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13 5/15/08 ~ Goodspeed Opera House (Pre-Broadway) 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 and Taylor Bright. Filmed in the orchestra section about fifteen feet away from the stage. Heads, seats and other random things in frame. Mostly a clear shot center stage with extreme sides obstructed with heads. Occasional cover-ups and some action not caught in frame. A- 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+ 70, GIRLS, 70 HASTINGS, NEW ZEALAND Have not reviewed 110 in the Shade 4/15/07 ~ Broadway *** Audra McDonald, John Cullum, Steve Kazee, Chris Butler, Carla Duren, Christopher Innvar, Bobby Steggert. Stunning production with perfect cast and wonderful capture. 110 In the Shade 4/17/07 ~ Broadway Audra 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. A A: A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder 5/2014 ~ Broadway Jefferson Mays, Bryce Pinkham, Lisa O'Hare, Lauren Worsham, Jane Carr, Joanna Glushak, Eddie Korbich, Pamela Bob. A Beautiful capture of the front runner for Best Musical Tony Award. A hilarious show with an equally hilarious cast. Jefferson Mays is an insanely talented actor! A Abyssinia 10/95 ~ Beverly, MA Jennifer Lee Warren, Carol Dennis, Lawrence Clayton, Mary Bond Davis. A presentation of North Shore Music Theatre. Performed "in the round." This production had hopes of going to Broadway, but the show never made it. Semi-pro shot. A- The Addams Family - A New Musical 12/29/07 ~ Chicago, IL, Pre-Broadway Nathan Lane, Bebe Neuwirth, Terrence Mann, Carolee Carmello, Kevin Chamberlin, Jackie Hoffman, Zachary James, Wesley Taylor, Krysta Rodriguez, Adam Riegler. Beautifully filmed and crystal clear with great close-ups The Addams Family 3/12/10 ~ Broadway Nathan Lane, Bebe Neuwirth, Terrence Mann, Carolee Carmello, Kevin Chamberlin, Jackie Hoffman, Zachary James, Wesley Taylor, Krysta Rodriguez, Adam Riegler Lots of changes from the Pre-Broadway run in Chicago; a few heads when the action is close downstage; nice picture and clear sound; great video A 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- After Ashley 2/19/05 ~ New York Anna Paquin, Kieran Culkin, Tim Hopper, Grant Shaud Great video with great sound; hard to do in such a small theatre but looks great; 1st generation from the master A After the Fall 7/3/04 ~ Broadway Peter Krause, Carla Gugino, Jessica Hecht, Vivienne Benesch, Candy Buckley, Roxanna Hope, Kathleen McNenny, Ken Marks Excellent video; good closeups and sound; 1st generation from the master A After Midnight - May 2014 - Broadway Fantasia Barrino, Dule Hill, Adriane Lenox, karine Plantadit, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Justin Prescott, Virgil Gadson, Jared Grimes. Beautiful HD capture with no obstructions.. A+ Aida - OBC Aida - 3/19/01 Aida - 3/29/00 matinee ~ Broadway Heather Headley, Adam Pascal, Sherie Rene Scott, Damian Perkins, John Hickok Excellent Video w/ Many Close-ups; filmed by Major. A- Aida - National Tour - Simone Aida Essen, Germany. Florence Kasumba, Maricel, Matthias Edenborn2004 A-/B+ Ain’t Misbehavin’ Filmed off Bravo Nell Carter, Ken Page, Armelia McQueen, Andre DeShields, and Charlaine Woodard. Aladdin CBS Telecast Cast: Cyril Ritchard, Dennis King, Sal Mineo, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Basil Rathbone, Una Merkel, Howard Morris, and George Hall. ***Recording frequently pulls at the top; the remainder of the picture is clear*** Pro-shot All Shook Up - 4/9/05 this is great video the sound was way up in the theatre so the sound is good.starring Cheyenne Jackson, Jonathan Hadary, John Jellison and Sharon Wilkins A+ 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+ American Idiot 9/23/09 ~ Berkley, CA, Pre-Broadway John Gallagher Jr., Michael Esper, Matt Caplan, Mary Faber, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Tony Vincent, Christina Sajous, Declan Bennett, Andrew Call, Gerard Canonico. Music by Green Day. Well filmed and crystal clear, but occasional heads in the frame Amour -10/23/02 ~ Broadway Malcolm Gets, Melissa Errico Shot from front mezzanine, very clear with lots of closeups. A+ An American In Paris March 14, 2015 Broadway Robert Fairchild, Leanne Cope, Veanne Cox, Jill Paice, Brandon Uranowitz, Max von Essen. Beautiful HD capture with no obstructions of this great new show with Gershwin's Music. Beautiful dancing and performances from the entire cast! Leanne truely is breathtaking to watch on stage. A+ Annie 10/1980 ~ Broadway: Alvin Theatre Betty Hutton, Allison Smith, John Schuck, Rita Rudner. Some generation loss, but you can see everything. 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. A- 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 10/3/12 ~ Broadway Lilla Crawford, Katie Finneran, Anthony Warlow, J. Elaine Marcos, Brynn O'Malley, Clarke Thorell, Ashley Blanchet and Sunny Excellent HD capture of the first performance; clear picture and great sound; slight spotlight washout at times but overall very good video A - Annie Get Your Gun - Annie Get Your Gun Act I highlights: 7/1/00 / Act II: 6/6/00 ~ Broadway Bernadette Peters, Tom Wopat (u/s for act II) Act I: Some heads in the way, about a five or ten minute blackout during the show. Act II: The other taper's camera is not digital, and it's quite noticeable, especially after going from act I to act II. Some zooms, some spotlight washout. One head in the lower 1/4 of the screen and the far right corner, not really a distraction. B Anything Goes Date of Recording: 2000 Theatre: Papermill Playhouse Theatre Cast: Chita Rivera, Bruce Adler, George Dvorsky, Stacey Logan, and Patrick Quinn. B Anything Goes 4/3/11 ~ Broadway Sutton Foster, Joel Grey, John McMartin, Jessica Walter, Colin Donnell, Adam Godley, Laura Osnes, Jessica Stone, Walter Charles, Robert Creighton Great clear video with excellent sound and picture throughout. Nice closeups as well A Applause 3/15/73 ~ TV Lauren Bacall, Larry Hagman, Penny Fuller, Sarah Marshall, Robert Mandan, Harvey Evans, Rod McLennan Professionally shot for Television. Noteworthy as the first network TV entertainment special with a scene set in a gay dance club. Counter numbers on bottom, good clear video A Applause - Encores! 2/10/08 ~ New York Christine Ebersole, Erin Davie, Kate Burton, Mario Cantone, Tom Hewitt, Michael Park,Megan Sikora, Chip Zien Occasional bar at the bottom of screen; nice video A The Apple Tree - Encores 5/05 ~ New York Kristen Chenowith, Malcom Gets, Michael Cerveris, Daniel Marcus, Krisha Marcano and James Earl Jones as God. Video has been compliled from two different performances. Cristal clear video, with occasional "hides" due to ushers. Digital, from the master Aspects of Love 1988 ~ Sydmonton Tryout Michael Ball, Suzannah Fellows, Grania Renihan, Diana Morrison, Dinsdale Landen Nice Video with good sound and picture B Assassins April 2004 ~ 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 filmed from back of the mezzanine; A August: Osage County 12/14/07 ~ Broadway Ian Barford, Deanna Dunagan, Kimberly Guerrero, Francis Guinan, Brian Kerwin, Dennis Letts, Madeleine Martin, Mariann Mayberry,Amy Morton, Sally Murphy, Jeff Perry, Rondi Reed, Troy West Excellent video with great closeups and sound throughout; taper does a good job with a quiet show 2 DVDs A+ August: Osage County 1/2/08 ~ Broadway Dennis Letts, Deanna Dunagan, Amy Morton, Jeff Perry, Ian Barford, Madeleine Martin, Sally Murphy, Mariann Mayberry, Rondi Reed, Francis Guinan, Kimberly Guerrero, Brian Kerwin, Troy West Very clear and nice video with excellent picture and sound throughout A Avenue Q 7/26/03 ~ Broadway John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Rick Lyon, Jennifer Barnhart, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada Great picture and sound; camera coverup for first five minutes and occassionally throughout but not distracting; 1st generation from the master. 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 cover-ups but very good tape; 1st generation from the master Grade:A Avenue Q Date Unknown ~ 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 4/21/08 ~ Broadway Jonathan Root, Sarah Stiles, Christian Anderson, Ann Sanders, Nicholas Kohn, Rashidra Scot,t, Jennifer Barnhart Part of the recording ended up with a weird greenish-tint. Some of the show is in beautiful color, and the other part is in this tint; only minor head obstructions on the right side, and great close-ups; a minor blackout when the ensemble comes up trying to collect money from the audience. Other than the green, it is a new video A- Baby December 1983 ~ Broadway OBC Liz Callaway, Beth Fowler, Catherine Cox, James Congdon, Todd Graff, Martin Vidnovic Clip at the end of Liz Callaway singing The Story Goes On on the Merv Griffin Show; footage at the stage door, Liz singing "Our Story Goes On" on the Merv Griffin Show and Liz singing the national anthem at a Mets game C Barbarella 11/18/04: Rachel Colley, Eva Marold, Mark Seibert,Drew Sarich, Martin Niedermaier, Siegmar Tonk; good video with lots of close-ups; a little shaky at parts (A-) Bare: A Pop Opera 5/27/04 ~ New York Michael Arden, Jenna Leigh Green, Kearran Giovanni, John Hill, Natalie Joy Johnson, Aaron Lohr, Sasha Allen, Romeida Benjamin, Isaac Calpito, Mike Cannon, Adam Fleming, Kaitlin Hopkins, Jim Price, Lindsay Scott, Kay Trinidad, Scott Allgauer Excellent video of the final performance of the only New York run. Good picture and sound throughout although Act 2 is a little clearer; 1st generation from the master A Bare: The Musical 12/19/12 ~ New York Jason Hite, Taylor Trensch, Elizabeth Judd, Gerard Canonico, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Jerold E. Solomon, Anthony Festa, Casey Garvin, Ariana Groover, Sara Kapner, Alice Lee, Megan Lewis, Justin Gregory Lopez, Michael Tacconi, Alex Wyse, Missi Pyle Well filmed with few obsructions and clear picture and sound throughout; good video A- Barefoot in the Park 3/26/06 ~ Broadway Patrick Wilson, Amanda Peet, Jill Clayburgh, Tony Roberts First 2 minutes of Act 2 are audio only but the show is filmed nice and good sound throughout A- BatBoy 6/29/01 ~ New York Deven Mey, Kerry Butler, Kaitlin Hopkins, Sean McCourt Much much better than the one above. Some good close-ups and you can actually see what is happening! Great! A- 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. Kaitlin Hopkins final show A Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | April 9, 2014 Broadway Jessie Mueller, Jake Epstein, Anika Larsen, Jarrod Spector, Jeb Brown, Liz Larsen beautiful HD capture with no obstructions Beautiful & Damned Date: London 2004 Quality: A - (pro shot, generation loss) 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 B+ Beehive Date Unknown ~ California West Coast Premiere. Pro Shot, using multiple camera's. Some generational loss. B- Bells Are Ringing 5/23/01 ~ Broadway Faith Prince, Marc Kudish, Beth Fowler Pretty good quality video B+ 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 Best Little Whore House in Texas 2000 ~ National Tour Ann Margaret and Gary Sandy. A really terrific video of a pretty lousy production. well shot and well worth having. A The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Actor's Fund BCEFA Concert 10/16/06 ~ New York Final Rehearsal Emily Skinner, Terrence Mann, Jennifer Hudson, Bob Martin, Mary Faber, Felicia Finley, Andrea McArdle, Richard Kind, Constantine Maroulis, Christian Hoff, Matthew Scott, Daniel Reichard, Peter Gregus, Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen, Heidi Blickenstaff, Susan Blackwell, Larry Pressgrove, Barrett Foa, Sharon Wheatley, Sue Goodman, Jen Cody, Roxane Barlow, Angie Schworer, Elaine Marcos, Amber Efe, Michelle Kittrell, Christina Marie Norrup, Rachelle Rak, Bob Amaral, Richard Poe, Tom Galantich Complete rehearsal footage of show described below. Crystal clear video. Some stops in the action for directions, etc. Really fun video; this the the full showrun through which they actually did this year in costumes; includes starts/stops and lighting and sound test throughout but this is an awesome video and Jennifer Hudson alone is worth checking it out. A Big 1996 ~ Broadway Daniel Jenkins, Crista Moore, Jon Cypher, Patrick Levis Pro Shot video of unedited press reels; runs about 85 minutes long; includes Broadway Beat Spotlight A Big Deal 1986 ~ Broadway Loretta Devine,Cleavant Derricks Bob Fosse's last show. Filmed through the house cam. Kind of dark, spotlight washout, and generational loss. B- Big Fish 5/4/13 ~ Chicago, IL Norbert Leo Butz, Kate Baldwin, Bobby Steggert, Krystal Joy Brown, Zachary Unger, Ryan Andes, Ben Crawford, Brad Oscar, Katie Thompson Beautiful HD capture of this PreBroadway tryout. This was done the final week of shows and has many changes to earlier versions; very well filmed with clear picture and sound; very good video A 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+ Blithe Spirit 7/15/09 ~ Broadway Blood Brothers 4/29/89 ~ London 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. B Blood Brothers Tour Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson 11/10/10 ~ Broadway Benjamin Walker, Kristine, Nielson, James Barry, Darren Goldstein, Greg Hildreth, Jeff Hiller, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Cameron Ocasio, Bryce Pinkham, Nadia Quinn, Maria Elena Ramirez, Kate Cullen Roberts, Ben Steinfeld, Emily Young Good video filmed from the balcony A Boeing-Boeing 4/19/08 ~ Broadway Christine Baranski, Bradley Whitford, Mark Rylance, Gina Gershon, Mary McCormack, Kathryn Hahn First Preview Performance, missing the first minute of act two; there is a bar at the bottom of screen for some of the show but it doesn't effect action but a few times; nice zooms and stage shots and good sound; nice video A- Bombay Dreams 10/6/02 ~ 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). 