Rags (6/10/1986) Broadway
Teresa Stratas (Rebecca), Larry Kert (Nathan), Judy Kuhn (Bella), Marcia Lewis (Rachel Halpern), Terrance Mann (Saul), Lonny Price (Ben), Dick Latessa (Avram)
Recorded during previews. Surprisingly well-filmed show for being so old, with minimal generational loss, some of the color seems to have faded. B
Rags (12/11/2006) World AIDS Day Concert, New York
Eden Espinosa, Carolee Carmello, Michael Rupert, Lewis Cleale, John Treacy Egan, Gregg Edelman. A-
Ragtime (12/29/97) Broadway
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, Peter Friedman, Audra McDonald, Judy Kaye, Mark Jacoby. The best version of the original Broadway cast A
Ragtime (2/1998) Broadway
Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, Peter Friedman, Audra McDonald, Judy Kaye, Mark Jacoby. C+
Ragtime (8/2002) Music Theatre of Witchita
David Jennings, Bruce Winant, Darcie Roberts, Montego Glover, Todd Thurston, Jeremy Leiner, Justin Lee Miller, Chris Peluso, Kristen Williams, Karen L. Rabu Nice video from one of the best regional theatre groups in the US; good picture and sound and closeups. A
Ragtime Concert Version (10/2002) Cardiff Wales
Maria Friedman, Dave Willetts. Semi staged in full costume, Maria Friedman is amazing as Mother. Pro Shot. A+
Ragtime (3/17/03) Tour
Cast Unknown. Not a bad Video. A-
Ragtime (7/05) Papermill Playhouse
Rachel York, Quentin Earl Darrington, Kenita R. Miller. Some heads in the way at times but not a bad Video. However, its most all of act one, Act 2 starts at Sarah Brown eyes and jumps. B+
Ragtime (10/25/09) Broadway Revival
Ron Bohmer, Quentin Earl Darrington, Christiane Noll, Robert Petkoff, Bobby Steggert, Stephanie Umoh, Jonathan Hammond, Savannah Wise, Donna Migliaccio. Filmed from the rear of the balcony at the Neil Simon Theatre, which is a steep theatre, but the filmer does a good job. Some heads in the frame, and an occasional blackout but nothing too bad. A-
Ragtime (11/28/09) Broadway
Ron Bohmer, Terence Archie (u/s Coalhouse), Christiane Noll, Robert Petkoff, Bobby Steggert, Stephanie Umoh, Jonathan Hammond, Donna Migliaccio, Savannah Wise, Eric Jordan Young. About seven minutes blackouts during the performance, three minutes at the beginning of act one, two minutes during Success, one minute during Look What You've Done, and one for the last minute of act two; some heads at the bottom of the screen, but only block very front of the stage; some washout in some of the wides but good video otherwise. Terrence's first show. 2 DVDs
Ragtime (1/10/10) Broadway Revival
Cast: Mamie Parris (Mother u/s), Quentin Earl Darrington, Ron Bohmer, Robert Petkoff, Bobby Steggert, Stephanie Umoh, Jonathan Hammond, Savannah Wise. Final performance. Takes about 10 mintues for the camera to fully settle (mainly wide upstage shots in the first 10 minutes). Only 15 minutes of act 1 (ends after Journey On), Act 2 is complete. B+
A Raisin in the Sun (4/10/04) Broadway
Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, Sanaa Lathan, David Aaron Baker, Lawrence Ballard, Teagle F. Bougere, Frank Harts, Billy Eugene Jones, Alexander Mitchell, Bill Nunn. Excellent picture and sound on video, A-
Rebecca (7/7/12) Stuttgart
Denise Jastraunig (Ich), Jan Ammann (Maxim), Femke Soetenga (Mrs. Danvers), Kerstin Ibald (Beatrice), Claudia Stangl (Mrs. van Hopper), Hannes Staffler (Jack Fawell), Jörg Neubauer (Frank Crawley), Chrsitoph Apfelbeck (Ben). Ensemble: Lena Brandt (Clarice), Helena Blöcker, Christina Maria Brenner, Veronique Spiteri, Maike Switzer, Melanie Walter, Gemma West, Wiebke Wötzel
Reckless (10/9/04) Broadway
Mary-Louise Parker, Rosie Perez, Thomas Sadoski, Jeremy Shamos, Olga Merediz,Debra Monk, Michael O'Keefe. Great Video A
The Red Shoes (10/2/93) Broadway
Roger Rees, Hugh Panaro, Margaret Illmann, George de la Pena, Jonathan Sharp
First Broadway preview. Great video despite its age, filming is shaky but follows action well. Shot through some heads with a couple of minor cover-ups and skips. Spotlight washout on faces sometimes. Rare video of Classic Bway Flop. B
Reefer Madness (10/14/01) Off Broadway
Christain Campbell, Kristin Bell, Greg Eldman, Michele Pawk. Great video from someone taping in house. Not plugged into soundboard, but great quality. A+
Reefer Madness (10/27/01) Off Broadway
Christian Campbell, Kristin Bell, Michele Pawk, Greg Eldman. Not a bad video of an amazing show. Some buzzing in audio but you’ll stop hearing it after a while. A-
