''Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York'' is the third video album by American
progressive metal
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band
Dream Theater
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. It was released on April 21, 2001 by
Elektra Records
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. The live performance was the final concert of the US leg of the Metropolis 2000 tour at the
Roseland Ballroom
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,
New York City
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on August 30, 2000.
Broadway and film actor
Kent Broadhurst
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He has appeared in a number of off-Broadway and regional theater productions. Broadhurst has also acted in films, including ''The Verdict'', '' Si ...
assisted the band with live narration in the role of the hypnotherapist, replacing Terry Brown, who had threatened to sue the band for using his spoken parts from the album in a live setting.
The VHS release of ''Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York'' was heavily shortened and only contains the performance of '' Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory''. The entire concert is on CD on '' Live Scenes From New York''.
Track listing
DVD Bonus Tracks
Reception
The album received a gold
RIAA certification
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