Best BRDWY Cast Recordings? — Page 2

Munk- Is that all?

Some great ones that get a lot of playtime in my cd player:
RENT
tick, tick... Boom!
Songs for a New World
The Last 5 Years
Into the Woods
Avenue Q
Thoroughly Modern Millie
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Aida

Also, not my favorite, but you should get some Rodgers and Hammerstein:
Oklahoma (isn't that R&H?)
Sound of Music
King and I
etc.

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Already has Wicked...

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I don't know what happened to the original thread on this but a few months ago I compiled (with some input from the others) this reference list of core cast albums:

1900 - 1920s :
BABES IN TOYLAND (studio cast on Decca)
MERRY WIDOW (studio cast on DRG)
LADY BE GOOD (Studio cast on Nonesuch)
THE STUDENT PRINCE (stuio cast on DRG)
NO NO NANETTE (1971 Broadway revival on Sony)
OH, KAY! (studio cast on Nonesuuch)
THE DESERT SONG (studio cast on Decca)
SHOW BOAT (complete recording on 3 CD set from EMI)
GOOD NEWS (Studio cast on Jay)
THE NEW MOON (Concert cast on Ghostlight)

1930s :
STRIKE UP THE BAND (studio cast on Nonesuch)
GIRL CRAZY (Studio cast on Nonesuch)
OF THEE I SING (1952 revival cast on DRG)
PARDON MY ENGLISH (studio cast on Nonesuch)
ANYTHING GOES (studio cast on EMI)
PORGY AND BESS (complete on 3 Cd's from RCA)
ON YOUR TOES (1983 revival cast on Jay)
BABES IN ARMS (studi cast on New World)
BOYS FROM SYRACUSE (Concert cast on DRG)
TOO MANY GIRLS (studio cast on Painted Smiles)

1940s:
PAL JOEY (studio cast on Sony)
LADY IN THE DARK (London cast on Jay)
OKLAHOMA! (Original Broadway cast on Decca)
ON THE TOWN (studio cast on Sony)
CAROUSEL (1993 London cast on RCA)
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (1966 revival cast on RCA)
FINIAN'S RAINBOW (1960 revival cast on RCA)
BRIGADOON (studio cast on DRG)
KISS ME KATE (original Broadway & studio cast on EMI)
SOUTH PACIFIC (original Broadway cast on Sony)

1950s:
GUYS AND DOLLS (1992 revival cast on RCA)
THE KING AND I (1977 revival cast on RCA)
PETER PAN (original Broadway cast on RCA)
THE PAJAMA GAME (original Broadway cast on Sony)
DAMN YANKEES (original Broadway cast on RCA)
MY FAIR LADY (original Broadway cast on Sony)
WEST SIDE STORY (original Broadway cast on Sony)
MUSIC MAN (original Broadway cast on EMI)
GYPSY (original Broadway cast on Sony)
SOUND OF MUSIC (original Broadway cast on Sony)

1960s:
CAMELOT (original Broadway cast on Sony)
BYE BYE BIRDIE (original Broadway cast on Sony)
HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS... (original Broadway cast on RCA)
A FUNNY THING...FORUM (original Broadway cast on EMI)
HELLO DOLLY (original Broadway cast on RCA)
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (original Broadway cast on RCA)
MAN OF LA MANCHA (original Broadway cast on Decca)
MAME (original Broadway cast on Sony)
CABARET (original Broadway cast on Sony)
HAIR (original Broadway cast on RCA)

1970s:
COMPANY (original Broadway cast on Sony)
FOLLIES (1985 concert cast on RCA)
GREASE (original Broadway cast on M-g-M)
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (original Broadway cast on Sony)
A CHORUS LINE (original Broadway cast on Sony)
CHICAGO (original Broadway cast on Arista)
PIPPIN (original Broadway cast on Decca)
ANNIE (original Broadway cast on Sony)
EVITA (original Broadway cast on Decca)
SWEENEY TODD (original Broadway cast on RCA)

1980s:
42ND STREET (original Broadway cast on RCA)
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (original Broadway cast on RCA)
DREAMGIRLS (Concert cast on Nonesuch)
NINE (original Broadway cast on Sony)
CATS (original Broadway cast on Geffen)
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (original Broadway cast on RCA)
LES MISERABLES (complete recording on First Night)
INTO THE WOODS (original Broadway cast on RCA)
GRAND HOTEL (original Broadway cast on RCA)
CITY OF ANGELS (original Broadway cast on Columbia)

1990s:
ASPECTS OF LOVE (original London cast on Polydor)
MISS SAIGON (Complete recording on EMI)
THE SECRET GARDEN (original Broadway cast on Columbia)
CRAZY FOR YOU (original Broadway cast on EMI)
BLOOD BROTHERS (original London cast on RCA)
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (original Broadway cast on RCA)
PASSION (original Broadway cast on EMI)
TITANIC (original Broadway cast on RCA)
THE LIFE (original Broadway cast on Sony)
RAGTIME (original Broadway cast on RCA)

Notable off-Broadway productions:
THREEPENNY OPERA(1954 revival on Decca)
THE GOLDEN APPLE (original cast on RCA)
THE FANTASTICKS (original cast on Decca)
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN (original cast on Decca)
GODSPELL (original cast on Arista)
MARCH OF THE FALSETTOS & FALSETTOLAND (original cast on DRG)
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND (original cast on RCA)
ASSASSINS (original cast on RCA)
THE LAST FIVE YEARS (original cast on Sh-k-Boom)
URINETOWN (original cast on RCA)

and some notable flops (1950-1999)
A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN (original cast on Sony)
PAINT YOUR WAGON (original cast on RCA)
CANDIDE (original cast on Sony)
GOLDILOCKS (original cast on Sony)
ANYONE CAN WHISTLE (original cast on Sony)
DEAR WORLD (original cast on Sony)
MACK AND MABEL (original cast on MCA)
THE GOODBYE GIRL (original cast on Columbia)
STEEL PIER (original cast on RCA)
PARADE (original cast on RCA)

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There are many great ones already mentioned on the thread, but for me you got to have R E N T !!!!!!!

mad4music-I saw LITP before the recording came out and was swept away by the score upon first interaction. This can be the case with some people, however, some people like to know a score (especially a one like Piazza). Considering what cd's you have now I would say go out and buy the cd. And if you're reaction to it at first is negative or mixed. Listen to it a few more times. You will be able to catch certain patterns in songs and be able to appreciate some of the beauty of the score.

As for The Lion King, there's nothing major in the score that hasn't been heard in the movie. Or, at least, the ones worth while. If anything, you may need some time to grow accustomed to the African tribal songs, but that shouldn't bother you.

What NOT to buy? Um, don't buy Follies the OBC. Mainly beacuse all thoguh the orchestrations are wonderful as are most of the performances (i.e. Dorothy Collins, Yvonne de Carlo, and Ethel Shutta) the cd does not do the score justice. It butchers up at least half of the songs and as whole, the cd probably contains around 75% of the actual score (or even less). Also ,and this isn't very much a "don't buy" as it is a way to help you adjust to certain scores. If you ever come across She Loves Me and find yourself intrigued by it, by the Revival Recording first. Mainly because it plays the show at a faster tempo and most of the cast members are vocally stronger than their original counterparts. The same goes with other shows, well most of them (i.e. Chicago and Cabaret).

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Updated On: 10/1/05 at 06:11 PM

RENT?