Best broadway shows on dvd.. which to get?
Best broadway shows on dvd.. which to get?
rayoflight104
Stand-by Joined: 8/15/03
#0Best broadway shows on dvd.. which to get?
Posted: 12/6/03 at 7:54pmwhat are some good broadway (off broadway) shows that are good to get that are available on dvd?
eandan
Stand-by Joined: 11/23/03
#1re: Best broadway shows on dvd.. which to get?
Posted: 12/6/03 at 8:00pm
Jekyll & Hyde (Broadway 2001) DVD
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005NKSV/qid=1070758929//ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i0_xgl74/103-6024269-6487029?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846
dotmarie
Broadway Star Joined: 8/14/03
#2re: re: Best broadway shows on dvd.. which to get?
Posted: 12/6/03 at 8:04pm
I'm going to say the original Into the Woods... it's a bit old but is wonderful...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00001PE59/qid=1070759112//ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i0_xgl74/104-3105622-7716720?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846
#3re: re: re: Best broadway shows on dvd.. which to get?
Posted: 12/6/03 at 9:04pm
Fosse 
I just love the music and dancing in that show.
Putting It Together is great! Plus you get that little extra blooper....which I got to see in person. 
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rayoflight104
Stand-by Joined: 8/15/03
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Posted: 12/6/03 at 9:42pm
oh how luck you were to see PIT live (and especially the blooper)
How about Elain Strich (sp?) at Liberty DVD
Is there a specific site with all the broadway shows released on DVD?
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Posted: 12/6/03 at 9:57pm
RayofLight...check the listing o DVD here on BWW.com. You'll see the link to the left under Content. It's not exhaustive byu any means. Then go to amazon.com, or footlights.com, for example to see what's available from the extensive inventory.
best place to start is to be able to quantify what exactly interests you. Some film adaptations are superior and authentic productions of what was done on the stage. Don't discount those.
Hope that helps. Cheers, Bulldog.
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Posted: 12/6/03 at 10:48pmI'd go for Into The Woods too, and any taped by PBS cause there pretty authentic (i.e. Kiss Me Kate)
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Posted: 12/6/03 at 10:53pm
Kiss Me Kate is a personal favorite of mine, because the cast is so divine.
Fosse is amazing as well. I love the dancing- that's a true classic and a must for Fosse lovers.
Into The Woods is great. I have the video for that one, though.
And Jekyll and Hyde is a must no matter what. Simply for Colleen Sexton.
bestofbroadway
Broadway Star Joined: 5/12/03
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Posted: 12/6/03 at 10:58pm
-Into the Woods is great
-Jekyll and Hyde awful on DVD and the stage
-Kiss Me Kate is great for Nancy Anderson's performace. That's about it.
-Fosse is a wonderfully filmed for DVD
-Sunday in The Park with George is pricless
-Passion doesn't work on DVD, and probably didn't work in the original production either.
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