Online Video
Trading Ratio (unless otherwise discussed)
- 1 online video = 1 video
- 1 online video = 2 audios
- 2 x online video = 1 VOB/DVD
"Online video" is a catch-all term for non-VOB video files, such as AVI, MP4 and similar. Back in the day, they were almost guaranteed to be of poor quality compared to the source, but newer ones tend to be pretty good. "Good" when used to describe old videos is subjective, so just ask if you're wondering about the quality.
Assassins
Broadway Revival 20 April 2004 Michael Cerveris (Booth), Neil Patrick Harris (Balladeer/Oswald), Marc Kudish (Proprietor), Denis O'Hare (Guiteau), James Barbour (Czolgosz), Becky Ann Baker (Moore), Mary Catherine Garrison ('Squeaky' Fromme), Alex Gemignani (Hinckley)
Rather bad quality, but the Balladeer and Guiteau are brilliant. ¤
Avenue Q
Broadway Natalie Venetia Belcon, Rick Lyon, Jennifer Barnhart, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada (OBC)
Blood Brothers London 2 March 2011 Vivienne Carlyle (u/s Mrs. Johnstone), David Cooper (u/s Mickey), Polli Redston (u/s Mrs. Lyons), Zara Wyn (u/s) Linda), Kate Sharp (u/s Donna-Marie/Miss Jones), Philip Stewart (Narrator), Simon Willmont (Eddie), Peter Washington (Sammy), Kevin Pallister (Mr. Lyons), Steve Hansell (Policeman/Teacher), Simon Turner (Perkins), Alex Harland (Bus Conductor)
Act 2 only, terrible quality, .ASF format (plays fine in VLC and Windows Media Player)
Book of Mormon
London 29 May 2013 Matinee
Gavin Creel, Daniel Buckley (s/b Elder Cunningham), Alexia Khadime, Giles Terera, Stephen Ashfield, Tosh Wanogho-Maud (u/s General), Haydn Oakley, Richard Astbury, Cameron Ball, James Darch, Will Lucas
"HD recording with no zoom but filmed from second row; some washout"
MP4. I received it as several separate files amounting to 11gb, I converted it down to 1,79 and deleted the original files (doesn't make a difference when viewing, in my opinion)
Carousel
Lincoln Center 2 March 2013 Kelli O'Hara (Julie Jordan), Nathan Gunn (Billy Bigelow), Jessie Mueller (Carrie Pipperidge), Jason Danieley (Enoch Snow), Stephanie Blythe (Nettie), Shuler Hensley (Jigger), John Collum (Starkeeper), Kate Burton (Mrs Mullin), Tiler Peck (Louise)
Pro-shot. flv, 1gb
Chicago
18 September 2002 Amy Spanger, Stephanie Pope, Michael C. Hall, Roz Ryan
Dance of the Vampires (rewritten version of Tanz der Vampire, flop)
Broadway Max von Essen
Dracula
Graz 2007 Dracula (Thomas Borchert), Mina (Lyn Liechty), Van Helsing (Uwe Kroger), Lucy (Caroline Vasicek), Jonathan (Jesper Tyden), Renfield (Eric Minsk), Arthur (Lucius Wolter), Quincy (Robert D Marx)
Pro-shot, good quality
Dracula, l'Amour plus fort que la mort
France, 2010 Bruno Pelletier, Sylvain Cosette, Daniel Boucher, Andrée Watters, Pierre Flynn, Gabrielle Destroismaisons
Proshot
Elisabeth das musical
Vienna 26 December 1996. Pia Douwes, Uwe Kröger, Ethan Freeman, Viktor Gernot, Andreas Bieber
Seems to be pro-shot.
