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| It's true, I don't have direct access to information from the DVD labels, but unfortunately it seems there aren't many releases related with Musical Theatre schedule for the future. On the other hand, the same can't be said about Movie Musicals. |
Last update: August 22, 2010 |
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CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG - 1968 musical movie with a score by The Sherman Brothers. Starring Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Robert Helpmann, Anna Quayle, Benny Hill, Gert Frobe and James Robertson Justice. To be release as a Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack. JOHN BARROWMAN: LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL - Live recording of Barrowman’s upcoming concert tour, that celebrates his newest CD. HALLELUJAH BROADWAY - PBS special featuring concert recorded February 8 in Prague. Featuring Linda Eder, Rodrick Dixon, Alfreda Burke, Anthony Kearns, Prague Filmharmonic Orchestra and Choir. The title song, "Hallelujah Broadway," was specially commissioned for the concert. Tony Gregory directs. Musical direction by Gavin Murphy. Release date: September 2010. SONDHEIM: THE BIRTHDAY CONCERT - The New York Philharmonic's March concerts celebrating Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday, hosted by David Hyde Pierce and featuring Bernadette Peters, Elaine Stritch, Patti LuPone, George Hearn, John McMartin, Mandy Patinkin, Laura Benanti, Matt Cavenaugh, Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Jenn Colella, Jason Danieley, Joanna Gleason, Nathan Gunn, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy, Gillian Murphy, Laura Osnes, Bobby Steggert, Ethan Stiefel, Jim Walton and Chip Zien. Sondheim collaborator Paul Gemignani conducted the concerts, which were directed by with Lonny Price and choreographed by Josh Rhodes. Release date: November 2010. |
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THE BOYS: THE SHERMAN BROTHER’S STORY - documentary about the prolific and award-winning collaboration of songwriting brothers Robert Sherman and Richard Sherman. “It uses original interviews, archival footage and personal photographs to create a full portrait of the songwriters' lives.” Includes bonus features. Release date: November 2010. CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG - 1968 musical movie with a score by The Sherman Brothers. Starring Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Robert Helpmann, Anna Quayle, Benny Hill, Gert Frobe and James Robertson Justice. To be release as a Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack. A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS - 1937 RKO musical starring Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, George Bruns, Gracie Allen, Reginald Gardiner and Constance Collier. Directed by George Stevens and with songs by George & Ira Gershwin. EVENING PRIMROSE - 1966 musical teleplay by James Goldman from from John Collier short story, with a score by Stephen Sondheim. Anthony Perkins, Dorothy Stickney, Larry Gates, Charmian Carr. Release date: October 2010. HALLELUJAH BROADWAY - PBS special featuring concert recorded February 8 in Prague. Featuring Linda Eder, Rodrick Dixon, Alfreda Burke, Anthony Kearns, Prague Filmharmonic Orchestra and Choir. The title song, "Hallelujah Broadway," was specially commissioned for the concert. Tony Gregory directs. Musical direction by Gavin Murphy. Release date: September 2010. JOHN BARROWMAN: LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL - Live recording of Barrowman’s upcoming concert tour, that celebrates his newest CD. THE ONE AND ONLY GENUINE ORIGINAL FAMILY BAND - 1968 Disney musical about the adventures oa a republican family at the 1888 covnention. Directed by Michael O'Herlihy and starring Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, John Davidson, Lesley Ann Warren, Janet Blair, Kurt Russell, Richard Deacon and Goldie Hawn. Music and Lyrics by Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman. ONE FROM THE HEART - Francis Ford Coppola musical starring Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia and Nastassja Kinski, with music by Tom Waits. The DVD includes, among other things, deleted and alternate scnenes, rehearsal footage, featurettes and audio comentary by Coppola. ORCHESTRA WIVES - Archie Mayo directs Ann Ruthford, George Montgomery, Lynn Bari, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, Carole Landis, Jackie Gleason and Cesar Romero in this 1942 movie. PIRATES OF PENZANCE - 1983 film version with Kevin Kline, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose, Rex Smith and Angela Lansbury. Remastered anamorphic widescreen. Release date: September 2010. THE