David Grove
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I wonder if the knowledgable folk that frequent HTF might help me assemble a list of DVD-available musicals with spectacular production numbers.
"Spectacular" can be interpreted individually, as it involves personal taste. But, I'm thinking of big numbers that are impressive due to exceptional skill of performers, or sheer number of performers, or elaborate/creative costuming, or a spectacular set, or camera angles, or any other element that might make for a grand performance.
For this list, I'm not particularly interested in plot, dramatic content, etc.
Just spectacular production numbers (or even spectacular solo or small ensemble performances) in musicals available on DVD.
Thank you for any suggestions.
DG
Edit: I suppose I should give some examples. First, let me proclaim my large ignorance (which is the reason for the thread), but I recently viewed 42nd Street, and thought it would qualify. I also recently viewed White Christmas, and was struck by talented dancing and right in-your-face colorful costuming. In the distant past, I viewed The Producers, and enjoyed the over-the-top Spring Time for Hitler and Germany number. I'm a sucker for grand stairs, impressive circles, "Big" stuff. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is another one.
But my lack of knowledge is much greater than my experience, so thanks for suggestions.
DG
CUMMULATIVE LIST OF TITLES MENTIONED IN THIS THREAD:
INDIVIDUAL TITLES
42ND STREET
A STAR IS BORN (1954)
ALL THAT JAZZ (Joe's Dream, Bye Bye Love)
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
ANNIE
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (There's No Business Like Show Business)
BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS (Portobello Road)
BRIGADOON
BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940 (Astaire & Powell/Begin the Beguine)
BYE BYE BIRDIE 1963
CABARET (Money, Money)
CABIN in the SKY (Honey in the Honeycomb)
CAROUSEL
CATS (opening, and 1/2 way thru)
CHICAGO
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (Me Ole Bamboo)
CHORUS LINE (finale)
DUCK SOUP (Freedonia's Going To War)
EASTER PARADE
EVITA 1996
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (To Life, Tevye's Dream)
FOLLOW the FLEET (Let's Face the Music and Dance)
FUNNY GIRL
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend, Two Little Girls from Little Rock, and Ain't There Anyone Here for Love?)
GOOD NEWS (The Varsity Drag)
GREASE 1978
GUYS & DOLLS (Luck Be a Lady, Sit Down Your Rockin' the Boat)
HALF A SIXPENCE (Money To Burn, Flash Bang Wallop)
HELLO, DOLLY!
HOLIDAY INN (Astaire Fire Cracker Dance)
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (Anything Goes)
KISS ME KATE (Fosse/From THis Moment On, Miller/Too Darn Hot)
LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME (Shakin' the Blues Away)
MARY POPPINS (Step in Time)
MOULIN ROUGE (2000)
MY FAIR LADY (Get Me To the Church on Time)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (Title Number, Happy Endings sequence)
OKLAHOMA!
OLIVER (Consider Yourself; It's a Fine Life; Who Will Buy)
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER
ON THE TOWN
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (Yes Yes, Pennies from Heaven, Love is Good for Anything that Ails You, Let's Misbehave)
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (1981)
PETE'S DRAGON (I Saw a Dragon)
ROYAL WEDDING (Astaire on ceiling)
SCROOGE
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
SHALL WE DANCE (Let's Call the Whole Thing Off; Slap that Bass
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
SOUTH PACIFIC
SOUTH PARK THE MOVIE 1999
STAR
STORMY WEATHER (Lena Horne's Stormy Weather and The Nicholas Brothers' The Jumpin' Jive)
SWEET CHARITY (Big Spender, I'm a Brass Band, Rhythm of Life, et al)
SWING! SWING! SWING! (USO Dance/Fight)
SWING TIME (Bojangles of Harlem)
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT (Box Set)
THE BAND WAGON (Shine on Your Shoes, Triplets, The Girl Hunt Ballet, and That's Entertainment)
THE BARKLEYS of BROADWAY (Shoes with Wings On)
THE BLUES BROTHERS
THE CLIFF RICHARD COLLECTION (The Young Ones, Summer Holiday, Wonderful Life)
THE COLOR PURPLE (God's Tryin' To Tell You Something)
THE GANG'S ALL HERE (Lady w/Tutti Frutti Hat)
The GREAT MUPPET CAPER (The First Time It Happens)
THE GREAT ZIEGFELD
THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE (Ballroom scene, Let's Have a Drink)
THE HARVEY GIRLS (On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe)
THE KING AND I (Small House of Uncle Thomas)
THE MUPPET MOVIE (The Magic Store)
THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN (Finale)
THE MUSIC MAN
THE ONE AND ONLY GENUINE ORIGINAL FAMILY BAND (West of the Wide Missouri)
THE PAJAMA GAME (Once-a-Year Day)
THE PRODUCERS (Springtime for Hitler)
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
THE WIZARD OF OZ (Munchkinland)
THERE"S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS (Alexander's Ragtime Band)
THIS IS THE ARMY
VARSITY SHOW (baton dancers)
VICTOR/VICTORIA 1982
VIVA LAS VEGAS 1964
WEST SIDE STORY
WHITE CHRISTMAS
WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (World of Pure Imagination)
ZIEGFELD GIRL (several)
GENERIC
ALL BUSBY BERKELEY
ANY ELEANOR POWELL MGM, for example
___Broadway Melody of 19XX
___Born to Dance
___Rosalie
___Lady Be Good (Fascinating Rythmn)
___Ship Ahoy
GARLAND-ROONEY musicals (Busby Berkeley numbers)
INDIAN
AWAARA (1951)
DEVDAS (2002)
DIL SE (1998)
KABHI KHUSHI KABHIE GHAM (2001)
LAGAAN (Rain Dance)
MUGHAL-E-AZAM (1960)
"Spectacular" can be interpreted individually, as it involves personal taste. But, I'm thinking of big numbers that are impressive due to exceptional skill of performers, or sheer number of performers, or elaborate/creative costuming, or a spectacular set, or camera angles, or any other element that might make for a grand performance.
