Recordings

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) 

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 - 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-

Marla Schaffel, James Barbour, Mary Stout Good and OBC. Mostly close-ups. B

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

Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll/Hyde), Linda Eder (Lucy), Christiane Noll (Emma), George Merritt (John Utterson), Barrie Inghman (Sie Danvers Carew) B

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

Robert Evan, Colleen Sexton, Andrea Rivette. Good Video. Great Performances from Cast. B

Pro Shot with David Hasselhoff. A

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

John Lloyd Young (Frankie Vallie), Christian Hoff (Tommy Devito), Daniel Reichard (Bob Gaudio), J. Robert Spencer (Nick Massi) Great DVD. A

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

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)

Glenn Carter (Jesus), Tony Vincent (Judas), Maya Days (Mary), generation loss, but great cast and good video B

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.

Paul Nolan, Josh Young, Chilina Kennedy, Tom Hewitt, Bruce Dow, Marcus Nance, Aaron Walpole

Proshot. Tim Minchin (Judas) Melanie C (Mary Magdalene), Chris Moyles (King Herod), ITV “Superstar” winner Ben Forster as Jesus. A

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

Jason Donovan, Linzi Hateley. Jason Donovan’s final performance. B

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

Faith Prince, Kevin GreyGreat, clear video with excellent close-ups. Sound a bit low at times, but perfectly comprehensible. B

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

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). 1^st Preview 

Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, Rating: Slight generational loss, but nice video with some good closeups. Sound is really good. B

Music Box Theatre. David Hyde Pierce, Mark Rylance, Joanna Lumley. Great Capture A

Gary Beach, Dainel Davis, Gavin Creel and original revival cast. Not sure of date. Great Video. A-

Lauren Kennedy and Norbert Leo Butz in the premeiere! Clear, some generation loss. A-

Sherie Rene Scott and Norbert Leo Butz. Great shot, clear. A-

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

Raul Esparza (Jonas Nightingale), Brooke Shields (Marva McGowan), Nicholas Barasch (Boyd McGowan), Kendra Kassebaum (Sam), Kecia Lewis-Evans (Ida Mae Sturdevant), Krystal Joy Brown (Ornella) Jarrod Emick (Sheriff Will Braverman), Leslie Odom, Jr. (Ricky Sturdevant), Harvey Evans (Mugs), Brandon Wardell (Amos), Bryce Ryness (Dude), C.E. Smith (Titus), Michelle Duffy (Emma Schlarp), Alex Michael Stoll (Robert Raylove), Shannon Lewis (Susie Raylove), Brad Anderson (Tom), Bob Gaynor (Fred), Darcie Roberts (Rita), Michael X. Martin (Jake), Charlie Williams (Deputy Wayne), changes made later as the show went along, A-

Raul Esparza (Jonas Nightingale), Jessica Phillips (Marva McGowan), Kendra Kassebaum (Sam), Kecia Lewis-Evans (Ida Mae Sturdevant), Nicholas Barasch (Boyd McGowan), Jarrod Emick (Sheriff Will Braverman), Leslie Odom Jr. (Isaiah), Krystal Joy Brown (Ornella), Talon Ackerman (Jake), Hettie Barnhill (Angel of Mercy), Ta’Rea Campbell (Angel of Mercy), Michelle Duffy (Susie Raylove), Lynorris Evans (Angel of Mercy), Dierdre Friel (Amanda Wayne), Bob Gaynor (Angel of Mercy), Lucia Giannetta (Angel of Mercy), Angela Grovey (Angel of Mercy), Louis Hobson (Townperson), Tiffany Janene Howard (Angel of Mercy), Grasan Kingsberry (Angel of Mercy), Fletcher McTaggart (Fletch the Camera Guy), Eliseo Roman (Angel of Mercy), Bryce Ryness (Zak), Ann Sanders (Townperson), C.E. Smith (Brother Amon), Danny Stiles (Townsperson), Dennis Stowe (Brother Carl), Besty Struxness (Angel of Mercy), Roberta Wall (Emma), Virginia Ann Woodruff (Angel of Mercy. Per taper.. Nice capture of the second preview with many changes to the story since the Los Angeles production; about six minutes of blackouts during the beginning due to latecomers; filmed from the right mezzanine; great clear picture and sound A

