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Patricia Birch
Born 1934-10-16 · Englewood, New Jersey, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Patricia Birch is an American choreographer and director for musical theatre and film. Born in Englewood, New Jersey, Birch began her career as a dancer in Broadway musicals, including Brigadoon, Goldilocks, and West Side Story (playing "Anybodys"). She has directed and choreographed music videos for Cyndi Lauper, the Rolling Stones, and Carly Simon. She earned Emmy Awards for her direction of the television specials Natalie Cole: Unforgettable and Celebrating Gershwin and, in collaboration with Michael Tilson Thomas, she staged the concert version of On the Town performed by both the London Symphony Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony. Birch spent six years staging numbers for Saturday Night Live. She has performed as a soloist with Martha Graham and Agnes de Mille. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patricia Birch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting credits
5.0Armed with a limitless Rolodex and a Benedict Canyon enclave with its own disco, Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the 1970s. A producer, manager, and marketing genius, Carr built his bombastic reputation amid a series of successes including the mega-hit musical film "Grease," until it all came crashing down after he produced the 1989 Academy Awards, a notorious debacle.
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
NRA behind-the-scenes documentary featuring interviews with the original cast and crew (such as Stockard Channing and Patricia Birch) detailing the magic of the 1978 film.
The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease
2006
10.0A short documentary about the successful Moscow production of the musical "Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure", also known as "Rag Dolly".
Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R.
1986
Released on DVD as part of The Criterion Collection's "Martha Graham: Dance on Film" collection.
Martha Graham: The Dancer Revealed
1994
Behind the camera
5.3It's 1961, two years after the original Grease gang graduated, and there's a new crop of seniors and new members of the coolest cliques on campus, the Pink Ladies and T-Birds. Michael Carrington is the new kid in school - but he's been branded a brainiac. Can he fix up an old motorcycle, don a leather jacket, avoid a rumble with the leader of the T-Birds, and win the heart of Pink Lady Stephanie?
Grease 2
1982
8.5Cyndi Lauper tours a theme park, meeting strange characters and remembering her past. The film is also illustrated by a collection of Cyndi's pop videos, like "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and "Sally's Pigeons".
Cyndi Lauper: 12 Deadly Cyns... and Then Some
1994
Michael Tilson Thomas explores the lives of his grandparents, Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky, through a musical performance that features five performers and the New World Symphony orchestra.
Michael Tilson Thomas: The Thomashefskys
2012
9.0Now you can actually look ten years younger in ten hours. Callan Pinckney, author of the revolutionary best-selling exercise book Callanetics (a perennial New York Times Best-Seller), personally demonstrates her innovative deep muscle exercise technique that can literally shed years off your figure in hours without putting pressure on your back. Unlike other exercise programs that stress hard jerking motions, Callanetics is a series of small, gentle, precise motions consistently applied that activate the body's largest, most powerful muscles to quickly tighten hips, buttocks, inner and outer thighs; flatten the tummy; lift the bust and firm underarms and tone the entire body. It will also dramatically improve your posture. You will feel the difference after one hour and most people actually see a difference after two hours. By following the simple 60 minute Callanetics workout twice a week, the body you always dreamed about is only hours away.
Callanetics: 10 Years Younger In 10 Hours
1986
10.0Marcella is the sick young daughter of a toy maker. One night, her toys come alive to take her on an adventure to meet the Doll Doctor, in hopes that he will mend her broken heart. After decades of being lost media, the cult classic musical has finally been brought back to life thanks to the efforts of R.A.R.E. (Raggedy Ann Revival Effort). The film is edited together by using footage from the New York State Archives, surviving bootlegs of the show, and demo recordings.
Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure
2021
7.0This is an incredible accomplishment by Natalie Cole and some of the finest musicians in the business. An enchanting and swinging tribute to the magical voice and music of her father. Waiting for the DVD release....let's go people!!
Natalie Cole: The Unforgettable Concert
1992