Broadway Theatre Archive Movies
- 1960
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh71960HD
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...
- 1980
The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance6.1111980HD
This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series. It presents, with some...
- 1972
Another Part of the Forest
Another Part of the Forest01972HD
A television adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play about the Hubbards, a rich Southern family of greedy, ruthless individuals.
- 1975
The Rules of the Game
The Rules of the Game01975HD
Dramatist Luigi Pirandello's mordant comedy of manners tells the tale of upper-crust Italians Silia Gala and her sneering spouse, Leone, who finds...
- 1978
Out of Our Fathers' House
Out of Our Fathers' House01978HD
Drawn from the diaries and letters of noted feminists, such as women's suffrage founder Elizabeth Cady Stanton and labor organizer "Mother" Mary...
- 1978
The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor0.51978HD
A writer (made to resemble Russian playwright Anton Chekhov) narrates a collection of his stories, all of which are written in the style of Chekhov.
- 1966
The Human Voice
The Human Voice7.21966HD
A monologue of a woman talking on the phone with her longterm lover who is about to marry another girl.
- 1976
The First Breeze of Summer
The First Breeze of Summer01976HD
A portrait of an African American working-class family, this stage production depicts an elderly grandmother's flashbacks to the affairs she had as a...
- 1973
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing51973HD
Don Pedro and his men (Teddy Roosevelt Roughriders) have returned from the wars. After Beatrice turns down his proposal, Don Pedro decides to...
- 1977
Secret Service
Secret Service01977HD
Set in Richmond, Virginia in October 1864, tells the story of a Union spy working to seize control of the telegraph office.
- 1979
When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate
When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate01979HD
This lively, spirit-lifting musical celebrates the sheer joy -- and survival -- of black music, song and poetry since the days of America's Civil...
- 1966
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman5.9441966HD
Adaptation of Arthur Miller's play.
- 1982
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf101982HD
The powerful tales of seven diverse African-American women are woven together in this 1982 performance of Ntozake Shange's Obie Award-winning...
- 1978
The Trial of the Moke
The Trial of the Moke101978HD
Henry Flipper is the first black West Point graduate. Assigned to serve at Fort Davis in Texas, Flipper becomes the object of a conspiracy by his...
- 1976
The Time of Your Life
The Time of Your Life01976HD
William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize-winning play revolves around the denizens of a San Francisco bar in 1939. Lonely, lovelorn, weary or cynical, the...
- 1976
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew6.91976HD
San Francisco's prize-winning American Conservatory Theater's rowdy commedia dell'arte production incorporates slapstick, pratfall and earthy humor...
- 1976
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln01976HD
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln depicts the final seventeen years of Mary Todd Lincoln's life, following her husband's assassination.
- 1960
Play of the Week: Rashomon
Play of the Week: Rashomon71960HD
Several different accounts of the same incident tell quite different stories about what happened.
- 1974
King Lear
King Lear01974HD
James Earl Jones delivers a riveting performance as paranoid patriarch King Lear, an aging monarch who insists that his three daughters prove their...
- 1982
Working
Working4.31982HD
This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's viewpoint--showing that he or she is anything but average. Based on a...