NOTES:
I am putting ALL productions on here, similar to what Phantom looks like. Even though there are some obvious differences between productions (Yes, I know how many changes were made to the original for the Broadway production alone. I actually got to see that one live, after all!) the vast majority of music remains the same.
I am putting ALL productions on here, similar to what Phantom looks like. Even though there are some obvious differences between productions (Yes, I know how many changes were made to the original for the Broadway production alone. I actually got to see that one live, after all!) the vast majority of music remains the same.
Audios
Vienna, October 1997
Steve Barton, Cornelia Zenz, Gernot Kranner, Aris Sas, Eva Maria Marold, James Sbano, Nik Breidenbach
Exact date unknown, but from the first few weeks of the production before minor parts were cut out of the show. Very likely the only recording of this 'uncut' version.
Some minor analog hiss, and a slightly hollow sound. Otherwise a gorgeous audio. Steve really shines in this role.
A-
Vienna, October 26, 1997
Steve Barton, Cornelia Zenz, Aris Sas, Gernot Kranner, James Sbano, Eva Maria Marold, Nik Breidenbach, Anne Welte
Very early audio out of Vienna. Some analog hiss, but the underlying audio is nice and loud and CLEAR. There's a somewhat hollow sound to it though which I'm pretty sure is a theatre acoustic issue.
A-
Vienna, 1998 (1)
Steve Barton, Lyn Liechty (alt), Aris Sas, Gernot Kranner, James Sbano, Eva Maria Marold, Anne Welte, Harald Tauber
SOUNDBOARD. Some mild analog hiss, but otherwise beautiful. I wasn't sure about the soundboard designation at first ... the audience applause seemed a little loud from my experience, but the lack of any other audience noise convinced me. Other than the hiss (given the time frame this may have spent some time on cassette before being turned to CD's and mp3's), this is a beautiful audio, nice and clear.
A-
Vienna, 1998 (2)
(Graf Von Krolock?), Marleen van der Loo (us), Alex Melcher, Gernot Kranner, Eva Maria Marold
Some confusion over the date. It's been labeled 1997 or 1998, but with Alex Melcher as Alfred I'm inclined to think 1998.
This was originally traded to me with Steve Barton listed as Krolock, but it's NOT Steve. I'm also pretty sure it isn't Nick Saverine. I *think* it might be Sascha Krebs, but I'm not 100% sure on that either. Anyone who could put this identity crisis to rest would have my undying gratitude, because I hate to have a principal character unnamed!
A little bit missing out of Die Unstillbare Gier, likely a flip point. More than likely other places where there's a little something missing. Also skips a little in DUG - a split second here and there with nothing missing. Audio is VERY quiet (I've got it jacked up all the way and still have trouble making out the quiet bits. Also a fair amount of analog hiss. Tracks are numbered, not named.
B-
Vienna, June 12, 1998
Steve Barton, Lyn Liechty (alt.), Aris Sas, Gernot Kranner, James Sbano, Eva Maria Marold, Anne Welte
Suffers from some HSD, and minor analog hiss. Steve sounds a bit higher than normal, but like he's not really higher, if that makes sense. (Anyone who understands HSD will probably get it.) Other than that, the vocals are nice and clear, and the orchestrations are almost muted. The sound does occaisionally 'drift' - sometimes it's stronger in one channel than in the other. It usually corrects within seconds, but it's there, and if you're me and listen to your audios on headphones, it's noticible.
The end of Die Unstillbare Gier needs to be heard to be believed. Missing the end of the Finale.
B+
Vienna, October 24, 1998?
Jeroen Phaff (u/s Graf von Krolock), Marleen van der Loo (u/s Sarah), Alex Melcher (Alfred), Jens Janke (Abronsius), James Sbano (Chagal), Anne Welte (Rebecca), Suzanne Carey (Magda), Nik Breidenbach (Herbert)
Heavy analog hiss, but otherwise a good audio. If this could be properly de-hissed it'd be a low A quality. The orchestra almost overpowers Phaff at times, and at others it just makes him very hard to understand (end of Die Unstillbare Gier, for example, it sounds like he muddles the words.)
Question on the date. The Metadata on the files claim it as October 24, 1998. The Folder I downloaded had it as October 28, 1998. The previous trader's website proclaimed it October 28, 1999. I'm listing it by the Metadata date, but I know I've seen it listed elsewhere with the 1999 date (since that date was on my wants list.)
B
Vienna, January 17, 1999
Steve Barton (final), Cornelia Zenz, Alex Melcher (Final), Jens Janke, Peter Faerber, Eva Maria Marold, Susanne Altschul, Harald Taubner
Final show for Alex Melcher and Steve Barton (though Steve would return for one more performance, the next to last of the Vienna production a year later.) Crazy applause for Steve (especially after Die Unstillbare Gier)
Some analog hiss, and slightly quiet.
B+
Vienna, June 4, 1999
Nicholas Saverine, Michaela Kovarikova, Aris Sas, Werner Bauer, Peter Faerber, Petra Madita Kubitz, Valda Aviks, Mate Kamaras
AWESOME sound quality, likely a digital audio. Some mild overload on the loud bits, and that 'hollow' sound that I'm now sure is theatre acoustics. And I finally have an audio where I can hear Nick Saverine perfectly ... his voice is (as a favorite trader of mine once said) an orgasm auf Deutch.
A
Vienna, August 5, 1999?
Sascha Krebs (us?), Michaela Kovarikova, Aris Sas, Werner Bauer, Petra Madita Kübitz, Maté Kamáras, Peter Färber, Susanne Altschul
I'm not 100% sure on the date, it came from the previous trader in numbered format (and while I'm an American, I translated it as a European would. There's always a chance though if it's crossed multiple times the date's been switched, and it *could* be May 8.)
There's NO hiss on this one, it sounds as though it's recorded on digital equipment (or it was a first gen cassette transfer? IDK not having listened to cassettes in YEARS.) The 'hollow' sound I noted in the October 26, 1997 audio is in this one as well. Other than that hollow sound, this is absolutely GORGEOUS. Tracks are NOT named, they're numbered.
I'm not sure if Krebs was an understudy or alternate (I'm fairly sure that Saverine was the principal though.) He's ... interesting though. I can't decide if I outright like his Krolock or not, but you can hear him pouring his heart and soul into Die Unstillbare Gier, and I seriously respect that.
