Almighty Thor: A Norse-god-in-the-modern-world superhero epic released in 2011, yet it’s NOT the Kenneth Branagh Thor. This one is from the director of Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus.

American: The Bill Hicks Story. Documentary about the late outspoken revolutionary stand-up comic, who is often compared to the late outspoken revolutionary stand-up comic Lenny Bruce.

At the Sinatra Club: Mobster saga set in and around a nightclub.

Circus: Documentary following the Big Apple Circus for an entire season.

Criss Angel Mindfreak: All six seasons are now online, bringing stage magic to the masses.

Joan Rivers—A Piece of Work: I always regret that I never got to see her play Lenny Bruce’s mother in that Lonny Price play.

The Kevin Dunham Show: The erstwhile Sugar Babies attraction, whose theater tours still pack ‘em in, is the most popular broadcast ventriloquist since Edgar Bergen.

Mr Bean—The Whole Bean: As Rowan Atkinson’s long-ago HBO special proved, the Mr. Bean didn’t just revive classic silent movie comedy, it revived the stage vaudeville styles that inspired silent movie comedy.

Ridicule: French indie which would make a fantastic play. It’s about wit used as a weapon in late 18th century French royal courts.

Rock-a-Doodle: Over 20 years before All Shook Up, there was this animated rockabilly-scored musical about a cocksure, foolhardy country singer.

Role/Play: Gay romance concerning an outed, and fired, soap actor.

South Park—A Very Buttery Collection: Anthology of 13 episodes featuring Butters, from the masterminds of the Book of Mormon musical. One of the eps involves tap dancing.

Sumo of the Opera: A Veggie Tales adventure starring Larry the Cucumber in a simultaneous tribute to theater-haunting and pro wrestling.

Vanishing on 7th Street: John Leguizamo gets so much material for his one-man shows from his experiences in Hollywood that you owe to yourself to see him in cheesy horror flicks like this one.

Why Did I Get Married Too?: Tyler Perry’s being making movies for a decade now, but those films still had the patina of the popular stage shows which inspired them. This is one of the first which announces itself as a film rather than a film-based-on-a-play or a play-like film. Because it’s a sequel, and its big name star, Janet Jackson, is not stage-trained (unless you count her pop tours).

Yo Gabba Gabba!: The stage tour of this hipster kids’ show aimed for the same spontaneity and contemporaneity, getting stage-savvy live bands with attitude to jump aboard as special guests. The full-bodied maskwork by the show’s stars is pretty impressive too.