Broadway's Lost Treasures | 
| Director: Chris Cohen
Actors: Julie Andrews, Vivian Blaine, Yul Brynner, Betty Buckley, Carol Channing
Studio: Acorn Media
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  43 reviews
Sales Rank: 37902
Format: Cast Recording, Closed-captioned, Color, Compilation, Dvd, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: ACRDAMP6706D
ISBN: 1569386706
UPC: 054961670697
EAN: 9781569386705
ASIN: B0000BZNDK
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
Release Date: October 28, 2003
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Studio: Acorn Media Release Date: 10/28/2003 Run time: 110 minutes Rating: Nr
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Broadway'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
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 An Absolute Must April 12, 2009
Bob (Cleveland, OH)
An absolute must for Musical Theater buffs. All of the nominated shows of the past several decades are represented by their best numbers, done by the original cast. One can only wish they could be in High Definition with full surround sound. Still a "must have" if you're Broadway theater fan.
Broadway Lost Treasures is great October 5, 2008
Gerry Moore (FT Worth Tx)
All three tapes are great but the first one is my favorite. The dance Michael Jetters did, which we saw on broadway,, shows what a talent he was. TV should have had him dance. We also saw the great talent of Jerry Orback. His Law and Order character did not do him justice even though he was very good.
It was fun to hear the songs being performed by the Broadway people and see some wonderful actors when they were young even though they are still as talended if not more so.
 Broadway's Lost Treasures July 10, 2008
M. Brobst (Reading, PA USA)
This DVD package is exactly what I have been looking for. Nothing can compare to it.
 Broadway's Lost Treasures - OK not Great June 25, 2008
Mark A. Iyemura (Torrance, CA United States)
Don't buy this DVD if you are looking for high video quality images. If you are interested in the basics of legendary or at least well known Broadway performers in the roles they made famous or became famous because of, buy it.
Good but....some quality is lacking! February 14, 2008
Fred M. Riggs (North Carolina)
I would still purchase this item due to the vintage appeal I have and my love for the musical. However, many segments are of poor quality or low definition. I have a ceiling mount projection screen/surround sound basement theater. I was greatly disappointed in the visual quality of the Ethel Merman segment.
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