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Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration [VHS]
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Product Details/SpecificationsActor(s): Tina Arena Michael Ball Antonio Banderas Keith Duffy Stephen Gately Creators: Andy Picheta (Producer) Anthony Chapman (Producer) Anu Krishnan (Producer) David Horn (Producer) David McCarthy (Producer) Gary Lucchesi (Producer) Jac Venza (Producer) Director(s): David Mallet
Recording label: Universal Studios EAN: 9780783237824Binding: VHS TapeISBN: 0783237820Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC, Release Date: 1999-10-14Universal product code (UPC): 096898493437Number of discs: 1Audience rating: NR (Not Rated)Product Description British superstar composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is feted in this 50th birthday benefit gala produced by Lloyd Webber's own theatrical company at London's historic Royal Albert Hall. The tribute includes highlights from Lloyd Webber's blockbuster stage hits, including The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Evita, and Sunset Boulevard. An eclectic performing cast features Tina Arena, Michael Ball, Antonio Banderas, Boyzone, Sarah Brightman, Glenn Close, Julian Lloyd Webber, Marcus Lovett, Lottie Mayor, Dennis O'Neill, Donny Osmond, Elaine Paige, Ray Shell, Kiri Te Kanawa, and Bonnie Tyler. Filmed live during the gala, the video was directed by music video veteran David Mallet, who helmed the video version of Lloyd Webber's Cats.
Amazon.com In 1998 a concert at the Royal Albert Hall celebrated Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th birthday and featured more than two hours of hits from a body of work spanning almost three decades. In this keepsake of a memorable night, star after star steps on to a massive, Eurovision-style set to revisit golden moments in their long association with Britain's most successful composer of musicals. Elaine Paige in big frocks and an even bigger voice delivers "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" and "Memory" with her usual power; Michael Ball and Donny Osmond stretch the last vestiges of boyish charm to the very limits but still sound great; and Boyzone gets the youth vote. Then there are Kiri Te Kanawa, Bonnie Tyler, Tina Arena, and, of course, another encore for brother Julian Lloyd Webber and those Variations on the cello. But the stars are Sir Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Brightman in an outstanding selection from The Phantom of the Opera (probably his best work), Antonio Banderas (who really can sing), and Glenn Close, a stupendous, moving Norma Desmond in songs from Sunset Boulevard. All in all, a deserved celebration for someone who has given so many people a great deal of pleasure, and a treat for musicals fans of all ages. --Piers Ford
Running time: 127 minutesLanguage: English (Unknown) Language: English (Original Language)
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