Hewes Library provides access to thousands of streaming films through the Academic Video Online database. These films can be streamed from anywhere on any device, complementing classroom content and enhancing personal learning.
A recently updated interface features:
- Speed
- Simple, easy keyword search and navigation
- Relevant and contextual searching
- Mobile-first design
- Stunning cinematic visuals
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Locate this database on the library's homepage on the "Databases A-Z" tab.
The BroadwayHD collection, part of Academic Video Online streaming film collection, includes 21 Broadway theatre productions! Content highlights include:
• Sam Shepard’s highly studied Pulitzer Prize-winning play Buried Child stars Ed Harris (2016)
• Tony™ Award winning musical She Loves Me with its original revival cast: Jane Krakowski, Laura Benanti and Zachary Levi (2016)
• Based on a book by Tony winner John Caird, Daddy Long Legs has music from Tony nominee Paul Gordon and is performed by Megan McGinnis and Adam Halpin (2015)
• Tony Lifetime Achievement award winner James Earl Jones tackles one of theatre’s most iconic roles in Shakespeare’s King Lear (1974)
• Verbal wordplay and dashing swordplay abound as Tony and Academy Award winner Kevin Kline portrays the long-nosed poet in Cyrano de Bergerac opposite Jennifer Garner (2008)
• Learn how the Tin Man lost his heart in The Woodsman, a touching exploration of a piece of Oz told through music and puppetry (2008)
• Watch two of the greatest clowns of our generation at the top of their game as Tony winners David Shiner and Bill Irwin enchant audiences in Old Hats (2016)
The Broadway HD collection is part of a larger online resource, Academic Video Online and Music Online, accessible from the Hewes Library website via the "Databases A-Z" tab. Additional collections in music and film include:
