Michael Ball: Live at the Donmar on Video - 2005

This widely acclaimed show represents a complete departure for Michael Ball. On a bare stage with just a piano, his dramatic and moving performance takes us on a tour of an artist’s life, his struggles and successes. It is a remarkable tour de force that showcases not just one of the great talents of the musical stage, but also an artist of immense courage. A unique moment on the London stage that reveals a new side to Michael Ball. Michael Ball, the best musical theatre tenor of his generation, in a knockout program, splendidly accompanied by Jason Carr on piano. Ball constantly makes us rethink the songs we thought we knew. Sheridan Morley, The Spectator As the performer tightens his grip over the intimate Donmar Warehouse, relying not on chitchat or a handmike but on sheer empathy with his material, an audience can be forgiven for checking his program. Can this really be Michael Ball? Matt Wolf, Variety SONG LIST: Don't Look At Me (Sondheim), I Whistle A Happy Tune (Rodgers & Hammerstein), Anyone Can Whistle (Sondheim), Give a Little Whistle (Washington & Harline), Where or When (Rodgers & Hart), Padam Padam (Glanzberg, Contet & Carr), Sons (J. Brel), Little Pal (Al Jolson), The Man That Got Away (Arlen & Gershwin), If You Were the Only Girl in the World (Grey & Ayer), Mother (John Lennon), I’ve Got No Strings (Washington & Harline), I’ll Build a Stairway To Paradise (Gershwin), Happy Talk (Rodgers & Hammerstein), The Best Of Times (J Herman), Is That All There Is (Leiber & Stoller), There’s No Business Like Show Business (Berlin), MEDLEY: (Berlin, Porter, Newmans, Robbins & Grey, Gershwin), I Wish I Could Forget You (Sondheim), What Now My Love (B. Brown & Sigman), How Can I Lose You (Guettel), Life On Mars (David Bowie), Prelude 8 in E Flat Major (J.S. Bach), Over My Head (Trad.), Glory Goes (Guettel), Alone Together (Dietz & Schwartz), This Is What It Is (La Chuisa), After The Ball (Harris & Schwartz).

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Starring:
Michael Ball

Studio: NA

Filmed: 2005 - Released: 2005

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