Victor/Victoria (1995 Broadway Production)
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Gregory Jbara, Julie Andrews, Michael Nouri, Rachel York, Tony Roberts Director: Blake Edwards, Goro Kobayashi, Gregory Jbara, Matthew Diamond DVD: Region Code 0 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1 Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.78:1 Running Time: 146 minutes DVD Release Date: 2000-04-04 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Image Entertainment |
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Movie Reviews of Victor/Victoria (1995 Broadway Production)
Movie Review: The last of Julie's voice?
Summary: 4 Stars
Knowing that his wife possessed one of the best examples of on-stage charisma in all of the theater, Blake Edwards (and company) crafted an old-fashioned musical extravaganza specifically to showcase the wonderful talents of Julie Andrews. In an unusual move, Edwards adapted his 1982 film VICTOR/VICTORIA for the Broadway stage, thereby serving up Andrews in conjunction with one of his biggest film hits, and one of her best movie roles. Adapting the farce for the theater required filling out the film's score, and re-structuring the story in order for it to work on stage. The final result was terrific fun to watch, but rather disconcerting for those who loved the movie version. Andrews was a hit, of course, and the play moved along with pace and flair. This new DVD is a high-definition tape version of a performance of the play that was prepared for Japanese television. It looks great, letterboxed at about 1.75:1, with the camera(s) moving subtly to give us different angles that we would never have seen from the theater seats.The sound is a problem, however, in that the Dolby Digital 5.1 tracks isolate the front channels to the two left/right front speakers, with the center channel only occasionally coming into active play. This makes the sonic experience rather hollow-sounding, and oddly displaces the action. The cast and orchestra sound fine, but pulling the sonic field toward the edges, as it were, is unsettling.
But at least we have the show documented, and that is a major triumph, as this production marks the last time that Julie Andrews sang in public before losing her voice to botched vocal chord surgery. The stunning impact of that loss is shocking to think about, as it means that one of the finest, most versatile and appealing musical theater performers of the last century has been silenced. It's therefore wise to enjoy and hold onto this copy of the production, despite its shortcomings, because of what it means, and I choke even as I write this line - most likely the last we'll hear of Julie's incomparable singing voice.