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NOTE: I do not own the copyrights to any of the material listed on this page. These recordings are being offered on a collector-to-collector basis for entertainment purposes only and are not meant to infringe on any one copyright. ATTN: ANYONE- AFFILIATED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OR otherwise- WHO poseS as A "trader" with the purpose of tricking us (the collectors) into a potential copyright infringement situation: By entering these pages, you acknowledge the following statements: You are not working for any law enforcement agency or organization. You are not employed by, nor do you maintain "member" status within, any professional organization such as ASCAP or MPAA. You are not employed by the federal government or any sub-contractor thereof. You are not a postal inspector. You are not an individual wishing to place the collectors into a copyright violation situation, nor are you trying to shut down this hobbyist site If you enter this site without agreeing with the above statement you are violating Code 341.322.12 of the Internet Privacy Act of 1995 which stipulates that none may threaten our host or ISP with respect to the content hosted on these pages. In violating this code, you therefore forfeit all rights to use the information herein to prosecute any person affiliated with this site. ********************* The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 2/15/05 ~ Broadway Derrick Baskin, Deborah S. Craig, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Dan Fogler, Lisa Howard, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jose Llana, Jay Reiss, Sarah Saltzberg. Some cover ups. B+ The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 4/9/06 ~ Chicago Cast *** James Earl Jones II, Bill Larkin, Cristen Paige, Eric Roediger, Jen Sese, Lucia Spina, Derrick Trumbly, Brad Weinstock, Christine Werny. Highlights: meaning 100% audio is there, but was very hard to film, so I'd say 70% of the show is visually there. Camera wanders at times, but cast was Fabulous! B+ The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 5/21/06 ~ San Francisco Cast Aaron J. Albano, Stanley Bahorek, Jenni Barber, Jim Cashman, Jared Gertner, James Monroe Inglehart, Sara Inbar, Greta Lee, Betsey Wolfe. This is a great capture of this cast, only a few brief cover-ups, with no obstructions. A The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 6/28/06 ~ Chicago Cast *** Julius Thomas III (u/s Mitch), Bill Larkin, Cristen Paige, Eric Roediger, Jen Sese, Lucia Spina, Derrick Trumbly, Brad Weinstock, Christine Werny. Beautiful dvd with amazing closeups. Best spelling dvd out there! A+ The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 1/7/07 ~ Portland, OR Tour Cast: Katie Boren, Chuck Rea as (u/s) Chip Tolentino, Alan H. Green, James Kall, Eric Peterson, Jennifer Simard, Sarah Stiles, Lauren Worsham, Michael Zahler. No obstructions, mostly full-body to medium shots, somewhat shaky in the beginning. A- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 3/25/07 ~ Chicago Cast *** Final Original Cast Performance: Roberta Duchak, James Earl Jones, Gregory Mills, Cristen Paige, Eric Roediger, Jen Sese, Derrick Trumbly, Brad Weinstock, Christine Werny. Great ad-libs and energy at this final performance. Nice capture with no real obstructions. *No Trades/Sells* A- 42nd Street 1986 ~ American cast in Tokyo Pro Shot. Dorothy Brock-Elizabeth Allen, Julian Marsh-Jamie Ross, Peggy Sawyer-Clare Leach, Billy Lawlor-Lee Roy Reams, Maggie-Carole Cook, Bert-Joseph Bova, Annie-Beth Leavel, Andy Lee-Danny Carroll. Amazing Quality. A+ 42nd Street 4/21/01 ~ Broadway Revival Michael Cumpsty, Beth Leavel (u/s), Kate Levering, David Elder Shot from balcony, good zooms with some heads in the way and a little spotlight washout in a few scenes. A- 42nd Street 2001 ~ Broadway Pro shot footage of all the musical numbers. Used by the dance captain! A- 42nd Street 1/21/06 ~ Rockford, IL *** Non-Equity Tour Cast: Melody Davi, Natalie Buster, David Grant, Randi Kaye, Jarran Muse, Christian Donnelly, Maureen Illmensee, Tom Frye. Nice quality, great picture and sound. Best 42nd Street video around! A 42nd Street Date Unknown ~ Buenos Aires Spanish version of the hit musical performed in Spanish. Starring Violeta Rivas and Rodolfo Vals. A 42nd Street Date Unknown ~ UK Tour Starring Bonnie Langford. A bit fuzzy from Generational loss, and the sound is slightly muffled. Appears to be the house camera, Full stage, steady shot. B+ 70, Girls, 70 4/2/06 ~ Encores! Charlotte Rae, Anita Gillette, Carole Cook, Tina Fabrique, Mary Jo Catlett, Bob Dishy, Mark Price, Olympia Dukakis. ACT 2 only! Nicely done, just a shame it's not the whole show. A- 110 In The Shade 8/5/92 ~ New York City Opera Great, clear video. Slight generation loss B+ 110 in the Shade4/15/07 ~ Broadway ***Audra McDonald, John Cullum, Steve Kazee, Chris Butler, Carla Duren, Christopher Innvar, Bobby Steggert. Stunning production with perfect cast and wonderful capture. Don't miss this sensational production. A110 In the Shade4/17/07 ~ BroadwayAudra McDonald, John Cullum, Chris Butler, Carla Duren, Christopher Innvar, Bobby Steggert. A truely wonderful show and cast. A nice capture here with no real obstructions. A700 Sundays 3/11/05 ~ Broadway Billy Crystal. Filmed from the balcony. Occasional heads at bottom of screen, but never really get in the way. Includes scanned Playbill info. A- 1776 1997 ~ Pre Broadway Brent Spiner, Tom Aldredge, Gregg Edelman. Performed at Criterion Center Stages Right of Roundabout Theatre Productions before moving to the Gershwin Theatre. Full stage shot with no closeups, but excellent sound. B+ 1776 2/12/00 ~ Clinton Township Big League Non Union National Tour. Chris Van Vleet, David Springstead, Jeff Drushall, Rob Richardson, Michelle Bates, Paul Kerr, Scott Denny, Amalie Larson, Ryan Dietz. B+ 1776 4/1/00 ~ Tulsa, OK Big League Non Union National Tour. Chris Van Vleet, David Springstead, Jeff Drushall, Rob Richardson, Michelle Bates, Paul Kerr, Scott Denny, Amalie Larson, Ryan Dietz. Proshot using house cam. B+ 1776 11/19/99 ~ Orange, TX Big League Non Union National Tour. Chris Van Vleet, David Springstead, Jeff Drushall, Rob Richardson, Michelle Bates, Paul Kerr, Scott Denny, Amalie Larson, Ryan Dietz. Proshot using house cam. B+ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 4/10/01 ~ Broadway Joshua Park, Jim Poulos, Kristin Bell, Linda Purl, John Dossett. Digital - Sound levels are low at times. Otherwise, great! A- Aida 11/18/99 ~ Chicago Preview Amneris: Sherie Scott, Radames: Adam Pascal, Aida: Heather Headley. Taped at an odd angle with no close zooms and spotlight washout. quite a few differences from the current show. B Aida 11/23/99 ~ Chicago Preview Amneris: Sherie Scott, Radames: Adam Pascal, Aida: Heather Headley. Much better than other Chicago Preview tape. Must hear Elaborate lives trio repriese! A- Aida 3/29/00 ~ Broadway Heather Headley, Adam Pascal, Sherrie Rene Scott, Damian Perkins, John Hickok. Excellent Video w/ Many Close-ups; filmed by Major A- Aida 12/3/00 ~ Broadway Heather Headley, Adam Pascal, Sherie Rene Scott, u/s Phineas Newborn. Extremely clear video from a digital shoot. Show is very well captured. Best Aida video out there. A Aida 2/25/01 ~ Broadway Sherie Rene's Last Show! Heather Headley, Adam Pascal, Sherie Rene Scott. Excellent audio quality, but video is very shaky and doesn't always focus on the stage. Curtain Calls are included. B- Aida 3/27/01 ~ Broadway Maya Days, Adam Pascal, Taylor Dayne. Lots of zooms Shot from 5th row mez. A Aida 5/19/01 ~ Broadway Heather Headley, Will Chase (u/s Radames), Taylor Dayne. Shot from 7th row mezz, digital, nice zooms, some heads but again, nothing major. A Aida 11/18/01 ~ Tour Simone, Patrick Cassidy, Kelli Fournier. Great Perfromances...not many obstructions. Clear Picture and Sound. A- Aida 12/12/01 ~ Broadway Idina Menzel, Matt Bogart, Maya Days. Idina is great...a different style than Sheri. A Aida 5/24/02 ~ Tour: Buffalo,NY Aida-Paulette Ivory, Radames-Jeremy Kushnier, Amneris-Kelli Fournier. Good video with nice shots. A- Aida 6/12/02 ~ Philadelphia, Pa Kelli Fournier, Jeremy Kushnier, Paulette Ivory, Eric L. Christian. Opening Night. Shaky, but a beautiful digital video with tons of closeups. B+ Aida 6/23/02 ~ Broadway Felicia Finley, William Robert Gaynor*, Simone. Great video, clear with lots of zooms. A- Aida 8/25/02 ~ Tour: Chicago, IL Act 1 ONLY! Starring Aida-Paulette Ivory, Radames-Jeremy Kushnier, Amneris-Lisa Brescia (*u/s). Great filming of act one. A- Aida 8/27/02 ~ Broadway Adam Pascal, Maya Days, Felicia Finley. Great closeups and nice coloring. A fair bit of obstruction but otherwise great recording. A- Aida 10/20/02 ~ Broadway Schele Williams (u/s), Matt Bogart (u/s), Felicia Finley. Shot from 6th row mezz with no major obstructions. A- Aida 8/17/03 ~ Washington D.C.Paulette Ivory/Jeremy Kushner/Kelly Fournier - GREAT video. Very nice close-ups with good color and sound. Has very minimal gen loss. A- Aida 2004 ~ Essen, Germany Florence Kasumba, Maricel, Matthias Edenborn. Nice video of this german production. Some minor sound issues last 15 minutes. A- Aida 11/9/06 ~ Madison, WI *** Non-Equity Tour: Leah Allers, Casey Elliott, Marja Harmon, Dane Harrington Joseph, DJ Rudd, Michael Johnson. Totally different production from the Broadway version. This has a modern/urban update to it. A- Ain't Broadway Grand 5/6/93 ~ Broadway Mike Burstyn, Debbie Shapiro Gravitte. Excellent archive of this Broadway flop. AAin't Misbehavin 1981 ~ Pro Shot Nell Carter and Original Cast. Great video of this show. A-Aladdin 2/21/58 ~ TV Special Aired on CBS. Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter. Starring Cyril Ritchard, Dennis King, Sal Mineo, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Basil Rathbone, Una Merkel, George Hall. B+ All Shook Up 4/9/05 ~ Broadway Original Broadway Cast. Great video of this fun show, fantastic picture & sound! A All Shook Up 9/17/06 ~ Milwaukee, WI *** Touring Cast: Joe Mandragona, Jenny Fellner, Natasha Yvette Williams, Valisia Lekae Little, Dennis Moench, Wally Dunn, Beth Glover, Susan Anton. Great touring cast with new direction and choreography. Natahsa and Valisia were wonderful. A Altar Boyz9/2004 ~ NYMFCheyenne Jackson, Tyler Maynard, Andy Karl, Ryan Duncan, David Josefsberg, Marc Kudisch as the voice of God. Full stage shot on tripod of the show. A neat comparision to the one currently playing Off-Broadway. B+Altar Boyz 6/21/05 ~ Off-Broadway Original Cast. Shakey at times, occassionally wanders, lots of nice close ups though. Taped from the far right of the theater, shot from the lap, occasional heads in the way during most of the full stage shots. Missing the Altar Boyz remix at the end, some spotlight wash out, good sound quality throught the video. B+ Altar Boyz 7/4/05 ~ Off-Broadway It is the full show and was shot in digital. It is the full Off-Broadway cast and was shot before Tyler left. A- Altar Boyz 7/5/05 ~ Broadway Scott Porter, Tyler Maynard, Andy Karl, Ryan Duncan, David Josefsberg. Very nicely filmed video. One or two heads at the bottom of the screen but nothing too bad. A Altar Boyz 7/19/05 ~ New York Kevin Kern, Danny Calvert, Andy Karl, Ryan Duncan, David Josefsberg. Some spotlight washout in first 10 minutes and a cover up at end of Rhythm in Me; good sound but loud; there is no curtain call. Excellent video. A- Altar Boyz8/28/05 ~ Off BroadwayScott Porter, Danny Calvert, Andy Karl, Ryan Duncan, David Josefberg. Andy's last performance as Luke. A nice capture of this fun show. The cast does a fantastic job. A-Altar Boyz 9/4/05 ~ Off-Broadway Scott Porter (Matthew), Danny Calvert (Mark), Kevin Kern (Luke), Ryan Duncan (Juan), David Josefsberg (Abraham Final Performance). Decent capture, but contains some heads in the way at times. B+ Altar Boys 2005 ~ New York Highlights of Two different performances on one Dvd, each performance has different understudies. First performance is: Scott Porter as Matthew, Danny Calvert as Mark, Andy Karl as Luke, Kevin Kern* as Juan, David Josefsberg as Abraham (Highlights). Second performance: Scott Porter as Matthew, Kevin Kern* as Mark, James Royce Edwards as Luke, Carlos L. Encinias as Juan, Dennis Moench as Abraham (Highlights). A- Altar Boyz 10/11/06 ~ Chicago, IL *** Touring Cast: Matthew Buckner, Ryan Ratliff, Jesse Johnson, Jay Garcia, Nick Blaemire. Wonderful Cast, great show, solid performances. Each "Boy" was fantastic, especially the very cute Abraham! Great closeups and quality. A+ And the World Goes Round 1992 ~ National tour, San Francisco Marin Mazzie, Karen Ziemba, Joel Blum, Shelly Dickinson, John Ruess. Missing last 1/2 hour of show. B Andrea McArdle on Broadway 1996 ~ TV Telecast Starring Andrea McArdle, Scott Wise, Alexis Kalehoff, Michael McArdle and Darrian Ford. She performs a wonderful concert of Broadway Songs. Picture is somewhat fuzzy, but still watchable. B Annie 10/1980 ~ Broadway: Alvin Theatre Betty Hutton, Allison Smith, John Schuck, Rita Rudner. Some generation loss, but you can see everything. B- Annie Christmas Special 1977 ~ TV special With Andrea McArdle, Reid Shelton, Dorothy Loudon and most of the OBC of Annie. Includes some songs from the show, lots of camp and a new song by Strouse and Charnin Its Christmas. A- Annie 1997 ~ Revival Tour Starring Nell Carter. Only has from the end of NYC to the end of Act One - but it does include the new song they put in the show for Carter. B- Annie 2/2001 ~ Non-Union Tour Angela DeAngelo, Victoria Chuck, Danielle Freid, Tracy Brancifer, Ellen Hornberger, Amy Sheff. 30 Minutes of Highlights. B+ Annie 10/1/06 ~ Chicago, IL *** 30th Anniversary Tour: Marissa O'Donnell, David Chernault as (u/s) Daddy Warbucks, Alene Robertson, Elizabeth Broadhurst, Ashley Gonzales, Scott Willis, Monica Patton. Shot 14 Rows back from the stage, amazing closups, heads in some frames at times, but not much. Wonderful production Annie and the Star to Be were sensational. Best Annie out there. A- Annie: Life After Tomorrow 12/06 ~ Showtime TV With Sarah Jessica Parker and 39 other former Orphans. This Documentary tracks down former orphans to find out what happened to their showbiz aspirations. It discusses what happened to the girls that didn't live the dream after their Annie success had come and gone. This is amazing film and I was glued to the TV, a real insight, that is often heartbreaking. A+ Annie on TV: Compilation 1 Various Dates ~ TV Includes: "Lights, Camera, Annie!" a TV special on the making of the movie from 1982. "Broadway's New Annie" a Barbera Walters special on the TV newsmagazine Turning Point, featuring the making of the 1997 revival. Also-the new revival cast, featuring Brittney Kissinger doing a Hard Knock Life on the Rosie O'Donnell show. A Annie on TV: Compilation 2 Various Dates ~ TV Includes: 1977 Annie TV Christmas Special, LOTS of interviews with Aileen Quinn on shows like Livewire, 20/20, Real Kids, Faces, an appearance in the 1981 Macy's Parade, and her parts on Andy Williams Christmas special. Also a young Alyssa Milano is featured in a clip from Donohue with the first tour cast, and tons of other various TV clips. About 3 and a half hours long. B+ Annie 2 1989 ~ Pre-Broadway, Kennedy Center Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin. Starring Dorothy Loudon, Harve Presnell, Ronny Graham, Lauren Mitchell, Marian Seldes and Danielle Findley. B+ Annie Warbucks 10/29/92 ~Los Angeles, Pre-Off-Broadway Harvey Evans, Harve Presnell, Lindsey Ridgeway, Molly Scott. RARE! Well filmed. Performed at LA?s Pantages Theatre. They made enormous changes in the show during the Pantages run, including booting Lindsey because she looked like she was 17. Had only 200 official performances Off-Broadway. B+ Annie Get Your Gun 1957 ~ TV Cast 1957 broadcast with John Raitt and Mary Martin. Black and white. A Annie Get Your Gun 1987 ~ Lincoln Center, New York Patty Lupone, Peter Gallagher. RARE! Highlights only, not the complete show, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Semi staged concert version. A- Annie Get Your Gun 1993 ~ US Tour Cathy Rigby, Brent Barrett. Uses original book and music, before revival made it more politically correct. Filmed on a tripod, full stage shot. Sound directly from sound board. A- Annie Get Your Gun 1999 ~ Broadway Bernadette Peters, Tom Wopat and OBC. Action is followed well, ocassional spotlight washout, but overall a really good video. A Annie Get Your Gun 2000 ~ Broadway Highlights of Cheryl Ladd as Annie, Patrick Cassidy as Frank. A little over an hour. B+ Annie Get Your Gun 2001 ~ Broadway Reba McIntire, Brent Barret. Some washout, but a great performance, Great audio. Whole Show. B Annie Get Your Gun 2000 ~ Tour, New Haven Marilu Henner as Annie, Rex Smith as Frank, Susann Fletcher as Dolly. A Annie Get Your Gun 8/24/01 ~ Broadway Highlights. Crystal Bernard, Tom Wopat, Kerry O?Malley, Larry Storch. Great quality, about 1 hour. A- Anyone Can Whistle Concert 1995 ~ Carnegie Hall, NY Hosted by Angela Lansbury. Scott Bakula, Bernadette Peters, Madeline Kahn. Pro Shot. Bottom reads "No copy/No Broadcast, does not interfere with video quality. A- Anything Goes 4/27/1958 ~ TV Cast Ethel Meman, Frank Sinatra, Bert Lahr. Black and white, Great picture. A Anything Goes 1988 ~ Lincoln Center Revival Cast Patti Lupone. Surprisingly good video for an older show. Missing the first 5 mins or so. This is in color, not black & white. A little generational loss-but not too bad at all. B+ Anything Goes Date Unknown ~ London Elaine Paige. The set and costumes look just like the Broadway cast. Sound is great and picture is watchable. B Anything Goes 2000 ~ National Tour Gloria Loring. Great Video! Looks to have been filmed with a Tri-pod from back of the house. Sound board plugged directly into camcorder. A Anything Goes 2000 ~ Papermill Playhouse Starring Chita Rivera. Good video and sound. B+ Anything Goes 7/15/04 ~ London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Act 1 Only. Rachel Stanley (und.), John Stacey (2nd und.), David Delve (und.), Simon Day, Mary Stockley, Susan Tracey, Claire Taylor (und.) A gorgeous, gorgeous DVD. Starts about 10 minutes into Act I. A- Anything Goes 7/17/04 ~ London - Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Sally Ann Triplett, John Barrowman, Martin Marquez, Simon Day, Mary Stockley, Susan Tracey, Rachel Stanley. Amazingly well-shot, a beautiful, must-have video! A Applause 1973 ~ TV Cast Crystal clear copy directly from the Editing master for the 1973 telecast with Lauren Bacall and Larry Hagman. Has running time counters on the bottom. Includes a curtain call-like segment which is not on the broadcast versions, as well as closing credits. A The Apple Tree 5/05 ~ New York Kristen Chenowith, Malcom Gets, Michael Cerveris, Daniel Marcus, Krisha Marcano and James Earl Jones as the voice of God. A presentation of Encores at New York City Center. Video has been compliled from two different performances. Cristal clear video, with occasional "hides" due to ushers. Bonus Footage: Kristens performance of "What Makes Me Love Him? Could Be His Sneakers," with new lyrics. A- The Apple Tree 5/15/05 ~ New York Kristin Chenoweth. Different from the other dvd. 1st generation from the master. Nice shots, from balcony. A- The Apple Tree 11/29/06 ~ Broadway First Preview at Studio 54 starring Kristen Chenowith, Mark Kudisch and Brian D'arcy James). Beautiful video with excellent sound. A few shakes because it was filmed from last row of the mezzanine, but beautiful capture of the first preview. A Aspects of Love 1988 ~ Sydmonton Festival Pro-Shot for BBC. Introductions by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Sort of performed as a concert. Songs are sung on a small stage with minimul staging, in front of orchestra. Michael Ball, Suzannah Fellows, Grania Renihan, Diana Morrison, Dinsdale Landen. B Aspects Of Love 5/89 ~ London Michael Ball, Ann Crumb. Amazingly good video, considering it's age. A- Aspects of Love 12/1990 ~ Broadway Sarah Brightman, Kevin Cullum, Marcus Lovett, Barry Ingham, Walter Charles, Kathleen Rowe McAllen, Danielle DuClos. C Aspects of Love 1991 ~ US Tour, Toronto Ron Bohmer, Linda Baglord, Keith Mitchell, Kelli James. Good audio, but fuzzy picture, but very watchable. B Assassins 4/1/04 ~ Broadway Becky Ann Baker, James Barbour, Mario Cantone, Michael Cerveris, Mary Catherine Garrison, Alexander Gemignani, Neil Patrick Harris, Marc Kudisch, Jeffrey Kuhn, Denis O'Hare. Pretty nice video. A- Assassins 4/24/04 ~ Broadway Becky Ann Baker, James Barbour, Mario Cantone, Michael Cerveris, Mary Chaterine Garrison, Alexander Gemignani, Neil Patrick Harris, Marc Kudisch, Dennis O' Hare, Jeffrey Kuhn. 56 minutes of footage from the matinee with some zooms and closeups and good sound. A- Assassins 5/29/04 ~ Broadway Becky Ann Baker, James Barbour, Mario Cantone, Michael Cerveris, Mary Catherine Harrison, Alexander Gemignani, Neil Patrick Harris, Marc Kudisch, Jeffrey Kuhn, Denis O'Hare, James Clow, Merwin Foard, Eamon Foley, Kendra Kassebaum, Ken Krugman, Anne L. Nathan, Chris Peluso, Brandon Wardell, Sally Wilfert. Beautiful Dvd. A+ Auntie Mame 11/24/03 ~ BCEFA Reading Charles Busch, Robert Sean Leonard, Marian Seldes, Michael Berresse, Olympia Dukakis, Swoosie Kurtz, Rosie O'Donnell, Charles Shaughnessy, Douglas Sills, B.D. Wong, Louis Zorich, T.J. Larke. A+ Avenue Q 10/18/03 ~ Broadway John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Rick Lyon, Jennifer Barnhart, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada. Excellent quality picture and sound; occassional coverups but very good tape; 1st generation; tape includes Avenue Q on Breakfast with the Arts on A&E. A Avenue Q 7/20/03 ~ Broadway John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Ann Harada. Nice clear video of zany puppet show about the contemporary struggles of 20 somethings. Includes Tony Award footage with production number. B- Avenue Q 2003 ~ Broadway John Tartaglia, Jennifer Barnhart (u/s), Rick Lyon,Aymee Garcia, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada. Excellent video with good closeups, picture and sound. Includes the cartoon video at the beginning. A Avenue Q 2/24/04 ~ Broadway Barrett Foa (s/b), Aymee Garcia (s/b), Peter Linz (s/b), Jen Barnhart, Ann Sanders (s/b), Jordan Gelber and Chandra Wilson (s/b). I don't know if there was an epidemic in the cast, but this was quite a show for the understudies! A- Avenue Q 6/25/05 ~ Broadway Barrett Foa as Princeton/Rod, Peter Linz* as Brian, Stephanie DAbruzzo as Kate Monster, Rick Lyon as Nicky/Trekkie, Ann Sanders as Christmas Eve, Natalie Venetia Belcon as Gary Coleman, Aymee Garcia* as Mrs.T/Bear. A- Avenue Q 5/28/06 ~ Final Las Vegas Show Angela Ai, Nicholas Kohn, Jonathan Root, Sharon Wheatley, Haneefah Wood, Kelli Sawyer, David Benoit. Only 12 minutes of footage. Very spastic and not always on stage. C Avenue Q 9/24/06 ~ Broadway *** Howie Michael Smith, Mary Faber, Rick Lyon, Ann Sanders, Haneefah Wood, Matt Schreiber as (u/s) Brian, Jen Barnhart. Great cast and Mary was adorable as Kate. About 5 minutes total of Blackouts. A- Avenue Q 11/3/06 ~ West End, London *** Julie Atherton, Jon Robyns, Simon Lipkin, Ann Harada, Giles Terera, Sion Lloyd, Gloria Onitiri as (u/s) Mrs. Thistletwat. Slightly different script changes from the Broadway version, also Gary is played by a man instead of a woman. Shot around hand railings and horrible sight lines. Around 75% of the show visually, full audio throughout. Also contains exclusive cd track "Time" by the Original London cast, only available at the theatre. B+ *No Trades/Sells* Baby 12/83 ~ Broadway Liz Callaway, Catherine Cox. Very good tape overall. Good cast and nice show. Shot from back with good zooms. Quite good for an older tape. Bonus performance by Liz Callaway on talk show. B+ The Baker's Wife 1989 ~ London Alun Armstrong, Sharon Lee Hill. Original London cast in a workshop/performance of the complete show. Absolutely beautifully pro-shot with multiple cameras in a dance studio. A+ The Baker's Wife 4/05 ~ Papermill Playhouse Alice Ripley, Max Von Essen, Lenny Wolpe. Beautifully shot and amazingly clear! About an hour of pro shot footage used for publicity purposes. A Ballroom 1990's ~ Broadway Tyne Daly. Amazingly good video for it's age. Some spotlight washout. B Bare - The Musical 5/27/04 ~ Broadway Michael Arden, Jenna Leigh Green, Kearran Giovanni, John Hill, Natalie Joy Johnson, Aaron Lohr, Sasha Allen , Isaac Calpito, Mike Cannon, Adam Fleming, Kaitlin Hopkins. A Barnum 1986 ~ Victoria Palace Theatre, London Michael Crawford stars in this "interesting" musical! Pro-Shot. A+ BatBoy 6/29/01 ~ New York Deven Mey, Kerry Butler, Kaitlin Hopkins, Sean McCourt. Some good close-ups however much generation loss. B BatBoy 11/30/01 ~ New York Deven Mey, Kerry Butler, Kaitlin Hopkins, Sean McCourt. Nice close-ups and although there are heads in the way often, it is very clear. Closing Friday night and Kaitlin Hopkins final show. A The Beautiful Game 4/13/01 ~ London David Shannon, Josie Walker, Ben Goddard, Hannah Waddingham, Michael Shaeffer. A- Beauty and The Beast 1995 ~ Original Los Angeles Cast Susan Egan, James Barbour, Tom Bosley, Gary Beach. Also includes Opening Night show from Los Angeles TV with interviews with cast; behind the scenes A- Beauty and the Beast 1995 ~ Los Angeles LA Replacement cast: James Barbour, Erin Dilly, Tom Bosley, Michelle Lee. This was supposedly recorded specifically for the Shubert Theatre Organization for their archives. Running an hour and a half, the best quality of the show I have seen-crystal clear video and amazing audio! A+ Beauty and the Beast95/98 ~ Toronto & ChicagoTwo TV specials one on the Toronto Premier of the show and the other from the Chicago Premier on Backstage at the show. Both are terrific specials and together run just over an hour, with lots of footage. Toronto: Kerry Butler, Chuck Wagner, Judy Marshak, André Thérien, Paul Brown. Chicago: Kim Huber and Fred Inkley. A-Beauty and the Beast 1997 ~ London, Dominion Theatre Julie Alanah Brighten, Alasdair Harvey, Mary Miller, Burke Moses, Barry James, Derek Griffiths. B+ Beauty and the Beast 9/07/97 ~ Broadway Highlights of Kerry Butler as Belle, Chuck Wagner as Beast, Gary Beach as Lumiere, Beth Fowler as Mrs. Potts. B Beauty & The Beast 3/11/99 ~ Broadway William Michals, Steve Blanchard, Andrea McArdle. Suffers from generation loss, but overall nice. William Michals is absolutely wonderful here! B Beauty and the Beast 8/18/01 ~ Broadway Matinee Steve Blanchard, Ann Sanders* (u/s), William Michals* (u/s Gaston), Bryan Batt, Jeff Bonds, Barbara Marineau. Missing first 20 minutes due to camcorder malfunction. Starts with Maurice wandering into the caste...otherwise complete. Nice color and sound, great zooms adn close-ups. A Beauty and the Beast 11/18/01 ~ Braodway Steve Blanchard, Michelle Mallardi* (u/s), Christopher Siever, Bryan Batt, Jeff Brooks, Beth Fowler, Mary Stout. Great color and sound, great zooms adn close-ups. A- Beauty and the Beast 4/28/02 ~ Broadway Sarah Litzsinger as Belle, Steve Blanchard as Beast, Bryan Batt as Lumiere, Beth Fowler as Mrs. Potts. B+ Beauty and the Beast 8/3/03 ~ Philadelphia, PA Final Performance of the Third National Tour. Roger Befeler, Jennifer Shrader, Mark G. Dalio. A Beauty and the Beast 2003 ~ UK Tour Starring Alex Bourne and Dianne Pilkington. Pro-shot, full stage shot with no zooms. Great color. Perfect sound from the soundboard. B+ Beauty and the Beast Date Unknown ~ Spanish Cast Pro-shot video of the Spanish production of Disneys Menken musical. With Carlos Marin (of "Il divo" fame), Geraldine Larrosa, Lisardo and Victor Ullate. Nice picture. A Beauty and the Beast 10/15/06 ~ Broadway *** Donny Osmond, Steve Blanchard, Sarah Uriarte Berry, Jamie Ross, Stuart Marland, Christopher Duva, Jeanne Lehman, Meredith Inglesby. About an hour and a half of highlights of the show when Donny Joined the cast as Gaston. Sarah gives an amazing Change in Me. Great picture and sound quality. A- Bells Are Ringing 5/23/01 ~ Broadway Faith Prince, Marc Kudish, Beth Fowler. Pretty good quality video. A The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Date Unknown ~ OBC Consider the age! There are some issues at the beginning (dropouts). It is basically a single long shot of the entire stage with a few zooms and some generation loss. B The Best Little Whore House in Texas 2000 ~ National Tour Ann Margaret and Gary Sandy. A really terrific video of a pretty lousy production. But still, well shot and well worth having. A The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 10/16/06 ~ BCEFA Concert Rehearsal Emily Skinner, Terrence Mann, Jennifer Hudson, Bob Martin, Mary Faber, Felicia Finley, Andrea McArdle, Richard Kind, Constantine Maroulis. Dress Rehearsal the day of the show. Great performances. I saw the actual concert and this is pretty close to the actual concert that night. A The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 10/16/06 ~ BCEFA Actual PerformanceEmily Skinner, Terrence Mann, Jennifer Hudson, Bob Martin, Mary Faber, Felicia Finley, Andrea McArdle, Richard Kind, Constantine Maroulis. Actual Performance Professionally shot. Includes Interviews, Broadway Beat, and Menu. Amazing and Great performances. A+ Betty Buckley at Carnegie Hall Date Unknown ~ New York Pro-shot press reel of entire show. Great taping with occasional rough spots. If you're a Buckley fan, you'll be mesmerized. B+ Big 1996 ~ Broadway Daniel Jenkins, Crista Moore, Jon Cypher, Patrick Levis. Pro Shot video of unedited press reels; runs about 85 minutes long. A+ Big Deal 1986 ~ Broadway Loretta Devine, Wayne Cilento, Bruce Anthony Davis, Cleavant Derricks, Valarie Pettiford. Highlights running 15 minutes in length and also includes "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" performed by the cast on an unknown television show. B+ Big River 2nd National Tour ~ Washington DC Romain Fruge & Michael Stevens. Looks to have been recorded from the camera that sends video backstage for the cast. Stationary, full stage shot. Audio patched directly into recording device. Sound is great, picture is not as good. B- Big River - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 9/23/03 ~ Broadway Michael Arden, Daniel Jenkins, Tyrone Giordano, Michael McElroy, Troy Kotsur, Lyle Kanouse, Gina Ferrall. Cover-ups and lap shots for Act 1; good video for Act 2; very good sound throughout; nice closeups when there is a picture. B- Billy Elliot, The Musical 