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After being struck on the head, Bob, a mild-mannered man suddenly hears the "inner song" in people's hearts and finds his life instantly turned into a musical, much to his dismay.

"Bye Bye Birdie" centers on Conrad Birdie, an Elvis Presley-type rock 'n' roll star who is drafted into the Army, much to the horror of his broke agent, Albert Peterson. In an attempt to get some publicity to get rich and marry his sweetheart, Rose, Albert makes arrangements for Conrad to appear on "The Ed Sullivan Show," where he will give his last kiss as a civilian to a girl. The lucky recipient, Kim, is selected from Conrad's fan club, and the group sets out to Sweet Apple, Ohio, to meet her, much to the dismay of Kim's new boyfriend, Hugo. Relationships begin to unravel as Rose gets impatient with Albert, and the jealous Hugo knocks Conrad out cold during the televised kiss.

Billy Bigelow is a carnival barker with a serious temper, that gets him in trouble and in the middle of a robbery gone bad. He dies and is sent to purgatory, where he is given one day to return to Earth and fix his troubles.

Tells the story of a large-nosed romantic who uses his words to help another man win the affection of the woman he loves.

In pre-revolutionary Russia, Tevye, the father of five daughters, attempts to maintain his Jewish religious and cultural traditions as outside influences encroach upon the family's lives. He must cope both with the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters, who wish to marry for love – each one's choice of a husband moves further away from the customs of their Jewish faith and heritage – and with the edict of the Tsar that evicts the Jews from their village.

Set in New York City, Nathan Detroit has a town full of captive gamblers and wants to set up a floating crap game but needs money to do it. He bets his pal Sky Masterson that Sky can't get the wholesome Sarah Brown — who runs a mission — to go with him to Havana.

Set during the recession of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Chinatown restaurants from Sacramento to San Francisco start renting their banquet halls for rehearsal space and booking the young bands of nascent West Coast punk as dinner entertainment to bring in additional business. These Chinese and Filipino restaurants become some of California's most important venues and the focal point of the seminal West Coast punk music scene.

Joseph, a handsome young man, is his father's favorite child and is able to interpret dreams. He is also the bearer of an amazing coat. His eleven brothers become insatiably jealous and sell Joseph into slavery. After refusing the advances of his owner's wife, Joseph is sent to jail. Once in jail, he quickly becomes popular due to his ability to interpret dreams. The Pharaoh soon hears of Joseph's ability and appoints him to the post of Number Two man in Egypt. Years later, Joseph's now starving brothers arrive in Egypt and ask Joseph, whom they don't recognize, for assistance. Joseph, in turn, gives his brothers a scare, but eventually grants them all they desire, reveals his identity, and reunites the family.

Musical biopic of Nat King Cole, one of the most popular and influential musicians of all time.

Set in colonial America, a villager falls asleep only to wake up decades later, missing the American Revolution.

A bunch of musicians in the late 1970s discover the smooth sounds and smoother lifestyle that is yacht rock, the soft rock music genre that takes over FM radio during that era.

A town sheriff and madame team up to stop a crusading TV personality from shutting down the local whorehouse.

Follows Bodhi, a young Indian elephant from Kerala who dreams of becoming a famous Bollywood dancer.

A young woman who, after waking up in a strange town, realizes that she has been transported into a 1940s musical. She meets new friends along the way who help her figure out what happened and how she can find her way home.