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Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration |  | Director: David Mallet
Actors: Tina Arena, Michael Ball, Antonio Banderas, Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  285 reviews
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 127 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD20931D
ISBN: 0783246064
UPC: 025192093128
EAN: 9780783246062
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
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Product Description
Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 03/04/2003 Run time: 89 minutes Rating: Nr
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
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 A Night Of A Thousand Stars! June 12, 2000
Brian Sheperd (Pittsburgh, PA)
196 out of 197 found this review helpful
Just as the box (and the song) says, this is truly a night of a thousand stars. The video contains... Whistle Down The Wind ~ Tina Arena; Joseph Fanfare ~ the Orchestra; Any Dream Will Do & Close Every Door ~ Donny Osmond; Variations On A Theme By Paganini ~ Julian Lloyd Webber; Requiem For Evita ~ National Youth Choir; Oh What A Circus & High Flying Adored ~ Antonio Banderas; Don't Cry For Me Argentina ~ Elaine Paige; Light At The End Of The Tunnel ~ Ray Shell; Hosana (from Jesus Christ Superstar) ~ National Youth Choir; Hosana (from Requiem) ~ Dennis O'Neill; Pie Jesu ~ Sarah Brightman & Ben De'Ath; Jesus Christ Superstar ~ Marcus Lovett; Gethsemane ~ Michael Ball; Phantom Overture ~ the Orchestra; Phantom Of The Opera ~ Sarah Brightman & Antonio Banderas; All I Ask Of You ~ Sarah Brightman & Michael Ball; Music Of The Night ~ Sarah Brightman; Tire Tracks And Broken Hearts ~ Bonnie Tyler; No Matter What ~ Boyzone; Vaults Of Heaven ~ Michael Ball; Car Chase On Sunset Boulevard ~ the Orchestra; Once Upon A Time ~ Glenn Close & Marcus Lovett; With One Look & As If We Never Said Goodbye ~ Glenn Close; Love Changes Everything ~ Michael Ball & the Cast; Memory ~ Elaine Paige; The Heart Is Slow To Learn ~ Kiri Te Kanawa; Happy Birthday ~ the Cast; Whistle Down The Wind ~ Lottie Mayor & Andrew Lloyd Webber, and The Jellicle Ball ~ the Orchestra. You absolutely can't go wrong with this video. There is something for everyone, and you'll find yourself watching it repeatedly. The performances by Antonio Banderas, Sarah Brightman, Michael Ball, Glenn Close, Boyzone & Bonnie Tyler are all definitely highlights, but there isn't a disappointing performance in the entire 2 hour+ show.
Lloyd Webber Has Never Sounded This Good! May 1, 2000
M. Raeann Gooch (Napa, CA USA)
45 out of 46 found this review helpful
Andrew Lloyd Webber has written some of the most beautiful music of the last 30 years. This amazing video captures the highlights of his brilliant career and brings them to a new level. The variety of music and performers worked wonderfully. Sarah Brightman, Antonio Banderas, Glenn Close, Donny Osmond, Elaine Page and all the artists are great, but Michael Ball took the cake! WOW! His performance of "Gethsemane" will leave you breathless. "Vaults of Heaven" (on which Michael was joined by The London Community Gospel Choir) will leave you swaying and clapping! Michael's gorgeous voice complemented Sarah B.'s on their duet "All I Ask Of You." He is THE HIGHLIGHT of this video. Other noteworthy performances include Donny Osmond's "Joseph..." segment, "Memory" sung by the one and only Elaine Page and Glenn Close's "With One Look" is amazing. And all things considered, I must give Antonio Banderas some credit. Sure, he doesn't have the best voice, but his "Phamton" (hehe) is likable. I had never heard of Tina Arena, but her performance of "Whistle Down The Wind" is wonderful. This is a great video, filled with the best ALW has to offer. He does write beautiful music, but he sure knows how to pick the right singers to show it off! This is worth every penny and even more. You will be pushing the "Rewind" button more than once!
