{"product_id":"broadways-lost-treasures-dvd-1","title":"Broadway's Lost Treasures [DVD]","description":"Product Description\n\nJoel Grey, Carol Channing, John Raitt, Patti LuPone, Yul Brynner, Zero Mostel--these greats are among the original-cast performers featured in this unique filmed compendium of Broadway showstoppers. Seen only once in their original Tony Award® telecasts (1967–1986), these 22 knock-out performances come with new introductions by some of the featured performers, including Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach, and Chita Rivera. BONUS: Both DVD and VHS formats feature five extra performances not seen on PBS!\nProgram includes: BROADWAY DIVAS\nVivian Blaine, \"Adelaide's Lament,\" Guys and Dolls\nPatti LuPone, \"A New Argentina,\" Evita\nAngela Lansbury, \"Worst Pies in London,\" Sweeney Todd\nCarol Channing, \"Before the Parade Passes By,\" Hello, Dolly!\nJulie Andrews, \"Send in the Clowns,\" A Little Night Music\nLEADING MEN\nZero Mostel, \"If I Were a Rich Man,\" Fiddler on the Roof\nYul Brynner, \"Shall We Dance,\" The King and I\nJohn Raitt, \"Hey There,\" The Pajama Game\nRobert Preston, \"Trouble,\" The Music Man\nPaul Lynde, \"Kids,\" Bye Bye Birdie\nDANCIN'\nJoel Grey, \"Willkommen,\" Cabaret\nTommy Tune, Twiggy, \"Chasin' the Clouds Away,\" My One and Only\nGwen Verdon, Chita Rivera, \"All That Jazz,\" \"Nowadays,\" Chicago\nJerry Orbach, \"Lullaby of Broadway,\" 42nd Street\nRECORD BREAKERS\nAndrea McArdle, cast, \"Tomorrow,\" Annie\nCast, \"You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile,\" Annie\nBetty Buckley and cast, \"Jellicle Songs,\" \"Memory,\" Cats\nBONUS PERFORMANCES! Both DVD and VHS formats include five additional performances not seen on the PBS pledge-special broadcasts.\nAnn Miller, Mickey Rooney, \"McHugh Medley,\" Sugar Babies\nPatti LuPone, \"Buenos Aires,\" Evita\nBarbara Harris, \"Movie Star Gorgeous,\" The Apple Tree\nBonnie Franklin, \"Applause,\" Applause\nDorothy Loudon and cast, \"Easy Street,\" \"Tomorrow\" (reprise), Annie\n\n\n\nAmazon.com\n\nBroadway's Lost Treasures delivers what the title promises: 21 historic performances of great moments in American musical theater televised on the Tony Awards between 1967 and 1986. (Five were not included when the program was broadcast on PBS in 2003.) Unlike some other arts, theater has rarely been well-documented, so it's a treat to see these numbers performed by the original artists rather than experience them through audio recordings or tepid movie adaptations. Sure, sound and picture quality are only adequate, some of the numbers are minimally staged and some appear to be lip-synched, and some of the performances that do have excellent film counterparts (Yul Brynner in The King and I, Robert Preston in The Music Man, Joel Grey in Cabaret) seem rather lackluster here. But those are minor drawbacks compared to the chance to see Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera perform \"All That Jazz\" and \"Nowadays\" from Chicago, or John Raitt, a stage legend who's woefully underrepresented on film, singing The Pajama Game's \"Hey There.\" The most electrifying excerpt is from Evita, anchored by the powerhouse trio of Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin, and Bob Gunton, the most surprising is Julie Andrews singing \"Send in the Clowns\" (she wasn't in the cast of A Little Night Music), and the most touching is a 12-year-old Andrea McArdle breaking hearts in Annie's \"Tomorrow.\" An indispensable record of a quintessential American art form. --David Horiuchi\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0000BZNDK\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 4EKGRJ006DG1_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eBinding: DVD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41511049920570,"sku":"4EKGRJ006DG1_ns","price":4.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B0000BZNDK-0_e7cfa2ec-f994-4646-8975-435dc1cea92b.jpg?v=1783464120","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/broadways-lost-treasures-dvd-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}