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7/5/08 ~ Broadway
Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff, Larry Pressgrove
First Broadway Preview; mostly full stage shots with some close ups throughout; slight camera wandering but not too much; tape switch during "Christines Message" but nothing else is lost; great video on a great night for the fans of the show A-
[title of show]
7/6/08 ~ Broadway
Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, Heidi Blickenstaff, Susan Blackwell, Larry Pressgrove
About 10 minutes of total blackouts, which is mostly a chunk in within the first 13 minutes. Despite that, a nice capture and the audience was very into the show. Good sound and closeups and good video otherwise A-
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10/7/08 ~ Broadway highlights
Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, Heidi Blickenstaff, Susan Blackwell, Larry Pressgrove
Includes the first half of the show, up to the end of "Die, Vampire, Die!" plus all of "A Way Back to Then". Runs about 55 minutes. Filmed in 16:9 widescreen; a few blackouts and a tall guy's head in front that blocked some of the frames when the action is farthest downstage B+
1-2-3-4-5
January 1989 ~ New York
This Off-Broadway musical, performed at the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York centers around a group of everyday average people who live forever. They live near and around famous people in history, but never quite make it to the history books themselves. Very clever and entertaining show. Some generational loss, filmed from the far right side B-
1 - Hit Wonder - The Musical
2003 ~ New York International Fringe Festival
Recorded from a tripod in the back of the house. Some generational loss; a 90 minute pop-musical comedy best described as the theatrical lovechild of Showgirls, Beautiful Thing and Hedwig. Star-struck Jack Harmony wins Video Dance Television’s “Be a Star” contest and gets sucked into the outrageous world of pop sensation Sexxx Machine. Jack’s lovelorn best friend and conservative parents worry that he will be tempted by Sexx Machine's deviant rock 'n' roll lifestyle and, sure enough, their worst fears come true! B
3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down
1996 ~ New York
Scott Bakula, John Kassir, Jerry Colker
Multicamera pro-shot; picture is fairly clear but has some generation loss and very dull colors. Sound is quite muffled B
3 Musketeers
Unknown ~ The Netherlands
Joost de Jong (D´Artagnan), Ellen Evers (Milady de Winter), Willemijn (Queen Anna), Stanley Burleson (Richelieu) B
3 Musketeers
January 1995 ~ London Workshop
This is the the same show as the audio English Demo version. Quite informal and was performed inside a gym. The performers rehearsed for only 9 days. Quite funny and interesting to watch and hear. A-
3 Musketeers
2003, Rotterdam, Luxor Theatre
Bastiaan Ragas, Pia Douwes, Stanley Burleson, Henk Poort, Cees Geel, Rein Kolpa, Tooske Breugem, Ellen Evers
Pro Shot DVD with menu for Scene Selection, Extras including Musical Gala Award 2003, Mamma Mia and Lion King Previews. A+
3 Musketeers
10/6/05 ~ Berlin, Germany
Pia Douwes, Oliver Mülich, Patrick Stanke, Marc Clear, Mathias Sanders, Christian Schleicher, Kristin Hölck, Nikolas Gerdell, Norbert Kohler, Karim Khawatmi, Sabrina Weckerlin, Marcus Heze
Highlights. Songs only. Around 90 minutes.
