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Product Details
This 1993 tribute to Jerry Herman collects numbers from the songwriter's Broadway shows, performed by a wide variety of stars, many with strong ties to Herman. You've got Carol Channing, of course (the original and forever Dolly), Leslie Uggams (Jerry's Girls), George Hearn (La Cage aux Folles), Bea Arthur (with her trademark "Man in the Moon" from Mame), Lee Roy Reams and Karen Morrow (An Evening with Jerry Herman), Florence Lacey (The Grand Tour), Lorna Luft (Judy Garland's daughter), Davis Gaines, Michael Feinstein, and Rita Moreno, all backed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the baton of Don Pippin (Herman's longtime musical director) before a live audience at the Hollywood Bowl. Pippin leads the orchestra in instrumental medleys of waltzes and marches, Liza Minnelli, Paul and Linda McCartney, and Angela Lansbury offered prerecorded greetings, and humorous moments are provided by Luft's grouchy "Put It Back On" response to the dance team's "Take It All Off" (the producers make it up to her later by giving her Mack & Mabel's great ballad "Time Heals Everything"). There's also Reams's impressions of Channing, Pearl Bailey, and Louis Armstrong performing "Hello, Dolly"; and Arthur, who explains that Mame was not named after her character simply because nothing would rhyme with "Vera"--though "Sondheim could have done it." The guest of honor laughs right along with the crowd, and then takes the stage himself for the finale--for Jerry Herman fans, this concert is the best of times indeed. --David Horiuchi
Product Reviews
 (5 stars) - evening well spent
I watched this DVD twice and found it more enjoyable the 2nd time round.One grouch I do have that is the use of hand mikes I would have thought with all the technical know how body mikes would have been used. The hand mikes spoilt the emotional expressions on the singers faces it was almost as if they were about to have oral. Bea Auther, Carol Channing used I presume body mikes and it was great seeing their expressions
The DVD in my opinion is excellent apart from my grouch you got more out of the disc than if you had actually been there the cast looked lost on the huge stage in the long shots Jerry Hermans music was played to its best making this disc value for money I highly recommend this disc
Brian P Grimstrup ( New Zealand)
(5 stars) - Send Roses!
As the daylight fades over the Hollywood Bowl, the orchestra begins - conducted by none other than Don Pippin, Jerry Herman's frequent musical director. The star-studded tribute under the open sky transports us into the delicious, passionate, tender, often witty, self-affirming world of Jerry Herman's scores for musicals like "Mame," "Hello, Dolly!" "La Cage aux Folles."
How did I manage to miss this 1993 concert? Singers include Carol Channing, Leslie Uggams, George Hearn, Bea Arthur, Rita Moreno, Lee Roy Reams, Karen Morrow, Florence Lacey, Lorna Luft and Davis Gaines.
Sound, lighting and overall production value of this DVD is superb. I was absolutely transfixed by Michael Feinstein's heartfelt performance of 'I Won't Send Roses" (from "Mack and Mabel"). My only little quibble is that I'd have adored to hear more songs from Jerry's lesser known scores instead of so many toe-tapping, popular tunes. (When my young son heard "It Only Takes A Moment," he ran in to inform me that was from WALL·E! Of course, I had to tell him all about Jerry Herman!) I will never forget the joy in the composer/lyricist's face as he joined the cast to sing the finale "The Best of Times" (from "La Cage").
 (3 stars) - An "Ok" Concert
I received this as a Christmas present, and after watching it, I honestly wish I hadn't asked for it. It makes the "My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies" special look like perfection.
Their were many major mistakes overall in this special. Number One, YOU DONT SAY LIZA MINNELLI IS STARING IN THE SPECIAL IF SHE ISN'T EVEN PERFORMING! I'm sure their are numerous people who purchased this DVD and was expecting Liza to sing. And I'm sure they were all disappointed, and quiet surprised is that all she did was make a little introduction; Mistake Number Two: THE PERFORMERS PERFORMED TOO MANY TIMES! I mean seriously, I'm sure they're plenty of Broadway singers who love Jerry Herman's music. It was really stupid that they had singers like Lorna Luft perform like four or five times. Lorna is a splendid singer, But having her sing that many times is a mistake. Another such example would be Leslie Uggams. So basically what I am trying to say, is that each performer performed too many times. And they should have gotten more entertainers to participate in the special.
Lastly, Mistake Number Three. THEY KEPT SINGING THE SONGS FROM THE SAME THREE OR FOUR MUSICALS! Jerry Herman wrote several musicals, and making it so that their should have been an even amount of songs sung from each one of his musicals. It shouldn't have been based all on the entertainer's favorites.
(5 stars) - Buy it!
What a glorious music video. Davis Gaines singing "Song in the Sand" is worth the price of the video. George Herman singing "I Am What I Am" is also excellent. It is very entertaining. It has been a long time since I have been at the Hollywood Bowl and the atmosphere is also excellent.
 (4 stars) - Good for fans
Jerry Herman has become a legend by his own merits this special is filled with the best of his music, and with appearences of some of the stars that have acted in them. Is a lovely show but it doesn't have enough chorus to fullfilled the big Herman numbers. I wait for more stars but there were few. Good for Hermans an Broadway fans
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