
Broadway's Lost Treasures
22 Rare Performances from Broadway's Greatest Musicals
Genres
Overview
The golden age of the annual Tony Awards ceremony lasted from 1967 to 1986 — the period during which Alexander H. Cohen and his wife, Hildy Parks, were the producers of the show. This film offers a compilation of performances from Tony Award broadcasts during those years. They are presented with color-corrected footage and digitally re-mastered sound.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
2003-08-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
6.1
Angela Lansbury
Host / Mrs. Lovett (segment "Sweeney Todd")
Jerry Orbach
Host (segment "Broadway Divas") / Julian Marsh (segment "42nd Street")
Joel Grey
Host (segment "Leading Men") / Emcee (segment "Cabaret")
Tommy Tune
Host (segment "Dancin'") / Billy Buck Chandler (segment "My One and Only")
Chita Rivera
Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
Vivian Blaine
Adelaide (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Patti LuPone
Eva Perón (segment "Evita")
Bob Gunton
Juan Perón (segment "Evita")
Mandy Patinkin
Che (segment "Evita")
Carol Channing
Dolly Levi (segment "Hello, Dolly!")
Julie Andrews
Self (segment "A Little Night Music")
Zero Mostel
Tevye (segment "Fiddler On The Roof")
Yul Brynner
The King of Siam (segment "The King and I")
Patricia Morison
Anna Leonowens (segment "The King and I")
John Raitt
Sid Sorokin (segment "The Pajama Game")
Robert Preston
Harold Hill (segment "The Music Man")
Paul Lynde
Mr. MacAfee (segment "Bye Bye Birdie")
Twiggy
Edith Herbert (segment "My One and Only")
Gwen Verdon
Roxie Hart (segment "Chicago")
Wanda Richert
Peggy Sawyer (segment "42nd Street")
Andrea McArdle
Annie (segment "Annie")
Reid Shelton
Daddy Warbucks (segment "Annie")
Dorothy Loudon
Miss Hannigan (segment "Annie")
Robert Fitch
Rooster Hannigan (segment "Annie")
Barbara Erwin
Lily St. Regis (segment "Annie")
Betty Buckley
Grizabella (segment "Cats")
Steven Hack
Dancer (segment "Cats")
Ken Page
Old Deuteronomy (segment "Cats")
Terrence Mann
Rum Tum Tugger (segment "Cats")
Harry Groener
Munkustrap (segment "Cats")
Mickey Rooney
Mickey (segment "Sugar Babies")
Ann Miller
Ann (segment "Sugar Babies")
Barbara Harris
Ella and Passionella (segment "The Apple Tree")
Larry Blyden
Narrator (segment "The Apple Tree")
Bonnie Franklin
Bonnie (segment "Applause")
6.2
A Chorus Line
A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remain, among them Cassie, who once had a tempestuous romantic relationship with Zach. She is desperate enough for work to humble herself and audition for him; whether he's willing to let professionalism overcome his personal feelings about their past remains to be seen.
1985-12-10 | en
6.2
NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage
Kevin Spacey, Sam Mendes and the Bridge Project Company go on the road in NOW: in the Wings on a World Stage. In over 200 performances, and across 3 continents, Kevin and the troupe reveal some of the most intimate moments behind the scenes of their staging of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, "Richard III." Their story and experiences weave around, and reflect on, excerpts from the play from their various locations, from Epidaurus to Doha, and provides a great opportunity for those who have never experienced Spacey on stage to witness his immerse and captivating interpretation of Richard III. NOW chronicles the first collaboration between Spacey and Mendes since both won Academy Awards® for their work on American Beauty.
2014-06-09 | en
5.7
Staying Alive
It's five years later and Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest challenger yet - making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage.
1983-07-11 | en
9.0
A Farra do Circo
This documentary highlights the evolution of Brazil's Circo Voador venue from homespun artists' performance space to national cultural institution.
2013-11-30 | pt
6.5
High School Musical
A popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order.
2006-01-20 | en
0.0
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
A profile of composing team John Kander and Fred Ebb, who have written many Broadway musicals. Highlights include interviews with Lauren Bacall, Joel Grey and others, as well as the two men themselves, plus clips of performances of their songs.
1997-12-03 | en
7.8
Sing 2
Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connections, he and his singers must sneak into the Crystal Entertainment offices, run by the ruthless wolf mogul Jimmy Crystal, where the gang pitches the ridiculous idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-isolated Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.
2021-12-01 | en
6.0
Màscares
2009-10-02 | es
0.0
Liza in London
Liza Minnelli in concert at the London Palladium.
1986-05-17 | en
0.0
Nunsense 3: The Jamboree
Third in the Nunsense series of musicals.
1998-01-01 | en
0.0
Wonderful Town
The classic musical by Bernstein, Comden and Green is performed live in concert in Berlin, starring Audra McDonald, Thomas Hampson, Brent Barrett and Kim Criswell, and conducted by Simon Rattle.
2002-01-01 | en
7.0
Karenina & I
The actor Gøril Mauseth goes on a 11.000 kilometer travel with the Trans-Siberian to play Anna Karenina in a new language in Leo Tolstoj's Russia, discovering the language, and the reasons Tolstoj wrote what he wrote, changing her forever.
2017-02-24 | en
0.0
Francois Simon the Presence
The work of legendary actor François Simon, son of Michel Simon.
1986-10-01 | en
0.0
Adolphe Appia Visionary of Invisible
The life and work of stage designer ADOLPHE APPIA, originator of the most profound agitations in contemporary theatre. Through the dynamic alternation of animated drawings and choreographies specially conceived for the film, we discover the steps of his artistic evolution.
1988-09-11 | fr
7.0
RO Theater: De Gelaarsde Poes
Television adaptation/registration of the theatre program by the Dutch children's theatregroup RoTheater. The play is a comical adaptation of the fairytale of Puss in Boots.
2016-01-01 | nl
0.0
Fire Emblem Festival Love & Courage 25th Anniversary Concert
25th Anniversary of Love and Courage: Fire Emblem Festival was an orchestral concert which was part of Intelligent Systems' celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fire Emblem series. The concert was performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in July 2015. This DVD collects the performances and drama sequences from the celebration event with the original voice cast as well as staff members from Nintendo and Intelligent Systems.
2016-02-24 | ja
6.5
Jane
Documentary focusing on 25 year-old actress Jane Fonda as she and her director Andreas Voutsinas prepare a stage play called The Fun Couple for Broadway.
1962-01-02 | en
5.0
Queen of Hearts
The story of ten trans girls who form a co-op theatre to be able to stop working as prostitutes. The protagonists tell us their dreams, show their daily struggles and share their experiences and realities to be accepted and belong to society as well.
2019-02-21 | es
0.0
Bring Me to Light
Sutton Foster takes over City Center—filling it with her indomitable spirit for a concert with her friends that celebrates their connections to the historic theater and reflects on the challenges facing all of us. Bring Me to Light reunites Foster with fellow Encores! cast members Raúl Esparza and Joaquina Kalukango, City Center alum Kelli O’Hara, and Wren Rivera—Foster’s student at Ball University. Together, they enliven City Center with the hope of what lies ahead through performances of music theater favorites from Anyone Can Whistle, Camelot, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, Violet, The Wild Party, and more. Accompanied by Music Director Michael Rafter (piano) and Matt Hinkley (guitar), Bring Me to Light is directed by Leigh Silverman, with Jeanine Tesori serving as Creative Producer.
2021-04-28 | en
8.0
National Theatre Live: Follies
New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.
2017-11-16 | en