Anyone Get the New Sunday in the Park CD Yet? — Page 3

Wait, last night I pre-orderd a SITPwG CD on Sam Goody's website and the album picture was the original album art. It said the release was may 30th. Am I getting the original or the London revival?

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. . . . yet still available online.

I don't see why you don't see the new artwork. I'd make sure.

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See production pictures here along with a short video...

http://www.sundayinthepark.co.uk/

I hope they don't try to replace the UK cast. Although I never saw Mandy live on stage, I did see Raul at the Kennedy Center's production and Daniel is better (Raul is the best Bobby though).

Very few recordings are better than the OBC (Assassins just came to mind). This recording is not better or worse, but different and it is gorgeous.

Sondheim loves this production btw. He thinks it works even better now at the Wyndham than it did at the Menier because of the shape of the stage. He said that as soon as the brushstroke appeared across the stage, he started weeping (I did the same thing). That's how powerful this production is.

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Michael, Jenna is on the recording and the pictures inside is of her as well.

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It took one listen to get used to the new voices, but I'm not afraid to admit that I personally adore this recording above and beyond the original. The 'Sunday' and 'Move On' recordings give me chills and brought tears to my eyes. Jenna's 'Everybody Loves Louis' is uproariously funny and splendid.

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I listend to the first CD today and I love it. I got the original from the library but I don't really care for Mandy's voice or Bernedette's. Mandy has a really strange head voice that I just can't take to. But I love the new voices on this recording. It really helped me to see the brillance in this show. I wish I could see it.


On a side note, the "It's Only Life" CD is really good as well. I've become really fond of Billy Porter's voice. The songs aren't exactly all that catchy or melodic, but they're nice to listen to. I'd recommend it.

Updated On: 5/24/06 at 07:02 PM

Funny that Jenna seems to have split opinion on Guys and Dolls. A lot of people I know raved about her as the best thing in it. I thought she was excellent myself. However there has been the odd comment like yours. Just curious what it was you didnt like?

I remember seeing her as Cinderella years ago at the Donmar. Impressive. She is on a few recordings of mines too, including a lovely duet "Any Day" from 3 Musketeers that really puts the Laura Bell Bundy/Kerry Butler recording into touch!

I didn't hate Jenna Russell, I didn't dislike her. I just thought she was just ok, her "If I Were A Bell" which is my favorite number for Sarah Jones didn't fill me with excitement, it wasn't bad either, but it was rather bland in my opinion. She was a good actress but I didn't find anything brilliant about her performance, and it was fine throughout the show until she had to share a scene with Jane Krakowski and I thought she just paled next to her. It's a very personal opinion and I don't mean to say she's not a good performer because she is, I just think she's not an excellent star.

Mary P - Good on you that you went again! I could've gone again last Monday but decided against it cause it was just too emotionally draining. Not only does Daniel Evans have a great voice, but his acting was superb.

The performance that really surprised me was when the old lady (Gay Soper) sings "beautiful" with George. That song for the first time completely blew me away.

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The new recording is certainly more complete, but, and I am probably in the minority here, I actually find all the added dialogue a little bit annoying for day to day listening.

I mean yes, its great for documenting the show, but when I'm listening to my ipod at the gym, I don't really want all those long spoken intros.

I know what you mean Michael, I hate when I'm running outside and I have to listen to this long strech of dialogue. Although, it helps me run better cause I sorta just get sucked into the dialogue and the show and forget about how I hate to run lol.

FoscasBohemianDream, to each his own. He does have a very unique voice, it just isn't something I like to listen to. I agree he is a supurb actor. I loved him on Dead Like Me - ugh, I wish that show would come back. But I'm not a big fan of his singing voice. I can't listen to the OBC of Evita either. And Berndette's voice is just strange to me. She's a great singer, I guess, but just not my type. I couldn't listen to the whole OBC because their voices just put me off. Oh well, at least I like this one. I wish I could see this show. Are there any pictures of it up? Any of the marquee?

Anybody else see Sunday at Ravinia with Audra...? Anyone else think her performance was the most beautiful thing ever? Despite or perhaps because she didn't really fit the part? Sigh.


kmc

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