SYDMONTON COURT, Sydmonton, Hampshire, U.K. ~ August 31, 1991
TYPE: Pro Shot
DATE: August 31, 1991
CAST: Ria Jones (Norma Desmond), Michael Ball (Joe Gillis), Kevin Colson (Max von Mayerling), Frances Ruffelle (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: 36 minutes footage. Nice to see how different this is in terms of lyrics, music arrangements, dialogue compared to the 1992 Sydmonton video. Very grainy, a lot of gen loss B-.
SYDMONTON COURT, Sydmonton, Hampshire, U.K. ~ September 5, 1992
TYPE: Pro Shot
DATE: September 5, 1992
CAST: Patti LuPone (Norma Desmond), Kevin Anderson (Joe Gillis), Michael Bauer (Max von Mayerling), Meredith Braun (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: It's a proshot. But it's a very high generation proshot with a massive amount of generation loss and distortion in the picture. The audio's still OK but not great. Despite stabilisation and colour rebalancing, this still is painful to actually look at if you have any kind of light sensitivity. Act two is better at times, and falls into complete and total dropouts at others.
Note: There are three versions in circulation. The first one (Screenshots 1-3) is the one described above. The second one (Screenshots 4-6) is a 2nd generation copy and much better in quality. The third one is the original quality and 1st generation copy, leaked by the director and often NFT.
SYDMONTON COURT, Sydmonton, Hampshire, U.K. ~ September 5, 1992 [N.F.T.]
TYPE: Pro Shot
DATE: September 5, 1992
CAST: Patti LuPone (Norma Desmond), Kevin Anderson (Joe Gillis), Michael Bauer (Max von Mayerling), Meredith Braun (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Professionally shot; lots of close-ups; slight generation loss; occasionally stripes in the picture due to the transfer from VHS to DVD. A- quality, fantastic for Age!.
CHESSLover84 NOTES: A completely different transfer, almost no VHS noise, clearer and less saturated colors.
ADELPHI THEATRE, London, U.K. ~ 1993
TYPE: Press Reels
DATE: 1993
CAST: Patti LuPone (Norma), Kevin Anderson (Joe), Meredith Braun (Betty), Daniel Benzali (Max).
FORMAT: .MPEG
NOTES: About 20 minutes of multi-camera pro-shot footage filmed for media usage.
ADELPHI THEATRE, London, U.K. ~ June 28, 1993
TYPE: Angle
DATE: June 28, 1993
CAST: Patti LuPone (Norma Desmond), Kevin Anderson (Joe Gillis), Daniel Benzali (Max von Mayerling), Meredith Braun (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: First Preview! Video runs for 1h 33mins. Includes the cut bit where Patti LuPone pretends to be Charlie Chaplin in "The Lady's Paying".
Starts from "Hi there Myron" in the Let's have lunch song. Includes most of the songs important to the show. Offers a really good look of the show before all the changes were made. Patti's massive headdress for the finale. Most importantly the sets for example, Sheldrake's office which was later scaled down for the Los Angeles production and Betty's office. A lot of gen loss and audio sometimes a bit fuzzy. C+.
ADELPHI THEATRE, London, U.K. ~ July 1, 1993
TYPE: House Cam
DATE: July 1, 1993
CAST: Patti LuPone (Norma Desmond), Kevin Anderson (Joe Gillis), Daniel Benzali (Max von Mayerling).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Black and white house-cam footage with crystal clear soundboard audio, slightly washed out at times (as it was in infrared) but a great capture of the performances and the staging. Definitely filmed in July. Theres a higher quality MP4 version with no graininess and clear footage being traded as well. Check with traders.
SHUBERT THEATRE, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. [DOCUMENTARY] ~ December, 1993
TYPE: Documentary
DATE: December, 1993
CAST: Glenn Close, Andrew Lloyd Weber, Christopher Hampton, Trevor Nunn.
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Making of Omnibus Documentary.
