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List Price: $24.99 | | Label: Acorn Media
Salesrank: 29271
Released: October 26, 2004 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
The annual Tony Award® broadcast provides the only filmed record of Broadway’s best for audiences to experience as if they were front-row-center on opening night. This second compilation of great musical moments from the Tonys® features another dazzling array of stars and performances. Hosts Lauren Bacall, Bebe Neuwirth, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Jerry Orbach introduce these 18 one-of-a-kind performances and share their personal Broadway and Tony® memories.
"Praise be to the theatre gods. . . for what was ‘lost’ is found." —Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the first Broadway’s Lost Treasures.
THE LEADS
Patti LuPone, Anything Goes
Angela Lansbury, Beatrice Arthur, Mame
Robert Morse, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Jane Lapotaire, Piaf
Richard Kiley, Man of La Mancha
ALL SINGING, ALL DANCING
Nell Carter, cast, Ain’t Misbehavin’
Michael Jeter, Brent Barrett, Grand Hotel
Gregory Hines, Jelly’s Last Jam
Walter Bobbie, Nathan Lane, Guys and Dolls
REVIVALS AND RECORD BREAKERS
George Hearn, cast, La Cage aux Folles
Cast, Les Misérables
Shirley Verrett, cast, Carousel
Jerry Orbach, Chicago
BONUS PERFORMANCES
Katharine Hepburn, Coco
Robert Lindsay, Me and My Girl
Tom Bosley, Fiorello!
Kathi Moss, cast, Nine
Bill Hutton, cast, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
BONUS EXTRAS
Five additional performances not seen on the PBS broadcast
Historical information about the original Broadway productions
PLAYBILL cover art
Description of Broadway's Lost Treasures II:
The follow-up to the original Broadway's Lost Treasures delivers more of the same--historic performances of great moments in American musical theater televised on the Tony Awards--but is a step up in terms of sheer entertainment value. The first volume included only performances before 1987, and while they had bigger stars (Yul Brynner, Robert Preston), some of them were lip-synced and considerably less polished than their feature-film equivalents. Broadway's Lost Treasures II features newer performances that are almost indistinguishable from an actual show, including scenes from splashy, high-energy revivals such as Anything Goes (Patti LuPone and company performing the title tune) and Guys and Dolls (the fabulous "Sit Down You're Rockin' the Boat"), and new shows such as Grand Hotel (Michael Jeter and Brent Barrett in a gloriously exuberant "Take a Glass Together"), Les Miserables ("One Day More"), La Cage aux Folles (George Hearn solo and with a chorus line in drag in "I Am What I Am"), and Jelly's Last Jam (Gregory Hines tapping "That's How You Jazz"). There are classic performances too, including Angela Lansbury and Bea Arthur's 1987 reunion of "Bosom Buddies" (Mame), Richard Kiley's "The Impossible Dream" (Man of La Mancha), Jerry Orbach's "All I Care About" (Chicago), and (in the DVD's bonus content) Katharine Hepburn in a 15-minute part-dramatic, part-musical scene from Coco. Fans were disappointed when performances from Dreamgirls and A Chorus Line were pulled from the first program due to rights issues, and those still aren't included here, but one can always hope they might appear in a future volume. --David Horiuchi
Broadway's Lost Treasures II Reviews:
Some treasures, indeed... 
2009-03-13 - I purchased this DVD specifically to see and have a copy of the late, great Gregory Hines' performance in "Jelly's Last Jam". While I found the camera work on that number, which was captured at a Tony Awards show,to be frustrating--as it moved several times during Mr. Hines' actual dancing to (inexplicably) capture expressions on the faces of other cast members, thereby missing the true artistry that was unfolding courtesy of Mr. Hines' dancing--at least part of the performance is preserved for posterity. However, I was rewarded with other performance gems I wouldn't have otherwise seen, including the incomparable Katherine Hepburn as Coco Chanel. If you enjoy Broadway musicals, the clips contained herein are worth seeing/having.
WOW.....What a treasure! 
2008-08-03 - As a former New Yorker, the Broadway musical has always been my first love. I don't get to NY anymore and as much as I miss my friends, I have to say I miss Broadway just as much as I miss them.
I have seen almost all of the shows on this DVD, and I had chills and was brought to tears by 90% of it.
To those who didn't like some of the numbers, there are ways to skip through a DVD. LOL
If you love Broadway Musicals, the great old ones, this is a major treat!
Lost Treasures found
2007-05-07 - Provides a rare opportunity to see a Broadway performance as seen from the perspective of a theatre audience. Priceless.
Broadway history
2006-07-18 - If you're interested in the history of Broadway musicals, this DVD is a good start. However, it just covers the top-selling shows and does not delve too deeply.
Treasures is a perfect title for this DVD!
2006-02-01 - As a musical theatre lover I've seen a lot of footage from various tony's & concerts, but this was delightful! The wide range of preformances and preformers are just great! I'd get this based only on the fact that it has Patti LuPone doing Anthing Goes on it! :) Also, the selections from Jelly's Last Jam & Chicago are just great! Enjoy! (and if you haven't seen the first Lost treasures DVD, treat yourself to that!)
