Product Details

• Actors: Elaine Paige, John Mills, Ken Page, Donny Osmond, Maria Friedman
• Directors: David Mallet, Gale Edwards, Nick Morris
• Writers: T.S. Eliot, Tim Rice
• Producers: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Andy Picheta, Anthony Chapman
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 4
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: October 30, 2001
• Run Time: 433 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005NGD3
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #390,967 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Must-have for ALW fans, December 26, 2001

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This review is from: The Andrew Lloyd Webber Spotlight Performance Collection (Cats, Royal Albert Hall Celebration, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar) (DVD)

My two pence worth:

CATS: not my favorite ALW musical but I found this version enjoyable for its superior cast. God's not fair--to some he gives both singing AND dancing talent. Loads of such double talent in this production.

SUPERSTAR: interesting, updated production, fabulous voices. Shorn of its 60s/70s hippie trappings, it effectively re-engages you in the message of the lyrics.

JOSEPH: at first I thought--Donny Osmond, UGH! YUCK!--but he's surprisingly appealing in this production.

ROYAL ALBERT CELEBRATION: my only peeves (and reason for 4 instead of 5 stars) are 1) the total absence of Michael Crawford (Music of the Night is sung competently but not brilliantly by Antonio Banderas) and 2) a few too many titles from ALW's least successful work, Whistle Down the Wind.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No Documentation, December 27, 2004

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J. LIGHT (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway Favorites Collection (Cats / Jesus Christ Superstar / Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat / The Royal Albert Hall Celebration) (DVD)

I am very disappointed in the packaging and the lack of documentation. They should have included the track listings and any documentation that has been included in the individual DVD packaging. I was especially disappointed that on the Royal Albert Hall performances where there is no listing of the songs, which show they are from and who is performing them. I was hoping to find a track listing here at Amazon but I have not found one yet.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars YAY!!!!, December 7, 2005

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A. Newman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway Favorites Collection (Cats / Jesus Christ Superstar / Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat / The Royal Albert Hall Celebration) (DVD)

I love this entire collection. When I bought this, I wasn't very excited about Jesus Christ Superstar, because I thought it was the 1973 version. Imagine my delight when this was in fact the updated version of the show. An amazing cast draws you into the story, and finally Judas does not appear simply as a traitor or a psycho, but as someone tormented.
Royal Albert Hall Celebration--Wow! All I can say is I would love to have my 50th Birthday party like that. Hoards of stars appear singing ALW's wonderful compostions.