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Broadway Audio and Video

 Broadway score anthologies, vocal selections and vocal scores

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DVDs

West Side Story directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins
DVD 47  Check Availability
Image:Westsidestory.jpg From the publisher:
A love affair is fated for tragedy amidst the vicious rivalry of two street gangsthe Jets and the Sharks. When Jets member Tony (RichardBeymer) falls for Maria (Natalie Wood), the sister of the Sharks leader, it's more than these two warring gangs can handle. And as mounting tensions rise, a battle to the death ensues, and innocent blood is shed in a heartbreaking finale.
 
Memphis directed by Don Roy King
DVD 4913  Check Availability
Image:Memphis.jpg From the publisher:
The Tony Award-winning musical Memphis takes place in the smoky halls and underground clubs of the segregated '50s, where a young white DJ named Huey Calhoun falls in love with everything he shouldn't: rock n' roll, and an electrifying black singer. Bursting off the stage with explosive dancing, irresistible songs, and a thrilling tale of fame and forbidden love, this incredible journey is filled with laughter, soaring emotion, and roof-raising rock n' roll.
Into the woods directed by James Lapine
DVD 33  Check Availability
Image:Intothewoods.jpg From the publisher:
The fairy tale characters of Little Red Ridinghood, Cinderella, and Jack (and the Beanstalk) are linked together with the characters of a baker and his wife. Their stories intertwine as they all search for something different in the woods. After they have all found happiness, they must band together to fight a giant.
The Making of Miss Saigon directed by David Wright
DVD 3829  Check Availability
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The Making of Miss Saigon is the definitive documentary film companion to one of the greatest Broadway hits of all time. Witness the evolution of this monumental production from its inception in the sumptuous hills of Provence to its glamorous London debut on a fascinating insider's voyage into the world of the theater.

Angels in America directed by Mike Nichols
DVD 1490-1491  Check Availability
Image:AngelsinAmerica.jpg From the publisher:
Angels in America became the defining theatrical event of the 1990s, an astonishing mix of philosophy, politics, and vibrant gay soap opera that summed up the Reagan era for an entire generation of theater-goers. Post-9/11 would seem to be too late for a film version--philosophy and politics don't always age well--but this 2003 HBO adaptation, ably directed by Mike Nichols (The Graduate), provides a time capsule of the '80s and reveals the deep emotional subcurrents that will give the play lasting power.
Acting Shakespeare directed by Kirk Browning
DVD 4256  Check Availability
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Alone on stage, with no props or costumes, distinguished and celebrated actor Ian McKellen performs some of the most striking monologues from Shakespeare’s masterpieces. With wit and humor, McKellen continues this amazing one man show by discussing his relationship with theatre and offering a discourse on some of the greatest plays of all time.

CDs

Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album music by Henry Krieger
CD 6056  Check Availability
Image:Dreamgirls.jpg From the publisher:
Dreamgirls, the longest running musical to open during the 1981-1982 Broadway season, was a triumph of staging for director and Tony-winning co-choreographer Michael Bennett. It was a fictionalized retelling of the rise and fall of the Supremes as a vehicle for examining the ways in which gritty R&B was smoothed into mainstream pop for crossover success at Motown Records.
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Caberet by musical director Patrick Vaccariello
CD 27036  Check Availability
Image:Cabaret2.jpg From the publisher:
While Cabaret (written by the legendary Kander and Ebb team, who also gave us Chicago) has always been on of the darkest and most potent musicals, this 1998 renaissance directed by Sam Mendes digs deeper and cuts harder than previous incarnations.
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Bombay Dreams music by A.R. Rahman
CD 32941  Check Availability
Image:BombayDreams.jpg From the publisher:
Just when you thought Andrew Lloyd Webber was stuck in a rut, he pulls off a new success. But maybe the reason Bombay Dreams is so lively is that Lloyd Webber only acted as a Svengali producer, helping Indian composer A.R. Rahman (Lagaan) make his debut on Western stages. And that move proved to be inspired.
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South Pacific: The New Broadway Cast Recording music by Richard Rodgers
Annex CD (Box 41)  Check Availability
Image:SouthPacific.jpg From the publisher:
New Broadway Cast Recording of South Pacific. The landmark musical's first-ever Broadway revival! The curtain rang down on Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific in 1954 after five years of extraordinary acclaim and countless awards including nine Tonys and a Pulitzer. Based on James Michener's Pulitzer Prize winning book Tales of the South Pacific, the musical is set on a tropical island during WW II and tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples.
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