Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Acorn Media
• VHS Release Date: October 26, 2004
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002TSZNI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #285,558 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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 EXTRA: Five additional erformances not seen on the PBS broadcast

Customer Reviews

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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth it -- but another mixed bag, November 25, 2004

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Bill (Seattle, Washington United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Broadway's Lost Treasures II (DVD)

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.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RARE AND MAGNIFICENT, March 12, 2005

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Dr. William A. Rieck (Lafayette, Louisiana United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Broadway's Lost Treasures II (DVD)

I received the first and second issues of the series the same day, watched both twice. It was wonderful to relive some of the performances I saw on Broadway as well as to see some performances I was not able to see "live". There is nothing like the m,agic of live theater and both volumes bring it to you via Toney Awards telecasts. It was nice to see Tom Bosley [ Happy Days, Father Dowling Mysteries, and Murder She Wrote] in his Tomy Award performance as Fiorello Laguardia; Jerry Orbach [Law and Order] in 42nd Street and Chicago, Angela Lansbury [Murder She Wrote] in Mame and Sweeny Todd., and so it goes. THIS IS A MUST FOR ANYONE WHO LIKES MUSICAL THEATER. I only hope there is a third edition.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Treasures is a perfect title for this DVD!, January 31, 2006

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R. Schaitberger "Ruthie" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Broadway's Lost Treasures II (DVD)

As a musical theatre lover I've seen a lot of footage from various tony's & concerts, but this was delightful! The wide range of preformances and preformers are just great! I'd get this based only on the fact that it has Patti LuPone doing Anthing Goes on it! :) Also, the selections from Jelly's Last Jam & Chicago are just great! Enjoy! (and if you haven't seen the first Lost treasures DVD, treat yourself to that!)