1st generation from the master A- Bonnie & Clyde 11/9/11 ~ Broadway Laura Osnes, Jeremy Jordan, Claybourne Elder, Melissa Van Der Schyff, Louis Hobson, Joe Hart, Talon Ackerman, Leslie Becker, Mimi Bessette, Alison Cimmet, Daniel Cooney, Jon Fletcher, Kelsey Fowler, Victor Hernandez, Michael Lanning, Garrett Long, Matt Lutz, Marissa McGowan, Tad Wilson Filmed in 16:9 Widescreen; beautiful video; a short "blackout" towards the end of Act 1; otherwise a very good video with clear picture and good sound A The Book Of Mormon 3/7/11 ~ Broadway Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Nikki M. James, Rory O'Malley, Michael Potts, Lewis Cleale. Filmed from the balcony. Occasionally there are moments of “stage searching” where the filmer looks for the action onstage. In the wider shots, there are heads visible on the sides of the frame. B+ Bounce 7/26/03 ~ Chicago Richard Kind, Howard McGillin, Michelle Pawk Shot from the front mezzanine; nice picture and sound. Digital, 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, A The Boys From Syracuse 8/3/02 ~ Broadway Tom Hewitt, Erin Dilly, Jackée Harry, Lee Wilkof, Chip Zien, Deidre Goodwin, Jonathan Dokuchitz, Georgia Engel Shot from front mezzanine; 1st generation A Bridge and Tunnel - Sarah Jones 3/6/04 ~ New York Solo show with great picture and sound; 1st generation from the master. Tape includes the Theater Talk interview A Bright Lights Big City 6/22/06 ~ Philadelphia, PA Jeremy Kushnier, Andy Karl, Orfeh, Kelli Barrett, Julie Tolivar, Jonathan Shade, Alex Keiper, Marian Murphy, Don Daniels, Christopher deProphetis, Alyse Wojciechowski Some spotlight washout at times but great picture and sound with some closeups; complete show video A- Bridges Of Madison County, The 3/9/14 -Broadway Kelli O'Hara, Steven Pasquale, Hunter Foster, Michael X. Martin, Cass Morgan, Caitlin Kinnunen, Derek Klena A Bring It On 10/24/12 ~ Broadway Taylor Louderman, Adrienne Warren, Ariana DeBose, Jason Gotay, Gregory Haney, Neil Haskell, Janet Krupin, Elle McLemore, Nicolas Womak, Ryann Redmond, Kate Rockwell, Calli Alden, Antwan Bethea, Dexter Carr, Michael Naone-Carter, Courtney Corbeille, Brooklyn Alexis Freitag, Shonica Gooden, Haley Hannah, Joshua Henry, Dominique Johnson, Melody Mills, Michael Mindlin, Zach Pennix, David Ranck, Bettis Richardson, Sheldon Tucker, Alysha Umphress, Lauren Whitt Heads at the bottom of the screen during a good part of the show when action takes place at the foot of the stage but it's shot around well. Good sound throughout A- (waiting) 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 6/26/05 ~ Closing Night ~ Broadway 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 Diana DeGarmo, Melba Moore, Cleavant Derricks, Julie Reiber, Lee Morgan Great filming, picture and sound; only their second full performance; one minute missing for a tape switch but otherwise complete. A Bubbling Brown Sugar Date Unknown ~ US Tour, as shown on German TV Lon Satton, Flash Riley, Jean DuShon, Marjorie Barnes, Steven Nash, Stephanie Madden. Choreography by Billy Wilson. This is a pro-shot video of the American tour as shown on German TV. The dialog is dubbed in German, but the songs are all in English. A Bug 3/6/04 ~ New York Reed Birney, Michael Cullen, Shannon Cochran, Amy Landecker, Michael Shannon Excellent video; 1st generation from the master A Bullets Over Broadway 3/2014 ~ Broadway Janet Dickinson as (u/s) Helen, Zach Braff, Vincent Pastore, Betsy Wolfe, Helene Yorke, Karen Ziemba, Brooks Ashmanskas, Lenny Wolpe, Nick Cordero. Excellent HD capture of this hilarious show. The railing can enter the very bottom of frame on wider shots, but mostly shot over it. This cast is top notch, spot on and just 100% perfect! Will be tough to beat this Tony Season! A- Busker Alley 9/27/95 ~ Tampa. FL Tommy Tune (before the broken ankle) Nice picture and sound; filmed from the mezzanine; tape includes reviews, interviews & press reels A Bye Bye Birdie 1992 ~ Los Angeles National Tour Ann Reinking, Tommy Tune, and Susan Egan Very shaky camera B C: Cabaret 1994 ~ Donmar Warehouse Production, London Alan Cumming, Jane Harroks Pro shot video with mild generation loss B+ CABARET Cast: Natasha Richardson / Alan Cummings / Ron Rifkin Date: New York 1998 Quality: A- (90 minutes of pro-shot press reel, generation loss) Cabaret 2/14/02 ~ Broadway Molly Ringwald, Raul Esparza Nice video with good picture and sound; A Cabaret 6/18/02 ~ Broadway Jane Leeves, John Stamos, Polly Bergen, Hal Linden Nice video with good picture and sound; 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, filmed from left center; A- Cabaret 3/2014 ~ Broadway Michelle Williams, Leeds Hill as (u/s) Emcee, Linda Emond, Danny Burstein, Bill Heck, Aaron Krohn, Gayle Rankin. Beautiful HD capture of the wonderful revival with no obstructions. Leeds does a wonderful job in the role of the Emcee. Stunning second revival with terrific performances from the entire cast. Linda and Danny are just perfect together! A+ Cabaret - November, 2014 Broadway Alan Cumming (The Emcee), Emma Stone (Sally Bowles), Bill Heck (Clifford Bradshaw), Linda Emond (Fraulein Schnieder), Danny Burstein (Herr Schultz), Gayle Rankin (Fritzie / Fraulein Kost), Aaron Krohn (Ernst Ludwig), Benjamin Eakeley (Herman / Customes Officer / Max), Leeds Hill (Bobby / 'Two Ladies' Dancer), Katrina Yaukey (u/s Lulu / 'Two Ladies' Dancer), Andrea Goss (Frenchie / Gorilla), Dylan Paul (Victor), Jessica Pariseau (Texas), Stacey Sipowicz (Rosie), Kristin Olness (Helga), Evan D. Siegel (Hans), Caleb Damschroeder (Swing), Will Carlyon (Swing), Kelly Paredes (Swing). lanelle's master 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, 40 mins long A The Capeman 1998 ~ Broadway Ruben Blades, Marc Anthony, Ednita Nazario Paul Simon’s short-lived Broadway musical. The sound is great, but there is no zooming and there is some generation loss. Great music, great cast C+ Carnival - Encores 2/8/02 ~ Broadway Brian Stokes Mitchell, Douglas Sills, Anne Hathaway Digital video. Shot from mid-orchestra, only one head to shoot around, great video. Very charming show. Taped by Catherine. A 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- 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, 1st generation from the master 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 1988 ~ Broadway Betty Buckley Act 1 Only of the Full Stage Shot; not great but the best there is out there. Carrie 1999 ~ Stage Door Manor Complete show! This musical is rare to find in any form, but here it is, put over by a youthful and enthusiastic cast. The haunting music and story have made this a cult favorite. B Carrie the Musical 2/4/12 ~ New York Marin Mazzie, Molly Ranson, Christy Altomare, Carmen Cusack, Jenanna De Waal, Derek Klena, Ben Thompson Great capture of this beautifully retooled revival. The performances were astonishing and the whole cast was senstational. Clear picture and sound; although it is a little dark at times, so is the show; good video A- Carrie the Musical 10/10/13 ~ Seattle, WA Alice Ripley, Keaton Whittaker, Kendra Kassebaum, Larissa Schmitz, Kody Bringman, Tessa Archer, Andrew Brewer, Brian Lange Beautiful HD capture of one of the Final Dress Rehearsals. very well filmed with clear picture and sound; great video Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 10/16/03 ~ Broadway Ashley Judd, Jason Patric, Ned Beatty, Margo Martindale. head is slighly in the way during Act 1 but Acts 2 and 3 are great; excellent picture and sound. A+ Catch Me if You Can 8/4/09 ~ Seattle, WA Norbert Leo Butz, Aaron Tveit, Tom Wopat, Kerry Butler, Rachel de Benedet, Felicia Finley, Linda Hart PreBroadway: great capture of the show. Good video with excellent picture and sound; nice video A A Catered Affair 3/26/08 ~ Broadway Faith Prince, Harvey Fierstein, Leslie Kritzer, Tom Wopat, Matt Cavenaugh, Heather Mac Rae, Kristine Zbornik, Lori Wilner, Philip Hoffman, Katie Klaus First 2 minutes are dark due to late seaters and a bar at the bottom of the screen when the action takes place all the way downstage; good closeups and sound A Cats Cast: Lillias White as Grizabella Date: New York, Unknown PAL format Quality: B- (nice zoom, but generation loss) *Cannot Copy* Chaplin 8/22/12 ~ Broadway Rob McClure, Erin Mackey, Jenn Colella, Christiane Noll, Jim Borstelmann, Michael McCormick, Zachary Unger, Wayne Alan Wilcox Beautiful HD capture with no obstructions from the second preview. Great clear picture and sound; very nice video A Chess Actor’s Fund BCEFA Concert 9/22/03 ~ Broadway 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+ 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 - 1999 Winter London Chicago 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 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+ Chita Rivera - The Dancer's Life January 25th, 2006 ~ Broadway Chita Rivera, Dick Van Dyke A Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 6/12/02 ~ London Michael Ball, Richard O'Brien Shot from 2nd row of the Upper Circle, there's a bar in the frame for most of the wide shots, but it doesn't get in the way of the close-ups. Digital. A Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 4/16/05 ~ Broadway Raul Esparza, Erin Dilly, Philip Bosco, Marc Kudisch, Jan Maxwell, Chip Zien, Robert Sella, Kevin Cahoon The car scenes are a little dark but only a minor issue; picture and sound is great A A Chorus Line 1975 ~ Public Theatre Original Broadway Cast Pro shot, using multiple camera's. Black and White, and extremelly faded, with much generational loss B- A Chorus Line 1985 ~ Broadway Wanda Richert, Eivund Harum, Loida Santos Great quality video of show A+ A Chorus Line 4/13/02 ~ Buffalo NY Ashley Adamek, Renee Bonadio, Paul Buschman, Stephanie Fredricks, John Arthur Greene, Michael Kennedy Choreographed and directed by OBC member Mitzi Hamilton excellent video and great sound and zooms A- A Christmas Carol 12/30/2001 ~ NewYork Patrick Stewart Great video of solo show; 2nd generation from the master A A Christmas Story: The Musical 11/7/12 ~ Broadway Dan Lauria, John Bolton, Erin Dilly, Johnny Rabe, Zac Ballard, Caroline O'Connor Excellent HD capture of the first performance on Broadway. Nice changes from the previous PreBroadway tour from last year; good picture and sound although a couple of cover-ups; nice video A Christmas With The Crawford’s 2003 ~ Theater Rhinoceros (San Francisco, CA) The infamous Drag Queen Musical, Nicely filmed! A Cinderella 2000 ~ Chicago Deborah Gibson, Eartha Kitt, Paolo Montalban. Cinderella 11/2004 ~ Lincoln Center Dick Van Patten, Renee Taylor, Christopher Sieber, Eartha Kitt, Lypsinka, Lea DeLaria, Ana Gastayer, Sara Uriarte Berry. A Cinderella 3/2/2013 ~ Broadway Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana, Victoria Clark, Harriet Harris, Peter Bartlett, Ann Harada, Greg Hildreth, Marla Mindelle. Beautiful HD capture of this classic show, with this being the first time having appeared on Broadway! Really a top notch cast and a beautiful production, nicely staged! A Cinderella - January 1, 2015 Broadway Ella: Keke Palmer Topher: Joe Carroll Marie: Judy Kaye Madame: Nene Leakes Gabrielle: Stephanie Gibson Charlotte: Laura Irion Jean-Michel: Todd Buonopane Lord Pinkleton: Phumzile Sojola Sebastian: Peter Bartlett Footman: Andy Mills Driver: Michael Callahan Lady of Ridicule: Jill Abramovitz A nice capture of Keke just two days before the show closed on Broadway. She’s lovely in the role, but has a very different voice than Laura or Paige. Many of the melodies were changed to fit her voice. Nene is also fantastic and gets a lot of laughs. A very nicely captured video; there are a few heads at the bottom of the screen during act one, but they are easily worked around so they rarely affect the action. Act two has no obstruction. There are also a couple quick dropouts in each act, but no major blackouts. It’s filmed in 16:9, with a mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups. The sound is excellent. Includes curtain call, encore, and playbill scans. City of Angels Broadway ~ OBC James Naughton, Gregg Edelman, Randy Graff, Dee Hoty, Rene Auberjonois Updated review: no heads and picture was on stage all the time and had some good zooms; good sound, slighly washed out A- The Civil War 2/20 ~ National Tour Larry Gatlin, Bebe Winans, Michael Lanning. A Class Act 4/22/01 ~ Broadway Lonny Price, Randy Graff, Donna Bullock, Ann Van Cleave (u/s) Digital video, nice picture and sound. Tape includes the 2001 Easter Bonnets skit after the show A Clue the Musical September 2000 ~ Honeywell Foundation Laura Carter, Melissa Tucker, Michelle Carter Picture and sound is crystal clear however it cuts out twice in Mrs. Whites song for about 5 seconds A The Color Purple 3/28/06 ~ Broadway LaChanze, Felicia Fields, Elisabeth Withers-Mendes, Kingsley Leggs, Darlesia Cearcy, Brandon Dixon. Beautiful close ups and crystal clear audio and video. One 10 minute blackout towards the end of the first song, and occasional heads at the bottom of the screen, but otherwise a fantastic video. 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. B The 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 February 1996 ~ Donmar Warehouse, London Adrian Lester, Rebecca Front, Clive Rowe, Clare Burt, Gareth Snook, Liza Sadovy, Teddy Kempner, Sophie Thompson, Michael Simkins, Sheila Gish, Paul Bentley, Anna Francolini, Kiran Hocking, Hannah James Pro shot for television and directed by Sam Mendes A- Company 6/15/02 ~ Sondheim Celebration, Washington DC, John Barrowman, Lynn Redgrave Beautiful video from the balcony of the Kennedy Center. Digital, 2nd generation from the master. A Company 11/13/06 ~ Broadway, Revival Raul Esparza, Barbara Walsh, Robert Cunningham, Angel Desai, Elizabeth Stanley, Amy Justman. Beautifully filmed with lots of great closeups. One head in the way occasionally, but filmer does a good job shooting around it. Crystal clear! A Copacabana Date Unknown ~ National Tour Franc D'Ambrosio, Darcie Roberts, Philip Hernandez Great show; first 15 minutes is audio only some nice zooms but overall a good show A- Coram Boy 5/26/07 ~ Broadway Jolly Abraham, Uzo Aduba, Bill Camp, Dashiell Eaves, Xanthe Elbrick, Brad Fleisher. Well filmed. A little dark due to the stage lighting. A- The Crucible Act 1: 2/22/02 / Act 2: 2/27/02 ~ Broadway Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Angela Bettis, Brian Murray Digitally shot from the mezzanine, no heads. A Cry Baby 3/15/08 ~ Broadway James Snyder (Cry-Baby), Elizabeth Stanley (Allison), Harriet Harris (Mrs. Vernon-Williams), Chester Gregory II (Dupree), Christopher J. Hanke (Baldwin), Alli Mauzey
(Lenora), Courtney Balan (Mona), Tory Ross (u/s Pepper Walker), Lacey Kohl