Elisabeth das musical
Stuttgart 17 September 2006
Pia Douwes (Elisabeth), Oleg Vynnyk (Tod), Bruno Grassini (Lucceni), Katherine Krüger (Sophie), Martin Pasching (Rudolph), Ivar Helgasson (Franz Joseph), Caroline Sommer (Ludivika/Frau Wolf)
Last performance (derniere) (MPG format)
Evita
Salford (UK) 11 September 2010 Matinee Natalie Langston (Alt. Eva), Mark Powell (Che), Mark Heenehan (Perón), Nic Gibney (Magaldi), Abigail Matthews (Perón's Mistress)
FDR (One Man show)
Washington DC (National Theatre) Robert Vaughn
AVI, 700mb
Frankenstein
Benedict Cumberbatch (Dr. Frankenstein) and Jonny Lee Miller (The Creature)
CAM video of one of the broadcasts of Danny Boyle's Frankenstein for NT Live
Glockner Von Notre Dame, der Berlin 7 August 2001 Aaron Paul (Quasimodo), Ann Christin Elverum (Esmeralda), Chris Murray (Clopin), Oleh Vynnyk (Phoebus), Erwin Bruhn (Frollo)
Highlights only
Heathers the Musical
Off-Broadway May 25th, 2014 (eve)
Barrett Wilbert Weed (Veronica Sawyer), Dan Domenech (u/s Jason "JD" Dean), Charissa Hogeland (u/s Heather Chandler), Elle McLemore (Heather McNamara), Alice Lee (Heather Duke), Katie Ladner (Martha Dunnstock), Evan Todd (Kurt Kelly), Jon Eidson (Ram Sweeney), Anthony Crivello (Ram's Dad/Big Bud Dean/Coach Ripper), Michelle Duffy (Ms Flemning/Veronica's Mom)
Daniel Cooney (Kurt's Dad/Veronica's Dad/Principal Gowan), Molly Hager (cover New Wave Party Girl), Cait Fairbanks (Young Republicanette), Rachel Flynn (Stoner Chick), Dustin Sullivan (Beleaguered Geek), Matthew Schatz (cover Hipster Dork/Officer McCord), AJ Meijer (Preppy Stud/Officer Milner)
"A near perfect capture and the first known dvd of this show’s Off-Broadway run. Barrett is an incredible talent: amazing vocals, acting, and comedic timing. Dan and Charissa are both fantastic in their roles as well. The show is absolutely hysterical, much improved from the movie version.
The first minute of act one is blacked out, but the show is otherwise fully intact with no blackouts and only slight washout in a few wide shots. There is no obstruction, the video is steady, the sound is excellent, and it’s captured very well with the usual mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups. It’s filmed in 16:9 and includes curtain call, encore, and playbill scans."
Loved it! 2 mp4 files, both < 300 mb. Note that this was downloaded off youtube, intended for personal use only. I'm very happy with the quality, you might not be.
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
New York City (Zipper Theater) 7 October 2006
Robert Cuccioli, Drew Sarich, Anne Mandrella, Natascia Diaz
Act 1 only. .WMV format, 760mb
Jersey Boys
Broadway 19 November 2005 Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, J. Robert Spencer, John Lloyd Young, Peter Gregus, Mark Lotito, Tituss Burgess, Heather Ferguson, Steve Gouveia, Donnie Kehr, John Leone, Michael Longoria, Jennifer Naimo, Erica Piccininni, Sara Schmidt
Also includes almost 15 minutes worth of news segments, reviews and interviews.
