Avenue Q - Broadway - 18th October 2003
John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Rick Lyon, Jennifer Barnhart,
Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada.
Excellent quality picture and sound; occassional coverups but very good.
Avenue Q - Broadway - 24th September 2006
Howie Michael Smith, Mary Faber, Rick Lyons, Ann Sanders, Haneefah
Wood, Matt Schreiber, Jennifert Barnhardt
Very nice DVD here. Cast are very funny, especially Howie and Rick. Crystal
clear picture and sound, but a few annoying coverups at times
Avenue Q - US Tour - 18th November 2007
Seth Rettberg (u/s Princeton/Rod), Kelli Sawyer, Angela Ai, David
Benoit, Cole Porter, Carla Renata, Minglie Chen.
Beautiful capture of the touring cast. This is a terrific cast.
Beauty and the Beast - Los Angeles - 1995
James Barbour, Erin Dilly, Tom Bosley, Michelle Lee.
Some songs/scenes are skipped, but otherwise a good crisp video.
Beauty and the Beast - London - 29th April 1997
Julie Alanah Brighten, Alasdair Harvey, Mary Miller, Burke Moses, Barry James,
Derek Griffiths
Only DVD of OLC.
Beauty and the Beast - Broadway - 28th April 2002
Sarah Litzsinger, Steve Blanchard, Bryan Batt, Beth Fowler
Sarah is my favourite Belle. This DVD was shot from a different angle to others,
and it gives a different view, which is nice. A few heads.
Beauty and the Beast - US Tour - 3rd August 2003
Roger Befeler, Jennifer Shrader, Mark G. Dalio
Final Performance of the Third National Tour.
Beauty and the Beast - UK Tour - Edinburgh - 2003
Alex Bourne, Dianne Pilkington, Earl Carpenter, Drew Varley, Stephen Matthews,
Barry James, Marilyn Cutts
Pro-shot, full stage shot with no zooms. Great colour. Perfect sound from the
soundboard.
Beauty and the Beast - UK Tour - 2005 - Limited Trade
Nic Greenshields, Katie Rowley Jones, Michael Quinn, Ashley Vallance,
David Oakley, Mark Inscoe, Adam Stafford, Tania Newton
Pro-shot, full stage shot with no zooms. 2 Discs
Beauty and the Beast - US Tour - Pittsburgh, CLO - 17th June 2006
Brad Little, Mandy Bruno, Brian Noonan, Ron Wisniski, Jeff Howell, Ray DeMattis,
Jeff Skowron, Joy Franz
Production looks a little 'cheap,' but good close-ups
Beauty and the Beast - Broadway - 15th October 2006
Donny Osmond, Steve Blanchard, Sarah Uriarte Berry, Jamie Ross, Stuart
Marland, Christopher Duva, Jeanne Lehman
About an hour and a half of highlights of the show when Donny joined the cast. A
little shaky Sarah is amazing as Belle.
Beauty and the Beast - Broadway - 27th July 2007
Steve Blanchard, Anneliese van der Pol, Chris Hoch, David deVries, Jeanne
Lehman, Glenn Rainey, Jamie Ross, Trevor Braun
Good performances of Final Broadway cast. I don't like Jamie Ross here. A few
blackouts. Other than that, a good DVD.
Billy Elliot - London - 2nd November 2006
Matthew Koon, Sally Dexter, Philip Whitchurch, Ann Emery, Chris Lennon, Sara
Poyzer
Great Billy. Good show
The Making of 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'
Features Original London Cast of the Hit Show, and clips from
rehearsals, interviews and clips from the show
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - London - 12th June 2002
Michael Ball, Emma Williams, Anton Rodgers, Edward Petherbridge, Brian Blessed,
Richard O'Brian, Nicola McAuliffe
Dirty Dancing - London - 7th November 2006
Georgina Rich, Josef Brown, David Rintoul, Rae Baker, Isabella Calthorpe, Nadia
Coote
Only DVD of this show available. Few heads in the way at some points
Footloose - Broadway - 14th May 2002
Jeremy Kushnier, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Tom Plotkin, Catherine Cox, Stephen
Anderson, Dee Hoty, Catharine Campbell, Adam Lefevre, Anika Noni Rose, Jennifer
Gambatese
Into the Woods - 1991
Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason
PRO-SHOT. A very nice show!
