Cast Recordings

[GretchaSketh]

Posted: 1/17/05 at 11:08pm

I'm looking to expand my collection of cast recordings. As of now I only have about 20 or so. Does anyone have any suggestions? What are your favorites? Some of my favorites that I have are:
Aida
Wicked
Rent
Once on this Island
A New Brain
Crazy For You
Joseph...(although I'm not usually an Andrew Lloyd Webber fan)

[Jwei123]

Posted: 1/17/05 at 11:10pm

Thoroughly Modern Millie and The Boy From Oz! I love them both SO much!..and Les Mis

[kangaroo]

Posted: 1/17/05 at 11:14pm

The Boy From Oz
Les Mis 10th
Pirates of Penzance
Oklahoma! with Hugh Jackman
Into the Woods (Bernadette Peters)

plus the ones you mentioned gretcha:
Aida
Wicked
Rent

[Barnaby12345]

Posted: 1/17/05 at 11:27pm

Lippa's Wild Party
Off-Broadway BatBoy
Miss Saigon OLC

[sipos]

Posted: 1/17/05 at 11:30pm

THE LAST FIVE YEARS
BAT BOY THE MUSICAL
AVENUE Q
RAGTIME
CITY OF ANGELS
FALSETTOLAND
TABOO
FUNNY GIRL
SHE LOVES ME (Revival)
CITY OF ANGELS
JOHN & JEN
THE FULL MONTY

Are some recordings I love and recommend.

OBCs or 'classic'(or revivals). Shows like CAROUSEL, DAMN YANKEES, KISS ME KATE, ANYTHING GOES, GODSPELL, H2$ -W/Matthew Broderick and Megan Mullally are must haves too, for posterity.

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE and THE BOY FROM OZ are great too, I agree.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 1/17/05 at 11:37pm

fiddler (with Zero)

[sipos]

Posted: 1/17/05 at 11:38pm

I was just going to add MISS SAIGON and Lippa's THE WILD PARTY (w/Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel, Julia Murney, Brian D'Arcy James -awesome score!!)

And to make sure you have a prosepective big fat list:

A CHORUS LINE (Duh)
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
NINE
TOMMY
BLOOD BROTHERS
THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS
COMPANY

Have loved all of these. These stood out in my head to suggest without looking at anything I have.
These shows have great music.
There are too many. And many more.

Hope you get to own some of them.

[VeuveClicquot]

Posted: 1/17/05 at 11:45pm

If I were playing "Desert Island Discs," this would be the ten original cast albums I couldn't live without.

THE BAKER'S WIFE
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
NINE
COMPANY
DREAMGIRLS
IS THERE LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL?
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
THE MOST HAPPY FELLA
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
CLOSER THAN EVER

[Overthemoon6]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 12:18am

Candide! I just love the song "Glitter and be Gay"! Oh, and also The Wiz!

[GretchaSketh]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 2:40am

Thanks so much guys. These are great suggestions! I totally forgot about Into the Woods. That was actually one of my first musicals...that was memorable at least.

I've always wanted to know more about the Baker's Wife. I have Susan Egan singing Meadowlark on my computer and I LOVE the song but know nothing about the show.
And Company is diffinitly one I should have (my university did that show my junior year).

[Feodor Sverdlov]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 9:04am

If I could only have 10 show recordings, they would be:

My Fair Lady - Original London Cast (although Broadway recording would do)
Seesaw - OBC
Gypsy - OBC
Mame - OBC
Hello, Dolly! - OBC
Camelot - OBC
Ragtime - OBC
Mack and Mabel - OBC (although London recording would do)
No No Nanette - Broadway revival
How To Succeed... - OBC

[cathyhyatt]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 11:22am

THE LAST FIVE YEARS
LES MISERABLES
phantom of the opera
songs for a new world

dance of the vampires
dracula
^^hmm I don't have the bootlegs...no, no..mwahahaha

[Jamie Hat]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 1:35pm

PARADE

[chess12]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 1:48pm

CHESS (obviously). Although it's not the truest record of the show (but then, what is) the concept album with Elaine Paige and Murray Head is still my favorite musical recording of all time.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 2:28pm

How to succeed is my favorite in the world!

[star2be]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 4:49pm

Mamma Mia
Songs for a New World ocb
GODSPELL! original off-broadway cast recording
Hair(deluxe collector's edition), it has the original off-broadway cast recording also
Hairspray ocb
Steel Pier ocb
Bye Bye Birdie ocb

[me101]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 4:57pm

Side Show!

[Feodor Sverdlov]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 5:01pm

sondheimboy, that not a bad choice as a favorite. To me, it is one of a very small few, perfect musicals.

[hak]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 5:17pm

ASSASSINS
CHICAGO
AVENUE Q
WHEN PIGS FLY [off Broadway}
CABARET
URINETOWN
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

[Brandon]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 7:18pm

mamma mia
aida
taboo
wicked

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 7:23pm

TABOO!!!!
THE life!
Amour!
Sweet Smell of Sucess!

and if you have the cash (or know where to get it)
Closer to Heaven!

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 8:07pm

Taboo is a must!

[Raimiette]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 8:09pm

I'll second Parade, it's fantastic.

The Secret Garden (OBC) is also great.

[sanda]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 8:14pm

My most favorite cast recordings. This is the list of the recordings that I like to listen from begin to end , no skipping , never tired of.

The Secret Garden Original Broadway Cast
Man of La Mancha New Broadway Cast
Chess Danish Cast
Chess Concept recording
Kiss me , Kate-Thomas Hampson studio cast
Fiddler on the roof movie soundtrack
Les Miserables TAC
Les Miserables CSR
Ragtime origianl broadway cast
Jesus Christ Superstar movie soundtrack

And there are some recordings which I may not like the whole, but something extremely stand out.
Jekyll&Hyde 1994 concept -For Anthony Warlow
Jane Eyre original broadway cast-for Marla Shaffle and James Barbour

[bryan]

Posted: 1/18/05 at 8:25pm

all muiscals all cool like hazel flagg, plain and fancy all muiscals should be recored.