Rock 'n' Roll Musicals

Evil record tycoon Swan has sold his soul to the devil for eternal youth and success - 20 years ago. Swan's current scheme is to steal the music from composer Winslow Leach to celebrate the opening of his rock palace, The Paradise. While trying to stop Swan, Leach was framed and convicted for drug dealing, and becomes the victim of a freak accident that leaves him horribly disfigured. He takes refuge in the cavernous Paradise, hiding his mangled face beneath an eerie mask and planning gruesome vengeance upon Swan - and everyone else who has hurt him. However, Leach signs a contract with Swan to complete his rock opera based on the legend of Faust for an aspiring singer - Phoenix.

In the 1960's, a garage band suddenly becomes a sensation with the help of a manager who is an expert in making huge pop hits, but who, for selfish and manipulative reasons, could compromise the band's friendship and drive the group towards disaster. An enchanting masterpiece, full of laughs, fun, but also tough moments, that will transport the audience to a nostalgic world of dreams and music.

A day-and-a-half in the life of the Fab Four leading up to a televised concert gig. The lads are constantly on the run, from their crazed fans and from their manager, who is constantly trying to rein them in. However, Ringo is arrested and still isn't in the studio a half-hour before air time. With Paul's grandfather available for additional comical relief, the group performs a dozen or so songs.

The film follows the story of Conor, a teenage boy who forms a band with friends to impress a girl he likes, but along the way they all discover their enjoyment of music and composing their own songs. In addition, Conor uses music as an escape to cope with his parents' failing marriage. Set in Ireland in the '80s, it has great (and catchy) music, is satisfyingly told, and its endearing characters make you wish you could spend more time with them.

In 1982, the legendary English heavy metal band Spinal Tap attempt an American comeback tour accompanied by a fan who is also a film-maker. The resulting documentary, interspersed with powerful performances of Tap's pivotal music and profound lyrics, candidly follows a rock group heading towards crisis, culminating in the infamous affair of the eighteen-inch-high Stonehenge stage prop.

A young man with a talent for music has begun a career with much promise. He meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs. A complicated tale of his repeating his father's self destructive behavior, losing Apollonia to another singer (Morris Day), and his coming to grips with his own connection to other people ensues.

Funny, musical and occasionally dramatic, this is the story of tumultuous rise and fall of a Dublin Soul band, The Commitments. Managed by Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed wheeler and dealer with a vision to create "The Worlds Hardest Working Band".

William, a gifted young aspiring journalist, gets the chance to tour with a rock band for an article for the Rolling Stone magazine. In this crazy new adventure, he witnesses the thrilling highs and lows of the music industry while also finding his own voice. Through stunning cinematography, vibrant costumes, and an unforgettable soundtrack, the film captures the nostalgic essence of the 1970s. Don't miss this timeless tale that will resonate with the music lover in all of us.

After Jake is released from prison, he reunites with his brother Elwood and they visit the orphanage where they grew up, which is about to be closed, reason why they decide to reunite their old musical band and raise 5,000 dollars to save the place. Along the way they keep running into their enemies, resulting in one of the wildest chases in the history of cinema. A wacky, irreverent musical comedy with lots of great music featuring Aretha Franklin and James Brown, as well as the iconic duo of Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi.

Hedwig, born male as Hansel in East Berlin, fell in love with an American G.I. and underwent a Gender Reassignment Surgery in order to marry him and flee to the West. Unfortunately, nothing worked out quite as it was supposed to - years later, Hedwig is leading her rock band on a tour of the U.S., telling her life story through a series of concerts at Bilgewater Inn seafood restaurants. Her tour dates coincide with those of arena-rock star Tommy Gnosis, a wide-eyed boy who once loved Hedwig - but then left with all her songs.

This movie is a musical biography of the Four Seasons, the rise, the tough times and personal clashes, and the ultimate triumph of a group of friends whose music became symbolic of a generation. Far from a mere tribute concert (though it does include numbers from the popular Four Seasons songbook), this movie gets to the heart of the relationships at the center of the group, with a special focus on frontman Frankie Valli (John Lloyd Young), the small kid with the big falsetto. In addition to following the quartet's coming-of-age as performers, the core of this movie is how an allegiance to a code of honor learned in the streets of their native New Jersey got them through a multitude of challenges: gambling debts, Mafia threats, and family disasters. This movie is a glimpse at the people behind a sound that has managed to endure for over four decades in the hearts of the public.

Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massachusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by The Beatles that defined the time.

A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.

Dewey Finn is a guitarist with many delusions of grandeur that lead him to be expelled from his own rock band. Without work or money, he finds a job as a substitute teacher in a private school and all his energy is channeled there, where he realizes to his surprise the musical talent of his students with whom he will create a secret rock band. Directed by Richard Linklater, with an incredible Jack Black, tender and hilarious all at the same time, good music, a lot of soul and rock.

Fueled by her aspirations to become a rockstar, Sherrie makes her way to Hollywood and finds a job at a legendary bar known as the epicenter of the city's vibrant rock scene, where she meets eclectic characters who will help her follow her dreams. Featuring a star-studded cast and an unforgettable soundtrack filled with iconic rock hits, this movie based on the original Broadway musical that captures the essence of the 80s rock scene, will inspire you to chase your dreams and embrace your freedom.