Jesus Christ Superstar - 2002
Sebastian Bach, Carl Anderson, Natalie Toro
ProShot
Jesus Christ Superstar - Los Angeles - 23rd July 2003
Eden Espinosa, Walter Winston O'Neill, Christopher Hall, Eric Anderson, Paul
Klees, Ben Fisher, Levi Walker
Proshot. Stunning production here. Eden is sensational. Wonderfully shot, a must
for any Eden fan
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - UK Tour - 1993/95
Philip Schofield / Darren Day, Linzi Hateley / Lisa Peace
Two hours of highlights from three different nights and locations.
Joseph - Los Angeles - 16th February 2002
Eden Espinosa, Roger Befeler, John LaLonde, Jennifer Rias, John Hrbacek, Matt
Logan, David Beaver, Robert Vance, Ryan Ball, Trevor Brackney
Proshot. Wonderful production of this charming show. Eden gives a stunning
performance with a great cast
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - US Tour - Chicago - 23rd
November 2005
Patrick Cassidy, Amy Adams, Todd Dubail, Nicholas Saverine
Best Joseph DVD available, crystal clear picture and sound. Good production and
performances.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat -London - 17th October 2007
Lee Mead, Fiona Reyes (alt), Dean Collinson, Stephen Tate, John
Alastair, Neal Wright
Terrific production with the winner of the "Any Dream Will Do" Series, Lee Mead.
Beautifully captured and performed
Legally Blonde - San Fransisco - 13th February 2007
Laura Bell Bundy, Christian Borle, Orfeh, Richard H. Blake, Kate Shindle, Nikki
Snelson, Michael Rupert
The video has a couple of heads for the first twenty minutes, but looks great
after that. Some washout on full stage shots, but a very nice capture.
Legally Blonde - Broadway - 14th April 2007
Laura Bell Bundy, Christian Borle, Orfeh, Richard H. Blake, Michael
Rupert, Kate Shindle. Great fun show and nice capture.
Laura was wonderful along with a fantastic cast. A-
Legally Blonde - Broadway - 19th May 2007
Laura Bell Bundy, Christian Borle, Leslie Kritzer (u/s Paulette),
Richard H. Blake, Kate Shindle, Nikki Snelson, Michael Rupert, Tracy Jai
Edwards (u/s)
Great Show and Great Cast
Legally Blonde - Broadway - 1st July 2007
Laura Bell Bundy, Christian Borle, Orfeh, Michael Rupert, Richard H. Blake, Kate
Shindle, Nikki Snelson, DeQuina Moore
DeQuina's last performance; terrific performances and beautiful DVD; filmed a
little lower that where things at the Palace typically get done, so there are
less obstructions; excellent video and last one of OBC
Legally Blonde - Broadway - 2nd September 2007
Laura Bell Bundy, Andy Karl (u/s), Orfeh, Richard H. Blake,
Kate Shindle, Nikki Snelson, Michael Rupert, Tracy Jai Edwards, Annaleigh
Ashford.
Nicely captured with only minimal spotlight washout in some spots
Legally Blonde - Broadway - 5th September 2007
Laura Bell Bundy, Noah Weisberg (u/s), Orefh, Richard H. Blake, Kevin
Pariseau (u/s), Cara Cooper, Lindsay Nicole Chambers.
Begins at Elle's entrance. Brief coverups early on, and heads occassionally in
the way. Many beautiful closeups, color, and sound
Legally Blonde - Broadway - 9th September 2007
Laura Bell Bundy, Noah Weisberg (u/s Emmett), Orfeh, Richard Blake,
Kate Shindle, Nikki Snelson, Michael Rupert, Tracy Jai Edwards, Annaleigh
Ashford
Amazing quality with no obstructions and great closeups and sound. Crystal clear
picture, shot from 3rd row of the stalls. The cast are fantastic, as always.
