Sondheim on DVD
xoffender45
Broadway Star Joined: 8/12/07
#1Sondheim on DVD
Posted: 9/2/10 at 3:00pm
So, I'm trying to finish my Sondheim DVD collection, and I'm wondering if there's anything I'm missing.
Company (Revival)
Company (Original Cast Album)
Follies In Concert
Gypsy
Into The Woods
A Little Night Music (Elizabeth Taylor movie)
Passion
Sunday In The Park With George
Sweeney Todd (Angela Lansbury version)
Sweeney Todd (Patti Lupone concert)
Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp movie)
West Side Story
I also have a few "unofficial" releases of certain shows that were filmed but never sold. What Sondheim or Sondheim-related DVDs am I missing?
#2Sondheim on DVD
Posted: 9/2/10 at 3:08pmDo you have both versions of Gypsy?
xoffender45
Broadway Star Joined: 8/12/07
#3Sondheim on DVD
Posted: 9/2/10 at 3:16pmI actually really like the Bette Midler version, but then again a lot of people don't.
#4Sondheim on DVD
Posted: 9/2/10 at 3:24pm
I like Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall -- Patti, Bernadette, Dorothy...so many great performances.
http://www.amazon.com/Sondheim-Celebration-Carnegie-Minnelli-Bernadette/dp/B000JGWD32/ref=pd_sim_m_4
#5Sondheim on DVD
Posted: 9/2/10 at 3:25pm
EVENING PRIMROSE, though apparently it's not released until October 26. I thought it had actually come out a while ago.
http://www.amazon.com/Evening-Primrose-Anthony-Perkins/dp/B0033HKCX2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1283455376&sr=8-3
Also, PUTTING IT TOGETHER.
#6Sondheim on DVD
Posted: 9/2/10 at 3:27pmThere is also a concert DVD of Barbara Cook singing Sondheim...I saw in on netflix the other day.
xoffender45
Broadway Star Joined: 8/12/07
#7Sondheim on DVD
Posted: 9/2/10 at 3:33pm
I like the Bette Midler version, but not more than the original.
I had actually ordered the Sondheim: A Celebration and Putting It All Together, they just haven't arrived yet.
Sondheim-related DVDs I have are Barbara Cooks Sings Mostly Sondheim and Elaine Cook At Liberty. I can't seem to find the Bernadette Peters concert DVD reasonably priced.
xoffender45
Broadway Star Joined: 8/12/07
#8Sondheim on DVD
Posted: 9/2/10 at 4:25pmWondering, is there any difference between the Sondheim - A Celebration with the blue cover and everyone's name listed on front, and the one with Liza, Patti, Bernadette and Glenn on the cover?
#9Sondheim on DVD
Posted: 9/2/10 at 5:13pm
I really liked the Bette Midler Gypsy. So much more than Rosalind Russell.
Also, I know it's less specific, but how about films that he wrote major numbers for like The Birdcage and Dick Tracy?
#10Sondheim on DVD
Posted: 9/2/10 at 5:20pmAnd how about the movie THE LAST OF SHIELA , which he co-wrote with Anthony Perkins? A devilishly clever thriller somewhat marred by a few weak performances.
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
#11Sondheim on DVD
Posted: 9/2/10 at 5:26pmPutting It Together with Carol Burnett, George Hearn, Ruthie Henshall, John Barrowman, and Bronson Pinchot.
xoffender45
Broadway Star Joined: 8/12/07
#12Sondheim on DVD
Posted: 9/2/10 at 6:26pm
Spidey - I do have The Birdcage, and Reds. Never, ever liked Dick Tracy. lol
frontrowcentre2- Thanks for The Last of Sheila. Just ordered it on Amazon, purely out of curiosity. But I'm looking for more of his theater work. Any other concerts/movie versions out there?
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