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But the first 100 minutes is all prologue, anyway. The real star is the host, Julie Andrews, who also hosted the original show and conspicuously did not sing in it, following her infamous, lawsuit-laden vocal-cord surgery that effectively ended her music career. Throughout the evening she teases the audience, reciting lyrics and making references to My Fair Lady. So when Crawford begins the finale, "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," and Andrews enters, the audience holds its breath: Will she or won't she? It's an electric moment, and perfect theater. --David Horiuchi
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | David Horn, Eve Adair |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 06 March, 2001 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Icestorm/Voice Tele-& Marketing GmbH DVD |
| FEATURES: | PAL |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
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Customer Reviews of Great Performances {My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs} [Region 2]
Superb Cast and Mesmerizing Performances <
>A star-studded performance of Broadway love songs. Although I cannot recognise most of these great artists, I am most impressed by their great performances and stage presence. To name a few of the impressive numbers: The elegant Julie Andrews's lyrics reciting was special; The Three Mo' Tenors, singing La Donne E mobile followed by Let the Good Times Roll, mixed fun and serious singing superbly well. Joan Hess's wonderful dancing against the piano accompaniment of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes was graceful, nostalgic as well as modern. Her beautiful stature is like a painting. All in all, this is an eye-opening and highly entertaining experience and the DVD quality, both audio and visual, is excellent. <
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Broadway Songs
I liked the DVD which I basically got for two reasons: Julie Andrews and Michael Crawford. I was introduced to new performers on Broadway, which I do not have the opportunity to visit at all. The quality of the CD is great.
Love Songs?
This is one of those things where you have to have to aquire a taste for it. Sure there are some songs that are definitely a good add to any Broadway collection, but if you're a classical Broadway fan you might be a little...disappointed.
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>The singers include-
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>Nathan Lane
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>Chita Riviera
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>Michael Crawford
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>Robert Goulet
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>Bebe Neuwirth
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>Marin Mazzie
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>Barry Manlow
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>Adam Pascal
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>Brent Spiner
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>Rebecca Luker
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>Peter Gallagher
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>Tom Wopat
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>Heather Headley
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>Ron Raines
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>Jeffrey Denman
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>Joan Hess
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>Brent Spiner
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>Linda Eder
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>Michael McCormick
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>Michael Mulheren
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>and of course, Julie Andrews, who provides us with some of her memories from "My Fair Lady" and briefly sings in "The Rain in Spain".
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>It is fun seeing some of the women who were in the Leading Ladies make a return (Linda Eder, Marin Mazzie, Rebecca Luker, Bebe Neworth, Julie Andrews, and anyone I've forgotten) but if you have not gotten the Leading Ladies (though you should!), this is lost on you. Some of the songs have been jazzed up and were better left alone. Other songs too do not really fit into what you'd think of as a "love song" category-do "Lullaby of Broadway" and "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" speak "love" to you?
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>Though it is definitely worth buying to see such stars as Julie Andrews, Michael Crawford, Chita Riviera, Robert Goulet, and Barry Manlow (if you're a fan) if you're expecting love songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein, West Side Story, or Jule Styne you might be a little disappointed.