Funny Girl 2022 Cast Recording

[abstract19]

Posted: 6/5/22 at 1:30pm

I thought I had read somewhere that there was going to be cast recording for the new revival, but now can't find the thread. Any updates? Or was the plan scraped after the review?

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 6/5/22 at 1:49pm

No cast recording was ever confirmed nor announced.  You probably got confused with the many posts of people wanting one.  

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 6/5/22 at 1:51pm

I am really hoping that the lack of any cast recording announcements for Company, Funny Girl, and The Music Man are just indicative of a backlog and not of the fact that they are not happening...

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 6/5/22 at 1:57pm

bwayphreak234 said: "I am really hoping that the lack of any cast recording announcements for Company, Funny Girl, and The Music Man are just indicative of a backlog and not of the fact that they are not happening..."

It’s very strange to me, whatever the reason.

[abstract19]

Posted: 6/5/22 at 2:02pm

It is sad that we get a studio recording of Doubtfire, which was a flop, and a new recording of A Strange Loop, but none of those big revivals. 

At this point, I would settle for a live recording like Six if the concern is Covid. 

[EllieRose2]

Posted: 6/5/22 at 2:15pm

A live recording of Funny Girl?  I don't think many people would want to hear that. There seems to be an appetite for Company and The Music Man cast recordings but not much for this show since the leading lady is a poor vocalist, unfortunately. 

[JBroadway]

Posted: 6/5/22 at 2:25pm

abstract19 said: "It is sad that we get a studio recording of Doubtfire, which was a flop, and a new recording of A Strange Loop, but none of those big revivals."

 

I don't exactly know how these things work out behind the scenes, but I'd guess that there's more momentum behind cast recordings for new shows than for revivals. Either because people feel more passionately that a new musical aught to get a recording, or because it's an investment for future licensing. Especially in the case of a show like Mrs. Doubtfire, it's precisely BECAUSE the show was such a flop that they might feel it's necessary to cement the show's legacy with a cast recording. Whereas the revivals don't really have to worry about that, so they're probably more concerned with whether or not the album itself will be a profitable investment as a product, which is a much more tenuous question in this day and age.

 

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/5/22 at 2:46pm

There is a backlog of studio time for these recordings. I have an almost insignificant role in what is supposed to be the ULTIMATE recording of PETER PAN and it's been one complication after another--including studio availability.

[ATerrifyingAndImposingFigure]

Posted: 6/5/22 at 3:00pm

Obviously there’s more going on than this, but Beanie’s singing surely hasn’t helped. It’s the go to criticism of this production, so even if there wasn’t a pandemic affecting business, the producers would likely still mull over if they should record an album that would have panned vocals leading nearly every song.

Still, it’s strange that we have three iconic musicals revived on Broadway right now all with some level of big names, and yet there’s collectively zero info on them being recorded. I’m still confident that Music Man will be recorded though, just cause even with an underwhelming reaction, it’s kind of unfathomable that they wouldn’t capture a classic show led by one of the biggest stars on the planet.

[JBroadway]

Posted: 6/5/22 at 3:07pm

Dollypop said: "There is a backlog of studio time for these recordings. I have an almost insignificant role in what is supposed to be the ULTIMATE recording of PETER PAN and it's been one complication after another--including studio availability."

 

Dolly, I would love to hear more about this. I'm a big Peter Pan nut, and at one point in my life I attempted to collect every cast recording and demo from the various musical versions, though I don't think I succeeded. Is this specific to the Charlap/Comden/Green version, or a combination of multiple adaptations? Feel free to PM me if it's too much of a tangent for this thread.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 6/5/22 at 3:41pm

Are they really threatening to torture the American public with a recording? Isn't the live show enough?

[felixleiter]

Posted: 6/5/22 at 6:01pm

There were plans for the cast to go into the studio and record the show, but those plans have been in a holding pattern for a few weeks. 

[jkcohen626]

Posted: 6/5/22 at 6:20pm

TotallyEffed said: "bwayphreak234 said: "I am really hoping that the lack of any cast recording announcements for Company, Funny Girl, and The Music Man are just indicative of a backlog and not of the fact that they are not happening..."

It’s very strange to me, whatever the reason."

Yeah, the fact that, of the four musical revivals this season, we got a recording of the niche non-profit one and not ANY of the three high-budget commercial star-studded productions is WILD!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 6/6/22 at 10:58am

JBroadway said: "Dollypop said: "There is a backlog of studio time for these recordings. I have an almost insignificant role in what is supposed to be the ULTIMATE recording of PETER PAN and it's been one complication after another--including studio 




Dolly, I would love to hear more about this. I'm a big Peter Pan nut, and at one point in my life I attempted to collect every cast recording and demo from the various musical versions, though I don't think I succeeded. Is this specific to the Charlap/Comden/Green version, or a combination of multiple adaptations? Feel free to PM me if it's too much of a tangent for this thread."

