Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play

[TobyRagg]

Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#0

Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:28pm

What do you think is the best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play? The one that immediately pops into my head is Into the Woods...but I have no seen many, maybe bc they don't have many. But anyway I would like to hear what you think.

[hawkeyemania]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#1

Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:32pm

The old Raisin In The Was a taped version of the broadway play, correct, just in a soundstage instead of a theatre, and then there is Ohklahoma(w/ hugh jackman).

In the words of Mr. William Morris Barfee, "In my whole life I have only been able to breathe through one nostril and today is no exception!"

[chinkie azn jai]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#2

Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:33pm

I like the Kiss me Kate dvd...i watch that all the time gotta love rachael york.

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[POLisPOL]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#3

Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:34pm

Fosse!!!!
the quality of this dvd is amazing and I love the show

Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!

[Unknown User]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#4

Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:35pm

I vote for Jackman's 'Oklahoma'

[Michelleruth2]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#5

Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:37pm

10th Anniversary of Les Miserables

[POLisPOL]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#6

Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:38pm

I want to add the dvd of "Hey, Mr. Producer"... spectacular!

Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!

[bythesword84]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#7

Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:41pm

10th Anniversary of Les Mis
Putting it Together

And hang on, when did you win the discus?

[luvtheEmcee]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#8

Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:41pm

The London revival of Oklahoma!

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[KMF_NYC]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#9

Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:44pm

Into the Woods and Sweeney Todd

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[NuggetMonkeys]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#10

Posted: 8/3/04 at 2:48pm

Into the Woods and I love the SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE dvd as well. great commentary. OOH, PASSION!!!!
-d.b.j-

Vary My Days.

[WiCkEd4LyFfE]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#11

Posted: 8/3/04 at 3:20pm

Into the Woods

*Kristen*

[ponine24601]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#12

Posted: 8/3/04 at 3:21pm

Oklahoma-Jackman
10th Anniversary Concert of Les Mis

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[jmnpublications]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#13

Posted: 8/3/04 at 3:22pm

Really, any show that makes it to DVD is a gem. I wish more shows went that route. It would bring Broadway to a much wider audience and give the actors nice residuals!

My two faves are "Kiss Me, Kate" and "Victor/Victoria," which both happen to have stunning performances by Rachel York. She's so much fun to watch and she plays very well to the camera. Both of these shows transfered very well to video because of excellent direction, camera work and editing. They were not static in the least and caught every little nuance.

lc

[joeyjoe]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#14

Posted: 8/3/04 at 3:27pm

Sunday In The Park With George
Into The Woods
Sweeney Todd

[VocalLizzy]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#15

Posted: 8/3/04 at 3:31pm

Until one is made of "The Boy from Oz" (nearly 4000 signatures on the petition) my money's on the London revival of "Oklahoma!"

Lizzy

The Boy from Oz on DVD/VHS Petition

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[GovernorSlaton]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#16

Posted: 8/3/04 at 3:39pm

Sweeney Todd on DVD is amazing, as is Into the Woods on DVD. Both capture classic performances from Angela Lansbury, George Hearn, and Joanna Gleason.

[marebare]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#17

Posted: 8/3/04 at 4:20pm

Into the Woods is definately a wonderful DVD to have...I have the VHS of the Les Mis dream cast in concert which is good to have if you want to see the best of the best!

[StickToPriest]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#18

Posted: 8/3/04 at 4:24pm

Gov, don't forget Bernadette.

"One no longer loves one's insight enough once one communicates it."

The opposite of creation isn't war, it's stagnation.

[GovernorSlaton]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#19

Posted: 8/3/04 at 4:29pm

I left her off for a reason. She's brilliant in the second act (especially Last Midnight), but overall, her performance was just a bit too over-the-top. She's perfect on the cd, but I didn't care much for her in the DVD.

But she's Bernadette, so never mind.

[Unknown User]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#20

Posted: 8/3/04 at 4:40pm

Definitely NOT Jekyll and Hyde!!

[broadwayguy2]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#21

Posted: 8/3/04 at 5:06pm

Coleen Sexton makesJ&H watchable.
Jackman'sOklahoma! bugs me to all hell becauseit was filmed on asound stage and an audience was digitally added.I like the QUALITY of the CATS vid.. but hate that there is no audience and the show is sliced to bits...not to mention the show itself.....
I HIGHLY enjoy Into The Woods and Putting It Together.. no to mention Smokey Joe's Cafe.. filmed the last week of the run... and a GREAT cast.. MMMM.. Matt Bogart

[POLisPOL]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#22

Posted: 8/3/04 at 5:18pm

It wasn't added digitally the audience in oklahoma, that people was really in the national, but you are true, the main part of the show was shot on studio
there is an article about that in the kodak magazine:
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/newsletters/inCamera/oct99/oklahoma.shtml

Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!

[broadwayguy2]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#23

Posted: 8/3/04 at 5:20pm

**scratches head** well that made little sense.

[millie_dillmount]

re: Best DVD/VHS of a Broadway Musical/Play#24

Posted: 8/3/04 at 5:39pm

I think she is saying that the audience was taped during an actual performance, but the show taped on camera was added instead of the show in an actual performance in the theater.

Oh, by the way, I vote for Oklahoma! with Hugh Jackman.

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