A WONDERFUL CONCERT WITH THE BEST MUSICAL SONGS July 20, 2002
Carsten Segerlin (Kastrup (Copenhagen), Denmark)
34 out of 35 found this review helpful
The opening song WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND is sung by Tina Arena. The music and the way Tina performs the song is very powerful. She has a great voice but she sings it too aggressively, I better like the way Lottie Mayor sings it, at the end of the concert. Donny Osmond sings ANY DREAM WILL DO and CLOSE EVERY DOOR together with a children choir. Donny has a great charisma and voice. It sounds fantastic with the children. Julian Lloyd Webber plays cello - the music from VARIATIONS (a symphonic concert from 1977). Antonio Banderas: HIGH FLYING ADORED. Elaine Paige: DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA. She sings it as beautiful as 20 years ago, when she had the leading role as Evita. Dennis O'Neill sings in Latin the song HOSANNA from Requiem. There is a girl in the choir, she looks like Charlotte Church? Sarah Brightman appears like a magic woman, and the dancers fall to the floor. Sarah sings in Latin and the young boy Ben De'ath comes to the stage. They sing PIE JESU together - a very beautiful and moving church mess song. Sarah's voice is incredible beautiful. Michael Ball: I ONLY WANT TO SAY (GESTHEMANE) from Jesus Christ Superstar. A very vigorous song. At THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, when Sarah Brightman enters the stage I get chills because of her beauty and presence. She is the most wonderful person, with a warm-heartedness charisma. She definitely has the best and most beautiful voice in the world. She and Antonio Banderas sing THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA together. It's 10 years ago, when Sarah played Christine in the Phantom.
Michael Ball and Sarah sing the beautiful duet ALL I ASK OF YOU. They suit each other well. Michael Ball has a great charisma. THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT, Sarah sings it as beautiful as ever. Boyzone: NO MATTER WHAT - the best sound on this DVD.
Michael Ball: VAULTS OF HEAVEN together with a gospel choir - it sounds fantastic.
Glenn Close plays Norma Desmond from Sunset Boulevard and sings WITH ONE LOOK.
Michael Ball sings the great song LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING and all the artists from the concert appear, singing together. Elaine Paige sings MEMORY from Cats. Kiri Te Kanawa sings the very beautiful song THE HEART IS SLOW TO LEARN. Kiri has a beautiful soprano voice. It could be great to hear Kiri and Sarah together in a duet. All the artists sing HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Andrew. At the final song, Andrew plays the piano while Lottie Mayor sings the beautiful song WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND. Andrew Lloyd Webber must be the greatest composer of all time.
This DVD is fantastic, whether your are a fan of Andrew, Sarah Brightman, Michael Ball, Elaine Paige or you just love great musical music. The picture and the sound are excellent on this DVD.
Incredible Performances! January 1, 2001
Eileen (Boston, MA USA)
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
I originally purchased this video to watch a specific performer. However, I was shocked by the amazing talent this video holds. The only disappointing part was the selection from "Starlight Express." Perhaps that just needs to grow on me, though. I "discovered" the fabulously talented Michael Ball, and have since watched "Gethsemane" countless times. Michael Ball delivered the most spectacular performance I have ever seen during this moving song. Incredible! I only wish that all of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's videos could be so wonderful. The "Jesus Christ Superstar" segment of the show was splendid and performed very well by various artists. Also, Donny Osmond's voice is so pure and youthful and has wonderful tone quality. He dazzles the audience while singing happily to the children's choir and later giving 120% in the emotional "Close Every Door." Donny Osmond is such a fantastic performer that *he* never steps out on stage. Instead, from the moment he comes out from the darkness, the audience sees *Joseph*, not Donny. He gives a truly wonderful performance. If you purchase this video, you will be purchasing happiness. I promise that you will watch it over and over again, and hopefully enjoy it as much as I did.
A must have for ALW lovers! December 14, 1999
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
First of all, this is NOT the exact same thing you saw on PBS. It's better. There are more songs (such as another version of Whistle Down The Wind, Close Every Door, and Sarah Brightman singing Music of the Night, as well as other songs from Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, and one from Starlight Express, just to name a few) If you love what you saw on PBS and want to see the twenty+ minutes you missed, you should buy this video. It is worth it. I hope you enjoy this video as much as I have.
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