A
Vienna, January 15, 2000
Nicholas Saverine, Michaela Kavarikova, Aris Sas, Gernot Kranner, Harald Tauber, Peter Faerber, Petra Madita Kubitz, Valda Aviles, Thorsten Flach
Final Performance in Vienna. There are moments in this the analog transfer really shows, and others where the quality is infinitely better (though not perfect.) The audience energy is out of this world (clapping in time to Tanz Der Vampire, for example.) and there were definitely some hijinks going on onstage if the laughter in the beginning of Einladung Zum Ball is to be believed.
B+/B-
Stuttgart, April 2000
Kevin Tarte, Barbara Köhler, Aris Sas, Werner Bauer, Thomas Mülner
Static overlaying the audio - possibly from a bad transfer? Sounds like either the taper and a companion (or someone VERY close to the taper) talking throughout the show (annoying! They didn't seem to shut up at ALL during Die Unstillbare Gier! I don't know which was worse, the talking or giggling.) This seriously sucks because if you can listen past both the static and the chatter/giggling, Tarte is pouring his HEART into that scene.
Seriously though, if it weren't for the constant static, this might have been A quality, but ...
C
Broadway, October 16, 2002 – First preview
Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzales, Rene Auborjonios, Max Von Essen, Asa Sommers, Ron Orbach, et all.
Extraordinarily clear sound from the audience. As this is from the previews, it includes some tracks that are not in the later recordings I am offering. The original version of "A Good Nightmare / Never Be Enough" as well as others recognizable to those who saw the show early on. *UPGRADED* To a copy with the opening speech!
A
Broadway, November 27, 2002
Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzales, Rene Auborjonios, Max Von Essen, Asa Sommers, Ron Orbach.
Great quality from the audience. Some echo (theatre accoustics, nothing out of the norm for DOTV audios.) During the Finale when the Vamps sing "Nothing's gonna stop us" the taper shouts the line along with them.
A
Broadway, 2003?
Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzales, Rene Auborjonios, Max Von Essen, Asa Sommers, Ron Orbach
SOUNDBOARD. HIGHLIGHTS, runs about 55 minutes. With this show, anything with an ambiguous date is semi-questionable given how short a time it ran. I'm pretty sure this is post-changes, but I can't be 100%. At any rate, it came to me with the 2003 date and I'll keep it until it can be ascertained otherwise. Quality is near-perfect, almost cast-recording in almost all places. There are one or two short fuzzy spots in the left channel that last a few seconds. Probably not noticible unless you've got your volume jacked up the way I do. But dang it, I WISH this were a complete audio, what I wouldn't give for Endless Appetite to have been here!
Includes the following tracks: Overture, God Has Left The Building, Garlic, Invitation to the Ball (mislabeled as Original Sin), Braver Than We Are/Red Boots Ballet, Say A Prayer, To The Castle, Come With Me (Act 1 Finale), Entr'Acte, Vampires In Love (mislabeled as Total Eclipse), Seize The Night, Death Is Such An Odd Thing (reprise), Eternity, The Midnight Ball, Finale (The Dance Of The Vampires).
A+
Broadway, January 11, 2003
Michael Crawford, Sara Schmidt (us), Max Von Essen, Rene Auberjonois, Ron Orbach, Liz McCartney, Leah Hocking, Asa Somers, Mark Price
How I didn't have this one years ago is beyond me. Beautiful sound, nearly no overload. Some light crackling here and there, sounds like what one would expect from a cd that was mildly scratched? Nothing bad enough to make me drop a full grade, however.
Given how short this show graced the stage, it's nice to finally come across something with an understudy!
A-
Broadway, January 24, 2003
Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzales, Rene Auborjonios, Max Von Essen, Asa Sommers, Ron Orbach, et all.
Sounds like someone lowered the volume on this one just a little bit. It's not bad, but it's not as loud as other audios are. One of the last performances of the show.
Not the version that was 'songs only' that used to be floating around, but not sure it's the *full* show, just judging by time. But, since my only comparison at the moment is from the previews and I know things were cut ... But it can't be missing TOO much. (I could have easily answered that though 10 years ago because back then I still knew the show in and out even with the changes ... I got to see it live a few days before the finale.)
A
Stuttgart, 2003 (possibly May 18)?
Michael Nicholson, Dominaka Szymanska, Max Niemeyer, Christian Paumgartner, Kanielle Veneman
Some overloading on loud bits but overall decent quality, with a faint clicking occasionally. Years ago I had a recording with this cast from May 18, 2003, but I'm not 100% sure this is it. (Nothing from my old description stands out to mark this.) This time around the previous trader only had a year attached to it. At any rate, would love to find a way to verify.
(Was Nicholson an understudy or alternate? I asked this years ago in my old list.)
A
Stuttgart, April 19, 2003
Mathias Edenborn, Dominika Szymanska, Max Neimeyer, Christian Paumgarten, James Sbano, Katie Heidebrecht, Danielle Veneman, Robert D. Marx
Nice clear sound, mild overload on the loud bits.
(Was Edneborn an understudy at the time?)
A-
Stuttgart, May 8, 2003
Mathias Edenborn, Oliver Heim, Jurko Van Veenedaal, Cecilia Sharby, James Sbano, Anna Thoren, Stefanie Sturm, Tim Reichwein, Yousef Sheik
Put-in Rehearsal. No orchestra, piano background. It's amazing this is even out there, I've only ever seen one other 'put in' recording from another show get 'leaked'. Even though I know tons of people have this, that still makes it a bit of a rare bird in the trading world.
Excellent quality (I suspect it might have come from the soundboard.) Some mild analog hiss that tells me it spent some time on cassette.
A-
Hamburg, March 20, 2004
Thomas Borchert, Jessica Kessler
Nice clear audio, just the slightest overload on the loud bits.
A-
Hamburg, January 6, 2005
Thomas Borchert, Fredrik Wickerts, Jens Janke, Jessica Kessler, Jerzy Jeszke, Franziska Forster, Simone Pohl, Tim Reichwein
SOUNDBAORD. The quality of this is mostly amazingly beautiful, cast-recording quality. I have a nitpick though. One of my favorite songs to listen to when I review Tanz audios is Die Unstillbare Gier, and this was no exception. There's some kind of background speaking in the track. The speaking is VERY muted. I can't actually make out the words. But it's there. It's possibly there in other places of the audio as well and I haven't caught it, as we all know I don't listen to the entire audio.
If you can ignore that talking though, Borchert sings the HELL out of Die Unstillbare Gier, really pours his heart into it. And it's not enough to make me even drop a partial grade.
A+
Vienna, October 24, 2009
Robert D. Marx (u/s), Marjan Shaki, Lukas Perman, Gernot Kranner, Marc Liebisch
Robert's first performance as Krolock. There's some kind of distortion overlaying the audio, almost a cross between hiss and overload, and it's definitely not a sound I'd expect on a post-2005 audio. It's a shame because Marx seems to be putting his heart into this performance.