4/28/06 ~ London Leon Cooke, Brad Kavanagh, Emma Hudson, Haydn Gwynne, Philip Whitchurch, Ann Emery. Missing the very beginning of the show. Much stage searching and blackouts for the first 5 minutes or so, then improves. Heads are in the shot throughout-but filmer does his best to shoot around them. What is captured is very clear. Includes the dance mega-mix after the curtain call. B+ Billy Elliot, The Musical 11/2/06 ~ West End, London *** Mathew Koon, Sally Dexter, Philip Whitchurch, Ann Emery, Chris Lennon, Sara Poyzer. Excellent show and amazing capture here, crystal clear picture and sound. This features the Asian Billy, and he was an amazing dancer, and gave an amazing performance. A+ Blood Brothers 4/29/89 ~ OLC Kiki Dee, Con O'Neill, Warwick Evans, Robert Locke. Very watchable, lots of close-ups. Sound is really good in the songs, slightly quieter during dialogue. Dark picture (Pro Video).B Blood Brothers Date Unknown ~ OBC Shot from the Balcony. Picture and sound are great, but sometimes the action is off to the side of the screen. Very enjoyable. B+ Blood Brothers 1995 ~ Tour, Tampa Petula Clark, David Cassidy. Decent quality. B Blood Brothers 8/16/03 ~ London Sarah Hay, Philip Stewart, Stephen Palfreman, Mark Hutchinson; clear video with many close-ups, but a little shaky and some head obstruction. Great Video! A- Bloomer Girl 1956 ~ NBC TV Barbara Cook, Keeth Andes, Paul Ford, Carmen Mathews. Directed by Alex Segal with Choreography by Agnes DeMille. Music by Harold Arlen, Lyrics by E.Y.Harburg. B Bombay Dreams 9/15/02 ~ Apollo Victoria Theatre, London Original London Cast: Raza Jaffrey, Preeya Kalidas, Ayesha Dharker, Raj Ghatak. Beautiful Dvd, great picture and sharpness. A *No Trades* Bombay Dreams 10/06/02 ~ Apollo Victoria Theatre, London Digital video. A few head obstructions and mostly shot between two heads but full of zooms and great close-ups from the dress circle mezzanine. Also includes Broadway GMA performance. A- Bombay Dreams 4/19/04 ~ Broadway Theatre Manu Narayan, Madhur Jaffrey, Sriram Ganesan, Tanvir Gopal, Deep Katdare, Anisha Nagarajan, Marvin L. Ishmael, Ayesha Dharker. Due to battery problems the video ends during Wedding Quawali. B+ Bounce 7/26/03 ~ Chicago Richard Kind, Howard McGillin, Michelle Pawk. Sondheim's latest show - Shot from the front mezzanine; nice picture and sound. Digital, 1st geneartion from the master A- The Boy Friend 11/15/05 ~ Chicago Theatre, Tour *** The Revival tour directed by Julie Andrews. Jessica Grove, Nancy Hess, Bethe Austin, Paul Carlin, Andrea Chamberlain, Sean Palmer. First Act total blackness, too many ushers, so sound only. Second act is full audio and video. That's the way the cookie crumbles sometimes! *No Trade/Sell* B+ The Boy Friend 2005 ~ US Tour Jessica Grove, Nancy Hess, Bethe Austin, Paul Carlin, Andrea Chamberlain, Sean Palmer. Directed by Julie Andrews. RARE! Recorded through the house camera, so it's a stationary, full-stage shot. Amazing clarity, with some minor spotlight washout. A The Boy From Oz 9/21/03 ~ Broadway Hugh Jackman, Stephanie J. Block, Beth Fowler, Isabel Keating, Jarrod Emick, Michael Mulheren. Mitchel David Federan.Great video, lots of closeups. Digital video, first generation from the master A The Boy From Oz 10/16/03 ~ Broadway Hugh Jackman, Stephanie J. Block, Beth Fowler, Isabel Keating, Jarrod Emick, Michael Mulheren. Mitchel David Federan. Opening night video; great picture and sound and lots of closeups; the two shows listed are different as the show was changing throughout previews; Digital video, first generation from the master. A The Boy from Oz 2003 ~ Broadway Unedited press reels of all complete musical numbers! Over an hour worth of footage. Wonderful picture and sound. A+ The Boys from Syracuse 08/03/02 ~ American Airlines Theatre Tom Hewitt, Erin Dilly, Jacke Harry, Lee Wilkof, Chip Zien, Deidre Goodwin, Jonathan Dokuchitz, Georgia Engel. This is a very good video of the ill-fated Roundabout revival of the classic Rodgers and Hart musical. Minor gen. loss. B Brigadoon 1980 ~ Broadway Revival Martin Vidnovic, Meg Bussert, John Curry. Directed by Vivian Matalon. Amazing quality for age. Nice full production. Few close-ups, as is typical for older bootlegs, but good quality picture and sound. B+ Brigadoon 6/18/91 ~ Moonlight Theatre, LA A first rate production with lavish costumes and sets. A Bright Lights Big City 6/22/06 ~ Philadelphia, PA Orfeh, Jeremy Kushnier, Andy Karl, Kelly Barret. Shot from the orchestra and is the full show!Great close-ups and nice quality. A- Bring Back Birde 1981 ~ Broadway Cast: Donald O'Connor, Chita Rivera, Maria Karnilova, Marcel Forestieri, Maurice Hines, Robin Morse. Old Video w/ gen loss. C Broadway's Best on Bravo 3/8/02 ~ TV Special Mandy Moore, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin Vega, Darius Rucker, Cyndi Lauper, Linda Eder, Harvey Fierstein, Shawn Colvin, Kevin Bacon, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Jill Scott and more singing Broadway favorites. A Brooklyn 10/2/04 ~ Broadway Kevin Anderson, Cleavant Derricks, Eden Espinosa, Ramona Keller, Karen Olivo. Great video has review from CBS and NY1 & also includes denver press reel. A+ Brookyln 10/16/04 ~ Broadway Eden Espinosa, Ramona Keller, Kevin Anderson, Cleavant Derricks, Karen Olivio. Approx 20 mins of footage. Picture can be kind of grainy. B Brookyln 11/27/04 ~ Broadway Eden Espinosa as Brooklyn, Ramona Keller as Paradice, Cleavant Derricks as Streetsinger, Kevin Anderson as Taylor, Karen Olivo as Faith. A Brookyln 6/26/05 ~ Final Broadway Performance Eden Espinosa as Brooklyn, Ramona Keller as Paradice, Cleavant Derricks as Streetsinger, Kevin Anderson as Taylor, Karen Olivo as Faith. A Brooklyn 6/13/06 ~ St. Paul, MN *** Tour Cast: Diana Degarmo, Melba Moore, Cleavant Derricks, Julie Reiber, Lee Morgan. Diana and Melba were sensational, as was the rest of the cast. Great filming, picture and sound. A Brookyln 7/13/06 ~ Tour, Atlanta Diana DeGarmo, Clevant Derricks, Melba Moore, Lee Morgan and Julie Reiber. Orchestra shoot with beautiful closeups. Diana DeGarmo has a little speech at the end. A By Jeeves 2001 ~ Goodspeed Opera House, London John Scherer, Martin Jarvis, Donna Lynne Champlin, Heath Lamberts, Don Stephenson. High quality Pro-Shot video. Good performances of Andrew Lloyd Webber-Alan Ayckbourn show. Light, good music. A+ By Jeeves 10/19/01 ~ Broadway John Scherer, Martin Davis, Donna Lynne Champlin, Don Stephenson, James Kall, Becky Watson. RARE video of Andrew Lloyd Weber's broadway flop (only 73 performances.) Filmed during previews. A Bye Bye Birdie 1992 ~ Tour, Los Angles Starring Tommy Tune, Ann Reinking, Susan Egan. Entire show, does NOT end after Spanish Rose like most copies out there. B+ Cabaret 10/21/87 ~ Broadway Revival Joel Grey, Alyson Reed, Regina Resnick, Werner Klemperer, Greg Edelman. Very well shot. Good picture and sound. A+ Cabaret 1987 ~ Broadway Revival Joel Grey. Pro shot footage used for reviewer's reels. About 21 minutes of musical number highlights. A- Cabaret 1994 ~ London - Donmar Warehouse Alan Cumming, Jane Horrocks, Adam Godley, Sarah Kestelman, Georgia Raistrick, Charlotte Medcalf, Michael Gardiner. Proshot of the Donmar production; no generation loss to speak of; great video! A Cabaret 1998 & 1999 ~ Broadway Alan Cumming, Natasha Richardson, Mary McCormack, Mary Louise Wilson, Blair Brown, Ron Rifkin. Two hours of unedited raw press footage of the original Roundabout and the replacement casts; excellent sound and picture for both. A Cabaret 1999 ~ Kit Kat Club Broadway Production with Jennifer Jason Leigh as Sally, Alan Cumming as the Emcee. Pro-Shot, about 30 minute of Highlights. B Cabaret 1998 ~ Tour Teri Hatcher, Norbert Leo Butz, Dick Latessa Wonderful cast, Norbert's Emcee is the best I've seen. Teri gives a very powerful performance. There is a lot of spotlight washout and fuzzies. But great sound and performances. B- Cabaret 6/9/2000 ~ Broadway Joely Fisher, Michael Hall, Dick Latessa, Carole Shelley, Michael Hayden. Good sound and picture, with some spotlight washout. B Cabaret 8/6/00 ~ San Diego, CA National Tour with Kate Shindle, Jon Peterson, Alma Cuervo, Jay Goede. Decent cast. B+ Cabaret 2000 ~ Australian Revival Lisa McCune, Judi Connelli. Similar to the Broadway revival. Full stage house camera shot. A- Cabaret 11/13/01 ~ Broadway Gina Gershon, Raul Esparza, Carole Shelley, Larry Keith, Matthew Greer, Peter Benson, Candy Buckley. Good video, nice closeups A- Cabaret 12/26/01 & 12/23/01 ~ Broadway Digital, 2nd generation. Molly Ringwald, Vance Avery (u/s). Act 1 has no obstructions except for an old man standing right in front of the camera for the first minute and a half. Act 2 has a head in the way but is shot around. Tons of closeups. A- Cabaret 2/13/01 ~Philadelphia 1st Generation. Andrea McArdle (Sally), Jon Peterson (Emcee), Lenora Nemetz (Kost), Hank Stratton (Cliff). A- Cabaret 2/14/02 ~ Broadway Molly Ringwald and Raul Esparza. Decent capture of the show. B+ Cabaret 6/18/02 ~ Broadway Jane Leeves, John Stamos, Polly Bergen, Hal Linden. A Cabaret 11/4/02 ~ Gainesville, FL Non-Equity Tour. Michael Brown, Amy Downing, Ryan Cutlip, Daniel Shevlin, Lucy Sorlucco, Elizabeth Stanley. An absolutely fantastic production. A- Cabaret 3/29/03 ~ Broadway matinee Neil Patrick Harris, Deborah Gibson, Tom Bosley, Mariette Hartley. Digital, 1st generation from the master A Cabaret 1/4/04 ~ Broadway Susan Egan, Adam Pascal, Blair Brown, Tony Roberts. Final matinee; 1st generation from the master. A Cabaret 11/4/06 ~ West End, London *** Anna Maxwell Martin, Michael Hayden, James Dreyfus, Sheila Hancock, Geoffrey Hutchings, Harriet Thorpe, Andrew Maud. A totally different Cabaret then previous ones. Wonderful production filled with very "raw" emotion. This production does contain nudity. Crystal clear picture and sound, Fantastic performances. A+ Candide 1986 ~ Pro shot for PBS Directed by Hal Prince at Lincoln Center. New York City Opera. A- Candide 1997 ~ Broadway Revival Jim Dale, Andrea Martin, Brent Barrett, Jason Danieley, Stacey Logan, Glenda Balkan. Good picture and sound. Nice zooms. Follows the action well. A- Candide 2004 ~ Pro Shot for PBS Lincoln Center. Paul Groves, Kristen Chenoweth, Patti LuPone with the Westminster Symphonic Choir, and New York Philharmonic. A+ Candide Date Unknown ~ Scotland Nicholas Grace, Marilyn Hill Smith, Ann Howard, Mark Tinkler. Pro shot for Scottish TV. Much different than the Hal Prince version we are used to seeing. A The Capeman 1998 ~ Broadway Ruben Blades, Marc Anthony, Ednita Nazario, Natascia Diaz, Philip Hernandez, Luba Mason, Sara Ramirez. The pro shot video that was used to make the reviewers reel; excellent quality with the time code bar at the bottom - approx 2 hours & 15 minutes. A Carnival 2/8/02 ~ Encores Brian Stokes Mitchell, Douglas Sills, Anne Hathaway, Debbie Gravitte. Shot from orchestra, only one head to shoot around, great video. Very charming show. Slight generational loss. B- Caroline or Change 7/24/2004 ~ Broadway Tonya Pinkins, Anika Noni Rose, Veanne Cox, Chandra Wilson, Chuck Cooper, Larry Keith, Alice Playten. Beautiful video; nice zooms and closeups and excellent sound; 1st generation from the master. A Camelot 1982 ~ Broadway Pro Shot for HBO from the Winter Garden Theatre. Richard Harris. Great video and quality. A+ Camelot 4/4/03 ~ Paper Mill Playhouse Brent Barrett (Arthur), Glory Crompton (Guinevere), Matt Bogart (Lancelot), Barrett Foa (Mordred), Tara Lynne Khaler (Morgan LeFey). A wonderful video of the Paper mill production with zooms and good sound, great performances! A Can-Can 1988 ~ Tour Chita Rivera in the touring production. Amazingly clear video for it's age. Occasional heads at bottom of screen. Performed "in the round." B+ Carousel 1967 ~ TV Cast Rare find! Robert Goulet, Mary Grover, Pernell Roberts, Marlyn Mason, Linda Howe, Patricia Neway. Pro shot. Great video for it's age. B+ Carousel 1994 ~ Lincoln Center Amazing Production! Some generational loss. B- Carousel 1995 ~ National Tour Highlights With Interviews & Press Reels of the tour with Patrick Wilson. A- Carousel Concert 6/6/02 ~ Carnegie Hall, NYC Hugh Jackman, Audra MacDonald, Lauren Ward,Jason Danieley, Norbert Leo Butz, Blythe Danner, Judy Kaye, John Raitt, Philip Bosco, Eden Riegel. Shot from third tier, 2nd row center. Hornpipe or the June Ballet not included. Lots of zooms,Digital. A Carrie 1988 ~ Original London Production Barbara Cook, Linzi Hatley, Darlene Love, Charlotte D'Amboise, etc. Filmed professionally for the RSC archives, ENTIRE SHOW, direct from the master, no generation loss at all. Shot from first row mezzanine center with no obstructions. Audio taken directly from the soundboard. Crisp clear picture, mostly a full stage shots with out zooms, you can still see all detail perfectly. A Carrie the Musical 1989 ~ Broadway TV commercial, Press Reels, Betty interview on GMA, German Documentary, Act One of the show on Broadway,Reviews, Rehearsal footage. B+ Casper the Musical 2001 ~ Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Starring Chita Rivera. About 30 minutes of proshot footage. This was used by the producers to raise money for this very ODD, ODD, ODD show! A Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 10/16/03 ~ Broadway Ashley Judd, Jason Patric, Ned Beatty, Margo Martindale. Big head is slighly in the way during Act 1 but Acts 2 and 3 are great; excellent picture and sound. A+ Cats 1982 ~ Broadway Pro shot footage of the Original Broadway cast for use by the media. ONLY includes "Jellicle Cats." A- Cats 1984 ~ Germany Steve Barton, Ute Lempur, Anjelika Milster and the Original Viennese Cast. This video is proshot, but has some generation loss, still a great Dvd. B+ Cats 1992 ~ London Shezwae Powell. Camera follows the action well. Slightly fuzzy. Pretty Good. Includes a tv special about Gillian Lynne revisiting the Original cast for rehearsalsal and a tv special about the German cast spoken in German. B+ Cats 1/23/93 ~ New London Theatre; London, UK Jacqui Scott, Donald Franke, Donna King, Rebecca Thornhill, Peter Bishop, Christopher Howard, Jo Bingham, Shaun Henson. A- Cats 1992 ~ Amsterdam, Holland Professionally Shot starring Ruth Jacott. Good quality. B+ Cats 9/13/05 ~ 25th Anniversary Tour, Chicago *** Grizabella: Esther Stilwell, Munkustrap: Derek Hanson, Skimbleshanks: Drew Little. Excellent capture of the Tour cast. Crystal clear picture and sound. Best Cats Dvd ever! Amazing energy and performances from cast. A+ Cats 2005 ~ North American Tour Jason Simon and the Non-Equity tour. Nicely filmed-lots of great wide shot to better appreciate the choreography. A- Cats 7/18/06 ~ Peoria, IL *** 2006 Cast: Ian Laskowski as Munkustrap, Felix Hess as Skimbleshanks, Nicholas McGough as (u/s) Mistoffelees, Angie Smith as Grizabella, Philip Peterson as Deuteronomy. Great cast and performances, very young Grizabella, but amazing vocals on memory! A Cats Date Unknown ~ Manchester, UK Highlights *2hr*, Excellently shot video. Wonderful preservation of the most recent CATS UK Tour. Not the best performance but SO rare. B+ Cats Date Unknown ~ Mexico Professionally Shot, nice quality. A bit wobbly now and again. Audio good be better. B Cats Date Unknown ~ Japan Outstanding picture/sound clarity, beautiful capture of the action from the first row (not at a weird angle like one would expect), absolutely fantastic cast. No subtitles but if you know the show, you don't need them. This is an amazing video. A Chess in Concert 11/4/84 ~ World Premiere Concert Pro Shot from Stockholm Sweden. Murray Head (The American), Elaine Paige (Florence), Tommy Korberg (The Russian), Barbara Dickson (Svetlana), Karin Glenmark (Sventlana), Leslie Fyson (Molokov). Televised world premiere concert version performed in English featuring the London Symphony Orchestra. B+ Chess Moves 1984 ~ SVT2 Television Was released to promote the original concept album featuring Elaine Paige, Murray Head, Bjorn Skifs and Barbara Dickson. Videos include One Night in Bangkok (Murray Head), Nobodys Side (Elaine Paige), The Arbiter (Bjorn Skifs), Know Him So Well (Elaine Paige/Barbara Dickson) and Pity the Child (Murray Head). A Chess 1986 ~ Original London cast Stationary camera in the back, not a lot of facial detail clear but good view of the whole show. A very dark video. B- Chess 1988 ~ Prince Edward Theatre, London Grainne Renihan (Florence), David Burt (Anatoly), Anthony Head (Freddie), John Turner (Molokov), Kevin Colson (Walter), Ria Jones (Svetlana), Tom Jobe (Arbiter). Looks like it was taken from two cameras and edited. Decent that you can see how everything was staged, 64 video screens, lighted chess board stage. B- Chess 1988 ~ Broadway Judy Kuhn and rest of OBC. Great video from the right side of the house. Clear picture but dark video. Great audio. B Chess 1988 ~ Broadway Pro shot footage of the Original Broadway cast for use by the media. Judy Kuhn, Phillip Casnoff, David Carroll. Snippets of the major songs. A- Chess 1989 ~ Live in Sweden A complete performance, runs two hours. Starring Judy Kuhn, Tommy Korberg, Murray Head and Anders Glenmark. Performed in English. A- Chess 1990 ~ Plymouth, Theatre Royal, UK Tour Rebecca Storm (Florence), Maurice Clark (Anatoly), Richard Barnes (Freddie), Linda Mae-Brewer (Svetlana). House cam shot..no close ups..decent sound. Break in the very first song Story of Chess .Then fine. C+ Chess 2/1990 ~ Sydney, Australia Last Performance at the Theatre Royal, Sydney. Great quality throughout. B+ Chess In Concert 1990 ~ Canada Rare! Pro shot AIDS benefit concert produced by the Actors Fund Of Canada. One night only. A- Chess Date Unkown ~ Tour Carolee Carmello and John Herrera. Decent video, taper takes a bit to follow the action. Overall a very nice video, clear picture and sound, low generation. B+ Chess 2001~ Sweden This is the full recording of the live show *professionally* filmed. Also contains 80 minutes of bonus material. Sung in Swedish. Starring Tommy Korberg, Anders Ekborg, Helen Sjoholm, Rolf Soglund and Per Myberg, and sung in Swedish, this is a unique opportunity to view the Andersson, Ulvaeus And Rice musical as staged. A+ Chess In Concert 8/11/01 ~ Nyack, NY Brian D'Arcy James, Lauren Kennedy, Rob Evan, Julia Murney, Danny Zolli, Norm Lewis. Some wash-out. Nice close-ups. A- Chess Actors Fund BCEFA Concert 9/22/03 ~ Benefit Concert Rehearsal Adam Pascal, Julia Murney, Josh Groban, Raul Esparza, Sutton Foster, Norm Leiws, Jonathan Dokuchitz. INCREDIBLE recording. Crystal clear picture that almost looks pro-shot, DVD quality. Interesting to see the rehearsal process. A+ Chess Actors Fund BCEFA Concert 9/22/03 ~ Actual Performance Julia Murney, Adam Pascal, Josh Groban, Raul Esparza, Norm Lewis, Jonathan Dokuchitz, Sutton Foster. BCEFA Pro video of the one night only Actors Fund Benefit Concert at the New Amsterdam Theatre A+ Chess in Concert Date Unknown ~ Melbourne, Australia David Rogers-Smith, Kevin Whitney, April Keating, Melissa Langdon, Steven Ritchie, Geoff Harrison. Staged concert version. Semi-pro shot, using one camera. A- Chicago 1978 ~ Broadway Tour One of the few copies of the Bob Fosse staging instead of the concert presentation. It's an older video but still wonderful to watch. B- Chicago Date Unknown ~ Australia Nancy Hayes, Geraldine Turner, Terance Donovan, Judy Conelli. Recorded from the House camera. Some generational loss. Different from Broadway revival. B- Chicago 1992 ~ Civic Light Opera, Long Beach Bebe Neuwirth, Juliet Prowse, Gary Sandy, Kaye Ballard. B Chicago 1995 ~ Broadway Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuwirth, James Naighton, Joel Grey. The pro shot video that was used to make the reviewers reel; excellent quality with the time code bar at the bottom A Chicago 1996 ~ City Center Encores! Highlights of Ann Reinking (Roxie), Bebe Neuwirth (Velma), James Naughton (Billy), Joel Grey (Amos), Marcia Lewis (Mama), Michael Berresse (Fred). Wonderful quality of the PreBroadway Show. A Chicago 1997 ~ First National Tour, Miami Charlotte d'Amboise as Roxie, Jasmine Guy as Velma, Rick Pessango* as Billy, Carol Woods as Mama, Ron Orbach as Amos, M.E. Spencer as Mary, Belle Calaway as Hunyak, Deidre Goodwin as Annie, Janine LaManna as June (Majority of Act One, Highlights of Act Two). B Chicago 1996 ~ Broadway Preview Ann Reinking/Nancy Hess (Roxie Hart), Bebe Neuwirth (Velma Kelly), James Naughton (Billy), Joel Grey (Amos), Marcia Lewis (Mama), D.Sabella (Mary), Michael Berresse (Fred). Nancy went on in the middle of Act One. Shot from the side of the orchestra section, spotlight washout on faces. B+ Chicago 1998 ~ London Pro Shot Highlights: Ruthie Henshall (Roxie), Ute Lemper (Velma) and OLC. Contains: All That Jazz, Roxie, We Both Reached For the Gun, All I Care About, Mr. Cellophane, Hot Honey Rag. A+ Chicago 1998 ~ London Velma: Vanessa Leagh-Hicks* u/s, Roxie: Maria Friedman, Mama Morton: Diane Langton, Mary Sunshine: C. Shirvell. Good picture and sound, a little washed out. B+ Chicago 2/1998 ~ Broadway Marilu Henner (Roxie Hart), Bebe Neuwirth (Velma Kelly), Hinton Battle (Billy), Ernie Sabella (Amos), Marcia Lewis (Mama). Highlights shot from center orchestra, lots of obstructions. B Chicago 10/1998 ~ Broadway Karen Ziemba (Roxie Hart), Ute Lemper (Velma Kelly), Michael Kubula (Billy), Marcia Lewis (Mama), Tom McGowan (Amos). Act One Only. B+ Chicago 10/7/98 ~ Ahmanson Theatre, LA Tour starring Stephanie Pope and Charlotte d?Amboise. Pretty good recording for its age, some washout of faces. Still good and only dvd of Stephanie. B+ Chicago1999 ~ London Starring Chita Rivera as Roxie and Val Pettiford as Velma. Very good picture and sound. A- Chicago 3/15/00 ~ Tour Rosemont, IL Tracy Shayne as Roxie, Vicki Lewis as Velma, Alan Thicke as Billy, Ray Bokhour as Amos, Carol Woods as Mama, M. Agnes as Mary. B+ Chicago 11/30/99 ~ Washington D.C. Tour Nana Visitor as Roxie, Vicki Lewis as Velma, Robert Urich as Billy (Performance with Lewis & Urich bloopers). A- Chicago 11/18/00 ~ Nashville Tracey Shayne (Roxie Hart), Roxanne Carrasco (Velma Kelly), Alan Thicke (Billy), Carol Woods (Mama). B Chicago Date Unknown ~ Las Vegas Complete Show: Chita Rivera (Roxie Hart), Stephanie Pope (Velma Kelly), Ben Vereen (Billy), Marcia Lewis (Mama), Ernie Sabella (Amos) Act One: B+; Act Two: AChicago 9/8/02 ~ Broadway Amy Spanger, Stephanie Pope, Michael C. Hall, Roz Ryan. Shot from front row mezz, no obstructions at all, very clear with lots of closeups. A Chicago 8/14/03 ~ London, UK Ruthie Henshall, Linzi Hately, Norman Pace, Zee Asha. Great video; nice and clear picture and sound; camcorder video, 1st generation from the master. A- Chicago 11/26/03 ~ Tour, Philadelphia Bianca Marroquin as Roxie, Brenda Braxton as Velma, Gregory Harrison as Billy, Ray Bokhour as Amos, Carol Woods as Mama, Kathryn Mowat Murphy* as Hunyak. Act Two ONLY. B+ Chicago 3/27/04 ~ London, Adelphi Theatre Pia Douwes, Frances Ruffelle, Alex Bourne, Zee Asha, Kevin Kennedy. A gorgeous video; great closeups; occasional focus issues and heads. A Chicago 5/10/04 ~ Broadway Pia Douwes, Belle Callaway, Roz Ryan, Tom Wopat, PJ Benjamin, D. Sabella. Amazing Quality and great performances! A+ Chicago 9/17/05 ~ Broadway Brooke Shields (Roxie), Luba Mason (Velma), Christopher McDonald (Billy), Debra Monk (Mama), PJ Benjamin (Amos), R.Lowe (Mary Sunshine). Complete show, but missing Mr Cellophane. Lots of closeups, no real obstructions, nice picture. A- Chicago 11/23/05 ~ Tour, Chicago *** Paige Davis, Brenda Braxton, Tom Wopat, Carol Woods. Amazing cast and so much fun in this production. Paige is great, Brenda is sassy, and Woods vocals are wild. Best Chicago video ever. Crystal Clear picture and sound. A+ Chicago 7/30/06 ~ Broadway *** Starring Rita Wilson, Brenda Braxton, Josh Rhodes as (u/s) Billy Flynn, Michelle Robinson as (u/s) Mama, Kevin Chamberlin, R. Lowe. Fabulous Filming and amazing picture and sound. Love Brenda! A+ Chicago 9/9/06 ~ Broadway Usher (Billy Flynn), Brenda Braxton (Velma), Bianca Marroquin (Roxie), Lillias White (Mama). Act one is mostly shots of the ceiling, act two is better but it mostly a full stage shot. Only worth having if your a fan of Chicago or Usher. C+ Chicago 12/26/06 ~ Philadelphia, PA Tour: Terra C. MacLeod (Velma), Bianca Marroquin (Roxie), Melba Moore (Mama First Performance). Contains only Act One Higlights, approx 30 mins worth. B+ Chicago Various Dates ~ Worldwide Featuring Extensive Footage of: Sandy Duncan & Ruthie Henshall 10/99 Cast, Sandy Duncan & Mamie Duncan-Gibbs 1/00 Cast, Vicki Lewis & Tracey Shayne 3/00 Cast, Denise Van Outen & Leigh Zimmerman & Susannah Fellows 8/01 Cast, Anna Montanaro & Rachel Stanley London Cast, Jasmine Guy & Charlotte D'Amboise 9/00 Cast, Nana Visitor & Vicki Lewis 12/99 Cast, Ute Lemper & Broadway 1998 Cast, Valarie Pettiford & "I Can't Do It Alone" London, Angie L. Schwrorer & Roxie Tour 1998, Talk Show appearances of Ann Reinking, James Naughton, Bebe Neuwirth, Jasmine Guy, Hinton Battle, Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, Ruthie Henshall, Vicki Lewis. B+ Children of Eden 2003 ~ St. John's Church, New York City Concert performance starring: Jai Rodriguez, Darius de Haas, Norm Lewis, John Tartaglia, Kate Shindle, Jonathan Dokuchitz, Julia Murney. Nicely shot. A Chita - A Dancer's Life 1/25/06 ~ Broadway Chita Rivera and Dick Van Dyke. Great filming of a great star. Nice shots and fun show. A Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 6/12/02 ~ London London production with Michael Ball and Richard O'Brien. A Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 4/16/05 ~ Broadway Raul Esparza, Philip Bosco, Erin Dilly, Chip Zien. Filmed during previews. Excellent video, shot from the balconey. A Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 8/12/05 ~ Broadway Marc Kudisch, Raul Esparza, Erin Dilly, Jan Maxwell, Philip Bosco, Kevin Cahoon. Highlights of the short lived show. A A Chorus Line 1975 ~ Public Theatre Original Broadway Cast filmed prior to moving to Broadway. Pro shot, using multiple camera's. Black and White, and extremelly faded, with much generational loss-but an amazing piece of Broadway history. C A Chorus Line 1985 ~ Broadway Wanda Richert, Eivund Harum, Loida Santos. Great quality video of show A+ A Chorus Line 4/28/90 ~ Broadway FINAL BROADWAY PERFORMANCE filmed from the wings by one of the cast members. Also includes a few minutes of footage prior to the show. B+ A Chorus Line 1990 ~ Japan Cast Pro shot for Japanese TV. Performed entirely in Japanese of the actual show with original choreography. Wonderful picture and appears to be a very talented cast. Very fun if you are familiar with the show. A A Chorus Line 1990 ~ TV Appearances Closing specials the TV shows Phil Donahue and Geraldo Rivera, running two hours long. The Original Cast appears to mark the show's closing on Broadway. Cast members discuss their involvement in the show, and sing a few numbers. Also features clip of Michael Bennet accepting 1976 Tony. A- A Chorus Line-"The Final Stage" 1990 ~ Pro shot for Japanese TV Documentary on the history of the show, and the final performance. Narrated in Japanese, but musical numbers and cast interviews are in English. A- A Chorus Line 9/22/06 ~ Broadway *** Preview: Michael Berresse, Charlotte d'Amboise, Deidre Goodwin, Brad Anderson, Natalie Cortez, Mara Davi, Jessica Lee Goldyn, Tyler Hanes, James Lane, Heather Parcells, Alisan Porter, Yuka Takara, Jason Tam, Chryssie Whitehead, Tony Yazbeck. AMAZING production, still thinking about it. Some heads at the bottom at times. B+ *No Trades/Sales* A Chorus Line 9/30/06 ~ Broadway Revival Ken Alan, Brad Anderson, Michelle Aravena, David Baum, Michael Berresse, E. Clayton Cornelious, Natalie Cortez, Charlotte D'Amboise, Mara Davi, Joey Dudding, Lyndy Franklin, Jessica Lee Goldyn, Deidre Goodwin, Tyler Hanes, Nadine Isenegger, James T. Lane, Paul McGill, Heather Parcells, Alisan Porter, Jeffrey Schecter, Yuka Takara, Jason Tam, Grant Turner, Chryssie Whitehead, Tony Yazbeck. Picture not the sharpest, but still wonderful. A- A Chorus Line 10/15/06 ~ Broadway *** Revial: Michael Berresse, Charlotte d'Amboise, Deidre Goodwin, Brad Anderson, Natalie Cortez, Mara Davi, Jessica Lee Goldyn, Tyler Hanes, E Clayton Cornelious as (u/s) Richie, Heather Parcells, Alisan Porter, Yuka Takara, Jason Tam, Lyndy Franklin as (u/s) Kristine, Tony Yazbeck. Fabulous show and crystal clear. Last 7 minutes are audio only. A- A Chorus Line 2/10/07 ~ Broadway *** Nadine Isenegger as (u/s) Cassie, Lyndy Franklin as (u/s) Bebe, Grant Turner as (u/s) Don, Lisa Ho as Connie, and the rest of the Original Revival Cast. Nice capture, first 10 minutes are full stage shots, then great closeups. A- *No Trades/Sells* Chu-Chem 1988 ~ Broadway Mark Zeller, Emily Zacharias, Kevin Gray. Music by Mitch Leigh, Lyrics by Jim Haynes and Jack Wohl. Some spotlight washout, but not too bad considering it's age. Broadway flop with only 68 performances. B Cinderella 2000 ~ Chicago Deborah Gibson, Eartha Kitt, Paolo Montalban. Great picture and sound. B+ Cinderella 12/2000 ~ Miami Beach, FL Tour Starring: Deborah Gibson, Eartha Kitt, Paolo Montalban. B+ Cinderella 11/2004 ~ Lincoln Center Dick Van Patten, Renee Taylor, Christopher Sieber, Eartha Kitt, Lypsinka, Lea DeLaria, Ana Gastayer, Sara Uriarte Berry. A Cinderella 11/12/05 ~ Papermill Playhouse Starring Angela Gaylor and Paolo Montalban. Great capture and performances of this Papermill production. A City Of Angels 4/3/94 ~ London Nice filming for an older show. Decent shots and picture, but an old dvd. Some generational loss. B City of Angels Date Unknown ~ Broadway James Naughton, Gregg Edelman, Randy Graff, Dee Hoty, Rene Auberjonois. No heads and picture was on stage all the time and had some good zooms; good sound, slighly washed out. B- The Civil War 11/1/98 ~ Houston, TX PreBroadway: Michael Lanning, Gene Miller, Matt Bogart, Gilles Chaisson, Irene Molloy, Keith Byron Kirk, Cheryl Freeman, Hope Harris. Also inlcudes Broadway press reels, footage from two separate shows, and some backstage footage and talk show appearances. A- The Civil War 2/20/00 ~ National Tour Larry Gatlin, Bebe Winans, Michael Lanning. Good shot of moving tribute. However one of the worst shows ever! B A Class Act 4/22/01 ~ Broadway Lonny Price, Randy Graff, Donna Bullock, Ann Van Cleave (u/s Felicia). Digital video. A Clue: the Musical 9/2000 ~ Honeywell Foundation Laura Carter, Melissa Tucker, Michelle Carter. Seems to have a digital imperfection that lasts for a few minutes in the middle. B+ The Color Purple 3/28/06 ~ Broadway *** LaChanze, Felicia Fields, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, Kingsley Leggs, Darlesia Cearcy, Krisha Marcano, Brandon Dixon. Beautiful capture of this show, crystal clear picture and sound, great closeups. A The Color Purple 11/15/06 ~ Broadway *** Jeannette Bayardelle, Angela Robinson as (u/s) Shug, Felicia Fields, Darlesia Cearcy, Alton Fitzgerald White, Brandon Dixon, LaVon Fisher-Wilson as (u/s) Darlene. Nice capture of new cast and fine performances. A- The Color Purple 4/17/07 ~ Broadway Fantasia, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, JC Montgomery as (u/s) Mister, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Chaz Lamar Shepherd, Darlesia Cearcy, Krisha Marcano. Act One is complete, Act Two is about 80% complete. Lots of heads were in the way. Lots of blackouts, but includes major things like most of "Our Prayer", "Push Da Button", "What About Love?", "Miss Celie's Pants", "I'm Here" and "The Color Purple" are fine. BThe Color Purple 4/22/07 ~ Chicago Cast *** Jeannette Bayardelle, Michelle Williams, LaToya London, Rufus Bonds Jr., Stu James, Felicia Fields, Stephanie St. James. I have to say I enjoyed this cast more than the OBC. Jannette is amazing here and will give you chills and Michelle is stunning. Beautiful capture. A+ Company 1/23/93 ~ Long Beach 20th. Anniversary Concert. Hosted by Angela Lansbury. Great picture and sound. Original cast reunites to perfrom concert. A- Company 1995 ~ Broadway Revival Cast. Veanne Cox, Debra Monk, Jane Krakowski. 