Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
A family bickers over a massive estate as a young man drinks himself to death.
Tag: family drama
The Lyons
A man on his deathbed is surrounded by bickering family members, many of which you would strangle him given the chance. In other words: a brilliant comedy!
Les Notres (Our Own)
Teen pregnancy and small town politics nearly tear a family apart.
From Here
A young gay man reunites with his estranged mother during the Pulse shooting.
A Lion in Winter
Henry the Second nears the end of his life, and he sets his sons against one another for the crown.
Next to Normal
A bright uplifting musical theater views of mental illness.
The Tin Woman
If you get a heart transplant, do you really want to meet the donor’s family?
The Bridges of Madison County
A lonely house wife finds liberation in a brief fling with a passing photographer.
Rapture, Blister, Burn
A love triangle where no one gets what they want.
Big Fish
A man with a secret keeps it hidden until his death.
The Royal Family
Revisit the glory days of NY theater as the Cavendish family lives, loves, and occasionally need to flee the country.
Gypsy
When vaudeville died, a new form of dancing gives hope to those who can’t make it on the radio.
The Little Foxes
A southern family fights over a business opportunity.
Circus Kid
Living in the circus ring is hard enough, but when your dad is your coach and clowning partner, the emotional pratfalls devastate.
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