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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Image Entertainment EAN: 0014381448023 Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Enhanced, NTSC, Widescreen Item Dimensions: Label: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT Languages: Manufacturer: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT MPN: ID4480EKDVD Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT Region Code: 1 Release Date: May 20, 2008 Running Time: 132 minutes Studio: IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT Theatrical Release Date: February 20, 2008 Editorial Review: Product Description: Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Amazing. There are not nearly enough video recorded broadway shows. This is one of the best available. Entertaining but not without some depth. Rating:  - Good production of a score and story that I do not enjoyLoving the theater, I am always excited to see a staged performance captured on DVD. I hope more and more will be forthcoming. Therefore I am loath to say anything negative about any such offering. However, I didn't particularly care for Company. Let me be clear, it is not the production itself but the source material I did not enjoy. This production is my first experience with Company. I just did not enjoy Sondheim's score or the story. It was all pretty depressing and glum. ... Read More Rating: - Broadway Live On StageI loved Company when I saw it on Broadway, but the concept, with the actors working with musical instruments in hand during the performance, was distracting and took away from the show. But here, with the camera able focus on individual players, one at a time, it works. It works better than it did on Stage. Raul Esparza is terrific throughout, and the Sondheim score is, at turns, beautiful, funny and relevant throughout. This is a real triumph and a real gift from PBS. Rating: - Sondheim's finestSondheim's finest musical has finally been recorded for posterity and this production by PBS is excellent. A number of camera angles provide a brilliant capture of the performance and give a feeling that almost surpasses sitting in the Ethel Barrymore theatre itself. The sound and picture quality are spot on and the only disappointing element (causing the loss of a star) is the lack of Extras. They amount to two poorly filmed interviews with confident star Raul Esparza and director John Doyle; and ... Read More Rating: - Must-have for musical theatre buffsJohn Doyle's unusual staging of this Sondheim-Furth-Prince classic won critical acclaim. While the cast give excellent performances and are true to the characters, Doyle also has them playing the musical instruments. Perhaps musical lovers will miss the original orchestrations of Jonathan Tunick, however, this staging is for the most part, an intriguing version of this classic piece and was a 2007 Tony Award winner. The DVD comes from the PBS telecast that has been beautifully photographed at a ... Read More |
