Cabaret Cast Album

The original (not revival) is great. Especially to hear the changes in the score. The Money Song is completely different and the film score cut about half the original songs from the show. In my opinion, the OBC recording is far superior to the film soundtrack.

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I love the revival cast recording.... but I want the original!!! =-)

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OBC is worth having for Alan Cumming's emcee alone! I have to warn you that Natasha Richardson is pretty weak vocally. She emotes the character very well, but is not always on pitch (especailly during "Maybe This Time"). *shrugs* Maybe she was someone you had to see perform to really appreciate.

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The stage score is superior to the film score, especially as many great songs from the show were not used in the film. If you are a CABARET fan, you really need ALL of the CDs. The revival cast has the wonderful Allan Cumming renditon of I DON'T CARE MUCH which was cut from the original show and reinstated for the revival. The OBC, however, captures Lotte Lenya's legendary performance as Fraulein Schneider - the songs were written specifically for her and she WAS Berlin in the 1930s.

There is also the excellent studio cast double CD that includes the entire score plus cut songs, the film songs and the song written for the 1987 revival, DON'T GO - and it has the outstanding Maria Friedman as Sally.

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Thanks for all the feedback. I think I might go with the Original B'way cast--Joel Grey :)