Noah is good, but no way near as good as Christian. 2 Discs.
Legally Blonde - Broadway - 16th September 2007
Becky Gulsvig (u/s Elle), Christian Borle, Richard Blake, Kate
Shindle, Michael Rupert, Orfeh, Nikki Snelson.
Gorgeously filmed with no obstructions and just a seconds-long cover up during
"Daughter of Delta Nu." Becky does a great job
Legally Blonde - Broadway - 13th October 2007
Laura Bell Bundy, Christian Borle, Orfeh, Richard H. Blake, Michael Rupert, Kate
Shindle, Nikki Snelson.
Pro-shot MTV. Includes all backstage features and footage.
Legally Blonde - 25th October 2007 - Broadway
Becky Gulsvig (u/s), Andy Karl (u/s), Richard Blake, Kate Shindle,
Michael Rupert, Orfeh, Haven Burton.
Great capture of the two understudies in the role. Shot from the orchestra with
amazing shots
Legally Blonde - Broadway - 2nd March 2008
Haven Burton (u/s Elle), Christian Borle, Orfeh, Michael Rupert,
Richard H. Blake, Kate Shindle, Nikki Snelson, Tracy Jai Edwards, Becky
Gulsvig (u/s Margot)
Haven is fantastic and is beautiful as Elle. Great show, and great filming. Lots
of close-ups, and only a few short cover-ups
Les Miserables - London - 29th October 2004
Tim Godwin (u/s Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Joanna Ampil (Fantine),
Amanda Jane Callaghan (u/s Eponine), Daniel Reeves (u/s Marius), Ramin
Karimloo (Enjolras), Julia Moller (Cosette), Stephen Tate (Thenardier), Katy
Secombe (Mme Thenardier)
Les Miserables - London - 6th May 2006
Tim Godwin (u/s), Cornell John, Kerry Ellis, Amanda-Jane Callaghan
(u/s), Hayden Tee, Julia Moller, Nolan Dark (u/s)
Good capture
Les Miserables - Broadway - 17th February 2007
Alexander Gemignani, Norm Lewis, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gary Beach, Jenny Galloway,
Celia Kennan-Bolger, Ali Ewoldt, Adam Jacobs, Drew Sarich (u/s Enjolras).
A nice capture of the performance with no obstructions, filmed in
widescreen. A bit shakey at times, but nothing bad at all. 2 Discs.
The Lion King - Los Angeles - 8th October 2000
Rufus Bonds Jr., Clifton Oliver, Moe Daniels, Jazmn, KaRonn Henderson, Tonya
Dixon, John Vickery, Danny Rutigliano, William Akey, Bob Bouchard, Carla Renata
Williamsi, Jeffrey Polki, Price Waldman.
Best Lion King video available.
The Lion King - London - 30th September 2001
Nicola Blackman, Sharon D Clarke, Howard Crossley, Rob Edwards, Gary Forbes, Ian
Hughes, Jayne Hilton, Matthew Lloyd-Davies, Eric Mallett, Ray Shell, Roger
Wright.
No picture for first 15 minutes but sound the whole time. Mostly mid-stage
zooms, with some decent close-ups as well.
Little Mermaid - Denver - 31st August 2007
Sierra Boggess, Sherie Rene Scott, Norm Lewis, Tituss Burgess, Sean Palmer,
Eddie Korbich, Tyler Maynard, JJ Singleton
The occasional blackout. Good performances all round and a good quality capture
Little Mermaid - Denver - 1st September 2007
Sierra Boggess, Sherie Rene Scott, Norm Lewis, Tituss Burgess, Sean
Palmer, Eddie Korbich, Tyler Maynard, Cody Hanford
The occasional blackout. Good performances all round and a good quality capture.
Little Mermaid - Broadway - 30th January 2008
Sierra Boggess, Sherie Rene Scott, Bret Shuford (u/s Prince Eric), Norm
Lewis, Titus Burgess, Eddie Korbich, Trevor Braun, Tyler Maynard.
