Broadway | March 29, 2000 | Matinee | Major's Master | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Heather Headley (Aida), Adam Pascal (Radames), Sherie Rene Scott (Amneris), John Hickok (Zoser), Schele Williams (Nehebka), Damian Perkins (Mereb) Notes: Amazing quality for the early 2000s. Digital if I'm not mistaken, though it was clearly transported to VHS for at least one generation. Audio holds up well. |
Broadway | December 3, 2000 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Heather Headley (Aida), Adam Pascal (Radames), Sherie Rene Scott (Amneris), Tyrees Allen (Amonasro), John Hickok (Zoser), Daniel Oreskes (Pharaoh), Phineas Newborn III (u/s Mereb) Notes: Extremely clear video from a digital shoot. Show is very well captured. |
Broadway | February 25, 2001 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Heather Headley (Aida), Adam Pascal (Radames), Sherie Rene Scott (Amneris), Tyrees Allen (Amonasro), John Hickok (Zoser), Graeme Malcolm (Pharaoh), Schele Williams (Nehebka), Damian Perkins (Mereb) Notes: Act two only. Sherie Rene's Last Show! Excellent audio quality, but video is very shaky and doesn't always focus on the stage. Curtain Calls are included |
Broadway | August 27, 2002 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Maya Days (Aida), Adam Pascal (Radames), Felicia Finley (Amneris), John Hickok (Zoser), Damian Perkins (Mereb) Notes: Great closeups and nice coloring. A little of obstruction, but nothing major. A great recording, from the digital master. My copy is incomplete. Let me know if you have a full video. |
Essen | August 23, 2004 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Unknown Notes: Tag der offenen Tür (PR Day). The first and part of the second VOB is a really neat set of concert-ish performances of songs, possibly at a mall. The rest of the file is a different musical that I didn't recognize and is date-stamped 2005. That said, the Aida parts are VERY nice quality--shot from close up, but not so close that you're looking up people's noses. Plus, since Aida is such a lighting-effect heavy show, you really get a sense for just how strong the performers are even when lacking that support. |
Plays in the Park | Edison, NJ | July 2005 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Rashanna Harmon (Aida), Eric Harper (Radames), Emily Portune (Amneris), Ricky Smith (King Amonasro), John Marinko (Pharaoh), Tony Melson (Mereb), Joyel Crawford (Nehebka), Darrell Woodcliff (Zoser) Notes: Pro shot video from the Plays in the Park theater company; very well filmed production with great performances. |
Non-Equity Tour | Madison, WI | November 9, 2006 | SunsetBlvd79's Master | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Marja Harmon (Aida), Casey Elliot (Ramades), Leah Allers (Amneris), Dane Harrington Joseph (Mareb), DJ Rudd, Michael Johnson Notes: Totally different production from the Broadway version. This has a modern/urban update to it. |
Austria | 2008 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Ava Brennan (Aida), Mathias Edenborn (Radames), Nazide Aylin (Amneris), Walter Reynolds (Amonasro), Paul Vaes (Zoser), Michael Flöth (Pharaoh), Pehton Quirante (Mereb) Notes: Multicam Proshot. Dialogue is in German with songs alternating between English and German, sometimes including both languages in the same song. |
Klagenfurt | July 27, 2008 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Zodwa Selele (Aïda), Christian Alexander Müller (Radames), Barbara Xantus (Amneris), Vincent Bueno Notes: Outdoor performance. Taper stays in fairly close-up so there’s lots of shakes though they do a good job of following the action. Dialogue in German, songs in English. |
Tecklenburg | August 29, 2009 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Zodwa Selele (Aida), Patrick Stanke (Radames), Willemijn Verkaik (Amneris), Mario Mariano (Amonasro), Marc Clear (Zoser), Ansgar Schäfer (Pharaoh), Milica Jovanovic (Nehebka), Thada Suanduanchai (Mereb) Notes: Pro-Shot. Okay, fine, it's also fun to get the multidirectional close-ups. Willemijn Verkaik appears to have thought, "You know what, kids? I'm in a ROCK MUSICAL," and it's great fun to watch. |
West Windsor, NJ | October 2011 | MP4
Cast: Meera Mohan (Aida), Thomas TC Coppolecchia (Radames), Kimberly Suskind (Amneris), J. Scott (Mereb), Yakenya Moise (Nehebka), Brian Meltzer (Zoser), Scott Karlin (Pharaoh), Allwyn Baskin (Nubian King), Jennifer Baranowski (Nubian/Egyptian Noble/Merchant/Laundress), William Burke (Soldier/Minister), Steve Duncan (Soldier/Nubian), Melissa Geerlof (Handmaiden/Minister’s Consort/Laundress), John Glace (Soldier/Minister), Cheryl L. King (Nubian/Handmaiden), Beverly Kuo-Hamilton (Exotic Dancer/Nubian), Alexa Lupinacci (Dream Amneris/Minister’s Consort/Handmaiden), Brian Maguire (Soldier/Minister/Fire Breather), Ben Menahem (Soldier/Minister), Abby Oliver (Handmaiden/Egyptian Noble/Laundress), Julia Procaccino (Minister’s Consort/Handmaiden/Laundress), Arielle Rabano (Museum Patron/Nubian/Handmaiden), Leia Rochester (Nubian/Handmaiden), De Haven Rogers (Exotic Dancer/Nubian/Soldier/Minister), Mollie Rubinstein (Minister’s Consort/Handmaiden/Laundress), Sheilla Marie Telo (Nubian/Handmaiden) Notes: Pro-Shot |
Stichting BOV | Netherlands | April 2019 | MP4
Cast: Roosje Hendrickx (Aida), Albert-Jan Verhees (Radames), Annemarie Paulusse (Amneris), Jos Groffen (Mereb), Jorina Verhees (Nehebka), Marcel van As (Zoser), Joost Jongerius (Pharoah), George Stander (Amonasro), Koen van Dongen (Soldier), André Verstijlen (Soldier), Marc van Lanen (Soldier), Wietske Huismans (Egyptian), Marit van Reijen (Nubian Servant), Monique de Groot (Egyptian Dancer), Diana van der Wegen (Guard), Lonneke van Broekhoven, Julia Dierikx, Nienke van Loon, Esmay Deleij, Lenny Winkel (Nubian Women), Andrea Dierikx, Ben Broek, Brigit Fasen, Casper Eggermont, Deirdre Desta, Ellen Buijs, Ellen Goddrie, Elly Doggen, Eva Dierikx, Evelien Hoogeveen, Jessica van de Kasteele, Jorn Huismans, Joyce de Jong, Karlijn Brouwers, Kim van Dessel, Ludwig Erentreich, Mariska van Meurs, Myrthe Langerak, Rodney den Broeder, Roy Franssen, Yarilijne Raaijmakers (Ensemble) Notes: Pro-Shot |