Follies on DVD
Follies on DVD#1
Posted: 3/9/15 at 4:55pm

The DVD of the French production of "Follies" at the Opera de Toulon (zone free DVD, in English subtitled in French) will be released on March 10th 2015.
The Amazon links says it's a region 2 DVD :
http://www.amazon.fr/Follies-Com%C3%A9die-Musicale-David-Charles/dp/B00S8KTOFG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425934393&sr=8-1&keywords=follies
But Bel Air Classique's official site indicates that this is a region free DVD :
http://www.belairclassiques.com/blog/opera/follies/
Follies on DVD#2
Posted: 3/9/15 at 5:37pmWhere do the Fosse dancers fit into the show?
Follies on DVD#3
Posted: 3/9/15 at 5:42pm
Naughty boy !
Follies on DVD#4
Posted: 3/9/15 at 5:55pmGod, it's a shame that THIS is the only full length official version of the show available.
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Follies on DVD#6
Posted: 3/9/15 at 7:15pmHeads up that this is in PAL format, not NTSC. Even if it's region-free, you need to have a PAL or compatible (meaning converter) DVD player, or the disc won't play.
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Follies on DVD#7
Posted: 3/9/15 at 7:16pm
Here's a sneak preview! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT33g6S7jmw
Updated On: 3/9/15 at 07:16 PM
Follies on DVD#8
Posted: 3/9/15 at 7:36pmOdd. The Amazon page says PAL but the Bel Air official site (linked above) says NTSC.
Follies on DVD#9
Posted: 3/9/15 at 9:01pm
"Here's a sneak preview!"
Crikey, if this doesn't kill Sondheim, nothing will.
Is Loveland supposed to be a funeral dirge?
Follies on DVD#11
Posted: 3/9/15 at 9:05pmIt's actually quite good for a high school production.
Follies on DVD#12
Posted: 3/10/15 at 2:04amAhaha sorry yeah, the video I linked is a high school production that's made the rounds in a few "bad high school production" threads. The actual Toulon Opera production is nicely sung but really, really cheap-looking.
Follies on DVD#13
Posted: 3/10/15 at 5:36amThis has been Pro-Shot has been around the Trading community for almost a year.
Follies on DVD#16
Posted: 3/10/15 at 8:06amI would recomend to trust the official link rather than the Amazon link concerning the technical aspect of the DVD.
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Follies on DVD#17
Posted: 3/10/15 at 12:48pm
"Heads up that this is in PAL format, not NTSC. Even if it's region-free, you need to have a PAL or compatible (meaning converter) DVD player, or the disc won't play."
This is true, however there is a work-around if you don't have a converting DVD player. One of mine converts, one does not. Most computers read both PAL and NTSC as long as it is reigon free your computer will read it with no problem. You can then rip the DVD and use IFO edit to fool any DVD player into thinking it is a NTSC DVD and burning the fixed files to disc. Here is a helpful link for those that will buy this and may run into this problem:
PAL to NTSC
Follies on DVD#18
Posted: 3/10/15 at 1:18pmAnything to do with Follies is fine by me. I will try and get a copy of it somewhere.
Follies on DVD#19
Posted: 3/10/15 at 1:21pm
Thanks. I looked at some other clips and those seem to be better. I think I will get it. Plus, I have a soft spot for Jerome Pradon.
Losing My Mind
Follies on DVD#20
Posted: 3/10/15 at 4:49pmI've just received my copy and unfortunately it's a region 2 DVD (PAL). Sorry guys !
Follies on DVD#21
Posted: 3/10/15 at 5:14pm
Anything to do with Follies is fine by me. I will try and get a copy of it somewhere.
I used to feel like that.
And then the Roundabout production happened.
Follies on DVD#22
Posted: 3/10/15 at 5:18pm
"And then the Roundabout production happened"
Preach it!
Follies on DVD#24
Posted: 3/10/15 at 5:23pm
"What made that production so bad?"
The Fosse dancers. Michael Bennett is turning in his grave.
ETA: Oh, you mean the Roundabout production?
First off, it wasn't the more successful Papermill production.
Second, every production that the Roundabout doesn't borrow sucks big time. They get high profile actors and then don't know what to do with them. They mess up more productions (I'm looking at you "Pal Joey starring Stockard Channing") than any other company.
Blythe Danner was wrong. Polly Bergan was nice, but wrong. The list of "wrong" just goes on and on.
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