Posted: 7/7/21 at 9:34am
Posted: 7/7/21 at 2:13pm
blaxx said: "SouthernCakes said: "I’m not sure how’d they pull this off in a Broadway house. But a similar thing happened in the original Cats on Broadway, right? So it is possible! "
No, the Winter Garden stage wasn't a rotating one like the West End's Cats."
They removed the first few rows of orchestra street (up to about row L, I think), then built a semicircular extension of the stage about halfway through the open space, They then replaced the removed seats (or at least what would fit), wrapping them around the extension (the orchestra was off-stage). Essentially the fist few rows were like a thrust stage theatre. The "junkyard" set itself extended into the auditorium (including up into the mezzanine). From what I understand, the staircase for Grizabella's exited came down from the back of the stage in London. On Broadway it came out of the ceiling above the stage extension.
You are correct, though. Neither the stage nor any seats moved or resolved. I believe the Winter Garden was chosen because it is a fairly wide theatre, so more people could be close to the action (though the cats went out into the audience anyway).
ETA found this picture. The creative team is sitting in the area where the seats were not removed and then reinstalled around the extension: https://catsmusical.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sets?file=Broadway_set_1.jpg
Updated On: 7/7/21 at 02:13 PM
Posted: 7/7/21 at 2:38pm
Cast album track listing:
1. Buns ’N’ Roses
2. It Has to Be Her
3. Bad Cinderella
4. So Long
5. Unfair
6. Unbreakable
7. Hunks’ Song
8. Man’s Man
9. So Long (Reprise) / Introduction to Only You, Lonely You
10. Only You, Lonely You
11. The Queen’s Boudoir In The Palace
12. I know You
13. I Know You (Reprise)
14. The Village Square
15. Unfair (Reprise)
16. The Godmother’s Shop
17. Beauty Has A Price
18. Fanfare
19. The Cinderella Waltz
20. The Ball
21. I Know I Have A Heart
22. Act 2 Scene 2
23. I Am No Longer Me
24. Moment Of Triumph
25. What Were You Thinking? / Introduction to Far Too Late
26. Far Too Late
27. Ego Has A Price (Reprise)
28. The Wedding Fanfare
29. The Wedding March
30. The Ceremony
31. The Vanquishing Of The Three-Headed Sea Witch
32. Man’s Man (Reprise)
33. Marry For Love
34. Cinderella’s Soliloquy
35. The Wedding Party
36. Finale
37. Marry For Love (Full Version / Bonus Track)
38. Only You, Lonely You (US Single Version / Bonus Track)
Posted: 7/8/21 at 8:10am
Can anyone elaborate on "Man's Man" and "Hunks' Song"?
Posted: 7/8/21 at 11:30am
Posted: 7/8/21 at 11:32am
Thank you for the review, Jordan! Everything I've heard from this so far has surprised me (in a good way).
Posted: 7/8/21 at 11:39am
Sarah Brightman sings on the first track ("Buns 'N' Roses) around the 3:02 mark. Cool cameo!
Updated On: 7/8/21 at 11:39 AM
Posted: 7/8/21 at 12:50pm
Posted: 7/8/21 at 8:57pm
Posted: 7/8/21 at 9:20pm
I’m just catching up on this thread. Jordan, THANKS for your posts!
Posted: 7/8/21 at 10:31pm
What's the deal with the cameos on the album? Sarah Brightman and Adam Lambert? I didn't realize this wasn't going to be an original cast album.
Posted: 7/9/21 at 3:37am
Posted: 7/9/21 at 4:13am
isn't Helen George playing the Queen in the cast recording too?
Posted: 7/9/21 at 4:15am
imeldasturn said: "isn't Helen George playing the Queen in the cast recording too?"
Yup. Odd.
Posted: 7/9/21 at 4:54am
Posted: 7/9/21 at 6:24am
I'll definitely check the liner notes when my copy cd arrives. He seems to prefer having a recording out as soon as performances begin (if not before), even though there are inevitable changes and cut songs. Which I suppose means that if it eventually crosses the pond we can look forward to an "American premiere recording"
Posted: 7/9/21 at 6:59am
Is the “Marry For Love” full version bonus track not actually the full version?
Posted: 7/9/21 at 7:37am
Posted: 7/9/21 at 12:29pm
Posted: 7/9/21 at 12:34pm
LOVING this album. The show sounds so quirky and unique. The score is just FUN. Beauty Has a Price is one of my favorites.
Posted: 7/9/21 at 12:52pm
Posted: 7/9/21 at 12:52pm
Posted: 7/9/21 at 2:33pm
I am enjoying the album. I think this is his best since Sunset Boulevard in terms of the score and musicality of the score. Just a bunch of nice songs. A good return to form.
How it is on stage is another thing.
Posted: 7/9/21 at 5:59pm
Being a huge ALW fan - and I credit Aspects of Love - (the first musical I ever saw on Broadway) with my interest in theater, I've been waiting for a "full score" of his that I might enjoy again like Aspects and Sunset. Steven Ward was definitely not that for me, nor was School of Rock (which the CD underwhelmed me that it's probably the first ALW show on Broadway that I skipped)
Anyway, I had enjoyed all the releases of the 4 songs from Cinderella and had high hopes. I'm now on my second listen of the entire album and it's terrific. It's great to hear ALW having fun - and composing some of his beautiful melodies in this score. Very hopeful this will eventually make it to NY and curious to hear how the score will change (since this was recorded over a year ago)
