Broadway Theatre Archive Movies

  • 1973
    Steambath

    Steambath

    Steambath

    5.41973HD

    Tandy, Merideth and assorted others unexpectedly wake up in a steambath with no easy exit. After spending some time there, it becomes clear that the...

    Steambath
  • 1982
    For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

    For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

    For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

    101982HD

    The powerful tales of seven diverse African-American women are woven together in this 1982 performance of Ntozake Shange's Obie Award-winning...

    For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
  • 1976
    All Over

    All Over

    All Over

    01976HD

    As a famous man lies dying, his family—including both his wife and his mistress—gathers inside, while members of the media converge...

    All Over
  • 1966
    Ten Blocks on the Camino Real

    Ten Blocks on the Camino Real

    Ten Blocks on the Camino Real

    01966HD

    A collection of ten vignettes by Tennessee Williams offering various viewpoints on life, love, and death.

    Ten Blocks on the Camino Real
  • 1980
    The Pirates of Penzance

    The Pirates of Penzance

    The Pirates of Penzance

    6.11980HD

    This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series. It presents, with some...

    The Pirates of Penzance
  • 1982
    Fifth of July

    Fifth of July

    Fifth of July

    71982HD

    Ken Talley, a Vietnam vet who lost his legs in combat, lives in a farmhouse in rural Missouri with his lover, Jed. Traumatized and bitter, Ken...

    Fifth of July
  • 1972
    Home

    Home

    Home

    7.81972HD

    David Storey's adaptation of his award winning play for the BBC's Play for Today series.

    Home
  • 1982
    Alice at the Palace

    Alice at the Palace

    Alice at the Palace

    5.51982HD

    Meryl Streep stars as Alice in this production of Elizabeth Swados' musical, which was adapted from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the...

    Alice at the Palace
  • 1976
    The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

    6.91976HD

    San Francisco's prize-winning American Conservatory Theater's rowdy commedia dell'arte production incorporates slapstick, pratfall and earthy humor...

    The Taming of the Shrew
  • 1975
    The Year of the Dragon

    The Year of the Dragon

    The Year of the Dragon

    101975HD

    Frank Chin's edgy story breaks down the stereotypes of Asian Americans and centers on San Francisco Chinatown tour operator Fred Eng. Eng hides his...

    The Year of the Dragon
  • 1974
    Nourish the Beast

    Nourish the Beast

    Nourish the Beast

    01974HD

    Baba Goya is a loudmouth mother who goes through husbands and orphans like the Turkish coffee she makes in a dirty old soup pan. In Queens she...

    Nourish the Beast
  • 1976
    Six Characters in Search of An Author

    Six Characters in Search of An Author

    Six Characters in Search of An Author

    61976HD

    A rehearsal is disrupted when six figures mysteriously appear on the stage, claiming to be fictional characters from an unfinished play searching for...

    Six Characters in Search of An Author
  • 1971
    Hogan's Goat

    Hogan's Goat

    Hogan's Goat

    81971HD

    A young Irish ward boss has a chance to be elected mayor, but the disgraced current mayor makes sure the candidate's wife learns about his affair...

    Hogan's Goat
  • 1983
    The Skin of Our Teeth

    The Skin of Our Teeth

    The Skin of Our Teeth

    101983HD

    Production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winning play "The Skin of Our Teeth," the story of Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus, their children Henry and Gladys,...

    The Skin of Our Teeth
  • 1973
    Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

    51973HD

    Don Pedro and his men (Teddy Roosevelt Roughriders) have returned from the wars. After Beatrice turns down his proposal, Don Pedro decides to...

    Much Ado About Nothing
  • 1960
    The Iceman Cometh

    The Iceman Cometh

    The Iceman Cometh

    7.11960HD

    Theodore Hickman, a hardware salesman, makes by-yearly visits to Harry Hope's 1910-era waterfront bar for his periodical drinking binges. But on this...

    The Iceman Cometh
  • 1980
    Big Blonde

    Big Blonde

    Big Blonde

    51980HD

    High-spirited model Hazel decides that she should settle down in this stage play based on a Dorothy Parker short story. But her marriage to traveling...

    Big Blonde
  • 1973
    The Glass Menagerie

    The Glass Menagerie

    The Glass Menagerie

    7.61973HD

    An aging Southern belle's preoccupation with her past and her dreams for her children's futures threaten to smother her painfully shy daughter and...

    The Glass Menagerie
  • 1979
    When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate

    When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate

    When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate

    01979HD

    This lively, spirit-lifting musical celebrates the sheer joy -- and survival -- of black music, song and poetry since the days of America's Civil...

    When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate
  • 1972
    Another Part of the Forest

    Another Part of the Forest

    Another Part of the Forest

    01972HD

    A television adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play about the Hubbards, a rich Southern family of greedy, ruthless individuals.

    Another Part of the Forest