Into the Woods (5/3/14) Fullerton, CA
Bets Malone, Jeff Skowron, Viva Carr, Jeanette Dawson, Tim Martin Gleason, Julie Morgentaler, Jordan Lamoureux, Tracy Rowe Mutz, David Allen Jones, Christanna Rowader, Cameron Sczempka, Lisa Dyson, Melina Kalomas, Melanie Mockobey, Cliff Senior, Leslie Stevens, Mueen Jahan, Renna Nightingale, Allison Sheppard, Sally Struthers. Notes: Extremely well filmed with no washout, obstruction or blackouts; a bit dark overall, but nothing is missed; steadily filmed in 16:9 video and excellent sound; includes curtain call. 2 DVDs
Is He Dead? (1/26/08) Broadway
Norbert Leo Butz, Jenn Gambatese, John McMartin, Mary Louise Burke, David Pittu, Michael McGrath, Tom Alan Robbins, Bridget Regan, Byron Jennings, Jeremy Bobb, Patricia Conolly. A moment or two of full stage shots due to ushers; good video the rest of the way with nice picture and sound A
Is There Life After High School? (1982) Broadway
Raymond Baker, Cynthia Carle, Alma Cuervo, Sandy Faison, Harry Groener, Philip Hoffman, David Patrick Kelly, Maureen Silliman, James Widdoes Recorded from the balcony. Even though this show only had a 6 performance run on Broadway, it has gone on to successfully play regional theatres, college campuses and community theatres the world over. Blackouts for the first minute or two. Some generational loss. Disc also includes a short Entertainment Tonight piece on Oh! Calcutta! becoming the world's longest running musical.
It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Superman (1975) Professional TV Version
Classic 1960’s musical in the made for TV version show in 1975. An interesting show. A
It's a BIRD, It's a PLANE, It's SUPERMAN! (3/21/13) City Center, Encores!
Edward Watts (Superman), Jenny Powers (Lois Lane), David Pittu (Dr. Sedgwick), Adam Monley (Jim Morgan), Scott Weber, Craig Henningsen, Suo Liu, Alli Mauzey (Sydney), Jason Ng, James Saito (Father Ling), Will Swenson (Max Menken)
James Joyce’s The Dead (12/30/99) Broadway
Blair Brown, Daisy Egan, Alice Ripley, Emily Skinner, Stephen Spinella, Christopher Walken. Shot from the balcony with a rail across the stage. Mostly a full to mid stage shot. Sound is decent, though a little low during the dialog. B
Jane Eyre (11/18/00) Broadway
Jane Eyre - Marla Schaffel, Edward Rochester - James Barbour, Mrs. Fairfax - Mary Stout. Good taping - clear audio and video. Overall, an excellent tape, and the action is easy to follow. Good sound, too. Some washout from lights. A-
Jane Eyre (5/20/2001) Broadway
Marla Schaffel, James Barbour, Mary Stout Good and OBC. Mostly close-ups. B+
Jawbreaker (7/29/10) Staged Reading
Shoshana Bean, Eden Espinosa, Jenna Leigh Green, Megan Hilty, Katie Thompson, Marty Thomas, James Snyder, Elizabeth Brackenbury, Aynsley Bubbico, Scarlett Cherry, Deborah S. Craig, Nick Galbraith, Katie Kern, Jen Malenke, Lesli Margherita, Vic Mazzone, Aaron Neely, Leslie Odom, Jr., & Jackie Seiden., notes from the filmer: A musical adaptation of the 1999 film, "Jawbreaker." The musical is described as "a darkly comedic, stylish girl clique musical with the mythic story of Courtney 'Satan in heels' Shayne and her minions who play a nasty birthday prank on their picture perfect bestie. It wasn't their fault the jawbreaker got stuck in her throat...or was it?" The musical is performed as a staged concert reading. Rather than one person per role, the concert is done with some of Broadway's best alternating in the roles. Shot from the front of the venue. The show was sold out and everyone was literally packed in like sardines, so some head obstructions here and there, but the master worked around them well and managed to get good coverage and close ups that made for a good capture, A
Jekyll & Hyde (12/25/95) Pre-Broadway
Pre-Broadway: Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll/Hyde), Linda Eder (Lucy), Christiane Noll (Lisa Carew), Phillip Hoffman (Utterson), Nita Moore (Nellie), Martin Van Treuren (Sir Danvers/Spider), Raymond McLeod (Stride), Brad Oscar (Lord Savage/Poole) Dave Clemmons (Bishop). Nice capture, good documentation of pre Bway with “Lisa” Carew, “Bring On the Men” and the finale with the giant movie version of Hyde. A great copy, 3rd generation. A
Jekyll and Hyde (11/15/97) Broadway
Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll/Hyde), Linda Eder (Lucy), Christiane Noll (Emma), George Merritt (John Utterson), Barrie Inghman (Sie Danvers Carew) B
Jekyll and Hyde (1997) Broadway.
