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Broadway's lost treasures / Christopher A. Cohen Productions ; director, Christopher A. Cohen ; written by Steven Hecht, Hildy Parks.
Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center Music DVD 137
Available
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Hecht, Steven, author of dialog.
- Parks, Hildy, 1926-2004, author of dialog.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Musicals--Excerpts.
- Musicals.
- Genre:
- Television musicals.
- Television specials.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, [2003]
- System Details:
- DVD, Dolby digital.
- digital
- optical
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- A one-of-a-kind compilation of Broadway showstoppers, performed by original cast members, televised on the Tony Awards between 1967 and 1986.
- Contents:
- Broadway divas: Adelaide's lament : from Guys and dolls (Vivian Blaine). A new Argentina : from Evita (Patti LuPone, with Mandy Patinkin, Bub Gunton). Worst pies in London : from Sweeney Todd (Angela Lansbury). Before the parade passes by : from Hello, Dolly! (Carol Channing). Send in the clowns : from A little night music (Julie Andrews)
- Leading men: If I were a rich man : from Fiddler on the roof (Zero Mostel). Shall we dance : from The king and I (Yul Brynner). Hey there : from The pajama game (John Raitt). Trouble : from The music man (Robert Preston). Kids : from Bye bye, Birdie (Paul Lynde)
- Dancin': Willcommen : from Cabaret (Joel Grey). Kickin the clouds away : from My one and only (Tommy Tune, Twiggy). All that jazz & Nowadays (Reprise) : from Chicago (Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera). Lullaby of Broadway : from 42nd Street (Jerry Orbach)
- Record breakers: Tomorrow ; [and You're never fully dressed without a smile] : from Annie (Andrea McArdle, cast). Jellicle cats ; & Memories : from Cats (Betty Buckley, cast).
- Credits:
- Hosted by Angela Lansbury, Joel Grey, Tommy Tune, Jerry Orbach, and Chita Rivera; music supervisor, Jay Stollman.
- Notes:
- Originally broadcast on PBS.
- Special features: five additional performances not seen on the PBS broadcast; historical information about the original Broadway productions; Playbill cover art. Bonus minutes include a medley of songs from Sugar babies performed by Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller; Buenos Aires, from Evita, performed by Patti LuPone; Movie star gorgeous, from The apple tree, performed by Barbara Harris; Applause, from Applause, performed by Bonnie Franklin; Medley from Annie, performed by Dorothy Loudon and cast.
- ISBN:
- 1569386706
- OCLC:
- 187705685
- Publisher Number:
- 054961670697
- AMP-6706 Acorn Media
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