What recordings should I buy?

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 1/19/06 at 9:30pm

I got a $100 iTunes gift certificate! So, what should I buy? I like dark and legit stuff, and I want Mystery of Edwin and Jane Eyre, but they're not available on iTunes. I own countless compilations and have no desire for more. I already decided I'm getting Spelling Bee. Here's what I have:
Anything Goes
Les Miserables-10th Anniversary and Original
Into the Woods-Original and 2002 Revival
A Chorus Line-Original
Aida-Original (there's a concept recording out there that SUCKS)
Annie Get Your Gun-1999 Revival
Bare
Brooklyn
Bounce
The Boy from Oz-Original
Cabaret-Original
Chess-Original and Benefit Concert
Chicago-Soundtrack
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Falsettoland
Fiddler on the Roof-Original London
Flower Drum Song-2002 Revival
Godspell-2001 Tour
Gypsy-2003 Revival
Hairspray
Jesus Christ Superstar-Original
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat-1982 Revival
Kiss Me Kate-Original
Little Shop of Horrors-1979 Off-Broadway and 2003 Revival
Little Women
Spamalot
My Fair Lady
Nine-2003 Revival
Once on this Island-London Cast
Oklahoma-Original
Pippin
Rent-Soundtrack and Broadway
Showboat-1994 Revival
Songs for a New World
Parade
Sweeney Todd
Taboo
The Last Five Years
The Light in the Piazza
The Rocky Horror Show-Revival
The Secret Garden
The Sound of Music-Original
Lippa's Wild Party
Thoroughly Modern Millie
tick...tick...BOOM!
West Side Story-Soundtrack
Wicked
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown-Revival
Zanna, Don't!
Updated On: 1/19/06 at 09:30 PM

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 1/19/06 at 9:38pm

Dessa Rose

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 1/19/06 at 9:39pm

Not on iTunes.

[broadwaybound882]

Posted: 1/19/06 at 10:02pm

Phantom

[meagan9848]

Posted: 1/19/06 at 10:16pm

Do you like any non-theatre music? There's not a lot of theatre stuff on itunes. Save some of them $ for when they release "See What I Wanna See" in March, sh-k-boom is on itunes.

[greeneyed_one]

Posted: 1/19/06 at 10:18pm

Avenue Q!
The Producers (I would get OBC over the movie soundtrack)
King and I
How to Suceed in Buisness Without Really Trying
Once Upon A Matress
Caroline or Change (I've never actually heard it so I can't really recommend it...)

Posted: 1/19/06 at 10:18pm

Get the Cabaret 1998 revival over the original (if it's on iTunes, that is).

[greeneyed_one]

Posted: 1/19/06 at 10:22pm

The London "adult" Mary Popins (I actually have no idea if a recording is avaliable/avalialbe on i-tunes)

[C is for Company]

Posted: 1/19/06 at 10:47pm

LaChuisa's The Wild Party, Caroline or Change, and Kiss of the spider woman

all 3 are necessities to my collection

[jsand25]

Posted: 1/19/06 at 10:56pm

Barnum
Follies- OBC
Cinderella-1957 tv soundtrack
Man of La mancha- revival
Miss Saigon
Delovely- soundtrack
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas- OBC

[cHris3]

Posted: 1/19/06 at 11:29pm

Assassins Original Cast
Kiss of the Spider Woman Original Cast

[Jazzysuite82]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 12:06am

You want dark?

Sweeney Todd
Parade
West Side Story

They're all dark. If you want lighter I'd go with

Light in the Piazza
Millie
Spamalot is worth Sara Ramirez alone.

[starletta8]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 12:34am

A few humble suggestions:
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Crazy for You (it's just fun)
Bombay Dreams (for something different)
Phantom
Hair
Avenue Q
Sweeney Todd (either the original or wait for the new recording)
Spamalot is humorous

And if you're looking for older recordings, try Evita

Spelling Bee is a great choice, too!

[timote316]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 12:49am

My suggestions:

Assassins (either one would be a great choice)
Ragtime
Cabaret (1998 Revival)
Jekyll & Hyde
Evita

[bwaymyway84]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 12:56am

Children of Eden
and Into the woods, get both originals, London and Broadway, the London has some awesome performers, and a few songs cut from the OBC.

[neocomposer]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 12:58am

Try buying other artists singing jazzed or original versions of songs. Ella Fitz, Billie Holiday, Sinatra, etc all have great covers, as do many other artists of other styles! Search for your favorite songs and see what covers there are!

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 1:07am

Urinetown

Bright Lights, Big City

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 1:11am

Urinetown

I like Spamalot for good laughs.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 1:11am

Ugh...double post...

Updated On: 1/20/06 at 01:11 AM

[grizzabella]

Posted: 1/20/06 at 11:27am

If you want to try some (slightly)lighter fare, perhaps some of the Jerry Herman canon: La Cage Aux Folles, Mame, Hello, Dolly!, or Mack and Mabel.
Sondheim's A Little Night Music and Merrily We Roll Along have some wonderful songs, too.
I have no idea if any of these are on itunes, though. Sorry.