Grand Hotel - DVD?
Grand Hotel - DVD?
mikeysussex
Understudy Joined: 3/4/09
#1Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 11/3/10 at 4:59amI have heard that a DVD was made of the musical version of Broadway's Grand Hotel. I have been unable to find any record of this and would be grateful if anyone with information would let me know if it was ever made and/or is available. Many thanks.
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#2Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 11/3/10 at 7:25amI was the Grand Hotel freak of all time when it was playing, knew people from the cast and have a very nice full audio recording of the entire show (David Carroll, no less, in peak form) done on the house equipment -- but I've NEVER heard of a DVD recording out there. Anyone know anything about this?
BroadwayEd
#2Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 11/3/10 at 8:33amOf course there are videos of the show. Both broadway and London. They're not "official" but they exist.
#3Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 11/3/10 at 11:16amI tried to schedule a time next week to see Grand Hotel at Lincoln Center (TOFT Archives). Though I've only been slightly exposed to material from the show, I was really looking forward to watching this well-known musical and getting to see a big '80s spectacular. Imagine my disappointment when I realized that Grand Hotel is one of the shows you need permission to see. Unfortunately I had the same exact problem with Urinetown. I hate it when my plans are thwarted!
#4Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 11/3/10 at 11:21amWell you need permission to see all the shows at Linclon Center - i.e you need a valid reason to watch it. I watched GRAND HOTEL a few years ago and didn't need any kind of special permissions to watch it - so that must be something new.
#5Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 11/3/10 at 11:47amYou can use any reason you want. You can write down that you're researching hotel management of thr past and you're good to go. There are certain shows though that require you to get written permission through the estates of the creators which is a really long process.
#6Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 11/3/10 at 12:02pm
I would love to go to Lincoln Center and tell them that I need to watch GRAND HOTEL because I'm researching hotel management!
I think the major two names that you need written permission in order to view their shows are Michael Bennett and Jerome Robbins
#7Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 11/3/10 at 12:11pmThere's a handful of others I've run into in the past and it really is what I think an unnecessary hassle. But I think the entire librarys restrictiveness is ridiculous.
husk_charmer
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#8Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 11/3/10 at 12:30pmAnd of the Bennett shows, you can view Chorus Line without permission. (Well not the record breaking video, that requires permission)
http://www.youtube.com/huskcharmer
pinoyonbroadway
Understudy Joined: 8/4/07
#9Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 11/3/10 at 4:45pm
Like Jordan said, there are "unofficial" videos of both the London and Broadway Grand Hotel.
I remember there being five of them. There was one from the Detroit Try-Outs, before Yeston was brought in. One from I'm assuming a Broadway Preview, because "At The Grand Hotel" was not yet written. One with Cyd Charisse's first performance as Grushinskaya. One from Australia with Brent Barrett. And one from London
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#10Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 11/3/10 at 6:44pm
Is there a way for two people to watch the same video at the same time at the Lincoln Archive? (Two headphones to the same TV screen?)
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#11Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 11/3/10 at 7:35pmYes but they news to know two people will be there when you make the reservation. They'll set you up at two booths side by side and each person will get their own screen.
#12Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 11/4/10 at 12:04amMichael Bennett, thank you, but I know that you need a valid reason to watch shows at Lincoln Center. Most of the time I just say I'm researching for a paper. When I called and asked about Grand Hotel I was told I needed permission to see it. Since there are so many shows that don't need permission, I just went with some of those.
Zelda2
Swing Joined: 1/19/11
#13Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 1/19/11 at 6:29pm
If there are five known videos of Grand Hotel, it would seem that there would be a way to see one of them. Any suggestions?
THANKS.
Zelda
jim
Stand-by Joined: 10/7/03
#14Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 1/20/11 at 10:00amIn addition to the London video, there is a Broadway one with Lynette Perry, John Schneider and Zina Bethune who replaced Cyd Charrise.
#15Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 1/20/11 at 10:11amI saw this show because of my love of karen akers originally. Walked out of there with love for David, Jane, Michael and Lilliane. I remember hearing that about a week after I saw it David left due to his illness.
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."
Ed_Mottershead
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/20/05
#16Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 1/20/11 at 2:05pmDavid Carroll was magnificent in everything he did. I still miss him.
BroadwayEd
bryan2
Broadway Star Joined: 12/19/06
#17Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 1/21/11 at 11:45am
David Carroll -best male voice it moved me so much
Blessed us with his voice
Brent Barrett on the recording is great and his is probably the
best voice around now to me
Holbee
Featured Actor Joined: 8/3/05
#18Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 1/21/11 at 11:50amand oddly enough, Kathleen Marshall won't let you view her work...
#19Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 1/21/11 at 12:02pmNO! Seriously? I want to watch the revival of The Pajama Game!
willrogers2008
Featured Actor Joined: 12/9/08
#20Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 1/21/11 at 1:20pmGRAND HOTEL: the best direction of a musical ever.IMHO.
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#21Grand Hotel - DVD?
Posted: 1/21/11 at 1:26pmI often wish Tommy Tune would direct and choreograph a production of Sondheim's FOLLIES. Can you imagine? I think he may be the only living director with an extravagant enough theatrical imagination to pull off an amazing FOLLIES.
willrogers2008
Featured Actor Joined: 12/9/08
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