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23) Glory Days
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Twenty years after an acrimonious break-up, rock band "The Spiders" are asked to re-form as the subject of a Reality Show. However, the band's original producer and songwriter is now living in Thailand, forcing the four remaining members to abandon their mundane lives, to once more pursue their quest for "Glory Days".
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A group of mysterious villains known as 'The Alliance' sets a trap for the Taxpayer. They imprison him, torture him, and make plans to publicly crucify him. Local janitor Richard Randolph rounds up retired Superheroes, and hatches a plan to rescue the Taxpayer. The villains stage a public rally, where many citizens come to watch the Taxpayer's crucifixion. The heroes invade the bad guy lair, and a large battle ensues. Various comedic and action-packed...
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Nate volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9
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An eighth-grader who dreams of performing in a Broadway musical concocts a plan to run away to New York and audition for the role of Elliot in the musical version of "E.T."
28) Enthusiasm
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
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Julie and Ashleigh, high school sophomores and Jane Austen fans, seem to fall for the same Mr. Darcy-like boy and struggle to hide their true feelings from one another while rehearsing for a school musical.
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Melody McIntyre, stage manager extraordinaire, has a plan for everything.
What she doesn't have? Success with love. Every time she falls for someone during a school performance, both the romance and the show end in catastrophe. So, Mel swears off any entanglements until their upcoming production of Les Mis is over.
Of course, Mel didn't count on Odile Rose, rising star in the acting world, auditioning for the spring performance. And she definitely...
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"Poppy thought her toughest challenge this winter would be sticking to her Paleo diet and filling all her orders for her gluten-free goodies, but now she has to choose between two suitors. She’s not the only one with boyfriend drama. Aunt Ginny’s long-ago high-school beau, Royce Hanson, a retired Broadway actor, has returned to Cape May, New Jersey, to star in a Senior Center staging of Mamma Mia. Leaving Aunt Ginny to wonder: What's...
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During her prolific career, popular English children's writer Edith Nesbit wrote or collaborated on over sixty books of fiction for children in her illustrious literary career. In "Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare" first published as "The Children's Shakespeare" in 1897, she turns her attention to a series of interpretations of several of William Shakespeare's best-known comedies and dramas. These retellings of many of Shakespeare's plays are written...
32) Riding High
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Broadway Bill? "He's the mostest horse we ever did have!" says his handler. He's a lot of movie, too. So much that in 1950, Frank Capra teamed with stars Bing Crosby and Coleen Gray for Riding High, a lively remake of Capra's 1934 gem, Broadway Bill. Der Bingle's fondness for the racetrack is evident throughout this story of a man who abandons the mansion for the stable. And the songs attest to the film's unbridled spirit. There's no need for an...
33) Freedom
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In Victor Crowl's new dramatic musical feature film "Freedom", we are taken on a melodic, rhythmic, dancing, emotional journey, filled with love, affection, forgiveness and redemption. The film begins as Victor arrives home in Toronto after traveling through Ethiopia, Jamaica and America, searching out his roots and the family he never knew and sharing his music with the people he meets. When he returns to Toronto, he finds that his love and compassion...
34) The Country Girl
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Grace Kelly received an Oscar® for her brilliant portrayal of the wife, and Bing Crosby gave one of the most outstanding performances of his varied career as an alcoholic, guilt-ridden and has-been actor. When he is given an opportunity to star in a new musical show, his wife (Grace Kelly) and the show's director (William Holden) attempt to bolster his ego and help him make a comeback. This superb and timeless drama, based on Clifford Odets' play,...
35) Gypsy
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Tony Award winning musical of one of most famous stage mothers of all time comes to life in this award winning adaptation. Based on true-life story of gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist.
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From its Broadway debut to the Oscar-winning film to countless amateur productions, West Side Story is nothing less than an American touchstonean updating of Shakespeare vividly realized in a rapidly changing postwar New York.
That vision of postwar New York is at the heart of Julia L. Foulkess A Place for Us. A lifelong fan of the show, Foulkes became interested in its history when she made an unexpected discovery: scenes for the iconic film version...
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This updated edition of one of the bestselling and comprehensive Broadway reference books, first published in 1985, has been expanded to include many of the most important and memorable productions of American musical theater, including revivals. Arranged chronologically, beginning with musicals from just after the Civil War, each successive edition of the book has added valuable updates about trends in musical theater as well as capsule features...
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From his early work as lyricist for West Side Story to acclaimed creations such as A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with George, and Sweeney Todd, Stephen Sondheim is widely regarded as the most important figure in musical theater since the second half of the 20th century. Who better to discuss this prolific artist's work than the master himself?
Sondheim on Music: Minor Details and Major Decisions is a collection of interviews conducted...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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What do Annie, School of Rock, and Matilda have in common? They are all musicals starring young actors and actresses! Students will learn about the musicals of yesterday and today as they are engaged in reading about the theater. With TIME For Kids content, this e-book features exact text-to-image relationships to help beginning readers develop their foundational literacy skills. Text features include a glossary and bold font to increase understanding...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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The theater rocks with thunderous applause as the actors take their bows. But these actors are not grownups. They are kids! They work as hard as the grown-ups do, and they have as much talent. Bravo to these fantastic theater kids! Featuring exciting TIME For Kids content, this full-color Spanish book will develop students' comprehension and literacy skills as they are engaged in reading about the theater. Aligned to state and national standards,...
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