(Wanda), Richard Poe (Judge Stone.) Filmed on the first night of previews. Well filmed from the balcony, but occasional moments of “stage searching” and ceiling shots, but they don’t total more than 3 or 4 minutes for the entire show. Great close-ups. Overall a very nice video. DVD has been enhanced with an animated opening menu, and scene selection at all the musical numbers. A- Curious Incident of the Dog at Night Time November, 2014 Broadway Alex Sharp (Christopher), Francesca Faridany (Siobhan), Ian Barford (Ed), Enid Graham (Judy), Helen Carey (Mrs Alexander etc), Mercedes Herrero (Mrs Shears etc), Richard Hollis (Roger Shears etc)Commentary: Alex gives a phenomenal performance and the staging is so creative and brilliant. One of the best plays this season! Very steady and focused. Includes curtain call and post-curtain call scene. Curtains 9/8/06 ~ Los Angeles premiere David Hyde Pierce , Debra Monk, Karen Ziemba, Jason Danieley, Jill Paice, Noah Racey ,Megan Sikora 20 minutes of non-essential dialogue cut All musical numbers included in full. A fidgety woman seated in front of taper blocks the picture occasionally, but only for a few seconds. Occasional spotlight washout, but nothing extreme. B+/A- Curtains 3/27/07 ~ Broadway David Hyde Pierce, Debra Monk, Karen Ziemba, Jason Danieley, Jill Paice, Edward Hibbert. Nicely filmed, but an occasional head appears at the bottom of the screen. Crystal clear, some minor spotlight washout in the wide shots. DVD has been nicely constructed with an opening menu, scanned Playbill information, and production photos. A- D: Dame Edna: Back With a Vengeance 12/21/04~Broadway Wonderfully clear video of this unique and funny one person show. From the master. A Damn Yankees April 1996 ~ National Tour Jerry Lewis, Valerie Wright, David Elder, Linda Gabler, Susan Bigelow Good picture and sound but some generation loss B Damn Yankees - Encores! 7/5/08 ~ Broadway Sean Hayes, Jane Krakowski, Cheyenne Jackson, Randy Graff, Veanne Cox, PJ Benjamin, Megan Lawrence. First Performance: very good clear video with excellent sound and nice closeups, no obstructions; very good video; Jane Krakowski is great A- The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood – ABC Telecast Cast: Liza Minnelli, Cyril Ritchards, Vic Damone, and The Animals. Pro-shot B&W 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 mezzanine. 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 Debbie Does Dallas 11/6/02 ~ New York Sherie Rene Scott, Mary Catherine Garrison, Caitlin Miller, Tricia Paoluccio, Jama Williamson, Paul Fitzgerald, Del Pentecost Shot from the front row, so it is at an odd angle. A few zooms, but mostly a full stage shot. Digital, Sound goes in & out very annoying A- Design for Living 3/23/01 ~ Broadway Alan Cumming, Jennifer Ehle, Dominic West, John Cunningham Great video. First 5 minutes are pretty shakey and not really focused on the stage, but after that it's a great video. A- Dessa Rose 5/20/05 Cast:Rachel York , Kenita R. Miller , Michael Hayden, , Norm Lewis , Rebecca Eichenberger, Tina Fabrique, David Hess, Kecia Lewis, William Parry, Soara-Joye Ross, James Stovall and Eric Jordan Young A The Devils Marjorie Lyons Playhouse (Shreveport, LA) The Diary of Anne Frank Marjorie Lyons Playhouse (Shreveport, LA) 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. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 2/26/05 ~ Broadway John Lithgow, Norbert Leo Butz, Sherie Rene Scott, Joanna Gleason, Gregory Jbara, Sara Gettelfinger Fantastic, one of the best I have ever seen; a few black outs at the end of 2 songs but nothing is missed; a great rich sound throughout. Tape includes NY1 interviews and reviews, ABC Broadway special report; 1st generation from the master A+ Divas Wiener Metropol; Wien 2002 Thomas Borchert, Barbara Wallner, Michaela Kovarikova, Sonja Schatz, Monica Gugganig, Sibylla Lilian Klebow B- Doctor Dolittle 7/22/06 ~ Chicago Tommy Tune, Dee Hoty, Allan Mangaser, Sandi DeGeorge, Aaron Burr, Joel Blum, Jessica Wu, Matthew Crowle About four minutes of blackouts; great closeups and good sound A Doctor Zhivago March 2015 - Broadway Tam Mutu, Kelli Barrett, Tom Hewitt, Paul Alexander Nolan, Lora Lee Gayer, Jamie Jackson, Jacqueline Antaramian. Great HD capture of this massive and expensive production. Set during the final days of Czarist Russia, the story follows the Doctor through chaos and romance. Tam has a wonderful voice! A- Dogfight 8/15/12 ~ New York Lindsay Mendez, Derek Klena, Annaleigh Ashford, Nick Blaemire, Becca Ayers, Josh Segarra Great HD capture in a very small theater, in wider shots heads can be in the frame toward the bottom, but mostly shot over them. A- Dog Sees God (1/18/06) Eliza Dushku, Karen DiConcetto (u/s),America Ferrera, Ari Graynor, Logan Marshall-Green, Keith Nobbs, Ian Somerhalder, Eddie Kaye Thomas A- Doubt 11/20/04 ~ New York Cherry Jones, Brian F. O'Byrne, Heather Goldenhersh, Adrianne Lenox A little shaky for the first 10 minutes but excellent picture and sound; nice video A Dracula the Musical 10/20/01 ~ La Jolla, CA Highlights Tom Hewitt, Jenn Morse, Tom Stuart, Tom Flynn, Amy Rutberg, Chris Hoch Act 1 ranges from B- to A-: chest-shot, several cover-ups and cut scenes during first 20 minutes, much better after that. "How Do You Choose" onward is full show. Act 2: A-: much steadier, better tracking, nice zooms, and some close-ups. Overall there is quite a bit of spotlight washout, especially during full stage shots, due to the auto exposure, but it gives a great idea of the fantastic set and special effects. Shot from rear of the theater, ASL interpretation occasionally visible. Shot by Mercat A- Dracula the Musical 7/31/04 ~ Broadway Tom Hewitt, Melissa Errico, Don Stephenson, Darren Ritchie, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Kelli O'Hara, Chris Hoch Good video, nice picture and sound; recorded from right orchestra; 1st generation from the master A Dreamgirls - OBC 1981 Dreamgirls - 1986 Tour w/Sharon Brown Dreamgirls - TheaterWorks Dreamgirls - Concert - bootleg Dreamgirls Concert - Pro-Shot Dreamgirls 1/04 ~ Tour, San Jose, CA 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+ Dreamgirls 4/29/10 ~ Orange County, CA Moya Angela, Syesha Mercado, Chaz Lamar Shepherd, Chester Gregory, Adrienne Warren, Trevon Davis, Margaret Hoffman, Milton Craig Nealy Filmed in a mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups, with good zooms; almost no washout except in some of the wides; slight obstruction from the railing, mostly in second act; first few minutes of the second act also wanders and shakes; good video with clear picture and sound 2 DVDs 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+ E: Earth Girls Are Easy 9/30/02 ~ New York Kristin Chenoweth, Marc Kudisch, Julie Brown, Hunter Foster, Deven May, Lisa Capps, Roxanne Barlow,Steve Wilson A reading of a new musical for the Overtures benefit series Good video and sound; fun show A Elaine Stritch - At Liberty 4/10/2002 ~ Broadway Great quality video A Elf 11/16/10 ~ Broadway Sebastian Arcelus, Amy Spanger, Beth Leavel, George Wendt, Mark Jacoby, Michael McCormick, Michael Mandell, Mattew Gumley, Valerie Wright Great video with excellent close-ups and clear picture and sound throughout; good video A Elisabeth, Vienna, 12/26/92 (English subtitles) Elephant Man ‐ November 19, 2014 - Broadway Bradley Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, Alessandro Nivola, Anthony Heald, Scott Lowell, Kathryn Meisle, Henry Stram.Beautiful HD capture with no obstructions of this hot ticket play. Bradley does a sensational job in the role. Wonderful production with brilliant actors! A. ELISABETH Date: Scheveningen 1999 Quality: A- (Pro Shot) Epic Proportions 1999 ~ Broadway Kristen Chenoweth, Jeremy Davidson, Alan Tudyk, Ross Lehman This is shot from the Upper mezzanine of the Helen Hayes, and even though it's an intimate house, there are still white outs, but not as bad as you might think. B- Evil Dead 1 & 2, The Musical 2004 ~ Toronto, Canada Adapted from Sam Raimi's Evil Dead movies. Pro shot, using multiple camera's for promotional use by the producers. "Not For Duplication" appears occasionally at bottom of screen. Very funny and enjoyable! A- Evita 1980 ~ Broadway Patti Lupone, Jim Stein, Bob Gunton Black and White cam video. Audio is good. Some heads but the cameraman does a decent job avoiding them. The tape is a little old, and therefore a little fuzzy, but decent for its age. There are no close-ups, but almost the entire show is spent zoomed in. B 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 throughout. Not the steadiest of dvds, but it's the only one and a fabulous production. B+ Evita 3/14/12 ~ Broadway Elena Roger, Ricky Martin, Michael Cerveris, Max von Essen, Rachel Potter, Maya Jade Frank Great Capture of the Broadway transfer from London. Very well filmed with clear sound and nice closeups throughout; very good video. A F: Falsettos 1992 ~ Broadway Mandy Patinkin, Stephen Bogardus, Chip Zien, Andrew Harrison, Barbara Walsh, Heather MacKrae, Maureen Moore Cam Video with some generation loss B+ Fat Pig 12/14/05 ~ New York Jeremy Piven, Keri Russell, Andrew McCarthy, Ashlie Atkinson Great video; First 3 minutes are sound only; one major coverup. Excellent video with good picture and sound; 1st generation from the master. A+ Fela! 10/5/08 ~ New York Sahr Ngaujah, Abena Koomson, Sparlha Swa Professionally recorded, using multiple cameras at 37 Arts during the final days of the Off-Broadway run. Good video 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 (If anyone has a replacement let me know) (Broadway-Minskoff Theatre, 1/8/05) Harvey Fierstein, Andrea Martin. (A) Finding Neverland March 2015 Broadway Matthew Morrison, Kelsey Grammer, Laura Michelle Kelly, Carolee Carmello, Teal Wicks, Aidan Gemme, Christopher Richards, Sawyer Nunes, Alex Dreier. Beautiful HD capture of the First Broadway Preview with Matthew and Kelsey joining the cast. There were a lot of changes to this show compared to the ART PreBroadway production. A wonderful show in my opinion! A Finian's Rainbow - Encores! 3/28/09 ~ New York Cheyenne Jackson, Kate Baldwin, Jeremy Bobb, Phillip Bosco, Guy Davis, Alina Faye, Jim Norton, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Andrew Weems, William Youmans First 20 mintues or so shot from 3/29/09. Overall a good dvd with heads at the bottom of the screen at times; filmed from very far back so not as clear as others might be but still a nice video with clear sound A Five Flights 1/21/04 ~ New York Alice Ripley, Joanna P. Adler, Kevin Karrick, Jason Butler Harne, Matthew Montelongo, Lisa Steindler Excellent picture and sound; 1st generation from the master A Flashdance The Musical 1/31/09 ~ Liverpool - UK tour Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Noel Sullivan, Bruno Langley, Bernie Nolan, Michael Conway, Simon Harvey, Gavin Spokes, Vas Constanti,Carryl Thomas, Djalenga Scott, Ruthie Stephens, Vanessa Leigh Hicks Filmed in widescreen, with a clear, steady picture; no obstructions and very few blackouts with a couple within the first 10 minutes due to late seaters and after that just between songs, lasting no more than a few seconds Includes Bows and Encore. Nice clear video A- Floyd Collins 1/25/03 ~ New York Romain Fruge, Jason Danieley, Theresa McCarthy, Cass Morgan, Terrence Mann Staged concert at Playwright's Horizons. Digital, 1st generation from the master, shot from the back of the theatre. Lots of closeups and great sound. A Flower Drum Song 11/5/02 ~ Broadway Lea Salonga, Jose Llana, Jodi Long, Sandra Allen Good closeups and some zooms. A Floyd Collins 1/25/03 ~ New York Romain Fruge, Jason Danieley, Theresa McCarthy, Cass Morgan, Terrence Mann Staged concert at Playwright's Horizons. Digital, 1st generation from the master, shot from the back of the theatre. Lots of closeups and great sound. A Frankenstein Follies 3/22/01 ~ Broadway Blythe Danner, Judith Ivey, Gregory Harrison, Treat Williams Some closeups and nice zooms but mostly a full stage shot from rear mezzanine over some heads B+ Follies 2/9/07 ~ New York, Encores Donna Murphy, Victoria Clark, Christine Baranski, Mimi Hines, Joanne Worley, Dorothy Stanley, Philip Bosco, Michael McGrath, Victor Garber. A production of Encores at City Center. Production performed "concert style" with the actor's carrying their scripts. A little shaky to start, and then improves greatly. Crisp, sharp images with great close ups. Fantastic production! A Follies 9/18/11 ~ Broadway Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein, Rod Raines, Elaine Paige, Jayne Houdyshell, Rosalind Elias, Susan Watson, Terri White, Florence Lacey, Mary Beth Peil, Don Correia, Brian Shepard (u/s Young Ben), Christian Delcroix, Kirsten Scott, Lora Lee Gayer 2 DVDs ~ A Follies 5/28/11 ~ Washington, D.C. Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell, Danny Burstein, Ron Raines, Elaine Paige, Linda Lavin,Terrence Currier, Rosalind Elias, Florence Lacey, Regine, David Sabin, Susan Watson, Terri White, Christian Delcroix, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Lora Lee Gayer, Michael Hayes, Kirsten Scott, Frederick Strothers, Nick Verina Excellent video with nice picture and sound and great closeups throughout; very nice video A 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 Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back 1996 ~ New York Bryan Batt, Mathew Ward, Donna English, Christine Pedi Very clear pro videotaping of the clever send-ups of Broadway show. Good close-ups. Funny stuff. A The Foreigner 12/4/04 ~ New York Matthew Broderick Frances Sternhagen, Kevin Cahoon, Mary Catherine Garrison Neal Huff, Byron Jennings, Lee Tergesen Great video.; only one or two cover ups that last less than a minute; excellent video; 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. Tape includes the 2001 Gypsy of the Year skit after the show A- Frankenstein The Musical Shuler Hensley, Ivan Rutherford, Rita Harvey Professional quality video A The Frogs, A New Musical Lincoln Center, 6/25/04 Nathan Lane, Chris Kattan, John Byner, Daniel Davis. Another great Nathan Lane performance in this Sondheim musical that is rarely performed. Digital shoot. (A-) Frost/Nixon 4/7/07 ~ Broadway Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Remy Auberjonois, Shira Gregory, Corey Johnson, Stephen Kunken. Beautifully filmed and crystal clear-at times looks like broadcast quality. Two short 30 second cover ups. Also includes scanned Playbill information as well pre-opening and opening night coverage and a NY1 review. A Frozen 2/28/04 ~ New York Swoozie Kurtz, Brain O' Byrne, Laila Robins Excellent video; 1st generation from the master A The Full Monty 10/18/00 ~ Broadway Patrick Wilson, John Ellison Conlee, Jason Danieley, Romain Fruge, Todd Weeks, Annie Golden, Laura Marie Duncan, Jannie Jones, Emily Skinner, Kathleen Freeman Excellent picture and sound, filmed on cam video 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 1/16/02 ~ Broadway Will Chase, Daniel Sherman Stewart, Chris Diamantopolous, Larry Marshall, Danny Gurwin, Steven Skybell, Emily Skinner Digital, shot from mezzanine with no heads. There are some brief video cover-ups while the ushers were patrolling and for latecomers, but other than that, it's a beautiful video. B+ The Full Monty 2006 Music Theater of Wichita, KS First 30mins of Act One are kind of choppy..After that its great. semi Pro-shot Fun Home March 2015 Broadway Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Beth Malone, Sydney Lucas, Emily Skeggs, Roberta Colindrez, Zell Steele Morrow, Joel Perez, Oscar Williams. Great HD capture of the Broadway Transfer.Performed mostly in the round, the actors are all over the stage. Judy's performances are so layered and beautiful, as is the entire cast! Funny Girl Cast: Stephanie J. Block Date: Wichita 2001 Quality: A- (Pro shot, generation loss) Funny Girl Actor’s 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 Actor's Fund benefit concert. Digital, 1st generation, 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. Includes the curtain call. A- G: Gem of the Ocean 2/6/05 ~ Broadway Phylcia Rashad, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, LisaGay Hamilton, Anthony Chisholm, John Earl Jelks, Eugene Lee, Raynor Scheine Final performance of this show; great picture and sound ; 1st generation from the master A+ Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Encores! 