Just wondering if anyone knows of a good place to go to find good audio recordings of songs cut from out-of-town tryouts or previews. I don't care if the recordings are live or not as long as their good quality, and I'd really like to find ones for the following shows...
Well, Stephanie Block formally recorded "Making Good" which was replaced by "Wizard & I". It's on her solo Cd on PS Classics.
However, if you are interested in cut songs from past musicals, you should investigate the "Lost in Boston" series of CDs from Varese Sarabande. Cut songs, fully orchestrated, with Bway stars of the 1990's (mostly). There are some wonderful tracks and some terrific singing on these CDs.
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The 4 disc Lost in Boston series is fantastic and fascinating.
Among the shows featured:
110 in the Shade Promises Promises West Side Story Sweet Charity Ballroom (probably the most valuable contributions to the series from a show that had a huge overhaul) Gypsy Guys and Dolls Oklahoma! Once on This Island (2 of my favorite songs, with La Chanze doing one of her cut numbers and Lillias White another) Bye Bye Birdie
and tons more. I highly recommend tracking these down.
Thanks for the pointers to find cut songs and demos. I love reading about the process of how a musical is honed into the final product that appears on Broadway. But being able to listen to the songs that were an early part of that process adds a whole other dimension.
You should also check out the Unsung Musicals collection. Studio recordings made around the same time as the Lost in Boston series of songs from musicals that had not received official cast recordings.
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