I saw Daddy Long Legs years ago at Northlight and really enjoyed. The problem for me with the CD is that the guy that played the benefactor on stage at Northlight had a better, deeper voice that than guy on the CD. Also, the orchestrations seem more pop sounding on the CD than in the theater. Megan McGinnis was perfect in the role. I just saw her in the disappointing Sense & Sensibility at Chicago Shakespeare a few weeks ago. Jane Eyre on Broadway was one my favorites and I listen to the CD all the time.
"Maybe it's just me, but I find that Paul Gordon is to theatre scores as paint-by-numbers is to art."
newintown, you use this same "comparison" (aka insult) for multiple composers.. Gordon, Wildhorn, Lippa... PM me your address I'll send you a thesaurus!
(Off-topic: I may be taking the above post a tad literally, but for benefit of those who don't know: http://www.therightmusical.com/carnival/. BTW, any thoughts on this guy's idea that Lili could be deliberately manipulating everybody throughout that show? I have my doubts, but would watch a version like that just to see whether/how it worked.)
Anyway: I've just found that there are a few full-length tracks from Daddy Long Legs currently listenable on Paul Gordon's website: http://paulgordonmusic.com/paulgordonmusic.com/Daddy_Long_Legs.html (link looks weird, but it works). There are also sample tracks from some of his other shows on that site.
And as we've all probably heard, Paul Alexander Nolan has been cast as Jervis for Off-Broadway.