Best Theater Films of 2000
Shady Hill Kidnapping
Presented by The Broadway ... a strange penchant for kidney-shaped swimming pools. The Shady Hill Kidnapping stars George Grizzard, Polly Holliday, and Celeste Holm. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar was ... Mary Madgaline (Renee Castle), a prostitute. This television version was directed by Nick Morris and Gale Edwards in 2000. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
Der Freischutz
Carl Maria von Weber's ... of the Württembergische Staatsoper, Stuttgart performing under conductor Dennis Russell Davies. Caterina Ligendza, Toni Krämer, and Wolfgang Schöne star. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
Via Dolorosa
Noted playwright and screenwriter ... religious realms, "Jewish identity," and the history of Zionism. This film was screened at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
Handel's Theodora
Maverick stage director Peter ... William Christie conducting the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and Dawn Upshaw and David Daniels in the lead. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
Greater Tuna
Greater Tuna is the ... look at small town life, Joe Sears and Jaston Williams play all 20 characters, including both men and women. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
Cavalieri: La Rappresentazione di Anima e di Corpo
The Italian composer Emilio ... Tomino perform alongside the Roma Barocca Ensemble and the Symphonic Opera Choir of Rome, as directed by Lorenzo Tozzi. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
Alceste
Anne Sofie Von Otter ... English Baroque Soloists, a period orchestra performing the score with era-appropriate instruments; they're also accompanied by the Monteverdi Choir. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
The Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged
The familiar stories of ... Titus Andronicus is re-invented as a culinary arts show. It is all in good fun in this PBS production. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
Groucho: A Life in Revue
Groucho Marx's life is ... highly popular actor and comedian. The Marx Brothers' films include Duck Soup, Horse Feathers, and Night at the Opera. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
Coppelia
BBC Opus Arte presents ... Opera House, under the direction of conductor Nicoae Moldoveanu. Originally broadcast live on the BBC in Feburary of 2000. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
Alcina
Conductor Alan Hacker leads ... Frideric Handel's Alcina in this release starring Alice Coote as Ruggiero and featuring Catherine Naglestad in the title role. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
Tosca
Francesca Patané essays the ... Puccini's jealous diva in this 2000 production also starring José Cura and Renato Bruson and directed by Enrico Castiglione. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
Rigoletto (Royal Opera House)
This performance of Giuseppe ... opera, Rigoletto was directed by David McVicar. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
I Due Foscari
Experience Guiseppe Verdi's I ... by Francesco Maria Piave, performances by Leo Nucci, Vincenzo La Scola, and Danilo Rigosa, and conduction by Nello Santi. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came ... newsreel footage and vintage newspaper headlines (some referring to Whiteside), which bridge the gaps between the scenes and acts. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
Don Giovanni: Highlights
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Romeo and Juliet
This performance of Prokofiev's ... Romeo and Juliet was recorded at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan in January of 2000. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
Adriana Lecouvreur
Daniela Dessi plays the ... Milan in early 2000, with Sergei Larin and Olga Borodina playing the other two thirds of the romantic triangle. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
La Belle Hélène
La Belle Hélène, Jacques ... Le Roux plays Calchas. Les Musiciens du Louvre and the Chorus of the Musiciens du Louvre provide musical accompaniment. [ best theater films - 2000 ]
