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Broadway | December 29, 1997

Marin Mazzie (Mother), Brian Stokes Mitchell (Coalhouse Walker Jr.), Peter Friedman (Tateh), Audra McDonald (Sarah), Mark Jacoby (Father), Judy Kaye (Emma Goldman)

NOTES: (VOB + smalls - 2.76 GB) VHS to DVD transfer done by Master for clearest picture and sound. Includes commercials and reviews. Same video as one that is sometimes circulated as February, 1998 (either in MKV or a higher gen VOB format).

Broadway | December 19, 1993

Steve Barton (Boris Lermontov), Margaret Illmann (Victoria Page), Hugh Panaro (Julian Craster), George de la Peña (Grisha Ljubov, Leslie Browne (Irina Boronskaya), Jon Marshall Sharp (Ivan Boleslavsky), Tad Ingram (Sergei Ratov)

NOTES: (VOB + smalls) About an hour of highlights

Hollywood Bowl | August 6, 2010 - SJ Bernly 

Skylar Astin (Mark Cohen), Aaron Tveit (Roger Davis), Vanessa Hudgens (Mimi Márquez), Telly Leung (Angel Dumott Schunard), Wayne Brady (Tom Collins), Nicole Scherzinger (Maureen Johnson), Tracie Thoms (Joanne Jefferson), Collins Pennie (Benjamin Coffin III)

NOTES: (VOB + smalls - 6.8 GB) Nicely filmed with a good mix of wide shots and close ups. Wayne Brady and Telly Leung have wonderful chemistry together.

Beijing Dance Academy - China | 2009 - Pro-Shot

孙圣凯 (Mark), 郑锐彬 (Roger), 王芯芯 (Mimi Márquez), 郑云龙 (Collins), 阿云嘎 (Angel), 张哲瀚 (Benjamin Coffin III)

NOTES: (MP4- - 2.28 GB) Beijing Dance Academy's non-replica production of Rent  

Encores! | July 2019 - NYCG8R

Brandon Uranowitz (Addison Mizner), Raúl Esparza (Wilson Mizner), Jin Ha (Hollis Bessemer), Mary Beth Peil (Mama Mizner), Chuck Cooper (Papa Mizner)

NOTES: ​(MOV - 11.03 GB)

Broadway Revival | April 20, 2001

Dick Cavett (The Narrator), Tom Hewitt (Dr. Frank-N-Furter), Raúl Esparza (Riff Raff), Jarrod Emick (Brad Majors), Kristen Lee Kelly (u/s Janet Weiss), Sebastian LaCause (Rocky), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Magenta/Usherette), Joan Jett (Columbia/Usherette), Lea DeLaria (Eddie/Dr. Scott)

​NOTES: (VOB + smalls - 4.03 GB)

Vienna, Austria | January 19, 2010

Rory Six (u/s Rudolf), Lisa Antoni (Mary Vetsera), Uwe Kröger (Graf Taaffe), Wietske van Tongeren (Stephanie, Rudolf's wife), Carin Filipčić (Gräfin Marie Larisch), Claus Dam (Kaiser Franz-Joseph)

NOTES: (VOB + smalls - 6.67 GB) Rory's Derniere as Rudolf. Missing some scenes in the beginnings of both acts.

Broadway | May 1999

Douglas Sills (Sir Percy Blakeney), Rachel York (Marguerite St. Just), Rex Smith (Chauvelin)

NOTES: (VOB + smalls - 5.43 GB) Mainly the 29th, but The Riddle and the curtain call from the 30th are spliced in nicely; also has highlights footage from the 30th

Broadway | April 2022 - StarCuffedJeans

Jaquel Spivey (Usher), L Morgan Lee (Thought 1), James Jackson Jr. (Thought 2), John-Michael Lyles (Thought 3), Jon-Michael Reese (u/s Thought 4), Jason Veasey (Thought 5), Antwayn Hopper (Thought 6)

NOTES: (MP4 - 4.94 GB) 

Broadway | April 2024 - Jagweed

Eli Gelb (Grover), Sarah Pidgeon (Diana), Tom Pecinka (Peter), Juliana Canfield (Holly), Will Brill (Reg), Chris Stack (Simon), Andrew R. Butler (Charlie)

NOTES: (MP4 - 12.5 GB) Filmed in 4K. External audio used. Pretty much a perfect capture of this play. A head is visible in the left hand corner but I make sure it never obstructs the actors. Some of actor’s heads are cut off when they stand in the recording booth if they’re positioned far back (see screencaps). Mainly filmed in wides with mediums when appropriate. Recording includes the curtain call and marquee.