5/12/12 ~ New York Megan Hilty, Rachel York, Aaron Lazar, Steven Boyer, Brennan Brown, Stephen R. Buntrock, Simon Jones, Deborah Rush, Sandra Shipley, Megan Sikora, Clarke Thorell Filmed from the back of the balcony. Many heads appear in the frame to start, then when the filmer gets his bearings, the video improves greatly. There are a few times (mostly at the beginning) when the filmer replaces some poor video moments with still shots. These still shots are less than 2 or 3 minutes of the entire show. Great video A Ghost ~ The Musical 3/17/12 ~ Broadway Richard Fleeshman, Caissie Levy, Moya Angela (u/s Oda Mae), Bryce Pinkham, Tyler McGee, Lance Roberts, Michael Balderrama Beautiful capture and performances of this long awaited Broadway transfer. Well filmed and good clear picture and sound throughout; nice video; a pretty technical and imaginative production. 2 DVDs A Gigi March 2015 - Broadway Vanessa Hudgens, Victoria Clark, Corey Cott, Dee Hoty, Howard McGillin, Steffanie Leigh. Beautiful HD capture with no obstructions of the Broadway transfer from DC. Vanessa is having so much fun on stage, which it fun to watch. Dee and Victoria never fail in bringing great characters and voices to the stage. Very enjoyable production! A+ The Golden Boy 8/23/89 ~ Coconut Grove Lillias White, Andre deShields, Obo Babutunde, Lelianie Jones. House camera. Crystal clear-looks like it was filmed yesterday! A Good Vibrations 4/24/05 last show David Larsen , Kate Reinders ,Tituss Burgess, Brandon Wardell Jessica-Snow Wilson, Sebastian Arcelus, Tracee Beazer, Heath Calvert, Janet Dacal, Tom Deckman some washout in full shots but filmer works around it, Cover ups at the end of songs but you don't miss anything.and a 1 min cover up at the end of "break away" A The Graduate 4/17/02 ~ Broadway Kathleen Turner, Jason Biggs, Alicia Silverstone Excellent quality video; nice closeups and zooms A Grand Hotel Date Unknown ~ London 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+ Grease 1996 US Tour Grease West End Grease 7/28/07 ~ Broadway, Revival Max Crumm, Laura Osnes, Lindsay Mendez, Jenny Powers, Kirsten Wyatt, Matthew Saldivar, Robyn Hurder, Ryan Binder, Stephen Buntrock. This production features the winners of NBC's "You're The One That I Want" reality show. Beautifully shot and crystal clear. An occasional head appears in the shot every once in a while-but nothing too bad at all. The crispness and clarity of this video is amazing. A Grind Spring 1985 ~ Broadway Ben Vereen, Lee Wallace, Stubby Kaye, Joey Faye, Marion Ramsey, Leilani Jones, Timothy Nolen.Some good closeups but generation loss; surprising good for its age B Glengarry Glen Ross 4/30/05 ~ Broadway Liev Schreiber, Alan Alda, Jeffrey Tambor, Gordon Clapp, Tom Wopat, Frederick Weller, John Williamson, Jordan Lage Amazing video; proshot quality with great sound A+ Godspell 11/13/11 ~ Broadway Hunter Parrish, Wallace Smith, Uzo Aduba, Nick Blaemire, Morgan James, Telly Leung, Lindsay Mendez, George Salazar, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Joaquina Kalukango (u/s Celisse) Nice steady capture of this very small show. First five minutes are "wandering" and mostly dark while cast was in audience with cellphones for the Prologue. This is a great ensemble cast show. A- The Great American Trailer Park Musical 12/4/05 ~ Off-Broadway ~ Last Show Orfeh, Shuler Hensley, Linda Hart, Kaitlin Hopkins, Leslie Kritzer, Wayne Wilcox, Maya Grandy. Some spotlight washout. A- The Green Bird – OBC 2000 Cast: Ken Barnett, Reg E. Cathey, Didi Conn, Ned Eisenberg, Ramon Flowers, Edward Hibbert, Lee Lewis, Katie MacNichol, Sarah Jane Nelson, Kristine Nielsen, Meredith Patterson, Sebastian Roche, Sophia Salquero, Derek Smith, Bruce Turk, Erico Villaneuva and Andrew Weems. A- Grey Gardens 4/30/06 ~ New York Christine Ebersole, Matt Cavenaugh, Sara Gettelfinger, Sarah Hyland, John McMartin, Michael Potts, Bob Stillman, Audrey Twitchell, Mary Louise Wilson Excellent video, nicely filmed with great closeups and sound throughout; amazing quality Grey Gardens 11/3/06 ~ Broadway Christine Ebersole, Mary-Louise Wilson, Erin Davie, John McMartin, Bob Stillman Beautiful video. Shot from balcony. Excellent picture and sound. First video of the Broadway production A- Guys and Dolls 5/15/92 ~ Broadway Nathan Lane, Peter Gallagher, Josie DeGuzman, Faith Prince Washed out, but nice sound. Complete show. 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 Guys and Dolls 3/10/09 ~ Broadway Oliver Platt, Lauren Graham, Craig Bierko, Kate Jennings Grant, Titus Burgess, Glenn Fleshler, Adam LeFevre, Jim Ortlieb, Steve Rosen, Mary Testa Video is a nice mix of closeups and full stage shots to see the set and dances; some blackouts, due to ushers seating people who came late; nice capture of this production. Also as a bonus the video also has "Bushel and a Peck" the scene between Nathan and Adelaide and "Adelaide's Lament" from the 2.14.09 Preview Performance also filmed by the taper A- Gypsy 1991 ~ Broadway Tyne Daly, Crista Moore, Jonathan Hadary Great video with excellent picture and sound A Gypsy The Reagel Players Jana Robbins as Mama R.. Jana was understudy for Tyne Daly & Betty Buckley on Broadway 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 7/29/07 ~ Encores at City Center Patti LuPone, Boyd Gaines, Laura Benanti, Leigh Ann Larkin, Tony Yazbeck, Nancy Opel, Alison Fraser. Another terrific production by Encores! Filmed on the closing night and includes curtain call where Patti calls Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim on stage. Very nicely filmed with great closeups. Occasionally heads appear along the bottom of the screen, but nothing too bad. A H: Hair - Encores 8/5/00 ~ Broadway Idina Menzel, Tom Plotkin, Luther Creek, Miriam Schor, Michael McElroy Excellent video with lots of zooms - Not entire show A- Hair: Reprise Concert 2001 ~ Los Angeles Sam Harris, Steven Webber. Rare and interesting concert version of the show. Pro-shot A- Hair 9/20/04 ~ 4th Annual Actor's Fund Benefit Concert DRESS REHEARSAL Shoshana 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 ~ 4th Annual Actor's Fund Benefit Concert ACTUAL PERFORMANCE ~ Pro Shot Same Cast as above. A+ Hair 3/15/09 ~ Broadway Gavin Creel, Will Swenson, Caissie Levy, Bryce Ryness A very hard show to film with the house lights on much of Act 1 and cast members in the aisles much during the show; only a little of act one is no picture but still good; act 2 is very good with the long finale captured; no washout throughout and nice clear sound; good video 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, Mary Bond Davis Digital, Shot from first row mezzanine. Lots of close-ups. Second act has some scenes where it's just the whole stage, because of ushers watching; 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 12/13/05 ~ Chicago Keala Settle, Dale Calandra (u/s), Jim J. Bullock, Melissa Larsen (u/s), Aaron Tveit, Charlotte Crossley, Susan Henley, Tara Macri Clear picture and sound; about four minutes total of blackouts but sound throughout 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 3/25/07 ~ Broadway Michelle Dowdy (u/s), Paul Vogt, Alexa Vega, Ashley Parker Angel, Scott Davidson (u/s), Susan Mosher (u/s), Jonathan Dokuchitz, Darlene Love, Hayley Podschun (u/s), Tevin Campbel, Leslie McDonel (u/s), Naturi Naughton Hairspray 10/16/07 ~ West End, London Michael Ball, Mel Smith, Leanne Jones, Ben James-Ellis, Tracie Bennett, Elinor Collett, Johnnie Fiori, Adrian Hansel, Rachael Wooding Very good, clear video with excellent sound and a very excited audience; very good video A Hand to God April 2015 Broadway Steven Boyer, Geneva Carr, Marc Kudisch, Michael Oberholtzer, Sarah Stiles. Beautiful HD capture of this hilarious new play. With glowing reviews this will for sure be a Tony contender. The cast is hysterically perfect with lightning fast paced comedy and larger than life characters! A+ Heathers ( Do not have) May 25, 2014 Barrett Wilbert Weed, Dan Domenech (u/s), Charissa Hogeland (u/s), Elle McLemore, Alice Lee, Katie Ladner, Evan Todd, Jon Eidson, Molly Hager (u/s), Cait Fairbanks, Rachel Flynn, Dustin Sullivan, Matthew Schatz (u/s), AJ Meijer, Anthony Crivello, Daniel Cooney, Michelle Duffy. 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. Tape includes the 1999 Easter Bonnets skit after the show A+ Hedwig and the Angry Inch 5/25/03 ~ Pittsburgh, PA Anthony Rapp, Sarah Siplak Excellent video; 1st generation from the master A Hedwig and the Angry Inch Broadway May 2014 Neil Patrick Harris, Lena Hall, Justin Craig, Matt Duncan, Tim Mislock, Peter Yanowitz. Stunning HD capture of the triple Tony winner with no obstructions. Sparkling, dazzling and moving production that merits all the noise it is making. This was the performance where a lady brought her dog to the show, and Hedwig had fun with that! Hello Dolly 1994 ~ Tour Carol Channing Picture is clear and sound is very understandable A- Henry IV 11/29/03 ~ Broadway Kevin Kline,Richard Easton, Ethan Hawke, Dana Ivey, Audra McDonald, Michael Hayden, Stephen DeRosa, Byron Jennings Video is dark because the show is but the taper did a good job with what was available; nice picture and sound. 1st generation from the master. Show is on two dvds. Here Lies Jenny 6/5/04 Bebe Neuwirth, Greg Butler, Ed Dixon. A- The History Boys 5/6/06 ~ Broadway Samuel Anderson, Richard Griffiths, Samuel Barnett, Dominic Cooper, Clive Merrison, James Corden, Frances De La Tour, Sacha Dhawan,Andrew Knott, Clive Merrison, Stephen Capbell Moore, Jamie Parker, Russell Tovey Great close ups and sound throughout; there is one minute cover-up in act 2; DVD includes interview with Richard Griffiths and Theatre Talk interview with Alan Bennett A+ Honk 6/2000 ~ North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, MA Gavin Creel, James Hindman, Nancy Opel, Ken Prymus, Natasha Harper, Mary Stout. Pro shot, using multiple cameras. A Honk Jr Pro-Shot A+ Hot Feet 4/27/06 Great quality, bad show A+ How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 1995 or 1996 ~ Broadway Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullaly Incredible classic video; excellent picture and sound A- How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying 3/5/11 ~ Broadway, Revival Daniel Radcliffe, John Larroquette, Rose Hemingway, Tammy Blanchard, Christopher J. Hanke, Rob Bartlett, Mary Faber, Ellen Harvey, Michael Park. Filmed from the balcony. A little shaky at times, but nothing too bad. Occasional heads appear in the frame for the wide shots. A- Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway 10/30/11 ~ Broadway Hugh Jackman, Robin Campbell, Kearran Giovanni, Anne Otto, Lara Seibert, Hilary Michael Thompson, Emily Tyra First couple of minutes audio only. Good video with some coverups and missed shots but otherwise a nice video; disc includes around 20 minutes of interviews B+ Hunchback of Notre Dame April 2, 2015 mat Papermill Playhouse Michael Arden (Quasimodo), Patrick Page (Archdeacon Frollo), Ciara Renee (Esmerelda), Andrew Samonsky (Captain Phoebus), Erik Liberman (Clopin), Ian Patrick Gibb (Lt. Frederic), Jeremy Stolle (Jehan Frollo), Samantha Massell (Florika), William Michals (Father Dupin), Richard Ruiz (King Louis XI), Neal Mayer (St. Aphrodisius) Hurly Burly 2/5/05 ~ New York Ethan Hawke, Catherine Kellner, Parker Posey, Wallace Shawn Excellent video with great picture and sound; 1st generation from the master. A+ I: I Am My Own Wife 11/19/03 ~ Broadway Jefferson Mays Great video, great show with lots of close ups. 1st generation from the master A In My Life 10/12/05 ~ Broadway Christopher Hanke, Courtney Balan (u/s) Shot from the orchestra with not too many heads in the way for an orchestra shot; 1st generation from the master A In My Life 12/11/05 ~ Broadway Christopher J. Hanke, Jessica Boevers, Chiara Navarra, David Turner, Michael J. Farina, Laura Jordan, Roberta Gumbel, Michael Halling, Courtney Balan, Carmen Keels Final Broadway performance; great video with great sound; some spotlight washout but great close-ups A+ In The Heights 2/14/08 ~ Broadway Andrea Burns, Janet Dacal, Robin De Jesus, Carlos Gomez, Mandy Gonzales, Christopher Jackson, Priscilla Lopez, Olga Merediz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo, Seth Stewart Great video with closeups, as well as fullstage for most of the ensemble numbers; starts off a bit shaky but improves greatly; only about a minute of coverups all together. A- In The Heights 3/5/08 ~ Broadway Javier Munoz (u/s Usnavi), Andrea Burns, Robin De Jesus, Carlos Gomez, Mandy Gonzales, Christopher Jackson, Priscilla Lopez, Olga Merediz, Karan Olivo Great capture of this great show. good closeups and sound and excellent video A In The Heights 5/18/08 ~ Broadway Krysta Rodriguez (u/s Vanessa), Seth Stewart, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Olga Merediz, Stephanie Klemons (u/s Carla), Andrea Burns, Priscilla Lopez, Carlos Gomez, Robin De Jesus, Mandy Gonzales, Christopher Jackson Brief coverup for latecomers; no heads in the way; clear picture with closeups and good sound; nice video A- In The Heights 8/21/10 ~ Broadway Kyle Beltran, Jordin Sparks, Clifton Oliver, Marcy Harriell, Doreen Montalvo (u/s Daniela), Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Olga Merediz, Courtney Reed, Priscilla Lopez, Rick Negron, Jon Rua Really nice capture of Jordin Spark's wonderful performance as Nina. Only one or two coverups that last for under three seconds each; great video with good sound A Intimate Apparel 6/5/04 ~ New York Viola Davis, Arija Barelkis, Lynda Gravatt, Russell Hornsby, Corey Stoll, Lauren Velez Great quality video with the usual excellent picture and sound quality; 1st generation from the master A Into The Woods Date & Cast Unknown Manchester England Pro-shot 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 - A+ Into The Woods 2010 ~ London Eddie Manning, Helen Dallimore, Ben Stott, Mark Hadfield, Jenna Russell, Gaye Brown, Amy Ellen Richardson, Amy Griffiths, Marilyn Cutts, Bevery Rudd, Hannah Waddingham, Gemma Wardle, Billy Boyle, Michael Xavier, Valda Aviks, Alice Fearn, Simon Thomas, Mark Goldthorp, Sophie Caton, Marc Antolin