Jesus Christ Superstar
Nyack, NY. December 1998 Billy Porter, Drew Sarich, Emily Skinner, Robert Aronson, Nathan Lee Graham
Very washed out. AVI format, 1,01 GB
Jesus Christ Superstar
Amstetten 2005 Steven Seale (Jesus), Drew Sarich (Judas) , Kudra Owens (Mary), Rob Fowler (Pilate), Pehton Quirante (King Herod), Ronnie Vero Wagner (Simon), Tom Tucker (Caiaphas), Eric Minsk (Annas)
Pro-shot, performed in English. AVI format, 692 mb
Legally Blonde the Musical
San Francisco try-outs 24 February 2007 Laura Bell Bundy (Elle), Christian Borle (Emmett), Orfeh (Paulette), Richard Blake (Warner), Kate Shindle (Vivienne), Michael Rupert (Callahan), Annaleigh Ashford (Margot), Leslie Kritzer (Serena), DeQuina Moore (Pilar), Nikki Snelson (Brooke/Shandi), Kate Wetherhead (Chutney/Kate), Andy Karl (Kyle/Dewey), Natalie Joy Johnson (Enid), Chico (Bruiser), Chloe (Rufus)
Closing performance
Les Misérables
Please see the link in the sidebar, or click here
Lestat
Broadway 28 March 2006 OR 27.03.2006 Hugh Panaro (Lestat), Carolee Carmello (Gabrielle), Rodrick Hill (Nicholas), Drew Sarich (Armand), Micheal G? (Marius), Jim Stanek (Louis), Allison Fisher (Claudia) (OBC)
I've been informed that the video I received as 28 March 2006 is a mislabelled copy of 27 March 2006.
Light in the Piazza, the ~ Aaron Lazar
Pro-Shot, TV broadcast
Martin Guerre
A Musical Journey - "The Making of"
Hour-long documentary on the making of Martin Guerre, with plenty of footage from the show.
Very enjoyable, in my opinion.
Merrily We Roll Along
London July 2013
Mark Umbers, Damian Humbley, Jenna Russell, Matthew Barrow, Martin Callahan, Clare Foster, Josefina Gabrielle, Julie Jupp, Glyn Kerslake, Elana Martin, Amanda Minihan, Kirk Patterson, Amy Ellen Richardson, Ashley Robinson, Robbie Scotcher, Zizi Strallen, Joseph West, Joanna Woodward
Pro-shot, FLV, 626 mb (only wish it was crisper - would trade for better version!)
Pirate Queen, the
11 October 2006
Stephanie J. Block, Hadley Frasier, Jeff McCarthy, Linda Balgord, William Youmans, Marcus Chait
Phantom of the Opera
Broadway Rehearsals, 1987 Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Steve Barton, Hal Prince, Charles Hart
Rehearsal footage, around 40 minutes long. Professionally filmed and sometimes staticky and fuzzy, but rare glimpse of the original cast and director working on the production. 3 small WMA files
Phantom of the Opera
London September 21, 2002 John Owen-Jones (The Phantom), Celia Graham (Christine), Robert Finlayson (Raoul), Bruce Montague (Monsieur Firmin), Robert Irons (Monsieur Andre), Nan Christie (Carlotta)
Phantom of the Opera
Las Vegas Spectacular
28 August 2006 Anthony Crivello (The Phantom), Elizabeth Locayano (Christine), Tim Martin Gleason (Raoul), Elena Jeanne Batman (Carlotta), Rebecca Spencer (Madame Giry)
The Producers
20 February 2001 Chicago Preview Nathan Lane (Max), Matthew Broderic (Leo) Gary Beach (Roger De Bris), Roger Bart (Carmen Ghia), Cady Huffman(Ulla) Brad Oscar (Franz)
Poor Matthew is obviously ill. He looks fevrish, his voice breaks several times, and later on in the show he starts coughing. Still, I give him much credit for trying, he isn't that bad, and he gets improves before the second act. The blocking and the dialogue are in a few cases slightly different from the Broadway production, something which makes this video a must for every fan (The NY Times critic is included). Nathan makes a little mistake right before "Never put your own money in the show". Stage Right is obstructed, quality is okay if watched at 50%.
The Producers
Broadway 25th April 2001 Matthew Broderick (Leo Bloom), Nathan Lane (Max Bialystock), Cady Huffman (Ulla), Brad Oscar (Franz Liebkind), Gary Beach (Roger De Bris), Roger Bart (Carmen Ghia)
Very bad quality, but might yet be the best performance on any of these listed videos.
The Producers
2003/2004 (?) Richard Kind (Max), Roger Bart (Leo)
Roger Bart is adorable as Leo, and Richard Kind (foreman of the Jury in the movie) isn't bad as Max. Fair Quality.
