Product Description The annual Tony Award® broadcast provides the only filmed record of Broadways best for audiences to experience as if they were front-row-center on opening night. This second compilation of great musical moments from the Tonys® features another dazzling array of stars and performances. Hosts Lauren Bacall, Bebe Neuwirth, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Jerry Orbach introduce these 18 one-of-a-kind performances and share their personal Broadway and Tony® memories. "Praise be to the theatre gods. . . for what was lost is found." Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the first Broadways Lost Treasures. THE LEADS Patti LuPone, Anything Goes Angela Lansbury, Beatrice Arthur, Mame Robert Morse, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Jane Lapotaire, Piaf Richard Kiley, Man of La Mancha ALL SINGING, ALL DANCING Nell Carter, cast, Aint Misbehavin Michael Jeter, Brent Barrett, Grand Hotel Gregory Hines, Jellys Last Jam Walter Bobbie, Nathan Lane, Guys and Dolls REVIVALS AND RECORD BREAKERS George Hearn, cast, La Cage aux Folles Cast, Les Misérables Shirley Verrett, cast, Carousel Jerry Orbach, Chicago BONUS PERFORMANCES Katharine Hepburn, Coco Robert Lindsay, Me and My Girl Tom Bosley, Fiorello! Kathi Moss, cast, Nine Bill Hutton, cast, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat BONUS EXTRAS Five additional performances not seen on the PBS broadcast Historical information about the original Broadway productions PLAYBILL cover art .com The follow-up to the original Broadway's Lost Treasures delivers more of the same--historic performances of great moments in American musical theater televised on the Tony Awards--but is a step up in terms of sheer entertainment value. The first volume included only performances before 1987, and while they had bigger stars (Yul Brynner, Robert Preston), some of them were lip-synced and considerably less polished than their feature-film equivalents. Broadway's Lost Treasures II features newer performances that are almost indistinguishable from an actual show, including scenes from splashy, high-energy revivals such as Anything Goes (Patti LuPone and company performing the title tune) and Guys and Dolls (the fabulous "Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat"), and new shows such as Grand Hotel (Michael Jeter and Brent Barrett in a gloriously exuberant "Take a Glass Together"), Les Miserables ("One Day More"), La Cage aux Folles (George Hearn solo and with a chorus line in drag in "I Am What I Am"), and Jelly's Last Jam (Gregory Hines tapping "That's How You Jazz"). There are classic performances too, including Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur's 1987 reunion of "Bosom Buddies" (Mame), Richard Kiley's "The Impossible Dream" (Man of La Mancha), Jerry Orbach's "All I Care About" (Chicago), and (in the DVD's bonus content) Katharine Hepburn in a 15-minute part-dramatic, part-musical scene from Coco. Fans were disappointed when performances from Dreamgirls and A Chorus Line were pulled from the first program due to rights issues, and those still aren't included here, but one can always hope they might appear in a future volume. --David Horiuchi
C**O
Wonderful way to see wonderful old Broadway Shows.
I really love Broadway Shows. I was lucky enough to see a few shows when I visited New York. I also have seen a few roadshow productions. It is an awesome DVD. The shipping on this one was excellent. I have the first DVD and the now the second. The third one is on order and I look forward to getting it and having a great time watching it.If you love Broadway Shows you will surely enjoy these. They are songs taken from the show and sure makes me want to buy a lot more shows. A great way to bring joy and song into the home.
D**K
RARE AND MAGNIFICENT
I received the first and second issues of the series the same day, watched both twice. It was wonderful to relive some of the performances I saw on Broadway as well as to see some performances I was not able to see "live". There is nothing like the m,agic of live theater and both volumes bring it to you via Toney Awards telecasts. It was nice to see Tom Bosley [ Happy Days, Father Dowling Mysteries, and Murder She Wrote] in his Tomy Award performance as Fiorello Laguardia; Jerry Orbach [Law and Order] in 42nd Street and Chicago, Angela Lansbury [Murder She Wrote] in Mame and Sweeny Todd., and so it goes. THIS IS A MUST FOR ANYONE WHO LIKES MUSICAL THEATER. I only hope there is a third edition.
L**S
WOW.....What a treasure!
As a former New Yorker, the Broadway musical has always been my first love. I don't get to NY anymore and as much as I miss my friends, I have to say I miss Broadway just as much as I miss them.I have seen almost all of the shows on this DVD, and I had chills and was brought to tears by 90% of it.To those who didn't like some of the numbers, there are ways to skip through a DVD. LOLIf you love Broadway Musicals, the great old ones, this is a major treat!
T**R
Some treasures, indeed...
I purchased this DVD specifically to see and have a copy of the late, great Gregory Hines' performance in "Jelly's Last Jam". While I found the camera work on that number, which was captured at a Tony Awards show,to be frustrating--as it moved several times during Mr. Hines' actual dancing to (inexplicably) capture expressions on the faces of other cast members, thereby missing the true artistry that was unfolding courtesy of Mr. Hines' dancing--at least part of the performance is preserved for posterity. However, I was rewarded with other performance gems I wouldn't have otherwise seen, including the incomparable Katherine Hepburn as Coco Chanel. If you enjoy Broadway musicals, the clips contained herein are worth seeing/having.
W**N
fantastic
some of this you've seen, but what you have not seen before is astonishing. enjoy
G**G
They don't make 'em like this any more
For those of us of a certain age - which probably means anyone past 50, these days - this is an incredible look back on the people, the performances, the to wonderful music and dance that we just don't see enough of in this age of rap and hip-hop (which we know is aimed at a younger crowd, who probably feel as passionate about them as we do about "our" kind of entertainment.) It's a super hour-and-a-half of happy memories.
M**A
Five Stars
Cute.
J**E
Five Stars
Received in good condition. Very nice
C**E
Theatre lovers - a must
Found this episode and on the strength bought the set. While not all the per4formances are "on stage" but recreated for the awards there is still a chance to see legendary figures doing a live performance.
H**R
Gregory Hines
どのパフォーマンスも見ごたえがあります。しかし、ハイライトは、Jelly's Last Jam の Gregory Hines （曲、"That's How You Jazz")でしょう。カメラワークには不満がありますけれど、彼のタップダンスが見られるだけで貴重だと思います。
