Broadway's Lost Treasures II
by Chris Cohen
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Actor: Bea Arthur, Brent Barrett, Lauren Bacall, Regina Ahlgren, Walter BobbieDirector: Chris Cohen
Producer: Chris Cohen
Editor: Michael Coelho
Producer: Erach Screwvala
Producer: Sharon Radcliffe
Writer: Hildy Parks
Writer: Steven Hecht
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Unknown; English (Original Language), Unknown
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-10-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acorn Media
DVD Reviews of Broadway's Lost Treasures II
DVD Review: Worth it -- but another mixed bag
Summary: 4 Stars
Once again, I'm grateful for what good we do get in the mix of performances captured in Broadway's Lost Treasures II -- for what is good is quite good.
Among the best are Michael Jeter and Brent Barrett having a ball in Grand Hotel, Patti LuPone brassily belting in Anything Goes, Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur radiating charm and affection in Mame, Robert Lindsay acting and singing very much like Anthony Newley in Me and My Girl, and Walter Bobbie and chorus bringing down the house in Guys and Dolls.
But we also get plenty of less-exciting segments, and several once again are lip synched (generally the performers recreating their performances for the 1971 Tony show's retrospective). The latter include Richard Kiley in Man of La Mancha and Tom Bosley in Fiorello. The whole lifeblood of Broadway is LIVE performance, so these artificial segments should have been left in the vault and more time should have been given to other truly live performances.
The most curious segment is Katherine Hepburn in Coco. In the end, though, it doesn't do much for the reputation of the show -- or Hepburn, for that matter. She can't sing -- that's no surprise -- but she's also unable to immerse herself in the character. You never forget it's Hepburn doing Chanel, and she tends to bellow to be heard across the footlights. Since Hepburn insisted on having this segment pretaped without an audience, we also get a very intrusive laugh track. But for many, Hepburn's star wattage will be enough.
All that said, every Broadway fan needs to have this DVD in his/her collection. And we can only hope that more will be forthcoming.
Description of Broadway's Lost Treasures II
The annual Tony Award® broadcast provides the only filmed record of Broadway?s best for audiences to experience as if they were front-row-center on opening night. This second compilation of great musical moments from the Tonys® features another dazzling array of stars and performances. Hosts Lauren Bacall, Bebe Neuwirth, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Jerry Orbach introduce these 18 one-of-a-kind performances and share their personal Broadway and Tony® memories."Praise be to the theatre gods. . . for what was ?lost? is found." ?Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the first Broadway?s Lost Treasures.
THE LEADS
Patti LuPone, Anything Goes
Angela Lansbury, Beatrice Arthur, Mame
Robert Morse, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Jane Lapotaire, Piaf
Richard Kiley, Man of La Mancha
ALL SINGING, ALL DANCING
Nell Carter, cast, Ain?t Misbehavin?
Michael Jeter, Brent Barrett, Grand Hotel
Gregory Hines, Jelly?s Last Jam
Walter Bobbie, Nathan Lane, Guys and Dolls
REVIVALS AND RECORD BREAKERS
George Hearn, cast, La Cage aux Folles
Cast, Les Misérables
Shirley Verrett, cast, Carousel
Jerry Orbach, Chicago
BONUS PERFORMANCES
Katharine Hepburn, Coco
Robert Lindsay, Me and My Girl
Tom Bosley, Fiorello!
Kathi Moss, cast, Nine
Bill Hutton, cast, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
BONUS EXTRAS
Five additional performances not seen on the PBS broadcast
Historical information about the original Broadway productions
PLAYBILL cover art
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