Just received this e-blast which will no doubt be of interest to many:
STEVEN SONDHEIM'S "LOST" TV MUSICAL STARRING ANTHONY PERKINS -- ORIGINALLY BROADCAST ON 'ABC STAGE 67' -- MAKES ITS EAGERLY-ANTICIAPTED DEBUT, AVAILABLE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME ON ANY FORMAT!
Stephen Sondheim fans rejoice! Coming this October, available for the first time ever in any format, is the 1966 production of EVENING PRIMOSE, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, teleplay by James Goldman and direction by Paul Bogart, on digitally restored and remastered DVD, loaded with a goldmine of exclusive extras. This star-studded "lost" musical, a true gem of a bygone era that was originally broadcast on "ABC Stage 67," debuts on DVD ($29.98 srp) October 26 courtesy of The Archive of American Television Presents, a partnership between Entertainment One and the Archive of American Television, a program of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation.
Based on John Collier's acclaimed short story, this black-and-white classic stars the very young and talented Anthony Perkins (Psycho, The Trial), Dorothy Stickney (The Uninvited, Cinderella), Larry Gates (Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, In The Heat Of The Night) and Charmian Carr (The Sound Of Music) in the story of a poet, who, unable to cope with the pressures from the outside world, hides inside a locked department store. As night falls, he discovers a group of hermits who have lived there for years. Among them is the frightened Ella, a young girl who desperately wants to escape.
Loaded with exclusive DVD extras including: a newly recorded video interview with director Paul Bogart; a newly recorded audio interview with Charmian Carr; full color test footage with Anthony Perkins; and a booklet with written contributions by Stephen Sondheim and Jane Klainof the Paley Center, EVENING PRIMROSE is a must-have from the archives for all connoisseurs of the classic American musical.
Format: DVD
Run time: 50 mins. + extras
Rating : N/A
Price: $29.98 srp
Street: October 26