Original Broadway Cast. This is the performance when Linda Eder was unwell so she spoke her lines but her songs were sung by Emily Skinner from off stage. Amazing this was even caught on tape. B
Jekyll & Hyde (12/16/00) Broadway
Robert Evan, Colleen Sexton, Andrea Rivette. Good Video. Great Performances from Cast. B+
Jekyll & Hyde (2001) Broadway
Robert Evan, Coleen Sexton, Andrea Rivette, George Merritt, Barrie Ingham. Pro-shot rehearsal filming with Robert Evan in the lead role rather than David Hasselhoff. Shot for shot, this video matches the Hasselhoff version, which was televised...this rehearsal was never televised. A+
Jekyll & Hyde (2001) Brodway
Pro Shot with David Hasselhoff. A+
Jekyll & Hyde (3/19/13) Chicago
PreBroadway: Constantine Maroulis, Deborah Cox, Teal Wicks, Laird Mackintosh, Richard White, David Benoit. Beautiful HD Capture of the final stop before heading to Broadway with no obstructions. A reimagined revival of the classic Wildhorn musical. Deborah's vocals are always gorgeous! A
Jerry Springer the Opera (2004) London
Pro shot. Full Show, BBC Broadcast, Superb quality A+
Jersey Boys (11/19/05) Broadway
Oringal Broadway Cast. A GREAT VIDEO!!! Very clear, great close ups. Lots of extras like playbill and New York 1 and even some reviews. A+
Jersey Boys (1/11/06) Broadway
John Lloyd Young (Frankie Vallie), Christian Hoff (Tommy Devito), Daniel Reichard (Bob Gaudio), J. Robert Spencer (Nick Massi) Great DVD. A
Jersey Boys (5/3/07) National Tour, San Fransico
Erich Bergen (Bob Gaudio), Christopher Kale Jones (Frankie Valli), Deven May (Tommy De Vito), Michael Ingersoll (Nick Massi), John Altieri, Miles Aubrey, Sandra DeNise, Courter Simmons, Eric Gutman, Nathan Klau, Brandon Matthieus, Jackie Seiden, Joseph Siravo, Melissa Strom. Best of this cast, gorgeous close ups, excellent filming on tapers part, knows the show well and it shows on this video. A
Jerusalem (4//23/11) Broadway
Mark Rylance (Johnny “Rooster” Byron), Max Baker (Wesley), Mackenzie Cook (Ginger), Alan David (The Professor), Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Phaedra), Aiden Eyrick (Marky), John Gallegher Jr. (Lee), Geraldine Hughes (Dawn), Danny Kirrane (Davey), Charolette Mills (Tanya), Sarah Moyle (Ms. Fawcett), Molly Ranson (Pea), Harvey Robinson (Mr. Parsons), Richard Short (Danny Whitworth), Barry Solane (Troy Whitworth), Jay Sullivan (Frank Whitworth)
Jesus Christ Superstar (1998) Nyack New York
Billy Porter (Jesus) Drew Sarich (Judas) Emily Skinner (Mary) A-
Jesus Christ Superstar (8/5/00) Broadway
Starring: Glenn Carter, Shayna Steele, Manoel Felciano, Kevin Gray, Paul Kandel, Michael K. Lee. Shot from the left of the mezzanine. Some railing and heads in the way, and sound a bit muted and well as some off coloring. B
Jesus Christ Superstar (8/16/00) Broadway
Glenn Carter (Jesus), Tony Vincent (Judas), Maya Days (Mary), generation loss, but great cast and good video B
Jesus Christ Superstar (7/2/2003) Los Angeles
Eden Espinosa, Walter Winston O'Neill, Christopher Hall, Eric Anderson, Paul Klees, Ben Fisher, Levi Walker. Interesting production. PROSHOT A+
Jesus Christ Superstar (12/4/11) La Jolla
PreBroadway: Paul Nolan, Jeremy Kushnier as (u/s) Judas, Chilina Kennedy, Sandy Winsby as (u/s) Pilate, Bruce Dow, Marcus Nance, Lee Siegel, Aaron Walpole, Mike Nadajewski. Nice capture of the PreBroadway Production. Great staging and performances of this revival headed to Broadway. Great to see Jeremy in the role of Judas.
