Joel Grey

With Hitler rising to power and anti-Semitism growing, the Cabaret is the only place to hide.

A parable from the 1950s that is just as relevant today. It's the 1950s. After a nuclear blast in the mid-Pacific, a Thoreau-reading American Air Force General makes an unexpected and troubling discovery: In a flowery field on a tiny island in the middle of a vast ocean, is an angel- its beautiful face frozen in a death mask and its huge wings wrapped around an inert body. As the general ponders this mystery, the Soviets discover their own angel...

This feature documentary takes a look at the phenomenon that is "The Wizard of Oz" using clips and interviews with such celebrities as Tommy Tune, Joan Leslie, Mickey Rooney, Dom DeLuise, Joel Grey, as well as three of the original munchkins from the classic 1939 film and its producer Mervyn LeRoy. THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD AND BEYOND tells the complete history of THE WIZARD OF OZ story, highlighting some of the earliest stage and screen adaptations....

Robert Slatzer wakes to a phone call explaining that Marilyn Monroe has died. He recounts the story of meeting and immediately hitting it off with Norma Jean Baker as she navigated through the early stages of her acting career.