What performance(s) do you wish there were archive/bootleg footage of that you’ve never been able to find?- Page 3

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 11:04am

I wish there was footage of the first B'way show I ever attended -- the '92 revival of Guys and Dolls. I remember it as so magical.

[steven22]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 12:00pm

I was a huge NEXT TO NORMAL fan back when it opened and enjoyed seeing different interpretations of the roles. Sarah Uriarte Berry was a vacation stand by for Diana and went on once, opposite her husband Michael Berry. Would’ve liked to have seen or heard that.

[alex814]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 12:51pm

To my knowledge, there’s no video footage of Hair’s original Broadway Tun but allegedly there are “archival recordings” floating around that haven’t been digitized including a performance of Diane Keaton as Sheila. I would give anything to hear that.

Not sure if these exist but I wish there was video of Haven Burton or Kristen Lee Kelly as Maureen in Rent, Ava Gaudet or Moeisha McGill as Mimi. Antonique Smith as the Seasons of Love soloist.

There’s a soundboard recording of “Dude” closing night that I wish I could hear but alas no luck finding it.

[poisonivy2]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 1:27pm

Thanks! 

As for more recent stuff i wish there was a bootleg of Nicolette Robinson as Jenna in Waitress. She was fantastic.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 2:07pm

I actually echo the OP in wanting to see Bebe in Spider Woman. I've been so curious and it's crazy that nothing has been unearthed.

 

On a bootleg note, has anyone heard the backer's audition audio of Sweeney that posted online a couple of days ago, with Stephen and Hal? It's thrilling. 

[Kel6]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 2:27pm

Anything that Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne did. An old VHS copy of their Oscar-nominated work in the film version of The Guardsman is not enough

[thejcm]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 3:03pm

alex814 said: "To my knowledge, there’s no video footage of Hair’s original Broadway Tun but allegedly there are “archival recordings” floating around that haven’t been digitized including a performance of Diane Keaton as Sheila. I would give anything to hear that.

Not sure if these exist but I wish there was video of Haven Burton or Kristen Lee Kelly as Maureen in Rent, Ava Gaudet or Moeisha McGill as Mimi. Antonique Smith as the Seasons of Love soloist.

There’s a soundboard recording of “Dude” closing night that I wish I could hear but alas no luck finding it."

 

Back in my high school, majorly obsessed days of Rent, I definitely heard audio of Ava as Mimi. I feel like back in the early 2000’s there was audio for just about every performance of Rent. I know I’ve definitely at least heard most of the ones you mention (Haven and KLK as Maureen and Ava as Mimi and Antonique as the SOL soloist). I loved when belters would fill in as the soloist because instead of the high C they would just belt a super long “love” with a nice riff at the end and I enjoyed the change. Karmine Alers had a beautiful solo with that version, as I recall.

[David10086]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 3:59pm

Aside from Barbra in "Funny Girl", I'd love to see "Pins and Needles" and "I Can Get It For You Wholesale".

 

Aside from Barbra Streisand, I'd love to see Agnes Moorehead in "Gigi" from 1973, and Dixie Carter in "Master Class". 

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 4:06pm

The Fantasticks. I would have loved to have seen the original staging of The Fantasticks at the Sullivan Street Playhouse or the 2006 revival cast. Both times I've been to New York the original and revival productions had closed.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 4:11pm

David10086 said: "Aside from Barbra in "Funny Girl", I'd love to see "Pins and Needles" and "I Can Get It For You Wholesale".

PINS AND NEEDLES was a studio album, it wasn’t a stage production.  She took part in that studio album due to her association with I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE, both of which were written by Harold Rome. 

[alex814]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 5:24pm

thejcm said: "Back in my high school, majorly obsesseddays of Rent, I definitely heard audio of Ava as Mimi. I feel like back in the early 2000’s there was audio for just about every performance of Rent. I know I’ve definitely at least heard mostof the ones you mention (Haven and KLK as Maureen and Ava as Mimi and Antonique as the SOL soloist).I loved when belters would fill in as the soloist because instead of the high C they would just belt a super long “love” with a nice riff at the end and I enjoyedthe change. Karmine Alers had a beautiful solo with that version, as I recall."

I was still in high school when they announced Rent was closing and truly the fans were producing bootleg audio almost on a daily basis and those would show up on YouTube. Not much of those uploads have survived copyright strikes through the years. People with vast Rent collections were more active traders back then. I’m having a hard time finding anyone now with these.

Theres a low quality audio of Karmine from the last Rent Equity tour as the SOL soloist and she does precisely that. It was surprisingly very well executed! I hope she’s doing well these days.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 6:07pm

Starmites...I was always curious to know what it looked like.

Stockard Channing in Two Gentlemen of Verona.

The originl Broadway production of Amadeus.

The original London production of Time.

The entire London production of Lord of the Rings. The most spectacular production of a musical I've ever seen.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 6:09pm

Mister Matt said: "The entire London production of Lord of the Rings. The most spectacular production of a musical I've ever seen."

Lord of the Rings is a good choice. I wish I could have seen that one.

[ahhrealmonsters]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 8:15pm

Jenn Colella is Elizabeth in If/Then. It happened once, and I'm still upset I wasn't there. There was an audio of "Always Starting Over" somewhere online, but it must have been taken down, as I can't find it.

[markypoo]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 9:43pm

alex814 said: "To my knowledge, there’s no video footage of Hair’s original Broadway Tun but allegedly there are “archival recordings” floating around that haven’t been digitized including a performance of Diane Keaton as Sheila. I would give anything to hear that.