B+
Vienna, September 12, 2009
Thomas Borchert, Gernot Kranner, Lukas Perman, Marjan Shaki, James Sbano, Katharina Dorian, Maike Katrin Schmidt , Thomas Weissengruber
NOT the quality I'd expect of anything past 2005, and surely not of anything approaching 2010! Heavy hiss, tons of overload. Sounds as though it was recorded underwater in a tin can. Heavy echo. It's a shame because this could have been a good audio, you can hear that, but the hiss and the overload ...
C+
Vienna, December 30, 2009
Alexander Di Capri (u/s), Barbara Obermeier (u/s), Lukas Perman, Fernand Delosch (u/s Abronsius), James Sbano, Katharina Dorian, Anna Thoren, Marc Liebisch, Thomas Weissengruber
Absolutely beautiful sound quality, much better than the other audio I have out of Vienna during this time.
A
Stuttgart, February 21, 2010
Jan Ammann, Lucy Scherer, Christian Stadlhofer, Krisha Dalke, Jerzy Jeszke, Linda Konrad, Florian Fetterle, Martine de Jager, Stefan Budenbender, Riccardo Grecco, Michael Driesse
First preview for the Stuttgart revival production. Fair bit of overload, the orchestra sometimes overpowers the vocals. Also a LOT of audience noise. Not talking, just ... general noise. Some crackling in places.
B
Berlin, Germany, January 28, 2012
Drew Sarich, Amelie Dobler, Anton Zetterholm, Veit Schäfermeier, Kai Hüsgen, Linda Veenhuizen, Marc Liebisch, Barbara Raunegger, Sven Prüwer
Drew Sarich's last show
Not quite as clear as I'd expect from anything post-2005. IDK if that's an issue brought on by theatre acoustics, or the recording equipment. It almost sounds underwater in places, if that makes sense?
B
Berlin, May 12, 2013
Ivan Ozhogin, Mercedesz Csampai, Michael Heller, Franz Frickel, Florian Soyka, Goele De Raedt, Marc Liebisch, Stefan Budenbender, Anja Wessel
Slight overload at loud bits, nothing out of the norm in Tanz audios.
A
Steve Barton, Cornelia Zenz, Gernot Kranner, Aris Sas, Eva Maria Marold, James Sbano, Nik Breidenbach
Exact date unknown, but from the first few weeks of the production before minor parts were cut out of the show. Very likely the only recording of this 'uncut' version.
Some minor analog hiss, and a slightly hollow sound. Otherwise a gorgeous audio. Steve really shines in this role.
A-
Vienna, October 26, 1997
Steve Barton, Cornelia Zenz, Aris Sas, Gernot Kranner, James Sbano, Eva Maria Marold, Nik Breidenbach, Anne Welte
Very early audio out of Vienna. Some analog hiss, but the underlying audio is nice and loud and CLEAR. There's a somewhat hollow sound to it though which I'm pretty sure is a theatre acoustic issue.
A-
Vienna, 1998 (1)
Steve Barton, Lyn Liechty (alt), Aris Sas, Gernot Kranner, James Sbano, Eva Maria Marold, Anne Welte, Harald Tauber
SOUNDBOARD. Some mild analog hiss, but otherwise beautiful. I wasn't sure about the soundboard designation at first ... the audience applause seemed a little loud from my experience, but the lack of any other audience noise convinced me. Other than the hiss (given the time frame this may have spent some time on cassette before being turned to CD's and mp3's), this is a beautiful audio, nice and clear.
A-
Vienna, 1998 (2)
(Graf Von Krolock?), Marleen van der Loo (us), Alex Melcher, Gernot Kranner, Eva Maria Marold
Some confusion over the date. It's been labeled 1997 or 1998, but with Alex Melcher as Alfred I'm inclined to think 1998.
This was originally traded to me with Steve Barton listed as Krolock, but it's NOT Steve. I'm also pretty sure it isn't Nick Saverine. I *think* it might be Sascha Krebs, but I'm not 100% sure on that either. Anyone who could put this identity crisis to rest would have my undying gratitude, because I hate to have a principal character unnamed!
A little bit missing out of Die Unstillbare Gier, likely a flip point. More than likely other places where there's a little something missing. Also skips a little in DUG - a split second here and there with nothing missing. Audio is VERY quiet (I've got it jacked up all the way and still have trouble making out the quiet bits. Also a fair amount of analog hiss. Tracks are numbered, not named.
B-
Vienna, June 12, 1998
Steve Barton, Lyn Liechty (alt.), Aris Sas, Gernot Kranner, James Sbano, Eva Maria Marold, Anne Welte
Suffers from some HSD, and minor analog hiss. Steve sounds a bit higher than normal, but like he's not really higher, if that makes sense. (Anyone who understands HSD will probably get it.) Other than that, the vocals are nice and clear, and the orchestrations are almost muted. The sound does occaisionally 'drift' - sometimes it's stronger in one channel than in the other. It usually corrects within seconds, but it's there, and if you're me and listen to your audios on headphones, it's noticible.
The end of Die Unstillbare Gier needs to be heard to be believed. Missing the end of the Finale.
B+
Vienna, October 24, 1998?
Jeroen Phaff (u/s Graf von Krolock), Marleen van der Loo (u/s Sarah), Alex Melcher (Alfred), Jens Janke (Abronsius), James Sbano (Chagal), Anne Welte (Rebecca), Suzanne Carey (Magda), Nik Breidenbach (Herbert)
Heavy analog hiss, but otherwise a good audio. If this could be properly de-hissed it'd be a low A quality. The orchestra almost overpowers Phaff at times, and at others it just makes him very hard to understand (end of Die Unstillbare Gier, for example, it sounds like he muddles the words.)
Question on the date. The Metadata on the files claim it as October 24, 1998. The Folder I downloaded had it as October 28, 1998. The previous trader's website proclaimed it October 28, 1999. I'm listing it by the Metadata date, but I know I've seen it listed elsewhere with the 1999 date (since that date was on my wants list.)
B
Vienna, January 17, 1999
Steve Barton (final), Cornelia Zenz, Alex Melcher (Final), Jens Janke, Peter Faerber, Eva Maria Marold, Susanne Altschul, Harald Taubner
Final show for Alex Melcher and Steve Barton (though Steve would return for one more performance, the next to last of the Vienna production a year later.) Crazy applause for Steve (especially after Die Unstillbare Gier)
Some analog hiss, and slightly quiet.
