Evening Primrose - "If You Can Find Me, I'm Here" (Stephen Sondheim) - Restored DVD

[stripedshirts]

I never knew he could sing :-)

[zolochnaya]

And to think this guy also played a cross-dressing psycho!

[thesomeoneinatree]

The person who disliked this no doubt attempted to hide in a mall and was found. Poor thing...

[zzyyxxo]

thank you so much for posting this. It's incredible footage and I love it.

[NormanBatesRocks911]

I love this!!

[SuperDeepRoller]

He ROCKS.

[SuperDeepRoller]

something too clever about his face makes him incapable of seeming clueless the way Michael Crawford did in Hello, Dolly the movie.

[companythemusical]

write!

[SongsJerome]

This musical is equivalent to my life.

[ferociousgumby]

I like how he's slightly cross-eyed. He really WAS a genius.

[BluePanda621]

I simply adore Evening Primrose. I used to listen to the 2004 studio recording with NPH over and over and over again. This is the first time I've seen it though. I might cave and get the DVD. I love Sondheim.

[500dollar]

This guy is hot!

[ntherewas1]

damn he's hot

[BOomeek]

I just discovered this and I'm so happy that I did. Thank you so much for uploading this! :D

[gypsydyann]

Discovering there is sooooo much more to Anthony Perkins than Norman Bates!

This was great! Running to buy the movie NOW!

[uKooKu]

Sondheim was always IS generous with "unpolished" talent - prefers them, in fact. To great effect here!!

[RocktheSocks]

You have to love Anthony Perkins. The simple fact is that he wasn't a skilled enough singer to be singing Stephen Sondheim. But he still sang his heart out on this, and he was pretty darn good. His performance in this scene is so perfect. He nails the emotions of a writer frustrated with the world around him.

And Stephen Sondheim's music and lyrics are, as always, perfect.

[ng1493]

I would love to see this one-hour show expanded into a proper, full-length musical. Evening Primrose is Sondheim's hidden masterpiece.

[75cerise]

What a find!! Thanks so much for posting. I'd love to see the scenes for "I Remember", "Take me to the world" and "When". Any possibilities that they could be posted too for those of us who don't have access to the DVD.

[ronhelf]

Actually it is from a 16 mm print. It is not a kinescope (earlier copy technology). Evening Primrose was originally broadcast in colour, by the way.

[VinnieRattolle]

Wow, that's from a kinescope print?! It looks pristine and the quality is a GINORMOUS upgrade from the bootleg copies that've been floating around for years! Glad to see it's finally gotten the legit release it deserves!

[1carolinamama]

Yes, this IS a treasure, and beautifully restored! Thank you for sharing it!

[amandaandalex]

This scene captures our collective psyche like no other! Much like Dawn of the Dead, the dream of being in a mall alone is the equivalent of a modern utopia!

Thanks for the video!

[UncleCharlieOakley]

@amandaandalex This isn't set in a mall. It's set in a stand-alone department store. Huge difference.