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American Idiot

American Idiot is a sung-through rock musical based on the concept album of the same name by rock band Green Day. Film adaptation of the 2010 Broadway musical.

The Capeman (film)

Based on the life of convicted murderer Salvador Agrón. Film adaptation of the 1988 Broadway musical.

The Capeman

Based on the life of convicted murderer Salvador Agrón. Revival of the 1998 Broadway musical.

Zoot Suit

Zoot Suit is based on the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial and the Zoot Suit Riots. Based on a true story. Broadway revival of the 1979 play and stage adaptation of the 1981 film.

La Bamba (On Broadway)

Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash. This is a stage adaptation of the 1987 film.

Quinceañera

As Magdalena's 15th birthday approaches, her simple, blissful life is complicated by the discovery that she's pregnant. Kicked out of her house, she finds a new family with her great-granduncle and gay cousin. This is a remake of the 2006film. Instead of taking place Echo Park in Los Angeles, this version takes place in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

Mo' Better Blues

Follow the life of a fictional jazz trumpet player, Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington), through a series of bad decisions that jeopardizes both his relationships and his playing career. Remake of the 1990 film.

Dead Man Walking

A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families. This is a remake of the 1995 film which is based on a true story,

Mi Vida Loca

Mousie and Sad Girl are childhood best friends in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Hispanic neighborhood. But when Sad Girl becomes pregnant by Mousie's boyfriend, a drug dealer named Ernesto, the two become bitter enemies. While their dispute escalates towards violence, the violence of the world around them soon also impacts their lives. This s remake of the 1993 film.

Saturday Night Fever

Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco. A remake of the 1977 film.

Girls Town

The plot follows a group of girl friends and their coming-of-age during their senior year of high school in urban America. A remake of the 1996 film.

American Pop

The story of four generations of a Russian Jewish immigrant family of musicians whose careers parallel the history of American popular music in the 20th century. A live action remake of the 1981 animated film.

Hey Good Lookin'

An outrageous, affectionate look at coming of age in Eisenhower-era Brooklyn. A live action remake of the animated film.

Heavy Traffic

An underground cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his art. Love action remake of the 1973 animated film.

Dogfight

In 1963, the night before the 18 years old "Birdlace" Eddie and his friends are shipped to Vietnam. They play a dirty game called 'Dogfight': all of them seek a woman for a party, and who finds the most ugly one, wins a prize. Eddie finds the lonesome pacifist Rose working in a coffee shop. She's happy to accompany him - but then she sees through the game. However by this time he already learned to like her, so he follows her home. Will he manage to win her heart despite their differences? Remake of the 1991 film.

The Greatest Showman (Broadway)

Celebrates the birth of show business and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. Stage adaptation of the 2017 film

Our Lady of 121st Street

A comic portrait of the graduates of a Harlem Catholic school reunited at the funeral of a beloved teacher, Sister Rose. Film adaptation of the 2002 play.

Jesus Hopped the A Train

Inside the lockdown wing of Rikers Island prison, a frightened young man accused of murdering a cult leader is confronted with a charismatic born-again serial killer and a sadistic guard. Will one man's redemption lead to another's damnation?

Between Riverside and Crazy

For ex-cop and recent widower Walter “Pops” Washington and his recently paroled son Junior, the struggle to hold on to one of the last great rent stabilized apartments on Riverside Drive collides with old wounds, sketchy new houseguests, and a final ultimatum. Film adaptation of the 2014 Off Broadway play.

Tortilla Soup

A Mexican-American master chef and father to three daughters has lost his taste for food, but not for life. Remake of the 2001 film. The family's last name has been changed from Naranjo to Navarro.