 

 

It's supposed to include music from every adaptation of the story. Sandy Duncan was supposed to be Peter. Now Kelli O'Hara is supposed to be doing it. Joel Grey is Hook.

I could wake up tomorrow morning and find that things have changed again.

 

[bk]

Posted: 6/6/22 at 11:42am

No, really? I think they're a little late to that party, if that's what it is. I did that in 1996 or thereabouts with both Peter Pan and Cinderella - music from all versions of the show arranged to tell the story. Our Captain Hook was Jonathan Freeman and we had many Peter Pans. That and Cinderella were so popular in terms of sales, that both were sold in the Disneyland store, which was kind of a first. 

[JBroadway]

Posted: 6/6/22 at 11:55am

^Impressive! Although it's perhaps worth noting that there have been several Peter Pan musicalizations since 1996 - or at least adaptations with original songs - especially if you count the off-shoot ones like Finding Neverland, Return to Neverland, and such. Plus some more obscure ones that don't appear to be on that album (not that I fault you or anyone for that - it must have been a herculean effort regardless - I'm just saying there's perhaps still untrod territory within this smart concept). 

Anyway, what a turn this thread has taken lol! Sorry for the tangent! 

Updated On: 6/6/22 at 11:55 AM

[JSquared2]

Posted: 6/6/22 at 11:58am

bk said: "No, really? I think they're a little late to that party, if that's what it is. I did that in 1996 or thereabouts with both Peter Pan and Cinderella - music from all versions of the show arranged to tell the story. Our Captain Hook was Jonathan Freeman and we had many Peter Pans. That and Cinderella were so popular in terms of sales, that both were sold in the Disneyland store, which was kind of a first."

 

That's not what they are doing.  They are "trying" to do a full recording of the Broadway (Styne/Comden/Green, et al) version of the show.  I had thought the whole point was to have a recording of Sandy Duncan (the "definitive" Broadway Pan) -- so doing it with O'Hara makes zero sense.

 

[Auggie27]

Posted: 6/6/22 at 1:31pm

The one sure thing would seem to be the Jackman Music Man, which would sell well at the Winter Garden. And could have been out by now. The others may never be recorded and sold for all the reasons noted here. 

[smallvillefan16]

Posted: 6/7/22 at 11:07pm

I would bet money that we'll get a recording in early fall.

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 6/7/22 at 11:39pm

I don’t know. Beanie’s voice doesn’t even sound good on the promotional ad with her singing “Don’t Rain On My Parade”. 

[CindersGolightly]

Posted: 6/9/22 at 6:33pm

felixleiter said: "There were plans for the cast to go into the studio and record the show, but those plans have been in a holding pattern for a few weeks."

Do you happen to know why that is?

I wonder if they will head into the studio when Beanie is back in the show after recovering from covid. I know I'm in the minority, but I would love a cast album from this revival. I really love the charm of Beanie's voice on this score. She sounds so much like the real Fanny Brice to me and it's thrilling to me that she's been able (in my opinion) to channel Fanny the way she does on that stage. I just think she's perfection and I'm so eager to get my hands on a new cast recording.

[goldenboy]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 12:16am

Cinders Golightly.... Are you Beanies mother?

Who else on earth would want to subject themselves to that!!!!

Sorry if this offends anyone. I just couldn't help myself.

[CindersGolightly]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 3:12am

Even when using "I know I'm in the minority," and "in my opinion"? God, literally get over yourself. Nothing you're saying is new or exciting or sassy or funny. You're repeating the same 28 things people keep saying about this revival. If you can't find a new way to say you don't like her in the role, maybe bump a different thread or at least try to say something new and worth reading. So unoriginal and reductive. 

I saw the first preview and I fell in love with her performance. I like *actors* and I LOVE the real Fanny Brice. And that's exactly who Beanie is playing. Nobody has to agree with me. I loved Elena Roger's Eva Peron for the same reason, so this kind of vitriol for a performance I enjoyed isn't new to me. And I'm not offended at all, Beanie is rich and she will be just fine, she doesn't need me to defend her. I just think it's so weird for me to take the steps to make it clear that I know I'm in the minority of people who liked her and you still come at me with such a boring, unfunny, unoriginal response. 

I just wanted to know if there was a reason the recording plans have been placed in limbo.

 

[bk]

Posted: 6/10/22 at 3:38am

JSquared2 said: "bk said: "No, really? I think they're a little late to that party, if that's what it is. I did that in 1996 or thereabouts with both Peter Pan and Cinderella - music from all versions of the show arranged to tell the story. Our Captain Hook was Jonathan Freeman and we had many Peter Pans. That and Cinderella were so popular in terms of sales, that both were sold in the Disneyland store, which was kind of a first."



That's not what they are doing. They are "trying" to do a full recording of the Broadway (Styne/Comden/Green, et al) version of the show. I had thought the whole point was to have a recording of Sandy Duncan (the "definitive" Broadway Pan) -- so doing it with O'Hara makes zero sense.

"

That's what I thought, but then someone said otherwise, hence my response.