For this list, I'm not particularly interested in plot, dramatic content, etc.
Just spectacular production numbers (or even spectacular solo or small ensemble performances) in musicals available on DVD.
Thank you for any suggestions.
DG
Edit: I suppose I should give some examples. First, let me proclaim my large ignorance (which is the reason for the thread), but I recently viewed 42nd Street, and thought it would qualify. I also recently viewed White Christmas, and was struck by talented dancing and right in-your-face colorful costuming. In the distant past, I viewed The Producers, and enjoyed the over-the-top Spring Time for Hitler and Germany number. I'm a sucker for grand stairs, impressive circles, "Big" stuff. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is another one.
But my lack of knowledge is much greater than my experience, so thanks for suggestions.
DG
CUMMULATIVE LIST OF TITLES MENTIONED IN THIS THREAD:
INDIVIDUAL TITLES
42ND STREET
A STAR IS BORN (1954)
ALL THAT JAZZ (Joe's Dream, Bye Bye Love)
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
ANNIE
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (There's No Business Like Show Business)
BEDKNOBS & BROOMSTICKS (Portobello Road)
BRIGADOON
BROADWAY MELODY OF 1940 (Astaire & Powell/Begin the Beguine)
BYE BYE BIRDIE 1963
CABARET (Money, Money)
CABIN in the SKY (Honey in the Honeycomb)
CAROUSEL
CATS (opening, and 1/2 way thru)
CHICAGO
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (Me Ole Bamboo)
CHORUS LINE (finale)
DUCK SOUP (Freedonia's Going To War)
EASTER PARADE
EVITA 1996
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (To Life, Tevye's Dream)
FOLLOW the FLEET (Let's Face the Music and Dance)
FUNNY GIRL
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend, Two Little Girls from Little Rock, and Ain't There Anyone Here for Love?)
GOOD NEWS (The Varsity Drag)
GREASE 1978
GUYS & DOLLS (Luck Be a Lady, Sit Down Your Rockin' the Boat)
HALF A SIXPENCE (Money To Burn, Flash Bang Wallop)
HELLO, DOLLY!
HOLIDAY INN (Astaire Fire Cracker Dance)
INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (Anything Goes)
KISS ME KATE (Fosse/From THis Moment On, Miller/Too Darn Hot)
LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME (Shakin' the Blues Away)
MARY POPPINS (Step in Time)
MOULIN ROUGE (2000)
MY FAIR LADY (Get Me To the Church on Time)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK (Title Number, Happy Endings sequence)
OKLAHOMA!
OLIVER (Consider Yourself; It's a Fine Life; Who Will Buy)
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER
ON THE TOWN
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (Yes Yes, Pennies from Heaven, Love is Good for Anything that Ails You, Let's Misbehave)
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (1981)
PETE'S DRAGON (I Saw a Dragon)
ROYAL WEDDING (Astaire on ceiling)
SCROOGE
SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
SHALL WE DANCE (Let's Call the Whole Thing Off; Slap that Bass
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
SOUTH PACIFIC
SOUTH PARK THE MOVIE 1999
STAR
STORMY WEATHER (Lena Horne's Stormy Weather and The Nicholas Brothers' The Jumpin' Jive)
SWEET CHARITY (Big Spender, I'm a Brass Band, Rhythm of Life, et al)
SWING! SWING! SWING! (USO Dance/Fight)
SWING TIME (Bojangles of Harlem)
THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT (Box Set)
THE BAND WAGON (Shine on Your Shoes, Triplets, The Girl Hunt Ballet, and That's Entertainment)
THE BARKLEYS of BROADWAY (Shoes with Wings On)
THE BLUES BROTHERS
THE CLIFF RICHARD COLLECTION (The Young Ones, Summer Holiday, Wonderful Life)
THE COLOR PURPLE (God's Tryin' To Tell You Something)
THE GANG'S ALL HERE (Lady w/Tutti Frutti Hat)
The GREAT MUPPET CAPER (The First Time It Happens)
THE GREAT ZIEGFELD
THE HAPPIEST MILLIONAIRE (Ballroom scene, Let's Have a Drink)
THE HARVEY GIRLS (On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe)
THE KING AND I (Small House of Uncle Thomas)
THE MUPPET MOVIE (The Magic Store)
THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN (Finale)
THE MUSIC MAN
THE ONE AND ONLY GENUINE ORIGINAL FAMILY BAND (West of the Wide Missouri)
THE PAJAMA GAME (Once-a-Year Day)
THE PRODUCERS (Springtime for Hitler)
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
THE WIZARD OF OZ (Munchkinland)
THERE"S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS (Alexander's Ragtime Band)
THIS IS THE ARMY
VARSITY SHOW (baton dancers)
VICTOR/VICTORIA 1982
VIVA LAS VEGAS 1964
WEST SIDE STORY
WHITE CHRISTMAS
WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (World of Pure Imagination)
ZIEGFELD GIRL (several)
GENERIC
ALL BUSBY BERKELEY
ANY ELEANOR POWELL MGM, for example
___Broadway Melody of 19XX
___Born to Dance
___Rosalie
___Lady Be Good (Fascinating Rythmn)
___Ship Ahoy
GARLAND-ROONEY musicals (Busby Berkeley numbers)
INDIAN
AWAARA (1951)
DEVDAS (2002)
DIL SE (1998)
KABHI KHUSHI KABHIE GHAM (2001)
LAGAAN (Rain Dance)
MUGHAL-E-AZAM (1960)