B+
Vienna, June 4, 1999
Nicholas Saverine, Michaela Kovarikova, Aris Sas, Werner Bauer, Peter Faerber, Petra Madita Kubitz, Valda Aviks, Mate Kamaras
AWESOME sound quality, likely a digital audio. Some mild overload on the loud bits, and that 'hollow' sound that I'm now sure is theatre acoustics. And I finally have an audio where I can hear Nick Saverine perfectly ... his voice is (as a favorite trader of mine once said) an orgasm auf Deutch.
A
Vienna, August 5, 1999?
Sascha Krebs (us?), Michaela Kovarikova, Aris Sas, Werner Bauer, Petra Madita Kübitz, Maté Kamáras, Peter Färber, Susanne Altschul
I'm not 100% sure on the date, it came from the previous trader in numbered format (and while I'm an American, I translated it as a European would. There's always a chance though if it's crossed multiple times the date's been switched, and it *could* be May 8.)
There's NO hiss on this one, it sounds as though it's recorded on digital equipment (or it was a first gen cassette transfer? IDK not having listened to cassettes in YEARS.) The 'hollow' sound I noted in the October 26, 1997 audio is in this one as well. Other than that hollow sound, this is absolutely GORGEOUS. Tracks are NOT named, they're numbered.
I'm not sure if Krebs was an understudy or alternate (I'm fairly sure that Saverine was the principal though.) He's ... interesting though. I can't decide if I outright like his Krolock or not, but you can hear him pouring his heart and soul into Die Unstillbare Gier, and I seriously respect that.
A
Vienna, January 15, 2000
Nicholas Saverine, Michaela Kavarikova, Aris Sas, Gernot Kranner, Harald Tauber, Peter Faerber, Petra Madita Kubitz, Valda Aviles, Thorsten Flach
Final Performance in Vienna. There are moments in this the analog transfer really shows, and others where the quality is infinitely better (though not perfect.) The audience energy is out of this world (clapping in time to Tanz Der Vampire, for example.) and there were definitely some hijinks going on onstage if the laughter in the beginning of Einladung Zum Ball is to be believed.
B+/B-
Stuttgart, April 2000
Kevin Tarte, Barbara Köhler, Aris Sas, Werner Bauer, Thomas Mülner
Static overlaying the audio - possibly from a bad transfer? Sounds like either the taper and a companion (or someone VERY close to the taper) talking throughout the show (annoying! They didn't seem to shut up at ALL during Die Unstillbare Gier! I don't know which was worse, the talking or giggling.) This seriously sucks because if you can listen past both the static and the chatter/giggling, Tarte is pouring his HEART into that scene.
Seriously though, if it weren't for the constant static, this might have been A quality, but ...
C
Broadway, October 16, 2002 – First preview
Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzales, Rene Auborjonios, Max Von Essen, Asa Sommers, Ron Orbach, et all.
Extraordinarily clear sound from the audience. As this is from the previews, it includes some tracks that are not in the later recordings I am offering. The original version of "A Good Nightmare / Never Be Enough" as well as others recognizable to those who saw the show early on. *UPGRADED* To a copy with the opening speech!
A
Broadway, November 27, 2002
Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzales, Rene Auborjonios, Max Von Essen, Asa Sommers, Ron Orbach.
Great quality from the audience. Some echo (theatre accoustics, nothing out of the norm for DOTV audios.) During the Finale when the Vamps sing "Nothing's gonna stop us" the taper shouts the line along with them.
A
Broadway, 2003?
Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzales, Rene Auborjonios, Max Von Essen, Asa Sommers, Ron Orbach
SOUNDBOARD. HIGHLIGHTS, runs about 55 minutes. With this show, anything with an ambiguous date is semi-questionable given how short a time it ran. I'm pretty sure this is post-changes, but I can't be 100%. At any rate, it came to me with the 2003 date and I'll keep it until it can be ascertained otherwise. Quality is near-perfect, almost cast-recording in almost all places. There are one or two short fuzzy spots in the left channel that last a few seconds. Probably not noticible unless you've got your volume jacked up the way I do. But dang it, I WISH this were a complete audio, what I wouldn't give for Endless Appetite to have been here!
Includes the following tracks: Overture, God Has Left The Building, Garlic, Invitation to the Ball (mislabeled as Original Sin), Braver Than We Are/Red Boots Ballet, Say A Prayer, To The Castle, Come With Me (Act 1 Finale), Entr'Acte, Vampires In Love (mislabeled as Total Eclipse), Seize The Night, Death Is Such An Odd Thing (reprise), Eternity, The Midnight Ball, Finale (The Dance Of The Vampires).
A+
Broadway, January 11, 2003
Michael Crawford, Sara Schmidt (us), Max Von Essen, Rene Auberjonois, Ron Orbach, Liz McCartney, Leah Hocking, Asa Somers, Mark Price
How I didn't have this one years ago is beyond me. Beautiful sound, nearly no overload. Some light crackling here and there, sounds like what one would expect from a cd that was mildly scratched? Nothing bad enough to make me drop a full grade, however.
Given how short this show graced the stage, it's nice to finally come across something with an understudy!
A-
Broadway, January 24, 2003
Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzales, Rene Auborjonios, Max Von Essen, Asa Sommers, Ron Orbach, et all.
Sounds like someone lowered the volume on this one just a little bit. It's not bad, but it's not as loud as other audios are. One of the last performances of the show.
Not the version that was 'songs only' that used to be floating around, but not sure it's the *full* show, just judging by time. But, since my only comparison at the moment is from the previews and I know things were cut ... But it can't be missing TOO much. (I could have easily answered that though 10 years ago because back then I still knew the show in and out even with the changes ... I got to see it live a few days before the finale.)
A
Stuttgart, 2003 (possibly May 18)?
Michael Nicholson, Dominaka Szymanska, Max Niemeyer, Christian Paumgartner, Kanielle Veneman
Some overloading on loud bits but overall decent quality, with a faint clicking occasionally. Years ago I had a recording with this cast from May 18, 2003, but I'm not 100% sure this is it. (Nothing from my old description stands out to mark this.) This time around the previous trader only had a year attached to it. At any rate, would love to find a way to verify.
(Was Nicholson an understudy or alternate? I asked this years ago in my old list.)
A
Stuttgart, April 19, 2003
Mathias Edenborn, Dominika Szymanska, Max Neimeyer, Christian Paumgarten, James Sbano, Katie Heidebrecht, Danielle Veneman, Robert D. Marx
Nice clear sound, mild overload on the loud bits.
(Was Edneborn an understudy at the time?)
