Product Details

• Actors: Betty Buckley, Jamey Haddad
• Directors: Robin Lough
• Producers: Betty Buckley, Kevin Duncan, Ted Kurland
• Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD, Live, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: March 5, 2002
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005OBBH
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #87,862 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Betty Buckley - Stars and the Moon (Live at the Donmar)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Star of stage (Sunset Boulevard), film (Tender Mercies) and television ("Eight is Enough"), Betty Buckley sparkles in this intimate concert recorded live at the Donmar Warehouse in London, England. With a stunning repertoire, Ms. Buckley sings more than twenty popular classics from Lerner & Loewe, Stephen Sondheim, Rodgers & Hart, James Taylor, and of course her legendary "Memory" from the Broadway smash "Cats." Songs: Not a Day Goes By, Just the Way You Look Tonight, Come Rain or Come Shine, Come On Come On, Meadowlark, Answer Me My Love, Stars and the Moon, Migratory V/Horse with Wings, You're Nearer/If Ever I Would Leave You/My Funny Valentine, As If We Never Said Goodbye, Finding Home, Fire and Rain, Poet's Medley: Red Dress/Souvenir/Will There Really Be a Morning?, Old Friend, Send in the Clowns, Memory, Amazing Grace.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A singer-actress, January 23, 2004

By	JLF "red panda" (Manila, Philippines) - See all my reviews

I gave the CD and DVD of Stars and the Moon to a friend, who is also a theater director at the University of the Philippines. He is the one who introduced me to Betty Buckley. We both watched it and have the same reaction towards the DVD. It is very touching and an emotional experience, especially for us who are fans of Betty Buckley. I first heard her Carnegie performance on CD and ever since became a big fan of hers. However, to see her perform is another experience. I must admit that some of the songs here are unfamiliar. However, Betty Buckley performed it in such a way that the songs are transformed into monologues. It is as if she is speaking to her audience. For instance, her take on "Stars and the Moon" is really definitive. Some would claim that Audra McDonald's version is the best. Having heard both version, on the audio alone, the bittersweet and irony of the song is perfectly delivered by Betty Buckley. She is a very relaxed singer. One could see that she does not only sing. The lyrics seem not memorized but appear to be thought spontaneously by the singer. She is a real storyteller on all those songs. This is highly recommended.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What a waste, September 30, 2004

By	slavik (Russia) - See all my reviews

Betty's voice is still strong and beautiful but arrangements of most beloved songs are simply horrible.

If you prefer traditional versions this concert is not for you.

The quality of image and sound is very good.

Can be recommended only to hardcore fans.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Betty Lynn...what more do you need?, March 16, 2002

By A Customer

I have to say that I do not agree with the other reviewer on this DVD. Betty is in fine voice and she knows how to deliver a song. I do have to agree that I too wish that there were more showtunes with the original Broadway arrangements. But Ms. Buckley is famous for making her own arrangements with songs. I enjoyed the instrumetnal introduction to "Meadowlark". This is a very good DVD to get if you are a die hard Betty fan. It is much better than the "Stars and the Moon" CD in that it contains that entire concert and that she seems to belt more on the DVD than the CD. (Or maybe that's just me.) If you love Betty, get this. If you just like her a little stick with her early CD's. And that's the bottom line!