Pro Shot. Laura Bell Bundy, Christian Borle, Orfeh, Michael Rupert, KateShindle, Nikki Snelson, Richard H. Blake. Disc Includes first promotional commercial, second promotional commercial, promotional carpet interviews, TRL interview with Laura Bell Bundy, advertisement for the Broadway musical, and the complete show. A

Laura Bell Bundy, Christian Borle, Orfeh, Richard H. Blake, Gaelen Gilliand (u/s Vivienne), Michael Rupert, Tracy Jai Edwards, Haven Burton, Nikki Snelson, Natalie Joy Johnson. A little on the dark side because of forgotton exposure setting adjusting. Almost no cover-ups, goode sound and nice video. A

Kelly Felthous, Gaelen Gilliland, Barrett Hall, Paul Jackel, Will Ray, Kate Loprest. This was filmed using one camera on a tripod, with audio patched in directly from the soundboard. Beautiful clarity so it looks it was probally filmed with a high definition camera. Presented in the round. A

Anthony LaPaglia, Tony Shalhoub, Justin Bartha, Brooke Adams, Mary Catherine Garrison, Jay Klaitz, Jan Maxwell, Jennifer Laura Thompson.  Nicely filmed from the balcony.  Occasional heads in the frame.  

Will Chase, Chad Kimball, Terrence Mann, Julia Murney, Marcy Harriell, Michael Potts, Mandy Gonzalez, Chuck Cooper, Julie Danao-Salkin. Clear Picture. Decent Sound. Good Close-ups. A

Sutton Foster, Jerry Jay Cranford, Ivan Rutheford. Great video, Sutton is amazing in it. A

Alexander Gemignani, Norm Lewis, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Adam Jacobs,Aaron Lazar, Ali Ewoldt, Gary Beach, Jenny Galloway, Drew Sarich. This is a much better, clearer video than the 11/16/06 of revival cast. A

Fred Inkley, Jacquelyn Piro, Charles Hagerty, Joanne Javien, Devin Richards, Inga Ballard, Ron Winski, Joanna Rosen, Charley Brady. 
Dress rehearsal footage; complete show with great closeups and great sound; pro-shot video A

J. Mark McVey, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lea Michele, Melora Hardin, John Lloyd Young, Michele Maika, Michael McCormick, Tom Lowe, Ruth Williamson. This proshot from the start, in terms of being filmed from the huge screens. It is a very nice capture and has great close-ups. Not as crystal clear as one might hope, but very enjoyable, with only minor impurities here and there, but pretty steady. Lea was the standout here, just amazing. A-

Hugh Panaro, Carolee Carmello, Drew Sarich, Jim Stanek, Allison Fisher, Roderick Hill

Out of town tryout of show filmed during previews. Interesting to see what they changed after these previews. A
Lestat (4/1/2006) Broadway Preview

Hugh Panaro, Carolee Carmello, Drew Sarich, Jim Stanek, Roderick Hill, Allison Fischer, Steve Wilson (Marquis - u/s) A

Maureen McGovern, David Burnham, Dwayne L. Barnes, Levi Kreis, Jeff Mosier, Michael Cunio, Rodney Hicks
A production of the North Shore Music Theatre. Filmed using multiple cameras in the round; nice video A

Peter Gerety , David Wilmot , Domhnall Gleeson , Andrew Connolly , Brian D'Arcy James , Dashiell Eaves , Jeff Binder , Alison Pill. Shaky at first, then great. A

Patrick Stewart, T.R. Knight
Good clear video; includes BC/EFA speech and around 20 minutes of behind the scenes footage and interviews. A-

Victoria Clark, Kelli O’Hara, Matthew Morrison, Michael Berresse and OBC. Great video. A

