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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Michael Blakemore |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 26 February, 2003 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Image Entertainment |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound |
| TYPE: | Performing Arts - Theater |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 014381018028 |
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Customer Reviews of Kiss Me Kate (Broadway Revival - PBS Great Performances)
A madcap musical too quick for the cameras... In all honesty, if you saw Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazie and the rest of the gang in the lead roles, then go and watch this... of course, it would be hard not to be disappointed. Mitchell in particular has a persona that can electrify a room by a mere harmless stage entrance... In fact, that was my impression of seeing him in KISS ME KATE, straight from RAGTIME... The second he made the walk on stage, I was like "wow..." - - With that said... Kiss Me Kate is no more... and like most musicals, the "original broadway recording cast" moved on long before the play itself ended. - - The jury... a FANTASTIC cast as long as you don't compare it with the original of that production - - but as is true with most musicals, the camera simply doesn't do it justice. - - For some reason, when it comes to broadway musicals, the human eye is superior to even the most well directed of camera men... And this is doubly so in a musical like Kiss Me Kate which is such a madcap and fast moving musical you'd think that Cole Porter was on high doses of Amphetamines and Moxie cola when he wrote it.
Overall : The verdict... I enjoyed the Broadway Revival Production (w/ Stokes/Mazie/Spanger, etc.) more than the movie... but yes, if you're going to compare one cast to another... yes, you're bound to be disappointed... but if you simply watch it without the comparisons, this cast and performance is well worth the money... and unless you have a time capsule and can travel back in time a couple years... this is as good as it gets.
Sit down and listen up...
'Kiss Me Kate', Winner of 5 Tony Awards, 6 Drama Desk Awards and 4 Outer Critics Awards including Best Musical Revival, is a wonderful production with breathtaking performances from a stellar cast including Brent Barrett and Rachel York. What I want to clear up is the criticism of the DVD. I have to disagree with everything negative said - the sound is fine and a pleasant balance of orchestra and vocal with a crisp clarity.
Secondly, the DVD is widescreen and captures a lot of the onstage 'business'. Indeed the cameras do follow the main action, but never misses anything. It has been filmed by people who both appreciate the performance, the art and the intention of Michael Blakemore. Since he directed it and then adapted 'Kiss Me Kate' for television, surely he of all people knows what needs to be filmed?
Always, the performance has an 'on stage' feel and I urge you to ignore the exaggerated views of others here. Sound is good, video is good, DVD menu is good and I guarantee that you'll be as enthusiastic about the DVD as I was today after watching it. Maybe the others need to appreciate that this is a stage 'adaptation' as stated on the DVD case.
Should have been so much better
I've seen a production of the original script (college), the movie version, the Broadway revival, and this version when it was first shown on PBS. While the performers were adequate, something about the pacing of this performance cast a pall over the show. The director opted to have characters draw out sequences that would have played better up to speed (Act I finale) and let other characters toss their lines away so quietly and so quickly that I wouldn't have known what was said had I not been so familiar with the show (Bill Calhoun). I tend to collect as many Broadway and movie musicals as I can, but this effort will not become part of it. If you have never seen a version of the show before, you should find it mildly entertaining, otherwise see the older movie version.