The Rocky Horror Show (7/11/01) Broadway

Tom Hewitt, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Luke Perry, Alice Ripley, Ana Gastayer, Lea DeLaria, Dick Cavett. Starts at Brad and Janet in the Car. Not too bad for a little bit of age. B
The Rocky Horror Show (9/9/01) Broadway
Terrence Mann, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Aiko Nakasone (u/s),Kristen LeeKelly (u/s), Jarrod Emmick, Mark Price, Sebastian LaCause, Dick Cavett, James Stovall, Jonathan Sharp, Rosa Curry, Kevin Cahoon, Asa Somers, John Jeffrey Martin, Denise Summerford. Some blackouts during the Cavett monologues, but some great close-ups. A-
The Rocky Horror Show (12/13/01) Broadway
Kevin Cahoon (u/s for Terrance Mann as “Frank”), Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jarrod Emick, Kristen Lee Kelly, Sebastian Bach, Liz Larsen, Sebastian LaCause, Jason Wooten, Sally Jesse Raphael, Matthew Morrison, Jim Osorno, John Jeffrey Martin, James Stovall, Rosa Curry, Yassmin Alers. Good quality video! B
Rocky Horror Show (11-18-02) Broadway
Daphne Rubin-Vega (Usherette/Magenta), Kristen Lee Kelly (Janet), Jarrod Emick (Brad), Gilbert Gottfried (Narrator), Sebastian Bach (Riff Raff), Liz Larsen (Columbia), Terrence Mann (Frank N Furter), John Jeffery Martin (u/s Rocky) Starts at Over at the Frankenstein Place. Quite a lot of spotlight wash-out and generation loss. B
Romeo & Bernadette (2/03) Millburn, NJ
Andy Karl, Rose De Candia, Adam Monley, Natalie Hill. A World Premiere performance from Papermill Playhouse. Recorded through the house camera. A
Rooms (3/28/08) Off Broadway
Leslie Kritzer, Doug Kreeger. Good Capture but a few heads in the way since it was such a small space. B
Ruthless! Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, IL
Good performances from a fun cast. A-
Saturday Night Fever (7/28/2001) National US Tour
Tony: Richard H. Blake, Stephanie: Jeanine Meyers, Bobby C: Jim Ambler, Annette: Aileen Quinn, Double J: Joe Calveri, Joey :Casey Miles Good Gus: Daniel Jerod Brown, DJ Monty: Joseph Ricci, Flo Manero: Susan Costallos, Frank Manero: Rich Herbert, Frank Jr: Sean Frank Sullivan, Linda: Kathleen Shields. Not a bad video, middle generation. B
Saved (6/8/08) Off-Bway
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Van Hughes, John Dossett, Mary Faber, Juliana Ashley Hansen, Curtis Holbrook, Emily Walton, Aaron Tveit, Josh Breckenridge, Jason Michael Snow, Morgan Weed, Daniel Zaitchik, Julia Murney. Missing 15 minutes of Act 1 from "I'm Not That Kind of Girl" to about 15 seconds into "What's Wrong With Me" but improves after that; blocking from a backpack used for filming a couple of times but not very distracting; besides all that, a nice video with clear picture and sound B
The Scottsboro Boys (11/6/10) Broadway
Joshua Henry, John Cullum, Josh Breckenridge, Derrick Cobey, Coleman Domingo, Jeremy Gumbs, Rodney Hicks, Kendrick Jones, James T. Lane, Forrest McLendon, Julius Thomas III, Sharon Washington, Christian Dante White, nice capture of this show, also includes 90 minutes of interviews/behind the scenes/reviews, A
The Secret Garden (5/26/2001 & 5/30/2001) London
Philip Quast (Archie), Linzi Hateley (Martha), Craig Purnell (Dickon), Meredith Braun (Lily), Peter Polycarpou, Cassandra Compton/Lizzie. The first act was shot from the far right mezzanine, so far stage left is obscured; the second act was shot from the left side of the orchestra, from a nice angle; zooms throughout. Generation loss and can be a bit pixely at times. B
The Secret Garden In Concert (12/5/05) New York
Michael Arden, Laura Benanti, Celia Keenan-Bolger, David Canary, Max von Essen, Matt Cavenaugh, Steven Pasquale, Deborak S Craig, Barbera Rosenblat, Shonn Wiley
The third World AIDS Day concert, held at Manhattan Center Studios Grand Ballroom. Also featuring a 70 person choir, a 35 piece orchestra and a children's choir with performers from Rosie's Broadway Kids; nicely shot-a bit shaky from time to time, but nothing too bad. A-
Seminar (10/31/2011) Broadway
Alan Rickman, Hamish Linklater, Jerry O’Connell, Hettienne Park, Lily Rabe. Well filmed from the balcony. Mostly full stage shots with an occasional mid-zoom. No obstructions and crystal clear. Disc also includes a NY1 review, a NY1 interview with Alan Rickman, and the full 30 minute theatre talk devoted to the show.
