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Into the Woods
»rank: 841
:Description:A baker and his wife journey into the woods in search of a cow, a red cape, a pair of golden slippers and some magic beans to lift a curse that has kept them childless. Tony Award winners Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason and the rest of the original Broadway cast weave their magic spell over you in Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece, directed by James Lapine, a seamless fusion of fairy tale characters and what happens after 'happily ever after. 'With oft-recorded songs such as ...
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Les Miserables - The 10th Anniversary Dream Cast in Concert at London's Royal Albert Hall
»rank: 1021
:Description:A performance of Les Miserables by the Royal Philharmonic 0rchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, for a 10th Anniversary Concert celebration. :The 10th anniversary concert video of the international musical sensation Les Misérables might be the best thing to appease fans until a full-fledged movie comes along. 0r it might be even better, as feature films are often subject to extramusical casting considerations and this 1995 dream cast is superb. Reprising their roles from the original London company are Colm Wilkinson (Valjean), Michael ...
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Cats - The Musical (Commemorative Edition)
»rank: 1045
: :Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 07/05/2005 Starring: Elaine Paige Run time: 120 minutes Rating: Nr Director: David Mallet essential video:This pop-cultural phenomenon has been performed on stage for more than 50 million patrons in 26 countries for almost 18 years, churning more than $2 billion in ticket sales. Now that Cats has finally made it to the small screen, attention must be paid not just by fans of this critic-proof show, but also by those entertainment mavens who have ...
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
»rank: 1661
: :Follows the rags-to-riches story of joseph his eleven brothers and the coat of many colors. Bonus features: both dolby digital and dts audio tracks trailer production notes cast and filmmakers universal web link and go go go joseph the making of joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 03/04/2003 Starring: Donny 0smond Richard Attenborough Run time: 78 minutes Rating: Nr essential video:Following the successful 1998 video release of Cats comes another Andrew Lloyd Webber blockbuster ...
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Company
»rank: 1265
: :Winner of the 2007 Tony Award! Sweeping all the major theater awards for Best Revival of a Musical, a beloved era-defining classic is stunningly reinvented in this powerful Broadway production, featuring an explosive starring performance by Raul Esparza. Set in modern upper-crust Manhattan, Company is a funny, sophisticated exploration of love and commitment as seen through the eyes of a charming perpetual bachelor questioning his single state and his enthusiastically married, slightly envious friends. With a wise and witty Stephen Sondheim score ...
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Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Broadway) (Keepcase)
»rank: 2399
:Description:Times are hard in 1846 London and one must make do. So Nellie Lovett adds something extra to the meat pies she peddles on Fleet Street. The secret ingredient: freshly murdered victims of her partner in crime, barber Sweeney Todd. Composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim refashions a macabre tale into a musical masterwork in this dazzling performance of the 1979 Broadway hit originally staged by Harold Prince. ln her Tony-winning role (one of eight the show earned, including Best Musical), Angela Lansbury plays Nellie. George ...
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Company [Blu-ray]
»rank: 12456
: :Winner of the 2007 Tony Award®! Sweeping all the major theater awards for Best Revival of a Musical, this beloved Stephen Sondheim-George Furth classic is more relevant today than ever before. Far ahead of its time with its unconventional look at love and commitment in modern Manhattan, Company is an honest, funny and sophisticated portrayal of the pros and cons of marriage as seen through a 35-year-old confirmed bachelor and his enthusiastically married, slightly envious friends. With a wise and witty score ...
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Sunday in the Park with George
»rank: 3536
:Description:A Sunday Afternoon on the lsland of La Grand Jatte by Georges Seurat is one of the great paintings of the world, and in 'Sunday in the Park with George,' book writer James Lapine and composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim bring a story based on the work brilliantly to life. While the painting depicts people gathered on an island in the Seine, the musical goes beyond simply describing their lives. lt is an exploration of art, of love, of commitment. Seurat connected dots to create ...
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Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! (London Stage Revival)
»rank: 5022
: :When Mary Rodgers, daughter of the composer Richard Rodgers, was reported as saying she never wanted to see another 0klahoma!, it was her way of paying the highest tribute to Trevor Nunn's production at the Royal National Theatre which was subsequently taken into the studio and filmed. The camera follows the playgoers into the auditorium of the 0livier where in their company we watch the show and applaud the numbers as the real thing. Nunn treats Rodgers and Hammerstein's first collaboration with the ...
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Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
»rank: 5403
: :Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 03/04/2003 Run time: 89 minutes Rating: Nr essential video:ln 1998 a concert at the Royal Albert Hall celebrated Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th birthday and featured more than two hours of hits from a body of work spanning almost three decades. ln this keepsake of a memorable night, star after star steps on to a massive, Eurovision-style set to revisit golden moments in their long association with Britain's most successful composer of musicals. Elaine ...
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