Proshot for internet viewing from the Regents Park Open Air Theatre A The Invention of Love 6/26/2001 ~ Broadway Robert Sean Leonard, Richard Easton Good quality video; excellent closeups and sound A It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane... It’s Superman 1975 ~ ABC TV Movie Leslie Ann Warren, Kenneth Mars, Lorretta Swit, David Wayne, David Wilson Excellent quality despite its age A J: Jane Eyre 5/20/01 ~ Broadway Marla Schaffel, James Barbour, Mary Stout, Elizabeth DeGrazia, Lee Zarrett (u/s) Shot from second row front mezzanine, steady and clear, mostly zooms and close-ups. Grade:A Jekyll & Hyde Long Island,NY Theatre 3 @ Athena Hall Jekyll and Hyde 1/12/13 ~ Durham, NC Constantine Maroulis, Deborah Cox, Teal Wicks, Richard White, Laird Mackintosh, Blair Ross, Jason Wooten, Brian Gallagher, David Benoit Coplete show from the pre-Broadway tour; includes curtain call, filmed mostly with medium shots; two blackouts a few seconds long near the start due to late seating, but other than that it is completely unobstructed. Some very slight shakiness and wandering between scenes but mostly a very steady shot and well-filmed. A- Jason Robert Brown in Concert 4/28/01 ~ Cooper Union, NYC JRB sings his greatest hits, and some other weird things he wrote, with Andrea Burns, David Pittu, Jill Geddes, and a cast of nearly a dozen. Lots of closeups since that's the only way to get around heads. Great show, JRB is a funny funny man 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 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 Jersey Boys 11/19/05 A- shot around some heads.but still great video.great close ups some minor white out here and there before zooming in .very clear good sound.includes interviews from NY1 and review.Cast List: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, Jennifer Naimo, Dominic Nolfi, Erica Piccininni, Sara Schmidt Jesus Christ Superstar December 1998 ~ Nyack, NY Billy Porter, Drew Sarich, Emily Skinner, Robert Aronson, Nathan Lee Pro-shot from back of theatre with a little generation loss, but very watchable; interesting production with good video and sound; includes an interview from NBC4 A- Jesus Christ Superstar 8/15/00 ~ Broadway Glenn Carter, Tony Vincent, Maya Days Nice video; good picture and sound A- Jesus Christ Superstar 3/14/12 ~ Broadway Paul Nolan, Josh Young, Chilina Kennedy, Tom Hewitt, Bruce Dow, Marcus Nance, Aaron Walpole First video of the new Broadway Transfer. Excellent video very well filmed with clear sound and nice picture throughout and good close-ups; nice video A Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 2/16/02 ~ Los Angeles, CA Eden Espinoza, Roger Befeler, John LaLonde, Jennifer Rias, John Hrbacek, Matt Logan, David Beaver, Robert Vance, Ryan Ball, Trevor Brackney A presentation of Performance Riverside. Filmed using one camera on a tripod. A Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 10/17/07 ~ West End, London Lee Mead, Fiona Reyes (alt / Narrator), Dean Collinson, Stephen Tate, John Alastair, Neal Wright, nicely captured and performed with great picture and nice sound A JOSEPHINE (THE JOSEPHINE BAKER STORY) Amsterdam 1992 Cheryl Howard, Rhetta Hughes, Biellie Dee-Lewis, Shell Benjamin K: The King and I 2/22/97 ~ Broadway Revival Lou Diamond Phillips, Donna Murphy. Mostly shot through and over heads. Filmed from the balcony. Slight tracking issues, with some "bending" at the top of the screen. B- King and I March 28, 2015 - Broadway Kelli O'Hara, Ken Watanabe, Edward Baker-Duly, Jon Viktor Corpuz, Murphy Guyer, Jake Lucas, Ruthie Ann Miles, Paul Nakauchi, Marc Oka, Ashley Park, Conrad Ricamora, Adriana Braganza, Amaya Braganza, LaMae Caparas, Hsin-Ping Chang, Andrew Cheng, Lynn Masako Cheng, Olivia Chun, Ali Ewoldt, Ethan Halford Holder, Cole Horibe, MaryAnn Hu, James Ignacio, Misa Iwama, Christie Kim, Kelvin Moon Loh, Sumie Maeda, Paul HeeSang Miller, Rommel Pierre O'Choa, Kristen Faith Oei, Autumn Ogawa, Diane Phelan, William Poon, Brian Rivera, Bennyroyce Royon, Lainie Sakakura, Ann Sanders, Ian Saraceni, Atsuhisa Shinomiya, Michiko Takemasa, Kei Tsuruharatani, Christopher Vo, Rocco Wu, XiaoChuan Xie. Kinky Boots 3/3/13 ~ Broadway First Broadway Performance: Stark Sands, Billy Porter, Annaleigh Ashford, Celina Carvajal, Daniel Stewart Sherman, Marcus Neville. Great HD capture of the First show on Broadway. A few changes here and there from the PreBroadway version, that work for the better! Tons of response and excitement from the audience since it was the first showing. A- Kiss Me Kate 2000 ~ Broadway Revival Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, Amy Spanger, u/s for Michael Berresse, Merwin Foard, John Horton, Adriane Lenox, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Michael Mulheren, Lee Wilkof, Ron Holgate Camcorder Video, good picture and sound A Kiss of the Spider-Woman 11/5/92 ~ Shaftesbury Theatre, London Chita Rivera, Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello Nice video from the Pre-Broadway run, filmed by camcorder; excellent picture and sound B- L: La Bete 10/19/10 ~ Broadway David Hyde Pierce, Mark Rylance, Joanna Lumley Very nicely filmed from the balcony. Disc also includes a review from NY1. Good video A La Boheme 11/27/02 ~ Broadway Alfred Boe and Wei Huang Dress rehearsal on Broadway. Includes the intro by Baz Luhrmann addressing the audience at the rehearsal. Complete show including the extra-long scene changes between acts. Wonderful production! The sound gets a little choppy near the end of Act One. Digital, 1st generation from the master. A- La Cage aux Folles 11/15/87 ~ Broadway Peter Marshall, Keene Curtis Broadway Final Performance; Mostly full stage shot with some zooms; camcorder video B- La Cage Aux Folles 12/4/04 ~ Broadway Gary Beach, Daniel Davis, Gavin Creel, Angela Gaylor, Linda Balgord, Michael Mulheren, John Shuman, Michael Benjamin Washington, Ruth Williamson Good picture and sound and despite a couple of coverups, a nice video; 1st generation from the master A Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill 4/2014 ~ Broadway Audra McDonald, Shelton Becton, Roxie. Beautiful capture of this wonderful show about one of the final shows of Billie Holiday. Audra McDonald does a divine job of taking on the role, beautifully sang and performed. Audra certainly makes her case for a sixth Tony win! A Lady in the Dark – OLC 1997 Cast: Hugh Ross, Charlotte Collingswood, Maria Friedman, Asheigh Sendin, Lori Haley Fox, Charlotte Cornwell, Summer Rognlie, James Dreyfus, Adrian Dunbar, Steven Edward Moore, Paul Shelley, Jeremy Finch, Peter Cormican, Stephen Matthews, Joe Rice, Duncan Smith, Russell Wilcox, Louise Davidson, Maria Kesselman, Emma Diegman, and Carla Goodman. B The Last Five Years 4/5/02 ~ New York Nobert Lee Butz, Sherie Rene Scott Nice video, great picture; A The Last Ship - October 1, 2014 - Broadway Michael Esper, Rachel Tucker, Jimmy Nail, Fred Applegate, Aaron Lazar, Sally Ann Triplett, Collin Kelly-Sordelet. Beautiful HD Broadway performance with no obstructions, of Sting's new musical. Wonderful changes to the show since the Chicago premiere, including the addition of Sting's "All This Time." Michael, Rachel and the entire cast do wonderful work! Leader of the Pack date unknown ~ Off Broadway Annie Golden, Paul Schaeffer. Pro shot, using multiple camera's. Filmed prior to moving to Broadway. Extremelly rare! Some generational loss. B- ANNIE GOLDEN IS AMAZING Leap of Faith 9/19/10 ~ Los Angeles, CA Raul Esparza, Brooke Shields, Kendra Kassebaum, Kecia Lewis-Evans, Nicholas Barasch, Jarrod Emick, Leslie Odom Jr., Krystal Joy Brown, Charlie Williams, Brandon Wardell, Dennis Stowe, Bryce Ryness, CE Smith, Harvey Evans, Michael X Martin, Brad Anderson, Bob Gaynor, Darcie Roberts, Shannon Lewis, Alex Michael Stoll, Michelle Duffy A couple of minor drop outs, but overall the show is beautifully captured and very steady; first act has no obstruction; the second act has some heads at the bottom in wide shots, but they are filmed around; slight washout in some of the wides; filmed in 16:9 and includes curtain call. 2 DVDs A 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 Blonde 4/14/07 ~ 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- Legally Blonde 5/14/07 ~ Broadway Laura Bell Bundy, Christian Borle, Leslie Kritzer, Richard H. Blake, Kate Shindle, Nikki Snelson, Michael Rupert. Filmed from stage left balcony, with balcony rail occasionally in the shot, and some amazing close ups. DVD has been enhanced to include a main menu with thumbnail images and scene selections for all the musical numbers. A- Legs Diamond 2/19/89 ~ Broadway Peter Allen, Julie Wilson, Randall Edwards Closing night performance. Very well shot with excellent sound. George Steinbrenner produced this! B Lennon - Broadway 8/21/05 ~ Digital, 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. 1st generation from the master 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. Shot by Mercat. A- Les Miserables (Lost Copy- Contact me if you have replacement) 3rdNT Sutton Foster as Eponine. Beautifully shot 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- Lestat 3/27/06 ~ Broadway Preview Hugh Panaro, Carolee Carmello, Jim Stanek, Allison Fischer, Michael Genet, Roderick Hill. Good dvd, grainy at times. A- Lestat 4/1/06 ~ Broadway Hugh Panaro, Carolee Carmello, Drew Sarich, Jim Stanek, Roderick Hill, Allison Fischer, Steve Wilson (u/s Marquis). Lots of cover ups for the first 10 minutes, then video improves greatly. 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- The Life 1997 or 1998 ~ Broadway Lillias White, Chris Cooper, Pamela Isaacs, Bellamy Young Full Stage Shot. Suffers from major generation loss C The Life (On VHS) Regional - 90min version The Life Kassel 2000 Gaines Hall, Lemuel Pitts, Siggi Davis, Jackie Lowe,Carina Sandhaus, Joel Kirby A- The Light in the Piazza 4/6/05 ~ Broadway Victoria Clark, Kelli O'Hara, Matthew Morrison. Digital, from the master. Great show! A- The Light in the Piazza-4/21/05 Matt Morrison, VIctoria Clark. An amazing video with no head obstruction and always on the action. Wonderful close-ups as well. 1st Generation from the master. A+ Lil Abner Florida 2000 Cast Unknown Nice tripod shot A- 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 Camcorder video; excellent picture and sound A Little Dog Laughed 1/18/06 ~ Broadway Cast List: Johnny Garlicky, Neal Huff, Zoe Lister-Jones, Julie White. Nice capture of this show. The Little Mermaid 8/31/07 ~ Denver, CO Sierra Boggess, Sherie Rene Scott, Norm Lewis, Tituss Burgess, Sean Palmer, Eddie Korbich, Tyler Maynard, JJ Singleton, Johnathan Freeman Pre-Broadway: Very nice video with great picture and excellent sound; performances are wonderful although it might take me a little while to get used to the tails A 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 mezzanine, beautiful vid with lots of closeups. Digital video, 1st generation from the master A Little Shop of Horrors 7/3/05 ~ Chicago (Tour) Jonathan Rayson, Yvette Lawrence (u/s), Yasmeen Sulieman, Iris Burruss (u/s), Latonya Holmes, Lenny Wolpe, James Moye, Michael James Leslie About 2 minutes of blackouts; lots of good close ups; very 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 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, Great Picture and sound. Maureen and Kate are perfection. A- The Long Christmas Ride Home 11/22/03 ~ New York Randy Graff, Enid Graham, Mark Blum, Will McCormack, Catherine Kellner and Sean Palmer Great video, although the first 5 minutes not on stage. Great sound as always. 1st generation from the master A+ Long Days Journey Into Night 5/6/03 ~ Broadway Brian Dennehy, Vanessa Redgrave, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robert Sean Leonard Opening Night video with various quality. Love, Janis Off-Broadway Cast Cast: Andra Mitrovich and Cathy Richardson. Not yet viewed 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- Lysistrata Jones 11/14/11 ~ Broadway Patti Murin, Josh Segarra, Lindsay Nicole Chambers, Liz Mikel, Jason Tam, Alexander Aguilar, Ato Blankson-Wood, Katie Boren, Kat Nejat, LaQuet Sharnell, Teddy Toye, Alex Wyse Filmed in 16X9 HD Widescreen; Act 1 shot from the balcony so the famous Kerr Balcony bar obstructs the bottom of the stage; Act 2 from the mezzanine so no stage obstructions at all. Good clear picture and sound A M: Mack and Mabel July 2003 ~ New Jersey David Hampson, Veronica Kuehn Pro shot video from the Plays in the Park theater company A- The Magic Show 1983 ~ Pro-video Doug Henning, Didi Conn, Jon Finlayson, Jack Creley, Sandee Currie, Anita Morris. Pro-shot video of the Steven Schwartz Broadway musical. AThe 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- Mame Carol Lawewnce *Not Yet Reviewed* Mamma Mia! 6/1/01 ~ Palace Theatre Chicago, IL Louise Pitre, Tina Maddigan Digital video; decent quality; some generation loss;B+ Mamma Mia! 1/26/06 ~ Broadway Lauren Mufson, Carey Anderson, Judy McLane, Olga Merediz, John Dossett, David Beach, Mark L. Montgomery, Andy Kelso , Samantha Eggers, Olivia Oguma, Ben Gettinger, Michael Scott Amzaing video, clear picture with great closeups and excellent sound; includes the 3 songs after the Curtain call. A+ Man of La Mancha 11/24/02 ~ Broadway Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mary Elizabeth Mastrontonio, Ernie Sabella Beautiful vid from second row center mezzanine, so no heads in the way. No obstructions at all. Lots of closeups, very steady. Digital, 1st generation from the master. A A Man of No Importance 9/21/02 ~ New York Roger Rees, Faith Prince Shot from the 8th (last) row of the Newhouse, digital, 2nd geeration; lots of zooms. One or two heads along the bottom. A The Man Who Had All the Luck 6/14/02 ~ Broadway Chris O'Donnell, Samantha Mathis, James Rebhorn, Mason Adams, Sam Robards, Richard Riehle Digital, first act is a stage shot, sometimes too high to see the very front of the stage, second and third acts are zoomed in more with a few close zooms, but bar is in the picture. Missing 2 minutes of act 2, and a few seconds in act 1. Ist Generation from the master 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 Mary Poppins (NEED REPLACEMENT) 02/22/05: London Laura Michelle Kelly, Gavin Lee, David Haig, Linzi Hateley, Rosemary Ashe, Jenny Galloway, Julia Sutton; great video with lots of close-ups (A) 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 (NEED REPLACEMENT) 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 Marvin's Room Regional Theater in Louisiana Shot from upper-house- left A Match 3/20/04 ~ Broadway Frank Langella, Jane Adams, Ray Liotta Excellent video and nice closeups with good sound and picture throughout; 1st generation from the master A Matilda 3/6/13 ~ Broadway Oona Laurence, Bertie Carvel, Gabriel