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List Price: $19.98 | | Label: Universal Studios
Salesrank: 4269
Released: October 30, 2001 |
| Our Price: $13.40 |
| Used Price: $10.85 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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| Features:
Closed-captioned Color DVD Soundtrack NTSC | |
Editorial Review:
Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 03/04/2003 Run time: 89 minutes Rating: Nr
Description of Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration:
In 1998 a concert at the Royal Albert Hall celebrated Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th birthday and featured more than two hours of hits from a body of work spanning almost three decades. In this keepsake of a memorable night, star after star steps on to a massive, Eurovision-style set to revisit golden moments in their long association with Britain's most successful composer of musicals. Elaine Paige in big frocks and an even bigger voice delivers "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" and "Memory" with her usual power; Michael Ball and Donny Osmond stretch the last vestiges of boyish charm to the very limits but still sound great; and Boyzone gets the youth vote. Then there are Kiri Te Kanawa, Bonnie Tyler, Tina Arena, and, of course, another encore for brother Julian Lloyd Webber and those Variations on the cello. But the stars are Sir Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Brightman in an outstanding selection from The Phantom of the Opera (probably his best work), Antonio Banderas (who really can sing), and Glenn Close, a stupendous, moving Norma Desmond in songs from Sunset Boulevard. All in all, a deserved celebration for someone who has given so many people a great deal of pleasure, and a treat for musicals fans of all ages. --Piers Ford
Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration Reviews:
Stage Production 
2009-10-18 - DVD contains a first class stage production of selections from Andrew Lloyd Weber musicals live from the Royal Albert Hall/London. If you are into live stage productions, this one is a winner.
Great show
2009-09-06 - Great artists mostly singing the songs we associate with them. Great showmanship displayed by all. A must for Webber (or Webber and Rice) fans. Get it.
Lovely music
2009-08-30 - Enjoyed the first time saw it, enjoyed the second time we will continue to enjoy over time.
Beautiful music, impressive staging, loaded with very talented performers.
Fabulous Concert
2009-07-14 - Great...Great songs to enjoy in this DVD. Enjoyed it thoroughly and listen to it over and over again.
Surprised by the other rave reviews! 
2009-06-21 - I just finished watching this and decided to look it up online to see who sang what since I didn't recognize all of the artists. I was shocked to see all of the "5" rave reviews. There are certainly some excellent performances, but many weak ones and the production value of the recording is very sub-par in my opinion. There are very awkward cuts between several numbers, a few really poor wardrobe choices and miscasting. I can't believe one reviewer said that Antonio Banderas is better than Mandy Pantinkin. Huh? Oh, well, guess everyone is entitled to their opinion. Besides the bad production, the order is very odd at the end. There is a big number that seems like a great finale, but then several other numbers are "tacked on" at the end. I'm not sorry that I watched it because good composition is good composition and I did enjoy a few of the performances very much. Michael Ball in Jesus Christ Superstar and Glenn Close doing Nora Desmond made the whole thing worth it for me. But I certainly would not buy this for a friend, recommend it to anyone to purchase or watch it again.
