Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The double Olivier Award-winning show is Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of obsession, possession, and one girl’s dream to be the greatest dancer in the world. Victoria Page, played by Ashley Shaw who won a National Dance Award for her performance, lives to dance, but her ambitions...
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Touchstone
Pub. Date
2016.
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204 pages ; 22 cm
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"An inspiring, real world guide for artists in the classic bestselling tradition of What Color Is Your Parachute? that shows how to build a successful, stable career in the performing arts, from the President and CEO of the Los Angeles Music Center who has carved her own success through her creative talent and business skill. While performing artists have many educational opportunities to perfect their craft, they are often on their own when it comes...
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Premiere Digital
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (112 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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HAM captures Sam Harris's critically acclaimed, multiple-award winning live stage show in which Harris plays himself at various ages as well as ten other characters. After being discovered on Star Search, fame ensued for Harris: Broadway, TV, platinum records, Carnegie Hall. But through the highs and lows of a life in show business, Sam must confront the merciless question: what is enough?
49) Pina
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2011.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (104 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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An explosive, visually seductive masterpiece celebrating legendary dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch.
Publisher
Galán Incorporated
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (86 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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LOS LONELY BOYS COTTONFIELDS AND CROSSROADS fuses exciting live performances, vivid imagery of west Texas, and intimate personal stories resulting in a heart-felt and moving account that brings to life Los Lonely Boys' incredible musical journey.
52) An Honest Liar
Publisher
Kinonation
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (92 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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The incredible true story of the renowned magician turned skeptic and exposer of frauds and hoaxes, James "The Amazing" Randi.
53) First Position
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2011.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (95 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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The inspirational & touching true story of 6 gifted young dancers competing for placement in the world's most prestigious dance schools and companies.
54) On Broadway
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Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (85 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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For anyone who loves theater, this contemporary history of Broadway is a pure joy! As audiences prepare for the return of live theater after an unprecedented absence of 18 months, an all-star cast tells the inside story of the last time Broadway came back from the brink. ON BROADWAY shows how this revival helped save New York City, thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion, and the sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce. Interviews...
55) Drag Becomes Him
Publisher
Filmhub, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (81 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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An intimate glimpse inside the life of internationally acclaimed drag performer Jinkx Monsoon. The film follows the passionate pursuits that transformed a working class boy in a struggling family to an illustrious performer on a global stage.
56) Cecil B. DeMille
Publisher
A&E®
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (45 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Profile of the Hollywood directing legend who became known for his "spectaculars", making such lavish productions as The Ten Commandments and The Greatest Show on Earth. Cecil B. DeMille helped establish Hollywood as the movie-making capital of the world, and contributed many innovations to film, including the use of color and "Rembrandt lighting"—a technique for lighting part of a character's face for accent.
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Illuminations Media
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (88 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Featuring a tour de force performance from Simon Callow, BEING SHAKESPEARE is a one-man show about the life and work of the world’s greatest playwright. Written by the renowned scholar Jonathan Bate, and taking its cue from Jacques’ famous ‘Seven Ages of Man’ speech in As You Like It, the drama traces Shakespeare’s life from his birth in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 to his burial there fifty-two years later. Weaving together this story with...
58) Dealt
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2022.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (85 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Prepare to be inspired and amazed by Richard Turner, one of the world's most renowned card magicians, who met adversity head-on and refused to let his disability define him.
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New Day Films
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (44 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Anthony Lopez and Rachel Handler, two disabled actors (both amputees), intend to restart their careers after a long hiatus. Rachel was a promising young actress before surviving a car accident two years ago. Anthony was born with his physical disability and has been taking a break from acting due to a persistent lack of confidence. Both meet each other at the Nicu's Spoon Theater - a company whose mission is to provide opportunities to both disabled...
60) Kiki
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2022.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (94 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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A captivating look into the daily lives of a group of LGBTQ youth who comprise the "Kiki" scene as they prepare for and perform at fierce and exuberant ballroom competitions in NYC.
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