Seussical the Musical (3/2000) Backers Audition, NYC
Andrea Martin, Kevin Chamberlin, Janine LaManna. Stationary filmed backers audition of Seussical before the changes were made. Good sound but picture is washed out and hard to make out who is who and tracking issues. B-
Seussical the Musical (8/27/2000) Boston Tryout
David Shiner (Cat in the Hat), Kevin Chamberlin (Horton), Janine LaManna (Gertrude McFuzz), Michele Pawk (Mazzie). First Preview ever of the show. Very different from broadway production, including the cut seqence of The Lorax. B
Seussical the Musical (9/24/2000) Boston Tryout
David Shiner (Cat in the Hat), Kevin Chamberlin (Horton), Janine LaManna (Gertrude McFuzz), Michele Pawk (Mazzie). Last performance before New York. Lots of changes even from other video. Completly different costumes than Broadway. Still shot from box. B
Seussical the Musical (2/9/2001) Broadway
Rosie O’Donnell and OBC. B
Seussical the Musical (5/20/01) Broadway Last Show
Cathy Rigby, Kevin Chamberlain, Janine LaManna, Sharon Wilkins, Michelle Pawk, Cameron Bowen. Nice color, follows action well. The picture isn’t exactly crisp and there is a faint buzz in the background of the audio…but great audience, and very watchable tape. B
Seussical the Musical (2/19/04) Concord, NH
Peter Roman, Michael Walker, Sarah Mason (u/s), Dawn Lebrecht, Todd Bergman (u/s), LaDonna Burns. Wonderful picture and sound, with only a couple of heads in the way. Shot from the back of the orchestra; 1st generation from the master A
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (2006) Music Theatre of Witchia
Ed Watts, Kim Huber. Archival Tape including press materials and commercials. Pro-Shot. A
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (10/31/06) London
No cast info but a great recording. A
She Loves Me (1993) Broadway Revival
Boyd Gaines, Diane Fratantoni, Sally Mayes, Howard McGillin, Louis Zoric, Lee Wilkoff, Brad Kane, Jonathan Freeman, Joey McNeely
She Loves Me (1994) Original London Cast
Ruthie Henshall, John Gordon Sinclair
Shogun the Musical (1990) Broadway
Philip Casnoff, June Angela, Eric Chan, Joseph Foronda, Leslie Ishii, Lee Lobenhofer, Jason Ma, Francis Ruivivar, Freda Foh Shen. Act 1 has a couple of tracking issues: occasional blips, and a line of faint tracking snow through the middle. The sound in the beginning also goes in and out. Act Two is much better. Still shows some generational loss, but is much better and easier to watch than the first half. C
Shrek: The Musical (8/14/08) Seattle, WA
Brian D'arcy James, Sutton Foster, Christopher Sieber, Chester Gregory, John Tartaglia, Kecia Lewis-Evans, Haven Burton First Performance of the Pre-Broadway run. A rare capture due to the fact the show ran 2 hours and 34 minutes, cuts are nearly inevitable.
Includes three already cut songs, "I Could Get Used to This" and "Gonna Build a Wall", and "The Line-up Reprise #2" (where Gingy sings about having an yeast infection) was cut on the second preview.. Beautiful capture with no obstructions. A very fun show, a top notch cast and memorable songs. A
Shrek: The Musical (8/15/08) Seattle, WA
Brian D'Arcy James, Sutton Foster, Chester Gregory, Christopher Sieber, John Tartaglia, Kecia Lewis-Evans. Filmed from the back row of the right balcony; small theater so zoomed close ups are very clear shot. No picture at the beginning of each act, so the picture is blurry or non-existent for a bit, and there's one short cove rup during Donkey's entrance, but other than that everything is there. A
Shrek (9/21/2008) Seattle WA
Cast: Brian D'arcy James, Sutton Foster, Christopher Sieber, Chester Gregory, John Tartaglia, Kecia Lewis-Evans, Haven Burton. Final Performance of the Pre-Broadway run with many changes. Nearly 25 minutes of cuts and changes since the first performance, including new songs. The cast was totally on for the final show and gave fantastic performances to die for. Beautiful capture and matching performance A
Shrek (11/15/08) Broaday
Brian D'Arcy James (Shrek), Sutton Foster (Princess Fiona), Christopher Sieber (Lord Farquaad), Daniel Breaker (Donkey). A-
Shrek (4/11/09) Broadway
Brian d'Arcy James, Haven Burton (u/s Fiona), Daniel Breaker, Christopher Seiber, John Tartaglia, Heather Jane Rolff (u/s Mama Bear/Gingy). Very Good Capture of this show. Only one five second cover-up during "Story of My Life", and a little head obstruction when the actors come all the way downstage during one scene. Haven really makes the role her own. A
