Broadwayproduceren Max Bialystock har en plan. Sammen med revisoren Leo Bloom vil han sætte et stort stykke op, som forskellige investorer skal skyde en masse penge i. Ved at hyre en masse dårlige skuespillere håber Max at stykket går fallit, og at han så kan stoppe alle investorernes pengene i egen lomme. De to beslutter sig for musicalen 'Springtime for Hitler and Germany', der burde være en sikker fiasko.

Den afdankede filmstjerne Riggan Thomson hjemsøges af Birdman, den superheltefigur, han spillede for 20 år siden. Riggan forsøger et comeback på Broadway med et Raymond Carver-stykke, men på premiereaftenen stjæler den temperamentsfulde method-skuespiller Mike rampelyset fra ham. Riggan bliver endnu mere frusteret over at opdage, at hans datter, som arbejder på teatret, er blevet kæreste med Mike.

Hollywood, 1927. På film og i pressens historier elsker Don og Lina hinanden, men han er dødtræt af den selvoptagede og underfrankerede primadonna. Talefilmen er ved at afløse stumfilmen, og feterede stjernepar må omstille sig til de nye forhold. Don er oprindelig sanger, så han klarer sig, mens Lina en stemme så skinger, at et testpublikum får deres livs grin. Derfor lader man den unge håbefulde Kathy lægge stemme til Linas figur, og snart får Don lyst til at synge og danse, selvom det øser ned.

After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.

Efter sin overvældende succes på disco-dansegulvet satser bartender Tony Manero på en karriere som danser på selveste Broadway. Hård træning og skyhøje ambitioner gør, at Manero endelig tilkæmper sig en lille rolle i et show. Og da showets mandlige hovedrolle dropper ud, får Tony sit livs chance.

Bob Fosses energiske fortælling om instruktøren/koreografen Joe Gideon, der er ved at arbejde sig selv ihjel midt i et inferno af stoffer, kvinder og sprut, har ikke mistet en smule af sin intensitet over årene. Gideon skal stable et stort show på benene samtidig med, at han er i gang med at klippe en spillefilm sammen, men hans arbejde og privatliv koger sammen - og koger over – indtil Gideon bliver overbevist om, at han snart skal dø

Broadwayproduceren Max Bialystock har en plan. Sammen med revisoren Leo Bloom vil han sætte et stort stykke op, som forskellige investorer skal skyde en masse penge i. Ved at hyre en masse dårlige skuespillere håber Max at stykket går fallit og at han så kan stoppe alle investorernes pengene i egen lomme. De to beslutter sig for musicalen 'Springtime for Hitler and Germany' for at realisere deres plan.

Den unge skuespillerspire, Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter), charmerer sig ind på livet af sit idol, den aldrende Broadway-stjerne Margo Channing (Bette Davis, der baserede sin rolle på filmdivaen Talullah Bankhead), hvis nærmeste omgangskreds tæller playwright Lloyd Richards (Hugh Marlowe), hans kone Karen (Celeste Holm) og regissøren Bill Sampson (Gary Merrill), som Margo er forelsket i. Eve bliver snart Margos uundværlige hjælper og følgesvend, men bag den søde, elskelige facade gemmer sig en glubsk og usund appetit på egen berømmelse. Filmens fortællerstemme tilhører teaterkritikeren Addison DeWitt (den uovertrufne George Sanders, der vandt en Oscar for sin rolle), hvis iagttagelser af alle involverede parter konstant er lige på kornet.

Der er audition på Broadway, og en hel hob af håbefulde dansere satser hver især på at få deres store chance. Men først skal de vække instruktøren Zachs interesse. Han får imidlertid lidt af et chok, da hans tidligere flamme Cassie træder ind i salen - desperat efter et job.

The vaudeville act of Harriet and Queenie Mahoney comes to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns needs them for his number in one of Francis Zanfield's shows. When Eddie meets Queenie, he soon falls in love with her—but she is already being courted by Jock Warriner, a member of New York high society. Queenie eventually recognizes that, to Jock, she is nothing more than a toy, and that Eddie is in love with her.

After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a psychiatrist—she's a dreadful actress. David puts up with the leading man who is a compulsive eater, the grand dame who wants her part jazzed up, and Olive's interfering hitman/bodyguard—but, eventually he must decide whether art or life is more important.

Warner Brothers' opfindsomme, livsbekræftende musicals fra 30'erne, ofte med Busby Berkeleys koreografi og med sange af Harry Warren og Al Dubin, er blandt de bedste inden for genren, og 42nd Street fra 1933 er måske den allerbedste, de lavede. Det er en såkaldt backstage musical – en musical om det at lave en musical – og den blev i sin tid så stor en succes, at den reddede filmselskabet fra at gå fallit. Filmen er en evigt ung og frisk fest for øjet og øret.

A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.

The stage musical Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby has toured the world to great acclaim. An adaptation of the famous 1954 musical directed by Jerome Robbins and starring Mary Martin, this new version is lasting proof that J.M. Barrie's tale of the boy who would never grow up is one of the kingpins of family entertainment. All the elements are in good form for this video production shot at the Mirada Theater in 2000 for the A&E Network. Some new songs have been added to the fabulous Moose Charlap-Carolyn Leigh score (which includes "Tender Shepherd," "I Gotta Crow," "I'm Flying," and "I Won't Grow Up"). But the biggest asset to this production are the spectacular flying sequences: Peter even soars over the audience at times. Martin was a stronger actress in a close-up, but Rigby is magical with her athleticism and spark, most notably in a percussion-filled song and dance number "Ugh-a-Wug.".

A failed Broadway singer who now works as a production manager must save opening night on his new production by wrangling his eccentric cast and crew.

Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.

Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leading man. On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive?

Bill Miller is an unsuccessful Broadway performer until his handlers convince him to enhance his act with a stooge—Ted Rogers, a guy positioned in the audience to be the butt of Bill's jokes. After Ted begins to steal the show, Bill's girlfriend and his pals advise him to make Ted an equal partner.

A Broadway choreographer gets drafted and coincidentally ends up in the same army base as his object of affection’s boyfriend.

Swellegant and elegant. Delux and delovely. Cole Porter was the most sophisticated name in 20th-century songwriting. And to play him on screen, Hollywood chose debonair icon Cary Grant. Grant stars for the first time in color in this fanciful biopic. Alexis Smith plays Linda, whose serendipitous meetings with Porter lead to a meeting at the alter. More than 20 of his songs grace this tail of triumph and tragedy, with Grant lending is amiable voice to "You're the Top", "Night and Day" and more. Monty Woolley, a Yale contemporary of Porter, portrays himself. And Jane Wyman, Mary Martin, Eve Arden and others provide vocals and verve. Lights down. Curtain up. Showtune standards embraced by generations are yours to enjoy in "Night and Day."