Next up from Universal is the Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway Favorites Collection which contains Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar (Musical), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration. Each of these discs will be presented in anamorphic widescreen, with the exception of The Royal Albert Hall Celebration, which is presented in full frame. The audio will be provided by English Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks, although Joseph will also include a DTS 5.1 Surround track. Extras on this four disc set will include a Making of Cats featurette, a Making of Jesus Christ Superstar featurette, a Go, Go, Go Joseph: The Making of Joseph the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat featurette, featurettes on the The History of Joseph and The Enduring Appeal of Joseph and production notes. Completing the package will be a Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Andrew Lloyd Webber Spotlight Collection Trailer, production notes, cast and crew biographies and preview trailers. Picture of DVD Cover
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
This DVD box set sounds more like the Sondheim DVDs currently available. For the most part (liberties taken w Joseph) these are recordings of the stage show, as opposed to "film" versions, a la Evita and Phantom. Does that make sense?
Laughter is much more important than applause. Applause is almost a duty. Laughter is a reward.
Carol Channing