3 Musketeers
12/18/05 ~ Berlin, Germany
Patrick Stahnke, Ann Christin Elverum (Milady de Winter), Marc Clear (Kardinal Richelieu), Karim Khawatmi (Athos), Tobias Weis (Porthos), Mathias Sanders, Sabrina Weckerlin, Susanna Panzner (Konigin Anna), Norbert Kohler (Konig Ludwig XIII), Cusch Jung, Nikolas Gerdell (Herzog von Buckingham), Patrick Stamme (James/Conferencier) 2 DVDS A-
3 Musketeers
12/20/05 ~ Berlin, Germany
Marcus Hezel, Susanna Panzer (u/s Milady de Winter), Uwe Kroger, Sabrina Weckerlin, Marc Clear, Ann Christin Elverum, Christian Schleicher, Matthias (2 DVDs) A
3 Musketeers
12/23/06 ~ Stuttgart
Rasmus Borkowski (D’Artagnan), Pia Douwes (Milady de Winter), Ethan Freeman (Kardinal Richelieu, Marc Clear (Athos), Enrico De Pieri (Porthos), Jens Janke (Aramis), Annemieke van Dam (Constance), Sabrina Harper (Königin Anna), Peter Stassen (König Ludwig XIII), Paul Stampehl (Rochefort), Kevin Tarte (Herzog von Buckingham), Gerben Grimmius (James/Conférencier) A-
3 Musketeers
8/20/07 ~ Beverly, MA
Kevyn Morrow, John Schiappa, Jimmy Smagula, Aaron Tveit, Kate Baldwin, Chad Ackerman, Mark Aldrich
Nicely-filmed multi-camera proshot from the North Shore Music Theatre A
3 Muskteers - Tag der offenen Tür
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9 to 5:The Musical
9/13/08 ~ Los Angeles, CA
Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, Marc Kudisch, Andy Karl, Kathy Fitzgerald, Ioana Alfonso, Dan Cooney, Ann Harada, Van Hughes, Karen Murphy, Charlie Pollock, Tory Ross, Maia Nkenge Wilson, Timothy George Anderson, Justin Bohon, Lisa Howard
Filmed in 16:9 widescreen. Shot during previews, so many bits of dialogue are different from what they ended up with.This was also before they changed the ending of Out of Control when Stephanie got to sing that really high note at the end. But a fantastic, great energy performance, especially from the three leads; minor obstruction by a head, but is well shot around. Mostly steady filming with a good mix of wide and zoomed shots. Excellent sound; fun ad-libs, nice video A
9 to 5: The Musical
9/23/08 ~ Los Angeles, CA
Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, Marc Kudisch, Andy Karl, Kathy Fitzgerald, Ioana Alfonso, Dan Cooney, Ann Harada, Van Hughes, Karen Murphy, Charlie Pollock, Tory
Ross, Maia Nkenge Wilson
Shot from mid mezzanine; no head obstructions so a very clear shot; a bit shaky for the first number but steady after. a good mix of wide shots and medium shots, with closeups during solo numbers; two minor blackouts for one minute each during a dialogue scene during the first act due to latecomer seating; very nice clear video 2 DVDs A
9 to 5: The Musical
10/19/08 ~ Los Angeles, CA
Allison Janney, Megan Hilty, Stephanie J. Block, Marc Kudisch, Kathy Fitzgerald, Ann Harada, Andy Karl, Ioana Alfonso
Final Pre Broadway Performance: Good clear video with almost no obstructions and very nicely captured; slight changes throughout after earlier previews; A, *Ryan/SunsetBlvd79's Master
9 to 5: The Musical
10/19/08 ~ Los Angeles, CA
Allison Janney, Megan Hilty, Stephanie J. Block, Marc Kudisch, Kathy Fitzgerald, Ann Harada, Andy Karl, Ioana Alfonso
Final Pre Broadway Performance: Excellent capture; filmed in 16:9 widescreen. Very steady, good mix of medium-wide shots and close-ups. Almost no blackouts and while there are a few heads in the wider frames, they are not obstructing any of the action. External audio fed from MD recorder so excellent, clear audio. A, *Juni's Master
9 to 5:The Musical
2009 ~ Broadway
Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, Marc Kudisch, Kathy Fitzgerald,Andy Karl
B-Roll Of Broadway Production; pro-shot A+
9 to 5:The Musical
4/11/09 ~ Broadway
Allison Janney, Megan Hilty, Stephanie J. Block, Marc Kudisch, Kathy Fitzgerald,Ann Harada,Andy Karl, Ioana Alfonso
Beautiful capture of this amazing show. Great clear video with excellent sound and picture; no obstructions in this wonderful capture. *Ryan's video A+
9 to 5:The Musical
4/11/09 ~ Broadway
Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, Marc Kudisch, Kathy Fitzgerald, Andy Karl, Ioana Alfonso, Timothy George Anderson, Jennifer Balahna, Justin Bohon