Victoria Clark, Kelli O'Hara, David Burnham (Fabrizio Naccarelli - u/s). Crystal Clear Capture. A

Patti Cohenour, Kelli O'Hara, Matt Morrison. Patti is great on this one. A

PBS Broadcast of show. Victoria Clark, Katie Clark. Pro-Shot. A

Some generation lost, but was a really good video. Some good close ups. B

Nathan Lane, Anthony Heald, Roxanne Hart, Deborah Rush. Terence McNally's play in its premier production. Shot from right center aisle, near the back of the small house, full stage shot, spotlight wash, low volume. C

Johnny Galecki, Neal Huff, Zoe Lister-Jones, Julie White. First 8 minutes are a bit shaky and one cover up that lasts less then a minute; great sound and nice close ups throughout the show; Off-Broadway version prior to current Broadway production; includes NY1 interview with Douglas Carter Beane

Tom Everett Scott, Julie White, Ari Graynor, Johnny Glecki. A-

James Coco, Victor Garber, Don Correia, Mary Gordon Murray. A bit blurry, but great picture and sound for its age. B

This is a copy of the limited edition dvd that was accidently' released in 1993 and is one of the clearest versions of the original unhappy ending. No pixilation or distortion of sound.  Also includes the official release extras from the dvd, but not the whole movie. A

Hunter Foster, Alice Ripley. Coconut Grove out of town tryout for the revival. Some black out in the beginning but audio is always there. B

BWAY Cast Revival. Great Video with a great performance. Audience helped make it great too! A

Janine LaManna, Nikki Rene Daniels, Capathia Jenkins, Kevin Cebello, Eric Jordan Young.  Short lived Broadway flop based on the music of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. About 80 minutes of highlights only-not the complete show.  Nicely filmed video with great close ups. A-

Michael Cerveris, Donna Murphy, David Pittu, John Scherer, Judith Blazer, Edwin Cahill.  Directed by Harold Prince and features the music of Kurt Weill.  Very nicely filmed, and crystal clear. A

Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Joseph Millson, Liz Robertson, Summer Strallen, Louise Madison (Fleck u/s), Charlie Manton, highlights which includes most of the show, Act I is missing around 25 minutes and is 43 minutes long, Act II is complete, B

Ramin Karlmloo (Phantom), Sierra Bogges (Christine), Joseph Millson (Raoul), Summer Strallen (Meg Giry), Liz Robertson (Madame Giry). Monitor Video

Patti Murin, Josh Segarra, Lindsay Nicole Chambers, Liz Mikel, Jason Tam, Alexander Aguilar, Ato Blankson-Wood, Katie Boren, Kat Nejat, LaQuet Sharnell, Teddy Toye, Alex Wyse. Act 1 shot from the balcony so the famous Kerr Balcony bar obstructs the bottom of the stage but filmer did their best to shoot around that. Act 2 from the mezz so no stage obstructions at all.   

Michael Rupert, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Michelle Pawk. Recorded from stationary house camera. Some generation loss but since it's a small theatre not too bad as this kind of video goes. C

Christiane Noll, Dennis Staroselsky, Corte de Pablo, Esai Morales, Jamie Camil. Pre-Broadway tech rehearsal. Stationary full stage shot through the house camera. Since it is a rehearsal-there are occasional stops for directions etc. Highlights only-but about 85% of the show. This is the only known video of this show which closed prior to making it to Broadway.