Jesus Christ Superstar (3/14/12) Broadway
Paul Nolan, Josh Young, Chilina Kennedy, Tom Hewitt, Bruce Dow, Marcus Nance, Aaron Walpole
Jesus Christ Superstar (2012) UK Arena Tour
Proshot. Tim Minchin (Judas) Melanie C (Mary Magdalene), Chris Moyles (King Herod), ITV “Superstar” winner Ben Forster as Jesus. A+
Jewtopia (4/29/07) Off Broadway
Vanessa Lemonides, Becky London, Lorry Goldman, Josh Heine, Rosanne Ma, Jeremy Rishe, Joel Rooks. The longest running comedy in off broadway history. Will filmed and crystal Clear, but heads appear along the bottom of the screen in wider shots. Filmed on closing night. Includes scanned Playbill information. A
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1/15/94) London
Jason Donovan, Linzi Hateley. Jason Donovan’s final performance. B
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (11/23/05) ~ Tour, Chicago
National Tour starring Patrick Cassidy and American Idol’s Amy Adams, Todd Dubail, Nicholas Saverine. Best Joseph dvd available, crystal clear picture and sound. Good production and performances. A
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (10/17/07) London Revival
Lee Mead, Fiona Reyes (alt. Narrator), Dean Collinson, Stephen Tate, John Alastair, Neal Wright. Great Produciton with the winner of the “Any Dream Will Do” series, Lee Mead; nicely captured and performed with great picture and sound. A
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (3/18/14) Chicago, IL- US Tour
Ace Young (Joseph), Diana DeGarmo (Narrator), Paul Castree, Ryan Williams, William Thomas Evans, Brian Golub, Will Mann. Completely updated version of the show with new orchestrations by Sir ALW as well as new staging, costumes, direction and choreography, this production uses a lot of video projections and other special effects plus a lot more dance, beautifully filmed with a HD camcorder
The Jungle Book (8/11/13) Goodman Theatre, Chicago
Akash Chopra, Kevin Carolan, Usman Ally, Andre De Shields, Anjali Bhimani, Larry Yando, Thomas Derrah, Ed Kross, Kurdish Glory 2 DVDs
Juno (3/29/08) Encores
Cast: Victoria Clark, Conrad John Schuck, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Michael Arden, Tyler Hanes, Clarke Thorell, Rosaleen Linehan, Louisa Flaningam, Jennifer Smith, Kay Walbye, Dermot Crowly. A-
The King and I (7/14/1997) Broadway
Faith Prince, Kevin GreyGreat, clear video with excellent close-ups. Sound a bit low at times, but perfectly comprehensible. B+
The King and I (9/2011) North Shore Music Theatre
Pro-Shot Lorenzo Lamas (The King of Siam), Kate Fisher (Anna Leonowens), Joshue Dela Cruz (Lun Tha), Manna Nichols (Tuptim), Lisa Yuen (Lady Thiang) Disc also includes 3 minute montage which was used for media and promotion, pro-shot of a circle in the round production. A
King David (5/16/97) Broadway Concert
Marcus Lovett, Judy Kuhn, Stephen Bogardus, Alice Ripley, Roger Bart. Full stage shot from the balcony. Heavy spotlight washout, hard to see what is on stage, but you can understand the sound. C+
King Of Hearts (12/3/78) Broadway
Donald Scardino, Pamela Blair, Millicent Martin, Bob Gunton, Scott Allen, Will Roy
Short lived Broadway flop with just 48 official performances.