30 minutes of Pro Shot clips. A- Company 1996 ~ Donmar Warehouse Adrian Lester, Sheila Gish, Sophie Thompson, Anna Fransolini, Rebecca Front. ProShot w/ Some Gen. Loss. A- Company Date Unknown ~ Los Angeles Carol Burnett, Patrick Cassidy. Excellent production. Shakey camera work to start-then improves. Some static at bottom of screen. B Company 6/15/02 ~ Sondheim Celebration, Washington DC, John Barrowman, Lynn Redgrave. Beautiful video from the balcony of the Kennedy Center. Digital, 2nd gen. A Company 11/13/06 ~ Broadway Revival with Raul Esparza, Barbara Walsh and Original Revival Cast. Shot from the mezz, with lots of closeups. A- Company 11/14/06 ~ Broadway *** Revival: Raul Esparza, Barbara Walsh, Keith Buterbaugh, Matt Castle, Robert Cunningham, Angel Desai, Kelly Jeanne Grant, Kristin Huffman, Amy Justman, Heather Laws, Leenya Rideout, Fred Rose, Bruce Sabath, Elizabeth Stanley. Beautiful Dvd and wonderfully executed revival. Raul and Heather are amazing, as is the rest of the cast. A+ Contact 9/1/02 ~ Broadway Alan Campbell, Colleen Dunn, Charlotte DAmboise Live PBS Telecast. Final performance A+ Copacabana Date Unknown ~ Us Tour, Florida Franc D'Ambrosio, Darcie Roberts, Philip Hernandez. Decent picture and sound. B+ The Cradle Will Rock 1985 ~ TV Cast Starring Patti LuPone, Tom Robbinson, Henry Stram, James Harper, David Schramm. Intro by John Houseman. Beautiful quality recording. A+ Crazy For You 1993 ~ London Ruthie Henshall, Kirby Ward, Chris Langham, Helen Way, Don Fellows. Dress Rehearsal. Quite clear - some nice zooms and the colour is good. B+ Crazy for You 10/20/92 ~ Broadway Pro Shot. Letterboxed, the one from PBS. A+ Crazy for You 1993 ~ US Tour Karen Ziemba, James Brennan, Ann B. Davis. Good picture and great sound. B+ Crazy For You 1996 ~ State Theatre Pretoria, South Africa US Tour: Samantha Peo, Edward Baker-Durley, David Dennis, Glenn Stewart, Paddy Canavan, Patricia Sanders. Pro-Shot video, very nice! A *No Trades* Curtains 9/8/06 ~ Los Angeles Premiere Cast: David Hyde, Debra Monk, Karen Ziemba, Jason Danieley, Jill Paice, Noah Racey, Megan Sikora. Camera is a bit shaky but still quite watchable. Missing 20 minutes of non-essential dialogue but all musical numbers are complete. Occasional spotlight washout and a few head obstructions. B+ Curtains3/27/07 ~ BroadwayDavid Hyde Pierce, Debra Monk, Karen Ziemba, Jill Paice, Edward Hibbert, Michael McCormick, Ernie Sabella, Megan Sikora. Nice capture of this show. Ocassionally a head at the bottom, but for the most part shot around. A-Curtains 4/14/07 ~ Broadway ***David Hyde Pierce, Debra Monk, Karen Ziemba, Jason Danieley, Jill Paice, Edward Hibbert, Michael McCormick, Ernie Sabella, Megan Sikora. Highlights running 1 hour and 20 minutes out of a 2 hour running total, however full audio throughout. Nice picture and sound, heads at the bottom in some scenes. Very enjoyable. B+Dames At Sea 1971 ~ TV Cast Bell Telephone Hour production broadcast on November 15th, 1971. Starring Ann Miller, Ann Margaret, Ann Meara, Fred Gwynne, Harvey Evans, Dick Shawn. A- Damn Yankees 1967 ~ TV Special Lee Remick, Phil SIlvers, Jerry Lanning, Jim Backus, Fran Allison, Ray Middleton, Linda Lavin. A Damn Yankees 1994 ~ Broadway Victor Garber, Bebe Neuwirth, Dick Latessa. Great bootleg version of show! Also features various TV clips of the show. B+ Damn Yankees 4/1996 ~ US Tour Jerry Lewis, Valerie Wright, David Elder, Linda Gabler, Susan Bigelow. Decent quality. B Dance of the Vampires 10/18/02 ~ Broadway Michael Crawford, Rene Auberjonois, Mandy Gonzalez, Max von Essen, Leah Hocking, Ron Orbach, Liz McCartney, Mark Price, Asa Somers. 2nd generation from the master. Nice zooms and picture. A Dance of the Vampires 10/19/02 ~ Broadway Michael Crawford, Rene Auberjonois, Mandy Gonzalez, Max von Essen, Leah Hocking, Ron Orbach, Liz McCartney, Mark Price, Asa Somers. Digital, 1st generation from the master; shot from the back of the mezz. Lots of nice zooms, missing about 20 seconds in the start of Act One where focus was corrected. In middle of Act Two, a tape flip but nothing missing. A Dance of the Vampires 11/4/02 ~ Broadway Michael Crawford, Rene Auberjonois,Mandy Gonzalez, Max von Essen, Leah Hocking, Ron Orbach, Liz McCartney, Mark Price, Asa Somers. Good picture and sound. B+ Dance of the Vampires 1/24/03 ~ Broadway Michael Crawford, Rene Auberjonois,Mandy Gonzalez, Max von Essen, Leah Hocking, Ron Orbach, Liz McCartney, Mark Price, Asa Somers. Really good quality video - the best of them i have seen A+ Dance of the Vampires 1/25/03 ~ Broadway Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzalez, Max Von Essen. Great quality. Lovely close-ups. Very emotional final performance. Gonzalez is amazing as usual. Wonderfully shot with great zooms. A- Dance of the Vampires 2004 ~ Broadway Professional Footage (65 mins). Great video of this bizarre show. A Dear World Date Unknown ~ Sydney Australia Judi Connelli, Michael Cormick, Robynn Arthur, William Zappa, Anne Grigg. Staged concert performance. A few songs included that have rarely been heard before. Very nicely filmed. A Debbie Does Dallas 11/6/02 ~ Off-Broadway Sherie Rene Scott and rest of OOBC. Shot from close up, off to house right. Very clear and nice sound. A- Der Glokner von Notre Dame 8/7/01 ~ Berlin Aaron Paul (Glokner), Ann Christin Elverum (Esmeralda), Erwin Bruhn (Frollo), Chris Murray (Clopin), Oleh Vynnyk (Phoebus). Disney?s German attempt to bring The Hunchback of Notre Dame to the stage. A- Dirty Dancing 11/7/06 ~ West End, London *** Georgina Rich, Josef Brown, David Rintoul, Rae Baker, Isabella Calthorpe, Nadia Coote, Issy van Randwyck. Crystal clear picture and sound of the classic story on stage. The London audience went nuts for this show. It was a fun show with classic moments. A Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1/31/05 ~ Broadway Norbert Leo Butz, John Lithgow, Sherie Rene Scott, Joanna Gleason. Filmed on first night of Previews. Great video-really captures the action well. Occasional heads at the bottom of the screen, but never gets in the way. A- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 2/26/05 ~ Broadway John Lithgow, Norbert Leo Butz, Joanna Gleason, Gregory Jbara, Sara Gettelfinger and Sheri Rene Scott. Nicely shot! A Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 7/26/06 ~ Broadway Keith Carradine, Brian d'Arcy James, Julie Connors as (u/s) Christine, Lucie Arnaz, Dennis Parlato as (u/s) Andre, Sara Gettelfinger. Pretty good filming, some head at the botttom at times. A- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 7/29/06 ~ Broadway *** Keith Carradine, Brian d'Arcy James, Julie Connors as (u/s) Christine, Lucie Arnaz, Dennis Parlato as (u/s) Andre, Sara Gettelfinger. Great cast, Julie does an amazing job and Brian is hilarious! Fabulous filming and quality! A+ Dog Sees God: Confessions Of A Teenage Blockhead 1/18/06 ~ Off-Broadway Eliza Dushku, Karen DiConcetto (u/s), America Ferrera, Ari Graynor, Logan Marshall-Green, Keith Nobbs, Ian Somerhalder, Eddie Kaye Thomas. A grown up Peanuts story. Very nicely filmed. Shaky to start then greatly improves. A Dr. Dolittle 7/22/06 ~ Chicago *** Tour: Tommy Tune, Dee Hoty, Allan Mangaser, Sandi DeGeorge, Aaron Burr, Joel Blum, Jessica Wu, Matthew Crowle. Great Dvd of very short lived tour. Tommy and Dee were fabulous. Final tour city. A Dracula 10/20/01 ~ La Jolla Tom Hewitt, Tom Stuart, Jenn Morse, Amy Rutberg, Tom Flynn, William Youmans, Chris Hoch, Joe Cassidy, Lee Morgan, Highlights, although most of show. Nice music and production. A Dracula 7/31/04 ~ Belasco Theatre Tom Hewitt, Melissa Errico, Don Stephenson, Darren Ritchie, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Kelli O'Hara, Chris Hoch, Shonn Wiley, Bart Shatto, Celina Carvajal, Melissa Fagan, Chuck Wagner. A Dracula 2005 ~ German Cast St. Gallen performance with Drew Sarich, Jesper Tyd, Chris Murray, Ann Christin Elverum, Caroline Vasicek, Stefan Vinzberg. Fantastic digital recording, almost looks pro-shot. A Dream 1997 ~ Broadway Musical Review Flop Starring Lesley Ann Warren. This is the Press Reels, that highlight the show runnig about 30 minutes. Some nice footage here. A Dreamgirls 1981 ~ Broadway Jennifer Holiday & OBC. This video is FIERCE! This is a low generation copy and you can actually see facial expressions. This video is amazing for being almost 25 years old. Great picture and audio. A+ Dreamgirls 1980s ~ Tour, Los Angeles Pro-shot Highlights of the late 80s tour starring: Lilias White, Roz White, Tony Stevens, La Tanya Hall. Some generation loss but an amazing dvd! A *No Trades* Dreamgirls 1986 ~ Broadway Revival Act 1 has Sharon Brown as Effie. Act Two has Yvette Cason as Effie. From stationary balcony camera, not much epxression visible. Full show, also includes Press Reel of OBC, Live and In Person performance, GMAmerica, Jonny Carson performance, Jennifer Holiday and Sheryl Lee Ralph on Rosie singing Dreamgirls songs. With Extras, Overall this video is a.....B Dreamgirls in Concert 9/24/01 ~ Broadway Lilias White, Audra McDonald, Heather Headley, Norm Lewis, Billy Porter, Darius DeHaas. BCEFA Pro video dress rehearsal for benefit A+ Dreamgirls 8/04 ~ Tour, Pittsburgh, PA Frenchie Davis, David Jennings, Andre Garner, Ramona Keller, Angela Robinson. Very well filmed version, with sound directly from soundboard and filmer used tripod with zooms and pans. A+ The Drowsy Chaperone 7/10/99 ~ Toronto Fringe Festival One hour of highlights from workshop starring some of the Broadway Cast. Interesting to see. A The Drowsy Chaperone Winter 2005 ~ Los Angeles, Ca Bob Martin, Sutton Foster, Beth Leavel, Danny Burstein, Georgia Engel, Edward Hibbert, Troy Britton Johnson, Eddie Korbich, Garth Kravits, Jason Kravits, Kecia lewis-Evans. Pre-Broadway press reels; very rare and interesting. Includes clips of cut song I Remember Love and Sutton Foster performing in a arm cast, runs about 25 minutes long. A+ The Drowsy Chaperone 4/3/06 ~ Broadway Bob Martin, Sutton Foster, Beth Leavel, Danny Burstein, Georgia Engel, Edward Hibbert, Troy Britton Johnson, Eddie Korbich, Garth Kravits, Jason Kravits, Kecia Lewis-Evans, Jennifer Smith, Lenny Wolpe. First Preview performance and nicely done. A+ The Drowsy Chaperone 5/20/06 ~ Broadway Sutton Foster, Bob Martin, Georgia Engel, Danny Burstein, Beth Leavel, Eddie Korbich. Filmed after the show officially opened with some small changes made since Previews. Beautifully filmed. Also includes scanned Playbill information, some opening night coverage, a review and a few interviews. A The Drowsy Chaperone 7/29/06 ~ Broadway *** Bob Martin, Georgia Engel, Sutton Foster, Troy Johnson, Eddie Korbich, Grath Kravits, Jason Kravits, Beth Leavel, Kecia Lewis-Evans, Danny Burstein, Noble Shropshire. Beautiful Filming and picture. Great shots! A+ The Drowsy Chaperone 9/23/06 ~ Broadway *** Bob Martin, Georgia Engel, Noble Shropshire, Troy Britton Johnson, Jennifer Smith, Angela Pupello as (u/s) Janet, Danny Burstein, Beth Leavel, Kecia Lewis-Evans. Great job by Angela, and she does some amazing flips in her song. A- Earth Girls are Easy Date Unknown ~ Broadway Workshop Kristin Chenoweth, Julie Brown, Hunter Foster. Staged reading of musical based on quirky off-beat film. Songs include popular eighties fluff & Julie Brown classics like: Cause I'm a Blonde, I Like em Big & Stupid, etc. A Ed Sullivan Compilation Various Dates ~ Disc 1 This first collection of priceless performances includes the original casts of: My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Flower Drum Song, Bye Bye Birdie, Do Re Mi, Wildcat, Camelot, The Sound of Music, Little Me, Man of La Mancha, Annie Get Your Gun, Sweet Charity, Hair, Paint Your Wagon, George M! and Purlie among others. A- Ed Sullivan Compilation Various Dates ~ Disc 2 Contains great footage from Funny Girl, the Girl Who Came to Supper, Let it Ride, No Strings, Stop the World, I Want to Get Off, the Unsinkable Molly Brown, Do I Hear A Waltz? And features solo performances by Barbara Streisand, Liza Minelli and Joel Grey among others! A- Ed Sullivan Compilation Various Dates ~ Disc 3 Has wonderful performances from Annie Get Your Gun, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, South Pacific, Gantry, A Joyful Noise, Purlie, My Fair Lady, Hello, Dolly! and Wish You Were Here. Also includes performance from Barbara Streisand and Ethel Merman. Classic! A- EFX 1996 ~ Las Vegas Michael Crawford Excellent quality. Great close-ups. Audio isnt very clear but the picture is fantastic. B+ Elegies 2003 ~ Original Cast Live By William Finn. Starring Michael Rupert, Carolee Carmello, Betty Buckley, Christian Borle, Keith Byron Kirk. One steady shot of the stage. No close-ups. Good picture and very good sound. B Evening Primrose 11/19/66 ~ ABC-TV Anthoney Perkins, Dorothy Stickney. RARE, early Stephen Sondheim mini musical pro shot for TV. "A young poet gets the brilliant idea to live in a department store, hiding by day and courting his muse at night..." Black and White. A- Evita 1980 ~ Broadway Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin. 47Decent for its Age. One of the best copies I've found and in Color! B+ Evita 1981 ~ Broadway Loni Ackerman, Anthony Crivello, David Cryer. Nicely filmed. Some generational loss, and spotlight washout. Amazing for age! B+ Evita 1981 ~ Shubert Theatre, Chicago 2nd National Tour. Valerie Perri (Eva Peron), John Herrera (Che), Robert Alton (Juan Peron), Peter Marinos (Magaldi), Cynthia Simpson (Peron's Mistress). Profesionally Shot footage of tech run of tour's opening at The Shubert in Chicago. Starts with "Eva, Beware Of The City" and goes through end of "Waltz For Eva And Che". Does not contain all numbers, but does have most. A- Evita 1981 ~ Vienna Original Vienna cast starring Isabel Waiken, Alexander Goebel, Lilo Raab, Michael Bukowski, Reinhard Glemnitz. Proshot but kind of dark, decent for it?s age. B Evita 8/3/91 ~ Toledo, Ohio Features early performances of Hunter Foster as Che and Sutton Foster as The Mistress. Produced by The Village Players. Some generational loss. Great sound. B Evita 6/26/97 ~ Hamburg, Germany Complete production in English. European Tour. Sara Carr-George, James Sbaro, Jeff Austin, Scott Hayward, Zoe Abbott. Great quality video. A- Evita 6/12/99 ~ 20th Anniversary Tour Natalie Toro, Raul Esparza, Tom Flynn, Raymond Jaramillo McLeod, Angela Covington. Good picture and sound. B Evita 2004 ~ US Tour Under Hal Prince's supervision, from current 2004-2006 Tour. In House camera shot, full stage, great sound. B+ Evita 8/7/05 ~ Tour, Atlanta Kathy Voytko (Eve Peron), Bradley Dean (Che), Philip Hernandez (Juan Peron), Gabriel Burrafato (Magaldi), Kate Manning (Mistress). Great Dvd of show, nice clear shots. A Evita 11/1/06 ~ West End, London *** Elena Roger, Philip Quast, Matt Rawle, Gary Milner, Lorna Want. Vibrant production and amazing vocals. First act is complete, second act is highlights, however full audio through out. Not the steadiest of dvds, but it's the only one and a fabulous production. B+ Face the Music4/1/07 ~ City Center Encores!Judy Kaye, Lee Wilkof, Meredith Patterson, Mylinda Hull, Felicia Finley, Chris Hoch, Wlater Bobbie. Just a few heads and hand rail in the picture some of the time, but not too bad. A nicely done concert style production of this rare Irving Berlin musical. AFalsettos 1992 ~ Broadway Mandy Patinkin, Stephen Bogardus, Carolee Carmelloe, Barbara Walsh, Andrew Harrison Leeds, Chip Zien. Good quality. A- Falsettos 1993 ~ Los Angeles Michael Rupert, Stephen Bogardus, Chip Zien, Carolee Carmello. OBC in the LA production. Good quality. A- Fame 1995 ~ London Original London cast Press Reels. Some slight generation loss, but still very watchable and enjoyable. B+ Fame 1/27/99 ~ Chicago nick piazza-Gavin Creel, serena katz-Jennifer Gambastese, joe vegas-Jose Restrepo, carmen diaz-Natasha Rennalls, mabel washington-Dioni Michelle Collins, grace lamb-Amy Ehrlich. Overall very nice. A- Fame 1999 ~ UK tour Great video of this London production, can be dark at times, but very watchable. A- Fiddler On The Roof 1967 ~ Herschel Bernardi Pro-Shot video of all the musical numbers recorded live after Bernardi took over the role of Tevye in the original production. Even though this was pro-shot, there is some generation loss. Sound is from the sound system. B+ Fiddler on the Roof 2000 ~ Tour Starring Theodore Bikel. Excellent production that is nicely shot and very clear. A Fiddler on the Roof 1/31/04 ~ Broadway Alfred Molina, Randy Graff, Nancy Opel, Stephen Lee Anderson, David Ayers, John Cariani, Nick Danielson, Philip Hoffman, Laura Michelle Kelly, Sally Murphy, Tricia Paoluccio, Robert Petkoff. Great video but sound only for last 10 min of act one; 1st generation from the master A Fiddler on the Roof 2/28/04 ~ Broadway Cast: Alfred Molina, Randy Graff, Nancy Opel, Stephen Lee Anderson, David Ayers, Laura Michelle Kelly, Sally Murphy. Great! A Fiddler on the Roof 1/8/05 ~ Broadway Harvey Fierstein and Andrea Martin. Great video nothing missing but a little dark now and then. Good sound. A Fiddler On The Roof 12/4/05 ~ Broadway Revival Rosie O'Donnell, Harvey Fierstein. Nice close-ups, crisp clear video-but heads occasionally in the shot. Includes scanned Playbill information as well as NY1 interviews with Rosie and with Harvey. A- The Fix 1996 ~ London John Barrowman, Philip Quast. Taped through a grated railing, but not too distracting. A- Flower Drum Song 11/5/02 ~ Broadway Lea Salonga, Jose Llana, Jodi Long, Sandra Allen Good closeups and some zooms. A- Follies Date Unknown ~ UK and US Pro shot for UK TV. Dianna Rigg, Julie McKenzie. Musical Highlights and interviews with cast members and Stephen Sondheim. Looks like it was copied from TV talk show. Also includes pro shot footage of final Broadway Rehersal. Excellent archive of the show. B+ Follies in Concert 1985 ~ New York Concert staging with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Starring Carol Burnett, Mandy Patinkin, Barbara Cook and Lee Remick. Proshot and a very nice concert, directly from dvd. A+ Follies 6/1/01 ~ Broadway Blythe Danner, Judith Ivey, Gregory Harrison, Treat Williams, Polly Bergen, Betty Garrett. Great taping, wonderful zooms, very clear picture, and great sound. Follows the action quite nicely. A- Follies 2/9/07 ~ City Center Encores! Victoria Clark, Mimi Hines, Jo Anne Worley, Christine Baranski, Donna Murphy, Victor Garber, Michael McGrath. Finally the complete show and what a great capture of this marvelous show. A Follies 2/10/07 ~ City Center Encores! *** Victoria Clark, Mimi Hines, Jo Anne Worley, Christine Baranski, Donna Murphy, Victor Garber, Michael McGrath. Full audio throughout, however Act One is only about 35 minutes of visual footage shot around heads and rail. Act Two is complete and railing is in the picture a little bit of the time. Despite this, it was a FANTASTIC show that I'm still thinking about. B Footloose 5/14/99 ~ Broadway Jeremy Kushnier, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Tom Plotkin, Catherine Cox, Stephen Anderson, Dee Hoty, Catharine Campbell, Adam Lefevre, Anika Noni Rose, Jennifer Gambatese. Very well done video that is only missing the first few minutes of the opening dance number. Shot from the rear mezzanine, but the taper manages excellent zooms and captures all the action. A Footloose 12/16/99 ~ Boston, MA Tour: Matt Morrison (u/s Ren), Teresa Marie Sanchez, Luther Creek. Highlights running about 90 minutes. Good picture, but there is a 15 minute stretch where there is a buzzing sound. B+ Footloose 1/15/00 ~ Des Moines, IA Tour: Joe Mochota (Ren), Matthew Morrison (Chuck). Decent capture here with nice picture and sound. B+ Footloose 6/8/00 ~ Las Vegas, Samba Theatre Kevin Burns, Ashley Yeater, Varley O'Connor, Natalie Hill, Patrick Kyle. Includes 30 minutes of excellent proshot footage, plus highlights of a different performance and some backstage footage. A- Footloose 4/19/01 ~ Olympia, WA Big League Non Union National Tour. Matt Hamel, Jordan Ballard, Tim Mathes, Scott Denny as Rev, Marni Ratner, Isabelle Decawert. Proshot using house cam. B+ Footloose 3/1/01 ~ Dayton, OH Big League Non Union National Tour. Matt Hamel, Ashley Yeater, Tim Mathes, Erika Insana, Isabelle Decawert. Proshot using house cam. B+ Footloose 4/14/01 ~ Spokane, WA Big League Non Union National Tour. Matt Hamel, Jordan Ballard, Tim Mathes, Marni Ratner, Katie Pees. Proshot using house cam. B+ Forbidden Broadway 1983 ~ Off Broadway Complete show filmed during rehearsal. Shows some generation loss, but overall not bad and rare! B Fosse Date Uknown ~ Broadway Pro-shot footage, runs approx 2 hours. Includes Bravo's 1/2 hr doucumentary on the musical, & 2 Rosie performances. B+ Fosse 12/20/99 ~ Tour: Chicago, IL National Tour starring Reva Rice. Nice filming here, wide shots to get the dancing numbers. B+ The Frogs 6/25/04 ~ Broadway Nathan Lane, Chris Kattan, John Byner, Daniel Davis. Rare shot with Chris Kattan before he was fired during previews. Great video filmed in a difficult theater; excellent sound 1st generation from the master. A The Frogs 8/30/04 ~ Broadway Nathan Lane, Roger Bart John Byner, Daniel Davis. Great shot with excellent sound and good zooms 1st generation from the the master. A The Full Monty 10/18/00 ~ Broadway Preview Patrick Wilson, Emily Skinner, Marcus Neville, Romain Fruge, Andre DeShields, Jason Danieley. Exceptionally shot video. Contains the full opening. B+ The Full Monty 12/30/00 ~Broadway Lap-shot video, for the most part. For the last 15 mins or so the camera is in plain view to get the best footage possible. Cast: Patrick Wilson (Jerry), John Ellison Conlee (Dave), Jason Danieley (Malcom), Romain Fruge (Ethan), Todd Weeks (Reg). A- The Full Monty 2/17/01 ~ Broadway Patrick Wilson, Emily Skinner, Marcus Neville, Romain Fruge, Andre DeShields, Jason Danieley. Good taping throughout. You actually see the "whole package!" An occasional railing in the picture. Clear audio and easily followed. Quite nice overall. A The Full Monty 2001 ~ Tour Kaye Ballard, Larry Marshall, Danny Gurwin, Rod Weber, Andrea Burns, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Susan Fletcher. Great Cast, Wonderful Quality. A The Full Monty 1/16/02 ~ Broadway Will Chase, Daniel Sherman Stewart, Chris Diamantopolous, Larry Marshall, Danny Gurwin, Steven Skybell, Emily Skinner. Digital, shot from mezz with no heads. There are some brief video cover-ups, but other than that, it's a beautiful video. B+ The Full Monty 12/7/05 ~ Rockford, IL *** Non-Equity Tour of the show. Jerry: Jeremiah Zinger, Dave: Brad Nacht, Malcolm: Steve DeBruyne, Ethan: Gary Brintz, Reg: Jim Burkholder. Great cast and performances. Crystal clear picture and sound, starts at Scrap. A+ Funny Girl 1966 ~ Broadway Barbera Streisand and OBC. RARE FIND! Interesting and fun piece of Broadway history which includes some bootlegged highlights of a performance, as well as backstage footage and footage of a party. (The party and backstage footage are silent with Funny Girl music played over it.) Cake at party reads My Name Is Barbera, so it was probably a party celebrating her TV special of the same name. About 30 minutes long. B+ Funny Girl 1996 ~ Roanoke, VA Tour starring Deborah Gibson. Finally a complete working version. B- Funny Girl 2001 ~ MTW Cast Starring Stephanie J. Block and MTW Cast. Nice video and good performances. A Funny Girl Actors Fund BCEFA Concert 9/23/2002 ~ Broadway Pro-Shot. Whoopi Goldberg, Sutton Foster, Idina Menzel, Ricki Lake, Spencer Kayden, Kristin Chenoweth, LaChanze, Julia Murney, Ana Gasteyer, Lilias White, Jane Krakowski, Alice Playten, Bebe Neuwirth, Judy Kuhn, Andrea Martin, Carolee Carmello, Peter Gallagher. BCEFA Pro video of the one night only Actors Fund Benefit Concert at the New Amsterdam Theatre A+ Funny Girl Actors Fund BCEFA Concert 9/23/02 ~ Broadway Whoopi Goldberg, Sutton Foster, Idina Menzel, Ricki Lake, Spencer Kayden, Kristin Chenoweth, LaChanze, Julia Murney, Ana Gasteyer, Lilias White, Jane Krakowski, Alice Playten, Bebe Neuwirth, Judy Kuhn, Andrea Martin, Carolee Carmello, Peter Gallagher et al Actor's Fund benefit concert. Digital, 1st gen, from the balcony. A head on the bottom, but it didn't get in the way too often. Lots of closeups, very clear picture and sound. A- A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum 1987 ~ Tour Mickey Rooney. Fairly good, considering its age. Decent picture and sound. B A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To The Forum 1996 ~ Broadway Nathan Lane, Lewis J. Stadlen, Ernie Sabella, Jessica Boevers. This is incredibly good; didn't know such a good video of this play existed. A- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To The Forum 1997 ~ Broadway Whoopi Goldberg, Lewis J. Stadlen, Ernie Sabella, Jessica Boevers. About 90 minutes of Pro Shot footage A+ A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1997 ~ Broadway Broadway Revival: David Alan Grier (Pseudolus), Mary Testa (Domina), Ross Lehman (Hysterium), Robert Fitch (Senex), Jim Stanek (Hero), Jessica Boevers (Philia), Cris Groenedaal. Act Two Only. A- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 4/13/06 ~ Rockford, IL *** Tour: Christina Wolfe as Lorelei, Lindsey Clayton as Dorothy, Nick Mannix as Gus, Dawn Timm, Gabriel Beck, Jean Liuzzi, Miki Berg. Crystal clear picture and sound. Beautiful dvd of rarely performed show. A+ George M! 1972 ~ TV special Basically an excuse to perform some of George M. Cohan's most famous songs, in a chamber-musical format. Joel Grey is in fine form here in some splendid first-rate song-and-dance routines. Bernadette Peters is on hand too. Red Buttons, Nanette Fabray, Jack Cassidy, Blythe Danner, Austin Pendleton, Anita Gillette. A The Glass Menagerie 3/18/05 ~ Barrymore Theatre Jessica Lange, Christian Slater, Sarah Paulson, Josh Lucas. Good quality! A Glengary Glen Ross 4/30/05 ~ Broadway Alan Alsa, Liv Schreiber, Tom Wopat, Gordon Clapp, Jeffrey Tambor. Crystal clear audio and video with great closeups. Includes interviews and review from NY1. A Godspell 1/2000 ~ Tour Sharp, crisp video, missing the first few minutes and starts with "Lazarus" scene. Great taping with excellent color and sound. A- Golden Boy 3/22/02 ~ Encores Great digital Dvd. Alfonso Ribiero, Anastasia Barzee, William McNulty, Norm Lewis. Shot from 8th row center orchestra, there are some heads in the way but not too bad. B Good Vibrations 4/24/05 ~ Broadway David Larsen, Kate Reinders, Tituss Burgess, Brandon Wardell, Jessica-Snow Wilson, Sebastian Arcelus. Last Broadway performance. Well filmed from the balconey. Occasional spotlight washouts, and heads at bottom of screen. Includes additional material from NY1 and Broadway Backstage. A The Goodbye Girl 1993 ~ Broadway Highlights starring Bernadette Peters and Martin Short in Neil Simon's classic with music by Marvin Hamlisch. Colorful. A must for Bernadette fans! Great performance shots. Plus, a special about the show's opening night. Interviews with Carol Channing, Gwen Verdon, Neil Simon, Marvin Hamlisch and others. A- The Goodbye Girl 4/28/97 ~ London Original London Cast with Ann Crumb, Gary Wilmot, Shezwae Powell. Great recording of this show. B+ The Goodbye Girl Date Unknown ~ US Tour Donna McKechnie, Alyse Wojciechowski, William Ryall. A- The Graduate 4/17/02 ~ Broadway Jason Biggs, Kathleen Turner, Alicia Silverstone. Nice digital taping-clear shots throughout. There is a very minor sound problem toward the end, but it does not affect the dialogue. Great tape. A Grand Hotel 9/14/89 ~ Detroit, Pre-Broadway First out of town preview, before Maury Yeston added new songs to the show. Includes lots of material which was dropped prior to the Broadway opening. Mostly a full stage shot with a rare zoom here and there. Also includes number from the Tony's. C Grand Hotel OLC ~ Date Unknown Brent Barret, Lilianne Montevecchi, Jane krakowski, Karen Akers Cam shot, Decent zooms and color, good audio. Well filmed. A little grainy, but not bad beyond that. The audio is good overall, good tape. Nice color. B+ Grand Hotel 1/9/92 ~ Final Broadway Cast Featuring Cyd Charisse on her first night. One steady shot from the orchestra, good sound. B+ A Grand Night For Singing 1993 ~ Broadway Victoria Clark, Jason Grage, Alyson Reed, Martin Vidnovic, Lynne Wintersteller. Broadway flop with only 52 performances. A revue of Rogers and Hammerstein's songs. A- Grease 1994 ~ Broadway Revival Video features Press Reels from the Original Broadway Revival, and a TV special produced by Tommy Tune highlighting the show, and a History of Grease. Also included are Press Reels from tour, and trailer from the movies re-release. BGrease 1995 ~ US Tour Tour starring Davy Jones. Some generation loss here, but still a nice video, and one of the few of Grease. B+ *No Trades/sales* Grease 1996 ~ Us Tour Sally Struthers, Rex Smith, Angela Pupello. Average quality. B Grease 1996 ~ London West End Revival with Linzi Hateley as Rizzo! Has tracking issues which can be annoying. B- Grease 8/15/95 ~ Manila, Phillapines Starring Lea Salonga. Great