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
- Actors: Patti LuPone, Angela Lansbury, Juliet Prowse, Regina Ahlgren, Colm Wilkinson
- Director: Chris Cohen
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
- ISBN: 1569387303
- Language (Original Language): English
- Region Code: 1
- Release Date: 2004-10-26
- Running Time: 90 minutes
- Theatrical Release Date: 2004-08-09