Side Show (11/16/1997) Broadway
Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, Jeff McCarthy, Hugh Panaro and OBC. A-
Side Show (12/27/97) Broadway
Alice Ripley, Lauren Kennedy (und.), Jeff McCarthy, Hugh Panaro, Norm Lewis, David Massenheimer (und.) A nice video of Lauren including post-show speech encouraging the audience to return and "bring a friend!". B
Side Show (12/30/97) Broadway
Emily Skinner, Alice Ripley, Jeff McCarthy, Hugh Panaro, Norm Lewis and the original Broadway cast. Some close ups, no black outs. B
Side Show (1/2/98) Broadway
Alice Ripley, Lauren Kennedy, Jeff McCarthy, Hugh Panaro, Norm Lewis. B
Side Show (1/3/98) Broadway
*Highlights, Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, Jeff McCarthy, Hugh Panaro, Norm Lewis B
Sister Act (10/2010) London
Patina Miller (Deloris Van Cartier), Sheila Hancock (Mother Superior), Ian Lavender (Monsignor Howard), Ako Mitchell (Eddie), Julian Cannonier (Shank u/s), Katie Rowley Jones (Sister Mary Robert), Claire Greenway (Sister Mary Patrick), Allison Harding (Mary Lazarus u/s), Nicolas Colicos (Bones), Thomas Goodridge (TJ), Ivan De Freitas (Dinero), The show itself is a lot of fun - great musical numbers, awesome sets, and the cast is fantastic. Patina has a killer voice, the nuns are all adorable, and Sheila Hancock is an absolute legend. Filmed from the back of the nicely raked stalls with virtually no head obstruction and only a couple of 30-second blackouts towards the beginning of act one due to latecomers being seated. The full show is included on the video; the curtain call is not. A
Sister Act (4/2/11) Broadway
Patina Miller, Victoria Clark, Fred Applegate, Sarah Bolt, John Treacy Egan, Demond Green, Chester Gregory, Marla Mindelle, Kingsley Leggs. Great capture of this fun and entertaining show. There are a lot of changes from the London production and all of them for the better as it helps tell the story better. Patina is fantastic! A
Sister Act (1/31/2012) Broadway
Patina Miller, Carolee Carmello, Fred Applegate, Sarah Bolt, John Treacy Egan, Demond Green, Chester Gregory, Marla Mindelle, Kingsley Leggs, Audrie Neenan, Caesar Samayoa, Rashidra Scott, Alena Watters, Chris Bohannon, Danny Stiles, Alan H Green, Trisha Rapier, Madeleine Doherty, Holly Davis
Slut Off Bway
Andy Karl. Not a terrible video, but not great. B
Smile (1986) Broadway
OBC. Great for its age! A relatively good video of the Hamlisch flop that only played 48 shows! Some generation loss. B
Snoopy
Andrea McArdle. Pro-shot but very old and very graining. Not a lot of info on this one. B-
Some Like It Hot (2003) US Tour
Tony Curtis, Jodi Carmeli, Timothy Gulan, Arthur Hanket, Lenora Nemetz, William Ryall, Larry Storch. Some genation loss but completely watchable. B
Sondheim on Sondheim (3/26/10) Broadway - Studio 54
Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat, Leslie Kritzer, Norm Lewis, Erin Mackey, Euan Morton, Matthew Scott. A. *Note* First song in Act 2 Is From 3/30/10. A
Song & Dance (4/28/1984) London
Sarah Brightman, Wayne Sleep. Pro shot for TV. A
Songs for a New World (5/5/05) NYC
Andrea Burns, Jessica Mdaskey, Brooks Ashmanskas, Jerry Dixon. The show's author, Jason Robert Brown serves as pianist, conductor and emcee.
The Sound Of Music (3/98) Broadway Revival
Rebecca Luker, Michael Siberry, Patti Cohenour, Jan Maxwell, Fred Applegate, Patricia Conolly, Sara Zelle, Dashiell Eaves, Andrea Bowen, Ashley Rose Orr, Gina Ferrall, Ann Brown. Camera a little shaky at times, but not too bad. B
Sound of Music (11/8/06) London
Connie Fisher, Christopher Dickins as (u/s) Captain von Trapp, Lesley Garrett, Sophie Bould, Ian Gelder, Neil McDermott, Margaret Preece, Lauren Ward. Almost all of Act 2 and about 25 minutes of various footage from Act 1. Tough call on this, great filmed when not covered up. Audio is great. B
South Pacific (2001) NBC-TV
Glenn Close, Harry Connick Jr, Rade Serbedzija, Robert Pastorelli. TV movie based on the classic Rogers And Hammerstein musical. A
South Pacific: Concert in Carnegie Hall (4/26/2006)
Reba McEntire (Ensign Nellie Forbush), Brian Stokes Mitchell (Emile de Becque), Jason Danieley (Lt. Joseph Cable), Lillias White (Bloody Mary), Conrad John Schuck (Capt. George Brackett), Dylan Baker (Cmdr. William Harbison), Alec Baldwin (Luther Billis), Alexio Barboza (Jerome) Alex de Castro (Ngana), Renita Croney (Liat), Alexander Gemignani (Stewpot), Tom Deckman (Professor), South Pacific Ensemble (Nurses, Islanders, Officers, Sailors, Marines, and Soldiers). Orchestra of St. Luke's Paul Gemignani (Conductor). Pro Shot. A