Great capture with beautiful zooms and stage shots. Sometimes heads at bottom of screen in the way of action, but, shot around best I could. Minute or two blackout after opening number. Audio only for the first minute or so of act 2 due to late seater's. *Kyle's video A-
9 to 5:The Musical
4/30/09 ~ Broadway
Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, Marc Kudisch, Kathy Fitzgerald, Andy Karl, Ioana Alfonso, Dan Cooney,Ann Harada, Lisa Howard, Van Hughes, Karen Murphy, Charlie
Pollock, Tory Ross
Act One only of the Broadway opening night; shot in 16:9 widescreen. Cover ups during "9 to 5", the second half of "I Just Might" and the scene right before "Backwoods Barbie" and about a minute at the end of the dream sequences; camera also wanders sometimes and heads in the wide shots when taper
zoomed out to get the whole picture; DVD includes "Get Out and Stay Out" from the April 17th performance with Gaelen Gilliland as Judy. Well-shot from the orchestra. There is sometimes the top of a head at the bottom of the screen, but it never blocks Gaelen. B
9 to 5:The Musical
6/14/09 ~ Broadway
Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, Marc Kudisch, Kathy Fitzgerald, Andy Karl
One head in the way at times and the first couple of minutes of each act are blacked out; second half of "I Just Might" is very shaky and slightly blacked out; good sound throughout; nice clear video 2 DVDs A
9 to 5:The Musical
6/21/09 ~ Broadway
Allison Janney, Gaelen Gilliland (u/s Judy), Megan Hilty, Marc Kudisch, Andy Karl, Kathy Fitzgerald, Jessica Lea Patty (u/s Maria/Ensemble), Ann Harada, Lisa Howard, Van Hughes
Filmed in 16:9 widescreen. Minor and only occasional obstruction from a head in front of taper; almost no blackouts with clear audio and mix of close-ups and wider shots; nice flub: "Gaelen's scarf got tangled on her microphone wire and it took Allison a very long time to untie it, and by that time, she'd adlibbed her way out of it and then collapsed in a heap of laughter." Good video A
9 to 5:The Musical
9/6/09 ~ Broadway
Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, Marc Kudisch, Kathy Fitzgerald, Andy Karl, Ioana Alfonso, Lisa Howard, Van Hughes, Karen Murphy, Charlie Pollock, Tory Ross
Final Broadway performance filmed in 16:9 widescreen. Few obstructions -- only in the wide shots when there are two heads on either side of the frame; about 2 minutes of blackout when some commotion happened nearby involving an audience member taking pictures with his LCD screen on; one other very brief blackout in the scene before "Around Here" when latecomers arrived. Otherwise, the video is intact and includes some of curtain call. External audio fed into video from MD recorder, so audio is very clear.A mix of close-ups and wider shots when multiple people were on stage to see their interactions. A
9 to 5: The Musical
11/6/10 ~ Memphis, TN
Dee Hoty, Diana DeGarmo, Mamie Parris, Joseph Mahowald, Kristine Zbornik, Gregg Goodbrod
Beautiful capture of the tour cast. The cast remains fantastic and top notch. Great clear picture and sound A
9 to 5: The Musical
5/14/11 ~ Costa Mesa, CA
Dee Hoty, Diana DeGarmo, Mamie Parris, Joseph Mahowald, Kristine Zbornik, Sean Montgomery, KJ Hippensteel
Good capture of the tour with all of the changes from the Broadway production with several scenes and songs were cut or moved, and there are a few lyric and dialog changes. Most notably, Always a Woman is gone, and Dolly herself narrates the show from a video screen; some quick dropouts throughout the show, but most are between scenes and none last for more than 30 seconds and some washout here and there; slight obstruction in the lower left corner during the first act; very good video, nicely done 2 DVDs A-
12 Angry Men
10/30/04 ~ Broadway
Tom Aldredge, Mark Blum, Philip Bosco, Larry Bryggman, Robert Clohessy, Peter Friedman, Boyd Gaines, Kevin Geer, Michael Mastro, Matte Osian, John Pankow, James Rebhorn, Adam Trese
Good video with excellent picture and sound, Includes Philip Bosco on Theatre Talk. A
13: A New Musical
5/15/08 ~ Pre-Broadway Goodspeed
Graham Phillips, Aaron Simon Gross, Allie Trimm, Eric Nelsen, Elizabeth Egan Gillies, Ashton Smallings, Kyle Crews, Alberto Calderon, Eamon Foley, Joey LaVarco, Ariana Grande, Caitlin Gann, Taylor Bright.
