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1.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet/In Tribute to Nijinsky
(1981)
78 min | Music
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Gary Chryst, Mark Goldweber, Christian Holder, Denise Jackson
Votes: 7
2.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
San Francisco Ballet in Cinderella
(1985)
TV-G | Music
Directors: Emile Ardolino, Michael Smuin | Stars: Catherine Batcheller, Val Caniparoli, Evelyn Cisneros, Nancy Dickson
Votes: 20
3. Good Morning Mr. Orwell (1984 TV Special)
38 min | Short, Music
The first international satellite 'video installation' by South Korean-born American artist Nam June Paik, often credited with inventing video art. It occurred on New Year's Day, 1984. Filled with music and poetry performances.
Directors: Nam June Paik, Emile Ardolino, Paul Garrin | Stars: Laurie Anderson, John Avila, Tom Bailey, Steve Bartek
Votes: 5
4. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987)
50 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A miscellany of numerous classic fairy tales' adaptations.
Stars: Shelley Duvall, John Achorn, Patrick DeSantis, David McCharen
Votes: 2,524
5. A Midsummer Night's Dream (I) (1982 TV Movie)
Comedy, Fantasy
Theseus has defeated Hippolyta in battle, and now claims her as his bride. But before the nuptials begin, a pair of young lovers flee into the forest to be married, pursued by a pair of ... See full summary »
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Diane Venora, James Hurdle, Ricky Jay, Ralph Drischell
Votes: 104
6. Baryshnikov at the White House (1979 TV Movie)
60 min
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter, Edward Villella
Votes: 12
7. When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate (1979 TV Movie)
60 min | Musical
Vignettes of monologues regarding African American history.
Directors: Emile Ardolino, Vinnette Carroll | Stars: Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter, Brenda Braxton, Lynne Clifton-Allen, Cleavant Derricks
Votes: 21
8. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.
Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson
Votes: 417
9.
American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode:
The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket
(1986)
84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young boy is ridiculed by his school mates for his eccentric behavior and assertions that he can fly. Little do they know..... All parts are performed by adults in a stage-play type setting.
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Tim Daly, James Eckhouse, Elizabeth Franz, Tom Hulce
Votes: 60
10. Gypsy (1993 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 153 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Based on the autobiography of Gypsy Rose Lee, this made-for-TV movie-previously a Broadway smash and a 1962 film-depicts the life and times of a stripper and her domineering mother.
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Bette Midler, Peter Riegert, Cynthia Gibb, Edward Asner
Votes: 2,160
11. Dirty Dancing (I) (1987)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes
Votes: 257,078 | Gross: $0.62M
12.
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987)
Episode:
Rumpelstiltskin
(1982)
TV-PG | 40 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Desperate to save her life, a miller's daughter makes a dangerous bargain with a strange character, after which she must find a way to get out of it.
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Ned Beatty, Shelley Duvall, Hervé Villechaize, Jack Fletcher
Votes: 227
13. Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Music
Stars: Peter Martins, Heather Watts, The New York City Ballet, Maria Calegari
Votes: 56
14. Sister Act (1992)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Family, Music
When a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent, she ends up turning the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire, until the sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity.
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Harvey Keitel, Bill Nunn
Votes: 108,553 | Gross: $139.61M
15. Chances Are (1989)
PG | 108 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A reincarnated man unknowingly falls in love with his own daughter from his previous life. Once he realizes this, he tries to end their relationship before angels erase his memory.
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan O'Neal, Mary Stuart Masterson
Votes: 13,854 | Gross: $16.28M
16. He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (1983)
51 min | Documentary, Family
Jacques d'Amboise, a noted former American ballet star who had dancing roles in such films as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) and Carousel (1956), and who later became a New York dancing instructor.
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Jacques d'Amboise, Judy Collins, Kevin Kline, Tom McCaffrey
Votes: 150
17. The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984 TV Special)
Documentary
An international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements and technical merits of the film industry in the year of 1983.
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Johnny Carson, Jane Alexander, Gene Allen, Herb Alpert
Votes: 185
18. The Nutcracker (1993)
G | 92 min | Family, Fantasy, Music
On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie falls asleep after a party at her house and dreams of a fantastic world where toys become larger than life.