South Pacific (3/4/08) Broadway
Kelli O’Hara (Nellie Forbush), Paulo Szot (Emile de Becque), Loretta Ables Sayre (Bloody Mary), Matthew Morrison (Lt. Joseph Cable), Danny Burstein (Luther Billis). A
Souvenir (2003) Broadway
Judy Kaye. Great Peformance, Great Recording. A
Spamalot (3/12/05) Broadway
Original Bway Cast. One of the best videos I’ve ever seen. Shot from mez and great shots of everything. A
Spamalot (5/23/06) Chicago Tour
Michael Siberry, Jeff Dumas, Rick Holmes, Bradley Dean, Pia Glenn, Tom Deckman, David Turner, Christopher Gurr. Great one. A
Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark (12/17/10) Broadway
Reeve Carney (Peter Parker/Spider Man), Jennifer Damiano (Mary Jane Watson), Patrick Page (Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin), Gerald Avery (Swarm), Collin Baja (Carnage), Emmanuel Brown (Electro), Matt Caplan (Flash), filmed during the third preview performance, unfortunately not the best filming, the filmer sat in the back of the balcony and it looks like he left the camcorder in his lap, so what was filmed is the top Â¾ of the stage, and the ceiling, you miss most of what is happening on stage, because the camcorder was aimed too high, however you can still hear everything and you do see set changes and some flying sequences. B
Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark (9/17/11) Broadway
Version 2.0. Reeve Carney, Jennifer Damiano, T.V. Caripo, Patrick Page, Micahel Mulheren, Ken Marks, Megan Lewis as (u/s) Aunt May, Timothy Warmen
Spring Awakening (7/9/2006) Off Broadway
Jonathan Groff (Melchior), John Gallagher, Jr. (Moritz), Lea Michele (Wendla), Skylar Astin (Georg), Lilli Cooper (Martha), Gideon Glick (Ernst), Brian Johnson (Otto), Lauren Pritchard (Ilse), Phoebe Strole (Anna), Jonathan B. Wright (Hanschen), Remy Zaken (Thea). Not a bad video at all. A-
Spring Awakening (02/10/07) Broadway
Nice crystal clear quality and awesome zooms. Up close! Taper pulls back from balcony to focus on ensemble moments. Has to shoot through a minor head or two to catch all the action! Jonathan Groff,John Gallagher, Jr.Lea Michelle. U/s on :Phoebe Strole,Krysta Rodriguez,Frances Mercanti-Anthony. A
Spring Awakening (8/18/07) Broadway
Lea Michelle, Gerard Canonico (u/s Moritz), Jonathan Groff, Lauren Pritchard, Matt Doyle (u/s Otto), Jonathan B. Wright, Gideon Glick, Skylar Astin, Jennifer Damiano (u/s Martha), Phoebe Strole, Remy Zaken, Christine Estabrook, Ken Marks
Absolutely beautiful capture; camera is very steady and follows the action perfectly. The quality is colorful and crystal clear. It is the full show with no blackouts. 2 DVDs. A
Spring Awakening (2/23/2008) Broadway
Matt Doyle (Melchior u/s), Alexandra Socha (Wendla u/s), Blake Bashoff, Emma Hunton, Lilli Cooper, Remy Zaken, Phoebe Strole, Skylar Astin, Jesse Swenson (Hanschen u/s), Brian Charles Johnson, Blake Daniel, Kate Burton, Glenn Fleshler. A
Spring Awakening (5/18/08) Broadway
Jonathan Groff and Lea Michele's Last Performance
Jonathan Groff, Blake Bashoff, Lea Michele, Emma Hunton, Remy Zaken, Phoebe Strole, Lilli Cooper, Brian Charles Johnson, Skylar Astin, Blake Daniel, Matt Doyle, Glenn Fleshler, Christine Estabrook. Great capture, cast was on fire! Includes Speeches. A
Spring Awakening (1/18/2009) Broadway Final Performance
Cast: Hunter Parrish, Alexandra Socha, Gerard Canonico, Amanda Castanos, Blake Daniel, Matt Doyle, Andrew Durand, Christine Estabrook, Glenn Fleshler, Emma Hunton, Emily Kinney, Caitlin Kinnunen, Gabriel Violett, Morgan Karr, Alice Lee, Eryn Murman, Zach Reiner-Harris. Lots of speeches at end. A-
Spring Awakening (2010) Brazill
Different Staging from Broadway and Tour. Proshot A
Starlight Express (1/8/1989) Broadway; Closing Night
Jane Krakowski, Michael Scott Gregory, Frank Mastrocola - About 10 minutes missing at the beginning, starts at 'Greaseball'; Great Quality. A-
Starlight Express (4/21/98) Mexico
Rusty-Ricardo Santo, Pearl-Maru Duenas, Greaseball-Carlos Gastelum, Electra-Jaime Rojas. One of the best Starlight videos. Peformed in Spanish. A-
State Fair (1996) Broadway
Kathryn Crosby, John Davidson, Andrea McArdle, Donna McKechnie, Scott Wise, Ben Wright and Original Broadway Cast. Not a bad video for its age. B
Steel Magnolias (4/21/05) Broaday
Cast: Delta Burke, Lily Rabe, Marsha Mason, Frances Sternhagen, Christine Ebersole, Rebecca Gayheart. Great Capture. A