Filmed fifteen feet away from the stage, heads, seats and other random things in frame, mostly clear shot center stage with extreme sides out of view, some cover-ups and some action not caught in the frame, dvd is a bag of mixed nuts but still worth having, very cute show. Also can be mistakenly dated 5/22/08. C
13 - The Musical
12/29/08 ~ Broadway
Graham Phillips, Allie Trimm, Eric M. Nelson, Delaney Moro, Aaron Simon Gross, Malik Hammond, Al Calderon
Good capture with only a few quick cover-ups here and there. Some heads in the way but did best to shoot around. A few minutes in the middle of the show missing during the "Movie Theatre" scene. B+
13 Daughters
1969 ~ Hawaii
Napua Stevens; Kam Fong Chun; Richard Kuga; Augustina Santiago; Tamara Long; Mark R. Dara; James Kaina; Robin Rankin; Lordie Kaulili; Jack Annon; Sherry De Boer; Granville Abbott; Wildred Richardson; Irwin Lane; Daniel Klein; George Channing; Joseph Lau
RARE! World premiere performance. Eventually this show made its way to Broadway (with Don Ameche in the lead role) but closed after only 28 performances. Multi camera, pro shot, some generational loss. B/C
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
2/15/05 ~ New York
Derrick Baskin, Deborah S. Craig, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Dan Fogler, Lisa Howard, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jose Llana, Jay Reiss, Sarah Saltzberg
Head in the way so lots of coverups in first 15 minutes; slight digital distortion near the end but still an excellent video with great sound A-
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
4/9/06 ~ Chicago, IL Highlights
James Earl Jones II, Bill Larkin, Cristen Paige, Eric Roediger, Jen Sese, Lucia Spina, Derrick Trumbly, Brad Weinstock, Christine Werny
Highlights: full audio but only about 75% video; camera wanders at times, but when you have a picture, its clear, good sound and great cast B
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
5/21/06 ~ San Francisco, CA
Aaron J. Albano, Stanley Bahorek, Jenni Barber, Jim Cashman, Jared Gertner, James Monroe Iglehart, Sara Inbar, Greta Lee, Betsy Wolfe
Some good closeups; large gap after”Woe is Me until “I Speak Six Languages”; new copy from the master so no weird music replacement; two coverups one after opening song and one during Jesus scene; decent video with nice sound. 2 DVDs B+
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
6/28/06 ~ Chicago
Julius Thomas III (u/s), Bill Larkin, Cristen Paige, EricRoediger, Jen Sese, Lucia Spina, Derrick Trumbly, Brad Weinstock,Christine Werny
Beautiful dvd with amazing closeups. Clear picture and sound filmed from middle of the theater; very nice A
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
1/7/07 ~ Portland, OR
Katie Boren, Chuck Rea (u/s Chip), 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 and a not-quite cover-up moment when the house lights went on during the audience selection; turns out to be a very nce video and possibly the nicest Bee A-
30-60-90
1998 ~ Berlin
Bolk, Junge, Graw, Polster, Wintergrün, Rieckhoff
33 Variations
2/27/11 ~ Los Angeles, CA
Jane Fonda, Samantha Mathis, Greg Keller, Don Amendolia, Grant James Varjas, Zach Grenier, Susan Kellermann, Scott Barrow, Caitlin O'Connell, Yvonne Woods Slaten
A couple quick dropouts, but no major blackouts; some washout in the wides, but nothing too terrible; no obstructions from heads or railings; excellent sound 2 DVDs A-
The 39 Steps
6/13/09 ~ Broadway
Sean Mahon, Jill Paice, Jeffrey Kuhn,Arnie Burton
Very nice rare video, filmed from the left side with clear sound and good picture throughout
RESTRICTED TRADES ONLY A
42nd Street
1986 ~ Tokyo
Elizabeth Allen, Jamie Ross, Clare Leach, Lee Roy Reams, Carole Cook, Joseph Bova, Beth Leavel, Andy Lee-Danny Carroll.
Pro-shot with multiple cameras of the Broadway cast for Japanese Broadcast. Picture is a little grainy but this is a very nice video of a great production. A
42nd Street
1998 ~ Music Theatre of Wichita.
Darcie Roberts, Patrick Quinn, Alison Bevan.
Semi-Pro Shot using one camera on a tripod. Unfortunately this DVD suffers from generational loss. Beautiful production with great performances. On this same disc also includes interviews and promotions for the show. B+
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 spotlight washout in a many scenes. A-
42nd Street
September 2002 ~ Memphis, TN
Dr. Juliana Starr
Single-camera, low generation regional production with excellent zoom transitions and tracking. Performed by Theatre Memphis; very nice video A
42nd Street
12/3/04 ~ Lakeland, FL
Kyle Dean Massey, Mara Davi, Natalie Buster, Ron Smith, Maureen Veronica Illmensee, Evan Alboum, Randi Kaye, Michelle Whitty, Erin West
Pro-shot with multiple cameras.. A fantastic capture of the show, however it does have the time counter on the bottom of the screen. A
42nd Street
1/21/06 ~ Rockford, IL
Melody Davi, Natalie Buster, David Grant, Randi Kaye, Jarran Muse, Christian Donnelly, Maureen Illmensee, Tom Frye
Nice quality, great picture and sound with a couple of minutes of blackouts because of latecomers; good zooms A
42nd Street
2006 ~ UK Tour
Bonnie Langford.
