Product Details

• Actors: Hallelujah Broadway
• Directors: Manhattan Records
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Manhattan Records
• DVD Release Date: September 14, 2010
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003XYL7CK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,183 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

A brand new musical extravaganza from the producer of the PBS hit - The Irish Tenors.

Hallelujah Broadway is based on the simple premise that powerful songs can bring an audience to their feet, gladden their hearts and give them something to really feel good about. How often have people come out of a Broadway Musical and felt they had just had a religious experience?

In Hallelujah Broadway, we harnessed the emotional power of the songs that have so inspired millions of theatre goers and gathered them all together in one feast of entertainment. This show is high on emotion with a true spiritual connection at its heart. We selected the most uplifting and powerful songs from the great Broadway musicals and were performed in Prague at the Church of St. Simon & St. Judah, accompanied by the Prague Filmharmonic Orchestra and Choir.

This is a feast of inspired vocal performances set in the baroque magnificence of the Church of St Simon and St Jude, home to the Prague Symphony. Crucially, Hallelujah Broadway features star central performances from three featured soloists - the amazing tenor Rodrick Dixon, the powerful soprano from the Chicago Symphony Alfreda Burke, and the marvellous Irish Tenor Anthony Kearns. The show also features as a special guest one of Broadway's leading ladies, Linda Eder.

The producers conceived Hallelujah Broadway as a hugely enjoyable experience for the global audience, particularly for the countless millions of musical theatre devotees around the world.

DVD TRACK LISTING:
1. Prepare Ye The Way Of the Lord (Godspell)
2. Oh What A Beautiful Mornin' (Oklahoma)
3. I'll Be Seeing You (Right This Way)
4. Gold (Camille Claudel)
5. Somewhere (West Side Story)
6. Climb Ev'ry Mountain (Sound Of Music)
7. Electricity (Billy Elliot)
8. Hallelujah Broadway
9. Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord
10. Day By Day
11. Oh Bless The Lord My Soul
12. Light of the World
13. Seasons of Love (Rent)
14. What I Did For Love (A Chorus Line)
15. Bring Him Home (Les Miserables)
16. Anthem (Chess)
17. Sunday (Sunday In the Park with George)
18. For Good (Wicked)
19. Someone Like You (Jekyll & Hyde)
20. You'll Never Walk Alone

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Broadway buffs, don't miss this, August 1, 2010

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William D. Bandes (Roseville CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hallelujah Broadway (DVD)

I saw "Hallelujah Broadway!" on our local PBS station as part of pledge break. Since I am already a member of the station, I did not want to pay the big bucks to get the DVD as a "premium." This DVD will knock you out of your seats, it's so good. They have collected some "unknown" but fantastic singers, along with a great orchestra in a knockout setting, and they give you some of the best of Broadway show music. It's absolutely a "don't miss." You won't be able to leave your seat until the very end!

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If You Love Music, You Need to Get This DVD..., August 12, 2010

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Kathryn E. Etier "Miss Bob" (Beautiful Maggie Valley) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hallelujah Broadway (DVD)

Think about inspirational, uplifting songs from Broadway musicals, and what comes to mind? Jesus Christ Superstar? Godspell? Yentl? Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat? Maybe Fiddler on the Roof or The Sound of Music?

Have you ever emerged from a Broadway theater feeling you had a religious experience, whether the play dealt with spiritual themes or not? The man who produced The Irish Tenors, Bill Hughes, has put together a spectacular show that includes numbers from "Godspell, Oklahoma!, West Side Story, Sound of Music, Billy Elliot, Rent, and Wicked among others!" EMI/Manhattan Records will release Hallelujah Broadway on CD and DVD September 14. It is an amazing production.

Filmed and recorded in Prague at the Church of St. Simon and St. Judah in February 2010, Hallelujah Broadway features three soloists: Rodrick Dixon (tenor), Alfreda Burke (soprano, Chicago Symphony), and Anthony Kearns (Irish tenor). Also featured is Broadway veteran, Linda Eder. They are accompanied by the Prague Filmharmonic Orchestra and Choir.

Although Hallelujah Broadway begins with "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord" from Godspell, the emphasis is not on religious songs, but on songs that are inspiring, rousing, and stirring. "I'll Be Seeing You," a song that has inspired lovers for oh-so-many years, is a good example of a secular song with strong emotional content; here it is beautifully, powerfully rendered by Anthony Kearns.

Dixon, Burke, Kearns, and Eder provide incredible vocals, elevating such well known songs as "Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'," "What I Did for Love," "Climb Every Mountain," and "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Burke's exceptional performance, backed by the Choir). Dixon's interpretation of "Somewhere" imparts new importance to this West Side Story classic.

There are over 20 songs performed on the DVD, and the quality of the production is impressive.

While many live performances lose something when recorded, Hallelujah Broadway is a gem. Seeing the show live must have, indeed, been an extraordinary experience. This is not just "show tunes," Hallelujah Broadway is an experience to which fans of serious music, as well as Broadway classics, must treat themselves.

Bottom Line: Would I buy/rent/stream Hallelujah Broadway? Buy, for sure. The real question is, "Am I willing to let it out of my sight?" Sorry, friends, no borrowing this one; buy your own.

Article first published as "DVD Review:Hallelujah Broadway" on Blogcritics.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must See and Hear, September 13, 2010

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TexasTraveler - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hallelujah Broadway (DVD)

I attended the live production and taping of Hallelujah Broadway this year on a cold February night in Prague. The warmth of the church with this awe inspiring cast made all forget about the bitter cold outside. The lights, the orchestra, the chorus and of course the fantastic soloists gave me as well as the entire audience an unforgettable night that can now be cherished on CD and DVD. This DVD and CD soundtrack is a must for any musical theater enthusiast! Keith from Dallas