Not sure if these exist but I wish there was video of Haven Burton or Kristen Lee Kelly as Maureen in Rent, Ava Gaudet or Moeisha McGill as Mimi. Antonique Smith as the Seasons of Love soloist.

There’s a soundboard recording of “Dude” closing night that I wish I could hear but alas no luck finding it."

There was a scene from Hair performed at the 1969 Tony Awards.  Hopefully it still exists.

Immediately following, Zero Mostel came onstage and quipped " That scene from Hair just now looked just like my son's bedroom."

[Jarethan]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 11:29pm

— Judy Holliday in Bells Are ringing
— Ethel Merman in Gypsy and Anything Goes
—The Andrews Sisters in Over Here...I saw it 5 times and am amazed that it has completely disappeared from public consciousness
— Phil Silvers in A Funny Thing... one of my favorite performances ever
— Lansbury in Gypsy and Mame
— Cate Blancheyte in Streetcar
— Irene Worth in Sweet Bird and Cherry Orchard

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/4/19 at 11:33pm

Jersey Boys in La Jolla

[ukpuppetboy]

Posted: 8/5/19 at 12:03am

Jarethan said: "My favorite theatermemory ever. I still remember he first time I saw it: 6/25/1966, a HELL of a long time ago. I was 15. I saw her in it 3 more times in the original production and 4 times in the I’ll-dated revival in 1981 (or so)."

WOW - That is some theater history right there; I’m suitably jealous!  I’ve always had a soft spot for the Dame but whenever I see anything from that era I’m blown away. Perhaps if I can add that original “Anyone Can Whistle” to your list of classic Lansbury roles that every generation should be able to enjoy?!

[magictodo123]

Posted: 8/5/19 at 7:58am

CT2NYC said: "magictodo123 said: "None because bootlegs are disrespectful to the actors, and pretty much prove you don’t care about respecting them. I said what I said. Don’t @ me."

I think you missed the part of the question that says "archival footage," which is perfectly legal. Also, as an example, Betty Buckley has bootlegson her YouTube page, so, clearly, not all actors feel disrespected by them. In fact, I'm sure that many of them are very happy that their performances have been recordedfor posterity."

Ah. You're right about the archival footage. In that case, it would be really cool to see A Chorus Line where it originated, off-Broadway at The Public Theater. Same with Hamilton. 
Not all may feel disrespected but that doesn't change the fact that it is, and plenty of actors have voiced their displeasure (Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sara Bareilles, Rob McClure, may more). 

 

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 8/5/19 at 9:38am

Lord of the Rings is a good choice. I wish I could have seen that one.

It was astonishing and should have taken the Foxwoods when Young Frankenstein closed.

[Jarethan]

Posted: 8/5/19 at 10:06am

ukpuppetboy said: "Jarethan said: "My favorite theatermemory ever. I still remember he first time I saw it: 6/25/1966, a HELL of a long time ago. I was 15. I saw her in it 3 more times in the original production and 4 times in the I’ll-dated revival in 1981 (or so)."

WOW - That is some theater history right there; I’m suitably jealous!I’ve always had a soft spot for the Dame but whenever I see anything from that era I’m blown away. Perhaps if I can add that original “Anyone Can Whistle” to your list of classic Lansbury roles that every generation should be able to enjoy?!"

Sounds good,  I read many years ago that she was only considered for the role because of her performance in that, which — based on the OCR was a very strong ‘Broadway Star’ performance.

[cmorrow]

Posted: 8/5/19 at 10:15am

I work at the Performing Arts Library at Lincoln Center. Quite a few of the titles people have mentioned in this thread survive as archival videos in the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT). They're not online, but they do exist. This would include A Chorus Line (taped in 1975 at the Public), Amadeus with Ian McKellen, City of Angels, Lend Me a Tenor with Philip Bosco, and Seussical. TOFT has a video of The Fantasticks at the Sullivan Street Playhouse, although it wasn't taped until 1985. (Ironically, the producers wanted it taped because they thought the show was about to close, but it ran for another 17 years.) TOFT also has the 2006 revival of that show with lyricist Tom Jones in the cast. Zero Mostel can be seen in the 1977 revival of Fiddler on the Roof. Jerome Robbins was said to be unhappy with the performance captured on tape, but it does exist.

There are also B-rolls (i.e. excerpts, but not the complete show) for Starmites and Moose Murders, as well as a B-roll -- very brief, unfortunately -- of the 1987 Les Liaisons Dangereuses with Alan Rickman and Lindsay Duncan.

[ukpuppetboy]

Posted: 8/5/19 at 10:56am

Mister Matt said: "Lord of the Rings is a good choice. I wish I could have seen that one.

It was astonishing and should have takenthe Foxwoods when Young Frankenstein closed."

Here’s the 2006 B-roll from Toronto.

Lord of the Rings, Toronto 2006 - EPK / B-roll

[Lot666]

Posted: 8/5/19 at 11:33am

LegallyBroadway2 said: "I would pay a lot of money for a Spider Man 1.0 video recording."

YES, even if only for that Arachne weaving scene. I'd pay a lot for a high-quality audio recording of "Behold and Wonder". I've Googled endlessly and come up with virtually nothing.

[Lot666]

Posted: 8/5/19 at 11:36am

raddersons said: "A good recording of that Spider-Man V.1 number where the spiders rob a bunch of shoe stores and tap dance.

—I like camp, alright?"

Yes, I want a recording of "Deeply Furious" as well!