Jazz is born in New Orleans at the turn of the century emerging from several forms of music including ragtime, marching bands, work songs, spirituals, creole music, funeral parade music and above all, the blues. Musicians profiled here who advanced early jazz are Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet, Freddie Keppard, and musicians of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band.

The story of James Dean's rise from a small town boy to film icon as told by Jimmy's closest family and friends in his hometown of Fairmont, Indiana.

Musical about composer, actor, dancer, singer, George M. Cohan.

Franz Schubert is widely regarded as the world's finest songwriter and was immensely prolific in all musical genres. Schubert's long list of accomplishments includes more than 300 sonatas, over 600 songs called Lieder, and nine symphonies.

Biography of artist Pablo Picasso.

The eminent German composer/conductor is best known for his operas and tone poems. Before 1900 and his marriage to soprano Pauline de Ahna, he held two conducting posts. His wife encouraged his composing and he wrote tone poems Till Eulenspiegel, Thus Spake Zarathustra, Don Quixote and Ein Heldenleben. After 1900, Strauss concentrated on operas including the cynical Feuersnot, the more advanced Salome and the powerful Elektra. His crowning glory,...

A definitive biography accompanied by spectacular images of the artist's greatest work.

A tribute to the life and career of singer and entertainer Dean Martin.

A definitive biography of the King which contains interviews from the many people who knew Elvis best, including Presley's family members, his friends and employees and Colonel Tom Parker. All of this provides a revealing look at the life of one of the most captivating men of the twentieth century.

This Pulitzer Prize Winner for more than 50 years has woven unique magic and given the world an enthralling library of work. A definitive biography, filmed with personal anecdotes interviews with friends, footage at home, at rehearsals of his plays, on the lecture circuit, and clips from the television series The Ray Bradbury theater captures the essence of this truly gifted writer.