Great capture with great closups. The first 11 minutes after the overture are
mostly blackouts due to late comers, after that no real problems. Bret did a
nice job as understudy.
The Little Mermaid - Broadway - 29th March 2008
Betsy Morgan (Ariel u/s), Cicily Daniels (Ursula u/s), Sean Palmer,
Norm Lewis, Tituss Burgess, Eddie Korbich, Jonathan Freeman, Derrick Baskin,
Tyler Maynard, Trevor Braun
Good capture of two great understudies
Little Shop of Horrors - Off Broadway - October 1987
Marsha Waterbury and Bert Hilkes.
Off Broadway Cast pro video. Clear, slightly faint picture
Little Shop of Horrors - Florida - 5th June 2003
Alice Ripley, Hunter Foster, Reg Rogers, Lee Wilkof, Billy Porter, Dioni
Michelle Collins, Moeisha McGill, Haneefah Wood. B+
Great Revival and Great Cast
Little Shop of Horrors - Broadway - 21st September 2003
Hunter Foster, Kerry Butler, Douglas Sills, Rob Bartlett, Carla J.
Hargrove, Trisha Jeffrey, DeQuina Moore.
Shot from 3rd row mezz, beautiful vid with lots of closeups. Digital video.
Lord Of The Rings - Toronto - 2006
Brent Carver, James Loye, Michael Therriault, Evan Guliung, Peter Howe,
Carly Street, Dion Johnson.
World premier presentation of the show. Mostly a full stage shot, filmed from
the balcony. Highlights only-not the complete show, but almost all of the second
act. B
Lord Of The Rings - London - The Making of -
National Geographic Programme
Laura Michelle Kelly, Jerome Pardon & the cast & creatives of the show
Mary Poppins - London - 22nd February 2005
Laura Michelle Kelly, Gavin Lee, David Haig, Linzi Hateley, Rosemary Ashe
Great close ups and zooms, brilliant recording although the camera takes about
five minutes at the start of the show to "settle" focus onto the stage. Still,
an extremely good recording of an excellent cast
Mary Poppins - London - 2nd November 2006
Rebecca Lock (u/s), Gavin Creel
Occasional blackouts and heads at the bottom of the screen, but nothing too bad.
A-
The Pirate Queen - Broadway - 13th April 2007
Stephanie J. Block, Hadley Fraser, Jeff McCarthy, Linda Balgord, William Youmans,
Marcus Chait.
Wonderful crystal clear capture and top notch amazing performances. Much
improved from Chicago version. Includes performance on the the View.
Rent - 24th April 2006 - Broadway (10th Anniversary Reunion)
Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine
Heredia, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker, Taye Diggs
Excellent Cast
Sweeney Todd - January 1980 - Broadway
Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury, Betsy Joslyn, Cris Groenendaal
Excellent video for its age. Excellent audio.
Sweeney Todd - 18th October 2005 - Broadway (Revival)
Michael Cerveris, Patti LuPone, Lauren Molina, Benjamin Magnuson, John Arbo,
Donna Lynne Champlin, Manoel Falciano, Mark Jacoby, Alexander Gamignani, Diana
DiMarzio
Digital, master. Shot from the mezz. Terrific, scaled-down production, with the
actors playing all of the instruments.
The Wedding Singer - Broadway - 11th April 2006
Stephen Lynch, Laura Benati, Amy Spanger, Kevin Cahoon, Matthew Saldivar,
Richard Blake, Felicia Finley, Rita Gardner
Amazingly shot, fun show, beautiful closeups, nice sound
We Will Rock You - London - 30th April 2002
Tony Vincent, Hannah-Jane Fox, Sharon D Clarke, Nigel Planer, Alexander Hanson,
Kerry Ellis, Nigel Clauzel.
Shot from dress circle. Heads in way but does best to shoot around them. No
extreme close ups.