HOLLYWOOD ROOSEVELT CINEGRILL, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. ~ January 4, 1994
TYPE: Angle
DATE: January 4, 1994
CAST: Laurie Franks, Dickson Hughes, Richard Leibell.
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: This show is about Gloria Swanson's efforts to turn Sunset Boulevard into a musical and uses the songs created in 1955 when Gloria first worked on the project. This was filmed at a public workshop performance at the Hollywood Roosevelt Cinegrill. Filmed using one camera on a tripod. Some slight generational loss. A-.
SHUBERT THEATRE, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. ~ 1994
TYPE: Angle
DATE: 1994
CAST: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Alan Campbell (Joe Gillis), Judy Kuhn (Betty Schaefer), George Hearn (Max von Mayerling).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Huge generation loss but as far as I know it's the only video of Judy in the show.
SHUBERT THEATRE, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. ~ June 17, 1994
TYPE: Angle
DATE: June 17, 1994
CAST: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Alan Campbell (Joe Gillis), George Hearn (Max von Mayerling), Vincent Tumeo (Artie Green), Alan Oppenheimer (Cecil B. DeMille).
FORMAT: .VOB [Without Smalls]
NOTES: Beautifully filmed with great close-ups. Occasional heads in the bottom of the frame. Some generational loss, and some tracking issues, VHS flicker gets worse towards end, but surprisingly good for it's age. Starts in the middle of the prologue.
MINSKOFF THEATRE, New York, U.S.A. ~ November 10, 1994
TYPE: Press Reels
DATE: November 10, 1994
CAST: Glenn Close (Norma Desmond), Alan Campbell (Joe Gillis), Alice Ripley (Betty Schaefer), George Hearn (Max von Mayerling).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: 30 minutes of proshot video. Includes: Let's Have Lunch, With One Look, Greatest Star of All, The Perfect Year, Act 1 Finale, Sunset Boulevard,The Gate, As If We Never Said Goodbye, Too Much In Love To Care, Sunset Boulevard (reprise) and the curtain call.
BROADWAY/LONDON COMPILATION ~ 1993-1995
TYPE: Compilation
DATE: 1993-1995
CAST: -.
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Highlights from various dates.
BROADWAY/LONDON COMPILATION ~ 1993-1996
TYPE: Compilation
DATE: 1993-1996
CAST: -.
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Highlights from various dates.
ADELPHI THEATRE, London, U.K. ~ 1995
TYPE: Pro-Shot
DATE: 1995
CAST: Betty Buckley (Norma Desmond), Glyn Kerslake (u/s Joe Gillis), Michael Bauer (Max von Mayerling), Anita Louise Combe (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
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 Kerslake (u/s), NOT John Barrowman.
ADELPHI THEATRE, London, U.K. ~ June 2, 1995
TYPE: Pro Shot
DATE: June 2, 1995
CAST: Elaine Paige (Norma Desmond), John Barrowman (Joe Gillis).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: thehouseonsunset says: Video strays from the action from time to time and some generational loss, but still a good video and as far as I know the only one with John Barrowman in the role of Joe Gillis. Video begins from Max telling Joe he'll be there if he needs help with the coffin.
MINSKOFF THEATRE, New York, U.S.A. ~ July 14, 1995
TYPE: Angle
DATE: July 14, 1995
CAST: Betty Buckley (Norma Desmond), Alan Campbell (Joe Gillis), Steven Stein-Grainger (u/s Max von Mayerling), Alice Ripley (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Good quality for it's age, no fuzziness or lines. Has nice angles of scenes and few spotlight washouts. Recorded from the left mezzanine from the fist few rows with full curtain call.
MINSKOFF THEATRE, New York, U.S.A. ~ 1995
TYPE: Pro-Shot
DATE: 1995
CAST: Betty Buckley (Norma Desmond), Bryan Batt (u/s Joe Gillis).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: 30 minutes of raw press footage.
