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Leonard Bernstein's New York / Mandy Patinkin, Dawn Upshaw, Donna Murphy
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0032031408197
Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Kultur Video
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Manufacturer: Kultur Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Kultur Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 25, 2006
Running Time: 55 minutes
Studio: Kultur Video
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Editorial Review:
Leonard Bernstein's New York is a video companion to the 1996 CD of the same name, which collects songs from the three Broadway musicals Bernstein wrote that were set in--and celebrate--New York City: West Side Story, On the Town, and Wonderful Town. In the documentary, the singers--Mandy Patinkin, Judy Blazer, Donna Murphy, Audra McDonald, Richard Muenz, and Dawn Upshaw, the most glorious voices in musical theater at the time--explain their affinity for Bernstein's music and how it captures the heart and soul of the city. Additional comments by Bernstein scholars and director Hal Prince are interspersed with songs performed by the singers in evocative New York locales--Patinkin singing "Some Other Time" at Coney Island, Blazer driving Patinkin in a cab in "Come Up to My Place"--in the recording studio, or alongside pianist Eric Stern (who also conducted the orchestral numbers)--such as Murphy in a slinky yellow gown torching up "Ain't Got No Tears Left" or Upshaw making "Lonely Town" one of the most achingly beautiful things you'll ever hear. The music is so good, the only thing a viewer could wish for would be more of it. --David Horiuchi
A new generation of American musical theater artists come together in a "glorious mosaic of Leonard Bernstein's show tunes" (New York Times). Brilliantly filmed in the very New York locations celebrated by the songs - Coney Island, Central Park, Times Square - this DVD joins today's performers with the ageless music of perhaps New York's greatest musical personality. On the Town, Wonderful Town and West Side Story chronicle the city in all its variety and excitement, and these performances bring a heightened measure of entertainment to Bernstein's singular achievement. "New York, New York! a helluva town!" the company sings - it was never truer than in "Leonard Bernstein's New York" today.
With Dawn Upshaw • Mandy Patinkin • Donna Murphy • Audra McDonald • Judy Blazer • Richard Muenz. Produced and directed by Hart Perry.
On The Town: New York, New York (ensemble) • Ya Got Me (Murphy, Blazer, Patinkin) • Come Up To My Place (Patinkin, Blazer) • Lonely Town (Upshaw) • Some Other Time (Patinkin) • Ain't Got No Tears Left (Murphy)
Wonderful Town: What a Waste (Muenz, Upshaw, Murphy) • A Quiet Girl (Muenz) • Wrong Note Rag (Patinkin) • Story of My Life (Blazer) • A Little Bit in Love (McDonald)
West Side Story: One Hand, One Heart (Upshaw, Muenz) • Balcony Scene (Tonight) (McDonald, Patinkin)
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A wonderful treat.
I picked up the CD of this a number of years ago but only recently received this DVD as birthday gift. What a treat. Let me just say that I'm a big fan of every one of the singers/actors represented here. The location photography is hit and miss, but the performances are uniformally great. My favorites - the numbers I consider the highlights - are Donna Murphy's "Ain't Got No Tears Left" (when are we going to get a solo CD from this terrific singer???), McDonald's "A Little Bit in Love," "What ... Read More
Rating:  - Go for the CD instead
I have been a fan of this DVD's companion recording for years. When I heard that the DVD was being released, I rushed out to find it. But despite the incredible quality of the music and the performances, this DVD was really quite disappointing. At under an hour, the piece isn't sure what it wants to be: a documentary on Bernstein or a collection of music videos to accompany the initial recording. The compilation is a tribute both to Leonard Bernstein and to the city he loved, including songs from ... Read More
Rating:  - Wonderful Town!
Bernstein at his best! This is one terrific compilation. I started out with the CD, then the VHS, and now this. Paul Theroux wrote in one of his books, that what he loved most about New York, (if you're from 'out of town'), was the feeling that you had as much right to be there as the person walking past you. I'm from the UK but have been lucky enough to live in NY for a good few months in the past, and as a Lenny-admirer to boot, this is simply great. I have a huge distrust of the word 'genius' and ... Read More
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