Put me in for GYPSY! WOW! They don't get any better than that folks. At Bernadette & Co.'s final performance the Overature got a standing ovation, instantly - simply breathtaking!
1. MACK AND MABEL (Nicer orchestrations on 1995 London Cast cd) 2. LITTLE ME (Original BW cast-Sid Caesar-AWESOME overture) 3. MAME 4. THE SOUND OF MUSIC (movie overture) 5. FLOWER DRUM SONG (original Broadway cast, not revival)
Others I really enjoy are ROTHCHILDS, THE GRAND TOUR, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, DEAR WORLD, GYPSY,JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT and especially, though not Broadway, Jerry Herman's MRS. SANTA CLAUSE, an awesome 6 minute overture beautifully done that's on the cd, but not in the tv version.
It's sad that overtures are getting less popular because I love them. Maybe it's because so many people talk through them. Anyway, I like Phantom, Wicked (not really technically an overture), West Side Story, and Chicago.
I've never heard Gypsy's so I'm obviously missing out quite a bit. I've gotta go find that.