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Darci Kistler, Damian Woetzel, Kyra Nichols, Wendy Whelan
Votes: 2,448 | Gross: $2.12M
19. Alice at the Palace (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 72 min | Family, Musical, Fantasy
Young Alice falls down a rabbit hole and meets a variety of fantastic creatures.
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Meryl Streep, Betty Aberlin, Debbie Allen, Stuart Baker-Bergen
Votes: 323
20. The Responsive Eye (1966)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary about an artwork opening at The Museum of Modern Art.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: William Seitz, Rudolf Arnheim, Irving H. Leopold, David Hockney
Votes: 224
21. Three Men and a Little Lady (1990)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Three ex-dads quickly discover how empty life is without their little lady, and go to outrageous lengths in their efforts to win their daughter back in this critically acclaimed and equally charming sequel.
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson, Nancy Travis
Votes: 26,729 | Gross: $71.61M
22. Oh! Calcutta! (1972)
Not Rated | 123 min | Comedy, Musical
Based on the controversial off-Broadway musical comedy revue, "Oh! Calcutta! is a series of musical numbers about sex and sexual mores. Most of the skits feature one or more performers in ... See full summary »
Directors: Guillaume Martin Aucoin, Jacques Levy | Stars: Raina Barrett, Mark Dempsey, Samantha Harper, Patricia Hawkins
Votes: 300 | Gross: $0.41M
23. The Wedding Party (1969)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy
See Robert DeNiro in his first starring role in Brian DePalma's wildly comic first feature The Wedding Party!
Directors: Brian De Palma, Wilford Leach, Cynthia Munroe | Stars: Valda Setterfield, Raymond McNally, John Braswell, Charles Pfluger
Votes: 1,550
24. Teenage Tramp (1973)
R | 80 min | Crime, Drama
Wayward, uninhibited young runaway Kim has fallen in with a bad crowd. She decides to flee them and head to the West Coast to reunite with her uptight, neurotic, estranged older sister ... See full summary »
Director: Anton Holden | Stars: Robin Lane, Alisha Fontaine, Anthony Massena, Don Jarrell
Votes: 188
25. The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards (1984 TV Special)
Primetime Emmy Award is the main American award in area of television, annually handed by the American television academy.
Director: Steve Binder | Stars: Tom Selleck, Jane Alexander, Debbie Allen, Steve Allen
Votes: 19
26. The Lively Arts (1969– )
Documentary
Documentary series taking a serious and wide-ranging look at the arts, encompassing intellectual subject matter and popular culture.
Stars: Robin Ray, Melvyn Bragg, Richard Baker, André Previn
27. Joseph Papp Presents: The Dance and the Railroad (1982 TV Movie)
58 min | Drama
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: John Lone, Tzi Ma
28. Gala of Stars 1984 (1984 TV Special)
180 min | Music
Fifth annual PBS fund-raising spectacular.
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Martina Arroyo, Merrill Ashley, Grace Bumbry, Plácido Domingo
29. L.A.I.S. (2016– )
Talk-Show
Stars: Lais Pedroso, Dorota Kluza, Drew Whitlock, Reminisce the Artist
30. Three by Balanchine (1977)
60 min | Musical
Featuring: Serenade, Tarantelle, Duo Concertant, choreographed by George Balanchine, performed by New York City Ballet.