Recorded at the closing performance though the theatre's house camera, so it's a stationary full stage shot, with sound patched in directly from the soundboard. Some generational loss; final performance, the audience is very enthusiastic. C
Kinky Boots (10/2/12) Chicago, Pre-Broadway
Stark Sands (Charlie Price), Billy Porter (Lola), Annaleigh Ashford (Lauren), Celina Carvajal (Nicola), Marcus Neville (George), Daniel Stewart Sherman (Don), Steven Berger (Mr. Price), Andy Kelso (Harry), Tory Ross (Pat), Jennifer Perry (Trish). 1st Preview
Kinky Boots (3/3/13) Broadway
Stark Stands, Billy Porter, Annaleigh Ashford, Celina Carvajal, Daniel Stewart Sehrman, Marcus Neville, Tory Ross 2 DVDS
Kiss Me, Kate (1999) Broadway Revival
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, Rating: Slight generational loss, but nice video with some good closeups. Sound is really good. B
Kiss Me, Kate (8/2002) London
Brent Barrett, Rachel York, Nancy Anderson, Michael Berresse, Teddy Kemper, Jack Chissick. Professionally filmed for PBS Television. A+
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1999 ) North Shore Music Theatre
Starring: Nancy Hess, Michael Paternastro, Christopher Wells, Melissa Hart, Barbara Helms, Dan Sharkey, Chris Vasquez, Mark Zimmerman A nice proshot of a respected regional theatre in the round with soundboard. A
Kristen TV Series (2001)
All 13 aired & unaired episodes of Kristin Chenoweth’s NBC show "Kristin". 3 Discs, will trade 2 for 1 on these. A+
La Bȇte (10/19/10) Broadway
Music Box Theatre. David Hyde Pierce, Mark Rylance, Joanna Lumley. Great Capture A
La Boheme (11/27/2002) Broadway
Alfred Boe, Wei Huang Dress rehearsal on Broadway. Includes the intro by Baz Luhrmann addressing the audience at the rehearsal. Complete show including the extra-long scene changes between acts. Wonderful production! The sound gets a little choppy near the end of Act One. A-
La Cage Aux Folles (2005) Broadway Revival
Gary Beach, Dainel Davis, Gavin Creel and original revival cast. Not sure of date. Great Video. A-
La Cage Aux Folles (4/7/10) Broadway Revival
Starring: Kelsey Grammar, Douglas Hodge, Fred Applegate, Veanne Cox, Chris Hoch, Elena Shaddow, A.J. Shively, Nick Adams, Christine Andreas, Sean A. Carmon, Nicholas Cunningham, Robin De Jesus, Sean Patrick Doyle, Daley Hensley, Logan Keslar, Terry Lavell, Heather Lindell, Bill Nolte, David Nathan Perlow, Cheryl Stern
A wonderful production, great video. A
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill (4/2014) Broadway *NFT until 8/1/14
Audra McDonald, Shelton Becton, Roxie. Beautiful capture of this wonderful show about one of the final shows of Billie Holiday. Audra McDonald does a divine job of taking on the role, beautifully sang and performed. Audra certainly makes her case for a sixth Tony win! A
The Last Five Years, Skokie IL, Proshot
Lauren Kennedy and Norbert Leo Butz in the premeiere! Clear, some generation loss. A-
The Last Five Years (4/5/2002) Off Bway
Sherie Rene Scott and Norbert Leo Butz. Great shot, clear. A-
The Last Five Years (2007) Vienna
Pro-shot. From the Kammeroper Wien, staged in English.
Rob Fowler (Jamie), Caroline Frank (Cathy)
The Last Five Years (3/2013) Off Broadway Revival
Betsy Wolfe, Adam Kantor. Filmed from the side so an odd angle but
some great closeups and very clear picture.
The Last Five Years (5/24/14) New Haven, CT
Katie Rose Clarke, Adam Halpin. Very good capture, filmed in 16:9 with mostly mediums and close-ups, and a few wides here and there and shot fairly close to the stage so the picture is extra clear and steady with no washout; a couple heads that can be seen at the bottom of the screen occasionally, but they never block the action and a couple of very quick dropouts in the first three minutes; excellent sound. Includes curtain call. A
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (3/6/05) Off-Bway
Sam Rockwell, Eric Bogosian, Jeffrey De Munn, Craig “Mums” Grant, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Deborah Rush. Great video and sound of a very interesting show in a perfect theater; 1st generation from the master A
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