Angela Lansbury, Bea Arthur, Jane Connell, Charles Braswell, Frank Michaels, George Coe. EXTREMELY RARE! About a half hour of silent footage of the ORIGINAL cast of Mame from 1966!The is an amazing find and has the only known footage of Bea Arthur in the role of Vera Charles! It was filmed in color. Someone along the years has dubbed music from the show under the silent footage, and have tried their best to sync it up with the action onstage. It's about a half hour of musical highlights, and includes the following musical numbers: "It's Today", "The Man In The Moon", "Mame" (almost the complete number!), "Bosom Buddies", "That's How Young I Feel", "If He Walked Into My Life." Also includes “Angela Landsbury: A Celebration dated 11/17/96 B-

Pre-Broadway. Louise Pitre, Tina Madigan, Clear Crisp Video of Mamma before going to broadway. A-

Roger Rees, Faith Prince, Ronn Carroll, Jessica Molaskey, Martin Moran, Sally Murphy, Jessica Molaskey, Steven Pasquale. A little dark, and a little grainy…but still good picture and sound. A-

Ruthie Henshall (Marguerite), Julian Ovenden (Armand), Alexander Hanson (Otto) - Act One Only.

Cast: Audra McDonald, Anthony Crivello, Mary Bond Davis, Mary Testa. Notes: jumpy VHS transfer, mostly a wide stage shot, with some spotlight washout, sound is good. Broadway Preview. 2 Discs. C

Alyson Reed. Legendarily bad flop musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. Folded quickly on Broadway. B

OLC. Laura Michelle Kelly (Mary Poppins), Gavin Lee (Bert), David Haig (Mr. Banks), Linzi Hateley (Mrs. Banks), Rosemary Ashe (Miss Andrew), Julia Sutton (Bird Woman)

Great very clear video. A
Mary Poppins 
(10/14/06) Broadway Highlights 


Ashley Brown, Gavin Lee, Daniel Jenkins, Rebecca Luker, Jane Carr, Katherine Leigh Doherty, Henry Hodges 
About an hour of highlights of the first preview performance. Contains full audio of the whole show, but only about an hour of visual footage. This is the show that had to be stopped 15 minutes into the show because of the huge house got stuck but they eventually fixed it; great when there is a picture. B

Oona Laurence, Bertie Carvel, Gabriel Ebert, Lesli Margherita, Lauren Ward, Karen Aldrdige, Jack Broderick, Frenie Acoba. Great filming. 2 DVDS

Chad Kimball, Montego Glover, Derrick Baskin, J. Bernard Calloway, Michael McGrath, Cass Morgan, Rhett George (u/s), Jennifer Allen, Brad Bass, Tracee Beazer, Kevin Covert, Hillary Elk, Bran Fenkart, Dionne Figgins, Rhett George, John Jollison, Candice Monet McCall, Sydney Morton, Vivian Nixon, John Eric Parker, Jermaine R. Rembert, LaQuet Sharnell, Ephraim M. Sykes, Cary Tedder, Danny Tidwell, Daniel J. Watts, Katie Webber, Charlie Williams, Dan'yelle Williamson.

Aired in Netflix April 28, 2011. 2 DVDs A
Memphis (11/19/11) Broadway

Adam Pascal, Montego Glover, J. Bernard Calloway, James Monroe Iglehart, Robert Hartwell (Gator u/s), John Jellison, Nancy Opel Excellent quality. 

Doug Henning, Chita Rivera, Nathan Lane and Original Broadway Cast. Some generation loss. B

Jim Walton (Franklin Shepard), Ann Morrison (Mary Flynn), Lonny Price (Charley Kringas), Tonya Pinkins (Gwen Wilson), Liz Callaway (Nightclub Waitress), Jason Alexander (Joe). B

Colin Donnell, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Elizabeth Stanley, Besty Wolfe, Adam Gruper, Whit Baldwin, Rachel Coloff, Ben Crawford, Joshua Delia Crus, Benard Dotson, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Marja Harmon, Leah Horowitz, Mylinda Hull, Michael X. Martin, Sean McKinght, Kenita R. Miller, Patricia Noona, Andrew Samonsky, Pearl Sun, Charlie Sutton, Zachary Unger, Jessica Vosk, Karl Warden, Michael Winther. Very well filmed with excellent close-ups and clear picture an sound throughout. Included 30 minutes of behind the scenes footage. A

Eddie Clendening, Lance Guest, Levi Kreis, Rob Lyons, Hunter Foster, Elizabeth Stanley. Great Capture. A