Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors. This musicalization of Thornton Wilder's classic play stars Frank Sinatra, who introduces the song, "Love and Marriage," which would go on to be immortalized as the theme song to the sitcom "Married with Children."

This SECOND live broadcast aired a year after the success of the first. Utilizing much of the same cast, it nevertheless is its own unique performance which charmed millions of households in 1956.

Axel, secretly AWOL from the army, joins a black waterfront worker in his fight against bigotry. Television film for The Philco Television Playhouse later remade as Edge of the City (1957).

Mayerling is the name of a notorious Austrian village linked to a romantic tragedy. At a royal hunting lodge there, in 1889, Crown Prince Rudolf--desperate over his father's command to put away his teenage mistress, the Baroness Marie Vetsera--shot her to death and killed himself. The misfortune may indeed have been a murder-suicide, but perhaps it was a political assassination, or even the result of a lunatic family vendetta: scholarship is still catching up with the facts.

In 1956, BLOOMER GIRL was presented in a live television production starring the magnificent Barbara Cook, whose star was then on the rise, with leading roles in CANDIDE and THE MUSIC MAN still in her future. A solid success when it opened on Broadway in 1944, BLOOMER GIRL boasts a glorious score by the legendary team of Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg (THE WIZARD OF OZ). The book by Fred Saidy is set at the brink of the Civil War and addresses issues of women's equality (priorities were the right to vote and to wear bloomers, a liberating alternative to hoop skirts) and racial equality.

Marty Pilletti is a 36-year-old butcher who lives with his mother, who is always asking him why he doesn't find a nice girl and get married. The truth is Marty is lonely and would like nothing better, but he has low self-esteem and admits to his mother that he's ugly and no one wants him. He's tired of going to the Saturday night dance with his buddies and then going home more depressed than he was when the evening started. But at one of those dances he meets Clara. They have a great deal in common but Marty will have to overcome peer pressure if he and Clara are to have a relationship.

Fifteen-year-old girl Dotty Fisher is assaulted at a construction camp. In the wake of this incident, the construction workers form a vigilante group led by the hot-headed Frank Doran in order to find the person responsible for the attack. After the group erroneously assume that innocent Puerto Rican Raphael Infante is guilty of the crime, only one lone man named Alec Beggs dares to stand up to the angry mob

Gabrielle Maple works in a dusty desert gas station-café, but yearns for the life of an artist in France, knowing there must be something finer than the provincial dead-end she is trapped in. A hitch-hiking writer, the disillusioned Alan Squier, appears and revitalizes her dreams of a better place, and finds his own sense of worth refreshed by this vital young girl. When Duke Mantee and his gang, wanted killers, show up and take hostages, Gabrielle falls in love with the poetic Alan, and Squier begins to see a way to give Gabby the life she deserves.

Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.

Five office friends meet up for a night on the town to celebrate the forthcoming marriage of one of them. As the night wears on and the drink starts to tell, they become more confidential in expressing their concerns and hopes.

The small town of Forrest Lakes faces terrifying incidents linked to the legend of a bullied child's vengeful spirit, exacting revenge on the camp where he was killed years ago.

Dennis Awe Performs 38 of his all time favourite songs.

Dennis Awe and friends perform music.

Dennis Awe plays a variety of requests that he has received from concert audiences.

By popular demand Showcase Productions is proud to bring you an all-new feature length concert performance starring one of America's finest keyboard artists Mr. Dennis Awe. All his dazzling technique and styling are dramatically viewed as Dennis was literally surrounded by cameras so every note, chord, run, and expression could be captured to give his audience the most personal, intimate concert experience possible. DYANNE AWE, Dennis's sister, is an accomplished concert artist. She has traveled worldwide performing organ concerts. DyAnne is recognized as one of our premier organ instructors and is known for her rhythmic styling.

The magnificent and beautiful music and magic of the Christmas holidays comes alive as Dennis Awe performs the most loved, popular and sacred songs of the Christmas season. Featured along with the songs of Christmas you will see an absolutely thrilling and heartwarming visual holiday display that will bring the treasured memories of Christmases past to life once again.

Christmas Extravaganza that features renowned(?) organist Dennis Awe in his sequined tuxedo playing classic Christmas tunes on his Technics Console Organ, along with "Special Guests" such as his sister, a puppet, some guys in costumes.

The Vegas Spectacular is a wonderful collection of music no one will want to be without! Dennis will wow you with his Patriotic Music Melody "A Tribute to America"!

Dennis Awe performs in Orlando, Florida.

The burning of the Yule Log is a timeless tradition which has its roots in Scandanavia. It was believed that ashes from the Yule Log possessed magical powers... In village homes, each family member would take a turn celebrating the Yule Log by singing a Christmas Song! Today, the burning of the Yule Log celebrates the warmth & love of the Holiday Season. A new tradition has emerged, as family members now watch the Yule Log burning while listening to traditional Holiday Music. Many families decorate their Christmas Tree as the Yule Log burns... whether in their fireplace or watching the flames jump and embers fly on their television screen or monitor. The fireplace you will see on this DVD is the warm hearth at the home of Dennis Awe. During the Holiday Season, Dennis and his family spend many pleasant evenings enjoying the Yule Log Fireside. Dennis invites you to join him and savor the holiday season as he plays your most cherished Christmas Holiday Melodies.