Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration

Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
by David Mallet

Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
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Actor: Antonio Banderas, Michael Ball, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating, Tina Arena
Director: David Mallet
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Soundtrack
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 128 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-10-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios

Movie Reviews of Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration

Movie Review: Be Prepared!!!
Summary: 5 Stars

I bought this DVD in April to watch with my parents when I came to visit on break from college. We're all Andrew Lloyd Webber fans but had never seen this concert before, so I knew we'd enjoy it.

I was prepared to love the DVD; I was not prepared to spend $300 in the 2.5 months following the purchase of the DVD buying up all the Michael Ball items I could get my hands on--including joining his fan club.

He steals the show, and you absolutely fall in love with him from his first song. Words cannot describe...so I will not even try.

As for the other performances, Elaine Paige was amazing, of course. Antonio's Evita performances were very enjoyable but found him lacking in Phantom. Tina Arena gives a powerful performance, and Donny and Glenn were better than I expected.

Outside of Memory and Ball's performances, my favorite has to be "No Matter What" by Boyzone. They give boy bands a good name.

This DVD will be watched and re-watched and become a household favorite but be prepared to become hopelessly devoted to Michael Ball.

Summary of Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration

In 1998 a concert at the Royal Albert Hall celebrated Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th birthday and featured more than two hours of hits from a body of work spanning almost three decades. In this keepsake of a memorable night, star after star steps on to a massive, Eurovision-style set to revisit golden moments in their long association with Britain's most successful composer of musicals. Elaine Paige in big frocks and an even bigger voice delivers "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" and "Memory" with her usual power; Michael Ball and Donny Osmond stretch the last vestiges of boyish charm to the very limits but still sound great; and Boyzone gets the youth vote. Then there are Kiri Te Kanawa, Bonnie Tyler, Tina Arena, and, of course, another encore for brother Julian Lloyd Webber and those Variations on the cello. But the stars are Sir Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Brightman in an outstanding selection from The Phantom of the Opera (probably his best work), Antonio Banderas (who really can sing), and Glenn Close, a stupendous, moving Norma Desmond in songs from Sunset Boulevard. All in all, a deserved celebration for someone who has given so many people a great deal of pleasure, and a treat for musicals fans of all ages. --Piers Ford

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