RHEIN-MAIN-THEATER, Niedernhausen, Germany ~ 1995
TYPE: Documentary
DATE: 1995
CAST: Helen Schneider (Norma Desmond), Uwe Kroger ( Joe Gillis).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: German documentary about the opening of the show in Niedernhausen, Germany. Includes rehearsal footage of Helen Schneider, Uwe Kröger and cast with clips from the production, as well as interviews with Andrew Lloyd Webber, Peter Weck, and cast.
ADELPHI THEATRE, London, U.K. ~ January, 1996 [Limited Trades]
TYPE: Angle
DATE: January, 1996
CAST: Elaine Paige (Norma Desmond), Alexander Hanson (Joe Gillis), Catherine Porter (Betty Schaeffer), Michael Bauer (Max Von Mayerling).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Nearly no zoom, but steady.
ADELPHI THEATRE, London, U.K. ~ January, 1996 [Limited Trades]
TYPE: Angle
DATE: January, 1996
CAST: Elaine Paige (Norma Desmond), Alexander Hanson (Joe Gillis), Catherine Porter (Betty Schaeffer), Michael Bauer (Max Von Mayerling).
FORMAT: .AVI
NOTES: Limited Trade.
MINSKOFF THEATRE, New York, U.S.A. ~ February 19, 1996
TYPE: Angle
DATE: February 19, 1996
CAST: Betty Buckley (Norma Desmond), John Barrowman (Joe Gillis), Alice Ripley (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Includes 40 minutes of highlights from Betty's first preview, and her appearance on 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show' to promote her run in the show.
ADELPHI THEATRE, London, U.K. ~ March 1, 1996
TYPE: Angle
DATE: March 1, 1996
CAST: Petula Clark (Norma Desmond), Alexander Hanson (Joe Gillis), Michael Bauer (Max von Mayerling), Catherine Porter (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Includes Michael Aspel surprising Petula Clark during the curtain call for the TV program This Is Your Life followed by footage of the show being recorded onstage and an unbroadcast performance of I Love Paris by Petula & Sacha Distel. Audio sounds a little weird and footage is bit shaky. B-.
MINSKOFF THEATRE, New York, U.S.A. ~ August 20, 1996
TYPE: Angle
DATE: March 1, 1996
CAST: Betty Buckley (Norma Desmond), John Scherer (u/s Joe Gillis), George Hearn (Max von Mayerling), Alice Ripley (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: 57 minutes of highlights. Generation loss.
FIRST U.S. TOUR, U.S.A. ~ 1996 [Limited Trades]
TYPE: Pro-Shot
DATE: 1996
CAST: Linda Balgord (Norma Desmond), Ron Bohmer (Joe Gillis), Ed Dixon (Max von Mayerling), Lauren Kennedy (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: 1NT press reel. Running about 40 minutes.
FIRST U.S. TOUR, U.S.A. ~ 1996
TYPE: Angle
DATE: 1996
CAST: Linda Balgord (Norma Desmond), Ron Bohmer (Joe Gillis), Ed Dixon (Max von Mayerling), Lauren Kennedy (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Includes TV commercial for this tour stop. Some scenes washed out and about 15mins of various footage is missing such as half of "Every Movie's a Circus" and "Boy Meets Girl". Filmed from stalls and the audio is mostly clear. Interesting to note that this is not a full replica tour, some sets seem to have been reduced or changed but most stuff such as Norma's massive mansion is the same.
AT THE PALACE OF DREAMS, Melbourne, Australia [DOCUMENTARY] ~ 1996
TYPE: Documentary
DATE: 1996
CAST: Debra Byrne (Norma Desmond), Hugh Jackman (Joe Gillis), Norbert Lamla (Max von Mayerling), Catherine Porter (Betty Schaeffer), Leigh-Anne Cunningham.
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Teriffic show on the short lived OZ production with Hugh Jackman and Debbie Byrne. Followed by news clips of the drama surrounding the show which forced it's early closure. Amazing to watch. A .
MINSKOFF THEATRE, New York, U.S.A. ~ September 28, 1996
TYPE: Angle
DATE: September 28, 1996
CAST: Elaine Paige (Norma Desmond), Alan Campbell (Joe Gillis).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Just under an hour of highlights - the disc also includes the highlights from the last Broadway performance (March 22nd, 1997).
