Product Details

• Actors: Bea Arthur, Carol Channing, Michael Feinstein, Davis Gaines, George Hearn
• Directors: Gary Halvorson
• Writers: Stephen Pouliot
• Producers: Andrew Jebb, Gregory H. Willenborg, Jac Venza, Jill M. Soble
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Universal Studios
• DVD Release Date: July 29, 1997
• Run Time: 111 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304558139
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,489 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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This 1993 tribute to Jerry Herman collects numbers from the songwriter's Broadway shows, performed by a wide variety of stars, many with strong ties to Herman. You've got Carol Channing, of course (the original and forever Dolly), Leslie Uggams (Jerry's Girls), George Hearn (La Cage aux Folles), Bea Arthur (with her trademark "Man in the Moon" from Mame), Lee Roy Reams and Karen Morrow (An Evening with Jerry Herman), Florence Lacey (The Grand Tour), Lorna Luft (Judy Garland's daughter), Davis Gaines, Michael Feinstein, and Rita Moreno, all backed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the baton of Don Pippin (Herman's longtime musical director) before a live audience at the Hollywood Bowl. Pippin leads the orchestra in instrumental medleys of waltzes and marches, Liza Minnelli, Paul and Linda McCartney, and Angela Lansbury offered prerecorded greetings, and humorous moments are provided by Luft's grouchy "Put It Back On" response to the dance team's "Take It All Off" (the producers make it up to her later by giving her Mack & Mabel's great ballad "Time Heals Everything"). There's also Reams's impressions of Channing, Pearl Bailey, and Louis Armstrong performing "Hello, Dolly"; and Arthur, who explains that Mame was not named after her character simply because nothing would rhyme with "Vera"--though "Sondheim could have done it." The guest of honor laughs right along with the crowd, and then takes the stage himself for the finale--for Jerry Herman fans, this concert is the best of times indeed. --David Horiuchi

Product Description

The program:

1. Introduction--Liza Minnelli
2. Overture--L.A. Philharmonic
3. Welcome--Carol Channing
4. It's Today (from Mame)--Leslie Uggams
5. Movies Were Movies (Mack & Mabel)--George Hearn
6. It Only Takes a Moment (Hello, Dolly)--Florence Lacey
7. Put On Your Sunday Clothes/Before the Parade Passes By (Hello, Dolly)--Lee Roy Reams
8. The Waltzes--L.A. Philharmonic
9. Wherever He Ain't (Mack & Mabel)--Lorna Luft, Leslie Uggams, Florence Lacey
10. Song on the Sand (La Cage aux Folles)--Davis Gaines
11. Take It All Off (Jerry's Girls)--Lorna Luft and the Girls
12. We Need a Little Christmas (Mame)--Karen Morrow
13. If He Walked Into My Life (Mame)--Leslie Uggams
14. Greetings--Paul and Linda McCartney
15. Hello Dolly (Hello, Dolly)--Lee Roy Reams, Leslie Uggams, Lorna Luft, International Dollies, Carol Channing
16. The Marches--L.A. Philharmonic
17. The Man in the Moon (Mame)--Bea Arthur
18. Bosom Buddies (Mame)--Leslie Uggams, Rita Moreno
19. Time Heals Everything (Mack & Mabel)--Lorna Luft
20. Greetings--Angela Lansbury
21. Mame (Mame)--L.A. Philharmonic
22. I Won't Send Roses (Mack & Mabel)--Michael Feinstein
23. I Don't Want to Know (Dear World)--Karen Morrow
24. Tap Your Troubles Away (Mack & Mabel)--Rita Moreno
25. Kiss Her Now (Dear World)--Leslie Uggams, Florence Lacey
26. La Cage aux Folles (La Cage aux Folles)--Lee Roy Reams
27. I Am What I Am (La Cage aux Folles)--George Hearn
28. The Best of Times (La Cage aux Folles)--Jerry Herman, the entire cast, and fireworks

Customer Reviews

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Fantastic Concert!, May 17, 2006

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R. Siegel (Edina, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jerry Herman's Broadway at Hollywood Bowl (DVD)

This has to be the best concert I have ever seen. Two hours of great performers (too bad Angela Lansbury could not be there) singing the music of Jerry Herman (Mame, La Cage, Hello Dolly, Dear World, The Grand Tour, Milk and Honey, Mack and Mabel, and for tv Mrs. Santa Clause). We get a full plate of great stars including Bea Arthur, Carol Channing, Michael Feinstein, and many more.

The sound on this program is superb, great stereo separation. The filming was first rate. The performances are timeless. The nicest part is that Don Pippin, Jerry Herman's right-hand man for orchestration and conducting, is here, and leads the full orchestra with the type of orchestrations that make Jerry's music shine, and exactly the kind of orchestrations he likes for his music, so no 2nd rate arrangements. There are also 3 orchestral medleys that are terrific. My favorite on the disc is Michael Feinsteins superb rendition of "I Wont Send Roses." No other person could sing this so so beautifully. Other highlights include Channing doing Hello Dolly to 3 standing ovations, Bea Arthur doing a her song from Mame, "The Man in the Moon," and from Mack and Mabel, a great tap dance to "Tap Your Troubles Away." Sadly, nothing was used from The Grand Tour, while not a hit, was a great score, and I was sad to see "Tomorrow Morning" or "One Person" from Dear World was not included. I also wish there had been a few big production numbers like the "Mame" theme song, but it is done here in a great orchestral version. These complaints are very minor, I have watched this concert more than 15 times and plan to see it many more.

If you like Broadway music and the scores of Jerry Herman, this is a must. If you've been under a table and not sure about this music, Jerry is one of the best broadway showtune composers ever, and I highly suggest you give this program a viewing (or 2).

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hello Jerry, Hello Carol, Wonderful Video!, October 11, 2000

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James W. Mccully (Wake Forest, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I saw this on PBS several years ago and I taped it. Unfortunately they had audio trouble on one orchestral medley. I saw it here and ordered it immediately. It's wonderful. Carol Channing gives a hilarious introduction. There is an international Dolly who sing Hello Dolly! the way it would be done in other countries and a "Hello, Deli" and Hello,Lyndon" and of course the original Dolly, Carol Channing. Davis Gaines sings Song on the Sand beautifully. This is a gorgeous song and gorgeously done. Ditto to Leslie Uggams' rendition of If He Walked Into My Life. Marvelous! These are my two favorites and I listen to them/watch them over and over again. Lee Roy Reams does marvelous imitations of Louis Armstrong, Carol, and Pearl Bailey and Marlene Dietrich and Mae West on La Cage Aux Folles. Love It Only Takes a Moment and many of the others.Only wish that the whole song would have been sung. I have seen the sheet music and some is left out in the movie and play and I have sung it in its entirety. Lovely sentiment in that song and beautiful melody. Jerry Herman is truly a talent as Carol proclaims,"When God was passing out talent, Jerry got in line twice." He wrote the words and music to all the songs.Buy this! You won't be sorry. I am considering buying it for a gift. I would love to have a copy of just the audio too, but can't figure out if there is one available. Regardless, if you love great Broadway music and Jerry Herman musicals, you will love this!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, January 21, 2003

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Edward C. Panusko "ecp333" (Oakbrook IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl (DVD)

This is an excellent concert for musical lovers. Especially Jerry Herman fans. I recommend it highly. Michael Feinsteins rendition of "I Won't Send Roses" will give you chills and Leslie Uggams is impeccable.