In 2026, Arts Center Lake Placid celebrates the Movie Musical on the Annex screen! From timeless classics to modern favorites, from stage-to-screen and back again, we’re showcasing the very best of the genre. Broadway goes to Hollywood!
Newcomer Jennifer Hudson won the Academy Award and Golden Globe starring alongside Beyoncé Knowles and Jamie Foxx in this glittering musical about ambition, love, and the dazzling (but often painful) rise to stardom.
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Directed by Bill Condon
Written by Bill Condon (screenplay), based on the 1981 stage musical by Henry Krieger (music) and Tom Eyen (lyrics and book)
Starring Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover and Keith Robinson
