What staged musicals have legal video recordings?

[Madame X]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 3:22pm

I'm just trying to compile a list for my own good. What shows have had authorized video made of them? I'm not talking about movie adaptations; I'm talking about video recordings of the stage production (no concerts). From what I can tell on my own:

* Sweeney Todd (Lansbury/Hearn)
* Sunday in the Park with George (Peters/Patinkin)
* Into the Woods (Peters/Gleason/etc)
* Passion (Murphy/Mazzie/Shea)
* Putting it Together (Burnett/etc) - are we noticing a trend?
* Victor Victoria (Andrews)
* Kiss me Kate (Barrett/York)
* Jekyll & Hyde (let's not speak of this)
* Blast (I guess this technically counts)

Can anyone please help fill out my list? Thanks.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 3:24pm

OKlahoma - Hugh Jackman
Smokey Joe's Cafe
Fosse

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 3:26pm

Sweeney Todd-Hearn/LuPone
Follies in Concert
Studs Terkel's Working-Broadway Theatre Archive
The Pirates of Penzance (Kevin Kline/Linda Ronstadt)-Broadway Theatre Archive

[schlitze]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 3:27pm

Isn't there a recording of Crazy for You from the Paper Mill Playhouse? I think I taped it off PBS several years ago.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 3:28pm

I wasn't aware that WORKING had a recording...do you know where I can find it?

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 3:29pm

YEa, CRAZY FOR YOU was taped.

If you count recordings for TV not necessarily available on DVD, there's also:

CONTACT
OUR TOWN - Paul Newman

[NCGuy]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 3:31pm

Not sure if they've been released on DVD, but years ago there were recordings of "Pippin," "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Sophisticated Ladies."

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 3:32pm

The WORKING tape is sort of in between a movie and a stage show. Most of the sequences were filmed in locations such as offices and homes, but the recording does feature many of the Broadway actors. I still recommend it.

[JBSinger]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 3:33pm

CATS
Joseph...Dreamcoat
JC Superstar
(though these were filmed, not on stage)
Sophisticated Ladies
Company (London cast)
Pacific Overtures (only seen in Japan)
42nd Street (for Japan)
Ain't Misbehavin' (I saw this on A&E years ago, dont know if its available)
A Little Night Music (NYCO broadcast - don't know if commercially available)
Showboat (Papermill broadcast - don't know if commercially available)
Crazy For You ("")

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 3:33pm

PIPPIN is still out there, not sure about the others.

All the ALW musicals above are movies...which is not what she asked for...

Where can I find WORKING?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 3:34pm

Working does indeed have a DVD available. Try your local Tower Store, or order from the Tower Website!
Working at Tower.com

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 3:41pm

Les Miz-- but its done in concert form (no sets, no staging, just costumes)

[exedore]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 3:45pm

The Dutch 3 Musketeers musical has a DVD which includes English subtitles, but it's Region 2 and PAL, so make sure your player can handle that.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 3:49pm

Munk---


Working at Amazon.com

[SimpleJoysHaveSimpleVoice]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 5:48pm

The Pippin DVD is circa mid 1980's recorded in Toronto. With Ben Vereen, William Katt, Martha Raya, and Chita Rivera. A nice interview with Bob Fosse is included. It also has the old ending and lyrics from selected songs.

[CJR]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 5:53pm

Not a musical (exactly) but Mario Cantone's show, Laugh Whore was taped for Showtime (who produced the show)

[zippyjen]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 5:58pm

hbo showed the vagina monelogues but i think it was with interviews and other stuff mixed in.

[Unmasked05]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 5:59pm

Into The Woods (Bernedette Peters, Joan Gleason)
Jekyll & Hyde (Hasselhoff)
Kiss Me Kate ( Barret/York)
Sweeney Todd (Hearn/Lansbury)
Oklahoma (Jackman)
PIPPIN (Vereen/Rivera)
CATS
The Fantasticks
Hello Dolly :All Black Cast

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 5:59pm

I watched some kind of tape of the show Camelot at the Museum of TV and Radio. Sorry, have no idea who the cast was(not original and I don't remember any name sounding familiar) and no clue if it's currently commercially available otherwise.

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 6:02pm

There's also:

ALICE AT THE PALACE -- Elizabeth Swados' musical starring Meryl Streep, Michael Jeter, Mark Linn-Baker and Debbie Allen

PIRATES OF PENZANCE -- filmed live at the Delacorte in Central Park with Kevin Kline, Linda Rondstadt, George Rose, Rex Smith et al

Both can be ordered from http://www.broadwayarchive.com/

TINTYPES with Lynn Thigpen is also available on DVD

[Therese]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 6:32pm

Yes, I'm glad someone mentioned "Tintypes" - one of my faves. I need to get the DVD...

[Phantom487]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 6:35pm

There was a video of the all-black cast of "Hello Dolly"???? Where can I get this????

[Madame X]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 7:03pm

Actually, if I could edit this...are there any plays that have been recorded as well that have been released commercially? It didn't even occur to me that they would do this, but I guess if they released musicals, why not plays. Makes sense. Egg on my face.

I think technically, quite a few shows have been recorded (something about the Library at Lincoln Center), but only a few have been released commercially. I'm interested in the commercial releases. Thanks again.

[DTBG2]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 7:56pm

I was told that all shows on broadway are at some point recorded professionally, like PBS good, but not released of course...who would go see the shows if you could watch the tapes..i know WICKED is recorded, but to own it would be illegal...

[SeeIreallycouldn'tSING!!]

Posted: 4/25/05 at 8:25pm

If anyone knows how to get a copy of Chorus Line on VHS,DVD,BETA, Laser Disk WHATEVER let me know...

now... I think all shows are recorded for the Lincoln Center Archives. Go on the their website and get the number, call them up and let them know what you wanna see, you can go into the library (you gotta get an acess card but thats easy) and they play it for you.

I did it with Chorus Line and it was wonderful. There were other people there watching other shows too. I think its costumary to tape every show on opening night for the archives.

I know you won't be ableto see all footage, some of its restricted. When Chorus Line became the number 1 longest running musical of all time (damn you Andrew Loyd Webber) the Gala was taped for the archives. I tried to get access to see that but they were restricted by Micheal Bennetts estate.