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Category Archives: Videos
Conversations with Sondheim
The Library of Congress has released more than six hours of previously unseen interviews with Stephen Sondheim, conducted in his New York City townhouse over three days in 1997 by library senior music specialist Mark Eden Horowitz. With music manuscripts at … Continue reading
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Tagged Library of Congress, Sondheim on Music, Stephen Sondheim
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NYC Next New York State of Mind
Some two dozen New York City performers and other celebrities united for a music video of Billy Joel’s “New York State of Mind,” as part of NYC Next’s effort to encourage the city’s recovery from the pandemic. Featured among the … Continue reading
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Lonesome: Video Reviews
Criterion has received universal praise for its release of the DVD with a triple-play of Universal features helmed by Paul Fejös from the late 1920s. The first movie is the hourlong silent romance Lonesome (1928), included on the U.S. National … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway, film musical, George Abbott, Last Performance, Lonesome, Paul Fejos, Philip Dunning, play adaptation
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Mario Lanza: Video Reviews
Warner Home Video has released a pair of Mario Lanza films (his final two) on DVD for the first time. The first is the 1957 United Artist musical Seven Hills of Rome (aka Arrivederci Roma), Mario Lanza’s penultimate film. The … Continue reading
The Mikado: Video Reviews
The TV cast audio recording of NBC’s Bell Telephone Hour production of The Mikado has been available since 1960, but this new DVD marks the first time the video recording has been available. For the record, the creative team includes … Continue reading
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Tagged Gilbert & Sullivan, Groucho Marx, Mikado, operetta, TV musical
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Love Never Dies: Video Reviews
Universal has released the video of Love Never Dies to mixed reviews. Filmed live in Melbourne, Australia, last September, the creative team includes Andrew Lloyd Webber (book and music), Glenn Slater (book and lyrics), Ben Elton (book), Charles Hart (additional … Continue reading
Larger Than Life: Video Reviews
Last week, Entertainment One released the DVD of the recent feature documentary Carol Channing: Larger Than Life. Reviews have been mostly positive. The creative team includes Dori Berinstein (co-writer, director), Adam Zucker (co-writer). Those interviewed include Channing, husband Harry Kullijian, … Continue reading
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Rhapsody in Blue: Video Reviews
The 1945 biopic of George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue, was released on DVD this month and received generally favorable reviews. The creative team includes Howard Koch and Elliot Paul (screenplay), Irving Rapper (director), Fred M. MacLean (sets), Milo Anderson (costumes), … Continue reading
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Tagged film musical, George Gershwin, musical docudrama, Rhapsody in Blue
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