Director: Hugo Niebeling
31. Dirty Dancing: Featurette (1987 TV Short)
7 min | Short
Director: Arlen Peters | Stars: Emile Ardolino, Kenny Ortega, Cynthia Rhodes
33. From the Wings with Edward Villella (1977 TV Special)
30 min | Music
Director: Mike Bazadona | Star: Edward Villella
34.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
Choreography by Balanchine: Part 1
(1977)
Music
Part 1 consists of 3 dance works: Tzigane, a gypsy fantasy, with music by Maurice Ravel; Andante from Divertimento No. 15, a courtly scene, with music by Wolfgang Mozart; The Four ... See full synopsis »
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Merrill Ashley, Tracy Bennett, Toni Bentley, Elyse Borne
35.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
Choreography by Balanchine: Part IV
(1979)
Music
Part 4 consists of 4 dance works: Ballo Della Regina, from opera Don Carlos, with music by Giuseppe Verdi; The Steadfast Tin Soldier, a Christmas fantasy, from Games of Children, with music... See full synopsis »
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Merrill Ashley, Debra Austin, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Tracy Bennett
36.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
Choreography by Balanchine: Part 2
(1977)
Music
Part 2 consists of 2 excerpts and 1 complete dance work: part of Emeralds, excerpted from abstract ballet Jewels, with music by Gabriel Fauré; part of Diamonds, excerpted from abstract ... See full synopsis »
Director: Merrill Brockway | Stars: Merrill Ashley, Tracy Bennett, Toni Bentley, Bonita Borne
37.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
Martha Graham Dance Company
(1976)
Music
Members of the Martha Graham Dance Company perform in pieces: "Diversion of Angels" - music by Dello Joio; "Lamentation" - music by Kodaly; "Frontier" - music by Louis Horst; "Adorations" -... See full summary »
Director: Merrill Brockway | Stars: Jessica Chao, Janet Eilber, Martha Graham, Bonnie Oda Homsey
38.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
Martha Graham Dance Company: Clytemnestra
(1979)
Music
Director: Merrill Brockway | Stars: Thea Barnes, Charles Michael Brown, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Terese Capucilli
39.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
San Francisco Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
(1978)
Music
Directors: Merrill Brockway, Lew Christensen, Michael Smuin | Stars: Val Caniparoli, Lew Christensen, Evelyn Cisneros, Michael Dwyer
40.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
San Francisco Ballet: The Tempest
(1981)
Music
Directors: Emile Ardolino, Lew Christensen, Michael Smuin | Stars: Damara Bennett, Val Caniparoli, Horacio Cifuentes, Evelyn Cisneros
41.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
David Gordon's 'Made in U.S.A.'
(1987)
Music
Mikhail Baryshnikov, Valda Setterfield, the American Ballet Theatre and the David Gordon Pick-Up Company perform three ballets by David Gordon: "Valda and Misha," "TV Nine Lives," and "Murder."
Director: Don Mischer | Stars: Stephen Alexander, Melissa Allen, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Shawn Black
42.
The Lively Arts (1969– )
Episode:
In Performance: The Dance Theatre of Harlem
(1977)
Documentary
Director: Merrill Brockway | Stars: Robin Ray, Arthur Mitchell
43.
L.A.I.S. (2016– )
Episode:
L.A.I.S. show Chiara Basile Fasolo
(2020)
Talk-Show
Director: Rodney Shannon | Stars: Chiara Basile Fasolo, Lais Pedroso
44.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
Beyond the Mainstream
(1980)
Music
Director: Merrill Brockway | Star: Alan Titus
45.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
Choreography by Balanchine, Part 3
(1978)
Music
Mikhail Baryshnikov dances the title role in "Prodigal Son," the 1929 ballet by George Balanchine (music by Sergei Prokofiev). Farrell and Martins dance "Chaconne," by Balanchine (music from Gluck's "Orpheus and Eurydice").
Director: Merrill Brockway | Stars: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Toni Bentley, Victoria Bromberg, Carole Divet
46.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
Dance Theatre of Harlem
(1977)
Music
Director: Merrill Brockway | Stars: Lydia Abarca, Roman Brooks, Homer Bryant, Stephanie Dabney
47.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
Divine Drumbeats: Katherine Dunham & Her People
(1980)
Music
Director: Merrill Brockway | Stars: Vanoye Aikens, Katherine Dunham, James Earl Jones
48.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
In Memory of ... A Ballet by Jerome Robbins
(1987)
Music
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Rosamond Bernier, Cornell Crabtree, Carole Divet, Suzanne Farrell
49.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
The Feld Ballet
(1979)
Music
Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Gloria Brisbin, Patrick Cea, Timothy Cronin, Donna Delseni
50.
Great Performances: Dance in America (1976– )
Episode:
Two Duets
(1980)
Music
Directors: Emile Ardolino, Kirk Browning | Stars: Ib Anderson, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Natalia Makarova, Peter Martins