Steel Pier (1997) Broadway
Gregory Harrison, Debra Monk, Karen Ziemba, Kristin Chenoweth, Daniel McDonald, Joel Blum. Very nice picture and sound; no major obstructions; mostly wide shots- dance numbers look great! Picture could be sharper, but it's not bad; includes additional clips and reviews. B
The Story Of My Life (2/11/09) Broadway
Will Chase, Malcolm Gets, Alex Maizus, Austin McKinnis. Filmed during previews. This short lived musical lasted for just 5 official performances. Filmed from the orchestra section, so there are heads at the bottom of the screen. Basically the filmer just put the camcorder on their armrest, so it’s a mostly stationary full stage shot, but it’s great it was filmed at all. Some spotlight washout. B
Sunday in the Park with George (1984) PBS PRO-SHOT Official Release
Bernadette Peters, Mandy Patinkin, Barbara Byrne, Dana Ivey, Charles Kimbrough. Great Quality. A
Sunday in The Park with George (1/26/08) Revival
Daniel Evans, Jenna Russell, Michael Crumpsty, Alexander Gemignani, Jessica Molaskey, Jessica Grove, David Turner. Recorded the second night of previews A production of the Roundabout Theatre Company at Studio 54. Well filmed. A little shaky to start, with occasional heads in the shot, but overall very good, with great close-ups. A
Sunset Blvd (9/5/92) Sydmontom Festival
Pattie Lupone, Kevin Anderson. Professionally TRY-OUT filmed with several cameras on a small stage in oncert style. 11 songs of the show. A
Sunset Blvd (1993) London
Patti LuPone and original London cast. Preview performance. Full stage shot and hard to see exactly what is going on, but can see everything. Sound is great. B
Sunset Blvd (1994) LA
Glenn Close, Alan Campbell, and Judy Kuhn. This is the only video I’ve very seen of the LA cast. Clearly taped from a box so quality isn’t great, but the sound is very good. Amazing that this is out there somewhere. B
Sunset Blvd (1996) Broadway
Betty Buckley (Norma), Alan Campbell (Joe). Great video that isn’t too bad for its age. Some generation lost but a lot worse out there. B
Sunset Blvd (3/22/97) Broadway
Final Broadway Performance. Elaine Paige (Norma Desmond), Alan Campbell (Joe), George Hearn (Max), Kristen Behrendt (Betty). Some generation loss. B
Sweeney Todd (1979) Broadway
Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou and Original Broadway Cast. Bootleg version. Great for its Age. B
Sweeney Todd Los Angles
Pro Shot DVD. Angela Lansbury & George Hearn
Sweeney Todd (6/14/02) Kennedy Center
Brian Stokes Mitchell (Sweeney Todd), Jane Pesci-Townsend (Mrs Lovett), Hugh Panaro (Anthony), Mary Beth Peil (Beggar Woman), Walter Charles (Judge Turpin), Ray Friedeck (The Beadle), Celia Keenan Bolger (Johanna), Mark Price (Toby), Kevin Ligon (Pirelli), Steven Cupo (Jonas Fogg). Great taping, great performances. A-
Sweeney Todd (10/18/05) Broadway
Michael Cerveris (Sweeney), Patti LuPone (Mrs. Lovett), Manoel Felciano (Tobias) and the rest of the OBC. Great video! A
Sweeney Todd (4/2/06) Broadway Revival
Patti LuPone (Mrs. Lovett), Michael Cerveris (Sweeney Todd), John Arbo (Jonas), Donna Lynn Champlin (Pirelli), Diana DiMarzio (Beggar Woman), Manoel Felciano (Tobias), Alexander Gemignani (Beadle), Mark Jacoby (Judge), Benjamin Magnuson (Anthony), Lauren Molina (Johanna)
Sweet Charity (2/24/05) Chicago Out of Town Tryout
Starring Christina Applegate as Charity, Dennis O’Hare. Some crazy video but clear when actually focused in. One of the only videos there are of this one. B
Sweet Charity (4/28/05) Broadway
Christina Applegate, Dennis O’Hare, Kyra DaCosta, Janine LaManna, Ernie Sabella. Beautiful picture with great close-ups. Sound is slightly muffled, but you can understand with no problems. A very nice video. A
Sweet Smell of Success (2/26/02) Broadway
John Lithgow, Brian d’Arcy James, Kelli O’Hara, Jack Noseworthy. Great video
B
Taboo (2003) London
Cast: Euan Morton, Paul Baker, Boy George, Lyn Paul, Luke Evans. Multi cam video filmed at The Venue theatre. Pro-Shot A
Taboo (2/8/2004) Broadway
Cast: Euan Morton, Raul Esparza, Liz Mc Cartney, Cary Shields, Sarah Uriarte Berry, Jennifer Cody. Closing night show. Great video. A
Take Me Out (3/26/03) Broadway
Cast: Daniel Sunjata, Denis O'Hare, David Eigenberg. Great sound, very nice picture and lots of close-ups. Great Performances. A
A Tale of Two Cities (8/20/2004) NYC Reading
James Barbour, Gary Morris, Gavin Creel, Michelle Dawson, Billy Gilman,Jenny Powers, Nick Wyman, Timothy Shew, Katherine McGrath. Reading of the verison done in FL. A-