RITA HAYWORTH FILM COLLECTION - A DVD box-set that will include the previously released COVER GIRL and GILDA, plus the musical TONIGHT AND EVERY NIGHT (directed by Victor Saville in 1945, also starring Lee Bowman, Janet Blair and Marc Platt), SALOME (directed by William Dieterle in 1953, also starring Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton and Judith Anderson) and MISS SADIE THOMPSON (directed by Curtis Bernhardt in 1953 also starring Jose Ferrer and Aldo Ray). THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW - 35th anniversary Blu-ray release of the Jim Sharman musical with songs by Richard O’Brien and starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien & Patricia Quinn. SECOND FIDDLE - Sonja Henie, Tyrone Power, Edna May Oliver, Rudy Vallee, Mary Healy and Lyle Talbot star in this 1939 musical directed by Sidney Landfield and with Songs by Irving Berlin. THE SHOCKING MISS PILGRIM - 1946 musical directed by George Seaton and starring Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Anne Revere, Allyn Joslyn, Gene Lockhart and Elizabeth Patterson. Songs by George & Ira Gershwin. SHOW BOAT, THE COMPLETE - box-set to include the 1929 (Laura La Plante, Joseph Schildkraut, Otis Harlan, Emily Fitzroy, Stepin Fetchit), 1936 (Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, and Paul Robeson), 1951 (Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, and Joe E. Brown) films. SONDHEIM: THE BIRTHDAY CONCERT - The New York Philharmonic's March concerts celebrating Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday, hosted by David Hyde Pierce and featuring Bernadette Peters, Elaine Stritch, Patti LuPone, George Hearn, John McMartin, Mandy Patinkin, Laura Benanti, Matt Cavenaugh, Michael Cerveris, Victoria Clark, Jenn Colella, Jason Danieley, Joanna Gleason, Nathan Gunn, Marin Mazzie, Audra McDonald, Donna Murphy, Gillian Murphy, Laura Osnes, Bobby Steggert, Ethan Stiefel, Jim Walton and Chip Zien. Sondheim collaborator Paul Gemignani conducted the concerts, which were directed by with Lonny Price and choreographed by Josh Rhodes. Release date: November 2010. THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Blu-ray release of the 965 film featuring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood and Charmian Carr. Score by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein Hammerstein. Release date: Christmas 2010 STAR SPANGLED RHYTHM - 1942 musical comedy directed by George Marshall and starring Victor Moore, Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray, Vera Zorina, Mary Martin, Dick Powell, Veronica Lake, Alan Ladd, Franchot Tone, Ray Milland, Susan Hayward STRIKING 12 - this year's engagement of Striking 12, (“The holiday-themed show centers on a handful of lost urban souls — modern and 19th-century — on New Year's Eve. Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Match Girl" is a central spark in the tale, which tugs at a traditionalist's heart but also prompts laughter from the most jaded of hipsters”) will be videotaped for an upcoming DVD release. Music and Lyrics by Brendan Milburn & Valerie Vigoda. SUN VALLEY SERENADE - 1941 movie starring Sonja Henie, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, John Payne, Milton Berle, Lynn Bari, Joan Davis, The Nicholas Brothers and Dorothy Dandridge. Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and with songs by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon. TOMMY, THE MOVIE - Blu-ray release of the 1975 musical with a Score by The Who. Starring Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Roger Daltry, Elton John, Eric Clapton, John Entwistle, Tina Turner, Keith Moon, Paul Nicholas and Jack Nicholson. Release date: September 2010 TOO MANY GIRLS - George Abbott directed this 1940 movie adaptation of the Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart musical, starring Lucille Ball (dubbed by Trudy Erwin), Desi Arnaz, Richard Carlson, Ann Miller, Eddie Bracken, Frances Langford and Harry Shannon. THE WAR OF THE WORLDS - “In 1978 Jeff Wayne composed and produced one of the most groundbreaking and best-selling musical works of all time. In 2006, after much anticipation, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds was brought to the stage for the first time, playing to sold-out arenas across the UK. WE'RE NOT DRESSING - Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Leon Errol, Ethel Merman, Jay Henry and Ray Milland, starred in this 1934 movie musical directed by Norman Taurog, with songs by Harry Revel & Mack Gordon WHEN HELL FREEZES OVER I'LL SKATE - 1979 Great Performances presentation of the Vinnette Carroll's musical, starring Cleavant Derricks, Lynne Thigpen, Lynne Clifton-Allen, Clinton Derricks-Carroll |
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