Ebert, Lesli Margherita, Lauren Ward, Karen Aldridge, Jack Broderick, Frenie Acoba Great HD capture of an exceptional show, clear picture and sound; a occassional blocked shot but never for too long and always improves quickly. A Matilda 3/13/13 ~ Broadway Sophia Gennusa, Bertie Carvel, Lauren Ward, Gabriel Ebert, Lesli Margherita, Taylor Trensch, Ryan Steele (u/s Rudolpho), Jack Broderick, Frenie Acoba, Jared Parker, Karen Aldridge, Ben Thompson, Samantha Strum Well shot and mostly steady, a head appears at the bottom of the screen sometimes because the person in front kept leaning forward; some wandering during Telly as the house lights were on. Great video! A Meet Me In St. Louis 1990 ~ Broadway George Hearn, Betty Garrett Starts from about the middle of the overture and the animation on the picture-postcard frontcloth isn't shown, but from then on, it's a great archive of the show. A- Merlin 1983 ~ Broadway Chita Rivera, Doug Henning, Nathan Lane Still shot of the stage, but still good despite its age B- Merrily We Roll Along 1981 ~ Broadway Lonny Price, Jim Walton, Ann Morrison, Jason Alexander Amazing video considering its age, great sound B+ Merrily We Roll Along 8/18/02 ~ Sondheim Celebration, Washington DC Michael Hayden,Raul Esparza, Miriam Shor Shot from the 2nd row of the mezzanine. Lots of close-ups, very clear. Digital, 2nd generation from the master A Memphis 12/18/09 ~ Broadway Chad Kimball, Montego Glover, Derrick Baskin, J. Bernard Calloway, Michael McGrath, Cass Morgan, Rhett George (u/s), Jennifer Allen, Brad Bass, Tracee Beazer, Kevin Covert Nicely filmed from the balcony. Good video A Metamorphoses 4/10/02 ~ Broadway Anjali Bhimani, Raymond Fox, Kyle Hall, Doug Hara, Felicity Jones, Chris Kipiniak, Louise Lamson, Erik Lochtefeld, Mariann Mayberry, Lisa Tejero Great video; clear and crisp, as always; 1st generation from the master. A+ Metropolis London Brian Blessed, Stifyn Parri, Jonathan Adams Great picture and sound, though slightly muted. Slight tracking jiggle but it is not constant. Pro Video A- Mimi Le Duck 11/20/06 ~ Off-Broadway Eartha Kitt, Annie Golden, Tom Aldredge, Candy Buckley, Robert Dusold, Ken Jennings, Marcus Neville. Beautifully filmed from the orchestra section. Occasional heads in the bottom of the shot during wide shots, but nice crystal clear closeups. A- Miss Saigon Miss Saigon 2 Hours of the show Pro-shot with gen loss Mister 4/28/02 ~ New York Anthony Rapp, Yassmin Alers Digital, some heads in the way, good zooms, a few 10 second pauses where camera went off and missing 20 seconds near the end. A- Modern Orthodox 11/23/04 ~ New York Jason Biggs, Craig Bierko, Molly Ringwald. Jenn Harris. What a funny show featuring a great cast! Great video with excellent picture and sound; A The Mountaintop 9/25/11 ~ Broadway Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Bassett No coverups or obstructions. good video A Movin Out 10/13/02 ~ Broadway Michael Cavanagh et al. Shot from the mezzanine. 1st generation from the master, digital. A The Music Man 5/12/01 ~ Broadway Eric McCormack, Rebecca Luker A few heads in the way, but nothing too major A 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 Favorite Year 12/19/92 ~ Broadway Evan Pappas, Tim Curry, Lainie Kazan Decent quality video; includes press reels B My One and Only 1985 ~ Los Angeles, CA Tommy Tune and Sandy Duncan Steady camera with no closeups but very very nice for its age B+ N: A New Brain 1998 ~ New York Malcolm Gets, Liz Larsen, Kristin Chenoweth, Lewis Cleale, Norm Lewis Some shakiness & slight generation loss B+ Newsies 3/17/12 ~ Broadway Jeremy Jordan, John Dossett, Kara Lindsay, Capathia Jenkins, Ben Fankhauser, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Matthew Schechter Excellent capture with no obstructions of this charming show. Fantastic cast and ensemble with so much energy; excellent video with clear picture and sound A Next to Normal 3/1/08 ~ New York Alice Ripley, Brian d'Arcy James, Aaron Tveit, Asa Somers, Jennifer Damiano, Adam Chanler-Berat Very good video; best one so far wth no blackouts and only wanders once or twice; includes the Costco song as it was before any show cuts or fizxes; very nice video A Next to Normal 4/4/09 ~ Broadway Alice Ripley, J. Robert Spencer, Jennifer Damiano, Aaron Tveit, Adam Chanler-Berat, Louis Hobson Good video with some spotlight washout; filmed with camera on tapers knee so there is a little wandering, and too much zoom; the actors are generally closer to the bottom of the screen. Still a good video, with clear nice sound A- Nice Work if You Can Get It 3/31/12 ~ Broadway Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara, Judy Kaye, Estelle Parsons, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Michael McGrath, Chris Sullivan, Robyn Hurder, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Terry Beaver Beautiful capture of this all new production. A great old fashioned style musical with some great production numbers. Early in previews so there is probably some cut stuff in here; good picture and sound throughout 2 DVDs A Nick and Nora 12/4/91 ~ Broadway Barry Bostwick, Joanna Gleason, Faith Prince, Christine Barkansi, Chris Sarandon Camcorder video plus TV reviews B- ‘Night Mother 11/6/04 ~ Broadway Edie Falco, Brenda Blethyn Good picture and sound for an okay show; 1st generation from the master A Nine 1982 ~ Broadway Raul Julia, Anita Morris, Karen Akers Very old, good for its time, picture is grainy, good close-ups B+ Nine 3/30/03 ~ Broadway Antonio Banderas, Chita Rivera, Laura Benanti, Mary Stuart Masterson, Jane Krakowski Shot from 4th row center mezzanine. Digital, 1st generation 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 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+ Noises Off 6/15/02 ~ Broadway Patti LuPone, Doug Stender (u/s), Faith Prince, Edward Hibbert, Katie Finneran, Richard Easton, T.R. Knight 1st generation from the master; great video A The Normal Heart 4/29/04 ~ New York Raul Esparza, Joanna Gleason, Billy Warlock, Richard Bekins Great video; 1st generation from the master. Tape includes a NY1 On Stage interview with Raul Esparza A Notre Dame de Paris France (w/ English Subtitles) Daniel Lavoie, Helene Segara, Bruno Peltier, Luck Mervil, Garou, Beautiful copy from dvd source material. Stunning, first-rate production. Includes "Making of NDDP" Pro Video A+ November 12/18/07 ~ Broadway Nathan Lane, Laurie Metclaf, Dylan Baker, Michael Nichols, Ethan Phillips One minute in act 2 is shaky but beyond that it is nice and clear with good close ups and great sound; DVD includes first reading interviews,opening night and a review from NY1 A Nunsense 1993 ~ Pro-Video Rue McClanahan, Christine Anderson, Semina De Laurentis, Christine Toy, Terri White. A O: The Odd Couple 10/25/05 Nathan lane , Matthew Broderick , rob bartlet , brad Garrett , peter frechette , lee wilkof, Olivia d'abo and Jessica stone there is one scene change in act 1 .that is the only cover up.but you don't miss anything but the Curtin.and the same in act 2.great video with great sound. A+ Of Mice and Men - June 14, 2014 - Broadway Cast: James Franco, Chris O'Dowd, Leighton Meester, Jim Norton, Ron Cephas Jones, Jim Parrack, Alex Morf, Joel Marsh Garland, Jim Ortlieb Oh! Calcutta! 1980 ~ Broadway Pro-shot. Original Broadway Cast. 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 mezzanine. No heads in the way. Wonderful production, and this is a pretty good video of the show. B+ Oliver! London 1996 On A Clear Day You Can See Forever 11/12/11 ~ Broadway Harry Connick Jr., David Turner, Jessie Mueller, Kerry O'Malley, Drew Gehling, Sarah Stiles, Paul O'Brien, Heather Ayers, Lori Wilner First preview performance of this revival. Great capture with excellent picture and very clear sound; nice video 2 DVDs A Once 2/29/12 ~ Broadway Steve Kazee, Cristin Milloti, David Abeles, Claire Candela, Will Connolly, Elizabeth Davis, David Patrick Kelly, Anne L. Nathan, Lucas Papaelias, Andy Taylor, Mckayla Twiggs, Erikka Walsh, Paul Whitty, J. Michael Zygo Filmed in HD 16:9 Widescreen; great clear picture, amazing close-ups and excellent sound; nice video A ONCE ON THIS ISLAND National Touring Company - 11/23/92 Norm Lewis (semi-profesionally filmed) B- Once On This Island (1998) Music Theater of Wichita Pro-Shot ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - 7/20/01 NJPAC production Once on This Island Reunion Concert 5/12/02 ~ Broadway 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 Good quality; a little fuzzy but sound is good A- Once Upon a Mattress – CBS B&W Telecast - 3-Jun-64 Carol Burnett, Joe Bova, Jane White, Jack Gilford, and Elliott Gould. Once Upon A Mattress 12/18/96 ~ Broadway OBC Sarah Jessica Parker, Jane Krakowski, Heath Lamberts, Mary Lou Rosato, David Aaron Baker, Lewis Cleale, David Hibbard 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. Nice clear picture shot with a steady hand. Far left side of the stage is cut off at times. Overall a good video B+ On the Town Summer 1997 ~ Delacorte Theater, New York Lea DeLaria, Mary Testa Full stage, fixed shot with camera at 30 degree angle, no close ups, but the audio is great and it's close to master A On The Twentieth Century - Actor’s Fund BCEFA Concert 9/26/05 ~ New York Marin Mazzie, Douglas Sills, Joanne Worley, Brooks Ashmanskas, Brad Oscar, Christopher Sieber, Cheyenne Jackson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Cuccioli, David Josefsberg, Andy Karl, Tyler Maynard BCEFA Pro video of the one night only Actors’ Fund Benefit Concert at the New Amsterdam Theatre A+ One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Act 1:4/24/01 / Act 2: 5/1/01 ~ Broadway Gary Sinese, Amy Morton Great video, occasional shots between heads. B+ One Mo' Time 3/13/02 ~ Broadway Some heads in the way but well shot around. Good sound and nice picture. 1st generation from the master A Our Lady of 121st Street 2/19/03 ~ New York Elizabeth Canavan, Liza Colon-Zayas, Melissa Feldman, Mark Hammer, Scott Hudson, Ron Cephas Jones, Russell G. Jones, Adrian Martinez, Richard Petrocelli, Portia, Felix Solis Nice quality, full stage shot with some zooms A P: 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 2/18/06 sound only for first 3 min. but it is just the overture. a 5 second cover up at the end of a song or 2 to clap.but you don't miss anything.5 seconds of digital distortion and one or 2 cover ups again at the end of a song or 2.but you don't miss anything.great close-ups and the sound is the best. A+ Pal Joey 11/19/08 ~ Broadway Christian Hoff, Stockard Channing, Martha Plimpton, Robert Clohessy, Jenny Fellner, Daniel Marcus, Steven Skybell Really great capture of a wonderful show done by RoundAbout. Only obstruction is a head that sometimes gets in the way that the taper is able to shoot around. Beautiful color with great close-ups and full stage shots. A - Parade 12/8/98 ~ Broadway Brent Carver, Carolee Carmello, Kirk McDonald. Made from closed-circuit system in Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Stage shot entire time; decent picture and good sound C+ Parade 11/1/09 ~ Los Angeles, CA T.R. Knight, Lara Pulver, David St. Louis, Christian Hoff, Michael Berresse, Charlotte d’Amboise, Rose Sezniak, Curt Hansen, Davis Gaines, Hayley Podschun, Lisa Livesay, Phoebe Strole, PJ Griffith, Deidrie Henry, Brad Anderson One short blackout in the first act, and some washout in the wides; very little obstruction with some heads on the bottom and the sides, but nothing major; good clear and steady video with nice picture and sound 2 DVDs A Passing Strange 5/10/08 ~ Broadway Stew, Daniel Breaker, de'Adre Aziza, Elisa Davis, Colman Domingo, Chad Goodridge, Rebecca Naomi Jones Beautiful capture of the original cast in this amazing show. Filmed from the mezzanine with nice clear shots and no obstructions. Excellent video which includes the performance on The View. A Peggy Sue Got Married 9/28/01 ~ London Ruthie Henshall, Andrew Kennedy, Tim Howar, Gavin Lee, Melanie Marcus, Terrence Hillyer, Sara Weymouth Nice video with opening credits and good picture and sound A- Peter and the Starcatcher 3/31/12 ~ Broadway Christian Borle, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Adam Candler-Berat, Kevin Del Aguila, Rick Holmes, Arnie Burton Great capture of the new Broadway transfer; wonderful performances from the entire cast. A little dark at times but the show is like this as well; good video A Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert 3/6/11 ~ Broadway Will Swenson, Tony Sheldon, Nick Adams, C. David Johnson, Jacqueline B. Arnold, Anastacia McCleskey, Ashley Spencer, Jessica Phillips, J. Elaine Marcos. Filmed from the back of the balcony. A few blackouts within the first 5 minutes due to latecomers. Heads appear in the bottom of the frame. Phantom (Maury Yeston) Beverly, MA 1994 Kristin Chenoweth, Ron Baker, Marc Kudisch C Phantom of the Opera 7/31/02 ~ Broadway 2pm matinee Howard McGillin, Elizabeth Southard, Michael Shawn Lewis, Wren Marie Herrington (u/s) Gorgeous color, very bright, great zooms and closeups, mostly very steady except when shifting to shoot around a head in front. A couple of minor skips - all areas of the stage are visible, no persistent blockage. Shot from last row front mezzanine. Digital 2nd Generation A The Pillowman 3/26/05 ~ Broadway Billy Crudup, Jeff Goldblum, Zeljko Ivanek, Michael Stuhlbarg. Jesse Shane Bronstein, Kate Gleason, Rick Holmes, Ted Koch, Madeleine Martin, Colby Minifie, Virginia Louise Smith A dark show so there are some dark spots; lots of close-ups but missing the last 6 minutes of act 1, which is sound only; act 2 is complete B+ Pippin In Concert 11/29/04 ~ New York Michael Arden, Laura Benanti, Rosie O'Donnell Billy Porter, Kate Shindle, Darius DeHaas, Ben Vereen, Terrence Mann, Charles Busch, Julia Murney, John Tartaglia, more! Amazing cast with Mann, Benanti, Murney, and Tartaglia also stealing the show. Vereen gets a standing ovation when he comes out on stage. Great video with nice picture and sound throughout; 1st generation from the master A Pippin 7/13/13 ~ Broadway Matthew James Thomas, Patina Miller, Terrence Mann, Charlotte d'Amboise, Rachel Bay Jones, Andrea Martin Beautiful HD capture with excellent picture and clear sound Pippin - October 26, 2014 eve - Tour Leading Player: Sasha Allen, Pippin: Matthew James Thomas, Charles: John Rubinstein, Berthe: Andrea Martin, Catherine: Kristine Reese, Fastrada: Sabrina Harper, Lewis: Callan Bergmann, Theo: Lucas Schultz. The first capture of the new US Tour. Sasha is a very sassy Leading Player with great vocals, and Matthew’s performance feels fresh and new after his Broadway run. The audience has a lot of energy, and it made for great performances all around, especially during the interactive bits like No Time at All. This is a perfect capture no blackouts, no obstruction, and only a bit of washout in the wide shots. It’s filmed in 16:9, with a mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups. The sound is excellent. Includes curtain call and playbill scans. 