A Tale of Two Cities (11/26/09) Theater Royal Brighton, PBS Broadcast
Starring: James Barbour, Natalie Toro, Brandi Burkhardt, Kevin Earley, J. Mark McVey, Ed Dixon Narrated by: Michael York. This concert was filmed at England's Theater Royal Brighton. This version is free of pledge breaks. A
Tarzan (3/30/06) Broadway
Josh Strickland, Jenn Gambatese, Merle Dandridge, Shuler Hensley, Chester Gregory II, Tim Jerome, Donnie Keshawarz, Daniew Manche. Filmed during previews, the show is a little dark at times, but a great Dvd. Crystal clear picture and sound. A Includes the producers speech at the beginning about how this was the first performance with newly added scenes. The first 5 minutes are shakey due to ushers and latecomers, but its all there. A
Tarzan (7/30/2006) Broadway
Horace V. Rogers as (u/s) Kerchak, Josh Strickland, Jenn Gambatese, Merle Dandridge, Chester Gregory II, Tim Jerome, Donne Keshawarz, Daniel MancheNice filming, not as dark as other Tarzan DVD. A
Tarzan (6/23/07) Netherlands
Chantal Janzen, Chaira Borderslee, Ron Link. Professionally filmed with single house camera. No zoom, full-stage-recording, but soundboard-audio! Includes some footage of working on stage after the show. Proshot A
Tarzan (7/11) North Shore Music Theatre
Brian Justin Crum (Tarzan), Andrea Goss (Jane), Eric Collins (Mr. Clayton), Todd Alan Johnson (Kerchak), Christopher Messina (Terk), Robin Payne (Kala). Disc also includes 3 minute montage which was used for Media and Promotion. Pro Shot. A
The Ten Commandments (9/2004) California
Val Kilmer, Lauren Kennedy, Kevin Earley. The reworked version of the French hit with a score by Patrick Leonard, frequent collaborator with Madonna. Cast of 50 with multimedia projection screens. Pro-shot tape that they also sell. A
Thoroughly Modern Millie (2001) La Jolla, Out of Town Tryout
Sutton Foster, Sarah Uriarte Berry, Jim Stanek, Marc Kudisch, Tonya Pinkins, Pat Carroll. Shot from the front row, so it's at a weird angle. VERY different from Broadway version. B-
Thoroughly Modern Millie (5/10/2002) Broadway
Sutton Foster, Gavin Creel, Marc Kudisch, Sheryl Lee Ralph. Very mild generational loss. But, nice picture (though there is a very slight shake) and sound (though an occasional slight buzzing). A
Thoroughly Modern Millie (6/12/04) Broadway
Susan Egan who does a great job. Great video and nicely shot. A
Thoroughly Modern Millie (5/8/2005) North Shore Music Theatre
Cast: Milena Govich, Ryan Silverman, Terry Burrell, Beth McVey, Richard Roland, Amanda Serkasevich, Becky Barta . No closeups and some heads and blackouts in Act 1 but better in Act 2; close-ups are nice and clear; theater in the round some when the light comes from different directions, it causes some spotlight washout. B
Thoroughly Modern Millie (7/2006) Gateway Playhouse
Kristin Maloney, Nick Spangler, Susan J. Jacks. Pro shot, in house camera. A
Thou Shalt Not (1/6/02) Broadway Final Performance
Craig Bierko, Kate Levering, Norbert Leo Butz, Debra Monk, Leo Burmester. Pretty good picture and decent sound. Nice camera work, follows the action well. A-
Three Days of Rain (5/13/06) Broadway
Julia Roberts, Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper. Nice filming. Some heads in the way. A
The Three Musketeers (8/20/07) North Shore Music Theatre
Kevin Morrow, John Schiappa, Jimmy Smagula, Aaron Tveit, Kate Baldwin, Chad Ackerman, Mark Aldrich. Dress Rehearsal, Pro Shot. A
Threepenny Opera (3/29/2006) Broadway
Alan Cumming, Jim Dale, Ana Gasteyer, Cyndi Lauper, Nellie McKay, and rest of original revival cast.Crystal clear picture and sound, nice closeups.
Ana and Cyndi stand out here. A
Time And Again (2001) Off-Broadway
Laura Benanti (Julia Charbonneau), Lewis Cleale (Si Morley), Christopher Innvar (Jake Pickering), David McCallum (EE Danziger & Cyrus Hogue), Julia Murney (Kate Mancuso), Lauren Ward (Emily Hogue). Head and railing obstructions throughout; actors are completely lost if they are on the right side of the stage. Occasional spotlight washout. B
The Times, They are a’Changin (9/25/06) Broadway
First Broadway Preview some cover ups and shakiness in first few songs, improves dramatically after that. Michael Arden, Thom Sesma, Carmen Manuel. A
The Times, They are a’Changin (10/11/06) Broadway
Michael Arden, Thom Sesma, Includes extras. A
The Times, They are a’Changin (11/14/06) Broadway
Michael Arden, Thom Sesma, Lisa Brecia Shot from Stage-Right box. Beautiful video. Excellent sound.