We Will Rock You - London - 11th June 2002
Tony Vincent, Hannah Jane Fox, Nigel Clauzel, Kerry Ellis, Sharon D. Clarke,
Nigel Planer, Alexander Hanson
We Will Rock You - London - 11th February 2003
Tony Vincent, Hannah Jane Fox, Nigel Clauzel, Kerry Ellis, Sharon D. Clarke,
Nigel Planer, Clive Carter
Great Performances. Pro Shot video.
Wicked - Road to Broadway
An interesting look at the show when it was in San Fransisco, and how
it developed the the show it is today
Wicked - Broadway - 12th October 2003 - Preview
Idina Menzel, Kristin chenoweth, Nobert Leo Butz, Carole Shelley, Joel Gray,
Michelle Federer, Chris Fitzgerald, William Youmans
Shot from the rear mezz, no heads in the way, very nice video.
Wicked - Broadway - 9th January 2004
Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Taye Diggs, Joel Grey, Carole Shelley
Nice picture and sound
Wicked - Broadway - 18th July 2004
Idina Menzel, Kristin chenoweth, Nobert Leo Butz, Carole Shelley, Sean
McCourt (u/s), Michelle Federer, Chris Fitzgerald, William Youmans
Kristin, Joel & Norbertīs last. Video is sound only for first 4 minutes. This is
a great video and excellent sound.
Wicked - Broadway - 19th September 2004
Kristy Cates (u/s), Jennifer Laura Thompson, George Hearn, Joey
McIntyre
Wicked - Chicago - 1st July 2005
Ana Gasteyer, Kate Reinders, Kristoffer Cusick, Rondi Reed, Heidi Kettenring
Crystal clear picture and sound. First 5 minutes are shakey, due to settling in
and latecomers. After that Amazing picture and closeups.
Wicked - Broadway - 17th August 2005
Shoshana Bean, Megan Hilty, Ben Vereen, David Ayers, Adinah Alexander (u/s),
Megan Sikora (u/s), Jeffrey Kuhn, Sean McCourt
About five minutes worth of cover-ups, good close-ups. 2 Discs.
Wicked - Chicago - 31st August 2005
Ana Gasteyer, Ben Vereen, Kate Reinders, Rondi Reed, Kristoffer Cusick, Heidi
Kettenring.
Filmed during Ben's one week stay in the Chicago Cast. Amazing video, possibly
the best wicked video. Crystal clear picture and audio.
Wicked - Broadway - 29th January 2006
Eden Espinosa, Megan Hilty, Carol Kane, George Hearn, Derrick Williams, Cristy
Candler, Robb Sapp, Sean McCourt
Filmed from the center of the mezz
Wicked - Broadway - 28th May 2006 - Megan's Last
Eden Espinosa, Megan Hilty, David Garrison, Carol Kane, Derrick Williams, Jenna
Leigh Green
Great video! Lots of fabulous close-ups, and very well-shot. Includes stage
door! 2 Discs.
Wicked - US Tour - 28th May 2006
Victoria Matlock (s/b), Annaleigh Ashford (s/b), Sebastian Arcelus,
Alma Cuervo, PJ Benjamin, Jennifer Waldman, Kirk McDonald, K. Todd Freeman
Shot from orchestra left, obstructions here and there, and some spotlight
washout. But a pretty decent DVD, not as crisp as other wicked dvds.
Wicked - Broadway - 29th July 2006
Eden Espinosa, Kate Reinders, Derrick Williams, Gaelen Gilliland (u/s),
David Garrison, Jenna Leigh Green, Robb Sapp, Sean McCourt.
Nice filming from the orchestra. Interesting Morrible in her early 20s.
Wicked - Broadway - 5th August 2006
Brandi Chavonne Massey (u/s Elphaba), Kate Reinders, Derrick Williams,
Carol Kane, David Garrison, Tiffany Haas (u/s Nessa), Robb Sapp.
Highlights that contain mostly all of Elphaba's numbers/scenes. A nice capture
and some very different vocals from Brandi that are really great.