picture and sound. Just a little generation loss. B+ Grease: You're The One That I Want 2007 ~ NBC TV Casting for a new production of "Grease" that opened on Broadway in July 2007, directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall. Through an "American Idol"-type competition, producers hope to find a man and a woman to play the lead roles of Danny Zuko and Sandy Dumbrowksi. This is the complete season which contains all episodes of the show on a 4 Dvd Set. A+ Grey Gardens 4/9/06 ~ Broadway Christine Ebersole, Matt Cavanaugh, Sara Gettelfinger, Sarah Hyland, John McMartin, Michael Potts, Bob Stillman, Audrey Twitchell and Mary Louise Wilson. Nice filming and picture. A- Grey Gardens 4/30/06 ~ Final Performance Beautiful video from master of final performance of GREY GARDENS at Playwrights Horizon. Includes extras such as TV appearances by Christine Ebersole promoting the show. A+ Grey Gardens 10/13/06 ~ Broadway Preview: Christine Ebersole, Mary-Louise Wilson, Erin Davis, John McMartin, Bob Stillman. Mostly a full stage shot, with a few closeups, but very nice to watch. A- *No Trades/Sells* Grey Gardens 11/03/06 ~ Broadway Christine Ebersole, Mary-Louise Wilson, Erin Davis, John McMartin, Bob Stillman. Nice video, shot from balcony with excellent picture and sound. A- The Great American Trailer Park Musical 12/04/05 ~ Off Broadway Orfeh, Marya Grandy, Leslie Kritzer, Linda Hart, Kaitlin Hopkins, Wayne Wilcox, Anthony Holds, Shuler Hensley. Nicely filmed final performance. A Grind 1985 ~ Original Broadway Cast Ben Vereen, Lee Wallace, Stubby Kaye, Joey Faye, Marion Ramsey, Leilani Jones, Timothy Nolen. Nice close ups! Very good video for its age, with some generation loss. B+ Guys and Dolls 5/15/92 ~ Broadway Nathan Lane, Peter Gallagher, Josie DeGuzman, Faith Prince. Washed out, but nice sound. Complete show. Press Reels included at the end. B- Guys and Dolls 1999 ~ Tokyo, Japan Pro-shot for Japanese TV. Features an all female cast, from the infamous Takarazuka Revue Company in Japan. Big, full production based on the recent Broadway Revival. In Japanese. A Guys and Dolls 11/1/06 ~ West End, London *** Patrick Swayze, Samantha Janus, Norman Bowman, Vivien Carter as (u/s) Sarah, Dominic Watson as (u/s) Nicely Nicely, Denise Pitter as (u/s) General Cartwright, Nick Cavaliere. Wonderful cast and very charming production. Great capture, picture and sound. A Gypsy 1973 ~ London Angela Landsbury and London Cast. About 12 minutes of highlight footage with the time stamp right in the center of the screen. B+ Gypsy 1991 ~ Broadway Starring Tyne Daly. Amazing video for it's age or for any video! A Gypsy 1998 ~ Papermill Playhouse Betty Buckley, Debroah Gibson. Filmed for the Papermill Playhouse Archives, but suffers generation loss. B- Gypsy 1998 ~ Papermill 2nd Papermill Video. Starring Betty Buckley. Bootleg shot from balcony. Nice close ups and very clear. Betty Buckley, Deborah Gibson, Laura Bell Bundy, Joe Machota, Anna McNeely, Jana Robbins. Great recording, didn't know there was such a good one. A- Gypsy 4/3/03 ~ Broadway Bernadette Peters, John Dossett, Tammy Blanchard Shot from 1st row balcony - very clear, no heads, lots of closeups. Digital, 1st generation from the master. A Gypsy 8/13/06 ~ Ravinia Festival *** Final Performance: Patti Lupone, Jack Willis, Jessica Boevers, Jen Temen, Leo Ash Evens, Debra Watassek, Jane Blass, Derin Altay and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. AMAZING performace!!! AMAZING filming! Beautiful picture and shots, enough said. A+ Hair...For the Next Generation 5/26/88 ~ United Nations Rare find! Pro-shot video of the original 1968 cast of Hair performing for the 20th anniversary of the landmark show. Features Melba Moore, Paul Jabara, Heather MacRae, Treat Williams, Nell Carter, Andre DeShields, Donna Summer, Bea Arthur, Frank Stallone, Jay Leno, Rex Smith, Chuck Magione. It includes 9 new songs. A- Hair 1992 ~ Original Australian Cast Retrospective documentary on the original Australian production. Nice footage of the show. 2nd Gen from Pal. B+ Hair 8/5/00 ~ Encores! Concert starring: Idina Menzel, Tom Plotkin, Luther Creek, Miriam Schor, Michael McElroy Excellent video with lots of zooms A- Hair 2001 ~ Los Angeles, Reprise Concert Sam Harris, Steven Webber. Rare and interesting concert version of the show. Slight generational loss. A- Hair 9/20/04 ~ BCEFA Benefit Concert PERFORMANCE 4th Annual Actor's Fund Benefit Concert. Proshot starring Soshana Bean, Laura Benanti, Kathy Brier, Jim J. Bullock, Liz Callaway, Gavin Creel, Darius de Haas, Lea DeLaria, Raul Esparza, Harvey Fierstein, Ana Gasteyer, Annie Golden, Ann Harada, Jeffifer Hudson, Ledisi, Morm Lewis, Michael McKean, Euan Morton, Julia Murney, Nancy Opel, Orfeh, Adam Pascal, Billy Porter, Jai Rodriguez, RuPaul, Christopher Sieber, Shayna Steele, John Tartaglia, Toxic Audio, Lillias White, Harris Doran as Claude. A+ Hair 9/20/04 ~ BCEFA Benefit Concert REHEARSAL 4th Annual Actor's Fund Benefit Concert. Soshana Bean, Laura Benanti, Kathy Brier, Jim J. Bullock, Liz Callaway, Gavin Creel, Darius de Haas, Lea DeLaria, Raul Esparza, Harvey Fierstein, Ana Gasteyer, Annie Golden, Ann Harada, Jeffifer Hudson, Ledisi, Morm Lewis, Michael McKean, Euan Morton, Julia Murney, Nancy Opel, Orfeh, Adam Pascal, Billy Porter, Jai Rodriguez, RuPaul, Christopher Sieber, Shayna Steele, John Tartaglia, Toxic Audio, Lillias White, Harris Doran as Claude. A+ Hairspray 7/29/02 ~ Broadway Harvey Fierstein, Marissa Janet Winokur, Mattthew Morrison, Laura Bell Bundy, Kerry Butler, Linda Hart, Dick Latessa, Corey Reynolds, Clarke Thorell, Danelle Eugenia Wilson, Mary Bond Davis. Digital, Shot from first row mezz. Lots of close ups. Tape includes press reels. A+ Hairspray 1/4/03 ~ Broadway Harvey Fierstein, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Mattthew Morrison,Laura Bell Bundy, Kerry Butler, Linda Hart, Dick Latessa. Beautiful, clear video with only a quick cut during "Cooties" for a battery flip. Nice! A Hairspray 11/5/03 ~ Neil Simon Theatre Kathy Brier, Harvey Fierstein, Matthew Morrison, Jennifer Gambateste, Dick Latessa, Corey Reynolds, Clark Thorell, Mary Bond Davis. A- Hairspray 9/4/05 ~ Philadelphia, PA Keala Settle, JP Dougherty, Jim J. Bullock, Serge Kushnier, Jane Blass *u/s*, Charlotte Crossley, Chandra Lee Schwartz, Alan Mingo Jr, Worth Williams. Video is only the 2nd act. Video is excellent quailty, lots of closeups, no real obstructions. A Hairspray 12/13/05 ~ Tour, Chicago *** Keala Settle, Dale Calandra (u/s Edna), Jim J. Bullock, Melissa Larsen (u/s Penny), Aaron Tveit, Charlotte Crossley, Susan Henley, Alan Mingo Jr., Tara Macri, Bryan Crawford (u/s Corny). Great Dvd with crystal clear picture & sound. Cast had lots of energy and Understudies did a great job! A Hairspray 1/31/06 ~ Broadway John Pinette, Mechelle Dowdy, Stephen Derosa, Darlene Love, Tevin Campbell, Michael Cunio, Tracy Miller, Kevin Meaney, Becky Gulsvig, Julie Halston, Cameron Adams, Blake Hammond, Leah Hocking. Cover up during "it takes two". Good filming of the show. A- Hairspray 9/27/06 ~ Rockford, IL *** Non-Equity Tour: Brooklynn Pulver, Jerry O'Boyle, Pearl Thomas, Alyssa Malgeri, Happy McPartlin, Dan Ferretti, Christian White, Yvette Monique Clark. Great cast and energy of this tour. Nicely captured here on dvd. A+ Hairspray 9/28/06 ~ Rockford, IL *** Non-Equity Tour: Brooklynn Pulver, Jerry O'Boyle, Pearl Thomas, Alyssa Malgeri, Happy McPartlin, Dan Ferretti, Christian White, Yvette Monique Clark. Great cast and energy of this tour. Act One Only. A+ *No Trades/Sales* Hairspray 11/25/06 ~ Broadway Shannon Durig, Blake Hammond, Diana DeGarmo, Stephen DeRosa, Darlene Love, Tevin Campbell, Jonathan Dokuchitz, Lisa Jolley, Isabel Keating. Nice capture of this show. A Hairspray3/25/07 ~ BroadwayMichelle Dowdy as (u/s) Tracy, Jonathan Dokuchitz, Hayley Podschun as (u/s) Amber, Paul Vogt, Susan Mosher as (u/s) Velma, Alexa Vega, Ashley Parker Ange, Tevin Campbell, Darlene Love. Some great close ups, but moments of obstruction due to heads in the way but nothing too bad. A-Hedwig and the Angry Inch 1/2/99 ~ Producer's Copy John Cameron Mitchell. Broadcast Quality; Excellent performance of a superb show captured with wonderful quality, a must see. Filmed on 3 camera angles. Perfection. A+ Hedwing and the Angry Inch 1999 ~ Off Broadway Michael Cerveris. Oddly shot angle, but a good performance. B Hedwig and the Angry Inch 5/25/03 ~ Pittsburgh, PA Anthony Rapp, Sarah Siplak. Excellent video; a very different looking Hedwig. A Hedwig And The Angry Inch 6/17/04 ~ Rochester, NY Aaron Berk, Aysa Morehead. Crystal clear video, semi-pro shot, using one camera on a tripod. Broadcast quality video, I suspect this was filmed for media use. Great production! A Helen of Troy 6/13/05 ~ New York Reading Eden Espinosa, Alice Ripley, Brandi Chavonne Massey, Bruce Vilanch, Cary Shields, Will Swenson. Shot from first few rows. A- Hello Dolly 1978 ~ US Tour "The Grand Tour" starring Carol Channing, Joel Grey. RARE! Recorded through the house camera, with amazing sound. In black and white. This one is best enjoyed for the audio-but you can still make out whats happening onstage. C Hello Dolly 1994 ~ Tour Carol Channing Farewell Tour. Picture is very clear and sound is very understandable. Great video of this production. A- Hello Dolly 1985 ~ Broadway Pro-shot highlights starring Carol Channing. Over an hour of footage. Nice color and great to see! A- *No Trades* Hello Dolly 1998 ~ Tour Mimi Hines and Phil Ford. Great picture and sound. A- High Tor 3/10/56 ~ TV Cast Julie Andrews, Bing Crosby. Originally an episode of the Ford Star Jubilee. In black and white. B Holly Golightly 12/66 ~ Broadway Mary Tyler Moore, Richard Chamberlain. RARE FIND! Infamous flop, based on Breakfast At Tiffany's. Closed during previews. Only about 5 minutes of silent home movies, which feature some stage scenes as well as candid shots of cast and crew. Music from the show plays over the silent footage. A- Home: Heather Headley Concert 5/24/04 ~ Amsterdam Theatre Heather Headley's one night only concert. Songs from Aida, Lion King, Ragtime and her album. BCEFA pro shot video. A+ Hot Feet 4/24/06 ~ Broadway Michael Balderrama, Keith David, Ann Duquesnay, Allen Hidalgo, Vivian Nixon, Samantha Pollino. Nice video of this short lived flop. A The House of Blue Leaves 1987 ~ Broadway John Mahoney, Swoosie Kurtz, Christine Baranski, Ben Stiller, Julie Hagerty. Pro Shot Live PBS telecast, A Lincoln Center Theater Production. A How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? 2006 ~ BBC TV The BBC reality series in which young hopefuls compete to become the new Maria von Trapp in a West End revival of the classic R&H musical The Sound of Music, co-produced by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and producer David Ian. RARE! Was only broadcast by the BBC and not commerically available for view by American audiences. On 8 discs, SENSATIONAL show! A+ How the Grinch Stole Christmas 11/16/06 ~ Broadway *** Patrick Page, John Cullum, Rusty Ross, Kaitlin Hopkins, Jan Neuberger, Michael McCormick, Caroline London and the "White" Cast. Good capture and very charming show with talented cast. A- *No Trades/Sales* How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 1995 or 1996 ~ Broadway Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullaly This is incredibly good, didn't know such a good quality video of this play existed A- I Can Get It For You Wholesale 3/27/91 ~ Off Broadway Filmed in a small, flat Off Broadway house, so unfourtuanly there are many heads in the way of the filming. The video that is captured is very clear. B- In My Life 10/12/05 ~ Broadway Jessica Boevers, Christopher J. Hanke, Courtney Blain. Pity the cast of this horrible musical, which has been panned by almost everyone who has seen it. Nice clear video, with great sound. Occasional head at the bottom of the screen. A- In My Life 12/11/05 ~ Broadway Jessica Boevers, Christopher J. Hanke, Roberta Gumbel, Chiara Navarra, David Turner, Michael J. Farina, Laura Jordan, Roberta Gumbel, Michael Halling. Nicely filmed, crisp clear images. Filmed on closing night. Includes scanned Playbill info, and NY1 interviews, reviews, and opening night coverage as well as Theatre Talk coverage. A Into the Woods Old Globe Theater in San Diego ~ Pre Broadway Joanna Gleason, Chip Zien, Chuck Wagner, Ben Wright, more. Pre-New York workshop very different from final Broadway show. Different lyrics and songs, very interesting! Example, Baker?s wife dies from poison apple, not Giant. Picture fuzzy, not always focused on stage at first but gets better. B Into the Woods 1997 ~ Reunion Concert Rare video of Original Broadway Cast performing in concert for charity. Cameraman wanders from the action a little too often, unfortunatly. Sound is great however. Also included on Dvd is a 1970's & 1980's interview with Sondheim. B Into the Woods 1989 ~ Broadway Replacement witch, Nancy Dussault and OBC. Nice video, shows age, but very watchable! B Into The Woods 2/15/02 ~ Los Angeles, CA Vanessa Williams, John McMartin, Gregg Edelman, Molly Ephraim, Adam Wylie, Laura Benanti, Stephen DeRosa. Missing the first minute or two. Nicely filmed from the balcony. A- Into the Woods 4/13/02 ~ Broadway Vanessa Williams, Laura Benanti, John McMartin, Stephen DeRosa, Kerry O?Malley, Adam Wylie, Molly Ephraim, Gregg Edelman Fantastic video. Hello Little Girl staged differently than in one below; tape includes press reels A+ Into The Woods 5/16/02 ~ Broadway Revival Vanessa Williams, Laura Benanti, John McMartin, Stephen DeRosa, Kerry O'Malley, Adam Wylie, Molly Ephraim, Gregg Edelman. B+ It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman 1975 ~ TV Cast TV adaptation of the camp 1960s Broadway musical about the Man of Steel, his friends, his enemies, and his self-image problems. David Wilson: Superman/Clark Kent, Lesley Ann Warren: Lois Lane, Harvey Lembeck, Loretta Swit. A Jaques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris 1975 ~ Pro shot for video Jaques Brel, Elly Stone, Mort Shuman, Joe Masiell. Perfect quality. A Jane Eyre 11/25/00 ~ Broadway Marla Schaffel, James Barbour, Mart Stout, Gina Lamparella*. Very nice, many zooms. A- Jane Eyre 4/18/01 ~ Broadway Marla Schaffel, James Barbour and OBC. Very nice close ups. Probably the best Jane Eyre dvd. A- Jane Eyre 5/20/01 ~ Broadway Marla Schaffel, James Barbour, Mary Stout, Elizabeth DeGrazia, Lee Zarrett (u/s Robert) shot from second row front mezz, steady and clear, mostly zooms and close-ups. A Jay Johnston: The Two and Only 11/26/06 ~ Broadway Final Performance, filmed from second row of the mezz. Missing last 4 minutes of show due to tape running out, otherwise it's a nice video. A- Jekyll & Hyde 12/25/95 ~ Pre-Broadway Tour, Tampa Robert Cuccioli, Linda Eder, Christiane Noll. Completely different production from Broadway. B+ Jekyll & Hyde 11/15/97 ~ Broadway Robert Cuccioli, Linda Eder, Christiane Noll, George Merritt, Barrie Ingham. Gorgeous picture quality and clear sound. Very minimal generation loss. Includes playbill and speech by Cuccioli promoting BCEFA. A- Jekyll & Hyde 1997 ~ Broadway Robert Cuccioli, Linda Eder, Christiane Noll, et. al. Highlights of the 1997 Broadway cast. Shaky & obstructed ~ but all of the major musical numbers and some wonderful close ups. From final previews, shot from the left mezz. B+ Jekyll & Hyde 12/19/99 ~ Broadway Joseph Mahowald* (u/s), Christy Tarr* (u/s), Colleen Sexton* (u/s), Stuart Marland* (u/s), Craig Schulman, Douglas Ladnier. Not bad for the age, nice close-ups. A- Jekyll & Hyde 1999 ~ Tour, Detroit Chuck Wagner, Sharon Brown, Andrea Rivette, James Clow, Dennis Kelly. Highlights covering about an hour and 20 mins of footage. Including all major numbers. Very good zooms. A- Jekyll & Hyde 4/1/00 ~ National Tour Chuck Wagner, Sharon Brown. Good picture. Nice full view of the stage. Good sound, and overall, extrmemly good video! A- Jekyll & Hyde 12/16/00 ~ Broadway Rob Evan* (alt), Andrea Rivette, Colleen Sexton. Two quick cover-ups in Act I; great close-ups. A- Jekyll & Hyde 12/2000 ~ Broadway Pay-Per-View Rehearsal filming. Rob Evan, Andrea Rivette, Colleen Sexton. VERY similar to the version shown on tv...but with a Jekyll who can sing and act! A+ Jekyll & Hyde 5/12/01 ~ New Brunswick, NJ Non Equity Tour: Stephen Valahovic* (alt), Liz Power* (alt), Shani Lynn Nielsen, David Grimes, Ken Rush. Steady, great zooms and close-ups, nice shooting. Stephen and Liz are both fantastic. A- Jerome Robbins Broadway 1988 ~ Broadway Jason Alexander. Great capture of the OBC. Missing about 10 mins in Act II, from the end of House of Uncle Thomas, to the begining of the Peter Pan sequence. B Jerome Robbins' Broadway 1989 ~ Broadway Starring Jason Alexander & Charlotte d'Amboise. This contains 90 minutes of tech rehearsal footage which is full stage shot and the Press Reels. Some great footage here. A- Jerry's Girls 1986 ~ US Tour Carol Channing, Leslie Uggams, Andrea McArdle. Well filmed, but some generational loss. B- Jerry's Girls Date Unknown ~ Sydney, Australia Starring Debbie Byrne, Judi Connelli, Marcia Hines, Jeanne Little, Lola Nixon. Decent video with good sound. A- Jerry Springer: The Opera 1/30/04 ~ London Michael Brandon, David Bedella, Alison Jiear, Jo Napthine (u/s). Great picture and sound; 1st generation from the master A Jerry Springer: The Opera 2004 ~ London BBC Broadcast performance and includes "Making-Of" documentary. A+ Jersey Boys 11/3/05 ~ Broadway Act 1 only. John Lloyd Young, J Robert Spencer, Daniel Richard, Christian Hoff. Beautiful color and great sound. There are a few heads, but taper shoots around them very nicely so they are hardly noticeable. A- Jersey Boys 11/19/05 ~ Broadway Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, John Lloyd Young, Peter Gregus, Mark Lotito, Tituss Burgess, Heather Ferguson, Steve Gouveia, Donnie Kehr, John Leone, Michael Longoria. Great video.great close ups. Includes interviews from NY1 and review Cast. A- Jersey Boys 1/11/06 ~ Broadway John Lloyd Young, Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer. Filmed from the last row of the mezzanine. Beautiful close ups, but some heads at the bottom of the screen during the wide shots. A- Jesus Christ Superstar 1993-1995 ~ National Tour A.D. Ted Neeley as Jesus, Carl Anderson as Judas, Syreeta Wright as Mary, James O'Neil* as Pilate. Kinda fuzzy, but great sound. B Jesus Christ Superstar 1996 ~ South Africa Pro-shot sung in English, but a very dark dvd. Still enjoyable for fans of the show. B Jesus Christ Superstar 7/28/99 ~ UK Tour William Byrne, Ben Goddard, Hazel Fernandez; lots of close-ups but some small parts are missing. B+ Jesus Christ Superstar 7/15/00 ~ Broadway Tony Vincent, Anthony Manough as (u/s) Jesus, Maya Days, Kevin Gray, Paul Kandel, Ray Walker, Fred Owens, Eric Millegan, Rodney Hicks. One of the better revival dvds, but still a tad on the grainy side. A- Jesus Christ Superstar 8/5/00 ~ Broadway Glenn Carter, Shayna Steele (u/s Mary), Mandel Felcicano. Very grainy but still watchable. B- Jesus Christ Superstar 8/16/00 ~ Broadway Glenn Carter, Tony Vincent, Maya Days. Nice video, with good picture and sound. A- Jesus Christ Superstar 2001 ~ Austria Bruck an der Leika Festival starring Daniel Prohaska, Eva Maria Marold, Harald Hofbauer, Dennis Kozeluh. Sung in English. B+ Jesus Christ Superstar 2002 ~ Tour Sebastian Bach, Carol Anderson, Natalie Toro Excellent Video, multi-camera shot. A Jesus Christ Superstar 2005 ~ Amstetten, Austria Steven Seale, Drew Sarich, Kudra Owens. Interesting interpretation of the show. In English. Multi camera pro-shot for video. A Jesus Christ Superstar 1/30/05 ~ Tour, Denver, CO Erik Kunze, Lawrence Clayton . RARE! Closing night of tour. Recorded through the House Camera. Steady, full stage shot. A Jesus Christ Superstar 1/13/07 ~ Milwaukee, WI *** National Tour Starring Ted Neeley, Corey Glover, Tiffini Dodson, Jeremey Pasha, Craig Sculli, Larry Alan Coke, Aaron Fuksa. Very nice production, done in the original style, not the horrible revival style. Despite his age, Ted gave a fabulous performance as Jesus. Best JCS out there, wonderful picture and sound. A- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1993-1995 ~ UK Tour Cast: Phillip Schofield, Linzi Hateley, Maynard Williams, Darren Day, Lisa Peace, Ria Jones. 3/2/93 London, 9/8/94 Manchaster, 2/2/95 Edingburgh. Two hours of highlights from three different nights and locations. B+ Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1/15/94 ~ West End, London Final performance of Jason Donovan, Linzi Hateley. One hour of highlights plus stage door footage. A- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1995 ~ Chicago Theatre US Tour starring Donny Osmond. Decent picture, but sometimes the camera pans children's chorus "looking" for someone, but still a good video. B Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1995 ~ US Tour Sam Harris. Great production, nicely shot and great qaulity. B+ Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 2000 ~ National Tour Deborah Gibson and Patrick Cassidy. Act One only. Has great sound and picture. A- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 2000 ~ German Cast In English: Hannes Muik, Uwe Kroger, Lucy Thould, Thorsten Bj Schmidt, Jerome Knols, Cederic Lee Bradley, Gregor Tscherne. Amazing Choreography and Vocals, very fun! A- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 2001 ~ Vienna Ramesh Nair (U/S), Lucy Thould, Viktor Gernot, Peter Faerber; the first 2 minutes of Act 2 are missing; great video with lots of close-ups but a little shaky at parts. A- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 11/23/05 ~ Tour, Chicago *** National Tour starring Patrick Cassidy and American Idol Amy Adams, Todd Dubail, Nicholas Saverine. Best Joseph dvd available, crystal clear picture and sound. Good production and performances. A+ The King and I 1985 ~ Broadway Revival Yul Brenner, Mary Beth Piel, Araby Abaya. Another RARE find! Amazingly good for it's age. B+ The King and I 1996 ~ Broadway Professionally shot, reviewers reel clips of two different casts of the Broadway revival: Donna Murphy and & Lou Diamond Phillips (80 minutes), and Kevin Gray and Marie Osmond (10 minutes). Counter numbers nun along bottom of screen. A- The King and I 7/4/97 ~ Broadway Revival starring Faith Prince and Kevin Grey. Good quality. B+ The King and I Date Unknown ~ Dayton, Ohio Big League Theatricals National Tour, Producer?s copy. Nearly pro-quality. Very grand and colorful production of the classic musical. King-Lego Louis, Anna-Susannah Kenton, Thiang-Wen Zhang, Tuptim-Diane Phelan, Luntha-Fausto Pinda. A-The King and I 9/10/04 ~ Philadelphia, Pa Sandy Duncan tour. Great performances, however this is a highlights video, runs 1 hour 15 minutes. A- King David 5/16/97 ~ Broadway Concert Judy Kuhn, Marcus Lovett, Roger Bart, Alice Ripley. Full stage shot of Rare Disney Concert to re-open New Amsterdam Theatre. The show was to eventually come to Broadway but never did. C+ Kismet 1967 ~ NBC TV Jose Ferrer, Barbara Eden, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Hans Conried, George Chakiris. Introduced by Robert Goulet. In black and white. A- Kismet 2/19/06 ~ New York, Encores Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, Marcy Harriel, Danny Gurwin, Randall Duk Kim, Tom Aldredge. A presentation of NYCity Center Encores. Very nicely filmed from the balcony, although a bit shaky at times. Complete with opening credits. A- Kiss Me Kate 1958 ~ TV Cast Morison and Drake lead cast, fair quality. B Kiss Me Kate 2000 ~ Broadway Revival Marin Mazzie, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Amy Spanger, Kevin Neil McCready (u/s Bill Calhoun/Lucentio), Adriane Lenox, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Lee Wilkoff, Michael Mulheren. B+ Kiss Me Kate 6/24/01 ~ New Haven, CT Tour starring: Rex Smith, Rachel York, Nancy Anderson, Chuck Wagner. First minute or 2 is audio, then clear picture. A Kiss Me Kate 7/3/01 ~ Broadway Revival Carolee Carmello, Burke Moses, Janine LaManna, Michael Berresse, Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Michael McCormick, Michael Mulheren. A Kiss of the Spider Woman Date Unkown ~ London Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello. Sound is a bit low at times, but good video. B+ Kiss of the Spider Woman 1993 ~ Broadway Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello. Also includes over an hour of specials on the show, including "Live from Broadway's Kiss of the Spiderwoman." Specials are great quality, the actual performance is not as good. B- Kiss of the Spiderwoman 1994 ~ US Tour Chita Rivera, Juan Chioran, John Dossett, Rita Gardner, Mark Zimmerman, Juliet Lambert, Wade Williams, Robert Jensen. Mostly mid-stage zooms or a little closer, but no actual close-ups. Follows the action well and the sound is good. There are a couple of very brief black outs. Pretty nice for the most part. B+ Kristin Chenoweth: From Screen to Stage 2004 ~ PBS Concert that pays tribute to movie musicals that became Broadway musicals, including "Let Yourself Go" from Swingtime; and "Apartment 14G" from Thoroughly Modern Millie. Concert includes many Broadway Songs, including one from Wicked. A+ La Cage Aux Folles 1986 ~ Original Broadway Cast Decent sound and picture, considering it's age. Enjoyable, but ends during "Best of Times". B La Cage aux Folles 11/15/87 ~ Broadway Peter Marshall, Keene Curtis. Broadway Final Performance; Mostly full stage shot with some zooms. B La Cage Aux Folles 12/4/04 ~ Broadway Revival Gary Beach, Daniel Davis, Gavin Creel, Angela Gaylor, Linda Balgord, Michael Mulheren, John Shuman, Michael Benjamin Washington. Wonderful video, near perfect. A+ La Cage Aux Folles 2005 ~ Broadway Gary Beach, Daniel Davis, Gavin Creel, Angela Gaylor, Linda Balgord, Michael Mulheren, John Shuman, Michael Benjamin Washington, Ruth Williamson, Adrian Bailey, Bryan Batt. Great Video. A The Last Five Years 6/23/01 ~ Skokie, IL Pre Broadway performance starring Norbert Leo Butz and Lauren Kennedy. Very nicely done, better than the proshot one. A The Last Five Years Pre-NY ~ Skokie, IL Pro shot video. Nobert Leo Butz and Lauren Kennedy. Professionally shot; good video and sound A- The Last Five Years 4/5/02 ~ New York Nobert Lee Butz, Sherie Rene Scott Nice video, great picture; tape includes 2002 Drama Desk performance by Sherie and Jason Robert Brown. A The Last Ten Years: Music of Jason Robert Brown 4/15/02 ~ Village Theater, NY JRB Concert; Norbert Leo Butz, Sherie Rene Scott, Adam Pascal, Brooks Ashmanskas, Andrea Burns, Mario Cantone, Keith Byron Kirk, Adriane Lenox, Jessica Molaskey and Sara Ramirez. Some heads, but not bad. B+ Legally Blonde 2/7/07 ~ San Francisco, CA Pre-Broadway: Laura Bell Bundy, Christian Borle, Orfeh, Richard H. Blake, Kate Shindle, Nikki Snelson, Michael Rupert. Starts around the last verse of Omigod You Guys. There are a few brief cover-ups (mostly around the first 5-10 minutes of each act). Has a constant shake throughout, but still watchable and enjoyable. B Legally Blonde 2/13/07 ~ San Francisco Pre-Broadway: Laura Bell Bundy, Christian Borle, Orfeh, Richard H. Blake, Kate Shindle, Nikki Snelson, Michael Rupert. The video has a couple of heads for the first twenty minutes, but looks great after that. Some washout on full stage shots, but a very nice capture. A- Legally Blonde 2/24/07 ~ San Francisco, CA Closing Night: Laura Bell Bundy, Christian Borle, Orfeh, Richard H. Blake, Kate Shindle, Nikki Snelson, Michael Rupert. Great video and the best of the San Francisco vids. A Legally Blonde4/14/07 ~ Broadway ***Laura Bell Bundy, Christian Borle, Orfeh, Richard H. Blake, Michael Rupert, Kate Shindle, Nikki Snelson. Great fun show and nice capture. Laura was wonderful along with a fantastic cast. A-Lennon 8/6/05 ~ Broadway Will Chase, Chad Kimball, Terrence Mann, Julia Murney, Marcy Harriell, Mandy Gonzalez, Michael Potts, Chuck Cooper, Julie Danao-Salki. Some great close ups but also some nice wide shots to get good stage shots; sound is clear with some minor clipping. A- Lennon 8/21/05 ~ Broadway Digital, master, shot from 4th row of the mezz. Beautiful with lots of closeups of all of the cast members. Will Chase, Chad Kimball, Terrence Mann, Julia Murney, Marcy Harriell, Mandy Gonzalez, Michael Potts, Chuck Cooper, Julie Danao-Salkin. A Les Miserables 1988 ~ London Martin Smith (u/s), Ron Callagher, Jayne Draper, Maurice Clark (u/s Marius), Kathleen Roure McAllen Pro-shot. Surprisingly good for its age, looks like a house monitor. B+ Les Miserables, Australian Concert 1/26/89 ~ Sydney Domain Normie Rowe, Debbie Byrne, John Diedrich, Anthoney Warlow as Enjoles. RARE! Outdoor concert filmed for Australia Day celebration. Pro shot for TV. B+ Les Miserables 12/28/91 ~ London Meredith Braun, Stifyn Parri, Grania Renihan, Peter Karrie, Lisa Hull, Darryl Knock. A dark dvd but still very watchable. Includes "Behind the Barricade" special. B+ Les Miserables 1/5/1997 ~ Tour, Philadelphia Rob Evan (Valjean), David Jordan (Javert), Holly Jo Crane (Fantine), Thregoney Shepherd (Madame Thenardier), Michael L. Marra (Thenardier), Andrea McArdle (Eponine), Rich Affannato (Marius), Kate Fisher (Cosette). From Master, Highlights. B+ Les Miserables 8/24/97 ~ Chelmsford, England Concert starring: Jeff Leyton, Michael McCarthy, Ruthie Henshall, Frances Ruffelle, Matthew Cammelle, Annalene Beechey. Pro Shot but very low sound. B+ Les Miserables 11/8/98 ~ Toronto Highlights Colm Wilkinson, Todd Allen Johnson, Susan Gilmour, J.P Dougherty, Aymee Garcia, Jessica Snow Wilson. Picture is not well focused and tends to contantly skip. There are no real close-ups. Lines are very annoying. C- Les Miserables 3/6/99 ~ Broadway Philip Hernandez, Alice Ripley, Cristina Faicco, Peter Lockyer, Megan Lawrence. Nice video of great cast. B+ Les Miserables 10/3/99 ~ San Diego closing show Jerry Jay Cranford as Enjolras, Jason Reiff as Marius, Ivan Rutherford as Valjean. B Les Miserables 12/11/99 ~ London John Owen-Jones, John Stacey (3rd understudy), Tom Lucas. Incredible close-ups. Filmed from the front of the stalls. Catches every moment. Casey is the 3rd understudy and does a great job. Owen-Jones is, of course, incomparable. Sometimes the filmer strays from the action a little but this doesnt last long at all. A- Les Miserables 2/7/00 ~ 3NT Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA Ivan Rutherford as Valjean, Stephen Bishop as Javert, Joan Almedilla, Sutton Foster, Tim Howar, Regan Thiel. A GREAT video shot from the center of the mezzanine with a digital camera and no obstructions. Great zooming and framing, the taper obviously knew the show. Crystal clear picture and sound quality. A very professionally done cast/crew listing at the beginning of the tape. A Les Miserables 4/25/01 ~ Broadway Ivan Rutherford, Shuler Hensley, Jacquelyn Piro, Catherine Brunell, Sandra Turley, Peter Lockyer, Christopher Peterson. The new cut version of the show. No picture for the first 5 minutes. Very nice close-ups and sound. A- Les Miserables 11/19/02 ~ Broadway J. Mark McVey, David Masenheimer, Lauren Kennedy, Kevin Kern, Diana Kaarina, Sandra Turley, Christopher Mark Peterson, Nick Wyman. Clear steady taping. A- Les Miserables 2/1/03 ~ Tour Gainesville, FL Steve Gannon (Valjean u/s), Stephen Tewksbury (Javert), Jayne Paterson (Fantine), Stephen Brian Patterson (Marius), Amanda Huddlestone (Cosette), Jessica Snow-Wilson (Eponine). Good clear picture; second generation, master was digital; shot from the right mezz. A- Les Miserables 4/22/03 ~ Broadway Andrew Varela (u/s valjean), Terrence Mann, Jayne Patterson, Aymee Garcia, Nick Wyman, Diana Kaarina, Christopher Mark Peterson. Great quality video & sound. 