Elaine Paige headlines the international cast of Masterpiece: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, a September 2001 concert in Beijing. Paige sings songs from her roles in Lloyd Webber's musicals Evita, Cats, and Sunset Boulevard, while Kris Phillips, Sandy Lam, Tony Vincent, and others provide solid but rarely thrilling renditions of tunes from such shows as Jesus Christ Superstar and Phantom of the Opera. There are also orchestral numbers and some dances, but not much staging or costumes--whether performing "Macavity" or "Masquerade," the dance team members look like refugees from Sweet Charity. The obvious comparison is with Andrew Lloyd Webber: A Royal Albert Hall Celebration. Filmed three years later, Masterpiece includes more from The Beautiful Game and it's a technically superior DVD with DTS sound and an anamorphic widescreen picture. Royal Albert Hall, however, has bigger stars and better performances overall. But both run over two hours and have plenty of variety, so Lloyd Webber fans don't necessarily need to pick one over the other. --David Horiuchi
DVD Tracklisting:
ACT 1: Superstar Overture / Jesus Christ Superstar / I Don't Know How To Love Him / Any Dream Will Do / Evita Suite / Buenos Aires / And The Money Kept Rolling In / Don't Cry For Me Argentina / The Heart Is Slow To Learn / Beautiful Game Overture / Let Us Love In Peace / Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say) / Take That Look Off Your Face / The Jellicle Ball / Macavity: The Mystery Cat / Memory ACT II: Aspects of Aspects / Love Changes Everything / Whistle Down The Wind / Pie Jesu / Phantom Overture / Phantom Overture / The Phantom Of The Opera - The Journey / Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again / All I Ask Of You / Masquerade / The Music Of The Night / Car Chase / Sunset Boulevard / The Perfect Year / As If We Never Said Goodbye / No Matter What / Ni Yong You Wo De Wai Lai (Friends For Life)
CD Tracklisting: Jesus Christ Superstar / Don't Cry For Me Argentina / The Beautiful Game / Gethsemane (I Only Want To Say) / Take That Look Off Your Face / The Jellicle Ball / Macavity: The Mystery Cat / Pie Jesu / Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again / Masquerade / The Perfect Year / As If We Never Said Goodbye / Ni Yong You Wo De Wai Lai (Friends For Life)
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