Wicked - Broadway - 23rd September 2006
Saycon Sengbloh (s/b), Kate Reinders, Derrick Williams, Carol Kane,
David Garrison, Jenna Leigh Green, Logan Lipton, Anthony Galde (u/s)
Saycon was Amazing, a total different performance from previous Dvds, including
new vocal riffs. Amazing quality!
Wicked - Broadway - 8th October 2006
Eden Espinosa, Kate Reinders, David Garrison, Carol Kane, Derrick Williams,
Jenna Leigh Green, Logan Lipton, Steven Skybell
Edens last. Not the same quality DVD as some of the others from this time.
Includes Curtain Speech.
Wicked - Broadway - 14th October 2006
Ana Gasteyer, Kate Reinders, David Garrison, Kathy Santen (u/s Morrible),
Derrick Williams, Jenna Leigh Green, Logan Lipton.
Crystal clear picture and sound of Ana's return to Wicked in the Broadway Cast.
Missing 14 minutes in the middle of Act 2, but sound is there.
Wicked - Chicago - 22nd October 2006
Kristy Cates, Stacie Morgain Lewis, Rondi Reed, Gene Weygandt, Kristoffer
Cusick, Adam Fleming, Jacqui Graziano (u/s)
Stacie Morgain Lewis' Last. Amazing vocals and variations by Kristy. An
emotional show for both ladies. Crystal clear picture and sound.
Wicked - London - 8th November 2006
Idina Menzel, Helen Dallimore, Adam Garcia, Miriam Margolyes, Nigel Planer,
Katie Rowley Jones, James Gillan, Martin Ball
Good capture of OLC. Idina is really good here. This is the show before she went
off sick, so if she is that good when she's ill?! Includes curtain call.
Wicked - Chicago - 13th December 2006
Dee Roscioli, Megan Sikora (u/s), Brad Bass, Rondi Reed, Gene Weygandt,
Heidi Kettenring, Adam Fleming, William Youmans.
Wonderful fresh new cast. Dee and Brad add great new vocals. Megan was a
terrific Glinda. Watch for funny blooper in Popular.
Wicked - Chicago - 10th January 2007
Dee Roscioli, Erin Mackey, Brad Bass, Rondi Reed, Gene Weygandt, Heidi
Kettenring, Adam Fleming, William Youmans.
This is a wonderful cast, and Erin does a terrific Glinda, her popular is very
cute and funny. Wonderful quality, crystal clear picture and sound.
Wicked - Broadway - 20th January 2007
Julia Murney, Katie Adams (s/b Glinda), David Garrison, Sebastian
Arcelus, Jayne Houdyshell, Cristy Candler, Logan Lipton, Steven Skybell.
Contains final changes from the London carry over. Great performances, and Katie
is wonderful here!
Wicked - Chicago - 2nd February 2007
Carmen Cusack (s/b), Erin Mackey, Rondi Reed, Gene Weygandt, Derrick
Williams, Adam Fleming, Heidi Kettenring, K. Todd Freeman
Great quality and a very nice performace from Carmen and Erin is fabulous as
always. Features the new Dillamond.
Wicked - Los Angeles - 14th April 2007
Eden Espinosa, Megan Hilty, Kris Cusick, Dioni Michelle Collins (u/s
Morrible), John Rubenstein, Jenna Leigh Green, Adam Wylie
A nice capture of the LA sitdown cast. Slight white washout on faces, but
nothing too bad. Dioni's Morrible is quite different from others, but very
interesting. 2 Discs
Wicked - Broadway - 22nd May 2007
Julia Murney, Kendra Kessebaum, David Garrison, Jayne Houdyshell, Sebastian
Arcelus, Cristy Candler, Logan Lipton.
Nice capture of a great cast with great performances with no real obstructions.
Wicked - London - 6th June 2007
Shona White (s/b), Helen Dallimore, Oliver Tompsett (u/s),
Susie Blake, Nigel Planer, Katie Rowley Jones, James Gillan, Andy Mace (u/s)
Good capture of London Cast. A little gem, as it is the only released video of
Shona. Act One only.