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; slightly dark but thoroughly enjoyable A- The Pirate Queen 10/11/06 ~ Chicago, IL 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 and almost no coverups at all; excellent video, very nicely done A+ The Pirate Queen 4/13/07 ~ 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 View. Beautifully shot and crystal clear-at times looks like broadcast quality. A Private Lives 7/21/02 ~ Broadway Alan Rickman, Lindsay Duncan, Adam Godley, Emma Fielding, Alex Belcourt Digital, clear, focused and well shot with good zooms, no obstructions, good audio, first five minutes not focused well, but excellent after that, missing 10 seconds near the end. 1st generation from the master A- Porgy and Bess 11/4/06 ~ West End, London Clarke Peters, Nicola Hughes, Cornell S. John, O-T Fagbenle, Dawn Hope, Melanie Marshall, Lorraine Velez, Edward Baruwa. Trevor Nunn's new production of the Gershwin classic, cut down to 2.5 hours and given a more musical theatre feel, then opera. The cast was wonderful and a great capture. A Porgy and Bess 1/11/12 ~ Broadway Norm Lewis, Audra McDonald, David Alan Grier, Phillip Boykin, Nikki Renee Daniels, Joshua Henry, Christopher Innvar, Bryonha Marie Parham, NaTasha Yvette Williams Beautiful capture with no obstructions of this nicely reworked classic. Well filmed and clear picture and sound; very nice video that follows the action well A The Producers 2/20/01 ~ Chicago preview Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Roger Bart, Gary Beach, Ron Orbach, Cady Huffman Promises, Promises 4/1/10 ~ Broadway Sean Hayes, Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Goldwyn, Brooks Ashmanskas, Katie Finneran, Dick Latessa, Brian O'Brian, Sean Martin Hingston, Ken Land, Cameron Adams, Ashley Amber, Helen Anker, Nikki Renee Daniels, Sarah Jane Everman, Chelsea Krombach, Keith Kuhl, Matt Loehr, Mayumi Miguel, Adam Perry, Megan Sikora, Ryan Watkinson, Kristen Beth Williams Good picture and sound with nice closeups and wide shots for the dancing; nice video A- Proof 9/4/01 ~ Broadway Mary Louise Parker, Ben Shenkman, Patrick Tovatt, Johanna Day Shot from first row balcony, no obstructions or heads, shaky in one or two scenes, but otherwise good, lots of zooms, digital 1st generation from the master B+ Proof 8/7/02 ~ Broadway Anne Heche, Neil Patrick Harris, Len Cariou, Kate Jennings Grant Digital, shot from the third row mezzanine with no heads in the way. Beautiful video. A Purlie 1981 ~ TV Cast Starring Robert Guillaume, Sherman Hemsley, Melba Moore, Don Scardino, Linda Hopkins. B+ Putting it Together 2000~ Broadway Carol Burnett, George Hearn, John Barrowman, Ruthie Henshall, Bronson Pinchot Not from PPV Q: Queen of the Stardust Ballroom 3/11/92 ~ Long Beach Civic Light Opera Tyne Daly, Charles Durning Full Stage Shot. Amazingly good video for its age. Some spotlight washout B R: Ragtime February 1998 ~ Broadway Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, Peter Friedman, Audra McDonald, Judy Kaye, Mark Jacoby Good video with nice closeups and sound B+ Ragtime 10/25/09 ~ Broadway revival Ron Bohmer, Quentin Earl Darrington, Christiane Noll, Robert Petkoff, Bobby Steggert, Stephanie Umoh, Jonathan Hammond, Savannah Wise, Donna Migliacci Beautiful show and wonderfully executed. Very enthusiastic audience which was well received by the cast.; about 4 minutes of blackouts in total; a lot of late comers and a head on wideshots on the far right side for act one, that really only affects when action is far right side, otherwise it doesnt affect anything; vert nice clear video with great picture and sound A Rain Dance 5/31/03 ~ New York James Van Der Beek, Randolph Mantooth, Harris Yulin Nice video; 2nd generation from the master B A Raisin in the Sun 4/10/04 ~ Broadway Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, Sanaa Lathan, David Aaron Baker, Lawrence Ballard, Teagle F. Bougere, Frank Harts, Billy Eugene Jones, Alexander Mitchell, Bill Nunn Excellent picture and sound on video; A- Reefer Madness 10/27/01 ~ New York Christian Campbell, Gregg Edelman, Michele Pawk, Robert Torti, Kristen Bell, John Kassir, Erin Matthews From the NY closing week. Digital shot 1st generation with some great close ups. Only one out there. A Rent - 4/29/96 ~ Broadway Rent - Benny Cast - 3/15/00 Rent - Broadway Cast - 9/1/00-1/28/01 Rent Reunion - 6/4/01 Rent - 8/10/02 Rent - 5/2/02 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 10/24/04 ~ Broadway Drew Lachey. Well filmed video. First minute or so is out of focus, then greatly improves. A- Rent 5/11/04 ~ Broadway Melanie Brown (aka Scary Spice). Great video! 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 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 Rent - German Cast Rent - Mexican Cast 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 Ritz 11/10/07 ~ Broadway Rosie Perez, Kevin Chamberlin, Brooks Ashmanskas, Ashlie Atkinson, Ryan Idol, Seth Rudetsky, Patrick Kerr, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Terrence Riordan Some coverups in the first ten minutes, otherwise a good clear video with excellent sound and nice closeups; good video A Rock of Ages 4/12/09 ~ Broadway Constantine Maroulis, Amy Spanger, James Carpinello, Tad Wilson (u/s Dennis/Record Company Man), Mitchell Jarvis, Michele Mais, Lauren Molina, Paul Schoeffler, Wesley Taylor Has about 8 minutes of total blackouts, mostly towards the beginning; a few heads in the first 15 minutes only on wide shots and when the action was on the edge of the stage. A- Rocky Horror Show, The Los Angeles Tiffany Theatre ~ 1999 Bob Simon as Dr. Frank-N-Furter; Tim Fitzgerald as Brad Majors; Lacey Kohl as Janet Weiss; Donnie Kehr as Riff Raff; James Carpinello as Rocky; Hynden Walch as Columbia; Kirsten Brenton as Magenta; Eric Leviton as Eddie/Dr. Scott; Hope Levy as Usherette. A Romeo & Juliet 8/18/99 ~ Ordway, MN Patrick Wilson, Irene Molloy Opening night. Shot by Major. Very steady close-ups. Good sound and picture, though the color is somewhat grainy. A Ruthless! LA Cast Loren Freeman, Joan Ryan, Rita McKenzie, Kathryn Zaremba, Nancy Linari, Joanne Baum First 5 minutes are a tad fuzzy, but once the cameraman gets a handle on the Gain control, the white outs become non-existent. Shot from the first few rows. A fun show overall! A S: Saturday Night Fever 7/28/01 - National Tour Richard Blake, Alieen Quinn Good quality video; 1st generation from the master A- SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Cast: Unknown Date: Cologne Qualtiy: B+ (nice video with lots of closeups) Cast: Ron Holzschuh / Caroline Vasicek / Scarlet Pimpernel - 2/6/99 + 5/30 The Scottsboro Boys 10/30/10 ~ Broadway Joshua Henry, John Cullum, Josh Breckenridge, Derrick Cobey, Coleman
Domingo, Jeremy Gumbs, Rodney Hicks, Kendrick Jones, James T. Lane, Forrest
McLendon, Julius Thomas III, Sharon Washington, Christian Dante White. Nicely filmed from the balcony. Some heads appear onscreen in the wider shots. A The Seagull 7/9/01 ~ New York Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, John Goodman, Natalie Portman, Steven Spinella, Marcia Gay Harden, Debra Monk, Larry Pine Shot through some heads. Wonderful sound but never gets very close up. Mostly a good video though. First 4 minutes of Act 2 audio only B The Secret Garden (Need replacement) 1991 or 1992 ~ Broadway Rebecca Luker, Lee Alison Marino, Peter Marinos, Audra Ann McDonald, Howard McGillin, Adam Grupper, Barbara Rosenblat, Alison Fraser, Jedidiah Cohen, Austen Eyer A little fuzzy, but is a full stage shot on a tripod from the back of the orchestra with a good solid picture (and a few zooms). It looks fairly low in generation, but is fuzzy due to a PAL to NTSC conversion. Sound is good. A few heads in the way although a little fuzzy and distant, it is very watchable due to good audio and pretty colors. B+ The Secret Garden London Production *Have not reviewed* 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- Shrek: The Musical 8/15/08 ~ Seattle, WA Brian D'Arcy James, Sutton Foster, Chester Gregory, Christopher Sieber, John Tartaglia, Kecia Lewis-Evans Filmed from the back row of the right balcony; small theater so zoomed closeups are very clear shot.No picture at the beginning of each act, so the picture is blurry or non-existant for a bit, and there's one short coverup during Donkey's entrance, but other than that everything is there. There's very little audience obstruction and spotlight washout, and the sound is excellent throughout. A Side Show 11/16/97 ~ Broadway Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, Jeff McCarthy, Hugh Panaro, Norm Lewis, Ken Jennings Excellent video with great picture and sound and nice zooms; includes the BCEFA stage speech after the show A+ Side Show 11/10/13 La Jolla PreBroadway: Erin Davie, Emily Padgett, Matthew Hydzik, Manoel Felciano, Robert Joy, David St. Louis, Keala Settle. Beautiful HD capture of the PreBroadway run. Nice changes to the book, lyrics and newly added songs. Wonderful performances from the entire cast. As a bonus also includes Buddy Kissed Me, I Will Never Leave You, and Who Will Love Me as I Am from the evening performance! A+ Sister Act 2009/2010 ~ London Patina Miller, Sheila Hancock, Ian Lavender, Ako Mitchell, Julian Cannonier (u/s Shank), Katie Rowley Jones, Claire Greenway, Allison Harding (u/s Mary Lazarus), Nicolas Colicos, Thomas Goodridge, Ivan De Freitas Filmed from the back of the nicely raked stalls with virtually no head obstruction and only a couple of 30-second blackouts towards the beginning of act one due to latecomers being seated; full show is included on the video, curtain call is not; action is followed very well, using different types of shots when necessary; little spotlight washout and the colors are great, especially in the big church numbers. A Slut: A Wholesome New Musical 11/1/05 ~ New York Jenn Colella, Mary Farber, Andy Karl, David Josefsberg Many cover-ups and some heads in the way...what is caught is crystal clear though. Act 2 is better than act 1. B+ *NEED REPLACEMENT** Sly Fox 3/27/04 ~ Broadway Richard Dreyfuss, Eric Stoltz, Bob Dishy, Rene Auberjonois, Bronson Pinchot, Rachel York, Elizabeth Berkley, Professor Irwin Corey, Peter Scolari, Nick Wyman Excellent picture and sound; nice video as always; 1st generation from the master. A+ Smile 1986 ~ Broadway Jodi Benson, Mana Allen, Dick Patterson, Jeff McCarthy Infamous flop which lasted only 48 performances on Broadway. Some generational loss. B- Snoopy Andrea McArdle Pro Video but some generation loss B Sound of Music March 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 Some Like It Hot 2003 ~ National Tour Tony Curtis, Lenora Nemetz Shot from the orchestra at an angle at times. Good video though; 2nd Generation from the master B+ Something Rotten! - March 2015 Broadway - NFT until July 9, 2015 Brian d'Arcy James, Christian Borle, John Cariani, Heidi Blickenstaff, Brad Oscar, Kate Reinders, Brooks Ashmanskas, Peter Bartlett. Excellent HD capture of this hilarious new musical. The cast is just too perfect in every way. Superb performances, music, story and a great homage to theatre and musicals. Not to be missed! A+ Sophisticated Ladies – OBC 1982 Cast: Hinton Battle, Phyllis Hyman, Paula Kelly, Terri Klausner, Gregg Burge, Garry Q. Lewis, Calvin McRae, Leata Galloway, and Lorraine Fields. Pro-shot Spamalot - 3/12/05 David Hyde Pierce,Tim Curry,Hank Azaria, Sara R Christopher Sieber,Michael McGrath,Steve Rosen Christian Borle...10 second black outs at end of song while filmer claps but you don't miss anything. Includes NY1 opening night interviews 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. A+ Standing Ovations 2 10/10/04 ~ Joe’s Pub, New York Michael Arden, Liz Callaway, Matt Cavanaugh, Mandy Gonzalez. Jenna Leigh Green, Ellen Greene, Cheyenne Jackson, Michael McKean, Larry O'Keefe, Alice Ripley, Jai Rodriguez, Toxic Audio Pro-shot video, incredible to watch A+ Starlight Express 1990 ~ US/Canada Tour Ron DeVito, Sean McDermott, Reva Rice, Dawn Marie Church, Nicole Picard, Rachelle Rak, Frank J. Maio Nice video and sound, with some spotlight washout A- Starmites 1987 ~ Broadway Liz Larsen, Sharon McNight, Ariel Grabber, Bennett Cale, Freida Williams Generation loss; good sound; some spotlight washout B+ 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, Gregory Harrison, Daniel McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Debra Monk Some spotlight white out, great sound B Stop the World, I Want to Get Off 1989 London Anthoney Newley. Pro Shot. Great quality video for it's age! SubUrbia Regional Theater in Louisiana Shot from upper House Left A Sugar Babies Ann Miller, Mickey Rooney Not bad for a 20 plus year old video but heavy generation picture and sound loss and faded color C Sunday in the Park with George 6/16/02 ~ Sondheim Celebration, Washington DC, Raul Esparza, Melissa Errico, Linda Stephens, Florence Lacey, Cris Groendaal Excellent video; 2nd generation from the master A Sunday in the Park with George 1/30/08 ~ Broadway Daniel Evans, Jenna Russell, Michael Cumpsty, Alexander Gemignani, Jessica Molaskey, Mary Beth Peil, Ed Dixon, Jessica Grove, Stacie Morgain Lewis A beautiful production with the two leads from the West End production. Beautifully captured and performed with great stage effects. A Sunset Blvd Broadway, Minskoff Theatre 1997 Elaine Paige, Alan Campbell, Alice Ripley. Very nicely shot production! A+ Superior Donuts 11/27/09 ~ Broadway Michael McKean, Jon Michael Hill, Yasen Peyankov, Kate Buddeke, James Vincent Meredith, Jane Alderman, Cliff Chamberlain, Robert Maffia, Michael Garvey Some obstructions with a few heads at the bottom, as well as one head on the right that blocks part of the front of the stage; couple minutes of act one are blacked out and shorter blackouts throughtout the show; low sound 2 DVDs A- Sweeney Todd 6/14/02 ~ Sondheim Celebration, Washington DC Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jane Pesci-Townsend (u/s for Christine Baranski), Walter Charles, Hugh Panaro, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mark Price Great picture and sound with nice closeups, 2nd generation from the master A Sweeney Todd 3/6/04 ~ New York City Opera Elaine Paige, Mark Delavan Great picture and sound; 1st generation from the master A Sweeney Todd 10/18/05 ~ Broadway Michael Cerveris, Patti Lupone, Mark Jacoby, Donna Lynne Champlin, Manoel Felciano Shot from the mezzanine with nice picture and sound; digital, 1st generation from the master A- Sweet Smell of Success 2/26/02 ~ Broadway John