MINSKOFF THEATRE, New York, U.S.A. ~ October 23, 1996
TYPE: Angle
DATE: October 23, 1996
CAST: Elaine Paige (Norma Desmond), Alan Campbell (Joe Gillis), George Hearn (Max von Mayerling), Alice Ripley (Better Schaefer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: -.
MINSKOFF THEATRE, New York, U.S.A. ~ 1996
TYPE: Angle
DATE: 1996
CAST: Maureen Moore (s/b Norma Desmond), Alan Campbell (Joe Gillis), Alice Ripley (Betty Schaefer), Steven Stein-Granger (Morino).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: A very rare (and unfortunately very low-quality) bootleg of Maureen Moore as Norma Desmond. Full show that is full shot of the stage. Very interesting video and as far as I know the only the only one out there of her. Act One is very badly filmed but Act Two is marginally better, with a full shot of the stage and not as much camera-wandering.
ADEPLHI THEATRE, London, U.K. ~ February 7, 1997
TYPE: Angle
DATE: February 7, 1997
CAST: Petula Clark (Norma Desmond), Bill Champion (Joe Gillis), Michael Bauer (Max von Mayerling), Fiona Sinnott (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Probably the highest quality full video of the West End production in terms of colour, sharpness. Recorded from right upper circle.
MINSKOFF THEATRE, New York, U.S.A. ~ February 20, 1997
TYPE: Angle
DATE: February 20, 1997
CAST: Elaine Paige (Norma Desmond), Alan Campbell (Joe Gillis), George Hearn (Max von Mayerling), Alice Ripley (Betty Schaefer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Great video, but sadly suffers a lot from spotlight washout.
MINSKOFF THEATRE, New York, U.S.A. ~ March 3, 1997
TYPE: Angle
DATE: March 3, 1997
CAST: Elaine Paige (Norma Desmond), Alan Campbell (Joe Gillis), Larry Small (u/s Max von Mayerling), Alice Ripley (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Recored from left mezzanine. Good for it's age, few washouts.
RHEIN-MAIN-THEATER, Niedernhausen, Germany ~ 1997
TYPE: Pro-Shot
DATE: 1997
CAST: Helen Schneider (Norma Desmond), Uwe Kröger (Joe Gillis), Yngve Gasoy-Romdal (Joe Gillis), Norbert Lamla (Max von Mayerling).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: This appears to be a couple of combined press reels for the German production, as both Uwe Kröger and Yngve Gasoy Romdal as Joe Gillis are featured in it.
RHEIN-MAIN-THEATER, Niedernhausen, Germany ~ March 8, 1997 [Limited Trade]
TYPE: Angle
DATE: March 8, 1997
CAST: Daniela Ziegler (Norma Desmond), Yngve Gasoy-Romdal (Joe Gillis).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Limited Trade.
RHEIN-MAIN-THEATER, Niedernhausen, Germany ~ March 12, 1997
TYPE: Angle
DATE: March 12, 1997
CAST: Daniela Ziegler (Norma Desmond), Uwe Kröger (Joe Gillis), Norbert Lamla (Max von Mayerling), Barbara Wallner (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Ends right after "Too much in love to care".
MINSKOFF THEATRE, New York, U.S.A. ~ March 22, 1997
TYPE: Angle
DATE: March 22, 1997 [HIGHLIGHTS]
CAST: Elaine Paige (Norma Desmond), Alan Campbell (Joe Gillis), George Hearn (Max von Mayerling), Kristen Behrendt (u/s Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Highlights. Includes Elaine Paige's speech, who acknowledges Glenn Close in the audience.
RHEIN-MAIN-THEATER, Niedernhausen, Germany ~ May 31, 1997
TYPE: Angle
DATE: May 31, 1997
CAST: Cristina Grimandi (u/s Norma Desmond), Uwe Kröger (Joe Gillis), Alfred Pfeifer (u/s Max von Mayerling).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: -.