Wicked - Broadway - 1st July 2007
Lisa Brescia (s/b), Kendra Kassebaum, Sebastian Arcelus, Jayne
Houdyshell, David Garrison, Cristy Candler, Logan Lipton, Steven Skybell
Lisa is really good and looks so cool. Don't feel the Kendra love in this. 2
Discs.
Wicked - Broadway - 2nd July 2007
Caissie Levy (u/s), Kendra Kassebaum, Sebastian Arcelus, Jayne
Houdyshell, David Garrison, Cristy Candler, Logan Lipton, Steven Skybell
Caissie's first. Not the best Elphaba, and not as good as her time in LA
Wicked - US Tour - 7th July 2007
Coleen Sexton (u/s), Laura Woyasz (u/s), Barbara Tirrell,
Cliffton Hall, Deedee Magno Hall, Brad Weinstock, P.J. Benjamin, Tom Flynn.
Laura was Amazing, very original and hilarious. Coleen was terrific aswell, a
very powerful voice. All nicely captured here. 2 Discs.
Wicked - US Tour - 8th July 2007 - No Trade
Marcie Dodd (u/s), Christeena Michelle Riggs (u/s), Cliffton Hall,
Barbara Tirrell, PJ Benjamin, Deedee Magno Hall, Brad Weinstock
Terrific performances and capture. Marcie is sensational, why is she an
understudy? Barbara is terrific here, a wonderful actress, with different takes
on the lines
Wicked - US Tour - 29th July 2007
Victoria Matlock, Christina DeCicco, Cliffton Hall, Barbara Tirrell, P.J.
Benjamin, Deedee Magno Hall, Brad Weinstock, Tom Flynn
The dragon above the stage obstructs part of Elphaba in her flying sequence, and
some spotlight washout. Otherwise beautiful colour and closeups.
Wicked - Los Angeles - 4th August 2007
Eden Espinosa, Megan Hilty, Kristoffer Cusick, Carol Kane, John Rubinstein,
Jenna Leigh Green, Adam Wylie, Timothy Britten Parker
Eden really impressed and Megan is still terrific. Brilliant quality for most
part
Wicked - Broadway - 7th October 2007
Julia Murney, Kendra Kassebaum, Sebastian Arcelus, Kathy Santen (u/s),
Lenny Wolpe, Cristy Candler, Logan Lipton, Steven Skybell
Julia and Kendras Last. Beautifully captured and wonderful closeups. Great
performances all around and includes curtain call speech
Wicked - Broadway - 9th October 2007
Stephanie J Block, Annaleigh Ashford, Sebastian Arcelus, Kathy Santen (u/s),
Lenny Wolpe, Cristy Candler, Logan Lipton, Steven Skybell
Beautifully captured and wonderful closeups, jaw dropping footage. Excellent
performances all around, Stephanie commands the stage.
Wicked - London - 18th October 2007
Kerry Ellis, Dianne Pilkington, Oliver Tompsett, Susie Blake, Nigel
Planer, Katie Rowley Jones, James Gillan, Andy Mace
Beautifully captured and wonderful closeups.
Wicked - Broadway - 24th October 2007
Caissie Levy (u/s Elphaba), Annaleigh Ashford, Lenny Wolpe, Carole
Shelley, Michael Seelbach (u/s Fiyero), Cristy Candler, Logan Lipton,
Steven Skybell.
Highlights: Shiz University scene, "The Wizard and I," "What Is This Feeling?,"
Poppy Field scene, "I'm Not That Girl," Attic scene/ Morrible, "Defying
Gravity," "No Good Deed," "For Good," and the Finale.
Wicked - Los Angeles - 28th October 2007
Julie Reiber (u/s Elphaba), Megan Hilty, Dioni Michelle
Collins (u/s Morrible), John Rubinstein, Kristoffer Cusick, Natalie
Daradich (u/s Nessa), Adam Wylie, Timothy Britten Parker.
Stunning capture of Julie's final as Elphaba. She was amazing all the way
around, vocal, acting, beauty. Natalie makes a terrific Nessa and gives lines
with a different delivery, which is nice.
