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Summary: Stephen Sondheim Fan Says Yes!
Review: This is a must see video for Stephen Sondheim fans, it has amazing music, fantastic singing, and fairly decent video quality, just don't forget it is a filmed version of a stage show. The staging and directing are divine, and the lighting designer does black and white on one side of the stage while doing color on the other. Do Not Miss This One.
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Summary: amazing history - we need more of this
Review: this is what music theatre can do. move you. make you smile, and cry....and think. The DVD is amazing. In quality, performances, editing, and the audio commentary. If you claim to love musical theatre. and say that you want new works to happen..
this is for you.
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Summary: amazing history - we need more of this
Review: this is what music theatre can do. move you. make you smile, and cry.... and think. The DVD is amazing. In quality, performances, editing, and the audio commentary. If you claim to love musical theatre. and say that you want new works to happen..
this is for you.
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Summary: Absolutely beautiful! A must if you enjoy a good love story
Review: This video is absolutely wonderful. Jere Shea, Marin Mazzie, and Donna Murphy are as perfect as they come, and the story is so beautiful, it makes me cry every time. The music soars and complements the storyline beautifully, and, although I never had the opportunity to see the the show on stage, I don't think that this story suffered any in the transition from stage to screen. If you like a great love story, I cannot imagine one equal to this. The fact that most of the original cast members are in it is wonderful as well. Fabulous!
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Summary: Beautiful and Moving
Review: To be honest I have never been much of a fan of Sondhiem and find the majority of his work hard going, I have always preferred the work of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Even just listening to the music of PASSION left me cold. However, upon watching this video I have completely changed my opinion regarding this composer. This production is beautifully acted and the singing is first rate. PASSION is beautiful, simple and very very moving. Sondhiem has won me over.
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Summary: ¡UN ORGASMO! ¡VIVA SONDHEIM!
Review: Un orgasmo visual. Más bien algo inefable es lo que se siente al ver esta obra maestra de Sondheim. Conocí a este autor hace lo menos tres años pero no sabía nada de Passion. Una fría mañana de invierno una amiga mía apareció en mi casa como por arte de magia con el disco y desde entonces todo ha sido pasión por passion... Quedé hipermega-alelado. Las lyrics son retorcidamente bellas y las melodías un puto goce. Me empalmé al ver la cara de Giorgio en el DVD y acabé de ver el musical en el sofá de mi casa sumergido en SEMEN Y LÁGRIMAS.... ¡VIVA SONDHEIM y VIVA PASSION!
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Summary: It's All About Donna Murphy!
Review: Yes, you should get this DVD because it preserves the Tony-winning original production of Stephen Sondheim's "Passion." Yes, the show is excellent and probably works better on video, where the lack of opportunities to applaud aren't so jarring. Yes, the seamless transition from song to speech and back again proves surprisingly effective and engrossing. All of these are compelling reasons to buy this DVD. But the biggest and best reason for buying this DVD can be summed up in two words: Donna Murphy. Oh my God, her Fosca is unbelievable!!! Her Tony-winning performance is unforgetable and will stick with you for weeks (maybe even months) after you first see it. I have never been so moved by a character in a musical before. She had me near tears, and I hardly ever cry while watching a show. I cannot begin to put into words the kind of depth Murphy brings to the tortured soul of Fosca, the longing for acceptance, the rudeness, and yet the unbridled love that Murphy layers into her performance. She steals ever scene she's in, and if the show had her on stage constantly for its almost two hours you wouldn't hear me complain. In fact, the notes of the insert have book writer James Lapine reminded everyone that the show is actually about Gregio, not Fosca, showing just how much attention Murphy must have gotten. I didn't really follow theatre back in 1994 when the show opened, but I imagine Murphy was the talk of the season and she deserved every compliment paid her and more. Her Fosca is a master class in acting, not just for musical theatre but for all theatre, and I can only sit in awe of her. Absolutely stunning.
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Summary: It's All About Donna Murphy!
Review: Yes, you should get this DVD because it preserves the Tony-winning original production of Stephen Sondheim's "Passion." Yes, the show is excellent and probably works better on video, where the lack of opportunities to applaud aren't so jarring. Yes, the seamless transition from song to speech and back again proves surprisingly effective and engrossing. All of these are compelling reasons to buy this DVD. But the biggest and best reason for buying this DVD can be summed up in two words: Donna Murphy. Oh my God, her Fosca is unbelievable!!! Her Tony-winning performance is unforgetable and will stick with you for weeks (maybe even months) after you first see it. I have never been so moved by a character in a musical before. She had me near tears, and I hardly ever cry while watching a show. I cannot begin to put into words the kind of depth Murphy brings to the tortured soul of Fosca, the longing for acceptance, the rudeness, and yet the unbridled love that Murphy layers into her performance. She steals ever scene she's in, and if the show had her on stage constantly for its almost two hours you wouldn't hear me complain. In fact, the notes of the insert have book writer James Lapine reminded everyone that the show is actually about Gregio, not Fosca, showing just how much attention Murphy must have gotten. I didn't really follow theatre back in 1994 when the show opened, but I imagine Murphy was the talk of the season and she deserved every compliment paid her and more. Her Fosca is a master class in acting, not just for musical theatre but for all theatre, and I can only sit in awe of her. Absolutely stunning.
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Summary: It's All About Donna Murphy!
Review: Yes, you should get this DVD because it preserves the Tony-winning original production of Stephen Sondheim's "Passion." Yes, the show is excellent and probably works better on video, where the lack of opportunities to applaud aren't so jarring. Yes, the seamless transition from song to speech and back again proves surprisingly effective and engrossing. All of these are compelling reasons to buy this DVD. But the biggest and best reason for buying this DVD can be summed up in two words: Donna Murphy. Oh my God, her Fosca is unbelievable!!! Her Tony-winning performance is unforgetable and will stick with you for weeks (maybe even months) after you first see it. I have never been so moved by a character in a musical before. She had me near tears, and I hardly ever cry while watching a show. I cannot begin to put into words the kind of depth Murphy brings to the tortured soul of Fosca, the longing for acceptance, the rudeness, and yet the unbridled love that Murphy layers into her performance. She steals ever scene she's in, and if the show had her on stage constantly for its almost two hours you wouldn't hear me complain. In fact, the notes of the insert have book writer James Lapine reminded everyone that the show is actually about Gregio, not Fosca, showing just how much attention Murphy must have gotten. I didn't really follow theatre back in 1994 when the show opened, but I imagine Murphy was the talk of the season and she deserved every compliment paid her and more. Her Fosca is a master class in acting, not just for musical theatre but for all theatre, and I can only sit in awe of her. Absolutely stunning.
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