Recorded through the House camera.with some static at bottom of screen, and some generational loss. B+
70, Girls, 70
1997 ~ Hastings, New Zealand
Rarely performed Kander and Ebb show with some of their best music. Mostly full stage with some zooms. Strong lighting creates some washout at times, but otherwise pretty good. B
110 in the Shade
8/5/92 ~ New York
Karen Ziemba, Robert Mann Kayser, Richard Muenz, David Aaron Baker, Walter Charles, Henderson Forsythe, Crista Moore B
110 in the Shade
4/15/07 ~ Broadway Revival
Audra McDonald, John Cullum, Steve Kazee, Chris Butler, Carla Duren, Christopher Innvar, Bobby Steggert
Excellent video with very nice picture and sound; a very good, clear video of a great show A
110 In The Shade
4/17/07 ~ Broadway
Audra McDonald, John Cullum, Chris Butler, Carla Duren, Christopher Innvar, Bobby Steggert
Great production. Very nicely filmed from the balcony. Crystal clear! Includes scanned Playbill information. A+
110 Stories
9/10/04 ~ New York
Benjamin Bratt, Edie Falco, James Gandolfini, Neil Patrick Harris, Susan Sarandon
A Staged reading to Benefit the Leary Firefighters Association in remembrance of the September 11th tragedy. A
190 NORTH ~ Wicked behind the Scenes Special
9/11/05 ~ Chicago
First generation crystal clear 23 minutes special on the making of Wicked. 190 North is a weekly television show that features people/places/events in the Chicagoland arera. Includes interviews with cast members; Ana Gasteyer, Kate Reinders Rondi Reed, Gene Weygandt, as well as Wicked author Gregory McGuire and Composer Stephen Schwartz. Very good documentary and behind the scenes look at this phenomenal show. (1 DVD)
PLUS THESE EXTRAS:
1. Shoshana Bean on Martha Halloween 2006 sings NO GOOD DEED2. 1st touring cast of Wicked on Jay Leno singing ONE SHORT DAY
2. The cast of RENT on the Today Show.
3. Cathy Rigby/Peter Pan on the Today Show
4. On ABC News out of Chicago, Kristy Cates performs THE WIZARD AND I Gene Weygandt, the Wizard in the Chicago production, is interviewed.
5. Kristin Chenoweth on Martha bakes cookies.
6. Cathy Rigby/The Cat In The Hat on Rosie
700 Sundays
3/11/05
Billy Crystal
Written by Billy Crystal. Shot from balcony, not many obstructions but there is occasionally a head at the bottom of the screen. B
1776
July 1988 ~ North Carolina Theatre
David Chaney, Randell Haynes, Allen Walker Lane, Cass Morgan, Heidi Meyer, Steven F. Hall, Malcolm Hillgartner, Terrence Mann
Excellent camera work, good overall clarity, very little extraneous camera motionl; very few extreme closeups, and the sound seems to be mono for much of the video B+
1776
1996 ~ Recording session
RARE! Behind-the-scenes video of the revival recording session of the great musical of 1776. A fascinating look at a seldom-seen process, nice performances, B+
1776
1997 ~ Broadway
Brent Spiner, Tom Aldredge, Gregg Edelman
Only video I have ever seen of this production; full stage shot with no close ups and spotlight washout but excellent sound. Video from Criterion Center Stage Right, not the Gershwin B
1776
3/16/01 ~ Seattle, WA
David Pichette, Patti Cohenour, Joe Mahowald, Kim Huber
Excellent production. Good video with lots of zooms although a head gets in the way for a while B+
1776
4/13/04 ~ Riverside, CA
Steve Glaudini, John Massey, Jr., Allen Everman, Greg Nichols, Tony Quinn, Nils Anderson, Sean Cox, Jill Van Velzer, Shannon Watson
Performance Riverside Production that won the 2004 L.A. Ovation award for best musical, filmed using one camera on a tripod, pro-shot, nice video A
1984
12/16/54 ~ BBC Broadcast
Peter Cushing; André Morell; Yvonne Mitchell; Donald Pleasence; Arnold Diamond; Campbell Gray; Hilda Fenemore; Pamela Grant; Keith Davis; Janet Barrow; Norman Osborne; Tony Lyons; Malcolm Knight; John Baker; Victor Platt
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