A-
Stuttgart, May 8, 2003
Mathias Edenborn, Oliver Heim, Jurko Van Veenedaal, Cecilia Sharby, James Sbano, Anna Thoren, Stefanie Sturm, Tim Reichwein, Yousef Sheik
Put-in Rehearsal. No orchestra, piano background. It's amazing this is even out there, I've only ever seen one other 'put in' recording from another show get 'leaked'. Even though I know tons of people have this, that still makes it a bit of a rare bird in the trading world.
Excellent quality (I suspect it might have come from the soundboard.) Some mild analog hiss that tells me it spent some time on cassette.
A-
Hamburg, March 20, 2004
Thomas Borchert, Jessica Kessler
Nice clear audio, just the slightest overload on the loud bits.
A-
Hamburg, January 6, 2005
Thomas Borchert, Fredrik Wickerts, Jens Janke, Jessica Kessler, Jerzy Jeszke, Franziska Forster, Simone Pohl, Tim Reichwein
SOUNDBAORD. The quality of this is mostly amazingly beautiful, cast-recording quality. I have a nitpick though. One of my favorite songs to listen to when I review Tanz audios is Die Unstillbare Gier, and this was no exception. There's some kind of background speaking in the track. The speaking is VERY muted. I can't actually make out the words. But it's there. It's possibly there in other places of the audio as well and I haven't caught it, as we all know I don't listen to the entire audio.
If you can ignore that talking though, Borchert sings the HELL out of Die Unstillbare Gier, really pours his heart into it. And it's not enough to make me even drop a partial grade.
A+
Vienna, October 24, 2009
Robert D. Marx (u/s), Marjan Shaki, Lukas Perman, Gernot Kranner, Marc Liebisch
Robert's first performance as Krolock. There's some kind of distortion overlaying the audio, almost a cross between hiss and overload, and it's definitely not a sound I'd expect on a post-2005 audio. It's a shame because Marx seems to be putting his heart into this performance.
B+
Vienna, September 12, 2009
Thomas Borchert, Gernot Kranner, Lukas Perman, Marjan Shaki, James Sbano, Katharina Dorian, Maike Katrin Schmidt , Thomas Weissengruber
NOT the quality I'd expect of anything past 2005, and surely not of anything approaching 2010! Heavy hiss, tons of overload. Sounds as though it was recorded underwater in a tin can. Heavy echo. It's a shame because this could have been a good audio, you can hear that, but the hiss and the overload ...
C+
Vienna, December 30, 2009
Alexander Di Capri (u/s), Barbara Obermeier (u/s), Lukas Perman, Fernand Delosch (u/s Abronsius), James Sbano, Katharina Dorian, Anna Thoren, Marc Liebisch, Thomas Weissengruber
Absolutely beautiful sound quality, much better than the other audio I have out of Vienna during this time.
A
Stuttgart, February 21, 2010
Jan Ammann, Lucy Scherer, Christian Stadlhofer, Krisha Dalke, Jerzy Jeszke, Linda Konrad, Florian Fetterle, Martine de Jager, Stefan Budenbender, Riccardo Grecco, Michael Driesse
First preview for the Stuttgart revival production. Fair bit of overload, the orchestra sometimes overpowers the vocals. Also a LOT of audience noise. Not talking, just ... general noise. Some crackling in places.
B
Berlin, Germany, January 28, 2012
Drew Sarich, Amelie Dobler, Anton Zetterholm, Veit Schäfermeier, Kai Hüsgen, Linda Veenhuizen, Marc Liebisch, Barbara Raunegger, Sven Prüwer
Drew Sarich's last show
Not quite as clear as I'd expect from anything post-2005. IDK if that's an issue brought on by theatre acoustics, or the recording equipment. It almost sounds underwater in places, if that makes sense?
B
Berlin, May 12, 2013
Ivan Ozhogin, Mercedesz Csampai, Michael Heller, Franz Frickel, Florian Soyka, Goele De Raedt, Marc Liebisch, Stefan Budenbender, Anja Wessel
Slight overload at loud bits, nothing out of the norm in Tanz audios.
A
Videos
Tanz Der Vampire
Vienna, 1997?
Steve Barton, Aris Sas, Cornelia Zanz, Gernot Kranner, Eva Maria Marold, James Sbano, Anne Welte, Torsten Flach, Nik
PRO-SHOT (six-camera version). Some hiss associated with a transfer (not sure if we're talking about a PAL to NTSC or a VHS to DVD. Because both happened.) Also has the "transfer line" at the bottom of the screen - this was likely on VHS at some point. Some scenes that are sometimes lost in the dark lighting are easy to see here. I don't know what happened with the Act 1 VOB's - there are 4 VOB's but only three contain video, and a good chunk of the third is just black screen. Nothing seems to be missing, however, there's just 'dead air'. Which if you're watching on a computer is kinda a non-issue, but if you want to burn these to watch on a TV, could be an issue. I left all of them in the upload though because I don't know how deleting that fourth one might or might not affect burning to DVD for future traders. Show appears to be complete, and includes curtian calls. Hands down the best video you'll get of the OVC. It's videos like this that make me wish we could get something like this for every musical/cast out there but we all know it'll never happen *sigh*.
Date is a best guess, but it was the date being thrown around over a dozen years ago so I'm sticking with it.
A-
Tanz Der Vampire
Vienna, October 26, 1997
Steve Barton, Lyn Liechty, Aris Sas, Gernot Kranmer, James Sbano, Anne Welte, Eva Maria Marold, Frank-Heiko Lohmann
Definitely a better quality copy than the one I had a dozen years ago, judging by my old description. Still has some gen loss, and the lighting issues typical of anything coming from this production (Steve often looks blue, but that held true even in the pro-shot.) A fair bit of spotlight washout on the mid-range and wide shot (EX: Alfred and Sarah don't have facial features for most of Draussen Ist Freiheit.) Shot from the balcony judging by the angle. Some buzzing here and there in the audio track. And has the 'transfer line' at the bottom of the screen.
I've seen this listed on at least two sites as Opening Night. Not sure if that's true, most official sources I'm finding date Tanz's opening to October 4th.
B
Tanz Der Vampire
Vienna, September 27, 1998
Steve Barton (Graf von Krolock), Marleen Van Der Loo (Sarah), Jens Janke (Abronsius), Alex Melcher (Alfred), Sascha Krebs (Herbert), James Sbano (Chagal)
Well shot with lots of close ups. Shot from the far right side of the balcony. A bar sometimes gets in the way of some shots, taper does a good job of getting around them. Some minor generation loss.