Lithgow, Brian d’Arcy James Digitally shot from 2nd row mezzanine, no heads. A- Sweet Charity - Debbie Allen,Bebe Neuwirth Amazing video tho alot of spot-light washout Sweet Charity 10/21/87 ~ Tour Donna McKechnie Good video with great sound. A/B 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 4/28/05 ~ Broadway Christina Applegate, Denis O'Hare, Kyra DaCosta, Janine LaManna, Ernie Sabella Some cover ups at the end of numbers; clear and amazing; one of the best videos I have seen; excellent! A+ T: Taboo 11/1/03 ~ Broadway Boy George, Euan Morton, Raúl 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 show, great songs. Great video-nice close-ups, great recording; tape includes the Inside Edition show finale report; 1st generation from the master A+ Take Me Out 3/26/03 ~ Broadway Daniel Sunjata, Denis O' Hare, Neal Huff, Frederick Weller, David Eigenberg Digital, excellent picture and sound qulaity. nice closeups; 1st generation from the master. Tape includes the 2003 Easter Bonnets skit after the show A+ Taking My Turn 1984 Cast: Margaret Whiting, Marni Nixon, Sheila Smith, Cissy Houston, Tiger Haynes, Victor Griffin, Mace Barrett, and Ted Thurston. Pro-shot A Tale of Two Cities 8/20/04 ~ New York James Barbour, Gavin Creel, Gary Morris, Billy Gilman, Ed Dixon, Jenny Powers, Katherine McGrath, Alex Santoriello, Tim Shew, Nick Wyman, Allen Fitzpatrick, Rebecca Robbins This is a reading of the new musical. Good video with great sound. The first act is 1 hour and 40 minutes; there are 2 cover ups after 1 hour and 20 minutes but nothing major missing; 1st generation from the master. A- The Tap Dance Kid 1985 ~ US Tour Dule Hill, Hinton Battle, Martine Allard, Harold Nicholas, Monica Page For the national tour, substantial changes were made to the book and score from the original Broadway version, and the production was re-directed by Jerry Zaks. Complete show, recorded from the back of the house from a tripod. Some generational loss, but nothing too bad. A- Tarzan 3/30/06 ~ Broadway Preview Josh Strickland, Jenn Gambatese, Merle Dandridge, Shuler Hensley, Chester Gregory II, Tim Jerome, Donna Keshawarz, Daniel Manche. Very nice video, a little dark at times however due to stage lighting. A- Teddy and Alice 1986 ~ Backers Audition, NYC Hosted by Vincent Sardi, a “Be An Angel” fund raising infomerical for the new musical Teddy and Alice. Hard to describe but very interesting; tracking lines across the center of the screen which are distracting but not that bad, good sound. B 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- Thoroughly Modern Millie 5/10/02 ~ Broadway Sutton Foster, Harriet Harris, Marc Kudisch, Gavin Creel Fantastic Digital 1st Generation Grade:A+ Thoroughly Modern Millie 6/12/04 ~ Broadway Susan Egan, Harriet Harris, Christian Borle, Kevin Earley, Emily Rozek, Leslie Uggams Nice video with excellent closeups and good sound; 1st generation from the master. A- Thou Shalt Not 1/6/02 ~ Broadway Craig Bierko, Kate Levering, Norbert Leo Butz, Debra Monk, Leo Burmester Closing Night video A- Three Days of Rain 5/31/06 ~ Broadway Julia Roberts, Bradley Cooper, Paul Rudd Digital, shot from the mezzanine, left side; one or two moments where the actors are out of frame; good picture, sometimes low sound but you can still hear it A The Threepenny Opera 3/29/06 ~ Broadway Alan Cumming, Jim Dale, Ana Gasteyer, Cyndi Lauper, Nellie McKay, and rest of original revival cast. Crystal clear picture and sound, nice closeups. A+ tick tick BOOM! 5/31/01 ~ New York Raul Esparza, Amy Spanger, Jerry Dixon Full Stage Shot. B+ tick tick BOOM! 9/18/01 ~ New York Raul Esparza, Amy Spanger, Jerry Dixon Shot from front row mezzanine with lots of close-ups, and only a few jumpy bits. Digital. Beautiful video. Amy Spanger's second-to-last performance. Video includes the NBC Today Show performance of “Louder Than Words” and the 2001 Gypsy of the Year Rent skit after the show A tick tick BOOM! 1/9/03 ~ Dallas Christian Campbell, Nicole Snelson, Wilson Cruz Shot pretty steady with zooms with occassional spotlight washout on faces on wider stage shots A- Timbuktu! – OBC 1978 Cast: Eartha Kitt, Gregg Baker, Bruce Hubbard, Vanessa Shaw, George Bell, Ira Hawkins, Gilbert Price, and Daniel Barton ***Missing the last 5 minutes*** A/B- Titanic OBC ~ November 1997 Michael Cerveris, David Garrison, Larry Keith, Judith Blazer, Jody Gelb, Brian D´Arcy James, John Cunningham 1st generation filmed on a camcorder. Clear copy A- [title of show] 7/5/08 ~ Broadway Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell, Susan Blackwell, Heidi Blickenstaff, Larry Pressgrove First Broadway Preview; mostly fullstage shots with some closeups 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- Triumph of Love 10/5/97 ~ Broadway Betty Buckley, Susan Egan, F. Murray Abraham, Christopher Sieber, Kevin Chamberlin, Roger Bart Not a great video; you can see and follow what is going on but the picture is not always clear B Twelve 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. A Twentieth Century 3/13/04 ~ Broadway Alec Baldwin, Anne Hecht, Tom Aldredge, Dan Butler, Stephen DeRosa, Julie Halston, Kellie Overbey, Ryan Shively Excellent picture and sound, nice closeups; A U: Urban Cowboy 11/23/02 ~ Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami, FL Matt Cavenaugh, Jenn Colella, Leo Burmester, Marcus Chait, Sally Mayes, Rozz Morehead, Jodi Stevens Pre-New York production before massive changes; interesting to compare this one and New York below A- 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 John Cullum, Jeff McCarthy, Spencer Kayden, Hunter Foster, Jennifer Laura Thompson. Shot from fourth rowcenter mezzanine. Lots of close-ups. Beautiful video, even has the conductor being led onstage at the beginning. Excellent digital video. A- V: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 3/27/13 ~ Broadway Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen, Billy Magnussen, Genevieve Angelson, Shalita Grant Takes a few minutes to really get focused due to the extreme amount of latecomers; very nice video of an absolutely hilarious play. Good clear picture and sound A Venus in Fur 10/18/11 ~ Broadway Hugh Dancy, Nina Arianda Great clear video with excellent picture and good, although slightly low, sound; great video A Victor/Victoria 1997 ~ Broadway Liza Minelli, Tony Roberts, Micheal Nouri Very good audio. It turns out it is a low generation copy. By Trust Me, the camera is in focus and doing good close-ups. 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 B+ Violet 1/18/03 ~ New York Lauren Ward, Stephen Lee Anderson, Michael McElroy, Cass Morgan, Roz Ryan, Michael Parks Excellent video; really nice picture and sound A+ The Visit - March 27, 2015 Broadway Chita Rivera, Roger Rees, George Abud, Jason Danieley, Matthew Deming, Diana DiMarzio, David Garrison, Rick Holmes, Tom Nelis, Chris Newcomer, Mary Beth Peil, Aaron Ramey, John Riddle, Elena Shaddow, Timothy Shew, Michelle Veintimilla. Brilliant capture of the second preview. Chita and Roger are brilliant. Fantastic capture with no obstructions and hardly any washout. Very good revival. A+ W: War Horse 9/17/11 ~ Broadway Seth Numrich, Alyssa Bresnahan, Matt Doyle, Boris McGiver, T. Ryder Smith. Excellent capture of the 2011 Tony Winner for Best Play. A very innovative play and a great story of a man and his horse. The detail, movement and attention to the horses is simply breathtaking and some great acting all the way around. (converting to disc) We Will Rock You - The Queen Musical 6/11/02 ~ Dominion Theatre, London Tony Vincent, Nigel Planer, Alexander Hanson, Hannah Jane Fox, Sharon D Clarke, Nigel Clauzel, Kelly Ellis. 5th Preview Performance - digital video, a few heads in the way here and there but overall a good video. Shot from the Circle through some heads, lots of zooms. Great sound. A- The Wedding Singer 4/1/06 ~ Broadway Stephen Lynch, Laura Benati, Amy Spanger, Kevin Cahoon, Matthew Saldivar, Richard Blake, Felicia Finley, Rita Gardner. Filmed during previews. Shaky for the first 10 minutes or so. Beautiful, crystal clear video. A- WEST SIDE STORY Cast: Unknown Date: Sydney, 12. April 1993 Quality: B- (generation loss) 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 Winter 1996/1997 ~ Washington D.C. Davis Gaines, Irene Malloy, Steve Scott Springer, Abbi Hutcherson, Cameron Bowen, Candy Buckley, Timothy Nolen, Lacey Hornhohl, Mike Hartman Includes interviews and making of special B White Christmas 11/16/08 ~ Broadway Stephen Bogardus, Kerry O'Malley, Jeffry Denman, Meredith Patterson, Charles Dean, Susan Mansur, Melody Hollis Great fun show with wonderful talent. Beautifully captured in widescreen. This show features great choreography, dancing and wonderful translation to the stage. A Wicked 10/12/03 ~ Broadway Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Norbert Leo Butz, Joel Grey, Carole Shelley Shot from the rear mezzanine, no heads in the way, very nice video. Digital video, 1st generation from the master Grade: A 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 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 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 8/17/05 ~ Broadway Shoshana Bean, Megan Hilty, Ben Vereen, David Ayers, Adinah Alexander (u/s), Megan Sikora (u/s), Jeffrey Kuhn, Sean McCourt. 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+ The Wild Party 6/8/00 ~ Broadway Toni Collette, Mandy Patinkin, Eartha Kitt First 10 minutes of show only audio; cam video A The Witches of Eastwick 9/12/01 ~ London Clarke Peters, Josefina Gabrielle, Joanna Riding, Rebecca Thornhill, Rosemary Ashe, Stephen Tate Steady shot of the stage with no zooms or closeups but nice sound throughout; good video B+ The Wiz 1984 ~ Broadway Stephanie Mills. Outstanding video and sound with very little generational loss! A The Wiz - Encores! 6/13/09 ~ New York Ashanti, Orlando Jones, Joshua Henry, James Monroe Iglehart, Christian Dante White, Tichina Arnold, Dawnn Lewis, LaChanze, Act I is highlights only with a lot of obstruction and blackouts. The following songs/scenes are included; they're all full audio but the amount of actual video is noted in parenthesis: The Feeling We Once Had (30 seconds), Tornado Ballet (3 minutes), He's The Wizard (1 minute), Addaperle's Exit (30 seconds), Soon As I Get Home (30 seconds), I Was Born on the Day Before, Yesterday (1 minute), Slide Some Oil to Me (30 seconds), Mean Ole Lion (30 seconds); Act II is full, no blackouts after the first couple minute with some heads at the bottom of the screen in the wide shots; okay video B The Wizard of Oz 1997 ~ Madison Square Garden Roseanne, Jessica Grove, Ken Page, Michael Gruber, Lara Teeter B The Woman in Black 7/8/01 ~ New York Christopher Ravenscroft and Sebastian Harcombe Nice quality video with some coverups; A- The Woman in White 02/25/05: Maria Friedman, Jill Paice, Elinor Collett, Adrian der Gregorian*, Michael Ball, Oliver Darley; first 10 minutes have a lot of cover-ups; filmed from the balcony so there is some obstruction when the characters are at the very front of the stage; taper shoots well around the heads and bars though; many nice zooms (A-) Woman of the Year 1981 ~ Broadway Lauren Bacall, Harry Guardino, Marilyn Cooper, Roderick Cook, Grace Keaghy, Elvind Harum, Jamie Ross, Rex Everhart Nice close-ups with good color and lighting, no wash-outs; low generation close to the master; A Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown 12/29/10 ~ Broadway Sherie Rene Scott, Patti LuPone, Laura Benanti, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Danny Gurstein, Justin Guarini, Mary Beth Peil, Jennifer Sanchez, Murphy Guyer, Charlie Sutton, Samantha Shafer (u/s), Sean McCourt, John Carrol (u/s), Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Alma Cuervo, de'Adre Aziza, Julio Agustin. Filmed from the back of the balcony, with some obstruction at the bottom of the frame of the balcony railing and an occasional head. A The Women January 2002 ~ Broadway Rue McLanahan, Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Tilly, Kristen Johnson, Jennifer Coolidge, Mary Louise Wilson Professional PBS telecast of the final performance A+ 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 X: Xanadu 11/10/07 ~ Broadway Kerry Butler, Cheyenne Jackson, Mary Testa, Jackie Hoffman, Tony Roberts, Andre Ward, Ryan Watkinson (u/s Thalia), Anika Larsen, Kenita Miller Beautifully filmed. Audio is excellent. A few heads at the bottom of the screen in wide shots, but they don't detract from the action on stage. First performance of the show after the strike, so a funny line change was put in the show. The DVD has been enhanced with animated menus and scene selections with chapter stops for all of the musical numbers. A Xanadu 2/19/08 ~ Broadway Patti Murin (u/s Clio), Cheyenne Jackson, Tony Roberts, Mary Testa, Jackie Hoffman, Curtis Holbrook, Kenita Miller, Andre Ward, Kate Loprest (u/s Euterpe) Very nicely filmed, and crystal clear, although the first three or four minutes are shaky with heads in the way. But after the filmer settles, it's a great video. A Y: A Year with Frog & Toad 6/13/03 ~ Broadway Mark Linn-Baker, Jay Goede, Danielle Ferland Frank Vlastnik, Jennifer Gambatese Shot from the second row of the mezzanine. Lots of closeups, beautiful video. Digital, 1st generation from the master; tape includes the performances from the 2003 Tonys and the CBS Early Show: Get A Load of Toad A+ Young Frankenstein 8/28/07 ~ Seattle, WA Pre-Broadway: Roger Bart, Megan Mullally, Sutton Foster, Shuler Hensley, Andrea Martin, Fred Applegate, Christopher Fitzgerald. A terrfically talented and funny cast. A beautiful capture of the tryout before Broadway, with many changes sure to come. 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 You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown 8/18/02 ~ Muskegon, MI Rusty Reynolds, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Jim Poulos, Chad Hudson, Holli Hamilton, Joe Langwarth. Yours, Anne 12/04 ~ North York, Canada Bob Deutsch, Kelly Sanders, Susan Sanders, Carol Kugler, Larry Westlake, David Haines, Andrea Barker, Cameron McKinnon. A production by Canada's Civic Light Opera Company. Musical based on "Anne Frank, The Diary Of A Young Girl." Music by Michael Cohen. Semi-pro shot, crystal clear video. A Z: Zanna, Dont! 6/3/03 ~ New York Gregory Treco (u/s), Anika Larsen, Amanda Ryan Paige, Enrico Rodriguez, Jared Zeus, Shelley Thomas Shot from 6th row, first 30 min is good, the rest is a lap shot because of ushers; ends before finale; B Zanna Don't date unknown ~ 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 Zombie Prom 1998 ~ New York Richard Roland, Jessica-Snow Wilson, Karen Murphy, Cathy Trien, Natalie Toro, Stephen Bienskie Camcorder, decent picture wth some generation loss B+