Wicked - Los Angeles - 2nd December 2007 (Matinee)
Eden Espinosa, Melissa Fahn (u/s), Carol Kane, John Rubinstein,
Kristoffer Cusick, Jenna Leigh Green, Adam Wylie, Timothy Britten Parker.
One of the few times Melissa has gone on and gives a nice performance. Eden is
wonderful, as she usually is.
Wicked - Los Angeles - 2nd December 2007 (Evening)
Eden Espinosa, Emily Rozek (s/b), Carol Kane, John Rubinstein,
Kristoffer Cusick, Jenna Leigh Green, Adam Wylie, Timothy Britten Parker.
Emily does a fantastic job as Glinda. Eden gives a sensational performance with
nifty riffs.
Wicked - US Tour - 12th December 2007
Carmen Cusack, Katie Rose Clarke, Cliffton Hall, Alma Cuervo, Lee Wilkof, Deedee
Magno Hall, Brad Weinstock, Tom Flynn.
Lee's first performance as the Wizard. Katie is the perfect Glinda and Carmen's
Wizard and I is to die for.
Wicked - Los Angeles - 30th December 2007 - Eden, Carl & Adam's Last -
No Trade
Eden Espinosa, Megan Hilty, Kristoffer Cusick, Carol Kane, John
Rubinstein, Marcie Dodd, Adam Wylie, Timothy Britten Parker.
No obstructions, clear picture with lots of zooms, and only minor wash-out now
and then. Awesome performances, includes Megan's farewell speech.
Wicked - Broadway - 13th March 2008
Stephanie J. Block, Annaleigh Ashford, David Burnham, Miriam Margolyes, Lenny
Wolpe, Cristy Candler, Ben Liebert, Steven Skybell
Some parts are a tad dark and some scenes are a little shaky, but nothing bad at
all, a really nice capture. Stephanie was powerful and very fierce.
Wicked - Los Angeles - 23rd April 2008
Marcie Dodd (u/s), Megan Hilty, John Rubinstein, Jo Anne Worley,
Kristoffer Cusick, Laura Dysarczyk (u/s), Michael Drolet, Timothy
Britten Parker.
Marcie is to die for. Performances were fantastic all the way around. Megan and
Marcie's chemistry is so fresh.
Wicked - Los Angeles - 24th April 2008
Teal Wicks (s/b), Megan Hilty, John Rubinstein, Jo Anne Worley,
Kristoffer Cusick, Marcie Dodd, Michael Drolet, Timothy Britten Parker.
Performances were fantastic all the way around. Teal is wonderful and Megan is
at the top of her game
Wicked - Chicago - 27th April 2008
Dee Roscioli, Kate Kahrner, Michael Seelbach, Barbara Robertson, Gene Weygandt,
Heidi Kettenring, Kevin Samual Yee (u/s)
A great capture and solid performances from the cast. Amazing WWOTE in act 2!
This was done during Heidi's return and Kate's short run as Glinda. A
The Witches of Eastwick - London - 12th
September 2001
Clarke Peters, Josefina Gabrielle, Joanna Riding, Rebecca Thornhill, Rosemary
Ashe, Stephen Tate.
Steady shot of the stage with no zooms or close-ups but nice sound throughout. B
Wizard of Oz - Turner Pictures Concert 1995
Jewel, Jackson Brown, Roger Daltrey, Nathan Lane, Natalie Cole, Debra Winger,
Joel Grey
Recorded live at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in
New York City
Woman in White - London - 11th February 2006
Yette Robinson, David Burt, Damian Humbley, Alexandra Silber, Elinor Collett,
Andy Mace (u/s Sir Percival Glyde)
Highlights. Lovely clear picture, but can be a bit shaky at times. Runs about 45
min.
Woman in White - Broadway - 30th November 2005
Lisa Brescia (u/s Marian Halcombe), Michael Ball, Jill Paice, Adam
Brazier, Angela Christian, Ron Bohmer
There are some cover ups and some zooms. A decent Dvd of the show.