Titanic (12/11/1997) Broadway
Original Broadway Cast. Good capture, video has endured well. A-
Titanic (9/2/00) US Tour, San Diego, CA
Marcus Chait, William Parry, Melissa Bell. Nicely filmed and overall a very nice video, but some slight generational loss. A-
Tommy (6/17/95) Broadway
1995 Tour Press Reel Highlights (Professional) & 1995 Final Broadway Performance. Some generation copy loss in this one but not unwatchable. The press stuff is great. Missing the first minute or so. B
Tommy (1997) North Shore Music Theatre
Multi Cam Pro Shot Archival Taping. A
Tommy (1/2001) US Tour
Cast: Tommy-Michael Seelbach. Big League Productions. Pro-Shot A-
Tommy (2002) Amstetten
Steven Seale, Brian Carmack, Sabine Mayer-Fowler, Drew Sarich, James Sbano. Pro shot. B
The Unauthorized Autobigraphy of Samanta Brown (5/03/09) Orange County Performing Arts Center CA, Final performance
Patti Murin, Jenni Barber, Nick Blaemire, Lisa Brescia, Stephen Bogdarus
The Understudy (1/17/10) Off-Broadway
Justin Kirk, Mark Paul Gosselaar, Julie White. Final Performance. Shot in orchestra around heads, overall pretty nice A-
Urban Cowboy (3/3/03) Broadway
OBC. From a preview so lots was changed before it closed. Some generation loss. B
Urinetown (8/28/01) Broadway
Hunter Foster, Jennifer Laura Thompson and OBC. Great clear recording. A-
Urinetown (10/20/01) Broadway
John Cullum, Jeff McCarthy, Spencer Kayden, Hunter Foster, Jennifer Laura Thompson. A
Vampire Lesbians of Sodom (3/28/05) Actor’s Fund Benefit.
A special one-night-only BC/EFA 20th anniversary benefit production. Cast: Charles Busch, Julie Halston, Sutton Foster, Brent Barrett, Phyllis Newman, Mario Cantone, Bruce Vilanch, Rebecca Luker. Act 1 - Julie Halson and Charles Bush Together on Broadway. Act 2 - Vampire Lesbians of Sodom. Extras: Broadway Beat feature, rehearsal interview, credits. Proshot A
Venus in Fur (10/18/11) Broadway
Hugh Dancy, Nina Arianda
A Very Potter Musical (7/5/09) University of Michigan
Darren Criss (Harry), Joey Richter (Ron), Bonnie Gruesen (Hermione), Jaime Lyn Beatty (Ginny), Lauren Lopez (Draco), Joe Walker (Voldemort), Dylan Saunders (Dumbledore), Joe Moses (Snape), Brian Rosenthal (Quirrel), Devin Lytle (Cho), Lily Marks (Pansy/Molly), Sango Tajima (Lavender), Richard Campbell (Neville), Jim Povolo (Goyle), Julia Albain (Crabbe). Pro-Shot A
Victor/Victoria (1995) PRO-SHOT PBS Official Release
Julie Andrews, Tony Roberts, Michael Nouri, Rachel York, Gregory Jbara, Richard B. Shull, Adam Heller, Michael Cripe, Ken Land. Great Quality. A
Victor/Victoria (1/1997) Broadway
Liza Minnelli, Tony Roberts, Rachel York, Michael Nouri, Gregory Jbara. No Liza mess ups here! A
Violet (1/18/03) Reunion Concert at Playwright’s Horizons
Stephen Lee Anderson, Michael McElroy, Cass Morgan, Roz Ryan, Michael Parks, Lauren Ward, Norbert Leo Butz, Tracy Nicole Chapman, Luther Creek. Good, well-shot picture and good sound. A
War Horse (9/17/11) Broadway
Seth Numrich, Alyssa Bresnahan, Matt Doyle, Boris McGiver, T. Ryder Smith
Excellent capture of the 2011 Tony Winner for best Play. A very innovative play and a great story of a man and his horse. A
We Will Rock You (6/12/02) London
Neat sci-fi musical built around the music of Queen. Freddy Mercury vocals are especially well rendered. Elaborate production and stage effects. Crisp digital shoot. A
We Will Rock You (2/11/03) London
Cast: Tony Vincent, Nigel Planer, Alexander Hanson, Hannah Jane Fox, Sharon D Clark, Nigel Clauzel, Kerry Ellis. Producers copy, multi-camera video of the entire live show.
