Title: Not quite like being there
Product review: After anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Broadway version of Victor/Victoria, my disappointment was the sound quality...or lack of it. The orchestra overpowered everyone, even Julie Andrews and diminished my emotional involvement in the music considerably. Just as it is difficult to translate dance to television and retain the essence of the joy of dance, so it is with Broadway. The two dimensions leave out so much.It was my pleasure to see the Broadway production right before Miss Andrews left it. It was a night of theater I cherish. I am grateful we have a record of it, even if flawed. In his defense, Tony Roberts acting was a greater joy live than with the camera close-ups of this production. Rachel York was likewise hilarious live.If the sound had been mixed more professionally, the camera angles would not have been as distracting.
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