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#1

Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 9:16pm

Someone on youtube uploaded all of Passion (originally aired on PBS) with Audra McDonald, Patti LuPone and Michael Cerveris. A killer cast in an excellent musical.
Was this ever released on DVD? Is the only DVD of the show the OBC?

Thanks a bunch Passion DVD(s)?
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#2

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 9:28pm

It was one of the Live at Lincoln Center, so it was only aired a couple of times on PBS and was never released commercially (like the Light in the Piazza recording).
#3

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 9:29pm

i thought you could buy it from ebay?
i'd rather have the OBC on DVD...
#4

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 9:32pm

I want both on DVD, haha.
Oh well. Thanks for the info!
"As we all should probably have learned by now, to be a Stephen Sondheim fan is to have one's heart broken at regular intervals" - Frank Rich

Dearest, how can this be so? You were dead, you know. - Candide

Oh my god, this show has everything! Half naked guys and girl on girl action! - [title of show]

(My avatar? Why, yes! That is Laura Benanti making out with a chick!)
#5

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 9:42pm

The OBC PASSION is on DVD.

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#6

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 9:44pm

wth. i must have confused it withe lincoln center production. thanks.
#7

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 10:05pm

I actually very much disliked the production with Audra, Patti, and Michael.

Audra was the best, but she was too warm for Clara, IMO.
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#8

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 10:05pm

BOTH were shown on PBS. The film of the Broadway production aired on Great Performances and is out on DVD.

The semi-staged concert performance aired on Live from Lincoln Center and is NOT available for purchase.

Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!

I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com

#9

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 10:10pm

Audra was too soft, I agree. Marin was the perfect Clara. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed for a revival with Kelli O'Hara as Clara.
#10

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 10:16pm

Marin Mazzie was fantastic as Clara, but Audra McDondald made the character much more complex and interesting.

As for a Broadway revival, don't bet on it. It's not a show that appeals to a mass audience. Even in Washington's Sondheim Celebration it was the least sold of all 6 shows (although still sold out 80% of its seats over 15 performances.)

If it does get revived it would probably be a chamber opera staging. The NYCO might try but the 2700 state theatre would dwarf the show.

Did anyone see the Chicago staging with Adam Brazier last fall?

Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!

I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com

#11

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 10:20pm

I guess my problem is that Audra's Clara was so beautiful and warm and Patti's Fosca annoyed the heck out of me. So, I couldn't figure out for the life of me why Giorgio would choose Fosca over Clara in this production.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
#12

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 10:24pm

I heard the Chicago staging, and whoever played Clara was FABULOUS.

Ugh, I HATED Patti AND Michael in their roles. I think they did a horrible job, especially Patti.
#13

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 10:25pm

If any Sondheim show is going to be revived (after Merrily) it HAS to be A Little Night Music.
"As we all should probably have learned by now, to be a Stephen Sondheim fan is to have one's heart broken at regular intervals" - Frank Rich

Dearest, how can this be so? You were dead, you know. - Candide

Oh my god, this show has everything! Half naked guys and girl on girl action! - [title of show]

(My avatar? Why, yes! That is Laura Benanti making out with a chick!)
#14

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 10:27pm

I agree with the revival of ALNM. It would be fantastic, but I'm afraid nothing will ever beat the OBC.
#15

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 10:29pm

That is true. I heart Glynis Johns and Len Cariou crazy amounts.
"As we all should probably have learned by now, to be a Stephen Sondheim fan is to have one's heart broken at regular intervals" - Frank Rich

Dearest, how can this be so? You were dead, you know. - Candide

Oh my god, this show has everything! Half naked guys and girl on girl action! - [title of show]

(My avatar? Why, yes! That is Laura Benanti making out with a chick!)
#16

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 10:32pm

I really think the cast from the Lincoln Center production is terribly weak both due to the fact they are miscast and Lonny Prince's direction of course.
If there's a Sondheim show with an original cast that is virtually impossible to beat, it is PASSION.
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#17

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 10:43pm

Yes, no Fosca will ever top Donna Murphy, IMO.
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!
#18

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 11:39pm

I love Patti, Audra and Michael but I agree with some of you. I personally prefer OBC Murphy, Mazzie and Shea. I recall watching it on Broadway and it was the most passionate and emotional musical I have ever seen. Bravo, Sondheim and OBC! I hope to see more concerts of this production.

Now, has anybody heard of the London production recording? Or, the previous Lincoln Center production featuring Judy Kuhn and Rebecca Luker? Please share your reviews on those two productions especially Kuhn's version of Fosca.


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Updated On: 6/28/08 at 11:39 PM

#19

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/28/08 at 11:51pm

I'd love to get my hands on a soundboard of the Kennedy Center production with Judy Kuhn as Fosca.
The London recording is such a debacle. Maria Friedman gives what in my mind is one of the worst performances committed to a cast recording. Michael Ball does make for a neat Giorgio, but after listening to Shea and Ball multiple times, I am convinced that Shea has the edge. The girl who plays Clara--blanking out on her name--is no Mazzie or Audra.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#20

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/29/08 at 12:54am

I actually liked Helen's take on Clara. It was different, albeit she was no Marin.

I didn't care for Rebecca Luker; her vibrato was insane.

Updated On: 6/29/08 at 12:54 AM

#21

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/29/08 at 12:55am

Maria Friedman played Fosca, not Clara.
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
#22

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/29/08 at 1:25am

i meant helen hobson, sorry. i'm sounding like a complete idiot today.
#23

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/29/08 at 1:28am

Audra sounded like a fantastic Dot in the recording of the Ravinia SitPwG.
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#24

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/29/08 at 1:29am

Helen's portrayal sounds very young, girlish, and naive. She isn't bad though.

But Marin's portrayal is beautiful, mature, and in control.

Updated On: 6/29/08 at 01:29 AM

#25

re: Passion DVD(s)?

Posted: 6/29/08 at 1:30am

Maria was pretty bad. TBH, I haven't found a Fosca I've even liked since Donna Murphy, though I've heard Judy Kuhn was good (I wouldn't know because I haven't seen/heard that performance).

I should also add that I dislike the new addition "I Love Fosca." I found it unnecessary and took away the gorgeous moment of revelation in "No One Has Ever Loved Me."
Jimmy, what are you doing here in the middle of the night? It's almost 9 PM!

Updated On: 6/29/08 at 01:30 AM

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