RHEIN-MAIN-THEATER, Niedernhausen, Germany ~ May 31, 1997
TYPE: Angle
DATE: May 31, 1997
CAST: Cristina Grimandi (u/s Norma Desmond), Uwe Kröger (Joe Gillis), Alfred Pfeifer (u/s Max von Mayerling).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: -.
RHEIN-MAIN-THEATER, Niedernhausen, Germany ~ May 31, 1997
TYPE: Angle
DATE: May 31, 1997
CAST: Cristina Grimandi (u/s Norma Desmond), Uwe Kröger (Joe Gillis), Alfred Pfeifer (u/s Max von Mayerling).
FORMAT: .MP4
NOTES: -.
RHEIN-MAIN-THEATER, Niedernhausen, Germany ~ August 31, 1997 [Limited Trades]
TYPE: Angle
DATE: August 31, 1997
CAST: Daniela Ziegler (Norma Desmond), Uwe Kröger (Joe Gillis), Norbert Lamla (Max Von Mayerling), Barbara Wallner (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Last show of Daniela Ziegler and Uwe Kröger. Act 2 (Highlights).
RHEIN-MAIN-THEATER, Niedernhausen, Germany ~ 1997 [Limited Trades]
TYPE: Angle
DATE: 1997
CAST: Daniela Ziegler (Norma Desmond), Uwe Kröger (Joe Gillis), Norbert Lamla (Max Von Mayerling), Barbara Wallner (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Mixed video with improved sound and some passages from the video 31.VIII.1997.
RHEIN-MAIN-THEATER, Niedernhausen, Germany ~ October 12, 1997 [Limited Trades]
TYPE: Angle
DATE: October 12, 1997
CAST: Helen Schneider (Norma Desmond), Yngve Gasoy-Romdal (Joe Gillis), Barbara Wallner (Betty Schaeffer), Norbert Lamla (Max Von Mayerling).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: B+ quality, Audience Shot. Sometimes mislabelled as October 2, 1997. Limited Trade.
BELK THEATER, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A. ~ June 27, 1999
TYPE: Angle
DATE: June 27, 1999
CAST: Petula Clark (Norma Desmond), Lewis Cleale (Joe Gillis), Sarah Uriarte Berry (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Listed as Hartford CT, which does not match up with the dates:
Jun 22, 1999 - Jun 27, 1999 Belk Theater Charlotte, NC
Jun 15, 1999 - Jun 20, 1999 Bushnell Hartford, CT.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, U.S.A. ~ February 8, 2000
TYPE: Angle
DATE: February 8, 2000
CAST: Petula Clark (Norma Desmond), Lewis Cleale (Joe Gillis), Allen Fitzpatrick (Max von Mayerling), Jacquelyn Piro Donovan (Betty Schaeffer).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: A good deal of generation loss and there is some camera roaming. This tour played Nashville Feb 08, 2000 - Feb 13, 2000, but the video appears on different lists with several different dates including April 08 and 08/20/2000.
MELBOURNE, Australia [IN CONCERT] ~ August 12, 2005
TYPE: Angle
DATE: August 12, 2005
CAST: Judi Connelli (Norma Desmond), David Campbell (Joe Gillis).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Semi staged concert - similar to the 2004 Luna Park concerts.
Act one is badly filmed and cuts off after With One Look - act two is much improved in terms of the filming.
SIGNATURE THEATRE, Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A. ~ January 15, 2011
TYPE: Pro-Shot
DATE: January 15, 2011
CAST: Florence Lacey (Norma Desmond), D.B. Bonds (Joe Gillis), Ed Dixon (Max von Mayerling), Susan Derry (Betty Schaeffer), Sean Thompson (Artie Green), Harry A. Winter (Cecil B. DeMille), Matt Conner (Manfred).
FORMAT: .VOB
NOTES: Excellent capture from the Signature Theatre of Florence's turn on Norma Desmond. Wonderful production performed on a thrust stage, in a very intimate space with clear picture and excellent sound. A.