Best Broadway Cast Recording?

#1

Best Broadway Cast Recording?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 12:10am

I am a huge fan of Rent and Spring Awakening, and I also really like Wicked, Hairspray, Mama Mia, and Chicago. I just got an iTunes gift card for my birthday, and I want to know which Broadway album would be best to buy. Right now I am looking at American Idiot, Next to Normal, Avenue Q, Memphis, Sweeney Todd, and In the Heights. So I was wondering which album I should get?
I also really like Glee and all that music, if that helps, and I would be open to suggestions on other Broadway albums, those were just the main ones I was looking into...

Updated On: 6/16/10 at 12:10 AM

#2

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 12:12am

Uh-Oh

:: ducks ::

Updated On: 6/16/10 at 12:12 AM

#3

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 12:14am

OP, you should probably run for cover. For several reasons. But mostly your title.

#4

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 12:15am

Do yourself a favor: change any mention of "soundtrack" to "cast recording" before it starts raining the same boring sarcasm that will last 3 pages long.

#5

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 12:16am

Memphis, Finian's Rainbow, Rock of Ages, Sunset BLVD.

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#6

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 12:21am

Sorry- I am very new to Broadwayworld.com, and I didn't know any better. What's wrong with saying soundtracks? Or should I just not ask, and make sure to use Cast Recording from now on?

#7

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 12:24am

Just go with it. Trust me, it will get ugly.

#8

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 12:27am

It's ok- I think I get it anyways. A soundtrack would be more like the background music playing during a movie, while a cast recording is the cast recording their songs of the show, something to that affect? It makes sense, it just never really occurred to me to use one instead of the other...

#9

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 12:29am

That's right. People are very picky about that here, but your last post basically is the difference between a soundtrack and a cast recording.

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#10

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 12:30am

Whew! That was a close call!

#11

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 12:31am

Oh Marquise I love that pic!!!!!!!!!

#12

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 12:42am

Thanks!

#13

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 12:50am

LOL. Even better now! Don't you think she needs evil red eyes though?

#14

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 1:29am

Yeah...great idea.

#15

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 9:58am

a chours line (2006)
dirty rotten s

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#16

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 10:08am

This list - first created in 2005 and updated from time to time - should help you out. It is JUST a suggested listening list and highly subjective (as the comments shared by others indicate) but it will give you a good overview of the genre.
Basic Library of cast albums

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Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!

I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com

#17

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 12:51pm

In Trousers, March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland. Just jump right in to the best of the best I say...

EDIT: Oh, and in case you're wondering, MotF and Falsettoland were on Broadway in 1992 in an evening called FALSETTOS. It was Tony nominated for best musical but lost to Crazy For You. Won Tony's for best score, and best book... so yeah, it's good.

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Updated On: 6/16/10 at 12:51 PM

#18

Best Broadway Soundtracks?

Posted: 6/16/10 at 5:43pm

Based on your list of likes and possibilities i would definitely go with In the Heights! I love the music from that show! I think it is so well done! I always find myself with different songs from it stuck in my head and its just fun to try and remember all the "rapping" parts too! :)

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Spring Awakening 7.3.07!!, Wicked/ Rent 7.5.07!!, Legally Blonde 7.6.07!! The Color Purple 7.7.07!!, Gypsy 8.19.08!!, In the Heights/Wicked 8.20.08!!, The Little Mermaid 8.21.08!! Legally Blonde Tour 11.9.08!! Shrek 7.7.09!!, Blithe Spririt 7.8.09!!, 9 to 5 7.9.09!!, Next to Normal 7.10.09!!