1st generation from the master. A Les Miserables 5/18/03 ~ Final Broadway Show Highlights of final b'way performance (runs about 1hour & 15min) and curtain calls, speeches, school performances, and mega-finale. A- Les Miserables 7/14/04 ~ London Sean Kingsley, Michael McCarthy, Joanna Ampil, Gemma Wardle, Gary Tushaw, Lydia Griffiths, Oliver Thornton, Stephen Tate, Katy Secombe. Wonderful video. Lots of head obstruction in the beginning but then the filmer seems to get a different angle and the rest of the show is beautifully shot. Clear digital picture with great sound. A- Les Miserables 3/17/06 ~ Philadelphia, PA Randal Keith (Valjean), Robert Hunt (Javert), Joan Almedilla (Fantine), Jennifer Butt (Mme. Thenardier), Fabio Polanco (Thenardier), Melissa Lyons (Eponine), Victor Wallace (Enjolras), Adam Jacobs (Marius), Leslie Henstock (Cossette). Nice video, good closeups. A- Les Miserables 4/30/06 ~ Cincinnati, OH Randal Keith (Valjean), Robert Hunt (Javert), Joan Almedilla (Fantine), Daniel Bogart (Marius), Melissa Lyons (Eponine), Leslie Henstock(Cosette), Norman Large (Thenardier), Jennifer Butt (Mme. Thenardier), Victor Wallace (Enjolras). Closing night in Cincinnati. Shot from about ten rows back from the stage, orchestra left. Nice performances. A- Les Miserables 7/23/06 ~ Tour, St. Louis *** Final Tour Performance: Randal Keith, Robert Hunt, Joan Almedilla, Jennifer Butt, Norman Large, Melissa Lyons, Daniel Bogart, Ali Ewoldt. Final show, great energy and crowd, amazing Bring Him Home. Parts are pretty dark, but over all its very nice. A- Les Miserables 11/16/06 ~ Broadway Revival Alexander Gemignani, Norm Lewis, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Ali Ewoldt, Drew Sarich, Gary Beach, Jenny Galloway, Aaron Lazar, Adam Jacobs, Tess Adams. First 15 minutes contain some blackouts, but after that its very good. Great picture and sound. A- Les Miserables 12/3/06 ~ Broadway Revival Alexander Gemignani, Norm Lewis, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Ali Ewoldt, Adam Jacobs, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Aaron Lazar, Gary Beach, Jenny Galloway, Drew Sarich. Picture not the sharpest, but still wonderful. A- Lestat 12/28/05 ~ San Francisco, CA Hugh Panaro, Carolee Carmello, Drew Sarich (u/s), Jim Stanek, Roderick Hill, Michael Genet, Allison Fischer. San Francisco Pre-Broadway Debut; amazing quality digital video recorded from rear balcony. Great zooms, following action, no black-outs and little head-obstruction. A Lestat 3/27/06 ~ Broadway Hugh Panaro, Carolee Carmello, Jim Stanek, Allison Fischer, Michael Genet, Roderick Hill. Filmed during previews. Good dvd, kinda grainy at times. A- Lestat 4/1/06 ~ Broadway Preview *** Hugh Panaro, Carolee Carmello, Drew Sarich, Jim Stanek, Roderick Hill, Allison Fischer, Steve Wilson (u/s Marquis). Crystal Clear picture and sound. Wonderful quality and a decent show. A Lestat 5/4/06 ~ Broadway OBC shot from balcony. Shot around someone's head for the first 15 minutes, this is a great video. Lots of closeups and great sound. A- Lestat 5/27/06 ~ Broadway Drew Sarich (Lestat u/s), Carolee Carmello Gabrielle), Roderick Hill (Nicolas), Sean MacLaughlin (Armand u/s), Michael Gent (Marius), Chris Peluso (Louis u/s), Allison Fischer (Claudia). Good filming some washout on the faces. A The Life 1997 or 1998 ~ Broadway Best copy I've seen! Lillias White, Chris Cooper, Pamela Isaacs, Bellamy Young. Full Stage Shot, Medium zooms. Wonderful Quality! A- The Light in the Piazza 4/6/05 ~ Broadway Victoria Clark, Kelli O'Hara, Matthew Morrison. Digital, from the master. Great show! B+ The Light in the Piazza 4/21/05 ~ Broadway Victoria Clark, Kelli O'Hara. Complete, digital, from the master. Absolutely beautiful video. A- The Light in the Piazza 8/20/05 ~ Broadway Patti Coenhour (u/s), Kelli O'Hara. Digital, from the master. Beautiful video with understudy. A- The Light in the Piazza 10/5/05 ~ Broadway The first video with Aaron Lazar as Fabrizio. Nice video with closeups, slightly shaky and obstructed at times, but you can still follow the action well! B+ The Light in the Piazza 6/15/06 ~ Lincoln Center Starring Victoria Clark, Katie Clarke, Aaron Lazar, Michael Berresse, Sarah Uriarte Berry and Chris Sarandon. PBS filmed version digitally transferred to Dvd. A+ The Light in the Piazza 12/7 & 12/9/06 ~ Los Angeles National Tour Starring: Christine Andreas, Elena Shaddow, David Burnham, Laura Griffith, Jonathan Hammond, David Ledingham, Diane Sutherland. Filmed from rear orchestra/mezzanine, spliced performances to obtain the full show. Great performances. A- The Lion King 10/25/97 ~ Broadway Preview Rafiki-Tsidii Le Loka, Simba-Jason Raize, Nala-Heather Headley, Timon-Max Casella, Pumbaa-Tom Alan Robbins, Zazu-Geoff Hoyle. Shot from far left side, an older video but still decent to watch. B The Lion King 10/8/00 ~ Los Angeles Rufus Bonds Jr., Clifton Oliver, Moe Daniels, Jazmn, KaRonn Henderson, Tonya Dixon, John Vickery, Danny Rutigliano, William Akey, Bob Bouchard, Carla Renata Williamsi, Jeffrey Polki, Price Waldman. Best Lion King video available. A The Lion King 9/30/01 ~ London Nicola Blackman, Sharon D Clarke, Howard Crossley, Rob Edwards, Gary Forbes, Ian Hughes, Jayne Hilton, Matthew Lloyd-Davies, Eric Mallett, Ray Shell, Roger Wright. No picture for first 15 minutes but sound the whole time. Mostly mid-stage zooms, with some decent close-ups as well. Picture is pretty clear. Very nice video. A The Little Dog Laughed 1/18/06 ~ Broadway Cast List: Johnny Garlicky, Neal Huff, Zoe Lister-Jones, Julie White. Nice capture of this show. A The Little Dog Laughed 2/4/07 ~ Broadway Cast List: Johnny Garlicky, Neal Huff, Zoe Lister-Jones, Julie White. Missing last minute and 1/2 of show due to battery issues. A- The Little Dog Laughed 2/11/07 ~ Broadway Johnny Garlicky, Neal Huff, Ellen is now played by Zoe Lister Jones who played the part in the off-broadway production. Nice capture of this play. A Little Me 1982 ~ Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway Only 36 B'way Perfs. Starring James Coco, Victor Garber, Don Correia. Very good for its age! B A Little Night Music 11/7/90 ~ Lincoln Center Sally Ann Howes, George Lee Andrews, Elaine Bonazzi, Danielle Ferland, Michael Maguire. Proshot aired on PBS. A A Little Night Music 10/29/95 & 1/25/96 ~ London Two London TV specials of the London production. The South Bank Show: Judi Dench, A profile of Judi Dench in which she sang Send in the Clowns. Pebble Mill: A Little Night Music: Actors from the National Theatre?s revival of A Little Night Music discussed and performed songs from the musical. The cast included Judi Dench, Laurence Guittard, Sian Phillips, Joanna Riding, Di Botcher, Stephen Hanley, Morag McLaren, John Owen-Jones and Ernestina Quarcoo. A- A Little Night Music 8/16/02 ~ Sondheim Celebration, Washington DC Blair Brown, John Dossett, Randy Graff, Douglas Sills, Barbara Bryne, Sarah Uriarte Berry, Danny Gurwin. Shot from first row mezz, very clear with lots of close-ups. Digital, 2nd gen. A A Little Night Music 8/02 ~ Highland Parks, IL Patti Lupone, George Hearns, Zoe Caldwell, Marc Kudish, Sara Ramirez, John McVeigh. A presentation at the Ravinia International Festival of the Arts. Semi-pro shot. B The Little Prince And The Aviator 1/17/82 ~ Broadway Michael York, Brooks Almy, and a 10 year old Anthony Rapp. Broadway flop based on Antoine De Saint-Exupery's book "The Little Prince." RARE! Broadway flop which closed after 16 previews on Broadway. B Little Shop of Horrors October 1987 Marsha Waterbury, Bert Hilkes. Off Broadway Cast pro video. Clear, slightly faint picture A- Little Shop of Horrors 6/5/03 ~ Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables, FL Alice Ripley, Hunter Foster, Reg Rogers, Lee Wilkof, Billy Porter, Dioni Michelle Collins, Moeisha McGill, Haneefah Wood. Nice picture and sound; occassional spotlight washout and picture coverup until Skid Row; very cool to see the different actors and sets and Audrey plant; historical! 1st generation from the master A- Little Shop of Horrors 9/21/03 ~ Broadway Hunter Foster, Kerry Butler, Douglas Sills, Rob Bartlett, Carla J. Hargrove, Trisha Jeffrey, DeQuina Moore. Shot from 3rd row mezz, beautiful vid with lots of closeups. Digital video, 1st generation from the master. Includes Today Show: Suddenly Seymour; Kerry Butler on Today Show: Somewhere That?s Green, 2003 Macy's Day Parade. A- Little Shop of Horrors 9/23/03 ~ Broadway Hunter Foster, Kerry Butler, Douglas Sills, Rob Bartlett, Carla J. Hargrove, Trisha Jeffrey, DeQuina Moore. Very good video; taper follows action well and not many coverups; 1st generation from the master. A Little Shop of Horrors 7/3/05 ~ Tour, Chicago *** Jonathan Rayson, Yvette Lawrence*, Yasmeen Sulieman, Iris Burruss*, Latonya Holmes, Lenny Wolpe, James Moye, Michael James Leslie. Understudies for Audrey and Crystal. Great performances. Cyrstal clear picture and sound. A+ Little Women 12/11/04 ~ Broadway Sutton Foster, Maureen McGovern and the rest of the OBC. Excellent video capture of the show! A little spotlight washout in the first 15 mins. Sound is excellent throughout. Also includes short Preview piece from NY1. A Little Women 9/3/05 ~ Tour Short (approximately 30 minutes) digital video of highlights. The Dvd includes Astonishing, Some things are meant to be, Days of plenty, and The fire within me. Nice dvd of the new cast. A- Little Women 1/25/06 ~ Tour, Chicago *** Maureen McGovern, Kate Fisher, Renee Brna, Louisa Flaningam, Gwen Hollander, Autumn Hurlbert. Absolute great cast. Missing first 10 minutes due to ushers...grrr! Great Picture and sound. Maureen and Kate are perfection. A- Little Women 8/2006 ~ Los Angeles, CA Tour cast: Marueen McGovern, Susan Spencer as (u/s) Jo, Anne Kanengeiser as (u/s) Aunt March, Kevin Duda as (u/s) Laurie. Shot from the House Camera, so full stage shot. Great performances. A- *No Trades/Sales* LIZA With a Z! 9/10/72 ~ Originally aired Cast: Liza Minnelli. Low generation copy! A Liza Minnelli: Inside the Actors Studio 2/5/06 ~ Bravo TV Two Hour interview with the star. She chats and also sings some songs about her life. Interesting if you like Liza. A+ Lord of the Rings: The Musical 2005 ~ Producer's Backing Tape Interesting behind the scenes footage of the forthcoming London Musical. Opening 2/2006. Pro Shot and about 15 mins. A+ LoveMusik 4/15/07 ~ Broadway ***Michael Cerveris, Donna Murphy, David Pittu, John Scherer, Judith Blazer, Edwin Cahill, Herndon Lackey. The dramatic love story of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya directed by Harold Prince. Murphy gives a heartbreaking performance. Act one is great with wonderful closeups, act two has some closeups but mostly mid stage shot. A-The Mambo Kings 5/05 ~ San Francisco Christiane Noll, Dennis Staroselsky, Corte de Pablo, Esai Morales, Jamie Camil. Pre-Broadway tech rehearsal. Stationary full stage shot through the house camera. Since it is a rehearsal-there are occasional stops for directions etc. Highlights only-but about 85% of the show. This is the only known video of this show which closed prior to making it to Broadway. A- The Mambo Kings 5/7/05 ~ Rehearsal Studio NYC Cast: Esai Morales, Jaime Camil, Albita, Justina Machado, Cote de Pablo, Christiane Noll, Dennis Staroselsky, Billy Dee Williams. Semi-pro shot, using one camera on a tripod. A Mame 1983 ~ Broadway Revival Angela Lansbury and ORC. Very good picture and sound. B+ Mame 1994 ~ Tour Juliet Prowse, Gretchen Wyler, Hisato Masuyama. Unbelievably good quality video; very well filmed. A Mame 2003 ~ Charlotte, North Carolina Great video of the Tour. Loretta Swit. A Man of La Mancha 1972 ~ Broadway Revival Richard Kiley, Joan Diener, Edmond Verato, Jack Dabdoub, Robert Rouseville, Dianne Barton. A little dark but an excellent video for its age; very good picture and sound. B+ Man of La Mancha 1992 ~ Broadway Raul Julia, Sheena Easton. VERY dark, fuzzy. But watch-able. B Man of La Mancha 11/24/02 ~ Broadway Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mary Elizabeth Mastrontonio, Ernie Sabella. Beautiful vid from second row center mezz, so no heads in the way. No obstructions at all. Lots of closeups, very steady. Wonderful production. Digital, 1st gen from the master. A The Man of La Mancha 7/4/03 ~ Broadway Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, Ernie Sabella. Missing the first few minutes, otherwise great! A Man of La Mancha 2/25/07 ~ Rockford, IL *** Non-Equity Tour: Steve McCoy, Michael Barra, Dean Bellais, Tess Rohan. Very enjoyable production with nice performances. Steve does a great job with The Impossible Dream number. A- Marie Christine 12/26/99 ~ Broadway Starring Audra MacDonald and Anthony Crivello. This only includes 50 min of Act I. But nice capture of what is there. A- Marilyn - An American Fable 1983 ~ Broadway Starring Allyson Reed and Scott Bakula. This is a low generation copy of this show. The show only played a very short time and flopped. B+ Martin Guerre 4/27/97 ~ Prince Edward Theatre, London Iain Glen, Rebecca Lock, Jerome Pradon, Matt Rawle, Michael Mattus, Susan Jane Tanner, MartinTurner. Beautiful and sharp video with nice color, except that motion artifacts degrade the picture somewhat. Nice sound, production values and performances. A- Martin Guerre 4/2/00 ~ Los Angeles, Tour Excellent taping of this dramatic show with beautiful singing throughout. Great acting, too. Haunting score. Mostly goes from full stage to medium close-up throughout, with no obstructions. Good solid taping. Hugh Panaro (Martin, Act I), Joe Parapella (Martin, Act II), Stephen R. Buntrock, Jodie Langel, Jose Llana, Angela Lockett. B+ Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me 7/16/06 ~ Chicago *** Final Pre-broadway Performance: Martin Short, Brooks Ashmanskas, Mary Birdsong, Nicole Parker, Marc Shaiman, Capathia Jenkins. Great funny show with great shots. Crystal clear picture and sound. A Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me 10/7/06 ~ Broadway Martin Short, Brooks Ashmanskas, Mary Birdsong, Capathia Jenkins, Marc Shaiman, Donna Vivino, Special guest Richard Belzer. Nice Capture of the Broadway show. A Mary Poppins 2/22/05 ~ London Laura Michelle Kelly, Linzi Hately and OLC. Digital, from the master. Plus bonus 10 minute clip of cast performing on a London Tv Show. A- Mary Poppins 10/14/06 ~ Broadway Preview *** First Preview Performance: Ashley Brown, Gavin Lee, Daniel Jenkins, Rebecca Luker, Jane Carr, Katherine Doherty, Henry Hodges. About an hour of Highlights of the show. Contains full audio of the whole show, but only about an hour of visual footage. B+ Mary Poppins 10/31/06 ~ Broadway Ashley Brown, Gavin Lee, Daniel jenkins, Rebecca Luker, Cass Morgan, Mark Price, Ruth Gottschall, Michael McCarty and Jane Carr, Katherine Leigh Doherty, Matthew Gumley. Nice done and great capture of the show. A- Mary Poppins 11/2/06 ~ West End, London *** Rebecca Lock as (u/s) Mary, Gavin Creel, Aden Gillett, Eliza Lumley, Sarah Flind, Louise Gold, Diane Langton, Robert Madge, Sarah Mansfield. Crystal Clear Picture and sound. For some reason I enjoy the London production better than the Broadway one. Gavin is wonderful and Rebecca does a charming job as the understudy for Mary. A Meet Me in St. Louis 1990 ~ Broadway, Gershwin Theatre George Hearn, Betty Garrett + OBC. Nice quality for its age! A- Merrily We Roll Along 11/1981 ~ Original Broadway Cast Jim Walton (Franklin Shepard), Ann Morrison (Mary Flynn), Lonny Price (Charley Kringas), Tonya Pinkins (Gwen Wilson), Liz Callaway (Nightclub Waitress), Jason Alexander (Joe). Surprisingly good video considering age, clear sound. A- Merrily We Rolly Along 2002 ~ Reunion Concert, Brooklyn New York Concert Concert featuring the Original Broadway cast. Jim Walton, Lonny Price, Ann Morrison, Jason Alexander, Liz Callaway, an Incredible video of the original Broadway cast. A Merrily We Roll Along 8/18/02 ~ Sondheim Celebration, Washington DC Michael Hayden,Raul Esparza, Miriam Shor. Shot from the 2nd row of the mezz. Lots of close-ups, very clear. Digital, 2nd gen. A Mimi Le Duck 11/20/06 ~ Broadway Starring Annie Golden and Eartha Kit. Shot from mid-orchestra. One or two coverups, but for the most part a beautiful filming of a really mediocre show. A Miss Saigon Date Unknown ~ London Lea Salonga, Jonathan Pryce + OLC. Highlights only, but VERY rare! Plus TV appearance footage. B Miss Saigon 1995 ~ Almanson Theatre, Los Angeles 1st National Tour. Kevin Gray: Engineer, Jennifer C. Paz: Kim, Peter Lockyer: Chris, Tami Tappan: Ellen, Keith Byron Kirk: John. Very nice, clear sound, great cast. A- Miss Saigon 7/16/00 ~ Chicago Michelle Nigalan (Kim), Brian Cooper (Chris), Joseph Anthony Foronda (Engineer), Eugene Barry-Hill (John), Christine Allocca (Ellen), Johnny Fernandez (Thuy) B Miss Saigon 2000 ~ Manilla Lea Solonga, Will Chase, Leo Valdez, Robert Sena, Ronn Smith, Lisa Capps. In English. RARE-PRO SHOT video! Slightly different sets, costumes and direction than the Broadway version. Says "For preview purposes only. Not for commercial use" during the entire video along the bottom of the screen. Occasional "glitches" in the second act, and missing the last 5 minutes of the show. But since it is pro shot, this is a true gem! B+ Miss Saigon 1/3/01 ~ Broadway Lea Salonga, Ruthie Henshall, Luoyang Wang, Will Chase, Charlene Carabeo, Charles E. Wallace, Michael K. Lee. First 10-15 minutes lots of shots of nothing until taper gets settled, though the sound is very good. After that any close-ups, clear picture. B Miss Saigon 1/7/01 ~ Broadway Lea Salonga, Ruthie Henshall, Luoyong Wang & Will Chase. Full show. Quite good but some obstructions. B+ Miss Saigon 1/19/01 ~ Broadway Will Chase, Lea Salonga, Ruthie Henshall, Louyong Wang, Charles E. Wallace, Michael Lee, Charlene Carabeo, Susan Ancheta. Lots of head obstruction in the beginning but smoothes out and only happens occasionally throughout the show. Very nice performances. B Miss Saigon 12/20/02 ~ Schenectady, NY Jon Jon Briones, Jennifer Hubilla, and Alan Gillespie. Very nice video with good picture and sound. A Miss Saigon 2/22/04 ~ Oklahoma City, OK Jon Jon Briones, Jennifer Paz, Alan Gillespie, Wallace Smith, Tadeo, Rachel Kopf. Excellent video with many close-ups and no obstruction; part of Buidoi is missing due to battery issues but excellent video. A Most Happy Fella 1980 ~ TV Cast Starring Giorgio Tozzi, Sharon Daniels, Richard Muenz, Louisa Flaningham, Dennis Warning. B+ Music & The Spoken Word 10/30/05 ~ Salt Lake City, UT Wonderful concert of Maureen McGovern & The Mormon Tabernacle Choir performing. She performs a couple of songs, one of which is from Little Women The Musical. Pro-Shot Concert! A+ The Music Man 1980 ~ Broadway Revival Starring Dick Van Dyke. Camcorder video; some generation loss but not that bad for its age. B The Music Man 5/6/01 ~ Broadway Craig Bierko's last performance, includes curtain speech by Rebecca Luker. Digital. A- The Music Man 5/12/01 ~ Broadway Eric McCormack, Rebecca Luker A The Music Man 8/10/01 ~ Broadway Robert Sean Leonard, Rebecca Luker. Shot very nicely, great zooms and sound. A- The Music Man 12/27/01 ~ Ft Lauderdale, Flordia Big League Non Union National Tour. The controversial tour, but an excellent cast and production. Garritt Vandermeer, Carolann Sanita, Pam Feicht. House camera shot, great sound, no close ups. Also includes excellent proshot Press reels. A- The Music Man 2/21/02 ~ Lansing, Michigan Big League Non Union National Tour. The controversial tour, but an excellent cast and production. Garritt Vandermeer, Carolann Sanita, Pam Feicht. House camera shot, great sound, no close ups. A- The Music of Andrew LLoyd Webber 3/1992 ~ Japan Tour Sarah Brightman, Gary Mauer, Ty Taylor, Sharon Brown, Jimmy Locket, Tami Tappen, Cathy Porter, Gay Willis etc. Also includes 30 minutes of Publicity appearances. A The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber 12/21/96 ~ Philadelphia Starring Betty Buckley and featuring Jill Patton, Tonya Dixon, John Herrera, Kevin R. Wright. Great Perfromances! B+ My Fair Lady 9/5/01 ~ London With Jonathan Pryce and Alexandra Jay. Beautiful video, lots of closeups and medium shots for the dances. A My Fair Lady 2001 ~ Royal National Theatre London TV special on the history of My Fair Lady, features clips of the 2001 RNT Revival. A- My Fair Lady 2002 ~ Madrid, Spain Professionally Shot. Performed in Spanish. Great Quality! A My Fair Lady 8/21/05 ~ Fox Theater, Atlanta Marla Schaffel (Eliza Doolittle), John Vickery (Henry Higgins), James Valentine (Colonel Pickering), Rob Donohoe (Alfred Doolittle), Ellen Horst (Mrs Pearce), Jim Weitzer (Freddy Eynsford-Hill). Excellent digitial video from the rear right orch. Great zooms! Great cast of Broadway talent. A My Fair Lady 3/9/07 ~ New York Philharmonic Kelli O'Hara, Kelsey Grammer, Brian Dennehy, Charles Kimbrough, Marnie Nixon, Phillippe Castagner, Meg Bussert. A presentation of The New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall in New York's Lincoln Center. Act 1 is well filmed with great close ups and clarity, but Act 2 is audio only-no video. A- My One and Only 1983 ~ Broadway Starring Tommy Tune and Twiggy. Decent capture of this old show. This is very watchable and great for its age. B+ The Mystery of Edwin Drood 1983 ~ New York Betty Buckley, Cleo Laine, George Rose, Patti Cohenour, Howard McGillin, Judy Kuhn, Donna Murphy. Pro Shot video. One hour of highlights from the Delecorte Theatre before the show transfered to Broadway. A The Mystery of Edwin Drood 1/26/86 ~ Broadway OBC except Donna Murphy. A really great video even by today's standards. A A New Brain 1998 ~ Off Broadway Kristen Chenowith. Shot very close to the stage with great closeups. Some slight washout. B Nick and Nora 1991 ~ Broadway Cast: Barry Bostwick, Joanna Gleason, Christine Baranski. Not a bad tape at all for it's age. B+ Nine 1982 ~ Broadway Raul Julia, Anita Morris, Karen Akers. Very old, good for its time, picture is grainy, good close-ups B+ Nine 1983 ~ Broadway Sergio Franchi and the first replacement cast. Excellent capture of the new cast. Very rare and good quality. B+ Nine 5/1993 ~ Royal Albert Hall London Concert: Jonathan Pryce, Ann Crumb, Becky Norman, Liliane Montevecchi, Anita Dobson, Nadia Stratt. Great performance, quality is just okay. B Nine 9/16/97 ~ Paris Performed at the Folies Bergere in Paris, France. This production starred Jerome Pradon. Pro shot video of this great show. A Nine 3/30/03 ~ Broadway Antonio Banderas, Chita Rivera, Laura Benanti, Mary Stuart Masterson, Jane Krakowski.Shot from 4th row center mezz. Digital, 1st genearation. A Nine 4/2003 ~ Eugene O'Neill Theatre Antonio Banderas, Laura Benanti, Jane Krakowski, Mary Stuart Masterson, Chita Rivera, Nell Campbell, Diedre Goodwin, Mary Beth Peil. A- Nine 2003 ~ Broadway Press Reels - Antonio Banderas, Laura Benanti, Jane Krakowski, Mary Stuart Masterson, Chita Rivera, Nell Campbell, Diedre Goodwin, Mary Beth Peil. Proshot Press Reels with a running time of 45 minutes. A Notre Dame de Paris Date Unknown ~ Las Vegas, NV Deven May, Jessica Grove, Mark Smith, Janien Masse. Highlights, Producer's Copy. 12 songs. A+ The Odd Couple 10/25/05 ~ Broadway Revival Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Brad Garrett, Rob Bartlet, Olivia d'Abo, Jessica Stone. Beautifully filmed video, nice and clear with great closeups. Also includes scanned Playbill information, as well as NY1's opening night coverage and review of the show. A Oh! Calcutta! 1980 ~ Broadway Pro-shot. Original Broadway Cast. Naughty Musical! A+ Oklahoma 1979 ~ Broadway Revival Christine Andreas, Laurence Guittard, Mary Wickes, Bruce Adler, Christine Ebersole, Harry Groener, Philip Rash, Martin Vidnovic. This is boarderline Proshot. Its an amazing capture that is jaw dropping. Some interesting performers, but amazing to watch. A+ Oklahoma 2/25/02 ~ Broadway Josefina Gabrielle, Patrick Wilson, Shuler Hensley, Justin Bohon, Jessica Boevers, Asia Mandvi, Andrea Martin. Digitally shot from 5th row center mezz. No heads in the way. Wonderful production, and this is a pretty good video of the show. B+ Oklahoma, In Concert 2002 ~ London Brent Barrett, Lisa Vroman, Maureen Lapman, Tim Flavin. Pro shot for BBC-TV. Letterboxed. A Oklahoma 3/11/06 ~ Rockford, IL *** Non-Eq Tour: Pat Sibley as Aunt Eller, Spencer Plachy as Curly, Jessica Lavin as Laurey, Michael Zygo as Will Parker, Sarah Shahinian as Ado Annie, Sorab Wadia as Ali Hakim. Nice production and performances. Funny lyric flub by Aunt Eller. Crystal Clear picture and sound. A+ Oliver! 1984 ~ Broadway Revival Starring Patti Lupone. Ran 2 weeks on Broadway before closing. Great Recording for age. Lupone is fabulous! A- Oliver! 1996 ~ London Jim Dale, Ruthie Henshall. Tape is a little on the dark side, but that is probably due to dark stage lighting. C+ On A Clear Day You Can See Forever 1965 ~ TV Barbara Harris, John Cullum. Pro shot for TV, looks like maybe it was part of a variety show. Numbers include: Hurry, It's Lovely Up Here, Melinda, On The SS Bernard Cohen, What Did I have That I Don't Have? and On a Clear Day..." Slight generational loss. About 20 minutes long. B On The Town 1992 ~ London Concert Pro shot for British TV. Cleo Lane, David Garrison, Tyne Daly. Narrated by Comden and Green. A- On The Twentieth Century 2/8/86 ~ Broadway Imogene Coca, Judy Kaye, Frank Gorshin. RARE FIND! Amazing quality video looks like it was filmed yesterday. A- On The Twentieth Century in Concert 9/26/05 ~ New York Marin Mazzie, Douglas Sill, Jo-Anne Worley, Brad Oscar, Christopher Sieber, Kathleen Turner. Nicely filmed from the balconey. Beautifully shot 2005 Actor's Fund Benefit Concert. A Once On This Island 1990 ~ Broadway Preview Mostly a full stage shot of the Broadway cast in Preview. Quality is not very good. C+ Once on This Island 11/23/92 ~ National Tour Semi-pro shot from a still camera: LaShanda Hunt, Tina Fabrique, Tonya L. Dixon, Miles Watson, Angela Lockett, Alvaleta Guess, Steven Cates, Julia Aponte, Darius de Hanes, Keith Tyrane, Norm Lewis (u/s Agwe). B- Once on This Island Reunion Concert 5/12/02 ~ Broadway Pro Shot. LaChanze, Jerry Dixon, Andrea Frierson-Toney, Sheila Gibbs, Kecia Lewis, Afi McClendon, Gerry McIntyre, Milton Craig Nealy, Nikki Rene, Monique Cintron, Eric Riley, Ellis E. Williams, Lillias White A+ Once Upon A Mattress 1964 ~ CBS Telecast Great Video, great picture and sound. A Once Upon a Mattress 1972 ~ 2nd TV Cast This is the second TV version (different then the original TV version). This was shot in color and has Burnett. And Clips of Bernadette Peters on the Carol Burnett Show and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. A+ Once Upon A Mattress 12/18/96 ~ Broadway Sarah Jessica Parker, Jane Krakowski, Heath Lamberts, Mary Lou Rosato, David Aaron Baker, Lewis Cleale, David Hibbard, Tom Alan Robbins Shot from what seems like right mezzanine. Mostly a stationary shot with some good zooms but no real close-ups. Some washout from spotlights. Some slight head obstruction. Good sound. B- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 2001 ~ Broadway Starring Gary Sinise and Amy Morton. Fantastic recording, captures the action wonderfully. Occasional heads in frame but they never obstruct the action. B+ Our Town 9/19/55 ~ NBC TV Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint. TV MUSICAL version. Songs by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen. (The hit song "Love And Marriage" came from this show.) In black and white. A- Our Town 11/23/02 ~ Broadway Paul Newman, Jayne Atkinson, Jane Curtin et al. Shot from first row mezzanine on the side. Great closeups. Some spotlight washout, but not too much. Digital, 1st generation from the master. A- Pacific Overtures 6/9/76 ~ Broadway Pro-Shot to be shown on Japanese TV. Starring Mako, Soon-Teck Oh and other members of the original cast. Great picture and sound. A- Pacific Overtures 12/15/04 ~ Studio 54 B.D. Wong and Revival Cast. There is about 10 min of cover ups.most only last 3 min or so.but the total black out time is 10 min.act 2 is much better with no black outs but there is some sound problems that only last seconds but happens about 3 times. A- The Pajama Game 5/5/02 ~ Encores! Staging starring Brent Barrett as Sid, Karen Ziemba as Babe, Ken Page as Hasler, Deidre Goodwin as Gladys, Mark Lynn-Baker as Hines. B+ The Pajama Game 2/18/06 ~ Broadway Harry Connick, Jr., Kelli O'Hara, Michael McKean, Peter Benson, Joyce Chittick, Megan Lawrence, Michael McCormick, Roz Ryan, Paula Leggett Chase, Bianca Marroquin. Excellent recording of this fabulous production. Great picture and sound. A The Pajama Game 3/31/06 ~ Broadway *** Harry Connick Jr, Kelli O'Hara, Michael McKean, Peter Benson, Joyce Chittick, Megan Lawrence, Michael McCormick, Richard Poe, Roz Ryan. Fabulous production. Filmed full stage shot with head in the way at times and camera wanders from time to time. B- *No Trades/Sales* Parade 1998 ~ Broadway Closed-circuit, shot in theatre: Carolee Carmello, Brent Carver, Rufus Bonds Jr, Evan Pappas, Brooke Sunny Moriber. Single shot of stage, best quality out there. B- Passion 8/17/02 ~ Sondheim Celebration, Washington DC Judy Kuhn, Michael Cerveris, Rebecca Luker. Beautiful video, shot from the 3rd row of the mezzanine. Digital, 2nd gen. A- Passion 3/31/05 ~ Lincoln Center, NY Patti Lupone, Audra McDonald, Michael Cerveris Staged concert production of Sondheim's musical aired live from Lincoln Center on PBS. professionally filmed A+ Peter Pan 1960 ~ Color TV Version Mary Martin, Cyril Ritchard. Perfect quality of this fun show. A+ Peter Pan 1976 ~ TV Mia Farrow, Danny Kaye, John Gielgud. Made for TV musical. Another live action musical version of the play, with all-new songs rather than the ones used in the more famous Mary Martin version. A- Peter Pan 10/17/79 ~ Broadway Sandy Duncan, Christopher Hewitt, George Rose, Beth Fowler. Good video for it's age. A little dark in some places. Act Two is in Black & White. B+ Phantom 2004 ~ Japan Maury Yeston version of Takarazuka Theatre Company. Comprised of all-female performers who play both the male and female roles in musicals and revues. Pro-shot for Japanese TV. In Japanese. A Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular 8/28/06 ~ Las Vegas *** 7pm Show: Anthony Crivello as Phantom, Elizabeth Loyacano as Christine, Elena Jeanne Batman as Carlotta, Tim Martin Gleason, John Wolfe, Lawson Skala, Rebecca Spencer, Brianne Morgan, Larry Morbitt. Great capture of show and nice perfomrances. Nicely done for Vegas. A- Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular 8/30/06 ~ Las Vegas *** 7pm Show: Anthony Crivello as Phantom, Sierra Boggess as Christine, Elena Jeanne Batman as Carlotta, Tim Martin Gleason, John Wolfe, Lawson Skala, Rebecca Spencer, Brianne Morgan, Larry Morbitt. The whole show is full stage shot. *No Trades/Sells* B+ Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular 8/30/06 ~ Las Vegas *** 10pm Show: Brent Barrett as Phantom, Sierra Boggess as Christine, Geena Jeffries Mattox as Carlotta, Tim Martin Gleason, John Wolfe, Lawson Skala, Rebecca Spencer, Brianne Morgan, Larry Morbitt. Superior Cast, Brent and Sierra are the Perfect set. Amazing capture of show. A+ The Phantom of the Opera 1988 ~ Broadway Rehearsal Footage that runs about 40 minutes, very interesting. Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Steve Barton & OBC. A- The Phantom of the Opera 4/1988 ~ Broadway Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Steve Barton. Very old video, very good quality, but some small parts missing. B+ The Phantom of the Opera 8/8/88 ~ Broadway Michael Crawford, Patti Cohenour, Steve Barton, Nick Wyman, Cris Groenendaal, Judy Kaye, David Romano, Leila Martin. Michael Crawford final Broadway performance; shot from the balcony, right side if you're facing the stage. The sound is good. I also like the vivid color. Faces are not clear from a distance, but in the close-up shots you can make out most features. At the end is the farewell from the cast to Michael Crawford, a speech by Steve Barton and a speech by Crawford. B- The Phantom of the Opera 1989 ~ Los Angeles Ahmanson Theatre Michael Crawford, Dale Kristen, Steve Barton. Great picture for its age! B The Phantom of the Opera 1990 ~ Canada Colm Wilkinson and original Canadian cast. Choppy highlights, mostly the Phantom?s parts. An old video, but it?s 2nd gen, so it?s decent. B The Phantom of the Opera 9/28/93 ~ LA Cast Davis Gaines, Dale Kristen. Matinee performance. Excellent archive of the show filmed from house camera. Nice video of the show. B+ The Phantom of the Opera 1995 ~ Toronto Chris Groenendaal, Teresa DeZarn, David Rogers. An hour of highlights. Good quality for it's age. Cast is very enjoyable. A- The Phantom of the Opera 7/19/99 ~ Toronto, Canada Paul Stanley, Melissa Dye, David Rogers, Kim Stengel. Paul's phantom is great. Picture and sound are good. Just a little washed out, but still a great video. B The Phantom of the Opera 2000 ~ London Scott Davies, Charlotte Page, Matt Cammelle. Most copies of this video are in black and white and fuzzy. This is in color with amazing close-ups. B+ The Phantom of the Opera 9/1/2001 ~ Broadway Howard McGillin, Adrienne McEwan (u/s), Jim Weitzer. Full Show, excellent quality with many great close-up shots. A The Phantom of the Opera 3/27/02 ~ BroadwayHoward McGillin, Elizabeth Southard, Michael Lewis, Jeff Keller, George Lee Andrews, Rebecca Eichenberger, Marilyn Caskey. Second generation; original was digital; good picture and sound; taper followed the show well, with some nice zooms. A The Phantom of the Opera 2002 ~ Madrid Spain ALW's phantom Professionally shot. Perfect Quality. Performed in spanish. Excellent dvd. A+ The Phantom of the Opera 9/21/02 ~ London John Owen-Jones, Celia Graham, Robert Finlayson, Robert Finlayson, Bruce Montague , Robert Irons, Nan Christie. Overcomes the usual filming obstacles of dark productions to deliver great a video. Some heads, but close-ups are extraordinary. A The Phantom Of The Opera 10/7/03 ~ Broadway Hugh Panaro, Julie Hanson, Jim Weitzer. Very good zooms and nice picture. Great performances from the cast. Rare Video. Transfer from DVD. A- The Phantom of the Opera 1/11/04 ~ Orlando Brad Little, Rebecca Pitcher, Tim Martin Gleason. Little's last performance as the Phantom. Little gives a truely incredible performance, you can tell he is living up his final hours as the Phantom. A- The Phantom of the Opera 6/6/04 ~ Tour, Salt Lake City Tim Martin Gleason (u/s), Sarah Lawrence (u/s), Peter Lockyer (u/s), David Cryer, DC Anderson, Kim Stengel. Quality is decent, seems very bright though and facial features are distinct. Somewhat shaky filming throughout. B The Phantom of The Opera 2/11/05 ~ Tour: Ft. Myers, FL Peter Lockyer (u/s), Rebecca Pitcher, Tim Martin Gleason, David Cryer, D. C. Anderson, Laureen Vigil (u/s Carlotta), John Whitney, Patti Davidson Gorbea, Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo. HIGHLIGHTS. A- The Phantom of the Opera 2/17/05 ~ Tour, Ft. Myers, FL Tim Martin Gleason (u/s), Rebecca Pitcher, Peter Lockyer (u/s), John Kuether (u/s), DC Anderson, Joan Sobel (u/s). Very rare cast, one of few with TMG as the Phantom. A highlights video that contains mostly phantom parts. A- The Phantom of the Opera 4/2/05 ~ Broadway James Romick (u/s), Marie Danvers (alt), John Cudia, Jeff Keller, George Lee Andrews, Anne Runolfsson, Marilyn Caskey, Larry Wayne Morbitt, Kara Klein (u/s). MOST of the show. Includes Romick's BC/EFA speech. A The Phantom of the Opera 6/22/05 ~ Broadway Hugh Panaro, Julie Hanson (alt), Tim Martin Gleason, Jeff Keller, George Lee Andrews, Anne Runolfsson, Marilyn Caskey, David Gaschen (u/s), Kara Klein. Very nice quality and close ups. A- The Phantom of the Opera 7/16/05 ~ Broadway Hugh Panaro, Rebecca Pitcher (alt), Tim Martin Gleason, Jeff Keller, George Lee Andrews, Anne Runolfsson, Marilyn Caskey, Larry Wayne Morbitt, Kara Klein. 80 minutes worth of highlights. Rebeccas second performance on Broadway. Flub during final lair. Nice quality. A The Phantom of the Opera 8/10/05 ~ Broadway Tim Martin Gleason (u/s), Susan Owen (u/s), Stephen R. Buntrock (u/s), Jeff Keller, George Lee Andrews, Anne Runolfsson, Marilyn Caskey. The only video of Susan Owen as Christine, and Tim Martin Gleasons 2nd performance as the Phantom on Broadway. A bit shakey, and five minutes of cover ups. A- The Phantom of the Opera 8/13/05 ~ Broadway Stephen R. Buntrock (u/s), Rebecca Pitcher (u/s), Fred Rose (u/s), Jeff Keller, George Lee Andrews, Anne Runolfsson, Marilyn Caskey, Larry Wayne Morbitt, Kara Klein, David Gaschen (Auctioneer), Tim Jerome (Don Attilo). A- The Phantom of the Opera 9/10/05 ~ Tour, Atlanta GA Gary Mauer, Marie Danvers, Michael Shawn Lewis, David Cryer, DC Anderson, Kim Stengel, John Whitney, Kate Wray. Good filming and cast. Begins at Hannibal. B+ The Phantom of the Opera 10/1/2005 ~ Broadway Hugh Panaro's Final performance. Sandra Joseph, Tim Martin Gleason, James Romick (u/s), George Lee Andrews, Anne Runolfsson, Marilyn Caskey, Larry Wayne > Morbitt, Kara Klein. Includes pre-show announcement and Sandra's curtain speech. Great performances by cast. A The Phantom of the Opera 1/5/06 ~ Pittsburgh, PA Gary Mauer, Beth Southard (alt), John Cudia, Kim Stengel, David Cryer, Patti Davidson-Gorbea. Tapers first video, so times are shaky, decent dvd. B+ The Phantom of the Opera 1/9/06 ~ Broadway Howard McGillin, Sandra Joseph, Tim Martin Gleason, George Lee Andrews, Tim Jerome, Anne Runolfsson, Marilyn Caskey, Larry Wayne Morbitt, Heather McFadden. Record-breaking performance, number 7.486. . Includes Act 1 (minus Il Muto and Why Have You Brought Us Here) and curtain call/act 3. No act 2. A- The Phantom of the Opera 2/4/06 ~ London Earl Carpenter, Rachel Barrell, David Shannon, James Barron, Sam Hiller, Wendy Ferguson, Emily Harvey (u/s), Rohan Tickell, Heidi Ann O'Brien. HIGHLIGHTS running 80 minutes. A The Phantom of the Opera 4/6/06 ~ Dallas, TX Gary Mauer, Elizabeth Southard (u/s), Jim Weitzer, John Jellison, D.C. Anderson, Kim Stengel, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, John Whitney, Kate Wray. 2 camera video edited, curtain calls, and full cast credits. As close to a pro-shot as you will get. Great picture, great sound, great video A+ The Phantom of the Opera 5/6/06 ~ Kalamazoo, MI Tour: John Cudia, Sarah Lawrence (alt), Jim Weitzer, Kim Stengel, Bruce Winant, DC Anderson, Patti Davidson-Gorbea, John Whitney, Kate Wray. New touring cast with potential, good filming. A- The Phantom of the Opera 6/17/06 ~ London Matt Cammelle (alt), Rachel Barrell, David Shannon, James Barron, Sam Hiller, Wendy Ferguson, Annette Yeo, Howard Ellis (u/s), Naomi Cobby (u/s). Very nice shots and quality. A The Phantom of the Opera 8/18/06 ~ Broadway Howard McGillin, Rebecca Pitcher, Michael Shawn Lewis, Julie Schmidt (u/s), David Cryer, George Lee Andrews, Marilyn Caskey. Filmed from the fourth row center mezz. Great performances. A Piaf 1984 ~ TV Cast Amazing production starring Jane Laportaire, Zoe Wanamaker, Peter Friedman and Judith Ivey. A- The Pillowman 3/26/05 ~ Broadway Billy Crudup, Jeff Goldblum, Zeljko Ivanek, Michael Stuhlbarg. Overall shot well, audio is a bit low. Five minutes at the end of Act One are audio only. B+ Pippin 11/29/04 ~ Actor's Fund Benefit Concert Michael Arden, Laura Benanti, Rosie O'Donnell, Billy Porter, Kate Shindle, Darius DeHaas, Ben Vereen, Terrence Mann, Charles Busch, Julia Murney, John Tartaglia, and many others. A The Pirate Queen 10/7/06 ~ Chicago, IL Pre Broadway: Stephanie J. Block, Hadley Fraser, Linda Balgord, Marcus Chait, Jeff McCarthy, and William Youmans. This is Act One only. Thereare some blackouts, but good to see the show in changes. B The Pirate Queen 10/8/06 ~ Chicago, IL *** Pre-Broadway Preview: Stephanie J. Block, Hadley Frasier, Jeff McCarthy, Linda Balgord, William Youmans, Marcus Chait. Contains about an 60% of the show visually and 100% audio. Random footage from both acts. Visually there are lots of black outs here and there. B The Pirate Queen 10/11/06 ~ Chicago, IL *** Pre-Broadway: Stephanie J. Block, Hadley Frasier, Jeff McCarthy, Linda Balgord, William Youmans, Marcus Chait. Finally the whole show and beautifully captured. Crystal clear picture and sound. Wonderful performances, not to be missed. A+ The Pirate Queen 11/26/06 ~ Final Chicago *** Last Pre-Broadway Show: Stephanie J. Block, Hadley Frasier, Jeff McCarthy, Linda Balgord, William Youmans, Marcus Chait. Wonderful quality and performances in this show. Great picture, sound and energy! Has some changes from earlier performances. A- *No Trades/Sells* The Pirate Queen4/11/07 ~ BroadwayStephanie J. Block, Hadley Fraser, Linda Balgord, Marcus Chait, Jeff McCarthy, William Youmans. A Very Nice capture of this show. I may be one of the few who actually enjoy this show. The entire cast is fantastic. AThe Pirate Queen4/13/07 ~ Broadway ***Stephanie J. Block, Hadley Fraser, Jeff McCarthy, Linda Balgord, William Youmans, Marcus Chait. Wonderful crystal clear capture and top notch amazing performances. Much improved from Chicago version. Includes performance on the the View. A+The Pirates of Penzance 1980 ~ New York Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose, Patricia Routeledge. Broadway Archives video, pro-shot in Central Park before moving to Broadway; thoroughly enjoyable. A- Porgy & Bess 1993 ~ Glyndebourne, UK Cynthia Haymon & Willard White. Pro-shot. This video is rarely performed, so to have any archive of this (especially pro-shot!) is great! A+ The Producers 2/20/01 ~ Chicago preview Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Roger Bart, Gary Beach, Ron Orbach, Cady Huffman. Classic video; best Producers available A+ The Producers 4/25/01 ~ Broadway Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Roger Bart, Gary Beach, Brad Oscar, Cady Huffman. Kind of grainy and looks old. However it is another dvd of the OBC. What is camputred is nicely framed. B The Producers 11/4/01 ~ Broadway Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Roger Bart, Gary Beach, Brad Oscar, Cady Huffman. Nice, lots of close-ups, a LOT of heads in the way. Many ad-libs from Nathan Lane ("I hear he has a polyp") and his closing speech at the end for Actor's Fund performance. B The Producers 3/22/02 ~ Broadway Henry Goodman, Steven Weber, Roger Bart, Gary Beach, Brad Oscar, Cady Huffman. Filmed from 2nd row mezz center. Missing a few seconds during Keep It Gay. Digital video. A- The Producers 12/19/02 ~ Broadway Brad Oscar, Roger Bart, Gary Beach, Brad Musgrove, Cady Huffman, John Tracey Egan. Shot from 3rd row balcony. Great video. digital. A- The Producers 1/22/04 ~ Broadway Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Roger Bart, Gary Beach. Excellent video with the return of many of the OBC. Great picture and sound; 1st generation from the master. A The Producers 11/2004 ~ Melbourne, Australia Original Australian Cast: Reg Livermore (Max), Tom Burlinson (Leo), Chloe Dallimore (Ulla), Tony Sheldon (Roger) and Bert Newton (Franz). Inhouse balcony digital camera, full stage shot only. Believed to be the final Matinee of the show. Sound from the soundboard, includes curtain call. A- The Producers 5/24/05 ~ Broadway Richard Kind, Roger Bart. Missing the overture. Occasional head in the way. A- The Producers 10/21/06 ~ Bloomington, IN Non Equity Tour: Jason Simon (Max Bialystock), Austin Owen (Leo Bloom), Elizabeth Pawlowski (Ulla), Brad Nacht (Roger de Bris), John West (Carmen Ghia), Jesse Coleman (Franz Liebkind). Moderate spotlight washout once in a while. B+ The Producers 1/30/07 ~ Rockford, IL *** Non-Equity Tour: Jason Simon, Austin Owen, Jesse Coleman, John West, Brad Nacht, Elizabeth Pawlowski. Great cast and energy in this performance. Great picture, sound and capture. A Purlie 1981 ~ TV Cast Starring Robert Guillaume, Sherman Hemsley, Melba Moore, Don Scardino, Linda Hopkins. B+ Purlie 10/11/05 ~ Goodman Theatre, Chicago *** Pre-Broadway production. Jacques C. Smith as Purlie, Joyce Faison as Idella, Paulette Ivory as Lutiebelle, E. Faye Butler as Aunt Missy, Harrison White as Gitlow. Wonderful production of rarely done musical. Amazing voices and fun show. Crystal clear picture and sound. *No Trades/Sell* A+ Putting it Together 2/20/00 ~ Broadway Carol Burnett, George Hearn, John Barrowman, Ruthie Henshall, Bronson Pinchot. Professional Pay Per View telecast of the final performance. A+ Rags 1986 ~ Broadway Reviewer?s Reels - also includes highlights from the Charles Strouse tribute at the Playboy Mansion and the TV reviews for A Broadway Musical. B Rags 1988 ~ Tour, Chicago Tour starring Marcia Lewis. A very old video, but very watchable. Great to see a professional production of this show. B+ *No Trades* Ragtime: Creating Ragtime 1997 ~ PBS Special About 60 minutes long of a great television special about the making of the Broadway musical. Fantastic rehearsal and footage of the great cast. A Ragtime 2/1998 ~ Broadway Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, Peter Friedman, Audra McDonald, Judy Kaye, Mark Jacoby. Finally a decent copy. B+ Ragtime 4/23/98 ~ National Tour Coalhouse: Alton Fitgerald White, Sarah: Darlesia Cearcy, Mother: Rebecca Eichenbaucher, Michael Rupert, Cris Groendaal. Great sound and decent picture. B+ Ragtime 9/19/98 ~ Broadway, Ford Center Full OBC except for mother. Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mark Jakoby, Peter Friedman, Patty Groble, Judy Kaye. Beautiful Dvd, best ragtime out there. Tons of closeups whole video is very sharp and almost looks proshot. A *No Trades* Ragtime 3/1999 ~ Broadway Alton Fitzgerald White, Donna Bullock, John Rubenstein, John Dossett, LaChanze, Tommy Hollis, Janine LaManna, Judy Kaye, Anthony Blair Hall, Elizabeth Lundberg. First 10 minutes are bad, but gets much better with some decent zooms. B+ Ragtime 3/16/00 ~ Nashville, TN 2nd National Tour. Lawrence Hamilton, Lovena Fox, Cathy Wydne, Stephen Zinnato. A good video although shot from a weird upper right angle. A- Ragtime 5/29/01 ~ National Tour, NJ Tour: Lawrence Hamilton (as Coalhouse), Jim Corti (as Tateh), Victoria Strong (as Mother), Lovena Fox (as Sarah) and Joseph Dellger (as Father), Sam Samuelson, Mary Gutzi, Jacqueline Bayne, Eric Olson and Leon Williams. Nice picture, sound and capture of this wonderful show. A- Ragtime 10/02 ~ Cardiff, Wales Staged concert version professionally filmed for British TV. Maria Friendman and Graham Bickley. Great quality and sound. A Ragtime 8/11/02 ~ Music Theatre of Wichita Darcie Roberts, David Jennings, Bruce Winant, Montego Glover, Todd Thurston. Pro Shot. B+ Ragtime 9/04 ~ North Carolina Theatre Norm Lewis and Julia Murney. Great picture and sound, nice video B+ A Raisin in the Sun 4/10/04 ~ Royale Theatre Audra McDonald, Sean Combs, Sanaa Lathan, Phylicia Rashad. B+ The Red Shoes 11/2/1993 ~ Broadway Roger Rees, Hugh Panaro, Margaret Illmann, George de la Pena, Jonathan Sharp. Great video despite its age; nice closeups and sound throughout with a couple of minor coverups B+ Reefer Madness 10/27/01 ~ Off Broadway Performance with Michael Pawk. Overall good recording. First few rows of the mezz obstruct the bottom of the screen on and off, mostly on the wider shots. But has really nice clear closeups and for the most part, full view of all the action. B+ Reefer Madness, The Movie 2005 ~ Showtime TV Kristen Bell, Neve Campbell, Alan Cummings, Ana Gasteyer, Steven Weber. A Rent 4/29/96 ~ Broadway Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Taye Diggs. Great first act, and same old black lines for about 30 min. in second act. B Rent 5/1/96 ~ Broadway Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Fredi Walker, Taye Diggs, Idina's understudy as Maureen. Very poor quality due to generation loss, barely watchable. Only for the hardcore Rentheads. C Rent 12/8/96 ~ Broadway Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin Vega, Anthony Rapp, Wilson Jeremia Heredia, Yasmin Alers (u/s Maureen), Freddi Walker. Some cover ups and heads in the way, but very clear video when it gets past that. B Rent 1/9/97 ~ Broadway Adam Pascal, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia. Very grainy from generation loss but watchable. No real closeups, mostly medium and wide shots. B- Rent 6/10/97 ~ Broadway Adam Pascal, Norbert Leo Butz as Mark, Fredi Walker, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Taye Diggs. Sound is good, camerawork is okay, no closeups, all medium or wide shots. Picture suffers major generation loss and some spotlight washout. C Rent 7/24/97 ~ Broadway OBC w/Sherrie Renee Scott as Maureen, Marcy Harriell as Mimi, Michael McElroy as Collins. Not the best video quality wise, but watchable. B- Rent 1998 ~ Vancover, Canada Original Candian Cast except for Cary Sheilds (his first time as Roger). Decent video of the Canadian cast. Starts at RENT ends in the middle of I'll Cover you B. B Rent 1998 ~ Tour Simone?s LAST Taken from the FRONT ROW. 1st act only. Worth it though and nice zooms. Simone, Christian Anderson, Kristoffer Cusick, Mark Evan D?Angeles, Erin Keaney. A- Rent 6/7/98 ~ Angel tour, Detroit Mark-Trey Ellet, Roger-Josh Greene, Mimi-Laura Dias, Maureen-Erin Keaney, Joanne-Kamilah Martin, Angel-Evan D'Angeles, Collins-Alan Mingo. B+ Rent 10/1998 ~ Broadway Norbert Leo Butz, Matt Murphy (Mark), Marcy Harriell, Wilson Cruz, Calvin Grant. Good quality and amazing close-ups! A- Rent, The Creation of... 1998 ~ London 60 minute British documentary on the opening of Rent in London. Features cast and production team member interviews, as well as clips from the show. A Rent 9/1/99 ~ Tour Mark-Trey Ellet, Roger-Dean Balkwill, Mimi-Sharon Leal, Angel-Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Collins-Mark Leroy Jackson, Maureen-Erin Keaney, Joanne-Kamilah Martin, Benny-Brian M. Love. A- Rent 9/5/99 ~ San Francisco Last show of "Angel" cast. Roger: Dean Balkwill, Mark:Trey Ellett, Mimi: Sharon Leal, Collins: Mark Jackson, Angel: Shaun Earl, Maureen: Erin Keaney, Joanne: Kamilah Martin, Benny: Brian Love. Great filming and wonderful close-ups. Amazing capture of final show. A+ Rent 12/3/99 ~ German Cast, Berlin Performed in English. mark-Alex Melchar, roger-John Partridge, mimi-Peti Vann Der Velde, maureen-Irina Alex, joanne-Anna-Tonia Horn, collins-David Miachael, angel-Pethon D. Quirante, benny-Collin Rich. Also includes video clips of the Italy Cast of Rent. A Rent 3/15/00 ~ San Diego Benny Cast: Cary Sheilds, Matt Caplan, Saycon Sengbloh, Michelle Smith, Jacqueline Arnold. A FANTASTIC video! Missing first 3 minutes or so, though. A Rent 10/8/00 ~ Rosemont, IL Benny Tour: Christian Mena, Matt Caplan, Saycon Sengbloh, Maggie Benjamin, Racquel Roberts (u/s), Mark Ford, Shaun Earl, Haven Burton, Brian Love, Maia Wilson, Marcus Chaney, Curtis Cregan, Jake Manabat, Justin Johnston, Tricia. Young Great zooms, steady camera, clear picture, overall excellent quality; Raquel Roberts' last performance B+ Rent 1/20/01 ~ Tucson Joshua Kobak (u/s), Curtis Cregan (u/s), Mark Richard Ford, Brian M Love, Jaqueline B Arnold, Maggie Benjamin, Dominique Roy, Shaun Earl. A Rent 8/14/01 ~ Broadway Trey Ellet, Manley Pope, Yassmin Alers, Mark Leroy Jackson, Andy Senor, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Kendra Kassebaum, Stu James. Minimal generation loss, overall awesome quality and fantastic capture of the show. A- Rent 9/1/01 ~ Broadway Scott Hunt, Dean Armstrong, Dominique Roy, Mark Leroy Jackson, Andy Senor, Yassmin Alers, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Stu James, Jodi Carmeli, Myiia Watson-Davis, David St Louis, Jai Rodriguez, Enrico Rodriguez. Great picture quality but on and off focus problems and lots of obstructions. B Rent 2/14/02 ~ Broadway Matt Caplan as Roger when he was understudy for both roles. Trey Ellet as Mark, Karmine Alers, Jai Rodriguez, Maggie Benjamin, Mark Ford, Chad Richardson, Myiia Watson Davis. Great video clarity and good sound but has on and off tracking problems. Only known recording of Caplan in this role. B Rent 2/15/02 ~ Collins Tour Jay Wilkinson, Kevin Spencer, Krystal Washington, Sara Schatz, Bridget Anne Mohammed, Bruce Wilson Jr., Justin Rodriguez. Picture is okay, lots of closeups. B+ Rent 8/10/02 ~ Broadway Joey Fatone, Manley Pope, Karmine Alers, Jai Rodriguez, Mark Richard Ford, Todd Pettiford. Shot from third row center mezz, very clear with lots of close-ups. A Rent 10/27/02 ~ Broadway Maggie's Final performance with Joey Fatone, Manley Pope, Karmine Alers, Myiia Watson Davis, Maggie Benjamin, Jai Rodriguez, Todd Pettiford. Decent picture and sound. B Rent 8/11/03 ~ Broadway Cary Shields, Matt Caplan, Todd E. Pettiford (u/s), Stu James, Kenna J. Ramsey, Andy Senor, Krystal L. Washington, Maggie Benjamin, Catrice Joseph (u/s), John Eric Parker (u/s). Digital- fantastic picture and sound and very steady. Shot from the first row of the Mezzanine on the left side. Slightobstruction from the railing. Steady, clear and well shot. A Rent 8/26/03 ~ Broadway Cary Shields, Matt Caplan, Mark Richard Ford, Stu James, *Frenchie Davis, Andy Senor, Krystal Washington, Maggie Benjamin, John Eric Parker, Catrice Joseph. Digital; 1st generation from the master; missing a few songs. A Rent 10/19/03 ~ Tour Constantine Maroulis, Brian Gligor, Marcus James, Rebecca Jones, Damien Smith, Jaime Lee Kirchner, Leslie Diamond. Tour before Constantine was on American Idol. Dvd is kinda grainy, but you can see whats going on. B Rent 5/11/04 ~ Broadway Melanie Brown (aka Scary Spice). Great video! A- Rent 10/24/04 ~ Broadway Drew Lachey. Well filmed video. First minute or so is out of focus, then greatly improves. A- Rent 5/14/05 ~ Broadway Cary Shields, Matt Caplan, Destan Owens, D'Monroe, Danielle Lee, Enrico Rodriguez, Karmine Alers, Kelly Karbacz, Frenchie Davis. Nice video with good closeups. A Rent 6/25/05 ~ Broadway Cary Shields, Matt Caplan, Karmine Alers, Kelly Karbacz, Merle Dandridge, Frenchie Davis, Marcus Paul James. Beautiful clear picture with great sound. Picture doesn't look digital. Dvd has glitches every so often. B Rent 8/13/05 ~ Broadway An hour and a half of highlights. Sheilds, Caplan, Alers, Davis, and Ava Gaudet *u/s* as Maureen. Good quality and sound. B+ Rent 9/18/05 ~ Broadway Colin Hanlon (Mark), Cary Shields (Roger), Karmine Alers (Mimi), Ava Gaudet (Maureen), Destan Owens (Collins), D'Monroe (Benny), Merle Dandrige (Joanne), Justin Johnston (Angel), Frenchie Davis (SOLoist #1). The video is about 90% complete. Nice picture and close ups. Act Two is complete. A Rent 1/14/06 ~ Broadway Will Chase (Roger), Matt Caplan (Mark), Antonique Smith (Mimi), Kenna Ramsey (Joanne), Ava Gaudet (Maureen), D'Monroe (Benny), Philip Dorian McAdoo (Collins), Justin Johnston (Angel), Frenchie Davis (SOLoist #1), Marcus Paul James (SOLoist #2), Peter Matthew Smith (Gordon), Haven Burton (Mark's Mom), Mayumi Ando (Alexi), Shaun Earl (Paul), Robin De Jesus (Steve). A Rent 4/9/06 ~ Tour, Chicago *** Bryce Ryness, Nina Metrick (u/s Mimi), Jed Resnick, Warren Nolan, Chante Frierson, Ano Okera, Tracy Mcdowell. Great picture and sound. A- Rent 5/4/06 ~ Tour Non-Equity: Bryce Ryness, Ben Roseberry, Arianda Fernandez, Ano Okera, Chante Carmel Frierson, Warren G. Nolan Jr., Tracy McDowell, Michael Ifill. Decent video where action is captured nicely and the performances are average. B+ Rent3/7/07 ~ BroadwayChristopher J. Hanke, Tim Howar, Jaime Lee Kirchner, Nicolette Hart, Crystal Monée Hall, D’Monroe, Troy Horne, Justin Johnston. Begins at first voicemail. A very nice capture of the show. Was Jamie's final day as Mimi, so she gave a little extra in her performance, and a very high engergy audience. A+Rent Date Unknown ~ Dublin, Ireland Very different interpretation of the show than we are used to. The story sort of unfolds before you in a "let's-put-on-a-show" way, and in some ways reminds me of Godspell. Not the complete show, but most of Act 1. B Rent Reunion Concert 6/4/01 ~ New York OBC 5th Anniversary at Studio 54. Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Taye Diggs, more. A- Rent 10 4/24/06 ~ New York Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel, Gilles Chiasson, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rodney Hicks, Kristen Lee Kelly, Jesse L. Martin, Aiko Nakasone, Timothy Britten Parker, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gwen Stewart, Byron Utley, and Fredi Walker-Browne. The original Broadway cast of Rent reunites for Rent 10, a one night-only, benefit concert version of the show to mark the 10th anniversary of Jonathan Larson's landmark musical. Includes intro speeches by Allan Gordon, Mayor Bloomberg, Senator Schumer. Beautifully shot, amazingly clear video. An enthusiastic audience and a few flubs by the cast makes this video even more fun. A Requiem 2/25/85 ~ St. Thomas Church, NYC Sarah Brightman, Placido Domingo. Pro shot of the one time concert. A+ The Retreat From Moscow 10/25/03 ~ Broadway Eileen Atkins, John Lithgow, Ben Chaplin. Really good video; about two cover-ups but they only last a minute or less; act 2 missing first 3 minutes; a little shaky picture and sound for first 15 minutes. B+ Ring of Fire 4/28/06 ~ Broadway Cast: Jeb Brown, Jason Edwards, Jarrod Emick, Beth Malone, Cass Morgan, Lari White. Some whiting out of faces in a few scenes. A- The Rink 1984 ~ Broadway Chita Rivera, Liza Minnelli. Amazingly good video and sound for an older show. B The Rocky Horror Show US Tour Closing Show ~ Tour A really interesting version of the show. VERY different from the Broadway version. LOTS of audience participation. A- The Rocky Horror Show Broadway ~ 4/20/01 Daphnie Ruben Vaga, Tom Hewitt, Joan Jett, Jarrod Emick, Dick Cavitt, Kristen Lee Kelly (u/s), Sebastian LaCause, Raul Esparza. Nice video with nice close-ups when possible, good sound and good color. B+ The Rocky Horror Show 7/11/01 ~ Broadway Tom Hewitt, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Luke Perry, Alice Ripley, Anna Gastayer, Lea DeLaria, & Dick Cavett. Very good tape, nice zooms.....great performance. A- The Rocky Horror Show 8/17/01 ~ Broadway Tom Hewitt, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jarrod Emick, Alice Ripley, Mark Price , Ana Gastayer, Jonathan Sharp (u/s), James Stovall (u/s) , Dick Cavett, John Jeffrey Martin, Kristen Lee Kelly, Rosa Curry, Aiko Nakasone, Jim Osorno. B- The Rocky Horror Show 8/24/01 ~ Broadway James Stovall (u/s Frank), Aiko Nakasone (u/s Magenta), Jarrod Emick, Alice Ripley, Mark Price, Kristen Lee Kelly, John Jeffrey Martin (u/s Rocky), Lea DeLaria, Dick Cavett, Jonathan Sharp, Asa Somers, Jason Wooten. Missing Toucha-Touch-Me. A- The Rocky Horror Show 9/9/01 ~ Broadway Terrence Mann, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Aiko Nakasone (u/s), Kristen Lee Kelly (u/s), Jarrod Emmick, Mark Price, Sebastian LaCause, Dick Cavett, James Stovall, Jonathan Sharp, Rosa Curry, Kevin Cahoon, Asa Somers, John Jeffrey Martin, Denise Summerford.Some blackouts during the Cavett monologues, but some great closeups of Jonathan Sharp A- The Rocky Horror Show 7/24/01 & 8/1/01 ~ Broadway Tom Hewitt, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Luke Perry, Alice Ripley (Act 1 Only), Anna Gastayer, Lea DeLaria (Act 2 Only) and Dick Cavett. First act is filmed from the front row with good close-ups. Act 2 is filmed from far back with no extreme close-ups. B The Rocky Horror Show 11/18/01 ~ Broadway Terrence Mann, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jarrod Emick, Kristen Lee Kelly, Sebastian Bach, Liz Larsen, John Jeffrey Martin (u/s), Jason Wooten, Gilbert Gottfried, Matthew Morrison, Kevin Cahoon, James Stovall, Rosa Curry, Daniel C. Levine, Yassmin Alers. Starts with "Over At The Frankenstein Place". This video is fantastic. B+ The Rocky Horror Show 12/13/01 ~ Broadway Kevin Cahoon (u/s Frank), Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jarrod Emick, Kristen Lee Kelly, Sebastian Bach, Liz Larsen, Sebastian LaCause, Jason Wooten, Sally Jesse Raphael, Matthew Morrison, Jim Osorno, John Jeffrey Martin, James Stovall, Rosa Curry, Yassmin Alers. B+ Romeo & Juliet 8/18/99 ~ Ordway, MN Patrick Wilson, Irene Molloy. Opening night. Shot by Major. Very steady close-ups. Good sound and picture. B+ Roza 1987 ~ Original Broadway Cast Starring Georgia Brown, Bob Gunton, Edward Jacobwitz, David Chan, Marcia Lewis, Thuli Dumakude Amazing picture and sound. Pro Shot. A Saturday Night Fever 4/6/00 ~ Broadway Highlights: James Carpinello (Tony Manero), Paige Price (Stephanie Mangano), Gina Philistine (Annette), Paul Castree (Bobby C), Jerry Tillier (Monty). About 50 mins worth of footage, what is here is nicely captured. B+ Saturday Night Fever 1/1/01 ~ Broadway Tony-Richard Blake, Gus-Kristoffer Cusick. Good filming. A- Saturday Night Fever 7/28/01 ~ National Tour Richard Blake, Alieen Quinn. Good quality video; 2nd Generation from the master A- Saturday Night Fever 2001 ~ Cologne, Germany A couple of heads at the bottom of the screen, but very nice picture with lots of close-ups and great sound. Dialog is in German and songs are sung in English. Over-all nice. A Saturday Night Fever 1/5/04 ~ Australian Tour in Singapore Adam-Jon Fiorentino, Renae Berry, Darren Tyler, Monique Montez, Dale Pengefly. Nice picture, sound and zooms. A- The Scarlet Pimpernel 2/98 ~ Broadway Terrence Mann, Douglas Sills, Christine Andreas. Decent. B+ The Scarlet Pimpernel 3/9/99 ~ Broadway Version 2. Bryan Batt, Rex Smith, Rachel York. 1st generation copy. Nice view of the stage. There are some close-ups. Sound is very good, but the color gets a little screwy beginning during the spelling scene, but it does clear up for Act II. Includes the BCEFA speech. B The Scarlet Pimpernel 5/8/99 ~ Broadway SP2 Douglas Sills, Rex Smith, Rachel York. Nicely captured --- decent video of SP2. Some washout and generation loss. B+ The Scarlet Pimpernel (SP2) 5/29/99 & 5/30/99 ~ Broadway Douglas Sills (Percy), Rex Smith (Chauvelin), Rachel York (Margurite). Mainly the 29th, but "The Riddle" and the curtain call from the 30th are spliced in nicely; also has highlights footage from the 30th of "You Are My Home," "Into the Fire," and "Prayer". Very good quality; the taper knew the show well. A- Scarlet Pimpernel 10/9/99 ~ Broadway Ron Bohmer, Elizabeth Ward Land, Marc Kudisch. Has some spot wash-out, mostly on the wide shots. Very nice close-ups! Great color and sound. A small section (1-2 mins) of dialogue missing after Storybook. B+ The Scarlet Pimpernel SP4: 3/4/00 ~ New Haven, CT Douglas Sills, Willam Paul Michals, Amy Bodnar, Elizabeth Ward Land, Billy Sharpe Cam Video A- The Scarlet Pimpernel 6/16/00 ~ Los Angeles Douglas Sills, William Michals, Amy Bodnar. SP4, Funny show! Doug is in ad-lib heaven, and Amy and Michael shine as well. B+ The Scarlet Pimpernel 6/27/00 ~ Tour, Nashville SP4 starring Robert Patteri, Amy Bodnar, William Michals. Decent filming. B Scarlet Pimpernel 8/1 & 8/2/00 ~ Tour, Boston Highlights: Opening Night in Boston. DB Bonds, William Michals, Amy Bodnar. Very clear shot and sound. 