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Live from Provincetown: Kerry Ashton Sings Wilde
Though Ashton usually speaks the lyrics of most of the songs of THE WILDE SPIRIT when performing the show live, as he does in the Audio Book and in the Off-Broadway Original Cast Recording on CD, as an experiment which proved very successful, Kerry sang all of the songs when he performed the show live in Provincetown, MA in 1992.
This DVD, also digitally remastered, is taken from a videotape of a live performance, before a standing-room-only crowd, during the fall of 1992, near the end of the play's three-year historic run at the Unitarian-Universalist Meeting House in Provincetown, MA. In this case, HD and Dolby Sound were utilized to restore this performance video to its original broadcast quality. Like the first version, this DVD was recorded and filmed in a very intimate setting. This DVD, however, is the only fully MUSICAL version of the play, and this is the only version where Kerry Ashton sings all of the songs he wrote for the show, rather than talking his way thru most of the song lyrics. This version also includes all of a great many moments that were underscored musically for the first time by Ashton's music. This version also features many new rewrites to the script. Though this version was performed on the same stage as the 1990 version, the 1992 version features an even more elaborate, ornate and sophisticated costume and set design, as well as changes in Ashton's approach to the character of Wilde. This is the only version of the three DVDs that includes the full Entr-Acte during Intermission, which features a slideshow of performance photographs as well as many of the reviews of the play during its three-year run in Provincetown. Many who have seen all three DVD Performance videos of the play, prefer this version, perhaps because it is the one where Ashton's beautiful songs can be most fully appreciated. This DVD Performance runs two hours and seventeen minutes.
To view video clips from the DVD including some of Kerry singing some of the musical numbers from THE WILDE SPIRIT, THE MUSICAL, please click play on any clip below:
This DVD, also digitally remastered, is taken from a videotape of a live performance, before a standing-room-only crowd, during the fall of 1992, near the end of the play's three-year historic run at the Unitarian-Universalist Meeting House in Provincetown, MA. In this case, HD and Dolby Sound were utilized to restore this performance video to its original broadcast quality. Like the first version, this DVD was recorded and filmed in a very intimate setting. This DVD, however, is the only fully MUSICAL version of the play, and this is the only version where Kerry Ashton sings all of the songs he wrote for the show, rather than talking his way thru most of the song lyrics. This version also includes all of a great many moments that were underscored musically for the first time by Ashton's music. This version also features many new rewrites to the script. Though this version was performed on the same stage as the 1990 version, the 1992 version features an even more elaborate, ornate and sophisticated costume and set design, as well as changes in Ashton's approach to the character of Wilde. This is the only version of the three DVDs that includes the full Entr-Acte during Intermission, which features a slideshow of performance photographs as well as many of the reviews of the play during its three-year run in Provincetown. Many who have seen all three DVD Performance videos of the play, prefer this version, perhaps because it is the one where Ashton's beautiful songs can be most fully appreciated. This DVD Performance runs two hours and seventeen minutes.
To view video clips from the DVD including some of Kerry singing some of the musical numbers from THE WILDE SPIRIT, THE MUSICAL, please click play on any clip below:
The above video clip taken during the 1992 performance in Provincetown, MA
and shot before an intimate audience, includes Kerry Ashton as Wilde talking about Bosie. Kerry also sings one of the songs that Ashton wrote for the show entitled, "Dearest Friend."
This digital video clip runs 4 minutes, 40 seconds.
and shot before an intimate audience, includes Kerry Ashton as Wilde talking about Bosie. Kerry also sings one of the songs that Ashton wrote for the show entitled, "Dearest Friend."
This digital video clip runs 4 minutes, 40 seconds.
In the above video clip, Kerry Ashton as Oscar Wilde talks about Bosie's father,
the Marquess of Queensberry. This digital video clip runs 2 minutes, 10 seconds.
the Marquess of Queensberry. This digital video clip runs 2 minutes, 10 seconds.
In the above video clip, Kerry Ashton as Oscar Wilde talks about the Opening Night
of "The Importance of Being Earnest." This segment includes some voice-over performances and a portion of the Bosie's father, of the song, "Wild Oscar Wilde!" playing in the background.
This digital video clip runs 1 minute, 54 seconds.
of "The Importance of Being Earnest." This segment includes some voice-over performances and a portion of the Bosie's father, of the song, "Wild Oscar Wilde!" playing in the background.
This digital video clip runs 1 minute, 54 seconds.
In the above video clip, Kerry Ashton as Oscar Wilde performs a portion of
"The Picture of Dorian Gray." This segment also includes Kerry Ashton singing, "Homage to Dorian,"
one of the songs Kerry wrote for the play. This digital video clip runs 6 minutes.
"The Picture of Dorian Gray." This segment also includes Kerry Ashton singing, "Homage to Dorian,"
one of the songs Kerry wrote for the play. This digital video clip runs 6 minutes.