B
Tanz Der Vampire
Vienna, October 15, 1998
Steve Barton, Corneila Zenz, Alex Melcher, Jens Janke, Sasha Krebs
Some spotlight washout, and color bleeding likely from the PAL to NTSC transfer. Filmed from high in the balcony, but with plenty of zooms. Good overall filming of the show.
A-
Tanz Der Vampire
Vienna September 11?, 1999
Nicholas Saverine (us), Bruno Grassini, Michaela Kovarikova (us), Werner Bauer, Máté Kamarás (us)
Seems to be well shot, plenty of close-ups. Minor amount of generation loss. There's a buzzing in the audio that's mildly annoying. Missing the smalls files.
Yet another video where the date may have been confused somewhere along the way. I recieved it listed as September 11, but I've seen it listed as November 9 as well.
A-/B
Tanz Der Vampire
Vienna, September 21, 1999
Heiko Stang (us), Bettina Oswald (us), Aris Sas, Noud Hell (us)
Shot from the far right balcony from VERY high up. Some parts of the stage are obstructed by the angle, but there are some AMAZING close-ups. A TON of them to be exact. Dark and saturated like many PAL tapes of this era (there's a LOT of blue going on here.) A fair bit of hiss in the audio track. But otherwise, given the age, it's lacking the generation loss issues I'd expect. Pretty sure this is the only video of Stang as Krolock. Missing the last few notes of the Finale, and no curtain calls. (By last few notes, I do mean last few notes. No words missing, just a couple of "ahh, ahh ahh's")
There's a LOT of chatter somewhere near the taper that sometimes gets very annoying.
A-
Tanz Der Vampire
Vienna, October 12?, 1999
Nicholas Saverine (u/s), Corneilia Zenz (?), Harald Tauber, Werner Bauer
*Have seen this listed both as October 12 and December 10 ... likely confusion between European and American dating practices - it's why I tend to write out dates on my list because it really does frustrate me to not know for sure, but I'm throwing it out there.*
Shot from the orchestra on the right side (very close to the stage, some have said front row but I don't see how the taper didn't get caught unless it was shot by someone with the company?) so the shot is tilted upward and to the left slightly. Some of the best shots I've ever seen - during Totale Finsternis the taper gets some serious close-ups of the actor's faces. Some mild saturation from the PAL/NTSC transfer, but when I say mild, I mean VERY mild. Missing a chunk from the end of Tanz Der Vampire - basically the video cuts off the end of the show.
A
Tanz Der Vampire
Vienna, January 14, 2000
Steve Barton (final), Aris Sas, Bettina Oswald, Gernot Kranner, Maté Kamarás, Peter Färber, Valda Aviks
Steve's final performance as Krolock, and the next to last show in the original Vienna run. Shot from the upper far right balcony with some upstage obstruction, but the taper shoots around it well. Very heavy focus on Steve at all times, but tons of close ups of all performers throughout. Mildly shaky. Whoever shot this was a crazy fan-girl that shouted at the end of Steve's numbers (Die Unstillbare Gier they nearly shouted my eardrums out! Also talked quite a bit through it - ANNOYING!) Still, even with that, a very enjoyable video. DVD was well-authored with motion menus. All small files included. Very little generation loss. The "blue" phenomenon persists in some scenes, but that's just the show's lighting.
There's a slight skip in Die Unstillbare Gier, and some pixellation towards the end of the scene, which makes me wonder about the source material used. I know that when I first had this video 15 years ago I had it as a 3 VCD set and I knew many other traders who recieved it in a similar format (DVD's weren't prevalant yet.) The pixelation doesn't last long, just for about 20 seconds or so It happens at random in a few other places as well. Now, if this had been a newer video I might have thought someone took an online video (like YouTube) ripped it and did this, but knowing this video's history, I'm pretty confident about the VCD theory on this. Besides, the menu is just made too lovingly. But it happens enough to downgrade. Otherwise this would have been an A. *Sigh.*
B+
Dance Of The Vampires
Broadway, October 18, 2002
Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzales, Rene Auborjonios, Max Von Essen, Asa Sommers, Ron Orbach
THIRD PREVIEW. Shot from up in the balcony. Some spotlight washout, and the camera has definite focus issues (but these seem typical to vieos about this time period.) Not many close-up shots, mostly wide to mid range zooms. Audio is slightly fuzzy. Includes plenty of material that was later cut from the show.
B+
Dance Of The Vampires
Broadway, December 2002 / January 2003?
Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzalez, Rene Auberjonois, Max Von Essen, Leah Hocking, Ron Orbach, Liz McCartney, Mark Price, Asa Somers, E. Alyssa Claar
HIGHLIGHTS. Press Reels?
Not 100% sure on the Press Reel distinction (which it was traded to me as - not complaining because I didn't have this, just throwing it out there), but it's definitely taped by someone with the production, most likely on a tripod, as evidenced when the ensemble walks up the aisle at the end of "Eternity". There's NO way the actors didn't see that camera. Filmed about mid-orchestra section, possibly slightly to the left. Lots of close-up zooms. The cuts don't always make sense. Likely taped in either later December 2002, or January 2003, as it features the revised Krolock costume (Fifteen years ago I could have told you for sure when that change took place). Most musical numbers are cut, but there are a few complete (Braver Than We Are, Red Boots Ballet, Say A Prayer, Come With Me, Seize The Night, Eternity, and the Finale. Vampires in love is NEARLY complete, it's only missing Sarah's final line.) I suspect the sound was patched in through the soundboard, but I can't verify with 100% certianty.
At any rate, it's in excellent shape. Must have been on VHS at some point - there's what I think of as a transfer line at the bottom of the screen (just a little blurriness down there typical of analog transfers) but it doesn't affect the overall enjoyment. It must have been transferred from a VERY early generation - possibly first gen, because there's no loss other than that very small line.
Copious notes included in the download.
A+
Dance Of The Vampires
Broadway, January 24, 2003
Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzalez, Rene Auberjonois, Max Von Essen, Leah Hocking, Ron Orbach, Liz McCartney, Mark Price, Asa Somers, E. Alyssa Claar et all.
Next to last show of the Broadway company. Crisp and clear shots, but a minor amount of spot washout. Filmed from high in the balcony.
FINALLY upgraded this to VOB from the mp4 files I had previously, so the compression issue is off the table! (Although when I got this I thought I was getting the performance from the 25th, ah well, I'll take it anyway since I wanted this too!)
This video has been put into so many formats over the years ... if you watch the curtian calls for a second a previous menu screen pops up. At one point this version was the "three-disk" version, but someone somewhere condensed it down to a single disk. Possibly by transferring to VHS then back to DVD, at any rate, I know this isn't a first gen copy. Not that that's a problem, just throwing the info out there. Would love to one day get my hand on either the two disk or three disk version, one of those, as I recall, had bonus features.