2nd date of Highlights: Robert Patreri, Amy Bodnar, William Michals. Pretty nice video. Has some coverups every now and then. A- The Secret Garden 1991 ~ Broadway John Babcock, Alison Frasier, Daisey Egan, Rebecca Luker. Shakey camera work for the first minute or two, then improves greatly. A- The Secret Garden 1991 ~ Broadway Rebecca Luker, Lee Alison Marino, Peter Marinos, Audra Ann McDonald, Howard McGillin, Adam Grupper, Barbara Rosenblat, Alison Fraser, Jedidiah Cohen, Austen Eyer. B+ The Secret Garden 1992 ~ US Tour Audra McDonald: Ayah, Douglas Sills: Neville, Roger Bart: Dickon, James Barbour: Ensemble. Shot from the house cam as a mid stage shot. B The Secret Garden 1995 ~ Original Australian Cast Anthony Warlow, Phillip Quast. Clear digital video. Great Cast! B+ The Secret Garden 5/26/01 & 5/30/01 ~ London Aldwych Theatre Philip Quast (Archie), Linzi Hateley (Martha), Craig Purnell (Dickon), Meredith Braun (Lily), Peter Polycarpou, Cassandra Compton/Lizzie. The first act was shot from the far right mezzanine, so far stage left is obscured; the second act was shot from the left side of the orchestra, from a nice angle; zooms throughout. A- The Secret Garden 12/5/05 ~ Concert World Aids Day Benefit Concert. Steven Pasquale, Laura Benanti, Jaclyn Neidenthal, Will Chase, Michael Arden, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Struan Erlenborn), Sara Gettelfinger, Max Von Essen. Excellent video, no heads, beautiful sound. A Seussical the Musical 3/2000 ~ Backers Audition, NYC Andrea Martin, Kevin Chamberlin, Janine Lamanna. Stationary filmed backers audition of Seussical before the changes were made. Good sound but picture is washed out and hard to make out who is who and tracking issues. B- Seussical the Musical 9/17/00 ~ Broadway Over an hour of Pro Shot footage. Kevin Camberlin, Anthony Blair Hall, Jenine LaManna, and rest of OBC. Most of the scenes are full and run for a very long time! A Seussical the Musical 9/30/00 ~ Boston, MA David Shiner, Kevin Chamberlin, Janine Lamanna, Michele Pawk, Andrew Keenan-Bolger. Pre-Broadway final performance which includes cut songs from final New York show. B+ Seussical the Musical 2/9/01 ~ Broadway Rosie O?Donnell, Kevin Chamberlin, Janine LaManna, Michele Pawk. Spotlight washout on full stage shots, small obstruction, glitch in 1st number in 2nd act. A Seussical the Musical 5/20/01 ~ Broadway Cathy Rigby, Kevin Chamberlain, Janine LaManna, Sharon Wilkins, Michele Pawk, Cameron Bowen. Closing night, 2nd generation from the master. A- Seussical the Musical 9/20/02 ~ Indianapolis, IN Erin Maguire (u/s), Eric Leviton, Garrett Long, Gaelen Gilliland, Richard Miron. 42 minutes of Act I Highlights from the 1st National tour. A- Seussical the Musical 2/19/04 ~ Tour: Concord, NH Peter Roman, Michael Walker, Sarah Mason (u/s), Dawn Lebrecht, Todd Bergman (u/s), LaDonna Burns. Good picture, though heads in the way toward the beginning. A- Seussical The Musical Date Unknown ~ Broadway Aaron Carter, Cathy Rigby. Missing about the first half of Act I, but then continues on with the rest of the show. Very clear video. Only know version with Aaron. A- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 10/31/06 ~ West End, London *** Dave Willetts, Shona Lindsay, Jay Webb, Jonathan Stewart, Owen Woodgate, Stuart marshall, David Ball, Adam Salter as (u/s) Ephraim. Sensational production. Shona Lindsay is stunning. This show was near perfection. Great picture, sound and closeups. A She Loves Me 1979 ~ London Pro shot for British TV. Great quality. A- She Loves Me 1995 ~ Broadway Roundabout Production. Good quality of this revival. B+ Shenandoah 1990 ~ Broadway Nice clear bootleg of this show. Very good quality for an older bootleg. Very moving musical with great music. B+ Show Boat 1983 ~ Chicago Opera, Chicago No cast details, but a first rate production. Lavish sets, costumes and top notch performances. Pro-shot. A- *No Trades* Show Boat 1989 ~ Papermill Playhouse Starring Eddie Bracken, Richard White, Rebecca Baxter, Shelly Burch, Lee Roy Reams, Lenora Nemetz. A+ Show Boat 12/7/96 ~ Broadway Revival John McMartin, Lonette McKee, Gretha Boston, A. Solomon-Glover. Only Dvd of this production. Lots of blackouts and wandering camera, but well worth it. B *No Trades* Show Boat 1997 ~ Broadway Revival Original Broadway Revival Cast. Highlights running for 45 minutes all from Act Two. Decently show and most of what is there is nice to watch. B+ Side Show 11/16/97 ~ Broadway Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, Jeff McCarthy, Hugh Panaro, Norm Lewis, Ken Jennings.? Excellent video; best one of this show I have seen; includes the BCEFA stage speech after the show A+ Side Show 12/30/97 ~ Broadway Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, Jeff McCarthy, Hugh Panaro, Norm Lewis, Ken Jennings (Cam Video) B- Side Show 1/2/98 ~ Richard Rodgers Theatre Alice Ripley, Lauren Kennedy (u/s), Jeff McCarthy. B+ Side Show 1/3/98 ~ Broadway Final Broadway Performance Highlights. Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, Jeff McCarthy, Hugh Panaro, Norm Lewis, Ken Jennings. About 45 mins from each act. Nicely shot in closeup. B- Side Show 2001 ~ Northlight Theatre, Chicago Kristen Behrendt as Violet, Susie McMonagle as Daisy, James Moye as Terry, Sam Samuelson as Buddy. Pretty good video of this rarely performed show. B+ Singing In The Rain 1984 ~ Broadway Don Correia, Mary D'Arcy, Richard Fancy, Faye Grant. RARE! Surprisingly good quality for a show this old. B+ Smokey Joe's Cafe 1/16/00 ~ Broadway / Pro Video Final Performance-Pay Per View Telecast Professionally filmed; pre-show special not included A Snoopy Date Unknown ~ Broadway Andrea McArdle and OBC. Pro-shot with generational loss. The audio is pretty good, and the picture is very watchable though it flickers a little, but gets better as the show goes. B+ Some Enchanted Evening: Music of Richard Rodgers 2002 ~ Theatre Drury Lane This Pro-Shot tribute concert features stars from both the Great White Way and London's West End, including Maureen Lipman, Dame Judi Dench, Ruthie Henshall, Lesley Garrett and Kim Criswell. They gather to pay homage to composer Richard Rodgers. A+ Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall 1993 ~ Carnegie Hall Concert of Sondheim songs starring: Liza Minnelli, Patti Lupone, Glenn Close, Betty Buckley, Bernadette Peters and many others. Nice concert Proshot. A+ Sondheim's 75th Birthday Bash 7/8/05 ~ Los Angeles, CA COMPLETE version of the show, expertly edited together. Incredible video of this one night only concert. Also includes bonus pictures of celebrity arrivals, backstage photos, and fan photos. Multi camera shoot. DVD has professional menus and chapter stops at musical numbers. A Song & Dance 1984 ~ London Pro shot for British TV. Starring Sarah Brightman and Wayne Sleep. Amazing to see, close to master copy! A+ Songs For A New World, Concert 5/5/05 ~ New York Andrea Burns, Jessica Mdaskey, Brooks Ashmanskas, Jerry Dixon. The show's author, Jason Robert Brown serves as pianist, conductor and emcee. A The Sound of Music3/1998 ~ Broadway Rebecca Luker, Michael Siberry, Patti Cohenour, Jan Maxwell, Fred Applegate, Patricia Conolly, Sara Zelle, Dashiell Eaves, John Curless, Ryan Hopkins, Natalie Hall, Matthew Ballinger, Tracy Alison Walsh, Andrea Bowen, Ashley Rose Orr, Gina Ferrall, Ann Brown, Timothy Landfield. B+ The Sound of Music 5/1999 ~ Broadway Starring Richard Chamberlain. Only the second dvd that exsists of this show. About an hour of Act One with decent picture. B+ The Sound of Music 11/8/06 ~ West End, London *** Connie Fisher, Christopher Dickins as (u/s) Captain von Trapp, Lesley Garrett, Sophie Bould, Ian Gelder, Neil McDermott, Margaret Preece, Lauren Ward. Highlights of this Amazing Revival. Almost all of Act 2 and about 25 minutes of various footage from Act 1. Wonderful production! A- South Pacific 5/17/52 ~ London Mary Martin and Wilbur Evans. RARE FIND! Professionally recorded on 16mm at the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane. Black and white, complete show. Contains credits and a full cast list. Says "Property Of Rogers and Hammerstein." A- South Pacific 2001~ London RNT Phillip Quast, Lauren Kennedy, Sheila Francisco. A Beautiful shot of this great production. Has good close-ups and well captured. This is a HUGE production. A- South Pacific 2001 ~ National Tour Erin Dilly, Michael Nouri, Armelia McQueen, Lewis Cleale. Wonderful Dvd of a great production. A South Pacific 5/4/02 ~ Tour Robert Goulet, Amanda Watkins. Beautifully shot with lots of closeups. A South Pacific 6/9/05 ~ Carnegie Hall Concert Concert starring: Reba McEntire, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jason Danieley, Lillias White, and Alec Baldwin. Digitally recorded from PBS. Crystal clear perfection and performances. A+ Souvenir 11/10/05 ~ Broadway Opening night video starring Judy Kaye & Donald Corren. Good filming. Close-ups are fantastic, plus the mid stage and full stage shots are timed perfectly. Fantastic! A+ Spring Awakening 7/9/06 ~ Off Broadway Skylar Astin, Lilli Cooper, John Gallagher Jr., Gideon Glick, Jonathan Groff, Brian Johnson, Mary McCann, Lea Michele, Lauren Pritchard, Phoebe Strole, Frank Wood, Jonathan B. Wright, Remy Zaken. Done before the move to Broadway, nice picture and sound. A Spring Awakening 2/10/07 ~ Broadway *** Lea Michele, John Gallagher Jr., Jonathan Groff, Lilli Cooper, Phoebe Strole as (u/s) Ilse, Frances mercanti-Anthony as (u/s) Adult Women, Krysta Rodriguez as (u/s) Anna, Stephen Spinella, Brian Charles Johnson, Gideon Glick, Skylar Astin. AMAZING capture, closeups, performances. Not to be missed. A+ Starlight Express 1988 ~ London Professionally Shot. Maynard Williams, Drue Williams, Beverly Braybon, Peter Reeves, Shezwae Powell. Good quality for age but its hard to distinguish the characters. There are separate cameras for the race scenes which is rare to find and very spectacular. B Starlight Express 1/8/89 ~ Broadway Jane Krakowski, Michael Scott Gregory, Frank Mastrocola. RARE! Final Broadway performance. Missing the first 10 minutes. Filmed from the lighting booth. DVD copy direct from the master-looks like it was filmed yesterday! A- Starlight Express 7/29/93 ~ London Greaseball-Nigel Casey, Rusty-Matthew Cutts, Electra-robert yeal. Clear steady picture with no zooms; great sound; you can see everything on stage, even the races, but there is spotlight washout; Cool set!! B Starlight Express Date Unkown ~ US Tour Greaseball: Ron DeVito, Rusty: Sean McDermott, Pearl: Reva Rice, Dinah: Dawn Marie Church; Filmed well from a good location; nice zooms; Sound levels can be low at times, but overall very good! A- Starlight Express 1993 ~ Las Vegas, Hilton Reva Rice and Original Las Vegas Cast. No good close ups, lots of spotlight washout. C+ Starlight Express 1995-1998 ~ London Includes: 97-98 Reels, Performances on BBC Pebble Mill of Rolling Stock (Cast), Starlight Express (Paul Baker), Uncoupled (Deborah Spellman, Dawn Buckland, Anna-Jane Casey), Light At the End of the Tunnel (Lon Satton). Backstage footage and scenes shot from the side of the stage. Lastly footage of Electra played by Dennis Silkwood. Wonderful Footage running about an hour and a half. A Starlight Express 4/21/98 ~ Mexico: Final Performance Rusty-Ricardo Santo, Pearl-Maru Duenas, Greaseball-Carlos Gastelum, Electra-Jaime Rojas. One of the best starlight videos! A Starlight Express 2/2002 ~ Bochum Rommel Singson, Rachael Wooding, Nigel Casey, Jodie Jackson, Lothair Eaton, Ken Nelson*, Rachel Marshall, Emma Raciti; good video with lots of close-ups. A- Starlight Express 9/13/03 ~ Philadelphia, PA Franklyn Warfield, Clarissa Grace, Drue Williams, Dustin Dubreuil, Katie O'Toole, Dennis LeGree. Pretty good video, some heads in the way early and a few blackouts, but this is the only video of this tour I know of. A+ Starmitez 3/2003 ~Don't Tell Mammas, New York Mandy Gonzalez, Kim Crea, Nicole Leach, John Hill, Shayna Steele, Tyler Maynard, Harris Dorian, Alana Reed-Hall, Doug Storm, Joe Carney. Cabaret version of the show including updated material. A- Steel Magnolias 4/21/05 ~ Broadway Delta Burke, Lily Rabe, Marsha Mason, Frances Sternhagen, Christine Ebersole and Rebecca Gayheart. Nicely done Dvd of a great show! A- Steel Pier 4/14/97 ~ Broadway Karen Ziemba, Kristin Chenoweth, Debra Monk, Gegory Harrison. Decent capture of short lived show. Some generation loss, but watchable. B- Stop the World, I Want to Get Off 1978 ~ Long Beach, CA PreBroadway Revival Tryout starring Sammy Davis Jr. Pro-Shot capture of the show. Great quality and very enjoyable to watch. A+ Street Scene 1994 ~ BBC Broadcast Ashley Putnam, Marc Embree, Teri Hansen, Kip Wilborn. Professionally shot and great quality. A+ A Streetcar Named Desire 3/31/05 ~ Broadway Stars Natasha Richardson, John C. Reilly, Amy Ryan and Chris Bauer. Good capture of show. A- Sunday in the Park with George 1994 ~ New York 10 Year Reunion Concert with the OBC. Nice video. B- Sunday in the Park with George 6/16/02 ~ Sondheim Celebration, Washington DC Raul Esparza, Melissa Errico, Linda Stephens, Florence Lacey, Cris Groendaal. Great clear picture and sound. A Suddenly Last Summer 11/21/06 ~ Roundabout Theatre Production Starring Blythe Danner. Show from first row of center mezzanine. No obstructions and nice video. A- Sunset Boulevard 8/31/91 ~ Sydmonton Workshop Michael Ball, Frances Ruffelle, Ria Jones, Kevin Colson. Pro-shot with heavy generational loss. Picture rolls and the sound wavers, but is understandable and watchable. Very different from the finalized show, performed when about half written. About 40 minutes. B Sunset Boulevard 9/5/92 ~ Sydmonton Festival Profesionally Shot. Patti Lupone and most of the original London Cast. Filmed on a small stage, and performed concert style. B+ Sunset Boulevard 1993 ~ London Preview Patty LuPone, Kevin Anderson, Meridith Braun. RARE FIRST PREVIEW! A Little different the the final production. Suffers from generational loss. C+ Sunset Boulevard 1993 ~ London Preview: Patti LuPone (Norma Desmond), Kevin Anderson (Joe), Meredith Braun (Betty). Video is in Black and White and was filmed through the theatre house camera system. Also includes various TV clips of Sunset performances and News clips. B+ Sunset Bouleveard 1995 ~ Broadway Glenn Close, Alan Campbell, Alice Ripley and OBC. 30 minutes of proshot footage. A Sunset Boulevard 1995 ~ Broadway Glenn Close and OBC. Pretty good taping, though sound and picture drops out momentarily here and there. Wash-out from the lights causes loss of detail, though its better in some scenes. Sound level drops off toward the end. Decent Quality. B Sunset Boulevard 6/2/95 ~ London Elaine Paige, John Barrowman, Michael Bauer, Meredith Braun. A dark dvd but contains the full ending, unlike most. B Sunset Boulevard 7/2/95 ~ Broadway Glenn Close?s Final performance as Norma. 15 minutes of highlights, includes: With One Look, As If, Final Staircase Scene, curtain call. A- Sunset Boulevard 7/14/95 ~ Broadway Betty Buckley, Alan Campbell, Alice Ripley, Steven Stein-Grainger. A decent copy of the show, a must if you have never seen the show. B+ Sunset Boulevard 1995 ~ Toronto Cast Toronto Documentary about an hour-long show on the making of the Toronto Production. Starring Diann Carroll & Rex Smith. Interviews, press reels, backstage footage, etc. A Sunset Boulevard 8/20/96 ~ Broadway Beautiful Video! Highlights of Betty Buckley. Norma's scenes & songs shot from first row mezz. No Obstructions.... gorgeous!!! A+ Sunset Boulevard 1996 ~ Broadway Maureen Moore as Norma Desmond. Full show that is full shot of the stage. Very interesting video and as far as I know the only the only one out there of her. B+ Sunset Boulevard 1996 ~ Australian Documentary Teriffic show on the short lived OZ production with Hugh Jackman and Debbie Byrne. Followed by news clips of the drama surrounding the show which forced it's early closure. Amazing to watch. A Sunset Boulevard 1996 ~ Miami First National Tour Linda Balgord as Norma, Ron Bohmer as Joe, Ed Dixon as Max, Lauren Kennedy as Betty. Missing a few minor scenes of the show. A Sunset Boulevard 1996 ~ Pro Shot Footage First National Tour. Pro-Shot Footage. Linda Balgord as Norma. About an hour. A+ Sunset Boulevard 1996 ~ London, Adelphi Theatre Petula Clark, Alexander Hanson and Ian Buford. Decent dvd and good to see Petula on full set, rather than the scaled down tour one. B+ Sunset Boulevard 3/12/97 ~ German Cast Daniela Ziegler, Uwe Krowger. In German. Clear Picture and sound. A- Sunset Boulevard 1997 ~ Broadway Elaine Paige and Alan Campbell. Looks old, but a decent enough dvd. Has footage of posters and flyers from Elaine?s run as Norma at the beginning of dvd. B+ Sunset Bouleveard 3/22/97 ~ Final Broadway Performance Elaine Paige, Alan Campbell, George Hearn, Kristen Behrendt. Not the whole show, just highlights. Nicely shot! A- Sunset Boulevard 5/31/97 ~ Germany Daniela Ziegeler?s & Uwe Kroger?s final performances. Mostly mid stage shots. This was shot before Uwe was asked to return to the show. B+ Sunset Boulevard 6/29/97 ~ Germany Helen Schneider as Norma Desmond. Terrfically shot with excellent close-ups. Sung entirely in German. The best quality Sunset video out there. A Sunset Boulevard 7/29/97 ~ Germany Christina Grimandi, Uwe Kroger, Alfred Peifer, Barbara Wallner. Great shots and nice closeups. A- Sunset Boulevard 2000 ~ Tour Nashville Petula Clark, Lewis Cleale, Jacqueline Paero, Allen Fitzpatrick. A good quality of the show. Many changes from the Broadway Production. B+ Sunset Boulevard 8/2005 ~ State Theatre: Melbourne, Australia Judi Connelli (Norma Desmond), David Campbell (Joe Gillis), Roger Howell (Max von Mayerling), Chelsea Plumley (Betty Schaeffer). Missing lots from the first act. Second act better. Picture and sound are good, but overall. B- Swan Lake 6/10/98 ~ Broadway Matthew Bourne's Cast. GREAT! Aired on TV. A+ Sweeney Todd 1/1980 ~ Broadway Angela Lansbury & Len Cariou. EXCELLENT video for its age, excellent audio. A Sweeney Todd 1980 ~ London Special Making of London production documentary. South Bank TV special, runs about 90 minutes. C+ Sweeney Todd 1981 ~ Broadway Dorothy Louden, George Hearn. Amazing clarity for being 25 years old! Includes TV commercial for the show. A- Sweeney Todd 1995 ~ Barcelona cast Professionally recorded video of the much praised (by Sondheim himself) as the best ever production of the musical. In Catalan. A+ Sweeney Todd 6/2002 ~ Washington, DC Brian Stokes Mitchell, Christine Baranski. Shot from an odd angle. A lot of coverups. Highlights only. B- Sweeney Todd6/14/02 ~ DC Sondheim Celebration Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jane Pesci-Townsend (u/s, and she was wonderful!), Hugh Panaro, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Walter Charles, Mary Beth Peil. Includes fabulous lyric flub in A Little Priest with Stokes losing character completely. A Sweeney Todd 3/6/04 ~ New York City Opera Elaine Paige and Tim Nolen. Great picture and sound. Elaine makes a great Mrs. Lovett. A Sweeney Todd 3/11/04 ~ New York City Opera Elaine Paige and Mark Delavan. Great picture and sound. Another great dvd, shot slightly different than other. A Sweeney Todd 3/13/04 ~ New York City Opera Tim Nolen, Mryna Paris as Mrs. Lovett. Judith Blazer, Keith Phares, Sarah Coburn, Walter Charles, Roland Rusinek, Keith Jameson, Andrew Drost. Shot at a high angle, but some very good shots, and a great Mrs. Lovett. B+ Sweeney Todd 10/18/05 ~ Broadway Revival Digital, master. Shot from the mezz. Terrific, scaled-down production, with the actors playing all of the instruments. Michael Cerveris, Patti Lupone, Mark Jacoby, Donna Lynne Champlin, Manoel Felciano. A Sweeney Todd 4/2/06 ~ Broadway *** Patti Lupone, Michael Cerveris, Mark Jacoby, Donna Lynne Champlin, Manoel Felciano, Benjamin Magnuson, Lauren Molina, Alexander Gemignani, Diana Dimarzio. Great Revival and nicely done. Crystal clear picture and sound. Lots of closeups. A Sweeney Todd 7/28/06 ~ Broadway *** Judy Kaye as Mrs. Lovett, Michael Cerveris, Mark Jacoby, Donna Lynne Champlin, Manoel Felciano, Benjamin Magnuson, Lauren Molina, Alexander Gemignani, Jessica Wright as (u/s) Beggar Woman. About an hour of hightlights, mostly from Act Two of Judy's wonderful turn as Lovett. Full Stage Shot. B *No trades/sales* Sweeney Todd 9/3/06 ~ Broadway Final Performance: Michael Cerveris, Patti LuPone, Mark Jacoby, Donna Lynne Champlin, Manoel Felciano, Alexander Gemignani, John Arbo, Diana Dimarzio, Benjamin Magnuson, Lauren Molina. Includes Curtain Call. A- Sweet Charity 1986 ~ Broadway Revival Cast: Debbie Allen, BeBe Neuwirth, Michael Rupert. Some generational loss and occasional video glitches. B- Sweet Charity 10/21/87 ~ Tour Starring Donna McKechnie. Good video with great sound. B+ Sweet Charity in Concert 6/98 ~ Avery Fisher Hall (New York) Bebe Neuwirth, Debbie Allen, Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera, Betty Buckley, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert Goulet, Hilton Battle, Marisa Tomei. Benefit Concert is pro-shot! A- Sweet Charity 2/24/05 ~ Cadillac Palace, Chicago *** Pre-Broadway tryout starring Christina Applegate, Denis O'hare, Ernie Sabella. Great video and show. There are about 10 minutes of blackouts total, nothing major. A- Sweet Charity 2/27/05 ~ Cadallac Palace, Chicago *** Pre-Broadway tryout starring Christina Applegate *who is charming* and rest of ORC. This tape has the scenes that the above dvd is missing. Act one is good, Act two is wonderful. Has old ending. *NOT FOR TRADE* A- Sweet Charity 4/28/05 ~ Broadway Broadway Revival Cast: Christina Applegate, Denis O'Hare, Kyra DaCosta, Janine LaManna, and Ernie Sabella. Nice clear video! A Sweet Charity4/10/07 ~ Baltimore Revival Tour starring Molly Ringwald, Guy Adkins, Kathryn Mowat Murphy (as u/s Nickie), Francesca Harper, Aaron Ramey, Richard Ruiz. Nice capture of the opening night in Baltimore. Focus mostly on Molly and not too many blackouts. ASweet Charity4/29/07 ~ East Lansing, MI ***Tour: Molly Ringwald, Bridget Berger, Francesca Harper, Guy Adkins, Aaron Ramey, Richard Ruiz. Wonderful Capture of the Tour cast with no obstructions. Mollys interpretation is very different from Christinas, but gotta love the princess from the Breakfast Club. ASweet Smell of Success 2/26/02 ~ Broadway John Lithgow, Brian dArcy James. Digitally shot from 2nd row mezzanine, no heads. A- Taboo 11/1/03 ~ Broadway Boy George, Euan Morton, Raul Esparza, LizMcCartney, Cary Shields,Sarah Uriarte Berry, Jennifer Cody, Asa Somers. 4th preview; great show and great video with nice close ups throughout; 1st generation from the master A+ Taboo 2/8/04 ~ Broadway Boy George, Euan Morton, Raul Esparza, Liz McCartney, Cary Shields, Sarah Uriarte Berry, Jennifer Cody. Closing Night video; includes appearance by Rosie, added dialogue and audience asides by the performers, very enthusiastic audience. Great video, nice close-ups, great recording. A+ Taboo 2003 ~ Venue Theatre, London The whole show *professionally* filmed live at the Venue Theatre, London. Euan Morton, Mark McGee, Paul Baker And Matt Lucas. A+ Take Me Out 3/26/03 ~ Broadway Daniel Sunjata, Denis O' Hare, Neal Huff, Frederick Weller, David Eigenberg. Digital, excellent picture and sound quality. nice close-ups. A Tarzan 3/30/06 ~ Broadway Preview *** Josh Strickland, Jenn Gambatese, Merle Dandridge, Shuler Hensley, Chester Gregory II, Tim Jerome, Donnie Keshawarz, Daniew Manche. Filmed during previews, the show is a little dark at times, but a great Dvd. Crystal clear picture and sound. A Tarzan 7/30/06 ~ Broadway *** Horace V. Rogers as (u/s) Kerchak, Josh Strickland, Jenn Gambatese, Merle Dandridge, Chester Gregory II, Tim Jerome, Donne Keshawarz, Daniel Manche. Nice filming, not as dark as other Tarzan Dvd. A Tell Me On A Sunday 1981 ~ London Pro Shot of Original Show, with german subtitles. Marti Webb and The London Philarmonic Orchestra. A+ Tell Me On A Sunday 8/15/03 ~ London, UK Denise Van Outen. Nice Dvd; clean and good sound and picture; camcorder shot and 1st generation from the master. A The Ten Commandments 2004 ~ Kodak Theatre, LA Cast: Val Kilmer, Lauren Kennedy, Kevin Earley, Ipale. Proshot video shot to be profesionally released but pulled. A+ Three Days of Rain 5/13/06 ~ Broadway Cast: Julia Roberts, Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper. Nice filming and you can catch all the action of Julia's Broadway debut. A They're Playing Our Song 1981 ~ Broadway Victor Garber, Marsha Skagg. Surprisingly good video with nice picture and sound for a video of its age; steady cam shot of the stage but close. A- This is Your Song: Broadway Salutes Elton John Date Unknown ~ Broadway Adam Pascal, Heather Headley, Sherie Rene Scott, Andrea McArdle, Linda Eder, Sam Harris and others. Hosted by Nathan Lane & Christine Baranski. BCEFA Pro Shot of many B'way stars singing Elton John classics. Includes performance by Elton himself. A+ Thoroughly Modern Millie 2001 ~ La Jolla preview Sutton Foster, Sarah Uriarte Berry, Jim Stanek, Marc Kudisch, Tonya Pinkins, Pat Carroll. Shot from the front row, so it's at a weird angle. VERY different from Broadway version. Limited Trade. B+ Thoroughly Modern Millie 5/10/02 ~ Broadway Sutton Foster, Harriet Harris, Marc Kudisch, Gavin Creel. Fantastic Digital 1st Generation; tape includes 2002 Drama Desk performance by Sutton Foster A+ Thoroughly Modern Millie 9/8/02 ~ Broadway Catherine Brunell (u/s), Gavin Creel, Marc Kudisch, Harriet Harris, Sharon Scruggs (u/s) Nice picture; some spotlight washout; very good sound and zooms throughout; 1st generation from the master. A- Thoroughly Modern Millie September 2003 ~ National Tour Darcie Roberts, Matt Cavenaugh, Diana Kaarina, Pamela Isaacs, Hollis Reszik. Excellent video; not many closeups but not many coverups either; good picture and sound A Thoroughly Modern Millie 1/7/04 ~ Florida Darcie Roberts, Diana Kaarina, Pamela Isaacs, Hollis Reszik, Sean Allan Krill, Joey Sorge. Nice picture and sound and filmed from the center. Great close ups, but a few heads here and there. A Thoroughly Modern Millie 12/2/03 ~ London Samantha Holden, Maureen Lipman, Sheila Ferguson, Craig Urbani, Mark McGee, Helen Baker, Rachel Izen. Full show, filmed from the orchestra. Lots of zooms and close-ups; digital video. A Thoroughly Modern Millie 1/3/04 ~ Houston, TX Juliana Ashley Hansen (u/s), Diana Kaarina, Pamela Isaacs. Excellent video and great understudy. A Thoroughly Modern Millie 6/12/04 ~ Marquis Theatre Susan Egan who does a great job. Great video and nicely shot. A Thoroughly Modern Millie 5/8/05 ~ North Shore Music Theatre Milena Govich as Millie, Ryan Silverman as Jimmy, Beth McVey as Mrs. Meers, Terry Burrell as Muzzy. Not the best film job. B Thoroughly Modern Millie 2/10/06 ~ Rockford, IL *** Tour Cast: Millie- Alex Ellis, Jimmy- Adam Zelasko, Mrs Meers- Elizabeth Murff, Dorothy- Courtney Brown, Muzzy- Kriste Belt, Trevor- Jason Fleck. Great Cast and performances. Some different staging than Broadway version. Crystal clear picture and sound, nicely shot. A Thou Shalt Not 1/6/02 ~ Broadway Closing performance of Broadway flop. Craig Bierko, Kate Levering, Norbert Leo Butz, Debra Monk, Leo Burmester. A- The Threepenny Opera 3/29/06 ~ Broadway Revival *** Alan Cumming, Jim Dale, Ana Gasteyer, Cyndi Lauper, Nellie McKay, and rest of original revival cast. This modern/daring translation is quite unique. The cast was great. Crystal clear picture and sound, nice closeups. Ana and Cyndi stand out here. A+ tick...tick, Boom! 5/31/01 ~ Off Broadway John-Raul Esparza, Susan-Amy Spanger, Michael-Jerry Dixon. Good video with some nice shots. A- tick...tick, Boom! 9/18/01 ~ Broadway Raul Esparza, Amy Spanger, Jerry Dixon. Shot from front row mezz with lots of closeups, and only a few jumpy bits. Excellent video! A tick...tick, Boom! 1/9/03 ~ Dallas, TX Tour John-Christian Campbell, Susan-Nicole Snelson, Michael-Wilson Cruz. Nice video with nice shots. A- tick...tick, Boom! 1/11/03 ~ Dallas, TX Tour Trey Elliot, Nichole Snelson, Wilson Cruz. Very nice video and audio. Some spotlight washout 0ccasionally. A- tick...tick, Boom! Date Unknown ~ Korean Tour Joey McIntire, Natasha Diaz, Jerry Dixon. Performed in English. Great video and audio capture of show. A- Timbuktu! 