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Cinderella with Lea Salonga will have a cast recording

Posted: 7/9/08 at 10:45pm

According to an article by Lea Salonga, that was published on the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the Asian Tour of Cinderella will have a cast recording.

Source: http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20080709-147437/The-birit-is-here-to-stay-for-better-or-worse

I am just hoping that it will not mirror the other Cast Recordings made in Manila that only contains few songs from the score.
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re: Cinderella with Lea Salonga will have a cast recording

Posted: 7/9/08 at 11:05pm

Now he can use that extra burst of energy to root for the Cry Baby recording!
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#4

re: Cinderella with Lea Salonga will have a cast recording

Posted: 7/10/08 at 2:04am

Wonderful news. It's been over forty years since this score has been recorded (and released) and it will be nice to have a recording with "The Sweetest Sounds", "Loneliness of Evening" and "There's Music in You". It better be good!

Updated On: 7/10/08 at 02:04 AM

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re: Cinderella with Lea Salonga will have a cast recording

Posted: 7/10/08 at 7:54am

YAY!!! re: Cinderella with Lea Salonga will have a cast recording Good news.
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re: Cinderella with Lea Salonga will have a cast recording

Posted: 7/10/08 at 12:40pm

"Wonderful news. It's been over forty years since this score has been recorded (and released) and it will be nice to have a recording with "The Sweetest Sounds", "Loneliness of Evening" and "There's Music in You". It better be good!"

Check the songlist for this production before you get too excited. Some Richard Rogers songs (like "The Sweetest Sounds" from No Strings) and/or R&H songs were added to the ABC TV movie that were not part of the original Cinderella recording.
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re: Cinderella with Lea Salonga will have a cast recording

Posted: 7/10/08 at 12:51pm

Does this production include 'Boys and Girls Like You and Me'?
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re: Cinderella with Lea Salonga will have a cast recording

Posted: 7/10/08 at 6:02pm

The most bizarre addition to that ABC/Brandy version of Cinderella was taking FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE from THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE and assigning it to Bernadette Peters. WTF was that about?

As long as this recording contains the proper songs such as TEN MINUTES AGO, I'll be happy.

Interesting commentary from Lea Salonga herself on belters, BTW.
#17

re: Cinderella with Lea Salonga will have a cast recording

Posted: 7/10/08 at 6:08pm

Other than The Sweetest Sounds which was taken from the Richard Rodgers' show, No Strings, I found all the additional tunes in that Brandy version to be ridiculously out of place.
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re: Cinderella with Lea Salonga will have a cast recording

Posted: 7/10/08 at 6:16pm

"Other than The Sweetest Sounds which was taken from the Richard Rodgers' show, No Strings, I found all the additional tunes in that Brandy version to be ridiculously out of place."

Agree. I actually liked the way that THE SWEETEST SOUNDS was used in the film and sung by Brandy and Paolo Montalban. More Paolo, of course, since I hate Brandy's voice.
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re: Cinderella with Lea Salonga will have a cast recording

Posted: 7/10/08 at 6:21pm

Check the songlist for this production before you get too excited. Some Richard Rogers songs (like "The Sweetest Sounds" from No Strings) and/or R&H songs were added to the ABC TV movie that were not part of the original Cinderella recording.

I did. They're including "The Sweetest Sounds", "Loneliness of Evening", "Boys and Girls Like You and Me" and "There's Music in You". Take a look...

http://www.cinderellaonstage.com/about.php#songs
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re: Cinderella with Lea Salonga will have a cast recording

Posted: 7/10/08 at 6:45pm

I agree that "Falling in Love With Love" and "There's Music in You" were somewhat out of place, but obviously that's going to happen when you take a song from one show and put it into another. I do, however, adore "The Sweetest Sounds" and I think it works really well within it's given context in Cinderella. I think the biggest issue that these songs solve is to give the show an actual opening and closing number. Before that the finale was either instrumental or a tacked on reprise and "There's Music in You", while lyrically not providing very much, works wonderfully as an actual finale.

Updated On: 7/10/08 at 06:45 PM

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re: Cinderella with Lea Salonga will have a cast recording

Posted: 7/10/08 at 9:58pm

wildcard - There was an official announcement of a US mounting by BAE, the producers of the Cinderella tour. Unfortunately, no details were divulged like dates and cast.

It's great news that there's an earlier date for the release of the recording. I hope it is easily accessible to the U.S. market.
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#23

re: Cinderella with Lea Salonga will have a cast recording

Posted: 7/23/08 at 12:37am

Okay, someone please help me here. I could swear that I read somewhere that some of Cinderella's songs in this production will be transposed, and that the key changes were made because according to a quote from Lea Salonga, Salonga says she cannot sing like Julie Andrews or something to that effect.

Um, what am I missing here? I don't recall the score having anything extremely high for Cinderella to sing. Also, why would there be a need for transposing the keys of Cinderella's songs given that Salonga can sing like a legit soprano (see, for example, the tracks in Daniel Rodriguez's IN THE PRESENCE where Salonga sings PANIS ANGELICUS and ALW's PIE JESU as duets with Rodriguez).

I don't get it...
#24

re: Cinderella with Lea Salonga will have a cast recording

Posted: 8/4/08 at 4:25am

The Broadway Asia run just started last July 29. I caught the show yesterday and Lea is amazing as Cinderella. Her voice is just crystal clear and her portrayal is somewhere between Brandy's "sweet and frail maiden" and Julie Andrews' sheer elegance. She's frail enough when needed and stunning when called for. Vocals are the best I've heard for any Cinderella.

Got the album at the theater. They seem to run out of it fast, though! I have a feeling it's going to be a collector's item soon after the run. It's being distributed by Lakeshore Records. There are some enterprising folk selling copies on EBAY already.

Here's the tracklisting:

1. Overture/The Sweetest Sounds
2. The Prince is Giving a Ball
3. In My Own Little Corner
4. You Majesties
5. Loneliness of Evening
6. Boys and Girls Like You and Me
7. Impossible / It's Possible
8. Waltz For a Ball
9. Ten Minutes Ago
10. Stepsister's Lament
11. Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful
12. Impossible (Reprise)
13. When You're Driving Through the Moonlight
14. A Lovely Night
15. There's Music In You
16. Finale

From what I've heard so far, there seems to be no change in key. I'll compare the three soundtracks again.

I'll post links to some of my streaming audio sometime

Updated On: 8/4/08 at 04:25 AM

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re: Cinderella with Lea Salonga will have a cast recording

Posted: 8/4/08 at 9:49am

Thanks for that!

I didn't know there was a reprise of "Impossible?" I wonder how that sounds like.

I think they should have also added "Falling In Love With Love" for the Stepmother to sing. It gives the audience a chance to know more about her and her cynical views on love.

For "The Sweetest Sounds," did they have Cinderella and Prince Christopher singing the song in the town square like they did in the 1997 film version? Was the longer version of "Stepsisters' Lament" used? How was "There's Music In You" staged?

Thanks!

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