Cast Recordings

Hey every one i'm going on a obcr shopping spree and i was just wondering if you have any suggestions.

Updated On: 1/3/04 at 11:57 AM

When Broadway Bound T.T. said 'spree' I don't think they meant 'every CD Virgin sells'

If you're looking for one or two then I'd recommend Seussical for good quirky upbeat fun and The Last Five Years for involving musical drama of variant styles.

I highly recommend:

Rent (it's a 2 disk- kind of pricey, so you might want to get the highlights)
Man of La Mancha- the New Broadway cast recording, starring Brian Stokes Mitchell
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Jesus Christ Superstar
Tick Tick Boom

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Oklahoma London Cast recording with Hugh Jackman is excellent -- it includes two songs left out of the original production, It's A Scandal, sung by Ali Hakim, and Lonely Room, sung by Jud Fry. The latter is particularly excellent, as sung by Shuler Hensley. As I don't think they did a Broadway cast recording of the revival, the OLC should be available in the stores.

I have the Scarlet Pimpernel Encore cd, and I like it fine. It includes two bonus tracks sung by Linda Eder, and you hear both Terrence Mann and Rex Smith sing as Chauvalin, and Rachel York and Christine Andreas sing as Marguerite. Douglas Sills is the only SP though -- which is just as it should be.