Best Theater Films of 2003
Broadway: The Golden Age
Directed by Rick McKay, ... critical recognition. The cast includes Shirley MacLaine, Bea Arthur, Edie Adams, Alec Baldwin, and Kaye Ballard, and many others. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Elaine Stritch: At Liberty
Elaine Stritch: At Liberty ... from her career. Includes the songs "Broadway Baby," "But Not for Me," and "I've Been to a Marvellous Party." [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Jackie Mason: The World According to Me
From White Star comes ... the inimitable funnyman offering his unique take on a wide range of topics in front of a packed house. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Madea's Class Reunion
The race is on ... the elegant Pandora Motel, you can rest assured that the laughs that follow will leave you gasping for air. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Our Town
Originally assembled by actress ... them Jeffrey DeMunn, Jane Curtin, Mia Dillon, Travis Walters, Stephen Mendillo, and Jake Robards, grandson of Jason Robards Jr. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
This So-Called Disaster
In 2000, director Michael ... So-Called Disaster was included in the programs for the 2003 Rotterdam International Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Original Latin Kings of Comedy
Jeb Brien directs Original ... and Joey Medina deliver material on a variety of topics that will seem familiar to audiences of every race. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Kiss Me, Kate
One of the biggest ... staged the 2000 revival, also oversees this irresistible TV version, which first aired in the U.S. courtesy of PBS. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Catskills on Broadway
Some of the biggest ... Among the classic comics featured in The Catskills on Broadway are Freddie Roman, Louise Duart, and Mal Z. Lawrence. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Lemonade
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Neighbors
This performance of Arkady ... about underlying racial prejudices and the circumstances that draw them to the surface, stars Cicely Tyson and Andrew Duggan. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Cirque du Soleil: Varekai
The newest presentation of ... Varekai originally aired as the capper for Bravo's all-day marathon of the theatrical documentary Cirque du Soleil: Fire Within. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Latham Entertainment Presents
The stand-up comedy concert ... Latham Entertainment Presents features a handful of African-American comedians including D.L. Hughley, Bruce Bruce, Earthquake, and Rickey Smiley. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila
This performance of Glinka's ... Ruslan and Lyudmila features the Kirov Opera & Orchestra. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate
Celebrate the post-Civil War ... that segues as steadily from gospel to disco as they do from slave quarter sermons to contemporary black poetry. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Prince Igor
This production of Borodin' ... devised by Mikhail Fokine. The story of political intrigue and forbidden love features Nikolai Putilin in the title role. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
The Merry Widow
Opus Arte and the ... includes new dialogue from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein and a new ballet segment during the "Chez Maxim" scene. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Broadway & Hollywood Legends: The Songwriters - Kander & Ebb/Alan Jay Lerner
Three legendary figures of ... among others. Bobbi Baird, David Chaney, and Liz Robertson also appear, providing guest vocals for several of the performances. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Blue Man Group: Complex Rock Tour Live
Performance art trio Blue ... of Bush. Selections performed include "Sing Along", "The Current", "Exhibit 13", "Time To Start", "I Feel Love", and more. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Lyric Cafe
Music and poetry combine ... Monica Calhoun step up to the microphone, and six bands including Floetry, Stew, and Medusa offer infections musical interludes. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Patricia Routledge In Three Portraits
Patricia Routledge, best known ... are unexpectedly broadened when she is forced to care for her ailing brother in Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Broadway & Hollywood Legends: The Songwriters - Burton Lane/Michael Parrish
This two-part documentary pays ... take center stage and discuss their working methods as they helped create such classic shows as Cabaret and Chicago. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Vera Galupe-Borszkh: The Annual Farewell Recital
Vera Galupe-Borszkh: The Annual ... Siff giving a concert as the fictional opera singer of the title. The performance includes an aria titled "Suicido." [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Mozart in Turkey
British director Elijah Moshinsky ... Mozart in Turkey also touches on the opera's performance history and Mozart's life at the time it was composed. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Ant Farm Video
Notorious art and architecture ... Ant Farm's unique vision arrives on DVD in this release showcasing some of the group's most popular works. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Lulu
This performance of Alban ... Lulu was recorded at the Zurich Opera House in November 2002 and features the vocal talents of Laura Aikin. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Die Walküre
Richard Wagner's 1870 Die ... cast features Robert Gambill as Siegmund, Attila Jun as Hunding, Jan-Hendrik Rootering as Wotan, and Renata Behle as Brunnhilde. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Siegfried
Richard Wagner's Siegfried is ... Jon Fredric West in the title role, and featuring music by the Staatsorchester Stuttgart performing under conductor Lothar Zagrosek. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
L'Amfiparnaso
Music, romance, and slapstick ... a performance featuring comic narration by Simon Callow and special performances by guest musicians Eligio Quinteiro and Steven Devine. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Salaam Bombay Dreams
In this behind-the-scenes look ... energy of opening night and the excitement of a gala performance for none other than Her Majesty the Queen. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Les Boreades
This production of Jean ... has had a troubled history, and was actually performed in full for the first time years after Rameau's death. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Götterdämmerung
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Cirque du Soleil: La Nouba
Cirque du Soleil have ... and emotional planes of existence. The show was filmed live at its permanent home at Disney World in Orlando. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Hamlet
From EMI Classics comes ... Ophelie and Beatrice Uria-Monzon as Le Reine Gertrude. The 2003 production was recorded at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Redhook
A neighborhood turf war ... Caesar's explosive rock opera makes the leap from the stage of New York's Lambs Theater to the big screen. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Suzanne Westenhoefer: Live From the Village
Suzanne Westenhoefer: Life from ... the award-winning comic delivering material on numerous topics. Westenhoefer has won accolades from the homosexual community for her work. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Tannhäuser (Zürich Opera)
This production of Richard ... role. Franz Welser-Most leads the Zurich Orchestra through the performance that co-stars Alfred Muff, Roman Trekel, and Jonas Kaufman. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Try To Remember: The Fantasticks
This documentary documents the ... later went on to enjoy success in film and television such as Liza Minnelli, Glenn Close, and Ricardo Montalban. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Living and Dying For Art & Love
The tragic love of ... between her ill-fated relationship with Aristotle Onassis and her stunning final performance in the Covent Garden production of Tosca. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Don Carlos
Just prior to his ... romantic levels - that cropped up between King Philip II of Spain and his heir, the venerable Don Carlo. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Wagner: Das Rheingold - Boulez/Chereau
Television director Brian Large ... this performance starring Donald McIntire and Martin Egel and featuring conductor Pierre Boulez leading the Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
La Voix Humaine
The opera La Voix ... to stay with her. The story was created by Jean Cocteau and the score was composed by Francis Poulenc. [ best theater films - 2003 ]
Robert Whitman: Performances From the 1960s
Considered one of the ... including Claes Oldenburg and Jim Dine, as well as Whitman himself; and a glimpse of Whitman's 2002 work 'Ghost.' [ best theater films - 2003 ]
