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Special Features
- Performances: Cast, "42nd Street," "We're in the Money," 42nd Street, 2001; Gwen Verdon, Ray Waltson, "Whatever Lola Wants," Damn Yankees, 1971; Vanessa Williams and cast, medley, Into the Woods, 2002; Jerry Orbach, "She Likes Basketball," Promises, Promises, 1969; Debbie Allen and cast, "America," West Side Story, 1980; Cast, "Sing, Sing, Sing," Fosse, 1999; Michel Bell and cast, "Ol' Man River," Show Boat, 1995; Anthony Roberts and cast, "Step to the Rear," How Now, Dow Jones, 1968; Alfred Drake, "Where Is the Life That Late I Led," Kiss Me Kate, 1971; Julie Andrews, medley from My Fair Lady and Camelot, 1991; Harry Groener and cast, "I Can't Be Bothered Now," Crazy for You, 1992; Chita Rivera and cast, "Where You Are," Kiss of the Spider Woman, 1993; Robert Goulet and Inga Swenson, "Indian Love Call," Rose-Marie, 1982; Cast, "T'Ain't Nobody's Business if I Do," Black and Blue, 1989; Zero Mostel, "Comedy Tonight," A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, 1971; Ethel Merman, medley from Girl Crazy, Call Me Madam, and Gypsy, 1972; Kristin Chenoweth, "My New Philosophy," You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, 1999; Cast, "Caldonia," Five Guys Named Moe, 1992; Cast, "Ragtime," Ragtime 1998
- Four additional performances not seen on the PBS broadcast: Jonathan Pryce and cast, "The American Dream," Miss Saigon, 1991; Angela Lansbury, "Everything's Coming Up Roses," Gypsy, 1975; Robert Goulet, "The Happy Time," The Happy Time, 1968; Desi Arnaz, "She Could Shake Her Maracas," Too Many Girls, 1972
- Historical information on the original Broadway productions
- PLAYBILL® cover art
Editorial Reviews
Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein are your hosts for this third compilation of great musical performances from the archives of the Tony Award® broadcasts. Legendary stars from legendary shows strut their stuff in 23 performances that have become part of Broadway history.
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61 of 62 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Badly chosen and assembled -- but buy it anyway,
By Bill (Seattle, Washington United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Broadway's Lost Treasures III - The Best of the Tony Awards (DVD)
As thankful as I am to see any footage of Broadway performers released, the Broadway Lost Treasures series is really -- it must be said -- a botched opportunity. There is little rhyme or reason in how the clips are chosen and assembled. The performances are good, bad and everything in between, and this latest installment has one of the weakest selections yet.
First, I wish that the lip-synched numbers would just be omitted altogether -- to me, they don't qualify as a performance. So don't get your hopes up for Gwen Verdon's "Whatever Lola Wants" (unless you only care about the dancing) or Angela Lansbury's "Everything's Coming Up Roses." They both fall in this category. Now, let's move on to the highlights of this DVD: The best segments are those that give glimpses of golden-age musicals not captured on film and unlikely to appear on stage again. It's great to see Jerry Orbach doing a song from Burt Bacharach's "Promises, Promises." Although it's a bad night vocally for him, the energy is there. The segment from "The Happy Time" is definitely one of the disc's highlights, with Robert Goulet attractive and charming. And the number from the largely forgotten "How Now, Dow Jones" is very enjoyable too. In addition, three titans of Broadway's peak years are captured -- well after their own peaks, but better late than never. Ethel Merman is absolutely wonderful in a truncated medley -- amazingly, about 42 years after her stage debut. In the bit from "Call Me Madam," Merman essentially uses her co-star, Larry Blyden, as a stage prop, to hilarious effect. And the "Gypsy" number is both electrifying and moving. That's Broadway, folks, with a capital M. The crime is that the medley was very crudely cut for this DVD -- according to Broadway expert Ken Mandelbaum, three songs were removed. That's close to unforgivable. Alfred Drake, in a number from "Kiss Me Kate," is also quite good, although the last note is a little rough. And Julie Andrews is beautiful and luminous, if a bit cautious vocally, in her medley from "My Fair Lady" and "Camelot." Also worthwhile are Chita Rivera, exhibiting tremendous career-comeback talent in "Kiss of the Spider Woman," and Zero Mostel mugging his way (as usual) through "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." With a few exceptions, the rest of the disc is expendable. But buy it for the above alone. Hopefully, it will encourage others with rights to historical footage of Broadway performers to release DVDs of their own treasures (e.g., more from the Ed Sullivan show) and do a better job of it.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
highs and lows,
This review is from: Broadway's Lost Treasures III - The Best of the Tony Awards (DVD)
This DVD has some very ho-hum material, so unmemorable that I can't recall what I want to say about it. I agree with other reviewers that the lip-synched Angela Lansbury is quite lame. However, can we talk about why I bought it?
The 42nd street number is everything you expect from broadway--the ultimate huge tap number. Debbie Allen's performance of "America" is quite satisfying. I cried tears of nostalgia listening to Julie Andrew reprise Camelot and My Fair Lady. The Fosse Number (Sing, Sing Sing)is so very, very Fosse. After viewing the title number from Ragtime, I will now have to move heaven and earth to see the show. But....this DVD is worth owning for the soul-stirring performance of Michel Bell singing "Ol' Man River" in Showboat. Bass voices are not known for their clarity, but this guy is simply amazing. The beauty and passion of this performance is overwhelming. The harmony of the cast is gorgeous. BTW, I saw him perform it live on stage in the musical. When the number ended, no one clapped for a span of few seconds. All that could be heard in the Fabulous Fox were sniffles---coming from all the audience members who were moved to tears. True story.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as previous editions,
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This review is from: Broadway's Lost Treasures III - The Best of the Tony Awards (DVD)
This dvd is not as exciting as some of its previous editions but is still satifying. Thanks to PBS for retrieving this "treasures" so fans can enjoy these performances. I enjoyed the contemporary clips from Charlie Brown, Ragtime, Saigon, and Into the Woods. And I even liked the rare Ethel Merman and Angela Lansbury clips. I was however disapointed by the "bonus" features Too Many Girls and Happy Time. In my opinon they were not eleven o clock numbers. In future editions it would be great to see Jennifer Holidays And Im Telling You from Dreamgirls or something from SideShow. It would also be great to see clips from Chorus Line, Company, Follies or anything else from 70's and 80's. I think its great these dvds are coming out but the numbers need to be more showstoppers. This includes the bonus features. Buy this to complete your collection but look forward to better material in the future.
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