Rent (4/29/96) Opening Night- Broadway
Original Broadway Cast Cast: Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Taye Diggs, Jesse L. Martin, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Idina Menzel B+
Rent (8/10/02) Broadway
Joey Fatone, Manley Pope, Karmine Alers, Jai Rodriguez, Mark Richard Ford,
Todd Pettiford, shot from 3rd row mezz, very clear with lots of close-ups. A
Rent (2/15/02) Galveston, TX Collins Tour
Cast: Roger: Kevin Spencer, Mark: Jay Wilkison*, Mimi: Krystal Washington, Angel: Justin Rodriguez, Collins: Bruce Wilson, Benny: Matthew S. Morgan, Maureen: Sara Schatz, Joanne: Bridget Ann Mohammed, Solo #1: Haneefah Wood, Solo #2: Rick Younger, Gordon: Brian Ashton Miller, Steve: Cole McClendon, Paul: Damien Deshaun Smith, Mark’s Mom: Clark Mims, Alexi: Jackie Maraya
Lap shot from the orchestra…so a lot of heads in the way, and several blackouts. The close-ups look great, but the camera sometimes has a hard time staying with the action. “Blips” for the first 10 minutes or so. B
Rent (4/09/06) Collins Tour, Chicago
Jed Resnick, Bryce Ryness, Nina Metrick, Warren G. Nolan Jr., Ano Okera, Tracy McDowell, Chante Carmel Frierson, Great Video! A
Rent 10 (4/24/06) - 10th anniversary concert
Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rodney Hicks, Kristin Lee Kelly, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Aiko Nakasone, Timothy Britten Parker, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gwen Stewart, Byron Utley, Fredi Walker. Incredible sound and amazing close-ups. A
Rent (8/6/10) Hollywood Bowl
Aaron Tveit (Roger), Collins Pennie (Benny), Nicole Scherzinger (Maureen), Skylar Austin (Mark), Telly Leung (Angel), Tracie Thoms (Joanne), Vanessa Hudgens (Mimi), Waye Brady (Tom) 2 Discs
Rent (Act 1: 9/29/11, Act 2: 10/2/11) Off Broadway
Adam Chandler-Berat, Matt Shingledecker, Morgan Weed, Nicholas Christopher, Ephraim Skyes, Corbin, Reid, Ben Thompson, MJ Rodriquez, Arianda Ferandez, Annaleigh Ashford, Marcus Paul ames, Tamika Sonja Lawerence, Michael Wartella, Margot Bingham. Includes 45 minutes of interviews/performances.
Ring of Fire (4/28/06) Broadway
Jeb Brown, Jason Edwards, Jarrod Emick, Beth Malone, Cass Morgan, Lari White. A
The Rink (1984) Broadway
Chita Rivera, Liza Minnelli, Jason Alexander, Ronn Carroll, Scott Ellis and Original Broadway Cast. Some generation loss. B
The Ritz (11/10/07) Broadway
Rosie Perez, Kevin Chamberlin, Brooks Ashmanskas,Ashlie Atkinson,Ryan Idol, Seth Rudetsky, Patrick Kerr, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Terrence Riordan.Terrific, fun show withgreat performances and plenty of eye candy, all of which is
beautifully captured. A
Robin and the 7 Hoods (8/22/10) San Diego, Old Globe Theatre
Eric Schneider, Kelly Sullivan, Will Chase, Amy Spanger, Rick Homes. Includes Scanned Playbill. A
Rock of Ages (4/12/09) Broadway Preview
OBC Constantine Maroulis, Amy Spanger, Mitchell Jarvis, Michelle Mais. A good capture of this fun show. A-
Rocky (12/16/12) Hamburg, Germany
Drew Sarich (Rocky), Wieske van Tongeren (Adrian), Terence Archie (Apollo Creed), Alex Avenell (Gloria), Patrick Imhoff (Paulie), Uwe Dreves (Mickey), Robin Brosch (Gazzo/Jimmy Michaels) Frank Logemann (Jergens/Tommy Corsetti), Christopher Hemmans (Apollo Manager), Mickey Peterson (Buddy/Doktor) A
Rocky (3/29/2014) Broadway
Andy Karl, Margo Seibert, Terence Archie, Dakin Matthews, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Jennifer Mudge. Beautiful HD capture of one of the most thrilling musicals out there. The cast is wonderful, such a great show and songs. The final fight has the audience going nuts and feels like a real boxing match, very thrilling! Andy is wonderful here and really captured the character. 2 DVDs. A
Rocky (8/16/14) Broadway
Andy Karl, Margo Seibert, Terence Archie, Dakin Matthews, Danny Mastrogiorgio, Jennifer Mudge, Vince Oddo, Michelle Aravena, Kristin Piro, Jenny Lee Stern, Wallace Smith. Second to last performance before the show closed on Broadway; very nice capture overall; first two and half mintues of act one are blacked out, as is about three minutes during Undefeated Man and the Fight, but the res is complete, no obstruction except during The Fight when everyone leans forward; the heads are worked around fairly well; filmed in 16:9, with a mex of wides, mediums, and close ups; good clear picture and sound. 2 DVDs
Share with your friends: |