The Producers
Broadway 12 April 2007 John Treacy Egan, Hunter Foster, Lee Roy Reams
Very good quality and wonderfully shot (little or no obstruction, follows action very well), but the actors just can't compare to the OBC. I do actually occasionally prefer this Carmen to Roger Bart, and Hunter Foster is a better singer than Matthew Broderick, but I'm unable to really care much for what happens to these characters as played by these actors.
Rebecca
Vienna 05.10.2006
Uwe Kröger (Maxim), Joana Fee Würz (u/s Ich), Susan Rigvavas-Dumas (Mrs. Danvers), Carin Filipic (Mrs. Van Hopper), Kerstin Ibald (Beatrice), Carsten Lepper (Jack Favell), André Bauer (Frank)
Highlights only, not very good quality.
I cannot play it in VLC Player, but it works Windows Media Player at least.
The Making of Rebecca ~ Runtime 30 minutes
Roméo et Juliette
Multicam Pro-shot Original Paris cast
1,36 GB, in two files
Roméo et Juliette
Russia (The Moscow State Theatre of Operetta), 23 October 2005
Cam, two files.
Roméo et Juliette; Les Enfants de Vérone
Paris 2010 Damien Sargue, Joy Esther, Stéphane Metro, Cyril Niccolai, John Eyzen, Tom Ross, Ida Gordon, Stéphanie Rodrigue, Arié Itah, Brigitte Venditti, Frederic Charter, Alain Cordier, Fabien Déna, Gwladys Fraioli, Marie Klaus, Anais Delva, Regis Olivier
Single file, 1,26 GB. Multi-cam pro-shot, but I'm not very impressed by the picture quality.
Roméo et Juliette
Takarazuka
Spamalot
Broadway 3.12.05
Tim Curry (King Arthur), Michael McGrath (Patsy), David Hyde Pierce (Sir Robin), Hank Azaria (Sir Lancelot, French Taunter, Knight of Ni, Tim the Enchanter), Christopher Sieber (Sir Galahad, The Black Knight, Prince Herbert's Father), Sara Ramirez (The Lady of the Lake), Christian Borle (Prince Herbert, Historian, Not Dead Fred), Steve Rosen (Sir Bedevere, Concorde, Dennis' Mother), John Cleese (Voice of God)
Includes about 37 minutes worth of extras
Top Hat
London 2 May 2012
Summer Strallen, Tom Chambers, Martin Ball, Vivienne Perry, Ricardo Alfonso, Stephen Boswell
"Early production; the opening number is different from the one in the later production"
Avi, 1,62GB + 1,99GB
Very Potter Musical, A
820 MB
We Will Rock You
10th Anniversary World Arena Tour (UK Arena) May 2013 MiG Ayesa, Lauren Samuels, Jenna Lee-James, Sean Kingsley, Rob Castell, Rolan Bell, Lucie Jones, Dean Read
"Video is filmed from the raised section of the venue, so the view of the stage is clear and unobstructed; action is followed very well using a mix of closeups and wider shots as necessary (...)"
0.99 gb. NFT, presumably per master's request. I acquired it while under the impression it was tradeable (not from the trader from which I copied the description above)
Young Frankenstein
Seattle 28 August 2007
Roger Bart, Megan Mullally, Christopher Fitzgerald, Sutton Foster, Andrea Martin, Fred Applegate
Preview. Good quality
Young Frankenstein
Broadway 11/10/07
Roger Bart, Christopher Fitzgerald, Sutton Foster, Shuler Hensley, Fred Applegate, Megan Mullally
Okay quality, shot from the left side of the dress circle.
Making of..
101 Dalmatians
Sleeping Beauty
Les Misérables (Original Dutch Production)
Rebecca
Martin Guerre - A Musical Journey
Sleeping Beauty
Les Misérables (Original Dutch Production)
Rebecca
Martin Guerre - A Musical Journey