1978 ~ Broadway Eartha Kitt, Gregg Baker, Bruce Hubbard, Vanessa Shaw, George Bell, Ira Hawkins, Gilbert Price, and Daniel Barton. Nice Capture of a failed show. B+ The Times They Are A-Changin' 9/25/06 ~ Broadway *** First Broadway Performance: Michael Arden, Thom Sesma, Caren Lyn Manuel, Lisa Gajda, Neil Haskell, Jason McDole, John Selya, Ron Todorowski. Twyla Tharp's new Bob Dylan Musical set in a Circus. Michael has a voice to die for. A The Times They Are A-Changin' 10/11/06 ~ Broadway Michael Arden, Thom Sesma, Lisa Brescia, Lisa Gajda, Neil Haskell, Jason McDole, John Selya, Ron Todorowski. Great capture of show. Inlcudes New York Reviews. A The Times They Are A-Changin' 11/2/06 ~ Broadway Michael Arden, Thom Sesma, Lisa Brescia. Shot from Stage Left box with nice picture and excellent sound. A- The Times They Are A-Changin' 11/14/06 ~ Broadway Michael Arden, Thom Sesma, Lisa Brescia. Shot from Stage Right box with nice picture and excellent sound. A Titanic: On Broadway 1997 ~ UPN Special Behind the scenes documentary of bringing the Titanic tale to life on stage. Great scenes and close-ups. Runs about 90 minutes long. A Titanic 11/1997 ~ Broadway OBC: Michael Cerveris, David Garrison, Larry Keith, Judith Blazer, Jody Gelb, Brian DArcy James, John Cunningham 1st generation filmed on a camcorder. Clear copy. A- Titanic 9/2/00 ~ Tour: San Diego, CA Great picture and sounds. Slightly different sets, excellent video. A Titanic 2/14/02 ~ Gainesville, FL 2nd National Tour. Kerry Sensenbach, Jim Middleton, Kimberly Brooke, Brian Marshall. Different verion, some scenes have been changed, some altogether deleted. A- Tommy 6/17/95 ~ Broadway Closing Performance Peter Ermides (Tommy), Christy Tarr (Mrs. Walker), Mark McVey (Captain Walker), Anthony Barrille (Cousin Kevin), Cheryl Freeman (The Gypsy), Paul Kandel (Uncle Ernie), Lacey Hornkol (Sally Simpson). Clear sound and picture, low Generation. B+ Tommy Date Unknown ~ Tour Big League Production. Tommy-Michael Seelbach. Pro-shot, nice copy. A- Triumph of Love 1998 ~ Royale Theatre Betty Buckley, Susan Egan, F. Murray Abraham, Christopher Sieber. About 85 minutes of Pro Shot footage from the show. B+ The Unsinkable Molly Brown Date Unknown ~ Houston, TX Debbie Reynolds in the National Tour. Great archive of the show. Speech by Debbie Reynolds after the curtain. B- Urban Cowboy 11/23/02 ~ Pre-Broadway, Miami, FL Matt Cavenaugh, Jenn Colella, Leo Burmester, Marcus Chait, Sally Mayes, Rozz Morehead, Jodi Stevens. Some full stage shots with zooms and some whiting out. B Urban Cowboy 3/3/03 ~ Broadway Matt Cavanaugh, Jenn Collela, Marcus Chait, Sally Mayes, Leo Burmester. Clear picture, good closeups. Digital, 1st generation from the master. A Urinetown 8/29/01 ~ Broadway Preview John Cullum, Jeff McCarthy, Spencer Kayden, Hunter Foster, Jennifer Laura Thompson. Excellent digital video. A Urinetown 10/20/01 ~ Broadway John Cullum, Jeff McCarthy, Spencer Kayden, Hunter Foster, Jennifer Laura Thompson. Shot from second rowcenter mezz. Lots of close-ups. Includes changed dialogue lines at the end of act two, and the curtain call and 'dance' at the end, digital video. A Vampire Lesbians of Sodom 6/85 ~ Off Broadway Charles Busch, Tom Aulino, Arnie Kolodner. First performed at the Limbo lounge in New York's East Village in 1984. It became so popular it was moved to Off-Broadway in June of 1995. One of the longest running shows in Off Broadway history! Hilarious! Amazingly good archive of the show! A- Victor/Victoria 1/1997 ~ Broadway Liza Minnelli, Tony Roberts, Rachel York, Michael Nouri, Gregory Jbara. No Liza mess ups here! A Victor/Victoria 1997 ~ Broadway Liza Minelli, Tony Roberts, Micheal Nouri. Very good audio. It turns out it is a low generation copy. The very beginning of show is not on the video. The picture is great but the filmer covers up the camera several times but the audio continues and is clear. Funny in the beginning... Liza: "he thought I was a woman" Toddy: "(no) he thought you were a man" Liza "oh that too" audience laughs and applauds the mistake. B+ Victor/Victoria 1997 ~ Broadway Cast: Raquel Welch, Michael Nouri, Tony Roberts, Rachel York, Michael Cripe, Gregory Jbara. Nice capture and rare dvd with Raquel. B- We Will Rock You 6/11/02 ~ London Neat sci-fi musical built around the music of Queen. Freddy Mercury vocals are especially well rendered. Elaborate production and stage effects. Crisp digital shoot. A We Will Rock You 2/11/03 ~ Dominion Theatre, London Tony Vincent, Nigel Planer, Alexander Hanson, Hannah Jane Fox, Sharon D Clark, Nigel Clauzel, Kelly Ellis. PRO-SHOT PRODUCER'S COPY! Pro shot, multi-camera producer's video of the entire show! Has counter numbers running throughout at the bottom. A The Wedding Singer 3/31/06 ~ Broadway Cast: Stephen Lynch, Laura Benanti, Amy Spanger, Richard H. Blake, Felicia Finley, Kevin Cahoon. Due to some problems, video is only about 40 minutes of Act 1 but Act 2 is complete. A- The Wedding Singer 4/1/06 ~ Broadway Preview *** Stephen Lynch, Laura Benati, Amy Spanger, Kevin Cahoon, Matthew Saldivar, Richard Blake, Felicia Finley, Rita Gardner. Broadway Preview Amazingly shot, fun show, beautiful closeups, nice sound. A+ The Wedding Singer 4/11/06 ~ Broadway Stephen Lynch, Laura Benati, Cara Cooper (u/s for Holly), Kevin Cahoon, Matthew Saldivar, Richard Blake, Felicia Finley, Rita Gardner. Nicely filmed with an understudy. A- The Wedding Singer 4/15/06 ~ Broadway Stephen Lynch, Laura Benanti, Richard H. Blake, Kevin Cahoon, Felicia Finley, Tina Maddigan, Matthew Saldivar, Amy Spanger, Rita Gardner. Picture not the sharpest, but still great. A- West Side Story 1996, National Tour - Charlotte, NC Scott Carollo, Marcy Harriell, Natascia A. Diaz, Jamie Gustis, Vincent Zamora. Good singers, well choreographed. There are some zooms. B West Side Story Australian Opera Production Sean McDermott, Jerome Robbins choreography. Full stage shot with medium close-ups, slight generation loss. B+ West Side Story 2002 ~ Benefit Concert Star-studded charity event. Kevin Spacey, Katie Curoc, Meryl Streep, Susan Sarandon, Kelsey Grammar, Kevin Kline, Robert DeNiro, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan, Josh Groban, Chita Rivera, Rita Moreno, Bette Midler, Heather Headley, Whoopi Goldberg, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Tony Danza, Rudy Gulianni, Jesse L. Martin, Beyonce Knowels. A+ West Side Story Date Unknown ~ Pretoria, South Africa US tour starring: Robert Finlaysen, Juanita Kruger, Joseph Clack, Samantha Peo, Dale Cutts. Pro-shot and great Dvd, all original staging! A *No Trades* When Pigs Fly 1996 ~ Off Broadway Original cast, decent shot & sound. Includes Broadway Beat feature about the show. B+ What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? The Musical 10/02 ~ Houston, TX Millicent Martin, Leslie Denniston. US Premiere performance, recorded at the Houston Theatre Under The Stars. Semi-pro shot video, using one camera on a tripod. Nicely filmed, mostly wide shots with clear audio and video. Great show! A- Whistle Down the Wind 12/1996 ~ Washington, D.C. Pro-shot Preview performance. Irene Molloy, David Gains, Abbi Hutcherson, Cameron Bowen, Candy Buckley, Timothy Nolan, Steve Scott Springer. A- Whistle Down the Wind 3/10/00 ~ London Jason McCann, Laura-Michelle Kelly, James Graiverne. Great dvd of show, nice closeups. B+ Whistle Down the Wind 9/6/00 ~ London Jerome Pradon, Vikki Cooke, Mark McGee, Roland Tickell, Cat Simmons, Hannah Tointon, Rupert Bradshaw. Great recording and closeups of replacement cast. B+ Whistle Down the Wind 1/5/01 ~ London Jerome Pradon, Laura-Michelle Kelly, Mark McGee, Cat Simmons, Rohan Tickell, Michael Samuels. B+ White Christmas 12/3/05 ~ Boston There is some head obstruction here and there, but taper does well to shoot around it. Overall a decent video of a fun show. B+ Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 4/2/05 ~ Broadway Kathleen Turner, Bill Irwin, Mirielle Enos, David Harbour. Good quality. B+ Wicked 10/12/03 ~ Broadway Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Norbert Leo Butz, Joel Grey, Carole Shelley. Shot from the rear mezz, no heads in the way, very nice video. Digital video, 1st generation from the master; tape includes the NY1 review, the Today Show and Letterman appearances A Wicked 10/11/03 ~ Broadway Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Norbert Leo Butz, Joel Grey, Carole Shelley. Filmed from 4th row from a left side angle; when there is a picture, its nice and clear; but lots of black outs. No flying scene video; last 10 minutes is sound only; great audio throughout. B- Wicked 1/9/04 ~ Broadway Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Taye Diggs, Joel Grey, Carole Shelley. Nice picture and sound, 1st generation from the master. B+ Wicked 7/18/04 ~ Broadway Kristin's and Norbert's last show. Video is sound only for first 4 minutes. This is a great video and excellent sound. Includes the speech by idina. A+ Wicked 9/19/04 ~ Broadway Jennifer Laura Thompson, George Hearn, Joey McIntyre, Kristy Cates as Elphaba. Great picture and sound. A- Wicked 10/20/04 ~ Broadway Soshana Bean, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Joey McIntire. Great video of one of Soshana's first performances. Great picture and sounds. A Wicked 1/9/05 ~ Broadway Jennifer Laura Thompson, Shoshana Bean (u/s), George Hearn, Carolle Shelley, Joey McIntire + Appearance by Idina Menzel. Includes all speeches after the show. A Wicked 4/23/05 ~ Toronto Kendra Kassebaum, Stephanie J. Block, Derrick Williams, Carol Kane, Jenna Leigh Green, Timothy Britten Parker. There are no obstructions or blackouts... Shot from middle balcony, some washout. B+ Wicked 5/8/05 ~ Tour, Chicago *** Kendra Kassebaum, Stephanie J. Block, Derrick Williams, Carol Kane, Jenna Leigh Green, Timothy Britten Parker. About 15 minutes of blackouts in first act. Popular and Defying Gravity are not affected. Second act is AMAZING and near perfect. Whole dvd has GREAT closeups. A Wicked 7/1/05 ~ Chicago Cast *** Ana Gasteyer, Kate Reinders, Kristoffer Cusick, Rondi Reed, Heidi Kettenring. Cyrstal clear picture and sound. First 5 minutes are shakey, due to settling in and latecomers. After that Amazing picture and closeups. A+ Wicked 7/24/05 ~ Broadway Saycon Sengbloh as Elphaba s/b, Megan Hilty as Glinda, Rue McClanahan, Ben Vereen, Jerad Bortz as Fiyero u/s, Stacie Morgain Lewis as Nessarose u/s, Jeffrey Kuhn (Boq). Act 1 is complete, act 2 contains the following: "Thank Goodness" through when the monkeys are set free, then filming starts again a few moments before "No Good Deed" and lasts through when Elphaba melts. B+ Wicked 8/17/05 ~ Broadway Shoshana Bean, Megan Hilty, Ben Vereen, David Ayers, Adinah Alexander (u/s), Megan Sikora (u/s), Jeffrey Kuhn, Sean McCourt. About five minutes worth of cover-ups, good close-ups. A Wicked 8/31/05 ~ Chicago Cast *** Ana Gasteyer, Ben Vereen, Kate Reinders, Rondi Reed, Kristoffer Cusick, Heidi Kettenring. Filmed during Ben's one week stay in the Chicago Cast. Amazing video, possibly the best wicked video. Crystal clear picture and audio. Has cast curtain call doing the "Ben Vereen" dance at the end. A+ Wicked 10/26/05 ~ Chicago Cast *** Kristy Cates u/s: Elphaba, Sarah Jane Everman u/s: Glinda, Kristoffer Cusick, Heidi Kettenring, Rondi Reed, Gene Weygandt. Beautiful video of understudies, solid performances! Crystal clear picture and sound. One of the best "Populars" I have seen. Includes curtain call and the BCEFA speech at the end. A+ Wicked 1/8/06 ~ Broadway Shoshana Bean's last show. Megan Hilty, Ben Vereen, Rue McClanahan, David Ayers, Michelle Federer, Sean McCourt and Robb Sapp. A little shaky from time to time and some spotlight washout and includes speeches. B+ Wicked 1/25/06 ~ Chicago Cast *** Features replacements Kristy Cates and Stacie Morgan Lewis. Rondi Reed, Kristoffer Cusick, Heidi Kettenring and Gene Weygandt. Beautiful video, crystal clear picture and sound. Stacie's 2nd performance as Glinda. A Wicked 1/29/06 ~ Broadway Eden Espinosa (Elphaba), Megan Hilty (Glinda), Carol Kane (Morrible), George Hearn (The Wizard), Derrick Williams (Fiyero), Cristy Candler (Nessarose), Robb Sapp (Boq), Sean McCourt (Dillamound). Filmed from the center of the mezz. A- Wicked 3/8/06 ~ Chicago Cast *** Kate Loprest (u/s Glinda), Jacqui Graziano (u/s Nessa), Kristy Cates, Rondi Reed, Kristoffer Cusick, Gene Weygandt, Telly Leung. Great understudies. Act 1 is audio ONLY. Act 2 has both picture and audio. Great audio throughout and great clear picture in Act 2. A *No Trades/Sales* Wicked 3/14/06 ~ Cincinnati, OH *** New Tour Cast: Julia Murney, Kendra Kassebaum, Jennifer Waldman, Alma Cuervo, PJ Benjamin, Sebastian Arcelus, Timothy Britten Parker. AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING performances. Murney was sensational, Kendra absolutely hilarious, Alma was fabulous. Shot from the Loge, crystal clear picture and sound, nice closeups. Couple of line flubs. WONDERFUL! A Wicked 3/23/06 ~ Philadelphia, PA (matinee) Tour starring: Julia Murney, Kendra Kassebaum, Alma Cuervo, P.J. Benjamin, Sebastian Arcelus, Logan Lipton, Timothy Britten Parker, Jennifer Waldman. Highlights including 55 minutes of Act One and 35 minutes of Act two. All major songs are there, filming a little shakey at times. B+ Wicked 3/23/06 & 3/25/06 ~ Philadelphia, PA (evening) Tour Highlights from two different performances. The 3/25 performance has Annaleigh Ashford as Glinda. The rest of the cast is the same as listed above. Highlights are slightly choppy, but most of the main songs are there. Heads in the way at times. B+ Wicked 3/29/06 ~ Broadway *** Saycon Sengbloh (u/s elphaba), Megan Hilty, Jenna Leigh Green, Robb Sapp, Carol Kane, Ben Vereen, Derrick Williams. The Best filming of Wicked ever! Shot close to the stage, tons of closeups. Amazing quality. A+ Wicked 4/12/06 ~ Broadway Eden Espinosa, Megan Hilty, Derrick Williams, David Garrison, Carol Kane, Rob Sapp, Jenna Leigh Green. Highlights that include some of the main songs, most of Elphaba's scenes and songs. B+ Wicked 5/14/06 ~ Chicago Cast *** Actors' Fund Benefit Performance: Carole Shelley, Kristy Cates, Stacie Morgan Lewis, Gene Weygandt, Heidi Kettenring, Kristoffer Cusick, Telly Leung, Timothy Britten Parker. Filmed during Carole's brief stay with the Chicago cast. Great performances and Stacie is much improved here. A Wicked 5/23/06 ~ Atlanta, GA Tour Cast: Kendra Kassebaum, Julia Murney, Alma Cuervo, PJ Benjamin, Kyle McDaniel(u/s Fieryo), K. Todd Freeman, Kirk McDonald, Jennifer Waldman. Excellent video, amazing closeups and filming. A+ Wicked 5/26/06 ~ Denver, CO Tour: Julia Murney, Kendra Kassebaum, and the rest of the tour cast. This is act 1 only. Shot from the balcony. No obstructions and decent filming, still some spotlight washout. B+ Wicked 5/28/06 ~ Denver, CO Tour: Victoria Matlock as (u/s) Elphaba, Annaleigh Ashford as (u/s) Glinda, and the rest of the tour cast. This is the full show. Shot from orchestra left, obstructions here and there, and some spotlight washout. But a pretty decent Dvd, not as crisp as other wicked dvds. B+ Wicked 5/28/06 ~ Broadway Eden Espinosa as Elphaba, Megan Hilty as Glinda (Final Performance), David Garrison as Wizard, Carol Kane as Morrible, Derrick Williams as Fiyero, Jenna Leigh Green as Nessa. Great video! Lots of fabulous close-ups, and very well-shot. Includes stage door! A Wicked 7/1/06 ~ Chicago Cast *** Kate Loprest (u/s Glinda), Kristy Cates, Rondi Reed, Gene Weygandt, Kristoffer Cusick, Heidi Kettenring, Telly Leung, Timothy Britten Parker. Kate is a fabulous Glinda. This was Telly's 2nd to last performance as Boq. A+ Wicked 7/9/06 ~ Japan Condensed theme park version of the show. Interesting approach and poorly executed in places. Changed made are fun. I was actually surpised at Elphaba's Voice. Runs a little over an half hour. A- Wicked 7/29/06 ~ Broadway Eden Espinosa, Kate Reinders, David Garrison, Derrick Williams, Gaelen Gilliland (u/s), Jenna Leigh Green, Robb Sapp, Sean McCourt. Nice filming from the orchestra. Interesting Morrible in her early 20s. A Wicked 8/1/06 ~ Broadway Saycon Sengbloh as (u/s) Elphaba, Kate Reinders, Derrick Williams, Kathy Santen as (u/s) Morrible, David Garrison, Jenna Leigh Green, Robb Sapp. Picture can be a bit shaky at times, but it still has a lovely picture and sound quality. A- Wicked 8/4/06 ~ Chicago *** Stacie Morgain Lewis, Kristy Cates, Jacqui Graziano as (u/s) Nessa, Jill Hayman as (u/s) Morrible, Adam Fleming as Boq, Kristoffer Cusick, Gene Weygandt. Great filming and Jacqui & Jill gave nice performances. Jacqui's Nessa is very different from others. A Wicked 8/5/06 ~ Chicago *** Dee Roscioli as (u/s) Elphaba, Kate Loprest as (u/s) Nessarose, Jill Hayman as (u/s) Morrible, Adam Fleming, Stacie Morgain Lewis, Gene Weygandt, Kristoffer Cusick. Dee and Kate were Fabulous. Amazing shots and picture! A+ Wicked 8/5/06 ~ Broadway Brandi Chavonne Massey as (u/s) Elphaba, Kate Reinders, Derrick Williams, Carol Kane, David Garrison, Tiffany Haas as (u/s) Nessa, Robb Sapp. Highlights that contain mostly all of Elphaba's numbers/scenes. A nice capture and some very different vocals from Brandi that are really great. A- Wicked 9/23/06 ~ Broadway *** Saycon Sengbloh as (u/s) Elphaba, Kate Reinders, Jenna Leigh Green, Logan Lipton, Carol Kane, Derrick WIlliams, David Garrison, Anthony Galde as (u/s) Dr. Dillamond. Saycon was Amazing, a total different performance from previous Dvds, including new vocal riffs. Amazing quality! A+ Wicked 9/27/06 ~ London Opening Night: Idina Menzel, Helen Dallimore, Adam Garcia, Miriam Margolyes, Nigel Planer, Martin Ball, James Gillan, Katie Rowley Jones. Highlights that last about an hour in total from both acts. Mostly just the main songs, and some blackouts. B+ Wicked 10/8/06 ~ Broadway Eden's Final Performance: Eden Espinosa, Kate Reinders, David Garrison, Carol Kane, Derrick Williams, Jenna Leigh Green, Logan Lipton, Steven Skybell. Includes Curtain Speech. A Wicked 10/14/06 ~ Broadway *** Ana Gasteyer, Kate Reinders, David Garrison, Kathy Santen as (u/s) Morrible, Derrick Williams, Jenna Leigh Green, Logan Lipton. Crystal clear picture and sound of Ana's return to Wicked in the Broadway Cast. Missing 14 minutes in the middle of Act 2, but sound is there. A Wicked 10/22/06 ~ Chicago Cast *** Stacie's Last: Stacie Morgain Lewis, Kristy Cates, Rondi Reed, Gene Weygandt, Kristoffer Cusick, Adam Fleming, Jacqui Graziano as (u/s) Nessa. Amazing vocals and variations by Kristy. An emotional show for both ladies. Crystal clear picture and sound. A Wicked 11/8/06 ~ West End, London *** Idina Menzel, Helen Dallimore, Adam Garcia, Miriam Margolyes, Nigel Planer, James Gillan, Katie Rowley Jones. Crystal clear picture and sound. AMAZING quality, one of the top Wickeds. Fantastic cast and includes the extended scenes. A+ Wicked 11/25/06 ~ Broadway Ana Gasteyer, Katie Adams as (s/b) Glinda, David Garrison, Derrick Williams, Jayne Houdyshell, Jenna Leigh Green, Logan Lipton, Steven Skybell. Act One plus a few minutes of Act Two. Includes London Script changes. Katie give a great performance as Glinda. A Wicked 12/10/06 ~ Chicago Cast *** Kristy, Kris and Timothy's Last. Kristy Cates, Erin Mackey, Rondi Reed, Gene Weygandt, Kristoffer Cusick, Adam Fleming, Heidi Kettenring, Timonty Britten Parker. Most of Act One, and about 20 minutes of Act Two, the rest is Audio. Kristy gave a great Defying Gravity. Picture can be shakey at times. B+ *No Trades/Sales* Wicked 12/13/06 ~ Chicago Cast *** Dee Roscioli, Megan Sikora as (u/s) Glinda, Brad Bass, Rondi Reed, Gene Weygandt, Heidi Kettenring, Adam Fleming, William Youmans. Wonderful fresh new cast. Dee and Brad add great new vocals. Megan was a terrific Glinda. Watch for funny blooper in Popular. Amazing quality, one of the top Wickeds out there. A+ Wicked 1/10/07 ~ Chicago Cast *** Dee Roscioli, Erin Mackey, Brad Bass, Rondi Reed, Gene Weygandt, Heidi Kettenring, Adam Fleming, William Youmans. This is a wonderful cast, and Erin does a terrific Glinda, her popular is very cute and funny. Dee and Brad remain one of my favorite couples and give great performances. Wonderful quality, crystal clear picture and sound. A Wicked 1/20/07 ~ Broadway Julia Murney, Katie Adams (SB), David Garrison, Sebastian Arcelus, Jayne Houdyshell, Cristy Candler, Logan Lipton, Steven Skybell. Contains final changes from the London carry over. Great performances, and Katie is Wonderful here! A Wicked 2/2/07 ~ Chicago Cast *** Carmen Cusack as (s/b) Elphaba, Erin Mackey, Rondi Reed, Gene Weygandt, Derrick Williams, Adam Fleming, Heidi Kettenring, K. Todd Freeman. Great quality and a very nice performace from Carmen and Erin is fabulous as always. Features the new Dillamond. A Wicked 2/9/07 ~ Broadway *** Julia Murney, Kendra Kassebaum, David Garrison, Jayne Houdyshell, Sebastian Arcelus, Cristy Candler, Logan Lipton, Steven Skybell. Julia & Kendra give Electric performances. Hard to believe they can get better, but yet they do. Wonderful picture, sound and clouseups. A Wicked 3/4/07 ~ Tampa, FL *** Tour Cast: Victoria Matlock, Christina DeCicco, Cliffton Hall, Deedee Magno Hall, Barbara Tirrell, P.J. Benjamin, Josh Lamon, Tom Flynn. Beautiful capture and no obstructions. This features the optional high note by Glinda in the opening that is a thrill. The performances were amazing on this date, especially Glinda, who was at her best on this day. The cast seemed to have extra energy and gave a tad more than usual. A+Wicked 3/6/07 ~ Tampa, FL *** Tour Cast: Victoria Matlock, Christina DeCicco, Cliffton Hall, Deedee Magno Hall, Barbara Tirrell, P.J. Benjamin, Josh Lamon, Tom Flynn. Contains wonderful picture, sound, color, and most importantly performances. Great fresh new cast on the road. A+ Wicked4/14/07 ~ Los Angeles, CA Eden Espinosa, Megan Hilty, Dioni Michelle Collins as (u/s) Morrible, John Rubenstein, Jenna Leigh Green, Adam Wylie, Kris Cusick. A nice capture of the LA sitdown cast. Slight white washout on faces, but nothing too bad. Dioni's Morrible is quite different from others, but very interesting. A-Wicked 2006 ~ London Cast Various TV Appearances, quality varies: Idina's interview on 'Richard & Judy' TV show, London Cast on 'Blue Peter' perform 'One Short Day' followed by short interview, Cast on 'Children in Need' Idina, Annalene Beechey as Glinda (Helen's stand-by) perform 'What is this feeling', 'Wicked' cast on 'Royal Variety Performance' perform 'One Short Day' & 'Defying Gravity', London opening night from Broadway World, Opening night interviews & curtain call, Official London 'Wicked' trailer, Excerpts of London pro-shot videos, Martin Ball's blog which features the cast in reheasals, Couple of Songs from actual performances. A- The Wild Party 6/8/00 ~ Broadway Toni Collette, Mandy Patinkin, Eartha Kitt. First 10 minutes of show only audio. B+ The Will Rogers Follies 10/91 ~ OBC from Japan Telecast Keith Carradine, Dee Hoty, Dick Latessa, Cady Huffman. Pro Video A The Will Rogers Follies 3/19/06 ~ Crystal Lake, IL *** Tour: Colin Trahan (u/s Will Rogers), Keleen Snowgren, Amy Decker, Chris Sams, Joanne Wilson. First 10 minutes shakey and some blackouts, after that crystal clear picture and sound. Very good show and talent. A- The Witches of Eastwick 12/9/01 ~ London Clarke Peters, Josefina Gabrielle, Joanna Riding, Rebecca Thornhill. Filmed through the theatres in house camera system, so it is full stage. Pro sound. A- The Wiz 1984 ~ Broadway Stephanie Mills. Outstanding video and sound with very little generational loss! A The Wizard of Oz 1997 ~ Madison Square Garden Roseanne, Jessica Grove, Ken Page, Michael Gruber, Lara Teeter. Better than most copies I've seen. B Wizard of Oz 1999 ~ Tour 50 minute Proshot backstage look at the tour. Includes clips of the show and interviews and how they created the show. Mickey Rooney, Joanne Worrley, Jessica Grove. A+ The Woman in White 7/19/05 ~ London Michael Crawford, Maria Friedman + OLC. A head at the bottom of the screen ocasionally, but nothing too obstructive. A- The Woman in White 11/5/05 ~ Broadway Maria Friedman & Michael Ball. Cuts out before the end of Act one and the end of act two due to battery issues, but the rest of the footage makes up for it. Very nicely shot considering this production is very dark. Slightly shaky, but nothing major. A- The Woman in White 11/30/05 ~ Broadway Lisa Brescia (u/s Marian Halcombe), Michael Ball, Jill Paice, Adam Brazier, Angela Christian, Ron Bohmer. There are some cover ups and some zooms. A decent Dvd of the show. A- The Woman in White 12/4/05 ~ Broadway Maria Friedman, Michael Ball, Jill Paice, Angela Christian, Adam Brazier, Norman Large, John Dewar, Justis Bolding, Ron Bohmer. Act One is a mess, camera is all over the place. Act Two is better and focuses on the action. B The Woman in White 1/28/06 ~ Broadway Maria Friedman (Marian), Daniel Marcus (Fosco), Greg Mills (Glyde), Jill Paice (Laura), Adam Brazier (Walter), Angela Christian (Anne). Good capture of this short lived show. Picture isn't the sharpest, but nice to see. Includes NY reviews and interviews. A- The Woman in White 2/4/06 ~ Broadway Maria Friedman, Dan Marcus (u/s), Elena Shaddow (u/s), Adam Brazier, Angela Christian, Ron Bohmer, Walter Charles, Norman Large, Roger DeWitt (u/s). First act is about 40 minutes long and act 2 about 50 minutes long; a lot of stuff is cut out but the highlights are there; nice video with clear picture and sound. B+ Woman of the Year 1981 ~ Broadway Cast Lauren Bacall, Harry Guardino, Marilyn Cooper, Roderick Cook, Grace Keaghy, Elvind Harum, Jamie Ross, Rex Everhart. Nice close-ups with good color and lighting. Nice for its age! B+ Wonderful Town 1958 ~ TV Cast Starring Rosalind Russell. Shot in Black & White. Good picture and sound considering its age. B+ Wonderful Town December 2003 ~ Broadway Donna Murphy, Jennifer Westfeldt, Gregg Edelman, David Margulies, Michael McGrath, Nancy Anderson, Ken Barnett. Nice video, good picture and sound; 1st generation from the master A Wonderful Town 12/13/03 ~ Broadway Linda Mugleston (u/s), Jennifer Westfeldt, Gregg Edelman, David Margulies, Michael McGrath, Nancy Anderson, Ken Barnett. Very nice video, excellent picture and sound; 2nd generation. A A Year with Frog and Toad 6/13/03 ~ Broadway Mark Linn-Baker, Jay Goede, Danielle Ferland, Frank Vlastnik, Jennifer Gambatese. Great video! Good picture, nice close-ups. A You're A Good Man Charlie Brown 1973 ~ TV Live Action Originally aired on NBC February 9, 1973. Starring Wendell Burton, Ruby Persson, Barry Livingston, Mark Montgomery, Noelle Matlovsky, Bill Hinnant. TV quality. B+ You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown 1985 ~ Animated TV Animated version of the musical. Featuring the voices of Kevin Brando, Michael Cockery, Jessie Lee Smith, Robert Towers. A You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown 11/23/98 & 11/28/98 ~ Skokie, IL Anthony Rapp, Kristin Chenoweth, B.D. Wong. Pre-Broadway, some spotlight washout. B Zanna Don't 6/3/03 ~ New York Gregory Treco (u/s), Anika Larsen, Amanda Ryan Paige, Enrico Rodriguez, Jared Zeus, Shelley Thomas. Fantastic video of original cast. Great close-ups, a few heads in the wide shots, but taper shoots around them nicely and captures all the action. B+ Zanna Don't 6/27/03 ~ New York Jai Rodriguez, Anika Larsen, Amanda Ryan Paige, Enrico Rodriguez, Jared Zeus, Shelley Thomas. Fantastic video of original cast. Great close-ups....a few heads in the wide shots, but taper shoots around them nicely, and captures all the action. 1st generation. Includes pro-shot press reels. A

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Guys and Dolls Thanksgiving Day Parade “Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat” (missing some of beginning of song)
Michael Cerveris interview for “Tommy” and sings “Pinball Wizard” while playing guitar
Beauty and the Beast stage show medley at Disney
Nathan Lane interview for “Laughter on the 23rd Floor”
Good Morning America interview with Terrance Mann and Susan Egan for Beauty and the Beast
Terrance singing “If I Can’t Love Her”, Susan singing “Home”
Rosie O’Donnell segment on VH1 for Grease
Dennis Cunningham “Medea” review
Dennis Cunningham “Grease” review
Tony Nominations 1994 news segment
Bebe Neuwirth interview for “Damn Yankees”
Nathan Lane interview for “Laughter on the 23rd Floor”
Susan Wood (Sandy) interview for “Grease”
Tony Awards 1994 (through chapter 39) – Victor Garber singing intro song
Grease “We go together”
Victor Garber singing
She Loves Me “I Don’t Know His Name”/”She Loves Me”
Victor Garber singing
Damn Yankees “Shoeless Joe”
Victor Garber singing
Carousel “You’ll Never Walk Alone”
All casts singing “You’ve Gotta Have Heart”
Speaking about Mr. George Abbott
Tony for Best Musical Revival
Tony Awards intro about who will be appearing while showing theater marquees
Beauty and the Beast medley
Sondheim speech winning for Passion
Passion medley
Best Supporting Actor nominees and Jarrod Emick winning speech
Cyrano B-roll
It’s a Grand Night for Singing medley
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee presenting award to Huhm Cronym/Jessica Tandy and their speech
Glenn Close presenting Tony for Best Actor in a Play
Showboat in Toronto intro
Showboat “Old Man River”
Boyd Gaines speech for Best Actor in a Musical for She Loves Me
Alan Alda presenting for Best Actress in a Musical, shows Donna Murphy winning, not her speech
Best Musical for Passion, not speech
Ending credits showing stills from evening
20 seconds of Showboat commercial
Alan Campbell singing “Sunset Boulevard” on Today Show and interview
Joel Siegel segment on history of Oklahoma
Behind the Scenes segment of Sunset Boulevard
Brooke Shields segment about “Grease”
Segment on history of Showboat, Oklahoma, South Pacific, Carousel