Sondheim Celebration | June 16, 2002

Raúl Esparza (Georges Seurat / George), Melissa Errico (Dot / Marie), Linda Stephens (Old Lady), Donna Migliaccio (Nurse), Cris Groenendaal (Jules), Florence Lacey (Yvonne), Matthew Shepard (Soldier), Tracy Lynn Olivera (Celeste #1), Sherri L Edelen (Celeste #2), Jason Gilbert (Franz), Harry A Winter (Mr.), Donna Migliaccio (Mrs.), Amy McWilliams (Frieda), Michael L Forrest (Boatman), Bob McDonald (Louis), Annie Simon (Louise), Cris Groenendaal (Bob Greenberg), Jason Gilbert (Dennis), Florence Lacey (Naomi Eisen), Sherri L Edelen (Elaine), Donna Migliaccio (Harriet Pawling), Bob McDonald (Billy Webster), Michael L Forrest (Charles Redmond), Matthew Shepard (Alex), Amy McWilliams (Betty), Harry A Winter (Lee Randolph), Linda Stephens (Blair Daniels), Daniel Felton (Museum Assistant), Mary Jayne Raleigh (A Photographer), Mary Jayne Raleigh (Woman with Baby Carriage), Daniel Felton (Man Playing the Horn), Tracy Lynn Olivera (A Waitress)

NOTES: (VOB + smalls - 4.17 GB) Pretty well shot. Sound is on the muffled side. Labeled as either 15th or 16th

Broadway | July 14, 1995

Betty Buckley (Norma Desmond), Alan Campbell (Joe Gillis), Steven Stein-Grainger (u/s Max von Mayerling), Alice Ripley (Betty Schaeffer)

NOTES: (VOB + smalls) Good quality for its age, no fuzziness or lines. Has nice angles of scenes and few spotlight washouts. Recorded from the left mezzanine from the first few rows with full curtain call.

The Netherlands | 2009

Pia Douwes (Norma Desmond), Antonie Kamerling (Joe Gillis), Maike Boerdam (Betty Schaefer), Dick Schaar (Max von Mayerling), Jasper Kerkhof (Artie Green), Dick Schaar (Cecil B. Demille), 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: (VOB + no smalls - 7.35 GB) Very nice recording, often mistaken for a proshot.

Off-Broadway | May 31, 2001

Raúl Esparza (Jon), Jerry Dixon (Michael), Amy Spanger (Susan)

NOTES: (VOB + smalls - 4.11 GB)

Off-Broadway | September 18, 2001

Raúl Esparza (Jon), Jerry Dixon (Michael), Amy Spanger (Susan)

NOTES: (VOB + smalls - 3.02 GB)

 Manhattan Theatre Club | February 17, 2001

Lewis Cleale (Si Morley), Laura Benanti (Julia), Christopher Innvar (Jake Pickering), Lauren Ward (Emily), Jeff Edgerton (Felix), Julia Murney (Kate), Melissa Rain Anderson (Bessie), Ann Arvia (Mrs. Carmody), Eric Michael Gillette (Mr. Carmody), Greg Goodbrod (Young Mr. Danzinger), Patricia Killgarriff (Aunt Evie), Joseph Kolinski (Trolleyman), George Masswohl (Harriman), David McCallum (Dr. Danzinger), Amy Walsh (Clarissa)

NOTES: (VOB + smalls) A musical about time travel and romance. Filmed in a very small theatre around quite a few heads and a railing. A real treat for Laura Benanti and Julia Murney fans. 

Broadway | November 12, 1997

Michael Cerveris (Thomas Andrews), John Cunningham (Captain E. J. Smith), David Garrison (J. Bruce Ismay), Brian d'Arcy James (Frederick Barrett), Martin Moran (Harold Bride), Judy Blazer (Caroline Neville), Bill Buell (Edgar Beane), Larry Keith (Isidor Straus), Jody Gelb (Eleanor Widener)

NOTES: (VOB + smalls - 2.22 GB) Camcorder video, mostly wide shot with a few zooms. The only known video of this production.

Australia | November 30, 2006 - Pro-Shot

Hayden Tee (Thomas Andrews), Nick Tate (Captain E. J. Smith), Brendan Higgins (J. Bruce Ismay), Alexander Lewis (Frederick Barrett), Matthew Willis (Harold Bride, Radioman), David Goddard (Henry Etches, 1st Class Steward), Ana Marina (Caroline Neville), Katrina Retallick (Alice Beane), Robert Gard (Isidor Straus), Joan Carden (Ida Straus), Belinda Wollaston (Kate McGowan), Cameron Mannix (Bandmaster Wallace Hartley)

NOTES: (VOB + smalls - 4.36 GB)  Single camera proshot with soundboard audio. Sometimes listed as 2005, but the production ran from October - December 2006.

Broadway | July 6, 2008 - SunsetBlvd79

Heidi Blickenstaff (Heidi), Hunter Bell (Hunter), Jeff Bowen (Jeff), Larry Pressgrove (Larry), Susan Blackwell (Susan)

NOTES: (VOB + smalls - 3.44 GB) Cute little show about making it to Broadway. Heidi was my favorite part of the show. There were some very funny parts to the show, especially if you are a theater buff. There are about 10 mins of total blackouts, which is mostly a chunk in within the first 13 minutes. Despite that, a nice capture and the audience was very into the show. A-

Broadway | June 14, 2016 ​- SJ Bernly

Jessie Mueller (Jenna), Keala Settle (Becky), Kimiko Glenn (Dawn), Drew Gehling (Dr. Pomatter), Christopher Fitzgerald (Ogie), Eric Anderson (Cal), Dakin Matthews (Joe), Nick Cordero (Earl)

NOTES: (VOB + smalls - 8.2 GB) Nicely captured with just a few quick dropouts and no major blackouts. There is one head on the left that can occasionally be seen, but it never blocks the action. There is some slight washout in some of the wider shots. It’s filmed in 16:9, with a mix of wides, mediums, and close-ups. The sound is excellent. Includes curtain call and playbill scans.