A-
Dance Of The Vampires
Broadway, January 25, 2003 (Evening) - The Last Dance
Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzales, Rene Auborjonios, Max Von Essen, Asa Sommers, Ron Orbach, et all.
Final performance of the Broadway production. Full of awesome side splitting ad-libs (noticible to those who know the show). Tons of close ups, though the camera has some focus issues. A few heads in the way from time to time. Filmed from high up in the balcony.
Two main tells for veryifying the date:
1. Sarah gives an extra belt on the last note of Total Eclipse.
2. Alfred replaces the name of the second book handed to him by Herbert from "Sucking For Dummies" (the usual line) to "Yank My Doodle, It's A Dandy."
I have two different versions of this one now - a two disk set and a one disk set. I suspect the one-disk set was made from an earlier generation VHS than the two-disk set was (and yes, I'm sure it was made from a VHS as that was how the master originally released it years ago, they didn't have DVD capabilities. And I know that becuase I got a first-gen copy off of the Master in the first few days following the performance.)
A-
Tanz Der Vampire
Oberhausen, September 6, 2009
Matthias Stockinger, Anne Hoth, Christian Stadlhofer, Riccardo Greco, Jerzy Jeszke, Linda Konrad, Florian Fetterle, Stefan Budenbender, Eva Maria Bender
Features full credits at the beginning of the video (over the announcements). Well shot video. A bit of spotlight washout here and there, but prettu much that's normal for any dark show.
A
Tanz Der Vampire
Oberhausen, January 31, 2010
Kevin Tarte, Sabrina Auer, Sven Prüwer, Riccardo Greco, Linda Konrad, Jerzy Jeszke, Florian Fetterle, Stefan Budenbender, Eva Maria Bender
Final matinee performance in Oberhausen. Act two cuts off right after Sarah bites Alfred.
A
Tanz Der Vampire
Vienna, 1997?
Steve Barton, Aris Sas, Cornelia Zanz, Gernot Kranner, Eva Maria Marold, James Sbano, Anne Welte, Torsten Flach, Nik
PRO-SHOT (six-camera version). Some hiss associated with a transfer (not sure if we're talking about a PAL to NTSC or a VHS to DVD. Because both happened.) Also has the "transfer line" at the bottom of the screen - this was likely on VHS at some point. Some scenes that are sometimes lost in the dark lighting are easy to see here. I don't know what happened with the Act 1 VOB's - there are 4 VOB's but only three contain video, and a good chunk of the third is just black screen. Nothing seems to be missing, however, there's just 'dead air'. Which if you're watching on a computer is kinda a non-issue, but if you want to burn these to watch on a TV, could be an issue. I left all of them in the upload though because I don't know how deleting that fourth one might or might not affect burning to DVD for future traders. Show appears to be complete, and includes curtian calls. Hands down the best video you'll get of the OVC. It's videos like this that make me wish we could get something like this for every musical/cast out there but we all know it'll never happen *sigh*.
Date is a best guess, but it was the date being thrown around over a dozen years ago so I'm sticking with it.
A-
Tanz Der Vampire
Vienna, October 26, 1997
Steve Barton, Lyn Liechty, Aris Sas, Gernot Kranmer, James Sbano, Anne Welte, Eva Maria Marold, Frank-Heiko Lohmann
Definitely a better quality copy than the one I had a dozen years ago, judging by my old description. Still has some gen loss, and the lighting issues typical of anything coming from this production (Steve often looks blue, but that held true even in the pro-shot.) A fair bit of spotlight washout on the mid-range and wide shot (EX: Alfred and Sarah don't have facial features for most of Draussen Ist Freiheit.) Shot from the balcony judging by the angle. Some buzzing here and there in the audio track. And has the 'transfer line' at the bottom of the screen.
I've seen this listed on at least two sites as Opening Night. Not sure if that's true, most official sources I'm finding date Tanz's opening to October 4th.
B
Tanz Der Vampire
Vienna, September 27, 1998
Steve Barton (Graf von Krolock), Marleen Van Der Loo (Sarah), Jens Janke (Abronsius), Alex Melcher (Alfred), Sascha Krebs (Herbert), James Sbano (Chagal)
Well shot with lots of close ups. Shot from the far right side of the balcony. A bar sometimes gets in the way of some shots, taper does a good job of getting around them. Some minor generation loss.
B
Tanz Der Vampire
Vienna, October 15, 1998
Steve Barton, Corneila Zenz, Alex Melcher, Jens Janke, Sasha Krebs
Some spotlight washout, and color bleeding likely from the PAL to NTSC transfer. Filmed from high in the balcony, but with plenty of zooms. Good overall filming of the show.
A-
Tanz Der Vampire
Vienna September 11?, 1999
Nicholas Saverine (us), Bruno Grassini, Michaela Kovarikova (us), Werner Bauer, Máté Kamarás (us)
Seems to be well shot, plenty of close-ups. Minor amount of generation loss. There's a buzzing in the audio that's mildly annoying. Missing the smalls files.
Yet another video where the date may have been confused somewhere along the way. I recieved it listed as September 11, but I've seen it listed as November 9 as well.
A-/B
Tanz Der Vampire
Vienna, September 21, 1999
Heiko Stang (us), Bettina Oswald (us), Aris Sas, Noud Hell (us)
Shot from the far right balcony from VERY high up. Some parts of the stage are obstructed by the angle, but there are some AMAZING close-ups. A TON of them to be exact. Dark and saturated like many PAL tapes of this era (there's a LOT of blue going on here.) A fair bit of hiss in the audio track. But otherwise, given the age, it's lacking the generation loss issues I'd expect. Pretty sure this is the only video of Stang as Krolock. Missing the last few notes of the Finale, and no curtain calls. (By last few notes, I do mean last few notes. No words missing, just a couple of "ahh, ahh ahh's")
There's a LOT of chatter somewhere near the taper that sometimes gets very annoying.
A-
Tanz Der Vampire
Vienna, October 12?, 1999
Nicholas Saverine (u/s), Corneilia Zenz (?), Harald Tauber, Werner Bauer
*Have seen this listed both as October 12 and December 10 ... likely confusion between European and American dating practices - it's why I tend to write out dates on my list because it really does frustrate me to not know for sure, but I'm throwing it out there.*
Shot from the orchestra on the right side (very close to the stage, some have said front row but I don't see how the taper didn't get caught unless it was shot by someone with the company?) so the shot is tilted upward and to the left slightly. Some of the best shots I've ever seen - during Totale Finsternis the taper gets some serious close-ups of the actor's faces. Some mild saturation from the PAL/NTSC transfer, but when I say mild, I mean VERY mild. Missing a chunk from the end of Tanz Der Vampire - basically the video cuts off the end of the show.
