Alors que Kabir vient de se fiancer, il décide de partir avec ses deux meilleurs amis pour enterrer sa vie de garçon et réaliser le fameux voyage qu'ils auraient dû faire quatre ans plus tôt.
A Londres, dans les années 1880, les opérettes de W.S. Gilbert et Arthur Sullivan n'ont jamais connu d'échec. Mais leur dernière création, Princess Ida, reçoit un accueil mitigé de la part de la critique et du public. Découragé, Sullivan souhaite désormais se consacrer à l'opéra, un art majeur. Cependant, Gilbert et lui sont sous contrat avec le directeur du Savoy Theatre, Richard D'Oyly Carte. Quelques mois plus tard, alors que Princess Ida fait un véritable flop, Carte demande au duo de lui présenter en urgence une nouvelle oeuvre. C'est en visitant une exposition japonaise que Gilbert puise l'inspiration pour écrire une nouvelle pièce. Ce sera Le Mikado.
An ordinary Joe has ambitions to become a Tin Pan Alley writer.
Triple Olivier Award-winner Maria Friedman makes an extraordinary directorial debut with a flawless cast. With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth, Merrily We Roll Along starts in 1980 and travels backwards in time. This powerful and moving story features some of Sondheim’s most beautiful songs including "Good Thing Going", "Not a Day Goes by" and "Old Friends".
A profile of composing team John Kander and Fred Ebb, who have written many Broadway musicals. Highlights include interviews with Lauren Bacall, Joel Grey and others, as well as the two men themselves, plus clips of performances of their songs.
WORDS AND MUSIC is the story of one of Broadway's iconic figures: the composer/lyricist of Hello, Dolly!, Mame and La Cage aux Folles. Jerry Herman and an all-star cast, chart his rise from 1950s off-Broadway through all of his smash hits. Featuring never-before-seen footage of original stage performances, and a score full of classic show tunes.
Everyone in Japan knows his work, yet few recognize his face. Chris Mosdell, British expatriate, pop lyricist, poet and visual artist, during his 30-year residence in Tokyo has written chart-topping hits with some of Japan's most influential musicians and composers, penned lyrics to anime film scores, and run with the multimedia underground of that city's avant-garde. Ink Music: In The Land Of The Hundred-Tongued Lyricist is a 90-minute documentary film detailing those artistic relationships in the expansive career of artistic word-smith, Chris Mosdell. Shot in HD on-location in Tokyo and Fukui, Japan, and New York City, USA, the film highlights Mosdell's rise from obscure expatriate bohemian poet to renowned lyricist for Japan's biggest band ever, Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). The story is told through exclusive interviews. Tokyo itself also figures into the narrative as a major character, featuring copious clips of original footage from inside the city that inspires Mosdell's work.
A dramatized documentary film about singer-songwriter and lyricist Juha "Junnu" Vainio from Kotka.