SUNSET BOULEVARD – First Broadway Revival – February 3, 2017

Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael D. Xavier (Joe Gillis), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schaefer), Fred Johanson (Max Von Mayerling), Paul Schoeffler (Cecil B. DeMille), Preston Truman Boyd (Artie Green), Jim Walton (Manfred), Andy Taylor (Sheldrake) Notes: Beautiful HD capture from the orchestra of the second preview performance. Glenn again knocks it out of the park! Some subtle changes and delivery from the first performance.…

SUNSET BOULEVARD – First Broadway Revival – February 4, 2017

Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Michael D. Xavier (Joe Gillis), Siobhan Dillon (Betty Schaefer), Fred Johanson (Max Von Mayerling), Paul Schoeffler (Cecil B. DeMille), Preston Truman Boyd (Artie Green), Jim Walton (Manfred), Andy Taylor (Sheldrake) Notes: Excellent HD capture from the mezzanine of the third preview performance. Great to have a different perspective and angle of the show. Outstanding performances and some subtle delivery…

SUNSET BOULEVARD – London, UK – 1995

Betty Buckley (Norma Desmond), Glyn Kerslake (u/s Joe Gillis), Anita Louise Combe (Betty Schaefer), Michael Bauer (Max Von Mayerling) Notes: By far one of the best video of the original productions of Sunset Boulevard. Camera is very stable and recorded from the stalls, I believe. A range of wide-shots, closeups and mediums. Suffered generation loss, colors are weird, soundboard audio. Joe is played by Glyn…

SUNSET BOULEVARD – London, UK – July, 1993

Patti LuPone (Norma Desmond), Kevin Anderson (Joe Gillis), Meredith Braun (Betty Schaefer), Daniel Benzali (Max Von Mayerling), Gareth Snook (Artie Green), Michael Bauer (Cecil B. DeMille), Nicolas Colicos (Manfred), Harry Ditson (Sheldrake) Notes: There is a higher quality MP4 version with no graininess and clearer footage being traded as well. Screenshot is from the DVD (VOB + smalls) version

SUNSET BOULEVARD – Long Beach, CA – July 28, 2013

Valerie Perri (Norma Desmond), David Burnham (Joe Gillis), Ashley Fox Linton (Betty Schaefer), Norman Large (Max Von Mayerling), David Aldrete (Cecil B. DeMille), Marc Ginsburg (Artie Green), Jeff Skowron (Sheldrake), Chelsea Emma Franko (Mary), Caitlin Humphreys (Heather), Tom G McMahon (Hog Eye), Karla Franko (Beautician), Kirklyn Robinson (Masseur), Brad Fitzgerald (Guard), Tiana Okoye (Harem Girl), Marisa Field (Harem Girl), Will Huse (Ensemble), Lucas Coleman (Ensemble), Peyton Crim (Ensemble), Juan Guillen…

SUNSET BOULEVARD – Los Angeles, CA – 1994

Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Alan Campbell (Joe Gillis), George Hearn (Max von Mayerling), Vincent Tumeo (Artie Green), Alan Oppenheimer (Cecil B. DeMille) Notes: Press reel of the broadway production. About 20 minutes of proffesional filmed video.

SUNSET BOULEVARD – Lübeck, Germany – December 31, 2017

Gitte Hænning (Norma Desmond), Rasmus Borkowski (Joe Gillis), Janne Marie Peters (alt Betty Schaefer), Steffen Kubach (Max Von Mayerling), Michael Wallner (Cecil B. DeMille), Florian Neubauer (Artie Green), Rudolf Katzer (Sheldrake), Guillermo Valdés (Ensemble), Elena Otten (Ensemble), Corina Zurbuchen (Ensemble), Michael Zakall (Ensemble), Dominik Müller (Ensemble), Yong-Ho Choi (Ensemble), Therese Meinig (Ensemble), Simone Tschöke (Ensemble), Imke Looft (Ensemble), Mariusz Rogalinski (Ensemble), Mark McConnell (Ensemble), Tomasz Mysliwiec (Ensemble), Svyatoslav Martynchuk (Ensemble),…

SUNSET BOULEVARD – Marl, Germany – November 13, 2014

Cornelia Drese (Norma Desmond), Oliver Arno (Joe Gillis), Julia Lißel (Betty Schaefer), Hartwig Rudolz (Max Von Mayerling), Manuel Mairhofer (Artie Green), Reinhard Brussmann (Cecil B. DeMille), Claus Dam (Manfred/Myron/Hog Eye), Anna Preckeler (Joanna), Arne David (Sammy/Police Chief/Salesman), Marco Herse Foto (Cliff/Police Chief/Salesman), ChristiN Stadlhofer (Wunderkind/Police Chief), Mandy-Marie Mahrenholz, Nadja Weise, Ulrike Figgener, Antonia Welke, Adrian Hochstrasser, Johannes Kiesler, Andreas Grabe, Alice Hanimyan