Has counter numbers running across the bottom of the screen. Pro-Shot A
The Wedding Singer (4/1/06) Broadway
Stephen Lynch, Laura Benati, Amy Spanger, Kevin Cahoon, Matthew
Saldivar, Richard Blake, Felicia Finley, Rita Gardner. Broadway
Preview Amazingly shot, fun show, beautiful closeups, nice sound. A
The Wedding Singer (4/11/06) Broadway
Stephen Lynch, Laura Benati, Cara Cooper (u/s for Holly), Kevin Cahoon, Matthew Saldivar, Richard Blake, Felicia Finley, Rita Gardner. Nicely filmed with an understudy. A-
The Wedding Singer (4/15/06) Broadway
OBC. First show with the new song, ‘Someday.’ Amazing Quality. Final Version of the Show. A
The Wedding Singer (2007) Madrid, Spain
Naím Thomas (Robbie), María Adamuz, Silvia Casanova, María Ángeles Virumbrales,
Pro-Shot. A
The Wedding Singer
(July 2010) Plays in the Park, NJ
Brad Sarboukh, Holly Curran, Anthony Younes, Casey Muha, Brian Hart, Drew Cyburt, Arlene Britt, Bre Cade
Pro shot video; great picture and sound 2 DVDs A
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? The Musical (10/02) Houston, TX
Theatre Under the Stars. Millicent Martin, Leslie Denniston. US Premiere Performance. Semi pro shot video, using one camera on a tripod. Very nicely filemd, Camera follwos the ation on stage very well. Clear audio and video. Great show!
Whistle Down the Wind (1996) Washington DC World Premiere
Davis Gaines (The Man), Irene Molloy (Swallow), Abbi Hutcherson (Brat), Cameron Bowen (Poor Baby), Steve Scott Springer (Amos), Lacey Hornhohl (Candy), Timothy Nolen (Boone), Candy Buckley (Aunt Dot), Mike Hartman (Sheriff)
This is pro shot dress rehersal. The colors are faded but the picture is very clear; includes hidden shot of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jim Steinman and Hal Prince discussing the show after performance in the theatre. A-
Whistle Down the Wind (9/6/2000) London
Jerome Pradon (The Man), Vikki Coote, Mark McGee (Amos), Cat Simmons (Candy), Rohan Tickle, Rupert Bradshaw. Good Quality. A-
Whistle Down the Wind (1/5/01) London
Jerome Pradon, Laura Michelle Kelly, Rohan Tickell, Mark McGee, Cat Simmons. Great video. A-
Whistle Down the Wind (10/13/07) National Tour St. Paul
Andrea Ross, Eric Kunze, Austin J. Zambito-Valente, Nadine Jacobson, Dann Fink, Carole Denise Jones, Matt Skrincosky, Gerry McIntyre, Adam Shonkwiler. A beautiful capture and an amazing show. A
White Christmas (12/3/2005) Boston
John Anthony,Terry Beaver, Stephen Bogardus, Katherine Doherty as Susan Waverly, Michael Gruber, Isenegger, Karen Morrow, Kerry O'Malley. Awesome Video. A
Wicked (10/12/03) Broadway
Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth and Original Bway Cast. Great video A
Wicked (1/9/2004) Broadway
Elphaba: Idina Menzel, Glinda: Kristin Chenoweth, Fiyero: Taye Digges,
The Wizard: Joel Grey, Mrs. Morrible: Carole Shelley, Nessarose: Michelle Federer, Not a bad video. By far not the best out there, but its great to see Taye and Idina together, they have great chemistry. A-
Wicked (7/18/04) Broadway
Kristen Chenoweth, Idina Menzel. Kristin’s last performance. Includes Idina’s speech after the show. A
Wicked (01/09/05) Broadway
Jennifer Laura Thompson, Shoshana Bean (u/s), George Hearn, Carolle Shelley, Joey McIntire Appearance by Idina Menzel. Idina Menzel's Last Appearance. She doesn't actually appear until the final few minutes of the play and performs the last few lines. Includes Speech at end of show. Quality: A.
Wicked (4/23/05) Cannon Theatre Toronto
Stephanie Block, Kendra K. and original touring Cast. Got my copy from master. Great Video A
Wicked (7/1/05) Oriental Theatre Chicago
Ana Gastyer and Kate Reiners and Chicago Cast. Great Video A-
Wicked (8/17/05) Broadway
Shoshanna Bean, Megan Hilty, Ben Vereen, David Ayers, Adinah Alexander (u/s), Megan Sikora (u/s), Jeffery Kuhn, Sean McCourt
About five minutes worth of cover-ups at the beginning (you see Glinda’s entrance) because of latecomers and few more random ones during the first act. The first few minutes of the second act are similar to those of Act 1. One of the best show videos of Wicked out there. No obstructions and great close ups. A
Wicked (10/26/2005) Oriental Theatre Chicago
Elphaba: Kristy Cates, Glinda: Sarah Jane Everman, Fiyero: Kristoffer Cusick, Madame Morrible: Rondi Reed, Nessarose: Heidi Kettenringer. The best video I’ve ever seen of the show. A ( )
Wicked (03/14/06) Tour, Cincinnati
Julia Murney (Elphaba), Kendra Kassebaum (Glinda), Sebastian Arcelus (Fiyero), PJ Benjamin (Wizard), Alma Cuervo (Morrible), Timothy Britten Parker (Dillamond), Jennifer Waldman (u/s Nessa), Logan Lipton (Boq) Several brief blackouts with only sound. Sound only for first half of "Thank Goodness." Good close-ups. A-
Wicked (3/29/06) Broadway
Saycon Sengbloh (u/s elphaba), Megan Hilty, Jenna Leigh Green, Robb Sapp, Carol Kane, Ben Vereen, Derrick Williams. Shot close to the stage, tons of closeups. A
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