Acorn Media has announced the May 2nd DVD release of the "Broadway's
Lost Treasures Collection," a 4-volume boxed set of performances from
the annual Tony Award broadcasts.
The set includes "Broadway's Lost
Treasures" I, II, and III and "The Best of the Tony Awards: –The Plays."
Produced as PBS specials, "Broadway's Lost Treasure"s I, II, & III
feature legendary stars—including
Patti LuPone, Nell Carter, Jerry
Orbach, Gwen Verdon, Ethel Merman,
Julie Andrews,
Angela Lansbury, and
Joel Grey—performing numbers from legendary Broadway musicals. "The Best
of the Tony Awards: –The Plays" features acting greats, such as James Earl
Jones,
Maggie Smith,
Annette Bening,
Kevin Kline, and
Morgan Freeman,
performing key scenes from 19 celebrated plays.
DVD special features
include 14 bonus musical performances not seen on PBS, original
Playbill cover art, historical information about the original Broadway
productions, and a song index for each musical program. The set is
priced at $59.99 SRP, with a total running time of 264 minutes.
The musicals featured in the
"Broadway's Lost Treasures" programs includ
e Anything Goes, Man of La
Mancha, Guys and Dolls, Ain't Misbehavin', Chicago, Fosse, Miss Saigon,
Crazy for You, and many more. The 19 plays featured in "The Best of the
Tony Awards—: The Plays" include
The Great White Hope, The Heidi
Chronicles, Fences, Hamlet, and
Long Day's Journey Into Night. Broadway
royalty and Tony-winners, including
Lauren Bacall,
Bebe Neuwirth,
Robert Goulet, and
Harvey Fierstein, serve as hosts for the programs
and share their own Broadway and Tony memories.
Headquartered in
suburban Washington, D.C., Acorn Media is one of North America's most
active providers of British and special interest television programming
on home video.
The "Broadway's Lost Treasures Collection" is now available for pre-order on
Amazon for $44.99.