SUNSET BOULEVARD – Sydmonton, UK – September 5, 1992

Patti LuPone (Norma Desmond), Kevin Anderson (Joe Gillis), Meredith Braun (Betty Schaefer), Michael Bauer (Max Von Mayerling) Notes: Its a proshot. But its a very high generation proshot with a massive amount of generation loss and distortion in the picture. The audios still OK but not great. Despite stabilisation and colour rebalancing, this still is painful to actually look at if you have any kind…

SUNSET BOULEVARD – Tecklenburg, Germany – September 9, 2014

Maya Hakvoort (Norma Desmond), Julian Looman (Joe Gillis), Reinhard Brussmann (Max von Mayerling), Elisabeth Huebert (Betty Schaefer), Thomas Hohler (Artie Green), Erwin Bruhn (Cecil B. DeMille), ophie Bluemel (Salome), Yael de Vries, Esther Mink, Daniela Roemer, Silja Schenk, Marthe Roemer (Reporterin), Juliane Bischoff (Astrologin).

SUNSET BOULEVARD – The Netherlands – 2009

Pia Douwes (Norma Desmond), Antonie Kamerling (Joe Gillis), Maike Boerdam (Betty Schaefer), Dick Schaar (Max Von Mayerling/Cecil B. DeMille), Jasper Kerkhof (Artie Green), Derek Blok (Manfred/Myron), Paul Disbergen (Sheldrake), Rolf van Rijsbergen, Kelvin Wormgoor, Dieter Spileers, Norman van Huut, John ter Riet, Penny Vos, Annemieke Van Der Veer, Jorien Zeevaart, Anne Deliën, Bertine Verbeek, Mo Marcus, Willemijn de Vries Notes: Often mistaken for a proshot.

SUNSET BOULEVARD – Wichita, KS – July 9, 2011

Ann Morrison (Norma Desmond), Chris Peluso (Joe Gillis), Nicholas Saverine (Max von Mayerling), Kaleigh Cronin (Betty Schaeffer), Cody Davis (Artie Green), Charles Parker (Cecil B. DeMille), Timothy W Robu (Sheldrake) Notes: Music Theatre of Wichita. Sometimes skips a few seconds. Minimal in Act 1, but get’s worse in Act 2.

SWEENEY TODD – Adelaide, Australia – September, 1987

Lyndon Terracin (Sweeney), Nancye Hayes (Mrs. Lovett), Peter Cousens (Anthony), Fiona Maconaghie (Johanna), Gregory Yurisich (Judge Turpin), Tony Taylor (Tobias), Geoffrey Harris (Beadle Bamford), Meg Chilcott (Beggar Woman), Christopher Bogg (Adolfo Pirelli) Notes: State Opera Of South Australia

SWEENEY TODD – Barcelona, Spain – 1995

Constantino Romero (Sweeney Todd), Vicky Peña (Mrs. Lovett), Pep Molina (Anthony Hope), Maria Josep Peris (Johanna), Xavier Ribera-Vall (Judge Turpin), Muntsa Rius (Tobias Ragg), Pedro Pomares (Beadle Bamford), Teresa Vallicrosa (Beggar Woman), Esteve Ferrer (Adolfo Pirelli) Notes: Perfomed in Catalan

SWEENEY TODD – Budapest, Hungary – 1992

Koós János (Sweeney Todd), Zsuzsa Lehoczky (Mrs. Lovett), Attila Bardoczy (Anthony Hope), Vásári Mónika (Johanna), Palócz László (Judge Turpin), Kállóy Molnár Péter (Tobias Ragg), Karizs Béla (Beadle Bamford), Kishonti Ildikó (Beggar Woman), Korcsmáros Péter (Adolfo Pirelli) Notes: Includes trailer and Werkfilm/clips of TV coverage of the production.

SWEENEY TODD – London, UK – 2011

Michael Ball (Sweeney Todd), Imelda Staunton (Mrs. Lovett), Luke Brady (Anthony Hope), Lucy May Barker (Johanna), John Bowe (Judge Turpin), James McConville (Tobias Ragg), Peter Polycarpou (Beadle Bamford), Gillian Kirkpatrick (Beggar Woman), Rob Burt (Adolfo Pirelli) Notes: Press footage inserted for A Little Priest and Epiphany.

SWEENEY TODD – Los Angeles, CA – September, 1981

George Hearn (Sweeney Todd), Angela Lansbury (Mrs. Lovett), Cris Groenendaal (Anthony Hope), Betsy Joslyn (Johanna), Edmund Lyndeck (Judge Turpin), Ken Jennings (Tobias Ragg), Calvin Remsberg (Beadle Bamford), Sara Woods (Beggar Woman), Sal Mistretta (Adolfo Pirelli), Michael Kalinyen (Jonas Fogg) Notes: First National Tour. Official DVD Release