EVITA, JCS New Cast Recordings?

I would think one would be done of JCS, but I don't know about Evita. I know that Ricky Martin is a draw, but they do have the (2006?) London Cast Recording, which this revival is based on. Elena Roger is on that recording, so they may just keep it the way it is with Evita.

Updated On: 4/10/12 at 02:50 AM

If they do a new recording of Evita, I'm hoping that they at least release the London Roger recording, with the re-recorded vocals of Martin, Ceveris, von Essen, and whoever is playing the mistress. I hope that they just don't record one or two songs with Martin, tack those on to the end of the London recording, and call it a day (like RUG did with the Lee Mead "Joseph..." where they just recorded "Any Dream Will Do" and the Pharoah's new song).


As for JCS, even though I have more than enough recordings, a new one would be welcome, since they didn't record the 2000 revival.

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Updated On: 4/4/12 at 03:26 AM

I hope both are re-recorded with the new casts.

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I would love a new recording of Evita (which is complete) for the sole reason that I love the new orchestrations.

I think that everyone can agree that the London recording was a little bit of a disaster

I would love a new JCS recording. I think it would be neat if Sh-K-Boom recorded a complete double disc album and then also released a limited pressing of vinyl records to emulate the original release of the concept album similar to what they did with the new Broadway cast recording of Hair. I'm worried that the box office sales have not been strong enough and I sort of feel like IF there were plans to record it they would have announced it already.

Considering the way tkts are selling, they should record Martin.

Opening night was the week before last, which at least explains the increase in the gross for JCS despite the capacity drop. In addition, wasn't their top ticket $99 during previews? It would have switched to the normal price last week.

I would love cast recordings of both of these productions, especially considering how they have the seal of approval by the creators. And yes, there have been many before, but not nearly as many as for a show like Les Mis.

Re EVITA - I do love the 2006 recording but it is true, it is not a record of the revival. The tempo is too slow and doesn't match what happened live; it was recorded before the cast had even done the previews and it's obvious that not everyone is comfortable with their roles; and it was also a rushed job, apparently. I also hate the fact that it's highlights only, and some of the choices made are bizarre - why on earth cut the ending of 'I'd Be Surprisingly...' which has the tango instrumental? Considering how ALW reorchestrated everything, you'd think they would have wanted to have a record of it. Tim Rice said the highlights-only choice was ridiculous; RUG defended itself by saying they were trying to target the mass market and that supermarkets would only stock single CDs. A bit short-sighted IMHO... There's a Facebook page out there you can join to register your interest in one getting made - Michael Cerveris says the producers were noticing and keeping an eye on it, so it might be worth joining.

Updated On: 4/6/12 at 04:50 AM

I'm gonna be pissed if they record this production of Evita a second time and we don't get a recording of Superstar.

EVITA New Broadway Cast Recording to be released June 5, 2012. Price: $14.77 (weird price if you ask me..)

Amazon is taking pre-orders.

Label: Sony Masterworks


EVITA NEW BROADWAY CAST RECORDING PRE-ORDER

Updated On: 4/7/12 at 01:11 AM

According to Amazon, it's just one disc... well that sucks...