A
Tanz Der Vampire
Vienna, January 14, 2000
Steve Barton (final), Aris Sas, Bettina Oswald, Gernot Kranner, Maté Kamarás, Peter Färber, Valda Aviks
Steve's final performance as Krolock, and the next to last show in the original Vienna run. Shot from the upper far right balcony with some upstage obstruction, but the taper shoots around it well. Very heavy focus on Steve at all times, but tons of close ups of all performers throughout. Mildly shaky. Whoever shot this was a crazy fan-girl that shouted at the end of Steve's numbers (Die Unstillbare Gier they nearly shouted my eardrums out! Also talked quite a bit through it - ANNOYING!) Still, even with that, a very enjoyable video. DVD was well-authored with motion menus. All small files included. Very little generation loss. The "blue" phenomenon persists in some scenes, but that's just the show's lighting.
There's a slight skip in Die Unstillbare Gier, and some pixellation towards the end of the scene, which makes me wonder about the source material used. I know that when I first had this video 15 years ago I had it as a 3 VCD set and I knew many other traders who recieved it in a similar format (DVD's weren't prevalant yet.) The pixelation doesn't last long, just for about 20 seconds or so It happens at random in a few other places as well. Now, if this had been a newer video I might have thought someone took an online video (like YouTube) ripped it and did this, but knowing this video's history, I'm pretty confident about the VCD theory on this. Besides, the menu is just made too lovingly. But it happens enough to downgrade. Otherwise this would have been an A. *Sigh.*
B+
Dance Of The Vampires
Broadway, October 18, 2002
Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzales, Rene Auborjonios, Max Von Essen, Asa Sommers, Ron Orbach
THIRD PREVIEW. Shot from up in the balcony. Some spotlight washout, and the camera has definite focus issues (but these seem typical to vieos about this time period.) Not many close-up shots, mostly wide to mid range zooms. Audio is slightly fuzzy. Includes plenty of material that was later cut from the show.
B+
Dance Of The Vampires
Broadway, December 2002 / January 2003?
Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzalez, Rene Auberjonois, Max Von Essen, Leah Hocking, Ron Orbach, Liz McCartney, Mark Price, Asa Somers, E. Alyssa Claar
HIGHLIGHTS. Press Reels?
Not 100% sure on the Press Reel distinction (which it was traded to me as - not complaining because I didn't have this, just throwing it out there), but it's definitely taped by someone with the production, most likely on a tripod, as evidenced when the ensemble walks up the aisle at the end of "Eternity". There's NO way the actors didn't see that camera. Filmed about mid-orchestra section, possibly slightly to the left. Lots of close-up zooms. The cuts don't always make sense. Likely taped in either later December 2002, or January 2003, as it features the revised Krolock costume (Fifteen years ago I could have told you for sure when that change took place). Most musical numbers are cut, but there are a few complete (Braver Than We Are, Red Boots Ballet, Say A Prayer, Come With Me, Seize The Night, Eternity, and the Finale. Vampires in love is NEARLY complete, it's only missing Sarah's final line.) I suspect the sound was patched in through the soundboard, but I can't verify with 100% certianty.
At any rate, it's in excellent shape. Must have been on VHS at some point - there's what I think of as a transfer line at the bottom of the screen (just a little blurriness down there typical of analog transfers) but it doesn't affect the overall enjoyment. It must have been transferred from a VERY early generation - possibly first gen, because there's no loss other than that very small line.
Copious notes included in the download.
A+
Dance Of The Vampires
Broadway, January 24, 2003
Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzalez, Rene Auberjonois, Max Von Essen, Leah Hocking, Ron Orbach, Liz McCartney, Mark Price, Asa Somers, E. Alyssa Claar et all.
Next to last show of the Broadway company. Crisp and clear shots, but a minor amount of spot washout. Filmed from high in the balcony.
FINALLY upgraded this to VOB from the mp4 files I had previously, so the compression issue is off the table! (Although when I got this I thought I was getting the performance from the 25th, ah well, I'll take it anyway since I wanted this too!)
This video has been put into so many formats over the years ... if you watch the curtian calls for a second a previous menu screen pops up. At one point this version was the "three-disk" version, but someone somewhere condensed it down to a single disk. Possibly by transferring to VHS then back to DVD, at any rate, I know this isn't a first gen copy. Not that that's a problem, just throwing the info out there. Would love to one day get my hand on either the two disk or three disk version, one of those, as I recall, had bonus features.
A-
Dance Of The Vampires
Broadway, January 25, 2003 (Evening) - The Last Dance
Michael Crawford, Mandy Gonzales, Rene Auborjonios, Max Von Essen, Asa Sommers, Ron Orbach, et all.
Final performance of the Broadway production. Full of awesome side splitting ad-libs (noticible to those who know the show). Tons of close ups, though the camera has some focus issues. A few heads in the way from time to time. Filmed from high up in the balcony.
Two main tells for veryifying the date:
1. Sarah gives an extra belt on the last note of Total Eclipse.
2. Alfred replaces the name of the second book handed to him by Herbert from "Sucking For Dummies" (the usual line) to "Yank My Doodle, It's A Dandy."
I have two different versions of this one now - a two disk set and a one disk set. I suspect the one-disk set was made from an earlier generation VHS than the two-disk set was (and yes, I'm sure it was made from a VHS as that was how the master originally released it years ago, they didn't have DVD capabilities. And I know that becuase I got a first-gen copy off of the Master in the first few days following the performance.)
A-
Tanz Der Vampire
Oberhausen, September 6, 2009
Matthias Stockinger, Anne Hoth, Christian Stadlhofer, Riccardo Greco, Jerzy Jeszke, Linda Konrad, Florian Fetterle, Stefan Budenbender, Eva Maria Bender
Features full credits at the beginning of the video (over the announcements). Well shot video. A bit of spotlight washout here and there, but prettu much that's normal for any dark show.
A
Tanz Der Vampire
Oberhausen, January 31, 2010
Kevin Tarte, Sabrina Auer, Sven Prüwer, Riccardo Greco, Linda Konrad, Jerzy Jeszke, Florian Fetterle, Stefan Budenbender, Eva Maria Bender
Final matinee performance in Oberhausen. Act two cuts off right after Sarah bites Alfred.
A